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The Ra Material / Law of One #1
The Ra Material: An Ancient Astronaut Speaks
Who are the ancient astronauts? Why did they first come to Earth? Why are they returning now? What part did they play in building the great monuments of antiquity? What part did they play in the formation of present and earlier civilizations? With what other beings do we share our universe? And where does the Earth fit into the cosmic scheme of things? Almost twenty years of experimental work with telepathy led to the "breakthrough" contact recorded in this book. The Ra Material is an account not only of the events leading up to this contact, but of over 200 pages of verbatim transcripts of each and every conversation!
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First published January 1, 1981
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April 28, 2013
This is a fascinating read.It resonates to me as being true, and even if its not the principles and philosophy herein is a very good one, and worth the read in itself. I am usually suspicious of any material through a "channel" and there are so many frauds out there you need to read with discernment. However, I would recommend everyone to read this and consider the philosophy in this first book. I eagerly anticipate reading the other books in the series now.
I particularly resonate with the one source, and everyhthing goes back to that source and serves it even if you are service to others, or service to self being. Both ways are advancement, just in different ways, as they both serve the one source (law of one). It also advocates the use of free will in this incarnation. It also hits out at religious dogma telling to what and what not to do, in such that it contravenes the law of confusion, and thereby free will.
Everything within this book, that can be verified, seems to hold true. Whilst other concepts, whilst not verifiable, are logical. Highly recommended reading.
I particularly resonate with the one source, and everyhthing goes back to that source and serves it even if you are service to others, or service to self being. Both ways are advancement, just in different ways, as they both serve the one source (law of one). It also advocates the use of free will in this incarnation. It also hits out at religious dogma telling to what and what not to do, in such that it contravenes the law of confusion, and thereby free will.
Everything within this book, that can be verified, seems to hold true. Whilst other concepts, whilst not verifiable, are logical. Highly recommended reading.
August 9, 2016
Most folks will not get past the odd use of words to find the core concepts hidden in the wording.
And then, most are not ready for understanding regardless.
And then, most are not ready for understanding regardless.
August 8, 2011
This is the first of a series of books channelled through Carla L. Rueckert from Ra, a "sixth density 'social memory complex', a collective consciousness belonging to the "Confederation of Planets in the Service of the Infinite Creator", and not to be confused with Ra, our Sun. These are a group of "positive" ETs, as opposed to the "negative" Orion Group.
The book presents several bits of interesting information here and there - though in my opinion there are not many coherent longer passages of interest.
The book is absolutely marred by Ra's extremely difficult use of language. He uses words in unusual ways, that is,gives words a specific, not defined meaning that is not the usual meaning or ordinary use of the word. This greatly affects readability and comprehension. It would have helped tremendously to have had a list of these words and terms at the end of the book, where these alternative usages were adequately explained.
One example of these words is "harvesting" or "harvest", apparently used in connection with the "graduation" of beings from one "density" to a higher one. for example third density to fourth density. This matter of densities is not defined either, but I understand that animals, not being "aware" beings, belong to the second density while human beings, aware of themselves, belong to the third density.
Another word used in a peculiar manner is the word "distortion". This is generally a negative word, but Ra uses the word as though it were positive, or at least neutral.
As far as I have understood, the essence of the Law of One is "all things are one, that there is no polarity, no right or wrong, no disharmony but only identity. All is one, and that one is Love/Light, Light/Love, the Infinite Creator". Healing occurs when one realizes the Law of One, that "all is complete and whole and perfect".
As stated above, we are presented, piecemeal, with various useful bits of information, including, for example about the three types of Bigfoot dwelling on our planet and about the fact that the Earth is largely populated by beings incarnated here from Mars, apparently 75,000 years ago - these were "adjusted by genetic changing", the reason for the transfer being that these beings rendered their own planet "inhospitable" by their "bellicose" actions.
Distinction is made between those who are self-serving and those who serve others, but both can be "harvested" (ascend to a higher density). I don't quite understand how this can occur, but it is stated that harvestability can be obtained if there is 5% service to others and 95% service to self. This whole matter is not well explained, in my opinion.
The book contains much more information, some quite interesting, than I have indicated, but as a whole I have found the language to be so difficult that I would not directly recommend the book, despite its perhaps valuable content, and will probably not myself be reading the further volumes in the series. There are so many other books on these matters out there, that I will prioritize checking these out instead. I do see that other reviewers found this book to be "the cat's whiskers", but this is my humble opinion.
