Law of Capitulation

Good and Evil

Below is the only known reference to The Law of Capitulation in the writings of Alice A. Bailey (AAB) and Djwhal Khul (DK). Links on these pages of the Laws of Alice A. Bailey are to the online books at the Lucis Trust website.

For a discussion of what AAB means by a “law” please see  Alice A. Bailey – What is a Law?


In the next race, of which again man knows little, the fusion of the three divine energies produced a second law. It should be remembered that a law is but the effect of the continued intelligent activity of the Life aspect as it works in conjunction with matter. This second law is called (by those of us who deal with law and energy) the Law of Capitulation, because the momentum set up by the desire of the sons of God to incarnate proved too strong for the opposing forces of matter. Nothing then could stop the coming into tangible existence of the incarnating spirits. Matter capitulated to spirit, the divine desire and the divine will set their signature upon the rapidly assembling forms. It must be borne in mind that these laws are called by names which indicate their relation to humanity. When active in the other kingdoms of nature their influence is different, and they are called by other nomenclatures.

Esoteric Psychology – Volume I , 5. The Rays in Cyclic Manifestation


The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines capitulation as:

the act of surrendering or yielding

Author Joseph J. Dewey wrote on these laws that:

“There is a force of attraction originating with spirit and an opposing force of repulsion originating with matter. The Law of Attraction comes into play when the attractive force of spirit becomes greater than the repelling force of matter.” The Law of Attraction, Part 2, The Journey Home


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