31 Chapter XXXI: The New Cycles

In Chapter XXXI, Vicente Beltrán-Anglada shares a teaching from the Master on how modern technological advancements are expressions of latent spiritual faculties, serving as training tools for the evolution of human consciousness.

The author reflects on how the evolution of humanity and the expansion of its consciousness unfold in direct proportion to the growth of its relationships and communications with the surrounding social environment. Every advance in the technical means of communication has opened vast new fields for human awareness. One day, the Master spoke to the disciples about this, explaining that scientific discoveries in the realm of social communication had quietly introduced humanity to hidden aspects of existence that, in the future, would become concrete and objective.

He pointed out that the invention of radio awakened the imagination of the race and planted the seed of what would later become, for many, the faculty of clairaudience. The emergence of television opened new horizons in human perception and laid the foundation for the future development of clairvoyance. And the wireless telegraphy discovered by Marconi initiated in the collective mind the first mental principle of telepathy. These inventions, though seemingly material, were in fact preparing the human consciousness for inner faculties that would one day be natural.

Thus, the Master emphasized the immense importance of communication, whose development during this phase of the fourth planetary round has opened countless possibilities for the evolution of human consciousness. Through analogy, one can easily perceive that communication is an absolute term, encompassing the entire range of creation. It is impossible to speak of human consciousness without invoking the idea of relationship. Without relationship, there can be no consciousness—whether of a God, an angel, or a human being. Without communication, there would be no life, no evolution, no possibility of becoming within the majestic immensity of the Cosmos.

Keynotes

• Technology as Spiritual Seed: The Master explains that scientific discoveries in communication have introduced the human collective to "hidden aspects" of reality that will eventually become objective biological faculties.

• Evolution of Consciousness: There is a direct correlation between the increase in social communications and the development of internal consciousness. Without relation or communication, life and evolution would be impossible for any being, whether God, Angel, or man.

• The Three Great Externalizations:

  • Radio: Stimulated human imagination and planted the seed for future widespread clairaudience.

  • Television: Expanded social perspectives and provided the structural foundation for future widespread clairvoyance.

  • Wireless Telegraphy (Marconi): Initiated the mental principle of telepathy within the consciousness of humanity.

• The Absolute Term: "Communication" is described as an absolute principle that encompasses everything created. It is the fundamental mechanism through which the infinite majesty of the Cosmos manifests life.

Summary

Technology	Latent Faculty Triggered	Evolutionary Impact
Radio	Clairaudience	Woke the imagination to "hearing" across distances.
Television	Clairvoyance	Established the mental habit of "seeing" distant images.
Telegraph	Telepathy	Introduced the concept of non-physical mental transmission.

The Current Phase

The author notes that these developments are specific to the current phase of the Fourth Planetary Round. They are designed to open many possibilities for humanity to transcend physical isolation and recognize its inherent unity through universal relations.