The Seven Rays A Theosophical Handbook

The Seven Rays: A Theosophical Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the esoteric philosophy of the seven rays, which are believed to be the fundamental energies that underlie all of creation. Written by renowned Theosophist Ernest Wood, this book provides a detailed exploration of each of the seven rays, including their qualities, characteristics, and correspondences. Drawing on the teachings of Theosophy, as well as other spiritual traditions, Wood explains how the seven rays can be used to understand the nature of the universe, the human soul, and the spiritual path. He also offers practical exercises and meditations for working with the rays, as well as insights into how they can be applied in daily life. Whether you are a student of Theosophy, a seeker on the spiritual path, or simply curious about the nature of reality, The Seven Rays is an illuminating and inspiring guide to the hidden mysteries of the universe.1928. From Occult Aphorisms, quoted in The Secret Doctrine: There are seven Forces in Man and in all Nature. The real substance of the Concealed (Sun) is a nucleus of Mother-Substance. It is the Heart and Matrix of all the living and existing Forces in our Solar Universe. It is the Kernel from which proceed to spread on their cyclic journeys all the Powers that set in action the Atoms, in their functional duties, and the Focus within which they again meet in their Seventh Essence every eleventh year. He who tells thee he has seen the Sun, laugh at him, as if he had said that the Sun moves really onward in his diurnal path....It is on account of this septenary nature that the Sun is spoken of by the ancients as one who is driven by seven horses equal to the metres of the Vedas; or, again, that, though he is identified with the seven Gana (Classes of Being) in his orb, he is distinct from them, as he is, indeed; as also that he has Seven Rays, as indeed he has....The Seven Beings in the Sun are the Seven Holy Ones, self-born from the inherent power in the Matrix of Mother-Substance. It is they who send the seven principal Forces, called Rays, which, at the beginning of Pralaya, will center into seven new Suns for the next Manvantara. The energy from which they spring into conscious existence in every Sun is what some people call Vishnu, which is the Breath of the Absoluteness. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.