THE SEVEN RAYS [9 poems]

 

THE SEVEN RAYS I

 The seven rays are the sum total of the divine Consciousness

Of the universal Mind manifesting in all its enormousness

Seven intelligent entities through Whom the plan is working out

Embodying divine purpose while creating everything about

 

They create the forms and are the forms through which

The divine ideas are being carried to complete and enrich 

They correspond to the ventricles of the brain

And to the seven centres within the brain

 

They are the seven Breaths, animating all forms created by them

As the conscious executors of divine purpose and “mayhem”

Through Their advanced stage of development

They are impelled toward creation and fulfilment

 

Their purpose is such that it is idle for us to speculate

For our highest point of achievement is too low to locate

That which is the producers of all forms in the solar system   

As well as the sum total of all souls in the solar system

 

They wrestle with matter in order to subjugate it

To the divine purpose, and the goal, as we can sense it

Is to subject the material forms to the life aspect

Whose qualities will bring the will of God into effect   

 

Through the seven rays, the life or spirit aspect flows

Cycling through every kingdom in nature as it grows

Producing all states of consciousness and entities

With different awareness and capabilities  

 

Every human being is swept into manifestation

On the impulse of some ray that is in manifestation

And is coloured by that particular ray quality on earth

Which determines his form aspect since birth

 

Indicating to him the way to go in life first unconsciously 

Until he can sense the ray purpose and cooperates consciously

This synthetic purpose of the seven rays in manifestation

He only begins to sense after the third initiation

 

Thus the human soul is a synthesis of material energy

Intelligent personality consciousness, and spiritual energy

Each qualified by one of the seven rays as his own ray type

As is the physical, astral and mental body with his own ray type

 

 

THE SEVEN RAYS II

The purpose of Deity, the Creator, is totally unknown 
To all save the higher initiates who work on their own

But the purpose of each ray Life may be sensed and defined
Subject of course to the limitations of the human mind

All the Lords of the rays create a body of expression 

Thus the seven sacred planets came into manifestation 

The planned activity of every ray qualifies every form

Within his body which functioning as a dorm

The energies of these seven Lives are not confined

But sweep around the solar system as designed

Just like the life impulses of a human through the body

To fulfil the objective for which he created his body

Each of the seven kingdoms in nature reacts

To the energy of some particular Ray it attracts

The Laws of nature is the will of the seven Deities

As we develop and comprehend their capabilities

Making Their impressions upon substance without relent

In order to create and produce a specific intent

Through the method of the evolutionary process

In whose entire duration there is no recess

As part of the initial Plan, They swept into activity

And became the seven Builders through creativity

The seven Sources of life and the even Rishis

Of all the ancient scriptures to form the Rachis

They are the original psychic Entities

With the capacity to express love in dualities

The loved and the loving

The desired and the desiring

They produce in the human kingdom, self-consciousness 

And in the superhuman world a synthetic inclusiveness 

Where all human monads carried into manifestation

Is part of a Ray Lord’s body of manifestation

They express His quality and appear phenomenally

To express his quality in this world potentially

The work of the esotericist is just this very thing

Out of latency, the hidden quality to bring

 

THE FIRST RAY OF WILL OR POWER

First we have the First Ray Lord of Power and Will
This Life wills to love, and uses power in goodwill             
The sun is regarded as the esoteric substitution
For the planet He uses as His body of manifestation

Special Virtues are: Strength, courage, steadfastness
And truthfulness arising from absolute fearlessness
Power of ruling, capacity to grasp great questions
In a large-minded way, and of handling men and actions

Vices are: pride, obstinacy, anger ambition, and wilfulness
The desire to control others, arrogance, and hardness
Virtues to be acquired are: sympathy and tolerance
As well as Tenderness, humility and patience

Those on this ray have strong will power to be used
For evil, or for good when will is by wisdom fused
And made selfless by love in a governing ray
That can be used in a creative and benign way

The first ray man will always come to the front in his own line
He may be the burglar or the judge who give him a fine
But in either case he will be at the head of his profession
The born leader just waiting to come to expression

In every public career he’ll be the one on whom to depend
Fearless of consequences and indifferent to comment
The first ray man often has strong feeling and affection
But he does not readily bring it out into expression

He will love strong contrasts and masses of colour
But being an artist is not part of his valour
If modified by the fourth, sixth or seventh rays
He may be a great composer and never cease to amaze

As a first ray man his literary work will be strong and cutting
But he will care little for style or finish in his writing
In attempting the cure of disease his best method would be
To use the will power to send strength through the patient to be

His method of approaching the great Quest
Would be by sheer force of will and conquest
And such a man would, true to his form
Take the kingdom of heaven by storm

THE SECOND RAY OF LOVE-WISDOM

The Lord Vishnu, the Lord of Love-Wisdom

Is on the same ray as the Solar Deity of the Solar Kingdom
He installs the quality of love in his communication
Through the planet Jupiter, his body of manifestation

