THE SEVENTH RAY
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The New Golden Age on Planet Earth is going to be under the dominating influence of That Divine Force and Emanation from The Creator of this Universe called The Seventh Ray. The Ascended Master of Wisdom, Djwhal Khul, had much to say anent This Ray of Ceremonial Order, Ritual, Magic, and Law through the working relationship with Alice A. Bailey and the many books published by Lucis Trust.
J.O. Cyr, M.D. The Seven Rays "We are told that 7 Great Rays (Aspects of The Creator) exist in The Cosmos. In our Solar System, only one of these 7 Great Rays is in operation (The Second Cosmic Ray of Love-Wisdom). The 7 Sub-divisions (of That Second Cosmic Ray) constitute The 7 Rays which, wielded by our Solar Logos, form the basis of endless variations in his System of Worlds. These 7 Rays may be described as The 7 Channels through which all being in his Solar System flows. There is nothing in the whole Solar System, at whatever stage of evolution it may stand, which does not belong and has not always belonged to one or other of The 7 Rays." "The 7 Rays are the sum total of The Divine Consciousness of The Universal Mind. They might be regarded as 7 Intelligent Entities through Whom The Plan is working out. They embody Divine purpose, express the qualities required for the materializing of that purpose, and They create the forms and are the forms through which The Divine Idea can be carried forward to completion. They correspond to the ventricles of the brain, to The 7 centers within the brain, to The 7 Centers (Chakras) of force, and to the 7 major glands (endocrine) which determine the quality of the physical body. They are The Conscious Executors of Divine purpose." "It may perhaps be easier to understand the relation of The 7 Rays to Deity if we remember that Man Himself (being made in the image of God) is a 7-fold being. The 7 Ray Beings, unlike Man, are fully conscious and entirely aware of the purpose and The Plan. They are 'ever in deep meditation' and have reached the point where, through their advanced stage of developement, They are 'impelled toward fulfillment'. They are fully Self-conscious and Group-conscious. They are the sum total of The Universal Mind." "Through The 7 Rays the life or spirit aspect flows, cycling through every Kingdom in Nature and producing thus all states of consciousness in all fields of awareness. Every human being is swept into manifestation on the impulse of some Ray and is 'colored' by that particular Ray Quality, which determines the form aspect, indicates the way he should go, and enables him (by the time The 3rd Initiation is reached) to have sensed and then to have cooperated with his Ray Purpose." "The 7 Rays are That which determines all things, and when I use these words I indicate the necessity of Law. Law is the will of The 7 Deities (The 7 Aspects and Attributes of The Creator), making its impression upon substance in order to produce a specific intent through the method of the evolutionary process." "All history is the record of the effects of These Energies or Radiations as They play upon Humanity in its many varying stages of evolutionary developement. All that has happened is the result of These Energies pouring cyclically through Nature and through that part of Nature which we call The Human Kingdom." "They are called by many names in many different lands, but for our purposes the following 7 names will be used: 1. The Energy of Will, Purpose, or Power, called in Christian lands The Energy of The Will of God. 2. The Energy of Love-Wisdom, called frequently The Love of God. 3. The Energy of Active Intelligence, called The Mind of God. 4. The Energy of Harmony through Conflict, affecting greatly The Human Family. 5. The Energy of Concrete Knowledge or Science, so potent at this time. 6. The Energy of Devotion or Idealism, producing the current ideologies. 7. The Energy of Ceremonial Order, producing the new forms of civilization." "These Energies are ceaselessly playing on Humanity, producing changes, expressing Themselves through successive civilizations and cultures, and fashioning the many Races and Nations." The Seventh Ray "This is The Energy of Ceremonial Order. It is an expression of The Will which drives through into outer manifestation. It is that which embodies both the periphery and the point at the center. It is the will to 'ritualistic synthesis', if I might so word it. It is the necessity to manifest in an orderly rhythmic manner, the necessity to embrace 'that which is above and that which is below' and, through the medium of this activity, to produce beauty, order, perfect wholes, and right relationships. It is the driving Energy which Being emanates as It appears and takes form and lives. It is The Will towards Expression. Today, as regards Humanity, its highest expression is organization." "The Lord of Ceremonial Order or Magic (for Planet Earth, Lord Rakoczi) is now coming into power and is slowly but surely making his pressure felt. His influence is most potent upon The Physical Plane, for there is a close numerical interrelation between The Lord of The Seventh Ray and The Seventh Plane, The Physical, just as The Seventh Root Race will see complete comformity to and a perfect expression of Law and Order. This Ray of Order and its incoming is partially responsible for the present tendency in world affairs toward governmental dictatorship and the imposed control of a central governing body." "When The Light of The 7 Rays is blended with that of The 7th Ray, the Light Supernal can be known. When The Energy of The Light of all The Rays can express Themselves through the medium of The 7th Ray, then the highest aspect of The Divine Light can penetrate down into The Physical Plane. Such a manifestation inevitably takes place in moments of planetary crisis, when The 7th Ray is active, and when The Sun is in Aquarius. The objective of this combination is to bring about illumination and the establishment of order (Higher Order) upon The Earth." "The motivating power for The Coming of The Christ is being provided by all disciples and Initiates. It is therefore a joint movement, qualified by the desire and the motivation of The United Hierarchy and Humanity. This invocation cannot consequently be denied. The result will be the creation of a direct channel for the precipitation of Light Supernal and its dominant focusing upon The Physical Plane. Thus will be brought about The New Civilization and The New World Order. The initial steps will then be taken to create The New Heaven and The New Earth. "This Ray Lord (Rakoczi) has a peculiar power on Earth and on The Physical Plane of Divine manifestation. He makes the work of His 6 Brothers (Chohans) appear. He is the most active of all The Rays in this world period. His closest relation, symbolically, is to His Brethren of The 2nd (Kuthumi) and 5th Rays (Hilarion) in this world period. He builds (using 2nd Ray cooperation) through the power of thought (thus cooperating with The Lord of The 5th Ray and on The Physical Plane, which is his own essential and peculiar Sphere)." "The force and the effect of The 7th Ray influence will reveal to Mankind the magical work, and the next 2500 years will bring about so much change and make possible the working of so many so-called miracles that even the outer appearance of the world will be profoundly altered. The growth of the intellectual powers of Man is gathering momentum, and Man, the creator, is coming into possession of his powers." "The 7th Ray sweeps into organized and directed activity the world of forces upon the outer sphere of manifestation and produces the precipitation of karma, which in this case leads to: 1. The working out into expression of all the subjective evil of the life of Humanity, thus producing The World War. 2. The Initiation of The Planetary Logos (Higher Self of Sanat Kumara, The Silent Watcher) and, with Him, of all who take their stand upon the side of The Forces of Light. This takes various forms as far as Humanity is concerned: a. The initiation of the consciousness of the masses of men into The Aquarian Age, bringing them under the new influences and potencies and enabling them to make a response of which they would not otherwise be capable. b. The initiation of the aspirants of the world onto The Path of Accepted Discipleship. c. The bringing about of certain major initiations in the case of those world disciples who are ready enough and strong enough to take them." "The 7th Ray has sometimes been called a peculiar name by Knowers. It is regarded as 'The Ray of Ritualistic Decency'. It aids and inaugurates the appearing of a New World Order, based on a spiritual drive and on aspiration, mental freedom, loving understanding, and a Physical Plane rhythm which provides opportunity for full creative expression. To bring this about, energy from Shamballa (embodying the will-to-good) is fused and blended with the organizing energy of The 7th Ray and then carried to Humanity along the stream of love which emanates from The Hierarchy Itself." "Masonry is governed by The 7th Ray, and when certain important changes have been made and the spirit of Masonry is grasped instead of the letter, then we shall see a new form of hierarchical endeavor appear to aid in the restoration of the ancient and sacred Mysteries among Men." "This is The Ray which has to do with the expression and manifestation of life upon The Physical Plane and with the organization of the relationship between Spirit and matter into form." "The Energy (The 6th Ray), which is withdrawing Itself from our planet in one of the cyclic crises, has for centuries expressed Itself through The Planetary Solar Plexus (3rd Chakra) and also, as might be inferred, through The Solar Plexus Center (Manipura Chakra) of the average aspirant. This has led to much of the digestive difficulties plus the emotional problems from which the majority of people have suffered in this age and generation." "The 7th Ray, working as It does through The Center at the base of the spine (1st Chakra or Muladhara), will in time have a peculiar effect upon the entire circulatory system, for this Basic Center is connected with the life-force and, as you know, the 'blood is the life'." "It was this Ray Energy which The Planetary Logos utilized when He brought together the major dualities of Spirit and matter at the commencement of His creative work." "Sanat Kumara ( The Lord of The World) prepares for a certain Cosmic Initiation. This Initiation requires the reorganization of the energies flowing through and composing that Center which We call The Race of Men. This creative crisis has been made possible by 3 major happenings: 1. The conclusion of a 25,000-year Cycle or movement around what is called the lesser zodiac (precession of the equinoxes). This connotes a Major Cycle of experience in the life of our Planetary Logos (The Higher Self of Sanat Kumara). 2. The end of The Piscean Age. This simply means that the energies coming from Pisces during the last 2,000 years are now being rapidly superseded by energies coming from Aquarius. 3. The increasingly dominant activity of The 7th Ray of Order or Ceremonial Magic. This Ray is now coming into manifestation and is in close cooperation with the 2 above factors. It produces also the lessening of the power of The 6th Ray of Idealism." "Egos (Souls or Higher Selves) Who are on The 6th Ray of Devotion will take form elsewhere on other globes and in other chains and not so much on our planet. The vibrations of That Ray will quiet down as far as we are concerned and find increased activity elsewhere. This 6th Ray, on which The Chohan Jesus (Sananda) may be found, will no longer pour its force to the same extent into the form He built, and it will necessarily slowly but surely disintegrate, having served its purpose for close on 2,000 years." "Two Rays of great potency are functioning simultaneously. As yet their effects are so equally balanced that a situation is brought about which is described in the ancient archives in the following terms: 'A time of rending when the mountains, which have sheltered, fall from their high places, and the voices of men are lost in the crash and thunder of the fall'." "The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order or Ritual is coming into manifestation. The 6th Ray of Idealism or of Abstract Visioning is slowly passing out. The 7th Ray will bring into expression that which was visioned and that which constitutes the ideals of the preceding cycle of 6th Ray activity. One Ray prepares the way for another Ray, and the reason for the manifestation of one Ray or Another is dependent upon The Plan and Divine Purpose." "The 6th Ray influence served to attract men's minds towards an ideal, such as that of individual sacrifice or service, and the mystical vision was the high water mark of the period. The numerous guiding mystics of The Occident and The Orient have appeared. The 7th Ray influence will, in time, produce the magician, but in this Age the magician will be predominantly in the class of white magic (not as in Atlantean Days when the predominance was on the side of selfish or black magic). The white magician works with the forces of Nature and swings them back into control of advanced Humanity." "When the motive of