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Class 2 Working with the Twelve Planetary Rays
Take turns reading chapter 10, "Esoteric Psychology and the Science of the Twelve Rays," in The Complete Ascension Manual (Vol. I). Take time for sharing and discussion. Take a break. Play the audio-tape meditation, "Ultimate Cosmic Ray Meditation," or lead it, beginning on page 31. Take time for sharing. Do the closing. Social time. The Complete Ascension Manual (Vol. I) The seven rays are the first differentiation of God in manifestation and they provide the entire field of His expression in manifested form. The seven rays are embodiments of seven types of force which demonstrate seven qualities of God. These seven qualities have a sevenfold effect upon matter and form in all parts of God's infinite universe. The seven great rays are embodiments of seven great beings. These are: 1. The Lord of Power or Will The rays are, in truth, quite a complex subject and there are many ways of and frames of reference for understanding them. The study of the rays is almost an unknown science in our world. I am a serious student of the field and have been involved with just about every religion and mystery school on the planet, but it was only when I read the Alice Bailey books on esoteric psychology that the profound significance of the rays came to my awareness. The rays are even more important than astrology, yet what I am going to share with you in this chapter is not talked about by those involved in 99.99% of the spiritual paths on Earth. The understanding of the rays may be the single most important spiritual science for understanding oneself and the world as a whole. It is these rays that govern all of creation. The Rays of Aspect and the Rays of Attribute Djwhal Khul, in his writings, has divided the seven great rays into two categories called the rays of aspect and the rays of attribute. Rays of Aspect: 1st ray of Power, Will or Purpose Rays of Attribute: 4th ray of Harmony through Conflict, Beauty or Art The Ray of Structure Every soul extension who incarnates onto the Earth plane is made up of six rays. Everyone has a separate ray for the monad, soul, personality, mind, emotions, and physical body. The monadic ray and soul ray are basically the same throughout all of the person's incarnations. The rest of the rays can change from lifetime to lifetime. Every incarnated personality is found upon one of these seven rays. Soul extensions with soul rays found upon the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rays must blend with the first three major rays after they pass the third initiation. However, the monadic ray of every incarnated personality is one of the first three rays. In the unevolved person, the rays of the physical, emotional, and mental bodies dominate. As the person develops a more self-actualized personality, then the personality ray becomes dominant and the three body rays become subordinated to it. As the person continues to evolve he begins to become polarized in the soul. A battle occurs between the lower self and the higher self, or between personality ray and the soul ray. As the soul ray begins to dominate and win this battle, and the disciple begins to gain self-mastery over the personality, then the personality ray becomes subordinate to the soul ray. The process continues until, after the third initiation, the monadic ray begins to pour in. As the disciple learns to become polarized in the monad, the soul ray becomes subordinate to the monadic ray. Now each of the seven groups of souls is responsive to the ray of the Planetary Logos (Sanat Kumara) who is on the third ray. In truth, we are all on a subray of his ray, just as he is on a subray of the Solar Logos (Helios) who is on the second ray. Helios is on a subray of the Galactic Logos, and the Galactic Logos is on a subray of the Universal Logos (Melchizedek). This process continues all the way back to the Godhead. All of creation is on a subray of the Godhead. Each level is stepped down in hierarchical fashion. People who are on the same ray tend to see things in a similar fashion. This can change, however, depending on which ray and initiation they are identified with. Two people during college may both have fourth ray personalities and hence have a lot in common. 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. People who have a two, four, or six ray structure usually tend to be more introverted and spiritually focused. People with a one, three, five, or seven ray structure tend to be more extroverted and focused on form and the concrete world level. When a soul extension is two-thirds along his or her spiritual path, the soul ray begins to govern the personality. It is to the benefit of every aspirant and disciple to try to come to an understanding of the six rays that make up his spiritual constitution. The personality ray finds its major activity in the physical body. The soul ray finds its specific influence in the astral body. The monadic ray finds its specific influence in the mental body. The personality ray causes the attitude of separateness. The soul ray facilitates the attitude of group consciousness and detachment from the form side of life. The monadic ray can be felt only after the third initiation and brings in the will aspect of the Creator. These rays have an