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However, Socrates is not merely indicating that he knows the totality of the self, for he goes on to say "I alone know that",
meaning "I, the all-one know that". What is that} Socrates himself answers this by saying "nothing", meaning no-thing, that
aspect of awareness termed the void.
However, he stresses the fact that this knowledge of the void is conscious, for he prefaces the answer with "I know (nothing)". In other words,
what in effect Socrates is saying here, is "I know myself as the all one who knows that termed no-thing, but I am fully conscious
of what I know".
With such a knowledge, and with the humility that comes with the fall understanding of what it is he does know, Socrates
has every right to proclaim himself a wise man. Furthermore, since he places his wisdom firmly in perspective by saying "the whole
world", meaning that he grasps fall well that there is only one life, and therefore also only one totality of the self, he is indeed the
wisest man, for only the wisest of the wise have the honournecessary not to try claiming knowledge for the personal self.
Therefore in this one brilliant statement, Socrates not only describes the relationship between individual identity, the totality
of the self and the void, but he also very neatly defines the true meaning of honour within the context of the interrelationship of
the one life. This is about the best I can do to impart at least some feeling for what is implied by honour. If I were to
describe it in a nutshell, I would say that true honour is that humility which overcomes a warrior in the moment when he or
she comes to understand the deeper implications of what it is to be absolutely free.
To know oneself to be one with all selves, good, bad and indifferent, is to understand the meaning of what
it is to be humbled, and to stand free from the need to judge, and to stand free from being judged, is true freedom. In that absolute
freedom there is no-thing other than an utter sense of beingness, and, in the final analysis, what else can honour be but beingness*
When the nagal and his Courier co-operate intelligently the result is:18 + 20 = 11.
In other words, the relationship between the nagal and his Courier brings forth strength, a quality which both of them need
in the fulfilment of their respective duties. From what we have already learned about numerology, it is clear that the strength
referred to here is in reality the sum of impeccability and pure fluidity.
The implications here are vast, but let it suffice to say that because, in an esoteric sense, the nagal represents the
nagal, that is, the spirit of man, and because of the nature of his duties, the nagal is often required to act with an utter fluidity
that has not yet been tried and tested within life upon the physical plane. This, of course, amounts to having to improvise
in the moment and, as a result, the nagal often finds himself walking a very fine line indeed between leading others to freedom and being a complete fool.
Naturally, in his close association with the nagal, the nagal's Courier runs a very similar
risk, as indeed does the nagal woman, for the result of intelligent co-operation between these three beings is still strength: 18 + 20 + 9 = 11.
Bearing in mind that the South is the gateway to the nagal's world, it is not at all surprising to find that in the female South we have
the three jewels, impeccability (10), vitality (19), and guidance (7). The Southerly Dreamer, being a warrior who is primarily
concerned with nurturing the purpose of the Toltec unit, has the natural predilection for jewel 10, for without impeccability this
lady would not be able to discriminate with any wisdom between what should be nurtured and what should be eliminated.
In order to grasp this fully, remember that 10 is in reality the product of the relationship between pure fluidity (1) and
absolute freedom (0), and that the implication here is that where there is not fluidity of perception within the context of complete
freedom from social conditioning, impeccability must perforce be distorted.
Furthermore, from what we have already learned about absolute freedom, we see that the Southerly Dreamer too is
deeply concerned with pure fluidity in relation to the void, but in a much more direct way than any of the other warriors who have
double number jewels, for the simple reason that her jewel is 10.
Apropos the above, I must point out to the reader that the onus is on him or her to take the information imparted throughout
this chapter, and also elsewhere throughout all of the books, and to compile his or her own notes on each of the jewels of
awareness. It is not possible for me to keep repeating everything already stated in order to bring all statements together into one
whole.
Every apprentice is expected to do such correlation by and for him or herself, for only in this way does the apprentice
really come to grips with the teachings, and only in this way is it possible for the nagal to keep covering new ground without the
unnecessary waste of time in having to nurse the apprentice into doing his or her "homework".
