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The '''Last Judgment''' is the [[initiation]] in which the individual is called to give account for the energies he has expended during his allotted time of opportunity in the world of form. The, Last Judgment, also known as the '''Trial of the Sacred Fire''', may take place either in the [[Ascension Temple]] at Luxor, Egypt, or at the [[Court of the Sacred Fire]] on the God Star, [[Sirius]]. Candidates for the ascension are reviewed at Luxor, while the unprofitable servants, those who have utterly abused their opportunities to evolve Godward by refusing to multiply their God-given talents, must appear before the Bar of Supreme Justice on Sirius. | The '''Last Judgment''' is the [[initiation]] in which the individual is called to give account for the energies he has expended during his allotted time of opportunity in the world of form. | ||
The, Last Judgment, also known as the '''Trial of the Sacred Fire''', may take place either in the [[Ascension Temple]] at Luxor, Egypt, or at the [[Court of the Sacred Fire]] on the God Star, [[Sirius]]. Candidates for the ascension are reviewed at Luxor, while the unprofitable servants, those who have utterly abused their opportunities to evolve Godward by refusing to multiply their God-given talents, must appear before the Bar of Supreme Justice on Sirius. | |||
In the case of the unprofitable servant, this final review of the soul’s experiments in the world of form takes place when the sands in the hourglass have run out, when the soul has spent the last farthing of “energy-opportunity” for all incarnations. On the other hand, the candidate for the ascension may finish his course on time, or ahead of time, to be received by the Hierarch of Luxor with highest honors. | In the case of the unprofitable servant, this final review of the soul’s experiments in the world of form takes place when the sands in the hourglass have run out, when the soul has spent the last farthing of “energy-opportunity” for all incarnations. On the other hand, the candidate for the ascension may finish his course on time, or ahead of time, to be received by the Hierarch of Luxor with highest honors. | ||
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At the conclusion of the trial, if the margin of judgment—or, shall we say, the margin of mercy—has awarded the soul another opportunity, the sentence is pronounced and the Court is adjourned. The soul is then escorted to an antechamber whence she may be taken to a [[retreat]] for instruction before reembodying, which may occur within a fortnight. But if it is considered that he would not alter his course, even if further opportunity in embodiment were given to him, the Court calls for an immediate reckoning of his accounts. | At the conclusion of the trial, if the margin of judgment—or, shall we say, the margin of mercy—has awarded the soul another opportunity, the sentence is pronounced and the Court is adjourned. The soul is then escorted to an antechamber whence she may be taken to a [[retreat]] for instruction before reembodying, which may occur within a fortnight. But if it is considered that he would not alter his course, even if further opportunity in embodiment were given to him, the Court calls for an immediate reckoning of his accounts. | ||
After he has been given his “last rites,” the sacred tone—the keynote of his Presence—is sounded, and the sacred fire is released through his soul and four lower bodies. The current from Omega rises from the base of the dais, and the current from Alpha descends through the canopy overhead. The soul whose works have been of God is immortalized by the sacred fire; but the soul whose deeds have been evil—the soul who has used God’s energy to spawn a veil of illusion—is consumed. If the soul fails this exam, she goes through the '''second death''' (the first death being the death of the physical body; the second death being the death of the soul) and her individuality is remembered no more. | After he has been given his “last rites,” the sacred tone—the [[keynote]] of his Presence—is sounded, and the sacred fire is released through his soul and [[four lower bodies]]. The current from Omega rises from the base of the dais, and the current from Alpha descends through the canopy overhead. The soul whose works have been of God is immortalized by the sacred fire; but the soul whose deeds have been evil—the soul who has used God’s energy to spawn a veil of illusion—is consumed. If the soul fails this exam, she goes through the '''second death''' (the first death being the death of the physical body; the second death being the death of the soul) and her individuality is remembered no more. | ||
== The second death == | == The second death == | ||