Flames of god 7 main rays. Seven rays - seven divine energies. Discipleship in terms of the various rays

17. Correspondence of 7 Rays to 7 colors

The three main rays 1 (Will), 2 (Love) and 3 (Active Intelligence) correspond to the three primary colors that exist in the universe - red, yellow and blue. As you know, all existing elementary particles (souls) are characterized by one of these three colors, which indicates the amount of ether created per unit of time (the speed of creation).

Beam 1 corresponds to red, Beam 2 to yellow, Beam 3 to blue.

In addition to the three main beams, there are 4 additional ones. All four are synthetic. Moreover, three of them consist of two colors (Rays), and the fourth - of all six - three main and three additional.

5 Ray (Concrete Knowledge or Science) corresponds to green. It consists of 2 and 3 Rays, of yellow and blue flowers.

6 Ray (Devotion or Idealism) - orange.

It consists of yellow and red flowers, of 2 and 1 Rays.

Ray 7 (Order and Ceremonial Magic) - violet. It consists of red and blue colors, from 1 and 3 Rays.

Ray 4 (Harmony through conflict - synthetic, it is a spectrum, a synthesis of all six colors.

Composed of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple flowers, which are none other than 1,2,3,4,5, and 6 Rays.

Moreover, in the 7th Ray, the Rays-colors that make it up do not mix, each retains its individuality.

Quote from "Esoteric Psychology, Volume 1 by Alice Bailey:

A. Three Ray-Aspects

Let us now show how the ray aims were formulated by the ancient teaching preserved on sheets so decrepit that what is written is gradually disappearing. Unfortunately, when translated into modern language much is lost.

The first purpose of the Deity

Ray I. Will or Power.

The rays of the central sacred sun cover the form, within which a point of power burns, not yet vibrating, but shining like an electric light.

With her burning rays, she burns all forms, but does not affect the life of the incarnate God.

From the septenary One comes the word. It rolls along the line of fiery essences, and when its sound is heard in the circle of human lives, this word takes the form of an affirmation, an uttered decree or a word of power. So the thought of ... (the secret, inexpressible name of the Ray) is imprinted on a living foundation.

Let the dynamic power, electric light, open the past, destroy the existing form and open the golden door. Behind this door lies a path leading to the center where dwells one whose name cannot be heard within our solar sphere.

His blue robes hide his eternal purpose, and the sun that rises and sets marks his crimson path.

His word is full of power, his light is electricity itself, lightning is his symbol, his will is hidden in the intention of his thought. Nothing is open.

But its power is felt. Responding to it, the sons of men send a question to all corners of the world:

Why this blind force? Why death? Why destruction of forms? Why reject the holding force? Why death, O Mighty Son of God?

The answer is barely audible: “I hold the keys of life and death. I bind and release again. I, the Destroyer, am."

This ray Lord has not yet reached full expression and makes Himself known only at the moments of destruction and completion of cycles. The number of Monads of power is much less than that of any other Lord. The egos on the Ray of Power are relatively not so few. They are characterized by a dynamic will, and their power in the human family is revealed as a force of destruction, but in the end such destruction leads to liberation. As we study the Egos and First Ray personalities we will see that their work is always accompanied by death and destruction, which explains the apparent cruelty and impersonality of their reactions. Form means nothing to representatives of the first ray. Their energy brings death to it, starting large periods of cyclical pralaya. The first ray governs the drama of death in all realms - the destruction of forms, releasing power and allowing "to enter into the Light through the gates of Death." It is the intention of the Lord of the First Ray, standing behind His six Brothers, after They have achieved Their purpose, to destroy the forms They have built. He does this by channeling His power through Their bodies. As a result of the joint effort of the Brothers, there is a removal and a return to the center, from where the initial impulse came. So the purpose of the First Ray is to bring death. An idea of ​​this purpose can be gained by studying some of the names given to the Lord of this Ray:

Lord of Death

Door opener

Liberator from the Form

Great Initiator of Removal

Destructive Fire Element

Mold Mold

Power that touches and removes

Lord of the Burning Ground

Will breaking into the Garden

Soul Reaver

Finger of God

Crushing Breath

Striking Lightning

Almighty

An idea of ​​the qualities and characteristics of this liberating Lord can be obtained from the following six aphorisms. With them, according to an ancient legend, six of His Brothers turned to Him, asking Him to hold His right hand, so that They could complete the implementation of Their goals:

1. Kill desire when it has done its work. You are the one who points to fulfillment.

Quality. . clear vision.

2. Soften, O Lord of Might. Wait for your brother on the path of Love. He builds forms that can withstand your might.

Quality. . dynamic power.

3. Hold your right hand until the time. Then grant death, O Opener of the Door.

Quality. . sense of time.

4. Do not strive for loneliness, but join the multitude. You are One, Separate. Come out to what is yours.

Quality. .privacy.

5. Lead what is yours, but learn to know it. Do not indulge in hatred of attachment, but see its plan and purpose.

Quality. .detachment.

6. Life pulses through you, a rhythm is imposed. Life is everything. Love life in all its forms.

Quality. . unity of purpose.

These six qualities express the power of this ray as it manifests itself in the fourth kingdom in nature. In other kingdoms, it works differently, but we are interested in humanity. The purpose of the First Ray, its main task, is the cessation of activity and death of all forms in all kingdoms of nature on all planes. The energy of this ray Lord brings death to the ant and the solar system, organization, religion and government, racial type and planet. His will or purpose works according to the law of periodicity.

Second Deity Purpose

Ray II. Love-Wisdom

From the heart of God, from the central point of love, comes the Word. This Word is love itself. The whole life of love is marked by divine desire. In the human hierarchy, affirmation contains power and sound.

In the beginning was the Word. The Word was and is with God. There was light in God. There was life in Him. In His light we move.

Its symbol is thunder, the Word that resounds cyclically through the ages.

Here are some of the names of the Lord of this Ray, giving an idea of ​​His purpose:

Showing Glory

Lord of Eternal Love

Space Magnet

Bestower of Wisdom

Radiance in Shape

Master Builder

Giver of Names

Great Geometer

The One Who Covers Life

Space Mystery

Bringer of Light

Son of God Incarnate

Cosmic Christ

According to legend, the six Brothers reveal His qualities in the following aphorisms:

1. Speak the Word and speak the radiant love of God. Let all people hear.

Quality………………………….. divine love.

2. Let the glory of the Lord shine. Let light and love radiate.

Quality………………………….. radiation.

3. Draw to yourself the object of your search. Bring out into the light of day from the darkness of time the one you love.

Quality………………………….. attraction.

4. When light and love emerge, let the inner strength create the perfect flower. Let the word that heals the form sound. This is the secret word which must then be revealed.

Quality………………………….. ability to save.

5. Salvation, light and love, and the magnetic power of God give birth to the word of wisdom. Speak it and lead the sons of men from the path of knowledge to the path of understanding.

Quality………………………….. wisdom.

6. Within the scope of the love of God, in a circle solar system, all forms rotate, all souls, all lives. May every son of God be imbued with this wisdom. Reveal to everyone the Unity of many lives.

Quality………………………….. expansion or containment.

The third ray, which has a very long cycle, having been in manifestation since 1425, has a direct effect on the fifth, Aryan, root race. Its purpose is formulated in the following curious expressions.

The Third Deity Purpose

Ray III. Active Intelligence or Adaptability

May the Ruler of the South continue building. Let him apply a force that will create a luminous living stone, exactly corresponding to the plan of the temple. Let him prepare the cornerstone and set it wisely in the north, under the eye of God Himself, without disturbing the balance of the triangle.

May the Investigator of the past reveal the thought of God hidden deep in the mind of the Kumar of Love, and thus bring the Agnishvattas who are waiting in the place of darkness into the place of light.

Let the Keeper of Sparks fan the points of fire with his divine breath. Let it ignite what is hidden, what is invisible, and thus illumine all spheres where God works.

I want to point out that here I can only put into words certain ancient symbols, and thereby designate the process (used by the early master-initiates) of uttering a word or sound, creating a symbolic form, which in turn can be translated into words. The latter require, again, intuitive comprehension and adaptation to individual needs for implementation in the practice of life. Otherwise, these ancient interesting ideas, these names-interpretations, these aphorisms that convey the "power of qualities" are more than useless and only increase responsibility. The ability to identify objective meanings and use them in life is a sign of true esoteric flair. A careful study of the tables and phrases given will enable the student to receive indications of his individual Ray, of his own life tendencies and goals. If the information given about a particular ray awakens the student's intuitive understanding, allowing him to better know himself, to identify his ray energy and aspects of his innermost spiritual nature, which he longs to reveal, then my statements about the Purpose, Name and Quality are really valuable and useful.

Here are some of the names of the Lord of the Third Ray indicating the power He uses and His real nature.

Record Keeper

Lord of Memory

Unifier of the Lower Four

Interpreter of what is visible

Lord of Balance

Divine Divider

Distinguishing Essential Life

The One Who Creates the Union

Trilateral Triangle

Illuminator Lotus

Foundation Builder

Harbinger of Light

He who hides and yet reveals

Ruler of Time

Lord of Space

Universal Mind

Trinity Wick

Great Architect of the Universe

and many others, showing a connection with light, time, space, manifested by the Logos, matter and "the power that awakens the form."

When you read these names from the standpoint of modern achievements, modern culture and science, it becomes clear how powerful and influential this particular ray Life is today and how directly Its energies (which created objective material worlds) determine our modern civilization with its material bias, the study of nature. of time and space, and that mental opening which is destined for our race to demonstrate and constitutes its glory.

Below are phrases that describe the qualities that characterize this ray Lord. It must be borne in mind that the seventh or synthetic characteristic of each ray is reflected in the very name of the ray and is not listed as such among the other six qualities. His six Brothers, Sons of one Father, sang these instructions to Him on the day of His resumption of His activity (on the so-called day of creation).

1. Create dual form and hide life. Let the form appear and prove its divinity. Everything is from God.

Quality………………………….. ability to manifest.

2. Make the shell match what's inside. Let the world egg appear. Let the centuries pass and then the soul will appear. And let life come through at the appointed time.

Quality………………………….. ability to develop.

3. Let the mind rule. May the bright radiance of the sun of life open the mind of God and guide the one who shines on the path. And lead him to that central point where everything is lost in the light of heaven.

Quality………………………….. mental enlightenment.

4. God and His form are one. Reveal this fact, O supreme Lord of form. God and His form are one. Reject the thought of duality. Color the shape. Life is one; harmony is perfect. Prove that both are one.

Quality………………………….. the ability to produce synthesis on the physical plane.

5. Make the garment of the Lord; let that outfit be multi-colored. Then separate the dress from the One who lurks under its many folds. Throw off the veiling sheaths. Let God be seen. Take Christ down from the cross.

Quality………………………….. scientific research.

6. Let two paths converge. Balance the pairs of opposites and let the path between both be marked. God, the Way and man are one.

Quality………………………….. balance.

Thus, obeying the divine will, the three main Rays perform the process of creation and energization. The work of the four lesser rays (this name by no means implies the superiority of some rays over others) consists in the development or differentiation of the qualities of life, for which an infinite number of forms are produced, which will become centers of life, expressing - in the course of evolutionary manifestation - its many properties.

B. Four Attribute Rays

The Fourth Purpose of Deity

Ray IV. Harmony, Beauty, Art

The color is there, and yet the color is not visible now. At the infinite point of stillness, sound and the Silent meet. Time and the Timeless One reject people's thoughts. But there is no time.

The form is there, and yet the psychic sense reveals that which the form is powerless to conceal—an inner synthesis, an all-encompassing prism, a point of unity which, when properly attained, reveals the next point where all three, and not just two, are one.

Form merges with soul. And the inner vision observes the merging; it knows the divine connection and sees the two as one. But at this point of high attainment, an even higher vision flashes before the opened inner eye. Three, not just two, are one. Go on, O wanderer, along the Path.

