The Seven Rays

The seven colors of the week

To know which color belongs to each day and which one starts your seven days.

You need

A calendar that shows the phases of the Moon

When

Before the last full Moon of the year.

Time

Five minutes

1. Find the date of the last full Moon of the year on the calendar.
2. See what day of the week it falls on.
3. Start with that day's color, as the table shows.
4. Go on in order until you have done all seven days. If the full Moon falls on a Thursday, start with green; then orange, violet, blue, yellow, pink and white.
5. Write down the seven dates, each with its color.

Getting ready for the seven days

To set out what you need and learn the order that repeats each day.

You need

Seven colored cards: blue, yellow, pink, white, green, orange and violet · A small electric light, or seven · A notebook

When

Seven days in a row, starting at the last full Moon of the year. At dusk or at night, at a quiet hour that won't cost you sleep.

Time

Fifteen minutes each day, or less if you need

1. Gather the cards, the light and the notebook in one place.
2. Each day, set the card of that day's color in front of you.
3. Turn on the light.
4. Pause and say the words: they open each of the seven days.
5. Read the invocation for the day's ray.
6. Reflect on its theme and answer its question in the notebook.
7. Write down one action.
8. Give thanks and turn off the light.
9. If you miss a day, make it up with a second session the next day, at least an hour apart from the first, or simply go on with the day at hand.

“May the light find a place in my life and in the lives of all of us who share this world.”

Sunday: the blue ray

To ask Master El Morya, Archangel Michael, Elohim Hercules and the angels of the blue flame for protection, strength and determination.

You need

The blue card · An electric light · Your notebook

When

The Sunday of your seven days.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Set the blue card in front of you, turn on the light and begin with the day's opening words.
2. Say the words.
3. Reflect on the day's theme: protection, the will of God, strength and determination.
4. Write in the notebook what you want to protect during the new year. Think of your time, your rest, your relationships, your work and your dignity.
5. Write one specific boundary or one commitment you can keep.
6. Give thanks and turn off the light.

“Beloved presences of the blue ray, stay with me in the strength that protects and the will that builds. May I stand by what I have chosen with a clear mind, know my limits and find the courage to ask for help. I extend this intention to the people I love and to everyone who needs protection.”

Monday: the yellow or golden ray

To ask Confucius, Kuthumi, Lanto, Soo Shee, Archangel Jophiel, Elohim Cassiopeia and the angels of the golden flame for wisdom, illumination and good direction in your affairs.

You need

The yellow card · An electric light · Your notebook

When

The Monday of your seven days.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Set the yellow card in front of you, turn on the light and begin with the day's opening words.
2. Say the words.
3. Reflect on the day's theme: wisdom, knowledge and good direction in your affairs.
4. Write in the notebook what you need to understand better.
5. Choose something to read, a question or something to learn, and begin. If you have an exam or an important conversation coming, spend the day preparing with care.
6. Give thanks and turn off the light.

“Beloved presences of the golden ray, light up my willingness to learn. May I recognize what I know, ask about what I don't, and look again at my decisions. May wisdom show in the way I care for my body, my resources, my relationships and my work.”

Tuesday: the pink ray

To ask Lady Rowena, Paul the Venetian, Archangel Chamuel, Elohim Orion and the angels of the pink flame for love, harmony and inspiration.

You need

The pink card · An electric light · Your notebook

When

The Tuesday of your seven days.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Set the pink card in front of you, turn on the light and begin with the day's opening words.
2. Say the words.
3. Reflect on the day's theme: love, cohesion, harmony, attraction and inspiration.
4. Write in the notebook how love shows up in your decisions, and not only in your wishes.
5. Choose a gesture of attention toward someone, or make something that expresses beauty. Do it today or tomorrow.
6. Give thanks and turn off the light.

“Beloved presences of the pink ray, help me bring affection and freedom together. May I know how to love without imposing and to receive without losing myself. May my everyday life hold gestures of care, and may the work I do offer something of value.”

Wednesday: the white ray

To ask Serapis Bey, Archangel Gabriel, Elohim Clarity, the Brotherhood of Luxor and the white flame for clarity, purity and uplift.

You need

The white card · An electric light · Your notebook

When

The Wednesday of your seven days.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Set the white card in front of you, turn on the light and begin with the day's opening words.
2. Say the words.
3. Reflect on the day's theme: clarity, purity, uplift and ascension.
4. Write in the notebook what could become clearer or simpler.
5. Tidy a space, say what you need, or clear up a small confusion.
6. Give thanks and turn off the light.

“Beloved presences of the white ray, stay with me in clarity. May I see a new possibility right where I feel stuck. May my wish to do better be kind, and may I not mistake purity for the demand that I never get it wrong.”

Thursday: the green ray

To ask Master Hilarion, Archangel Raphael, Elohim Cyclopea and the angels of the green flame for truth, focus and care for your health.

You need

The green card · An electric light · Your notebook

When

The Thursday of your seven days.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Set the green card in front of you, turn on the light and begin with the day's opening words.
2. Say the words.
3. Reflect on the day's theme: health, truth, consecration, focus and justice.
4. Write in the notebook what fact, what need or what responsibility you have to look at squarely.
5. Take care of one specific task of care or preparation: make an appointment, put some papers in order, get the rest you owe yourself.
6. Give thanks and turn off the light.

