01-25-2008, 12:00 AM
"But now I am not so sure. I am not sure about anything."
Maybe not sure of anything butthe patterns seem to be the same. That is the thing about alegory and myths. You look between the lines to the principles of the stories and they all seem to match pretty good.
1. There is an aspect of our minds (something inside of us)that keeps us from seeing what is real.
2. Something outside of us wants us to remain ignorant of the Real.
3. Something or things want to eat or use our energy for it's own ends.
4. We are asleep or spiritually dead.
5. We can be free.
6. Everyone (or almost everyone) we meet are unaware of their predicament let alone the need of freedom and so do not seek it.
So, I see the Bible, Don Juan, Gurdjieff, the Hopis, the Tibetans, Jewish Mysticism (Qabala), the Western Occult Traditon, The Tarot and my own experiences as all agreeing in these Principles.
These types of patterns or Principles are what to look for in alegory and myth. The details are cultural. The truths are known in the Mysteries on all continents I think.
Many think this knowledge was brought to mankind by angels or "sons of the gods" and spread by them to all lands many ages ago. These and other Truths were hidden to keep those in power from destroying or controling the information. And transmitted by mouth to ear in secret societies.Bob
Maybe not sure of anything butthe patterns seem to be the same. That is the thing about alegory and myths. You look between the lines to the principles of the stories and they all seem to match pretty good.
1. There is an aspect of our minds (something inside of us)that keeps us from seeing what is real.
2. Something outside of us wants us to remain ignorant of the Real.
3. Something or things want to eat or use our energy for it's own ends.
4. We are asleep or spiritually dead.
5. We can be free.
6. Everyone (or almost everyone) we meet are unaware of their predicament let alone the need of freedom and so do not seek it.
So, I see the Bible, Don Juan, Gurdjieff, the Hopis, the Tibetans, Jewish Mysticism (Qabala), the Western Occult Traditon, The Tarot and my own experiences as all agreeing in these Principles.
These types of patterns or Principles are what to look for in alegory and myth. The details are cultural. The truths are known in the Mysteries on all continents I think.
Many think this knowledge was brought to mankind by angels or "sons of the gods" and spread by them to all lands many ages ago. These and other Truths were hidden to keep those in power from destroying or controling the information. And transmitted by mouth to ear in secret societies.Bob