In reading these lines, the student should bear in mind that the portal is already behind and the person (if he has allowed the Fourth Ray to do its work and can therefore function on the fourth or buddhic plane) is standing in the temple of the Lord. He found a certain degree of light, but in this light he now sees another light and sees a greater revelation and splendor. And now they become the object of his quest. He knew everything that duality can give, and managed to unite the soul and body into a single instrument of the spirit. Then he moves on his way to achieve greater synthesis.

The Lord of the Fourth Ray has many names that require careful study and reflection. In less than a hundred years, the influence of this Lord of harmonizing power will increase and neutralize some of the destructive influences of Saturn in the first decanate of Aquarius. In the meantime, the study of His names will simplify His efforts and build a body of constructive thought that will facilitate His work when His active manifestation begins again. However, His power is always more or less felt in the human family due to the numerological connection between the Fourth Ray, the Fourth Creative Hierarchy or human monads, and the fourth kingdom in nature. Therefore, His influence is always present.

Comprehending on the Way

Link between Three and Three

Divine Mediator

Hand of God

Hidden

The seed that is the flower

The mountain where Form dies

Light in Light

Shape Corrector

He Who marks the fork of the Path

Inhabitant of the Holy Place

He Who is below the Three, but the Highest of the Four

Trumpet of the Lord

The aphorisms associated with the Fourth Ray are not easy to understand. They require intuitive effort and are conveyed by six short, very laconic commands, uttered (curiously enough) at the end of the creative period, at the time when the incarnation of the Fourth Creative Hierarchy began.

1. Speak the Word on a low note. Speak low.

Quality………………………….. the ability to penetrate the depths of matter.

2. Raise desire. Give the seeker what he needs.

Quality………………………….. dual aspects of desire.

3. Lower the thread. Open the Way. Connect man with God. Get up.

Quality………………………….. ability to open the way.

4. All flowers belong to you. Dip the roots in the dirt, turn the flowers to the sun. Prove that mud and sun, roots and flowers are one.

Quality... the ability to express the divine. Growth.

5. Circle, come back and circle again. Revolve in the realm of Heaven. Prove that everything is one.

Quality… harmony of spheres.

6. Bloom sounds. Sound out the colors. Generate notes and watch them enter the shadows, which in turn make sounds. So everything is seen as one.

Quality… a synthesis of true beauty.

It is still impossible to comprehend the full depth of the teaching about the Rays. The best approach to it is systematic careful study and prudent refraining from jumping to conclusions. At this initial stage, it is impossible to immediately proceed to the specific psychological applications of this teaching for people. First you need to give a general outline, outline ideas, introduce into the mind of the reader a few basic concepts and try to put this deepest and most difficult subject in such a form as to establish a new rhythm of thinking, help to capture a number of new awarenesses and fix them. The latter relate at this stage of study to the prototypical cosmic process and will eventually make it possible to understand the role of the individual in the gigantic cosmic whole. We always start from the universal and come to the particular; this is the true occult method.

However, everything that I tell about ray Life is quite applicable to human life as well. But it must be remembered that the pure ray type does not yet exist, since there is neither a perfect form, mechanism, or expression of the ray quality, nor an absolutely pure phenomenon in the human family, with the exception of such rare examples as Buddha or Christ, or (in a different area of ​​expression ) Alexander or Julius Caesar. The same can be said about Leonardo da Vinci. The rays are associated with energy and consciousness and determine the expression, but where the matter used and the saturating vehicle are not sufficiently developed, restrictions arise and there is an automatic "turn-off" of a large amount of energy. The action of the ray force through imperfect forms will necessarily be distorted, defective and misdirected. Let me explain. As I have said, the energy of the First Ray causes the destruction of forms. It must be remembered that, fortunately for humanity, there have not yet been pure destroyers. It is very good that the first ray Ego is still so limited by the nature of form and the quality of that nature of form that it is unable to find an adequate or intelligent use for its destructive power. You are well aware that the action of the first ray personalities is often destructive, but they do not have enough energy to do much harm. Again, pure love cannot be expressed today, for its flow is hindered by the nature of the form. Considering both examples will help the reader to appreciate the situation. However, the time is approaching for a fuller expression of a ray purpose, type, or quality, and consequently for a truer manifestation.

This will happen due to the imminent appearance, or manifestation, of the great Lives Who will embody the energies of the Second, Third, Fifth and Seventh rays. They form focal points for the influx of these four types of divine energy, which will serve as a major stimulus for the corresponding and responding life units. These four Beings Who will appear in the modern world as human beings can be expected towards the end of this century, and Their combined effort will initiate the New Age and herald the period that will go down in history as the time of glory of the fifth root race. Each of these four Teachers - and they will be exactly the Teachers - is subjectively also the focal point of the tripartite influx of energy from that center in the Body of God, which is symbolically called the "Heart of the Sun". For each Ray, in turn, is a manifestation of a threefold essence, like the solar Deity Itself. Love will be their prominent characteristic, and through this attractive magnetic force new forms will arise which will enable the manifestation of purer ray types and hence the formation of more adequate phenomena. Availability in today's world huge amount destructive energy is explained by the presence on the astral plane of the disciple of the planetary Logos, who is on the First Ray. His task is to clear the way for the manifestation of the other four main Disciples, who are primarily Builders. They will take up Their work after the task of the form breakers is completed.

I would like to make one remark to explain some of the Hierarchy's methods. The work of what in the West is called the "Christ Principle" is to build forms to express quality and life. This is the characteristic task of the second aspect of the deity. The work of the Antichrist is to destroy forms, which is essentially the task of the first expression of divinity. But the actions of the destroyer are not black magic, and if mankind ignorantly believes that the Antichrist is working for dark side, then it is deeply mistaken. His work is just as beneficent as that of the building aspect, and it is only because of the hatred of the death of forms that man considers the work of the destroyer to be "dark", directed against the divine will and undermining the divine program. The work of the representatives of that mysterious force that we call cosmic evil and their executors really deserves the name "dark", but it has nothing to do with the work of the Antichrist. It should also be added that the work of the dark forces is controlled from below, while the work of the destroyers is initiated from above. The symbols of both paths are the sword and the cross.

After these introductory remarks, intended to show the significance of the subject, it is possible to pass on to the analysis of the other three rays.

The Fifth Deity Purpose

Ray V. Concrete Knowledge or Science

Thunder rolls shake the mountaintop, and storm clouds hide the form. Evaporation of the water sphere distorts the miraculous… in a secret place. There is a form, and its note sounds.

A beam of light illuminates the form, and what was hidden becomes apparent. Knowledge about God, about how He hides Himself, finds its completion in the thought of man. Energies and forces receive their secret names, reveal their inner purpose, and everything is seen as a rhythm, as a return to oneself. Now you can read the great scroll. God's purpose and plans are confirmed, and man can read the form.

The plan is taking shape. The plan is the form. Its purpose is the revelation of the mind of God. The past opens the form, and the present indicates the influx of energy.

What is destined to come appears like a cloud that veils the sun. But behind this inevitable cloud lies love, which is on earth and which is in heaven. And it is precisely this - love that renews everything - that must be opened. This is the purpose behind all that the great Lord of Knowledge does.

Before listing the names of this great Life, I want to emphasize that the Fifth Ray has a special, unique potential power in relation to the human kingdom. The fact is that the fifth plane of the mind is the main sphere of activity of this Life, and it is on this plane that three aspects of the mind are located:

1. The abstract or higher mind, the embodiment of the higher triad.

2. The concrete or lower mind, the highest aspect of the lower self.

3. The Ego or solar Angel, the pure Son of Mind, Who expresses the intellect both abstractly and concretely, and represents the point of unification.

This Life is now very powerful in connection with the fifth root race and in connection with the transference of the consciousness of humanity into the fifth or spiritual kingdom. Students will be able to understand much by comparing the creative power of the higher mind with the destructive power of the lower mind. Just as the personality, according to the divine plan, has no other purpose than to serve as a channel and medium for the expression of the soul, so the lower mind is assigned the role of a channel for the unhindered flow of the energy of the higher mind.

The fifth Ray is the Being of the most intense spiritual light. By His manifestation on the fifth plane, His own, He symbolizes the three aspects in a way that no other Ray does. By virtue of Its quality of higher mind, this Ray serves as a pure channel for the divine will. With the help of the seven groups of solar lives manifested on mental levels, He initiated on our planet the functional activity of the seven corresponding reflections of the seven centers of Deity, which none of His six brother Rays did. This statement means little to you, but the great sacrifice and gigantic effort it required can only be compared with the life of a Buddha, and this is one of the reasons why in our fifth race, love and mind.

Here are some of the names given to the Lord of this Ray:

Discoverer of Truth

Great Connector

Divine Mediator

Mold Mold

Trinity Thinker

Cloud on the Mountaintop

He Who besieges the Cross

Dividing Sword

Sweeping away the unnecessary

Fifth Great Judge

Rose of God

Heavenly

Door to the Mind of God

Initiating Energy

Ruler of the Third Heaven

Door Guardian

Ruler of Knowledge

Angel with Fire Sword

Secret Keeper

Beloved of the Logos

Brother from Sirius

Hierophant Teacher

Because of its close association with man (since the creation of the latter), there are so many names for the fifth ray that it is not easy to choose among them those that will give the student the most complete idea of ​​His characteristics and mission. The power and significance of the Lord of this Ray are reflected in six aphorisms that reveal His qualities. These appeals were sung by six of His Brothers at the moment of crisis, when the existence of the human family began and the solar Angels sacrificed themselves. Esoterically, they "descended into hell and ended up in prison." Souls were born on that day. A new realm of expression emerged, and a sparkling interchange was established between the three higher and three lower planes.

1. Behold, God and His angels appear and watch. Let the mountain peaks emerge from the dense damp fog. May the sun illuminate their peaks, and may they rise in light. Shine on.

Quality… form entry and exit.

2. Behold, God and His angels appear and listen. Let the murmur of the depths rise up to them, and the cry of the seeker touch their ears. Let the person listen. Let him call. Speak loud.

3. Behold God and His angels appear and touch. Create a rod of might. Point it at the sons of men; touch them with fire, then draw them near. Promote.

Quality…initiatory activity

4. Behold, God and His angels appear and eat. May you accumulate a variety of experiences. Let the paths open. Recognize and choose; open and analyze. All paths are one.

Quality... a revelation of the way.

5. Here God and His angels appear and smell the smell that arises from the burning firmament of man. Let the fire do its thing. Guide the man into the furnace, and in the fiery red center let him throw off the restraining nature. Let the fire burn.

Quality... purification by fire.

6. Here God and His Angels appear and fuse the multitude into the One. Let the connection work. Let that which is the cause of all being be the cause of its end. Let the one temple rise now. Reveal crowning glory. Let it be so.

Quality... the manifestation of the great white light. (Shekinah. A.A.B.)

The study of these qualities will bring great practical benefit to the reader. Considering himself to be on one ray or another, by these qualities he will be able to determine what characteristics he should work on, and also to determine what needs to be done, what to express and what to overcome. These qualities should be studied from two points of view: from the standpoint of their divine aspect and from the standpoint of their opposite aspect, or form. For example, this Ray is characterized as the opener of the path, and it must be remembered that it opens either the path down to death, or into incarnation (that is, the death-like prison of the soul), or the path upward, out of darkness into the pure light of God's day. I say this because I really want all readers of the treatise to apply the teaching to their daily lives. I am not interested in giving incomprehensible, unusual information to indulge an unhealthy mental appetite. Clogging the memory with occult information that is not of practical use only keeps the brain cells in tension and feeds pride.

The Sixth Deity Purpose

Ray VI. Devotion or Idealism

This Ray, which is now emerging from manifestation, is of the greatest interest to us, since it has reflected upon our Western civilization more strongly than any other Ray. We know him better and better than other Rays. The mantram defining its purpose is unlike any other and can be formulated as follows:

The crusade continues. The warriors are moving forward. They crush and kill everything that slows down the movement, trampling what gets in their way. Forward, forward to the light.

