Grit & Transmutation

[Sacred Fool]

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

I wasn't thinking in terms of the negative path, but now that you bring that up, I would guess that grit would be far more helpful in that context than elsewhere.

Self-awareness comes from perseverance because persevering through catalyst is what allows one to see patterns and what leads to self knowledge

That is true, again, in the sense that "grit" helps keep you in the game.  Surrendering to Oneness in the form of Love, I would say, is likely a more significant factor in spiritual transformation...if one has survived long enough to be able to do that.

 

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 "

 
Yes, my memory is that the levels of will Ra usually spoke about is not the will to continue, but the will to seek the one Creatrix and the will to serve.