Distortion and the Divine Connection

[JustLikeYou]

Maybe at this point it would help if I could get a few opinons on what those who have more fully studied this have come to understand so I have an external otherself view to consider.

Mundanely, the other-self is only the self which is other than you. Ra knows the philosophical content of the word "self", so they use this word very intentionally to refer to the fact that each of us recognizes in some way that the other person is the same kind of thing as we are (i.e. a self-conscious entity with mind, body and spirit, along with all the perceptions, feelings, beliefs, desires, etc. that this implies). Another reason this term is used is to emphasize the identity between other and self.

But to be more precise, my understanding of the significance of the concept of the "other-self" involves what you refer to as the mandorle, the space in which the fields of two beings intersect. In this intersection, what you see in the other is exactly the same as what is already in yourself. The major difference between simply looking at the self as opposed to interacting with the other-self is that the other-self shows these things to you in a very prominent way. If you were simply meditating upon yourself, precise observations about yourself would not come as quickly. For example, When I am in conversation with another person, I can always determine what vibration I am speaking from based on the things I am thinking about the person I speak to. If I think you are trying to convince me of something, I am probably trying to convince you of something. If I think you are being inconsiderate or abrasive, then I am probably being inconsiderate or abrasive. If I think you are being extremely respectful, then I am probably satisfied with the respect I am giving to you. The meeting between self and other-self is of the utmost value because "in the moment" is when your balance is really tested, so you get to see with great clarity exactly what needs your attention, what needs further balancing.