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THE RAYS AFFECTING MAN

It might therefore be noted that the following Rays and influences must be considered in the case of every individual man, for they make him what he is and determine his problem. There are other Rays, but the below are the most powerful and have the greater conditioning power:

1. The Ray of the solar system itself.

2. The Ray of the planetary Logos of our planet.

3. The Ray of the human kingdom itself.

4. Our particular racial Ray, the Ray that determines the Aryan race.

5. The Rays that govern any particular cycle.

6. The national Ray, or that Ray influence which is peculiarly influencing a particular nation.

7. The Ray of the Soul, or Ego.

8. The Ray of the Personality.

9. The Rays governing:

        a. The mental body.

        b. The emotional or Astral body.

        c. The physical body.

1. The Ray of the Solar System

It must be remembered that the dominating Ray, the outstanding influence in our solar system, is the great cosmic second Ray of Love-Wisdom, a dual Ray, that is, a Ray combining two great cosmic principles and energies. It is the Ray which governs the "personality" of our Solar Logos, if such an expression may be used, and (because it is dual) it indicates both His personality and Soul Rays, which in Him are now so balanced and blended that, from the angle of humanity, they constitute the major Ray, the one Ray. This major Ray determines both His quality and His purpose. Every unit of life and every form in manifestation is governed by this second Ray. Basically speaking, the energy of love, expressed with wisdom, is the line of least resistance for the manifested lives in our solar system.

2. The Ray of the Planet-Earth.

Each of the seven sacred planets (of which our Earth is not one) is an expression of one of the seven Ray influences. I but indicate one of the Rays, and I do not tell you whether it is the Egoic or Personality Ray of the particular planetary Logos. These seven planets might be enumerated as follows, and the Rays working through them are accurately given. The student however must remember three things:

1.  That every planet is the incarnation of a Life, of an Entity or Being.

2.  That every planet, like a human being, is the expression of two Ray forces; the personality and the Egoic.

3.  That two Rays are therefore in esoteric conflict in each planet.

THE RAYS AND THE PLANETS

Certain sacred planets and certain non-sacred planets have a close relation with each other through the Rays which influence them. These are:

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