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7 Rays Tabulations - Phillip Lindsay [Article]
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Seven Rays Tabulations
Planets, Colours, Chakras & Jewels of the Seven Rays
| Ray | Rulers | Colour | Chakra/Gland | Jewel |
RAY 1- Will – Power | Pluto/Vulcan | Red | Crown/Pineal | Diamond |
RAY 2 – Love Wisdom | Sun/Jupiter | Indigo | Heart/Thymus | Sapphire |
RAY 3 Active Intelligence | Earth/Saturn | Green | Throat/Thyroid | Emerald |
RAY 4 – Harmony/Conflict | Moon/Mercury | Yellow | Base/Adrenals | Jasper |
RAY 5 – Concrete Science | Venus | Orange | Ajna/Pituitary | Topaz |
RAY 6 – Abstract Idealism | Mars/Neptune | Sky Blue | SolarPlexus/Pancreas | Ruby |
RAY 7 – Ceremonial Order | Uranus | Violet | Sacral/Gonads | Amethyst |
Colours vary according to ‘exoteric’ and ‘esoteric’ viewpoints, hence different harmonics of vibration. Don’t worry too much about seeming contradictions in various texts. Go with your intuition. Chakra assignations vary: In ‘average’ humanity the non-sacred planets rule except for Venus & Uranus. For “disciples & initiates”, the sacred planets rule except for Pluto which rules the Base. The whole subject is extremely intricate.
Virtues and Vices of the Seven Rays
| Ray 1 – Will-Power. Virtues Strength, courage, steadfast, truthful, fearless, trustworthy, large-minded. Vices Ruthless, hard, cold, prideful, arrogant, ambitious, tyrannical, cruel, controls. |
| Ray 2 – Love-Wisdom. Virtues: Calm, strength, endurance, patience, love of truth, intuition, serenity. Vices: Coldness, indifference, self pity, fear, love of being loved, personal wisdom. |
| Ray 3 – Active Intelligence. Virtues Abstract views, sincerity, clarity of intellect, patience, caution, planning. Vices Mental pride, devious, scheming, inaccuracy, obstinacy, critical, busy. |
| Ray 4 – Harmony/Conflict. Virtues Affectionate, sympathetic, courage, devotion, generous, quick intellect. Vices Worrier, inaccuracy, self-centeredness, cowardice, extravagance, moody. |
| Ray 5 – Concrete Science. Virtues Perseveres, commonsense, accuracy, rational, uprightness, keen intellect. Vices Narrowness, harsh criticism, unsympathetic, arrogant, pride, prejudice, cold. |
| Ray 6 – Devotion/Idealism. Virtues Devotion, single-minded, tenderness, intuitive, loyal, reverence, loving. Vices Selfish, jealous, sentimental, deceptive, fiery anger, narrow, fanatical. |
| Ray 7 – Ceremonial Order. Virtues Strength, perseverance, courage, courtesy, detailed, self-reliance, practical. Vices Formal, bigotry, pride, opinionated, superficial judgements, narrow |
| RAY I The glamour of physical strength. The glamour of personal magnetism. The glamour of self-centredness and personal potency. The glamour of “the one at the centre.” The glamour of selfish personal ambition. The glamour of rulership, of dictatorship and of wide control. The glamour of the Messiah complex in the field of politics. The glamour of selfish destiny, of the divine right of kings personally exacted. The glamour of destruction. The glamour of isolation, of aloneness, of aloofness. The glamour of the superimposed willupon others and upon groups. |
| RAY II The glamour of the love of being loved. The glamour of popularity. The glamour of personal wisdom. The glamour of selfish responsibility. The glamour of too complete an understanding, which negates right action. The glamour of self-pity, a basic glamour of this ray. The glamour of the Messiah complex, in the world of religion and world need. The glamour of fear, based on undue sensitivity. The glamour of self-sacrifice. The glamour of selfish unselfishness. The glamour of self-satisfaction. The glamour of selfish service. |
| RAY III The glamour of being busy. The glamour of cooperation with the Plan in an individual & not a group way. The glamour of active scheming. The glamour of creative work—without true motive. The glamour of good intentions, which are basically selfish. The glamour of “the spider at the centre.” The glamour of “God in the machine.” The glamour of devious and continuous manipulation. The glamour of self-importance, from the standpoint of knowing, of efficiency. |
| RAY IV The glamour of harmony, aiming at personal comfort and satisfaction. The glamour of war. The glamour of conflict, with the objective of imposing righteousness & peace. The glamour of vague artistic perception. The glamour of psychic perception instead of intuition. The glamour of musical perception. The glamour of the pairs of opposites, in the higher sense. |