The work is progressing. Neither pity nor fear stops workers. Only work matters. The form must disappear in order to loving spirit could find peace. Nothing should hinder the advancement of the workers of the plan. They begin their assigned work with a song of victory.

A cross is erected above; a form is crucified on it in order to part with life on this cross. Everyone builds his own cross, which is included in the common cross. And everyone ascends to this cross.

Through war, work, pain and hard work, the goal is achieved. That's what the symbol says.

It is easy to see that by setting this goal in relation to himself, a person brings his own liberation closer. If he puts it in relation to another person, it turns out a mournful and terrible story of the cruelty of man to man. The mantram cited gives a clue to the purpose of the sixth ray in the human kingdom, and a careful broad examination (note this paradoxical phrase) of the ideas embodied in it reveals a little bit of the larger purpose. The soul does not and should not feel pity for its form and its problems. She can, however, understand the need for pain and hardship in the world, because she is able to relate the methods applied to herself with the methods of God applied by Him to His world. But consciously, she does not do anything that could aggravate the world's pain and sorrow.

Desire Rejecter

The one who sees the truth

seer of reality

Divine Rogue

Life Fanatic

Form-hating

Warrior on the march

Logos Armsman

Adherent of Truth

Crucifying and Crucified

Breaking Stones

Everlasting Fiery

The One Whom Nothing Can Turn

Relentless Ruler

Warlord on the Perfect Path

He Who Leads the Twelve

Curiously, the Lord of the sixth ray has always been a favorite riddle for His six Brothers. This is clear from the questions They asked Him when they met "before the eyes of the Lord" to discuss Their plans for joint, divine and harmonious action. These questions were asked in the spirit of heavenly joy and love, but with the intention of shedding light on one not entirely understood quality of His beloved Brother.

1. Why is desire red? Why is blood red? Tell us, O Son of God, why is your path stained with blood?

Quality… the ability to kill desire.

2. Why do you turn away from the sphere of the earth? Or is she too small, too poor? Why kick her like a ball on the playing field?

Quality… discarding the unwanted.

3. Why transfer the cross from earth to heaven? After all, the earth can become the sky. Why erect a cross and die?

Quality… self-sacrifice.

4. Why fight with everything that surrounds? Or do you not want peace? Why stand between the forces of night and day? So motionless and calm, so relentless and fearless?

Quality... resilience and fearlessness.

5. Do you not see God in everything, life in everything, love in everything? Why part, leaving the beloved and well known?

Quality… the ability to step back.

6. Can you harness the waters of the sixth great sphere? Are you able to block the flow? Can you free both the raven and the dove? Can you, Fish, swim freely?

Quality… surmounting the waters of the emotional nature.

The outgoing Ray of devotion to the ideal and the incoming Ray of magical order or organization basically determine the modern type of human consciousness. A person is essentially devoted (to the point of fanaticism) to his life goal, whatever it may be. This goal can be the achievement of an apprenticeship, and the rise in the welfare of the family, and the accumulation of money, and the achievement of popularity, and in general everything to which he devotes his time and energy. Whatever this goal, it is to achieve it that he devotes himself and everything that he has. It is also inherent in man to establish law and order, although this quality is only now beginning to be felt. This is explained by the fact that humanity is finally becoming mentally centered, which is why in today's world there are so many and varied attempts to organize relations in business, national, economic, social and other spheres, attempts to create a system and order, as well as reorientation of all energies with intention ( albeit still unconscious) to enter the New Age. However, due to weak mental control and almost universal ignorance of the laws of thought and of one's own nature, a person acts blindly. Perceived ideals do not receive the correct interpretation of the mind and do not find universal correct application. Hence the confusion and chaotic experimentation, hence the pressure of personal authority to impose individual ideas about the ideal.

What is needed now is a serious teaching about the laws of thought and the rules for the construction of thought forms, which must embody the ideas emanating from the universal divine Mind. People should start installing necessary order on the subjective planes of life. When this is realized, every significant group engaged in the problems of the world and in every kind of government will, on the mental plane, receive the help of experienced thinkers, as a result of which their work will be carried on in right accordance with the Plan. But it won't happen very soon. Hence the earthly distortions and misinterpretations of the Plan that exists in heaven, to use Christian phraseology.

It is the understanding of the need modern world in enlightened thinkers and subjective workers has caused Those Who Lead to direct incoming spiritual energies towards the creation of esoteric groups everywhere. This is also the reason for the publication of mystical and Oriental literature on meditation and related subjects that flood the world today. This also explains the attempt made by me, a worker on the inner side of life, to teach in this treatise a new psychology and thereby show a person his equipment and how well he is equipped for the work for which he was created and which he is not yet able to understand. . But through the power and influence of the seventh ray, the magical work will open to him, and the next twenty-five centuries will bring about such dramatic changes and make possible so many so-called "miracles" that even the outward appearance of the world will undergo profound changes. Plant and animal life will undergo transformation and refinement, and much of what is latent in the forms of both kingdoms will come into expression as the energies which create and compose all forms will flow more freely and be more intelligently distributed. The world has changed incredibly over the past five hundred years, and in the next two hundred years the changes will be even more rapid and profound, as the growth rate of human intellectual powers increases, and the Human Creator begins to demonstrate His capabilities.

The Seventh Deity Purpose

Ray VII. Ceremonial Order or Magic

“Let the Temple of the Lord be built,” declared the seventh great angel. Then the seven great sons of God moved with measured steps to their places in the north, south, west and east, and sat there. Thus the construction work began.

The doors were closed. The light flickered dimly. The walls of the temple were indistinguishable. The seven remained silent, their forms hidden. It is not yet time for the light to shine. The Word could not yet be spoken. The work was only between the seven Forms. The silent call went from one to the other. And the doors of the temple were still closed.

But time passed, and the sounds of life began to be heard. The door opened and closed again. And every time the door was opened, the power of the temple increased; the light increased each time, for one by one the sons of men entered the temple. They went from north to south and from west to east, and in the center of the heart they gained light, understanding and the ability to work. They entered through the door; they passed in front of the Family; they lifted the veil of the temple and entered into life.

The temple became more and more beautiful. Gradually, its lines and walls, its decoration, its height, depth and width came through and were illuminated.

And then the Word sounded from the east: Open the door to all the sons of men who come out of all the dark valleys of the earth and seek the temple of the Lord. Give them light. Open the inner shrine; let all the workers of the Lord with their work push apart the walls of the temple to illuminate the whole world. Proclaim the creative Word and raise the dead to life.

Thus the temple of light will be brought down from heaven to earth, and then its walls will rise on the great plains of the human world. Thus, the light will open and nourish all human dreams.

Then the Master who is in the east will awaken the sleeping ones. Then the ruler of the west will test all who sincerely strive for the light. Then the ruler of the south will guide the blind and help them. Then at the gates in the north, wide open, an invisible Master with an understanding heart will rise, welcoming, to guide the wanderers to the east, where the true light shines.

"Why open a temple?" - ask the Seven Big. “Because the work is done and the workers are trained. God created in the light. Now His sons can create. What else can be done?

"Nothing!" came the answer from the Big Seven. “Let the work continue. Let the sons of God create."

Many will see that these words contain a deep meaning and reflect a serious intention to open wide for a person the door (in the coming cycle) to the temple of the innermost secret. One by one, we will be exposed to the esoteric, spiritual component of that psychological factor called "mental testing." It will demonstrate the possibilities and suitability of a person for mental work and his ability to build and animate thought forms. I speak of this in a Treatise on White Magic, the connection of which with the magical work of the seventh ray and its cycle of activity will become more and more evident in time. The Treatise on White Magic is an attempt to lay down the rules of training and work that will enable the seeker of the mysteries to enter the temple and take his place as a creative worker to further the magical work of the Lord of the Temple.

The Lord of this Ray has many names, and their meaning in our time is of paramount importance. Acquaintance with them gives an idea of ​​​​future work.

Unveiled Mage

Magical Art Worker

Form Creator

Giver of Light of the Second Lord

Operating Magic Wand

Warden of the East

Guardian of the Seventh Plane

Invoking Rage

Wielding the Magic Word

Temple Guardian

Representative of God

The One Who Raises to Life

Lord of Death

The One Who Maintains the Sacred Fire

Whirling Sphere

Sword of the Initiator

Divine Alchemist

Square Builder

Orienting Force

86] Fire Combiner

Key to the Secret

Expression of Will

Beauty Discoverer

The Lord of this Ray has special power on earth and on the physical plane of divine expression. Therefore, His significance for the work of His six Brethren is evident. He makes this work manifest. This is the most active Ray in the present world period, never going out of incarnation for more than fifteen centuries. The cycle of beginning and end of His vigorous activity resembles a very fast cycle. In the present world period He has the closest symbolic connection with His Brothers on the second and fifth rays.

He (assisted by the second ray) builds by the power of thought (cooperating with the Lord of the fifth ray and working on the physical plane, which is His own specific sphere). In another world age He may be associated with the Lords of other rays, but in our time the meaning of His work is easier to understand if it is understood that He assists the building Lord of the second ray, using the energies of the Lord of concrete thinking.

His qualities are reflected in the aphorisms that were esoterically whispered to Him when He "left the highest place and descended into the seventh sphere to do His appointed work."

1. Take your tools, brother of the building light. Carve deep. Work and shape living stone.

Quality ... the ability to create.

2. Carefully select workers. Love them all. Choose six to carry out your will. Leave the seventh in the east. Call upon the world to enter into what you build. And by the will of God put everything together.

Quality ... the ability to cooperate.

3. Stay in the center and in the east. Don't go away from there. Direct your forces to the fulfillment of your will, then draw them back. Wisely use the power of thought. Stay calm.

Quality ... the ability to think.

4. Make sure all parts fit the purpose. And let the building be beautiful, brother Vladyka. Choose clean and bright colors. Try to reflect the inner glory. Diligently build a shrine. Be careful.

Quality… the discovery of the beauty of God.

5. Watch your thought carefully. When necessary, delve into the mind of God. Draw strength from it, knowledge of the plan and your role in it. Open the mind of God.

Quality... mental power.

6. Be in the east. The Five have entrusted you with a friendly Word. I, the sixth, command you by this Word to revive the dead. Rebuild the forms. Keep the Word well. Make all people seek it for themselves.

Quality ... the ability to animate.

So we have partly studied the work of the seven rays. Since the teaching has to be expounded symbolically, its comprehension requires an awakened esoteric feeling. Its full comprehension is not yet possible.

The Chohans of the sixth initiation govern those units of consciousness in which the vibration and color of Their particular Ray predominate. But the great significance of this fact is sometimes overlooked by aspirants to initiation, even if theoretically they know it. That is why it is so important to determine one's egoic and monadic Rays - this is of exceptional importance after the third initiation. Each sphere of life always has its majority and minority. This also applies to the work of the Logos, and by the end of the great cycle (manvantara) the majority will be on the path of the synthetic Ray of love, and a small minority will be on the Ray of power. This minority has an important function. It will become the nucleus which (in the next solar system) will be the majority, reaching its synthesis on the first ray. This is a deep mystery, which is not easy to comprehend. A clue to its solution can be found in true sense words "exoteric" and "esoteric".

It must not be forgotten that only five rays dominate at the same time. All are shown, but only five of them predominate. The rays which dominate the solar system must be distinguished from those which dominate the scheme or circuit. This was mentioned in the Treatise on Cosmic Fire. Three of the seven Rays are assigned the role of synthesizers. Each of these three Rays is synthesizing in its period of culmination. In the first solar system the third ray was synthesizing, and in ours the second is synthesizing. In the next solar system, the First Ray will play a similar role.

The aim of human effort is primarily on two rays, the first and the second. One ray constitutes the goal of the evolution of the devas or angels - this is the third ray. All three Rays are in contact with both poles, and the realization of the goal by the end of the cycle will be the achievement of the Solar Logos. This is also a secret. The seventh and first rays have a very close relationship, in which the third serves as a connecting link, and the following ratio is obtained: The ego, or soul, of the embodied plane of the mind, the point of consummation for the personality and the reflection in the three worlds of the triple monad.

