prana-bodydraftschool: modern· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers

The Seven Rays of Creation (seven planetary forces)

sapta-raśmi

also: seven-rays, seven-forces, sapta-rashmi

pra-seven-rays

Definition

Frawley's doctrine that the seven planets outwardly represent seven rays/ forces that determine the play of creation: they exist in nature as the elements and energies on all levels, form the seven planes/levels of the cosmos, and inwardly create the rational and emotional mind plus the five senses ("life is a tapestry of seven times seven"). All worlds and beings are combinations of these seven causal lights, which are themselves the lights of our own soul.
Modern

Prāṇa relevance

The seven-rays scheme is Frawley's bridge from the seven grahas to the structure of mind and senses — a cosmos→psyche mapping. It is esoteric/ Theosophical-flavoured [MODERN — Frawley] and is NOT a subtle-prana physiology; the link to the five vayus or chakras is not drawn here (the Sun→ crown and Moon→astral gateways at death are the closest he comes — see the graha patches). prana_relevance: conceptual, not traced as a vayu mechanism.

Sources

  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersThe Planets and the Gods (book pp.27, 32)Modern✓ verifiedseven rays/forces = seven planes; outwardly the elements and energies, inwardly the rational/emotional mind and five senses; 'seven times seven'
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersVedic astrology / Rig Veda (book p.40)Modern✓ verified'The Sun as being conveyed by seven horses shows knowledge of the seven main planets' (Rig Veda imagery Frawley reads as the seven rays)

Other attributes

System Of Origin
vedanta
Location In Body
inwardly: the seven rays 'create the rational and emotional sides of the mind along with the five senses'
Function
the seven creative forces structuring cosmos and psyche alike; integrating them within the Self = regaining wholeness as a cosmic being
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