Working With the Twelve Planetary Rays

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Class 2 Working with the Twelve Planetary Rays

Begin with the standard opening. Then call forth Lord Buddha, Lord aitrieya, !llah

"o#i, $l orya, %uthu&i, 'erapis Bey, Paul the (enetian, )ilarion, 'ananda, 'aint

"er&ain. *+whal %hul, )elios and (esta, (irgin ary, uan -in, sis,

Laksh&i and Pallas !thena. !sk these #eloved &asters to overlight and guide the reading

of the chapter, the discussion and the later &editation.

Take turns reading chapter /0, 1$soteric Psychology and the 'cience of the Twelve

Rays,1 in The Co&plete !scension anual (ol. 3. Take ti&e for sharing and

discussion.

Take a #reak. Play the audio4tape &editation, 15lti&ate Cos&ic Ray editation,1 or lead

it, #eginning on page 6/. Take ti&e for sharing. *o the closing. 'ocial ti&e.

The Co&plete !scension anual (ol. 3

Chapter /0 $soteric Psychology and the 'cience of the Twelve Rays

%now Thyself

Carved a#ove the gate of the 7racle of *elphi

The seven rays are the first differentiation of "od in &anifestation and they provide the

entire field of )is e8pression in &anifested for&. The seven rays are eodi&ents of

seven types of force which de&onstrate seven 9ualities of "od.

These seven 9ualities have a sevenfold effect upon &atter and for& in all parts of "od:s

infinite universe. The seven great rays are eodi&ents of seven great #eings. These are;

/. The Lord of Power or Will

2. The Lord of Love


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6. The Lord of !ctive ntelligence

=. The Lord of )ar&ony, Beauty, and !rt

>. The Lord of Concrete %nowledge and 'cience

?. The Lord of *evotion and dealis&

@. The Lord of Cere&onial 7rder or agic

The rays are, in truth, 9uite a co&ple8 su#+ect and there are &any ways of and fra&es of

reference for understanding

the&. The study of the rays is al&ost an unknown science in our world. a& a serious

student of the field and have #een

involved with +ust a#out every religion and &ystery school on the planet, #ut it was only

when read the !lice Bailey

#ooks on esoteric psychology that the profound significance of the rays ca&e to &y

awareness. The rays are even &ore

i&portant than astrology, yet what a& going to share with you in this chapter is not

talked a#out #y those involved in

AA.AA of the spiritual paths on $arth. The understanding of the rays &ay #e the single

&ost i&portant spiritual science

for understanding oneself and the world as a whole. t is these rays that govern all of

creation.

The Rays of !spect and the Rays of !ttri#ute

*+whal %hul, in his writings, has divided the seven great rays into two categories called

the rays of aspect and the rays of

attri#ute.

Rays of !spect;

/st ray of Power, Will or Purpose

2nd ray of Love


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6rd ray of !ctive, Creative ntelligence

Rays of !ttri#ute;

=th ray of )ar&ony through Conflict, Beauty or !rt

>th ray of Concrete 'cience or %nowledge

?th ray of !#stract dealis& or *evotion

@th ray of Cere&onial 7rder, agic, Ritual or 7rganiation

The Ray of 'tructure

$very soul e8tension who incarnates onto the $arth plane is &ade up of si8 rays.

$veryone has a separate ray for the

&onad, soul, personality, &ind, e&otions, and physical #ody.

The &onadic ray and soul ray are #asically the sa&e throughout all of the person:s

incarnations. The rest of the rays can

change fro& lifeti&e to lifeti&e. $very incarnated personality is found upon one of these

seven rays. 'oul e8tensions with

soul rays found upon the fourth, fifth, si8th and seventh rays &ust #lend with the first

three &a+or rays after they pass the

third initiation. )owever, the &onadic ray of every incarnated personality is one of the

first three rays.

n the unevolved person, the rays of the physical, e&otional, and &ental #odies do&inate.

!s the person develops a

&ore self4actualied personality, then the personality ray #eco&es do&inant and the three

#ody rays #eco&e

su#ordinated to it.


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!s the person continues to evolve he #egins to #eco&e polaried in the soul. ! #attle

occurs #etween the lower self and

the higher self, or #etween personality ray and the soul ray. !s the soul ray #egins to

do&inate and win this #attle, and

the disciple #egins to gain self4&astery over the personality, then the personality ray

#eco&es su#ordinate to the soul ray.

The process continues until, after the third initiation, the &onadic ray #egins to pour in.

!s the disciple learns to #eco&e

polaried in the &onad, the soul ray #eco&es su#ordinate to the &onadic ray.

Dow each of the seven groups of souls is responsive to the ray of the Planetary Logos

'anat %u&ara3 who is on the

third ray. n truth, we are all on a su#ray of his ray, +ust as he is on a su#ray of the 'olar

Logos )elios3 who is on the

second ray. )elios is on a su#ray of the "alactic Logos, and the "alactic Logos is on a

su#ray of the 5niversal Logos

elchiedek3. This process continues all the way #ack to the "odhead. !ll of creation is

on a su#ray of the "odhead.

$ach level is stepped down in hierarchical fashion.

