The Transformation of the Spirit

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I doubt that Ra misspoke here because the sentence that follows the one in question supports Ra's original phrasing: "The infinity of the spirit is an even greater realization than the infinity of consciousness" It makes sense that after saying that the spirit transforms the material world, Ra would attribute to the spirit an unimaginable infinitude.

A little push back here. The quote is, "This material world is transformed by the spirit into that which is infinite and eternal." I cannot believe that Ra believes the material world is "infinite and eternal." The end of that sentence does not modify or describe spirit, it modifies and describes the material world. "The material world is . . . . infinite and eternal" makes no sense.

Too, there is nothing in that picture of the Sarcophagus that shows the box "transforming" into its "infinite and eternal" characteristic. The action is on the human figures and they are the spirit. That angel is calling to them, not to the box.

The third and fourth sentences are not connected to the preceding two in text or context. I imagine that there were long pauses between them when they were spoken and each should be its own paragraph. I think the channel was not clear.

"That which you call the Sarcophagus in your system may be seen to be the material world, if you will. This material world is transformed by the spirit into that which is infinite and eternal. (pause)

The infinity of the spirit is an even greater realization than the infinity of consciousness, for consciousness which has been disciplined by will and faith is that consciousness which may contact intelligent infinity directly. (pause)

There are many things which fall away in the many, many steps of adepthood. We, of Ra, still walk these steps and praise the One Infinite Creator at each transformation."

So I still hold to my rewrite of that second sentence. The rest of the text, the context and the tarot picture itself, does not support it.

BTW, beautiful exposition on spiritual initiation, JustLikeYou.