Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880 – December 15, 1949), known as Alice A. Bailey or AAB, was born as Alice LaTrobe Bateman, in Manchester, UK, but moved to the U.S. in 1907, where she spent most of her life as a writer and teacher. Bailey's twenty-five books are published worldwide, and have been translated into nine languages, with three more in progress. Lucis Trust website information on translations Writing on spiritual, occult, esoteric and religious themes, Bailey was among the earliest authors to popularize the terms New Age and Age of Aquarius. <ref name="pike1">Template:cite book Her humanitarian philosophy is still influential and there are many groups, schools and organizations that study and implement her ideas worldwide.Balyoz, Harold, Three Remarkable Woman, Altai Publishers, 1986, p. 348
She stated that most of her books were telepathically dictated to her by a "Master of the Wisdom" she referred to as "The Tibetan". Bailey, Alice A. The Unfinished Autobiography. Lucis Trust. 1951. pp 162-163 Her writings range from the psychological to the cosmic, and expound a system of esoteric thought that includes subjects such as meditation, healing, spiritual psychology, the destiny of nations, and prescriptions for society in general.
Her writings have much in common with those of Madame Blavatsky, yet they differ from Theosophy in many respects. She wrote about religious themes, especially Christianity, but her writings are fundamentally contrary to many aspects of orthodox Christianity and to orthodox religions in general. Her vision of a unified society includes a global "spirit of religion" different from traditional religious forms (which she regarded as largely divisive, human creations).
Bailey's writings stirred controversy because she spoke against orthodox Christianity, American isolationism, nationalism, Soviet totalitarianism, fascism, and Nazism. She also critisized Zionism and the Jewish religion and history. [1] Some have seen her writings on this as racist, and anti-Semitic. <ref name="penn1">Template:cite book <ref name="miller1">Template:cite book