The book presents several bits of interesting information here and there - though in my opinion there are not many coherent longer passages of interest.
The book is absolutely marred by Ra's extremely difficult use of language. He uses words in unusual ways, that is,gives words a specific, not defined meaning that is not the usual meaning or ordinary use of the word. This greatly affects readability and comprehension. It would have helped tremendously to have had a list of these words and terms at the end of the book, where these alternative usages were adequately explained.
One example of these words is "harvesting" or "harvest", apparently used in connection with the "graduation" of beings from one "density" to a higher one. for example third density to fourth density. This matter of densities is not defined either, but I understand that animals, not being "aware" beings, belong to the second density while human beings, aware of themselves, belong to the third density.
Another word used in a peculiar manner is the word "distortion". This is generally a negative word, but Ra uses the word as though it were positive, or at least neutral.
As far as I have understood, the essence of the Law of One is "all things are one, that there is no polarity, no right or wrong, no disharmony but only identity. All is one, and that one is Love/Light, Light/Love, the Infinite Creator". Healing occurs when one realizes the Law of One, that "all is complete and whole and perfect".
As stated above, we are presented, piecemeal, with various useful bits of information, including, for example about the three types of Bigfoot dwelling on our planet and about the fact that the Earth is largely populated by beings incarnated here from Mars, apparently 75,000 years ago - these were "adjusted by genetic changing", the reason for the transfer being that these beings rendered their own planet "inhospitable" by their "bellicose" actions.
Distinction is made between those who are self-serving and those who serve others, but both can be "harvested" (ascend to a higher density). I don't quite understand how this can occur, but it is stated that harvestability can be obtained if there is 5% service to others and 95% service to self. This whole matter is not well explained, in my opinion.
The book contains much more information, some quite interesting, than I have indicated, but as a whole I have found the language to be so difficult that I would not directly recommend the book, despite its perhaps valuable content, and will probably not myself be reading the further volumes in the series. There are so many other books on these matters out there, that I will prioritize checking these out instead. I do see that other reviewers found this book to be "the cat's whiskers", but this is my humble opinion.
October 12, 2012
I cannot say how much I owe this book and the great work of LLResearch! Bless you guys!
November 9, 2014
Mind blowing. Highly technical description of Reality and the illusion.
July 22, 2012
Absolutely the starting point to your awakening, at least in your intellectual understanding, and most likely your spiritual springboard.
May 11, 2014
It was fascinating. The information will blow you away. However, this book is not for everyone. Only read it if you are open minded. If you don't like spiritual/psychic/E.T. matters, don't bother.
September 20, 2011
Very fascinating. A testament to the imagination of pranksters, hucksters, and scammers everywhere. The material is so compelling, you are almost ready to give in and think there must be something to it. Then you do a little research and see what kind of people David Wilcock and Carla Rueckert are.
August 10, 2015
i seriously have to wonder why this garbage is so popular and at what point exactly do people find it convincing or not-misguiding
why? because since the very beginning of the book and first impression does matter an awful lot, the book shows pics of a woman with a bibble and a cup of tea / water and whatever else there is next to her head, they cover her eyes and then she is suddenly a magic channeler because she has those irrelevant items next to her head
this book is absolutely retarded to say the least without being insulting
so how hard do reader need to try to get fooled by this book? because i tried really hard and couldn't manage to believe it one single bit :/
do i need to take some very strong drugs to able to believe any of this nonsense?
why? because since the very beginning of the book and first impression does matter an awful lot, the book shows pics of a woman with a bibble and a cup of tea / water and whatever else there is next to her head, they cover her eyes and then she is suddenly a magic channeler because she has those irrelevant items next to her head
this book is absolutely retarded to say the least without being insulting
so how hard do reader need to try to get fooled by this book? because i tried really hard and couldn't manage to believe it one single bit :/
do i need to take some very strong drugs to able to believe any of this nonsense?
December 3, 2015
I read through this book in only a few sittings this week. It was interesting and mostly made sense. The basic principles of the philosophy resonate with me. After reading this, I watched several videos of Don and Carla on YouTube which were very interesting to see after being familiar with the material. Carla strikes me as humble, honest, legitimate and very intelligent. I do not detect anything fraudulent, but I still maintain a small percentage of cautious doubt. The material is definitely worth considering in my opinion, as anything is possible.
August 29, 2013
Typical channelled nonsense and I've dug through a whole lot of metaphysical literature. In this one I see nothing salvageable, but I guess different strokes for different folks...
