Indeed. Life is a balance; rational and intuitive thinking is the foundation to the meaning of understanding both science and spirituality (rather than viewing them in a mutually exclusive manner). The same applies to those biased towards rational/analytical thinking, as described in the full quote...
The bolded quote is of most import. To repeat:
This, to me, is addressing one's ability to use analytical thought to process experienced catalyst. To understand the nature of the circumstances mirrored to the individual. Rather than being mutually exclusive to intuition, is a supporting factor/method in which to understand and use.
Intuition will lead you to the correct circumstances, analysis will help you understand them.
The full quote from the second part of the answer...
I believe the warning is not to become addicted to, or defined by intuitive insights, but rather to fortify them with rational understanding. This empowers the entity with the balanced insight of both intuitive and rational perspectives; understanding both sides fo the coin.
Ram Dass uses the term spiritual materialism, which I think is a wonderfully accurate analogy of those lost in the side of spirituality. In many cases, it's simply a phase; with more thought, meditation and contemplation, some begin to understand the validity and purpose of the physical experience.
To conclude my point, in my understanding, intuition is the guide, the inspiration, the spark that directs you to a particular catalyst/experience, while the rational mind is the tool in which to analyse said catalyst/experience. This is the key to a balanced experience and rapid positive polarisation.
Edit: this is the exact reason why both Ra and Q'uo specifically recommend the contemplation of one's actions (a form of meditation). Q'uo recommends this is done daily. A good time is when you get in to bed at night, spend 10 minutes going over your thoughts/words/deeds of the day; did you fall from grace? Did you choose love or fear? Why? How can one better one's thoughts/deeds/actions tomorrow?
Ra Wrote:Ra: I am Ra. The lobes of your physical complex brain are alike in their use of weak electrical energy. The entity ruled by intuition and impulse is equal to the entity governed by rational analysis when polarity is considered. The lobes may both be used for service to self or service-to-others. It may seem that the rational or analytical mind might have more of a possibility of successfully pursuing the negative orientation due to the fact that in our understanding too much order is by its essence negative. However, this same ability to structure abstract concepts and to analyze experiential data may be the key to rapid positive polarization. It may be said that those whose analytical capacities are predominant have somewhat more to work with in polarizing.
The bolded quote is of most import. To repeat:
Ra Wrote:However, this same ability to structure abstract concepts and to analyze experiential data may be the key to rapid positive polarization.
This, to me, is addressing one's ability to use analytical thought to process experienced catalyst. To understand the nature of the circumstances mirrored to the individual. Rather than being mutually exclusive to intuition, is a supporting factor/method in which to understand and use.
Intuition will lead you to the correct circumstances, analysis will help you understand them.
The full quote from the second part of the answer...
Ra Wrote:The function of intuition is to inform intelligence. In your illusion the unbridled predominance of intuition will tend to keep an entity from the greater polarizations due to the vagaries of intuitive perception. As you may see, these two types of brain structure need to be balanced in order that the net sum of experiential catalyst will be polarization and illumination, for without the acceptance by the rational mind of the worth of the intuitive faculty the creative aspects which aid in illumination will be stifled.
I believe the warning is not to become addicted to, or defined by intuitive insights, but rather to fortify them with rational understanding. This empowers the entity with the balanced insight of both intuitive and rational perspectives; understanding both sides fo the coin.
Ram Dass uses the term spiritual materialism, which I think is a wonderfully accurate analogy of those lost in the side of spirituality. In many cases, it's simply a phase; with more thought, meditation and contemplation, some begin to understand the validity and purpose of the physical experience.
To conclude my point, in my understanding, intuition is the guide, the inspiration, the spark that directs you to a particular catalyst/experience, while the rational mind is the tool in which to analyse said catalyst/experience. This is the key to a balanced experience and rapid positive polarisation.
Edit: this is the exact reason why both Ra and Q'uo specifically recommend the contemplation of one's actions (a form of meditation). Q'uo recommends this is done daily. A good time is when you get in to bed at night, spend 10 minutes going over your thoughts/words/deeds of the day; did you fall from grace? Did you choose love or fear? Why? How can one better one's thoughts/deeds/actions tomorrow?