We live in a most interesting and pivotal period in our racial and
planetary history—a period unlike any which has preceded it. Many
are the engaging and fascinating prophesies that have been given out
for this evolving Age of Aquarius—prophesies which promise exciting,
creative and significant transformations in the day-to-day life.
Several of these prophesies are a direct result of the incoming seventh
ray, which can bring beauty out of the present chaos.
The originating sources of the seven rays of our Second Ray solar
system emanate from the seven stars of the Great Bear. Being
cyclic in appearance, each of these seven rays have continuously passed
in and out of manifestation and have thus left their mark down the ages
upon mankind, and all life on the planet.
Currently, the Seventh Ray—the ray of Ceremonial Order or Magic, also
known by 23 other qualifying and descriptive names such as “The One Who
Lifts to Life,” The Divine Alchemical Worker,” “The Key to the
Mystery,” “The Expression of the Will,” “The Fiery Unifier” and “the
Revealer of Beauty”2 is waxing as
we continue to progress into the New Age.
This ray is here to insure the ushering in of a new world order—if
humanity, but plays its part. The reason for this is because it
"embodies a curious quality which...is the coordinating factor unifying
the inner ...[essence] and the outer tangible form or appearance."3
How so very reasonable and orderly is the Great Plan of Love and
Light! The seven Breaths of Life sweep in and out of incarnation
thus fulfilling the purposes of our cosmic Deity. They change the
nature of the planetary civilization and the culture of humanity in any
given period. Changes are created in all the kingdoms in nature,
producing differing soul qualities with consequent changes in the outer
visible forms.
The outgoing sixth Ray of Idealism or of Abstract Visioning, as this
ray is called, impulsed humanity to develop the quality of devotion to
ideals. Thus, the world religions have held the centre of the
stage for several thousand years in an effort to help humanity seek
one-pointedly the higher spiritual values ascribed to God Imminent and
God Transcendent.
As a result, the personal vehicle, the mechanism whereby the soul
contacts the three worlds of physical plane substance, which otherwise
would be sealed and hidden to the experience and experiment of the
soul, has been acutely sensitized and developed during the past two
thousand years.
The way has been prepared and we have been primed for the current great
cycle of life on our planet wherein the task is to bring into outer
expression that which has been visioned throughout the preceding
cycle. The abstract spiritual ideals of the world's great
religions must now be made tangible and part of the day-to-day life.
As the above keynote indicates, there is an inherent relationship
between the seventh ray and the great principle of sharing, which ever
governs divine purpose. This cycle of “Growth through Sharing"
affects both the disciples' ability to "share in the great
hierarchical task of illuminating, precipitating and lifting" as well
as humanity's simultaneous implementation of economic sharing. In
this dual effort, lies the sole hope of the world.
Because the seventh ray unifies the periphery and the point at the
centre, its inherent nature is to embrace “that which is above and that
which is below” and by so doing, it produces beauty, order, perfect
wholes and right relationships. It is the Will towards
Expression.
How then can spiritual workers not engage in the task of the times and
help bring resolution to our current political, religious, economic and
social problems?
May we find inspiration from the energies of this “Fiery Unifier” to
carry out our divine mission on the wings of love, through
understanding and wise action, and a willingness of mind and heart to
help bring order and beauty into our troubled world. (Next | Index)
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