incredibly powerful effect on every human being's life. The physical body ray greatly determines the features of the physical body. The rays determine the quality of the emotional body and greatly affect the nature of the mind. The rays predispose every person to certain strengths and certain weaknesses. Certain attitudes of mind are easy for one ray type and extremely difficult for another. This is why the incarnating personality changes ray structure from life to life until all qualities are developed and demonstrated. Given these facts, a knowledge of the rays is absolutely essential to knowing thyself, and such knowledge is also essential to the entire field of psychology. What is absolutely mind-blowing is that in the field of psychology on the Earth today, there is absolutely no understanding of the rays. That is one of the many reasons psychology is not very effective at this time. The reason the rays are not understood is that there is almost no understanding of the soul. Of all the forms of psychology taught in schools and practised by licensed professionals, 98% are separated and cut off from soul and monadic levels of consciousness. The new wave of the future will be the study of transpersonal, or spiritual, psychology. (I would recommend reading my book on this subject called Soul Psychology.) It is not only people who have rays. Countries, cities, groups, and organizations also have rays. Usually, however, these are limited to just a soul ray and a personality ray. Most of the countries on Earth, for example, are still operating out of their personality rays. When the soul ray is able to focus fully through an individual then the disciple is ready to take the third initiation. The personality ray is then occultly extinguished. The dweller on the threshold has been subjugated and mastered. It is the soul that chooses the rays for incarnated soul extensions, or personalities, each lifetime. Each ray works primarily through one chakra. A knowledge of ray structure provides great insight in one's character, strengths, and weaknesses, in the same way an accurate astrological horoscope can. The study of esoteric psychology and the science of the twelve rays is as important as the study of astrology. In truth, it may even be more important, given the fact that the rays, on a more cosmic level, even affect, influence, and predate the creation of stars and constellations throughout God's infinite universe. It is important to understand that a person can utilize all the rays whether he has them in his ray structure or not. One can call forth any of the twelve rays and their qualities for personal and planetary service. An Analysis of the Twelve Rays The first ray is an energy of will, power, and drive. It is connected with vitality, initiative, thrust. It breaks down the old and makes way for the new. It is a very dynamic energy. The color of this ray is red. Those upon this ray have a strong personal power that can be used for good or evil. The first ray people will always come to the front in whatever line they are working upon. They will be at the head of their professions. They are born leaders. The first ray people who are not tempered by the love/wisdom of the second ray can be extremely cruel and hard. The literary works of first ray people would be strong and powerful, but these people often care little for style or finish in their works. Examples of this type of person would be Luther, Carlyle, Walt Whitman. The approach to the spiritual path is through sheer force of will. The first ray people make excellent commanders and chiefs. Examples are
Napoleon, Winston Churchill, General George Patton, General Douglas MacArthur,
Indira Gandhi, Christopher Columbus (Saint Germain). The first ray is helpful when one is traumatized by his emotions; he can use the will energy to pull himself out of it. Wearing clothing of red can attune one to this energy. This is a very powerful ray and must be used with caution and in the appropriate amount. Most people need a much smaller amount of first ray invocation than that of the other rays. The color red will intensify whatever condition already exists. The first ray will create an almost instant effect. All one usually needs is a little bit. The negative manifestations of the first ray would be seen in the example of wars on the planet. The first and second rays would form a good team to counteract such negative manifestations. A person with a first ray mind would be very direct and intensely focused. A first ray emotional body would be very powerful, with intense emotional reactions. A first ray body tends to be tall, strongly built, and large-boned. Military men and policemen are often first ray. A first ray body wills its way through anything. He would make a good football player. A first ray personality might be a little harsh. Other famous people who were of the first ray were Hercules, Rama, Mao Tse Tung, Abraham Lincoln, and Janet McClure (founder of The Tibetan Foundation). The special virtues of the first ray are strength, courage, steadfastness, truthfulness, fearlessness, powerful ruling, capacity to grasp great questions in a large-minded way, and ability to handle people. The vices of this ray are pride, ambition, wilfulness, hardness, arrogance, desire to control others, obstinacy, and anger. The virtues to be