08-12-2008, 12:00 AM
Hi Dreamways and Aranno,
"Finding out the truth for yourself is not impossible."
"When a student is ready, a teacher will appear."
This is an old saying in Western Occult Tradition. I found this to be true and it was needed at that time in my life. I learned much from John Scudder, but
there came a time when after 14 years I left his influence for reasons that are too involved to go into in a short space. Suffice it to say there is a time
when birds leave their nests.
Two years later, he died. Despite a few disagreements on certain principles I will always be grateful to him for all that he did for me.
And I think there are very many young people who would have fared better back in the 70's if they had had a living breathing teacher after getting in
"over their heads" with Casaneda's/ Don Juan's teachings.
Carlos may well have been one.
"But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all
things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him."
This I have also found to be true , but it took me a while to come to that realization. But even the Annointing of Spirit can use people to bring knowledge.
Along with circumstance, affirmations, dreams, visions and words of wisdom from sages and holy men from the past. It is all part of the teaching and nothing
should be refused when it presents itself. We should Watch and Listen because we are surrounded by "teachers."
That is something a good teacher teaches.
"...And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the STONEs
WOULD immediately CRY OUT."
We are surrounded by the unknown, call it the Nagual or the living universe or divine guidance. We are constantly being "spoken to" if we only
listen.
With each new endeavor that I begin I immerse myself in the subject matter. It is how I "tune in" my radio, so to speak. That is my method and seems
to work for me. Answers come in accordance to what I set my attention on. It takes some time but always seems to work well.
"Finding out the truth for yourself is not impossible."
"When a student is ready, a teacher will appear."
This is an old saying in Western Occult Tradition. I found this to be true and it was needed at that time in my life. I learned much from John Scudder, but
there came a time when after 14 years I left his influence for reasons that are too involved to go into in a short space. Suffice it to say there is a time
when birds leave their nests.
Two years later, he died. Despite a few disagreements on certain principles I will always be grateful to him for all that he did for me.
And I think there are very many young people who would have fared better back in the 70's if they had had a living breathing teacher after getting in
"over their heads" with Casaneda's/ Don Juan's teachings.
Carlos may well have been one.
"But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all
things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him."
This I have also found to be true , but it took me a while to come to that realization. But even the Annointing of Spirit can use people to bring knowledge.
Along with circumstance, affirmations, dreams, visions and words of wisdom from sages and holy men from the past. It is all part of the teaching and nothing
should be refused when it presents itself. We should Watch and Listen because we are surrounded by "teachers."
That is something a good teacher teaches.
"...And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the STONEs
WOULD immediately CRY OUT."
We are surrounded by the unknown, call it the Nagual or the living universe or divine guidance. We are constantly being "spoken to" if we only
listen.
With each new endeavor that I begin I immerse myself in the subject matter. It is how I "tune in" my radio, so to speak. That is my method and seems
to work for me. Answers come in accordance to what I set my attention on. It takes some time but always seems to work well.