11-26-2019, 07:08 AM
After two times messing up (in other threads) with Ra-related concepts, due to not being well-enough versed in the Law of One material, I'm going to hold off on attempts at a larger synthesis until further comparison is done.
A main difference between Ra and the C's is in the description of the polarities and related ideas.
Love, light, and learning
The C's say that "Love is light is knowledge", while Ra differentiates between the three. Knowledge, in the terms of the C's, may refer to a number of things at different levels, but in the unifying statement seems to mean something rather more profound, related to the learning of fundamental lessons; the type of "knowledge" and learning which orients consciousnesses towards a polarity and determines the density.
The picture is that of a consciousness, in the abstract, as having a particular size, and knowledge changing its relation with all else, as all is interconnected; the addition of knowledge is the addition of "substance" to the being, and it growing towards and through the cosmos in having the knowledge of what more there is than its separate self.
In Ra's terms, there is no particular term for the type of "knowledge" which universally corresponds to such learning, while the learning is described. Perhaps "that which advances a being towards unity" would be a good enough description for now.
The distinct ideas of love or understanding, related to 4D consciousness in particular, and light or wisdom, related to 5D consciousness in particular, are very useful for describing abstract realities in-between unity and the individual being. The Cassiopaean formulation obscures these intermediate realities, relating everything more directly to universal or cosmic mind.
In particular, the understanding of love is intellectualized, and the path of the heart obscured, by the Cassiopaean formulation. For the straightforward pursuing of the path of the heart, the C's fully cover the removal of the negative, but at the same time negate the simple understanding of love separately from wisdom. The wisdom is instead presented as love.
It may be true that at the 6D level, "Love is light is knowledge", but it does not apply below 6D. And while the Cassiopaean information may strike a deep chord with above-4D wanderers in particular, it does not further the growth of balanced understanding from 3D to 4D. Ra shows a much better, so to say, understanding of the needs of those progressing from 3D to 4D, and for the heart of what 4D positivity is.
The nature of polarity
The nature of the polarities is, in the Cassiopaean version, more directly related to how a consciousness orients itself towards reality. Balance, and a full acceptance of reality, is at the heart of STO; desire-based imbalance, and a selective rejection of reality, is at the heart of STS.
Describing the intricacies of what is STO and STS, the C's emphasize the importance of discerning what is truly "asked for", in order to respond with that, rather than according to a more naive idea of what is "asked for". A wisdom-oriented analysis is compressed down into the basic definitions.
By contrast, Ra's description of the polarities cleanly separates their basic functioning from larger or ultimate consequence. Wisdom-oriented analysis becomes a second layer of consideration, instead of the two being compressed into one.
Thus, Ra's view is that a 4D STO being, pure in its radiance, which is enslaved by negative forces and then remains pure in its radiance, is still equally positive. What its energy ends up fueling, namely the negative activities of the conquerors, is a separate question. This is not to say that the separate concern is a small one. On the contrary, in order to preserve freedom and the furthering of a positive environment, at a temporary cost of some purity, defensive maneuvers are well-worth it.
Personal reflections
After inwardly distilling what I had learned from the Cassiopaea community, I found that something big was missing. The positive focus in my being had become shaped like a sharp, thin surface of will, upholding principles, while the heart remained in the midst of a storm. I went in search of the missing heart of the matter.
Before that, the large personal leap I had made was through the heart, by excluding the negative and affirming in the heart the most valued ideals. I ended up in a position like the Tarot card "The Tower", struck by lightning in the form of a dramatic inner process beginning.
Since then, I have been "growing back into" myself, starting from the "elevated" position of "The Tower". There is a personal journey with a simple destination: arriving where I was before the journey with the Cassiopaea community, but knowing the place for the first time.
A main difference between Ra and the C's is in the description of the polarities and related ideas.
Love, light, and learning
The C's say that "Love is light is knowledge", while Ra differentiates between the three. Knowledge, in the terms of the C's, may refer to a number of things at different levels, but in the unifying statement seems to mean something rather more profound, related to the learning of fundamental lessons; the type of "knowledge" and learning which orients consciousnesses towards a polarity and determines the density.
The picture is that of a consciousness, in the abstract, as having a particular size, and knowledge changing its relation with all else, as all is interconnected; the addition of knowledge is the addition of "substance" to the being, and it growing towards and through the cosmos in having the knowledge of what more there is than its separate self.
In Ra's terms, there is no particular term for the type of "knowledge" which universally corresponds to such learning, while the learning is described. Perhaps "that which advances a being towards unity" would be a good enough description for now.
The distinct ideas of love or understanding, related to 4D consciousness in particular, and light or wisdom, related to 5D consciousness in particular, are very useful for describing abstract realities in-between unity and the individual being. The Cassiopaean formulation obscures these intermediate realities, relating everything more directly to universal or cosmic mind.
In particular, the understanding of love is intellectualized, and the path of the heart obscured, by the Cassiopaean formulation. For the straightforward pursuing of the path of the heart, the C's fully cover the removal of the negative, but at the same time negate the simple understanding of love separately from wisdom. The wisdom is instead presented as love.
It may be true that at the 6D level, "Love is light is knowledge", but it does not apply below 6D. And while the Cassiopaean information may strike a deep chord with above-4D wanderers in particular, it does not further the growth of balanced understanding from 3D to 4D. Ra shows a much better, so to say, understanding of the needs of those progressing from 3D to 4D, and for the heart of what 4D positivity is.
The nature of polarity
The nature of the polarities is, in the Cassiopaean version, more directly related to how a consciousness orients itself towards reality. Balance, and a full acceptance of reality, is at the heart of STO; desire-based imbalance, and a selective rejection of reality, is at the heart of STS.
Describing the intricacies of what is STO and STS, the C's emphasize the importance of discerning what is truly "asked for", in order to respond with that, rather than according to a more naive idea of what is "asked for". A wisdom-oriented analysis is compressed down into the basic definitions.
By contrast, Ra's description of the polarities cleanly separates their basic functioning from larger or ultimate consequence. Wisdom-oriented analysis becomes a second layer of consideration, instead of the two being compressed into one.
Thus, Ra's view is that a 4D STO being, pure in its radiance, which is enslaved by negative forces and then remains pure in its radiance, is still equally positive. What its energy ends up fueling, namely the negative activities of the conquerors, is a separate question. This is not to say that the separate concern is a small one. On the contrary, in order to preserve freedom and the furthering of a positive environment, at a temporary cost of some purity, defensive maneuvers are well-worth it.
Personal reflections
After inwardly distilling what I had learned from the Cassiopaea community, I found that something big was missing. The positive focus in my being had become shaped like a sharp, thin surface of will, upholding principles, while the heart remained in the midst of a storm. I went in search of the missing heart of the matter.
Before that, the large personal leap I had made was through the heart, by excluding the negative and affirming in the heart the most valued ideals. I ended up in a position like the Tarot card "The Tower", struck by lightning in the form of a dramatic inner process beginning.
Since then, I have been "growing back into" myself, starting from the "elevated" position of "The Tower". There is a personal journey with a simple destination: arriving where I was before the journey with the Cassiopaea community, but knowing the place for the first time.