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and if the notes MI and RE of the Great octave and of the lateral octave resound

together. As we have seen already the clearing of the interval between the FA and the
MI of the former takes place through the development of organic life on Earth,

particularly in its note LA. Now, at this level, man's efforts have created a disequilibrium:

technical progress and the rapid development of the population have prodigiously

accentuated the biological and material influences emitted, at the cost of psychic and,
even more, spiritual energies. The pile of energies is, therefore, incomplete and the

delay in the domain of Faith and Hope urgently requires the formation and the action of

the forerunners. The fate of humanity, and that of our Ray of Creation depend on the

value of their work and on their accession to Knowledge.

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We must add a few words regarding the conditions in which this work should be

carried out. Esoteric action can never take place in a void, but in a context where the

constituted authorities, in the largest sense of the term, play a decisive role. We have
seen the role they played in Christ's mission. The core who wanted to follow Him could

not conquer the resistance they encountered, nor the hostility of the forces which

invoked the traditions established by man, nor the call of blood. A similar situation may

arise. The period in which we live is a period of transition, particularly unstable, which,
on the political, social and economical planes, tends to break away from the imperatives