Ray I... Will showing itself as a power that advances the Plan of the Logos.

Ray III... Active intellectual adaptability. This Ray dominated the previous solar system; it forms the foundation or basis of our system and is controlled by the Mahachohan.

Ray VII ... Ceremonial ritual or organization. This is a reflection on the physical plane of the two previous Rays. He is also associated with the Mahachohan and governs the elemental forces, the involutionary process and the formal side of the three kingdoms in nature. It is he who keeps the secret of physical color and sound. He embodies the law.

Together these three Rays embrace and embody everything. They are Power, Activity and Law in manifestation.

Ray II … Love and Wisdom, the synthetic Ray which is the goal of our system and which maintains universal harmony and interconnection.

Ray IV … Expression of Harmony, beauty, music and unity.

Ray VI ... Ray of Devotion, passionate aspiration and sacrifice of the personal "I" for the sake of the common good, which is understood as the achievement of harmony and beauty, inspired by love.

SEVEN RAYS

We all get acquainted with notes from childhood, but we don’t even guess that each note has its own color Ray of God.

Seven notes - seven Rays of God:

1 beam. Archangel Michael - DO - Bestows Fire.
2 beam. Archangel Jophiel - RE - Gives birth to Unity.
3 beam. Archangel Chamuel - MI - Mercy bestows.
4 beam. Archangel Gabriel - FA - Philosophy Az Esm (messenger of God).
5 beam. Archangel Raphael - SALT - Heals with the United Light.
6 beam. Archangel Uriel - LA - Love Manifesting.
7 beam. Archangel Zadkiel - SI - Light Truth.

…Every person can learn the sacrament of receiving information. The numbering of the rays depends on the importance of going through the stages of earthly lessons on the path to God. However, each practice is different. Create with the Creator!

The rays of God are part of your training, you must master the knowledge of them in this phase of your evolution. You must learn to work equally with all the Divine attributes of all seven rays, and then with the other five, the so-called secret rays. All of them are equally important, there are no more or less important Rays. All of them must be mastered, balanced and realized. At certain times in your life, you work with the knowledge of the attributes of one of the seven rays until you become a master of your appropriate level of awareness. After studying the description of the seven Rays of God, draw a unified picture of each Ray and try to comprehend the wisdom of each Ray.

You were created by the Great Energy of Love of one of the Beams, and this Beam stays with you forever. It is called monadic. But, if you were created as, let's say, the Soul of the blue Ray, then this does not mean at all that you will master the attributes of only this Ray all your lives. In each of your incarnations, with your pure intention and awareness, you will gradually master the mysteries of all seven Rays and go through all the necessary initiations to move into a higher light reality.

Description of the Rays and their respective Archangels

1 beam - Blue Ray of God's Will

It is necessary to express aloud a clearly defined intention to receive information in order to find out the features of one's Divine Path. Generic question template:

God please let me know what I need to know for today

If you wish, you can express in this intention those issues that concern you at the moment. Don't think your questions are stupid. Only your ego can evaluate them. For God, all our questions are relevant and important. The only condition for passing through this stage is not to cling to the fact that today you will receive answers to all your questions. Perhaps it is too early for you to know the answer to some questions, because you may be in the thick of karmic lessons.

And the main condition for passing these lessons is the complete independence of a person. However, some answers to questions have already been born for you by the Universe, you just have to express your intention to receive them.

The first Ray is the Blue Ray of Protection, Faith and the Will of God.

ARCHANGEL MICHAEL

The name of the Archangel who is in charge of the Blue Ray is Michael.

Other names: Beshter, Michael, Sabbatiel, St. Michael, Zeus, Neptune (Poseidon), PERUN.

The name Michial means "like God".

Divine companion, twin flame - Archeia Vera.

“In the name of my Higher Self, I call upon the Angels to accompany me in my Soul consciousness to the ethereal retreat of Archangel Gabriel and Archaea of ​​Hope, located between Sacramento and Mount Shasta, California.

I ask you to fill and inspire me with the will of God. And I ask Archangel Gabriel and his Angels to help me remember my purpose for this life, given by myself before this incarnation.

I ask that all information necessary for the fulfillment of my Divine Plan be communicated to my waking consciousness when required. I thank you and accept this done in full force.

5 ray - Green ray of Acceleration, Healing and Abundance

The practical part begins - you need to tune in to the emerald green Flame, you can use the qualities of the beam to get answers to the following questions:

1. How can I speed up my earthly lessons?
2. How can I be healed?
3. How can I improve my material well-being on Earth?

Plus related sub-questions.

Fifth Green Beam Truth, Wholeness, Healing, science, Abundance, travel and music.

Color: emerald green.

Archangel Raphael

The name Raphael has Jewish roots and means "God healed him" or "Medicine of God."

Archangel Raphael and Archeia Mary (one of the incarnations is the Mother of Jesus)

ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL and ARCHEA MARY

Lord of the 5th green beam - Hilarion (Apostle Paul)

LORD ILLARION

The day on which the Emerald Green Ray dominates and we feel the energy of the Green Ray more easily is Wednesday.

Some planets of the Green Ray:

1. Omeya. Ruler: Alusha. Constellation: Orion. Soul Development: up to 20 density.
2. Kiyasa. Ruler: Aumnes. The constellation Aldebaran (the Souls of the 1st Ray are also created on this planet).

The fifth Divine Ray corresponds to the Ajna chakra - the “third eye”.

16] Some great adjustments are being made in this center [humanity, Ed.], as he becomes the object of divine intention for a long time. I emphasized earlier that for the first time in the long history of human development, the energy from Shamballa made a direct impact on this third planetary center. This is not due solely to the point in evolution reached by the human race; it is only a secondary cause. This is due to the will of Sanat Kumara Himself, Who is preparing for a certain cosmic initiation. This initiation requires a reorganization of the energies flowing through and shaping "the center we call the human race"; the reorganization entails a restructuring within the center itself and thereby brings into manifested expression certain aspects and qualities always characteristic of these energies, which were not previously recognized. This creative crisis was made possible by three main events:

1. The completion of the twenty-five thousand year cycle, or circular movement, which is called the minor zodiac. The latter characterizes the main cycle of experience in the life of our planetary Logos. It is due to the interaction between the planetary Logos and the solar Logos as the latter responds to the energies emanating from the twelve constellations of the zodiac.

2. The end of the Age of Pisces. It simply means that the energies emanating from Pisces over the last two thousand years are now rapidly fading away. nyayutsya energies coming from Aquarius. The latter conditions major changes in the life of the planetary Logos and strongly 17] affect His body of manifestation through His three main centers: Shambhala, Hierarchy and Humanity.

3. The increasing dominant activity of the seventh Ray of Order, or Ceremonial Magic as it is sometimes erroneously called. This ray is now coming into manifestation and working together with the two factors mentioned; it reduces the power of the sixth Ray of Idealism. The latter had a long cycle of action and greatly accelerated the evolutionary process; its effectiveness is demonstrated in our time by the rise of the great world ideologies. I necessarily consider these energies only in connection with human consciousness.

Rays and Initiations 550-51

It is evident, therefore, that the day of opportunity is ours, and that the coming generation may, if they so desire, perform the magical work under the many factors present, which lead to satisfactory results. The fifth ray is coming out of manifestation, but its influence is still being felt; the third ray is at its climax, and the seventh ray is rapidly entering into right activity. Much, therefore, contributes to the success of a man, provided that he constantly maintains the right orientation, purity of motive and life, a stable receptive emotional body and an inner alignment that makes his personality a real vehicle of his soul, or "I".

Treatise on White Magic 511-12

Now we have to discuss the influence of a force that is waning, losing its dominance, which is the force of the sixth Ray of Devotion or Idealism. It is inexpedient to tell much about it, we will only point out some general ideas that may be useful in understanding ray cycles in general.

18] These ray influences work through their focal points in all cases (macrocosmic and microcosmic); these points are the etheric centers. All beings always have seven centers, and they are composed of deva and human units in group activity or of force vortices, which contain in a latent state and maintain in a pre-established activity cells that have the potentiality of human manifestation. Don't forget the occult truism that all forms of existence pass through the human realm at some stage in their career.

Cosmic or extra-systemic rays penetrate into the centers or circulate through the centers located in the second cosmic ether, but which at the present stage of objectivity are hundred are new systemically visible in the fourth cosmic ether, the buddhic.

a.

b. The quality or color is enhanced...

When a ray influence leaves a race, a planet, a scheme, or a solar system, it must not be assumed that it has completely disappeared; it just went beyond the periphery of that ring-pass-not that it energized, and its power was focused somewhere else. The original receiver becomes more of a channel or transmitter rather than a receiver or sink. Words again hinder understanding and prove themselves inadequate to express an idea. What the student must realize is that during the cycle of ray influence, the object of his immediate attention receives, absorbs, and transmutes it according to his needs, and is therefore largely unsuitable for its transmission. As the cycle completes, the ray influence or magnetism will be felt more and more elsewhere until practically all of it has passed on without being absorbed.

This is what is beginning to happen with the sixth Ray of Devotion. The egos belonging to this particular ray will take form somewhere on other globes and chains, and not on our planet to the same extent as before. The vibrations of this Ray in relation to us will subside and become more active somewhere else. In other words, our planet with everything on it will become positive and unreceptive and reject this particular type of force for a time. The psychic manifestation of this can be observed in the dying of so-called Christian enthusiasm. This Ray, on which Chohan Jesus is located, will no longer pour out its power in the same volume into the form built by Him, and slowly but surely will come to naught, having served its purpose at the end of two millennia. Later, the return of the same force will be felt again, and a new, more adequate form will be found, which will slowly assert its existence.

20] As a consequence, it will become clear that the knowledge of these cycles, as well as the forceful manifestation or removal of the Ray, ultimately forces one to work with the Law, to cooperate intellectually with the plan of evolution. We state that the seven Kumaras (four exoteric and three esoteric) cooperate with this Law and work exoterically or else esoterically depending on the active Ray, with the exception of the first Kumara, the Logos of our scheme, Who - being the point of synthesis for everything - is constantly in objective activity. .

It is this ray activity that governs the removal or manifestation of the system and schema with all that enters into these manifestations. Hence the emphasis placed in all occult books on the study of the cycles and the differentiation of the age of Brahma into its component parts. In this knowledge lies the secret of Being itself, electrical force and fohatic synthesis.

I will no longer comment on the future effects of the Ray, which is temporarily removed from us. Later we will examine in more detail than is possible with other rays the subject of the seventh type of force, which is now gaining its power and therefore a vital factor in the next evolution of man.

Treatise on Cosmic Fire 436-40

We proceed to consider the forces that prevail in our time and, therefore, are of maximum interest in connection with what I will report. It should first be noted that the main problem of today lies in the fact that two beams of tremendous power are functioning simultaneously. So far, their effects are so equal in strength that there is a situation 21] so described in the ancient archives: “The time of the split, when the mountains that sheltered earlier fall from their heights, and the cries of people are lost in the roar and thunder of the fall.” Such periods are very rare, and each time they come it heralds a particularly significant period of divine activity; the old is gone, but the ancient milestones are being restored. The seventh ray of the ceremonial order is coming into manifestation. The sixth Ray of Idealism or Abstract Vision is slowly fading away. The seventh ray will bring to pass that which was foreseen and that which constituted the ideals of the previous cycle of activity of the sixth ray. One ray prepares the way for another, and the reason for the manifestation of this or that ray depends on the Plan and the divine Purpose. It does not often happen that two beams follow each other in the correct numerical sequence, as they do now. When this is the case, the cause quickly replaces the effect, and today this forms the basis for undeniable hope.

