One of the most common ideas in modern spirituality is that the ego is the enemy. We often hear that ego is the source of all suffering, illusion, selfishness, and attachment. Countless books, teachers, and traditions have emphasized that in order to reach the soul — or a “higher self” — the ego must be dissolved, transcended, or shed like a skin.
This perspective often stems from:
Eastern Spiritual Traditions: Concepts like anatta (no-self) in Buddhism, or the illusory nature of the individual self (maya) in Advaita Vedanta, have been interpreted in the West as a need to completely eliminate the ego.
Misinterpretation: Sometimes, the call to “transcend the ego” is misinterpreted as destroying it, rather than simply releasing one’s identification with its limited, conditioned aspects.
Focus on Egoism: Many people equate “ego” with “egoism” – meaning arrogance, selfishness, pride, and self-centeredness. If “ego” equals these negative traits, then of course, getting rid of it seems desirable.
But is that the full truth?
While this narrative has roots in valuable wisdom traditions like Vedanta, Buddhism, and certain mystical strands of Christianity, it’s far from the only valid way of understanding the ego. In fact, both modern psychology and more integrated spiritual systems are beginning to reclaim the ego—not as a villain, but as a necessary, even sacred, component of the human journey.
What Do We Really Mean by Ego?
In classical spiritual language, the ego often represents the part of us that:
Clings to control
Seeks external validation
Feels separation from others
Reacts from fear or desire
These are real dynamics — but they are not the totality of the ego.
Many other schools of thought, including various branches of psychology and even nuanced spiritual perspectives, offer a much more integrated and “considerate” view of the ego:
Western Psychology (Freudian, Ego Psychology):
The Ego as a Healthy Function: In psychology, particularly Freudian theory, the ego is a fundamental and necessary part of the psyche. It’s the part of our personality that mediates between the demands of the primal urges (id), the moralistic conscience (superego), and the external reality.
Reality Principle: The ego operates on the “reality principle,” helping us to perceive the world accurately, make rational decisions, and adapt to our environment. It’s responsible for conscious thought, memory, and problem-solving.
Healthy Adaptation: A strong, healthy ego is considered crucial for mental well-being, resilience, and the ability to function effectively in the world. It allows for a stable sense of self, boundaries, and the capacity for healthy relationships. Psychologists often work to strengthen the ego, not eliminate it.
Jungian Psychology (Ego as the Center of Consciousness):
Carl Jung distinguished between the ego (the center of consciousness and personal identity) and the Self (the totality of the psyche, including conscious and unconscious, representing the true spiritual core).
Integration, Not Annihilation: Jung did not advocate for shedding the ego. Instead, he believed the ego’s role is to enter into a dialogue with the unconscious (the Self) and integrate its contents. This process, called individuation, leads to a more holistic and integrated personality, where the ego serves the larger purpose of the Self, rather than dominating or being inflated. A strong, flexible ego is necessary to navigate the challenges of individuation.
Nuanced Spiritual Perspectives (Ego as a Tool or Vehicle):
Many spiritual teachers, while acknowledging the pitfalls of an unexamined or dominant ego (i.e., egoism), argue that the ego is a necessary tool or vehicle for navigating the material world.
A Bridge, Not a Barrier: From this perspective, the ego provides the individuality, agency, and sense of “I” that allows the soul to have an experience in a physical body. Without it, interacting with reality, learning lessons, or fulfilling one’s purpose in the world would be impossible.
Serving the Soul: The goal isn’t to kill the ego, but to transform its relationship with the soul. The ego moves from being the “master” (driven by fear, attachment, separation) to becoming the “servant” of the higher self or soul (guided by intuition, love, compassion, and true purpose). It’s about aligning the ego’s will with the soul’s intention.
Discernment: It’s about discerning between the “false self” (the ego identified with limiting beliefs, past wounds, and societal conditioning) and the “authentic self” (the soul’s true expression). The healthy ego then becomes the instrument for this authentic expression.
The Spiral Tree Code: Ego and Soul in Dialogue
In the Binary Soul (from the Spiral Tree Code framework), the ego and soul are not enemies. They are co-architects of your evolution. In fact, the structure of the 4-bit microtypes reflects this very relationship:
Each microtype is made up of two binary pairs:
The left pair symbolizes the ego (outer personality, behavior, challenge)
The right pair symbolizes the soul (inner will, awareness, guidance)
Together, they form a living dialogue between who we think we are, and who we are becoming.
From Opposition to Collaboration
Instead of asking us to get rid of the ego, the Spiral Tree Code asks: Can the soul and ego learn to work together?
Here’s how that works in this model:
🔸 The Left Pair (Ego): The Disruptive Catalyst
This is where friction shows up — conflicts, repeating patterns, emotional storms. It’s not the “bad guy,” but it activates the journey. The ego pushes up against old belief systems, outdated roles, and unconscious loops. It’s loud because it wants change.
🔹 The Right Pair (Soul): The Ascended Inner Knower
This is the quiet voice within. It doesn’t need to control. It offers insight, clarity, and aligned will. Its job is to support the ego, not to destroy it. The soul doesn’t bypass struggle — it helps reframe it, guiding the ego from defense into transformation.
Example: Microtype 1010
Left Pair (Ego): 10 – The Pressure This outer expression shows the person feeling squeezed — by duty, expectations, or urgency. It might react with control, defensiveness, or burnout.
Right Pair (Soul): 10 – Discerning The inner will has the clarity to see through illusions. It says: “There’s a deeper reason for this challenge. You’re being asked to dismantle something old.”
The ego feels stress. The soul responds with wisdom. Together, they create transformation.
Ego Is Not the Obstacle — It’s the Soil
To deny the ego is to deny the very friction that makes growth possible. The ego is the soil in which the soul’s lessons grow. Through every fear, craving, defense, and identity, the soul is sculpting something real, something whole.
Rather than transcending the ego, we are invited to evolve it — to refine its patterns so that it becomes a clear channel for soul expression.
The soul does not destroy the ego. It supports the ego in becoming a bridge — from separation to service, from distortion to depth.
Why This Matters
The integrated view of ego and soul offered by the Spiral Tree Code has real-life applications:
You don’t have to wage war against your personality to be spiritual.
You can decode your emotional reactions as evolutionary invitations, not moral failings.
You can use the 4-bit microtypes to identify where your ego is struggling — and what your soul is trying to teach it.
This is not a battle. It’s a conversation.
The Binary Soul: A New Map for Spiritual Maturity
The Binary Soul system honors both essence and personality, spirit and psyche. By reading your 4-bit microtype, you don’t just learn what’s “wrong” with you. You see how your ego and soul are collaborating — sometimes clashing, sometimes harmonizing — to guide your personal evolution.
At the heart of the Spiral Tree Code lies something simple, elegant, and profoundly transformative: the binary bit. Just like the 0s and 1s that form the digital world’s foundation, these energetic codes represent the soul’s unfolding evolution — a sacred journey from contemplation to motivation, from inner reflection to outer embodiment.
In this article, we’ll explore how these binary units form living energetic states that mirror the real challenges, transitions, and breakthroughs we face as human beings. These bits — and the binary pairs they create — aren’t just symbolic. They’re practical tools for self-awareness, emotional mastery, and spiritual growth.
Bit 0: Intuition & Contemplation
Bit 0 is where it all begins: the soul in its introspective state. It’s a place of potential energy, not yet realized or acted upon. Here, we reflect, dream, and intuit. But this is not passivity — it’s the soul’s preparation stage, where deep questions arise, old assumptions are challenged, and new inner landscapes form.
This phase often involves:
Risk-taking through inner change
Emotional silence or withdrawal
Questioning: “What am I really here to do?”
It’s the pause before the leap, the inhale before expression.
Bit 1: Motivation & Assertion
Bit 1 marks a powerful shift: the soul has clarified its desire and is ready to act with conviction. This bit represents outward movement, willpower, and clear intention. It’s the moment when what was once intuitive becomes directional — when contemplation crystallizes into purpose.
Here, we find:
Drive, motivation, and forward energy
Clarity in decision-making
Willingness to take aligned action
Together, 0 and 1 are not “good” or “bad”—they represent two necessary modes of growth. And when combined into pairs, they form the energetic DNA of your transformation.
Interpreting the Four Binary Pairs
Each pair of bits describes a more complex energetic dynamic. These pairs reveal how your inner and outer states interact, creating waves of change and potential turning points in your journey.
10 – Dismantling Old Beliefs
This pair signals a transition point: the soul is challenged to let go of outdated beliefs. It’s a deconstruction phase, where past truths no longer serve your growth.
Expect themes like:
Releasing control or dogma
Facing disillusionment
Rebuilding from a higher truth
This is often uncomfortable — but deeply liberating.
11 – Motivation to Connect
This is a harmonic state. Both bits are “1,” meaning motivation flows inward and outward. It represents aligned, inspired engagement with others.
Look for:
Authentic relationship-building
Clear vision + meaningful action
Collaborative purpose
This is the soul on fire for something bigger than itself.
00 – Returning to the Root
Here, the soul experiences a reset. When both bits are “0,” we return to introspection — but this time, with the wisdom gained from recent experiences.
Themes may include:
Conflict resolution through self-reflection
Retreat after burnout or misalignment
Rebuilding integrity and trust
This is a humbling, grounding energy that realigns us to truth.
01 – Hope and Devotion to Evolve
This is the soul’s gentle forward movement — rooted in reflection, but devoted to growth. Unlike 10’s tension, this pair suggests harmony: a willingness to move through discomfort for the sake of something beautiful.
Signs of this energy:
Devotion to healing or progress
Compassion for self and others
Balanced strength: action guided by intuition
This is evolution with grace.
Summary: Bits Are States, Not Judgments
These bits and pairs aren’t moral scores — they’re energetic signatures. A “high-vibration” state isn’t simply the opposite of a “low one.” Instead, high vibration is the integrated and balanced form of any energy: mature, centered, and aligned with higher purpose.
Take the number 8, for example:
Low vibration might show up as power obsession or paralysis in the face of control.
The high vibration isn’t neutrality — it’s the mastery of power with integrity and service.
This is the key to reading the Binary Soulprint: you’re not looking to be in one state forever. You’re learning how to move with the spiral, integrating lessons and evolving your frequency over time.