the scientist is transmuted from pure scientific interest to love of the divine revelation and when service to The Race is the determining force, then we shall see the true white magic. Hence therefore the need to train the modern aspirant in right motive, mind control, and brotherly love, all of which must and will express themselves through harmfulness." "The following relations between The 6th and 7th Rays should be held clearly in mind, and students should grasp the relation of the immediate past to the immediate future and see in this relation the working out of God's Plan and the coming salvation of The Race: a. The 6th Ray fostered the vision. The 7th Ray will materialize that which was visioned. b. The 6th Ray produced the mystic as its culminating type of aspirant. The 7th Ray will develope the magician who works in the field of white magic. c. The 6th Ray, as part of the evolutionary plan, led to separations, to nationalism, and to sectarianism due to the selective nature of the mind and its tendency to divide and separate. The 7th Ray will lead to fusion and synthesis, for its energy is of the type which blends spirit and matter. d. The 6th Ray activity led to the formation of bands of disciples, working in groups but not in close relation and subject to internal dissension, based on personality reactions. The 7th Ray will train and send forth groups of Initiates, working in close unison with The Plan and with each other. e. The 6th Ray brought the sense of duality to a Humanity which regarded Itself as a physical unity. Of this attitude the academic materialistic psychologists are the exponents. The 7th Ray will inaugurate the sense of a higher unity; first that of the integrated personality for the masses, and secondly that of the fusion of Soul and body for the world aspirants. f. The 6th Ray differentiates that aspect of the universal electrical energy which we know as modern electricity, produced to serve man's material needs. The 7th Ray Period will familiarize Man with that type of electrical phenomenon which produces the coordination of all forms. g. The 6th Ray influence produced the emergence in men's minds of the following knowledges: 1. Knowledge of physical plane light and electricity. 2. Among the esotericists and spiritualists of the world, knowledge of the existence of the astral light. 3. An interest in illumination, both physical and mental. 4. Astrophysics and the newer astronomical discoveries. The 7th Ray will change the theories of the advanced thinkers of The Race into the facts of the future educational systems. Education and the growth of the understanding of illumination in all fields will eventually be regarded as synonymous ideals. h. The 6th Ray taught the meaning of sacrifice, and of this teaching The Crucifixion was the outstanding emblem to The Initiates. Philanthropy was the expression of the same teaching to advanced Humanity. The nebulous ideal of simply 'being kind' is the same motivation applied to the unthinking masses. The 7th Ray will bring to the consciousness of the coming Initiates the concept of group service and sacrifice. This will inaugurate the age of the divine service. The vision of the giving of the individual in sacrifice and service, within the group and to the group ideal, will be the goal of the masses of advanced thinkers in The New Age, whilst for the rest of Humanity, brotherhood will be the keynote of their endeavor. These words have a wider connotation and significance than the thinkers of today can know and understand. i. The 6th Ray promoted the growth of the spirit of individualism. Groups exist but they are groups of individuals gathered around an individual. The 7th Ray will foster the group spirit and the rhythm of the group, the objectives of the group, and the ritual-working of the group will be the basic phenomenon. j. The 6th Ray influence conveyed to Men the ability to recognize the historical Christ and to evolve the structure of The Christian Faith, colored by a vision of a Great Son of Love but qualified by an excessive militancy and separativeness, based on a narrow idealism. The 7th Ray will convey to Man the power to recognize The Cosmic Christ and to produce that future scientific religion of Light which will enable Man to fulfill the command of the historical Christ to permit his light to shine forth. k. The 6th Ray produced the great idealistic religions with their vision and their necessary narrowness, a narrowness that is needed to safeguard infant souls. The 7th Ray will release the developed souls from the nursery stage and inaugurate that scientific understanding of the divine purpose which will foster the coming religious synthesis. l. The effect of The 6th Ray influence has been to foster the separative instincts -- dogmatic religion, scientific factual accuracy, schools of thought with their doctrinal barriers and exclusiveness, and the cult of patriotism. The 7th Ray will prepare the way for the recognition of the wider issues which will materialize as The New World Religion which will emphasize unity but bar out uniformity. It will prepare for that scientific technique which will demonstrate The Universal Light that every form veils and hides and for that internationalism which will express itself as practical brotherhood and as peace and goodwill between the peoples." "I could continue emphasizing these relations, but I have enumerated enough to show the beauty of the preparation made by The Great Lord of Idealism (Jesus) for the work of The 7th Lord of Ceremonial (Rakoczi)." "The periods in a Cycle that are of real moment are the termini and those where overlapping and merging occur. They demonstrate on The Physical Plane in great revolutions, gigantic cataclysms, and fundamental upheavals in all 3 Departments of The Hierarchy -- The Department of The Head of a Root Race (The Manu, The 1st Dept.), that of The World Teacher (The Christ, 2nd Dept.), and that of The Ruler of Civilization (The Mahachohan, 3rd Dept.)." "Now will come, as The 6th Ray passes out, a gradual cessation of the clashing and the gradual domination of organization, rule, and order under the sway of the incoming force, that of The Ray of The Master Rakoczi. All will be dominated by ceremonial with the inner results aimed at by The Hierarchy gradually taking shape. You can look to see an increase of white magic and the consequent resultant on The Physical Plane of law and order. The Great Lord comes in under The Law and naught can stop his approach." "Besides regarding The Rays as The Channels through which all being flows, we must recognize Them as influences operating on the world in turn. The long period of influence of Each is divided into 7 Stages, each of which is qualified by the influence of the greater Ray Period, being intensified when its own Sub-ray period is reached (i.e. The 6th Ray influence is greatest during the period of The 6th Sub-ray). The length of time in which a Ray appears, manifests, and does its work and finally disappears is one of the secrets of Initiation." "We are told that the dominant Ray at the present time, though passing out, is The 6th, The Ray of Devotion, and that This Ray was already in operation before the dawn of Christianity and also that The 7th Sub-ray (of The 6th) became the modifying influence around 1860 and, of course, will continue as such. The first outcome of this 7th Sub-ray influence was The Ecumenical Council at Rome (1870) with its declaration of Papal Infallibility. The progess of The 7th Sub-ray influence is marked by the steady increase of ritualism and sacerdotalism in the various churches. We may conclude that the time during which each Sub-ray exerts its modifying influence is between 150 and 200 years. We do not know how often The Sub-rays are repeated successively within The Cycle of The Great Ray, but it must manifestly be more than once, seeing that The Great 6th Ray was operating before the rise of Christianity." "Mediums will be trained by the workers upon The 7th Ray to speak under inspiration from The Hierarchy whose foreknowledge extends far ahead into the future. These mediums will only be used under direction after careful training and only twice a year at The May and June Full Moon rituals." "The 6th Ray of Abstract Devotion or Idealism began to pass out of manifestation in 1625 after a long period of influence, whilst The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order began to come into manifestation in 1675. There are 3 points to be remembered in connection with these 2 Rays and their effects upon The Race of Men. 1. The 6th Ray is, as you know, the most powerful in manifestation at this time, and a very large number of people are responsive to its influence. It is still the line of least resistance for the majority, particularly in The Aryan Race (5th Sub-race of The 5th Root Race). The 6th Ray people are the reactionaries, the conservatives, the die-hards, and the fanatics who hold on to all that is of the past and whose influence is potent to hinder the progress of Humanity into The New Age. 2. The 7th Ray is steadily gaining momentum. A large number of 7th Ray Egos or Souls and also of men and women with 7th Ray personalities are coming into incarnation now, and to them is committed the task of organizing the activities of The New Era and of ending the old methods of life and the old crystallized attitudes to life, to death, to leisure, and to the population. 3. The result of the increasing flow of 7th Ray Energy plus the decreasing influence of The 6th Ray is to throw the millions of people who do not respond to either of the above influences, through Egoic or personality relation, into a state of bewilderment. They feel entirely lost, are gripped by the idea that life holds for them no desirable future, and that all that they have learned to cherish and to hold dear is rapidly failing." "The New Age with its peculiar civilization and culture will be brought into manifestation through the collaboration of the well-intentioned many, responsive increasingly to the good of the whole and not of the individual, under the instruction of The Hierarchy which is directing and controlling all." "At this time, the whole world is embroiled in the chaos and the turmoil incident upon the clashing of the forces of The 6th and The 7th Rays. As one Ray passes out and Another comes into manifestation and their impact upon The Earth and upon all the forms in all The Kingdoms of Nature has reached the point where the 2 influences are equalized, then a definite point of crisis is reached." "You have, therefore, a meeting of many conflicting forces and The World Arjuna (see "The Mahabharata") is faced with a stupendous battle, one that is recurrent and cyclic but which will, in this particular era, prove a decisive and determining factor in the age old conflict between material domination and spiritual control." "I have stated that the incoming 7th Ray plays through The Planetary Sacral Center (2nd Chakra) and then through The Sacral Center (Polarity and Sexual Chakra) of every human being. Because of this, we can look for the anticipated developements in that human function which we designate the sex function. We shall see consequent changes in the attitude of Man towards this most difficult problem." "There is one point I would like here to bring to your attention, and that is that The 2 Great Groups of Divine Agents, The Great White Brotherhood and The Lodge of Materialistic Forces (The Dark Brotherhood), are both of Them seeking to divert these energies into channels which will further the ends for which They work and for which They were formed and exist. Remember that behind all outer events are these 2 Directing Agencies. One Group (Black Lodge), under The Divine Plan, works with the form aspect entirely, and in this Group the light of love and of selflessness is absent. The other Group (White Lodge) is working entirely with the consciousness aspect, and in this Group the doctrine of the heart and the law of love control. The World Arjuna is today sitting in bewilderment between the 2 opposing forces or camps, recognizing his relationship both to form and to Soul and at the same time wondering where his duty lies." "All that is happening upon The Physical Plane is only a reflection of an inner conflict. Consequently, you have 2 groups, 2 objectives, and 2 Rays predominantly in conflict, thus producing the differing ideologies. The result of this dualism is the external chaos. The consciousness of Humanity has been definitely expanded, and the whole world of Men at this time is thinking. The first result of all the turmoil has been to shift the focus of human attention onto The Mental Plane and thereby nearer to The Sources of Light and Love." "The first step for the sincere aspirant is, at this point, to stop for a moment to enquire and discover whether he is working primarily under The 6th Ray impulse or The 7th Ray impulse. The outstanding characteristic of the disciple and the aspirant under the Old Regime was devotion. The Race had, of necessity, to achieve a different and right orientation to the world of spiritual values, and hence the effort of The Hierarchy during the past 20 centuries was to lay the emphasis upon the realm of religious values. The world religions have held the center of the stage for several thousand years in an effort to make Humanity seek one-pointedly for The Soul." "The great world religions have held authoritative sway for a very long time, their particular tenets, adapted to a specific nation, race, or time, embodied some truth through the medium of some particular teacher who attracted to himself individuals throughout the world who were spiritually minded, because he expressed for them the highest goal towards which they could possible strive. He demonstrated certain divine attributes and concepts which it was necessary to present to the vision of the sons of men as their possible and immediate goal. In these manifestations, The 6th Ray influence can easily be seen." "This orientation of Man to the world of higher values has been the main objective of The Piscean Age which is ending now and of The 6th Ray influence which is so rapidly passing out. The second objective of The 6th Ray disciple or of the man who is emerging out of The 6th Ray influence but is still conditioned by it has been the unfoldment of the capacity for abstraction, the expression of the idealistic nature of Man or of his instinctual response to the higher intuitional values." "Because of the potency of The 6th Ray activity, owing to the long period wherein It has been expressing Itself, the reaction of the average human being is one of an intense devotion to his own particular ideal." "Though materialism is still rampant, there are a few people who are not animated by certain definite idealistic aspirations for which they are ready, when needed, to make sacrifices. This indicates phenomenal racial achievement and the pronounced success of The Hierarchy to shift human attention into the world from whence ideas emerge and on to the higher and the less material values." "The methods whereby the activity of The 6th Ray and its objectives have been imposed upon The Race are 3 in number: 1. The developement of instinct. 