acquired are tenderness, humility, sympathy, tolerance, and patience. The Second Ray of Love/Wisdom This ray embodies the Divine quality of love and desire for pure knowledge and absolute truth. The color it embodies is a deep intense blue. People on this ray are very loving, allowing, considerate, friendly, and responsible. The second ray soul is usually a teacher or possibly an architect because of this ray's strong conceptual ability. This type of person has great tact and foresight. He would make an excellent ambassador, school teacher, or head of a college. This type of person has the ability to impress the true view of things on other people and make them see things as he does. The second ray type would make an excellent artist as long as he would seek to teach art. This ray type is highly intuitive. He is not rash or impulsive. If anything, he might be slow to act. The method of approach to the path would come through close and earnest study of the teachings until they become so much a part of the person that they are no longer intellectual knowledge but rather a rule of spiritual living. A second ray mind would be very receptive. This type is not that common, however. A second ray emotional body would be very peaceful, stable, and mature. A second ray physical body is rather unusual, although more will be incarnating in the future. These types of physical bodies are usually small and delicately made. They are very refined and sensitive. Every ray type has a higher and lower aspect. The lower type of second ray person would be trying to acquire knowledge for selfish purposes, and not for selfless service of humankind. The lower self would lead them into suspicion, coldness, and hardness. They are often over-absorbed in study and have contempt for the mental limitations of others. Their special virtues are calmness, strength, patience, endurance, love of truth, faithfulness, intuition, clear intelligence, and serene temper. Their virtues to be acquired are love, compassion, unselfishness, and energy. It is also to be remembered that all souls incarnated on this planet are connected with the second ray because we live in a second ray solar system. The second ray is the ray our Solar Logos, Helios, operates on. Other solar systems are on different rays. All the other rays are subrays of this great cosmic second ray. The Lord Maitreya and the Buddha were both on the second ray, as were most of the great world teachers. Djwhal Khul is a second ray teacher as is his teacher, the Master Kuthumi. The Third Ray of Active Intelligence This is the ray of the abstract thinker, the philosopher and metaphysician. The people on this ray would be highly imaginative and excellent at higher mathematics. They are idealistic dreamers and theorists. They are able to see every side of a question in a very clear manner. One of their main characteristics is their perseverance. They have an ability to hold on to something and not let go until completion, even if it should take a whole lifetime. Members of the third department are the organizers of the Hierarchy. They are the souls both in and out of incarnations who "get things done." Their method of approach to the spiritual path is through deep philosophic and metaphysical work until realization is reached. Thomas Edison was one outstanding example of a third ray type. Others were Eleanor Roosevelt, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Ernest Holmes. Third ray types are very often perfectionists. They may ignore everything but their pet projects which they will do with great precision. They tend to be independent. On the negative side, they have the potential to try to make everyone partake of their own perceptions. They are very focused, concrete, logical, clear-minded, and organized; however, they are not always aware of consequences. One of their great abilities is to be able to hold on to the thought of perfection and true divinity and not veer from this course until it is realized. The special virtues of the third ray person are wide views on all abstract questions, sincerity of purpose, clear intellect, capacity for concentration on philosophic studies, patience, caution, and an absence of the tendency to worry over small matters. The vices of this ray are intellectual pride, coldness, isolation, inaccuracy in details, absent-mindedness, obstinacy, selfishness, and too much criticism of others. The virtues to be acquired are sympathy, tolerance, devotion, accuracy, energy, and common sense. The Fourth Ray of Harmony through Conflict This ray has been called the "ray of struggle." As with all the rays it has a lower and higher aspect. When this ray is governed by the lower self, then conflict and havoc ensue. When governed by the higher self, harmony occurs. The fourth ray is connected with the emotional body and the solar plexus chakra. It is also very connected with physical existence. The fourth ray has a very reflective quality which, in a sense, forces one to look at what one hasn't finished or completed yet. In this sense it reacts rather like a mirror. The color of this ray is emerald green. This ray is also very connected with the arts. Some of the most beautiful art, music, and sculpture on this planet has been created by people of the higher aspect of this ray. Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci, Richard Strauss, and Rubens all had a great deal of fourth ray energy. Mozart, believe it or not, had a soul, personality, mind, and emotional body that were all of the fourth ray in that incarnation. The danger of this ray is the possibility of getting too entangled in the emotional body, which most 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 more mental in nature. The fourth ray type of person needs these for balance. Djwhal Khul has also told us that this ray seems to have an equal balance of the qualities described in the East as rajas (activity) and tamas (inertia). The average person lives in mortal combat between these two energies until soul infusion and soul merger are achieved. Examples of this type are Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. They had great artistic ability but weren't balanced with the mental, emotional, and soul aspects, which caused greatness on one level but great torment on another. The fourth ray person often lives on an emotional roller coaster until evenness of mind and equality can be achieved. The study of the Bha-gavad-Gita would provide a good teaching model for the fourth ray person. Since the fourth ray people are so connected to the Earth and aesthetics, they often have a hard time meditating and getting up into the spiritual area. Fourth ray types are often very focused on a lot of physical activities such as hiking, mountain climbing, horseback riding, driving of vehicles, and relating to animals. This is fine as long as it is balanced with the proper heavenly and spiritual integration. One of the dangers of fourth ray people is that they can tend to be manipulative. They often like everyone to experience the same focus in life that they have. It is essential for the fourth ray types to dedicate their lives to their spiritual path. If not, they tend to be manic-depressive. The method of approach on the spiritual path will be through self-control which leads to evenness of mind and equilibrium of the warring forces of their nature. The special virtues of the fourth ray type are strong affections, sympathy, physical courage, generosity, and quickness of intellect and perception. The vices of the fourth ray are self-centeredness, worrying, inaccuracy, lack of moral courage, strong passions, indolence, and extravagance. The virtues to be acquired are serenity, confidence, self-control, purity, unselfishness, accuracy, and mental and moral balance. The Fifth Ray of the Concrete Mind This is the ray of science and research. The person of this ray has a keen intellect and likes great accuracy of detail. This ray is connected with the mental body. Many people, at this time in our history, are stuck in the mental body and have not allowed themselves to open to their intuition and soul body. This is a danger of this ray type. Being stuck in the mind prevents a person from being interested in esoteric studies. Once the fifth ray person opens to the spiritual path and begins to study in this area, he is able to understand it much better than some of the other ray types. The fifth ray is very important on the Earth at this time. People who are more emotionally based tend to be cut off from fifth ray energy. They have not learned how to use this energy to balance their emotional bodies. On the other side of the coin, the fifth ray type must learn how to shut off the mind at times, also. For this reason meditation is extremely important for this type. The color of this ray is orange. The fifth ray person is extremely truthful and full of knowledge and facts. The danger here is of becoming pedantic and too focused on the most trivial details. It is the ray of the great chemist, the practical electrician, the first-rate engineer, the great surgeon, or the head of some special technical department. An 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 ultimate conclusions. This type of person can thrust to the very heart of a matter. A fifth ray mind can probe any learning experience and dig out the very essence of it. The third ray person has a very excellent mind, but does not have the ability 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 be a lot of New Age churches. These churches are connected with the "new thought" movement which is a strength of the fifth ray. The hope of the Hierarchy is that the tremendous amount of fifth ray energy on the planet now will lead people into the core and essence of things, which is ultimately the soul and spirit. In this sense the fifth ray is helping to focus the New Age. The fifth ray puts the focus of the mind there, and the seventh ray and higher rays ground it and cause the activity. Another one of the qualities in the pattern of the fifth ray that many people are not aware of is unconditional love. This is because the fifth ray accesses the higher mental body which is the realm of the soul. The fifth ray helps in the process of finding balance and integration within the psyche. The special virtues of the fifth ray include the making of strictly accurate statements, justice, common sense, uprightness, independence, and keen intellect. The vices of the fifth ray are harsh criticism, narrowness, arrogance, unforgiving temper, lack of sympathy and reverence, and prejudice. The virtues to be acquired are reverence, devotion, sympathy, love, and wide-mindedness. The