October 22, 2024
The Egyptian aliens have spoken.
Interesting. Questions were just okay; some interesting directions were dropped, and other obsessions were not where I'd have gone. Then again, I'm not a bible-toter either.
Fun explanation of religious prophets as advanced extraterrestrials incarnating on Earth :D, influenced by groups of aliens with different agendas in various ways (looking to harvest spiritually developed human spirits in the end).
The overal metaphysical philosophy is amusing, especially considering how philosophers such as Schopenhauer and Kolak also hold that one can derive a lot from the "unity of beingness".
Interesting. Questions were just okay; some interesting directions were dropped, and other obsessions were not where I'd have gone. Then again, I'm not a bible-toter either.
Fun explanation of religious prophets as advanced extraterrestrials incarnating on Earth :D, influenced by groups of aliens with different agendas in various ways (looking to harvest spiritually developed human spirits in the end).
The overal metaphysical philosophy is amusing, especially considering how philosophers such as Schopenhauer and Kolak also hold that one can derive a lot from the "unity of beingness".
April 26, 2017
Few books have influenced my life as much as this series. While I'm generally not that interested in channeled works, this book has been revealing itself to me for over a decade. highly recommended. Give yourself the benefit of reading the original before delving into the many derivative works inspired by this incredible piece.
January 27, 2016
Answers every question, curiosity and anomaly. FANTASTIC book!
"I am RA. I leave you in the Love and the Light of the One Infinite Creator. Go forth, therefore, rejoicing in the power and the peace of the One Creator. Adonai."
"I am RA. I leave you in the Love and the Light of the One Infinite Creator. Go forth, therefore, rejoicing in the power and the peace of the One Creator. Adonai."
September 3, 2017
this was a truly fascinating read and I recommend it to everyone. it involves a channeler who is in communication with an entity named RA: who explains what the law of one and it's complexities mean. He communicates telepathically through her in an actual scientific study done in the 70's I believe. If you are a skeptic you should read it anyway. You may not believe it but an open mind never killed anyone.
May 11, 2010
mind-bending, expansive, intelligent
April 10, 2013
Amazing book!
August 1, 2021
More Rapture Hysteria. The Publishers even have the audacity to market a 40th edition box-set for content that claims we're gonna be raptured in 30-ish years (from the date of the original Channeling).
Spirit-Tok made me buy it? One of the few content creators out there that I enjoy recommended this series for spiritual growth.
I don't want to say that I hate it, or even genuinely dislike it, because that wouldn't be correct. The book is a purported channelling of an entity named Ra on the part of Carla Reukert, a failed actress. Now channeling is something that Ram Dass and Alan Watts both claimed to be able to do. They both spoke through non-localized entities. I don't know how much I buy the idea as truth, but I do know that a lot of my best writing works itself out in a non-conscious state that I'm not an active participant in. I also think you can disassociate intentionally, while remaining intelligent and conversant.
What I do know is that nothing in this book is Real As Presented. I do think an intelligent spiritual seeker could find truths here (as this is a product of spiritual people), but the work is largely a historical fanfiction that couldn't have been accurate to the standards of the decade of its publishing, and becomes increasingly bereft of cohesion as time goes on, and our understanding of the past deepens.
I think Robert Anton Wilson talks about these books in Cosmic Trigger. Wilson has a concept known as 'Reality Tunnels' which you and I might call Cosmological World Views. The Ra Material definitely asks that you run down their Reality Tunnel, and that does give me a 'failed cult' vibe when I read the book.
The book is a cosmological account of creation, an intergalactic, multi-dimensional war for all is being battled within our dimension, because we have not escaped polarity yet. The war is a facet and function of The Law of One, so everyone's really playing a part, rather than the sort of war you get when 'Hell' becomes real. This stuff I can read and get into.
Going back and saying "Abe Lincoln wasn't a wanderer, but an incarnated being, Thomas J was a wanderer" is fucking fan-ficiton of history.
The questioners assume, and Ra verifies, that the Industrial Age has come to pass to give man more leisure time to pursue The One. Any modern understanding of the Industrial Age comes with the knowledge that your average person has received LESS leisure time than at any other point in history. These are the sort of dated inconsistencies you're asked to accept while reading the book, and I just couldn't. It's a pre-post-modern attempt at cultuality.
The gems are scattered between nonsense and can be more easily honed elsewhere.
