Symbolism, Terminology and Practices
The Ancient Mystical Order of The Great White Brotherhood
The Ascended Masters
The spiritual hierarchy of the ‘Brotherhood of the Light’ was born from the desire to ensure ancient wisdom was preserved. They exist in ‘the exalted supernatural planes of divine intelligence’. Part of the hierarchy is known as ‘after the order of Melchizadek’ (Brotherhood of Man); there are councils and different levels of consciousness, all spiralling towards the light and residing in the ‘Great White Lodge’.
The Human Kingdom has an individual soul, but also has a collective unconscious of lower and higher consciousness. When the consciousness of a person reaches a
certain level, like the fifth dimension, this consciousness ‘ascends’ and has attained
self-mastery or realisation, mastery over the third and fourth dimension. A group of highly evolved beings, men and women, Avatars or enlightened initiates, have a role in
guiding humanity and watching over our evolution. They are aware of everything that is transpiring on Earth and in constant communication. If they appear to an individual it is usually in connection with issues which affect humanity (rather than personal), and they wear a robe and hood of white light. They connect telepathically, or through meditation.
Reference Book: The Ascended Masters of The Great White Brotherhood by Edmund Harold.