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THE RAYS AND THE PLANETS

Each of the seven sacred planets (of which our Earth is not one) is an expression of one of the seven Ray influences. The student however must remember three things:

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

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

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

THE RAYS THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH HUMANITY

  1. The Ray of the solar system itself.

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

  1. The Ray of the human kingdom itself.

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

  1. The Rays that govern any particular cycle.

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

  1. The Ray of the Soul, or Ego.

  1. The Ray of the Personality.

  1. The Rays governing:

RAY RELATION TO THE RACES

Ray

Full Expression

Major Influence

Ray I

Will

In the 7th rootrace

1st and 7th sub-races.

1st Ray Souls

Perfection of Plan.

Ray II

Love-wisdom

In the 6th rootrace

2nd and 6th sub-races.

2nd Ray Souls

Perfected intuition.

Ray III

Intelligence

In the 5th rootrace

3rd and 5th sub-races.

3rd Ray Souls

Aryan race

Perfected intellect.

Ray IV

Harmony

In the 4th rootrace

4th and 6th sub-races.

4th Ray Souls

Perfected Astralism.

Perfected emotion.

Atlantean race.

Ray V

Knowledge

In the 3rd rootrace

5th and 3rd sub-races.

5th Ray Souls

Lemurian.

Perfected physical.

Ray VI

Devotion

In the 2nd root race

6th and 2nd sub-races.

6th Ray Souls

Ray VII

Ceremonial

In the 1st root race

7th and 1st sub-races.

7th Ray Souls

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