12-28-2010, 12:01 AM
Good post, alien,
so, if someone were to start such a learning centre, how would it avoid all the usual pitfalls of human behaviour?
The only advantages I can think of, in calling it a church, would be, grudging acceptance by mainstream society, (in the manner of "The Spiritualist Church", who only sing a few hymns to maintain the facade,), and, that it would allow the use of entheogens to be labelled as a sacrament, and hence, permitted.
If I were involved in any naming, I would prefer to call such a learning centre, something along the lines of,......"Centre for the Exploration of Awareness."
It is,nt snappy, but it is, to the point, and does,nt give the impression that it is only for those who are into "nagualism".
Where would the "priests" for such a church, come from? Central American populations who still practice various aspects of nagaulism?
How would the surviving NA practitioners view the "aliens" starting such a church? ( bearing in mind that, many surviving forms of nagualism are unlike DJ's path, and more like religions, themselves,).
so, if someone were to start such a learning centre, how would it avoid all the usual pitfalls of human behaviour?
The only advantages I can think of, in calling it a church, would be, grudging acceptance by mainstream society, (in the manner of "The Spiritualist Church", who only sing a few hymns to maintain the facade,), and, that it would allow the use of entheogens to be labelled as a sacrament, and hence, permitted.
If I were involved in any naming, I would prefer to call such a learning centre, something along the lines of,......"Centre for the Exploration of Awareness."
It is,nt snappy, but it is, to the point, and does,nt give the impression that it is only for those who are into "nagualism".
Where would the "priests" for such a church, come from? Central American populations who still practice various aspects of nagaulism?
How would the surviving NA practitioners view the "aliens" starting such a church? ( bearing in mind that, many surviving forms of nagualism are unlike DJ's path, and more like religions, themselves,).