In this year 5.7, the last of the fifth seven-year period of the Plan, whose Goal is the “Creative Liturgy of the Group and of the Work”, we intend to focus on the seven aspects of the seventh creative energy, which manifests as Order, Ritual and Ceremonial Magic, publishing excerpts from “The Book of Rituals”.
SIXTH ASPECT OF THE SEVENTH ENERGY
When presenting the features of the sixth aspect, this inevitably assumes the figure of the reverse of the fifth, for the well-known reason that these two complement one another. The sixth climbs up the free fall path of the fifth, and starting from the many rituals and the formal diversities, attains unity, which is its eternal goal.
It can be said that any of the many rituals of every kind, age and people is animated by the desire-will to understand the Sun. The goal is only one, and this combines all rituals and, more importantly, their loyal performers.
The result is a simple and clear theorem: throughout the solar system, in every epoch, day and year, there is an ongoing research that never stops and brings creatures back to the primary Source of all vital energies, in beautiful order. What the Sun projects returns to him, charged with experience and wisdom.
The six-pointed solar Star, entrusted to the seven sacred luminaries (true backbone of the solar system) governs the immense ritual process, rules the general communion, ensures the hierarchical order and administers the initiatory path of consciousness in every place.
It is good and right to contemplate this vision, regular, beautiful and fiery. The common Good can be described in these terms, which illuminate its real consistency. It shows the Work that engages all the vital Entities, of every level, of any planet. Solar energy is received, assimilated, transformed and returned to the Source everywhere, with a gain in consciousness that unceasingly enriches the spiritual heritage of the whole.
This principle is of primary importance, and once understood it should never be forgotten.
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Therefore, even the small rituals of the tiny Group that boasts of the grand name of System* take part in the general contribution and with their minimal endeavours support the development of the whole.
Perhaps this great vision was never conceived by earthly man; perhaps ancient or very ancient peoples seized it, kept it in their hearts, and encompassed it in symbols and rites now forgotten.
What matters is that today, through the System, it is revived and circulates again among human consciousnesses, as an evidence of its eternal truth.
The foundation that is at the base of the System, a set of seven human “stars”, mirrors that of the solar Star mentioned several times. The deep nature and the movements of the latter are today known only in an external and quantitative way by astrophysicists, but the rituals offered here, if used and performed with profound joy of the soul, will perhaps reveal, in a short time, ever brighter principles – the knowledge of which in turn allow improvement of approach.
The study of the solar Star is therefore recommended, a ritual model of supreme value, an initiatory jewel capable of working in the depths of consciousness.
No mystery withstands a persistent, loving and impersonal inquiry. The System is called upon to undertake this investigation, and will not lack help.
And which research would be more brilliant? What more fascinating task? Discovering and humanising the golden rules that connect the highest divine principles, and saturating the common space in which the entire solar community grows!
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Today this is just a vision. In reality it is already the victory. In the instant in which our consciousness grasps it and places it among the sacred memories that glory is already given to mankind, or it rises again from a temporary oblivion.
All the rest is dialogue, invocation, discovery, ritualistic illumination.
SEVENTH ASPECT OF THE SEVENTH ENERGY
To describe the seventh aspect, as it has been done on various other occasions, we used the general method of examining the other six qualities that, merged together, constitute its essence. It is a valid method, of course, for studying any of the seven divine qualities.
From all these notes on the Seven a certain synthesis appears, sufficient – hopefully – for our current purposes.
That’s why the seventh aspect of Seven is silent: it accepts and recognises what its six Brothers sing about it.
Such silence brings everything back to the One, according to the task of the Seven, which is reflected in the Highest, in which the creative sound is unmanifest: and the image is so faithful that it is no longer distinguishable from the Model.
The Abyssal is the Highest.
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«The seventh divine energy unites Spirit and Substance»
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This article is published to orient minds and hearts to today’s celestial direction, which witnesses the opposition (from the heliocentric point of view) of Mars (6th Ray) and Uranus (7th Ray).
* By “System” we mean a human Group structured according to the harmonic principles of Reality (see “Asserting the Planetary Plan”).
“The Abyssal is the Highest”.
Perhaps only to be found by going through the doorway in the center of our Sun.