I think the thing people like about this book is that it does attempt to define much of the spiritual spectrum, but it does so using established and familiar models. I think the spiritually minded should always maintain that less is more when it comes to definitions of what is.
I know that leaves you sitting internally without something to work with, but any idea that you work with is ultimately a barrier to acceptance of the present moment and ultimate open-ness to love right?
Spirit-Tok made me buy it? One of the few content creators out there that I enjoy recommended this series for spiritual growth.
I don't want to say that I hate it, or even genuinely dislike it, because that wouldn't be correct. The book is a purported channelling of an entity named Ra on the part of Carla Reukert, a failed actress. Now channeling is something that Ram Dass and Alan Watts both claimed to be able to do. They both spoke through non-localized entities. I don't know how much I buy the idea as truth, but I do know that a lot of my best writing works itself out in a non-conscious state that I'm not an active participant in. I also think you can disassociate intentionally, while remaining intelligent and conversant.
What I do know is that nothing in this book is Real As Presented. I do think an intelligent spiritual seeker could find truths here (as this is a product of spiritual people), but the work is largely a historical fanfiction that couldn't have been accurate to the standards of the decade of its publishing, and becomes increasingly bereft of cohesion as time goes on, and our understanding of the past deepens.
I think Robert Anton Wilson talks about these books in Cosmic Trigger. Wilson has a concept known as 'Reality Tunnels' which you and I might call Cosmological World Views. The Ra Material definitely asks that you run down their Reality Tunnel, and that does give me a 'failed cult' vibe when I read the book.
The book is a cosmological account of creation, an intergalactic, multi-dimensional war for all is being battled within our dimension, because we have not escaped polarity yet. The war is a facet and function of The Law of One, so everyone's really playing a part, rather than the sort of war you get when 'Hell' becomes real. This stuff I can read and get into.
Going back and saying "Abe Lincoln wasn't a wanderer, but an incarnated being, Thomas J was a wanderer" is fucking fan-ficiton of history.
The questioners assume, and Ra verifies, that the Industrial Age has come to pass to give man more leisure time to pursue The One. Any modern understanding of the Industrial Age comes with the knowledge that your average person has received LESS leisure time than at any other point in history. These are the sort of dated inconsistencies you're asked to accept while reading the book, and I just couldn't. It's a pre-post-modern attempt at cultuality.
The gems are scattered between nonsense and can be more easily honed elsewhere.
I think the thing people like about this book is that it does attempt to define much of the spiritual spectrum, but it does so using established and familiar models. I think the spiritually minded should always maintain that less is more when it comes to definitions of what is.
I know that leaves you sitting internally without something to work with, but any idea that you work with is ultimately a barrier to acceptance of the present moment and ultimate open-ness to love right?
March 27, 2018
The RA Material the first of five books presenting the universal philosophy of the Law of One. The book is an exact transcript from tape recordings of twenty-six sessions of a group experiment designed to communicate with an extraterrestrial being. The research group uses what is known as “tuned trance telepathy” to communicate with an extraterrestrial race called Ra, not to be confused with the Egyptian Sun God Ra. Ra being a humble messenger of The Law of One speaks of our desire to seek something outside the physical illusion. What he talks so persuasively is something often referred to by members of Ra calls the Confederation of Planets in service of the infinite creator as ‘the original thought’. This is another term for our word, “love” but implies a great deal more. It implies a unity that is so great that we do not just see each other simply as close friends, or brothers and sisters, but, ideally, as the Creator; and, as we see each other and ourselves as the Creator, we see one being. This simple thought of absolute love, a thought of total unity with all his brothers regardless of how they might express themselves or whom they might be, for this is the original thought of the creator and in essence this is The Law of One. I recommend this book to everyone of all ages but highly recommend this book to anyone who has become very shortsighted in appreciation of creation.
February 10, 2018
Magnificent! Perhaps THE most thoughtful, impactful, paradigm-busting account of what, exactly, it truly means to be human I’ve ever encountered.
I’d say more, but I’ve only just now finished “The Law of One, Book One: The Ra Material,” and I’m so energetically charged by the experience that I want to dig in immediately to Book Two.
I’ll report back sooner or later but, in the meantime, my best advice to anyone who might be reading this “review”?
Don’t take my word for it. See through your own physical/mental/cultural distortions and discover the thrill of the ultimate spiritual reality that creates, shapes, defines, and embraces us all.
