Month: November 2020

Presumptuous even to think one could give an ‘overview’ of something as rich and complex as the teachings of Ra. But we have to start somewhere . . .

If you haven’t already done so, please read The Law of One—1: the story first. It gives important background (with photos) on how the Ra contact came to be and how the teachings were received.

First, a bit of housekeeping:

1. Ra is not a single being, but a unified planetary group—in their words a “social memory complex”—and so should properly be referred to in the plural (‘Ra are’ . . . ). But this rings strangely to English-speaking ears, so wherever it sounds better I’ll refer to Ra in the singular (‘Ra says’ . . . ). Just bear in mind that any such singular usage should always be understood as referring to a plural entity.

2. The concept of distortion is met with often in Ra’s teachings, and can mean several things. In this case, know that anything I (or anyone else) says about The Law of One, any description or analysis that you or I might make, is coloured (‘distorted’) by our own perceptions and experience. No getting away from this. Ra also confesses that language is a blunt tool, sometimes incapable of accurately putting across all that is to be said.

3. Although Ra is an entity more highly evolved and knowledgeable than we, they make no claim to authority, describing themselves simply as “a humble messenger of the Law of One.”

4. There is an absolute distinction to be made between the actual Law of One and the The Law of One books. The latter are just transcripts of sessions in which Ra speaks about the Law of One. To make this distinction clear, I’ll use italics for the title of the books.

5. When referencing the The Law of One books, I’ll use the accepted citation method involving two numbers. The first refers to the session number, the second to the number of the question in that session.

All that said, let’s dive in.

About Ra

Ra is (actually ‘are,’ see above) old—really old. A date initially given as 2.6 million years ago is mentioned (89.8)—corrected immediately and almost unbelievably during the same answer to 2.6 billion years ago—as the time when they went through the kind of material (third-density) experience we are currently living here on Earth, in their case on Venus.

They have long since left Venus, and are now at the sixth-density level of evolution (14.19).

Ra’s interaction with mankind started way back before our recorded history, in response to a call from those who wanted to learn about the true nature of the universe.

As part of their mission to teach the Law of One, members of the Ra collective walked the Earth among the Egyptians some 11,000 years ago. They came as brothers and sisters (not gods) but their physical appearance in our density—”tall and somewhat delicate” with a “golden luster” (6.4)—meant they had trouble integrating with the local population, who tended to glorify, even deify them.

Equally, Ra’s teachings were appropriated by the royal elite, who robbed the teachings of their inherent compassion and kept them for themselves.

Because of this the Ra people left Earth, never to walk on it again (1.5).

Ra accepted responsibility for the way in which their teachings had been distorted, and have ever since seen it as their duty—and honour—to try and make reparation.

They admit it was naïve to think their teachings would be shared for the benefit of all, and confess “we cannot plumb the depths of the distortion complexes which infect your peoples.” (3.6)

 About the Law of One

The Law of One is beyond the limitations of language, beyond the limits of our third-density understanding, beyond the specifications of any physics.

As Ra says, “There is no possibility of a complete source of information of the Law of One in this density.” (26.4)

It may only be approximated in language by stating that all things are one.

There is only one being in all the infinite universes. That one being, the Creator, experiences itself in infinite forms, infinite entities, infinite situations—all of equal, sacred value—but remains ever One.

And that you are.

Is that it?

This revelation—arresting and philosophically profound though it is—might seem at first glance to offer little of practical value to we humans, as we try to make sense of our dense and chaotic world and just get through the day.

But The Law of One books are a record of many sessions with Ra. During these, Don Elkins grilled Ra on any number of questions, each of which Ra attempted to answer as completely as possible without infringing free will, using the imperfect tool of language.

We’ll cover some of the main themes in a future post, but here are just a few of the myriad subjects on which Ra speaks:

• disease and healing;
• karma, releasing of same;
• universal and galactic cycles;
• the history of humanity;
• the coming transition;
• our purpose in life;
• the nature of our “reality.”

and more, oh so much more . . .

How you can find out more

There is no substitute for reading the source material.

L/L Research (L/L stands for Love/Light) make digital editions of The Law of One books available for free on their website (here) in pdf, mobi and epub formats.

Much of this material is also available in other languages, accessed via the ‘Translate’ button at the top-right of the site. As of January 2022, languages listed are Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian.

A series of videos on YouTube introduces many of the features and concepts of the Law of One.

The books are an almost bewilderingly rich resource, discursive in structure, and in language that can sometimes be hard to fathom.

But no need to try and encompass it all—just take whatever resonates for you. It will be the start of your own unique journey with the material and with the teaching.

