Spiritual Perspectives Blog

reflections on human and world affairs


Category: Government

  • The Gettysburg Address

    Oratory, and the power of the spoken word, have formed nations, precipitated wars, spawned revolutions, and inspired millions in the pursuit of noble or selfish causes. In the long […]


  • The Challenge of Sacrificial Living

    “Today two qualities are “tincturing” the ideal of the coming civilization for which all disciples are working: Freedom and spiritual security”, Alice Bailey wrote. Yet, insecurity might be a […]


  • More Thoughts on the Present World Crisis

    “A great awakening is in process”, Alice Bailey wrote some decades ago—an awakening which is coming through, not in spite of, the widespread conflict so visible throughout the world. […]


  • Democracies, Demagogues and Dictators

    Many of us might have assumed that the worst examples of dictators and dictatorships ended with the conclusion of the World War in its two phases, and in regard […]


  • The New Economics

    In a time of transition between one Age and another, such as we face now as we move from Pisces into the Age of Aquarius, certain extensive thoughtforms which […]


  • The Present World Crisis, Seen From a Spiritual Perspective

    Many people of goodwill, and especially those with spiritual aspirations for humanity, may find the tenor of the present times depressing, frightening, confusing, discouraging, even dire.  But the writings […]


  • Brexit: A Clash of Values

    If there is one word that so captures the angst and preoccupation of the British people at this time, then beyond peradventure it is ‘Brexit’ (British exit from the […]