The influence of the sixth ray served to draw the minds of men to an ideal, such as the ideal of individual sacrifice or service, and mystical vision was the high mark of the age; the result was the appearance of numerous eminent mystics of the West and East. The influence of the seventh ray will produce magicians, but during this period they will mainly belong to the class of white magicians (in contrast to the Atlantean times, when egoistic or black magic was superior). The white magician works with the forces of nature, bringing them back under the control of advanced people. This is already evidenced by the activities of scientists at the end of the past and in our twentieth century. That their magical work proceeds for the most part in an egotistical direction, owing to the tendencies of our materialistic age, and that many of their wise, real covers in the field of energy are used today for the sake of human 22] hatred or self-love, that's right. But this is not the answer belies the fact that their accomplishments are amazing. When the motive is transmuted from a purely scientific interest into a love of divine relation, and when service to the race is the determining force, then we will witness true white magic. Hence, therefore, the need to turn the mystic into an occultist and to train the modern aspirant in right motive, mental control, and brotherly love, all of which must and will be expressed through harmlessness. The most powerful force in the world today is harmlessness. I'm not talking about non-resistance, but about that positive mindset that doesn't think evil. Whoever does not think evil and does no harm is a citizen of the world of God.

The following relationship between the sixth and seventh rays should be carefully considered, students should grasp the connection between the immediate past and the immediate future and see how it contributes to the realization of the Plan of God and the coming salvation of the race:

Esoteric Psychology, vol. I 357-63

Another factor makes itself felt at the present time - a factor that varies depending on the current period. Not all cycles are fundamentally important. The truly fundamental periods of the cycle are its final periods, those in which overlaps and transitions take place. On the physical plane, they manifest themselves in the form of great revolutions, gigantic cataclysms and fundamental shifts in all three departments of the Hierarchy: the department of the World Teacher, the department of the Head of the Root race and division Ruler of civilization, or force. At the transition points in the cycle, countercurrent flows are found, and it seems that 26] that the whole system is in a chaotic state. The middle of the cycle, when the new vibration has stabilized and the old has passed, is a period of calm and apparent balance.

Never in the history of the race has this been seen more clearly than in the present half century. The sixth ray of devotion disappears and the ray of ceremonial law comes into play, and with it the outstanding characteristics and functions of the department of strength and activity, which is a synthesis of - do not forget this - the four minor rays. That is why there is a struggle for ideals and selfless commitment to the cause under the influence of the ray of the Teacher Jesus; that is why there is a clash of idealists in every sphere of their striving (right or wrong), their fierce confrontation. What was the world war if not the culmination of two opposing ideals seeking victory on the physical plane? She was a demonstration of the power of the sixth ray. Now, as the sixth ray leaves, the opposition will gradually come to naught and organization, regulations and order will gradually increase under the influence of the incoming force, the force of the ray of the Teacher Rakosi. Out of the current turbulent state, orderly and organized new world. Gradually, a new rhythm will be imposed on disorganized communities of people, and instead of today's social chaos, we will have social order and organization; instead of religious differences, instead of innumerable sects, a multitude of so-called religions will have a religious expression as such, regulated in form and completely ordered by law; the place of economic and political tension will be replaced by the harmonious functioning of the system in certain fundamental forms; ceremonial will be placed at the head, and the inner plans of the Hierarchy will gradually take shape. Don't forget that the apotheosis of law and order and the forms and limitations that result from it ends (I choose my words carefully) into a new period of chaos. 27] and the liberation of imprisoned life even from these limitations, and life is enriched with acquired abilities, developing according to the plan of the Logos of the seventh ray.

This is the situation that has arisen from time to time over the centuries. With each ray gaining power, its own Spirits come into incarnation, for which this period marks the point of relatively least resistance. They are in contact with six other types of forces in the worlds and six other groups of beings who must experience the impact of this force and move forward in the direction of the universe ultimate goal.

Such is the specific situation in the period in which which you are living, the period when the seventh Logos of Ceremonial Law and Order is trying to straighten out the temporal chaos and reduce sew the limits of life leaving the old, worn out forms. New forms are now needed and will be adequate. Only after the middle period of the new cycle will the limitation be felt again and the attempt at an exodus will be renewed.

Therefore, a wise mentor in our time assesses the situation and the action of the incoming ray on spirits in incarnation. Therefore, you will have to meditate on the third ray and its influence. Do you find this task difficult? Fortunately, the Palace of Wisdom provides its graduates with the appropriate equipment.

At this particular period the Form aspect of the meditation (whether its main emphasis is on the egoic or the personality ray) is highly developed. You can see the most concrete forms being built and recommended for both individuals and groups, resulting in the intensification of white magic and the subsequent establishment of law and order on the physical plane. The rebuilding period is approaching in step with the ray, and its eventual success and achievement is closer than perhaps expected. The Great Master comes according to the law, and nothing can stop Him.

28] Just now there is a great need for those who understand the law and can work with it. And great is the opportunity to develop this principle and train people to help the world.

The lesser Rays of Harmony and Science quickly respond to the seventh influence; by which I mean that their monads are easily drawn in that direction. The monads of the sixth Ray of Devotion find it more difficult to adjust until they come to the point of synthesis. The monads of the first and second rays find in this ray a field of expression. The first ray monads are in direct contact with this ray and strive to carry out the law through power, while the second ray monads, being a synthetic type, lead and govern by love.

Letters on Occult Meditation 40-43

In addition to seeing the rays as channels through which all things come, we must realize that they affect the world in turn. Each ray has its periods of maximum influence, which is experienced to a large extent by all, not only by those who by nature belong to this ray, but also by those on all the other rays.

The long periods of influence are divided into seven stages, each of which reflects the quality of the period of the dominant ray; the action of the latter is intensified during the period of its own sub-ray (that is, the sixth ray has its maximum influence during the period of the sixth sub-ray).

I emphatically emphasize that the term "sub-beam" only serves to designate a shorter period of influence, without signifying any difference in the nature of the ray.

We are told that the dominant ray in our time, though receding, is the sixth ray of devotion, whose activity is on before the dawn of Christianity, and that the seventh subray began to render its influence about seventy-five years ago (1860), which, 29] of course it will continue. First result The influence of the seventh sub-ray was the Ecumenical Council at Rome (1870) with its declaration of papal infallibility. The Tractarian Movement in England was born at the same time; while the continuing increase in the influence of the seventh sub-ray is marked by a steady increase in the role of rituals and priestly functions in various churches, and even in the Roman church the authority of the priest is clearly being strengthened in everything that concerns dogma and practical matters. Such is his influence on religious thought; other aspects will be discussed later.

We are also told that the religious revival in England at the initiative of Wesley and Whitefield is due to the influence of the sixth sub-ray, and I think we are justified in inferring that the appearance of Molinos and the Quietists in Spain and Central Europe, Saint Martin with his cohort of spiritualist philosophers France and other countries may be due to the influence of the same period, when the Ray of Devotion was accentuated by its own sixth sub-ray.

From these distinguished factors, it can be concluded that the period during which each sub-ray manifests its influence is one hundred and fifty to two hundred years.

We do not know how many such periods (perhaps seven?) of seven sub-rays make up a great ray cycle. Obviously not alone, given the fact that the sixth major ray was active before the birth of Christianity. It is also clear that Buddhism could not be, as at one time supposed, the last result of a great second ray period, since the interval between the appearance of Buddhism and the appearance of Christianity was only five hundred years. It seems that Buddhism arose under the influence of the second sub-rayth sixth ray. Tracing back the influences of 5.4.3.2 and 1 30] subrays, we can conclude that the period of the alchemists and Rosicrucians was determined by the dominant fifth subray; the era of flagellants and other fanatics who practiced self-torture and self-mutilation was influenced by the fourth sub-ray; the age of widespread astrology represented the third sub-ray, while the preceding epoch of the Gnostics may have been the result of the second sub-ray. But these are only conjectures, and if the last mentioned fact is possible, then in previous cases such temporal analogies may turn out to be incorrect, since alchemists, flagellants and astrologers existed more or less simultaneously in the Middle Ages.

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… It remains to discuss the energies of the two minor rays, the sixth and seventh, which are in many ways now more pressing and extremely effective for the masses. One is important because of its pronounced influence and the crystallization which it has partially produced in the world of thought, and the other because its power and power, its influence and the results of its action will increase. The power of the first - in the inevitability of the chaos it produces, the second - in its potential strength; in its activity are the seeds of the future.

This fact is of great interest and has real practical significance. In addition, he introduces us to the realm of foresight. Remember that foresight necessarily comes from the past, in which there must always be a seed of truth. The Law of Cause and Effect is at work all the time, especially in the realm of spiritual insight (which is developing so rapidly right now), which allows you to see the possible future and predict events. There are several ways in which, over the next three centuries, human prescience could develop:

31] 1. Through the development of contact with the soul among the advanced representatives of the race. Through it the knowledge of the soul will be transmitted to the brain, and if the mind is trained in proper meditation and kept under control, a right foresight of the individual destiny and future events will be born.

2. Through the development of the science of astrology, a science which is still in its infancy and based on so many dubious factors that it is difficult for the student to get a true picture of the future. Character traits and minor personal events can often be established, but the general state of affairs in the future is still too obscure to be judged with certainty. Later we will talk about this topic and outline directions for future research.

3. Through the revival of the "art of divination" and the second advent of those ancient "racial informers" who were called "sibyls" in Roman times. These mediums (since they were just mediums) will be trained by the workers of the seventh ray to speak under the inspiration of the Hierarchy, which foresees far ahead, although not further than two thousand years. Such mediums will be carefully prepared and used only twice a year: in the rituals of the May and June full moons.

As for foresight, which I will talk about, no matter how unusual it may seem to some of you, it will be based on two factors: first of all, on logical conclusions from past and present events that determine the immediate future and must inevitably lead to specific material consequences. . Anyone who studies human action in depth can follow this line of reasoning, and that's it. 32] come to similar conclusions given that that they love their fellows enough to see them for who they are, and therefore ready for the unexpected. Moreover, what I can say is based on a knowledge of the ray influences which are now so strongly defining humanity and its coming civilization and culture.

So I ask you to read with an open mind; I strongly recommend that my words be correlated with the current world situation and trace those forces and potencies arising from the subjective spheres that fundamentally change human thinking, shaping ideas and changing the face of the earth and the politics of nations.

As is known, in our time the fate of the human race is strongly influenced by two additional rays (rays of the attribute). This is the sixth Ray of Abstract Devotion or Idealism and the seventh Ray of Ceremonial Magick or Organization. The sixth ray began to go out of manifestation in 1625, after a long period of activity, and the seventh ray of the ceremonial order began to come into manifestation in 1675. In connection with the influence of both rays upon the human race, three points must be remembered. (I do not consider their influence on other kingdoms of nature here):

1. You know that the sixth ray is the most powerful right now, and so many people are responding to its influence. It still forms the line of least resistance for the majority, especially for those of the Aryan race, for as the influence of the ray increases in the course of time and evolution, it acts mainly on groups and not on individuals. Its rhythm and driving force are strengthened, preserved nyayutsya for a long time and gain power thanks to the masses of organized units. This truth will become clear as we study.33] Suffice it to say that sixth ray people are reactionary, conservative, stubborn and fanatical; they cling to everything that belongs to the past, and their influence is so strong which may delay the entry of mankind into the new age. Their name is legion. However, they provide the necessary balance and answer responsible for the process of stabilization, which is so necessary for the world today.

2. The seventh ray is steadily gaining strength; it has long stimulated and intensified the activity of all the nations of the fifth ray. If you understand that one of the main tasks of the energy of the seventh ray is to correlate, connect spirit and matter, as well as substance and form (note the difference), it will become clear to you that the work of science is closely related to it and that the creation of new forms will be a concrete solution. the result of the joint work of the rulers of the fifth, second and seventh rays, attracting - when necessary - help ruler of the first ray. A large number of seventh ray egos or souls are now incarnating, as well as men and women whose personalities belong to the seventh ray, and they are tasked with organizing the activities of the new age and putting an end to the old ways of life and the old crystallized attitudes towards life, death, leisure and environment.

