The Seven Holy Kumaras are the Lords of the Flame of Venus. Each holds one of the seven flames for that world, and together they occupy seven of the twelve seats of the Venusian Council of Light.

Who Are the Kumaras?

The word Kumara is very old. It means a youth, or a prince, and it carries the sense of one who is ever young because they are untouched by time. The Kumaras are described in the oldest teachings as beings who came forth from the mind of the Creator at the dawn of this system of worlds, and who chose to remain in service to the unfolding of life.

On Venus they are the seven great hierarchs. Each one focuses a single ray, called on Venus a flame, for the whole of that planet's evolution, much as the seven Chohans do for the Earth. The difference is one of scale. A Chohan administers a ray for one humanity. A Kumara ensouls it for a world.

Sanat Kumara is the Kumara best known on Earth, because he is the one who came here. The teachings are clear that he is one of seven, and that the other six supported his mission throughout.

The Names of the Seven

Four of the Kumaras are named in the oldest sources: Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanat Kumara. The other three are spoken of as the hidden Kumaras. Different lineages give different names for them, and the Council has asked our circle to refer to them simply by the flames they hold.

Flame Kumara Name means Quality held for Venus
First Sanaka The Ancient One Divine will. He holds the original intention from which the Venusian civilization unfolded.
Second Sanatana The Eternal One Wisdom and remembrance. He keeps the records and oversees the schools.
Third Sanat Kumara Eternal Youth Divine love. He is the Elder of the Council and its emissary to the Earth.
Fourth The Kumara of Harmony Hidden Purity and harmony of form. This Kumara governs music, color and proportion.
Fifth The Kumara of Healing Hidden Truth and wholeness. This Kumara oversees the gardens and the healing temples.
Sixth Sanandana The Joyful One Peace and devotion. He holds the joy that is the natural state of a world at peace.
Seventh The Kumara of the Violet Flame Hidden Freedom and transmutation. This Kumara holds the vision of what is yet to be.

The assignment of the named Kumaras to particular flames is given here as it has been received in our circle. It should be held lightly. Students who consult other sources will find other arrangements, and the Kumaras themselves seem unconcerned by the differences.

The Kumaras and the Earth

When Sanat Kumara offered to go to the Earth, the teachings say that the other six Kumaras pledged to sustain him. They directed a continuous stream of light from Venus to Shamballa through all the ages of his absence. It is called the bridge of the seven flames, and it is still in place.

Three of the Kumaras are said to have accompanied him for a time, in the early period, to help establish the focus at Shamballa, and then to have returned. For this reason some sources speak of four Kumaras on Earth and three on Venus. Today all seven sit together on the Council once more.

Each of the seven flames of Venus corresponds to one of the seven rays on Earth. A person working on a given ray with its Chohan and Archangel can also ask the Kumara of that flame to add the momentum of a whole world's attainment. Students who do this often describe it as a great steadying, like the difference between a candle in the wind and a candle in a still room.

A Practice: The Bridge of Seven Flames

  1. Sit quietly, and let the breath slow.
  2. See, far above you, a ring of seven flames: blue, gold, pink, white, green, ruby and violet.
  3. From each flame in turn, see a fine thread of light descend and enter your heart. Take one slow breath for each.
  4. When all seven are in place, feel them braid together into a single cord of white light with a rose-gold sheen.
  5. Say inwardly: I am joined to the seven flames of Venus, and I give their light to the Earth.
  6. Rest for a few minutes, then let the image fade. The connection remains.