Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul - Esoteric Psychology II - Chapter II - Problems of
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Esoteric Psychology II - Chapter II - The Ray of Personality - Some
Problems of Psychology





The third factor to be considered by the man who is working
towards the well-being of his fellows is the study of the [518] effects of the new
incoming forces upon the present mechanism of man. This is not yet being done but
is a determining factor in the successful development of the human unit. Therefore, it is
of vital importance to educators, psychologists, parents and esotericists. There is,
however, as yet no real recognition of the fact and the urgency of these incoming forces,
nor is there any appreciation of the potency of the energies emanating from
The sign of the zodiac into which we are now passing.
The effect of the relation existing between the forces emanating from the sign Aquarius
and the sign Leo which is its polar opposite and, therefore, closely related to it. The
interplay of the two signs is, at this time, responsible for the appearance of the great
and modern human movements, involving vast numbers of men and engineered usually by some
dominant personality. It is responsible also for the intense individualism which is
manifesting in every department of human life today.
The effect of the new zodiacal influences upon the eleven other signs. This is a most
interesting theme and one that has been little considered. What effect will the potency of
the sign Aquarius (which is becoming increasingly dominant with each decade) have upon a
person or a nation which is governed by the sign Taurus, for instance, or by Sagittarius,
or Pisces? In coming centuries, this aspect of astrological science will be of definite
importance and will be considered by those responsible for the rearing and education of
children during the coming centuries. It will be one of the most important themes to be
dealt with in all systems of psychological and esoteric service to humanity, and will
[519] eventually cause a reorganization of the methods employed up to date to aid and
liberate man.
This we shall endeavor to elucidate as one of the points in Volume III of A Treatise
on the Seven Rays, and it will contribute an entirely new approach.
The effect of the relation of the seven rays to the zodiacal forces. It should be
remembered that there is a close interplay between the seven rays and the twelve signs of
the zodiac.

Another task of the psychologist is to investigate the effect or the relation of the
seven centers of force, which are to be found in the human body, in the etheric
counterpart of the physical body. Many of the modern physical ills and a large number of
undesirable psychological conditions will then be traced to their true source. This is the
over-stimulation, plus the underdevelopment, of the centers of energy found in the human
mechanism and closely connected with the endocrine system. This is part of the new Science
of Humanity.
You will see from the above how vast and intricate is our theme. It will not be
possible for me to do more than generalize, and point out the way to certain broad trails
or lines of investigation along which the modern student and scientist would do well to
go. I would like to remind you also that the problem of the human being is essentially and
basically the problem of consciousness or awareness. The five aspects of man
The physical body.
The vital or etheric body.
The astral body.
The mental body.
The soul body or the egoic lotus,

are basically only open doors into the larger whole of which [520] the individual unit
is a part. They put the man into relation with the divine expression and manifestation in
the same way that his five senses put him in touch with the tangible world and enable him
thus to share the general life.
Many of our present problems (arising out of the mystical or the spiritual life) and a
large number of our psychological difficulties are connected with this fact. Many a man
also is over-developed in some one of these directions and, therefore, (through this
developed sensitivity of some aspect of the fivefold instrument of contact) he becomes
aware of a realm of consciousness and of states of awareness with which he is not
competent to deal, owing to the underdevelopment of his mind and the lack of soul contact.





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