The Unlikely Occultist: A Biographical Novel of Alice A. Bailey by Blackthorn Isobel

Author:Blackthorn, Isobel [Blackthorn, Isobel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Creativia
Published: 2018-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

Manhattan

Dressed for warmth in a calf-length woollen dress and thick shawl, Alice stood by a south facing window, watching the day struggle to emerge. Below, the lawn and hedge were dusted with snow. The street was empty. In the near distance, the waters of Long Island Sound were a grey ribbon beneath a heavy sky.

She faced a difficult day. The first day back in the office after Christmas and she had decided to break the news she had been holding back, even from Foster, ever since the Tibetan first revealed his plans for the second part of the New Group of World Servers project, plans that would increase the workload considerably.

Feeling the chill through the window, she drew away and returned to the fireside, where her cat, Tom, was curled up on the hearth rug. She had been feeling stronger after the blood transfusion and the fog in her brain had lessened, but her muscles were still stiff and the dark circles seemed to be a fixture under her eyes.

Mentally, it had been a trying few months, although she was satisfied with the first chapter of her new work on the initiations of Christ. The book would contain five chapters, one for each initiation along the spiritual path of discipleship. She enjoyed the conceiving and the crafting, and it had seemed apt to compose those early pages on His birth during the period of its anniversary: Christmas.

Along with a further two chapters on white magic—which she found fascinating—and a series of instructions for his New Group of World Servers' project, the Tibetan had dictated three personal letters to new members of his discipleship groups. The first to opera singer Anne Stevenson Dixon, the second to a promising student and longstanding Theosophist, Bernard Morrow, and the third to Ernest Suffern, who had agreed last month to be a part of her second group of Trained Observers. Many others had been invited but the response was slow. She surmised the festive period had much to do with it.

She disliked being the conduit for personal advice that was not of her making. It was disquieting; the Tibetan didn't mince his words. Then again, all disciples needed to accept criticism and observations from those wiser than they. Besides, participants had been chosen on the strength of their spiritual maturity, so she supposed she had no choice but to trust the process and hope for the best.

Although she doubted Ernest would enjoy reading his letter and wondered if he had received it yet. His was especially sensitive because he had been instrumental in the foundation of her organisations, and presupposed some sort of special privilege.

Ernest was born into the wealthy and prestigious Suffern family, and his lineage could be traced back to one of the founding fathers, John Suffern, judge of Rockland County. She was loyal to Ernest after he extended his support and generosity, giving Foster employment as secretary of his Theosophical association, providing them a home at Ridgefield Park. He was a benefactor of considerable import.

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