Sixth Ray of Devotion The sixth ray is the ray of devotion and idealism. The person on this ray is full of religious fervor. Everything is seen as either perfect or intolerable. It is an emotionally based ray that is also very connected with the subconscious mind. Its color is indigo. It has the ability to help individuals go beyond a mere Earth-oriented focus. This type of person also needs to have a personal god or incarnation of a deity to adore and devote himself to. The higher type of person on this ray becomes a saint. The lower, personality-based type of person becomes the worst kind of bigot and fanatic. The fundamentalist Christians are very connected to this ray. All religious wars and crusades have originated from the misuse of this ray. The person on this ray is often very gentle but can move into intense anger and wrathfulness quite easily. He will give up his life for his chosen ideal of devotion. This type of person, as a soldier, would hate fighting except if roused to battle over some great cause he believed in; if this is the case he will fight like a man possessed. The sixth ray type makes a great preacher and orator but a poor statesperson and businessperson. The sixth ray person is often a poet or a writer of religious books in either poetry or prose. He enjoys beauty and aesthetics but is not always great at producing. The method of healing for this type of person would be through faith and prayer. The way of approaching God would be prayer and meditation that aim at union with God. The sixth ray is moving out of incarnation at this time. Its highest manifestation was the life of Jesus Christ and the Lord Maitreya. The sixth ray was made available two or three thousand years ago because humanity was only at a "ten-year-old stage" of evolution. Given this fact, the sixth ray was the perfect ray to take humanity to the next step. Humanity has matured now and this ray is no longer useful. It is really being replaced now with the seventh ray energy on a large scale. The positive side of the sixth ray in our history focused humanity on devoting itself to God and to becoming obedient to Him and His laws. It facilitated humanity's coming out of a pattern that it was stuck in. At this present period of history the sixth ray has a heavier energy because its purpose has really been completed. A lot of the work in the sixth department, which the Master Jesus heads, is about uniting the world's religions. As the Earth moves fully into the New Age after the turn of the century, there will not be a focus of the sixth ray on Earth. It will have completed its service. Most churches in our world today are utilizing this sixth ray energy in their services. The sixth ray was also connected to devoting oneself to a guru, teacher or Master. In the New Age and seventh ray cycle, the ideal will be more to own one's power and recognize one's inherent equality with the spiritual teachers, for all are the eternal Self, in truth. Some examples of sixth ray souls are John Calvin, Mcister Eckhart, and Saint Francis (Kuthumi). Saint Francis had a sixth ray soul, a sixth ray mind, and a sixth ray personality. The special virtues of the sixth ray person are devotion, single-mindedness, love, tenderness, intuition, loyalty, and reverence. The vices of this ray are selfishness and jealous love, over-dependence on others, partiality, self-deception, sectarianism, superstition, prejudice, over-rapid conclusions, and fiery anger. The virtues to be acquired are strength, self-sacrifice, purity, truth, tolerance, serenity, balance, and common sense. The Seventh Ray of Ceremonial Order and Magic The seventh ray energy is connected to the violet transmuting flame. The head of the seventh ray department is Saint Germain. This is the ray of the high priest of high priestess, the community organizer, or the court chamberlain. The motto of this type of person is "get all things done decently and in order." It is Saint Germain who is in a sense turning the key that is unlocking the new Golden Age on this planet. He is using his violet transmuting flame to transform and transmute trouble spots around the planet. The seventh ray helps to integrate heaven and Earth and ground spirituality into the physical material world. It is the ray of form, and hence a person on this ray makes the perfect sculptor. The combination of the fourth ray and the seventh ray would make the highest type of artist. Leonardo da Vinci had a soul ray of four, a personality ray of seven, a mind ray of seven, an emotional body of four, a physical body of seven. Here we have the ultimate example of Djwhal's teaching. The literary work of the seventh ray person would be remarkable. The seventh ray person delights in ceremony, observances, ritual, processions and shows, reviews of troops and warships, genealogical trees, and rules of precedence. The unevolved seventh ray person is superstitious and will be too influenced by omens, dreams, and spiritualistic phenomena. The more evolved seventh ray type is determined always to do the right thing and say the right thing at the right moment. Hence, he has great social success. The seventh ray type of person approaches the spiritual path through the observance of rules of practice and ritual and can easily evoke the help of the elemental forces. He also very much enjoys