Begin Your Soulprint Journey
By learning to recognize the bit sequences active in your life, you’ll begin to understand:
Why you feel stuck or energized
Which inner voices to listen to (or challenge)
What spiritual lessons you’re embodying right now
This is the first layer of your Spiral Tree Code — and it lays the foundation for 3-bit soul tones, 4-bit microtypes, and beyond.
What’s Next?
In the next articles, we’ll go deeper into how these binary codes form your 4-bit microtype (the energetic “mode” you live in) and how your soul tone influences your relationships, decisions, and spiritual path.
We’ll include clear examples, practical tools, and real-life case studies to help you apply the Binary Soul framework in everyday life.
Stay tuned — and start noticing your bit-patterns today.
Unlocking the Living Language of Numbers Through 3-bit Soul Tones, 4-bit Microtypes, and 5-bit Subtypes
In a world increasingly shaped by digital systems and energetic awareness, we’re called to decode not only our external technologies — but also the deeper architecture of our inner being. I’ve developed the Spiral Tree Code model with the ambition to bridge the spiritual language of number archetypes with the precision of binary logic, forming a multidimensional map of the soul. This model, partly revealed through the Sub-Model The Binary Soul: Numerology Through the Spiral Code, offers an entirely new approach to understanding your energetic makeup — by encoding your soul’s essence, evolution, and expression into a living binary matrix.
The Three Layers of the Spiral Tree Code
At the heart of this model lie three fundamental binary-based levels — each offering a layer of insight into who you are, how you change, and how you move through the world:
3-Bit Soul Tone (Core Archetype)
This is your innate frequency—the foundational pattern your soul resonates with across time. With 3 bits, there are 8 core archetypes (000 to 111) that represent root-level soul signatures:
000: The Seed of Potential
101: The Attractor
111: The Shapeshifter (…and more.)
These archetypes form the bedrock of your identity, influencing your perspective, emotional patterns, and deepest motivations.
4-Bit Microtypes (The Binary Soul in Motion)
This is the living pulse of your energetic self — how your soul expresses itself through actions, decisions, and challenges in the 3D world. With 4 bits, we unlock 16 archetypal microtypes, each representing an energetic “mode” that governs your behavior in time.
Think of them as dynamic soul masks or “frequency postures” you inhabit. Some are stable, showing up in your lifelong tendencies; others are transitional, appearing during key turning points, crises, or breakthroughs.
Why 4-bit? In the physical world of four directions, four seasons, and four elements, the 4-bit structure perfectly maps to embodied reality. It anchors abstract numerology into tangible life experience — making spiritual archetypes applicable to your job, relationships, health, and creativity.
5-Bit Subtypes (Emerging Layer)
This advanced layer introduces 32 subtle variants — known as subtypes — that nuance your microtype expression. These reveal how you adapt, evolve, and layer your soul’s frequency across time or under pressure. While more subtle, they help track spiritual evolution and complexity.
Why 4-Bit Microtypes Matter in the 3D World
While the 3-bit soul tone captures who you are at your core, the 4-bit microtypes show how you move through the world. They govern:
The way you respond to stress
Your leadership style
Emotional integration
How you make and break patterns
Your interaction with time, purpose, and place
The 4-bit system acts as a bridge between essence and embodiment — the missing link between esoteric insight and daily application.
Just like binary code runs the programs on your devices, these binary archetypes run the subtle “programs” of your personality, habits, and transformation journey.
Traditional Numerology vs. The Binary Soul
Let’s compare this to classical systems:
Aspect
Pythagorean/Chaldean Numerology
Spiral Tree Code / The Binary Soul
Number Type
1–9 (Pythagorean), letters-to-numbers
Binary code (bits: 3-bit, 4-bit, 5-bit)
Focus
Destiny, name, birth date
Archetype + energetics + life phases
Time Model
9-year cycles, time-based numbers
Spiral unfolding, stable & transitional types
Interpretation
Symbolic + interpretive
Binary-coded, archetypal + dynamic
Application
Personality, forecasts
Soul evolution + practical guidance
Where traditional systems rely on fixed meanings, the Spiral Tree Code interprets your numbers as frequency expressions, moving in waves, cycles, and transitional forms. It retains numerology’s spiritual depth but updates it with code-level specificity.
Why The Binary Soul Is Practical
In a time when many seek alignment but are overwhelmed by vague or conflicting advice, The Binary Soul framework provides clarity and structure. Here’s how it works in real life:
✅ Career – Learn your most aligned expression mode and work style
✅ Relationships – Understand compatibility through soul tone & microtype interplay
✅ Time Cycles – Track your “energetic weather” with transitional codes
✅ Personal Growth – See why you shift during certain phases — and how to integrate change
✅ Decision-Making – Use binary archetypes to align with your soul’s optimal rhythm
It’s like having a living numerology compass that evolves with you — offering grounded insights without mystifying jargon.
Ready to Dive Deeper?
The Binary Soul is more than a Numerology Model — it’s a living codebook for soul-based evolution. With this model, you will be able to:
Read your Binary Soulprint
Translate traditional numbers into microtypes
Navigate your personal year cycles through binary overlays
Align with your soul tone in daily life
And more…
This is numerology for the digital mystic, the spiritual coder, the frequency-sensitive seeker.
In Closing
The Spiral Tree Code offers something unprecedented: a way to live your numerology, not just read about it. By embracing binary as a spiritual language, we access a system that’s fluid, intelligent, and encoded in both nature and consciousness.
Numbers don’t just describe you — they move through you.The Binary Soul invites you to listen.
Stay tuned for upcoming articles where we’ll break down the Binary Soul system step by step — making this powerful framework easy to understand and apply. From decoding your personal 4-bit microtype to interpreting time-based transitions and exploring real-life case studies, each post will guide you deeper into how this binary-based model reveals the soul’s patterns in everyday life. Whether you’re a curious beginner or an experienced numerologist, these insights will help you integrate The Binary Soul into your personal growth, relationships, and spiritual practice.
!Through extensive research, I’ve developed my own approach to compare and integrate Numerology and several other esoteric systems with the main focus of uncovering BALANCE at various intricate levels. Because this exploration spans numerous traditions, I’ll be sharing my discoveries in a series of articles. It’s important to understand that these insights are the direct outcome of my own research, not necessarily widely accepted public opinion. Your interest and feedback would be incredibly valuable in making this ongoing work even more comprehensive.!
Introduction on The Tree of Life (Qabalah)
The Tree of Life, according to Chic Cicero & Sandra T. Cicero from the Golden Dawn, “is the most important symbol of the Qabalah … The ten Sephiroth and the twenty-two paths which connect them are known together as the Thirty-Two Paths of Wisdom.” The Divine formed the Sephiroth through the Flaming Sword or Lightning Bolt and created the Universe, then the Serpent of Wisdom, with the aspiring to reach the Divine from the bottom, would ascend and form the 22 paths. “The Sephiroth may be described as centers of energy or god-consciousness, while that paths connecting them are conduits or energy channels.”
Below is the summary for the 10 Sephiroth and the 22 Paths:
Number
Sephirah
Key words
1
Kether
Unity, divine source, pure will
2
Chokmah
Wisdom, dynamic force, duality begins
3
Binah
Understanding, structure, creative matrix
4
Chesed
Mercy, expansion, benevolence
5
Geburah
Severity, power, discipline, change
6
Tiphareth
Beauty, harmony, heart-centre, cosmic balance
7
Netzach
Victory, endurance, emotional mastery
8
Hod
Glory, intellect, communication mastery
9
Yesod
Foundation, the subconscious, manifesting energies
10
Malkuth
Kingdom, physical world, grounded expression
Path Number
Connections
Major Arcana
Astrological Resemblance
Resemblance Name
11
Kether to Chokmah
0. The Fool
Element
Air
12
Kether to Binah
I. The Magician
Planet
Mercury
13
Kether to Tiphareth
II. The High Priestess
Planet
Moon
14
Chokmah to Binah
III. The Empress
Planet
Venus
15
Chokmah to Chesed
IV. The Emperor
Zodiac
Aries
16
Chokmah to Tiphareth
V. The Hierophant
Zodiac
Taurus
17
Binah to Geburah
VI. The Lovers
Zodiac
Gemini
18
Binah to Tiphareth
VII. The Chariot
Zodiac
Cancer
19
Chesed to Geburah
VIII. Strength
Zodiac
Leo
20
Chesed to Tiphareth
IX. The Hermit
Zodiac
Virgo
21
Chesed to Netzach
X. Wheel of Fortune
Planet
Jupiter
22
Geburah to Tiphareth
XI. Justice
Zodiac
Libra
23
Geburah to Hod
XII. The Hanged Man
Element
Water
24
Tiphareth to Netzach
XIII. Death
Zodiac
Scorpio
25
Tiphareth to Yesod
XIV. Temperance
Zodiac
Sagittarius
26
Tiphareth to Hod
XV. The Devil
Zodiac
Capricorn
27
Netzach to Hod
XVI. The Tower
Planet
Mars
28
Netzach to Yesod
XVII. The Star
Zodiac
Aquarius
29
Netzach to Malkuth
XVIII. The Moon
Zodiac
Pisces
30
Hod to Yesod
XIX. The Sun
Planet
Sun
31
Hod to Malkuth
XX. Judgment
Element
Fire
32
Yesod to Malkuth
XXI. The World
Element
Earth
My Proposal of the ‘Spiral Tree Code’ Model
According to Frater Barrabbas, 22 paths in the Tree of Life “characterize the individual cycle of spiritual transformation and personal evolution”, where each path represents “a transition from one state of emanation to the next higher (or lower).”
I’ve spent some time to contemplate on the journey of the soul in the Numerology’s Life Blueprint as well as the journey of the Fool in Tarot and in The Tree of Life, together with what I’ve experienced with the development of spirituality nowadays, how many different ways of thoughts have developed from theses two systems or others. It’s stunning to see that despite how rich and profound and abundant sources we have now on spiritual paths, teachings, and practices, they still seem to share a common thread: the emphasis on heart-centred development for cultivating consciousness and harmony. Many sources, regardless of their specific origins or methodologies, converge on the idea that true spiritual evolution depends on opening the heart, fostering compassion, empathy, and unconditional love, as well as aligning with one’s deeper soul purpose. From this fact, I felt the urge to build a ‘revised’ Model for soul’s development based on the above two systems.
