🗞️ About This Series (brief)
Each entry walks, question-by-question, through a single session of The Ra Contact, offering clear summaries, careful commentary, and friendly signposts to official resources. This entry covers Session 76 (February 3, 1982) with cross-links to LoO 76.x question numbers.
Primary text: lawofone.info/s/76 • Mirror: L/L Research transcript
🧭 Session Snapshot
Date: February 3, 1982
Setting: Louisville, KY; tuned trance channeling within a disciplined support circle
Cast: Don Elkins (Questioner) • Carla L. Rueckert (Instrument) • Jim McCarty (Scribe)
Big Themes: Banishing ritual re-affirmed (being → working); origin and present use of the Tarot (Egyptian priestly Law‑of‑One transmission + Sumerian/Chaldean astrology); three archetype curricula (Tarot • Astrology • Tree of Life) and the mandate to move beyond the written; archetypical mind is Logos‑specific; first & second density durations; third density as “the Choice”—“the axis upon which the creation turns”; this Logos makes our creation unusually vivid/condensed.
Companions for deeper study: A Concept Guide (entries: Archetypical Mind, Tarot, The Choice, Densities, Free Will), Living the Law of One: The Choice (daily practice of praise/thanks/love and choosing), Unified Index, The Ra Contact, Vol. 2 for the 70–80s archetype arc.
🌟 Key Takeaways
It’s the being that informs the working. The Banishing Ritual of the Lesser Pentagram purifies and protects; its real power grows as the personality is disciplined. “It is the being that informs the working, not the working that informs the being.” (76.4–76.5)
Two roots of the Tarot. The Tarot arose from Egyptian Law‑of‑One priestly teaching (forms for initiates) melded with Ur/Chaldea/Mesopotamia astrology—a fusion of form and heavens. (76.6–76.7)
Pick one path, then go past the book. Ra recommends mastering one archetype system in depth—Tarot (22 Majors), Astrology (12 signs + 10 planets), or Tree of Life (10 Sephiroth + 22 paths)—then move beyond the written into living, personal expression. (76.9)
Archetypes are Logos‑specific. Our local Logos shapes a unique archetypical mind; neighboring Logoi are closer, but none are identical. Ra’s origin on Venus means shared archetypical origin here. (76.10–76.12)
Cosmic timing: densities & the Choice. First density ~2 billion years, second ~4.6 billion, then third—a comparatively brief span because it is about making the Choice; that Choice is the axis of creation. (76.13–76.17)
A vivid creation. Our Logos has made this creation more condensed, so experiences are brighter/more vivid than in some other creations. (76.18)
🧩 Full Q&A with Commentary
Notation: Each subsection lists the question number(s), a concise Summary, and Commentary & Notes keyed to LoO 76.x.
76.1–76.3 — Condition, energy safety, and thought‑form transfers
Summary. Instrument’s physical bankruptcy persists; vital is buoyed by will/spirit. Continued contact is safe if physical energy is supported (sexual transfer, magical protection, thought‑form energizing).
Commentary. Ra reframes help as field‑engineering by empathy turned into thought‑form—a lawful, non‑infringing energy transfer among positively tuned companions.
76.4–76.5 — Lesser Banishing: efficacy & the primacy of being
Summary. Group’s banishing is increasingly efficacious (purifies, cleanses, protects). Real magic begins as the self is trained: “It is the being that informs the working.”
Commentary. Technique matters, but character carries the voltage.
76.6–76.7 — Origin of the Tarot
Summary. Twofold: (1) Egyptian priestly attempt to encode Law‑of‑One teaching into forms for initiates; (2) Ur/Chaldea/Mesopotamia astrological science of the heavens. The melding was uneven, birthing the Tarot tradition.
Commentary. Expect regional variations; the core use is archetypal study, not fortune‑telling.
76.8–76.9 — Why archetypes; three curricula; beyond the written
Summary. Studying roots of mind is necessary for vivifying the mind complex. Choose one system (Tarot/Astrology/Tree) and master it, then express a unique understanding beyond texts.
