11-20-2017, 08:03 PM
CA, I'm sorry my post triggered you.
For what it's worth, you and I appear to have very, very different ideas of what we would call out when characterizing this body of study. When I think of the Law of One, I don't think of ritual magic, kundalini raising techniques, etc. right away. Instead, I think of meditation, appreciation of the other as self, taking one's feelings seriously, etc. So when I say "dive in", I don't mean dive into hardcore ritual magic. I mean dive into your own life, take it seriously on its own terms, make the mechanics of your life workable from a spiritual perspective. Use your ordinary, regular life as grist for the spiritual mill.
The basic practice Ra suggests is:
1. Know yourself.
2. Accept yourself.
3. Become the Creator.
What is in there to fear that isn't already present in you right now? All of the things you cite strike me as technique, not the heart of the practice, and those of Ra do, in fact, warn against placing technique at the center.
Putting aside the question of whether or not the information is dangerous, I'd like to suggest that part of what growing up and being fully engaged in your life means is a willingness to assume duties involving danger. At some point, you have to be able to handle tools like guns safely or you can't really be the kind of person we think of as an adult. Anything rewarding carries risks, and one cannot maintain security indefinitely. In fact, this is probably where we're butting heads: you appear to be prioritizing safety over progress on the path, and that's certainly not my approach at all.
Finally, I do not think those of Ra give much help at all to somebody who wants to get into, say, magic. They point out that it's possible and give some of the basics, perhaps. They don't go much further; that requires one to do one's own research. What they spend a lot of time on is the discipline of the personality and how to think about one's experiences in terms of spiritual growth. In fact, those things really are the prerequisites to positive applications of magic, archetypes, etc. anyway. I don't see a lot in the contact that is dangerous on its own merits.
So to summarize, I think we have different ideas of what we think the heart of the Law of One is as well as how much dangerous information is actually conveyed. I hope I've addressed your concerns accurately.
For what it's worth, you and I appear to have very, very different ideas of what we would call out when characterizing this body of study. When I think of the Law of One, I don't think of ritual magic, kundalini raising techniques, etc. right away. Instead, I think of meditation, appreciation of the other as self, taking one's feelings seriously, etc. So when I say "dive in", I don't mean dive into hardcore ritual magic. I mean dive into your own life, take it seriously on its own terms, make the mechanics of your life workable from a spiritual perspective. Use your ordinary, regular life as grist for the spiritual mill.
The basic practice Ra suggests is:
1. Know yourself.
2. Accept yourself.
3. Become the Creator.
What is in there to fear that isn't already present in you right now? All of the things you cite strike me as technique, not the heart of the practice, and those of Ra do, in fact, warn against placing technique at the center.
Putting aside the question of whether or not the information is dangerous, I'd like to suggest that part of what growing up and being fully engaged in your life means is a willingness to assume duties involving danger. At some point, you have to be able to handle tools like guns safely or you can't really be the kind of person we think of as an adult. Anything rewarding carries risks, and one cannot maintain security indefinitely. In fact, this is probably where we're butting heads: you appear to be prioritizing safety over progress on the path, and that's certainly not my approach at all.
Finally, I do not think those of Ra give much help at all to somebody who wants to get into, say, magic. They point out that it's possible and give some of the basics, perhaps. They don't go much further; that requires one to do one's own research. What they spend a lot of time on is the discipline of the personality and how to think about one's experiences in terms of spiritual growth. In fact, those things really are the prerequisites to positive applications of magic, archetypes, etc. anyway. I don't see a lot in the contact that is dangerous on its own merits.
So to summarize, I think we have different ideas of what we think the heart of the Law of One is as well as how much dangerous information is actually conveyed. I hope I've addressed your concerns accurately.
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