Navigate the Chapters of this Book

REFERENCES TO THE SECRET DOCTRINE

 

Ray 1...... Will or Power

Planet................................

Sun, substituting for the veiled planet Vulcan.

Day....................................

Sunday.

Exoteric Colour..................

Orange. S.D.III. p. 478.

Esoteric Colour..................

Red.

Human Principle................

Prana or life-vitality.

Divine Principle..................

The One Life. Spirit. This is regarded as a principle only when our seven planes are seen as the seven sub-planes of the cosmic physical plane.

Element.............................

The Akasha. "It is written."

Instrument of Sensation.....

The Light of Kundalini.

Bodily location...................

Vital airs in the skull.

Plane governed.................

The logoic plane.  Divine Purpose or Will.

Metal..................................

Gold.

Sense................................

A synthetic sense, embracing all.

 

Esoterically. this power is viewed as the life principle seated in the heart.

 

Ray II..........Love-Wisdom

Planet..................................

Jupiter.

Day......................................

Thursday.

Exoteric Colour...................

Indigo with a tinge of purple.

Esoteric Colour...................

Light blue.  S.D.III. p. 461 note.

Human Principle.................

The auric envelope.

Divine Principle...................

Love.

Element...............................

Ether. "It is spoken." The Word.

Instrument of Sensation......

Ears. Speech. The Word.

Bodily location.....................

The heart.

Plane...................................

The Monadic.

Sense..................................

Hearing.

 

Esoterically, this power is the consciousness or soul principle, seated in the head.

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Ray III..........Active Intelligence or Adaptability

Planet................................

Saturn.

Day....................................

Saturday.

Exoteric Colour.................

Black.

Esoteric Colour.................

Green.

Human Principle...............

Lower mind.

Divine Principle.................

Universal mind.

Element.............................

Fire. "Fire by friction."

Sensation..........................

Nervous system.  "It is known."

Bodily location...................

Centres up spine.

Plane.................................

The atmic, or plane of spiritual will.

Sense................................

Touch.

 

Esoterically, this principle of creative mind is seen as seated in the throat.

 

Ray IV...... Intuition, Harmony, Beauty, Art

Planet...................................

Mercury.

Day.......................................

Wednesday.

Exoteric Colour.....................

Cream.

Esoteric Colour.....................

Yellow.

Divine Principle....................

Buddhi. Intuition. Pure reason.

Human Principle...................

Understanding. Vision. Spiritual perception.

Element................................

Air. "Thus is Unity produced."

Instrument of Sensation.......

Eyes. Right eye particularly.

Plane....................................

The Buddhic or Intuitional plane.

Sense...................................

Sight.

 

Esoterically, this is the pure reason, seated in the ajna centre, between the eyes.  Functioning when the personality reaches a high stage of co-ordination.

 

Ray V...... Concrete Knowledge of Science

Planet.........................

Venus. The Lords of mind came from Venus.

Day.............................

Friday.

Exoteric Colour...........

Yellow.

Esoteric Colour...........

Indigo.

Human Principle.........

Higher mind.

Divine Principle..........

Higher knowledge. "God saw that it was good."

 

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Element.................................

Flame.

Instrument of Sensation........

Astral body.

Plane.....................................

Lower mental plane.

Sense....................................

Consciousness as response to knowledge.

Bodily location.......................

Brain.

 

Esoterically, this principle of sentiency is seated in the solar plexus.

 

Ray VI.....Abstract Idealism, Devotion

Planet.........................................

Mars.

Day.............................................

Tuesday.

Exoteric Colour..........................

Red.

Esoteric Colour..........................

Silvery Rose.

Human Principle........................

Kama-manas. Desire.

Divine Principle..........................

Desire for form.

Element......................................

Water. "I long for habitation."

Instrument of Sensation.............

Tongue. Organs of speech.

Plane..........................................

Astral or emotional Plane.  Desire plane.

Sense.........................................

Taste.

 

Esoterically, this principle of desire is seated in the sacral centre, with a higher reflection in the throat.

 

Ray VII...... Ceremonial Order or Magic

Planet......................................

The Moon. She is the mother of form.

Day..........................................

Monday.

Exoteric Colour........................

White.

Esoteric Colour........................

Violet.

Human Principle......................

Etheric force or prana.

Divine Principle.......................

Energy.

Element...................................

Earth. "I manifest."

Instrument of Sensation..........

Nose.

Plane.......................................

Physical plane, etheric levels.

Sense......................................

Smell.

 

Esoterically, this principle of vitality or prana is seated in the centre at the base of the spine.

Note:—Esoterically speaking, the planets which are the expression of the three major rays are:

Ray I....... Uranus.

Ray II...... Neptune.

Ray III..... Saturn.

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A study of this will make it apparent why Saturn is ever the stabiliser.  In this present cycle, the two rays of Power and Love are directing their energies to Vulcan and Jupiter, whilst Saturn's attention is turned towards our planet, the Earth.

Thus we have the ten rays of perfection, the vehicles of manifestation of what H.P.B. calls, "the imperfect Gods," the planetary Logoi. See A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, where this is elaborated. Use the Index.