11-19-2005, 12:00 AM
The problem is universal. The solution individual.
I have a hard tme telling the difference between the Animal soul (Nepesh) in mankind and the foriegn installation. I have seen both in peoples faces.
God said to Cain "Why art thou wroth (Enraged) and why is thy Countenance (face) fallen?" This was after he slew his brother Abel.
Don Juan said that the trick was to see that the sorcerers world was just as much illusion as the everyday world and to "slip between" the two. This was the path to becoming a man of knowledge.
I would say that the solution is to "Aim Higher" rather than "Slip between".
The Old Testament is full of battles between the Israelites and other peoples like the Amorites, Philistines etc. This is Alegory. These are battles that we wage within. The exact battles you are speaking about.
The seemingly endless battles in a war which never seems to end of the "Old Testament" or "Covenant" are replaced by a "New Testament" or "Covenant" because the Battle Can Not Be Won by our own strength. It is by countless attempts do we realize this fact, come to the end of ourselves, and find The WAY.
Bright Flame
I have a hard tme telling the difference between the Animal soul (Nepesh) in mankind and the foriegn installation. I have seen both in peoples faces.
God said to Cain "Why art thou wroth (Enraged) and why is thy Countenance (face) fallen?" This was after he slew his brother Abel.
Don Juan said that the trick was to see that the sorcerers world was just as much illusion as the everyday world and to "slip between" the two. This was the path to becoming a man of knowledge.
I would say that the solution is to "Aim Higher" rather than "Slip between".
The Old Testament is full of battles between the Israelites and other peoples like the Amorites, Philistines etc. This is Alegory. These are battles that we wage within. The exact battles you are speaking about.
The seemingly endless battles in a war which never seems to end of the "Old Testament" or "Covenant" are replaced by a "New Testament" or "Covenant" because the Battle Can Not Be Won by our own strength. It is by countless attempts do we realize this fact, come to the end of ourselves, and find The WAY.
Bright Flame