The Seven Rays

[Ms Tercy Lonan]

The Seven Rays
Seven great energies or streams of force demonstrate the qualities of Deity.
The Wisdom Teachings speak of them as the Seven Rays and they are
dominant conditioning and qualifying factors in our lives. But not only this;
they are, we understand, cosmic elements, reaching us from the unknown
spheres of other systems, and no part of the life of our planet is unaffected
by them.
In the same way as the seven colours are parts of the spectrum and the
seven notes are tones of the octave, so these Rays are differentiations or
qualities of the one divine Emanation. In some of the eastern teachings
they are called the seven breaths giving life to all forms, and they have
been referred to in various ways in different philosophies. It is these great
"Energies" that St John called symbolically "the Seven Spirits before the
throne of God."
The Seven Rays, each carrying particular qualities and tendencies, are
responsible for the different psychological types. Several Rays will probably
influence us, but one usually predominates and gives the main colouring to
our character. There is a connection here with astrology ... the astrological
influences carry these same streams of energy and our alignment with
particular Signs puts us more directly in touch with these qualities.
The following summary only gives a very brief idea of each Ray, but serves
to indicate their different types of influence.