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Historical source of the balancing exercises? - native - 03-16-2020 I believe I've asked this long ago but can't find it. What tradition are the balancing exercises rooted in? The way it's spoken of very specifically, I get the sense that it's coming from some hermetic teaching, Rosicrucian, Golden Dawn, etc. It sounds very daoist though too. Any help appreciated! RE: Historical source of antithesis balancing? - 888 - 03-16-2020 Which exercises are you asking about? RE: Historical source of antithesis balancing? - native - 03-16-2020 The balancing exercises described in session 5. RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - 888 - 03-17-2020 I think most of what Ra taught is 'cosmic' or universal in origin, rather than information sourced from human mystics, who were also interpreting universal truths from their unique perspectives. If there's a historical precedent, it either dates back to Ra's time on Venus, the billions of years they spent in higher densities, a previous entity that Ra themselves may have learned from, or a timeless source. RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - Infinite - 03-17-2020 Up to now, the only source I found similar teachings is justly the book "Initiation", quoted in session 41: Quote:41.23 Questioner: I have a book, Initiation, in which the woman describes initiation. Are you familiar with the contents of this book? RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - Nau7ik - 03-17-2020 (03-17-2020, 04:05 AM)888 Wrote: I think most of what Ra taught is 'cosmic' or universal in origin, rather than information sourced from human mystics, who were also interpreting universal truths from their unique perspectives. Perfect response. Balance is a universal principle. It is the Key to spiritual evolution. So any true teacher of the positive polarity will recommend that which brings balance. However, yes, these same principle can be found in the Western Mystery Tradition and the Eastern traditions. The Tree of Life shows three pillars, the Pillar of Mercy (Positive pole) and the Pillar of Severity (Negative pole) with the Pillar of Mildness in the middle. The two side pillars are extremes whilst the middle pillar is the equilibrium between the two poles. By way of the Middle Pillar does consciousness elevate itself to higher levels. There is a direct pathway to God (Kether) through the Middle Pillar. RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - Hilarion - 03-17-2020 The only similar technique I have come across is called 'opposition thinking' from the book "The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari". The author learns it from a man who visited the Sages of Sivana, a group of remote sages in India. RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - Vasilisa - 03-17-2020 (03-16-2020, 09:54 AM)native Wrote: I believe I've asked this long ago but can't find it. What tradition are the balancing exercises rooted in? The way it's spoken of very specifically, I get the sense that it's coming from some hermetic teaching, Rosicrucian, Golden Dawn, etc. It sounds very daoist though too. Any help appreciated! All that you have listed is part of the Western Mystery Tradition. You have correctly understood that the teachings of Ra are also part of this Tradition. Dion Fortune, Walter Butler, Gareth Knight, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki. You will be surprised how much the work of these authors is in tune with the Materials of Ra. And of course, these authors drew their inspiration not only from channeling, like D. Fortune's "Cosmic Doctrine" and E. Blavatsky's "Secret Doctrine", but also from joint ritual work. The founders of the Golden Dawn were both Rosicrucians and Freemasons . RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - native - 03-17-2020 888 - Certainly Infinite - Aha! That's it..thanks a lot! RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - native - 03-17-2020 (03-17-2020, 12:54 PM)Hilarion Wrote: The only similar technique I have come across is called 'opposition thinking' from the book "The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari". The author learns it from a man who visited the Sages of Sivana, a group of remote sages in India. Never heard of it..thanks! RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - native - 03-17-2020 (03-17-2020, 12:58 PM)Vasilisa Wrote: All that you have listed is part of the Western Mystery Tradition. You have correctly understood that the teachings of Ra are also part of this Tradition. Yes, I'm familiar in general with the esoteric tradition but wanted to know where specifically the balancing exercises came from. It's one of the things that has been really useful. Ra as I understand it, always worked with concepts the group was already familiar with. The Ra material has led me down blind alleys though, so I like to look at what the group looked at. Of course any wandering down blind alleys are shared distortions. No worries there RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - Vasilisa - 03-17-2020 (03-17-2020, 01:59 PM)native Wrote: The Ra material has led me down blind alleys though, so I like to look at what the group looked at. Of course any wandering down blind alleys are shared distortions. No worries there What the group looked at then, I'm afraid only Jim can tell. Ra has a very peculiar style of responses. In different books there is a similar General recommendations. But these recommendations are not similar to the precisely formulated answers given by Ra) RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - Aion - 03-17-2020 I would just like to point to the thought that any system developed in words or thought is attempting to capture some fraction of the universal truth, so all of these philosophies are tending towards that same truth. The key is to look beyond technique to the purpose of the use. As they say in the first session, they are only offering another slant on the same old truth. RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - Infinite - 03-18-2020 (03-17-2020, 07:55 AM)Infinite Wrote: Up to now, the only source I found similar teachings is justly the book "Initiation", quoted in session 41: I forgot to write the author name. It's Elisabeth Haich. Here a stretch about a kind of balance exercise: Quote:In these exercises, Mentuptah dictates to us various inter-related dream pictures which we must experience as intensively as if they were real. With these dream pictures we intentionally produce different emotional states within ourselves and learn how to control them. With these exercises Mentuptah takes us through all the different spheres of the underworld and overworld, through the seven Hells and the seven Heavens, teaching us to keep our presence of mind no matter what may happen so that even in the most difficult situations we can instantly decide what to do. RE: Historical source of the balancing exercises? - native - 03-18-2020 Thanks for the post. That could be it..I'll have to look poke around some more. |