Just don’t try to find a copy to buy. It’s only available to those who seek it out, and the quickest way is by clicking this link to get free, PDF versions of the complete five-part “Law of One” series at the LL Research website here: http://www.llresearch.org/library/the....
I’d say more, but I’ve only just now finished “The Law of One, Book One: The Ra Material,” and I’m so energetically charged by the experience that I want to dig in immediately to Book Two.
I’ll report back sooner or later but, in the meantime, my best advice to anyone who might be reading this “review”?
Don’t take my word for it. See through your own physical/mental/cultural distortions and discover the thrill of the ultimate spiritual reality that creates, shapes, defines, and embraces us all.
Just don’t try to find a copy to buy. It’s only available to those who seek it out, and the quickest way is by clicking this link to get free, PDF versions of the complete five-part “Law of One” series at the LL Research website here: http://www.llresearch.org/library/the....
April 13, 2020
I am Matt. This book. Very interesting stuff. Makes you wonder. This group of 3 wasn’t really trying to make it big or sell Ra merch at conventions in Sedona they were just trying to help the world; to me that’s what makes it so believable. Their agenda-less mission.
By the end of it I was all Ra-ed out. The information is very dense but there are a lot of gems in there.
What if these channeled entities are just like prank calls? I also thought it’d be funny if Clara was making the whole channeling business up just so Don and James would give her more foot and back rubs.
But really I do think there is a lot of great info in this here book and I gave it three stars solely on the density of the information. Which I felt made it slightly hard to understand.
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By the end of it I was all Ra-ed out. The information is very dense but there are a lot of gems in there.
What if these channeled entities are just like prank calls? I also thought it’d be funny if Clara was making the whole channeling business up just so Don and James would give her more foot and back rubs.
But really I do think there is a lot of great info in this here book and I gave it three stars solely on the density of the information. Which I felt made it slightly hard to understand.
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July 8, 2013
Beneficial for setting the stage of the rest of the material in Book II etc. Also many gems hidden within it.
July 21, 2015
Seemingly reliable channelled material that can, at the very least, cause one to accept the limited perception of this terrestrial existence, and to contemplate what lies beyond it.
December 26, 2015
Haven't finished yes
May 30, 2016
A good read - done in Q & A format.
October 20, 2016
This is my Bible now.
June 17, 2024
Enjoyed the book. thought I'm still skeptical. it resonates with my mind but certain things do not. love how the
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April 17, 2018Not for me
October 27, 2025
This is one of the most fascinating books I’ve read recently; it has significant spiritual and metaphysical explanatory power for the world we find ourselves in today. That said, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to just anyone.
The Ra Material is the opening volume in a series of five books that detail the channelled sessions conducted by Don Elkins, Carla Rueckert, and Jim McCarty. The book documents the beginning of their communication with Ra, a sixth-density social memory complex which is best understood as a collective consciousness and unified group mind that is millions of years ahead of humanity in its spiritual development.
Within is presented a vast metaphysical and spiritual cosmology centred on the Law of One; the fundamental principle being that all things are one and thus all beings, energies and experiences are aspects of the same infinite creator. Ra’s teachings describe the process of spiritual evolution through the eight densities of consciousness that constitute the “octave” we reside in.
The major themes include the purpose of life, the structure of the densities, the polarities of beings, the harvest of souls, the activities of the Orion group and the Confederation, and the evolution of humanity and Earth.
Here’s a brief overview of these core ideas: Humanity currently exists in the third density - the density of self-awareness, choice, and moral polarity. The core lesson of this stage is to choose between service to self (STS) or service to others (STO). To graduate to fourth density, one must be “harvested,” meaning sufficiently polarised in either the STS or STO direction.
Polarisation occurs when the majority of an entity’s thoughts and actions align with one of these orientations. A negative (STS) harvest requires 95% service to self, while a positive (STO) harvest requires 51% service to others.
Thus, there are two paths of spiritual development an entity may follow.
The Orion group is a collection of fourth, fifth, and sixth-density beings that are negatively polarised and pursuing the service-to-self route of development. Conversely, the Confederation is a collection of positively polarised beings pursuing the service-to-others route of development. Both groups have interacted with those on Earth for tens of thousands of years, though driven by profoundly different aims.
So, as you can see from that little crash course, there’s a lot to take in. This is where my one criticism of the book comes in: Ra communicates using very dense, abstract, metaphysical language that can be difficult to grasp at times. It took me far longer than usual to read, as I often found myself having to reread sections aloud and looking up bits I didn’t understand. While this made the reading experience difficult at times, it was incredibly rewarding to slowly grasp the material more deeply.
