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uman figures thrown thence suggest the letter u by their attitude. line 28. a woman, naked, and kneeling onher left knee, pours from a vase in her right hand silver waters into a river, by which grow roses, the haunts of coloured butterfiles. with her left hand she pours golden waters over her head, which are lost in her long hair. her attitude suggests the swastika. above flashes a great star of seven rays. notes 40 line 29. below, a path leads between two towers, guarded by jackals, from the sea, wherein a scarab us marcheth landwards. line 30. below is a wall, in front of which, in a fairy ring, two children wantonly and shamelessly embrace. line 31. an angel blowing a trumpet, adorned with a golden banner bearing a white cross. below a fair youth rises from a sacrophagus in the attitud

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

of ours the most concrete of the three major systems. the love or wisdom aspect demonstrates through the building of the form, for "god is love" and in that god of love we "live and move and have our being" and will to the end of aeonian manifestation (c) the seven planes of divine manifestation, or the seven major planes of our system, are but the seven subplanes of the lowest cosmic plane. the seven rays of which we hear so much, and which hold so much of interest and of mystery, are likewise but the seven sub-rays of one cosmic ray. the twelve creative hierarchies are themselves but subsidiary branches of one cosmic hierarchy. they form but one chord in the cosmic symphony. when that sevenfold cosmic chord, of which we form so humble a part, reverberates in synthetic perfection, then

igence of a plane- 130- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust raja yoga. the true system of developing psychic and spiritual powers and union with one's higher self or the ego. it involves the exercise, regulation, and concentration of thought. ray. one of the seven streams of force of the logos; the seven great lights. each of them is the embodiment of a great cosmic entity. the seven rays can be divided into the three rays of aspect and the four rays of attribute, as follows: rays of aspect 1. the ray of will, or power. 2. the ray of love-wisdom. 3. the ray of activity or adaptability. rays of attribute 4. the ray of harmony, beauty, art, or unity. 5. the ray of concrete knowledge or science. 6. the ray of abstract idealism or devotion. 7. the ray of ceremonial magic, or

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

hing from producing yet one more dogmatic sectarian cult. the present volume, a treatise on cosmic fire, first published in 1925, was the third book jointly produced and carries inherent evidence that it will stand as the major and most far-reaching portion of the thirty-year teachings, notwithstanding the profundity and usefulness of the volumes published in the series entitled a treatise on the seven rays or of any other of the books. during the long course of the work the minds of the tibetan and a.a.b. became so closely attuned that they were in effect so far as much of the production of the teaching was concerned a single joint projecting mechanism. even to the end a.a.b. often spoke of her amazement at the glimpses she obtained through contact with the tibetan's mind, of limitless vi

ology. these three aspects of god, the solar logos, and the central energy or force (for the terms are occultly synonymous) demonstrate through seven centres of force, three major centres and four minor. these seven centres of logoic force are themselves so constituted that they form corporate entities. they are known as a. the seven planetary logoi. b. the seven spirits before the throne. c. the seven rays. d. the seven heavenly men. the seven logoi embody seven types of differentiated force, and in this treatise are known under the names of lords of the rays. the names of the rays are ray i..ray of will or power..1st aspect ray ii..r. ay of love-wisdom..2nd aspect ray iii..ray of active intelligence 3rd aspect these are the major rays. ray iv..ray of harmony, beauty and art. ray v..ray o

ows: 1. separation is produced by rotary movement. by means of this action, all the spheres became differentiated, and form, as we know, the following atomic units: a. the solar system, recognised as a cosmic atom, all the so-called atoms within its periphery being regarded as molecular. b. the seven planes, regarded as seven vast spheres, rotating latitudinally within the solar periphery. c. the seven rays, regarded as the seven veiling forms of the spirits, themselves spheroidal bands of colour, rotating longitudinally, and forming (in connection with the seven planes) a vast interlacing network. these two sets of spheres (planes and rays) form the totality of the solar system, and produce its form spheroidal. let us withdraw our thought at this juncture from the informing consciousnesse

cosmic astral, forming corresponding cosmic focal points, and on the fourth cosmic etheric level (the buddhic plane of our solar system) finds its outlet in certain great centres. these centres are again reflected or reproduced in the three worlds of human endeavor. the heavenly men, therefore, have centres on three solar planes, a fact to be remembered. a. on the monadic plane, the plane of the seven rays. b. on the buddhic plane, where the masters and their disciples form the forty-nine centres in the bodies of the seven heavenly men. c. on the fourth etheric physical plane, where the sacred planets, the dense bodies in etheric matter of the heavenly men, are to be found. here again we can trace the microcosmic correspondence: in the human being the centres are found on the mental plane

tabulation may be worked out to demonstrate the similarity of the process in the case of a heavenly man and a human being. if we ask why ten schemes, and in effect ten planets (seven sacred and three concealed) it is because the seven sacred planets are eventually merged into the three, and finally the three are blended into the one. this can be traced along the line of analogy as we consider the seven rays. these seven rays, which in manifestation are diverse, are eventually synthesised. the minor four are blended, we are told, into the third major ray, and the three major rays are finally merged into the one synthetic ray, the love-wisdom ray (the dragon of wisdom, the occult serpent swallowing its tail).95(84) this has been pointed out by- 135- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 l

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

atisfies. let the student therefore study and ascertain whether that which is dearest to his heart is temporal, transitory and ephemeral, or whether it is, as the great lord has said "treasure laid up in heaven" we now come to the most comprehensive sutra in the book (40. it might be pointed out here that these "seven ways to psychic peace" as they have been called, cover the seven methods of the seven rays in connection with the control of the psychic nature. it is important to emphasise this. these seven ways have a direct relation to the four initiations of the threshhold, for there is no major initiation for any son of god who has not achieved a measure of psychic peace. students will find it of interest to work out these seven ways to peace in relation to one or other of the seven ray

s are therefore not uniform in unfoldment- 146- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust this is a vast subject and cannot be more than touched upon here. students will find it of interest to search for information given in the different presentations of the one truth anent the great lives in whom we "live, and move and have our being" they can be studied under the following names: 1. the seven rays, 2. the seven spirits before the throne, 3. the seven planetary logoi, 4. the seven great lords, 5. the seven aeons, 6. the seven emanations, 7. the seven prajapatis, and other less known terms, and much light will be forthcoming. in the characteristic form (taking into consideration its specific point in development, and its lack of development) is revealed to the knower: a. the sum to

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

1. the spiritual hierarchy of our planet, nature spirits or angels and human spirits, who stand at a peculiar point on the ladder of evolution. of these sanat kumara, embodying a principle of the planetary logos is the highest, and an initiate of the first degree is the lowest, with corresponding entities in what we call the angel or deva kingdom. 2. the hierarchy of rays certain groupings of the seven rays in relation to our planet. 3. a hierarchy of lives, gathered by an evolutionary process out of our planetary evolution and from four other planets, who embody in themselves the purpose and plan of the solar logos in relation to the five planets involved- 30- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust in narrowing the concept down to the microcosm, the ego or soul acts verily a

inging the analogy down closer still, the human kingdom itself is an analogous state of consciousness to the human unit through its subjective force existence, and from the standpoint of consciousness provides "the waters of space" in which a human being thrives and grows. again, we are met in the fourth kingdom with expressions of the same seven forces, and as man awakens to a recognition of the seven rays or types, and begins to work consciously with them, he is taking the first step towards transcending them and controlling them within his field of operation. this is now taking place. knowledge of the seven ray types is beginning to permeate among the thinkers of the race and this knowledge was in past aeons the prerogative of the initiates of the time. held latent in the astrological p

stresses. intuitive perception, pure vision, direct knowledge, and an ability to utilise the undifferentiated energies of the universal mind are the main characteristics of the aryan adepts. i use the word 'undifferentiated' in the sense of freedom from multiplicity; certain main distinctions will still be found to exist. the will of the soul, regarding that soul as having its place on one of the seven rays, is superseded by the will of the whole. these are words meaning but little, or having at best only a theoretical significance to students in this group. when i say to you that the will which is transmitted through the medium of the controlled mind is embodied in seven types of energy, and to these seven types, there are corresponding types of humanity, you say doubtless that that is cl

"takes his eye away. he will need to consider also that his environment is the result of the work of an aggregate of group thinkers group to which he belongs. this concept can be traced back all the way from a family group to the group of egos who, closely interlinked, form a group on the higher level of the mental plane, and on again to the seven major thinkers of the universe, the lords of the seven rays. these seven, in their turn, are swept into activity by the three supreme magical workers, the manifested trinity. these three, in due course, will be recognized as responsive to the thought of the one creator, the unmanifested logos. the word "recognition" is one of the most important in the language of occultism and holds the clue to the mystery of being. it is related to karmic activ

