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THE RAYS AND THE KINGDOMS
No. | Kingdom | Ray | Expression | |
1. | Mineral | VII. Ceremonial Organisation | Radio-Activity | |
I. Will or Power | The basic Reservoir of Power | |||
2. | Vegetable | II. Love-Wisdom | Magnetism | |
IV. Beauty or Harmony | Uniformity of Colour | |||
VI. Idealistic Devotion | Upward Tendency | |||
3. | Animal | III. Adaptability | Instinct | |
VI. Devotion | Domesticity | |||
4. | Human | IV. Harmony through Conflict | Experience, Growth | |
V. Concrete Knowledge | Intellect | |||
5. | Egoic or Souls | V. Concrete Knowledge | Personality | |
II. Love-Wisdom | Intuition | |||
6. | Planetary Lives | VI. Devotion to Ideas | The Plan | |
III. Active Intelligence | Creative Work | |||
7. | Solar Lives | I. Will or Power | Universal Mind | |
VII. Ceremonial Magic | Synthetic Ritual | |||
Each kingdom has its key words, which can be translated, though most inadequately, as follows:
Kingdom Process Secret Objective
1. The Mineral Kingdom
Influence--------------The seventh Ray of organisation and the first Ray of power are the dominant factors.
Results ----------------The evolutionary results are radiation and potency, a static potency, underlying the rest of the natural scheme.
Process ----------------Condensation.
Secret------------------Transmutation. "Transmutation is the passage from one state of being to another through the agency of fire."
Purpose----------------To demonstrate the radio-activity of life.
Divisions---------------Base metals, standard metals, precious stones.
Objective agency------Fire. Fire is the initiating factor in this kingdom.
Subjective agency ----Sound.
Quality ----------------Extreme density. Inertia. Brilliance.
Students must remember that we are not dealing with the elements and atoms, as we study this kingdom. They are the substance out of which all the mineral forms are made. But we are dealing with the mineral forms as they manifest in the concrete world. We are considering the tangible and objective world.
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