Archangel

Hierarch of angelic hosts; the highest rank in the orders of angels.

Each of the seven rays and the eighth ray has a presiding archangel who, with his divine complement, an archeia, embodies the God consciousness of the ray and directs the bands of angels serving in their command on that ray.

The archangels and archeiai of the rays and the location of their etheric retreats are as follows:

Ray	Archangels	Etheric retreat
First Ray	Archangel Michael and Faith	Temple of Faith and Protection, Banff, near Lake Louise, Canada
Second Ray	Archangel Jophiel and Christine	Jophiel and Christine’s retreat, South of the Great Wall near Lanchow, north central China
Third Ray	Archangel Chamuel and Charity	Temple of the Crystal-Pink Flame, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Fourth Ray	Archangel Gabriel and Hope	Gabriel and Hope’s retreat, Between Sacramento and Mount Shasta, California, USA
Fifth Ray	Archangel Raphael and Mary	Raphael and Mother Mary’s retreat, Fátima, Portugal
Sixth Ray	Archangel Uriel and Aurora	Uriel and Aurora’s retreat, Tatra Mountains, south of Cracow, Poland
Seventh Ray	Archangel Zadkiel and Holy Amethyst	Temple of Purification, Cuba
Eighth Ray	Archangel Uzziel and his twin flame	(not yet revealed)

Sources

Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Saint Germain On Alchemy: Formulas for Self-Transformation.