2. The consequent stimulation of the human consciousness towards expansion, leading finally to spiritual aspiration. 3. The reflection of reality in the mind consciousness." "We can now proceed to consider The 7th Ray in its relation to the present situation in just the same way as we considered The 6th Ray. When any Ray comes into manifestation, it definitely does 3 things: 1. Changes the nature of the civilization and the culture of Humanity in any given period. It is this Force which The Hierarchy utilizes when any meeting of The Ray Energies takes place. The culture is first changed, because all basic quality changes work ever from above downwards. 2. Changes in the other Kingdoms in Nature, producing a different quality in the manifestation of The Soul of any Kingdom and consequently changes in the form aspect as well. 3. Changes in the type of Egos or Souls which will take incarnation during any particular Ray Period." "We can look for an increasing number of 7th Ray Egos now to appear. The furtherance of the coming 7th Ray Civilization of synthesis, fusion, and of increased soul expression and the developement of the new stage into which the white magic of The Hierarchy is entering is, therefore, inevitable and for this stage there should be definite preparation and training." "The 7th Ray governs predominantly upon The Aetheric Levels of The Physical Plane. It does not govern the dense physical form which is under the control of The 3rd Ray. It is The Vital or Aetheric Body which is responsive to and developed by the incoming 7th Ray influences." "The 7th Ray is one of the direct lines along which The 1st Ray Energy (Shiva, The Destroyer) can travel, and here again is another reason for its appearance at this time, because in the releasing of the life into the new and improved forms, the old ways of living, of culture, and of civilization have to be destroyed or modified. This is, all of it, the work of The 1st Ray of Will expressing Itself predominantly at this present time through The 7th Ray of Organization and Relationship." "One of the major characteristics of The 7th Ray disciple is his intense practicality. He works upon The Physical Plane with a constant and steady objective in order to bring about results which will be effective in determining the forms of the coming culture and civilization. He wields force in order to build the forms which will meet his requirements and does this more scientifically than do disciples on other Rays. The 6th Ray devotee is far more abstract and mystical in his work and thought and seldom has any real understanding of the right relation between form and energy. He thinks almost entirely in terms of quality and pays little attention to the material side of life and the true significance of substance as it produces phenomena. He is apt to regard matter as evil in nature and form as a limitation and only lays the emphasis upon Soul Consciousness as of true importance." "The unintelligent work upon The Physical Plane, carried forward by those influenced by The 6th Ray Force, has led to a world which is suffering from cleavage in as true a sense as an individual person can suffer from a 'split personality'. The lines of demarcation between science and religion are a striking instance of this and have been clearly and forcefully drawn. Orthodox religion has temporarily separated the 2 great concepts of spirit and matter in their thought and teaching, thereby pushing apart religion and science." "The task of The New Age workers is to bring these 2 apparent opposites together, to demonstrate that spirit and matter are not antagonistic to each other and that throughout The Universe there is only spiritual substance, working on and producing the outer tangible forms." "The 7th Ray disciple will bring the energy which he is wielding right down onto The Physical Plane, thereby producing integration, and the dualism which characterizes it will be that of a center of energy upon The Mental Plane and one upon The Physical Plane. The dualism of The 6th Ray worker is that of the pairs of opposites upon The Astral Plane." "It will be apparent, therefore, that having established the 2 points of energy (Mental and Physical), the next task of the worker in magic will be to produce a synthesis upon The Physical Plane of the available energies, to concretize them, and invest that which has been constructed with the potency of activity and persistence. The energy thus employed will, in the majority of cases, be of 3 kinds: 1. The energy of the mind. This will be the dominant controlling energy used during the period of accepted discipleship and until The 2nd Initiation. 2. The energy of The Soul. This will be wielded, used, and creatively employed from The 2nd until The 3rd Initiation. 3. The energy of Soul and mind, blended and synthesized. This combination is of tremendous potency. After The 4th Initiation, this will be augmented by energy coming from The Monad (Higher Self of The Higher Self)." "The 7th Ray disciple works consciously by means of certain Laws, which are The Laws governing form and its relation to Spirit or Life. The 6th Ray disciple, working with The Laws of Nature and of The Soul, will qualify his results and produce his creative forms upon The Astral Plane. He has consequently to learn frequently to work through a 7th Ray personality for several lives before he will be able to bring through onto The Physical Plane his dream and his vision." "The 7th Ray disciple has no such problem. By his knowledge of ritual, by his understanding of the 'Words of Power' (which he discovers by experiment), and by using the potency of sound, the disciple of the future will work and build The New World with its culture and civilization. From a study of the tonal values of Words of Power, their numerological indications, and their inherent potency, Men will eventually arrive at vast magical achievements and creations, producing group activity and the appearance of certain forms of expression upon The Outer Plane." "It will be obvious to you that 7th Ray disciples wield much power, and for this reason the emphasis in all teaching given to them is laid upon purity of motive. In the past, the emphasis has been laid upon purity of body in the case of the 6th Ray disciples. As was inevitable, they have carried the idea to a fanatical extent and have stressed celibacy, asceticism, and stringent rules of physical life, oft making sinful that which is natural." "Disciples in The New Age will lay the emphasis upon the mental principle, because it conditions thought and speech. All magical work is based upon the energy of thought and of the spoken word and purity in the realm of the mind, and motive is regarded, consequently, as a basic essential." "The 7th Ray influence is that which will produce in a peculiar and unexpected sense The Western School of Occultism just as The 6th Ray impulse has produced The Eastern School of Occultism. The Eastern teaching affected Christianity and indicated and determined the lines of its developement, and Christianity is definitely a bridging religion. The roles will eventually be reversed, and the shift of the 'light in The East' will be over Europe and America. This will inevitably bring about the needed and desired synthesis of the mystical way and the occult path. It will lead later to the formulation of the higher way." "The keynote governing the developement of The 6th Ray disciple was expressed for him in the words of Christ when He said, 'I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men'. The emphasis of all 6th Ray work is Attraction and Repulsion, hence division and cleavage, producing eventually a realization of the necessity for a consciously undertaken synthesis and integration, mentally motivated and produced. Under The 7th Ray influence, these cleavages will end, and synthesis will eventually take place." "The keynote of The 7th Ray disciple is 'Radiatory Activity'. Hence the emergence in world thought of certain new ideas -- mental radiation or telepathy, the radiatory use of heat, the discovery of Radium. All this connotes 7th Ray activity." "The divine principle with which The 7th Ray Humanity will be mainly concerned is that of life as it expresses itself through the medium of The Aetheric Body. It is for this reason that we find a growing interest in the nature of vitality. The function of the glands (endocrine) is being studied, and before long their major function as vitality generators will be noted. Esoterically, they are regarded as externalizations upon The Physical Plane of the force centers (the chakras) in The Aetheric Body, and their aliveness or their lack of activity are indicative of the condition of those centers." "The 3 methods of activity as employed by The 7th Ray types: 1. Group activity for the scientific relation of substance and energy. 2. The stimilation of aetheric forms through rightly directed force. 3. The correct distribution, through scientific study, of vital energy." The Work of Lord Rakoczi "As The 7th Ray of Organization and of Ceremonial Work is now coming into prominence and manifestation, the work of The Master on That Ray is that of synthesizing, on The Physical Plane, all parts of The Plan. The Master Rakoczi takes of the general Plan as it is outlined in the inner Council Chamber and approximates it to the possible. He might be regarded as acting as The General Manager for the carrying out of The Plans of The Executive Council of The Master of The Masters, Lord Maitreya." "The Master Who concerns Himself especially with the future developement of racial affairs in Europe and with the mental outgrowth in America and Australia is The Master Rakoczi. He is a Hungerian and has a Home in The Carpathian Mountains and was, at one time, a well known figure at The Hungarian Court. He was particularly before the public eye when He was The Comte de Saint Germain (after His Ascension) and earlier still when He was both Roger Bacon and later Francis Bacon (aka William Shakespeare)." "He is rather a small, spare Man with pointed black beard and smooth black hair and does not take as many pupils as do The Masters previously mentioned. He is at present handling the majority of the 3rd Ray pupils in The Occident in conjunction with The Master Hilarion. The Master R. is upon The 7th Ray, that of Ceremonial Magic or Order, and He works largely through esoteric ritual and ceremonial, being vitally interested in the effects, hitherto unrecognized, of the ceremonial of the Freemasons, of the various fraternities, and of The Churches everywhere. He is called in The Lodge (of The Masters), usually, 'The Count' and in America and Europe acts practically as The General Manager for the carrying out of The Plans of The Executive Council of The Lodge." "Two other Masters, especially concerned with The 7th or Ceremonial Ray, work under The Master R. Very definitely may the assurance be given here that prior to The Coming of The Christ, adjustments will be made so that at the head of all great organizations will found either a Master or an Initiate Who has taken The 3rd Initiation (The Soul Merge). At the head of certain of the great occult groups, of the Freemasons of the world, of the various great divisions of The Church, and resident in many of the great nations will be found Initiates or Masters." "The work of The Master R. has always been recognized as of a peculiar nature and as concerned with the problems of civilization, just as the work of The Christ (Maitreya, 2nd Ray Dept.), The Master of all The Masters, is concerned with the spiritual developement of Humanity, and the work of The Manu (1st Ray Dept.) is occupied with the science of divine government, with politics, and law." "You have: 1. The Lords of Liberation (1st Ray), reached by the advanced spiritual thinkers of the world whose minds are rightly focused. 