the practice of disciplining and ordering every aspect of his life in service to and in harmony with God. The special virtues of the seventh ray person are strength, perseverance, courage, courtesy, extreme care in details, and self-reliance. The vices of this ray type are formalism, bigotry, pride, narrowness, superficial judgments, and over-indulgence. The virtues to be acquired are realization of unity, wide-mindedness, tolerance, humility, gentleness, and love. Another example of the seventh ray person is Nicolas Roerich, the channel for the Ascended Master El Morya, who brought forth the books on Agni Yogi. He had a seventh ray soul, a seventh ray personality, a seventh ray mind, and a seventh ray body. The Higher Rays In the early 1970's a divine dispensation of five higher rays were granted to this planet because of its impending movement into the fourth dimension and into the New Age. These higher rays are combinations of the first seven rays with a touch of Source Light, or white Light, which gives them a luminous quality. Many newly incoming soul extensions now have these higher rays in their ray structures. Others are now beginning to access them in a very integrated manner. They are wonderful rays, and I highly recommend that you call them forth on a regular basis for personal and planetary healing. All these rays come through our Planetary Logos, Sanat Kumara. There are actually rays beyond these twelve that exist in the universe; however, these are all that are planned for Earth at this time. Helios, our Solar Logos, directs them to Sanat Kumara who makes them available to us. The Eighth Ray Ray number eight is a cleansing ray. It helps clean out those characteristics and qualities within self that one no longer needs and wants to get rid of. This ray has a green-violet luminosity. It is composed of the fourth ray, the seventh ray, and the fifth ray with a touch of white Light, all mixed together. Before bringing in the next ray which begins to attract on the body of Light, it is important that the four-body system be clean and pure. The eighth ray is good for cleansing the subconscious mind. It helps to raise one to a higher vibration level and frequency. The Ninth Ray The main quality of the ninth ray is joy. It is also the ray that attracts one's full potentials. It is the ray that begins to attract the body of Light. It also continues the cleansing process that the eighth ray started so effectively. It is composed of the first ray, the second ray, and white Light. The color of this ray is greenish-blue luminosity. The body of Light is a beautiful, magnetic, transparent, white, luminous, electrical, life-force-filled, rainbow-like robe or body of energy that, ideally, one dons to begin each day. Over time it becomes integrated as a regular part of one's being. It is the ninth ray that is used to attract the body of Light. It is the tenth ray that allows it to be fully anchored it into one's being. Fully integrating and anchoring the body of Light is integral to the ascension process. The Tenth Ray The tenth ray allows all the changes a person has been seeking to make to be locked in. Divinity is truly recognized when one meditates on this ray. It has a pearlescent-colored luminosity. It helps to facilitate the soul merge experience. It helps to code the pattern of divinity into the physical body. The tenth ray is a combination of the first, second, and third rays mixed with white Light. It must be understood here that the Earth as a whole has a body of Light, also. As each person anchors his individual body of Light, this helps the Earth Mother to anchor hers. The tenth ray allows the oneness of self to be experienced and allows the integration of the yin and yang aspects within self. The opportunity of the tenth ray is to fully realize the body of Light while still living in a physical body. In the past the body of Light has not been accepted on the Earth and has lived in a higher dimension. A person has to refine and purify his being or raise his vibration to allow this integration to take place. The body of Light is not the soul itself, but it is the soul level that contains this aspect of self. The body of Light is also connected to the monadic level. One can begin to experience this before taking the third initiation. It will not be completely locked in until after this initiation. There is a meditation at the end of this chapter to facilitate the anchoring of the body of Light. The Eleventh Ray This ray continues the process and is a bridge to the New Age. Its color is an orange-pink luminosity. It helps one to get in touch with Divine love/wisdom. It is a combination of the first ray, the second ray, the fifth ray, and white Source Light. This ray is used to get to the New Age, to move up to the next level. One can call this ray in and blanket oneself or a particular area of the Earth that needs this impulse to move into the New Age. This ray has one of the most penetrating yet balanced types of energy matrix. This ray cleans up anything that was missed by the cleansing eighth ray. The Twelfth Ray The twelfth ray is the golden ray of the New Age. This is the ray of anchoring the Christ consciousness on Earth. It is the summit of all the higher rays. Djwhal Khul and Vywamus have predicted that the New Age will officially begin in 1996. The twelfth