by Doug Scott

The Ontological Primacy of Identity-As-Potentiated Process

The Ra Material presents us with a metaphysical framework that challenges conventional philosophical categories. At its foundation lies a profound assertion about the nature of reality: there is “only identity.” This statement, found in Ra’s articulation of the Law of One, merits careful philosophical examination, as it appears to position Identity as ontologically prior to even the concept of Law itself.

When Ra states that “all things are one, that there is no polarity, no right or wrong, no disharmony, but only identity,” they are making a statement that transcends mere monistic metaphysics. The assertion of “only identity” suggests a reality more fundamental than the dialectical categories through which we typically understand existence. This raises fascinating questions about the relationship between Identity and Law in Ra’s metaphysics. For Ra, “identity,” or “Identity” is Unity. Unity, moreover, is diversity maintained and balanced inside of the One. Further still, “diversity” is understood as something like having a group of different categories which cohere together into an eternal state of potentiated excitement, joy, and on the brink of exploding into infinite expression. Unity–it’s not a being of substance whose nature or oneness is uniform and static. Rather, the Law of One or Way of Unity is the immutable fundamentum of dynamism from which all laws are derived.

The Hierarchical Structure of Metaphysical Laws

The material presents what appears to be a hierarchical structure of laws:

• Laws of Love
• Laws of Light
• Law of One
• Law of Foreverness

This hierarchy suggests a progressive movement from multiplicity toward unity, and then beyond unity toward what might be termed meta-unity or trans-temporal completion. However, this progression requires careful philosophical analysis to avoid misunderstanding.

The Dialectic of Being and Becoming

A key insight emerges when we consider Ra’s statement that being itself is insufficient without participation in the Creative Principle. This introduces a fundamental dialectic between being and becoming, between identity and creative expression. The Creative Principle, characterized as “the instinct to know the self through the experience of experiencing the self,” suggests a dynamic relationship between identity and temporality that transcends simple dualism.

This dialectic manifests through what might be termed “orders of gnosis” – progressive levels of experiential knowing that don’t simply add to knowledge but transform the very nature of knowing itself. This transformation occurs through what Ra describes as densities of consciousness, each representing not merely a different level of awareness but a qualitatively distinct mode of being-knowing.

The Metaphysics of Consciousness Evolution

The evolutionary structure Ra describes reveals three fundamental principles of consciousness complexification:

1. Qualitative differentiation between grades of complexity
2. Quantitative accumulation between qualitative shifts
3. Hierarchical inclusion where higher states encompass but transcend lower states

This triadic structure appears repeatedly throughout the material, suggesting it represents a fundamental pattern in the metaphysics of consciousness evolution. The third density experience, for instance, is organized into three major cycles of 25,000 years, each further subdivided into twelve minor cycles. This fractal pattern suggests a deep mathematical structure underlying consciousness evolution.

States of Being Within Density Consciousness

Within each density, particularly third density, we find a sophisticated taxonomy of consciousness states:

1. Pre-choice consciousness: The nascent state of awareness, characterized by proximity to previous density patterns
2. Choice-confirmed consciousness: A qualitatively distinct state marked by conscious polarization
3. Harvest-ready consciousness: The culmination state preparing for transition to higher density experience

These states represent not merely different levels of development but fundamentally different modes of being-in-the-world, each with its own ontological characteristics and experiential horizons.

The Metaphysics of Density Groupings

The octave of densities presents us with another level of metaphysical organization, which can be understood through three primary movements:

1. Densities 1-3: The movement of primary individuation
2. Densities 4-6: The refinement of individuated consciousness
3. Densities 7-8: The transcendence toward new orders of creation

This structure suggests a metaphysical pattern that moves from formation through refinement to transcendence, each stage building upon but qualitatively transforming the achievements of the previous stage.

The Law of Foreverness and Temporal Transcendence

The Law of Foreverness presents particular philosophical challenges, as it appears to represent both a completion and a transcendence of the temporal order itself. This suggests a meta-temporal dimension to Ra’s metaphysics, where the completion of experiential knowing within an Octave simultaneously opens into new orders of creative participation.

This principle finds its ultimate expression in the concept of becoming a Galactic Logos – a state of being that transcends the individual/universal dichotomy to become a creative principle for new cycles of existence. This represents not merely a completion of individual evolution but a transformation of the very relationship between consciousness and creation.

Metaphysical Implications of the Master Cycle

The concept of the Master Cycle, with its triadic structure of major cycles and duodecimal structure of minor cycles, suggests a mathematical architecture underlying consciousness evolution. This architecture appears to operate through what might be termed “principles of complexification” – systematic patterns through which consciousness develops and transforms.

The relationship between these cycles and the qualitative states they produce raises profound questions about the nature of time itself in Ra’s metaphysics. Time appears not as a simple linear progression but as a spiral movement through which consciousness progressively realizes and transcends its own nature.

Conclusion: Toward a Systematic Metaphysics of Consciousness Evolution

The Ra Material presents us with what might be termed a systematic metaphysics of consciousness evolution. This system integrates:

• The primacy of Identity
• The dynamic of the Creative Principle
• The architecture of density evolution
• The principles of consciousness complexification
• The meta-temporal dimension of spiritual completion

Together, these elements suggest a coherent metaphysical framework that bridges ancient wisdom traditions with contemporary understandings of evolution and complexity theory. The sophistication of this framework invites continued philosophical investigation, particularly into the relationships between identity, temporality, and consciousness evolution.

This analysis merely scratches the surface of the philosophical richness contained in the Ra Material. Further investigation might explore the relationship between the Creative Principle and what modern philosophy terms “emergence,” or the parallels between Ra’s density concept and various philosophical theories of consciousness development. The material offers fertile ground for continued metaphysical exploration and synthesis.

• Cosmic Christ