2. The Rider on The White Horse or from The Secret Place (2nd Ray), reached by those whose hearts are rightly touched. 3. The Lord of Civilization, The Master R., reached by all who with the first 2 groups can stand with 'massed intent'." "If Humanity can succeed in calling Them forth, 1. The Lords of Liberation will receive and transmit to The Hierarchy energy from The Center where God's Will is known and furthered. 2. The Rider will receive this energy and take such action as will express it, plus the motivating energy from The Center where God's Love is expressed. 3. The Lord of Civilization will stimulate and prepare The Center which we call Humanity for right reception of this revitalizing, stimulating, and releasing force." "The Energy or Power of Divinity of The 7th Ray is The Energy which produces order. This Energy is being assimilated in The Ashram of The Master....... At the inception of The Industrial Era, He was responsible for the formation of The Labor Movement, a Movement bringing into relation the workers of the world. This Master to Whom I refer belongs to The Ashram of The Master R. He relieves Him of this phase of the work to be done." "We come now to a consideration of the vast Ashram controlled by The Master R. He is The Lord of Civilization, and his is the task of bringing in the new civilization for which all men wait. It is a 3rd Ray Ashram (Rays 4 through 7 proceed from The 3rd Ray) and therefore enfolds within its ring-pass-not all The Ashrams to be found upon The 3rd Ray of Active Intelligence, upon The 5th Ray of Concrete Science, and upon The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order. All these Ashrams are working under the general direction of The Master R. He works primarily through The Masters of these 3 types of Ray Energy. He Himself, at this time, is occupied with 7th Ray Energy, which is the order-producing Energy upon our planet." "The major weapon now being used by the combined Forces of Evil is chaos, disruption, lack of established security, and consequent fear. The potency of these Evil Forces is exceedingly great because They belong to no one group of people and to all the ideologies. The evil personalities, which in every country are responsible for the chaos and uncertainty, have eventually to be replace by those who can work in cooperation with the rhythm of The 7th Ray and thus produce ordered beauty." "Under the influence of this 7th Ray Energy, balance has to be brought about and preserved, so that the 'noble middle way' of right action and of right human relations can be safely trodden. The task of The Master R. is lightened by the fact that The 7th Ray is now coming into activity and its potency is increasing year by year. His task is also aided by the intelligent work done by The Ashram of The English Master Who works consistently with the awakening and the arising masses." "When The Master R. assumed the task of Mahachohan or Lord of Civilization, His Ashram was shifted from The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order to The 3rd Ray of Active Intelligence. The majority of those who had taken The 2nd and The 3rd Initiations were transferred with Him under what might be called a 'special dispensation'. The rest of the members of His Ashram remained for tuition and training in service under that Master Who took his place as The Central Point of The 7th Ray Ashram. The Mahachohan is The Lord of Civilization, and the civilizations of Humanity represent progressive growth and unfoldment." "The Ceremonial Ray has been often called 'the marriage ritual of The Son', because upon this Ray Spirit and matter can meet and have union." The 7th Ray Ashram "The 7 Major Ashrams are each responsive to one of 7 types of Ray Energy and are focal points in The Hierarchy of The 7 Rays. The Central, Senior, and Major Ashram is, at this time, the repository of 2nd Ray Energy, as this Ray governs this 2nd Solar System. It is The Ashram of Love-Wisdom, The Ashram in which The Buddha and The Christ received their Initiations and through which each of Them works." "The other 6 Major Ashrams came sequentially into being as the invocation of primitive Man reached such a point of intensity of expression that a response was evoked from Shamballa. One by one, as The Rays cycled into activity in The 3 Worlds and eventually on The Physical Plane, The 7 Ashrams were founded, developed, and expanded until the time arrived, several eons ago, when all 7 Ashrams were fully organized and through Them passed a steady flow of human beings liberating themselves from The 3 Worlds." "In the earliest times, this flow of disciples was exceedingly small. One by one, individual aspirants found their way out of the ranks of Humanity and inside the ring-pass-not of The Hierarchy. In the beginning, only the first 2 Initiations were given and only through the instrumentality of The 2nd Ray. And at these Initiations, The World Teacher of the period officiated (was The Hierophant)." "Then at a time when The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order was in cyclic activity, a much greater number of disciples appeared, prepared for Initiation. The Initiatory process was then administered in a 7th Ray Ashram. This 7th Ray Ashram was the second to be formed." "Men began to demonstrate responsiveness to The Law of Integration, and personality appeared with all its potentiality for good and evil. Man became an integrated unit in The 3 Worlds. A great possibility then emerged. Man could, through training and the use of the mind, make contact with The Soul (Higher Self). This had not hitherto been done except to a slight degree. This crisis, therefore, led to the appearance of The 3rd Initiation (The Soul Merge or Transfiguration)." "Since that time, all The 7 Major Ashrams have been fully organized and are steadily increasing in radiatory activity. The order of their appearance under Ray activity was 2, 7, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1." "The destruction of evil is the work of The 1st Ray, and in so destroying its effects, purity is achieved. The fostering of good then becomes possible and is the work of The 2nd Ray, of The Builders. And the bringing of spiritual energy into contact with substance and consequently with matter is the unique work of The 7th Ray, because it is now in manifestation. The Rays which are active and in manifestation at this time and in this Cycle are there in conformity to The Plan and in preparation for The Externalization of The Hierarchy and The Reappearance of The Christ." "All the nations are controlled by a Personality Ray, which is the dominant, potent, and main controlling factor at this time and by a Soul Ray which is sensed only by the disciples and the aspirants of any nation. Those Rays which govern a particular nation and which are, at this time, actively working are very potent, either materially or egoically." "Russia: The Russian is driven by his 7th Ray soul towards the imposition of an enforced ceremonial of ordered rhythms, leading to an idealized order and a community of interests. These forces working in Russia are concerned with the magic of form, whereas pure white magic is concerned only with The Soul or with the subjective aspect as it conditions the objective. The Russian reaction and attitude to enforced rule and order has in it more of the magical 7th Ray influence than is the case in other countries." "Spain: Spain has a 6th Ray Ego (Soul) and a 7th Ray Personality. As to the fanaticism, the natural cruelty, the fervent idealism, the arrogant pride, and the religious and mystical quality of the Spanish character, they are obviously of 6th Ray origin and are highly crystallized. The intense individualism of the people can be noted also as a definite part of their 7th Ray personality equipment." "Germany: The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order or Ritual influences this country via Uranus. This affects the masses as a whole, as it is the hierarchical ruler and (because of their point of evolution) leads to their facile standardizing and regimenting. The 7th Ray also focuses or 'grounds The 1st Ray' and leads to the power direction which is given them." "Great Britain: The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order or Organized Ritual, reaching our planet via Uranus, gives to the empire its grounded Physical Plane control over place and circumstance, its legal fundamentals in cooperation with Libra, and its love of order and of rule, thus providing full expression for The 1st Ray Energies of The British Empire." "The United States: The 7th Ray of Order and Magic via Uranus. This influence is inherited from The Atlantean World, which still rules the territorial aspect of The States, which is a remnant of Old Atlantis. It is this that produces the many magical, spiritualistic, and occult groups which flourish today in The States." "The blessed one sought the pathway into form but held with firmness to the hand of The Magician. He sought to reconcile the pilgrim, who was himself, to life in form. He sought to bring the world of disorder in which he found himself into some kind of order. He wandered far into the deepest depths and became immersed in chaos and disorder. He could not understand yet still held to the hand of The Magician. He sought to bring about that order that his Soul craved. He talked with all he met, but his bewilderment increased." "To The Magician thus he spoke: 'The ways of The Creator must be good. Behind all that which seems to be must be a Plan. Teach me the purpose of it all. How can I work, immersed in deepest matter? Tell me the thing that I must do'." "The Magician said, 'Listen, O worker in the furthest world, to the rhythm of the times. Note the pulsation in the heart of that which is divine. Retire into the silence and attune yourself unto The Whole. Then venture forth. Establish the right rhythm. Bring order to the forms of life which must express The Plan of Deity'." "For this blessed one, release is found in work. He must display his knowledge of The Plan by the sounding of those words which will evoke The Builders of the forms and thus create the new." "These stanzas are of no use unless they convey to the students of this treatise some useful meaning whereby they can live more truly. The individualized Spirit expresses Itself through The 7th Ray type in the following manner: Black magic, or the use of magical powers for selfish ends. The power to 'sit upon the fence' until the selfish values emerge. Disorder and chaos through misunderstanding of The Plan. The wrong use of speech to bring about chosen objectives. Untruth. Sex magic. The selfish perversion of Soul Powers, leading to White magic, the use of Soul Powers for spiritual ends. The identification of oneself with reality. Right order through right magic. Power to cooperate with The Whole. Understanding of The Plan. The magical work of interpretation. Manifestation of Divinity." Old Commentary: "I seek to bring the 2 together. The Plan is in my hands. How shall I work? Where lay the emphasis? In the far distance stands The One Who Is. Here at my hand is form, activity, substance, and desire. Can I relate these and fashion thus a form for God? Where shall I send my thought, my power, the word that I can speak?" "I, at the center, stand, the worker in the field of magic. I know some rules, some magical controls, some Words of Power, some forces which I can direct. What shall I do? Danger there is. The task that I have undertaken is not easy of accomplishment, yet I love power. I love to see the forms emerge, created by my mind, and do their work, fulfill the plan, and disappear. I can create. The rituals of The Temple of The Lord are known to me. How shall I work?" "Love not the work. Let love of God's Eternal Plan control your life, your mind, your hand, your eye. Work towards the unity of plan and purpose which must find its lasting place on Earth. Work with The Plan. Focus upon your share in that great work." "The word goes forth from Soul to form: 'Stand in the center of the pentagram, drawn upon that high place in The East, within the light which ever shines. From that illumined center work. Leave not the pentagram. Stand steady in the midst. Then draw a line from that which is without to that which is within and see The Plan take form'." "It is not possible to be more explicit than this. This Great and Powerful Ray is now coming into manifestation, and it brings new energies to Man of so potent a nature that the disciples of today must move and work with care. They are literally handling fire." "The 7th Ray disciple works on Earth upon the outer plane of manifestation with the construction of those forms through which The Divine Will can express Itself. In the field of religion, he works in collaboration with The 2nd and 6th Ray disciples. In the field of government, he labors, building those forms which will enable The 1st Ray activity to be expressed. In the field of business, he cooperates with 3rd Ray energies and the executives of The Plan. In the field of science, he aids and assists The 5th Ray workers. He is the expression of The Builder and The Creator, bringing into outer manifestation God's Plan." "On The Path of Return, certain passages give clearly the intended technique: Let the builders cease their work. The Temple is completed. Let The Soul enter into its heritage and from The Holy Place command all work to end. Then in the silence subsequent, let him chant forth The Word, 'The Creative work is over. I, The Creator, Am. Naught else remains but Me'." "We are taught in the esoteric philosophy that 7 Great Divine Emanations, Aeons, or Spirits (in Whom we live and move and have our being) came forth from God at the time of The Creation. Upon one or other of These 7 Rays, The Souls of all forms of life are to be found as well as the forms themselves. These 7 Rays or Emanations are: 1. The 1st Ray of Will or Power. Many great world rulers are found on this Ray, such as Julius Caesar. 