401. Esoteric Psychology - Volume I - 44. Some Tabulations on the Rays - REFERENCES TO THE SECRET DOCTRINE - A. BAILEY

Some Tabulations on the Rays

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.
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.

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.
Esoteric Colour	Yellow.
Esoteric Colour	Indigo.
Human Principle	Higher mind.
Divine Principle	Higher knowledge. "God saw that it was good."

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.

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.