People who are on the sa&e ray tend to see things in a si&ilar fashion. This can change,

however, depending on which

ray and initiation they are identified with. Two people during college &ay #oth have

fourth ray personalities and hence

have a lot in co&&on. This could change as they open to their soul rays if they are on

different soul rays. This is not to

say that people of different rays don:t get along. There are a lot of factors that play into

this. The rays do have a great

effect and influence, however.


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People who have a two, four, or si8 ray structure usually tend to #e &ore introverted and

spiritually focused. People with

a one, three, five, or seven ray structure tend to #e &ore e8troverted and focused on for&

and the concrete world level.

When a soul e8tension is two4thirds along his or her spiritual path, the soul ray #egins to

govern the personality. t is to

the #enefit of every aspirant and disciple to try to co&e to an understanding of the si8

rays that &ake up his spiritual

constitution.

The personality ray finds its &a+or activity in the physical #ody. The soul ray finds its

specific influence in the astral #ody.

The &onadic ray finds its specific influence in the &ental #ody. The personality ray

causes the attitude of separateness.

The soul ray facilitates the attitude of group consciousness and detach&ent fro& the for&

side of life. The &onadic ray

can #e felt only after the third initiation and #rings in the will aspect of the Creator.

These rays have an incredi#ly powerful effect on every hu&an #eing:s life. The physical

#ody ray greatly deter&ines the

features of the physical #ody. The rays deter&ine the 9uality of the e&otional #ody and

greatly affect the nature of the

&ind.

The rays predispose every person to certain strengths and certain weaknesses. Certain

attitudes of &ind are easy for one

ray type and e8tre&ely difficult for another. This is why the incarnating personality

changes ray structure fro& life to life

until all 9ualities are developed and de&onstrated.


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"iven these facts, a knowledge of the rays is a#solutely essential to knowing thyself, and

such knowledge is also essential

to the entire field of psychology. What is a#solutely &ind4#lowing is that in the field of

psychology on the $arth today,

there is a#solutely no understanding of the rays. That is one of the &any reasons

psychology is not very effective at this

ti&e.

The reason the rays are not understood is that there is al&ost no understanding of the

soul. 7f all the for&s of

psychology taught in schools and practised #y licensed professionals, AE are separated

and cut off fro& soul and

&onadic levels of consciousness. The new wave of the future will #e the study of

transpersonal, or spiritual, psychology.

would reco&&end reading &y #ook on this su#+ect called 'oul Psychology.3

t is not only people who have rays. Countries, cities, groups, and organiations also have

rays. 5sually, however, these

are li&ited to +ust a soul ray and a personality ray. ost of the countries on $arth, for

e8a&ple, are still operating out of

their personality rays.

When the soul ray is a#le to focus fully through an individual then the disciple is ready to

take the third initiation. The

personality ray is then occultly e8tinguished. The dweller on the threshold has #een

su#+ugated and &astered. t is the

soul that chooses the rays for incarnated soul e8tensions, or personalities, each lifeti&e.

$ach ray works pri&arily through one chakra. ! knowledge of ray structure provides

great insight in one:s character,


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strengths, and weaknesses, in the sa&e way an accurate astrological horoscope can. The

study of esoteric psychology

and the science of the twelve rays is as i&portant as the study of astrology. n truth, it

&ay even #e &ore i&portant, given

the fact that the rays, on a &ore cos&ic level, even affect, influence, and predate the

creation of stars and constellations

throughout "od:s infinite universe.

t is i&portant to understand that a person can utilie all the rays whether he has the& in

his ray structure or not. 7ne can

call forth any of the twelve rays and their 9ualities for personal and planetary service.

!n !nalysis of the Twelve Rays

The First Ray of Will or Power

The first ray is an energy of will, power, and drive. t is connected with vitality, initiative,

thrust. t #reaks down the old

and &akes way for the new. t is a very dyna&ic energy. The color of this ray is red.

Those upon this ray have a strong

personal power that can #e used for good or evil.

The first ray people will always co&e to the front in whatever line they are working

upon. They will #e at the head of

their professions. They are #orn leaders. The first ray people who are not te&pered #y the

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is through sheer force of will.

The first ray people &ake e8cellent co&&anders and chiefs. $8a&ples are Dapoleon,

Winston Churchill, "eneral

"eorge Patton, "eneral *ouglas ac!rthur, ndira "andhi, Christopher Coluus 'aint

"er&ain3.

any outstanding sports figures are of this type. 5sually after the first ray &akes its

thrust, the other rays then take over.

The first ray, in a sense, is connected with the energy of !ries. The first ray person #egins

the pro+ects and then has other

things to do.

The first ray is helpful when one is trau&atied #y his e&otionsG he can use the will

energy to pull hi&self out of it.

Wearing clothing of red can attune one to this energy. This is a very powerful ray and

&ust #e used with caution and in

the appropriate a&ount.

ost people need a &uch s&aller a&ount of first ray invocation than that of the other

rays. The color red will intensify

whatever condition already e8ists. The first ray will create an al&ost instant effect. !ll

one usually needs is a little #it.

The negative &anifestations of the first ray would #e seen in the e8a&ple of wars on the

planet. The first and second rays

would for& a good tea& to counteract such negative &anifestations. ! person with a first

ray &ind would #e very direct

and intensely focused. ! first ray e&otional #ody would #e very powerful, with intense

e&otional reactions.


