hierarchy

This one of those massive topics that needs a well-thought out post ... but I don't have time for that.

What I will note is that, whilst all people are equally deserving of respect and have enormous potential, some are further along the spiritual path / have manifested more of their potential, and thus are more credible and a better prospect to give attention to than other, less evolved / manifested people.

This is also partly a matter of perspective, which is why I came up with the following circle structure (first posted here):

















There is a lot more that is available on this topic: for instance, http://www.patheos.com/blogs/allergicpagan/2016/03/11/from-a-flatland-metaphysics-to-the-ecology-of-the-gods/. (Significant parts of Alice Bailey's writings are about hierarchy from the point of view of exactly such interrelationships.)