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Lessons 1-6
Preparing for Death & Mapping the Stages of Dying

The first 6 lessons of Rave Cosmology III consist of a thorough introduction to the dying process, and offer us a manual for how to support loved ones as they approach the end of life. The lessons look at how the body goes through distinct phases of shutdown based on the mechanics of 5 I’Ching Hexagrams (Gates). Through the lessons you will learn how to closely track the end of life phases that lead to biological death, and how these stages help prepare for the 72-hour Bardo period following death. This unique approach to closely monitoring the dying process involves understanding the integral role of the Moon, and maps out the body’s natural “exit strategy” though the ‘5 Gates of Death’.

Lesson 1
An Introduction to Incarnating and Decarnating

What happens when we die? Can we prepare for death? What is Bardo? In this lesson, Ra introduces us to the mechanics of dying, the importance of leaving the body untouched for 72 hours, and how the Personality Crystal continues its journey after physical death.

Lesson 2
Dying: Stage One

Introducing the Gates of Death — the specific Gates in the BodyGraph that describe the 5 Stages of Dying. In this lesson, Ra discusses the first stage by analyzing the role of the 10th Gate (Behaviour), the 2 types of behavioral strategies that are specific to the dying process, and how to align with the process of passing.

Lesson 3
Dying: Stage Two

The 2nd Stage of Dying takes us to Gate 3 (Ordering), signalling the beginning of “pulse compression”— the weakening of the body’s ability to mutate and grow. In this lesson, Ra describes when and how the body no longer strives to live.

Lesson 4
Dying: Stage Three

The function of the Magnetic Monopole is to keep our direction in life. What happens to it when we die? The 3rd Stage of Dying (Gate 2) describes how our geometry in life reverses as the Magnetic Monopole retracts and changes direction during the dying process.

Lesson 5
Dying: Stage Four

The will to live ends. The 4th Stage of Dying brings us to Gate 29 (Perseverance) in the Sacral Center, indicating the body’s loss of vitality. In this lesson, we learn how this Gate of “Saying Yes” becomes the Gate of “Saying No”, signalling the body to let go.

Lesson 6
Dying: Stage Five

The 5th stage brings us to biological death, and Gate 14 (Empowerment) — the Sacral Gate that consistently fuels and empowers our material direction in life. During this final stage we learn that the body becomes disengaged, the spleen shuts down, and death becomes irreversible.

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Lessons 7-11
Biological Death & Bardo

Lessons 7-11 of Rave Cosmology III explore the dying process. These lessons begin with biological death and move to the 72-hour Bardo period that follows physical death and determines the successful passing of Personality consciousness out of form. Topics discussed include the convergence of the Design Crystal and Magnetic Monopole moving through the “Hidden Gate” of the BodyGraph; what the ”Guardian Planets” are; and understanding the role of the Moon and Earth in the Personality’s Bardo period. These lessons also give special focus to the 6 Bardo sequences and their keynotes, the different themes that accompany the Personality crystal’s transition out of the body, and how to map out the Personality’s experience in death based on specific “Death Keynotes”. An example chart is used throughout these courses for practical analysis.