Firstly, I will replace The Fool archetype with an image of a child developing – walking step-by-step through the 22 Paths of The Tree of Life – just like the way a soul begins to incarnate into the body firstly as a baby. This would make sense the integration of the Life Blueprint and The Tree of Life.
As known and accepted widely, The Fool archetype represents innocence, trust, unformed potential…; meanwhile The Child represents the beginning of development, being open to learning, being vulnerable yet cheerful… The Fool’s journey to The World signifies the soul’s ongoing unfolding process. In my model, The Child represents the soul’s entry into incarnation, starting from the 1st Sephiroth (Kether). As The Child encounters and integrates the forces of the Tree of Life, it progresses through distinct growth phases—symbolized by the Youth, Power, and Wisdom Squares—and masters the lessons of each Path or Arcana. Upon reaching The World (from Path 32), The Child has acquired the essential tools of mind, power, and desire, thereby forming a complete personality.
The replacement of The Fool with The Child in the soul’s journey is not something new, it has at least been applied quite successfully in the Patch Tarot by Spirit Studios Inc. But my second modification is presumably my very ‘bold’ move towards changing how we understand soul’s journey in the Tree of Life.
When trying to integrate the three squares of the Life Blueprint with The Tree of Life, I recognized that the soul’s journey here should be treated as an ascending cycle itself, not just transforming one way from The Child in Kether to The World in Malkuth. And this is totally consistent with the original theory of The Tree of Life: The Divine (Kether) formed the Universe (Malkuth), then the Serpent of Wisdom from Malkuth would ascend back to unite with the Divine. The Child in my model, similarly, will descend into form, identity, will, experience from Kether to Malkuth during Youth and Power Squares, and then ascends back from Malkuth to Kether – toward synthesis, service, self-transcendence – during Wisdom Square, forming a cyclical, alchemical journey of the soul. Each stage of The Child’s journey is characterized by the necessity to balance inner and outer energies and to integrate polarities through a heart-centred lens.
Below are the two summary tables of The Child’s journey in my new model (one for Youth and Power Squares, one for Wisdom Square):
Phase 1: DESCENT INTO FORM (Youth + Power Squares): The Child-Soul enters incarnation, learning to express itself in the world. Along this descend, the vibrant call of the heart may soften under the weight of external conditioning, yet its inherent balance and inner resonance quietly remain its compass.
Path No.
Connections
Major Arcana
Description
Stage 1: From Spirit to Structure (Kether to Tiphareth)
11
Kether to Chokmah
The Fool
The soul begins as pure potential
12
Kether to Binah
The Magician
Discovery of intellect and will; the need to balance thought with presence
13
Kether to Tiphareth
The High Priestess
Emerging inner knowing; the soul’s first call to listen inward
14
Chokmah to Binah
The Empress
Emotional nourishment; connection to the mother and the harmonizing role of feeling
15
Chokmah to Chesed
The Emperor
Structure, law, and father energy; must be tempered by compassion
16
Chokmah to Tiphareth
The Hierophant
Cultural conditioning and tradition; testing the heart’s truth versus external authority
17
Binah to Geburah
The Lovers
Emotional choice and emerging desire; balancing love for self and others
18
Binah to Tiphareth
The Chariot
Personal direction and ego emergence; learning to steer with integrity
Stage 2: From Heart to Action (Tiphareth to Malkuth)
19
Chesed to Geburah
Strength
Willpower, character refinement; balancing strength with gentleness
20
Chesed to Tiphareth
The Hermit
Personal reflection, solitary wisdom; the heart’s voice becomes clearer in silence
21
Chesed to Netzach
Wheel of Fortune
Embracing cycles and fate; trusting the inner rhythm through change
22
Geburah to Tiphareth
Justice
Learning karmic law, fairness; integrating clarity with compassion
23
Geburah to Hod
The Hanged Man
Surrender and ego softening; balancing identity with surrender
24
Tiphareth to Netzach
Death
Transformation and release; letting go with trust in the soul’s cycle
25
Tiphareth to Yesod
Temperance
Inner balance and integration; heart becomes the mediator of opposites
26
Tiphareth to Hod
The Devil
Confronting material attachment; discerning love from entanglement
27
Netzach to Hod
The Tower
Shattering false identities; clearing space for authentic heart presence
28
Netzach to Yesod
The Star
Renewal of purpose; hope born of soul-centred trust
29
Netzach to Malkuth
The Moon
Facing illusions and shadow; heart-discernment lights the dark path
30
Hod to Yesod
The Sun
Joy, radiance, identity flowering; alignment of ego with inner light
31
Hod to Malkuth
Judgment
The call to higher service; the awakened heart begins to guide the whole
32
Yesod to Malkuth
The World
Full manifestation in the physical realm (Malkuth); heart, mind, and soul harmonize in form
Phase 2: ASCENT BACK INTO LIGHT (Wisdom Square): The soul now reawakens to its authentic self, embarking on its return journey to Kether. This ascent is not a repetition, but a profound transmutation of every stage previously experienced. Here, balance evolves into devotion, with the heart serving as the soul’s unwavering compass.
Path No.
Connections
Major Arcana
Description
Stage 3: Return Path (Reverse Spiral from Malkuth to Kether)
32
Malkuth to Yesod
The World
The world becomes a sacred mirror; heart-centred embodiment begins
31
Malkuth to Hod
Judgment
Awakened from worldly illusion; conscience arises from the heart
30
Yesod to Hod
The Sun
Radiance becomes compassion; joy is shared in service
29
Malkuth to Netzach
The Moon
Wisdom through deep emotion; heart holds space for mystery
28
Yesod to Netzach
The Star
Spiritual vision guides action; love flows without condition
27
Hod to Netzach
The Tower
Ego death as sacred breakthrough; balance restored through surrender
26
Hod to Tiphareth
The Devil
Mastery over desire; desires purified by soul intention
25
Yesod to Tiphareth
Temperance
Integrated harmony; the heart reconciles all duality
24
Netzach to Tiphareth
Death
Rebirth into soul-centred awareness; release becomes love
23
Hod to Geburah
The Hanged Man
Embrace of divine paradox; balance through trust
22
Tiphareth to Geburah
Justice
Equanimity and spiritual alignment; the scales held by the awakened heart
21
Netzach to Chesed
Wheel of Fortune
Consciously engaging destiny; surrender aligned with purpose
20
Tiphareth to Chesed
The Hermit
Guiding others from wisdom; inner light radiates
19
Geburah to Chesed
Strength
Soul-will replaces ego-will; compassion is now strength
18
Tiphareth to Binah
The Chariot
Direction now soul-led; service becomes the engine
17
Geburah to Binah
The Lovers
Divine union within; heart as sacred space of wholeness
16
Tiphareth to Chokmah
The Hierophant
Teaching from lived wisdom; heart is the new tradition
15
Chesed to Chokmah
The Emperor
Inner authority awakened; rule by clarity and love
14
Binah to Chokmah
The Empress
Nurturing others from spiritual fullness; love overflows
13
Tiphareth to Kether
The High Priestess
Living from intuitive soul; the heart knows without words
12
Binah to Kether
The Magician
Creative mastery through divine channel; heart aligns mind and body
11
Chokmah to Kether
The Fool
Returned to innocence, now enlightened; the heart becomes the throne of knowing
Briefly, the journey of the Child-Soul begins in a state of pure innocence and culminates in a state of conscious innocence, reflecting the cyclical nature of the Life Blueprint Squares where Youth and Power combine in the descending journey, and Wisdom guides the subsequent ascending voyage. Each path, being experienced twice: first time as initiation and second time as integration, underscores that the balance of emotional, mental, and spiritual is not a static state but a dynamic evolution through each cycle. Throughout this transformative process, the heart serves as the guide, the bridge, and the illuminating flame at every turn.
Projecting the Life Blueprint onto The Tree of Life in the ‘Spiral Tree Code’ Model
When observing and analysing data from many people of different ages and professions, I noticed that in each development cycle in the Tree of Life, the Life Blueprint Points can usually serve as ‘Karmic Blind Spots’ or ‘Blind Justice,’ where the soul is called to confront veiled truths, particularly during its interaction processes with others. These points can manifest as hidden ego defences, unresolved emotional debts or projections, misunderstood motives stemming from past interactions, or even echoes of unfulfilled soul contracts. This ‘Blind Spot’ concept strongly resonates with the Qabalistic idea of certain Sephiroth (especially Geburah, Netzach, and Hod) acting as spiritual testing grounds, as well as astrological concepts like the South Node or Chiron wounds, and Jungian shadow complexes that become activated in relationships. Practically, these Blueprint Points serve as vital invitations for the soul to contemplate the blind spot(s)’s true impact, take ownership of their recurring patterns, and cultivate emotional maturity through a process of profound discernment and forgiveness.
Each side of the Life Blueprint squares (Youth, Power, and Wisdom) marks a distinct thematic self-work essential for progressing along its bordered path. Youth Square involves discerning the underlying conditions of circular reasonings (Side AB), observing (with new perspectives) the soul’s optical illusions to understand its vulnerabilities (Side BC), and igniting the process of self-improvement (Side CD). As the journey deepens into Power Square, the focus shifts to enacting change through strategic moves and countermoves for personal and relational betterment (Side DE), progressively laying foundations for growth while nurturing healthy shifts in interpersonal dynamics (Side EF), and bravely addressing inhibitions with creative, careful, and caring communication to achieve greater balance (Side FG). Finally, Wisdom Square calls for reflection on unresolved issues to gain clarity on their lingering influence (Side GH), assertive action to transform and settle these issues with focused readiness (Side HI), and a profound awareness of the Law of One – recognizing that true balance necessitates the strong will and collective effort of the entire community, not just individual striving (Side IA). This intricate process echoes the Tikkun HaNefesh in Jewish mysticism, emphasizing soul correction through life themes, and the Great Work of alchemy, which centres on balancing internal opposites.
Practically, these square sides offer a deeply practical framework for conscious living and relational mastery, particularly when approached with a heart-centred focus on balance. These thematic self-work stages can be applied as:
Mindful Relational Strategies: For the Youth sides (AB, BC, CD), this means consciously stepping back in conflicts to identify your own circular thinking patterns and emotional triggers, rather than reacting instinctively. It encourages inviting feedback from trusted, loving individuals to illuminate personal blind spots and vulnerabilities, fostering genuine self-awareness.
