09-22-2009, 02:27 AM
Possibly a portion of book IV's materials are intended as catalyst for seeking of some sort or another, though that seeking may come before arriving at book IV. The effect of arriving at difficult to understand material, with life experience that may help make sense out of it, can be one of beauty and wonder of small miracles.
In reading some of the Ra excerpt shared in this thread, the first thing that came to mind was a protective mantra "Yod He Shin Vav He", a series of sounds that can offer healing solace to a person during times when energetic in-streamings may seem overwhelming for whatever reason. I think of such mantras as healing modalities, as reasonable supplements to conventional drug therapy.
For example, a person having a panic attack or psychotic episode, who might be treated with anti-depressants or sedatives in some way might additionally be treated with healing mantra techniques, though difficult to say for sure because I'm not a doctor. (Disclaimer - I find healing solace in mantra, during say dark nights of the soul, but mantra approaches may not work the same way for others.)
My mentioning so is not intended as some statement of medical advice. Rather, I point to another connection. That is, the direction that Large Drug companies are going, with quick gene-mapping instruments developed to facilitate custom drug therapies that "communicate well" with a person's gene makeup, this could be an example of history repeating.
Another teach/learning tool that may be helpful to a student of the Book IV Ra passages is a set of cards that seems to assist in explaining some of the unfamiliar Hebrew word sounds with forthright meanings that are easy to digest. This set of cards is called "the Oracle of Kabbalah", and my impression is it was created to help a general audience who are interested in such things.
paddy
In reading some of the Ra excerpt shared in this thread, the first thing that came to mind was a protective mantra "Yod He Shin Vav He", a series of sounds that can offer healing solace to a person during times when energetic in-streamings may seem overwhelming for whatever reason. I think of such mantras as healing modalities, as reasonable supplements to conventional drug therapy.
For example, a person having a panic attack or psychotic episode, who might be treated with anti-depressants or sedatives in some way might additionally be treated with healing mantra techniques, though difficult to say for sure because I'm not a doctor. (Disclaimer - I find healing solace in mantra, during say dark nights of the soul, but mantra approaches may not work the same way for others.)
My mentioning so is not intended as some statement of medical advice. Rather, I point to another connection. That is, the direction that Large Drug companies are going, with quick gene-mapping instruments developed to facilitate custom drug therapies that "communicate well" with a person's gene makeup, this could be an example of history repeating.
Another teach/learning tool that may be helpful to a student of the Book IV Ra passages is a set of cards that seems to assist in explaining some of the unfamiliar Hebrew word sounds with forthright meanings that are easy to digest. This set of cards is called "the Oracle of Kabbalah", and my impression is it was created to help a general audience who are interested in such things.
paddy