ray is a combination of all the rays with a sprinkling of white Light and Christ consciousness. Even though it contains all eleven of the rays, the proportions are not all exactly the same. For example, there is less first ray than there is second ray. There is also a little less sixth ray since this ray is now going out of manifestation. The twelfth ray also facilitates inner realizations. If there is confusion about 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 brings in the highest invocation of the New Age. In the New Age, the main focus will be the twelfth ray. It is the highest type of energy made available to the Earth except for the energy of the Mahatma, the Avatar of Synthesis, which is an even higher frequency. It is good to call on both of them on a regular basis. How to Determine Personal Rays The main way a person can find out what his rays are is by careful examination of this material and by using both the rational and intuitive minds. In conjunction with this a pendulum can be used to double-check left-brain conclusions. Thirdly, it is possible to have channelings from the Ascended Masters through a qualified channel or from a qualified psychic who can give you this information. I would recommend using all three methods. How to Use the Rays Each of the twelve rays embodies a certain quality of energy. The idea now is to study this material and become familiar with the functioning of each ray. Then one can call forth whatever type of energy is needed at any given moment. If one wants more will and power he calls forth the first ray. If he wants more love he calls forth the second ray. If he wants more devotion he calls forth the sixth ray. If he wants the violet transmuting flame he calls forth the seventh ray. If he wants cleansing he calls forth the eighth ray. If he wants the body of Light he calls forth the grand tenth ray. If he wants Christ consciousness and the New Age he calls for the twelfth ray. All a person has to do is say, within the mind or out loud. "I now call forth the twelfth ray." A ray can be called by number, by color, or by quality of energy. For example one could say, "I now call forth the golden ray." One could say, "I now call forth the ray of love/wisdom." One can use any one of these methods or a combination of them. A combination might be, "I now call forth the golden twelfth ray." The energy and ray will flow in instantly, no matter what a person's level of evolution. All she or he has to do is ask. One can not only call forth the rays for oneself, one can call forth these rays for world service work. It is not spiritually permissible to send a ray to another person unless one has his permission and he has asked for it. One can send rays, however, to certain areas of the world for planetary healing. For example, one might consider sending the second ray of love/wisdom into Bosnia or the Middle East. An area of the world might need the violet transmuting flame or any of the higher rays. The only two rays that are not appropriate to send for planetary healing would be the first ray and the fourth ray. These should be used only under the direction of an Ascended Master. The first ray is very explosive and has a destructive quality that could be misused. The fourth ray of harmony through conflict is one most people are not currently dealing with very effectively. It is an emotionally based ray that, when guided by the personality or negative ego, creates nothing but more conflict and havoc. Aside from these restrictions one is really free to use his intuition and imagination in this regard. All the higher rays (rays eight through twelve) are excellent for personal and planetary service. The next tabulation I would like to share from the Alice Bailey book on esoteric psychology deals with the higher and lower expressions of each ray. Just as each of the astrological signs under which a person is born has a higher and lower expression, so the same is true of each of the seven rays. Which one is being expressed is governed by whether a person, with his free choice, is serving his personality or his soul in terms of the ray's usage. Ray Methods of Teaching Truth Ray I Higher expression: The science of statesmanship and of government The Rays and the Corresponding Professions The following information shows each of the rays and the corresponding professions. It must be understood here that the type of work one is involved in may change depending on whether one is polarized in the body ray, personality ray, soul ray, or monadic ray. This is why many people move into a different profession later in life. Ray I Government and politics; international relations The Chakras Associated with Each Ray The Crown Center Ray I Ray of Will or Power The Rays Affecting Humanity To demonstrate the enormous influence of the rays on individual lives, the following list shows all the different rays that are influencing everyone. 1. The ray of the solar system The Rays and the Solar System In occult thought it is understood that there are seven progressive solar
systems that incarnated personalities evolve through. Personalities on
Earth are evolving through the second solar system. The first solar system
operated under the third ray. The current solar system operates under
the second ray. The next solar system will operate under the first ray.