This is why I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to just anyone. It’s a book best approached with some background in other metaphysical works; without that context, it could easily come across as far-fetched and not worth the effort.
Nevertheless, this book resonated strongly with me and speaks to my own experience of things. It’s always deeply satisfying to see the same echoing themes throughout multiple independent bodies of work. For instance, The Ra Material contains striking similarities to elements within the bodies of work produced by others such as Thomas Campbell, Robert Monroe, Rosalind McKnight, Dolores Cannon, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, Paramahansa Yogananda, David Icke, Svali Speaks, Dr Brian Weiss, and Manly P. Hall.
The emphasis put on meditation throughout the book is one I wholeheartedly agree with. It was almost cathartic to see Ra confirm that much - though not all - of the UFO phenomenon we experience is intended to inspire spiritual seeking, as it was a pronounced interest in UFOs that first helped spark my own curiosity about meditation.
Overall, I was absolutely enthralled by this book and look forward to exploring the remaining four volumes to deepen my understanding of the Law of One.
The Ra Material is the opening volume in a series of five books that detail the channelled sessions conducted by Don Elkins, Carla Rueckert, and Jim McCarty. The book documents the beginning of their communication with Ra, a sixth-density social memory complex which is best understood as a collective consciousness and unified group mind that is millions of years ahead of humanity in its spiritual development.
Within is presented a vast metaphysical and spiritual cosmology centred on the Law of One; the fundamental principle being that all things are one and thus all beings, energies and experiences are aspects of the same infinite creator. Ra’s teachings describe the process of spiritual evolution through the eight densities of consciousness that constitute the “octave” we reside in.
The major themes include the purpose of life, the structure of the densities, the polarities of beings, the harvest of souls, the activities of the Orion group and the Confederation, and the evolution of humanity and Earth.
Here’s a brief overview of these core ideas: Humanity currently exists in the third density - the density of self-awareness, choice, and moral polarity. The core lesson of this stage is to choose between service to self (STS) or service to others (STO). To graduate to fourth density, one must be “harvested,” meaning sufficiently polarised in either the STS or STO direction.
Polarisation occurs when the majority of an entity’s thoughts and actions align with one of these orientations. A negative (STS) harvest requires 95% service to self, while a positive (STO) harvest requires 51% service to others.
Thus, there are two paths of spiritual development an entity may follow.
The Orion group is a collection of fourth, fifth, and sixth-density beings that are negatively polarised and pursuing the service-to-self route of development. Conversely, the Confederation is a collection of positively polarised beings pursuing the service-to-others route of development. Both groups have interacted with those on Earth for tens of thousands of years, though driven by profoundly different aims.
So, as you can see from that little crash course, there’s a lot to take in. This is where my one criticism of the book comes in: Ra communicates using very dense, abstract, metaphysical language that can be difficult to grasp at times. It took me far longer than usual to read, as I often found myself having to reread sections aloud and looking up bits I didn’t understand. While this made the reading experience difficult at times, it was incredibly rewarding to slowly grasp the material more deeply.
This is why I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to just anyone. It’s a book best approached with some background in other metaphysical works; without that context, it could easily come across as far-fetched and not worth the effort.
Nevertheless, this book resonated strongly with me and speaks to my own experience of things. It’s always deeply satisfying to see the same echoing themes throughout multiple independent bodies of work. For instance, The Ra Material contains striking similarities to elements within the bodies of work produced by others such as Thomas Campbell, Robert Monroe, Rosalind McKnight, Dolores Cannon, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, Paramahansa Yogananda, David Icke, Svali Speaks, Dr Brian Weiss, and Manly P. Hall.
The emphasis put on meditation throughout the book is one I wholeheartedly agree with. It was almost cathartic to see Ra confirm that much - though not all - of the UFO phenomenon we experience is intended to inspire spiritual seeking, as it was a pronounced interest in UFOs that first helped spark my own curiosity about meditation.
Overall, I was absolutely enthralled by this book and look forward to exploring the remaining four volumes to deepen my understanding of the Law of One.
August 27, 2021
I think I would give it like 3.50-3.75 stars? It was rarely a page turner for me but still kept me interested enough to go back to it a couple of times. Even if the premise is a complete load of crap, I think it brings up a lot of interesting/fun theories about reincarnation/mechanisms of life. I guess I may be a little biased because a lot of what Ra claimed echoed things I already thought to be true.
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