05-06-2013, 12:20 PM
hi caycegal.
I will address the issue of yellow ray blockages in this post.
yellow ray refers to those patterns of understandings of the self as it relates to others in a group setting.
the primary examples being family and work, of which almost every adult in our society has some relationship to.
if we may take the opposite case of someone who is 'blocked' in yellow ray, and examine their situation, it may be instructive to consider what their reactions and feelings are.
typically, such an individual would feel 'tense' and 'anxious' when you presented them with the possibility of a social situation; let's say a large family gathering where even though they know everyone present, they don't know what to say or how to act. Another analogue would be in a work situation if there was a team meeting or group drinks after work.
the 'patterns of understanding of the self in relation to the group' would involve knowing how to communicate one to the other, in this case, the other being a group of individuals. These 'understandings of the self' are concerned with knowing how to address one's concerns or thinkings and present them in a group setting in an effective manner, so that one is 'heard' by the group, and one's point is conveyed. Not just 'heard' and noted by the group, but the group (the other gathered individuals) have their feelings or mind moved in a deep way. To do such, the yellow ray understandings encompass the understandings of the self with respect to the other ('the group') to the level that you, to a degree, know the needs and concerns of others, and know how to address these so that your own needs and concerns may be presented in a way that leads to the group being changed.
think of someone standing in front of a crowd, and using a couple of jokes as an icebreaker. Those 'jokes' ease the tension of being gathered, and having the group inherently being tense about being present with other unfamiliar individuals.
think of someone in a team meeting at work who raises an issue that others are already thinking about, but no-one wants to bring up, or no-one thought to bring up. When that person has finished speaking, you look around the room and others are nodding or deeply attentive, in marked contrast to a 'manager' who starts talking about this or that or some other company initiative that leaves workers cynical, jaded, and unconnected.
think of Albert Schweitzer, who Ra gave as an example of unblocked yellow ray because of his efforts in gathering funding for his social work in Africa. The yellow ray here speaks not to 'getting money' or 'having money' but rather the ability ('undertandings of the self') that enable such an individual to interact and engage with the echelons of society (which include both very selfish individuals and very giving ones), and move them in a genuine fashion to support his chosen task in a material way, in this case, the giving of donations and group emotional support to his endeavours. He conveyed his personal mission (helping those in Africa) to the group german society in a coherent and direct way.
yellow ray, at heart, is being able to present the needs of the self to the group and coming away with a changed group mind.
the very epitome of a yellow ray activity would be giving a speech in front of a group of unfamiliar individuals, and getting a positive, engaged response.
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and although yellow ray activities necessary involve the act of communication (most often by voice, but also including the skill of writing) it is distinguished from blue ray in the sense that blue ray has to do with the love of beauty, truth, and purity, even though in a positive yellow ray individual these two expressions of the self (yellow + blue) will most often be found working together. A case in point would be the one known as GLB, who is head administrator of LL/Research.
communications complete
I will address the issue of yellow ray blockages in this post.
yellow ray refers to those patterns of understandings of the self as it relates to others in a group setting.
the primary examples being family and work, of which almost every adult in our society has some relationship to.
if we may take the opposite case of someone who is 'blocked' in yellow ray, and examine their situation, it may be instructive to consider what their reactions and feelings are.
typically, such an individual would feel 'tense' and 'anxious' when you presented them with the possibility of a social situation; let's say a large family gathering where even though they know everyone present, they don't know what to say or how to act. Another analogue would be in a work situation if there was a team meeting or group drinks after work.
the 'patterns of understanding of the self in relation to the group' would involve knowing how to communicate one to the other, in this case, the other being a group of individuals. These 'understandings of the self' are concerned with knowing how to address one's concerns or thinkings and present them in a group setting in an effective manner, so that one is 'heard' by the group, and one's point is conveyed. Not just 'heard' and noted by the group, but the group (the other gathered individuals) have their feelings or mind moved in a deep way. To do such, the yellow ray understandings encompass the understandings of the self with respect to the other ('the group') to the level that you, to a degree, know the needs and concerns of others, and know how to address these so that your own needs and concerns may be presented in a way that leads to the group being changed.
think of someone standing in front of a crowd, and using a couple of jokes as an icebreaker. Those 'jokes' ease the tension of being gathered, and having the group inherently being tense about being present with other unfamiliar individuals.
think of someone in a team meeting at work who raises an issue that others are already thinking about, but no-one wants to bring up, or no-one thought to bring up. When that person has finished speaking, you look around the room and others are nodding or deeply attentive, in marked contrast to a 'manager' who starts talking about this or that or some other company initiative that leaves workers cynical, jaded, and unconnected.
think of Albert Schweitzer, who Ra gave as an example of unblocked yellow ray because of his efforts in gathering funding for his social work in Africa. The yellow ray here speaks not to 'getting money' or 'having money' but rather the ability ('undertandings of the self') that enable such an individual to interact and engage with the echelons of society (which include both very selfish individuals and very giving ones), and move them in a genuine fashion to support his chosen task in a material way, in this case, the giving of donations and group emotional support to his endeavours. He conveyed his personal mission (helping those in Africa) to the group german society in a coherent and direct way.
yellow ray, at heart, is being able to present the needs of the self to the group and coming away with a changed group mind.
the very epitome of a yellow ray activity would be giving a speech in front of a group of unfamiliar individuals, and getting a positive, engaged response.
- -
and although yellow ray activities necessary involve the act of communication (most often by voice, but also including the skill of writing) it is distinguished from blue ray in the sense that blue ray has to do with the love of beauty, truth, and purity, even though in a positive yellow ray individual these two expressions of the self (yellow + blue) will most often be found working together. A case in point would be the one known as GLB, who is head administrator of LL/Research.
communications complete