Arcane School and Lucis Trust Triangles

Domain XIV · Western esoteric, divinatory & new spiritual movements · Alice A. Bailey, Foster Bailey · 1922 · New Jersey

What it is

The Lucis Trust was founded by Alice A. Bailey and Foster Bailey; the Trust states it was incorporated in New Jersey on 5 April 1922, became a UK educational charity in 1935 and a Swiss legal entity in 1951. Its publishing house was founded in May 1922 as the Lucifer Publishing Company and renamed…

Format

• Arcane School: courses. A preparatory course of about six months (constitution of the human being, basic esoteric concepts, a meditation rhythm, self-evaluation); a course on integrating the personality and bringing emotions under the mind, with a study of "Problems of Humanity"; a course on…
• Arcane School: format. All work is by correspondence; no classes, examinations or competition; students send a monthly meditation report and regular study papers; each student is placed in a secretarial group and corresponds with a Secretary, who is another student; the work is described as…

Who practises it, and how they are trained or regulated

• Triangles. Membership requires only willingness to do the daily work and accept its world-service aims; three people (who need not live near each other) link mentally for a few minutes daily, at any time, without needing to meet or synchronise; members keep in touch at least once a year; no fees, funded by gifts; there is a Bulletin, a weekly webinar and online pages to register a triangle or find partners.
• Core idea of change, as the School states it. The Arcane School describes itself as a correspondence school in the "Ageless Wisdom" teachings, training people through three interdependent parts, meditation, study and service, with soul contact as the student's first aim and service to humanity as the purpose. Triangles holds that three people linking in thought daily and invoking "light and goodwill", using the…

Questions to explore with your client

• What drew you to it, and what are you hoping it will change?
• Is there physical contact? Was it explained beforehand, and do you feel free to say no or stop at any point?
• Does it involve any substance, plant preparation, remedy or supplement? Has your doctor or prescriber been told, especially about any medication you take?
• Does it involve intense or unusual breathing? Have you been told about the medical conditions for which that is not advised?
• Does it involve fasting, a special diet or 'detox'? Have you discussed this with your doctor?
• Who runs it, and what training or registration do they hold?
• What actually happens in a session or meeting, and how often?
• What does it cost, and is there pressure to commit to more?
• How do you feel afterwards, in the hours and days that follow?
• Does it fit with, or clash with, the work we do here?

What practitioners of it watch for

• referral felt as rejection. Working: the client uses the referral and stays engaged.
• the therapist taking sides in theological disputes. Working: reduced distress and checking.
• relatives relying on alarming online material. Working: contact is maintained and concerns are specific.
• client requests for the therapist to "link" with them or interpret the teachings. Working: roles stay clear.
• guilt-driven giving, hidden giving from a partner. Working: giving matches the client's own stated values and budget.

When to involve someone else

• New or worsening physical symptoms, or advice to stop or change prescribed medication: involve the client's doctor or prescriber.
• Signs of coercion, isolation from family and friends, escalating costs or secrecy: discuss openly and consider safeguarding.
• A crisis or thoughts of suicide: follow your crisis protocol. In the US, call or text 988; in the UK and Ireland, Samaritans on 116 123.

Drawn automatically from the guide's own sections. Stay curious: neither endorse nor dismiss what the client values, and check anything that matters against the full guide and its sources. Not medical advice.