3. The increase in the flow of energy of the seventh ray and the weakening of the influence of the sixth - which manifests itself as a pronounced crystallization of accepted and regulated forms of belief: religious, social and philosophical - cannot but cause confusion for millions of people whose egos or personalities do not respond in any way to the influences mentioned. They feel lost, overwhelmed by the thought that the future does not bring them anything good, 34] that everything they loved and were attached to is crumbling before their eyes.

It is the people of the three listed groups, who are influenced by the sixth and seventh rays, or bewildered by the influence of their forces, who, having understanding and clear vision, should together order the present chaos. They are obliged to materialize new desirable conditions that would correspond to the subjective ideas present in the minds of the enlightened people of the world and the spiritual plan that exists in the consciousness of the members of the Hierarchy. The new age, with its particular civilization and culture, will enter into manifestation through the cooperation of many people striving for the good and increasingly responding to the good of the whole, and not the particular; they are idealistic but practical thinkers, influenced by visions of things to come, and world disciples inspired by the plans and guidance of the Hierarchy which directs and controls all.

It is to these three groups of people, and the work they do, that any of my predictions apply. All changes related to the human family, the fourth kingdom in nature, always depend on three factors:

1. From external physical events that are definitely "works of God" and over which no human being has the slightest control.

2. From the activity of human beings themselves, working on all rays, which at any time, in any particular period is determined by:

b. By the nature and quality of the predominant rays of the personalities of most people. Now a giant co the number of souls whose personality rays are the sixth or third. They determine the coming civilization, including the fields of education and finance, just as the influence of those who have soul contact and are able to manifest the quality of the soul, defines the current culture.

c. The activity of the fifth principle, the mind principle. Today it is peculiarly activated in a broad and general sense. Speaking symbolically, vertical activity minds of individuals throughout the centuries has given rise to mental leaders, directors and leaders of mankind. Nowadays, everywhere you can see horizontal activity the mind of colossal masses of the population, and sometimes of entire nations and races, which must inevitably lead to events and consequences hitherto unforeseen and impossible.

3. From the influence of the outgoing and incoming rays at any time. You have often heard that these events (since the appearance or disappearance of ray influence is an event in time) are are slow processes, psychic in nature and governed by law. Duration of periods - during which the small rays appear, do their work, and finally disappear is one of the secrets of initiation, but someday, when the nature of time itself is better understood, the periods and equations of time of the small rays of the attribute will be established; this term has not yet arrived, although the great interest shown today in the phenomenon of time indicates an awareness of the problem itself and the need to understand the relationship of time as with space, so with events.36] People will soon realize that time is only an event recorded by the brain; study of the sense of speed perceived by the brain, as well as the ability or inability of a person The ability to express this speed with the proper approach will reveal much that today remains a mystery.

The whole world is now plunged into chaos and confusion caused by the clash of the forces of the sixth and seventh rays. When one beam leaves, and the other enters into manifestation and their effect on the earth and on all forms of all kingdoms of nature reaches an equilibrium, there is a specific point of crisis.

This is what has happened now, and humanity, perceiving both types or forms of energy, is thrown “from the center” – hence the gigantic difficulties and tension of the present world period. The reason is not only that both types of energies affect life forms with equal force, but also that the energy of humanity itself (formed by the combination of the fourth and fifth rays) is involved in the conflict. To this must be added the energy of the animal kingdom (a combination of the energies of the third, fifth and sixth rays), as it governs the animal or physical form of every human being.

Thus, there is a clash of many forces, and the world Arjuna sees a grandiose cyclical battle, which in our era will be a decisive and determining factor in the ancient conflict between the dominance of matter and the power of spirit. Forces, action coming to the planet today are of paramount importance.

If you understand that the sixth ray works through and controls the solar plexus (being closely related to the astral plane, the sixth level of awareness) and that the seventh ray governs the sa central center, you will understand bywhy so many emotions, idealism and desires are connected with the world conflict 37] and also why - not to mention the storms raging in the political and religious In other spheres - sex and various related problems arouse interest in the mind of a person for whom their resolution, a new understanding of the meaning hidden in them and a frank discussion of the situation is an inevitable and urgent matter.

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I have stated that the incoming seventh ray acts through planetary sacral center, then through the sacral center of every human being. For this reason, corresponding changes can be expected in that human function which we call sexual. And we'll testify after changes in man's attitude to this most difficult problem...

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I would like to draw your attention to the fact that two great groups of divine agents - the Great White Brotherhood and the Lodge of Materialistic Forces - are trying to channel these energies into channels that lead to the goals for which they work and for which they were formed and exist. Therefore, it should be remembered that behind all external events there are these two guiding factors. Thus we have:

1. Two groups of advanced Minds; both groups are equally enlightened by the light of the intellect, and both clearly formulate their goals; but these goals differ in their focus and emphasis. One group, according to the divine plan, works exclusively with the aspect of form, and the light of love and selflessness is absent from it. The other group works only with the soul or consciousness aspect and is guided by the doctrine of the heart and the law of love.

38] Thus, both groups are opposed to each other on the mental plane.

2. Ideas embodying these two different ideals and two goals are then deposited on the astral plane, that is, in the world of desires. The lines of demarcation between the two groups are always perfectly clear to their workers, but not so clear to ordinary human beings, world disciples and initiates. Chaos reigns on the plane of desire, and the world Arjuna stands today in confusion between two opposing forces or camps, acknowledging his connection with both form and soul, and at the same time wanting to know what his duty is. His point of evolution determines his problem.

Thus, both groups are opposed to each other on the plane of desires.

3. The materialization of the plans of both groups of enlightened minds invariably obeys the various laws of their existence: the laws of formal life and the laws of spiritual existence. At today's initial stage, when the battle is going on in the sphere of desires (for it is in it that the main conflict, and everything that happens on the physical plane is only a reflection of the internal conflict), the forces of both groups, working with the energies of the sixth and seventh rays, have caused on the physical in terms of a cataclysmic state. The economic situation and religious strife are two of its main consequences. You should think about this topic.

So we have two groups, two goals, two great formulated ideals, two currents of active energy and two rays that prevail in the conflict and give rise to different ideologies. Re the result of this duality is external chaos, separation 39] both group ideals on a multitude of human ex experiences and as a result - the confusion of the human family under different banners, which indicates the presence of different points of view in all spheres of thinking: political, religious, economic, social, educational and philosophical. I affirm that the result of this conflict is definitely positive and demonstrates the enduring success of the great White Lodge. The consciousness of humanity has undoubtedly expanded, and the whole world of people is thinking today. This is a completely new phenomenon and a fresh experience in the life of the human soul. And the first result of all this confusion was a shift in the focus of human attention to the mental plane, and therefore closer to the sources of light and love.

It is there, through a remarkable shift in focus, that the world disciples can take charge and begin active work. When I talk about disciples, I use this term in relation to all those who contribute to the formation of true humanity, strive for brotherhood and the expression in life of higher, spiritual values. I do not use it at all in the technical sense, implying a recognized connection with the Hierarchy at the stages of probationary or accepted disciple, although I also mean the latter. I am speaking of all aspirants, all who have a sense of true value and are responsive to the world's need.

In order to better understand the problem involved and the different modes of work that characterize those who have worked under the influence of the sixth ray in the past and those who are learning to work under the influence of the incoming seventh ray, it is useful to briefly compare the two modes of activity. It should be remembered that both ways, or methods, works are equally good in their time and in their place, but the modern student should abandon the old methods and bosom 40] learn to apply new, more modern and effective effective. He should do this with optimism and confidence, remembering that the benefits and experiences he has gained through the discipline of the sixth ray are his precious possessions, having been translated into his attributes and habits. It is the new ways of working and the new forces and goals that the student must master in the present era; in doing so, he must build on the lessons learned in the past and base his new understanding of the truth on the firm foundations and steady landmarks now being laid.

First what the sincere aspirant has to do is stop to ask himself and see if he is working predominantly under the impulse of the sixth ray or under the influence of the seventh. I deliberately use the words "impulse" and "influence" as they describe the action of both energies. Of one thing all disciples and aspirants can be sure: in the basic steady working of all the forces of the sixth ray, which has been established during the last two millennia. They must be taken into account, realized and tried to overcome, then study the latest influences, explore and master the latest methods and bring new ideas and ideals to objectivity, expressing them in a different way. This is the only way to build a new civilization and culture and lay the foundation for proper development human family in the coming era. Therefore, it is useful to compare the old and new ways apprenticeship and training, their properties and qualities, methods and goals.

Let us consider the manifestations of the activity of the sixth ray, first of all its main characteristics. They are well known to us, and it is easy to move from them to the study of new ways of manifestation. 41] ancient wisdom and understand modern methods works that will give a new impetus to hierarchical activity on the physical plane.

The hallmark of the disciple and aspirant of the past was devotion. The race had, of necessity, to be given the right orientation to the world of spiritual values, and therefore the efforts of the Hierarchy during the last twenty centuries have been directed towards putting emphasis on religious values. The main task of world religions for several millennia has been to make people purposefully seek their soul and thus prepare them for entry into the fifth kingdom of nature. The manifestation of the latter is planned (if such a specific word can be used here) in the approaching age of Aquarius; it will be predominantly an age of worldwide discipleship, which will later, in the time of Capricorn, pass into an age of universal initiation. Therefore, the great world religions have held authoritarian power for a very long time; the doctrine of each, adapted to the specifics of nation, race, and time, embodied a certain truth through a particular teacher, who attracted spiritually minded individuals throughout the world, as he embodied for them the highest ultimate goal to which they could aspire. Thus, all the world's religions were built around a certain embodied Idea, Which in His Person expressed the nearest ideal of time and age. This Person demonstrated certain divine properties and concepts that had to be presented to the sons of men as their possible immediate goal. In all this, as already emphasized, it is easy to see the influence of that beam. And if we analyze the influence of the sixth ray in an era when only the sixth ray was activated, they immediately become intelligible 42] the power of religious ideas expressed in theological dogmas and doctrines, and the universal power of the churches.

Orientation of man to the world of higher values ​​was the main task of the now ending Piscean age and the rapidly departing sixth ray. Although this basic orientation has always been at the forefront, we note that during the past two millennia the race has gone through a much higher, more difficult and unusual process of orientation, and this is for the following reason. The fourth realm in nature was definitely reaching upward towards the emerging fifth realm, and this made it necessary to shift attention from the three worlds of human expression to the higher world of soul consciousness. Therefore, there was a need to refocus the instinctive and intellectual attention, which are the main factors for the unfoldment of divine awareness. Awareness can be instinctive, intellectual (and therefore human) and spiritual. But all three are equally divine, which is often forgotten.

Second the task of the sixth ray disciple, or of the person who is coming out of the influence of this ray but still conditioned by it (being an ordinary human being from the point of view of evolution), is to uncover the so-called “ ability to abstract". The outstanding characteristic of our time, as a result of the transformation of human qualities and character in and through disciples, has been the manifestation of the idealistic nature of man or his instinctive response to higher intuitive values. In the past, highly evolved but rarely encountered people have demonstrated the ability to abstract from the material or formal side of life and focus their consciousness on the ideal and on the formless expression of living truth. Today 43] tse large masses of people, entire nations adhere to There are certain forms of idealism and are committed to ideas formulated into ideals. Here again one sees the success of the evolutionary process and the work of the Hierarchy, striving to expand human consciousness.

Thanks to the mighty long-term action sixth ray, re the action of the average man is a selfless devotion to his personal ideal and a fanatical desire to impose his idealistic dream (for that is all he potentially is) to those around him, and in such a way that, unfortunately, initial idea is lost, the original ideal disappears, and the enthusiast is much more interested in the method of embodying his ideal than in the ideal itself. So the idea is lost in the ideal, and the ideal, in turn, in the way of its embodiment. A person becomes a fanatic of an ideal who can to have or not to have a specific expression; this ideal controls his thoughts, determines his actions, and often leads a person century to ruthless extremes in the interests of his exceptional idea.

