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.
