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The Rays and the Animal Kingdom
1. The animal kingdom is to the human body what the dense physical body is to the seven principles.
2. The animal kingdom is the mother aspect, prior to the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost.
3. The animal kingdom is the field of individualisation.
4. Since Atlantean days the animal kingdom has been occupied with the development of karma.
5. Domestic animals constitute the Heart center in the life of the Entity Who enSouls the animal kingdom.
6. The animal kingdom does not react strongly to the 7th Ray.
7. The human kingdom does, but the 7th Ray will have three effects in relation to the two kingdoms and
their interplay:
a. It will refine the animal bodies.
b. It will bring about a closer relation between men and animals.
c. It will cause a great destruction of the present animal forms.
THE RAYS AND THE SENSES | ||||
1. | Hearing | 7th Ray | Magic | The Word of Power |
2. | Touch | 1st Ray | Destroyer | The Finger of God |
3. | Sight | 3rd Ray | Vision | The Eye of God |
4. | Taste | 6th Ray | Idealism | The Desire of Nations |
5. | Smell | 4th Ray | Art | The Beauty of Revelation |
6. | The Intellect | 5th Ray | Mind | The Knowledge of God |
7. | The Intuition | 2nd Ray | Love-Wisdom | Understanding of God |
The four Rays of attribute, which find their synthesis in the third Ray of aspect, produce the varying qualities in greater detail than do the Rays of aspect. It might generally be stated that the three Rays of aspect find their main expression in relation to mankind through the medium of the three periodical vehicles:
Ray I | Power | Life | Ideas | Monad |
Ray II | Love | Consciousness | Ideals | Soul |
Ray III | Intelligence | Appearance | Idols | Personality |
They find their secondary expression in the three bodies which form the personality of man:
Ray I | Power | Ideas | Mental Body | Purpose,Life |
Ray II | Love | Ideals | Astral Body | Quality |
Ray III | Intelligence | Idols | Physical Body | Form |
The Rays of attribute, though expressing themselves equally on all the planes, and through the periodical vehicles and the three aspects of the personality, find their main expression through one or other of the four kingdoms in nature.
Ray IV | Harmony/Conflict 4th Kingdom | Human, the Balance | |
Ray V | Concrete Knowledge | 3rd Kingdom | Animal |
Ray VI | Devotion | 2nd Kingdom | Vegetable |
Ray VII | Ceremonial Ritual | 1st Kingdom | Mineral |
In relation to mankind, these four Rays of attribute find a wide expression in connection with the four aspects of the personality, or with the quaternary. The relationship is as follows:
Ray IV Harmony through Conflict Physical body
Ray V Concrete Knowledge Etheric body
Ray VI Devotion Astral body
Ray VII Organization Mental body
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