01-30-2012, 07:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2012, 10:42 AM by abstrktion.)
Fascinating...Plenum you pose very interesting topics...
There are some very thought-provoking ideas concerning adepthood and the Matrix of the Spirit:
"an adept is one who has freed itself more and more from the constraints of the thoughts, opinions, and bonds of other selves." (Book IV, p. 50). In essence, RA explains that the Matrix of the Spirit is called The Devil in traditional decks because when it is negotiated, the adept starts to appear very "different" from others...and sometimes those who aren't yet "awake" see this as threatening to the rules, patterns, and routines that give their lives predictability, and therefore safety (of a sort). This makes me think of George Orwell's critique of Gandhi--Orwell's position was that part of being "human" was loving some more than others, that our "imperfections" make us human. He didn't want to be a "saint."
I called the Matrix of Spirit "The Cave" after Plato's Allegory of the Cave. The Potentiator of Spirit is very positive, but it does break down the Tower of our own Ego (and anything else that gets in the way of our growth!) in potentially uncomfortable ways. I think many would rather choose Orwell's view, return to the haven of personal love and the safety of not standing out too much!
Anyone read the Allegory of the Cave? Like it?
One last thing, RA says, "the adept is calling directly through the spirit to the universe for its power, for the spirit is a shuttle" ( Book IV, p. 51) and "magical ability is the ability to consciously use the so-called unconscious" (Book IV, p. 43). It seems as though there are many places where the Ra material seems to explicate things one finds elsewhere. Love this stuff!
The attachment is a painting I call "The Traveler."
There are some very thought-provoking ideas concerning adepthood and the Matrix of the Spirit:
"an adept is one who has freed itself more and more from the constraints of the thoughts, opinions, and bonds of other selves." (Book IV, p. 50). In essence, RA explains that the Matrix of the Spirit is called The Devil in traditional decks because when it is negotiated, the adept starts to appear very "different" from others...and sometimes those who aren't yet "awake" see this as threatening to the rules, patterns, and routines that give their lives predictability, and therefore safety (of a sort). This makes me think of George Orwell's critique of Gandhi--Orwell's position was that part of being "human" was loving some more than others, that our "imperfections" make us human. He didn't want to be a "saint."
I called the Matrix of Spirit "The Cave" after Plato's Allegory of the Cave. The Potentiator of Spirit is very positive, but it does break down the Tower of our own Ego (and anything else that gets in the way of our growth!) in potentially uncomfortable ways. I think many would rather choose Orwell's view, return to the haven of personal love and the safety of not standing out too much!
Anyone read the Allegory of the Cave? Like it?
One last thing, RA says, "the adept is calling directly through the spirit to the universe for its power, for the spirit is a shuttle" ( Book IV, p. 51) and "magical ability is the ability to consciously use the so-called unconscious" (Book IV, p. 43). It seems as though there are many places where the Ra material seems to explicate things one finds elsewhere. Love this stuff!
The attachment is a painting I call "The Traveler."
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