U n e x p lo re d Re la tio n s h ip s
B e tw e e n th e S e v e n Ra y s a n d As tro lo g y :
P a rt III
B y M ich ael R obbin s, Ph .D.
Th e t a sk of r ela t in g t h e Seven Ra ys t o t h e
p e r i od i c v e h i cl e s (M on a d , S ou l a n d
P er son a lit y) of t h ose gr ea t Bein gs k n own a s
P la n et a r y Logoi is a ch a llen ge of r ea l difficu lt y
a n d con s i d e r a b l e i m p or t a n ce . C e r t a i n
qu est ion s m a y legit im a t ely be a sked:
1. H ow ca n we, a t ou r pr esen t st a ge of
e volu t ion , a ch ie ve a n y k in d of cle a r
u n der st a n din g a bou t a su bject wh ich is so
pa t en t ly beyon d ou r power s of ver ifica t ion ?
2. Su ppose we cou ld a ch ieve su ch
u n der st a n din g; h ow cou ld it possibly h a ve
a n y pr a ct ica l psych ologica l va lu e?
F ir s t of a ll, e ve n w it h ou r m e n t a l
l i m i t a t i on s , w e ca n a ch i e v e a cl e a r
u n der st a n din g of probable relation sh ips. Th e
Tibet a n h a s a dvised u s t o t est a ll cor r ela t ion s
by t h e La w of Cor r espon den ces, a n d t h is, even
given ou r lim it a t ion s, we ca n do. Th r ou gh h is
m a n y book s h e h a s p r es en t ed a coh er en t
pict u r e of m a n y in t er lock in g en er gy syst em s;
t h e a t om ic syst em , t h e h u m a n syst em , t h e
pla n et a r y syst em , t h e sola r syst em , a n d even
t h e l oca l ‘cos m o-s ys t e m ’ of in flu e n t ia l
con st ella t ion s. A r ea son a ble, r elia ble a n d self-
con sist en t st r u ct u r e of in t er r ela t ion sh ips is
a lr ea dy in pla ce. Th r ou gh a ver y close st u dy of
h is book s we ca n becom e qu it e fa m ilia r wit h
t h e n a t u r e of t h e “in t er -en t it led” r ela t ion sh ips
h e d es cr ibes , a n d t h a t com p lex p a t t er n of
r ela t ion sh ips begin s t o m a k e r ea l sen se. Of
cou r se, D.K. pu r posely did n ot a n d (given ou r
st a ge of evolu t ion ) cou ld n ot t ell u s everyth in g
a b ou t t h e w e b of p u l s a t i n g e n e r g i e s
con dit ion in g t h e et h er ic bodies of t h e va r iou s
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m a cr o a n d m icr o syst em s wh ich con cer n u s.
Bu t h e h a s given u s en ou gh so t h a t we ca n
begin piecin g t h e pu zzle t oget h er . An d, a lwa ys,
we ca n t es t ou r con ject u r es a n d in t u it ive
a p p r eh en s ion s a ga in s t t h e in t egr it y of t h e
st r u ct u r e of r ela t ion sh ips t h a t h e h a s clea r ly
pr esen t ed. It is on ly r ea son a ble t o a ccept t h is
st r u ct u r e a s h ypot h et ica lly t r u e--u n t il pr oven
ot h e r w is e , a n d u p on t h e s t r u ct u r e of
r ela t ion sh ips a s D.K. pr esen t ed t h em , we ba se
a ll ou r pr em ises.
F u r t h er , on ce we h a ve com e u p wit h r a y
a n d a st r ologica l r ela t ion sh ips wh ich seem t o
m a k e sen se, a n d wh ich seem t o be su ppor t ed
bot h by D.K.’s dir ect st a t em en t s or h in t s, a n d
by t h e La w of Cor r espon den ces, we ca n con su lt
t h e obser va ble wor ld of exper ien ce, exa m in in g
h u m a n beh a vior for t h e em pir ica l con fir m a t ion
of a n h ypot h esis, or it s r eject ion . Alt h ou gh
qu it e a wh ile m a y p a s s befor e s ys t em a t ic
s t u d ies a r e d es ign ed t o d et er m in e t h e r a y
n a t u r e a n d effect s of t h e well-kn own P la n et a r y
Logoi, close obser va t ion of pla n et a r y in flu en ce
in h u m a n beh a vior will give u s a fa ir ly good
sen se of wh et h er ou r h ypot h eses h a ve a n y
va lu e.
As r e ga r d s t h e p r a ct ica l va lu e of
u n d er s t a n d in g t h e P er s on a lit y, S ou l a n d
Mon a dic r a ys of t h e kn own P la n et a r y Logoi, of
cou r se, br ea dt h of u n der st a n din g is a posit ive
"good " in it s elf. Th e m or e t h or ou gh ly we
u n d e r s t a n d t h e s p e cific e n e r gie s of t h e
m a cr osyst em s a n d m icr osyst em s t o wh ich we
a r e r ela t ed, t h e m or e ea sily ca n we det er m in e
t h e specific n a t u r e of t h e r em a in in g en er gies.
Th e m or e we k n ow, t h e ea sier it becom es t o
a s ce r t a in w h a t w e d on 't k n ow . T h is is
s om e t h in g of a "jig-s a w " a p p r oa ch t o
cosm ology, by m ea n s of wh ich , it becom es m or e
a n d m or e possible t o see t h e det a ils of t h e
a m a zin g web of en er gies in wh ich we live.
In t er m s of im m edia t e, pr a ct ica l va lu e,
su ch kn owledge ca n expa n d ou r u n der st a n din g
of t h e in dividu a l h or oscope, h elp u s see t h e
con n ect ion bet ween pla n et a r y pla cem en t a n d
t h e per son a lit y r a y (a n d per h a ps t h e m en t a l
r a y), a n d in for m u s of t h e r a y en er gies u pon
wh ich we m a y con s ciou s ly d r a w wh en a
p a r t icu la r p la n et is p la ced in a p a r t icu la r
sect or of t h e ch a r t .
F or in st a n ce, exper ien ce h a s sh own t h a t
t h er e seem s t o be a con n ect ion bet ween t h e
r a ys of a pla n et r isin g n ea r t o t h e Ascen da n t ,
a n d t h e r a y t h a t a n in dividu a l oft en believes t o
be t h e per son a lit y r a y. Of cou r se, t h e Su n Sign
is sa id t o h old t h e "secr et of t h e per son a lit y
r a y; bu t a ddit ion a l in sigh t in t o a n in dividu a l's
Ra y Ch a r t m a y be ga in ed by u n der st a n din g
t h e r a y n a t u r e of sign ifica n t ly pla ced pla n et s.
S u r ely, t h e r a ys of s u ch p la n et s will be
sign ifica n t in t h e life of t h e in dividu a l, even if
su ch r a ys a r e n ot t h e a ct u a l r a ys of t h e Ra y
Ch a r t . Su ch h ypot h esized r ela t ion sh ips n eed t o
b e s t u d ie d ca r e fu lly b e for e a n y d e fin it e
con clu sion s ca n be dr a wn , bu t k n owledge of
p la n et a r y a n d r a y r ela t ion s h ip s d efin it ely
en r ich es t h e possibilit ies.
As a n a d d it ion a l p r a ct ica l e xa m p le ,
su ppose a n in dividu a l h a s t h e pla n et J u pit er
u pon t h e Descen den t of t h e a st r ologica l ch a r t .
Wh ile J u pit er is u su a lly con sider ed a secon d
r a y pla n et t h er e a r e, a s expla in ed in P a r t II of
t h is ser ies of a r t icles, som e ver y good r ea son s
t o a ssocia t e t h e cer em on ia l seven t h r a y wit h
J u pit er a s well. Sin ce t h e Descen den t of t h e
h or oscope r epr esen t s on e of t h e m ost socia lly
sen sit ive posit ion s, a n in dividu a l wit h t h is
pla cem en t m igh t pon der u pon t h e wise u se of
bot h secon d a n d seven t h r a y qu a lit ies in a ll
m a t t er s of pa r t n er sh ip, r ela t ion sh ips ba sed
u pon m u t u a lit y, a n d in socia l en cou n t er s in
gen er a l. Th is m et h od of in t er p r et in g t h e
h or oscope wou ld be a pu r posive a ppr oa ch t o
a st r ology, by m ea n s of wh ich a n in dividu a l is
en cou r a ged t o u se deliber a t ely a n d in cer t a in
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fie ld s of e xp e r ie n ce , e n e r gie s t h a t a r e
specifica lly a va ila ble t o h im , a s in dica t ed by
pla n et a r y pla cem en t wit h in t h e h or oscope.
Th is is t h e t h ir d pa r t of a ser ies of a r t icles
exa m in in g t h e h ypot h et ica l or u n explor ed r a ys
of t h e va r iou s p la n et s . We will begin by
exa m in in g Ur a n u s, t h e fir st of t h r ee pla n et s of
v e r y g r e a t i n t e r e s t -t h e t h r e e "T r a n s -
Sa t u r n ia n " pla n et s, wh ich a r e r epu t ed t o h a ve
s o m u ch t o d o wit h t h e t r a n s for m a t ion of
h u m a n con sciou sn ess. It is m ost im por t a n t ,
h owever , t o r ea lize a ver y im por t a n t poin t : n ot
on ly Ur a n u s, Nept u n e a n d P lu t o, bu t a ll of t h e
k n ow n p l a n e t s a r e i n v ol v e d i n t h e
t r a n s for m a t ive p r oces s , a n d es p ecia lly t h e
sa cr ed pla n et s, ea ch of wh ich h a s a specia l
fu n ct ion in t h e fu sin g of sou l a n d per son a lit y.
Djwh a l Kh u l's p la n et a r y r u ler sh ip syst em ,
wh ich a dds esot er ic a n d h ier a r ch ica l pla n et a r y
r u le r s t o t h e fa m ilia r or t h od ox r u le r s ,
a ccen t u a t es som e of t h e h igh er a n d pr eviou sly
u n su spect ed fu n ct ion s of t h e pla n et s, t h e lower
fu n ct ion s of wh ich h a ve lon g been fa m ilia r t o
a st r ologer s. F or in st a n ce, a st r ologer s h a ve lon g
u n d er s t ood s om e fa ir ly con ven t ion a l a n d
in st r u ct ive m ea n in gs for t h e pla n et s Mer cu r y
a n d Ven u s, bu t t h ese t wo r a t h er m yst er iou s
p la n et s (fa r old er t h a n E a r t h --cf. E s ot er ic
Ast r ology, p. 662 a n d p. 672) a r e a lso deeply
im p lica t ed in t h e t r a n sfor m a t ive pr ocess of
h elpin g h u m a n it y m a k e t h e t r a n sit ion fr om
t h e fou r t h t o t h e fift h Kin gdom of Na t u r e. Th e
esot er ic fu n ct ion s wh ich con t r ibu t e t o su ch a
t r a n sfor m a t ive pr ocess ca n on ly be u n der st ood
wh en t h e h igh er a spect s of t h e pla n et s a r e
a ppr ecia t ed. Alt h ou gh U r a n u s, N ept u n e a n d
P lu t o lie beyon d t h e or bit of Sa t u r n , a n d a r e
vir t u a lly in visible t o t h e n a k ed eye; a lt h ou gh
t h ey h a ve been "discover ed" on ly r ela t ively
r ecen t ly, a n d h a ve been , t h er efor e, les s
fa m ilia r in t h eir effect s t h a n m os t of t h e
pla n et s wit h in t h e or bit of Sa t u r n , t h er e is n o
r ea son t o t h in k of t h em a s sign ifica n t ly m or e
"spir it u a l" a n d m or e t r a n sfor m a t ive in t h eir
effect s u pon h u m a n it y t h a n t h e m or e fa m ilia r
p l a n e t s . As e s ot e r i c a s t r ol og e r s a n d
psych ologist s, it is im por t a n t for u s t o begin t o
u n der st a n d, a n d wor k wit h , t h e u n fa m ilia r
in flu en ces of t h e su pposedly fa m ilia r pla n et s--a
t opic we ca n begin t o explor e in a fu t u r e ser ies
of a r t icles.