Having said this, there is now no need for me to expound any further upon jewel 10.
The Southerly Stalker has a predilection for jewel 19, for it must not be forgotten that the South is the place of personal power,
and that vitality is an aspect of energy which is the product of personal power. Further, since all stalkers are primarily concerned
with life upon the physical plane, this lady is acutely aware of the fact that true vitality is the sum of impeccability (10)
and completion (9), for all vitality arises from a job impeccably completed.
In other words, sloppy performances tend to drain oneof vitality, whereas impeccability tends to revitalise one, in that it
replenishes personal power. As is all too clear to see from this jewel, the product of the relationship between fluidity (1) and completion
(9), is impeccability (10), implying that in order to bring anything to completion impeccably it is necessary to be fluid.
In the last sentence of the previous section I chose my words most specifically so as to demonstrate a point which, for the sake
of simplicity, I have not yet mentioned, but one that should be mentioned here, for the careless apprentice all too often tends
to overlook this important point.
Realise that part of the usefulness of numerology is that, firstly, any numbers in an equation can be dealt with in the same way as in mathematics, in
which case they yield useful definitions; and secondly, where numbers are not equated but merely related, these numbers can
be swapped around without affecting the validity of their relationship, in which case we can clearly see the interdependence
of the qualities represented by these numbers.
In looking at the example above, we see that jewel 19 is the product of the relationship between fluidity (1) and completion
(9), but, as we already know, care must be taken to bear in mind that the type of fluidity we are referring to here is that fluidity
of perception within the context of complete freedom from social conditioning which, in the final analysis, constitutes
impeccability (10). Therefore it equally well makes sense to say that jewel 19 is also the sum of impeccability (10) and
completion (9).
Now in working with the actual equation, we see that impeccability plus completion is equal to vitality:
10 + 9 = 19. In other words, we immediately have a useful definition of what is meant by vitality. However, from this equation it is also
clear to see that impeccability is equal to vitality minus completion, (10 = 19 - 9), an equation which points out a very
subtle, but nonetheless exceedingly important implication, namely, that in order for a warrior to be impeccable he must have
enough vitality to complete whatever is required of him.
Not to have enough vitality would mean that the warrior runs into a deficit, in which case he will deplete himself and be no good to
anyone, least of all to himself, or alternatively, he will just give up without having completed the task. Needless to say, in this
equation we also get another definition of impeccability.
We can also see that completion is equal to vitality minus impeccability, (9 = 19 - 10), meaning that in order to bring
anything to completion, the warrior must have sufficient vitality to sustain impeccability, for it stands to reason that if the warrior
does not have sufficient vitality, his actions, physical, emotional and mental will be less than impeccable, and therefore the
completion would also be less in quality.
In this respect, realise that an equation of this type does not allow for anything that is
not exact. In other words, this equation can only be true when 9 = 19 - 10, for if it was,
say 9 = 18.999 - 10, or 9 = 18.999 -9.25, it would not be true; and if it was, say 9 = 20 - 11, it would be true, but then we would not be talking about completion
relative to impeccability and vitality.
Once again this equation gives us a good definition of the deeper implications inherent within completion.
If we now consider the relationship existing between the digits of jewel 19, it becomes apparent that vitality comes about
whenever we are fluid enough in our perception to bring that perception to its natural conclusion, that is, to its completion.
Further, in order to bring anything to a completion we need to be fluid enough in our perception to acquire the necessary
vitality. Likewise, in order to be fluid in our perception, it implies that we must have sufficient vitality to bring that
perception to completion, in that we are not simply going to take the perception at its face value and then leave it at that.
In relation to all of the above, and as an exercise in learning to work with numerology, the reader should try to work out for
him or herself the implications and definitions that can be gleaned from the great many different equations which can be
set up using the aspects of awareness.