| RAY V The glamour of materiality, or over-emphasis of form. The glamour of the intellect. The glamour of knowledge and of definition. The glamour of assurance, based on a narrow point of view. The glamour of the form which hides reality. The glamour of organisation. The glamour of the outer, which hides the inner. |
| RAY VI The glamour of devotion. The glamour of adherence to forms and persons. The glamour of idealism. The glamour of loyalties, of creeds. The glamour of emotional response. The glamour of sentimentality. The glamour of interference. The glamour of the lower pairs of opposites. The glamour of World Saviours and Teachers. The glamour of the narrow vision. The glamour of fanaticism. |
| RAY VII The glamour of magical work. The glamour of the relation of the opposites. The glamour of the subterranean powers. The glamour of that which brings together. The glamour of the physical body. The glamour of the mysterious and the secret. The glamour of sex magic. The glamour of the emerging manifested forces. |
Dual Expression of the Seven Rays
| Ray 1 – Will-Power. Purpose. Destruction. Type A: Persistent. Never gives in. Depended upon by others. Type B: Destroys conditions which prevent free expression of life force. |
| Ray 2 – Love-Wisdom. Inclusive Coherence. Magnetism. Type A: Magnetic, radiant, sharing, compassionate, empathetic, loving understanding. Type B: Emphasis on wisdom, not knowledge. Dispassionate understanding. |
| Ray 3 – Active Intelligence. Adaptability. Creativity. Type A: Philosopher, theorist. Emphasis on abstract ideas. Type B: Business acumen. Extremely practical. Manipulative, gamesmanship. |
| Ray 4 – Harmony through Conflict. Beauty. Unity. Sensitivity. Type A: Ability to bring harmony from conflict. Sensitive to discord. Mediator. Type B: Colourful character. Strong contrasts. Artistic. Volatile. Tends to force. |
| Ray 5 – Concrete Science. Science. Analysis. Mind. Type A: Researcher. Intellectual. Descriptive accuracy and documentation. Clarity. Type B: Technician. Applies technical intelligence. Practical in applications. |
| Ray 6 – Devotion or Abstract Idealism. Persistence. Type A: Receptive. Pasive. Loyal. Tranquil. Worshipful. Gentle influence. Type B: Fiery zeal. Devoted striving toward ideals. Strong aspirations. Aggressive. |
| Ray 7 – Ceremonial Order. Group magic. Organisation. Type A: Highly organised. Plays by the rules. Meticulous in action. Type B: Emphasis on creative process. Manifests ideas into forms. Creative. |
Seven Rays Miscellany
| Ray | Plane | Sense | Religion | Animal | Master |
| Ray 1 | Logoic | Touch | Hindu | Elephant 2/1 | Morya |
| Ray 2 | Monadic | Intuition | Buddhist 6/2 | Dog | Koot Hoomi |
| Ray 3 | Atmic | Sight | Chaldean | Cat | Venetian |
| Ray 4 | Buddhic | Smell | Egyptian | Cat | Serapis |
| Ray 5 | Mental | Sight | Hilarion | ||
| Ray 6 | Astral | Taste | Christian. Islam. | Horse. Dog. | Jesus |
| Ray 7 | Physical | Hearing | Religion is Ritualistic | Ray 7 Chohan |
Vocations of the Seven Rays
| Ray 1 – Will or Power. Politician, occultist, leader, explorer, executive, manager, dictator. |
| Ray 2 – Love Wisdom. Teacher, healer, sage, server, scholar, humanist, philanthropist. |
| Ray 3 – Active Intelligence. Philosopher, organiser, astrologer, economist, historian, business. |
| Ray 4 – Harmony through Conflict. Artist, mediator, architect, poet, psychologist, musician. |
| Ray 5 – Concrete Science. Scientist, researcher, alchemist, engineer, analyst, inventor, technician. |
| Ray 6 – Devotion. Ministers, mystics, missionaries, devotees, orators, crusaders, zealots. |
| Ray 7 – Ceremonial Order. Builder, administrator, designer, revolutionary, magician, esotericist. |
The Seven Rays in Nations and Cities
| Ray 1 India 1/4, Germany 4/1, China 1/3, Great Britain 2/1, Japan 1/6, Geneva 1/2. |
| Ray 2 Great Britain 2/1, USA 2/6, Occident 2/4, New York 2/3, Darjeeling 2/5. |
| Ray 3 China 1/3, France 5/3, Orient 4/3, Jewish Race 1/3, New York 2/3, |
| Ray 4 Germany 4/1, Austria 4/5, Brazil 4/2, Italy 6/4, Spain 6/7, Russia 7/6,Tokyo 6/4. |
| Ray 5 Austria 4/5, France 5/3, London 5/7, Darjeeling 2/5. |
| Ray 6 Spain 6/7, Russia 7/6, USA 2/6, Italy 6/4, Japan 1/6, Tokyo 6/4, |
| Ray 7 Spain 6/7, Russia 7/6, London 5/7. |
The Seven Rays correspond to many “septenaries”, which provide the basic building blocks of occultism. Planets “rule” rays, similar to astrological rulerships, hence the interface between Rays, planets & zodiac signs. Remember though, do not make the mistake of trying to ascertain the Rays from the horoscope; determining the Rays, then interpreting the horoscope in light of the Rays, is ideally the correct procedure.
