LoO study guide alignment definition

[wintersun]

One thing I just noticed... In the law of one study guide, in definitions, no 8. ALIGNMENT.

Here's a quote:

8. Alignment = when discussing the questions the group would ask, the "alignment" indicated whether or not the questions were oriented positively (service-to-others or STO) or negatively (service-to-self or STS). Another "solved mystery" when reading the Law of One source texts is why Ra would keep asking for the ritual objects to be realigned.

[Example: "You may observe a slight misalignment between book, candle and perpendicularity of censer. This is not significant, but as we have said the cumulative effects upon this instrument (Carla) are not well." (B1, S21, 196)]

The group discovered that these statements actually had nothing to do with the positions of the objects; rather it was an "encoded" means of evaluating how positive (service-to-others) the questions for that session had been … i.e. how much they had focused on the Law of One.

9. This was the most that Ra could do, in terms of preserving free will by encoding the warning in the language of symbolism, in order to keep the group on track.

If the group asked too many "misaligned" questions, and did not listen to the symbolic warnings to cease and desist asking such questions, (i.e. asking about anything not directly oriented towards the evolution of mind, body and spirit,) then Ra would have no choice but to gradually allow themselves to be replaced by a negative entity.

This entity would masquerade as positive, and attempt to discredit the group by giving inaccurate information … most commonly in the form of specific time-encoded prophecies of doom that would inevitably fail to come true. Modern channeling is replete with examples of just this.

10. This celestial response to "misaligned questions" … i.e. the blending of negative entities into an apparently positive channel’s message … is said to be an un-alterable universal law. There is no protection against this except for the alignment of the questions being asked, and how well the lives of the participants aligned with the teachings being given: "Please guard your alignments carefully." (B3, S53, 23)

This is the main reason why almost all of today’s channeled material is heavily distorted, and does not agree on many points with the Law of One series, or with any other material. The group became aware of this potential problem soon after Book One, and became far more careful to never ask "transient" or unimportant questions, as they were called.

This Study Guide documents all of the major answers that Ra gave, including answers to questions that they didn’t think were well aligned. We do this so as to present a well-rounded portrait of what information actually came through, to assist in your studies.

Does this what is said means that, if for example, I was a channeler, and started asking questions about my own personal nature, that I would be like STS, and that the negative entities would take over and misguide me?

Is that what it means??

So, one should never ask any questions that are of personal nature, rather then questions that are considered on universal value?

[jeremy6d]

Well, there are two issues here that are getting confused:

1. The role of those of Ra: while they wanted to give the questioner the freedom to ask about whatever they wanted, they had to be very careful not create any distortions by virtue of their communication. There are several reasons for this: (A) the language by which they communicate doesn't provide sufficient flexibility and articulation for the concepts they were trying to talk about, (B) they did not want people to rely too heavily on their perspective and ignore their own wisdom and judgment, (C) they realized that, being outside of our illusion, there was a lot that we simply could not understand about the way they saw things. The way they tie spiritual purity of the questions to the accuracy of the answers is a rather clever way to influence the questions asked and seeking pursued.

2. The transience of the questions: those of Ra say that because spiritual information is more universally applicable and timeless, the more accurate that information will be. The more the information applies to a particular location in space / time, the less universally applicable it is. Aside from the conscious intentions of Ra, it's simply harder to talk about experiences and knowledge that they don't have in common with us. For example, it's difficult for us to have a conversation about literature with somebody from a totally different culture, such as China or India, because they probably read completely different books, let alone their cultural perspectives and idiosyncrasies. But we can get pretty clear on the effects of gravity, since those are immutable laws that are well understood and map to the experience of all humans, regardless of geolocation.

What's more important than the specific questions you're asking is the intent with which you ask them. The answers you get will tend to be most applicable to that which you and the discarnate entity have in common - and the more removed you two are from each other in the Creator, the more the set of what you have in common will be confined to the universal and timeless.

Does that make sense? You'll get the best information about that which is most universal, and the worst information about that which is particular and specific.

[Enkidu]

As it says in that quoted text.

"There is no protection against this except for the alignment of the questions being asked"

If the purpose of your asking was not aligned in a positive light then it would be more of an opprotunity for StS entites to insert their information.

Not every act that you do for yourself is a "service to self" action. I think that is an important concept to grasp. We do hundreds of things for ourselves each day and they are not "negative" things to do. It is the intent behind your actions that aligns them.

Continue Spiraling Ever Upwards,
Austin

[wintersun]

Hi Jeremy!

well. yeah, this was very insightfull, but.. I just don't know how to tie this up to my question. I actually wanted to know, why do those negative entities tie in if you ask somthing that is not of a greater value for everyone.

Like, if I would ask Ra: "what do I do with my love life?" would this attract a negative being, cos this question was kinda STS oriented?

Dino

[wintersun]

As it says in that quoted text.

"There is no protection against this except for the alignment of the questions being asked"

If the purpose of your asking was not aligned in a positive light then it would be more of an opprotunity for StS entites to insert their information.

Not every act that you do for yourself is a "service to self" action. I think that is an important concept to grasp. We do hundreds of things for ourselves each day and they are not "negative" things to do. It is the intent behind your actions that aligns them.

Continue Spiraling Ever Upwards,
Austin

Aha, so it's ok to ask personal questions? Thanks :)

[twva]

As I understand it, it's the specificity of the information requested that opens it up to negative influence. For example, "will there be earth changes in my location in the next three years?"

But general questions about the self are fine, I believe, if they apply to others as well. For example, this question from Carla opened up a whole realm of interesting material: "You speak of various types of energy blockages and transfers, positive and negative, that may take place due to participation in our sexual reproductive complex of actions. Could you please explain these blockages and energy transfers with emphasis upon what an individual who is seeking to be in accordance with the Law of One may positively do in this area?"

[jeremy6d]

I actually wanted to know, why do those negative entities tie in if you ask somthing that is not of a greater value for everyone.

Oh, yes, I forgot that part - sorry! Ra address this directly somewhere, and I forget where or in what context.

It basically comes down to this: if you seek distortion, you will find it. If, for example, you want novel information about past lives not relevant to your spiritual journey, your seeking attracts those who give you exactly what you desire: novel information irrelevant to your spiritual seeking. This is not "good" or "bad" (or even "true" or "false") so much as it gets down to knowing exactly what you are looking for. If you're concerned with specific information about a particular distortion of the Creator, the information you get will be distorted to that degree - by necessity.

This also has to do with your own distortions, which negative entities can exploit. But this is nothing that you are powerless about - in fact, one could say that any negative greeting is simply the catalyst you need to better understand your own distortion. So there is a unity and simplicity to all this - it's not some weird exception in the Law of One; it's not even "punishment". :)