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

love for each other, can achieve significant results. that each of you may so work, and that each of you may lose sight of self in the realisation of world need, is the earnest prayer and deepest aspiration of your brother, the tibetan- 366- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust- 367- a treatise on white mandcopyright 1998 lucis trust esoteric psychology- volume i a treatise on the seven rays volume i by alice a. bailey copyright 1962 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1990 by lucis trust synopsis of a treatise on the seven rays volume i section one i. introductory remarks ii. certain questions and answers iii. ten basic propositions section two i. the seven creative builders the seven rays ii. the rays and the kingdoms in nature iii. the rays and man iv. some tabulations on t

les iv. the sacred and non-sacred planets v. the three major constellations vi. the three crosses vii. the rays, constellations and planets volume iv i. the basic causes of disease ii. the basic requirements for healing i ii. the fundamental laws of healing volume v i. stanzas for disciples ii. the fourteen rules for disciples and initiates i ii. the rays and the initiations- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust matter is the vehicle for the manifestation of soul on this plane of existence, and soul is the vehicle on a higher plane for the manifestation of spirit, and these three are a trinity synthesized by life, which pervades them all. the secret doctrine vol. i. page 80. third edition three souls, one man three souls which make up

er they assist or no, and, constituting man s self, is what is and leans upon the former, makes it play, as that played off the first: and, tending up, holds, is upheld by, god, and ends the man upward in that dread point of intercourse, nor needs a place, for it returns to him. what does, what knows, what is; three souls, one man. from death in the desert by robert browning- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust foreword [page xvii] the question arises, each time a book is written which is to be read by earnest aspirants: what line of instruction will carry forward their training with the most speed? for speed is an essential factor, if the present day unfoldment is to be rightly utilised and the stress and strain in the world relieved

ity. all life is opportunity, and individual reaction to opportunity is one of the factors which indicate soul growth. for this, the training school of the world itself suffices. there should be in all impartation of truth no imposition of authority. aspirants must be left free to avail themselves of the teaching or not, and spiritual work must go forward because of the free- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust choice and self-initiated effort of the individual student. in the books already published three basic lines of teaching can be traced: first, a relatively new technique has been given as to the control of the body. second, teaching has been given anent the formation of the new group of world servers. third, the general lines o

piece of work or that, and, working with lack of intelligent co-ordination, achieve nothing and no group results. but united group effort would eventuate in an inspired reorganisation of the entire world, and the elimination of hindrances; there would be the making of real sacrifices and the giving up of personal wishes and desires in order that group purposes may be served- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust above all, there must be the elimination of fear. with this i have dealt at length in a treatise on white magic, and have given likewise certain rules and formulas for its control. how many who have read the teaching profited by the information imparted? will you not, with determination and because the world cries out for help

ALICE A BAILEY11 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME II ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY II

rapidly) we shall have the fulfilment of the angels' song at bethlehem "on earth peace, good will toward men- 175- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust endnotes foreword 1: the paganism in our christianity, by arthur weigall, p. 16. chapter 1 1: quoted by w. kingsland in religion in the light of theosophy.uscopyright 1998 lucis trust esoteric psychology- volume ii treatise on the seven rays volume ii by alice a. bailey copyright 1942 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1970 by lucis trust- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust chapter i the egoic ray i. the growth of soul influence before taking up our subject as outlined at the close of the previous volume, i would like to speak a word as to the symbolism we will employ in discussing egoic and personality control. all that is said i

ss itself and so demonstrate the nature of divinity on the plane of appearances. 2. the egoic consciousness is that of the second aspect of divinity, that of the soul, expressing itself as quality and as the determining subjective "colour" of the appearances. this naturally varies, according to the ability of the soul in any form to master its vehicle, matter, and to express- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust innate quality through the outer form. 3. the monadic consciousness is that of the first aspect of divinity, that which embodies divine life purpose and intent, and which uses the soul in order to demonstrate through that soul the inherent purpose of god. it is this that determines the quality. the soul embodies that purpose

e seven planetary logoi. but at this point we can only hint at a great mystery, which is that all that the highest of the sons of god on our manifested planetary world can grasp is a partial realisation of the purpose and plan of the solar logos, as it is grasped, apprehended and expressed by one of the planetary logoi who is (in his place and term of office) conditioned and- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust limited by his own peculiar point in evolution. a seventh part of the unfolding plan is being expressed by our particular planetary life, and because this great being is not one of the seven sacred lives and is therefore not expressing himself through one of the seven sacred planets, the plan as unfolded upon the earth is a p

separative tendencies, of uncontrolled forces and of disunited energies, which slowly and gradually become coordinated, fused, and blended in the separative personality. man, the solar angel, is the sum total of those energies and forces which are unified, blended and controlled by that "tendency to harmony" which is the effect of love and the outstanding quality of divinity- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust man, the living monad, is the veiled reality, and that which the angel of the presence hides. he is the synthetic expression of the purpose of god, symbolised through revealed, divine quality and manifested through the form. appearance, quality, life again this ancient triplicity confronts us. symbolically speaking, this trip

ratus, so that man is seen as it were dissected into his component parts. the recognition is emerging that it is man's quality which outwardly determines his place on the ladder of evolution, but modern psychology of the extreme materialistic school erroneously supposes that man's quality is determined by his mechanism, whereas the reverse condition is the determining factor- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust disciples have the problem of expressing the duality of love and will through the personality. this statement is a true enunciation of the goal for the disciple. the initiate has the objective of expressing the will of god through developed love and a wise use of the intelligence. the above preamble lays the ground for the de

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

, becomes aware of what constitutes his line of least resistance and where the major point of his life conflict is to be found. we are taught in the esoteric philosophy that seven great divine emanations, aeons or spirits (in whom we live and move and have our being) came forth from god at the time of the creation. the same teaching can also be traced in the holy bible. upon one or other of these seven rays, the souls of all forms of life are to be found as well as the forms themselves. these seven rays produce the seven major psychological types. these seven rays or emanations are: 1. the first ray of will or power. many great world rulers are found on this ray, such as julius caesar. 2. the second ray of love-wisdom. the christ and the buddha are to be found on this ray. it is the great

they will release the light and peace which will illumine the astral plane and dispel the illusory nature of its life. 3. the third group is that of the magnetic healers. these healers have no relation to the work of the so-called magnetic healers of today. they work intelligently with the vital forces of the etheric body. much of their work is dealt with in the fourth volume of a treatise on the seven rays. this group of healers must bring about the right healing of the personalities of individuals in all aspects of their nature. the work to be done is that of the intelligent transmission of energy to various parts of the nature mental, emotional and physical through the right organisation and circulation of force. present day healers should endeavour to break loose from the modern and tr

1- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust brother of mine: every perfecting organism must have in it those elements of life and power which embody the energy of the three aspects of divinity. it must likewise have those force channels through which the other four types of divine energy may express themselves. this may be provided by those disciples who are on each of the seven rays indicated, or by those disciples who can, through their purity and consecration, carry any type of energy which the hierarchy may choose to project into an organism through their agency. the new group of world servers is a rapidly developing organism which must be preserved from undue crystallisation and over-organisation. it must, however, express itself through all the seven ways of d

d fanatical tendencies into spiritual love and strength; your one-pointedness must be based on an inclusive orientation. it has, hitherto, been based on sixth ray aspiration. in the future, it must be founded on intelligent conviction a very different thing, my brother, and mental in nature. i would ask you to make a careful study of all that you can find anent the fourth ray in a treatise on the seven rays and make definite application to your own mental unfoldment and a practical interpretation of its desired effects in terms of your own life. you should ask yourself the following question: what will be the effect, in the personality life upon the physical plane, of an established alignment between my first ray soul, my fourth ray mentality and my physical brain? i assign, therefore, the

soul, so that it is a fact and a reality in your life and not only a belief and a hope. the way to that knowledge is through alignment. direct knowledge of your fellowmen, so that you understand them and can prepare yourself for fuller service in your next life cycle. the way to that is through love, plus mental study of esoteric psychology which you can gain through a study of a treatise on the seven rays. direct knowledge of the inner group of workers with whom you are affiliated. these include your tibetan brother, your teacher and your friend, and they include your co-disciples. i would ask you to endeavour to get in touch with them through meditation and by going out to them in love and an attitude of helpfulness. you could do much for f.c. d. from the quiet of your room. i might add

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

d fashioning the many races and nations. this in no way infringes upon man's freewill; these forces have both their higher and their lower aspects and men respond to them according to their mental and spiritual development, and so do nations and races as a whole. humanity has reached a point today where there is a most sensitive response to that which is higher and better. this teaching anent the seven rays remains a profitless speculation unless it is susceptible of investigation, of eventual proof and of general as well as particular usefulness. too much is written at this time which will have to be relegated to the discard as useless, as not warranting acceptance as a possible hypothesis and as not demonstrating a truth which can be proved. i am, therefore, seeking here to do two things

e wisdom, christ's ray. this energy is poured into the world through the second great planetary centre which we call the hierarchy. the energy which- 9- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust is concentrated in this centre and which is manipulated by the initiates and the masters is making one of its cyclic impacts upon the earth and as i explained in volume ii of a treatise on the seven rays is also making one of its major cyclic approaches to humanity. the energy flowing through the hierarchy at this time the energy of love is seeking to blend with that which is flowing out of shamballa and is needed in order to make the desired application of it. the problem of the hierarchy at this time is to produce a wise and adequate fusion of the shamballa and the hierarchial energie

rsonality; her fourth ray energy was responsible for her effort to standardise and harmonise all the elements within her borders to the point of regimentation. this has been the line of least resistance for germany, for though the first ray is not in manifestation at this time, yet the bulk of the people in power in germany during the past world war (1914-1945) were all on the first subray of the seven rays and hence they were inevitably the transmitters of first ray energy. it is for this reason that great britain can contact the german race and handle the people in that sad country more- 28- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust understandingly than can the other nations or great powers. they share similar qualities and one of the services which great britain can render a

on with the forces of light. i will give you here the present personality influences of the nations, indicated by their governing signs of the zodiac, trusting that you will give due thought to what i impart and assuring you that they are of vital significance at this time, particularly if you compare them with what i gave you anent the rays of the nations in the first volume of a treatise on the seven rays. i would remind you that over the lapse of centuries nations are reborn several times or come into- 35- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust incarnation in a new form which we may call a period, if unimportant, or a civilisation if significant and dramatic enough. therefore, the personality ray and the governing influences change with frequency. this is oft forgotten, b

e. all information and happenings which are connected with shamballa are always exciting to the neophyte who is apt to forget that he must make his contact with the more familiar hierarchy before true and related perception is his. i would have you study the tabulation which i gave you in initiation, human and solar, and which you will find in the appendix to the first volume of a treatise on the seven rays. i insert it here for the benefit of those who have no copy of the first volume of the treatise, and whose attention should be turned again from the magnitude of the macrocosm to the responsibility of the microcosm. discipleship and the rays ray i force energy action the occultist. ray ii consciousness expansion initiation the true psychic. ray iii adaptation development evolution the m