Th ese r em a r k s n ot wit h st a n din g, t h e t r u e
fu n ct ion s of U r a n u s, N ept u n e a n d P lu t o a r e
cer t a in ly in com p let ely u n d er s t ood . Two of
t h em , U r a n u s a n d N ept u n e, (wit h Sa t u r n ) it
s h ou ld be r em em ber ed , a r e "s yn t h es izin g
pla n et s:' or "r ea pin g" pla n et s, t h e t h r ee pla n et s
in t o wh ich a ll t h e ot h er s a r e r es olved or
a bsor bed wh en t h e st a ge of m a n ifest a t ion of
t h e S ola r Logos is n ea r in g it s p oin t of
com plet ion . It is n ot possible in t h e scope of
t h is a r t icle a n d t h e n ext t o even begin t o
explor e wit h a n y degr ee of t h or ou gh n ess t h e
va r iou s t h eor et ica l a n d pr a ct ica l sign ifica n ces
of t h ese t h r ee pla n et s, bu t in t h e pr ocess of
discu ssin g wh ich of t h e seven r a ys m a y be
a ssocia t ed wit h ea ch of t h em , som e n ew idea s
a s t o t h eir in flu en ce in h u m a n a ffa ir s m a y be
som ewh a t cla r ified.
U ra n u s
U r a n u s is t h e or t h odox r u ler of Aqu a r iu s,
t h e esot er ic r u ler of Libr a a n d t h e h ier a r ch ica l
r u ler of Ar ies. It is exa lt ed in Scor pio, fa lls in
Ta u r u s, a n d is in det r im en t in Leo. Th e r a y
given by t h e Tibet a n for Ur a n u s is t h e seven t h
r a y of Or der a n d Cer em on ia l Ma gic.
Th e a ssocia t ion of Ur a n u s wit h t h e seven t h
r a y h a s ba ffled som e a st r ologer s for obviou s
r ea son s. Th is is on e of t h ose in st a n ces ca llin g
for a n a d ju s t m en t of id ea s ba s ed u p on a
com pa r ison of t h e t h ou gh t for m s a ssocia t ed
wit h t r a dit ion a l a st r ology a n d t h ose a ssocia t ed
wit h t h e n ewer , m or e esot er ic a st r ology.
Tr a dit ion a lly, U r a n u s is a ssocia t ed wit h
t h e n ew, t h e fu t u r is t ic, t h e s u d d en , t h e
sh a t t er in g, t h e or igin a l a n d u n expect ed, a n d
wit h t h a t wh ich devia t es fr om t h e n or m . By
con t r a st , on e view of t h e seven t h r a y a ssocia t es
it w it h con for m it y, r e gu la r it y, p a t t e r n ,
pr eceden t a n d pr edict a bilit y--wit h t h a t wh ich
is en t ir ely n or m a l a n d u n d evia t in g. Th e
con t r a st is a ppa r en t . H ow ca n a pla n et a r y
E n t it y a n d t h e r a y w h ich t h a t e n t it y
dist r ibu t es h a v e s u ch , a p p a r e n t l y ,
con t r a dict or y qu a lit ies? A br oa der exa m in a t ion
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of t h e p r oblem will r evea l t h e s ou r ce of
con fu sion . Wh ile t h e a t t r ibu t ion s h er e a ssign ed
t o U r a n u s a n d t h e seven t h r a y a r e n ot r ea lly
in cor r ect --a ct u a lly, t h ey a r e cor r ect a s fa r a s
t h ey go--t h ey a r e cer t a in ly in com plet e a n d
in su fficien t .
F ir s t of a ll, t h er e is fa r m or e t o t h e
m ea n in g of t h e s even t h r a y t h a n t h os e
q u a lit ie s t h a t lin k it w it h con for m it y.
U n d ou b t e d l y , t h er e is, in deed, a
"st a n da r dizin g" a spect t o r a y seven . Th is t h e
Tibet a n m en t ion s in E soteric Psych ology, V ol.
I , p. 210, wh en h e descr ibes t h e seven t h r a y
t en den cy t o "gr in d t h em in t h e ir on m ill of
r ou t in e." As a pr a ct ica l exa m ple on a la r ge
sca le, we see wh a t h a s been for yea r s t h e
st a n da r dizin g policy of t h e Soviet U n ion , a
cou n t r y in wh ich bu r ea u cr a cy a n d t h e dem a n d
for con for m it y a r e per va sive, a n d in wh ich n on -
con for m is t s a n d d is s id e n t s h a ve b e e n
syst em a t ica lly per secu t ed a n d pr osecu t ed. Th e
U .S.S.R. n ot on ly h a s t h e seven t h r a y a s it s
sou l r a y, bu t is r u led, on t h e sou l level, by t h e
sign Aqu a r iu s, wh ich , in t er est in gly, is k n own
t o p r od u ce a b u n d a n t e xa m p le s of b ot h
con for m it y (‘gr ou p in e s s ’) a n d d e lib e r a t e
n on con for m it y. Aq u a r iu s , of cou r s e , is
t r a d it ion a lly r u le d b y U r a n u s , b u t t h e
st a n da r dizin g a spect of r a y seven , it wou ld
seem , is fa r m or e a ssocia t ed, n ot wit h Ur a n u s,
bu t wit h t h e k in d of in flu en ce t r a dit ion a lly
a scr ibed t o t h e pla n et Sa t u r n , a n d, in deed,
t h er e is m u ch a bou t t h e ‘gr ou n d in g’ a n d
cr yst a llizin g in flu en ce of Sa t u r n wh ich seem s
r ela t ed t o t h e s even t h r a y. Th is I h a ve
discu ssed in P a r t II of t h is ser ies of a r t icles. It
sh ou ld n ot be for got t en t h a t t h e Soviet U n ion
(wh a t ever it h a s becom e) wa s fou n ded t h r ou gh
a ges t u r e of t h e u lt im a t e n on -con for m it y-
r evolu t ion . Revolu t ion , wh ich is U r a n ia n ,
em bod ies t h e a n t it h es is of t h e Sa t u r n ia n
qu a lit y--a n d yet , r evolu t ion , t oo, ca n be seen a s
r ela t ed t o t h e seven t h r a y, wh en t h a t r a y is
com plet ely u n der st ood.
Of cou r se, con for m it y a n d st a n da r diza t ion
(t h ou gh t h ey a r e oft en con sider ed) a r e on ly a
sm a ll pa r t (a lower pa r t ) of t h e m ea n in g of t h e
s even t h r a y. Ot h er p r om in en t s even t h r a y
in flu en ces fa r m or e r esem ble t h e qu a lit ies of
U r a n u s a n d J u p it er . Th e cer em on ia l a n d
r it u a lis t ic J u p it er ia n con n ect ion wit h t h e
seven t h r a y wa s discu ssed in P a r t II of t h is
ser ies of a r t icles. Now we will focu s specifica lly
on Ur a n u s.
We will n ot s u cceed in cla r ifyin g t h e
U r a n ia n con n ect ion wit h t h e seven t h r a y by
seek in g t o lin k U r a n u s wit h r it u a l--a t lea st
r it u a l of t h e u s u a l k in d , a n d a s u s u a lly
u n der st ood. Ma n y people wh o a r e st r on gly
in flu e n ce d b y U r a n u s d e t e s t a n yt h in g
r it u a list ic. Th ey a r e fa r t oo in dividu a list ic,
s cien t ific a n d ir r ever en t (a s r ever en ce is
u su a lly con ceived). J u pit er is t h e r it u a list --n ot
Ur a n u s.
Yet U r a n u s is defin it ely a ssocia t ed wit h
t h e "h i e r op h a n t "--t h e on e w h o g u i d e s
h u m a n it y in t o a n d t h r ou gh a n a scen din g sca le
of degr ees wit h in t h e Spir it u a l H ier a r ch y of
ou r pla n et . In t er est in gly, t h e h ier oph a n t or
in it ia t or is t h e lea der of a ll t r u e esot er ic r it u a l.
H e r e is on e of t h e T ib e t a n 's im p or t a n t
st a t em en t s in t h is r ega r d: "U r a n u s r u les t h e
occu lt Wa y a n d is , in a n es ot er ic s en s e,
con n e ct e d w it h t h e H ie r op h a n t of t h e
Myst er ies of In it ia t ion .” (E sot eric A st rology,
p a g e 1 0 0 ). Ad d i t i on a l cor r e s p on d e n ce
con fir m a t ion s of t h is idea ca n be fou n d in
cer t a in lin es of en er gy t r a n s m is s ion a n d
a ssocia t ion . F or in st a n ce, on pa ges 427 a n d
428 of E sot er ic Ast r ology we see t h a t t h er e is a
lin e of descen din g en er gy fr om Sir iu s t o P isces/
U r a n u s/H ier a r ch y, a n d t h en ce in t o h ea r t a n d
sola r plexu s cen t er s of t h e disciple. Th e gr ea t
H ier a r ch y on Sir iu s is t h e pr ot ot ype of t h e
Spir it u a l H ier a r ch y on ou r pla n et , a n d P isces
is a con st ella t ion m u ch a ssocia t ed wit h t h e
S econ d As p ect of Divin it y of wh ich t h e
H ier a r ch y is t h e cu st odia n . Th e pr ot ot ype (a s
fa r a s ou r pla n et is con cer n ed) of a ll in it ia t or y,
h ier oph a n t ic a ct ivit y begin s on Sir iu s, a n d is
t r a n sm it t ed t o ou r Spir it u a l H ier a r ch y via
Ur a n u s.
On pa ge 194 of E s ot er i c A s t r ol ogy we
discover a n ot h er im por t a n t r ela t ion sh ip--t h a t
of "Scor pio t o Sir iu s, t h e Dog St a r .” Ur a n u s is
im plica t ed beca u se it h a s a specia l or "exa lt ed"
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fu n ct ion in S cor p io, t h e s ign in wh ich is
a ccom p l i s h e d m u ch of t h e e l e v a t i n g ,
a lch em ica l pr ocess t h a t occu lt ly t r a n sfor m s t h e
in it ia t e in t o t h e im m or t a l P h oen ix.
