Lord Maitreya, Ahriman, and the eschatology of the Iran war.

A war with Iran has long carried implications of bringing about the end times. Throughout the 20th century, esotericists examined the true underlying causes of the World Wars, and stated that if humanity did not abandon materialism, a future war would result.  

In connection with this, I aimed to explore the nature of our times. Why was the 20th century characterized by the aspiration towards a new age, yet every effort resulting in the distortion of spiritual truths? 

How have the themes of the 20th century carried over into present times? Does the esoteric tradition contain the keys to understanding our eschatological zeitgeist? And finally, do our times demand the appearance of a spiritual guide for humanity, the figure known in the esoteric tradition as Lord Maitreya?

All these questions will be explored in this post, in order that the events of the upcoming months and years are understood with greater clarity, and navigated accordingly. 

Always in the past, it has been the religious teachers of the period who have fostered and proclaimed this expectancy and the time has always been one of chaos and difficulty, of a climaxing point at the close of a civilisation or culture and when the resources of the old religions have seemed inadequate to meet men's difficulties or to solve their problems. 

The coming of the Avatar, the advent of a Coming One and, in terms of today, the reappearance of the Christ are the keynotes of the prevalent expectancy. When the times are ripe, the invocation of the masses is strident enough and the faith of those who know is keen enough, then always He has come and today will be no exception to this ancient rule or to this universal law. 

For decades, the reappearance of the Christ, the Avatar, has been anticipated by the faithful in both hemispheres—not only by the Christian faithful, but by those who look for Maitreya and for the Boddhisattva as well as those who expect the Imam Mahdi. [1]

The future of the East and West in light of the past century.

Today, many world events are recapitulating the events of the 20th century, by virtue of the same originating cause — the continuation of materialism beyond the 19th century.

In "Spiritual materialism", zeitgeist of the 20th century, I present the case that the aspiration towards universality was the natural product of the expiry of the materialistic age, but appeared in the form of totalitarianism because materialism itself was not abandoned. 

So while the end of totalitarianism may have seemed like the defeat of evil, materialism would continue to define the following decades, particularly with regard to the relationship between the East and the West.  

The greatest and most real problems of the present, and of the immediate future, concern the relationship of the East and West. [1]

Economics and ether

This post is a continuation of The truth about technocracy.

In recent years, techno-socialism has increasingly been considered as an answer to “sustainable development”, enabled by AI and automation. This is yet another iteration of spiritual materialism, which attempts to circumvent the necessity of spiritual processes being applied to economic matters. 

The economic question lies at the heart of the separation of religion and science, as it can never be resolved without the re-unification of these two principles into one overall knowledge — the same knowledge found in the ancient mystery tradition.

The conflict between religion and science, under which art also suffers, is always in evidence when the level of culture declines. [1]

Without the insight that can come from the spiritual world, policy makers can only resort to dilettantism.

Many policies can be proposed regarding the economic problem — which is in essence, seeking the most efficient management of resources — but the correct answer will always be averted. 

There is no perfection in this world but only imperfection. Thus, it is impossible to speak at all of an absolutely complete solution of the social problem. [2]

What is today called socialism exists only as an abortive and impossible experiment…What it sets out to achieve, can only be achieved through living activity; the pillar of strength is not enough. [3] 

The truth about technocracy

Technocracy in light of globalism

The war has sparked concerns over technocratic control being launched in response to the global re-structuring taking place, and the trans-national character of the technocratic movement suggests that it is above all governments, yet does this mean a global technocratic state can be established? 

Accomplishing such a goal would posit both a unity of intent, and the technological capacity to do so — the feasibility of which should be questioned. 

The advent of artificial intelligence seemed to present a new avenue for instituting a global economic order through technocratic methods rather than through military alliances, a transition “stewarded” by organizations like the World Economic Forum. 

On the outside, it may appear there has been one group behind the scenes that steers the direction of such organizations. 

Initially this may be the case, but over time the organization becomes overextended and can no longer be managed at the center, as seen in the 2026 Davos meeting.

This year, the fractures were so pervasive that Davos felt like a hall of broken glass, each shard reflecting a different power, priority and reality….

Bringing the world’s political and economic leaders together still matters. But credibility is no longer built by a small group at the top. The question facing the World Economic Forum is simple: can it reclaim the cooperation that has migrated to its periphery and bring it back to the centre where it belongs?

"Spiritual materialism", zeitgeist of the 20th century.

For the descending arc of evolution, materialism has necessarily been the dominant trend. It has produced important developments in philosophy, science, religious expression, and technology throughout history, reaching a culmination point in the 19th century. 

The heliocentric model

Since then, all cultural developments should have then been spiritual; those that are not — the vast majority — have gone against the evolutionary current.

The culmination of the materialistic world view lies in the middle or in the last third of the nineteenth century. [1]

The time when human progress was made possible through the constant refinement of the physical forces is already over. In the future, too, humankind will progress, but only through spiritual development, through development on a higher level than that of the processes of the physical plane. [2]

The common denominator of many of the “visionary” movements and ideologies that have appeared within the 20th and 21st centuries, has been that they sought to accomplish a spiritual aim, but through material means, owing to the retrogressive action of materialism. 

Islam and the Christian West

The divide between the Christian and Islamic world has always been complex to navigate. Islam is a religion that appears so austere and so severe to many, especially in the Christian West; it is not immediately obvious what purpose this serves.

From an esoteric and historical lens, there are threads linking the two religions. The work of Master Jesus has been present across many world religions, notably Christianity, but also Islam. 

Please also see: The White Lodge, an organization for the spiritual guidance of mankind. 

The Mahommedan faith will be found to be linked to the Christian faith because it embodies the work of the Master Jesus as He overshadowed one of His senior disciples, a very advanced initiate, Mahomet. [1]

Master Jesus

There has always been an intrinsic relationship of checks and balances between Islam and Christianity. The centuries of conflict between them can be described in summary as: the Father aspect of the Trinity is more pronounced in Islam, whereas the Son aspect is more pronounced in Christianity.

What we see in a holy war, is the accentuation of these two counterpoles. I have described the Islamic impulse further here.

We hear and we obey. Qur’an 2:285

World politics in the spiritual age

By the future sixth epoch, the spiritual world will be much more visible, which necessitates that humanity move past any belief systems based on materialism alone, whether on an individual or state level. 

Our fifth epoch will be followed by another, the sixth. This sixth epoch will see the development of brotherhood among men, clairvoyance and creative power. [1]

The time when human progress was made possible through the constant refinement of the physical forces is already over. In the future, too, humankind will progress, but only through spiritual development, through development on a higher level than that of the processes of the physical plane. [2] 

A futile agenda in the East

The push for regime change in Iran to bring about secularization, or by subverting the integrity of the Iranian state in an attempt to balkanize the region into smaller ethnic states, indicates motives contrary to the evolutionary current. 

It is not a matter of being "pro theocracy"; Secularism as we know it will soon become obsolete, simply because the spiritual will become an active and visible principle in human existence. However, the complete personal freedom conceived of in Western society may also be challenged in this way.

This significant change will be heralded by a geopolitical shift of power from the West to the East, hence why it has never been possible to export Western liberalism there— it would impede the future development and tasks of people in this region.