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The Master Hilarion is considered a saint within the I AM movement, one of the "
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). He is considered to be the Chohan (Lord) of the Fifth Ray (see Seven Rays).Luk, A.D.K.. ''Law of Life - Book II''. Pueblo, Colorado: A.D.K. Luk Publications 1989, Listing of Ascended Masters by The I AM Activity and
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Incarnations

The Master Hilarion is believed to have been incarnated as the Apostle Paul of Tarsus and the Neo-Platonic philosopher
Iamblichus Iamblichus (; grc-gre, Ἰάμβλιχος ; Aramaic: 𐡉𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡅 ''Yamlīḵū''; ) was a Syrian neoplatonic philosopher of Arabic origin. He determined a direction later taken by neoplatonism. Iamblichus was also the biographer of ...
. Some have believed that he was the Christian saint
Hilarion Hilarion the Great (291–371) was an anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great (c. 251–356). While St Anthony is considered to have established Christian monasticism in the Egyptian d ...
. This is possible, since although the years
Iamblichus Iamblichus (; grc-gre, Ἰάμβλιχος ; Aramaic: 𐡉𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡅 ''Yamlīḵū''; ) was a Syrian neoplatonic philosopher of Arabic origin. He determined a direction later taken by neoplatonism. Iamblichus was also the biographer of ...
, also known as Iamblichus Chalcidensis, (c. 245 – c. 325) was embodied overlap the lifetime of St. Hilarion (291–371), various traditions such as Hindu and Tibetan Buddhism hold that it is possible for the spiritually advanced to have more than one incarnation happening at the same time. In October 1884 Helena Blavatsky made reference to Hilarion (using the spelling: "Hillarion"): :"''...an "Eastern adept, who has since gone for his final initiation," who had passed, en route from Egypt to Thibet, through Bombay and visited us in his physical body. Why should this "Adept" be the Mahatma in question? Are there then no other Adepts than Mahatma Koot Hoomi? Every Theosophist at headquarters knows that I meant a Greek gentleman, whom I have known since 1860''." On 20 February 1881
Kuthumi Koot Hoomi (also spelled Kuthumi, and frequently referred to simply as K.H.) is said to be one of the Mahatmas that inspired the founding of the Theosophical Society in 1875. In Theosophy it is believed that he engaged in a correspondence with tw ...
, in one of his letters to Sinnett, referred to him as :"''one of ours having passed through Bombay on his way from Cyprus to Tibet''". His travel to his "final initiation" is referred to in an entry in
Henry Olcott Colonel (United States), Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (2 August 1832 – 17 February 1907) was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer, Freemason and the co-founder and first president of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first we ...
's diary, dated 19 February 1881, written in Bombay: :"Hillarion is here en route for Tibet and has been looking over, in, and through the situation. Finds B– something morally awful. Views on India, Bombay, the TS in Bombay, Ceylon (––), England and Europe, Christianity and other subjects highly interesting." (''Letters from the Masters of Wisdom'', 2nd Series, page 93)Sisson, Marina Cesar. ''Helena Blavatsky and the Enigma of John King'' Originally published as ''Informativo HPB'', n° 3, 4 and 5 English translation available a

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Function in the spiritual hierarchy

Theosophist
C.W. Leadbeater Charles Webster Leadbeater (; 16 February 1854 – 1 March 1934) was a member of the Theosophical Society, Co-Freemasonry, author on occult subjects and co-initiator with J. I. Wedgwood of the Liberal Catholic Church. Originally a pr ...
wrote that the Master Hilarion's primary influence is upon the scientists of the world. In the teachings of
Alice A. Bailey Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880 – December 15, 1949) was a writer of more than twenty-four books on theosophical subjects, and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. Bailey was born as Alice La Trobe-Bateman, in Manchest ...
, the fifth ray of the seven rays, called by Alice A. Bailey the ''orange ray'', which he is said to oversee, is called the ray of ''concrete science''.Bailey, Alice A, '' A Treatise on Cosmic Fire'' (Section Three - Division A - Certain Basic Statements), 1932, Lucis Trust. 1925, p 1237 In the Ascended Master Teachings, as ''Hierarch of the Brotherhood of Truth'' in the etheric plane over Crete, Hilarion is said to assist the scientists and spiritual leaders of the world with the ''flame of truth'' and channels the spiritual energy of what is called in the Ascended Master Teachings the ''green ray'' or ''emerald ray'', the 5th of the Seven Rays. It is believed in the Ascended Master Teachings that before the Master Hilarion took over the chohanship of the Fifth Ray, Lord Ling fulfilled that function.Prophet, Elizabeth Clare and Prophet, Mark (as compiled by Annice Booth) ''The Masters and Their Retreats'' Corwin Springs, Montana:2003 Summit University Press Pages 190-193 Master Lord Ling


Skeptical view

K. Paul Johnson Kenneth Paul Johnson (born 1953) is a retired public library director from southern Virginia, and a writer on modern Western esotericism Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, i ...
speculates that the "Masters" that
Madame Blavatsky Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, uk, Олена Петрівна Блаватська, Olena Petrivna Blavatska (; – 8 May 1891), often known as Madame Blavatsky, was a Russian mystic and author who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875 ...
wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were her mentors. Johnson asserts that the "Master Hilarion" was actually Ooton Liato, a stage magician from Cyprus whom she met in New York City in 1873.Also see the article “Talking to the Dead and Other Amusements” by
Paul Zweig Paul Zweig (July 14, 1935 – August 29, 1984) was an American poet, memoirist, and critic known for his study on Walt Whitman. Biography Zweig was born in Brooklyn on July 14, 1935, and was raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Brighton ...
''New York Times'' October 5, 1980, which maintains that Madame Blavatsky's revelations were fraudulent.


See also

* Seven Rays


Notes


Sources

* Leadbeater, C.W. ''The Masters and the Path'' Adyar, Madras, India: 1925—Theosophical Publishing House * Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare ''Lords of the Seven Rays'' Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press


Further reading

* Campbell, Bruce F. ''A History of the Theosophical Movement'' Berkeley:1980 University of California Press * Godwin, Joscelyn ''The Theosophical Enlightenment'' Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press * Johnson, K. Paul ''The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Brotherhood'' Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press * Melton, J. Gordon ''Encyclopedia of American Religions'' 5th Edition New York:1996 Gale Research ISSN 1066-1212 Chapter 18--"The Ancient Wisdom Family of Religions" Pages 151–158; see chart on page 154 listing ''Masters of the Ancient Wisdom''; Also see Section 18, Pages 717-757 Descriptions of various Ancient Wisdom religious organizations * {{Ascended Master Teachings Masters of the Ancient Wisdom Ascended Master Teachings