09-13-2018, 09:04 PM
(09-13-2018, 07:37 PM)Bring4th_Jade Wrote:(09-13-2018, 11:54 AM)EvolvingPhoenix Wrote: Interesting. Okay. Fair enough.
So let me ask you guys, what do you think Ra means by "badly prostituted" and "deeply virginal"?
And what does Ra mean by this? -- "The courtship has nothing of plunder in its semblance and may be protracted, yet the treasure gained by such careful courtship is great."
Could you think of some examples of this in play?
I wrote an article on the Mind Cycle (that is getting the rounds again) and I would recommend reading the part, at least, about the Transformation of the Mind. https://thirddensityalchemist.wordpress....ind-cycle/
Ra says there are two ways of dealing with the resources of the deep mind and/or the resources of other selves - either through plunder, or through courtship.
Some examples:
For the self, an example of plunder would be, let's use hallucinogenics as an example. Now, obviously people can have truly "courted" experiences by using hallucinogenics - but if you are taking LSD on a whim and just enjoying the feelings and not really using it to program for further service to others, just as a means of experience and seeing all the cool stuff behind the veil, this is plundering the resources of the deep mind. The deep mind contains all, and will reveal to you what you need when you are ready - if you court it. Plundering is placing demands on what the deep mind reveals to you, and expecting it on your own time table.
Courting the deep mind, on the contrary, is more like the basic work that Ra lays out - balancing exercises, daily meditation, conscious balancing and clearing of the energy centers. This takes long work and the results aren't as forthcoming. Piercing the veil is much slower. This is one of the main differences between courting and plunder.
Quote:Many use the trunk and roots of mind as if that portion of mind were a badly used, prostituted entity. Then this entity gains from this great storehouse that which is rough, prostituted, and without great virtue. Those who turn to the deep mind, seeing it in the guise of the maiden, go forth to court it. The courtship has nothing of plunder in its semblance and may be protracted, yet the treasure gained by such careful courtship is great. The right-hand and left-hand transformations of the mind may be seen to differ by the attitude of the conscious mind towards its own resources as well as the resources of other-selves.
There is a quote from Dumbledore from Harry Potter that I always think of. He says "Harry, there will come a time when you must choose between what is easy, and what is right." I think the delineation exemplifies courtship vs plunder - is it easy? Are the results immediate? Then you might be plundering. Is it the hard way - takes longer, more care required? Then it is likely courtship.
An example of plunder of the resources of other selves is pretty easy. Just look at our planet and the amount of trash we create and how little we value physical objects that have been made with the slave labor of others and the bones of Mother Gaia. We live in a throwaway society of planned obsolescence - having gained "that which is rough, prostituted, and without great virtue". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Paci...bage_patch
And an example of courting the resources of other selves - well, let's use literal courtship as an example. You find another person you like and you want to spend more time with them. If it's romantic, you will offer sweet gestures, listen attentively, laugh heartily at all their stupid jokes, and ultimately, alter your actions based upon THEIR whims. Oh, your new girlfriend doesn't like your clothes? Time to get news ones. Is she offended by your dirty jokes? Maybe clean it up. And the catch is, all of these changes seem effortless and pleasurable, if the love is genuine. These examples are superficial but I think they make the point. The path of courtship is about willingly and eagerly making sacrifices for the happiness of the one who you love so dearly. If you've ever been in love, you can use that as a reference point.
Where as a literal prostitute - you pay her money and she spreads her legs. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am. The sexual gratification from a prostitute is rarely as great as from someone you are in love with and have spent months or even years learning about and "courting". But because of the imp, you don't care about the prostitute at all - you just want what she has for yourself. But if you are courting the maiden - who is your subconscious mind, which contains all, so technically, eventually, ideally, all of creation - you will feel the pain of others. It's unavoidable. If your true love has heartbreak, then you do, too. It's inseparable. This is what it means to become One.
Thank you. That really helped explain it. What about people who court another only to end up badly mistreated. Not by a selfish lover who cheats or whatever. That s***'s obvious. I mean what about someone who... let's say they fall in love and get into a relationship, but the other person just kind of takes them for granted and then ghosts them when the relationship gets rocky and leaves them with a pithy insult on the way out?
I mean, that was a careful courtship and it ended in pain.