Why I am not a vegan

[Monica]

How do you interpret the word "dissociation" then?

Ra explains 2 different types of dissociation:

In the STS adept, they are truly dissociated, by separating themselves from other-selves and bypassing the heart. (Little or No compassion.)

In the STO adept, they aren't truly separated, but simply appear to be, while in the illusion. This is due to societal differences and simply living a different type of life than the average person. Think of the Buddhist monk living in solitude, meditating on a mountaintop, as an example. If that monk is an adept, his/her lifestyle just naturally separates him/her from much of society, appearing as separation, but not actual separation because the heart is still connected in Oneness.

Also, I thought Ra made it clear it is intentional, conscious attempts to control other-selves that leads to STS polarization?

Yes. This is why I made the distinction when Parsons claimed that vegans were trying to control others. No, control isn't the motivation at all.

There are many in the "sinkhole of indifference" caught in the many forms of "well-intentioned slavery", no? Surely not every single time something or someone is harmed as a result of actions of another it is STO?

Did you intend to say Surely not every single time something or someone is harmed as a result of actions of another it is STS?

If that was true then second-density beings would polarize easily and frequently, but third density graduation really takes conscious, self-aware choice, no?

2nd density beings don't polarize to STS or STO because the criteria for graduation to 3D is self-awareness. Polarizing comes into play in 3D, the Density of Choice.

My understanding is that in early 3D, catalyst is pretty much automatic and even random, and polarizing isn't conscious. As the 3D entity evolves, catalyst and its resulting polarizing become increasingly more efficient and conscious.

This is precisely why I made the distinction between someone eating meat out of ignorance vs someone who knows about the suffering yet doesn't care, and chooses self-gratifying taste over compassion.

For the vast majority of people who eat animals, it's just a normal thing to them and they aren't conscious at all of how the animals are suffering. So although the cruelty to the animals is inherently an STS action, their eating the meat isn't polarizing STS for them at that point.

With awareness comes greater opportunity for polarizing, in either direction.