Law of One audio books

[Steppingfeet]

Hey Parsons,

I'm surprised you haven't heard about the audiobook. It's been all over the media for the better part of a year.

If "media" is understood to be L/L's Camelot Journal. And the Gatherings Newsletter we issued in May.


Here's the blurb about it in the May newsletter:

Audiobook

Two or so years ago, a good friend of ours, Sam W. who lives just a 1.5 hour drive from us, volunteered to help create an audiobook of the Law of One material. Being a broadcasting and media guy, Sam had some equipment he could loan, and selflessly offered to perform all the post-production editing work necessary to convert the recorded audio into an official audiobook.

The project was proposed to Carla and Jim, asking one to read the part of Questioner, the other of Ra. Both were enthusiastic, but due to her troublesome medical situation, Carla was unable to participate at the time, and Jim's time/energy were already claimed by her care, so we put it off until such time that Carla returned to health. With her passing, we presented the idea again to Jim, as both his energy and time have opened up. He fortunately indicated that he would love to do this, especially as it provided him a means to continue being of service to seekers, and to carry forward the work that he and Carla gave their lives to so completely.

We can't think of a better reader. Jim's enunciation is perfect and clear, his cadence steady, and his intimacy with the material second to none. He speaks with gravity and power, too, and may even carry subtle vibrations of Don and Carla into the recording.

And as of this writing, the project is officially and fully underway! We created a “studio” (studio herein defined as a basement bedroom dedicated to the purpose of recording which has blankets thumbtacked to the walls to help reduce sound reverberation) to record Jim reading The Ra Material. Sam brought his equipment and gave us a tutorial, and Jim has already sprinted out of the gates, recording the first seven sessions within 48 hours.

After that was written, Jim finished recording reading for all 106 sessions. Twice. He was so enthusiastic about the project, and saddened when it came to an end. (Though he continued to record audibooks of 101, ACH, Book V, and is now working on AWH.)

Our friend and volunteer, Sam, is busy listening and editing each and every session of the Ra audio that, even in its raw form, sounds amazing. Austin and I made a trip to meet with Sam a month ago to work out specifications of editing and left with an agreed upon template.

The audiobook is intertwined with the upcoming The Ra Contact: Teaching the Law of One book that we've been working on in tandem. When we put together a new introduction to the book (for legal reasons we can't recycle the old introduction), then we can record Jim reading it and be on our way to publishing the first part of the audiobook series.

Fingers crossed by spring.

: ) GLB