Commentary. A pedagogy of depth → embodiment: from symbols → becoming the energies.
76.10–76.12 — Archetypes are Logos‑specific (and Venus shares ours)
Summary. Archetypical mind is peculiar to each Logos. Closer Logoi share more similarity. Ra’s Venusian origin means same archetypical origin as Earth’s Logos.
Commentary. Don’t universalize our images; respect local metaphysical grammar.
76.13–76.14 — First & second density spans
Summary. First density spans ~2 billion years (time/space ↔ space/time bridge). Second density ~4.6 billion years—our longest density by span.
Commentary. Evolutionary patience precedes the flash of third density.
76.15–76.17 — Why third density is brief: the Choice
Summary. Third density is brief because it is for the Choice—the conscious orientation (STO/STS). The prelude builds the stage; higher densities refine the Choice. The Choice is “the axis upon which the creation turns.”
Commentary. A crisp hierarchy: foundation (1–2) → decision (3) → refinement (4–7).
76.18 — A vivid creation
Summary. Our Logos made this creation more condensed; experiences are brighter/vivid than in some others.
Commentary. Catalysts may feel intense here—use wisely.
🛠️ Practice Corner — Living Session 76
Choose your curriculum. Pick one: Tarot, Astrology, or Tree of Life. Commit to a 90‑day study window. Depth over breadth.
Beyond the written. After study, create a one‑page “living map” (sketch, poem, or sigil) that captures your understanding of one archetype and how it shows up in your week.
Being before working. Before any rite/meditation, do a 2‑minute “being check”: gratitude → humility → clarity of aim. Then proceed.
Axis-of-choice minute. Set three micro‑alarms/day. When it rings, ask: “What is the loving choice right now?” Act on the small version immediately.
Thought‑form blessing. Once today, silently send a stabilizing thought‑form (image/phrase) to someone who could use strength—no strings attached.
📚 Extended Notes & Context
Archetypical mind ≠ cosmic all‑mind. It’s Logos‑specific; therefore comparative study across cultures can help, but master one grammar before blending.
Tarot as initiatory mirror. Treat the 22 Majors as stations of mind/body/spirit (to be unpacked in Sessions 77–103). Reading for self‑initiation beats prediction.
The Choice as pivot. The statement that choice is the axis of creation reorients the seeker toward daily polarization over encyclopedic knowledge.
Banishing and being. Hygiene is necessary but not sufficient; cultivate the disciplines of the personality so that workings ride on character, not props.
Densities & patience. The vast spans of 1D/2D can recast frustration with slow progress—cosmic time favors steady practice.
🔗 Companion Reading (why it helps here)
Primary text — Session 76: https://www.lawofone.info/s/76 — Direct Q‑anchors for every point above.
L/L Research transcript mirror: https://www.llresearch.org/channeling/ra-contact/76 — Relistened wording & editorial notes.
The Ra Contact, Vol. 2 (PDF): https://assets.llresearch.org/books/the_ra_contact_volume_2.pdf — Context for Sessions 70–80s archetype arc.
A Concept Guide (PDF): https://assets.llresearch.org/books/a_concept_guide.pdf — Archetypical Mind, The Choice, Densities, Free Will.
Living the Law of One: The Choice (PDF): https://assets.llresearch.org/books/living_the_law_of_one_the_choice.pdf — Daily micro‑disciplines for choosing.
Unified Index: https://www.lawofone.info/unified-index.php — Cross‑lookup: Tarot, Archetypical Mind, The Choice.
🧠 Study Prompts
Which one archetype system will you commit to for the next 90 days, and why?
Draft an eight‑word mantra that encodes your axis‑of‑choice in daily life.
In your words, what does it mean that being informs working? Where will you practice that this week?
Note: Archetype/ritual content reflects Ra’s metaphysical perspective; offered for study and practice, not dogma. Use discernment.