This is not a density of knowing

[anagogy]

Is it highly probable to experience cognitive dissonance if you believe things Ra has said, because this is not a density of knowing/understanding yet they give understanding? Your brains keep making connections based on what they have said, so this in practice molds a specific type of view of the world which is very susceptible to distorted views. So blindly believing any metaphysical material that has its core in the unknown, is dogmatic by its very nature, and however many correspondences are found in the various materials does not account to knowledge. Is it wise to just remain mundane even though there is an indescribable urge to find and explore 'what is beyond'? Is it optimal to practice the heart in that secular wisdom and love which is not influenced by extraterrestrial beings or higher dimensions? Thank you.

The reason this is not a density of knowing is because everything you see in this world is a translation of information.  You look at the world through a sensory system -- a perceptual system.  Therefore, when you see something it is *through* something else.  Much like looking through rose colored lenses, everything is colored by the lens, causing a bit of distortion.  Thus, at the end of the day you can't rely on your outer senses for truth, and instead, have to turn inwards to the heart of spirit.  This is faith.  Faith is not certainty.  The veil is still very much active in the realm of faith.  It is a bit like "wandering" around in a dark room that you were, at one time, very used to traversing in the light.  You have an understanding in your heart of the dimensions of the room, but you can't presently see it, so you're groping about in the dark.  This doesn't mean you can't acquire data.  You may have lost your vision in this dark room but you can still feel about and learn much about it.  You might even converse with beings who can see, within the dark room, and can describe parts you can't see.  But at the end of the day the truth of your reality cannot be ascertained within the illusion, much as our present day science cannot really explain everything relating to the soul (even though the materialists will try to squash any ideology that does not conform to their reductionist notions).

So to summarize, in my opinion what Ra was attempting to convey was that we cannot discern the truth of illusion from within that illusion (or by using the tools of that reality).  The only part of you that exists outside of illusion is your spirit, which is your link to source.  The channel to truth is opened by nurturing one's faith and intuition.

Going back to the previous analogy of the dark room, developing your intuition and faith is like remembering what the room looked like with the lights on.  You still don't "know" exactly where things are, but you have a general idea of what the integrated picture looks like.  Again, you don't see what it looks like.  You don't "know", but you have data which you are measuring up against your intuition, which either resonates or it doesn't.  No doubt there will be distortion, but it is the best map you have.