2. The 2nd Ray of Love-Wisdom. The Christ and The Buddha are to be found on this Ray. It is The Great Teaching Ray. 3. The 3rd Ray of Active Intelligence. The mass of intelligent Humanity are found on this Ray. 4. The 4th Ray of Harmony through Conflict. Aspirants. Struggling, well-meaning people. Workers for unity emerge along this line. 5. The 5th Ray of Concrete Knowledge or Science. Scientists and people who are purely mental and governed only by the mind. 6. The 6th Ray of Devotion or Idealism. Many Christian people. Fanatics. Numbers of earnest churchmen of all the world religions. 7. The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order or Magic. Masons. Financiers. Great businessmen and organizers of all kinds. Executives are found with these energies in their equipment." Human Attributes on The 7th Ray: "Special Virtues: strength, perseverance, courage, courtesy, extreme care in details, self-reliance. Vices: formalism, bigotry, pride, narrowness, superficial judgements, self-opinion over-indulged. Virtues to be acquired: realization of unity, wide-mindedness, tolerance, humility, gentleness, and love." "This is The Ray which makes a man delight in 'all things done decently and in order' and according to rule and precedent. It is The Ray of the high priest and the court chamberlain, of the soldier who is born genius in organization, of the ideal commissary general who will dress and feed the troops in the best possible way. It is The Ray of the perfect nurse for the sick, careful in the smallest detail. It is The Ray of form, the perfect sculptor, who sees and produces ideal beauty, of the designer of beautiful forms and patterns of any sort." "The literary work of The 7th Ray man would be remarkable for its ultra-polished style, and such a writer would think far more of the manner than of the matter in his work but would always be fluent both in writing and speech. The 7th Ray man will often be sectarian. He will delight in fixed ceremonials and observances, in great processions and shows, in review of troops and warships, in genealogical trees, and in rules of precedence." "The bad type of 7th Ray man is superstitious, and such a man will take deep interest in omens, in dreams, in all occult practices, and in spiritualistic phenomena. The good type of The Ray is absolutely determined to do the right thing and say the right word at the right moment, hence great social success." "In healing, The 7th Ray man would rely on extreme exactness in carrying out orthodox treatment of disease. He will approach The Path through the observance of rules of practice and of ritual and can easily evoke and control the elemental forces." "The 7th Ray personality enables you to work actively in many ways upon The Physical Plane, bringing together the subjective reality and the outer form. It is The Ray of Consummation, The Ray of expressing adequately on The Physical Plane the form through which The Soul, whose nature is love, can express Itself. The 7th Ray in the personality and physical body gives the desire to use the hands, and it determines the life work, because the hands are the agents of the magician." "When the statement is made that the physical body is upon The 7th Ray, it means that the atoms of the brain, in particular, are colored and motivated by 7th Ray Energy, hence the facility with which one could establish and hold a steady contact between Soul-mind-brain, bringing together and relating harmoniously The Soul and the form, which is the major task of The 7th Ray upon The Physical Plane. This gives the power to plan, to organize, and also the power to give form to ideas. "Remember always that this Ray, which is again coming into cyclic manifestation, is The One that relates the new and incoming spiritual energy and the substance or matter aspect which will respond to it, utilize it, and eventually give it due form." "By the coming in of The 7th Ray, The Ray of Form or Ritual, the finding of the occult path and the assimilation of occult knowledge is powerfully facilitated." "The Ray of Ceremonial Law or Magic is The Ray that deals with the building forces of Nature, that concerns Itself with the utilization of the form intelligently by the life aspect. It is largely The Ray of executive work with the object of building, coordinating, and producing cohesion in the 4 lower Kingdoms of Nature. It is distinguished largely by the energy which manifests itself in ritual." "Above all, it is The Ray which brings opportunity to The Occidental Races, and through the medium of this life force of executive organization, of government by rule and order, by rhythm and by ritual will come the time wherein The Occidental Races (with their active, concrete mind and their vast business capacity) can take Initiation. A large number of The Initiates and those who have obtained Adeptship in the last Cycle have been Orientals and those in Hindu bodies. This Cycle has been dominated by The 6th Ray. In the preservation of equilibrium, the time now comes when a period of attainment by Occidentals will be seen, and this upon a Ray suited to their type of mind." "The 7th Ray provides for The Occidental what has long been the privilege of The Oriental. Great is the day of opportunity, and in the sweeping onward of this Seventh Force comes the needed impetus that may, if rightly grasped, drive to The Feet of The Lord of The World (Sanat Kumara, The One Initiator) the dweller in The Occident." "The Masters plan to utilize the incoming Ray of Ceremonial Law or Organization and the period immediately co-incident or following The Coming of The Great Lord (The Christed Avatar) to start occult schools (in a small, inconspicuous way at first) and bring to the consciousness of men everywhere the following 4 fundamentals: 1. The evolutionary history of Man from the mental side. 2. The septenary constitution of the macrocosm and the microcosm. 3. The Laws governing man's being. 4. The method of occult developement." "The Mysteries (of Initiation) will eventually be admitted as facts for universal recognition and for universal aim and goal. They will be prepared for and entered from schools that definitely undertake, under expert guidance, to train novitiates for The Mysteries. Such schools have existed before, and in the turning of The Wheel again they will be in manifestation." "If all that is possible is done, when The Great Lord comes with His Masters, the work will receive a still further impetus and will gradually expand and grow until it becomes a power in the world. Then will come the day of the occult schools that will definitely train men for Initiation. And the major type of Energy with which The Initiate works upon The Physical Plane is The 7th, The Ray or Energy of ritual, of ceremony, of order, and of law. The Words of Power of Ray 7 are 'The Highest and The Lowest Meet'." "At this particular time in world history, 7th Ray Energy is of a growing potency because It is the new and incoming Ray, superseding The 6th Ray which has for so long held sway. When we speak of Ray Energy, we are in reality considering the quality and the will-purpose aspect of a certain Great Life to Whom we give the name of 'Lord of a Ray'. His divine intention, will, purpose, or the determined projection of His Mind creates a radiation or stream of energy which, according to type and quality, plays upon all forms of manifested life within our planetary ring-pass-not." "These Lords of The Rays are the creating and sustaining Energies which implement The Will of The Planetary Logos. They cooperate with Him in the defining and the expression of his supreme purpose. Their radiating Emanations are cyclically objectified and are cyclically withdrawn. As They radiate forth into The 3 Worlds, the impacting Energies produce changes, disturbances, progress, and unfoldment. They create the needed new forms and vitalize and qualify that through which the immediate divine intervention is expressing itself." "At other times, during the process of being withdrawn 'to their own place', They cause the fading out or the dying of form aspects, of institutions, and the 'organizing organisms'. They, therefore, produce cycles of destruction and of cessation and thus make room for those new forms and life expressions which an incoming Ray will produce." "It has been the gradual withdrawing of The 6th Ray of Idealism and of one-pointed Devotion which has been responsible for the ferment, crystallization, destruction, death, and cleavages of the past century. Old things are passing away as The Lord of The 6th Ray (Jesus-Sananda) withdraws His attention and therefore His Energy. His Radiation is today no longer centered or focused in the life of The 3 Worlds. Simultaneously, The Energy and Radiation of The Lord of The 7th Ray are becoming steadily more powerful in The 3 Worlds." "This incoming of a Ray always produces an intensified period of Initiatory Activity. The major effect, as far as Humanity is concerned, is to make possible the presentation of thousands of aspirants and applicants for The 1st Initiation. Thousands of human beings can experience The Birth of The Christ within themselves and can realize that The Christ Life, The Christ Nature, and The Christ Consciousness are theirs. For the first time since Humanity appeared on Earth, there can take place a Mass Initiation." "Each Initiation indicates a stage in the growth and the developement of this Christ Nature factor in the human consciousness and expression, and this continues until The 3rd Initiation (The Soul Merge) when there emerges the 'full grown man in Christ'. The Initiate is then ready, at The 5th Initiation (The Ascension), to register, realize, and record the long-awaited revelation." "In connection with the individual and The 1st Initiation, The 7th Ray is always active, and the man is enabled consciously to register the fact of Initiation because either the brain or the mind (and frequently both) are controlled by The 7th Ray." "Humanity will pass through this Birth Initiation and manifest The Christ Life on a large scale for the first time during a period of economic adjustment. This period started in the year, 1825. The unfoldment of The Christ Life, as a result of the presence and activities of The 2nd Divine Aspect of Love, will result in the ending of economic fear, and the 'house of bread' will become the 'house of plenty'." "Bread, as the symbol of material human need, will eventually be controlled by a vast group of Initiates of The 1st Initiation, by those whose lives are beginning to be controlled by The Christ Consciousness, which is The Consciousness of responsibility and service. These Initiates exist in their thousands today. They will be present in their millions by the time the year, 2025, arrives. All this reorientation and unfoldment will be the result of the activity of The 7th Ray and of the impact of its Radiation upon Humanity." "The 7th Ray is, par excellence, the medium of relationship. It brings together the 2 fundamental aspects of Spirit and matter. It relates Soul and form and, where Humanity is concerned, It relates Soul and personality." "At The 1st Initiation, through the stimulation brought about by The 7th Ray Energy, the personality of The Initiate and the hovering, overshadowing Soul are consciously brought together. The Initiate then knows that He is, for the first time, a Soul-infused personality. His task is now to grow into the likeness of what He essentially is. This developement is demonstrated at The 3rd Initation, that of The Transfiguration." "The 7th Ray governs The Sacral Center (The 2nd Chakra) and the sublimation of its energy into The Throat (Chakra) or into The Higher Creative Center. This Ray is, therefore, setting in motion a period of tremendous creative activity. The first major proof that Humanity has undergone The 1st Initiation will be the appearance of a cycle of entirely new creative art. This creative urge will take forms which will express the new incoming energies." "Devotion to objects will eventually be superseded by the creation of that which will more truly express The Real. In the period which lies ahead and under the influencing