Precise tuning required for channeling, vs. pretty much nothing...

[Sacred Fool]

I wanted to post this before it left my mind. As I'm reading the LOO, I see that Carla and her friends have to do quite a bit of 'tuning' in order to channel Ra. For instance, they have a list of instructions to follow, which include her wearing white, putting a towel over her eyes, having a virgin chalice and incense and a bible behind her, having precise measurements done as to where she is pointed...just to name some.

I am curious as to why Ra has so many requirements and the 'tuning' seemed to be so difficult, whereas others who allegedly channel just take a few deep breaths, drop their head (or anything similarly effortless) and then began talking as the voice of the channeled entity.

Any insights?

Buried in some thread somewhere around here is a discussion to the effect the accouterments lessened as Don's questions tended from the transient towards the more enduring material. In other words, the "tuning" of the trappings was a metaphor for the tuning of the consciousness of the questioner from the finite towards the infinite.

Also worth mentioning is the fact that Q'uo advises one to never cease tuning throughout the day (more or less). It's as though you are a piano with an unstable pin block. The more frequently you re-tune, the sweeter your sound, metaphysically speaking.