I still view harvest a little differently. I see the harvest as like a sonic boom, the transitional period is the shockwave as it travels outwards permeating everything.
In the second quote, it appears to me that Ra is suggesting there is a particular time/space in which harvest occurs, whereas the transition period refers to the process of the planetary entity 'upgrading' to fourth density as it becomes transformed by being in fourth density space/time continuum. Thus, it seems to me harvest is an event which happens in time/space but that doesn't necessarily mean that it will manifest in space/time the same for all entities.
Where it says planetary entities, I believe it refers to all the individual entities on the planet as well as each planet itself. I think that the harvest is something that occurs in time/space, opens, then closes, but then that has to manifest through all of the entities who are being harvested. Therefore the transitional period which is the time it takes for the time/space harvest event to fully manifest in space/time which will coincide with the emergence of the planet in to full fourth density.
Oh, and I believe that the harvest was the period from late 2011 to late 2012.
Quote:40.8 Questioner: Then what will be the time of transition on this planet from third to fourth density?
Ra: I am Ra. This is difficult to estimate due to the uncharacteristic anomalies of this transition. There are at this space/time nexus beings incarnate which have begun fourth-density work. However, the third-density climate of planetary consciousness is retarding the process. At this particular nexus the possibility/probability vortices indicate somewhere between 100 and 700 of your years as transition period. This cannot be accurate due to the volatility of your peoples at this space/time.
Quote:17.29 Questioner: Am I to understand that the harvest will occur in the year 2011, or will it be spread?
Ra: I am Ra. This is an approximation. We have stated we have difficulty with your time/space. This is an appropriate probable/possible time/space nexus for harvest. Those who are not in incarnation at this time will be included in the harvest.
In the second quote, it appears to me that Ra is suggesting there is a particular time/space in which harvest occurs, whereas the transition period refers to the process of the planetary entity 'upgrading' to fourth density as it becomes transformed by being in fourth density space/time continuum. Thus, it seems to me harvest is an event which happens in time/space but that doesn't necessarily mean that it will manifest in space/time the same for all entities.
Quote:9.4 Questioner: The way I understand the process of evolution [of a] planetary population is that [a] population has a certain amount of time to progress. This is generally divided into three 25,000-year cycles. At the end of 75,000 years the planet progresses itself. What caused this situation to come about… preciseness of the years, 25,000 years, etc.? What set this up to begin with?
Ra: I am Ra. Visualize, if you will, the particular energy which, outward flowing and inward coagulating, formed the tiny realm of the creation governed by your Council of Saturn. Continue seeing the rhythm of this process. The living flow creates a rhythm which is as inevitable as one of your timepieces. Each of your planetary entities began the first cycle when the energy nexus was able in that environment to support such mind/body experiences. Thus, each of your planetary entities is on a different cyclical schedule as you might call it. The timing of these cycles is a measurement equal to a portion of intelligent energy.
This intelligent energy offers a type of clock. The cycles move as precisely as a clock strikes your hour. Thus, the gateway from intelligent energy to intelligent infinity opens regardless of circumstance on the striking of the hour.
Where it says planetary entities, I believe it refers to all the individual entities on the planet as well as each planet itself. I think that the harvest is something that occurs in time/space, opens, then closes, but then that has to manifest through all of the entities who are being harvested. Therefore the transitional period which is the time it takes for the time/space harvest event to fully manifest in space/time which will coincide with the emergence of the planet in to full fourth density.
Oh, and I believe that the harvest was the period from late 2011 to late 2012.