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

ution, is greatly to be desired at the present time. such action should be recognized as being pioneering experimental ventures. groups of this sort have already appeared in various parts of the world and may well contribute to the success of the work of the new group of world servers. information about this worldwide group of servers is given in a treatise on white magic and in a treatise on the seven rays, vol. ii. foster bailey, july 1950 certain preliminary clarifications all groups involved in esoteric work have their own dharma or duty and all have their peculiar objective. in order that you may clearly vision what you, as aspirants to discipleship have to do, and so intelligently cooperate, i will concisely state the purpose: dharma means duty, or obligation, and it is your definite

angle. you will note from the above that it is, therefore, my intention to give you a much more careful and intensive training. will you profit by it? in the interim and in order that you can apprehend the truth of what i shall later tell you, will you study yourselves with care during the next six months and see if what i later suggest is not true? use the information given in a treatise on the seven rays as your guide in this self-analysis; i would remind you that the rays govern the three bodies in the following order: 1. rays governing the mental body .r ays 1.4.5. 2. rays governing the astral body. rays 2.6. 3. rays governing the physical body .r ays 3.7. thus you will note that all the rays play their part in the mechanism of man, making all circumstances the vehicles of opportunity

e if the hierarchy itself is not conditioned by an idea and, therefore, is itself a victim of general and widespread illusion. apart from the fact that the directors of the hierarchy and the custodians of the plan are never permitted to become such until they are free from the incentive of illusion, i would remind you that all ideas stream into the planetary consciousness along the channel of the seven rays. thus, the hierarchy is wide open, in any case, to the seven major groups of ideas which are the idea of god for any specific point in time- 78- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust expressed in seven major ways all of them equally right and serving the sevenfold need of humanity. each of these seven formulations of god's idea has its specific contribution to make; each o

the burning ground is passed is my deepest wish for you; and that the light may shine upon your way and bring a certain and assured consummation of all the travail and struggle which has characterised your way of life is my heart's desire for you. to more active and steady enterprise i call you. the tibetan. publisher s note: see also the techniques of fusion and integration in a treatise on the seven rays, vol. ii, esoteric psychology, pp. 345-401- 163- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust endnotes 1 discipleship in the new age, vol. i, pp. 583-584- 164- glamour: a world probascopyright 1998 lucis trust telepathy and the etheric vehicle by alice a. bailey copyright 1950 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1978 by lucis trust teaching on telepathy i. the field of telepathic in

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

of the world to express his own unknown inscrutable purpose. during the cycle of manifestation, this combination of life-awareness, spirit-reason, atma-buddhi, is the product of the multiplicity in unity of which we hear so much demonstrating as activity, quality, ideology, rationality, relationship, unity, and many other expressions of the divine nature. in the earlier part of a treatise on the seven rays, i spoke of life, quality and appearance, mentioning the major triplicity which could be and is already proven and apparent to man. quality was emphasised as the second aspect, not because on all planes and for all time that is so, but because at the present point in human evolution, quality plus activity appear to be the two lower aspects of divine manifestation. already, however, two

, the good and the evil. the dynamic impression which emanates from shamballa reaches forth in great cycles and cyclic waves; these are impulsed from extra-planetary sources, as demanded or invoked by the lord of the world and his associates; they emanate in response to the "acclaimed will" of sanat kumara in the council chamber. this high spiritual and ultimate impression moves outward along the seven rays, viewing them as seven streams of spiritual energy, qualified and coloured by the shamballic impression; this process repeats itself when hierarchical invocation is effective and successfully established. this again is repeated between the hierarchy and humanity in response to human invocation; this is becoming increasingly intelligent, potent and evocative. the problem of the human kin

and their registration of truth, light and quality, coming from the highest sources is, however, growing. it is because of this that the human kingdom (the great middle kingdom whose function it is to mediate between the higher and the lower) is the subject of much divine impression, conveying the purpose of sanat kumara. this you know. i have taught you much along this line in a treatise on the seven rays and also in the earlier a treatise on cosmic fire. in these present instructions i am dealing with group possibilities, with groups which can be trained to record, register and be impressed by the hierarchy. such a group can be in the position of being able to invoke the hierarchy with power if it so choose. i am again bringing these things to your attention as aspirants and disciples

the plan concerns the hierarchical recognition of the purpose, whilst the purpose is the synthetic thought which pours into the supernal consciousness of the lord of the world along the seven paths of which the masters become aware at a certain very high initiation. the seven great energies flow into our manifested world along the lines of the seven paths; these are not the direct energies of the seven rays, because these concern consciousness in a most specific manner; they are the substantial energies of material expression and their origin concerns a great mystery. these two lines of energy material energy and the energy of consciousness when brought together by divine purpose, constitute the essential dualism of our manifested life. all that we are able to recognise of that purpose is

rised or specialised energies by which the individual (at this particular point in evolution, through the circumstances of his daily life and his heredity) chooses to govern his daily activities. 6. the etheric body has many centres of force, responsive to the manifold energies of our planetary life, but we shall consider only the seven major centres which respond to the inflowing energies of the seven rays. all lesser centres are conditioned by the seven major centres; this is a point which students are apt to forget. it is here that knowledge of the egoic and of the personality rays is of prime usefulness. it can be seen, therefore, how exceedingly important this subject of energy becomes, because it controls and makes the man what he is at any given moment, and likewise indicates the pl

ALICE A BAILEY18 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME III ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY

rays, volume i. 15: a treatise on the seven rays, volume iii; the destiny of the nations. 16: a treatise on the seven rays, volume iii- 114- telepathy and the etheric vehiofcopyright 1998 lucis trust esoteric astrology a treatise on the seven rays volume iii by alice a. bailey copyright 1951 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1979 by lucis trust- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust tabulations tabulation i tabulation ii tabulation iii tabulation iv tabulation v tabulation vi tabulation vii tabulation viii tabulation ix tabulation x chapter i the zodiac and the rays what i have to say first on this subject is entirely of a preliminary nature. i seek to lay the ground for a somewhat new approach a far more e

strology. certain things i may say will probably be regarded by the academic and uninspired astrologer as revolutionary, or as erroneous, as improbable or unprovable. as yet, however, astrology has not really proved itself to the world of thought and science, in spite of many definitely demonstrable successes. i would ask all of you, therefore, who read and study this section of a treatise on the seven rays to bear in mind the above comments and to preserve a willingness to consider hypotheses and to make an effort to weigh a theory or suggestion and to test out conclusions over the course of a few years. if you can do this, there may come to you an awakening of the intuition which will translate modern astrology into something of real moment and significance to the world. it is intuitiona

d. it is intuitional astrology which must eventually supersede what is today called astrology, thus bringing about a return to the knowledge of that ancient science which related the constellations and our solar system, drew attention to the nature of the zodiac and informed humanity as to the basic interrelations which govern and control the phenomenal and subjective worlds- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. three basic statements. the statement is frequently made that astrology is an exact science but that is far from correct in spite of the many mathematical computations. astrology is based, curiously enough, upon illusion for, as well you know, the zodiac is naught but the imaginary path of the sun through the heavens, and thi

l of importance (at least to himself, that he is living on that important planet, the earth (important to humanity, and that, through astrology, he can discover his destiny and know what he ought to do. in making this comment, i do not refer to those few astrologers who possess real esoteric knowledge. they are few in number indeed, and only a handful of them are to be found- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust practising at this time. the modern investigator likes to believe that on him impinge and through him flow all those energies which come from the sign in which the sun "finds" itself at the time of his birth. he regards himself also as responsive to the forces of the various planets as they govern the houses in his horoscope and

e centre of your own stage and consciousness and without depriving you of individuality and of self-identity yet show you how you are part of a greater whole of which you can become consciously aware when you can function as souls, but of which you are today unconscious, or at least only registering and sensing the inner reality in which you live and move and have your being- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust this brings me to the third statement, which is so basic and fundamental that i would ask you to pause and contemplate it, even though you grasp not its full implications as yet. the ancient wisdom teaches that "space is an entity" it is with the life of this entity and with the forces and energies, the impulses and the rhythms