Under the direct influence of the sixth ray, the divine principle of desire shifted greatly from the desire for possession of material forms to the realm of higher desires. Although materialism is still flourishing, few people are not yet inspired by some ideal for which they are ready to make sacrifices if necessary. This is a relatively new phenomenon that needs to be noted. For centuries great sons of God have been willing to die for an idea; today whole masses of people are ready for it and are already doing it, whether it is a question of the idea of ​​a state of supermen, an empire or a nation, a response to an urgent need of the world, or a strong adherence to any ideology. This is a phenomenal achievement race and the apparent success of the Hierarchy in the displacement of the human 44] aspirations to the world from which ideas come, to more higher and lower material values.

The instinct which characterized the period of the outgoing sixth ray, and which became markedly stronger under its influence, is the instinct taste: taste for food, for human communication, for color, form, art and architecture, for all areas of human knowledge. Distinguishing taste has reached a relatively high stage of development during the last two millennia, and "good taste" today is highly valued and a goal for the masses of people. This is a completely new phenomenon, which until now was the prerogative of a few highly cultured people. Meditate on it. It marks an evolutionary achievement. The disciples of the world need to transform the sense of taste into its highest correspondence, a discriminating sense of values. Hence the clear emphasis, which in all textbooks apprenticeship is put on the need to earn distinction. Desire, taste, discrimination - these are the sixth ray-stimulated tasks of all evolutionary unfoldment and the goal of all disciples.

The sequence in which the race performs the tasks of the sixth ray is as follows:

1. development of instinct. Then the desire is realized, and so the needs gradually expand, are realized and reorientation follows.

2. Subsequent stimulation of human consciousness to expansion, resulting in a spiritual aspiration.

3.

That mechanism of a human being by which the soul comes into contact with the three worlds, and without which the latter (according to the present plan) would remain sealed and not accessible to the experience and experiments of the soul, has been much more refined and developed over the past two millennia than over the previous ten thousand years. The reason is that the human mind significantly contributed to the process of coordination of instincts, transforming instinctive reactions into conscious perception yate. With the world disciple, this process has passed into the next stage of unfoldment, which we call intuitive knowledge. The extensions of the five senses, or their higher counterparts on the subtle planes, are quickly revealed and realized, and it is thanks to these inner senses that spiritual studies become just as possible as the more familiar psychic ones. Three phases:

a. Instinct for aspiration;

b. Stimulation of divine desire;

in. Reflection of reality -

constitute the history of the activity of the sixth ray and its relation to its main field of expression, the astral plane, over the last few centuries.

Now we can look at the seventh ray and its relationship to the present situation in the same way that we looked at the sixth ray. Thanks to this, you will have an idea about the development process and what events can be expected in the near future. how You probably noticed that any ray can be viewed from two points of view. First of all, it can be studied from the point of view energy, 46] which always interacts with other energies and forces, often gives rise to conflicts and, as a result, a situation completely different from the previous one. The stages of this process can be summarized in the following words: contact, conflict, settlement, balance (something like that impasse or static state that was reached in the nineteenth century), absorption and final disappearance of the weaker departing shchi energy. Such an end is always inevitable, for it is not the rays themselves that come into conflict, but the substances and forms involved. Secondly, the quality of the beam can be considered. It is in fact the expression of his soul and inner nature, which - encountering the conditions existing at the time of the coming of the ray into manifestation - definitely does three things. wiya:

1. Changes the nature of civilization and the culture of mankind in any given period. This is what the Hierarchy uses when ray energies meet. Culture is the first to change, as everyone basic qualitative changes always go from top to bottom, and it is the intelligentsia who are the first to feel them. And the subsequent change of forms automatically directs the process in the opposite direction. This is how the connecting points appear in the course of evolution. When scientists who study the theory and processes of evolution recognize and take up the study of the interaction of rays, certain changes will occur in their views and one more step will be taken towards the truth. This same concept underlies the teaching I have given regarding the Great Approaches that are to take place (perhaps very soon) between the fourth and fifth kingdoms in nature. Hierarchy is the dynamic living nucleus of the fifth kingdom.

2. Changes other kingdoms in nature, giving rise to certain 47] qualities in the manifestation of the soul of each kingdom (for all they have different qualities of the soul), and, as a result, changes forms.

3. Changes the types of egos or souls incarnating in any ray period. By this I mean that just as during the period now concluding most of the incarnating souls were of sixth ray quality, so in our time we can expect an increase in the number of seventh ray egos. Therefore, the coming civilization of the seventh ray - a civilization of synthesis, fusion and fuller manifestation of the soul - and a new stage into which the white magic of the Hierarchy enters are inevitable and require certain preparations and training.

The possibilities of the future age of magic are great, and one of the reasons for the present manifestation of the seventh ray is that, due to the rapid development and integration of the human personality, a higher integration between soul and personality has been made possible and more easily accomplished than ever before. This means that new forms through which this desired process can be carried out must be gradually developed scientifically. How do you pony you can, this is achieved by activating the forces acting through the etheric body, coordinating the seven main centers and establishing the rhythmic relationship between them. The seventh ray governs the predominantly etheric levels of the physical plane. It does not govern the dense physical form which is under the control of the third ray. It is the vital or etheric body that responds to the incoming influence of the seventh ray and develops through it.

Please note that in discussing how the seventh ray will achieve my goals, I experience language difficulties and limitations, 48] for we are talking about a new and as yet difficult to understand phenomenon and about those processes that will eventually be carried out with the help of true scientific magic. The new magic will have no more to do with the primitive operations and often absurd procedures of magicians, alchemists and other figures of the past than c-a-t, cat (c-a-t, cat) has to algebraic formulas. Let me also remind you that in the center of ancient magic called Egypt, magical work was entirely focused on creating physical effects and material results, and that the focus of attention of the magicians of those days is evidenced by the amazing gigantic ancient forms that silently rise in their original splendor, attracting the attention of archaeologists and travelers. ; the forms of lower magic practiced were for the magical protection of physical forms and other similar purposes. In a later period, we see the emergence of alchemy in its many forms, as well as the search for the Philosopher's Stone and the teaching of the three basic mineral elements. Aspirants esoterically, by the subjective side of life, have been driven to seek that which can unite the three lower physical levels, and this by its very nature is a profound symbol of the unfolding of the race. These levels symbolize the integrated physical-astral-mental man. When we add to these three elements the Philosopher's Stone, which performs its magical work, it symbolizes the control of the soul over the four highest levels of the physical plane: ethereal or 49] energy cal levels. The Philosopher's Stone is the emblem of establishing this desired control. I said "emblem" not "character". The symbol is the outer visible sign of the inner spiritual reality, manifested on the physical plane due to the power embodied inner life. An emblem is a human formulation of a concept created by a person and embodying for him the truth as he sees and understands it. The symbol is always greater than the emblem.

The etheric levels are also the field of expression of the soul, whether it be the human soul or the soul as an expression of the higher triad, the monadic life. I wonder if any of you have the slightest idea what will happen to humanity when the inner subjective reality that functions through the etheric body and pours its forces unhindered through the centers of this body, has made its main final integration with the dense physical apparatus, bringing it into complete subjection as a result of the previous integration between soul and personality?

Therefore, we are now living in the most interesting decisive period in the history of the race and the planet - a period unlike any before, for the evolutionary process has certainly been successful in spite of all errors, failures and delays; many of the latter were explained by the refusal (strange and incomprehensible to you) of the Energies concentrated in Shamballa to impose willpower on matter and forms until the time when this could be done in cooperation with humanity. Until now, this has been impossible due to the unpreparedness of a person for such a task and his ignorance of the Plan. The Lord of Shambhala and His Assistants were forced to wait until at least the weak contours of the Plan were identified in the consciousness of the race; afterbirth ignorance is beginning to emerge, and every day more and more advanced men and women are coming (or being brought) into contact with the ideas of the Hierarchy. Therefore, we can expect a gradual cautious appearance of the volitional energy of the highest center of our 50] planets, Shambhala. This compliance center There is no monadic center whose power begins to be felt in the consciousness of the disciple who is ready for the third initiation. After he has received his second initiation, the observing Hierarchy may note the steady reorientation of the soul towards the monad and the magnetic power of this highest aspect over the initiate. Today, so many members of the human family, embodied and non-embodied, have taken the first two initiations that the attention of Shamballa - through the Hierarchy - is increasingly directed to humanity and at the same time the thoughts of people turn to the Plan, to the use of the will (for the purpose of control and guidance) and to the nature of the dynamic strength. An indicator of this is, for example, the explosive, dynamic nature of wars in this century, for the energy of will in one of its aspects is expressed as death and destruction; the first ray is the destroyer ray. Therefore, today's events are the result of the impact of the Shamballa force on the forms of nature due to the incorrect use of this force by man. incoming energy. Esoterically and generally speaking, the wars of the past were caused by the attractive power of possession, which created aggressive acquisitive motives that led to war. Changes gradually took place, and later wars were motivated by higher causes, and territorial claims ceased to be their real, main reason. War is caused either by economic necessity, or by the desire of a certain nation or group of nations to dictate its own will or to impose this or that ideology on another nation, or by the desire to get rid of an outdated way of thinking, government wa, religious dogma, holding back the development of the race. Now she is 51] conducted consciously and is an expression sham balic or volitional power, and not the power of desire, as was the case in the past.

The seventh ray is one of the direct channels through which the energy of the first ray can flow, and this is another reason for its today's appearance, because when life enters into new improved forms, the old ways of existence, the old culture and civilizations must be destroyed or changed. All this is the work of the first ray of Will, which is now expressed primarily through the seventh ray of Organization and Relationship.

In the study of the sixth ray, we first of all considered its influence on the work and training, the life and plans of the student, determining, as it should be, his deeds and actions. We then discussed the motivating principle of desire, and finally the three predominant ray activities. Let us follow the same sequence now, thus getting an idea of ​​the connection between the sixth and seventh rays and how the sixth ray has prepared humanity for the events that are taking place.

The information given here is not easy to understand and rightly appreciate for the student on the sixth ray, for the methods of Those Who manipulate and control the new energies are beyond his grasp due to attachment to the methods of the past; hence the emergence of fundamentalist schools in all spheres of thought: religious, political and even scientific. Moreover, when the nick on the sixth ray is trying to use the new incoming energies, for him they are expressed on the astral plane and re the result is astral magic, glamours, and sheer delusion. Today to this can be attributed to the appearance of mentors, declaring that they are able to teach magic, perform magical actions, chat with 52] rays of different colors and use words Power; claiming that they transmit orders and store not yet open desires and secrets of the Masters of Wisdom. All these are types of astral glamours, and are the result of contact on the astral plane with that which will later be precipitated upon the earth. But right time more did not come, the hour for this did not strike. The sense of time, the knowledge of the exact hour of the implementation of the Plan in its future details, does not characteristic of these sincere but deluded people, and being astral-focused and mentally undeveloped, they misinterpret to themselves and others what they feel psychically. They know too little, but they are convinced that they know a lot. They speak with authority, but that is the authority of the undeveloped mind. The use of old magical techniques and the search for hints and indications of the crystallized and obsolete methods of the distant past are too prevalent in our day and are responsible for a huge deception of the masses and, therefore, for mass delusions.

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After such a comparative, if shallow, discussion of the old and new types of discipleship, one of the problems of the Hierarchy is how to bring about the necessary changes in the technique and method of development required for students on the seventh ray, so that these changes can at the same time provide a smooth the process of adjustment and interaction between the Hierarchy and the aspirants of the world. Both groups (one large, the other still few) of disciples on the sixth and seventh rays must participate in this process. Of course, the problems of the Hierarchy are not those who have not achieved liberation and therefore are not able to look at life through the eyes of those who are being liberated from the power of the three worlds ditch; 53] but it is good for disciples to reflect sometimes on how things are seen by the Masters, and pay less attention to their own individual difficulties.

