The sweet sound that the electric guitar makes. Also, and more in line with Ra’s intended meaning, and to try to keep this as simple as possible, it is any modification of perfect unity. The Creator distorts itself in order to experience the illusion of manyness, of separation—aka, the creation—so that It may know Itself.
In this light, the creation and all the entities in it, us included, are not other than the Creator or parts of the Creator, but rather are distortions of the One Creator. Everything that exists, everything that can be perceived as a “thing”—every entity, every force, every place, every time, every subtle and intangible energy, everything real and imagined—is a distortion of the One Creator.
Distortion, like catalyst, is a neutral term without positive or negative value. For a deeper dive, see “Distortion” in A Concept Guide.