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

these things in the senior degrees of the arcane school that we seek to lay the emphasis. some of the students have been with us twenty years or more. they have faithfully done their work and are definitely getting results. later we hope to develop certain groups that will use some of the techniques with which the tibetan has dealt in what will probably be his outstanding work, a treatise on the seven rays. there he elaborates a new school of healing. he gives the technique for building the path of light between soul and spirit, just as man has created a path between himself and the soul. he emphasises, also, the new esoteric astrology which deals with the purpose of the soul and the way which the disciple must tread. he also gives the fourteen rules which initiates have to follow, and th

ten on the subject of the physical body and its purification and upon the etheric or vital body. most of them have been compilations of other books, both ancient or modern. this book of mine, however, is intended to train the modern aspirant in the control of his astral body, by the aid of the mind as that mind is, in its turn, illumined by the soul. the next book undertaken was a treatise on the seven rays. it is a long book, not yet completed. it is taking shape in four volumes, two of which are already published, one is ready for publication and the final volume is in process of writing. volumes one and two deal with the seven rays and their seven psychological types and thus lay the foundation for the new psychology for which modern psychology, materialistic as it may be, has laid a so

aster who arrive at recognition of him from within themselves a recognition which can then be corroborated by their fellow disciples and used by the master himself as a factual condition know their master, accept teaching from him and among themselves speak of him as he is to them but not to the outside world. the books have, therefore, been going out steadily for years and when a treatise on the seven rays is completed, a short book on glamour is ready for the press and a book on the discipleship in the new age is in the hands of the public, the work of a.a.b. for me will be over. she can then resume her work in the ashram of her own master the work of a disciple. the school the next phase of the work which i sought to see accomplished is now in working order. it was my wish (as it is the

and curriculum. in this she was wise and right and i fully endorse her position. even my books were not used as textbooks and only during the past three years has one of them, a treatise on white magic, been adapted as a course of study and that at the very earnest request of many students. also, some of the teaching upon the antahkarana (which will appear in a later volume of the treatise on the seven rays) has been used for two years in one section of the fourth degree. the teaching on glamour has been given as some of the reading matter for another section. in the arcane school, no obedience is exacted, no emphasis is laid on "obeying the master" for- 141- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust no master is running the school. emphasis is laid upon the one master in the

stood in terms of our participating in this larger group life (talk to the students at the annual conference banquet of the arcane school, new york, may 1950- 182- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust endnotes 1: note: it was later decided by the tibetan and a.a.b. to publish these rules as a separate volume. they will therefore shortly appear as volume v of the treatise on the seven rays. foster bailey. 2: issued in 1932 under the title, the new group of world servers. 3: these instructions are now available in a book entitled "discipleship in the new age" volume ii of this book will be published shortly foster bailey. 4: by 1951 this number had increased to forty-two known languages plus a great number of little known dialects- 183- the unfinished autobiogractcopyright

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e title, the new group of world servers. 3: these instructions are now available in a book entitled "discipleship in the new age" volume ii of this book will be published shortly foster bailey. 4: by 1951 this number had increased to forty-two known languages plus a great number of little known dialects- 183- the unfinished autobiogractcopyright 1998 lucis trust esoteric healing a treatise on the seven rays volume iv by alice a. bailey copyright 1953 lucis trust copyright renewed 1981 by lucis trust- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust introductory remarks the entire subject of healing is as old as the ages themselves, and has ever been the subject of investigation and experiment. but as to the right use of the healing faculty and forces, the knowledge is in its infancy. only in this age and gen

ically affects some aspect of the mechanism which is used by the souls they contact. when i employ the word "mechanism" in these instructions i refer to different aspects of the instrument, the body or form nature, through which all souls seek manifestation. i refer, therefore, to: 1. the dense physical body, which is the sumtotal of all the organisms which compose it; these- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust possess the varying functions which enable the soul to express itself on the physical or objective plane as part of a greater and more inclusive organism. the physical body is the response apparatus of the indwelling spiritual man and serves to put that spiritual entity en rapport with the response apparatus of the planetary logos

ism that has been constructed essentially for physical ends, to serve more subjective purposes. this again produces trouble, and only when man realises that within the outer physical sheath there exist other bodies which serve more subtle response purposes will we see the gradual readjustment and health of the physical body. with these more subtle sheaths we shall later deal- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust you naturally ask here: what is the general plan which i shall seek to follow as i instruct you in the laws of healing, those laws which guide the initiates and must gradually supersede the more physical methods of the present art of healing? you naturally also seek to know what is the special technique which you as healers must le

e world of outer happenings. we shall see that all that concerns the health of man originates from: 1. the sumtotal of forces, feelings, desires and occasional mental processes which characterises the three subtler bodies and determines the life and experience of the physical body. 2. the effect upon the physical body of the condition of humanity as a whole. a human being is- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust an integral part of humanity, an organism in a greater organism. conditions existing in the whole will be reflected in the unit self, and many of the ills from which man suffers today are the effect upon him of conditions existing in the fourth kingdom in nature as a whole. for these he is not held responsible. 3. the effect upon h

e patient? two words i give you which embody the requirements of all true healers, and towards which you must work. they are magnetism and radiation. a healer must be magnetic above everything else, and he must attract to him: a. the power of his own soul; this involves alignment through individual meditation. b. those whom he can help; this involves a decentralised attitude- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust c. those energies, when need arises, which will stimulate the patient to the desired activity. this involves occult knowledge and a trained mind. the healer must understand also how to radiate, for the radiation of the soul will stimulate to activity the soul of the one to be healed and the healing process will be set in motion; th

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petals" are also unfolded, then a genius makes his appearance. this is a technical piece of information for those students who are studying the science of the ageless wisdom, but it is of no value to those who do not recognise symbology, or the fact of the higher ego or soul. it might be of value here if i clarified my use of the words "higher ego" as you know, if you have read a treatise on the seven rays, vols. i and ii (esoteric psychology, the soul is an aspect of the divine energy in time and space. we are told that the solar logos circumscribed for his use and for the meeting of his desire, a certain measure of the substance of space and informed it with his life and consciousness. he did this for his good purposes and in conformity with his self-realised plan and intent. thus he su

essential man, and is at this time being more generally recognised as useful to, and consistent with, the right development of the human unit. the various schools of psychology, so numerous and separative, will each eventually contribute its particular and peculiar truth, and thus the real science of the soul will emerge from this synthesis. 2. the growth and the development of the science of the seven rays. this science will throw light upon racial and individual types; it will clearly formulate the nature of individual and racial problems, it will indicate the forces and energies which are struggling for expression in the individual and in the race; and when the two major rays and the three minor rays (which meet in every man) are recognised and studied by the educator in connection with

f reality and of inner truth. they will not necessarily be people who could be termed 'religious' in the ordinary sense of that word, but they will be men of goodwill, of high mental calibre, with minds well stocked and equipped; they will be free from personal ambition and selfishness, animated by love of humanity and by a desire to help the race. such a man is a spiritual man" a treatise on the seven rays, vol. i, p. 179-181. reasons for the present world unrest let me list for you some of the reasons for the present world unrest, reminding you that many of them are based upon causes which lie in so remote a past that history knows nothing of them, and they appear meaningless to you because you have no clear idea of the nature of early humanity. some grasp of the essential situation will

his brother's truth along with his own. when this attitude has been developed in the field of practical education we shall find nations and individuals developing the ideas which seem to suit the national or personal psychology, yet recognising the reality, potency and usefulness of the point of view of other individuals and nations. when, for instance, the ideas contained in the teaching on the seven rays are of general recognition, we shall find the growth of psychological understanding, and the nations and the world religions will arrive at mutual understanding. the angle of parenthood i began with the angle of citizenship for two definite reasons: first, because it is a basic rule in esotericism to argue always from the universal to the particular, and secondly, the theme of citizensh

lice a. bailey synopsis the following synopsis in three sections is intended to give the student a comprehensive grasp of the ideas upon which the teaching of the new education is based. it is not a table of contents but gives some insight into the nature of the results to be obtained. section one is developed in this book and lays the foundation for section two which appears in a treatise on the seven rays, vol. v, constituting part of more advanced teaching. section three completes the thesis by adding the science of service which is the goal of the whole enterprise. education in the new age section one: the objectives of the future education i. the cultural unfoldment of the race. ii. the next step in the mental development of the race- 99- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis

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i will do at the time of the full moon of may (taurus) each year. this may involve at times an analysis of your group relation, of the effect that your national and racial thoughtforms have upon you, and also the assets and the liabilities of your personality and egoic rays. i shall endeavour to bring to your attention your personal point in evolution. i would remind you at this point that these seven rays are sharply different as to colouring and phenomenal effect and, at the same time, i would remark that under the law of occult paradox the seven lords of being (the seven rays) are widely different but remain non-separative. vii. we are also trying the experiment of externalising the ashram. this is an effort which, if successful, will be the prelude to the manifestations of the hierarc

to the hierarchy. c. in developing that spirit of sevenfold receptivity which will make them a channel for the inflow of ray energies from shamballa into the hierarchy. their united aura or area of influence and the extent of their magnetic and dynamic radiation correspond roughly to the aura of the planet itself; they contain (within their ranks) members who are identified with the lords of the seven rays- 148- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust they are, in a peculiar sense, the creative agents of life as it streams forth from shamballa into all the aspects, areas, kingdoms and fields of manifestation. this they are enabled to do through sustained, concentrated, intensive and dynamic meditation. they are necessarily a second ray group (as the second ray is

e many books which i have written, you will discover that they have been basically occupied with the rules which govern the ability to do group work which is the work to which the hierarchy is eternally committed. i have given you the rules for disciples in a treatise on white magic, the rules for aspirants in initiation, human and solar, the rules for disciples and initiates in a treatise on the seven rays, volume v. in other volumes you will find the rules for group work; all these rules are, in essence, modes of conduct which, when imposed upon, impressed upon and followed up by an aspirant, will enable him to reach an understanding of spiritual law and of the nature of the kingdom of god. all these are preparatory to the establishing of the new dispensation on earth. i would also call

s supposed to have grasped and mastered all of it in some experimental and experiential measure. now the new formulas of life must control; they are life formulas, not soul formulas. new knowledge must supersede the old and it will not concern that which has hitherto been regarded as the ultimate goal. an illustration of this is the fact that to the esotericist of the past little was known of the seven rays and the seven ray types, and naught had been given out anent shamballa. now the world of instructed disciples is slowly awakening to these newer values and truths and to the sevenfold source of life expression; the will of god is going to take shape consciously in the minds of men in the future in such a manner that the old truths will condition and control as never before, but will dro

affects the ashram and the hierarchy as a whole, and neither is under the law of karma, as usually understood. this law of destiny has been brought into being since the foundation of the hierarchy on earth; it is the result of the pledged and united dedication to service which is the outstanding note of the united ashrams. it is therefore a sevenfold law, for it takes on the seven colours of the seven rays, the seven qualities, modes and methods, techniques and energy expressions of all the seven rays. it is therefore, as far as humanity is concerned, free from all evil, because it is selflessly motivated and is in a measure a difficult law for you to comprehend. pure destiny, devoid of all evil intent, is an enigma to the average disciple. it appears to contravene other laws with which h

