The Master the Prince Rakoczi
One of the masters originally contacted by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, cofounder of the Theosophical Society. According to theosophical teachings there exists a spiritual hierarchy composed of individuals who have finished their round of earthly reincarnations and have evolved to the spiritual planes, from which they guide the affairs of humanity. Those members of the hierarchy closest to humanity are the "lords of the seven rays" (of the light spectrum). Each ray represents a particular virtue, which the lord of that ray exemplifies.
The prince Rakoczi is the master of the seventh ray, concerned with ordered service or ceremonial magic. He is involved with the ceremonial aspect of religion and magic, especially the ancient mysteries. He is also occupied with the volatile political situation in Europe and North America and speaks many languages.
Reportedlty, Rakoczi has had numerous incarnations. He was, successively, Saint Alban (third century C.E.), Proclus (a Neoplatonic philosopher, 410-85 C.E.), Roger Bacon (1220-92), Christian Rosencrutz (1378-1484), Hunyadi Janos (1387-1456), Robertus the monk (sixteenth century), and Francis Bacon (1561-1626). In his last incarnation he was a Hungarian prince, the last surviving member of the Hungarian Rokoczi family, and known throughout Europe as the Comte de Saint Germain. He still inhabits that body.
As Prince Rakoczi, this master was not as prominent in theosophical literature as some others, even though he became the subject of a popular book by Isabel Cooper-Oakley. He was lifted out of obscurity, however, after Guy W. Ballard claimed to have encountered him in 1929 on the slopes of Mt. Shasta. Saint Germain became the patron of the "I Am Religious Activity," and all of the groups that have emerged from it, such as the Bridge to Spiritual Freedom and the Church Universal and Triumphant, have given him a prominent place in their teachings.
Sources:
Cooper-Oakley, Isabel. The Comte de Saint Germain. Milan, Italy: Libreria Editrice del Dr. G. Sulli-Roa, 1912.
King, Godfre Ray [Guy W. Ballard]. Unveiled Mysteries. 4th ed. Chicago: Saint Germain Press, 1934.
Ransom, Josephine. A Short History of the Theosophical Society. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938.
Saint Germain. Violet Fire: The Torch of Freedom's Holy Light. Portland, Ore.: Universariun Foundation, 1983.
