rays of the sun

Solmancy

Divination by interpreting the patterns formed by the rays of the sun.

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Sarvavasu (Sanskrit) [from sarva all + vasu one of the 12 adityas or solar divinities, rays, or logoi]

One of the seven principal logoi or rays of the sun.

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Harikesa (Sanskrit). The name of one of the seven rays of the Sun.

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Svaraj (Sanskrit). The last or seventh (synthetical) ray of the seven solar rays; the same as Brahma. These seven rays are the entire gamut of the seven occult forces (or gods) of nature, as their respective names well prove. These are: Sushumna (the ray which transmits sunlight to the moon); Harikesha, Visvakarman, Visvatryarchas, Sannadhas, Sarvavasu, and Svaraj. As each stands for one of the creative gods or Forces, it is easy to see how important were the functions of the sun in the eyes of antiquity, and why it was deified by the profane.

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Visvatryarchas visvatryarcas (Sanskrit) [from visva all + tri three + archas shining]

The triple ray shining everywhere; the fourth of the seven principal mystical rays of the sun (SD 1:515n).

See also SURYA

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Sannaddha or Samnaddha (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root nah to be bound, covered, armed]

The armed one, the equipped one; one of the seven principal rays or logoi of the sun.

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Ari-Krishna Ari-krsna (Sanskrit) A name of the sun as lord of rays.

See also HARI-KRISHNA (Caves & Jungles 621-2)

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Arka (Sanskrit) (from arch to shine, be brilliant, honor, praise)

A ray, flash of lightning, hence a name for the sun; used in compounds, such as arkakara (sunbeam), arkagraha (solar eclipse), arkadina (solar day), arkaja (sunborn, coming from the sun), etc.; a name for Indra and for fire; also a hymn, song.

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Universal Solar System The sum-total on all planes of all the bodies, visible or invisible, which pertain to the inclusive Brahmanda (egg of Brahma) of which our sun with its family of planetary chains forms a part. The Logos of the universal solar system, called the universal sun, has its foci of spiritual, psychological, ethereal, and material fields of action in and through emanated rays or minor logoi or suns, of which our sun is one, and each of these last has its corresponding subdivisional activities and functions. Our solar system, septenary or denary in itself, pertains to a single one of the primary seven rays of the universal solar system.

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Ray [from Latin radius rod, staff, beam, ray]

An indefinitely small thread of light or other form of radiant energy, whether undulatory or emissive, considered as propagated in a straight line and with a definite velocity. The figurative use of the word must not blind us to the fact that everything physical has its prototypes on planes above.

As our sun sheds rays of a great number of kinds, and interchanges of radiation take place throughout our solar system and locally on each planet, so rays are emanated throughout the universe on all its visible and invisible planes, and represent the spiritual, intellectual, and fohatic and life-giving forces -- mystically in each case a Mercury on his winged way bearing the messages of the gods.

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Seven (Solar) Rays Sunlight contains the characteristic potency of every one of the seven solar logoi. It is possible for the adept to sound seven notes, each of which will be in more or less perfect synchrony with the vibrational rate of the respective solar ray or power issuing from its own solar logos.

Such ancient magic is not only an act of reverential unity with the lord and giver of life for the solar system, but puts one in synchrony of a spiritual and intellectual as well as psychical type with the spiritual and other powers resident in and issuing from the sun (cf ML 73). Mystic words of seven vowels refer in a general fashion to the same ancient wisdom-magic.

See also OEAOHOO

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Svaraj (Sanskrit) The self-ruling, the self-resplendent; one of the seven principal rays of the sun, "the last or seventh (synthetical) ray of the seven solar rays; the same as Brahma" (TG 315). These seven are really the entire range of the seven occult forces, or divinities, of the solar system; hence the names of these seven rays are names given to them in Hindu semi-occult philosophical literature as Sushumna, Harikesa, Visvakarman, Visvatryarchas, Samnaddhas, Sarvavasu, and Svaraj. Otherwise these seven rays are the seven solar logoi whose functions in the solar system are at once creative -- or the intelligent impulses behind cosmic evolution -- and supportive of the solar system, in addition to bringing about the various regenerating changes. The seven rays are elaborations of the Hindu Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva.

See also SURYA

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Interaction of solar particles, the solar magnetic field, and the Earth's magnetic field, cause variations in the particle and electromagnetic fields at the surface of the planet. Extreme solar events can affect electrical devices. Weakening of the Sun's magnetic field is believed to increase the number of interstellar cosmic rays which reach Earth's atmosphere, altering the types of particles reaching the surface. It has been speculated that a change in cosmic rays could cause an increase in certain types of clouds, affecting Earth's alb ...

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Cosmic rays, also known as cosmic particles, were initially believed to originate in radioactive isotopes in the ground. This theory was disproven in 1912 by Victor Hess, who in 1936 received the Nobel prize in physics for his work. Hess used electroscope measurements taken at different altitudes from a hot air balloon to conclude that the radiation was cosmic in origin. Hess further showed that the sun could not be the primary source of cosmic rays by tak ...

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The antisolar point is the imaginary point on the celestial sphere exactly opposite the sun. It is where anticrepuscular rays appear to converge, and on a moonless night away from city lights, it is often possible to see the gegenschein there. Category: Spherical astronomy Other related archivesSpherical astronomy, anticrepuscular rays, celestial sphere, gegenschein, sun

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A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to Paracelsus, gnomes are the most important of the elemental spirits of the classical element earth, and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous sprites or goblins. Some sources claim they spe ...

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"A Sound of Thunder" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, first published in Collier's magazine in 1952. It was reprinted in his collections The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953), R is for Rocket (1962), The Stories of Ray Bradbury (1980), and A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories (2005). The Locus Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections lists it as the first of the top ten most republished science fiction stories [1] A Sound of Thunder - Plot. This ...

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Sun-Force Adopted by Dr. B. W. Richardson (1828-96) from Metcalfe; also called caloric, to designate a universal active life principle. Starting with the generally held theory that nature results from the interaction of matter and force, Metcalfe denied that force is a mere mode of motion or a vibration in a mysterious fluid, and held that this force is itself a semi-material or ethereal agent, acting within the particles of physical matter. It is in its ultimate simply the universal life principle directed and governed by fohat.

In theosophy every body in space, whether nebula, sun, planet, or galaxy, is a focus or organ of universal life; every sun, as an instance, being the channel -- having nevertheless an individuality of its own distinct from other similar individualities -- through which pour various cosmic forces, combined with the individual jiva of each sun itself. The ancients used to speak of the sun as being seven-rayed -- a forecast of the seven rays of the solar spectrum -- or even ten- and twelve-rayed, the reference being to the septenary, denary, or duodenary forces pouring from it.

See also CALORIC

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Sun

1.    Earth's star, nucleus of the solar system, source of life and energy.

2.    Symbol of divine illumination. The major focus of the personal horoscope representing our life force, will, and iner life. Its location indicates the character being developed and refined, as well as the life thrust. The Sun governs the physical heart and personal stamina. The Sun rules the sign of Leo and is considered Ray 2 in nature.

3.    Tarot #19marriage, happiness.

4.    Wind, the gentleone of the eight I Ching trigrams

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emanation: To "flow out from." Abhasa. To come forth from a source, to be emitted or issued from. A monistic doctrine of creation whereby God issues forth manifestation like rays from the sun or sparks from a fire.

See: abhasa.

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