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year, those who are seeking to lift humanity nearer to the light and to expand the consciousness of mankind, will be gathering their forces for a renewed approach with its inevitable consequences. these consequences are the stimulation of the human family to a fresh spiritual effort; the process and the exalted personnel involved have been described by me in my previous message (a treatise on the seven rays, vol. ii, esoteric psychology, pp. 683-688; they will also bring about the strengthening of the new group of world servers so that they can work with greater effectiveness, vision the plan with greater clarity and within themselves as a group bring about greater integration. thus they can aid in carrying out the plans of the council of the hierarchy to meet the immediate human emergency

ving kindness which will make you a pure channel. thus will the work of the hierarchy be facilitated and the door opened to the regenerative forces of those extra-planetary beings who offer their help at this time and particularly during 1936. the response of this festival will submit a gauge of opportunity for the guidance of the great ones (this theme is developed in the book, a treatise on the seven rays, vol. ii, esoteric psychology, pp. 629-751, which contains the writings from may, 1935, to april, 1938, inclusive) one practical thing also i will ask of you. will you say, each night and morning, with all your heart's desire and with the attention of your mind as well, the following words. their united saying will set up a rhythm and a momentum of great potency. let the forces of light

ralaya, or in solution, until the time for the manifestation of the next and third solar system comes around. then they will constitute the advanced guard and the symbol of the coming humanity of that system. the same thing occurred in the system before this one and those whom we now call the jews (a purely modern name and distinction, as i tried to show in the last few pages of a treatise on the seven rays, vol. i, esoteric psychology, are the descendants of that earlier group which was held in pralaya between the first and second solar systems. if you will remember that the third ray governed that system and also governs the jewish race, if you bear in mind that that system was occupied with the divine aspects of matter only and with external conditions, and that the jews were the highes

stage of founding the fourth kingdom. the "seven men, each on his own lot" reach a moment of tension and of creative power wherein the seeds of life, which they contain within themselves, can come to fruition, and groups of such appearing seeds can appear in the world "on their own lot" putting it more simply and in terms symbolic, and therefore more easy of understanding, we might state that the seven rays, expressing themselves in the human family through the seven ray types, are now at the stage of unfoldment where the process can be carried forward into the formation of the seven ray groups, and these in their totality will express the kingdom of god. groups will be formed which will be outstandingly of a particular ray type but which will work in all the nine major fields of human exp

ay salvage the planetary life- 65- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust the presentation of this vision to the aspirants and disciples of the world has had a dual effect; first of all, it has produced an immediate responsive cohesion among them which resulted in the appearance of the new group of world servers, and secondly, it led to the formation along the line of the seven rays throughout the world of small groups (within the new group of world servers) who were dedicated to the production of this innate synthesis and subjective fusion and to the expression of this blended dedicated consciousness. these latter groups, a small minority, correspond to the earlier and first method of mind-implantation in animal man, whilst the new group of world servers correspon

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housands of years, and is the expression of the accumulated wisdom of the ages. you must tell them above all else that god is love, that the hierarchy is love, and that christ is coming because he loves humanity. this is the message which you must give at this time. and with this responsibility i leave you. work, my brothenacopyright 1998 lucis trust the rays and the initiations a treatise on the seven rays volume v by alice a. bailey copyright 1960 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1988 by lucis trust part one the fourteen rules for group initiation preliminary remarks it might be here of value, my brothers, if i again laid emphasis upon the fact that the formless world is only entered when the aspirant has acquired somewhat the capacity to center himself on the abstract levels of the ment

of coordinated cooperation with the purpose of manifestation. human lives demonstrate the quality of rajas, of mobility, of constant and conscious change in order to ascertain what is the real and through the medium of experience demonstrate the true nature of rhythmic response. subhuman lives express the guna of tamas or of inertia. they work blindly and have no ability to- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust respond consciously to the plan. they are the sumtotal of the "units of inertia" just as the human units are called "the points of light moving within the square" this may have its appeal to masons. this subject of the use or misuse of energy is capable of infinite expansion, and in my other books where i give you more u

is. the development of the faculty of mind control, so that the thinker grips and holds steady the mental processes and learns to regard the mind as the interpreter of the states of consciousness, as the transmitter of egoic intent to the physical brain and as the window through which the ego, the real man looks out upon vast and (to the majority) unknown fields of knowledge- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust ii. an emergence into manifestation of the subjective aspect in man. one of the objects of evolution is that the subjective reality should eventually be brought forward into recognition. this can be expressed in several symbolic ways, all of them dealing with the same one fact in nature: the bringing to the birth of the

found. iv. a series of tests leading to initiation. when a man is beginning to demonstrate the qualities of his ray and to prove of gradually increasing importance to his group, he will be prepared through tests, through trials, and through temptations for those final stages in development which will put into his power: the knowledge of certain laws governing matter and form- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust the keys of the mysteries connected with energy, with polarity, and with group relation. certain words of power which will give him control over the elemental forces of nature. insight into the planetary plans. upon these i need not enlarge, nor need i take up with you here the subject of initiation (discipleship in the

erfection is achieved when the highest type of energy inherently possible dominates. if the lower energy of the aggregate of the form-atoms is the controlling factor three things will take place: 1. the form itself will grow by accretion and will become ever more potent, until the dominant voice of its 'lunar lords' will stifle all other voices and the man be swept back into- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust inertia blindness bondage 2. many people are not only under the control of some one or other of their forms but are the captives of all the three. in studying the lower threefold man and the energies or lives that seek to control him it should be remembered that they fall into three categories: a. the individual tiny liv

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ain complete control of the thought processes of his nature. the practical significance of the power of thought has been well expressed for us in the words of thackeray "sow a thought, and reap an action. sow an action, and reap a habit. sow a habit, and reap character. sow character and reap destiny" the two keywords of the sign aries are (from esoteric astrology, volume iii of a treatise on the seven rays, p. 108. received three years after a.a.b. gave the hercules lectures in new york) 1 "and the word said: let form again be sought (the man. 2 "i come forth and from the plane of mind, i rule (the initiate [38] labor ii the capture of the cretan bull (taurus, april 21st- may 20th) the myth the presiding one spoke to the teacher of the man whose light shone forth among the sons of men, wh

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reabsorbed into the parent essence. cosmic pralaya is for things visible, not for the arupa, formless, world. the cosmic or universal pralaya comes only at the end of one hundred years of brahma; when the universal dissolution is said to take place. then the avyaya, say the exoteric scriptures, the eternal life symbolized by vishnu, assuming the character of rudra, the destroyer, enters into the seven rays of the sun and drinks up all the waters of the universe "thus fed, the seven solar rays dilate to seven suns and set fire to the whole cosmos* since a maha-yuga is the 1,000th part of a day of brahma[[vol. 2, page] 70 the secret doctrine. add sandhis, i.e, intervals between the reign of each manu, which amount to six maha-yugas, equal to. 25,920,000 the total of these reigns and interre

human principles, separated into two groups, the higher and the lower; and why should the same division be found in the various classes of pitris, and especially our fire dhyanis? for, as already stated, these beings fall into four corporeal (or grosser) and three incorporeal (or subtler "principles" or call them by any other name you please. why do the seven nervous plexuses of the body radiate seven rays? why are there these seven plexuses, and why seven distinct layers in the human skin "having projected their shadows and made men of one element (ether, the progenitors re-ascend to maha-loka, whence they descend periodically, when the world is renewed, to give birth to new men "the subtle bodies remain without understanding (manas) until the advent of the suras (gods) now called asuras

ned fifteen grandsons of noah, who escaped with their grandsire. then again xisuthrus, the chaldean noah, is saved and translated alive to heaven- like enoch- with the seven gods, the kabirim, or the seven divine titans; again the chinese yao has seven figures which sail with him and which he will animate when he lands, and use for "human seed" osiris, when he enters the ark, or solar boat, takes seven rays with him, etc, etc. sanchoniathon makes the aletae or titans (the kabirim) contemporary[[footnote(s "smithsonian contributions to knowledge" xviii "american journal of science" iii, xi, 456; and croll's "climate and time" lemuria was not submerged by a flood, but was destroyed by volcanic action, and afterwards sank[[vol. 2, page] 142 the secret doctrine. with agruerus, the great phoeni

aths (or lines as also races in another sense. to one of these may the distressed mortal come- which is interpreted solely from the astronomical and cosmic aspect- is one of the most pregnant in occult meaning. the "paths" may mean lines (maryadah, but they are primarily beams of light falling on the paths leading to wisdom (see rig veda iv. 5-13) it means "ways" or paths. they are, in short, the seven rays which fall free from the macrocosmic centre, the seven principles in the metaphysical, the seven races in the physical sense. all depends upon the key used "rig veda" x. 10, 5, 2[[vol. 2, page] 192 the secret doctrine (a) the "fall" occurred, according to the testimony of ancient wisdom and the old records, as soon as daksha (the reincarnated creator of men and things in the early third

on indisputable grounds of comparative analogy that garuda, the allegorical and monstrous half-man and half-bird- the vahan or vehicle on which vishnu (who is kala "time) is shown to ride- is the origin of all other such allegories. he is the indian phoenix, the emblem of cyclic and periodical time, the "man-lion" singha, of whose representations the so-called "gnostic gems" are so full "over the seven rays of the lion's crown, and corresponding to their points, stand, in many cases, the seven vowels of the greek alphabet [gk char, testifying to the seven heavens" this is the solar lion and the emblem of the solar cycle, as[[footnote(s* as confessed by king, the great authority on gnostic antiquities, these gnostic gems are not the work of the gnostics, but belong to pre-christian periods

