Spirit Fire

by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

The river, the boat, the oarsman. Together these represent the fullness of a human being.

The river is the life stream that carries the boat and its passenger along. The river is actually in command; the boat follows the river’s course, and the oarsman gets from here to there. The river represents our deepest spiritual nature, the monadic essence, the One, the universal ego. The boat represents the Soul, the pure wisdom and compassion that we are, the light that shines from us, and the stability of Presence. This boat cannot be overturned, and is secure no matter what the weather. In our analogy, the boat exists because of the river. The boat/soul is the unified ego.

The oarsman is the personality. It thinks it is in control of the river and the boat. But the river of life is streaming the personality through the particular eddies and currents that will give life experiences, thus grow skills and consciousness. The oarsman exerts effort, pulls on the rudder, and is fearful of the water’s depth, but the boat of the soul floats along effortlessly. The oarsman is the personal ego.

The river of Life that is each person’s primal spiritual nature is qualified by one of the Seven Rays. The soul is qualified by a Ray, and the personality is as well. The Seven Rays, to quote Magic in the World,
The Seven Rays or seven archetypes of energy and quality are the essence, ingredients, coloration, and vibration of everything. They are the breaths of God, the children of the Divine Mother, and the building blocks of life. Everything and everybody, today, tomorrow, and in the past are composites of the rays. The Rays govern all systems cyclically, be they star or planetary systems, kingdoms, or inside a human being. Everything is here and is manifesting because of the Rays. (Donna Mitchell-Moniak, Llumnia Press, 2002)

The Science of the Seven Rays is the most ancient psychological system. It pre-dates astrology, numerology, The Enneagram, and all modern typologies. Understanding the Seven Rays give us the eyes to see the river of life that is our most refined spiritual nature and to come to an understanding of how, throughout our life, this river has streamed us along in a particular way. The Seven Rays helps us understand ourselves as the Soul, and to know the nature of light is ours to radiate. This we do with our family, in our workplace, and in the service we give. And because the Rays are the very nature of everything, our personal ego, mind, emotions, physical body, and our orientation to wants (desires) and requirements are also conditioned by the Rays. Therefore, not only is our life conditioned by a particular flow and our Soul emanates in a specific way, but the uniqueness of every aspect of each of us is (the result of the Rays) that way because of the Rays. As a spiritual Being we decided to grow, hone, and wield these energies and qualities.

The Seven Rays give us insight into not just to our self, but everything! For example:
why dogs are loyal
why cats are aloof
why plants grow toward the sun (in addition to photosynthesis)
why people have a variety of learning and (thinking) styles
why some people are quick to react and others less so
why people come in all the body shapes they do
why some relationships are long lasting and others are not
why we have the patterns that we do and why some are hard to change.

Going back to our analogy of the river, boat, and oarsman, The Science of the Seven Rays suggests that even cats, dogs, and the plant kingdom have a river of life influencing them en masse. The Seven Rays suggests that there are many levels of energy within us and that we exert the influence of them on others whether we realize it or not. Therefore, the Science of the Seven Rays is one of the few psycho-spiritual typology systems that is not limited (to humans but can be just as well applied to all of the kingdoms of nature and even cultures of nations) as to who or how big to look at in order to gain understanding. For instance, we should be able to look at a nation and see the energy quality of its personal ego as well as its soul. And we can with the Seven Rays. This helps explain differences in culture, traditions, and overall tone of countries. The Seven Rays also helps us energetically and psychologically work together, understanding one another deeply through a lens that turns personal preferences into energy tendencies. The Seven Rays do not take away our responsibility to be conscientious through blaming a ray energy for our tendencies; instead we are empowered to move dynamically with the power of the river of Life behind us, the security of the boat on the river and, as the oarsman, realize that there are forces greater than our strength and personal will. Wisdom lies in deep understanding. The Seven Rays provide this.