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! first ray #ody tends to #e tall, strongly #uilt, and large4#oned. ilitary &en and

police&en are often first ray. ! first

ray #ody wills its way through anything. )e would &ake a good foot#all player. ! first

ray personality &ight #e a little

harsh.

7ther fa&ous people who were of the first ray were )ercules, Ra&a, ao Tse Tung,

!#raha& Lincoln, and Hanet

cClure founder of The Ti#etan Foundation3.

The special virtues of the first ray are strength, courage, steadfastness, truthfulness,

fearlessness, powerful ruling, capacity

to grasp great 9uestions in a large4&inded way, and a#ility to handle people. The vices of

this ray are pride, aition,

wilfulness, hardness, arrogance, desire to control others, o#stinacy, and anger. The

virtues to #e ac9uired are tenderness,

hu&ility, sy&pathy, tolerance, and patience.

The 'econd Ray of Love


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does.

The second ray type would &ake an e8cellent artist as long as he would seek to teach art.

This ray type is highly intuitive.

)e is not rash or i&pulsive. f anything, he &ight #e slow to act.

The &ethod of approach to the path would co&e through close and earnest study of the

teachings until they #eco&e so

&uch a part of the person that they are no longer intellectual knowledge #ut rather a rule

of spiritual living.

! second ray &ind would #e very receptive. This type is not that co&&on, however. !

second ray e&otional #ody

would #e very peaceful, sta#le, and &ature. ! second ray physical #ody is rather unusual,

although &ore will #e

incarnating in the future. These types of physical #odies are usually s&all and delicately

&ade. They are very refined and

sensitive.

$very ray type has a higher and lower aspect. The lower type of second ray person would

#e trying to ac9uire

knowledge for selfish purposes, and not for selfless service of hu&ankind. The lower self

would lead the& into suspicion,

coldness, and hardness. They are often over4a#sor#ed in study and have conte&pt for the

&ental li&itations of others.

Their special virtues are cal&ness, strength, patience, endurance, love of truth,

faithfulness, intuition, clear intelligence,

and serene te&per. Their virtues to #e ac9uired are love, co&passion, unselfishness, and

energy.


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t is also to #e re&eered that all souls incarnated on this planet are connected with the

second ray #ecause we live in a

second ray solar syste&. The second ray is the ray our 'olar Logos, )elios, operates on.

7ther solar syste&s are on

different rays. !ll the other rays are su#rays of this great cos&ic second ray.

The Lord aitreya and the Buddha were #oth on the second ray, as were &ost of the

great world teachers. *+whal

%hul is a second ray teacher as is his teacher, the aster %uthu&i.

The Third Ray of !ctive ntelligence

This is the ray of the a#stract thinker, the philosopher and &etaphysician. The people on

this ray would #e highly

i&aginative and e8cellent at higher &athe&atics. They are idealistic drea&ers and

theorists. They are a#le to see every

side of a 9uestion in a very clear &anner.

7ne of their &ain characteristics is their perseverance. They have an a#ility to hold on to

so&ething and not let go until

co&pletion, even if it should take a whole lifeti&e. eers of the third depart&ent are

the organiers of the )ierarchy.

They are the souls #oth in and out of incarnations who 1get things done.1

Their &ethod of approach to the spiritual path is through deep philosophic and

&etaphysical work until realiation is

reached. Tho&as $dison was one outstanding e8a&ple of a third ray type. 7thers were

$leanor Roosevelt, Para&ahansa

-ogananda, and $rnest )ol&es.


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Third ray types are very often perfectionists. They &ay ignore everything #ut their pet

pro+ects which they will do with

great precision. They tend to #e independent. 7n the negative side, they have the

potential to try to &ake everyone

partake of their own perceptions.

They are very focused, concrete, logical, clear4&inded, and organiedG however, they are

not always aware of

conse9uences. 7ne of their great a#ilities is to #e a#le to hold on to the thought of

perfection and true divinity and not

veer fro& this course until it is realied.

The special virtues of the third ray person are wide views on all a#stract 9uestions,

sincerity of purpose, clear intellect,

capacity for concentration on philosophic studies, patience, caution, and an a#sence of

the tendency to worry over s&all

&atters. The vices of this ray are intellectual pride, coldness, isolation, inaccuracy in

details, a#sent4&indedness,

o#stinacy, selfishness, and too &uch criticis& of others. The virtues to #e ac9uired are

sy&pathy, tolerance, devotion,

accuracy, energy, and co&&on sense.

The Fourth Ray of )ar&ony through Conflict

This ray has #een called the 1ray of struggle.1 !s with all the rays it has a lower and

higher aspect. When this ray is

governed #y the lower self, then conflict and havoc ensue. When governed #y the higher

self, har&ony occurs.

The fourth ray is connected with the e&otional #ody and the solar ple8us chakra. t is

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e8istence. The fourth ray has a very reflective 9uality which, in a sense, forces one to

look at what one hasn:t finished or

co&pleted yet. n this sense it reacts rather like a &irror.

The color of this ray is e&erald green. This ray is also very connected with the arts. 'o&e

of the &ost #eautiful art,

&usic, and sculpture on this planet has #een created #y people of the higher aspect of this

ray. oart, Leonardo da

(inci, Richard 'trauss, and Ru#ens all had a great deal of fourth ray energy. oart,

#elieve it or not, had a soul,

personality, &ind, and e&otional #ody that were all of the fourth ray in that incarnation.

