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The
Great Invocation
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From the point of Light within the Mind of God From the point of Love within the Heart of God From the center where the Will of God is known From the center which we call the race of men Let Light and Love and Power
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The Great Invocation is the third of three "stanzas" of a longer invocation revealed by the Tibetan Master over the period 1935 to 1945. It has become a universal prayer recited throughout the world by people of all religions, or of no special religion at all. The first two stanzas reflect the struggle against evil during the war years, while the third looks forward to the expansion of planetary consciousness in the Aquarian Age. The complete invocation is reproduced below. Punctuation and capitalization are as in the original texts.
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Stanza I Let the Forces of Light bring illumination to mankind. Stanza II Let the Lords of Liberation issue forth. Let the souls of men awaken to the Light, Let Light and Love and Power and Death
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The LOVE to carry forth the work is widely spread abroad. Stanza III From the point of Light within the Mind of God From the point of Love within the Heart of God From the center where the Will of God is known From the center which we call the race of men Let Light and Love and Power
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The Tibetan himself makes several references to the Invocation. “The beauty and the strength of this Invocation lie in its simplicity, and in its expression of certain central truths...” [The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, Lucis Trust, 1957.] “The Great Invocation relates the will of the Father, the love of the Hierarchy, and the service of Humanity into one great Triangle of Energies; this triangle will have two major results: the ‘sealing of the door where evil dwells,’ and the working out through the Power of God, let loose on earth through the Invocation, of the Plan or Love and Light.” [The Rays and the Initiations, Lucis Trust, 1969]. Among the uses of the Invocation is the Triangles Movement, in which groups of three people commit to daily recitation, while visualizing interconnecting rays of light. Thousands of such Triangles groups have been formed throughout the world.
Many people have commented on the beauty and significance of the Great Invocation. Notable are two books by John Berges: [Sacred Vessel of the Mysteries, Planetwork Press, 1997, and Hidden Foundations of the Great Invocation, Planetwork Press, 2000]. Berges comments: “The vision offered us by this glimpse into the energy field of the Great Invocation drives home the esoteric fact that we are fully engaged and immersed in a Plan of cosmic proportions. This Plan encompasses Beings Whose Lives are lived at levels of consciousness beyond our human comprehension... “
The wording of the Invocation deserves comment. The Great Invocation was revealed in English, and the words were carefully chosen to preserve important numerological information and mantric power. “Men” should not be interpreted in an exclusive, gender-specific sense. Rather, it should recall the Sanskrit word manas, which means “mind” or, in the present context, “one blessed with mind.” Gender-neutral versions of the Great Invocation are in use, but they lack the power and effectiveness of the original. Also, it should be noted that The Christ is the eternal embodiment of cosmic love and the World Teacher of all religions, not just Christianity.