Conscious Habit Formation & Communication: The Power sides (DE, EF, FG) lend themselves to deliberate shifts in daily routines and communication. This could involve practicing Non-Violent Communication (NVC) to make changes in relationships through compassionate ‘moves and countermoves,’ or intentionally dedicating time to self-care (physical, emotional, spiritual) as the foundation for nourishing healthier interpersonal connections. The act of “bravely speaking up” (FG) transforms into assertive, yet deeply empathetic, expression of one’s truths and inhibitions, ensuring the heart’s wisdom guides the delivery.
Integrative Personal Development & Community Engagement: The Wisdom sides (GH, HI, IA) call for active integration. This might involve structured forgiveness practices to release old emotional debts, or engaging in mindful ritual to “inspect unchanged influences” from unresolved issues, allowing for clarity and release. Critically, the awareness of the Law of One on side IA could be translated into actively seeking collaborative solutions, participating in community projects that require collective will, and fostering environments where shared well-being is prioritized over individual gain, acknowledging that true growth blossoms from unity and mutual support.
In essence, the square sides of Life Blueprint support transforming abstract concepts into tangible actions, guiding the soul to embody its fullest potential with both wisdom and profound compassion in its journey through the world.
The Life Blueprint’s Divine Triangle, when projected onto The Tree of Life, can naturally encompass the supernal Sephiroth of Kether, Chokmah, and Binah and threaded by Path 11, the Fool. It can also be beautifully understood as the heart’s intrinsic desire to awaken the ego. In this light, it symbolizes the soul’s profound love for its own unfolding – an inner whisper that assures us, ‘There is more to you than mere survival.’ This sacred structure represents the harmonious alignment of our deepest desires, purest will, and expanding consciousness. It powerfully echoes the original Fool’s journey in esoteric Tarot traditions, the profound concept of the soul choosing incarnation out of love, and the Kabbalistic wisdom of “descent for the sake of ascent,” where the ego is given life precisely so it can ultimately remember and reconnect with its soulful essence. Thus, these sides of the Divine Triangle act as gentle yet persistent motors of evolution, consistently guiding and nurturing the ego’s rise to conscious awareness.
Sources:
Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero, ‘Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot – Keys to the Rituals, Symbolism, Magic & Divination’, Llewellyn Publications – Woodbury, Minnesota – Second Edition, 2020.
Faith Javane and Dusty Bunker, ‘Numerology and The Divine Triangle’, Whitford Press, U.S., 1997.
Frater Barrabbas, ‘Magical Qabalah for Beginners – A Comprehensive Guide to Occult Knowledge’, Llewellyn Worldwide, Limited, 2013.
! Through extensive research, I’ve developed my own approach to compare and integrate Numerology and several other esoteric systems with the main focus of uncovering BALANCE at various intricate levels. Because this exploration spans numerous traditions, I’ll be sharing my discoveries in a series of articles. It’s important to understand that these insights are the direct outcome of my own research, not necessarily widely accepted public opinion. Your interest and feedback would be incredibly valuable in making this ongoing work even more comprehensive.!
The Divine Triangle and The Life’s Blueprint – Analysis
Youth Square
As mentioned in the previous part, the soul enters the body at point A to begin its journey firstly in Youth Square; it travels through paths AB, BC, CD in turn. The moment when the soul reaches point D is when the first square ABCD has been totally formed and it’s also the milestone marking the first big transformation of the soul in its growth.
If one has read esoteric documents about the soul, one should be aware more or less the common knowledge that one important reason our souls come here is in order to learn their lessons to grow, to transform, to ascend themselves into their better and better versions. And for the sake of learning, old habits or behaviours that caused difficulties (or karmas) in previous lives should be some how re-manifested so that the soul should try to get through them. The points B, C, D are important points where souls try to deal with and overcome their old habit(s): B is where the soul recognizes its powerlessness when it comes to its old habit(s), C is where the soul recognizes the truth about its old habit(s) – they are actually not what they seem to be, or there is something deeper than how they were perceived in the past, and D is where the soul finally get a whole new perspective in understanding its old habit(s).
The three sides AB, BC, and CD are paths where the soul needs to contemplate and try all the alternatives possible to express itself, or in another way, to make one’s consciousness aware of their own soul’s existence. Side AD of the square, also a side of the Divine Triangle, acts like the backbone of the first square, where old (disappointing) habits are re-manifested.
The whole ABCD square or Youth Square symbolizes the commitment of the soul in trying to observe the body, to make predictions and to organize some kind of plan to motivate one’s consciousness to look through the problems and make necessary advancements. Here, the soul needs to frequently remind and support the mind to adapt to its new environment, focusing on balancing its inherited ‘obsolete’ patterns and the emerging individuality as well as its inner emotional stability and outer adaptation.
Coming back to the book Numerology and The Divine Triangle, where it was stated that the first square is formed when one reaches the age 27 (9 years for traveling AB, 9 years for traveling BC, and 9 years for traveling CD). There are apparently some arguments for this assumption: Plato said that one gains one’s soul at age 28; and astrologically, this closely corresponds to the first complete Saturn return, which, at approximately age 29, has made one cycle on the natal chart, “touching every planet, lending structure and form and crystallising the energies emitted by each planet.” The authors of the book claim that “depending on the past use of our personal energies, it is at this age that we can be burned by the fire of destruction, or transmuted by the fire of spirit… the Youth Square of the Divine Triangle encompasses that period of time in which the process of building a sound mental structure is accomplished.” When I read those lines, some questions appeared in my mind: What if Saturn has touched all other planets for quite some time before it finishes its first cycle? This can totally happen if the planets all flocked to one small area in one’s birth chart. And what if one cannot transform at the age of 27, do they still have another chance? It’s quite unfair if one has to transmute exactly at the age 27 since each person has their own special surroundings and characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. What if at age 27 one can make some advancements, but there are still more problems that need to be worked on to transform the mind?…
The thing is, the fact regarding Saturn cycle may only guarantee about the re-manifestation of the soul’s old habit(s), not the ability of the soul to ignite the consciousness in the body to make adjustments, and make them successfully. There is, therefore, no guarantee that the first square is formed and finished at or around the age 27.
Another argument against the above 27-year-rule is the topic of astrological progressions, which are a symbolic method used in astrology to understand how an individual’s birth chart, and thus their personality and life journey, evolves over time. Progressions reflect the inner, gradual shifts and psychological developments that occur as you age. Using the “Day-for-a-Year” approach in which the planetary positions on the first day after your birth symbolize the energies and themes of your first year of life and so on, it focuses only on the fastest-moving planets such as Sun, Moon, Mercury, etc., but not on any outer, slow-moving planet like Saturn; therefore, a Saturn cycle would make no sense for this method.
Besides, Saturn is only one of the powerful and slow-moving planets that usually trigger humans’ mind and/or emotion severely, especially when they transit through our personal planets. For example:
Uranus transits might cause “phenomena that are out of accord with your everyday life. The events that occur will be unusual, upsetting, sudden and unexpected … Uranus challenges the rigid structures in life that most people work so hard to build …”
Neptune transits might make the relevant matters to become confused or idealized. “Neptune often has an ego-denying influence, which may make you feel discouraged, futile, undeserving and unworthy. Or it can lead you to perform great acts of selflessness and self-martyrdom …”
Pluto transits signify the areas of your life that are due for radical transformation. Often a Pluto transit will signify the arrival of a person or event or circumstance who transforms your life, either for good or evil…
(Robert Hand, ‘Planets in Transit – Life Cycles for Living’)
Even in modern numerology, concepts like Personal Years or Pinnacles, etc., have been proposed, which also can explain why different people progress through the squares at different rates. Although the 9-year and 27-year cycles are still used, different Personal Year Numbers or Pinnacles with their own characteristics calculated in each cycle actually show how different each person may develop through time.
In short, the first square (or Youth Square) should be formed successfully only when the soul can transform the mind successfully as well!
Power Square
As soon as the soul reaches point D and finishes Youth Square, it enters the next path (DE) and begins to form the second square: Power Square. The time in Power Square is the time when the soul has victoriously understood its old distressing habits in a new perspective and is now strongly committed to make changes diligently to improve itself.
While the three sides DE, EF, FG of the second square embody the repeated process of contemplating and practicing necessary actions in an effort to get rid of the unfulfilling old habits that have taken root too long, the fourth side or the backbone of Power Square – DG, also the second side of the Divine Triangle, symbolizes the deep heart’s desire of the soul to transform and ascend.
Regarding each point of this second square, point D has been explained in Youth Square, point E is where the soul has finished the process of contemplating on necessary changes and begins to proceed these alterations carefully, point F is where proper changes that have been made begin to bear good fruits, a new beginning has been seen, and point G is where the soul has been able to dismantle totally the old and not-fit-anymore layers of clothing (habits), the youth has been transformed to the maturity, where one possesses the wisdom to know what is right, what is the right thing to do, how to do the thing right, etc.
The Power Square phase may well involve deep shadow work for quite many people, where they need to work profoundly and painfully with their core, re-emerged wounds and/or karmas. This could be relevant with paths 23 and 24 in the Tree of Life (Qabalah) as follows:
Path 23 is from Geburah (Severity, power, discipline, change) to Hod (Glory, intellect, communication mastery), symbolized by The Hanged Man in Tarot, representing the call for a period of self-reflection, introspection, and detachment from worldly concerns to observe situations from a completely new and different angle.
Path 24 is from Tiphareth (Beauty, harmony, heart-centre, cosmic balance) to Netzach (Victory, endurance, emotional mastery), symbolized by Death in Tarot, signifying the need of a deep and intense transformation to end cycle, phase, or way of life for totally new beginnings.
During the time in Power Square, it’s necessary that the soul should support and work on balancing the mind’s will and the heart, that is to say, learning to act from mind-heart aligned intentions. The soul should also learn to balance its desire for freedom and its responsibility not only to others but also to itself.
