World Servers International

World Servers International* is another fictitious organization. However, the concept is remotely akin to that of a true to life entity called the “New Group of World Servers.” (or NGWS...this, not to be confused with Microsoft’s Next Generation Windows Service.)

The NGWS has its origin in the writings of a once famous woman now dead, named Alice A. Bailey. She lived from 1880-1949 and is the co-founder of a publishing company named Lucis Trust, formerly named “Lucifer Trust,” somewhat appropriate as Bailey wrote extensively about the occult. She also founded what she called the Arcane School, which she described as a discipleship program for New Age enthusiasts.

Bailey said that she was in spiritual contact with what she called the “spiritual hierarchy," these were as she described, "enlightened beings" who she claimed were custodians of “The Plan." The Plan was a plan to make humanity receptive to acceptance of someone she called the World Teacher or Maitreya. Her Arcane School would prepare students to serve the world with their spirituality, which thye also learned from her. According to the NGWS webpage, NGWS.org, 2005,“ A World Server is one who uses the mind simply as a tool, and works from the soul. The energy flows through them to serve the world.”

There is another name under which members of NGWS establish themselves in the world community and it is called the “World Service Intergroup,” or WSI. (This is, of course, not to be confused with the fictitious “World Servers International” in this story.) In operation since 1996, the many WSI webpages state their purpose clearly: “The purpose of the World Service Intergroup is to generate a focused, conscious and deliberate intergroup effort to specifically assist the Externalization of the Hierarchy and the Reappearance of the Christ.

As you can see, the life work of Alice Bailey is clearly represented here.

Niels Bronsted, aTheosophist like Bailey and writer for the Esoteric Center Scandinavia, says that the World Service Intergroup is really more of a “living organism” as opposed to an organization.) He called the WSI “a movement and not an organization with rules, headquarters and a president.” Bronstead says that WSI people have an “international perception,” they “act locally while thinking globally, ” and he went on to state that people qualify as members of WSI simply by the work they do for the world and that they do this “whether he or she knows it or not.” (Even YOU could be a World Server, part of the WSI team, and not know it!)

World Service Intergroup, calls itself an Intergroup interestingly there are many so-called “Intergroups” operating in the world today. Some of them may be familiar to you. They go by names like: Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Alateen, Debtors Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Codependents Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Incest Survivors Anonymous, Adult Children Anonymous, Bulimics/Anorexics Anonymous, Child Abusers Anonymous, Fundamentalists Anonymous, Parents Anonymous, Pills Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sexaholics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, Families Anonymous, Sex and Love Anonymous, Shoplifters Anonymous, Smokers Anonymous, Spenders Anonymous, and Workaholics Anonymous. Like the World Service Intergroup, these “anonymous” organization are" Intergroups.” These Intergroups are related in form and function to the inner workings of the NGWS, and the work of Alice Bailey.

The concept that drives these intergroups is helping others, but more noticeably, it's spiritual, but in an intergroup you can be spiritually-minded without naming any one particular deity or God. The focus is about helping people, interrelating, communicating, and this all takes a spiritual turn when "God" is mentioned or discussed, but unlike a church or a religion, "God" remains undefined, unidentified and unnamed as you "network” and “partner,” with others, especially other intergroups. Intergroups also incorporate something called a 12-Step program which always culminates at step twelve with a spiritual awakening experience.

In the arcane world of intergroups, secrecy and non disclosure is key. Take Alcoholics Anonymous for example, whereby a rather crafty marketing method is employed to give the illusion of autonomy, the perception that the group is independent from all the rest. They even use an adamant disclaimer, "this group, as no official affiliation with A.A. or any other 12 step program,” to make such a claim seem true. However they are related. They are intergroups and their inner workings are very much hierarchical, in fact they are all cleverly produced clones.


Consider the intergroup called Alcoholics Anonymous. You can go anywhere in the country an attend an AA meeting. They are all the same.

Cheech and Chong the famous crude comedians did a routine where they said, if something “looks like,” “smells like,”and “tastes like” something you can easily identify, then it probably is that very same thing. When it comes to these "Anonymous" groups they all look smell and taste the same and these intergroups all have the same 12 Steps, though sometimes called 12 Traditions... and they all have a sense of spirituality to them as they work to build a sense of community and belonging to the group. However, these groups are thought of more as secular groups, and they refrain from being thought of as a church or a religion, but they are spiritual and if you look closely you will see they do have similar qualities and purpose to what has commonly been thought of a church.

