The descriptive qualities of each ray are illustrated in the following links. Djwhal Khul initiated the Science of The Seven Rays for our age. Dr. Robbins has extracted and synthesized these ray profiles from Djwhal Khul's teachings. The Science of the Seven Rays as they apply to humanity is just developing. Dr. Roberts has advised us to use caution when accepting his or anyones interpretations of Djwhal Khul's teaching. There is plenty of material from Djwhal Khul in book form for any seeker to use for measuring all other presentations of this new science.

The Great Lives are seven yet the first three are the primary. They are called rays of aspect. The fourth thru seventh rays all branch off from the third ray of active intelligence. These four are called rays of attribute.

First Ray of Will and Power
Strength of will
Dynamic power
Power to synthesize
Strong sense of purpose
Power of beneficent destruction
Strong one-pointed focus

Second Ray of Love and Wisdom
Loving wisdom
Magnetic, attractive love
Power to understand through love
Empathy, sympathy and compassion
Exquisite sensitivity, receptivity and impressionability.
Love of pure truth

Third Ray of Active Intelligence
Great mental activity and agility
Skillful communication
The power to be vocal and render thought into word
Facility with language
Power to recognize and think within the blueprint of the Divine Plan
Power to manipulate
Ability to plan and strategize

Fourth Ray of Harmony Through Conflict
Capacity to grow spiritually and psychologically through constant struggle and crisis
Capacity to reconcile
Facility for achieving "at-one-ment"
Facility for compromise, mediation and bridging
Capacity for creative living through skill-in-action
Love of beauty and the capacity to create or express it

Fifth Ray of Concrete Science
Power to create thoughtforms
Facility for mathematical calculation
Highly developed powers of analysis and discrimination
Detached objectivity
Accuracy and precision in thought and action
Acquisition of knowledge and the mastery of factual detail
Power to discover through investigation and research

Sixth Ray of Devotion and Idealism
Intense devotion
Self-sacrificial ardor
Unshakable faith and undimmed optimism
One-pointedness; single-mindedness
Utter loyalty and adherence
Earnestness and sincerity
Profound humility

Seventh Ray of Ceremonial Order and Rhythm
Power to create order
Power to manifest and to work upon the material plane
Power to plan and organize
Ritualism and ceremonialism
Power as a magician
Power to perfect form