The danger of this ray is the possi#ility of getting too entangled in the e&otional #ody,

which &ost people have tended to

do. This us why the fourth ray works well with the first ray of will or with the third or

fifth ray, which are &ore &ental in

nature. The fourth ray type of person needs these for #alance.

*+whal %hul has also told us that this ray see&s to have an e9ual #alance of the 9ualities

descri#ed in the $ast as ra+as

activity3 and ta&as inertia3. The average person lives in &ortal coat #etween these

two energies until soul infusion

and soul &erger are achieved. $8a&ples of this type are (incent (an "ogh and Pa#lo

Picasso. They had great artistic

a#ility #ut weren:t #alanced with the &ental, e&otional, and soul aspects, which caused

greatness on one level #ut great

tor&ent on another.

The fourth ray person often lives on an e&otional roller coaster until evenness of &ind

and e9uality can #e achieved. The


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study of the Bha4gavad4"ita would provide a good teaching &odel for the fourth ray

person.

'ince the fourth ray people are so connected to the $arth and aesthetics, they often have a

hard ti&e &editating and

getting up into the spiritual area. Fourth ray types are often very focused on a lot of

physical activities such as hiking,

&ountain cliing, horse#ack riding, driving of vehicles, and relating to ani&als. This is

fine as long as it is #alanced with

the proper heavenly and spiritual integration.

7ne of the dangers of fourth ray people is that they can tend to #e &anipulative. They

often like everyone to e8perience

the sa&e focus in life that they have. t is essential for the fourth ray types to dedicate

their lives to their spiritual path. f

not, they tend to #e &anic4depressive. The &ethod of approach on the spiritual path will

#e through self4control which

leads to evenness of &ind and e9uili#riu& of the warring forces of their nature.

The special virtues of the fourth ray type are strong affections, sy&pathy, physical

courage, generosity, and 9uickness of

intellect and perception. The vices of the fourth ray are self4centeredness, worrying,

inaccuracy, lack of &oral courage,

strong passions, indolence, and e8travagance. The virtues to #e ac9uired are serenity,

confidence, self4control, purity,

unselfishness, accuracy, and &ental and &oral #alance.

The Fifth Ray of the Concrete ind

This is the ray of science and research. The person of this ray has a keen intellect and

likes great accuracy of detail. This


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ray is connected with the &ental #ody. any people, at this ti&e in our history, are stuck

in the &ental #ody and have

not allowed the&selves to open to their intuition and soul #ody. This is a danger of this

ray type.

Being stuck in the &ind prevents a person fro& #eing interested in esoteric studies. 7nce

the fifth ray person opens to the

spiritual path and #egins to study in this area, he is a#le to understand it &uch #etter than

so&e of the other ray types.

The fifth ray is very i&portant on the $arth at this ti&e. People who are &ore e&otionally

#ased tend to #e cut off fro&

fifth ray energy. They have not learned how to use this energy to #alance their e&otional

#odies. 7n the other side of the

coin, the fifth ray type &ust learn how to shut off the &ind at ti&es, also. For this reason

&editation is e8tre&ely

i&portant for this type. The color of this ray is orange.

The fifth ray person is e8tre&ely truthful and full of knowledge and facts. The danger

here is of #eco&ing pedantic and

too focused on the &ost trivial details. t is the ray of the great che&ist, the practical

electrician, the first4rate engineer, the

great surgeon, or the head of so&e special technical depart&ent.

!n artist on this ray is very rare, as the energy here is so scientific. The fifth ray approach

to the spiritual path is through

scientific research pushed to ulti&ate conclusions. This type of person can thrust to the

very heart of a &atter.

! fifth ray &ind can pro#e any learning e8perience and dig out the very essence of it. The

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e8cellent &ind, #ut does not have the a#ility to pierce into the very essence and core of

things as the fifth ray person can.

Wherever there is a lot of fifth ray energy there will #e a lot of Dew !ge churches. These

churches are connected with

the 1new thought1 &ove&ent which is a strength of the fifth ray. The hope of the

)ierarchy is that the tre&endous a&ount

of fifth ray energy on the planet now will lead people into the core and essence of things,

which is ulti&ately the soul and

spirit. n this sense the fifth ray is helping to focus the Dew !ge. The fifth ray puts the

focus of the &ind there, and the

seventh ray and higher rays ground it and cause the activity.

!nother one of the 9ualities in the pattern of the fifth ray that &any people are not aware

of is unconditional love. This is

#ecause the fifth ray accesses the higher &ental #ody which is the real& of the soul. The

fifth ray helps in the process of

finding #alance and integration within the psyche.

The special virtues of the fifth ray include the &aking of strictly accurate state&ents,

+ustice, co&&on sense, uprightness,

independence, and keen intellect. The vices of the fifth ray are harsh criticis&,

narrowness, arrogance, unforgiving

te&per, lack of sy&pathy and reverence, and pre+udice. The virtues to #e ac9uired are

reverence, devotion, sy&pathy,

love, and wide4&indedness.

The 'i8th Ray of *evotion

The si8th ray is the ray of devotion and idealis&. The person on this ray is full of

religious fervor. $verything is seen as


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either perfect or intolera#le. t is an e&otionally #ased ray that is also very connected

with the su#conscious &ind. ts

color is indigo. t has the a#ility to help individuals go #eyond a &ere $arth4oriented

focus.

