07-14-2008, 12:00 AM
What about Criss Angel, you know him? He show`s of his gifts on tv.
Criss Angel is an illusionist, not a magician (no speculation here, hehe!). His tricks go from elaborate to very simple. There are plenty videos
on the web showing how he does his tricks. Physical feats he does, but that's another story. Most illusionist have some intuition, but it's on a very
early phase of development.
The issue here is something that I mentioned earlier: Nagual powers are for nagual aims. If you use powers for tonal aims (popularity, personal gain or sense
gratification) your subtle development comes to a stop.
We are, after all, seeking the freedom of the spirit. That is, mostly, freeing yourself from the trap of the tonal's ambitions.
I heard a story once about a yogi that practiced for over twenty years to achieve the miraculous feat of actually breathing fire from his mouth, like a dragon.
He then met with a meditation guru and told him about his "spiritual" achievement. The guru just said: "Very good! Now you can join the
circus."
That is why I insist on my posts about the traps of power. It's very easy to become a slave of subtle power, but that is not freedom. It's another form
of tonal expansion. You become a materialist of the subtle, no very different from being an actual materialist.
Criss Angel is an illusionist, not a magician (no speculation here, hehe!). His tricks go from elaborate to very simple. There are plenty videos
on the web showing how he does his tricks. Physical feats he does, but that's another story. Most illusionist have some intuition, but it's on a very
early phase of development.
The issue here is something that I mentioned earlier: Nagual powers are for nagual aims. If you use powers for tonal aims (popularity, personal gain or sense
gratification) your subtle development comes to a stop.
We are, after all, seeking the freedom of the spirit. That is, mostly, freeing yourself from the trap of the tonal's ambitions.
I heard a story once about a yogi that practiced for over twenty years to achieve the miraculous feat of actually breathing fire from his mouth, like a dragon.
He then met with a meditation guru and told him about his "spiritual" achievement. The guru just said: "Very good! Now you can join the
circus."
That is why I insist on my posts about the traps of power. It's very easy to become a slave of subtle power, but that is not freedom. It's another form
of tonal expansion. You become a materialist of the subtle, no very different from being an actual materialist.