The Seven Rays in Literature, Music and Art
| Ray 1 Literature: Strong, trenchant. Little care for style or finish. Dramatic, emphatic. Succinct. Music: Delights in big orchestrals. Sometimes tone deaf. Art: Loves contrast and lots of colour. Rarely an artist. Sometimes colour blind. |
| Ray 2 Literature: Instructive, comprehensive, tranquil. Inclusive. Gives whole picture in detail. Music: Closely related to this Ray, as well as the fourth Ray. Song of Krishna. Cosmic sound. Art: Always seeks to teach through art. Pictures have meaning. |
| Ray 3 Literature: Abstract, intellectual, wordy, complex, vague, brilliant with rays 1,4,5,7. Music: Love music but won’t produce it unless influenced by ray 4. Art: Thoughtful, interesting subjects, though technique not fine. |
| Ray 4 Literature: Poetic, dramatic, picturesque, exaggerated, “word painter”, pessimistic, colourful. Music: Melodious. Mercury the inventor of the lyre and music. Devas. Taps into buddhic.. Art: Colour great, drawing defective unless influenced by ray 7. |
| Ray 5 Literature: Technical, clear, precise, pedantic, lucid, long-winded, explanatory. Music: Uninteresting though technically alright. Sculpture lifeless. Art: Rare unless 4th and 7th rays influence. Colour dull. |
| Ray 6 Literature: Poet of emotion. Inspired, enthusiastic, idealistic, sentimental, religious. Music: Melodious composer of sacred music, devotional chants, hymns. Art: Devoted to beauty, colour, loveliness, but skill not great without rays 4 & 7. |
| Ray 7 Literature: Ultra polished, formal, fluent, proper, correct in form. Manner rather than matter. Music: Formal or innovative. Rays 4 and 2 needed. Smooth, ordered style. Chaotic at times. Art: Perfect sculptor. With ray 4, highest type of artist. High expression of form & colour. |
The Seven Rays of Historical Figures
Speculative soul/personality rays.
(Adapted from “Tapestry of the Gods” by Dr. Michael R. Robbins)
| 1/2 Ghandi | 1/3 LBJ | 1/4 Hitler | 1/5 Truman | 1/6 Castro | 1/7 Stalin |
| Gorbachev | Cleopatra | Churchill | Henry Ford | Garibaldi | Thatcher |
| Abe Lincoln | Julius Caesar | Napoleon | Gordon Liddy | Moses | Kitchener |
| FD Roosevelt | Disraeli | Gurdjieff | Alfred Nobel | Annie Besant | Washington |
| H. Roerich | Odysseus | Alexander | Edgar Hoover | Lenin | Jefferson |
| JFK | Arafat | Lor. Medici | Martin Luther | Franco | |
| 2/1 Freud | 2/3 Plato | 2/4 Jung | 2/5 Patanjali | 2/6 Maslow | 2/7 Confucius |
| Pythagoras | Socrates | Dostoyevsky | Fritzjof Capra | Leadbeater | Dalai Lama |
| Schweitzer | Eckhardt | Rudhyar | Hippocrates | Yogananda | Manly P. Hall |
| Alice Bailey | Origen | Assagioli | Chris. Hills | Benj. Spock | Swedenborg |
| 3/1 Karl Marx | 3/2 Spinoza | 3/4 Sartre | 3/5 Asimov | 3/6 Trotsky | 3/7 Euclid |
| J. Rockefeller | Einstein | Woody Allen | Archimedes | Machiavelli | James Baker |
| Bert. Russell | Aquinas | James Joyce | Aristotle | Giord. Bruno | Marc E. Jones |
| Voltaire | Lewis Carroll | Spielberg | Isaac Newton | Carnegie | Kepler |
| Gertrude Stein | Copernicus | Jules Verne | David Bohm | Pascal | Henry George |
| Shylock | Ed. Gibbon | Mark Twain | Von Neuman | Goebbels | Kant |