It m u st be r em em ber ed t h a t t h e en t ir e
pr ocess of in it ia t ion , or igin a lly im pu lsed fr om
S ir iu s , a n d s u p e r vis e d b y t h e S p ir it u a l
H ier a r ch y of ou r pla n et , ca n be in t er pr et ed in
a l ch e m i ca l t e r m s . R e m e m b e r t oo, t h e
t r a d it ion a l a s s ocia t ion of U r a n u s wit h a ll
t h in gs scien t ific, especia lly wh en scien ce wor ks
a s a t r a n sfor m a t ive a gen t : fu r t h er t h e Logos of
t h e S even t h Ra y is k n own a s "t h e Divin e
Alch em ist .” Th e fu n ct ion of t h e a lch em ist wa s
t o "t r a n sfor m ba se m et a l in t o gold.” Th e ba se
m et a l u su a lly r efer r ed t o wa s lea d, t h e en d
pr odu ct of t h e r a dioa ct ive deca y of r a diu m a n d,
s ign ifica n t ly, t h e m e t a l a s s ocia t e d w it h
S a t u r n --a ls o h yp ot h et ica lly r ela t ed t o t h e
s even t h r a y. Wh er ea s t h e s even t h r a y in
a s s ocia t ion w it h S a t u r n r e p r e s e n t s t h e
cr yst a llized a n d obdu r a t e st a t e of ph ysica l
pla n e m a t t er --t h e m a t t er of t h e seven t h su b-
p la n e--t h e p la n et U r a n u s r ep r es en t s t h e
spir it u a liza t ion of m a t t er . Th e t r a n sfor m a t ive
p ower of U r a n u s t u r n s t h e ba s e m et a l of
S a t u r n i n t o g ol d . I n t e r e s t i n g l y , t h e
con st ella t ion m ost a ssocia t ed wit h gold is Leo,
a n d t h e h ea ven ly body m ost a ssocia t ed wit h
gold is t h e Su n . Ur a n u s is t h e r ea l h ier a r ch ica l
r u ler of Leo, a s it is "veiled" by t h e Su n (cf.
E soteric Astrology, pa ge 300).
U r a n u s, t h en , is well pla ced a s (a n d in
a s s ocia t ion w it h ) t h e h ie r op h a n t of t h e
in it ia t or y pr ocess, t h e On e wh o con t r ols t h e
flow of divin e elect r icit y a s it is dir ect ed in
ge om e t r ica l p r ogr e s s ion (s u gge s t in g t h e
p e r fe ct e d , ge om e t r ica l p a t t e r n in g of t h e
s even t h r a y) t o t h e va r iou s cen t er s in t h e
in it ia t e's body. It is im por t a n t t o r em em ber , a s
st a t ed in A T reatise on Cosm ic Fire, pa ge 1154,
t h a t "Ur a n u s is t h e h om e of fir e elect r ic’.”
Th e en t ir e in it ia t or y pr ocess t o be
d e ve lop e d a n d p e r fe ct e d w it h in h u m a n
civiliza t ion u n der t h e in flu en ce of t h e seven t h
r a y is a n elect r ica l pr ocess, a n d a u n iqu ely
U r a n ia n pr ocess. F ir e elect r ic, of cou r se, is
a ssocia t ed wit h t h e fir st r a y of Will a n d P ower ,
a n d a bou t t h e r ela t ion sh ips of U r a n u s t o t h e
fir st r a y t h er e is m u ch t o sa y. H owever , t h e
seven t h r a y is in m a n y r espect s a r eflect ion of
t h e fir st r a y, a n d it is u n der t h e in it ia t or y
in flu en ce of Ur a n u s (r em em ber t h a t Ur a n u s is
t h e h ier a r ch ica l r u ler of Ar ies, t h e a r ch et ypa l
sign of a ll in it ia t or y im pu lses) t h a t t h e wor d of
power for t h e seven t h r a y is fu lfilled: "Th e
H igh est a n d t h e Lowest Meet ." Th e cen t er a t
t h e t op of t h e h ea d a n d t h e cen t er a t t h e ba se
of t h e s p in e a r e b r ou gh t in t o d yn a m ic
r ela t ion sh ip wit h ea ch ot h er . E a ch of t h ese
cen t er s is eit h er t h e fir s t or t h e s even t h ,
d ep en d in g u p on wh et h er on e cou n t s fr om
a bove or below. Th e in it ia t e r ela t es t h e fir st
a n d t h e seven t h sph er es, or t h e fir st a n d t h e
seven t h pr in ciples. In t h is u n ion , U r a n u s is
in t im a t ely in volved.
Th e s even t h r a y qu a lit y d is t r ibu t ed by
U r a n u s con t r ibu t es t o t h e "gr ou n din g" of fir e
elect r ic. Th is is wh y t h e in it ia t or y pr ocess is so
ph ysica lly t r a n sfor m a t ive. An ever -a scen din g
s p ir a l of d ivin e a r ch et yp es (wh et h er s ou l,
Tr ia d , or Mon a d ) is p r ecip it a t ed u p on t h e
seven t h pla n e, t h e pla n e of con cr et e ph ysica l
m a n i fe s t a t i on . T h r ou g h a t h ou g h t fu l
con sider a t ion of t h is pr ecipit a t ion (a n d, h er e,
l e t u s r e m e m b e r t h a t p r e ci p i t a t i on ,
cr yst a lliza t ion a n d den sifica t ion a r e a ll closely
a ssocia t ed wit h t h e seven t h r a y), t h e idea s
t r a d it ion a lly a s s ocia t e d w it h U r a n u s in
es ot er ic a s t r ology, a n d t h os e t h a t r ela t e
U r a n u s t o t h e seven t h r a y ca n be som ewh a t
r econ ciled. Wh en t h e seven t h r a y pr ecipit a t ion
of t h e sou l, Tr ia da l or Mon a dic en er gy pa t t er n s
descen ds, t h is descen t disr u pt s t h e ou t er for m ,
a n d seem s t ot a lly u n expect ed, u n con ven t ion a l,
a n d , e ve n , s h a t t e r in g– a ll of w h ich a r e
t r a dit ion a l k ey idea s a ssocia t ed wit h U r a n u s.
U r a n u s, pa r a doxica lly, does, in on e im por t a n t
sen se, r ela t e t o con for m it y, bu t it is con for m it y
t o t h e divin e, a r ch et ypa l pa t t er n a n d n ot t o t h e
per son a l h u m a n pa t t er n . Th e divin e pa t t er n ,
wh et h er of t h e sou l, of t h e Spir it u a l Tr ia d, or of
t h e Mon a d, is of a n en t ir ely differ en t or der t o
t h e a lr ea dy pr ecipit a t ed pa t t er n s of per son a lit y
life. H en ce, t h e n ewn es s , t h e or igin a lit y
(com in g fr om a spir it u a l or igin ). H en ce, t h e
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disr u pt ion . Con for m it y t o spir it u a l im pu lse
m a n ifest s a s n on con for m it y in t h e t h r ee wor lds
of per son a lit y. Ada pt in g t o t h e r h yt h m a n d
or d er of s p ir it u a l p a t t er n s , r egis t er s a s a
viola t ion of t h e r h yt h m a n d or d er of t h e
per son a lit y, a n d, oft en , a s a viola t ion of t h e
sa m e wit h in societ y.
F r om s t ill a n ot h er p oin t of view, it is
i n for m a t i v e t o a s s oci a t e U r a n u s w i t h
r a dioa ct ivit y a n d t h e seven t h r a y. In a len gt h y
s ect ion in A T rea t ise on Cosm ic Fire, t h e
T i b e t a n d e s cr i b e s r a d i oa ct i v i t y a s a
t r a n sfor m a t ive pr ocess. Ra dioa ct ivit y is r ea lly
p a r t of t h e a l ch e m i ca l p r oce s s – t h e
s p ir it u a liza t ion of m a t t e r . T od a y m a n y
m e m b e r s of h u m a n i t y a r e b e com i n g
'r a dioa ct ive'. Th er e is, dou bt less, a k in d of
r a d ioa ct ivit y wh ich is a s s ocia t ed wit h t h e
ca u s a l level of con s ciou s n es s , a n d wh ich
con cer n s t h e dest r u ct ion of t h e egoic body, bu t
t h er e is a lso a m or e obviou s a n d a ccessible
k in d of r a dioa ct ivit y–t h e r a dioa ct ivit y of t h e
"body elect r ic" t h e et h er ic body, t h e en er gic
t r a n s m is s ion s of wh ich a r e bein g r a p id ly
discover ed by pr ogr essive scien t ist s.
Wh en we t h in k of et h er ic r a dia t ion s we a r e
for ced t o r ecogn ize a n ot h er weddin g of t h e
com b in e d in flu e n ce s of U r a n u s a n d t h e
seven t h r a y. U r a n u s is t h e a r ch et ype of a ll
elect r ica l ph en om en a , a n d t h e et h er ic body is
bein g in vest iga t ed a s a for m of 'bio-elect r icit y'.
Accor din g t o t h e La w of Cor r espon den ces, t h e
et h er ic body cor r ela t es wit h t h e seven t h r a y,
ju st a s t h e a st r a l veh icle does wit h t h e sixt h
r a y a n d t h e m en t a l veh icle does wit h t h e fift h ,
et c. N ow t h a t t h e seven t h r a y is com in g m or e
s t r on gly in t o in ca r n a t ion , it is t h e et h er ic
veh icle wh ich is com in g t o t h e a t t en t ion of
m ed ica l a n d s cien t ific in ves t iga t or s –t h os e
in d ivid u a ls wh o a r e, n a t u r a lly, t h e m os t
"U r a n i a n " a n d , t h e r e for e , p r og r e s s i v e
in vest iga t or s in t h eir r espect ive disciplin es.
In t er est in gly, su ch in vest iga t or s u su a lly h a ve
a good d ea l of t h e s even t h r a y in t h eir
in dividu a l en er gy syst em .
Th e focu s of m a n y wh o a r e in flu en ced by
t h e seven t h r a y is fr equ en t ly a for m of wor k
wit h t h e et h er ic body, wh et h er t h a t wor k is
r a d ia t or y h ea lin g or a for m of wor k t h a t
p r om ot es p h ys ica l vit a lit y (d ep en d en t , of
cou r se, u pon et h er ic vit a lit y). Th e et h er ic body
is t h e veh icle t h r ou gh wh ich t h e n ew pa t t er n s
a r e m a de r ea dy for pr ecipit a t ion , wh et h er on
t h e m icr ocosm ic (h u m a n ) or pla n et a r y sca le.
Clea r ly we ca n see t h e a llia n ce of t h e seven t h
r a y a n d U r a n u s in t h e t r a n sfor m a t ion of t h e
in dividu a l h u m a n en er gy syst em a s well a s
t h a t of t h e la r ger pla n et a r y body.