“Beloved presences of the green ray, stay with me in truth and in care. May I keep my mind on what matters, see what needs attention and act honestly. May my decisions be fair to me and to everyone they involve.”

Friday: the ruby-gold ray

To ask Lady Nada, Master Jesus, John the beloved disciple, Archangel Uriel, Elohim Tranquility and the angels of the ruby-gold flame for peace and provision.

You need

The orange card · An electric light · Your notebook

When

The Friday of your seven days.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Set the orange card, which stands for ruby-gold, in front of you, turn on the light and begin with the day's opening words.
2. Say the words.
3. Reflect on the day's theme: peace, provision and freedom in money matters.
4. Write in the notebook what would bring peace back to something you have been carrying with tension. Peace may ask for a firm decision.
5. Get one need organized, prepare a conversation, or ask someone who knows the subject for guidance.
6. Give thanks and turn off the light.

“Beloved presences of the ruby-gold ray, help me look after peace without walking away from my responsibilities. May I find the resources for what is needed and the clarity to manage them. May my trust live side by side with what I really have to work out today.”

Saturday: the violet ray

To ask Saint Germain, Mother Kuan Yin, Mother Mercedes, Archangel Zadkiel, Elohim Arcturus and the violet flame for transmutation, forgiveness and release.

You need

The violet card · An electric light · Your notebook

When

The Saturday of your seven days.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Set the violet card in front of you, turn on the light and begin with the day's opening words.
2. Say the words.
3. Reflect on the day's theme: transmutation, forgiveness, release and the untying of what binds you.
4. Write in the notebook what you want to stop repeating.
5. Choose a different way to respond to one small situation, and try it this week.
6. Give thanks and turn off the light.

“Beloved presences of the violet ray, stay with me in the change I need. May I learn from my mistakes without making my home in guilt; let go of resentments when I am ready, and keep the boundaries that protect me. May the past find a place that lets me go on.”

Keeping the seven colors through the year

To have each ray's color at hand for a need that comes later.

You need

The seven cards · An envelope · A pencil · An electric light

When

When the seven days are over, and afterward whenever you need it.

Time

Ten minutes

1. Write each card's word on it: protection on the blue, wisdom on the yellow, love on the pink, clarity on the white, truth on the green, peace on the orange and release on the violet.
2. Put all seven in the envelope.
3. When a need comes up, take out the card of the color that goes with it.
4. Write your intention and read it aloud.
5. Turn on the light for as long as you want to give to the practice.
6. Read that ray's invocation.
7. Turn off the light and put the card back in the envelope.

A letter to an archangel

To put a request in writing and entrust it to the archangel of the ray it belongs to.

You need

A sheet of white paper · A pencil · The envelope with the seven cards, or another envelope

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Choose the ray for your matter, and its archangel: Michael for blue, Jophiel for yellow, Chamuel for pink, Gabriel for white, Raphael for green, Uriel for orange, Zadkiel for violet.
2. Write the date and your name at the top.
3. Begin with the archangel's name: “Dear Archangel…”.
4. Write what worries you and what you are asking for, without fussing over how it sounds.
5. Add what you yourself are going to do about it.
6. End by saying thank you.
7. Fold the page in four and say the words with the letter between your hands.
8. Keep it in the envelope, next to the card of its color.
9. A month from now, open it, read it and note at the bottom what changed and what you did.

“Archangel, I entrust this letter to you. Stay with me while I do my part.”

A candle in the color of a ray

To ask the archangel of a ray, on its day, for a specific need.

You need

A candle in the color of the ray, or a seven-color candle · A heatproof plate · Paper and a pencil

When

On the ray's day: Sunday, blue; Monday, yellow; Tuesday, pink; Wednesday, white; Thursday, green; Friday, orange; Saturday, violet.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Choose the ray that goes with your need and wait for its day.
2. Write your request in one sentence and, under it, what you will do yourself.
3. Set the candle on the plate, away from curtains and papers.
4. Light it with the request clear in your mind.
5. Name the archangel of the ray: Michael, Jophiel, Chamuel, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel or Zadkiel.
6. Read your request and that ray's invocation.
7. Stay a few minutes in silence.
8. Say the words.
9. Put the candle out before you get up.
10. If you use a seven-color candle, light it each time on the day of the color that is burning.

“Thank you for the light of this ray. So be it, so be it, so be it.”

Care: Don't leave the candle alone even for a moment, and put it out when you finish.

September 29: the feast of the archangels

To thank Michael, Gabriel and Raphael and entrust the coming year to them.

You need

Three cards: blue, white and green · An electric light · A pencil

When

September 29, the feast day of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.

Time

Fifteen minutes

1. Lay the three cards in a row and turn on the light.
2. Name Michael and write on the blue card what you want to protect this year.
3. Name Gabriel and write on the white one a message you need to give or receive clearly.
4. Name Raphael and write on the green one some care you owe your body or someone close to you.
5. Say the words.
6. Turn off the light and keep the cards where you'll see them until you have taken the first step for each.
7. Share a meal with someone that day: it is a feast.

“Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, thank you for your company this year. May I take care of what was entrusted to me, speak clearly and stand by those who need it.”