The Seven Rays of Life: A Compilation

by Alice A. Bailey

This book is a compilation of extracts from the 24 books of esoteric philosophy by Alice A. Bailey. The teaching on the seven rays can enable all true servers to work with greater skill and effectiveness in their chosen field of activity. As Alice Bailey wrote, a study of the rays will mean that ...we shall have a practical method of analysis whereby we can arrive at a right understanding of ourselves as ensouling entities, and at a wiser comprehension of our fellow men. We can then deal more intelligently with ourselves, with our children and with our friends and associates. We shall find ourselves able to co-operate more wisely with the plan as it is seeking expression at any particular time. Chapters The Rays and Wold Affairs, The Spiritual Path and the Rays and much more.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction

365 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

Pease note: this is a different author from Alice Bailey.

Alice A. Bailey (1880-1949) was an English esoteric practitioner and writer.
At the age of 35, she entered the Theosophical Society center in Los Angeles (USA), at the Pacific Grove Theosophical Lodge. In 1919, Bailey (39 years old) severed her ties to the Theosophical Society and began to write texts that he claimed were dictated telepathically by a certain "Tibetan," or "D. K. ». She published those texts under the title Human and Solar Initiation. There she made known the existence of the spiritual hierarchy, which Madame Blavatsky had already spread, although not in an orderly way.
She later revealed that the Tibetan D.K. was the master Djwal Khul. She wrote using the teacher's name for 30 years, from 1919 until her death in 1949.

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

it changed the way I think. I need to read it again

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

The seven Ray idea intrigues me. The primary treatise here is that there are 7 rays of spiritual mastery that correspond to the colors of the rainbow. Now is supposedly the time of the 7th ray, a time of spiritual freedom, creativity, and individual spiritual journey. Each ray is described as a sort of evolution in ability to grasp spiritual knowledge. An interesting read. Again Ms. Bailey is very prolific writing as "the Tibetan."