It m a y be im por t a n t t o con sider t h a t t h e
s even t h , or p h ys ica l p la n e of t h e cos m ic
ph ysica l pla n e is divided in t o t wo sect ion s, ju st
a s is t h e ph ysica l n a t u r e of t h e h u m a n bein g.
On e of t h ese division s is t h e den se ph ysica l
body, a n d t h e ot h er is t h e et h er ic body. It m a y
well be t h a t t h e den se por t ion is a ssocia t ed
wit h t h e pla n et Sa t u r n , wh ich we m a y t h in k of
a s t h e cu st odia n of t h e m or e cr yst a llized a spect
of t h e seven t h r a y. (Th e Moon is sa id t o be
r ela t ed t o t h e "ph ysica l ou t er sh ell” [E sot eric
Astrology, pa ge 507], a n d t h e lu n a r fu n ct ion of
t h e Moon is cer t a in ly a ssocia t ed wit h t h e m or e
cosm ic lu n a r fu n ct ion of Sa t u r n [cf. A T reatise
on Cosm ic Fire, pa ges 1112-1113]. Th e Moon is
a s s ocia t ed wit h t id es a n d r h yt h m s ju s t a s
Sa t u r n is a ssocia t ed wit h t im e a n d cycles–a ll
su ggest in g t h e seven t h r a y wit h it s r egu la t or y
fu n ct ion u pon t h e seven t h pla n e.) On t h e ot h er
h a n d, it seem s t h a t t h e et h er ic a spect of t h e
ph ysica l n a t u r e (t h e fou r et h er ic su b-pla n es of
t h e den se ph ysica l pla n e) sh ou ld be a ssocia t ed
wit h Ur a n u s. By con sider in g t h e r ela t ion sh ips
bet ween t h e et h er ic a n d den se bodies a n d t h e
con t r a st in g seven t h r a y fu n ct ion s a ssocia t ed
r espect ively wit h Sa t u r n a n d U r a n u s, m u ch
p r a ct ica l in s igh t m a y b e h a d on t h e
a s t r ologica l b a t t le (w h ich a ll d is cip le s
exp er ien ce) bet ween U r a n u s a n d S a t u r n .
In deed, t h er e is t h a t a bou t t h e seven t h r a y
w h ich b ot h im p e ls t r a n s for m a t ion (t h e
U r a n ia n a spect of t h e seven t h r a y) a n d, a t
on ce , r igid ly r e s is t s t r a n s for m a t ion (t h e
Sa t u r n ia n a spect of t h e seven t h r a y).
F r om a n ot h er poin t of view, t h e seven t h
r a y Lor d is m u ch a ssocia t ed wit h t h e con cept of
t im e. Tr a d it ion a lly, t im e, a s Ch r on os , is
r ela t ed t o Sa t u r n , bu t in t er est in gly, on pa ge
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672 of E sot er ic Ast r ology, we r ea d t h e Secr et
Doct r in e r efer en ce wh ich st a t es t h a t "Ur a n u s...
p er s on ified a ll t h e cr ea t ive p ower s a n d is
syn on ym ou s wit h Ch r on os." Sa t u r n , t h en , is
n ot t h e on ly Lor d of Tim e. Sa t u r n is t h e "gr im
r ea p er :” t h e t im e k eep er , t h e r egu la t or of
r epet it ive, cyclic r h yt h m , bu t , in pr a ct ica l, a s
well a s t h eor et ica l t er m s, U r a n u s, t oo, h a s
m u ch t o do wit h t h e t im e equ a t ion .
P r a gm a t ica lly, U r a n u s seem s t o be m u ch
con n ect ed wit h p r ecis ion of t im in g. Th e
em in en t a st r ologer , Ch a r les J a yn e, st a t ed t h a t
wh en ‘dir ect in g’ t h e va r iou s pla n et s by t h e ‘a r c
m et h ods’ (a n in t r ica t e a n d pr ecise dir ect in g
m et h od evolved by J a yn e a n d h is collea gu es),
U r a n u s wa s t h e ‘t im e piece’ u pon wh ich t h e
a st r ologica l ch a r t cou ld be r ect ified. E ven t s
in flu en ced by a spect s of U r a n u s occu r r ed ‘on
t im e’–wit h fa r gr ea t er exa ct it u de a n d pr ecision
t h a n in flu en ces fr om t h e ot h er p la n et a r y
a spect s. J a yn e's exper ien ce fit s well wit h t h e
seven t h r a y n a t u r e of Ur a n u s–a r a y kn own for
it s p r ecis e s en s e of t im in g. (Th is exa m p le
illu s t r a t es h ow em p ir ica l obs er va t ion m a y
su ppor t t h e Tibet a n 's st a t em en t s, wh ich we,
ot h er wise, wou ld h a ve t o eit h er t a ke on fa it h or
t r ea t a s m er ely h ypot h et ica l.) Th is con clu des
ou r exa m in a t ion of U r a n u s in r ela t ion t o t h e
seven t h r a y. We h a ve seen t h e r ole of t h e
seven t h r a y t h r ou gh U r a n u s pr ecipit a t in g t h e
n ew spir it u a l pa t t er n s in t o t h e lowest sph er e.
We h a ve seen t h e U r a n ia n seven t h r a y a s t h e
t r a n sfor m er , t h e spir it u a lizer of m a t t er , t h e
in n ova t or a n d t h e r epr esen t a t ive of pa t t er n s
t h a t con for m t o divin e a n d n ot lim it ed h u m a n
in t en t . Wh a t is per h a ps m ost im por t a n t is t h e
r ea liza t ion t h a t t o r ea lly u n d er s t a n d t h e
r ela t ion sh ip bet ween U r a n u s a n d t h e seven t h
r a y, a br oa der a n d deeper u n der st a n din g of
bot h is r equ ir ed.
F r om t h e lim it ed per spect ive of ou r lim it ed
h u m a n con sciou sn ess, it is difficu lt t o spea k
wit h a n yt h in g a ppr oa ch in g a u t h or it y a bou t t h e
"ot h er " r a ys of t h e pla n et s wit h wh ich we a r e
fa m ilia r , t o sa y n ot h in g of t h e m a n y E n t it ies
wit h wh ich we a r e n ot fa m ilia r (t h e t ot a l
n u m ber of pla n et s a n d pla n et oids wit h in ou r
sola r syst em bein g sa id in on e r efer en ce t o
n u m ber a r ou n d seven t y [E soteric A strology,
pa ge 6] a n d, elsewh er e, t o n u m ber in excess of
on e h u n dr ed). N ever t h eless, let u s con t in u e
wit h ou r specu la t ion s a n d see wh a t in sigh t s
m a y em er ge.
By n ow it is n o secr et t h a t t h e fir st r a y of
Will a n d P ower is defin it ely con n ect ed wit h
U r a n u s, a n d, qu it e possibly, t h e con n ect ion is
Mon a dic. Th e r efer en ces, pr eviou sly qu ot ed in
t h e secon d a r t icle in t h is ser ies, fr om pa ges
4 2 0 -4 2 1 of E sot eric Psych ology, Vol . I ,
dem on st r a t e t h e cor r espon den ce bet ween t h e
t h r ee syn t h esizin g pla n et s, U r a n u s, N ept u n e
a n d Sa t u r n , a n d t h e t h r ee r a ys of a spect . Ma n y
r ea son a ble in fer en ces ca n be dr a wn a ssocia t in g
Ur a n u s wit h t h e r a y of Will a n d P ower .
On pa ge 296 of E soteric Astrology we lea r n
t h a t “...t h e cen t r a l s p ir it u a l S u n p ou r s it s
in flu en ces t h r ou gh U r a n u s .” Th e cen t r a l
spir it u a l Su n m a y h a ve t wo m ea n in gs: 1) t h e
h igh est of t h e per iodic veh icles of ou r Sola r
Logos, i.e. t h e Mon a d of t h e Sola r Logos, in
wh ich ca se t h e "h ea r t of t h e Su n " wou ld be t h e
Sou l of t h e Sola r Logos; 2) t h e cen t r a l spir it u a l
S u n m a y a ls o be t h a t d is t a n t s t a r a r ou n d
wh ich ou r en t ir e s ola r s ys t em is s a id t o
r evolve–t h e st a r Alcyon e wit h in t h e P leia des
(cf. pa ge 679, E soteric A strology). Wh ich ever
in t er pr et a t ion m a y be cor r ect (a n d, in som e
sen se, bot h m a y be), t h e cen t r a l spir it u a l Su n
is con sider ed t o be t h e sou r ce of t h e fir st a spect
of divin it y--t h e a spect a ssocia t ed wit h t h e fir st
r a y of Will a n d P ower . F r om a n ot h er poin t of
view, h owever , wh en t h e discu ssion of t h e
r ela t ion sh ip bet ween Ur a n u s a n d t h e fir st r a y
h a s been com plet ed, t h e r ela t ion sh ip bet ween
U r a n u s a n d t h e cen t r a l spir it u a l Su n m a y be
seen t o h a ve st ill ot h er r a y im plica t ion s.
As pr eviou sly st a t ed, U r a n u s is sa id t o be
"t h e h om e of fir e elect r ic’ ", t h e a spect of cosm ic
fir e wh ich cor r ela t es wit h t h e fir st r a y. At a ll
in it ia t ion s, in clu din g a n d followin g t h e t h ir d, it
is a n a spect of elect r ic fir e t h a t is wielded by
S a n a t Ku m a r a , or , la t er by t h e P la n et a r y
Logos, a n d it is t h e in flu en ce of U r a n u s, a s
r epr esen t a t ive of t h e Mon a dic a spect of m a n ,
t h a t is pr oba bly in volved in t h e pr ocess. It m a y
be wor t h m en t ion in g br iefly a t t h is poin t , t h a t
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U r a n u s, t h ou gh pr im a r ily a r epr esen t a t ive of
t h e 1-3-5-7 lin e of for ce, m a y a lso be con n ect ed
wit h t h e m a n ifest a t ion of t h e secon d r a y of
Love/Wisdom . In E soteric Psych ology, Vol. II,
pa ge 99, we r ea d t h a t "t h r ee pla n et s con st it u t e
t h e per son a lit y of ea ch r a y Life" a n d t h a t , ju st
a s "Sa t u r n , Ma r s a n d ou r E a r t h con st it u t e, in
a cu r iou s esot er ic m a n n er , t h e per son a lit y of a
st u pen dou s r a y Life, Wh ose en er gy is t h a t of
t h e t h ir d Ra y,” so "Ur a n u s, J u pit er a n d Ven u s
a r e sim ila r ly a llied in or der t o m a n ifest or
expr ess a gr ea t Life." Given t h e secon d r a y
ch a r a ct er of J u pit er a n d Ven u s, t h is ot h er
gr ea t Life is pr oba bly a secon d r a y E n t it y for
wh om Ur a n u s is t h e m en t a l veh icle, Ven u s t h e
a st r a l a n d J u pit er t h e ph ysica l.” Th e elect r ic
fir e of t h e Mon a d defin it ely h a s a U r a n ia n
effect u p on t h e in d ivid u a l h u m a n bein g,
sh a t t er in g, or ‘cr a ck in g’ a t len gt h , t h e ca u sa l
"egg" wh ich ga ve h im h is lim it ed in dividu a lit y.
