Five volumes have been written under the overall title of A Treatise on the Seven Rays, based on the fact, the nature, the quality and the interrelationship of the seven streams of energy pervading our solar system, our planet and all that lives and moves within its orbit. The first two volumes go extensively into the psychological make-up of a human being as the life, quality and appearance of an incarnating, evolving spiritual entity. They also relate the circumstance of a human psychology to world conditions and to future possibilities.

Five volumes have been written under the overall title of A Treatise on the Seven Rays, based on the fact, the nature, the quality and the interrelationship of the seven streams of energy pervading our solar system, our planet and all that lives and moves within its orbit. The first two volumes go extensively into the psychological make-up of a human being as the life, quality and appearance of an incarnating, evolving spiritual entity. They also relate the circumstance of a human psychology to world conditions and to future possibilities.

Bringing together extensive research on psychology, psychophysiology and phenomenology of the shamanic trance and altered states of consciousness, this book represents a cross-cultural approach to the study of shamanism. It discusses Buryat shamanism in Siberia in comparison with Buddhist and Hindu Yogic techniques, as well as other esoteric traditions. The phenomenon of the shamanic trance is here investigated from the esoteric point of view as a form of mystical or religious experience. The book explores the inner feelings and psychic states of the shaman during the trance, describing the inner psychic processes and referring to the systems of chakras and subtle channels in shamanism and classical Buddhist and Hindu yoga, as well as other cultural traditions. In addition to its adoption of psychoanalytic and transpersonal approaches, it also uses phenomenological methods in its investigation, representing works from scholars in Oriental studies, as they provide deeper insight into the research of shamanism and mystical experiences.

This book is an introduction to Spiritual Psychology which is based on the Seven Rays. It is an in-depth and comprehensive presentation of the "path of the soul" and the true nature of the human being. The special feature is the synthetic view of the different aspects of human life, such as the monad, the soul, the personality, the seven chakras, the seven planes, the path of initiation, the causal body, but also the practice of spiritual therapy and meditation. The author describes in a clear and easily comprehensible language the basics of Ageless Wisdom and the complex relationship between the spiritual and material worlds, in the duality of which soul development takes place. Complete with many diagrams and tables, it is a valuable textbook for astrologers and people in psychological, peda-gogical, counselling and healing professions who wish to expand their view of humanity and assist those who are seeking advice on their spiritual path of development.