Confused Wrote:It is interesting that you have picked that paragraph, Spectrum. That entire exchange has always been one very loaded for me, for what was said or not said. In fact, I believe Ra said that Jim was on the path of negative wisdom (or STS in normal terms?), but the distortions were decreasing. That came as a stunner, when I first digested it. But I could be wrongly interpreting it.
It's a good lesson to all of us, to always be consciously aware of how the very skilled 'loyal opposition' constantly seeks to tip our polarization in their favour. The whole of book 5 is just full of these things one can ponder for long, and Ra's words and advice against the background of the real life drama, makes it easier to get a handle on, and apply to one's own life.
The way I understand it, is that we all chose pre-incarnative 'gifts' to take with us into the incarnation (like Jim did with anger/frustration), which is very suited to our level of development, and then catalyst is send to increase polarization. It also shows us how easily polarization is affected by our thoughts, words, actions and choices. Even if we're positively oriented.
What is good to always keep in mind I think, is that the backdrop for all Ra's words in book 5 (and the rest) were exceptional events. Few people have a 5th density negative friend waiting to take advantage of literally every gap it can find. That's what differentiates the group from most of us, while also, who better to learn from than those who got the full brunt of what 'the loyal opposition' has to offer.
Anger and frustration applies to us all, since they are universal emotions, that's what makes that lesson and the advice given so valuable to us all. Even if anger/frustration isn't nessecarily a core 'gift' one chose before incarnation, we all still encounter it again and again.
This was quite the statement from Ra:
Session 99, November 18, 1982 Wrote:Ra: I am Ra. As in all distortions, the source is the limit of the viewpoint.
The limit of the viewpoint is of course caused by the veil which was dropped, yet the 'limit of the viewpoint' is a necessity for evolution in third density.
Session 105, October 19, 1983 Wrote:Ra: I am Ra. Each mind/body/spirit or mind/body/spirit complex has an
existence simultaneous with that of creation. It is not dependent upon any
physical vehicle. However, in order to evolve, change, learn, and manifest
the Creator the physical vehicles appropriate to each density are necessary.
Your query implied that physical vehicles accelerated growth. The more
accurate description is that they permit growth.
And remember this:
Book V, Fragment 33
Session 59, June 25, 1981 Wrote:Carla: Yet Ra encourages us not to erase faults but to balance them. I think this
to be a key concept. All of us dwelling in this veil of flesh have biases and
opinions that seem distorted to some degree.
I'm very grateful to Carla and Jim for sharing the contents of book 5 with us, it couldn't have been easy. I can't imagine though where else one would come across such advice to apply in one's one life.