Grit & Transmutation

[yossarian]

 
Personally, I just don't feel that grit and transmutation are truly partners.  As I said, grit can certainly help keep you in the game, but to transmute something is to change one substance or form into another, such as negative energy into positive energy, and this is done, I would say, through the heart, not by will.

Again, to me--for what it's worth--this is self awareness, not perseverance and struggle against self.
 

I agree that transmutation isn't through will but it's also not only through the heart. Transmutation occurs through indigo ray as well. The will can springboard from yellow to indigo allowing powerful magical transmutation without green ray activity

Grit is usually not thought of as struggle, but perseverance is accurate. Self-awareness comes from perseverance because persevering through catalyst is what allows one to see patterns and what leads to self knowledge

It also might be worth remembering how important Ra said the will is, as one of the most important components in developing the magical personality. Ra said something like "the will can never be overemphasized "