In this respect it is important to know that wherever there is a lack of something it is denoted by a negative sign. For example, what would be the
quality of the end product if an individual does not handle a task impeccably?
In this case, where there is a lack of impeccability, but where we wish to know the quality of the end product, that is, completion,
we simply set up the facts as lack of impeccability (-10) plus completion (9), and then finish the equation by filling in the
answer. Therefore the equation would read as: -10 + 9 = - 1 .
The implication here is that where a task is tackled with a lack of impeccability but is forced to completion, the result will be
negative fluidity, meaning that the end product will be neither here nor there, in that it will have no clear definition, will serve
no definite purpose, and will therefore not have any real value.
Having discussed the two females in the South, we still have to consider the Courier to the South, who has a predilection for
jewel 7, namely, guidance. In order to grasp the deeper implications inherent within this prime number, it is important
to know that 7 concerns the relationship between the triplicity of the dreamer and the quaternary of the dreamed.
This is in truth a most abstruse subject which goes far beyond the scope within 7 is the very essence of intelligent co-operation, in that
for any incarnation to have real meaning and purpose, there must be a fully intelligent co-operation between the dreamer and the dreamed.
In fact, the dreamer always does co-operate fully and intelligently with the dreamed, but the same cannotalways be said of the dreamed.
Therefore what is implied by guidance is that the dreamed must be willing to accept the challenges posed for it within life upon the physical plane by the
dreamer, for only in this way can there be a fully intelligent cooperationbetween both the dreamed and the dreamer.
As a result, it would not be incorrect to say that 7 is also the number of intelligent co-operation.
When all three warriors in the female South co-operate intelligently with each other, the result is:
10 + 19 + 7 = 9.
This time we see that although the female South also brings about completion, this completion is the sum of impeccability,
vitality and guidance; a total which speaks for itself. Where there is impeccability and vitality, coupled with the willingness to take
guidance from the dreamer, anything can be resolved, that is, every challenge can be brought to a completion.
It should therefore now be clear why the South should be termed the gateway to the nagal's world, for as we have already noted, the nagal not
only needs strength (11) within himself, but likewise alsodemands strength from his unit of warriors, in that all challenges must be brought to completion (9).
When all of the warriors in both the male South and the female South co-operate intelligently, the result is
18 + 20) + (10 + 19 + 7) = 11 + 9 = 11.
Once again the implications are so simple as to speak for themselves, for it is quite evident that where the strength (11) ofthe male South
is added to the completion (9) of the female South, that is, impeccability and vitality, coupled with the willingness
to take guidance from the dreamer, there can only be one possible outcome, namely, a strength that has the potential
to move mountains.
Now add to this strength the jewel of the nagal woman, which is completion, and we see that strength only becomes stronger.
Yet, if one looks again at the sum of the jewels in the South, courage, honour, impeccability, vitality and
guidance, it is not difficult to grasp why the quality of warmth should be assigned to this quarter, the place of nurturing, and
if we add to that warmth and nurturing the completion brought forth by the nagal woman, it is also not difficult to grasp why
this should be the place of power.
Finally we come to the North, the place of materialisation, and that mystical place in which are coalesced the Mists of Dragon
Lore. This is the very centre of the world, also known as the pivot of the three rings, the place of action, and the battlefield
of the warrior.
In the male North, as can be expected, we find The Man of Action, whose natural predilection is for jewel 6, namely,
choosing between the old and the new. Because we have already covered the significance of this prime number we do not need
to dwell upon it again here, other than to point out that all action, in order to be true action, rather than reaction, must
have its basis in the act of discrimination.
If this were not so, then all action would amount to nothing but folly. Only where there has been a careful choosing between what has served a
purpose, and that which is now needed, can action be controlled folly.
Consequently The Man of Action is really very much considered the master of controlled folly, and because of
the humour inherent within all folly, this man can always find something to laugh about, no matter what the situation may
be.
