This is both an indication of growth and at the same time a test. She/he is apt to be taken in by the allurements of the psychic powers; she/he will be tempted to side-rack her/his efforts from specialised service to the race into the exploitation of the psychic powers, and their use of self assertion.The aspirant has to grow in all parts of her/his nature, but until she/he can function as the soul, the psyche, consciously and with the use of cooperative intelligence, the lower powers must be quiescent. They can only be safely used by advanced disciples and initiates. They are weapons and instruments of service to be used in the three worlds by those who are still tied to the Law Of Rebirth to this worlds. Those who have 'occultly crossed the bridge' have no need to employ the powers inherent in the lower sheaths. They can use the infallible knowledge of the intuition, and the illumination of the principle of Light.
Extract taken from 'A Treatise on White Magic' P169 written by Alice A Bailey