T h is k in d of d e s t r u ct ion b y b u r n in g is
defin it ely U r a n ia n a n d a ssocia t ed wit h t h e
fir s t (or d es t r oyer ) a s p ect of d ivin it y. A
st a t em en t by t h e Tibet a n h in t s a t t h is pr ocess:
"U r a n u s lea ds t h e sou l t o t h e bu r n in g gr ou n d
du r in g t h e fin a l st a ges of t h e P a t h , wh en t h e
fir e of Ar ies a n d t h e fir es en gen der ed t h r ou gh
t h e pot en cy of U r a n u s pr odu ce t h e fla m in g
h ea t of t h e fin a l bu r n in g gr ou n d.” (E s ot er i c
Astrology, p a ge 100) Cer t a in ly, fr om t h e
lim it ed h u m a n per spect ive, t h e dest r u ct ion of
t h e ca u sa l veh icle a t t h e fou r t h in it ia t ion is a t
lea st on e of t h e fin a l bu r n in g gr ou n ds, for a ft er
t h a t in it ia t ion , t h e "a r h a t " h a s n o fu r t h er n eed
t o r ein ca r n a t e. H e is liber a t ed, a n d r et u r n s t o
t h e t h r ee wor lds of per son a lit y evolu t ion on ly
ou t of com pa ssion a n d divin e du t y, if a t a ll.
In t er est in gly, t h e Mon a dic veh icle h a s it s
h om e u p on t h e s econ d gr ea t p la n e of t h e
cosm ic ph ysica l pla n e, a n d even t h e Mon a d
it self is a ssocia t ed wit h a lin e of descen t wh ich
in volves t h e fou r t h (bu ddh ic/in t u it ion a l pla n e)
a n d t h e sixt h (a st r a l pla n e). So t h er e is t h a t in
t h e Mon a d wh ich is a ssocia t ed wit h t h e secon d
r a y lin e of for ce a n d wit h t h e h ea r t . Th e h ea r t
is a ssocia t ed bot h wit h t h e love a spect , a s
r evea led by t h e con cept of t h e "h ea r t of love:'
bu t t h e h ea r t is a lso r ela t ed t o t h e fir st r a y,
a n d is es s en t ia lly a s s ocia t ed wit h t h e life
a spect , sin ce t h e vit a lit y or life wh ich su st a in s
ea ch livin g syst em is dist r ibu t ed t h r ou gh it s
h ea r t . Th e book H ea r t bu t t h e gr ea t fir st r a y
Ma s t er , t h e Ma s t er Mor ya , is a t a n gible
exa m ple of t h e a ssocia t ion of t h e vit a lizin g fir st
r a y en er gy wit h t h e con cept of t h e h ea r t .
U r a n u s, t oo is m u ch a ssocia t ed wit h t h e
h ea r t , s in ce it is a U r a n ia n –lik e, t im ed ,
elect r ica l im p u ls e wh ich k eep s t h e h ea r t
bea t in g a n d , t h u s , t h e life es s en ce well
dist r ibu t ed. It is in t er est in g in t h is r ega r d t o
r ea lize t h a t t h e t wo con s t ella t ion s m os t
a s s ocia t ed wit h t h e h ea r t a n d cir cu la t or y
syst em , Leo a n d Aqu a r iu s, bot h h a ve U r a n u s
a s a r u ler –t h e or t h odox r u ler for Aqu a r iu s, a n d
t h e veiled h ier a r ch ica l r u ler for Leo. I n
a ddit ion , Leo, ca r r ies bot h fir st a n d secon d r a y
in flu en ce, ea ch r a y pr oba bly em a n a t in g fr om
t wo im por t a n t st a r s wit h in t h e Lion –Regu lu s
a n d Den ebola . Th ese t h ou gh t s su ppor t t h e idea
t h a t in s om e w a y, d ifficu lt a s ye t t o
u n d e r s t a n d , U r a n u s m a y n ot on ly b e
a ssocia t ed wit h t h e fir st r a y lin e of en er gy, bu t
wit h t h e secon d r a y a s well.
An ot h e r fa ir ly a b s t r u s e n e t w or k of
r ela t ion sh ips lin kin g Ur a n u s t o t h e fir st r a y of
Will or P ower r esu lt s fr om a cer t a in t r ia n gu la r
r ela t ion sh ip discu ssed on pa ges 465-467 of
E s ot e r ic As t r ology. T h e r e is a cos m ic
r e la t ion s h ip bet ween the Gr ea t
Bea r /Ar ies/Libr a , a n d Ar ies/Libr a /Su n .
Th e Gr ea t Bea r , wh ich , a ccor d in g t o
n u m er ou s r efer en ces, is t h e pr im e ca r r ier of
fir st r a y pot en cy wit h in t h e veh icle of t h e On e
Abou t Wh om Na u gh t Ma y Be Sa id, dist r ibu t es
on e lin e of focu s ed p ot en cy t h r ou gh Ar ies ,
Libr a a n d t h e Su n . Th e Su n h er e is a lm ost
cer t a in ly a "blin d" for U r a n u s. Wh en t h e Su n
a n d Moon a ppea r in a t a bu la t ion wit h ot h er
pla n et s, t h ey a lm ost a lwa ys a ct a s a "blin d" for
pla n et s wh ich it h a s been left t o t h e in t u it ion
of t h e st u den t t o det er m in e. We h a ve seen , in
t h e ca se of Leo, h ow t h e Su n "veils" U r a n u s,
a n d h ow, in Ar ies (t h e sign in wh ich t h e Su n is
exa lt ed) U r a n u s is t h e H ier a r ch ica l Ru ler . In
Libr a , U r a n u s is t h e es ot er ic r u ler . Wh en
con sider in g t h e t r ia n gle Ar ies/Libr a /Su n , we
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ca n t h u s see h ow U r a n u s is r ela t ed t o bot h
zodia ca l poin t s, a n d wou ld con sequ en t ly be a
fit t in g ch a n n el for dist r ibu t ion in t h is fir st r a y
lin e of descen t .
Th ose wh o h a ve exper ien ced t h e effect s of
Ur a n u s in t h eir lives will pr oba bly t est ify t h a t
it oper a t es m u ch m or e a lon g t h e 1-3-5-7 lin e
t h a n a lon g t h e 2-4-6 lin e, t h ou gh t h e secon d or
sou l a spect m a y in deed be br ou gh t in t o gr ea t er
expr ession beca u se of t h e Ur a n ia n disr u pt ion s
t o cr yst a llized per son a lit y pa t t er n s.
A sim ple a n d pr a ct ica l st a t em en t by t h e
Tibet a n con fir m s t h e U r a n ia n r ela t ion t o t h e
lin e of fir st r a y will en er gy. Spea k in g of t h e
m a n wh o h a s over com e k a r m a a n d s elfis h
desir e h e st a t es: "H e com es t h en u n der t h e
in flu en ce of U r a n u s , t h a t m ys t er iou s a n d
occu lt pla n et . H is will is focu sed a n d developed
by t h e Ur a n ia n in flu en ces a n d h e develops in t o
a lea der .” (E soteric Astrology, pa ge 138)
Sh a t t er in gs, su dden r ever sa ls, br ea ks wit h
t h e pa st , r evolu t ion s, dr a m a t ic en din gs a n d
in a u gu r a t ion s a r e som e of t h e fir st r a y r esu lt s
wh ich a t t en d t h e a ct iva t ion Ur a n ia n in flu en ce
in t h e life of t h e h u m a n in dividu a l. It wou ld be
difficu lt t o a ccou n t for t h ese decidedly fir st r a y
effect s exclu sively in t er m s of t h e seven t h r a y
e ve n in t e r m s of t h e r e -or ga n iza t ion a l,
t r a n sfor m a t ion a l a spect of t h e seven t h r a y.
E sot er ic a st r ologer s m u st lea r n t o discer n t h e
effect s of sever a l r a y en er gies wor kin g t oget h er
t h r ou gh t h e a gen cy of sin gle pla n et s in or der t o
a ccou n t for t h e t r u e n a t u r e of t h e pla n et 's well
r ecogn ized effect s.
Th u s fa r we h a ve con sider ed U r a n u s fr om
t h e poin t of view of r a ys on e a n d seven , bot h of
wh ich a r e well con fir m ed by t h e Tibet a n 's
st a t em en t s. Th e fir st a n d seven t h r a ys a r e
bot h r a ys of will. "Th e seven t h r a y is, in t h e
la st a n a lysis, t h e focu sed, differ en t ia t ed en er gy
of Ra y On e a s it expr esses t h e will of t h e fir st
a spect of divin it y on ea r t h t h r ou gh t h e power
t o r e l a t e a n d b r i n g i n t o ob j e ct i v e
m a n ifest a t ion --by a n a ct of t h e will--bot h spir it
a n d m a t t er ." (E soteric A strology, pa ge 138).
F u r t h er , U r a n u s, t h ou gh a ssocia t ed wit h t h e
seven t h r a y m ost explicit ly, is descr ibed a s
"God t h e F a t h er :' a n ot h er clea r r efer en ce t o it s
fir st r a y essen ce.
H owever , U r a n u s a lso h a s a gr ea t dea l t o
do wit h t h e m in d, a n d on e wou ld expect t h a t
on e of t h e specifica lly m en t a l r a ys (r a y t h r ee or
r a y five) a n d, per h a ps (in som e wa y) bot h ,
m igh t b e a s s ocia t e d w it h U r a n ia n r a y
st r u ct u r e.
A fe w q u ot a t i on s con fi r m i n g t h e
r ela t ion sh ip bet ween U r a n u s a n d t h e va r iou s
ph a ses of t h e m en t a l pr ocess m a y be in or der .
U r a n u s r epr esen t s "occu lt con sciou sn ess,
or t h a t in t elligen t , fu s in g con d it ion wh ich
pr odu ces t h e scien t ific a t -on e-m om en t of t h e
t wo fa ct or s, h igh er a n d lower self, t h r ou gh t h e
in t e llige n t u s e of t h e m in d ." (E s o t e r i c
Astrology, pa ge 306).