Alcoholic Anonymous, like all intergroups, is made up of people who have genuine care, love and concern for people whose lives and well being are being destroyed by a common enemy. In the case of AA, it's alcohol consumption. Like a church, the intergroup is there to help.

Like a church, members are considered “family,” and like a church, meetings of the group are held regularly, usually once a week or more. During these meetings, members spend time reading, studying, learning about and memorizing something they call the Big Book, (the AA source of wisdom,) and this is done much the way a Christian in a church setting would learning and studying the Bible. Additionally, attendees to these meetings, much the way a Christian would give testimony to Jesus Christ Christ, give personal testimonies as to how “12-step” wisdom helped them recover from their particular weakness. In AA the deliverer is the intergroup called AA and the deliverance is from their drinking, for the Christian, the deliverer is Jesus Christ, who delivers them from sin. AA, while exercising the attributes of Christian church life, works very hard to remain free of any particular religious affiliations. In fact, AA would like to be thought of as secular, but in truth it is very spiritual in nature.

All intergroups have the experience of a “spiritual awakening” which is something that occurs in Step 12 of every 12 Step program. Once this point is reached the member becomes officially part of the intergroup and is encouraged to then “go forward” into the community and carry a sense of service and hope he received from the group he or she is in to others. This spiritual awakening signifies something special has taken place, this person has received some kind of enlightenment,they can now pass on to others. It's a sort of mimicry of a Christian Life and being "born again."

For the Christian, “being born again” means they have come to discover the reality of God in the person of Jesus Christ and believe that he has redeemed their person and that as God he now inhabits their heart and mind... by faith. Now and forever sealed in the power of God though the Holy Spirit, they are empowered to go unto all the world and tell others the good news of Jesus Christ and what a difference He has made in their life. Like a reflection of the church, only without the proclamation that there is only onw way to know God, the AA or 12-Step intergroup member, at this point discovers their very own and person " higher power."

Whatever or whoever this higher power is, it has given them this awakening experience. Realizing the value and importance of the 12 step program, acknowledging the value of the help received and the encouragement of caring people within the group, they are received as members and now empowered to go out into the world tell others how the wisdom of the AA program and the intergroup relationships have helped them change. They are a new creature and a member of the intergroup, which easily fulfills for them the same spiritual and social need as what otherwise might be "church.".

There is even a Christianized, version” of AA, called Celebrate Recovery has emerged in many Christian churches. In these groups the whole process is the same; even the generic term of having a “spiritual awakening” is used at step twelve.

Churches may applaud the fact that Celebrate Recovery, like other Intergroups, help people deal with very harmful addictions, but they are so busy applauding the results they can see that they overlook the anonymity of the source of power that makes it all work and adopt the removal of naming names, like the name of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Churches that profess Jesus Christ as Lord would do well to rememeber that God has recovery program for people stuck in sin and addiction... dying one way or another and find they have no way out and feel they have lost control. It's a one step church program, "Believe Jesus."

Jesus himself said, “Come to me, ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give your rest.” (Matthew 11:28) The beautiful thing about God’s recovery plan is that it takes only one step, one simple step of faith in Jesus, one step into the light of heavenly truth in repentance. It's one step from darkness into light, an essential step for anyone who desires to leave the darkness, and the secrecy of sin, and the brutal imprisonment of sin's rule and reign over our earthly human lives. It's a spiritual awakening, but to a specific spirit, one from God that testifies of the one whom HE sent to save mankind, Jesus. It's the step of loving God, and not the world, the new beginning of living in God's light.

And Jesus...he is the one who is and was and is to come. In fact, the scriptures are written and preachers preach, so “that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name,” eternal life. His is the only name given among men by which men might be saved. (Acts 4:12)

World Servers International is a made up entity for this story, but it has a counterpart called the NEw Group of World Servers.  

So, are you serving?  Who?

Bob Dylan, the American singer, songwriter and poet sang it this way,
“Might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage,
Might have money and drugs at your commands,
women in a cage,
You may be a business man or some high degree thief,
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief…
But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
yes indeed…
You're gonna have to serve somebody.
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord,
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.”

Christians would do well to know to the one they serve.