Wisdom Square
G is the last point that the soul needs to reach to form Power Square and also the inception of the last square of the Life Blueprint: Wisdom Square. This square is very special: it’s the combination of a mature mind (Youth Square) and a mature heart (Power Square). Here, the wisdom of some kind has been gained, and one could be said to have been enlightened or awakened; yet the story of the soul hasn’t come to and end, I would rather call it the ‘rebirth’ of the soul and the body as a whole new entity where mind, heart, and soul have united and can work together in harmony and synchronization.
In the first path of the third square (GH), the soul – or the awakened person, after successfully dismantling their troublesome habits, may often feel as if they suddenly achieve a special feeling of relaxation, tranquillity, peace… in the mind and heart that they’ve never experienced as well as is difficult to describe. Then comes the harder work: one starts to focus deeply on meditating on various problems regarding interpersonal relationships: the tensions they may cause, how people normally deal with them, how to nurture and master them, etc.; because eventually, it’s this kind of relationship when not treated properly that causes all troubles everywhere. During this pondering process, one will recognize more or less the nature and the importance of interpersonal relationships and look at them from a whole new perspective.
The contemplating process ends when new perspectives have been gained and one now reaches point H, where they begin to open up and discover their real, deep heart’s desire of facilitating interpersonal relationships in one way or another. Now one turns to path HI to gradually manifest their desire. This path may include a variety of approaches concentrating on designing a feasible plan to support the cultivation of healthy interpersonal relationships in a way that is suitable to the knowledge and ability of the soul.
The planning process ends when the soul reaches point I, where it starts to put its plan into action. Path IA denotes the ‘serving time’ of the soul or the awakened one with compassion and devotion, with infinite and unconditional love, with knowledge and wisdom, in order to assist other people taking out their blinders and cultivating more compassionate and thriving relationships.
The fourth side of Wisdom Square, also the third side of the Divine Triangle, GA, is the backbone of the square and is characterized by the unwavering urge and commitment of providing service, supporting harmony and peace.
In this square, the focus of the soul should be on balancing between its personal vision and the service it supplies to others. The soul should learn to harmonize its intellect, compassion, and spiritual awareness in order to have its mind, heart, and soul fully integrated.
Divine Triangle
As you can see in the Life Blueprint illustration, the Divine Triangle ADG lies in the centre of the Blueprint, it is the heart and also the balancing factor of the Blueprint. As soon the second square, or Power Square, is finished when the soul has reached point G, the Divine Triangle of mind, heart and soul is also established and a certain state of balance is also initiated. This is where awakening ‘suddenly’ happens.
Speaking of balance, I want to quote a sentence in the Law of One material (also known as the Ra Material) regarding its perspective on balancing, especially as it relates to mind, heart, and soul: “The disciplines of the personality involve first the knowing of the self and then the balancing of the self … Balance is not indifference but rather the observer not blinded by any feelings of separation but rather fully imbued with love”. Balancing prepares one for higher states of consciousness and service to others, aligning personal evolution with the universal principle of unity. But balance doesn’t only mean understanding or/and harmony…, but above all, it means LOVE.
One can see a similar pattern in the Tree of Life (Qabalah) as well. Here we have Tiphareth as the 6th Sephirah, meaning Beauty, Splendour, or Glory, lies at the very centre and is widely considered the heart of the Tree. It’s also situated on the Middle Pillar – the Pillar of Equilibrium, “characterized by balance between opposites.” It consolidates Chesed on the right pillar, “which represents complete kindness, outpouring, and expansion”, and Geburah on the left pillar, “representing judgment and restriction.” (https://www.walkingkabbalah.com/tiferet-tiphareth/ ) “The spiritual experience at takes place in Tiphareth is the Vision of the Harmony of Things … The goal of all spiritual experience is the search for the Light, and this is obtained by devotion to the Great Work. This is why the Christ-consciousness, as the Giver of Illumination (and the Healer) is placed in Tiphareth.” (Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero)
When the Divine Triangle is established, one also steps in the path of learning about Unconditional Love since one cannot ‘serve’ properly without love, especially unconditional love.
Unconditional love is the essence of spiritual maturity – love that is given freely, without expectation, demand, or condition. It is the art of accepting and embracing not just other people or oneself but also other species as they are, not as we wish them to be.
“Love is patient, love is kind… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13:4-8, The Bible)
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” (Attributed to the Buddha)
However, there is a problem that, as I observe through the years, happens quite frequently among kind and passionate people who want to express their love: their love knows almost no boundaries, especially when it comes to their close and intimate relationships. Actually, setting boundaries is one of the main and important prerequisites that one should learn when practicing unconditional love. Unconditional love means accepting the worth and dignity of all beings, but it does not require you to tolerate abuse, sacrifice your well-being, or stay in harmful situations. Setting boundaries mean making clear about the healthy limits to protect our body, mind, heart, and soul, and although it may seem paradoxical, but clear boundaries often enhance our capacity to love, because they allow us to act from compassion, not from fear, obligation, or resentment.
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.” (Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection, 2010)
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals.” (Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You, 2001)
Unconditional love without boundaries can become martyrdom or co-dependency. Boundaries without love can become cold and rigid: “You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.” (Thich Nhat Hanh, Teachings on Love, 2005)
One more reason for the necessity to set healthy boundaries, particularly for the ones that have reached the third or Wisdom Square is that: now you have many subjects to ‘service’, being over-attached to some toxic people or relationships or environments will just harm your purpose. Since once you are enlightened or awakened, you usually ‘receive’ a special ‘gift’ of some way to ‘service’ not just some but many people and/or other subjects. If you keep being attached to only some, you miss the chance to support the others who may even need your service more and to whom your service is much more meaningful and crucial.
An important turning point comes when, during its ‘service’ time, the soul encounters one (or some) issue(s) in its personality that may prevent it from further delivering its service to the outside world. Here it comes back to point A and begins another cycle of its blueprint to make the next necessary transformation.
A significant feature of the Life Blueprint that I’ve discovered is that one may go through this cycle multiple times and continue transforming and ascending. Enlightenment or Awakening does not just happen once and forever! Awakening itself is an infinite process, one is awakened doesn’t mean that one cannot be even further awakened. Life is always changing, so are people! If an already-awakened person, just because they think they have successfully awakened, they are satisfied with themselves and do not continue the process of self-improvement, then sooner or later they will fall back into the pit of stubbornness and complacency:
“There is no end to your selves, your understanding, what you would call your journey of seeking, or your perceptions of the creation.” (https://www.lawofone.info/)
Sources:
Brené Brown, ‘The Gifts of Imperfection’, Hazelden Publishing, 2010
Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero, ‘Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot – Keys to the Rituals, Symbolism, Magic & Divination’, Llewellyn Publications – Woodbury, Minnesota – Second Edition, 2020.
Faith Javane and Dusty Bunker, ‘Numerology and The Divine Triangle’, Whitford Press, U.S., 1997.
Pema Chödrön, ‘The Places That Scare You’, Shambhala Library, 2001
Robert Hand, ‘Planets in Transit – Life Cycles for Living’, Whitford Press – Expanded Second Edition, 2001.
Thich Nhat Hanh, ‘Teachings on Love’, Parallax Press, 2005
The first time I read about Numerology on the Internet was around the year 2019. I was immediately interested in the topic and decided to find some books to learn more about it. The first book that came to my attention was “Numerology – The Key to Your Inner Self” by Hans Decoz with Tom Monte, 1st edition in 1994, which appeared almost everywhere I looked; the second one, less well-known, perhaps since it was published for the first time in 1979: “Numerology and The Divine Triangle” by Faith Javane and Dusty Bunker. Sometime later, I found another book, which I would say is quite different from the other two: “Chaldean Numerology for Beginners – How Your Name & Birthday Reveal Your True Nature & Life Path” by Heather Alicia Lagan. The reason for the difference is that while the first two books were based on the Western form of numerology—the Pythagorean system—the third one was based on the Chaldean system of numerology, which was attributed to the ancient Chaldeans, who were said to have lived over two thousand years ago around the southernmost tip of Babylonia.
It didn’t take me much time to read all three books, each just several days. But merely reading doesn’t ensure that I really understand the content inside the books! For around more than four years later, I collected many birth- and name-data from my family, my relatives, friends, friends of friends, some well-known people, or even somebody I know just a little bit. Then I calculated all the data according to the three above books and made comparisons among different methods; I also observed the people whose data I have collected to check the level of accuracy of the methods. But still, everything I got seemed sporadic; sometimes I felt I found something, but it wasn’t clear enough for a proper research. One thing, however, I could see again and again: there is almost always ‘something off’ or some kind of discrepancy between the calculated development cycles and the cycles that I observed in real life of these people.
Gradually, I had the idea of putting other systems to this analysis as well – not just numerology, but also other esoteric systems, because they all cover at least some numbers somewhere, and numbers do have meanings on the own, they do not denote just some quantities.
Needless to say, there are many esoteric systems out there and I know only some of them, so I tried to put all I know into my analysis; the main ones include: Astrology, Chakra system, Tarot, Maya calendar and I Ching (as mentioned in some work of José Argüelles – the co-founder of the Planet Art Network and the Foundation for the Law of Time), Tree of Life (Kabbalah), Seven Rays of Soul, etc.,
Contemplating meanings of numbers in a variety of contexts have really helped me a lot in understanding numerology and figuring out what makes sense and what not in the books I’ve read. I don’t want to mention the correctness of the content since I don’t live in their time (or did I actually have a lifetime there but I don’t remember? Who knows?), and there’s always a possibility that a truth remains a truth in this time, but not a truth anymore in another time.
After reading many texts from different sources regarding different esoteric systems, one of the deepest underlying patterns across all these systems stands out in front of my eyes: BALANCE – balance between mind, heart, and soul; balance between inner and outer life; balance between self and others; etc.
Here I would not focus on analysing all the data I compared, but instead, I will present the results I achieved from the whole researching process in a systematic way, focusing on BALANCE at multiple levels. And since I incorporate quite a number of systems in my research, this topic shall be covered in a series of small writings. I want to emphasize that this is the results I got from my research, so they would not necessarily reflect opinions of the public. I would appreciate it a lot if some of you are interested in what I am writing and leave some comments for me so that we can make this content more complete.
