Ray I - Will or Power

Esoterically, this power is viewed as the life principle seated in the heart.

Ray II - Love-Wisdom

• Planet:
  Jupiter.
• Day:
  Thursday.
• Exoteric Color:
  Indigo with a tinge of purple.
• Esoteric Color:
  Light blue. S.D., III. p. 461.
• Human Principle:
  The auric envelope.
• Divine Principle:
  Love.
• Element:
  Ether. "It is spoken." The Word.
• Instrument of Sensation:
  Ears. Speech. The Word.
• Bodily location:
  The heart.
• Plane:
  The Monadic.
• Sense:
  Hearing.

Esoterically, this power is the consciousness or soul principle, seated in the head. [419]

Ray III - Active Intelligence or Adaptability

• Planet:
  Saturn.
• Day:
  Saturday.
• Exoteric Color:
  Black.
• Esoteric Color:
  Green.
• Human Principle:
  Lower mind.
• Divine Principle:
  Universal mind.
• Element:
  Fire. "Fire by friction."
• Sensation:
  Nervous system. "It is known."
• Bodily location:
  Centers up spine.
• Plane:
  The atmic, or plane of spiritual will.
• Sense:
  Touch.

Esoterically, this principle of creative mind is seen as seated in the throat.

Ray IV - Intuition, Harmony, Beauty, Art

• Planet:
  Mercury.
• Day:
  Wednesday.
• Exoteric Color:
  Cream.
• Esoteric Color:
  Yellow.
• Divine Principle:
  Buddhi. Intuition. Pure reason.
• Human Principle:
  Understanding. Vision. Spiritual perception.
• Element: Air. "Thus is Unity produced."
• Instrument of Sensation:
  Eyes. Right eye particularly.
• Plane:
  The Buddhic or Intuitional plane.
• Sense:
  Sight.

Esoterically, this is the pure reason, seated in the ajna center, between the eyes. Functioning when the personality reaches a high stage of coordination.

Ray V - Concrete Knowledge or Science

• Planet:
  Venus. The Lords of mind came from Venus.
• Day:
  Friday.
• Exoteric Color:
  Yellow.
• Esoteric Color:
  Indigo.
• Human Principle:
  Higher mind.
• Divine Principle:
  Higher knowledge. "God saw that it was good." [420]
• Element:
  Flame.
• Instrument of Sensation:
  Astral body.
• Plane:
  Lower mental plane.
• Sense:
  Consciousness as response to knowledge.
• Bodily location:
  Brain.

Esoterically, this principle of sentiency is seated in the solar plexus.

Ray VI - Abstract Idealism, Devotion

• Planet:
  Mars.
• Day:
  Tuesday.
• Exoteric Color:
  Red.
• Esoteric Color:
  Silvery Rose.
• Human Principle:
  Kama-manas. Desire.
• Divine Principle:
  Desire for form.
• Element:
  Water. "I long for habitation."
• Instrument of Sensation:
  Tongue. Organs of speech.
• Plane:
  Astral or emotional Plane. Desire plane.
• Sense:
  Taste.

Esoterically, this principle of desire is seated in the sacral center, with a higher reflection in the throat.

Ray VII - Ceremonial Order or Magic

• Planet:
  The Moon. She is the mother of form.
• Day:
  Monday.
• Exoteric Color:
  White.
• Esoteric Color:
  Violet.
• Human Principle:
  Etheric force or prana.
• Divine Principle:
  Energy.
• Element:
  Earth. "I manifest."
• Instrument of Sensation:
  Nose.
• Plane:
  Physical plane, etheric levels.
• Sense:
  Smell.

Esoterically, this principle of vitality or prana is seated in the center at the base of the spine.

Note: Esoterically speaking, the planets which are the expression of the three major rays are: [421]

• Ray I - Uranus.
• Ray II - Neptune.
• Ray III - Saturn.