My dear friend: All beings who approach Earth as spiritual Teachers do so because in a quite literal way, each has been asked to do so. Like Jesus, I am not currently in physical form. Like Jesus, I departed the life in which I cut through the illusions of the physical plane. Like Jesus, I am not subject to the pressures nor the demands of time and space, or other confines that arise on the physical plane. Like Jesus, I have mastered a spiritual tradition or two; and also like Jesus, I am considered a pretty good teacher. While there may be differences from spiritual tradition to spiritual tradition, basically all spiritual Teachers have the common goal of seeking to free humanity from the confines of small mindedness and degraded living. (Please see the question I last answered for more details here.)

All on this non-physical plane Who are helping Earth at this time are part of a huge spectrum of infinitely creative energy. It is this energy that "begat," you might say, the Earth and all its inhabitants. As you probably know, there are may theories of Creation - indeed there exist a plethora of Creation stories which span not only the physical scope of the globe, but the psychological, mythological, ideological, theological and cultural scopes as well.

One way of seeing the Whole is to understand that energy brought forth matter. You could say that the Source of All Being extended Itself into Its own Creation via these varying energetic formats. These energies, like the phenomenon of color, are chromatic aberrations of the infinite and profoundly undifferentiated Light Source. Just as when white light enters a prism the rays are separated out as individual colors, a similar condition exists at a cosmic level, which ultimately manifests as the Rays of Creation, for lack of a better term. Emanating directly from the Infinite Source of all Light are the two basic Rays of Creation called the First and Second Rays. The First Ray is often visualized as a bright red, having tremendous causative energy, masculine in nature. The Second Ray is often visualized as a bright sky blue, having the properties of reception and understanding, feminine in nature. From these two emanate the Third Ray, often visualized as a bright yellow, which has the power to hold things together. It is neither masculine nor feminine, although it supports the balance of all opposites in the configuration of polar arrangements that basically provides for all experiencing in this cosmic day. (Please try to see this teaching as given for illustrative purposes, and not dogmatic intent.)

From the Third Ray, there emanate the four remaining Rays of Creation: the Fourth Ray, often visualized as emerald green, also known as the "harmony through conflict" ray, or the emotional ray; the Fifth Ray, often visualized as bright orange, known as the ray of higher or abstract understanding; the Sixth Ray, often visualized as indigo or dark purple, also known as the ray of devotion; and the Seventh Ray, light purple in color, sometimes called the "violet flame," and understood as the alchemical ray, or the magical ray, governing all transformative processes. From this brief overview, you can perhaps understand that everything arises in a natural creative order, and that things material originate not in the material realm but in the spiritual realm, becoming manifest into physical form through the flow of these creative energies.

If One is to be a Teacher for Earth, One must come forth as an extension of one of these cosmic energies. Thus, there are Teachers on the First Ray, Teachers on the Second Ray, Teachers on the Third Ray, etc. I am a Teacher on the Second Ray, and Jesus is a Teacher on the Sixth Ray. One of the most widely known and revered Teachers of the First Ray is El Moya (about whom you can read in the works of the Theosophists and C.W. Leadbeater). Those working with the Third Ray may know the Master Paul. Those working or learning with the Fourth Ray are likely to know or work with the Master Kuthumi. The Fifth Ray is "headed," you might say, by the Master Hilarion; and the Seventh Ray by Master St. Germaine.

While it is not necessary that you differentiate these energies, nor the Teachers Who are supported by each, just know that there is an orderly arising for all the Masters Who love and support Earth at this time. Indeed, the various energies simply ensure that the totality of Teaching energies span the spectrum of Creation. This is important. For example, the prophet Mohamed is also a Sixth Ray Teacher, and while there are clearly similarities between His teachings and those of Jesus, they do not overlay identically - even though these two Teachers are both supported by the Sixth Ray. There are many Second Ray Teachers (many of you know and love Kwan Yin, Who is a Second Ray Teacher, as is the White Tara.). One of the interesting marks of Second Ray Teachers is that We all tend to teach from many perspectives, not just one. This is why there are so many of Us working with Earth beings at this time. Indeed, if you delve into the teachings I have given through Kathlyn alone, you will find origins in many different spiritual traditions. Each of the Rays of Creation have special energetic formats which support different, although purely compatible, ideas and understanding for what is and what works to free the mind from the prison of suffering. Thus, all are important in the total presentation of the Source of All Being.

As I mentioned earlier, try to resist any temptation to become dogmatic about any of this material. Rather, see it as a means of explaining the whole gamut of Spiritual Teachings and plethora of Teachers over the entire life of this planet. If you can see in this manner, you discover that every teaching - indeed every Teacher - is beautifully presented within the vibrant spectrum of our Source.

May you find this teaching helpful in your journey to Truth. May you discover remnants of all Teachers within your Great Heart; and may you have your full awakening in this very lifetime!