Radiation of The 7th Ray, Humanity will be 'led from the unreal to The Real'. This The 1st Initiation makes possible for the individual and will make possible for the mass of men." "Seventh Ray Energy is The Energy needed to being order out of chaos and rhythm to replace disorder. It is this Energy which will bring in The New World Order for which all men wait. It will restore the ancient landmarks, indicate the new institutions and forms of civilization and culture which human progress demands, and nurture the new life and the new states of consciousness which advanced Humanity will increasingly register. Nothing can arrest this activity." "The white magic of right human relations cannot be stopped. It must inevitably demonstrate effectively, because The Energy of this 7th Ray is present, and The Lord of The Ray is cooperating with The Lord of The World to bring about the needed 'reforming'. Soul-infused personalities, acting under this Ray influence, will create The New World, express the new qualities, and institute those new regimes and organized modes of creative activity which will demonstrate the new livingness and the new techniques of living." "To sum up what I have said, The Energy of The 7th Ray is the potent agent of Initiation when taken on The Physical Plane, that is, during the process of The 1st Initiation. Its effects upon Humanity will be: a. To bring about The Birth of The Christ Consciousness among the masses of intelligently aspiring human beings. b. To set in motion certain relatively new evolutionary processes which will transform Humanity, The World Disciple, into Humanity, The World Initiate. c. To establish in a new and intelligible manner the ever-existent sense of relationship and thus bring about upon The Physical Plane right human relations. The agent of this is goodwill, a reflection of the will-to-good of The First Divine Aspect. Of this 1st Ray of Will or Purpose, goodwill is the reflection. d. To intensify human creativity and thus bring in the new art as a basis for the new culture and as a conditioning factor in the new civilization." "The stimulation of this 7th Ray will, in relation to the individual Initiate, a. Bring into being upon The Mental Plane a widespread and recognized relation between The Soul and the mind. b. Produce a measure of order in the emotional processes of The Initiate, thus aiding the preparatory work of The 2nd Initiation. c. Enable The Initiate, upon The Physical Plane, to establish certain service relationships, to learn the practice of elementary white magic, and to demonstrate the first stage of a truly creative life." "It is this 7th Ray which restores order within the astral consciousness, and (on The Mental Plane) it is this influence which produces creativity, the organizing of the life, and the bringing together 'within the head' of the lower and higher energies in such a manner that 'The Christ is born'." "It is this 7th Ray Energy which, in The Initiatory Process between The 1st and 2nd Initiations, enables The Initiate (in his Physical Plane life) to demonstrate a developing sense of order and of organization, to express consciously and increasingly a desire to help his fellow-men and thereby establish relationship with them, and to make his life creative in many ways." "The changes brought about by the influence of this Ray become increasingly effective from life to life. The disciple's relation to The Hierarchy, the reorganizing of his life on The Physical Plane, and his growing effort to demonstrate the esoteric sense of white magic will become more and more vital until He is ready for The 2nd Initiation." "One of the functions of this Ray is to bring together Soul and body, The Higher and the lower, Life and form, Spirit and matter. This is the creative task confronting the disciple who is engaged in lifting the energies of The Sacral Center (2nd or Sexual-Polarity Chakra) to The Throat Center (5th or Visshuddha Chakra) and of establishing a right relation between the personality and The Soul. Just as The Antahkarana has to be constructed and established as a Bridge of Light between The Spiritual Triad and the Soul-infused personality, so a similar bridge or correspondence is established between The Soul and the personality and between the 2 head centers (Ajna and Sahasrara) and the 2 glands within the head (pituitary and pineal)." "When that line of light has related The Higher Spiritual Aspects and the lower, and when The Sacral Center and The Throat Center are in true related alignment, The Initiate-Disciple then becomes a creative worker under The Divine Plan and a 'magical exponent' of the divine building work. He is then a constructive force, wielding energy consciously on The Physical Plane." "In the creative work, 3 energies are brought into a related activity: 1. The energy concentrated in The Ajna Center (6th Chakra) and which is indicative of the personality life. 2. The energy concentrated in The Head Center (Crown Chakra) as a result of Soul activity. 3. The energy of The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order or Magic, making possible true creative activity under The Divine Plan." From The Old Commentary regarding The 1st Initiation: "When The Rod of Initiation descends and touches the lower part of the spine, there is a lifting up. Where the eyes are opened in the light, that which must be lowered into form is now perceived. The vision is acknowledged. The burden of the future is assumed. The cave is lighted up, and the new man issues forth." Masonry "Under this 7th Ray influence, The Masonic Fraternity will come into a new and pronounced spiritual activity and begin to approximate its true function and to fulfill its long-seen destiny. During the period of activity of The 6th Ray, The Fraternity fell into a crystallized and sectarian attitude, along with the many other grouped circles. It fell also into the snare of materialism, and the outer form has for centuries been of more importance in the eyes of Masons than the inner spiritual meaning. The symbols and the system of allegories have been emphasized, whilst that which they were intended to convey and to reveal to the initiated has been quite forgotten." "It will be seen that in the regularity of the rituals and the sanctified formality of the ordained ceremonials lies the true meaning of the work and the use of The Word. The coming era of group work and power and of organized synthetic ritualistic activity will profoundly affect Masonry, as the importance of a central dominating figure passes out with The 6th Ray influence and the true spiritual work and function of The Lodge Itself is understood." "The Churches and Masonry are today before the judgement seat of humanity's critical mind, and the word has gone forth from that mass mind that both of them failed in their divinely assigned tasks." From The Old Commentary: "That which is a mystery shall no longer be so, and that which has been veiled will now be revealed. That which has been withdrawn will emerge into the light, and all men shall see and together they shall rejoice. That time will come when desolation has wrought its beneficent work, when all things have been destroyed, and men, through suffering, have sought to be impressed by that which they had discarded in vain pursuit of that which was near at hand and easy of attainment. Possessed, it proved to be an agency of death. Yet men sought life not death." The Mineral Kingdom "The influence of The Organizing 7th Ray is best seen in the amazing and geometrically perfect structure of the elements, as revealed by the microscope and by a study of the atom. The Mineral Kingdom is a result of the 'ritual of rhythm', as are all the basic forms upon which the myriad of structures in manifestation are constructed and founded." "Two factors determine the structures found in The Mineral Kingdom: 1. The 7th Great Impulse or the will to organize. 2. The urge to create or the initial rhythm which led The Solar Logos to take form. The work of The 7th Lord and of The 1st Lord is essentially the work of The Architect and of The Magician, and their efforts are seen to perfection in the mineral world." "Two basis premises can be laid down: 1. That the many mineral substances fall naturally into 7 main groups, corresponding to The 7 Subdivisions of the influencing Rays, Those of Organization (The 7th) and Power (The 1st). 2. That only in those World Cycles when The 7th Ray is in manifestation, and therefore supremely powerful, do certain hidden changes take place in these 7 groups. These are the correspondences, in the mineral evolution, to The 7 Initiations of Man." "The Mineral Kingdom is governed by The 7th Ray, and to the potency of this incoming Ray can be attributed the discovery of the radioactivity of matter. The 7th Ray expresses itself in The Mineral Kingdom through the production of radiation, and we shall find that increasingly these radiations will be noted, their effects be understood, and their potencies grasped." "A certain amount of radiation is basic and fundamental in any World Cycle, but when the 7th Ray comes in there is an intensification of that radiation, and new substances appear to come into new activity. As The 7th Ray passes cyclically out of manifestation, a certain measure of inertia settles down on The Kingdom, though that which is radiatory continues its activity. In this way, the radiation of the mineral world steadily increases as The Cycles come and go, and there is necessarily a paralleling effect upon the higher 3 Kingdoms." "The 7th Ray is one of organized ritual, and in form-building this quality is basic and necessary. The processes found in The Mineral Kingdom are profoundly geometrical. Esoterically speaking, we have, in the mineral world, The Divine Plan hidden in the geometry of a crystal and God's radiant beauty stored in the color of a precious stone. In miniature and at the lowest point of manifestation, we find the divine concepts working out. The goal of The Universal Concept is seen when the jewel rays forth its beauty and when radium sends forth its rays, both destructive and constructive." "If you could really understand the history of a crystal, you would enter into The Glory of God. If you could enter into the attractive and the repulsive consciousness of a piece of iron or lead, you would see revealed the complete story of evolution. If you could study the hidden processes which go on under the influence of fire, you would enter into the secret of Initiation. When the day comes when the history of The Mineral Kingdom can be grasped by the illumined seer, he will then see the long road that the diamond has travelled and, by analogy, the long road that all sons of God traverse, governed by the same laws and unfolding the same consciousness." "The 7th Ray, when manifesting on The 7th Plane (The Physical) is peculiarly potent, and its effect upon The Mineral Kingdom is consequently dynamically felt. If it is true that there is only one substance and one Spirit, that matter is Spirit at the lowest point of its cyclic activity and that Spirit is matter at its highest, then The Ray of Ceremonial Order or Ritual is but an expression of its polar opposite, The 1st Ray of Will or Power. It is the expression of the same potency under another aspect. This means, therefore, that: 1. The Power or Will of God expresses Itself through the organized, systematized processes of The 7th Ray. The geometrical faculty of The Universal Mind finds its most material perfection on The Physical or 7th Plane, working through The 7th Ray. So, The Mineral Kingdom came into being as this major expression. It holds in solution all the forces and those chemicals and minerals which are needed by the forms in the other material Kingdoms. 2. The Mineral Kingdom is, therefore, the most concrete expression of the dual unity of Power and Order. It constitutes the 'foundation' of the ordered physical structure of The Universe on our planet. 