Questions regarding the LOO, STS and Religions

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in numerous places in Ra text, it is noted that repetition of various predetermined actions do not bring enlightenment or benefit. 'i drink christ's blood' or similar such predetermined traditional moves will not help any entity go forth in their path.

This is not correct. Ra specifically said that Holy Communion was helpful to Carla. "This entity was yearning for this protection both consciously in that it responds to the accoutrements of this expression, the ritual, the colors and their meanings as given by the distortion system of what you call the church, the song of praise, and the combined prayers of thanksgiving and, most of all, that which may be seen to be most centrally magical, the intake of that food which is not of this dimension but has been transmuted into metaphysical nourishment in what this distortion of expression calls the holy communion."

Furthermore, the idea that we need to leave rituals behind conflicts with Ra's statement about their current activities. "Our rituals, as you may call them, are an infinitely subtle continuation of the balancing processes which you are now beginning to experience."

Also, Ra gave a number of different rituals for Carla, Don, and Jim to use: the ritual to start the sessions, the cleansing ritual, the ritual to protect their cats at the vets, etc.