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e sat, but is something phenomenal, not everlasting, nor, in truth, even sempiternal. it is coeval and[[vol. 1, page] 120 the secret doctrine. coexistent with the one life "secondless" but as a manifestation it is still a maya- like the rest. this "world of truth" can be described only in the words of the commentary as "a bright star dropped from the heart of eternity; the beacon of hope on whose seven rays hang the seven worlds of being" truly so; since those are the seven lights whose reflections are the human immortal monads- the atma, or the irradiating spirit of every creature of the human family. first, this septenary light; then (c) the "divine world- the countless lights lit at the primeval light- the buddhis, or formless divine souls, of the last arupa (formless) world; the "sum t

culation is possible, and the second "one" on the plane of emanations. the former can neither emanate nor be divided, as it is eternal, absolute, and immutable. the second, being, so to speak, the reflection of the first one (for it is the logos, or eswara, in the universe of illusion, can do all this* it emanates from itself- as the upper sephirothal triad emanates the lower seven sephiroth- the seven rays or dhyan chohans; in other words, the homogeneous becomes the heterogeneous, the "protyle" differentiates into the elements. but these, unless they return into their primal element, can never cross beyond the laya, or zero-point. hence the allegory. the lipika separate the world (or plane) of pure spirit from that of matter. those who "descend and ascend- the incarnating monads, and men

etween the aryan or brahmanical and the egyptian esotericism. the former call the pitris "the lunar ancestors" of men; and the egyptians made of the moon-god, taht-esmun, the first human ancestor. this "moon-god "expressed the seven nature-powers that were prior to himself, and were summed up in him as his seven souls, of which he was the manifestor as the eighth one (hence the eighth sphere. the seven rays of the chaldean heptakis or iao, on the gnostic stones indicate the same septenary of souls "the first form of the mystical seven was seen to be figured in heaven, by the seven large stars of the great bear, the constellation assigned by the egyptians to the mother of time, and of the seven elemental powers (see the seven souls, etc) as well known to every hindu, this same constellation

at him* as if he had said that the sun moves really onward on his diurnal path (xxiii "it is on account of his septenary nature that the sun is spoken of by the ancients as one who is driven by seven horses equal to the metres of the vedas; or, again, that, though he is identified with the seven "gaina (classes of being) in his orb, he is distinct from them* as he is, indeed; as also that he has seven rays, as indeed he has (xxv "the seven beings in the sun are the seven holy ones, self-born from the inherent power in the matrix of mother substance. it is they who send the seven principal forces, called rays, which at the beginning of pralaya will centre into seven new suns for the next manvantara. the energy from which they spring into conscious existence in every sun, is what some peopl

s many presiding manus, and at whose close occurs the "incidental" or brahma's dissolution, it is said in vishnu purana, in condensed form, that "at the end of a thousand periods of four ages, which complete a day of brahma, the earth is almost exhausted. the eternal avyaya (vishnu) assumes then the character of rudra (the destroyer, siva) and re-unites all his creatures to himself. he enters the seven rays of the sun and drinks up all the waters of the globe; he causes the moisture to evaporate, thus drying up the whole earth. oceans and rivers, torrents and small streams, are all exhaled. thus fed with abundant moisture the seven solar rays become sevens suns by dilation, and they finally set the world on fire. hari, the destroyer of all things, who is 'the flame of time, kalagni' finall

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masters and the great white brotherhood of discarnate entities promoted by people like the theosophical psychic of the post-blavatsky period, alice bailey,2 is a theme that remains well entrenched in parts of what is known today as the new age movement. alice bailey claimed to 'channel' an entity she called "the tibetan" and she produced a number of books, including hierarchy of the masters, the seven rays, a new group of world servers, and new world religion. she said that her tibetan master had told her the second world war was necessary to defend the plan of god. that sounds ridiculous to me, but there are many in the new age field who believe that everything is meant to be and is the will of god, the super elite- the black magicians 205 even a global holocaust. it seems like a great e

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at whitebrotherhood of discarnate entities promoted by people like the theosophical psychic ofthe post-blavatsky period, alice bailey, is a theme that remains well entrenched in whatis known today as the new age movement. alice bailey founded the arcane esotericschool. she claimed to channel an entity she called the tibetan and she produced anumber of books including hierarchy of the masters, the seven rays, a new groupof world servers, and new world religion. bailey said that her tibetan master had toldher the second world war was necessary to defend the plan of god. that soundsridiculous to me, but there are many in the new age field who believe that everythingis part of the plan and the will of god, even a global holocaust. it seems like a greatexcuse to do nothing and a cop out of mega

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e study. in when prophecy fails, the group was described as breaking up, but martin went on to a lengthy career as a channel and leader within the contactee community. in 1954, after the disruption of the group in illinois, she moved to peru. she later explained that she had been healed by sananda (jesus) and instructed to go to south america. much of that time was spent at the brotherhood of the seven rays, the community established by fellow contactee george hunt williamson. these years were a time of intense growth, and before returning to the united states she began to send out transcripts of the messages she was receiving from the masters. in 1961 sister thedra returned to the united states and settled in arizona. she established the association of sananda and sanat kumara in 1965 and

iginally contacted by helena petrovna blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society. according to theosophical teachings there exists a spiritual hierarchy composed of individuals who have finished their round of earthly reincarnations and have evolved to the spiritual planes, from which they guide the affairs of humanity. those members of the hierarchy closest to humanity are the lords of the seven rays (of the light spectrum. each ray represents a particular virtue, which the lord of that ray exemplifies. djual khul, generally known simply by his initials, dk, is a master of the second ray along with the master koot hoomi, who, in the theosophical perspective, was dk s direct teacher. theosophists believe dk currently inhabits a tibetan body and resides in tibet near koot hoomi. in hi

ginally contacted by helena petrovna blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society. according to theosophical teachings, there exists a spiritual hierarchy composed of individuals who have finished their round of earthly reincarnations and have evolved to the spiritual planes, from which they guide the affairs of humanity. those members of the hierarchy closest to humanity are the lords of the seven rays (of the light spectrum. each ray represents a particular virtue, which the lord of that ray exemplifies. master hilarion is the lord of the fifth ray and an exemplar of science, or detailed knowledge. he influences scientists, and those who identify with him are known for their ability at research and scientific investigation. during the first decades of the theosophical society he chan

iginally contacted by helena petrovna blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society. according to theosophical teachings there exists a spiritual hierarchy composed of individuals who have finished their round of earthly reincarnations and have evolved to the spiritual planes, from which they guide the affairs of humanity. those members of the hierarchy closest to humanity are the lords of the seven rays (of the light spectrum. each ray represents a particular virtue, which the lord of that ray exemplifies. the identity of master jesus is somewhat complicated in theosophical history. according to the theosophical society, master jesus was not the same person as jesus christ. rather, he took embodiment as apollonius of tyana. master jesus is the lord of the sixth ray of purity and fiery

ally contacted by helena petrovna blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society. according to theosophical teachings a spiritual hierarchy exists, composed of individuals who have finished their round of earthly reincarnations and have evolved to a position from which they guide the affairs of humanity from the spiritual planes. members of the hierarchy closest to humanity are the lords of the seven rays (of the light spectrum. each ray is representative of a particular virtue that the lord of that ray exemplifies. master koot hoomi, generally referred to simply as master k. h, is the lord of the second ray, and exemplar of wisdom. he is especially concerned with culture.art, religion, and education. and is the guardian of a vast museum located in the remote tibetan valley where he and