3. The rhythmic, ritualistic adaptability of The 7th Ray, plus the dynamic Will of The Power Ray, are needed in conjunction for the full working out of The Plan as It is found in The Mind of God." "This is why, in this present period of transition, The Lord of The 7th Ray is taking over the control of affairs and the ordered working out of The Plan, so as eventually to restore stability to the planet and give the incoming Aquarian influences a stable and extended field in which to work." "From the standpoint of external matter, The Mineral Kingdom marks the point of densest expression of The Life of God in substance, and its outstanding, though oft unrealized, characteristic is imprisoned or unexpressed power." "It is, in a most peculiar sense, 'precipitated aetheric substance' and is a condensation or externalization of The Aetheric Planes. This solidification or precipitation, resulting in the production of dense objective or solid matter, is the tangible result of the interplay of the energies and qualities of The 1st and 7th Rays. In the turning of The Great Wheel, Cycle after Cycle, these 2 Rays come into functioning activity, and in between their objective Cycles the other Rays dominate and participate in the great work." "The resolving agencies of the transmutation process are fire, intense heat, and pressure. These 3 agencies have already succeeded in bringing about the divisions of The Mineral Kingdom into 3 parts: the baser metals (as they are called), the standard metals (such as silver and gold and platinum), and the semi-precious stones and crystals. The precious jewels are a synthesis of all 3, one of the basic synthesis of evolution." The Animal Kingdom "The 7th Ray will have 3 effects in relation to The Animal Kingdom: a. It will refine the animal bodies. b. It will bring about a closer relation between Men and animals. The intelligence factor in the animal will be rapidly developed, and this is one of the outstanding results of the intended human-animal relationship. c. It will cause a great destruction of the present animal forms as a consequence of the quickened evolution. Many species of animals will die out and are today disappearing and hence the increasing emphasis upon the preservation of animals and the establishing of game preserves." "The effect upon The Animal Kingdom of the force of this Ray will be far less than upon the human, for it is not yet ready to respond to the vibration of this Planetary Logos and will not be until The 6th Round when his influence will bring about great events, however the aetheric bodies of both men and animals and also their responsiveness to force or prana will be more adequate." "Through the force of the incoming Ray, Man may (if He cares to do so) come to a much wider sympathy with his brothers of lesser degree. Thus by the turning by Man of his thought force upon the animals, stimulation of their latent mentality will ensue." "The time will come when the attitude of Man to The Animal Kingdom will be revolutionized, and the slaughter, ill-treatment, and that form of cruelty called 'sport' will be done away with." The Devic Kingdom "The 7th Ray influence at this time affects primarily The Devas of The Physical Plane and The Devas of The Aethers and not, to the same extent, The Devas of The Astral and Mental Planes." "The 7th Ray of Ceremonial Magic will have a powerful influence: a. On The 7th or Physical Plane, regarding It as a unit. b. On the 7th or lowest human principle, prana in the aetheric body. c. On all Monads in incarnation Who are 7th Ray Monads (Higher Selves of The Higher Selves). d. On a peculiar group of Devas Who are The Agents or Mediates between magicians (either white or black) and the elemental forces. This group is occultly known as 'The Mediatory Seventh'. They are not easily contacted and can as yet only be reached by a particular group ritual accurately performed." "This Ray of Ceremonial Magic will consequently have a very profound effect upon The Physical Plane, and The Raja Lord of this Plane is what is occultly termed the 'Reflection in the Water of Chaos' of The Planetary Logos. The matter of this Plane is the body of The Raja Lord." "The building ever originates on and proceeds from Aetheric Levels, and The Devas of The Aethers, with which we are most concerned, will be affected in several ways, and the results upon the other evolutions will be far-reaching. We must remember always that The Devas are the qualities and attributes of matter, The Active Builders, Who work consciously or unconsciously upon The Plane." "The following grades of Devas are conscious Forces and Entities of a High Position: a. The Raja Lord of a Plane. b. Seven Devas Who work under Him and are The Entities Who inform the matter of The 7 Sub-planes. c. Fourteen Representatives of The Rays, Who cycle into and out of power, according to The Ray, waxing or waning. d. Four Devas Who are The Plane Representatives of The 4 Maharajas (The Lords of Karma) and are the focal points for karmic influence in connection with Man." "The Deva Evolution will, through this 7th Ray Force have much to do with the transmission of prana to units of The 3 Higher Kingdoms of Nature. The results of this pranic transmission will be more healthy physical bodies among the sons of Men. The physical bodies of The 7th Ray Egos (Souls), owing to their being built for 7th Ray Force, will respond more readily than the others." "The physical bodies then constructed will be distinguished by: a. Resilience. b. Enormous physical magnetism. c. Ability to reject false magnetism. d. Capacity to absorb solar rays. e. Great strength and resistance. f. A delicacy and refinement in appearance as yet unknown." "The 5th Kumara (out of The 7 Kumaras or Buddhas) has a unique position as 'The Ruler of The Building Devas' of The Physical Plane, The Devas of The Aethers, in coooperation with their Deva Lord. He guides and directs the production of the form by means of certain occult words. He works, therefore, through the aetheric body of all forms." "The Deva and Human Evolution will, during the next 500 years, become somewhat more conscious of each other and be able, therefore, more freely to cooperate. The Human Evolution should give strength to The Deva, and The Deva give joy to The Human. Man should communicate to The Devas the objective point of view, while They in turn will pour in on Him their healing magnetism. They are The Custodians of prana, magnetism, and vitality." "The Deva Evolution is of equal importance to that of The Human Evolution. These Devas are many in number, are of involutionary and evolutionary nature, and of all grades and types. Ruling over Them on The Physical Plane is The Great Deva Kshiti. He is a Deva of rank and power equal to a Chohan (or Lord) of a Ray. He presides over everything outside The Human Kingdom upon The Physical Plane, and He has for His Council the 4 subordinate Deva Lords of The 4 Aetheric Levels. He, with these subordinate Devas, presides over a Subsidiary Council of 7 Devas Who handle all that concerns The Deva Evolution and the work of The Greater and Lesser Builders." "With the coming in of The 7th Ray will arrive those with a natural gift of seeing aetherically. Children will frequently be born who will see aetherically as easily as the average human being sees physically. As conditions of harmony gradually evolve out of the present world chaos, Devas and human beings will meet as friends." "Some of the groups of Devas to be contacted on The Physical Plane are as follows: a. Four groups of Violet Devas, associated with the aetheric doubles of all that exists on The Physical Plane. b. The Green Devas of The Plant Kingdom. The Greater Devas of this Order preside over the magnetic spots of The Earth, guard the solitude of the forests, and reserve intact spaces on the planet which are required to be kept inviolate. They defend them from molestation and, with The Violet Devas, are at this time working definitely, though temporarily, under The Lord Maitreya (The Master of The Masters). c. The White Devas of the air and water, Who preside over the atmosphere, work with certain aspects of electrical phenomena and control the seas, rivers, and streams. From among Them, at a certain stage in their evolution, are gathered The Guardian Angels of The Race when in Physical Plane incarnation. Each unit of The Human Family has his Guardian Deva." "For The Violet Devas, the path of attainment lies through feeling and through educating The Race in the perfecting of the physical body in its 2 departments. For The Green Devas, the path of service is seen in magnetization, of which The Human Race knows nothing as yet. Through this power, They act as The Protectors of the plant life and of the sacred spots of The Earth. For The White Devas, the path of service lies in the guarding of individuals of The Human Family, in the control of the water and air elementals, and much that concerns The Fish Kingdom. Thus, in the service of Humanity in some form or another lies attainment for these Physical Plane Devas." "Contact with The Devas can be brought about through specific forms and mantrams, and in this contact lies peril for the unwary. The coming in of The Violet Ray has rendered this contact more easy of attainment than heretofore. It is, therefore, The Ray on which approximation is possible, and in the use of ceremonial and of set forms, "Danger for human beings lies in the unwise use of forms for the calling of The Devas, in experimenting with The Sacred Word with the object in view of contacting The Builders Who are so largely affected by It, and in endeavoring to pry into the secrets of ritual with its adjuncts of color and of sound. Later on, when the pupil has passed The Portal of Initiation, such knowledge will be his, coupled with the necessary information that teaches him to work with The Law. In the following of The Law, no danger lurks." "Fire elementals, water sprites, and the lower elementals can all be harnessed by rites. The rites are of 3 kinds: 1. Protective rites, which concern your own protection. 2. Rites of appeal, which call and reveal the elementals. 3. Rites that control and direct them when summoned." "In working with The Devas, you use The Wisdom or Love Aspect (The 2nd Ray), The Second Aspect of The Logos, The Building Aspect. Through love and longing you reach Them, and your first step is to get in touch with Them, for together you must work in the future for the guidance of the elemental forces and the helping of Humanity. It is not safe for human beings, poor foolish things, to tamper with the forces of involution until they themselves are linked with The Devas through purity of character and nobility of soul." "Through rites and ceremonies, you can sense The Devas and reach Them but not in the same manner nor for the same reason that you can the elementals. The Devas attend ceremonies freely and are not summoned. They come, as you do, to tap the power. When your vibrations are pure enough, the ceremonies serve as a common meeting-ground." Spiritualism "The rise of modern Spiritualism is no doubt due to The 7th Sub-ray influence of The 6th Ray, and it may also be a foreshadowing of The Great 7th Ray still to come. It is interesting to note that this movement was started by a Secret Society which has existed in the world since the last period of 7th Ray dominance in Atlantean Times." "The Higher Expression of The 7th Ray is all forms of white magic. The Lower Expression of The 7th Ray is Spiritualism or 'phenomena'. These Rays influence and express Themselves (as is ever the case) in a dual manner and have always a lower and a higher form of manifestation." "The lower forms of The 7th Ray expression are still in an embryonic stage. This you can see clearly if you consider the one to which I chose to refer, The Spiritualistic Movement, which began to take shape only during The 19th Century and has achieved its curiously phenomenal growth only because it started upon The American Continent. The United States of America was the center of Old Atlantis and hence inherited a psychic and ancient religious form which was existent and potently alive in that part of the world for many centuries." "In spite of these facts, the higher and more living energy of The 7th Ray is the most active at this time, and its resultant idealism and consequent New Age concepts are playing upon the sensitive minds of The Race and preparing Humanity for a great and much needed change. The work of The Ray of Ceremonial Order is to 'ground' or make physically visible the results of bringing Spirit and matter together. Its function is to clothe Spirit with matter, producing form." "If I say to you that The Higher Expression of The 7th Ray is white magic, do you really understand what I mean? White magic is realistically the power of the trained worker and executive to bring together into a constructive synthesis the 'within and the without' so that that which is below may be recognizably patterned upon that which is above. It is the supreme task of bringing together in accordance with the immediate intent and plan and for the benefit of the evolving life in any particular World Cycle: 1. Spirit and matter. 2. Life and form. 3. The Ego and the personality. 4. The Soul and its outer expression. 5. The Higher Worlds of Atma, Buddhi, Manas and the lower reflection of mind, emotion, and the physical nature. 6. The head and the heart, through the sublimation of the sacral (sexual) and the solar plexus energies (emotional). 7. The Aetheric-Astral Planes and the dense Physical Plane. 