This type of person also needs to have a personal god or incarnation of a deity to adore

and devote hi&self to. The

higher type of person on this ray #eco&es a saint. The lower, personality4#ased type of

person #eco&es the worst kind

of #igot and fanatic. The funda&entalist Christians are very connected to this ray. !ll

religious wars and crusades have

originated fro& the &isuse of this ray.

The person on this ray is often very gentle #ut can &ove into intense anger and

wrathfulness 9uite easily. )e will give up

his life for his chosen ideal of devotion. This type of person, as a soldier, would hate

fighting e8cept if roused to #attle

over so&e great cause he #elieved inG if this is the case he will fight like a &an possessed.

The si8th ray type &akes a

great preacher and orator #ut a poor statesperson and #usinessperson.

The si8th ray person is often a poet or a writer of religious #ooks in either poetry or

prose. )e en+oys #eauty and

aesthetics #ut is not always great at producing. The &ethod of healing for this type of

person would #e through faith and

prayer. The way of approaching "od would #e prayer and &editation that ai& at union

with "od.

The si8th ray is &oving out of incarnation at this ti&e. ts highest &anifestation was the

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aitreya. The si8th ray was &ade availa#le two or three thousand years ago #ecause

hu&anity was only at a

1ten4year4old stage1 of evolution. "iven this fact, the si8th ray was the perfect ray to take

hu&anity to the ne8t step.

)u&anity has &atured now and this ray is no longer useful. t is really #eing replaced

now with the seventh ray energy on

a large scale. The positive side of the si8th ray in our history focused hu&anity on

devoting itself to "od and to #eco&ing

o#edient to )i& and )is laws. t facilitated hu&anity:s co&ing out of a pattern that it was

stuck in. !t this present period

of history the si8th ray has a heavier energy #ecause its purpose has really #een

co&pleted. ! lot of the work in the si8th

depart&ent, which the aster Hesus heads, is a#out uniting the world:s religions.

!s the $arth &oves fully into the Dew !ge after the turn of the century, there will not #e

a focus of the si8th ray on $arth.

t will have co&pleted its service. ost churches in our world today are utiliing this

si8th ray energy in their services.

The si8th ray was also connected to devoting oneself to a guru, teacher or aster. n the

Dew !ge and seventh ray

cycle, the ideal will #e &ore to own one:s power and recognie one:s inherent e9uality

with the spiritual teachers, for all

are the eternal 'elf, in truth.

'o&e e8a&ples of si8th ray souls are Hohn Calvin, cister $ckhart, and 'aint Francis

%uthu&i3. 'aint Francis had a

si8th ray soul, a si8th ray &ind, and a si8th ray personality.


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The special virtues of the si8th ray person are devotion, single4&indedness, love,

tenderness, intuition, loyalty, and

reverence. The vices of this ray are selfishness and +ealous love, over4dependence on

others, partiality, self4deception,

sectarianis&, superstition, pre+udice, over4rapid conclusions, and fiery anger. The virtues

to #e ac9uired are strength,

self4sacrifice, purity, truth, tolerance, serenity, #alance, and co&&on sense.

The 'eventh Ray of Cere&onial 7rder and agic

The seventh ray energy is connected to the violet trans&uting fla&e. The head of the

seventh ray depart&ent is 'aint

"er&ain. This is the ray of the high priest of high priestess, the co&&unity organier, or

the court chaerlain. The &otto

of this type of person is 1get all things done decently and in order.1

t is 'aint "er&ain who is in a sense turning the key that is unlocking the new "olden

!ge on this planet. )e is using his

violet trans&uting fla&e to transfor& and trans&ute trou#le spots around the planet.

The seventh ray helps to integrate heaven and $arth and ground spirituality into the

physical &aterial world. t is the ray

of for&, and hence a person on this ray &akes the perfect sculptor. The coination of

the fourth ray and the seventh

ray would &ake the highest type of artist. Leonardo da (inci had a soul ray of four, a

personality ray of seven, a &ind

ray of seven, an e&otional #ody of four, a physical #ody of seven. )ere we have the

ulti&ate e8a&ple of *+whal:s

teaching.


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The literary work of the seventh ray person would #e re&arka#le. The seventh ray person

delights in cere&ony,

o#servances, ritual, processions and shows, reviews of troops and warships, genealogical

trees, and rules of precedence.

The unevolved seventh ray person is superstitious and will #e too influenced #y o&ens,

drea&s, and spiritualistic

pheno&ena. The &ore evolved seventh ray type is deter&ined always to do the right

thing and say the right thing at the

right &o&ent. )ence, he has great social success.

The seventh ray type of person approaches the spiritual path through the o#servance of

rules of practice and ritual and

can easily evoke the help of the ele&ental forces. )e also very &uch en+oys the practice

of disciplining and ordering

every aspect of his life in service to and in har&ony with "od.

The special virtues of the seventh ray person are strength, perseverance, courage,

courtesy, e8tre&e care in details, and

self4reliance. The vices of this ray type are for&alis&, #igotry, pride, narrowness,

superficial +udg&ents, and

over4indulgence. The virtues to #e ac9uired are realiation of unity, wide4&indedness,

tolerance, hu&ility, gentleness, and

love.