The rays from the seven stars of the Great Bear reach the sun by way of the twelve constellations. Each ray transmits its energy through three of the constellations and reaches the Earth through one of the seven sacred planets. There are also seven solar systems in the galactic sector of which Earth and its solar system are a part. The Rays and the Planets The following list shows the eight sacred planets and the rays they are associated with. Sacred status as a planet occurs when the Planetary Logos takes his third cosmic initiation. Sacred Planets and Their Rays Earth* Ray IV The Non-Sacred Planets and Their Rays Mars Ray VI *There has now been a slight adjustment in this understanding that was brought forth in the Alice Bailey material, given the fact that Earth has now become a sacred planet. The Rays and Dimensions of Reality The next tabulation shows the seven rays and the plane or dimension of reality each is connected with. Djwhal Khul has delineated seven dimensions of reality that humanity is working through on what is called the cosmic physical plane. There are also seven cosmis dimensions. The seven dimensions listed here are the seven subplanes of the cosmis physical, as described in the Alice Bailey book, Esoteric Psychology. Ray I Will or Power Plane of divinity The Rays that Are in and out Of Manifestation The next tabulation shows which rays are currently active in a planetary sense. Ray I Not in manifestation The Rays and Their Method of Development The following chart from the Alice Bailey book on esoteric healing shows the seven rays and their methods of development. Also shown are the planets as described by Annie Besant, the former head of the Theosophical Society. Characteristics Methods ofDevelopment Planet
What makes people so different from one another? Why does one person become an artist, another an accountant, another a businessperson, and another a priest? Djwhal Khul has elucidated five main categories that make people the way they are. 1. A person's "racial division"; in other words, is he a Lemurian
type, an Atlantean type, an Aryan root race type, or a Meruvian type? The Five Groups of Souls Djwhal Khul, in his writings through Alice Bailey, has delineated five groups of souls that humanity falls into. Some of the places the souls originated from may surprise you. 1. Lemurian egos, our true Earth humanity Yes, some souls even developed first on the moon before coming to Earth. This is not unique to Djwhal Khul's writing. Theosophy speaks of this, as do the channelings of Earlyne Chaney. There are apparently seven races and what are termed "seven rounds." Djwhal Khul said individualization upon the moon chain took place in the third round of the fifth race. We are now in the fourth round of the fifth root race which is the Aryan root race. Individualization in Lemuria occurred in the fourth round of the third root race. Individualization in Atlantis occurred in the fourth round of the fourth root race. The unfoldment on the moon chain occurred much earlier than our Earth's history and that is why we know very little about it. An interesting esoteric fact is that Lord Maitreya was the first of Earth humanity to achieve ascension, whereas Buddha was the last of the moon chain humanity to do so. On the moon chain the souls were 75% third ray and 25% first and second ray. The Lemurian souls were 75% second ray and 25% first and third ray. The Atlantean souls were 80% first ray and 20% second ray. Short Synopsis of the Twelve Rays Ray I Red ............................ Will, Dynamic Power, Singleness
of Purpose, Summation For those who want to study this material in real depth, I would recommend
reading the three Alice Bailey books on this subject: Esoteric Psychology,
Volumes One and Two, and The Rays and the Initiations. |