“…Ur a n u s ca u ses t h e gr ea t t r a n sfer en ce in
t h e h u m a n con s ciou s n es s fr om in t ellect u a l
per cept ion t o in t u it ive k n owledge." (E sot eric
Astrology, pa ge 139)
"Ur a n u s is t h e pla n et wh ose ch a r a ct er ist ics
a r e t h e scien t ific m in d, wh ich , a t t h is st a ge of
t h e disciple's ca r eer , m ea n s t h a t h e ca n begin
t o live t h e occu lt life a n d t h e wa y of divin e
k n owledge ca n t a k e t h e pla ce of t h e m yst ica l
wa y of feelin g. It m ea n s a lso t h a t k n owledge
ca n be t r a n sm u t ed in t o t h e wa y of wisdom a n d
ligh t ." (E soteric Astrology, pa ge 224)
U r a n u s is d ir ect ly a s s ocia t ed wit h t h e
m in d in t h e followin g qu ot a t ion wh ich dea ls
wit h t h e fa ct t h a t , t h ou gh it is t h e veiled
h ier a r ch ica l r u ler of Leo, U r a n u s a lso is in
det r im en t in t h a t sign : "Th e power of t h e m in d,
a s sym bolized by U r a n u s, is lessen ed, for it is
n ot t h e m in d wh ich in r ea lit y con t r ols bu t t h e
Self, or Sou l, u sin g a n d con t r ollin g t h e m in d.”
(E soteric Astrology, pa ge 310)
On e m or e ver y in t er est in g pa ssa ge will
t h r ow st ill m or e ligh t on t h e k in d of m en t a l
fu n ct ion in g a ssocia t ed wit h U r a n u s, a n d will
h elp u s m a ke a m or e en ligh t en ed decision a s t o
wh et h er t h e t h ir d r a y or t h e fift h (or bot h )
ou gh t h yp ot h et ica lly t o be a s s ocia t ed wit h
Ur a n ia n a ct ivit y.
On pa ge 149 of E soteric A strology, D.K. is
s p ea k in g of t h e d eca n a t e a s s ign m en t for
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Aqu a r iu s t h a t in clu des Ven u s, Mer cu r y a n d
t h e Moon r a t h er t h a n Ven u s, Mer cu r y a n d
S a t u r n . H e s t a t es : "You ca n h er e s ee t h e
r ela t ion of a st r ology t o t h e n or m a l or t o t h e
r ever sed wh eel of life. Th e Moon wh ich h er e
t a k es t h e pla ce of Sa t u r n h ides t h e pla n et
Ur a n u s. In t h is ca se Ur a n u s, t h e occu lt pla n et ,
st a n ds for exot er ic scien ce wh ich pen et r a t es
in t o t h e h idden side of for m life, a n d t h u s we
h a ve t h e p er iod wh er ein m a n is n ot a ler t
en ou gh or con s ciou s en ou gh t o s eize u p on
oppor t u n it y a n d t u r n it t o esot er ic or sou l en ds,
bu t ca n id en t ify h im s elf wit h t h e m or e
a dva n ced a spect s of for m .”
F r om t h ese a ssem bled st a t em en t s m a n y
in fer en ces ca n be ga t h er ed. F or on e t h in g, it
a ppea r s t h a t U r a n u s is a ssocia t ed wit h t h e
scien t ific im pu lse, wit h exa ct k n owledge. It is
s u r ely t h e p la n et of s cien t ific occu lt is m .
In t er est in gly, it is a ct ive in r ela t ion t o t wo
con st ella t ion s t h a t a r e pr esen t ly dist r ibu t or s
for t h e fift h r a y of Con cr et e Kn owledge a n d
Scien ce a s it em a n a t es fr om on e of t h e st a r s in
t h e Gr ea t Bea r . Th es e con s t ella t ion s a r e
Aqu a r iu s a n d Leo--U r a n u s bein g t h e exot er ic
r u ler of Aqu a r iu s a n d t h e veiled h ier a r ch ica l
r u ler of Leo.
Ur a n u s h a s lon g been a ssocia t ed wit h t h a t
wh ich is or igin a l, in ven t ive a n d n ew. U r a n u s
"pr odu ces a n u n der st a n din g of t h e ca u ses of
t h in gs a s t h ey a r e, a n d t h e desir e t o ch a n ge
t h e old or der a n d t h e old or ien t a t ion in t o t h e
n ew.” (E soteric A strology, pa ge 224) H er e we
h a ve, a m on g ot h er t h in gs, a n em ph a sis u pon
t h e "ca u ses of t h in gs" wh ich r ela t es Ur a n u s t o
t h e scien t ific qu est in wh ich a close st u dy of
ca u se a n d effect is pu r su ed.
F u r t h er wh en con su lt in g t h e "Dist in ct ive
Met h ods of Ra y Ser vice" fou n d in E s ot er i c
Psych ology, Vol. II, pa ge 143, we r ea d of t h e
ser ver s on t h e fift h r a y: "F r om t h e sen sed
spir it u a l idea s lyin g beh in d t h e for m side of
m a n ifest a t ion , fr om t h e m a n y discover ies in
t h e wa ys of God wit h m a n a n d n a t u r e, a n d
fr om t h e i n v e n t i on s (w h i ch a r e b u t
m a t er ia lized idea s) a n d fr om t h e wit n ess t o t h e
P la n wh ich la w por t r a ys, t h ey a r e pr epa r in g
t h a t n ew wor ld in wh ich m en will wor k a n d
live a m or e deeply con sciou s, spir it u a l life....
Th ey a r e, k n owin gly or u n k n owin gly, lea din g
m en in t o t h e wor ld of m ea n in g, a n d t h eir
discover ies will even t u a lly en d t h e pr esen t er a
of u n em ploym en t , a n d t h eir in ven t ion s a n d
im pr ovem en t s, a dded t o t h e st ea dily gr owin g
id ea of gr ou p in t er d ep en d en ce . . . will
even t u a lly a m elior a t e h u m a n con dit ion s so
t h a t a n e r a of p e a ce a n d le is u r e ca n
su per ven e..."
Th ose wh o h a ve st u died t h e effect s of t h e
pla n et U r a n u s in t h e lives of in dividu a ls will
r e cogn ize t h e U r a n ia n q u a lit y in t h e s e
m et h ods of fift h r a y ser vice. Th er e ca n a lso be
n o dou bt t h a t U r a n u s (or a st r ologica l sign s in
wh ich U r a n u s is st r on g) a r e pr om in en t in t h e
a st r ologica l ch a r t s of a con sider a ble n u m ber of
s cien t is t s , es p ecia lly t h os e wh o wor k wit h
elect r om a gn et ic en er gy a n d va r iou s a dva n ced
or 'fu t u r ist ic' t ech n ologies.
Th e close r ela t ion sh ip bet ween t h e fir st
a n d t h e fift h r a ys m u st , of cou r se, a lso be
r em em ber ed . "U r a n u s is t h e h om e of 'fir e
elect r ic' ", a n d it is a gr ea t ly a t t en u a t ed for m of
elect r ic fir e t h a t is bein g r elea sed t h r ou gh a
n u m ber of t h e n ewest (U r a n ia n ) t ech n ologies.
in t h e m oder n wor ld, t ech n ology (fift h r a y) is
t h e in s t r u m en t of a n d r elea s in g a gen t for
power (fir st r a y).
F r om t h ou gh t s su ch a s t h ese, a r a t h er
con vin cin g ca se m igh t be m a de for t h e idea
t h a t a t lea s t on e of t h e p er iod ic veh icles
(Mon a d , s ou l or p er s on a lit y) of t h e p la n et
U r a n u s m igh t be r u led or con dit ion ed by t h e
fift h r a y of con cr et e k n owled ge or scien ce;
h owever , t h e Tibet a n n ever m a k es s u ch a
s t a t em en t , wh er ea s h e d oes s p ea k p la in ly
a bou t t h e a ssocia t ion of Ur a n u s wit h t h e t h ir d
r a y of Act ive In t elligen ce a n d Ada pt a bilit y. Let
u s exa m in e t h e lin e of t h ou gh t t h a t r ela t es
Ur a n u s t o t h e t h ir d r a y. H er e is a n im por t a n t
qu ot a t ion :
"Wa t er bein g t h e sym bol of su bst a n ce a n d of
m a t er ia l expr ession plu s em ot ion a l m ot iva t ion ,
Aqu a r iu s is con sequ en t ly du a l in it s a ct ivit y,
a n d t h e t h ir d r a y expr esses it self power fu lly
t h r ou gh t h is sign , r ea ch in g ou r pla n et t h r ou gh
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U r a n u s a n d t h e Moon wh ich h ides or veils
U r a n u s sym bolica lly in t h is ca se. Th er e is,
t h er efor e, t o be fou n d t h e dou ble in flu en ce of
U r a n u s, expr essin g t h e qu a lit y of t h e seven t h
r a y, in on e ca se, a n d t h e t h ir d r a y in t h e
ot h er ." (E soteric A strology, pa ge 138) "Two of
ou r p la n et s , t h e E a r t h (n on -s a cr ed ) a n d
Ur a n u s (sa cr ed) a r e dir ect ly t h e pr odu ct of t h is
t h ir d r a y a ct ivit y. Th is is of gr ea t im por t a n ce
t o r em em ber ." (E soteric Astrology, pa ge 200)
Let u s explor e t h e pr oba ble r ela t ion sh ip of
U r a n u s t o t h e t h ir d r a y fr om a n ot h er poin t of
view. Th e p r in cip le of r es on a n ce is ver y
im por t a n t in occu lt ism a n d it is in ph ysics.
Th r ou gh ou t t h e Tibet a n 's wr it in gs we h a ve
seen t h a t en t it ies--wh et h er gr ea t pla n et a r y
Bein gs or m in u t e a t om ic s t r u ct u r es --a r e
r ela t ed t o ea ch ot h er t h r ou gh n u m er ica l
r es on a n ce. I f t h er e is a n exa ct n u m er ica l
cor r e s p on d e n ce b e t w e e n t w o e n t i t i e s ,
r ega r d les s of t h eir m a gn it u d e, a lin e of
con n ect ion is es t a blis h ed . Th e s t a r S ir iu s ,
wh ich fr om on e poin t of view st a n ds a s t h e sou l
or sola r a n gel st a n ds t o ou r Sola r Logos, a lso
h a s a r eson a n t r ela t ion sh ip wit h t h e spir it u a l
H ier a r ch y of ou r pla n et wh ich , it self, st a n ds t o
h u m a n it y a s t h e sou l st a n ds t o t h e per son a lit y.
Th e r eson a n ce in t h ese in st a n ces is cr ea t ed
t h r ou gh t h e n u m ber "2". A kin d of r eson a n ce is
cr ea t ed bet ween ou r Sola r Logos (a Logos of
t h e fou r t h or d er ) a n d t h e s t a r S ir iu s --t h e
Cosm ic P a t h t o wh ich is t h e F ou r t h P a t h --via
t h e n u m ber "4". It seem s t h a t sym pa t h ies a n d
a n t ip a t h ies exis t a lon g lin es of n u m er ica l
iden t it y, sim ila r it y a n d differ en ce.
Wh en con sider in g t h e r ole of t h e t h ir d r a y
in t h e m a n ifes t a t ion of U r a n u s , a ver y
in t er est in g m yt h ologica l r ela t ion sh ip bet ween
t h r ee gr ea t E n t it ies com es t o m in d. Th ese
E n t it ies a r e E a r t h (Ga ea ), Sa t u r n (Cr on u s) a n d
U r a n u s (Ou r a n os). An cien t m yt h lin k s t h ese
E n t it ies t h r ou gh t h e followin g st or y:
"U r a n u s, [wa s] a lso k n own a s H E AVE N .