One of the chief qualities of the disciple on the seventh ray is his extreme practicality. His work on the physical plane has one unchanging enduring purpose: to embody that which will help create the forms of the coming culture and civilization; towards the end of the seventh ray cycle he will be just as diligent in his efforts to perpetuate what he has created. He manipulates force into forms to suit his requirements, and does so more scientifically than students on other rays. The enthusiast on the sixth ray tends to more towards abstractions and mysticism in their work and thinking and rarely truly understands the connection between form and energy. He thinks almost exclusively in terms of quality and little ude mania reveals the material side of life and the true meaning of the substance that produces the phenomena. He tends to regard matter as evil, and form as limitation, and only the consciousness of the soul is important to him. It is the inability to work on the substance intelligently and, I would add, with love, correctly correlating it with dense external form, created this disastrous, poorly managed world over the course of two millennia and brought the population of the planet into the current crisis state. The unintelligent work on the physical plane by those under the influence of the sixth ray force has caused the world to suffer from division in the same sense in which a person suffers from a “split personality”. clear, deep some demarcations The long lines between science and religion are a convincing example of this. This division is the fruit of the work of the clergy of the past, and nobody 54] more, and the said lines were drawn impractical, dreamy mystics and fanatics of ideas, unable to grasp the broader meaning and universal nature of their ideas. Of course, this is a generalization. There were many devoted holy sons of God who were not at all guilty of such foolishness and divisive tendencies. But recognizing this, we must also agree that orthodox religion, in the person of its thinkers and teachers, temporarily separated both great concepts - spirit and matter - dividing science and religion into different directions.

The task of the workers of the New Age is to unite both apparent opposites, to show that spirit and matter are not antagonistic to each other and that in the whole universe there is only a spiritual substance that produces external material forms.

When a form or activity is what is called evil, it is only because the motivating energy behind the form and responsible for its activity is misdirected. designed and applied selfishly and wrongly. Here it is useful to recall two basic truisms of modern occultism (su There are others, which will be communicated after these two have been assimilated and correctly applied):

1. Energy follows thought.

2. The right motive causes the right action and creates the right forms.

These two statements are of very ancient origin, but are still poorly understood. Hence the first thing that every student must master is the nature, control and direction of energy; this is achieved through working with causes, studying nature the world of causes and the development of the ability to identify the cause behind the effect that caused it. Primary individual student stage of training constantly examines his motives and thus changes his 55] thinking, so that these motives in each case are automatically determined by the soul.

The sixth ray student works most of the time on the astral plane, where is the focus of his attention, life and thought. His physical nature automatically responds to impulses coming from the astral plane, motivated from the mental and - sometimes - directed by the soul. But the strong desire and thirst of the student to see the fruits of his labor created a lot of difficulties in the past, as they blocked the manifestation of the original impulse. He was blocked on the astral plane. This state of affairs was balanced by the cyclic actions of other ray forces, otherwise the situation would have been much worse. The disciple on the seventh ray brings the energy he manipulates directly to the physical plane, thereby achieving integration; its activity is characterized by the duality between the center of energy on the mental plane and that on the physical. The duality of the worker on the sixth ray is in the pairs of opposites on the astral plane.

Therefore, it is obvious that after the affirmation of two points of energy (mental and physical), the next task of the worker of magic is the synthesis on the physical plane of the energies involved, their materialization and the transformation of what is created into an active long-term factor of existence. In most cases, three types of energy are involved:

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2. Soul energy. It is owned, used and creatively are directed during the period from the second to the third initiation.

3. The energy of the soul and mind, fused and synthesized. She has tremendous power. After the fourth initiation, it is strengthened by the energy coming from the Monad.

Understand that although everything is energy, at the same time, in the correct esoteric teaching, the highest motivating activity is called energy, and the one that is conditioned and activated by it - by force. Because these concepts are relative. For example, for the greater part of humanity, the astral impulse is the highest energy that naturally inspires them - therefore, the forces affected by astral energy are etheric and physical forces. Higher energies may periodically control a person, but, as a rule, the vital urge or impulse is astral, and it can be called either desire or aspiration, depending on the goal. By the last may simply be mental ambition, or the desire for power, and one should not limit the concept of "aspiration" to so-called religious impulses, mystical cravings, and the thirst for liberation.

The disciple on the seventh ray consciously works according to certain laws which govern the form and explain its relation to spirit or life. AT Treatise on Cosmic Fire given the three main laws of the solar system and seven additional laws through which these three are expressed; there are also indications of the laws governing group work. It must be remembered that disciples on the various rays master these laws according to the quality of their ray impulses (here I have difficulty in choosing the right words), interpreting them in terms of their specific life duty, 57] or dharma, and achieving the desired results with the help of various ray techniques, always, however, based on what should be the inevitable results of the impact of the energies released by them on the forces according to the laws of their being. The sixth ray student, working with the laws of nature and the soul, brings quality into the creative forms he creates on the astral plane; therefore he often has to learn to work for several lifetimes (either before or after reaching the stage of apprenticeship) through the seventh ray personality before he can realize his dream and vision on the physical plane. The disciple on the seventh ray has no such problems. Through his knowledge of the ritual (that is, the ancient knowledge of the sequence of actions to attract and express the necessary energies), understanding of the “Words of Power” (which he discovers experimentally) and the power of sound used, the student of the future will work and build a new world with a new culture and civilization. A curious indicator of the influence of the seventh ray magical work on the mass consciousness is the increasing use of slogans and "catch phrases" (is that not what they call it?), which are used to get their way and draw people into certain mass activities. This is the rudimentary use of the Words of Power; by studying their tonal action, their numerological indications, and their inherent power, people will eventually achieve grandiose magical creative achievements, stimulating group activity and the appearance on the outer plane of certain forms of expression. Scientific formulas eventually reduce the most complex and intricate phenomena to a few signs and symbols. The next step is to embody these signs and symbols into a word or words, endowing them with what is esoterically called "the power of incarnation." If a so to put it, the ancient statement "God spoke, and the worlds appeared" means 58] only that the formula of God's creation merged into one great The word that He spoke and followed by the inevitable results. Something similar on a tiny human scale will take place in the coming century. And now, to the average student, what has been said may seem unreal and fantastic.

It is evident that the disciples on the seventh ray are of great power, and for this reason all the teaching given to them emphasizes purity of motive. In the past, for disciples on the sixth ray, the emphasis was on cleanliness of the body. Of course, they carried this idea to the point of fanaticism and insisted on chastity, asceticism, and strict rules of physical life, often calling sin what is natural. For them, this was a necessary stage of development, since it was important that the physical plane occupy the main place in their consciousness, diverting their attention from abstractions (concentration on which constitutes the line of least resistance for them) and focusing it on physical existence, for - I repeat - energy follows thought. In this way, their attitude towards life could become more practical and the necessary integration could be achieved. The disciples in the New Age will emphasize the mental principle as it conditions thought and speech. All magical work is based on the energy of thought and the spoken word (as expressions of both of the aforementioned magical centers), and therefore purity of mind and motives is considered fundamental.

It is under the influence of the seventh ray that the Western School of Occultism will arise in a peculiar, unexpected way, just as under the impulse of the sixth ray the Eastern School of Occultism was formed; the latter brings light to the astral plane, while the new incoming influence brings it to the physical. Eastern teaching influenced Christianity, marked, determined 59] lines of its development, and Christianity is truly a linking religion. The state of affairs will inevitably change, and "the light East” will light up over Europe and America. He will surely produce the necessary desired synthesis of the mystical and the ok. cult paths that will later define a higher path ; it is useless to talk about the latter now, because you will not understand. None of the ancient fundamental Rules of the Way will not become obsolete and will not be discarded. As people traveled along the roads of antiquity on foot, according to the requirements of their time, so today they travel by train or car (arriving at the same destination) along the same road, with the same final goal, although in a different way, with different guarantees and precautions. The rules may change from time to time to make the path easier, to adequately protect the walker. The student's training in the future will be different from his training in the past, but the basic rules will remain the same.

The keynote of the disciple's development on the sixth ray sounded to him in the words of Christ when He said: "And when I am lifted up, I will draw all to Me." All the work of the sixth ray is under the Law of Attraction and Repulsion; hence the isolation, division, which ultimately leads to an understanding of the need to consciously carry out a mentally motivated synthesis, integration. The history of Christianity (that is, the history of Europe) will become clearer if we examine the connection between the Law of Attraction and Repulsion and the events of the past. The misuse of this law, its constant use in the realm of material desires, personal ambitions and territorial claims, has given rise to many schisms, divergences and will be responsible for much that is yet to come. Under the influence of the seventh ray, the divergence will cease, and eventually synthesis will be established.

60] The key note of the disciple on the seventh ray is "Radiating Activity". Hence the appearance in the world of thought of some new ideas: about mental radiation, or telepathy, about the transfer of heat by radiation, the discovery of radium. They all testify to the activity of the seventh ray.

The divine principle by which seventh ray humanity will be principally determined is the principle of life as it expresses itself through the etheric body. That is why we observe a growing interest in the nature of vitality: the work of the glands is being studied, and soon their main function as generators of vitality will be revealed. Esoterically they are considered as externalizations on the physical plane of the force centers of the etheric body, and the degree of their activity is an indicator of the state of these centers. People's attention is also shifting to the area of ​​the economy, that is, to the area of ​​life support. Therefore, many new things will appear in all these areas, and as soon as the existence of the etheric body becomes an indisputable scientific fact and the centers - major and minor - are recognized as the focal points of all energies that manifest on the physical plane through the human body, we will become witnesses of a great revolution in medicine, in diet and just in everyday life. It will cause profound changes in the methods of work, work, and most of all - in the conduct of human leisure.

This thought leads to a description of three types of activity employed by all ray workers, and which vary according to the ray. Individuals who have the characteristics of the seventh ray will gradually change their attitude towards life and will define completely different ways of daily existence. Here they are:

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2. Stimulation of etheric forms by rightly directed force.

3. Correct - thanks to scientific study - the distribution of vital energy.

We are entering the age of science, but that will be science emerging from the impasse in which it now finds itself; having penetrated into the realm of the immaterial, it will work much more subjectively than before. It recognizes the existence of higher senses - extensions of the five physical senses - under the pressure of a mass of trustworthy people who possess them and are able to work and live in the material and non-material worlds at the same time. A lot of reliable evidence will be undeniable. The moment the existence of a subjective world of causes is proved (by the indisputable evidence of the higher senses of man), science will enter a new age: its focus will shift, the possibilities of research will be limitless, and materialism (in the present sense of the word) will disappear. The very word "materialism" will fall into disuse, and the people of the future will be surprised at the limited vision of our modern world and amazed at our way of thinking and feeling.

It should be understood that the influences of the five rays which we know are acting or are beginning to act on humanity today (the first, second, third, sixth, and seventh rays) vary according to the ray type or ray quality of the individual, and also from his position on the ladder of evolution. This is often forgotten. For example, if a person is on the second Ray of Love-Wisdom, then we can expect that the influence of this ray, as well as the influence of the sixth (operating along the line 62] power of the second ray) will evoke the strongest response in him, which will be for him the line of least resistance. This situation can lead to over-sensitivity and unbalanced disclosure of the characteristic properties of a person. It is the latter that influence our behavior and determine our reactions to circumstances. In such a case, the influences of the first, third and seventh rays will drive the person out of himself and cause resistance, or - in the worst case - the person will become immune to them. In today's world, the influence of the rays operating along the line of energy of the first Ray of Will or Power (i.e., the first, third, and seventh) is to that of the others as three to two (in our time), and therefore it may be expected that the attributes of the first ray and the events characteristic of his influence will come out more fully than they otherwise would. This is also facilitated by the fact that the sixth ray is rapidly going out of manifestation. All of the above is not yet of great importance. The latter will begin to unfold over time, which is why I have included this information in my teaching.