Today, two rays of great potency are functioning simultaneously: The seventh Ray of Ceremonial Order is coming into manifestation, and the sixth Ray of Idealism and Devotion is slowly passing out. This brings about a situation that is described in ancient archives as: A time of rending when the mountains which have sheltered fall from their high places and the voices of men are lost in the crash and thunder of the fall. Such periods come only rarely, and each time they come a peculiarly significant period of divine activity is ushered in – old things pass away, yet the ancient landmarks are restored.

To aid men and women endeavouring to prepare themselves for group service during this transitional era, the Tibetan Master Djwhal Khul suggested the study of all that he had written on the Seventh Ray of Ceremonal Order. The Seventh Ray: Revealer of the New Age is a compilation of those statements found throughout the books Djwhal Khul wrote with Alice Bailey.