And to quote from Gary L. Bean’s The Ra Contact: A Concept Guide:

“Ra reminds us that the Law of One abhors no one. It also blinks neither at the light nor the darkness, but is available to any who open the gateway. It works the same whatever your particular personality traits and biographical history, whether you are an intellectual giant or an intuitive feeler, an extrovert or an introvert, whether you came from riches or poverty, or whether you did all the ‘right’ things or all the ‘wrong’ things. No one trait, behavior, or thread of the personal history writes the story. It is the way each aspect of the self is integrated and balanced within the whole in forgiveness and acceptance.”

Salu!

Next: The Law of One—3: some concepts

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In 1961, a physics professor called Don Elkins with a passionate private interest in the big questions like What is the meaning of life? How big is the universe, and how does it work? What don’t we know? was given a book detailing how a group meditating together might receive information via telepathic contact with extraterrestrial entities.

Much of this chimed with his own researches, so to test the hypothesis he staged a group meditation experiment of his own with some of his students. He didn’t tell them what the purpose of the experiment was.

The results were inconclusive. However, one of the attendees—a girl called Carla Rueckert—seemed particularly receptive.

In 1968, they finally got together, set up a company called L/L Research, and continued their work of research and seeking.

An off-gridder called Jim McCarty had meanwhile heard an interview with the two on radio. Eventually through mutual acquaintances he was introduced, was accepted into the team, and moved in with them in December 1980.

Twenty-three days later, on January 15, 1981, a voice spoke through Carla, now acting as channelling instrument herself, and said “I am Ra.”

Ra identified themselves as a multiple-soul entity from a higher dimension, who had made contact in order to help humanity through a forthcoming transition.

During subsequent sessions Carla would slip into unconsciousness and Ra would operate her vocal chords. So—rather like Edgar Cayce before her—to begin with at least she was quite unaware of what was said during the contact.

Over 106 sessions, Elkins put more than 2,500 questions to Ra, who answered with a truly extra-human calm and patience.

Protocols developed for the sessions included meditation, a protection ritual, massage to alleviate Carla’s arthritic pains after staying motionless for an hour or more during the contact, and meticulously placed objects—sacred text (for Carla, a heartfelt Christian, the Bible), chalice of water, candle, incense—that would both tune the contact and reassure Carla as she left her body.

Ra was careful not to claim any authority, referring to themselves simply as “humble messengers of the Law of One.”

The contacts were all taped and then transcribed by McCarthy. The the result was a series of five books published by L/L Research entitled The Law Of One (The Ra Material).

The contact with Ra continued until the death of Don Elkins in 1984.

Next: The Law of One—2: overview

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Well I suppose I should start with the book that started me off.

Mid-1970s onwards I had a friend called Ed. We’d met at university, didn’t get on to begin with—like many great friendships—but one Easter break he invited me to his home (my own folks were far away in the Middle East).

It was the beginning of a closeness that was to last until his death. Plus the family were special folks too, in particular his Croatian mother Nada.

Well, one day she slapped a book on the table and said “here, read that, it might interest you . . . “

The book was Patrick Tilley’s Mission, and she wasn’t kidding—it was where my journey began. 40 years on I’m still delving . . .

The plot set-up is simple enough: smart-ass New York lawyer Leo Resnick, late for a date, meets up with his casualty-nurse girlfriend Miriam at the hospital where she works.

She’s down in the morgue, documenting a recent arrival—an unidentified 30-something-year-old male with a strangely familiar pattern of bruises, lesions and wounds.

Leo takes a look, turns away, and turns back to find the erstwhile corpse sitting up and looking at him. Looks away again, and when he looks back the body is gone . . . Only to turn up again a couple of days later at Leo’s upstate cottage.

Leo starts getting down ‘The Man’s’ story. Which takes in the simultaneity of time, humanity’s origins and destiny, the battles above, 1980s New York in the eyes of a man from nearly two thousand years previously, oh, all sorts of stuff.

In the process it makes sense of all sorts of bits of the sometimes puzzling biblical story (like John 8:59 and 10:39,  the lost years, the Resurrection, plenty others).

All sorts of complications meanwhile arise—police, security services, work dilemmas, medical conundrums etc. etc. For as well as all the revelations, it’s a cracking good plotline . . .

Well, I’ve said about all I can without spoiling it for you.

I cannot recommend Mission too highly.

Like many others, I’ve several times bought an extra copy to give to friends.

It’s that good . . .

Patrick Tilley’s Mission at Amazon UK; Amazon.com; Barnes & Noble; Waterstones; Abe Books.

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