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| '''Lucis Trust''', is a ] incorporated in ], created in ] by ] and her husband Foster, to manage the business of publishing Mrs. Bailey's twenty-five ] books. Its headquarters are in ] (at 24th floor of the]), ] (Lucis Press Ltd.) and ] (Lucis Trust Association). | |||
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| '''The Lucis Trust,''' formerly known as the '''Lucifer Publishing Company,''' is a nonprofit ] incorporated in the United States in 1922 by ] and her husband Foster Bailey, to act as a ] for the publishing of twenty-four books of ], ] philosophy published under Alice Bailey's name, and to fund and administer activities concerned with the establishment of "right human relations". These include the ], a school for esoteric training, World Goodwill, Triangles, a lending library, ''The Beacon'' magazine, as well as the publishing company. | |||
| The objectives of the Lucis Trust as stated in its charter are: "To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy, science and art; to encourage every line of thought tending to the broadening of human sympathies and interests, and the expansion of ethical religious and educational literature; to assist or to engage in activities for the relief of suffering and for human betterment; and, in general, to further worthy efforts for humanitarian and educational ends." | |||
| In addition to continuing to publish her books worldwide, Lucis Trust's activities also include a ] based on her teachings (known as the Arcane School), a lending library of esoteric books known as Lucis Trust Libraries, a publishing house called Lucis Publishing Companies, Lucis Productions, ] and Triangles<ref></ref>. | |||
| The Lucis Trust's publishing company was founded in the early 1920s as the '''Lucifer Publishing Company'''. The name has been attributed to the Baileys' study of ] teachings that ] the ] brought intelligence to mankind.<ref name=Lucifer>{{cite web |url=http://lucistrust.org/en/arcane_school/talks_and_articles/the_esoteric_meaning_of_lucifer |title=The Esoteric Meaning of Lucifer |work=Lucis Trust website |accessdate=July 24, 2014 |quote= named their fledgling publishing company "Lucifer Publishing Company"....The Baileys' reasons for choosing the original name are not known to us, but we can only surmise that they...sought to elicit a deeper understanding of the sacrifice made by Lucifer. Alice and Foster Bailey were serious students and teachers of Theosophy, a spiritual tradition which views Lucifer as one of the solar Angels, those advanced Beings Who Theosophy says descended...to our planet eons ago to bring the principle of mind to what was then animal-man.}}</ref> The name was changed in 1925 to the '''Lucis Publishing Company'''. It has headquarters in New York City, London, and Geneva. | |||
| Today it has around 6,000 members, and an estimated annual revenue of $600,000. | |||
| The Trust is established in Great Britain under the title "Lucis Trust Ltd.", in Switzerland as "Lucis Trust Association", and in the Netherlands as the "Lucis Trust Stichting". | |||
| The World Goodwill group, founded in 1932, is particularly important among Lucis Trust's activities, as it has been recognized by the ] as a ] (NGO), and is represented at regular briefing sessions at the United Nations in New York and Geneva. Lucis Trust is therefore a member of the ]. | |||
| The Lucis Trust runs a blog, "World Goodwill", which focuses on defining new ] for humanity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lucistrust.org/en/service_activities/world_goodwill |title=World Goodwill |accessdate=Aug 13, 2014 |work=Lucis Trust website}}</ref> | |||
| In part because of this presence of Lucis Trust in the ], along with explicit reference by former Assistant Secretary General ] in his writings to Bailey's philosophy, some have accused the UN of having a ] ideology and agenda.<ref>Gary Kah, ''The New World Religion'', 1999</ref><ref>], ''The hidden face of UN''</ref><ref>Michel Schooyans ''New World Disorder''</ref><ref>Franco Adessa, ''ONU, gioco al massacro''</ref><ref> Hannah Newman, ''The Rainbow Swastika'' (in particular section A, D, G and H)</ref> | |||
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| A secondary headquarter of Lucis Trust is in ], ] (Lucis Trust Stichting)<ref></ref>. Other esoteric associations tightly connected to Lucis Trust are the School of Ageless Wisdom in ]<ref></ref>, the School for Esoteric Studies in ]<ref></ref>, the Seven Ray Institute in ]<ref></ref>, the Great Bear Astrological Center in ]<ref></ref>, the Escuela Huber de Astrologia in ], ]<ref></ref>, the Associazione Culturale dei Triangoli e della Buona Volontà Mondiale in ], ]<ref></ref>. The main locations of meetings organized by Lucis Trust are nowadays The Grosvenor Hotel in London<ref></ref>, the ]<ref></ref> and the ]<ref></ref>, both located in New York. | |||
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The Lucis Trust, formerly known as the Lucifer Publishing Company, is a nonprofit service organization incorporated in the United States in 1922 by Alice Bailey and her husband Foster Bailey, to act as a fiduciary trust for the publishing of twenty-four books of esoteric, occult philosophy published under Alice Bailey's name, and to fund and administer activities concerned with the establishment of "right human relations". These include the Arcane School, a school for esoteric training, World Goodwill, Triangles, a lending library, The Beacon magazine, as well as the publishing company.
The objectives of the Lucis Trust as stated in its charter are: "To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy, science and art; to encourage every line of thought tending to the broadening of human sympathies and interests, and the expansion of ethical religious and educational literature; to assist or to engage in activities for the relief of suffering and for human betterment; and, in general, to further worthy efforts for humanitarian and educational ends."
The Lucis Trust's publishing company was founded in the early 1920s as the Lucifer Publishing Company. The name has been attributed to the Baileys' study of theosophical teachings that Lucifer the archangel brought intelligence to mankind. The name was changed in 1925 to the Lucis Publishing Company. It has headquarters in New York City, London, and Geneva.
The Trust is established in Great Britain under the title "Lucis Trust Ltd.", in Switzerland as "Lucis Trust Association", and in the Netherlands as the "Lucis Trust Stichting".
The Lucis Trust runs a blog, "World Goodwill", which focuses on defining new Sustainable Development Goals for humanity.
See also
References
- "The Esoteric Meaning of Lucifer". Lucis Trust website. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
named their fledgling publishing company "Lucifer Publishing Company"....The Baileys' reasons for choosing the original name are not known to us, but we can only surmise that they...sought to elicit a deeper understanding of the sacrifice made by Lucifer. Alice and Foster Bailey were serious students and teachers of Theosophy, a spiritual tradition which views Lucifer as one of the solar Angels, those advanced Beings Who Theosophy says descended...to our planet eons ago to bring the principle of mind to what was then animal-man.
- "World Goodwill". Lucis Trust website. Retrieved Aug 13, 2014.