As a result, The Man of Action is traditionally referred to as The Clown amongst his fellow warriors, for even when
everything else may have failed, this man's innate sense of humour never fails.
Moreover, because it is the principal duty of the nagal to guide his unit of warriors to freedom, he is obviously constantly
on the lookout for what constitutes the needs of the unit in the moment and, as a result, there is always a very close bond
between the nagal and The Man of Action.
That bond is the sum of their jewels, namely: 18 + 6 = 15.
Courage plus the ability to choose between the old and the new often sends these two men deep into the unknown, to search
there for the light which must come through the darkness inherent within any challenge. In times like this, it is once again
the humour of The Man of Action that will make even the most serious challenge seem hysterically funny, and through that rare
ability to see the lighter side of life, the light can indeed always be found.
Attendant to The Man of Action is his Courier. Because of his close association with The Man of Action, whose predilection is
for choosing between the old and the new, this man, as can be expected, has a predilection for jewel 8, harmony and balance.
Once again we do not need to dwell upon this jewel, for we have already covered its significance.
Intelligent co-operation between these two warriors yields knowledge, that is, new knowledge (14): 6 + 8 = 14.
Since we have already discussed the implications inherent within this concept, we only need to point out how very different
from the Scholar's knowledge is the quality of knowledge brought forth here. The reason for this is self-evident, for clearly the
constituents are completely different, but presently we will be taking a much closer look at the deeper implications of this fact.
Naturally, because the Courier of The Man of Action has a predilection for jewel 8, this fosters also in him a very close
association with the nagal, with the result that not only is there a close bond between the nagal and The Man of Action, but
also between their respective Couriers. Once again this bond is the sum of the jewels: 18 + 20 + 6 + 8 = 16.
In other words, where there is courage, honour, the ability tochoose between the old and the new, as well as harmony and
balance, liberation through the power of intent (16) is the inevitable result.
In our consideration of the female North, we will this time first consider the Northerly Stalker. This lady has a predilection for
jewel 4, namely, stability. This too is a prime number we have already discussed, but in connection with the Northerly Stalker
it is important to know that, apart from everything we have already noted, this number is the one most directly concerned
with the fourfold purpose of the Unspeakable, and therefore with The World of Sorcerers.
Consequently this lady busies herself with finding out as much as she possibly can about howthat purpose tends to manifest itself in terms of potential within
life upon the physical plane. In other words, the Northerly Stalker is the warrior within the Toltec unit who is eventually
the most adept at working with the tensions within the web of life.
However, being fully aware of the fact that her jewel has the dual quality of both stability and inertia, the Northerly Stalker
works with tension in the sense of keeping those tensions as stable as possible, for, as paradoxical as it may sound, it is only in this
way that inertia can be offset.
To grasp this fully is not all that easy, but it will help to think of it in terms of movement. Realise that all action arises out of tension. Therefore if we look at
something like the pendulum of a clock, we see that the perpetual movement of that pendulum is dependent upon the tension in the spring which drives the pendulum.
Clearly, unless the tension within that spring is maintained, the movement of the pendulum will tend towards inertia.
Although this exampleis overly simplistic when it comes to the reality of working with the tensions within the web of life, it nonetheless serves our
present purposes reasonably well. Much later in the teachings,when we again return to the concept of tension, we will be able
to look at this concept in greater detail.
From the above it is therefore clear to see that the Northerly Stalker, in working so directly with tensions, not only tends to
direct them with her stalker's ability, but also more often than not tends to fuel them! This is an occupation which has earned
for the Northerly Stalker the traditional nickname of The Spoon, for she does indeed spend most her time stirring!
The Northerly Dreamer too is highly sensitive to tension, but because her predilection is for strength, jewel 11, she tends to
explore tensions much more from the angle of how they may be used in the sense of playing one off against another.
