To these rays must be added (in both groups of human beings) the fourth ray which governs humanity itself as a center in the body of the planetary Logos, thus bringing all the ray influences into a sevenfold stream of energy, playing upon the lower self in the three worlds or upon those who are, entering into or are a part of the fifth kingdom in nature. Intensifying the problem for humanity as a whole is the problem of the individual within that whole. To the influences to which he is subjected as an individual through his [518] past and his own peculiar horoscope and to those in which he shares as a part of the fourth kingdom in nature must be added the effects of his two major rays (personal and egoic). These indicate his type of mechanism and his soul quality. It must not be forgotten either that his seven centers are in close relation to the planetary centers and that he is conditioned not only by the centers in his own nature and their rays but also by the centers found within the human kingdom and also by the planetary centers. With these we will now proceed to deal.