!nother e8a&ple of the seventh ray person is Dicolas Roerich, the channel for the

!scended aster $l orya, who

#rought forth the #ooks on !gni -ogi. )e had a seventh ray soul, a seventh ray

personality, a seventh ray &ind, and a

seventh ray #ody.


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The )igher Rays

n the early /A@0:s a divine dispensation of five higher rays were granted to this planet

#ecause of its i&pending

&ove&ent into the fourth di&ension and into the Dew !ge. These higher rays are

coinations of the first seven rays

with a touch of 'ource Light, or white Light, which gives the& a lu&inous 9uality.

any newly inco&ing soul e8tensions now have these higher rays in their ray structures.

7thers are now #eginning to

access the& in a very integrated &anner. They are wonderful rays, and highly

reco&&end that you call the& forth on a

regular #asis for personal and planetary healing.

!ll these rays co&e through our Planetary Logos, 'anat %u&ara. There are actually rays

#eyond these twelve that e8ist

in the universeG however, these are all that are planned for $arth at this ti&e. )elios, our

'olar Logos, directs the& to

'anat %u&ara who &akes the& availa#le to us.

The $ighth Ray

Ray nuer eight is a cleansing ray. t helps clean out those characteristics and 9ualities

within self that one no longer

needs and wants to get rid of. This ray has a green4violet lu&inosity. t is co&posed of

the fourth ray, the seventh ray,

and the fifth ray with a touch of white Light, all &i8ed together.

Before #ringing in the ne8t ray which #egins to attract on the #ody of Light, it is

i&portant that the four4#ody syste& #e


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clean and pure. The eighth ray is good for cleansing the su#conscious &ind. t helps to

raise one to a higher vi#ration

level and fre9uency.

The Dinth Ray

The &ain 9uality of the ninth ray is +oy. t is also the ray that attracts one:s full potentials.

t is the ray that #egins to attract

the #ody of Light. t also continues the cleansing process that the eighth ray started so

effectively. t is co&posed of the

first ray, the second ray, and white Light.

The color of this ray is greenish4#lue lu&inosity. The #ody of Light is a #eautiful,

&agnetic, transparent, white, lu&inous,

electrical, life4force4filled, rain#ow4like ro#e or #ody of energy that, ideally, one dons to

#egin each day. 7ver ti&e it

#eco&es integrated as a regular part of one:s #eing.

t is the ninth ray that is used to attract the #ody of Light. t is the tenth ray that allows it

to #e fully anchored it into one:s

#eing. Fully integrating and anchoring the #ody of Light is integral to the ascension

process.

The Tenth Ray

The tenth ray allows all the changes a person has #een seeking to &ake to #e locked in.

*ivinity is truly recognied when

one &editates on this ray. t has a pearlescent4colored lu&inosity. t helps to facilitate the

soul &erge e8perience. t helps

to code the pattern of divinity into the physical #ody.


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The tenth ray is a coination of the first, second, and third rays &i8ed with white Light.

t &ust #e understood here that

the $arth as a whole has a #ody of Light, also. !s each person anchors his individual

#ody of Light, this helps the $arth

other to anchor hers.

The tenth ray allows the oneness of self to #e e8perienced and allows the integration of

the yin and yang aspects within

self. The opportunity of the tenth ray is to fully realie the #ody of Light while still living

in a physical #ody.

n the past the #ody of Light has not #een accepted on the $arth and has lived in a higher

di&ension. ! person has to

refine and purify his #eing or raise his vi#ration to allow this integration to take place.

The #ody of Light is not the soul

itself, #ut it is the soul level that contains this aspect of self.

The #ody of Light is also connected to the &onadic level. 7ne can #egin to e8perience

this #efore taking the third

initiation. t will not #e co&pletely locked in until after this initiation. There is a

&editation at the end of this chapter to

facilitate the anchoring of the #ody of Light.

The $leventh Ray

This ray continues the process and is a #ridge to the Dew !ge. ts color is an orange4pink

lu&inosity. t helps one to get

in touch with *ivine love


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This ray is used to get to the Dew !ge, to &ove up to the ne8t level. 7ne can call this ray

in and #lanket oneself or a

particular area of the $arth that needs this i&pulse to &ove into the Dew !ge. This ray

has one of the &ost penetrating

yet #alanced types of energy &atri8. This ray cleans up anything that was &issed #y the

cleansing eighth ray.

The Twelfth Ray

The twelfth ray is the golden ray of the Dew !ge. This is the ray of anchoring the Christ

consciousness on $arth. t is the

su&&it of all the higher rays. *+whal %hul and (ywa&us have predicted that the Dew

!ge will officially #egin in /AA?.

The twelfth ray is a coination of all the rays with a sprinkling of white Light and

Christ consciousness.

$ven though it contains all eleven of the rays, the proportions are not all e8actly the

sa&e. For e8a&ple, there is less first

ray than there is second ray. There is also a little less si8th ray since this ray is now going

out of &anifestation.

The twelfth ray also facilitates inner realiations. f there is confusion a#out a situation

one can call this ray into

consciousness and into the entire situation and it will facilitate proper understanding of it.

