10-14-2010, 09:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-14-2010, 09:58 PM by Questioner.)
This is something that Carla discussed in the new blog talk radio program, but I'll comment here because it directly relates to the Ra books.
I never understood why Ra wanted to have the sessions include
- a chalice
- a Bible
- incense
- a candle
Isn't it possible to learn about, love and honor the One Creator without all "the accouterments?"
Carla's talk explained that this had nothing to do with Ra, and everything to do with her. These are symbols from her own religious tradition, in which she found comfort, wisdom, prayer and symbols of spiritual community. Ra was meeting her more than halfway, by encouraging her in her own religious faith - the way she was used to seeking the Creator.
If Carla had been Buddhist, Ra might have suggested a figure or picture of Buddha; if she had been Hindu, Ra might have suggested a lingam with flowers and coconut milk, plus a picture of the Hindu deities that Carla most closely identified with spiritual union. And so on for other religious backgrounds.
I may be really dense about this, but I never figured this out before the explanation in the radio program. As the symbols of Carla's faith are different than my own most meaningful symbols of faith, I've been scratching my head all this time trying to integrate what Ra might have meant with those symbols. I'm relieved to finally know... and it provides a new perspective on the thoughtfulness of Ra to realize this meaning.
Am I the only one who didn't figure this out already?
I never understood why Ra wanted to have the sessions include
- a chalice
- a Bible
- incense
- a candle
Isn't it possible to learn about, love and honor the One Creator without all "the accouterments?"
Carla's talk explained that this had nothing to do with Ra, and everything to do with her. These are symbols from her own religious tradition, in which she found comfort, wisdom, prayer and symbols of spiritual community. Ra was meeting her more than halfway, by encouraging her in her own religious faith - the way she was used to seeking the Creator.
If Carla had been Buddhist, Ra might have suggested a figure or picture of Buddha; if she had been Hindu, Ra might have suggested a lingam with flowers and coconut milk, plus a picture of the Hindu deities that Carla most closely identified with spiritual union. And so on for other religious backgrounds.
I may be really dense about this, but I never figured this out before the explanation in the radio program. As the symbols of Carla's faith are different than my own most meaningful symbols of faith, I've been scratching my head all this time trying to integrate what Ra might have meant with those symbols. I'm relieved to finally know... and it provides a new perspective on the thoughtfulness of Ra to realize this meaning.
Am I the only one who didn't figure this out already?