["t h e h ea ven ly sph er e"-E soteric Astrology, pa ge
432] ... Accor din g t o H esiod's Th eogon y, Ga ea
(e a r t h ) e m e r gin g fr om p r im e va l C h a os ,
pr odu ced H ea ven , t h e Mou n t a in s, a n d t h e Sea .
F r om E a r t h 's su bsequ en t u n ion wit h H ea ven
wer e bor n t h e Tit a n s, t h e Cyclopes, a n d t h e
H eca t on ch eir es.
"U r a n u s h a t ed h is offspr in g a n d h id t h em
in Ga ea 's bod y. S h e a p p ea led t o t h em for
ven gea n ce, bu t Cr on u s (a Tit a n ) [Sa t u r n ] a lon e
r es p on d ed . Wit h t h e h a r p e (a s cim it a r ) h e
r e m ove d t h e t e s t icle s of U r a n u s a s h e
a ppr oa ch ed Ga ea .... Cr on u s by h is a ct ion h a d
sepa r a t ed H ea ven a n d E a r t h .” E n cyclop ed ia
B ritan n ica
Th is m yt h h a s pr ofou n d im plica t ion s for
ou r u n der st a n din g of t im e, spa ce, et er n it y, a n d
t h e t h ir d r a y. O n p a ge 6 7 2 of E soteric
P s y ch ol ogy we r ea d t h e S ecr et Doct r in e
qu ot a t ion : "Cr on u s (t im e)... is r epr esen t ed a s
m u t ila t in g Ur a n u s ... Absolu t e t im e is m a de t o
becom e fin it e a n d con dit ion ed.” Th e t h ir d r a y
Lor d is k n own a s T h e Dispen ser of T im e. It
becom es a ppa r en t t h a t t h r ou gh t h e pr ocess of
in it ia t ion , h u m a n it y a n d even t u a lly a ll E a r t h
bein gs, a r e seek in g t o be r eu n it ed t o U r a n u s,
t h e H eir op h a n t , bu t m u s t over com e t h e
sepa r a t in g effect of Sa t u r n , Lor d of Ka r m a a n d
Lor d of Tim e, in or der t o do so.
T h e con n e ct ion b e t w e e n t h e s e t h r e e
pla n et s seem s t o be ba sed u pon a pr ofou n d
"r a y r eson a n ce". Th e Mon a dic r a y of E a r t h is
sa id t o be t h e fir st , a n d it s per son a lit y r a y t h e
t h ir d (cf. E soteric A strology, pa ge 619). It is
pr oba ble t h a t t h e Mon a dic r a y of Sa t u r n is t h e
t h ir d (cf. E soteric Psych ology, Vol. I, pa ge 421),
a n d t h a t t h e fir st r a y is eit h er t h e sou l or
per son a lit y r a y. F r om t h e m a n y qu ot a t ion s a n d
r ea son in gs in t h is a r t icle, we see t h a t bot h t h e
fir st a n d t h ir d r a ys a r e a lso a ct ive t h r ou gh
U r a n ia n a ct ivit y. Th e fir st r a y is ver y lik ely
t h e Mon a dic r a y, a n d per h a ps t h e t h ir d r a y is
t h e p er s on a lit y r a y. Wh a t ever p os it ion a l
a ssign m en t s seem m ost con vin cin g, we ca n see
t h a t , a ccor din g t o t h e Tibet a n , t h e fir st a n d
t h ir d r a ys a r e a ct ive in con n ect ion wit h ea ch of
t h ese t h r ee pla n et s a n d h en ce a t lea st on e
con vin cin g r ea son for t h eir close a ssocia t ion
a ppea r s.
Wh en t h in k in g a bou t t h e r ela t ion of
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U r a n u s t o t h e t h ir d r a y, t h e r ela t ion sh ip of
U r a n u s t o t h e Moon (t h e t h ir d ch a in of t h e
E a r t h Sch em e) m igh t a lso be con sider ed. On
pa ge 446 of E soteric A strology we r ea d: "Th e
Moon is fr equ en t ly u s ed a s a blin d wh en
U r a n u s is m ea n t . Toda y t h e Moon is a dea d
wor ld a n d t h e r ea son is t h a t t h e Ur a n ia n u r ge
beca m e so st r on g in t h a t fa r dist a n t t im e wh en
t h er e wer e livin g for m s u pon t h e Moon t h a t it
led t o t h e com plet e a n d fin a l eva cu a t ion of t h e
Moon a n d t h e t r a n sfer of it s life t o ou r pla n et .”
La t er in t h e sa m e pa r a gr a ph Ur a n u s is t ied t o
"t h e pr esen t sh ift of popu la t ion s t h r ou gh ou t
E u r ope a n d Gr ea t Br it a in " a n d t h e "st ea dy
m ovem en t of peoples fr om E a st t o West ... et c.”
Alt h ou gh t h e r a y of t h e Moon is given a s t h e
fou r t h , it seem s con vin cin g t o t h in k of bot h t h e
t h ir d a n d seven t h r a ys a s a lso r ela t ed. Th e
Moon is a ssocia t ed wit h seven t h r a y r h yt h m s
a n d cycle s , a n d w it h t h ir d r a y cyclic
m ovem en t s, a n d wit h flu ct u a t ion s a n d "t im e".
Clea r ly, t h er e a r e r ea son s for a U r a n u s/Moon
n u m er ica l r eson a n ce. Th e Moon is a lso t h e
r u ler of t h e Twelft h H ier a r ch y "t h e E lem en t a l
Lives " wh os e color is violet (cf. E soteric
Astrology, pa ge 35). U r a n u s is t h e "pla n et of
t h e violet for ce" (E soteric Astrology, pa ge 693).
I t is in t er es t in g, in ligh t of t h e gr ea t
m ovem en t s a n d t r a n s fer en ces over wh ich
U r a n u s a ppea r s t o pr eside, t h a t t h e t h ir d r a y
con fer s t h e power t o m ove t h r ou gh spa ce, a n d
t h a t it is a s s ocia t e d w it h "m e a n s of
t r a n s p or t a t ion " (E sot eric Psych ology, Vol. I,
p a ge 4 1 1 ). I n t e r e s t in gly, C h a r le s J a yn e
discover ed in h is ver y exa ct in g a st r ologica l
w or k t h a t ve r y fr e q u e n t ly, u n d e r e xa ct
Ur a n ia n a spect s, "m oves" wer e u n der t a ken .
A fin a l lin e of t h ou gh t r ela t in g U r a n u s t o
t h e t h ir d r a y r equ ir es u s t o t h in k of Ur a n u s a s
t h e a gen t t h r ou gh wh ich t h e cen t r a l spir it u a l
Su n pou r s it s in flu en ce. If, in deed, t h a t cen t r a l
spir it u a l Su n is n ot on ly t h e Mon a dic a spect of
ou r Sola r Logos, bu t t h e dist a n t st a r Alcyon e
a r ou n d wh ich ou r sola r syst em r evolves, t h en
it ca n be seen h ow close is t h e con n ect ion
bet ween U r a n u s a n d t h e t h ir d r a y. On pa ge
130 of In itiation H u m an an d S olar we r ea d,
"Th e Rod of t h e cosm ic Logos a ssocia t ed wit h
ou r sola r Logos is secr et ed in t h a t cen t r a l spot
in t h e h ea ven s a r ou n d wh ich ou r sola r syst em
r evolves , a n d wh ich is t er m ed ‘t h e cen t r a l
spir it u a l su n '.” It seem s t h a t we ca n n ot , fr om
on e p oin t of vie w a t le a s t , r e fu s e t h e
im plica t ion t h a t Alcyon e is in deed t h e cen t r a l
spir it u a l su n .
Bu t Alcyon e is wit h in t h e P leia des, a n d t h e
P leia des, fr om on e im por t a n t poin t of view, n ot
on ly em a n a t e a n d dist r ibu t e t h e t h ir d r a y (cf.
E s ot e r ic As t r ology, p a ge 4 2 7 ) b u t a r e
"con n ect ed wit h t h e Mot h er a s p ect wh ich
n u r t u r e s t h e in fa n t C h r is t ." (E s o t e r i c
Astrology, pa ge 201) Th e Mot h er a spect is t h e
t h ir d a spect of divin it y.
In deed Alcyon e is k n own a s "t h e st a r of
in t elligen ce.” Of Alcyon e, D.K. sa ys:
"It wa s pot en t ly a ct ive du r in g t h e pr eviou s
sola r syst em wh er ein t h e Th ir d P er son of t h e
Tr in it y wa s pecu lia r ly om n ipot en t a n d a ct ive...
T h e e n e r g i e s com i n g fr om Al cy on e
im pr egn a t ed t h e su bst a n ce of t h e u n iver se
wit h t h e qu a lit y of m in d. As a con sequ en ce of
t h is m ost a n cien t a ct ivit y, t h e sa m e for ce wa s
p r es en t a t t h e t im e of in d ivid u a liza t ion
[Alcyon e is t h e ‘st a r of t h e In dividu a l’] in t h is
s ola r s ys t em , for it is in t h is s ys t em , a n d
pr im a r ily u pon ou r pla n et , t h e E a r t h , t h a t t h e
m a jor r esu lt s of t h a t ea r ly a ct ivit y h a ve m a de
t h em selves felt . Two of ou r pla n et s, t h e E a r t h
(n on -sa cr ed) a n d U r a n u s (sa cr ed) a r e dir ect ly
t h e pr odu ct of t h is t h ir d r a y a ct ivit y."
I n t h is r e ga r d le t u s r e m e m b e r t h e
m yt h ologica l r e la t ion s h ip of E a r t h a n d
U r a n u s, a n d t h a t "t h e cen t r a l spir it u a l Su n
p ou r s it s in flu e n ce s t h r ou gh U r a n u s .”
F ollowin g t h is lin e of r ea son in g, it becom es a
clea r a n d vir t u a lly u n a voida ble con clu sion t h a t
a lin e of t h ir d r a y p ot en cy flow t h r ou gh ,
con dit ion s, a n d is dist r ibu t ed by Ur a n u s.
We n ow h a ve m e n t ion e d U r a n u s in
con n ect ion wit h t h e seven t h , fir st , fift h , t h ir d
a n d secon d r a ys. Th e Tibet a n dir ect ly con fir m s
in n u m er ou s wa ys t h e pr esen ce of t h e seven t h ,
fir st a n d t h ir d. Th e a ssocia t ion wit h t h e secon d
r a y is u n u su a l bu t qu it e pr oba ble (cf. pa ge 99,
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E soteric Psych ology, Vol. II), t h ou gh it is h igh ly
im pr oba ble t h a t t h e secon d r a y con dit ion s a n y
on e of t h e p er iod ic veh icles of t h e p la n et
Ur a n u s.