| 4/1 Picasso | 4/2 Mozart | 4/3 Berlioz | 4/5 Goethe | 4/6 Byron | 4/7 Raphael |
| Wagner | Robert Burns | Debussey | Varese | Van Gogh | Mendelssohn |
| Isad. Duncan | Schubert | Rossini | Da Vinci | Shelley | Anna Pavlova |
| Beethoven | G. F. Watts | Mercutio | Steiner | Edgar A. Poe | Alban Berg |
| 5/1 Pasteur | 5/2 Darwin | 5/3 Marconi | 5/4 Steiner | 5/6 Haeckel | 5/7 Galileo |
| Thom. Huxley | Jonas Salk | Alex. Bell | Tycho Brahe | Lister | Nikola Tesla |
| Thom. Edison | Luth Burbank | Robert Fulton | Mendel | Pavlov | Plank |
| 6/1 Jesus | 6/2 Geo. Fox | 6/3 Bob Dylan | 6/4 Tolstoy | 6/5 J. Carter | 6/7 St Francis |
| Joan of Arc | Ron. Reagan | St Augustine | John Bunyan | Mary Eddy | Don Quixote |
| John, Baptist | Martin l. King | Zig Ziglar | Johnny Cash | Torquemada | William Booth |
| 7/1 Merlin | 7/2 Disney | 7/3 John Dee | 7/4 WB Yeats | 7/5 Curie | 7/6 Queen Vic |
| Crowley | O. W. Holmes | Francis Bacon | Baudelaire | Roger Bacon | Eliphas Levi |
| Paracelsus | Alvar Alto | Ben. Franklin | Beardsley | Mesmer | Israel Regardie |
| Albert Pike | Bucky Fuller | Oscar Wilde | Tolkien | Lindbergh |
Sources of Information for the Seven Rays
Rays in Manifestation
Ray One Not in manifestation.
Ray Two In manifestation since 1575 A.D.
Ray Three In manifestation since 1425 A.D.
Ray Four To come slowly into manifestation after 2025 A.D.
Ray Five In manifestation since 1775 A.D.
Ray Six Passing rapidly out of manifestation. It began to pass out in 1625 A.D.
Ray Seven In manifestation since 1675 A.D.
These are of course all lesser cycles within the influence of the sign Pisces. You will see that four rays are in manifestation at this time—the second, third, fifth, and seventh.” (Esoteric Psychology 1 – p.26)
Esoteric Astrology
Zodiac Rulers
| Exoteric/Esoteric Rulers | Exoteric/Esoteric Rulers |
| Aries – Mars Mercury | Libra – Venus Uranus |
| Taurus – Venus Vulcan | Scorpio – Mars/Pluto Mars |
| Gemini – Mercury Venus | Sagittarius – Jupiter Earth |
| Cancer – Moon Neptune | Capricorn – Saturn Saturn |
| Leo – Sun Sun/Neptune | Aquarius – Uranus Jupiter |
| Virgo – Mercury Moon | Pisces – Jupiter Pluto |
Septenaries
| 7 Solar Systems | 7 Rays | 7 Human Chakras |
| 7 Stars in Great Bear | 7 Sacred Planets | 7 Colour |
| 7 Stars in Pleiades | 7 Planetary Chakras | 7 Musical Notes |
| 7 Planes of Perception | 7 Endocrine Glands | 7 Masters/Chohans |
Trinities
| Ray 1 | Ray 2 | Ray 3 |
| Will-Power | Love-Wisdom | Active-Intelligence |
| Monad | Soul | Personality |
| Life | Quality | Appearance |
| Crown Chakra | Heart Chakra | Throat Chakra |
| Shamballa | Hierarchy | Humanity |
| Sun | Ascendant | Moon |
| Rajas | Sattvas | Tamas |
| Activity | Harmony | Inertia |
| A | U | M |
| Manu | Maitreya/Christ | Mahachohan |
| Great Bear | Sirius | Pleiades |
| Hierarchical ruler | Esoteric ruler | Exoteric ruler |
| Father | Son | Mother |
| Shiva | Krishna | Brahma |
| Osiris | Horus | Isis |
| Sushumna Nadi | Ida Nadi | Pingala Nadi |
| Sacrifice petals | Love petals | Knowledge petals |
| Electric fire | Solar fire | Fire by friction |
| Buddha | Dharma | Sangha |
| Dharmakaya | Sambhogakaya | Nirmanakaya |