Special Virtues are: Calm, strength, and endurance
Love of truth, faithfulness, and clear intelligence
Also a serene temper, patience and the intuition
To bring all these qualities into execution

Vices are: Over-absorption in study and indifference to others
Also Coldness and contempt of mental limitations in others
Virtues to be acquired are: energy, unselfishness and compassion
And although he love the truth, he must bring love into expression

This is called the ray of wisdom from its characteristic desire

For pure knowledge and truth with no time for a liar
Cold and selfish, if without love or compassion
And inactive without power in expression

When both power and love are present and working
Then you have the ray of the Buddhas that is lurking     
In all great teachers of humanity, who, have attained
Wisdom for the sake of others, but never acclaimed     

He is ever unsatisfied with his highest attainments

No matter how great his knowledge or achievements
His mind is always fixed and ready to respond
To Heights unscaled in the far beyond

The second ray man will have tact and foresight

Clear intelligence and wisdom to work on any height
He will make an excellent ambassador with knowledge
Enough to be a first-rate teacher or head of a college

He will make a good business man, with accountabilities 
While as a soldier he will plan wisely and foresee possibilities
The artist would always seek to teach through his art
Where his pictures would have a meaning and heart

The characteristic method of approaching the Path would be
By close and earnest study of the teachings to the degree
Where they become so much a part of the man's consciousness
That he will express intuition and wisdom with efficaciousness 

THE THIRD RAY OF ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE OR HIGHER MIND

The Lord of Active Intelligence in matter is the causation

Of the motivating impulse in the initial work of creation
He uses the planet Saturn [Satan] as His body of expression
While through matter He helps humanity into expression

Special Virtues are: Wide views on all abstract questions

Sincerity of purpose, clear intellect, caution and patience
The capacity for concentration on philosophic studies
With no tendency to worry himself over trivialities

Vices are: Intellectual pride, coldness and absent-mindedness

Vagueness, isolation, criticism, obstinacy and selfishness
Virtues to be acquired are: Sympathy, tolerance, devotion
Also accuracy, common-sense, energy and emotion

This is the ray of the abstract thinker and inquirer               
The metaphysician and the great philosopher
The man who delights in the higher mathematics
But hates the juggling of money and its acrobatics

While using his imaginative faculty to grasp the essence
He sees both sides of the coin when solving questions
He is a dreamer and a theorist that hates to be wrong
Thus his idealism will often be strong

As a soldier he will work out a problem in tactics                                  
But is seldom great in the field with all its gymnastics    
As an artist his technique is not fine or the clearest
But his subjects will be full of thought and interest

He will love music, but he will not produce it

And as a business man he would be a hit
Although always full of ideas, round and about
He is often too impractical to carry them out

Can be unconventional to a degree, when in company

Unpunctual, regardless of appearances and slovenly 
His literary style is often vague and involved but when
Influenced by the fifth ray he will be a master of the pen

The method of approaching the great Quest for this ray type
Is by deep thinking on philosophical or metaphysical lines, when ripe
Till he is led to the realisation of the great Beyond                          
And of the importance of treading the Path in respond  

 

 

 

THE FOURTH RAY OF HARMONY THROUGH CONFLICT

The function of The Lord of Harmony, Beauty and Art

Is the creation of Beauty, as an expression of truth in art

Through the free interplay of life and form, by all egos

Based on the plan as it exists in the mind of the solar logos

Special Virtues are: Strong affection

Quickness of intellect and perception

Also physical courage and sympathy

As well as devotion and generosity

Vices are: worrying, lack of moral courage and incorrectness

Indolence, extravagance strong passions and Self-centredness

Virtues to be acquired are: confidence, self-control and tranquillity

Also unselfishness, accuracy, mental and moral balance and purity

This is the "ray of struggle" for on this ray the qualities of activity

And inertia are so strangely equal in proportion, to combat inactivity

That the man is torn with their combat, and the outcome in struggling

Till the Christ is born from the throes of constant pain and suffering

Inertia induces love of ease and pleasure, a hatred of causing pain

Thus moral cowardice, indolence, procrastination, and no gain 

Activity is fiery, impatient, ever urging to action with a new plan

Thus life is one perpetual warfare and unrest for the fourth ray man

These contrasting forces make the friction and confusion

But the experience gained thereby produces rapid evolution

It is the ray of the reckless cavalry leader who will lead 

Reckless of risks to himself or his followers indeed

For in moments of excitement the man on this ray

Is entirely dominated by activity and ready to play

Easily overwhelmed by sorrow, failure and adversities

But as quickly recovering from all opposites and calamities

It is pre-eminently the ray of colour interaction

Where the artist can produce colour to perfection

Full of melody will the fourth ray compositions be

For the fourth ray man loves a tune when he’s free 

The method of approaching the Path will be by self-control

Where equilibrium amongst the warring forces is the goal  

The lower and extremely dangerous way is by Hatha Yoga

That will cut him off from higher forces like a black toga

 