Th e r ela t ion of U r a n u s t o t h e h ea r t a n d
ci r cu l a t or y s y s t e m h a s a l r e a d y b e e n
m en t ion ed, a n d it s a ssocia t ion wit h t h e m en t a l
per m a n en t a t om of t h e Sola r Logos h a s been
s u gges t ed by t h e Tibet a n in A T rea t ise of
Cosm ic Fire, pa ge 406. Wh a t is pr oba ble in t h e
m a t t er of discover in g t h e secon d r a y in flu en ce
em a n a t in g t h r ou gh , if n ot fr om , Ur a n u s is t h a t
U r a n u s ser ves t h e r ole of t h e m en t a l body of
t h a t gr ea t secon d r a y E n t it y, for wh ich Ven u s
is t h e pr oba ble a st r a l body a n d J u pit er t h e
pr oba ble ph ysica l body. Never t h eless, t h e r a ys
dist r ibu t ed by t h e per iodic veh icles of U r a n u s
a r e m ost pr oba bly on t h e 1-3-5-7 lin e, ju st a s
t h ey seem t o be in t h e ca se of Sa t u r n , t h e
m yt h ologica l "son " of Ur a n u s.
Th e fift h r a y p r es en t s s om et h in g of a
pr oblem . E m pir ica lly, fr om a close obser va t ion
of h u m a n beh a vior , it a ppea r s t h a t t h e fift h
r a y is clos e ly a s s ocia t e d w it h Ur a n ia n
in flu en ce. Th e Tibet a n a lso m en t ion s differ en t
levels of scien ce, fr om or din a r y exot er ic scien ce
t o occu lt scien ce in con n ect ion wit h U r a n u s,
yet h e does n ot go so fa r a s t o n a m e Ur a n u s a
dist r ibu t or of t h e fift h r a y. Wh en obser vin g t h e
fu n ct ion in g p r a ct ica l in flu en ce of U r a n u s ,
h ow e ve r , t h e fift h r a y s e e m s fa r m or e
con spicu ou s t h a n t h e t h ir d r a y. Adm it t edly,
e m p ir icis m h a s s e ve r e lim it a t ion s w h e n
dea lin g wit h su ch gr ea t Lives a s t h e P la n et a r y
Logoi, bu t it m u s t n ot be d is cou n t ed a s a
m et h od of illu m in a t ion a n d a win dow t o a
fu l l e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e L a w of
Cor r espon den ces.
Th e t h r ee m ost pr oba ble r a ys t o con dit ion
t h e per iodic veh icles of U r a n u s a r e, t h er efor e,
t h e seven t h , t h e fir st a n d t h e t h ir d. P r oceedin g
on t h e a ssu m pt ion t h a t wh en t h e Tibet a n ga ve
a r a y for a sa cr ed pla n et h e wa s in fa ct givin g
t h e sou l r a y (som e h a ve sa id t h a t h e m en t ion s
t h is in t h e book s, bu t I h a ve n ot been a ble t o
fin d it ), t h e sou l r a y of U r a n u s wou ld be t h e
seven t h r a y of Or der a n d Cer em on ia l Ma gic.
In deed t h e pla n et a r y "Sch ool" on U r a n u s is
ca lled t h e "Sch ool of Ma gic of t h e t en t h or der .
It is som et im es ca lled 't h e pla n et of t h e violet
for ce: a n d it s gr a du a t es wield t h e power of
cos m i c e t h e r i c p r a n a ." T h is s t a t e m e n t
cor r ela t es Ur a n u s closely wit h t h e seven t h r a y,
a n d it is u n likely t h a t so st r on g a seven t h r a y
fu n ct ion wou ld be ch a r a ct er ist ic or U r a n u s
u n less eit h er it s sou l r a y or it s Mon a dic r a y
wer e qu a lified by t h e seven t h r a y. Besides,
exot er ica lly, on t h e lower levels of fu n ct ion in g,
wh ich on e wou ld a ssocia t e wit h t h e per son a lit y
r a y, U r a n u s does n ot seem t o oper a t e in a
seven t h r a y m a n n er . It s seven t h r a y in flu en ces
becom e per t in en t , it seem s, in t h e lives of
d is cip les a n d t h os e wh o a r e a t t em p t in g t o
br in g in t h e sou l pot en cy.
Th e Mon a d ic r a y of U r a n u s is a lm os t
cer t a in ly t h e fir st beca u se of t h e wa y D.K.
pr esen t s t h e in for m a t ion . H e st a t es:
"E sot er ica lly spea k in g, t h e pla n et s wh ich
a r e t h e expr ession s of t h e t h r ee m a jor r a ys a r e:
Ra y I Ur a n u s
Ra y II Nept u n e
Ra y III Sa t u r n
"A st u dy of t h is will m a ke it a ppa r en t wh y
Sa t u r n is ever t h e st a bilizer . In t h is pr esen t
cycle, t h e t wo r a ys of P ower a n d Love a r e
dir ect in g t h eir en er gies t o Vu lca n a n d J u pit er ,
wh ilst Sa t u r n 's a t t en t ion is t u r n ed t owa r d ou r
pla n et , t h e E a r t h ." (E soteric Psych ology, Vol. I,
pa ges 420-421.)
Sin ce, wit h in t h is ver y book, D.K. gives t h e
r a y of U r a n u s a s t h e seven t h , a n d t h en a dds
t h a t t h e esot er ic a ssign m en t wou ld be t h e fir st ,
a n d sin ce t h e U r a n ia n seven t h r a y does n ot
s eem t o fu n ct ion a t a ll es ot er ica lly, it is
pr oba bly sa fe t o a ssu m e, t h a t t h e Mon a dic r a y
of Ur a n u s is in deed t h e fir st , a n d t h e sou l r a y
is t h e seven t h . Th is wou ld lea ve on e of t h e r a ys
a ssocia t ed wit h m in d, eit h er t h e t h ir d or t h e
fift h , t o be t h e per son a lit y r a y. Th e ch oice is
d i ffi cu l t , b e ca u s e e x p e r i e n ce (t h ou g h
a dm it t edly lim it ed) seem s t o con t r a dict t h e
s t a t ed t ea ch in g. Th er e is lit t le a bou t t h e
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U r a n u s a s it p r es en t ly m a n ifes t s t h r ou gh
h u m a n it y t h a t su ggest s t h e qu a lit y of t h e t h ir d
r a y, a n d m u ch t o su ggest t h e qu a lit y of t h e
fift h . It is in t er est in g, h owever , t o r ea lize t h a t
t h e h igh er r a y m et h od of t ea ch in g t r u t h for t h e
t h ir d r a y is : "Mea n s of com m u n ica t ion or
in t er a ct ion . Ra dio, t elegr a ph , t eleph on e a n d
m ea n s of com m u n ica t ion ." I n a ll of t h es e
m ea n s , U r a n u s is d eep ly in volved , t h ou gh
per h a ps fr om a m or e t ech n ica l, fift h r a y a n gle.
Mer cu r y t oo is in volved in su ch a ct ivit ies, bu t ,
t h en , Mer cu r y, a s pr eviou sly su ggest ed, is ver y
pr oba bly a dist r ibu t or of t h e t h ir d r a y on som e
level of it s fu n ct ion in g. Addit ion a lly, Mer cu r y
a n d U r a n u s a r e clos ely r ela t ed , t h r ou gh
t r a dit ion a l a n d esot er ic a st r ology, for a t len gt h ,
Mer cu r y r es olves in t o or is a bs or bed by
U r a n u s. (cf. A T reatise on Cosm ic Fire, pa ge
406).
It seem s t h a t t h e t h ir d r a y m u st be ch osen
a s t h e per son a lit y r a y of U r a n u s, t h ou gh t h is
ch oice seem s m or e a m a t t er of n ecessit y t h a n
of ver ified exper ien ce. Th e fift h r a y a ssocia t ion
ca n n ot , h ow e ve r , b e e a s ily d e n ie d , a n d
per h a ps, a s su ggest ed wh en we exa m in ed t h e
ca se of Sa t u r n , t h e m en t a l veh icle of t h e pla n et
U r a n u s m a y be a ct ive, a n d p er h a p s it is
qu a lified by t h e fift h r a y. Th en , t oo, u sin g t h e
La w of An a logy, sin ce t h e sou ls of h u m a n
b e i n g s h a v e i m p or t a n t s u b -r a y s t h a t
sign ifica n t ly con dit ion t h e fu n ct ion in g of t h e
m a jor r a ys, wh y n ot t h e sou ls of pla n et a r y
E n t it ies. It 's ea sy t o get in over on e's h ea d, for
su ch specu la t ion s a r e cer t a in ly beyon d a n y
pr esen t possibilit y of ver ifica t ion ; bu t su ch
specu la t ion s m u st n ot be a lt oget h er dism issed
fr om con sider a t ion . A la t er u n der st a n din g of
h ow su b-r a ys oper a t e in t h e h u m a n syst em
m a y s h ed m u ch ligh t u p on t h e va r iou s
pla n et a r y r a ys a n d qu a lit ies for wh ich t h er e is
n o "r oom " in t h e con ven t ion a l r a y ch a r t
st r u ct u r e. On e t h in k s, in t h is r ega r d, of t h e
fou r t h r a y in con n ect ion wit h t h e p la n et
Ven u s, for su r ely t h er e m u st be a r ela t ion
bet ween Ven u s , "t h e God d es s of Love a n d
Bea u t y" a n d t h e r a y of "H a r m on y, Bea u t y a n d
Ar t ."
In a n y ca se, fr om a pu r ely pr a ct ica l poin t
of view, t h e pr a ct icin g a st r ologer wou ld be well
a dvised t o con sider t h e possibilit y of fift h r a y
lea n in gs wh en con s id er in g a p r om in en t ly
pla ced Ur a n u s, a n d especia lly wh en Ur a n u s is
in close a spect wit h Mer cu r y, wh ich a lso h a s
it s pr om in en t fift h r a y a ssocia t ion s.
Th e h ypot h et ica l su ggest ion s for t h e r a ys
con dit ion in g t h e per iodica l veh icles of U r a n u s
wou ld t h en be t h e followin g:

Mon a dic Ra y Th e fir st r a y of Will or

P ower
Sou l Ra y Th e seven t h r a y of Or der
a n d Cer em on ia l Ma gic
P er son a lit y Ra y Th e t h ir d r a y of Act ive
In t elligen ce
Men t a l r a y or su b-r a y
on som e level Th e fift h r a y of Con cr et e
Kn owledge or Scien ce

Th e r a ys p r op os ed a s con d it ion in g t h e
per iodica l veh icles of U r a n u s a r e t h e sa m e a s
t h ose for Sa t u r n , t h ou gh t h ey a r e differ en t ly
pla ced. In a close st u dy of t h e fu n ct ion s of
t h ese t wo pla n et s, a n d t h eir differ in g pr oposed
r a y ch a r t s, m u ch ligh t u pon t h e fu n ct ion in g of
t h e 1-3-5-7 lin e of for ce m a y be r evea led.

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