🗞️ About This Series (brief)
In each entry we walk, question-by-question, through a single session of The Ra Contact, offering clear summaries, careful commentary, and friendly signposts to related companion texts and official resources. This entry covers Session 6 (January 24, 1981).
🧭 Session Snapshot
Date: January 24, 1981
Setting: Louisville, KY; tunable trance channeling with a dedicated support circle
Cast: Don Elkins (Questioner) • Carla L. Rueckert (Instrument) • Jim McCarty (Scribe)
Big Themes: Spiritual complex & the gateway to intelligent infinity (the “wind and fire” work) • Random vs. disciplined openings (incl. LSD note) • Appurtenances & preparing guests • Ra’s origin on Venus & thought‑travel • Council of Saturn (location) • Maldek migration to Earth • Harvest mechanics & 25,000‑year cycles (3 major cycles) • Earth in fourth‑density transition (30‑year disharmonious period) • Confederation & quarantine; number of craft • Thought‑form craft from mass consciousness
🌟 Key Takeaways
The spiritual complex is a shuttle. When mind is balanced and body is comfortably aligned, the spirit becomes a pathway to intelligent infinity—this is the ground of healing and so‑called paranormal ability. (Ra, Session 6; see also LoO 6.0–6.1)
Random holes vs. reliable gates. Substances (e.g., LSD) can open random gateways; the goal is conscious, ethical opening for dependable service to others. (LoO 6.1)
Ritual matters (appurtenances). Carefully explained symbolic objects help tune the instrument; guests must be instructed before entering the circle. (LoO 6.2–6.3)
Origins & councils. Ra journeyed here by thought from Venus and was permitted by a Council located in the rings of Saturn (8th dimension). (LoO 6.4–6.8)
Maldek & many lineages. Some Earth souls came via Maldek ~500,000 years ago; Earth’s population is a mix of groups with varied beginnings. (LoO 6.9–6.13)
How harvest works. Souls move along the line of light to the most comfortable vibration; major cycle ≈ 25,000 years (×3). Earth is in fourth‑density transition; a ~30‑year disharmonious period was noted. (LoO 6.14–6.18)
Craft, quarantine, and purpose. The Confederation (~53 civilizations/~500 planetary groups) sometimes operates craft (currently seven, at that time), allowed after quarantine permissions—to suggest infinity to seekers, not to impress with spectacle. (LoO 6.23–6.26)
🧩 Full Q&A with Commentary
Notation: Each subsection lists the question number (e.g., 6.14), a brief Summary, and Commentary & Notes with context and study links. Unless noted, references are to Ra, Session 6 (see also LoO 6).
6.0–6.1 — The spiritual complex & the gateway
Summary. Ra outlines the third area of healing work: the spirit complex as shuttle—the “work of wind and fire.” When mind is single‑pointed and body comfortably balanced, the spirit channels will upward and creative fire downward—opening to intelligent infinity. Random openings (e.g., LSD) can occur but lack dependability; the aim is conscious, service‑aligned opening. (LoO 6.0–6.1)
Commentary & Notes. This completes the mind → body → spirit arc from Sessions 4–5. Study lens: A Concept Guide entries on Intelligent Infinity and Discipline of the Personality; practice foundations in LL101.
6.2–6.3 — Guests & appurtenances
Summary. Don asks if Tom Flaherty may attend; Ra agrees but insists he be carefully instructed in frame of mind and appurtenances (the symbolic objects—Bible open to John 1, candle, chalice of water, incense) whose placement and loving acceptance nurture the instrument. (LoO 6.2–6.3)
Commentary & Notes. Method lens: Clear pre‑briefs protect the contact. See A Channeling Handbook; story background in Tilting at Windmills and Book V commentary on Session 6.