Basic Esoteric Geometries
In Numerology and The Divine Triangle, the authors mentioned different esoteric geometries, including the above 4 shapes/lines, also symbolizing the numbers from 1 to 4:
Regarding number 1 or the circle: “The Circle (1) represents the Godhead, all that was, is and ever shall be; spirit, the I Am; love because it encompasses, enfolds and contains; balance, because however you turn it, it maintains its shape; and justice, because it is in a state of perfect balance. A circle contains three hundred sixty degrees: 3 + 6 + 0 = 9. 9 is the highest and final digit in the series of single digits; when multiplied by another number, the result always reduces again to 9 (2 x 9 = 18 / 9, 3 x 9 = 27 / 9, 4 x 9 = 36 / 9 and so on). A circle has no beginning and no end; it is infinite and endless.”
Regarding number 2: This number is composed of two lines: one vertical and one horizontal. The vertical line symbolically represents “spirit descending into matter, or energy leaving the Godhead”. This line has masculine qualities: “it is outgoing, dynamic, energetic, fiery, upright and commanding.” The horizontal line, meanwhile, symbolizes the opposing energy to the vertical one. It represents ”the feminine, the receptive and absorptive qualities of mother earth. This line is an ancient symbol for matter and the material world.”
As with the number 3 or the triangle: “The triangle is the first closed form that can be made with single lines. It represents the Trinity, Father-Son-Holy Ghost, father-mother-God, father-mother-child, spirit-soul-mind, super-conscious, subconscious, conscious.”
And about the number 4 or the square: “The square is the second perfect shape that can be drawn with single lines; it is symbolic of the earth… the points on the compass; the four elements of fire, earth, air, and water…”, the four seasons, etc. The four sides of the square represent the four parts of the individual – with the physical body added to the triangle of mind, heart, and soul. The soul now has a mind and a heart to work in the material world.
The Divine Triangle and The Life’s Blueprint – Opening
In Numerology and The Divine Triangle, this triangle is called the triangle of mind, soul and spirit, but I would rather call it mind, heart and soul after I’ve done my data analysis. I will explain the reason in the following paragraphs.
Firstly, I’ve searched for the differences between soul and spirit in different sources and it seems that the distinctions can be quite varied across different philosophical, religious, and spiritual systems. I just mention here what resonates the most with me.
Speaking about soul, I choose to cite some words from Plato’s Theories of Soul. According to him, “the soul is most like, and most akin to, intelligible being, and that the body is most like perceptible and perishable being… the soul must be deathless – that is, immortal.” Socrates argues that the soul “is not visible and, in general, not perceptible, and that it shares its natural function with the divine, namely to rule and lead (the body in the one case, mortals in the other).” The soul, as Plato conceives of it, “is something that reasons, more or less well depending on the extent to which it is disturbed or distracted by the body and the senses; something that regulates and controls the body and its desires and affections, ‘especially if it is a wise soul’, presumably in a way that involves, and renders effective, judgments about what it is best to do, and how it is best to behave; and something that has, as the kind of adornment that is truly appropriate to it, virtues such as temperance, justice and courage.” “A good soul cares, rules, deliberates (etc.) and lives well, whereas a bad soul does these things badly.” (https://plato.stanford.edu)
With respect to spirit, there is much less information mentioning it clearly, but as explained in the Bible, we could understand that spirit is “your connection with God. It is the innermost part of your being, the center of you, the source of your identity.” (https://www.davidhernandezministries.com/)
Although there are distinctions between soul and spirit, and I also believe that it is necessary to indicate these differences, but as far as I know and have experienced, your spirit is actually the core part of your soul, your spirit is the centre of your soul just as your soul is the centre of your body. Since the spirit already lies in the soul, I would take the hypotenuse of the divine triangle as soul instead of spirit as mentioned in the book Numerology and The Divine Triangle.
As with the side of the triangle that represents soul, I replace it with heart, not just because of my experiences and observations through the years, but also on the basis of the following reasons:
Over thousands of years, ancient cultures like Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Chinese, and Greeks, shared a similar belief and knowledge about the heart as a source of intelligence and inner guidance. The heart, according to their belief, is capable of influencing and directing one’s emotions, morality, and decision-making ability. In the Tree of Life (Qabalah), which is presented as ten circles known as Sephiroth (spheres or emanations of the Divine), for example, we have Tiphereth (the 6th Sephirah) – the harmonizing centre of the Tree, embodying balance, the divine heart, and the union of mercy and severity – as the very centre of the Tree of Life (the centre of Equilibrium) and receives the powers of all other Sephiroth.
Modern science has also proved that our physical heart is an information processing centre that sends important signals to the brain and the rest of the body. It has the heart brain that talks to our head brain. “Our heart influences everything, from the way we feel to the way we interact with others, our brain function and our health”. (https://www.heartmath.org)
It would be a mistake if our Heart Chakra or the 4th Chakra is not mentioned when talking about the heart. In the popular system of 7 main chakras in our body that has been well known nowadays, Heart Chakra is the central point: “This is our spiritual center, our core, the place that unites forces from above and below, within and without. The task of chakra four is to integrate and balance the various aspects of our being.” “In entering the fourth chakra, we transcend ego in order to loosen our self-defined boundaries and merge into the ecstasy of love… Love and approval are basic to our personal growth, as the promote self-acceptance – a necessary step to loving oneself.” “More than anything, love is the deep sense of spiritual connection, the sense of being touched, moved, and inspired to heights beyond our normal limits.” (Wheels of Life – The Classic Guide to The Chakra System, Anodea Judith)
When we follow the path in the life’s Blueprint that is presented below, it should be reasonable that the three main stages of growth in a person’s life would start from mind, to heart, and then soul, taking turns being the prevailing decision maker.
The above mentioning of basic esoteric geometrical forms is the introduction of the so-called Blueprint of each person’s life, which is the delineation of the Divine Triangle ADG (based on Pythagorean Theorem, which states “The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.”)
As in the above illustration, the cross is also part of the Divine Triangle, where “spirit descends into matter” and “we as human beings are stationed at the corner point where the two lines of the cross meet… we are the recipients of the cosmic energy; therefore, these points represent an aspect of consciousness.”
I agree with the book Numerology and The Divine Triangle that the soul enters the body at point A and moves through each path from A to I in sequence, but since each person has their own speed, the time for each one to finish one path should never be the same as in the book (which is 9 years for each path); rather, time for each person to go through a path should be different, and the time for this same person to finish each of their different paths could be different as well. Life has cycles, and the cycles for each person are not necessary the same; besides, as one is the main decision maker of his/her own life, one can totally choose how to react and behave in one’s own cycles, which may alter the length of the cycles.
I take the name of the three squares of the Blueprint as they are in the book – Youth Square, Power Square, and Wisdom Square – but I will explain them in details in my way in the next article.
Sources:
Anodea Judith PhD, ‘Wheels of Life – The Classic Guide to The Chakra System’, Llewellyn Publications – Woodbury, Minnesota – Second Edition, 2019.
Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero, ‘Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot – Keys to the Rituals, Symbolism, Magic & Divination’, Llewellyn Publications – Woodbury, Minnesota – Second Edition, 2020.
Faith Javane and Dusty Bunker, ‘Numerology and The Divine Triangle’, Whitford Press, U.S., 1997.
Hans Decoz with Tom Monte, ‘Numerology – The Key to Your Inner Self’, TarcherPerigee, 2002.
Heather Alicia Lagan, ‘Chaldean Numerology For Beginners – How Your Name & Birthday Reveal Your True Nature & Life Path’, Llewellyn Publications – Woodbury, Minnesota, 2020.
Several years ago, as I started my interest on spirituality, the first subject I felt attempted to learn was astrology. Then I began to read about souls, which raised many questions in me as a person working in the IT industry and almost always putting logic in the first place. Of course, I had to undergo quite many not-so-comfortable experiences in order that I gradually accepted what I read about souls, but still, I didn’t accept much of what I have read.
One day, I kept lying in bed and thinking: “Is there some connection between astrology and soul? Could we figure out something about our soul from some tool in astrology? There should be! But how to find it?” So, I took my computer and googled for a while, nothing I found really satisfied me until the term “Evolutionary Astrology” caught my eye. That’s how I came to know Jeffrey Wolf Green – the founder of the School of Evolutionary Astrology – and his works. Reading his books really opened for me a whole new way of approaching and understanding astrology. But that’s not the purpose of this article.
Today I want to give you a summary of what Green wrote about the Consciousness of the Soul and its Four Natural Evolutionary States, which I find very interesting and which has triggered in me even more curiosity to study more and more about spirituality.
According to Green, each human form with a Soul in it is an individualized Soul with its own consciousness and intelligence and such consciousness “can be fully consciousness or it can be minimally conscious” depending on the degree of its evolution. It is critical from an evolutionary astrology point of view to know this because many Souls have the same or similar birth charts, yet the degree of evolution of one Soul will determine how conscious it is of itself as well as of the Source – where it comes from.
Green referred to the “Natural Triad of Consciousness” as the combination of three planets in every birth chart: The Moon as our Ego, Pluto as our Soul, and Neptune as our individualized Consciousness relative to the Collective Consciousness of all humans. The simile of the Moon as our Ego does not sound so reasonable enough for me, maybe it is just because of the way I understand Ego, but I think it will take time until I can either really get this idea, or figure out something else which is for me more appropriate.
Concerning the Soul’s evolution, Green splits it into four “natural” states or conditions, or stages: (1) The ‘Dimly Evolved’ State with roughly three or four percent of all Souls, (2) The ‘Consensus’ State with about seventy percent of all Souls, (3) The ‘Individuated’ State with about twenty percent of all Souls, and (4) The ‘Spiritual’ State comprising roughly four to six percent of all Souls on the planet.
Below I will summarize what has been written by Green about these four states. There are a few things I do not quite resonate with, so I try to omit some of them (but not all, for the sake of the logic behind this text). If you want to read the whole content, you should read the book, which I put at the end of this article.
The Dimly Evolved State
Souls that are in the beginning of human consciousness are characterized by a very limited sense of self-awareness. These Souls are typically very joyous, very innocent, and can bring great love to those who are close to them. However, these Souls are also assumed to be characterized by some terms like cretinism, very low IQ’s, mongolism, mental retardation, and the like. Souls that are de-evolved can also have the above conditions due to karmic causes and thus, experience great and humiliating limitations and some of them can even go about creating great disturbances for other people.
