The Story so Far

[Bring4th_Austin]

You seem to have a knack for stringing the salient points together in an interesting way.

Thank you! That is a great compliment coming from a writer. I used to be a professional writer as well...I think the biggest regret of my life is giving up my writing job which I loved.

I was so afraid of it! Afraid of it not being "true"...

That's a great way to put it...I felt the exact same way. It was scary that something that could move my mind so deeply could possibly be just a hoax.

Why do you think that we are attracted to the Ra material?

That's an interesting question, and I don't think that my answer for the Ra material would be the same as for any other source of channeled material.

In my extensive submersion into channeled material, the Ra material has stood to be completely unique. I could be walking a line of hypocrisy when I say this, but I believe the Ra material to be in a completely different league of channeled material. It's the only material I've found that was transmitted in that unique way, where Carla's personality was completely removed from the process and Ra was literally using her body to talk. Usually in channeling, concepts are translated through the mind of the channeler and are subject to the biases, experiences, or inexperience of that individual. Their essence is present in the process no matter how automatic or removed they may seem. Q'uo once said that they aim for 70% successful transmission of concepts, 30% belonging to the instrument alone, and even those successfully transmitted concepts are subject to the instrument's own conceptual framework.

So I think there would be varying levels to why one might resonate with the Ra material. If one is a wanderer of Ra, I have no doubt that the words would strike them deeply as they themselves played a part in their inception and transmission. I would imagine any other wanderer might be drawn to the material, perhaps less-so than a Ra wanderer, as they could have experience with the concepts talked about already. On another level, any entity who has already done the groundwork for knowing the self and is ready for a more "advanced approach to the system of studying the patterns of the illusions of your body, your mind, and your spirit" would probably be drawn to it as well.

While any of that may be true for any other source of material, the concise and undistorted nature of the Ra material, the likes of which I haven't found anywhere else, makes me feel that it would be more appealing to someone in any of those situations.

As for resonance with other material in general, whether it is channeled material, general spiritual material, or even art, stories, concepts etc., I'm not saying that resonance won't signify truth in any case. However, if something strikes us, it is signalling contrast. This is the reflective nature of reality. When something takes precedence within our perception, it is offering itself to be examined within us, not just outside of us.

So if there is a particular channel, or set of channeled material, that resonates with us, why would we assume that the resonance automatically equals truth? For instance, if someone has deep insecurities about death, they're going to be drawn to something offering them eternal life. A resonance towards a constant reaffirming of eternal life would be pointing that person to examine why they are drawn to that concept particularly, ultimately asking them to face their insecurity and sort it out. Someone who feels hopeless because of a lack of control in their life might be drawn to the idea that we have complete control over our own reality. It's the same with any particular bias. It's impossible to distill the truth from channeled material without challenging it, but it doesn't lose its utility if we are constantly using it to examine ourselves.

I'm definitely not saying the Ra material is exempt from this type of biased reflection. For instance, why might one be drawn to the specific mechanics of harvest? Why might one be drawn to accounts of alien abduction? What fears or desires are being highlighted when these things stand out to you?

There are some more subtle things, and particular channels will express concepts for different points along the spiritual path, signifying particular energy centers or energy center configurations. Someone being pulled towards universal love might be drawn to 4th density sources. Once they successfully grasp universal love, they might be more attracted to a higher source, and so on.

And how should we "sit with it"?

I would say, always asking yourself "Why?" Take a concept that you are drawn to the strongest and explore the reason you are drawn to it. Meditate on it, point your intention towards understanding the part of you that is drawn to the information, and dive into yourself to figure out where the resonance comes from. In my opinion, if balancing any distortion this way is successful, the resonance towards your true being will remain while your interest in otherwise transient concepts will fall away.