8. The intangible, subjective levels of existence and the outer tangible worlds." "Such is the task of the white magician. All, therefore, that is conducive to human sensitivity and to increased awareness is the work of the white magician. All that tends to produce better forms through which The Living Principle or Deity can express Itself is the work of the white magician. All that serves to thin or tear away the veil between the worlds wherein those who have no physical bodies live and move and work and the worlds of outer form is the work of the white magician." "Spiritualism is a direct effect of the coming into manifestation of The 7th Ray and was the religion of Old Atlantis. The 7th Ray dominated that ancient civilization for a very long period of time, particularly during the first half of its existence." "White magic, as I would have you remember, is concerned with the unfoldment of The Soul in form and its gaining needed experience thereby. It is not concerned with direct work upon the form but with the indirect influence of The Soul, functioning in any form in every Kingdom in Nature as it brings the form under its control, thereby effecting needed and developing changes in the apparatus of contact." "One of the inevitable effects of 7th Ray Energy will be to relate and weld into a closer synthesis the 4 Kingdoms in Nature. This must be done as preparatory to the long fore-ordained work of Humanity which is to be the distributing agency for spiritual energy to the 3 subhuman Kingdoms. The radiation from The 4th Kingdom (Humanity) will some day be so potent and far-reaching that its effects will permeate down into the very depths of the created phenomenal world, even into The Mineral Kingdom. Then we shall see the results to which The Great Initiate, Paul (Hilarion incarnate), refers when he speaks of the whole Creation waiting for the manifestation of The Sons of God. That manifestation is that of radiating glory and power and love." "At the present time, The 7th Ray, as we know, is rapidly dominating, and It is one of the easiest Forces with which Man has to work. Under this Ray, it will be possible to build a new structure for the rapidly decaying civilization and to erect the new temple desired for the religious impulse. Under its influence, the work of the numerous unconscious magicians will be much facilitated." "Nevertheless, the magic of the selfish kind (black magic) leads to karmic results of a deplorable nature, for only those who work with The Law and who control the lesser lives through knowledge, love, and will evade the consequences entailed on those who manipulate living matter for selfish ends." "At this time, The 6th Ray is passing out and is taking with It all those forms whose keynote is 'Blue' -- those people, for instance, who with devotion (misplaced or not) followed some particular object, person, or idea. With It passes, therefore, those whom we term fanatics, those who with one-pointed zeal work towards some sensed objective. Many of the flowers in which you now rejoice are passing out: the bluebell, the hyacinth, and the olive for example. The sapphire will become scarce, and the turquoise will lose its hue. Flowers of violet color, of lavender and of purple, will come into favor. Behind all this lies a purpose profound." "The 7th Ray of Law and Order is coming into manifestation. We are transiting into a new Sign of The Zodiac (Aquarius), and 'The Coming of The Christ' is imminent. These 3 great happenings are the cause of much of the present upheaval and chaos. The consequent world reaction is, in the initial stages, material in its manifestation. In its final stages, divine qualities will manifest and change history and civilization." "The coming in of The Aquarian Age also stimulates in Man a spirit of universality and a tendency towards fusion. It produces an urge towards union and, among other unions, towards religious understanding and tolerance." "The incoming 7th Ray expresses the power to organize, the ability to integrate and to bring into synthetic relation the great pairs of opposites, and thus produce the new forms of spiritual manifestation." "The Advent of Christ may be an actual physical coming, as before in Palestine, or it may connote a definite over-shadowing of His disciples and lovers by The Great Lord of Life. This overshadowing will call forth a response from all those who are, in any way, spiritually awakened. Or the coming may take the form of a tremendous inflow of The Christ Principle, The Christ Life and Love, working out through The Human Family. Perhaps all 3 possibilities may be found simultaneously on our planet very shortly." "Steadily, The Love of Christ will be shed abroad in The Earth, and its influence will grow stronger during the coming centuries until, at the end of The Aquarian Age and through the work of The 7th Ray (bringing the pairs of opposites into closer cooperation), we can look for the 'raising of Lazarus from the dead' and the emergence of Humanity out of the tomb of matter. The hidden Divinity will be revealed. Steadily, all forms will be brought under the influence of The Christ Spirit, and the consummation of love will be brought about." "A synthesis is found in the fact that through the medium of violet (and The Violet Ray) The Deva and Human Kingdoms can find a place of contact. Esoterically, violet is white, the synonym of perfection. Another point of synthesis is the fact that through the dominance of this 7th Ray comes a point of merging between the dense physical and the aetheric bodies. It is necessary to effect this merging and alignment before the transmission of the teaching to the dense physical brain can in any way be considered accurate. It has a close bearing upon the alignment of the centers (chakras)." "The Ray Avatars are Great Beings Who come forth at relatively long intervals when a Ray is coming into manifestation. They embody The Quality and The Force of a particular Ray. Next century (The 21st), when The 7th Ray has achieved complete manifestation and the Piscean influence is entirely removed, The 7th Ray Avatar will appear. His work will demonstrate the law, order, and rhythm of the creative process as it works out on The Physical Plane, blending Spirit and matter. And as this Ray is called The Ray of Ceremonial Order or Ritual, He will be largely instrumental in producing those conditions which will permit of the reappearance upon Earth of The Mysteries of Initiation, of which The Hierarchy is The Custodian. He is necessarily connected with The Great White Lodge on Sirius (and is an Aspect of The Consciousness of Archangel Zadkiel)." "We have the coming in of a Ray that is intimately connected with The Plane of Manifestation, The Physical Plane, which is (within the greater Cycle) responsible for man's very existence and is the source of his future hope." "So far-reaching are the effects of this Ray, both on The Deva and human units in their different Kingdoms that entirely new environments will evolve for the utilization of the new types, and entirely new characteristics will be found emerging in The Race of Men. The Type of Force which expresses Itself by means of The 7th Ray is the great transmuting and transferring agent of The Logos. It has a powerful effect both on Deva and human units. The prime function of The Logos of The 7th Ray is, beyond all else, that of adaptation or the molding of the form and the rendering of it suitable to the needs of any particular Entity." "This Ray is The One that largely controls, that manipulates, that geometrizes, and that holds sway over the form side, governing the elemental forces of Nature. The Physical Plane is the most concrete exemplification of the form side. It holds The Divine Life imprisoned or enmeshed at its densest point." "Paralleling the incoming of a large band of 7th Ray magicians (some linked to The Brotherhood and some to the purely Manasic Groups) is the proposed advent of certain Members of The Hierarchy (Initiates below The Level of The 4th Initiation) and of certain disciples and probationers, all on this Ray and all true psychics who hope through their endeavors to offset the vibrations and ward off the menace incident to the advent of the black magician group. The arranging of this and the preparing of the way for them in the different countries, especially in Europe and North America, is occupying the attention at this time of The Master Rakoczi and The Master Hilarion." "During The 6th Sub-race (of The 5th Root Race of Humanity), the emphasis will not be so much on the developement of mind as it will be on the utilization of the concrete mind and its acquired faculty for the developement of the powers of abstract thought. The intuition will be awakening and will be more prominent than now, but the outstanding characteristic will be the ability of the units of The 6th Sub-race to think in abstract terms and to use the abstract mind." "The 7th Ray is The Ray that controls The Aetheric and The Devas of The Aethers. It controls The 7th Sub-plane of all Planes (7 of Them), but it dominates at this time The 7th Sub-plane of The Physical Plane (also called The 7th Plane)." "It might be wise here to elucidate somewhat the idea underlying ceremonial and ritual. No group work is ever possible without some form of ritual. The refusal, therefore, to participate in uniformity of action is no sign of a liberated soul. The Great White Brotherhood has its rituals, but they are rituals which have for their objective the inauguration and the assistance of various aspects of The Plan and of the varying cyclic activities of that Plan. All service is governed by ritual." "The coming in of The 7th Ray will lead to this desired consummation, and the mystics who are training themselves in the technique of occult motive and in the methods of the trained magician will increasingly find themselves cooperating intelligently with The Plan and participating in those basic rituals which are distinguished by their power to: a. Harness the forces of the planet to the service of The Race. b. Send forth those energies which will produce, in some one or other of The Kingdoms of Nature, effects of a desirable and beneficent aspect. c. Call in and redistribute the energies which are present in all the forms in the various subhuman Kingdoms. d. Heal through a scientific method of bringing together Soul and body. e. Produce illumination through the right understanding of the energy of Light. f. Evolve that coming ritual which will eventually reveal the true significance of water, which will revolutionize its uses and open to Man the free passage to The Astral Plane. This Plane is that of the emotional-desire nature, and its symbol is water. The coming Aquarian Age will reveal to Man that that Plane is his natural home at this stage of developement." "'A Treatise on White Magic' has a definitely 7th Ray import. One of the first lessons that Humanity will learn under the potent influence of The 7th Ray is that The Soul controls its instrument, the personality, through ritual or through the imposition of a regular rhythm, for rhythm is what really designates a ritual. No one on this Earth can evade ritual or ceremonial, for the rising and the setting of the sun imposes a ritual, the cyclic passing of the years. The potent movements of the great centers of population, the coming and the going of trains, of ocean liners and of mails, and the regular broadcasting of the radio organizations, all of these impose a rhythm upon Humanity, whether this is recognized or not." "There is no evading the process of ceremonial living. It is unconsciously recognized, blindly followed, and constitutes the great discipline of the rhythmic breathing of life itself. The 7 Rays come into activity and pass out again under the rhythmic and ritualistic impulse of The Divine Life. Thus is the temple of The Lord built by the ceremonial of The Builders. Every Kingdom in Nature is subjected to ritualistic experience and to the ceremonials of cyclic expression." "The prime cosmic function of The 7th Ray is to perform the magical work of blending Spirit and matter in order to produce the manifested form through which The Life will reveal the glory of God." "Other Cosmic Rays will play upon our Earth as this 7th Ray activity becomes increasingly active, and the result of their influence will be to facilitate the emergence of the new racial types and, above all else, to destroy The Veil or Web which separates the world of the seen and tangible from the world of the unseen and the intangible, The Astral World. Just as there is a Veil called 'The Aetheric Web' dividing off the various force centers (chakras) in the human body and protecting the head centers from The Astral World, so there is a separating Web between the world of physical life and The Astral World. This will be destroyed, slowly and certainly, by the play of The Cosmic Rays upon our planet. The Aetheric Web between The Physical and Astral Planes is in the process of destruction." "With the entering in of a New Ray and the commencement of a New Era comes ever a period of much disruption until the forms that be have adapted themselves to the new vibration. Particularly now should pliability and responsiveness of form be aimed at, for when He Whom we all adore (The Avatar of The Christ Consciousness) comes, think you His vibration will not cause disruption if crystallization is present? It was so before and it will be so again." "In love of all that breathes comes capacity to vibrate universally, and in that astral pliability will come responsiveness to the vibration of The Great Lord." "The Great Invocation is the inaugurating mantram of the incoming 7th Ray. This is the first time such a mantram has been brought to the attention of Humanity." "From The Point of Light within The Mind of God, let Light stream forth into the minds of Men. Let Light descend on Earth. From The Point of Love within The Heart of God, let Love stream forth into the hearts of Men. May Christ return to Earth. From The Center where The Will of God is known, let purpose guide the little wills of Men, the purpose which The Masters know and serve. From The Center which we call The Race of Men, let The Plan of Love and Light work out. And may it seal the door where evil dwells. Let Light and Love and Power restore The Plan on Earth." DJWHAL KHUL |
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