The Consensus State
This state correlates astrologically to Saturn, because of the underlying desire to conform to the consensus of any society, culture, tribe, or country. There are three subdivisions within the consensus state, each one reflects the ongoing evolution of a Soul through the entire evolutionary state. The root desire that propels the evolution of the Soul forward within this consensus state from the first subdivision through the third is characterized by the desire to ‘get ahead of the system’, or get ahead of the consensus society that they belong to.
1st Subdivision of the Consensus State
Souls within the first subdivision of the consensus state are characterized by a limited sense of self-awareness, essentially limited to the time and space that they occupy; and yet they are incredibly self-righteous relative to the values, moralities, consensus religion of the existing society of birth, how life is interpreted according to those beliefs, the judgments issued because of those beliefs, etc. There is no ability to separate themselves from any of this.
2nd Subdivision of the Consensus State
The reality for the Souls within the second subdivision of the consensus state is still totally defined by the consensus of society like in the first subdivision; yet by desiring to get ahead, the Soul must expand its personal awareness of the nature of the dynamics of how the society it is a part of is put together. The Soul thus becomes more aware of ‘others’, of its surrounding community, of the country it lives in, as well as some differences between their societies and other societies in terms of values, moralities, religions, etc.
3rd Subdivision of the Consensus State
Within the third subdivision of the consensus state, the Soul’s personal awareness has now expanded to the point of being aware of the totality of the community and society that it belongs to, and of the country that it lives within as well as a progressive awareness of other countries, cultures, and of the relativity of moralities, values, religions, etc. However, within this subdivision, the self-righteousness born out of conformity is still sustained: ‘we are right, and they are wrong’, which makes the consensus state correlate to what is called ‘nationalism’.
The Individuated State
The individuated state correlates astrologically to Uranus, because the Soul now desires to liberate or rebel against the consensus state from which it is now evolving away from. Souls in this evolutionary state inwardly feel ‘different’ from the majority of the society and country of birth. The Souls now begin to question the assumptions that most people hold dear to their heart that correlate to what ‘reality’ is and is not.
Through independent thinking and investigating all kinds of different ways of understanding life, including ideas, beliefs, and philosophies from other lands and cultures, the Souls’ consciousness and personal awareness will be increasingly expanded.
1st Subdivision of the Individuated State
In this subdivision, the Soul will typically try to ‘compensate’ for its inner feeling of being different from the consensus by trying to appear ‘normal’. This compensation manifests because, after all, the consensus is where the Soul has just been and thus, constitutes a sense of security, as opposed to the inner feeling of being detached and different.
The Soul will nonetheless be questioning everything deep within themselves and progressively distance itself from the consensus and begin to form relationships with other alienated Souls just like itself.
2nd Subdivision of the Individuated State
The second subdivision of the individuated state is where the underlying archetype of Uranus as it correlates to rebellion is at its highest. The rebellion is so extreme that the Soul has now ‘thrown off’ almost any idea or philosophy that has come before, at any level of reality.
The Souls tend to exhibit a deep fear of integrating into society in any way and therefore, usually hang out in the edge of the society so as to reinforce their sense of personal righteousness which is defined by their alienation from the consensus. This will continue until some point of time when they realize that their fear of integrating into reality or society is nothing more than a fear and hence, begin to make the effort to integrate back into society, but with their individuality intact.
3rd Subdivision of the Individuated State
In this third subdivision, the Soul begins to manifest within society or reality as a truly unique and gifted person, from the viewpoint of the consensus. The Souls at this point learn to integrate their unique gift or capacity within the consensus to help the consensus evolve as well – they are now aware of the entire world and the relativity of beliefs, values, moralities, etc.
The Spiritual State
The spiritual state correlates astrologically to Neptune because now the root desire becomes to consciously know, not just believe in, but “to know and unite with the Source of All Things”. Progressively in this state, the very centre of gravity within the Soul’s consciousness shifts from the subjective ego to the Soul itself.
1st Subdivision of the Spiritual State
The Soul progressively becomes aware of just how small it is as compared with the increasing universal dimensions that are occurring within its consciousness, which is exactly the naturally humbling archetype that allows the centre of gravity to gradually shift within the Soul’s consciousness from the subjective ego to the Soul itself.
The Soul begins gradually to commit itself to the desire to reunite with the Source through different spiritual practices or various forms of work that all correlate to being of service to the larger whole in some way.
In the first subdivision, the Soul becomes progressively aware of all that it needs to improve upon within itself: it is now aware of all its imperfections and therefore can become highly self-critical and feel that they are not good enough or not yet ready to do the task that it is being inwardly directed to do.
2nd Subdivision of the Spiritual State
In this subdivision, the shift in the centre of gravity within consciousness tends to manifest like a rubber band, wherein the gravity point keeps going back and forth from the subjective ego to the Soul.
The problem that may generate within this subdivision is that the subjective ego can be fuelled in such a way that the Soul feels more evolved that it actually is, which will lead to various degrees of ‘spiritual delusions of grandeur’ from an egocentric and Soul point of view. This is one among different kinds of egocentric impurity remaining within the Soul that must be purged. As the Soul evolves through this subdivision, it finally realizes the nature of this root impurity, experienced as a guilt, and will create its own downfall to atone for that guilt.
3rd Subdivision of the Spiritual State
In the final subdivision of the spiritual state, the Soul is finally and firmly identified with that which has created it: The Source of All Things. The elimination of any remaining separating desires within the Soul will be the main focus in this final subdivision.
Now the Soul inwardly feels and knows that it is here to do some kind of work on behalf of the Source; the consciousness of the Soul is entirely structured to give to others, and to give purely without any ulterior agenda or motive involved. Such Souls are naturally humble and have no desire whatsoever for any kind of acclaim to their ego.
The above way of classification of Soul’s evolution stages is of course only one among different methods that I know (or not know). But the thing is, whatever the method one uses, one cannot determine which evolutionary condition exists for any Soul by simply looking at the astrological birth chart alone. Usually, observation and interaction with the interested person would be necessary for such determination to be made.
Sources:
Jeffrey Wolf Green, ‘Neptune: Whispers From Eternity’, School of Evolutionary Astrology, 2014.
From the esoteric view of life, every human being is destined to become a spiritual magician. The soul evolves over vast periods of time with the goal of creatively expressing itself through a cooperative personality. By so doing the soul influences the outer world through its power to magically uplift. This is the core purpose behind human evolution, and is the clue to the hidden yearnings of the soul.
The individualized human soul incrementally develops its capacity to manifest itself during each incarnation through its lower reflection, the ego (or personality) with the goal of fully radiating its nature through the personality without distortion.
It is important to know that the human personality is triple in nature, being composed of mental, emotional and physical attributes. Esoterically, these aspects of the lower self are considered vehicles of outward expression to be used by the soul.
Within the human energy system, the soul is the creator; but from the larger perspective, the soul is acting as a creative agent on behalf of Divinity. The personality of the soul is intended to be an embodiment of love, applied with intelligence and want to express that loving intelligence through the personality. Since the soul itself resides upon the plane of abstract mind, it needs a ‘vehicle’ in order to have influence within the realms of normal human experience. As mentioned above, because an aspect of the personality is composed of mental substance, the soul can utilize this aspect when seeking to influence the outer world of thought. Similarly, when the soul needs to make emotional contact with the environment, it does so via the emotional body contained within the personality. Finally, the soul utilizes the physical body as a conduit for expressing itself in terms of outer physical activity.
Though all souls are inherently conditioned by love, beyond this important commonality, significant variations exist. In the Esoteric Tradition, it is understood that there are seven types of souls, each of which represents an essential quality of the Divine seeking manifestation through the human kingdom. Each soul, by its nature, accents an aspect (quality) of the Divine, and as such, is destined to reveal that quality in the outer world.
Just as white light divides itself into seven colours, so too does the Divine Light express itself in seven unique qualities, referred to as the Seven Rays in the ancient Esoteric Philosophy. Most importantly, every human soul is an expression of one of these Seven Rays in which each ray acts like a lens that look out at life, each ray is a patterning process of consciousness, and every soul is uniquely one of those seven patterns of how to perceive the world, how to see the oneness of humanity, and how to respond to or serve from that perception. However, these rays or soul types are not in the world in equal proportion. The amount of each soul type at any time is assumed to be decided by the situation of that time as well as the next need of the humanity.
One thing to be noted here is that we are talking from a soul’s perspective. Besides the soul ray, each person also has a personality ray, and that ray is going to be one of the Seven Rays too. In other words, your soul ray is with you every incarnation, but that soul will manifest an outer garment called ‘personality’ in each incarnation; that personality ray will also be one of Seven Rays, but not necessary the same as the soul ray. Although normally the personality tends to think it is an independent agent, but actually it is only an appendage; and it is not the goal of the universe to ‘kill’ the personality, but to slowly condition it to understand its true role. Furthermore, each one also has a ray that animates one’s mental body, a ray that animates one’s emotional body, and a ray that animates one’s physical body. But it is not in the scope of this text to go further into these.
Below I will give some short understandings about the Seven Rays:
Ray 1: The Ray of Will and Purpose
The intention of this type of soul is to reveal the Purpose of Divinity within the human kingdom, it is its objective to supply the power and direction to the evolutionary movement of life. The First Ray is deeply associated with death and rebirth, since its role is to shatter those forms that no longer adequately express the Divine Love; it frees life from its encasement within outworn forms, thereby allowing it to seek new and higher forms through which to express itself more radiantly.
There are currently many souls found upon this ray. These souls are uniquely sensitive to the larger spiritual principles seeking to evolve through human society and environmental circumstance. Leadership comes naturally to this type of soul, for they see what must come to be and will naturally assert power on its behalf. Societally, the First Ray animates and vitalizes the institutions of politics, government, and international statesmanship.
Archetypally this ray is similar to the sign of Aries, and actually Aries is also a first ray sign – the first sign of the Zodiac, the sign that initiates. Although it is naturally for all rays to be inclined to push new ideas forward by gathering enough will to overcome the inertia largely governing humanity, it is in the First Ray that has the strongest push energy since it is will and it is power.