The twelfth ray #rings in the highest invocation of the Dew !ge. n the Dew !ge, the

&ain focus will #e the twelfth ray. t

is the highest type of energy &ade availa#le to the $arth e8cept for the energy of the

ahat&a, the !vatar of 'ynthesis,

which is an even higher fre9uency. t is good to call on #oth of the& on a regular #asis.


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)ow to *eter&ine Personal Rays

The &ain way a person can find out what his rays are is #y careful e8a&ination of this

&aterial and #y using #oth the

rational and intuitive &inds. n con+unction with this a pendulu& can #e used to dou#le4

check left4#rain conclusions.

Thirdly, it is possi#le to have channelings fro& the !scended asters through a 9ualified

channel or fro& a 9ualified

psychic who can give you this infor&ation. would reco&&end using all three &ethods.

)ow to 5se the Rays

$ach of the twelve rays eodies a certain 9uality of energy. The idea now is to study

this &aterial and #eco&e fa&iliar

with the functioning of each ray. Then one can call forth whatever type of energy is

needed at any given &o&ent. f one

wants &ore will and power he calls forth the first ray. f he wants &ore love he calls forth

the second ray. f he wants

&ore devotion he calls forth the si8th ray. f he wants the violet trans&uting fla&e he

calls forth the seventh ray. f he

wants cleansing he calls forth the eighth ray. f he wants the #ody of Light he calls forth

the grand tenth ray. f he wants

Christ consciousness and the Dew !ge he calls for the twelfth ray. !ll a person has to do

is say, within the &ind or out

loud. 1 now call forth the twelfth ray.1 ! ray can #e called #y nuer, #y color, or #y

9uality of energy. For e8a&ple

one could say, 1 now call forth the golden ray.1 7ne could say, 1 now call forth the ray

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The energy and ray will flow in instantly, no &atter what a person:s level of evolution.

!ll she or he has to do is ask.

7ne can not only call forth the rays for oneself, one can call forth these rays for world

service work. t is not spiritually

per&issi#le to send a ray to another person unless one has his per&ission and he has

asked for it. 7ne can send rays,

however, to certain areas of the world for planetary healing. For e8a&ple, one &ight

consider sending the second ray of

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person, with his free choice, is serving his personality or his soul in ter&s of the ray:s

usage.

Ray ethods of Teaching Truth

Ray )igher e8pression; The science of states&anship and of govern&ent

Lower e8pression; odern diplo&acy and politics

Ray )igher e8pression; The process of initiation as taught #y the

)ierarchy of asters

Lower e8pression; Religion

Ray )igher e8pression; eans of co&&unication or interactionG radio,

telegraph, telephone, and &eans of transportation

Lower e8pression; The use and spread of &oney and gold

Ray ( )igher e8pression; The asonic work #ased on the for&ation of the

)ierarchy and related to Ray

Lower e8pression; !rchitectural constructionG &odern city planning

Ray ( )igher e8pression; The science of the soul, esoteric psychology

Lower e8pression; odern educational syste&s

Ray ( )igher e8pression; Christianity and diversified religionsG note relation

to Ray

Lower e8pression; Churches and religious organiations

Ray ( )igher e8pression; !ll for&s of white &agic

Lower e8pression; 'piritualis& in its lower aspects

The Rays and the Corresponding Professions

The following infor&ation shows each of the rays and the corresponding professions. t

&ust #e understood here that the

type of work one is involved in &ay change depending on whether one is polaried in the

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ray, or &onadic ray. This is why &any people &ove into a different profession later in

life.

Ray "overn&ent and politicsG international relations

Ray $ducation and teachingG writing, speaking, radio, T(

Ray Finance, trade, #usiness and econo&ics

Ray ( 'ociologyG race and culture cooperation and conciliationG the arts

Ray ( 'ciencesG including &edicine and psychology

Ray ( Religion, ideology, philosophy

Ray ( 'tructuring of society, ordering of power through cere&ony, protocol and

ritual

The Chakras !ssociated with $ach Ray

The Crown Center Ray Ray of Will or Power

The !+na Center Ray ( Ray of Concrete %nowledge

The Throat Center Ray Ray of !ctive ntelligence

The )eart Center Ray Ray of Love


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=. The particular racial ray, the ray that deter&ines the !ryan race

>. The rays that govern any particular cycle

?. The national ray, or that ray influence which is peculiarly influencing a

particular nation

@. The ray of the &onad

E. The ray of the soul

A. The ray of the personality

/0. The rays governing;

a. The &ental #ody

#. The e&otional or astral #ody

c. The physical #ody

The Rays and the 'olar 'yste&

n occult thought it is understood that there are seven progressive solar syste&s that

incarnated personalities evolve

through. Personalities on $arth are evolving through the second solar syste&. The first

solar syste& operated under the

third ray. The current solar syste& operates under the second ray. The ne8t solar syste&

will operate under the first ray.

n regard to this solar syste&, the seven rays e&anate and are e8pressions of seven great

lives eodied #y the seven

stars in the constellation of the "reat Bear. 'ince this solar syste&, governed #y )elios, is

a second ray syste&, the other

si8 rays are really su#rays of the cos&ic second ray.

The rays fro& the seven stars of the "reat Bear reach the sun #y way of the twelve

constellations. $ach ray trans&its its

energy through three of the constellations and reaches the $arth through one of the seven

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seven solar syste&s in the galactic sector of which $arth and its solar syste& are a part.