6.4–6.8 — Where Ra came from & who permits visits
Summary. Ra says they came from Venus, traveling by thought; they clothed themselves in a third‑density replica with Council permission. The Council of Saturn dwells in the octave/eighth dimension “in the rings.” (LoO 6.4–6.8)
Commentary & Notes. The Council functions as guardians of planetary free will. Concept lens: A Concept Guide entries on Free Will/Law of Confusion and Guardians.
6.9–6.13 — Maldek & Earth’s mixed heritage
Summary. A third‑density population on Maldek destroyed their world and later incarnated here via harvest; many initially within Earth rather than on its surface. Earth’s humans are a mixture of groups and backgrounds. (LoO 6.9–6.13)
Commentary & Notes. The emphasis isn’t sensationalism but ethical humility: treat strangers as family—you’ve been many things, in many places.
6.14–6.18 — How harvest works; Earth’s transition
Summary. Harvest is by self‑selection along a line of light to the most comfortable vibration. One major cycle ≈ 25,000 years; three comprise a master cycle (~75–76k years). Earth is in fourth‑density vibration with a 30‑year period of disharmony beginning several years before 1981. (LoO 6.14–6.18)
Commentary & Notes. Rather than predicting dates, Ra de‑emphasizes spectacle and keeps attention on inner readiness. Study lens: A Concept Guide on Harvest.
6.19–6.21 — Why speak now; craft & crystals
Summary. Ra shares sorrow and gratitude from walking among us and confirms the impetus to share now. On craft: crystals and bell‑shaped craft were used 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, but not now. (LoO 6.19–6.22)
Commentary & Notes. “Miracle‑talk” is only to the extent it inspires seeking; practice remains central.
6.22–6.26 — Confederation, quarantine & purpose
Summary. The Confederation includes ~53 civilizations (~500 planetary consciousness complexes); quarantine rules require permissions for appearances. At the time, seven operated with craft in our density—to suggest infinity to the uninformed. (LoO 6.23–6.26)
Commentary & Notes. Ra weights philosophy over spectacle but allows questions that help disseminate the material without infringing free will.
6.27–6.29 — Closing & care
Summary. Instrument is balanced but stiff; session closes. Leonard is as suitable as Tom; remember the preparation instructions. (LoO 6.27–6.29)
Commentary & Notes. Consistent care & boundaries keep the contact humane.
🛠️ Practice Corner — Two micro‑practices
Why: Session 6 deepens the spirit‑as‑shuttle teaching and clarifies harvest as self‑selection by light.
Silence key (2–5 min). Build the door to intelligent infinity: observe the breath until inner commentary quiets. If it helps, count ten exhales, then rest with simple presence. (See LL101.)
Line‑of‑Light check‑in (1–2 min). Visualize a gentle gradient of light. Sense where today’s heart naturally rests. No forcing; simply notice and choose one small act that would let you move a half‑step toward more compassion.
Note: No substances or gadgets required. Reliability comes from ethics, intention, and practice.
🔗 Companion Reading (why it helps here)
A Concept Guide — Intelligent Infinity, Harvest, Free Will/Law of Confusion, Guardians.
Living the Law of One: The Choice — practices to cultivate silence, compassion, and service.
A Channeling Handbook — tuning, appurtenances, and group safety; preparing guests.
Tilting at Windmills — behind‑the‑scenes ritual care and session logistics.
Unified Index — quick jumps for harvest, Council of Saturn, Maldek, Confederation, etc.
🧠 Study Prompts
Where do you notice random openings vs reliable gates in your own seeking? What habit would make your opening more dependable?
How might you treat a daily ritual (lighting a candle, pouring water) as an appurtenance—a symbol that steadies the heart toward service?
In a moment of disagreement this week, can you practice the line of light by choosing the most comfortable, kinder vibration available?
🏁 Closing Note
Session 6 expands the healing curriculum into the spiritual gateway, sketches harvest mechanics, and contextualizes UFO phenomena within service‑to‑others aims. Next: Session 7—expect more on councils, quarantine, and the ethics of contact.