THE FIFTH RAY OF LOWER MIND

The Fifth Ray is The Lord of Concrete Knowledge and Science

And with the mind of the creative Deity he is in compliance

Science is a psychological unfoldment due to this ray

Whose influence is great and growing by the day

Special Virtues are: Strictly accurate deliberation

And justice without taking mercy in Consideration

Also keen intellect and independence

Common-sense and perseverance

Vices are: prejudice, criticism, narrowness and arrogance

Also unforgiving temper, lack of sympathy and reverence

Virtues to be acquired are: love and admiration

Also wide-mindedness, sympathy and dedication

This is the ray of science, research and investigation

The man with keen intellect but prone to intellectualization 

Who will trace the smallest facts to its source

And verify every theory on every force

He will generally be extremely truthful

His lucid explanation of facts very colourful

In receiving favours or flattery he will have a dislike

But he will be orderly, punctual and business-like

It is the ray of the great chemist, the practical electrician

The first-rate engineer or the great operating physician

As a statesman, the fifth ray man would be narrow in his views

But as the head of a technical department he will infuse

As a soldier, he would turn to artillery and engineering

While the artist on this ray is rare without persevering

His creations, although technically correct in form 

Will be dull, lifeless, uninteresting and not be worm

His style in writing or speaking will be clearness itself

But he will lack fire and take time to explain himself

Thus he will often be long-winded, but correct

From his desire to say everything on his subject

For the fifth ray, the method of approaching the Path

Is by scientific research of the scriptures on the path

Pushing it to ultimate conclusions, and implications

Followed by the acceptance of their interpretations

 

 

THE SIXTH RAY OF DEVOTION

This Lord of Devotion and Idealism is of the same quality
That is a characteristic expression of our solar Deity                

A divine sincerity and a one-pointed or blind dedication

Are the qualities of all that is found within His manifestation 

Special Virtues are: love, devotion and tenderness

Also loyalty, reverence, intuition and single-mindedness

Virtues to be acquired are: common sense, truth and balance 

Also Serenity, Strength, self-sacrifice, purity, and tolerance

Vices of Ray are: Selfish and jealous love without clarity

Over-leaning on others, fiery anger and partiality

Also sectarianism, prejudice and superstition

Prone to over-rapid conclusions and self-deception

This is called the ray of idealism and devotion      

The man is filed with religious instinct and notion         

With Intense personal feelings and passion

Where likes and dislikes are the fashion

Everything is either perfect or intolerable

His friends are angels, and honourable 

His enemies are very much the reverse

And made to live under a curse

Although he must have a personal God offcourse

His devotion can be to a person or a cause

Whether these be concrete or abstract

It all depends how he sees the fact

The best type of this ray makes the saint

The worst, the fanatic that cannot be constraint

The typical martyr or the typical inquisitor is he

The originator of all religious wars and crusades to be 

He is often of a gentle nature with even sadness

But he can always flame into fury and fiery madness 

Laying down his life for the objects of his devotion

He will have no mercy for those of a different notion

Never a great statesman or a good business man

But he may be a great preacher or orator if he can

His way of the Path would be by prayer and meditation

Aiming at God, spirit, soul and body unification

 

THE SEVENTH RAY OF CEREMONIAL ORDER OR MAGIC

The Lord of Ceremonial Order is now coming into power

And is surely making His pressure felt by the hour
His influence is most potent upon the physical plane
A numerical interrelation between seventh ray and plane

Special Virtues are: Strength, courage and self-reliance

Courtesy, extreme care in details and perseverance

Virtues to be acquired are: love and realisation of unity

Wide-mindedness, gentleness, Tolerance and humility

Vices of Ray are: a strong attachment to external forms

With strict adherence to traditional or prescribed norms

Also, bigotry, pride, self-opinionated and over-indulgent

Narrow-mindedness and prone to superficial judgment

This is the ceremonial ray which makes a man delight

In all things done decently, in order and right

Always according to rule and precedent 

Where nothing can happen by accident

It is the ray of the high priest who wants to officiate

And the soldier who does everything to consolidate 

Of the ideal commissary general who will not delay

To dress and feed the troops in the best possible way

The seventh ray man will often be sectarian or dogmatic 

Where to say and do the right thing is automatic

He will delight in fixed ceremonials and observances

In great processions, shows, and performances

It is the ray of the perfect nurse for the sick

Careful in the smallest detail and ready with a trick     

To try and grind them in the iron mill of routine

Where everybody becomes part of the machine

Also of the sculptor or designer who see it as his duty

To always produces and design forms of beauty

Or where his fluency in writing and speech can be helping 

To make the literary work of the seventh ray man outstanding 

He can be superstitious and take interest in predictions

In occult practices, spiritual phenomena and revelations 

He will approach the Path through practice and ritual

Where the control of elemental forces will be habitual

 

EDGEBA  -  Based on the work of AAB and DK.

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