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iginally contacted by helena petrovna blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society. according to theosophical teachings there exists a spiritual hierarchy composed of individuals who have finished their round of earthly reincarnations and have evolved to the spiritual planes, from which they guide the affairs of humanity. those members of the hierarchy closest to humanity are the lords of the seven rays (of the light spectrum. each ray represents a particular virtue, which the lord of that ray exemplifies. master morya, frequently referred to as simply master m, is the lord of the first ray and exemplifies will or power. he is one of the two hierarchical founders of the theosophical society. blavatsky claimed a majority of her communications with the masters came from him. he takes as

iginally contacted by helena petrovna blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society. according to theosophical teachings there exists a spiritual hierarchy composed of individuals who have finished their round of earthly reincarnations and have evolved to the spiritual planes, from which they guide the affairs of humanity. those members of the hierarchy closest to humanity are the lords of the seven rays (of the light spectrum. each ray represents a particular virtue, which the lord of that ray exemplifies. the prince rakoczi is the master of the seventh ray, concerned with ordered service or ceremonial magic. he is involved with the ceremonial aspect of religion and magic, especially the ancient mysteries. he is also occupied with the volatile political situation in europe and north am

palomar, but soon parted company over adamski s public stance against channeling. following the publication of the saucers speak, williamson was briefly associated with fellow contactee dick miller at the williams, charles encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1672 telonic research center, but soon moved to peru. there, under the name brother philip, he founded the brotherhood of the seven rays, an occult community that attracted not only other contactees, but many of a theosophical inclination. this was williamson s most productive period as a writer. he authored secret of the andes (as brother philip (1958, secret places of the lion (1958, ufos confidential (with john mccoy (1958, and road in the sky (1959, and a volume he had written earlier, other tongues.other flesh, was

of magic developed by occult artist austin osmond spare, involving a complete symbolism of form, sound, desire, and will, deriving from sexual energy. zos was not only spare s magic name but also a symbol of the body as a whole, which could project desires and modify the world of matter. the primary practitioner of the system in the united states is michael bertiaux, head of the monastery of the seven rays. sources: grant, kenneth. cults of the shadow. new york: samuel wiser, 1976. zschokke (johannes) heinrich (daniel (1771.1848) german-swiss writer, actor, and pastor, born at magdeburg, march 22, 1771. he was educated at frankfurt-on-oder, where he studied theology, philosophy, and jurisprudence. he encountered difficulties with authorities on account of his pronounced political opinions

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self much closer to the hub of contactee activity. both truman be t h u rum and george hunt williamson (a contactee, fringe a rchaeologist, and alleged witness to ad a m s k i s first venusian encounter) lived in arizona. t h e laugheads, now resettled in southern california, dropped in from time to time. through williamson s channelings, the laugheads and martin learned of the brotherhood of the seven rays, a supernatural order dating back to lemurian times and headquartered in the present lake titicaca in peru. guided by further prophecies of imminent apocalypse channeled through both williamson and martin, the two along with a small band of disciples moved to titicaca to establish the priority of all saints in the remote northern town moyobamba. from hemet, california, the laugheads kep

o n d e l ved ever deeper into the occult and pursued his own attempts at space communication by various means. in 1955, he and richard mi l l e r formed the telonic re s e a rch center to establish radio and other contacts with extraterre strials, though within months he and mi l l e r p a rted amid much mutual re c r i m i n a t i o n. the following year he joined up with the brotherhood of the seven rays, a band of psychics and contactees (including dorothy martin, better known as sister thedra, and spent a year at its colony in a remote area of peru, convinced that cataclysmic earth changes were soon to occur. when they did not, williamson and everyone except martin returned to the united states. there williamson resumed writing books, one of them a thinly disguised anti-semitic work t

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lish by lavey s fellow satanist, michael aquino9. another group which employs lovecratian elements in their workings is the black snake cult, or la couleuvre noire, a voodoo coven which combines the rites of the left-hand path with archetypes from the cthulhu mythos. its leader, michael bertiaux, is one of the chief adepts of the ordo templi orientis antiqua and its offshoot, the monastery of the seven rays, and was initiated as a voodoo-gnostic master in haiti in 1963. in his study of modern-day voodoo, cults of the shadow, kenneth grant describes a ritual practised by the cult with the intention of making contact with the deep ones at a deserted lake in wisconsin, the cult of the deep ones flourishes in an atmosphere of moisture and coldness, the exact opposite of the fire and heat gener

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roastrian tradition they are known as the holy spirits (spenta amesha (these are akin to the seven spirits before the throne in the book of revelation. this links interestingly with some western traditions, which see the seven spirits before the throne (revelation 4:5) as seven phases of the holy ghost. these aeons or spirits have many different aspects and facets, they may also be related to the seven rays of the theosophical and rosicrucian mystery traditions. in the heavenly hierarchy these spirits are again emanations from the truine principle and under them are formed the immortals, beings that embody each ray or spirit. and out of the throne proceeded lightning and thundering and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of god

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ions of his disciples in the gospels have such an application. there are 12 disciples, 70 outer disciples and then the multitudes. here we have an obviously hierarchical structure. the twelve disciples who are symbolic of twelve signs of the zodiac and the twelve tribes of israel. they may be related to the innermost teachings- the esoteric mysteries. the seventy disciples who are symbolic of the seven rays and the seven days of creation etc. they may be related to the mesoteric or intermediate teachings. the multitudes who are symbolic of the exoteric or outer teachings. to understand the alpha event we need to consider the various myths, legends and religious stories and deduce the essential event from behind them. due consideration should be given to the way in which myth and legend for

an spirits. fig 5 gnostic theurgy page 28 the plane of virgin spirits this is also known as the monadic plane. from this plane the true self (yechidah) or the pneumatic light self operates in the present cycles, though in most of humanity it is in a embryonic form only. in the cycles of creation this is the plane from which polarisation and differentiation originates. it is on this level that the seven rays regulate the cycles of creation. the divine plane and the plane of the virgins spirits are equivalent to the world of atziluth in the kabbalistic fourfold structure. the plane of divine spirit this plane is also known as the spiritual plane. it is the plane of archetypal forms, and is the location from which energies from the upper planes are condensed and radiated into the lower. this

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tact witnesses, but speedily developed a vast following of his own for his channeled communications. other communications were by radio. a mysterious and elusive figure, his best-known works include the saucers speak and other tongues, other flesh, but he was sometimes rumored dead long before his (presumed) actual demise in january 1986. ric williamson organized the mysterious brotherhood of the seven rays, which he presided over as brother philip in a remote retreat high in the andes mountains of south america. he was certainly an initiate, much given to ciphers and intrigue. one can only guess at his complex motives. 18 allen h. greenfield the grid page from liber al vel legis. 19 3 secret cipher of the ufonauts discovered a s those who have studied the prehistory of ufology will tell y

on melton has gone so far as to describe the contactees as an emerging religious movement with an impetus and a life of their own. as with the theosophical masters and the secret chiefs of magick, there is a political as well as spiritual undertone in contactee lore. of particular note is the work of george hunt ric williamson (a/k/a brother philip, d. january 1986, head of the brotherhood of the seven rays with an abbey near lake titicaca in south america. williamson was a serious student of the new bible oahspe, and, perhaps, from india to the planet mars (which influenced occultism in that period. williamson acted as a bridge from 19th century occult mediumship to modern trance channeling. veteran ufologist james w. moseley tells us that williamson would go into mediumlike trances and r

ols. one seems to be the royal arch masonic glyph for x written three times, translated beneath as births give cataclysms. during hunrath and wilkinsin s channeling period, ric williamson took to calling himself by his space name, mark iii, and hunrath and wilkinsin became known as firkon and ramu. later, after firkon and ramu mysteriously disappeared, ric williamson set up his brotherhood of the seven rays in a remote south american location, to deliver messages from ascended master araru-muru and others, working with the theosophically based light ray system under the ancient amethystine order. this information is all a treasure-trove from a new aeon qabalist s point of view, and points again to the continuity from the old mediumship and magical orders to the later contactees and trance

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acterizes the gothic style, differing both from the norman and roman styles with their rounded arches, and from the saracenic or byzantine with its serrated arches and round domes. 136. meaning of the three columns 137. i am indebted for the following luminous sug-gestions to bro. ernest wood. they are an interpretation of the three columns in the light of the principles embodied in his book, the seven rays, and i commend them to the careful study of the brn. 138. in order to understand the full significance of the columns presided over by the three principal officers, we must recall the occult teaching of the great divine trinity of father, son and holy ghost, or shiva, vishnu and brahma. in their unity they are one universal god in whom everything exists, whether it be animate or inanima

as his being. such a man has fulfilled the instruction: gbe ye perfect, even as your father in heaven is perfect. h 223. on the t c b c there is the seven-pointed star above the ladder reaching up into the heavens. it is a symbol of the seven great lines along which all life is moving slowly upwards to completer union with the divine, of the seven ways in which man may realize perfection, and the seven rays or emanations of god through which he has filled the whole universe with the light of his life. this star also typifies the christian thought of the seven great archangels, the seven spirits who stand before the throne of god. it is likewise another symbol for the perfected man or adept, because while he is master of the five worlds, he is also the wielder of seven powers; he has develo

ich he has filled the whole universe with the light of his life. this star also typifies the christian thought of the seven great archangels, the seven spirits who stand before the throne of god. it is likewise another symbol for the perfected man or adept, because while he is master of the five worlds, he is also the wielder of seven powers; he has developed his nature to human perfection on all seven rays, in all seven of the lines of activity of the divine life. 224. the furniture 225. the furniture of the lodge is also threefold, and consists of the v. s. l, the square and the compasses. without them the lodge cannot legally be held. the lodge is described as just, perfect and regular: it is just because the v. s. l. is open in it; it is perfect because it contains seven m.m.s or more;

ry, being made of white lambskin with a narrow edging of blue ribbon. co-masonry follows the usage prevail-ing in the grand lodge of england, save that instead of sky-blue for the edging and rosettes, an edging of deeper blue with a narrow border of crimson is prescribed, and the rosettes are made of similar material. the tassels are gilded instead of silvered, and their seven lines symbolize the seven rays of life and the seven grades of matter. our illustrations give an idea of the m.m. aprons as worn in egypt and at the present day (fig. 12) 322. the ceremony of censing 323. when all have taken their places the ceremony of censing begins. the thurifer advances to the pedestal of the r.w.m, who places upon the charcoal in the censer some incense which he has previously magnetized, or bet

nity in his outward form and actions, and to co-operate with the supreme will in evolution, so preserving perfect harmony between the inner life and the outer form. 497. by this invocation the r.w.m. acknowledges that our temple is but a lodge at the gate, an entrance to the driveway of a greater temple, the hidden lodge of which the m.o.t.w. has charge. in the cyclic progress of civilization the seven rays or types of life take pre-eminence in turn. during the middle ages devotion, the sixth type, was predominant, but now the seventh type, which includes many forms of ceremonial, is coming into force, so that everywhere interest in it is on the increase, and the time is ripe for a large extension of masonry, and for the more perfect working and understanding of its ritual. 498. plate x 49

