Op-Ed by Dr. Mathew Maavak

This shadowy group is undeniably calling forth Satan and the Antichrist to lead the world. But what is this group doing at the United Nations?

The Lucis Trust, which has a long history of working with the United Nations, will be celebrating the World Invocation Day today (May 23). This event has been consistently observed on the "day of the Gemini full moon since 1952", according to the Lucis Trust website. The annual event has to align with astrological cues. Last year, the World Invocation Day was held on June 3 which naturally featured a Gemini full moon. Tomorrow also happens to be the Buddhist holy day of Vesak.

An integral part of the event is the Great Invocation which summons the "spiritual energies of Light, Love and Purpose". The following mantra, appealing to the "Mind of God" itself, will presumably be chanted by adherents worldwide in order to accelerate the "evolution of human consciousness and the elevation of the Planet." Here it is, in all its claptrap glory:

The Great Invocation
From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into human minds,
Let Light descend on Earth.
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into human hearts,
May the Coming One return to Earth
From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide all little human wills –
the purpose which the Masters know and serve.
From the centre which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.
(adapted)

If the Great Invocation appears like a sinister manifesto, it is simply because it is nothing other than one! Guised under the mumbo-jumbo of New Age esoterism, its primary goal is to hasten the return of the "light" and "Coming One" to Earth.