John brierly guide has a few concerning organisation its bib

[gailmagda]

Hi all
I was looking at some of the organisations in the bibliography section of John Brierley camino guide, and was perusing some of the websites. One is the lucis trust which was previously calling the Lucifer trust or lucifer publishing. To each his own, but Just a bit disconcerting dont you think.

 

[JohnnieWalker]

I don't think that is quite right. See the derivation of the name below. The trust has always maintained the same name - it was the publishing company which changed its name in the 1920's. This organisation has very much new age interests which is right up Mr Brierly's street. See below:

The Lucis Trust is a nonprofit service organization incorporated in the United States in 1922 by Alice Bailey and her husband Foster Bailey, to act as a fiduciary trust for the publishing of Mrs. Bailey's twenty-four books of esoteric philosophy published under Alice Bailey's name, and to fund and administer activities concerned with the establishment of "right human relations". These include the Arcane School, a school for esoteric training, World Goodwill, Triangles, a lending library, The Beacon magazine, as well as the Publishing Company.
In the early 1920s, the Lucis Publishing Company changed their name from Lucifer Publishing Company. In Latin lucern ferre translates to "light-bearer" and lucis means of light. The Lucis Trust has always maintained the same name.[1] It has headquarters in New York City, London, and Geneva.
The objectives of the Lucis Trust as stated in its charter are: "To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy, science and art; to encourage every line of thought tending to the broadening of human sympathies and interests, and the expansion of ethical religious and educational literature; to assist or to engage in activities for the relief of suffering and for human betterment; and, in general, to further worthy efforts for humanitarian and educational ends."
The World Goodwill group, founded in 1932, has been recognized by the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), and is represented during regular briefing sessions for NGOs at the United Nations. The Lucis Trust has consultative status (roster level) with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.[2]
The Trust is established in Great Britain under the title "Lucis Trust Ltd.", in Switzerland as "Lucis Trust Association", and in Holland as the "Lucis Trust Stichting."