The Rays and the Planets

The following list shows the eight sacred planets and the rays they are associated with.

'acred status as a planet occurs

when the Planetary Logos takes his third cos&ic initiation.

'acred Planets and Their Rays

$arthI Ray (

(ulcan Ray

ercury Ray (

(enus Ray (

Hupiter Ray

'aturn Ray

Deptune Ray (

5ranus Ray (

The Don4'acred Planets and Their Rays

ars Ray (

$arthI Ray

Pluto Ray

The oon veiling a Ray (

hidden planet3

The 'un veiling a Ray

hidden planet3

IThere has now #een a slight ad+ust&ent in this understanding that was #rought forth in

the !lice Bailey &aterial, given


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the fact that $arth has now #eco&e a sacred planet.

The Rays and *i&ensions of Reality

The ne8t ta#ulation shows the seven rays and the plane or di&ension of reality each is

connected with. *+whal %hul has

delineated seven di&ensions of reality that hu&anity is working through on what is called

the cos&ic physical plane.

There are also seven cos&is di&ensions. The seven di&ensions listed here are the seven

su#planes of the cos&is

physical, as descri#ed in the !lice Bailey #ook, $soteric Psychology.

Ray Will or Power Plane of divinity

Ray Love@> !.*.

Ray n &anifestation since /=2> !.*.

Ray ( To co&e slowly into &anifestation after 202> !.*.

Ray ( n &anifestation since /@@> !.*.

Ray ( Passing rapidly out of &anifestation. t #egan to pass out in

/?2> !.*.


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Ray ( n &anifestation since /?@> !.*.

The Rays and Their ethod of *evelop&ent

The following chart fro& the !lice Bailey #ook on esoteric healing shows the seven rays

and their &ethods of

develop&ent. !lso shown are the planets as descri#ed #y !nnie Besant, the for&er head

of the Theosophical 'ociety.

Characteristics ethods of*evelop&ent Planet

Ray Will or Power Ra+a -oga 5ranus

Ray Wisdo&Balancentuition Ra+a -oga ercury

Ray )igher ind $8actitude in Thought)igher athe&aticsPhilosophy (enus

Ray ( Conflict ntensity of 'truggle 'aturn

Ray ( Lower ind $8actitude in !ction The oon

Ray ( *evotion Bhakti -ogaDecessity for an 7#+ect ars

Ray ( Cere&onial 7rder Cere&ony7#servancesControl over Forces of Dature Hupiter

The 'even Types of People and the ain *ivisions of )u&anity

What &akes people so different fro& one anotherJ Why does one person #eco&e an

artist, another an accountant,

another a #usinessperson, and another a priestJ *+whal %hul has elucidated five &ain

categories that &ake people the

way they are.

/. ! person:s 1racial division1G in other words, is he a Le&urian type, an !tlantean type,

an !ryan root race type, or a

eruvian typeJ

2. The twelve astrological groups which greatly affect a person:s focus in life.


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6. Whether one is unawakened, awakened to his individuality, awakened to the soul,

and. The last category that deter&ines what type of consciousness a person has is the seven

&ain ray types. These are;

a3 The power type full of will and governing capacity

#3 The love type full of love and fusing power

c3 The active type full of action and &anipulating energy

d3 The artistic type full of the sense of #eauty and creative aspiration

e3 The scientific type full of the idea of cause and resultsG &athe&atical

f3 The devotee type full of idealis&

g3 The #usiness type full of organiing powerG given to ritualistic cere&ony

The Five "roups of 'ouls

*+whal %hul, in his writings through !lice Bailey, has delineated five groups of souls

that hu&anity falls into. 'o&e of the

places the souls originated fro& &ay surprise you.

/. Le&urian egos, our true $arth hu&anity

2. $gos that ca&e in with !tlantis

6. oon chain egos fro& the &oon

=. $gos fro& other planets

>. Rare and advanced egos awaiting incarnation.


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Ray -ellow ....................... !ctive ntelligence, Power to anifest, Power to

$volve, ental llu&ination, Perseverance,

Philosophical Bent, 7rganiation, Clear4indedness, Perfectionis&

Ray ( $&erald "reen .......... )ar&ony through Conflict, Purity, Beauty,

!rtistic *evelop&ent

Ray ( 7range ....................... Concrete 'cience, Research, %een ntellect,

!ttention to *etail, Truthfulness

Ray ( ndigo ........................ *evotion, dealis&, Religiosity

Ray ( (iolet ......................... Cere&onial 7rder, Ritual, agic, *iplo&acy,

Tact, the (iolet Fla&e, Physicalness and "round

'pirit, 7rder, *iscipline

Ray ( 'eafoa& "reen .......... The )igher Cleansing Ray

Ray K Blue4"reen ................ Hoy, !ttraction of the Body of Light

Ray K Pearlescent ................ The !nchoring of the Body of Light, nviting of the 'oul

erge

Ray K Pink47range ...............The Bridge to the Dew !ge

Ray K "old ...........................The !nchoring of the Dew !ge and Christ

Consciousness

'u&&ation

For those who want to study this &aterial in real depth, would reco&&end reading the

three !lice Bailey #ooks on this

su#+ect; $soteric Psychology, (olu&es 7ne and Two, and The Rays and the nitiations.

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