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cognition; and in the mysteries of osiris the legend was much more in accordance with the real facts of the spiritual world. even in the egyptian inscriptions which have been deciphered there are clear indications of a resurrection. the main outline of the true legend was the death of osiris at the hands of set; the division of his body into twice seven parts, representing the coming forth of the seven rays, or types of manifestation, consequent upon the descent of the logos into matter; the search of isis and the finding of the various portions of the body; their reunion and the final raising of osiris by the third of three successive attempts to triumphant immortality and eternal resurrection. 150. it was at this stage also that the function of osiris as the judge of the dead was studied

pon the consciousness of the people, for it is one of the means chosen by the white lodge to influence the development of the various nations according to the plan of the great architect of the universe. to understand the significance of the gothic style, we must consider for a moment an important fact of occult history, that which is technically known to students as the cyclic change of ray. the seven rays, or types of the divine consciousness and activity, to one or other of which all living things belong, influence the world in turn, and this cyclic change produces the modifications of outlook which are to be noted as century succeeds century. 542. each race and sub-race has its own especial qualities to develop. the fifth root-race, to which we ourselves belong, is engaged as a whole i

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the babylonian conquest. the practice was condemned in no uncertain terms as early as the book of leviticus; for example: say to the people of israel, any man of the people of israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in israel, who gives any of his children to molech shall be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones. i myself will set my face against that monastery of the seven rays 179 man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name (lev. 20:2 3) the practice of child sacrifice was also regularly condemned by the hebrew prophets, and is mentioned as late as the time of the prophet ezekiel in the eighth century b.c.e. see also judaism for further reading: carpenter

l. 4. grand rapids, mi:william b. eerdmans, 1988, 258 260. harrison, r. k. molech. in the international standard bible dictionary. vol. 3. grand rapids, mi:william b. eerdmans, 1988, 401. heider, george c. molech. in the anchor bible dictionary. vol. 4. new york: doubleday, 1992, 895 898. sykes, egerton, who s who: non-classical mythology. new york: oxford university press, 1993. monastery of the seven rays the monastery of the seven rays is the organization related to the activities of chicago occultistmagician michael bertiaux.he received his magical training in haiti, where the french martinist tradition had been established at the end of the eighteenth century, and was ordained and consecrated bishop of the neo-pythagorean church. the monastery of the seven rays became popular in the 1

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uman figures thrown thence suggest the letter u by their attitude. line 28. a woman, naked, and kneeling onher left knee, pours from a vase in her right hand silver waters into a river, by which grow roses, the haunts of coloured butterfiles. with her left hand she pours golden waters over her head, which are lost in her long hair. her attitude suggests the swastika. above flashes a great star of seven rays. notes 40 line 29. below, a path leads between two towers, guarded by jackals, from the sea, wherein a scarab us marcheth landwards. line 30. below is a wall, in front of which, in a fairy ring, two children wantonly and shamelessly embrace. line 31. an angel blowing a trumpet, adorned with a golden banner bearing a white cross. below a fair youth rises from a sacrophagus in the attitud

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apis was worshiped in the form of a serpent, in common with many of the higher deities of the egyptian and greek pantheons. serapis was called theon heptagrammaton, or the god with the name of seven letters. the name serapis (like abraxas and mithras) contains seven letters. in their hymns to serapis the priests chanted the seven vowels. occasionally serapis is depicted with horns or a coronet of seven rays. these evidently represented the seven divine intelligences manifesting through the solar light. the encyclop dia britannica notes that the earliest authentic mention of serapis is in connection with the death of alexander. such was the prestige of serapis that he alone of the gods was consulted in behalf of the dying king. the egyptian secret school of philosophy was divided into the l

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e, besides the visible energy of his rays, it follows that souls are attracted toward the solar light. he does not further pursue the explanation; because, he says, it belongs to a mysterious doctrine, beyond the reach of the vulgar and known only to those who understand the mode of action of deity, like the chaldean author whom he cites, who had treated of the mysteries of light, or the god with seven rays. souls, the ancients held, having emanated from the principle of light, partaking of its destiny here below, cannot be indifferent to nor unaffected by these revolutions of the great luminary, alternately victor and overcome during every solar revolution. this will be found to be confirmed by an examination of some of the symbols used in the mysteries. one of the most famous of these wa

of the number 3 with the number 4 in a word composed of four letters, but formed of seven by one triplicate and two repeated--this word is pronounced _ararita. the vowels in the greek language are also _seven_ in number, and were used to designate the seven planets. tsadok or sydyc was the supreme god in ph nicia. his seven sons were probably the seven cabiri; and he was the heptaktis, the god of seven rays. kronos, the greek saturn, philo makes sanchoniathon say, had six sons, and by astarte seven daughters, the titanides. the persians adored ahura masda or ormuzd and the six amshaspands, the first three of whom were lords of the empires of light, fire, and splendor; the babylonians, bal and the gods; the chinese, shangti, and the six chief spirits; and the greeks, kronos, and the six gre

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h of their own hearts and the life which continues. but having travelled so far, still they hesitated too long on the shore in indecision, and the time turned against them. in the dark waters, the light of eleven classification: v2- a46.3m- 1 author: john youril ii date: may 26, xi revision: december 21, xxviii html revision: dec 19, 1998 ce subject: mach reading list: colors bathed them with its seven rays, and although they brought the stele of black stone back to the realm of the living, they themselves were injured by the effort, and i who came upon them felt compassion and told them that they would only sleep for a time. and when their bodies had perished, i, astaroth, completed their quest and delivered unto mankind the stele which had been the glory of ancient khem. but this tale is

ess or fear or lack of confidence] action, awareness, and positive assertion are the keys to speeding one toward xem. conscious awareness is imperative as we quest forth, due to the fact there are myriad ways open to us. beyond this, there is the awareness of the main direction to be taken, and then there is the work for it.(13) gin the dark waters, the light of eleven colors bathed them with its seven rays, and although they brought the stele of black stone back to the realm of the living, they themselves were injured by the effort, and i who came upon them felt compassion and told them that they would only sleep for a time. h here we find another reference to "the splendorous and deadly radiance" a radiance is often the result of a process of transformation- a process which involves both

e" a radiance is often the result of a process of transformation- a process which involves both destruction and creation. the symbolism in this passage is difficult. eleven is the number of nuit(14, which can also be interpreted as the prima materia, and so i am inclined to understand this passage as referring to the process of magical creation or transformation of the material universe, with the seven rays being the vivifying force which operates on it. the black stone is that which is the mysterious and invisible source of this vivifying power. to bring it back to the realm of the living is to bring it back to consciousness or to bring about a renewed understanding of what it is. both material creation by magical means and the knowledge of this art are pictured as being very dangerous- h

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th signs and letters of magical power for overcoming the malice of enemies (from brit. mus, greek papyrus, nu. cxxiv--4th or 5th century) but of all the names found upon gnostic gems two, i.e, khnoubis (or khnoumis, and abrasax (or abraxas, are of the most frequent occurrence. the first is usually represented as a huge serpent having the head of a lion surrounded by seven or twelve rays. over the seven rays, one on the point of each, are the seven vowels of the greek alphabet, which some suppose to p. 180 refer to the seven heavens; and on the back of the amulet, on which the figure of khnoumis occurs, is usually found the sign of the triple s and bar. khnoumis is, of course, a form of the ancient egyptian god khnemu, or "fashioner" of man and beast, the god to whom many of the attributes

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thing, shield symbols and runes of red color. a hero viking's death became celebrated on the calendar as a "red-letter day" and thus we have this phrase in common use today. robin was the god of witches in the forest and when human sacrifices were made, they were dedicated to robin redbreast, or the slain cock robin. updated to more recent times, we find that in her occult book, a treatise on the seven rays, lucis trust director alice bailey taught the occult importance of colors "the three major rays" she said "are red, blue, and yellow" the color red, bailey explained, has to do with "will, or power."19 in the symbolism of color, faber birren points out the primacy of the color red. he notes:20 in ancient egyptian religion, the god shu was red, and red animals symbolized seth. the red po

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irst temptation of the senses that he encountered after the tests, and he fallen into the abyss of matter. if, however, the initiate had resisted the seductress, 12 neocoros would enter the room to lead him in triumph into the sanctuary of isis, where the priests awaited him beneath a massive statue of the goddess. beneath this representation of isis, a gold rose at her breast, wearing a crown of seven rays, and holding her son horus in her arms, the aspirant would take oaths of silence and submission as a disciple of isis. from that day forward, he would be a recipient of the mysteries of isis. m delving deeper brandon, s. g. f. religion in ancient history. new york: charles scribner s sons, 1969. imel, martha ann, and dorothy myers. goddesses in world mythology. new york: oxford universi

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