Initiation, Human and Solar is book by Alice Bailey in which is explained her theory of the hierarchy of sacred entities, and the part initiation plays in that system. Initiation is presented as a growth of perception which serves as a guide to revelation and elucidation.

Initiation, Human and Solar is book by Alice Bailey in which is explained her theory of the hierarchy of sacred entities, and the part initiation plays in that system. Initiation is presented as a growth of perception which serves as a guide to revelation and elucidation.

Today two rays of great potency are functioning simultaneously. The Sixth Ray of Idealism and Devotion is slowly passing out and the Seventh Ray of Ceremonial Order or Ritual is coming into manifestation. This is bringing about a situation which is described in ancient archives in the following terms: “A time of rending, when the mountains which have sheltered, fall from their high places and the voices of men are lost in the crash and thunder of the fall.” Such periods come only rarely, and each time they come a peculiarly significant period of divine activity is ushered in: old things pass away, yet the ancient landmarks are restored.

One of the foremost texts of all Theosophy, "Initiation Human and Solar" is a lengthy work by the highly noted Alice Bailey, containing numerous (and usually categorical) sections of hierarchies involved with the process of the initiate joining the order, being refined through time, and learning about various occult secrets and powers.Some of the content here is quite dense and so a short glossary has been added by the author which helps to explain a few of the eastern (or, in some cases, new age!) terms used.

The first part of this volume contains the Fourteen Rules for Group Initiation, an extension of the teachings given in Initiation, Human and Solar on the Fourteen Rules for Applicants. The second part of the book is concerned with the nine initiations by which the disciple achieves liberation from the various forms of our planetary life.