We the Choir Gather and We Learn to Sing Together

[Sacred Fool]

I am saying that there is value in supporting one another in shared culture. Wasn’t that one of your primary hopes and objectives when asking whether the forums ought to be closed? You seemed to want a more curated environment in a protected space that cut out the “detuning” elements so that harmony, connection, community, and upward movement would be more readily available.

I may be misreading your contributions to this thread. If so, I apologize. If not, I would be interested to know how your thoughts in this thread square with your previous visions for Bring4th.

You read me correctly, except that I was hoping for what you said in addition to the current format, not to replace it, as I recall it.

 
That still sounds good to me, however, as things have transpired since then, said hopes have become recessive.  In the first place, there was very little support voiced for such at that time.  Secondly, the way things are going, these forums just don't seemed destined to go in that direction.

This speaks to me of the hero's journey: separation, initiation, and return.

If you'd be interested in sharing, I'd be interested in hearing. What was your cold unknown, the dark tunnel, and the pearls gained thereby?

I've surely had my share of episodes of darkness and return.  At this time, no specific instance comes to mind, but I can report that this process has become easier for me over time.  Generally speaking, these have been turning points where I've had to relinquish bits of my prior identity in order to connect with mysterious new bits of identity at higher vibrational levels.  Sometimes this felt like releasing my grip on one trapeze, hoping another would hove into sight forthwith.  It's not much fun feeling left up in the air, nor falling, at such times.

 
Beyond that metaphor, sometimes a big point of resistance has been my reluctance to take on more responsibility as I moved closer to rapprochement with my heart.  My strong will helped me immensely to move through blockage after blockage, but at a later point it was that same will that retarded as much as it could the acquiescence of this identity as a progressing seeker in favor of that as a conduit for Love & Light.  It's almost (not quite) funny how much darkness and difficulty can be squeezed into the tight space of that particular threshold.  For some reason, I am expecting this dynamic to recur many times.
 
Ra, of course, speaks to this.

From 101.8 

Ra: I am Ra. We may only suggest that the honor of propinquity to light carries with it the Law of Responsibility.

And from 22.5 

Ra: I am Ra. This is in part correct. By the end of the second cycle, the Law of Responsibility had begun to be effectuated by the increasing ability of entities to grasp those lessons which there are to be learned in this density.

Speaking again of groups now, I'm wondering how L/L Research has interacted over the years with the Law of Responsibility.  Has this presented any challenges or difficulties as your group becomes more propinquitous to light?