- Office
- Chohan (Lord) of the First Ray
- Ray
- First Ray of will, faith and protection
- Color
- Sapphire blue
- Works with
- Archangel Michael and Archeia Faith
- Etheric retreat
- The Temple of Good Will, above the Himalayan foothills
- Keynote
- Not my will, but the will of the highest in me
El Morya is the Chohan, or Lord, of the First Ray. He is the Master of divine will: the power to know what is right, to choose it, and to carry it through. Students often describe his presence as bracing. He is brief, exact and entirely without flattery, and beneath the sternness there is a great tenderness for anyone who is sincerely trying.
He is traditionally named, with Kuthumi and Djwal Khul, as one of the three Masters who first made the modern ascension teachings available to the outer world.
Legend and Embodiments
The teachings say that El Morya lived many lives as a ruler, a counselor to rulers and a defender of principle, in both the East and the West. Again and again he is found in positions of authority, learning the same lesson from different sides: that power is safe only in the hands of one who has surrendered personal ambition. In his final embodiment he is said to have been a prince of northern India who withdrew to the mountains and made his ascension there.
Service to the Ascension
The First Ray begins everything. Before love can heal or wisdom can teach, there must be the will to start, and to keep going when the first enthusiasm fades. El Morya strengthens this will in those who ask. He helps a person find the single purpose beneath their many wishes, and then he helps them arrange their life around it.
He is the patron of all who lead: in government, in organizations, in families. He does not teach the will that dominates. He teaches alignment, the bringing of the personal will into agreement with the will of the I AM Presence.
What El Morya Teaches
- The will of God is not something imposed from outside. It is your own deepest wish, freed from fear.
- Constancy matters more than intensity. A small practice kept daily outweighs a great effort made once.
- Say less. Mean it. Do it.
- Protect what is sacred to you by giving it your first attention, not your last.
When to Call on El Morya
- Finding and holding to your true purpose
- Making a hard decision cleanly
- Self-discipline and follow-through
- Leading others with integrity
- Courage to act on what you already know
How to Work With El Morya
El Morya responds to directness. Sit upright, breathe, and see a flame of sapphire blue in the throat. State your question in one sentence, then be silent and attentive. His guidance tends to arrive as a single clear instruction. He is said to watch what a student does with the first instruction before offering a second.
An Invocation
Beloved El Morya, Master of the First Ray,
align my will with the will of my own I AM Presence.
Show me my purpose and make me equal to it.
Give me the constancy to begin again each day,
until what I am and what I do are one.
A Word From El Morya
You have asked a hundred times what your purpose is. You know what it is. What you are asking for is permission, and a guarantee. I can give you neither. I can only tell you that the step is sound.
Take it. We meet the one who moves.
Received by Ilse Varrow