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It is this piece of creative bungling, if so it might be called, which the Great Ones are occupied in destroying.  Under the Law of Karma it has to be dissipated by those who have created it; the work of the Masters has to be carried on, therefore, indirectly, and must take the form of illuminating the sons of men in gradually increasing degree, so that they can see clearly this "Dweller on the Threshold" of the new life, and the antagonist who stands between the fourth kingdom of nature and the fifth.  

Every time a son of man stands upon the Probationary Path Their work is facilitated, for it means that one small stream of life-energy is directed into new channels, and away from the old stream, which tends to vitalize and feed the evil form, and one more conscious assailant can be trained to cooperate in the work of destruction.  Every time an initiate is admitted to the Lodge degrees, it means that a new and powerful agent is available for the bringing down of force from higher levels to aid in the work of disintegration.  In the comprehension of these two methods of aggressive work (that of the aspirant and the initiate) will come much of vital interest to the careful student of analogy.  Here lies the clue to the present problem of evil, and to the vitality of the hold which the matter aspect has on the Spiritual.

The Devas who are the sumtotal of the energy of substance itself care not what form they build.  They are irresponsibly responsive to energy currents, and theirs is not the problem of dealing with sources of energy.  Therefore, the place of man in the cosmic plan becomes more vital and apparent when it is realized that one of his main responsibilities is the direction of energy currents from the Mental plane, and the creation of that which is desired on higher levels.  Men, as a whole, are undergoing evolutionary development in order that they may become conscious creators in matter.  This involves:

• A realization of the archetypal plan,

• An understanding of the laws governing the building of processes of nature,

• A conscious process of willing creation, so that man cooperates with the ideal, works under law, and produces that which is in line with the planetary plan, and which tends to further the best interests of the race,

• A comprehension as to the nature of energy, and an ability to direct energy currents, to disintegrate (or withdraw energy from) all forms in the three worlds,

• An appreciation of the nature of the Devas, their constitution and place as builders, and of the words and sounds whereby they are directed and controlled.  

In his work as thought builder, man has to show forth the characteristics of the Logos, the great Architect or Builder of the universe.  He has to parallel His work as:

• The one who conceives the idea.  

• The one who clothes the idea in matter.  

• The one who energizes the idea, and thus enables the form to preserve its outline and perform its mission.  

• The one who, in time and space, through desire and love, directs that thought-form, vitalizes it continuously, until the objective is attained.  

• The one who, when the desired end has been accomplished, destroys or disintegrates the thought-form by withdrawing his energy (occultly, the "attention is withdrawn," or "the eye is no longer upon" it), so that the lesser lives (which had been built into the desired form) fall away and return to the general reservoir of Deva substance.  

Thus, in all creative work in mental matter, man is likewise to be seen as a Trinity at work; he is the creator, preserver, and destroyer.  

The method of the man on the Physical plane who is engaged in conscious work in mental matter is to be considered in two divisions: first, the initial process of alignment with the Ego, so that the plan, purpose and method of achievement may be impressed upon the physical brain, and then a secondary process in which the man, using the physical brain consciously, proceeds to carry out the plan, construct through will and purpose the necessitated form, and then, having built and energized the form, to "keep his eye upon it." 

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