Ray 2: The Ray of Love and Wisdom
The Second Ray is the ray that conditions life with Divine Love with the role of revealing the unity that underlies all apparent diversity within creation. Love, expressed through compassion and understanding, is how this ray manifests for those whose souls are conditioned by it. People with Second Ray soul tend to commit their lives to promote love and wisdom in all that they see and do with the acknowledgement that wisdom is a form of love, demonstrating itself through understanding and tolerance.
From the larger perspective, this ray governs the educational and counselling efforts found within all human societies, as well as the healing arts – whether traditional or alternative in nature.
This soul type has a large incarnational presence at this time because humanity is in transition from the Piscean to the Aquarian Age, and people with Second Ray souls are able to skilfully disseminate the new and emerging ideas that will shape human society during the Aquarian era to come. In a way, the Second Ray is a building ray, building ray in the sense that while the First Ray destroys the old, the Second Ray may show the ideas to build something new, as well as heal, educate, or support people in the developing process.
Ray 3: The Ray of Active Intelligence and Adaptability
The Third Ray is the energy most related to Divine Intelligence since it provides the underlying knowingness in all of nature. It is the force that animates human thought, revealing the Divine Mind within the consciousness of humanity and giving spiritual understanding to all human activity.
People with Third Ray souls are committed to finding ways to adapt new knowledge into designs that have functional value. Their minds are often inclined towards systems thinking, thereby giving them the ability to see the interconnectedness of things and to figure out a way to adapt. The knowledge, once being applied correctly, will bring forth wisdom, and wisdom must be eventually synthesized into omniscience.
The Third Ray is a very higher mind kind of ray. It is a consciousness that tends to want to always connect things because it knows the truth that everything is connected to everything else, everything affects everything else, everything is within a system, and the changing of one thing will inevitably lead to the change of many other things.
The Third Ray governs philosophy and, maybe to your surprise, business as well. Because whether the business person or the philosopher, the underlying will to ‘manipulate’ is really important, ‘manipulate’ not in a negative sense, but ‘manipulate’ as in the examples of the philosopher manipulating ideas in order to arrive at a new truth, or the business person manipulating resources in order to achieve a desired and profitable end.
Ray 4: The Ray of Harmonization (Harmony through Conflict)
The Fourth Ray is the force that creates a sense of equilibrium and beauty within creation. People upon the Fourth Ray tend to immediately see both sides of opposing perspectives and will persistently search for the means to harmonize them. Some examples of these opposing perspectives can be peace and war, happiness and sadness, light and darkness, etc. These are just some of the endless array of dualities manifested everywhere in our lives that, for each pair, one will become a meaningless concept without the other.
Fourth Ray souls deeply recognize that humanity is struggling to evolve toward a higher and more peaceful state of being. The major task of this type of soul is to bridge new ideas with the old, and by so doing mitigate the tendency for conflict to emerge between them. This is the most intuitive of the Ray types, and it is through this faculty that spiritual harmony can be realized. Intuition is always rooted in higher harmony and is the key to finding one’s destiny and although all the rays are very much related to intuition, none are related more than the fourth ray.
People that have a strong Fourth Ray tendency personality or Fourth Ray soul would be inclined to have a remarkable sensitivity. It is also the ray most associated with art and beauty; most artists will have strong Fourth Ray, either in their personality nature or their mental bodies, some in their emotional bodies too. It is mentioned in the Esoteric Philosophy that this particular soul type does not exist today but will begin to incarnate in 2025, hence the first wave of those hitting adulthood will be about in the middle of the century.
The institutions that the Fourth Ray rules include all kinds of arts and culture, and it rules the United Nations as well. The United Nations is the manifestation of a fourth ray vibration with the mandate to reconcile international differences through peaceful means and to honour cultural diversity in the process. Even though the United Nations is now still in its infancy and therefore making a lot of mistakes along the way, its destiny will be more profound as we move further into this century.
Ray 5: The Ray of Science and Concrete Knowledge
The Fifth Ray is the energy that reveals the Clarity of Divinity through the pursuit of correct knowledge. While the Third Ray gives to humanity the ability to use the mind with creative adaptability and to deepen our understanding of reality through the connecting of ideas, the Fifth Ray disciplines the adaptable mind, so that the distinction between truth and fiction or falsity can be more clearly discerned.
Those upon the Fifth Ray tend to be dedicated to finding solutions (truth) to the many problems facing humanity with the spiritual purpose of demonstrating that the function of knowledge is to reveal the spiritual essence behind all forms within creation.
From a societal perspective, science is the manifestation of the Fifth Ray. Science is completely dedicated to the precise examination of reality and advances in medicine, physics and chemistry all give testament to the transformative power of this ray.
Fifth Ray is the ray that is the single most important vibration behind the whole sign of Aquarius. And because we are entering into the Age of Aquarius, the Fifth Ray is also going to be increasing its presence. Before we used to see science applied to engineering, building locomotives, industrialization, etc.; nowadays, however, science is moving into subtle patterns, quantum fields, string theory, and so on. That is exactly what would be anticipated as this ashram continues to mature in its relationship to humanity’s welfare.
Ray 6: The Ray of Idealism and Devotion
The purpose of this ray is to bestow the Vision of Divinity within consciousness. As the sacred energy of devotion, it instils within us a willingness to dedicate our lives to something transcendent to ourselves. Sixth Ray people are destined to reveal to humanity that a heart devoted to an ideal has the power to transform life, individually and collectively considered.
People whose souls reside upon the Sixth Ray are moved to devote their lives in support of the ideals they inwardly sense. This energy eventually leads one to realize that the path to enlightenment is found through the renunciation of desire because human desires are recognized as anchors that prevent us from inward and upward ascent.
Sixth Ray is a very strong love ray, like the Second Ray. But there is a difference: while Second Ray souls’ inner call is the loving unity of humanity and they feel the love very wide and diffuse, the Sixth Ray souls also feel that energy, but then they take that quality of love that is being felt and focus it to the extent that it becomes the love of the ideal, the love of devotion.
This ray is the energy that animates theology and religions around the world, and it also governs all social welfare movements. In addition, the Sixth Ray characterizes the worthy causes for which people passionately fight, such as environment protection, hunger amelioration, or human rights trumpeting.
The Sixth Ray souls, this ashram is believed to be currently pulling back and will continue to withdraw for some time to come. We can see that many religions around the world are being in big crisis with either more and more people moving away from their religions or more and more distortions of religions are being manifested.
Ray 7: The Ray of Ceremonial Order and Magic
The Seventh Ray is best known for bringing order out of chaos since its purpose is to provide the energy needed to translate spiritual ideas into tangible effects. Through the influence of this ray, the Manifestation of Divinity is made possible. Seventh Ray individuals believe that the purpose of life is to bring spiritual love and wisdom into practical expression.
Seventh Ray people are inclined to view things in practical terms. Their organizational abilities are normally quite good, which is one of the reasons that they are able to manifest what they intend. They are frequently attracted to business, politics or educational environment; some may work in the arts, particularly when the elements of ceremony or ritual are involved.
This ray is also called The Ray of Organization, since it seeks to give good form to societal structures and institutions. It is the Seventh Ray that teaches us to build thoughts that are efficient in their design, while remaining true to the archetypes they represent. Seventh Ray people tend to be dedicated to building structures, mental and/or physical, that can efficiently serve the cause of human betterment.
One may notice that the characteristics of any given ray find closer correspondence with one of the other rays than with the rest. This is a fact. The only one which stands alone and has no close relationship with any of the others is the Fourth Ray. This brings to mind the unique position which the number four occupies in the evolutionary process. Esoterically, four is the number of stability, the symbol of law, system and order. It is firmness, stability and conservatism. With 4 ions, the inevitable concentration of energies occurs and the ions can no longer scatter their energies but must begin to place them in a productive, orderly system.
As with other rays: Between the Third and the Fifth Rays there is a close relationship. In the search after knowledge, for example, the most laborious and minute study of detail is the path that will be followed, whether in philosophy, the higher mathematics or in the pursuit of practical science. The correspondence between the Second and the Sixth Rays shows itself in the intuitive grasp of synthesized knowledge, and in the common bond of faithfulness and loyalty. Last but not least, masterfulness, steadfastness, and perseverance are the corresponding characteristics of the First and the Seventh Rays.
To end this article, I would like to cite “The Seven Keys to The Seven Ray Methods” from the great work of Alice A. Bailey:
FIRST RAY “Let the Forces come together. Let them mount to the High Place, and from that lofty eminence let the Soul look upon a world destroyed. Then let the word go forth: ‘I will persist’.”
SECOND RAY “Let all the life be drawn to the Centre, and enter thus into the Heart of Love Divine. Then from that point of sentient Life, let the Soul realise the consciousness of God. Let the word go forth, reverberating through the silence: ‘Naught is but Me!’,
THIRD RAY “Let the Army of the Lord, responsive to the word, cease their activities. Let knowledge end in wisdom. Let the point vibrating become the point quiescent, and all lines gather into One. Let the Soul realise the One in many, and let the word go forth in perfect understanding: ‘I am the Worker and the Work, The One that Is: ‘ “
FOURTH RAY “Let the outer glory pass away and the beauty of the inner Light reveal the One. Let dissonance give place to harmony, and from the centre of the hidden Light let the soul speak, let the word roll forth: ‘Beauty and glory veil Me not. I stand revealed. I Am.
FIFTH RAY “Let the three forms of energy electric pass upward to the Place of Power. Let the forces of the head and heart and all the nether aspects blend. Then let the Soul look out upon the inner world of light divine. Let the word triumphant go forth: ‘I mastered energy for I am energy itself. The Master and the mastered are but One.’
SIXTH RAY “Let all desire cease. Let aspiration end. The search is over. Let the Soul realise that it has reached the goal, and from that gateway to eternal Life and cosmic Peace let the word sound: ‘I am the seeker and the sought. I rest.'”
SEVENTH RAY “Let the builders cease their work. The Temple is completed. Let the Soul enter into its heritage and from the Holy Place command all work to end. Then in the silence subsequent let him chant forth the word: `The creative work is over. I, the Creator, Am. Naught else remains but Me.'”
Sources:
Alice A. Bailey, ‘A Treatise on The Seven Rays’, Lucis Trust, 1990.
Faith Javane and Dusty Bunker, ‘Numerology and The Divine Triangle’, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1979.
William A. Meader, ‘Shine Forth – The Soul’s Magical Destiny’, Source Publication, 2004.
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