In order to grasp this, realise that 11 is in reality the sum of impeccability(10) and pure fluidity (1). In other words, this lady is primarily
concerned with how she can reconcile impeccability with the pure fluidity of tensions existing within the web of life.
This is an act which requires considerable skill in being able to negotiate a fine line between remaining impeccable, and being an "absolute
twit", as the Northerly Dreamer within my own unit often calls herself. In having this predilection for playing a fine line, this
lady has a most natural aptitude for politics, and therefore if her counterpart is The Spoon, then traditionally this lady is The
Cauldron. Therefore between the Northerly Stalker's stirring,and the Northerly Dreamer's cooking up of plots, the North,
like any battlefield, is treacherous to say the least!
Yet realise also that just as it takes power to meet power, so does it take treachery to survive the trickery of the spirit.
Attendant to the two Northerly ladies is their Courier; a man whom one would not expect to find in the company of these
two ladies, for his predilection is for jewel 21, namely, peace.And yet, once again this is a fine example of why it is so
important not to take words at their face value. True peace is in reality honour (20) plus pure fluidity (1), and from what we have
noted in connection with the Northerly Dreamer, it is clear to see that this man too has a natural love for danger.
To reconcile honour and pure fluidity, that is, a fluidity which has not yet been tried and tested within life upon the physical
plane, is likewise to negotiate a very fine line indeed, and yet it is easy to see how every success in such a dangerous operation
cannot fail to bring peace to the individual concerned. There is nothing more satisfying than to know that although you could
have ended up in total disgrace, success has brought even more honour, or at least, for the moment. Next time, who knows?
It could be quite different, but for now there is only the sweetness of that peace which comes from knowing that one has survived
a dangerous job well done.
Intelligent co-operation between the three warriors in the female North is: 4 + 11 + 21 = 9.
From what we have already learned from all of the above, it is clear to see that completion in the North is once again utterly
different in quality to that in any of the other three quarters.
Here in the place of action, completion is a risky business, for by its very nature it is based upon a most tenuously delicate set-up -
a set-up that can perhaps be best described as a fragile truce. What with the dual nature of stability, the political uncertainties
inherent within strength, and the dubious future of peace and success, completion in the North can at best be looked upon as a
stepping stone that is in every possible way only the calm before the storm.
Materialisation must be kept fluid, for never can the centre of the world become inert, because if it did, the fourth dimension
would collapse in upon itself and the evolution of awareness would cease. Therefore with every step taken the previous
stepping stone becomes undone within the stream of life.
Such is the way in which power has set it up, and therefore to these three warriors in the female North, not only is danger the name of the
game they play, but so too is love of danger their deepest predilection. The sheer daring of these three warriors is such that
they will not hesitate to jump in where angels fear to tread.
Intelligent co-operation between the warriors of the male North and the female North is: (6 + + (4 + 11 +21) = 14.
The implications here are such that we can choose to make them as complicated or as simple as we wish. My own particular
preference is for simplicity, for when one is engaged in fighting for survival upon the battlefield of life, it is invariably the simple
things in life that become the most profound, and which convey the most poignant meaning. Therefore, from my perspective, the
nicest way in which to enter into battle is with knowledge, with daring and, of course, with humour.
In the face of the incredible odds against one, how can one not have humour? Not to have humour would mean that we
take ourselves seriously, in which case the odds against us are such that the most overpowering sense of apathy would
overcome us even before the battle is engaged.
On the other hand, to retain one's sense of humour in the face of all the odds against us, means that we do not take ourselves seriously, but
instead we go in there and we give it our everything. And when we feel as if we have nothing left to give, then we recall that the
only failure in life is the failure to fight. In that moment the impeccability of the warrior's spirit surfaces to spur us on into
renewed effort, and to inspire us with an even greater strengthof purpose than ever before.
Therefore, to take ourselves seriously is to succumb to our folly; whereas not to take ourselves seriously is to know with every fibre of our being that
all we can do is to control our folly.
WE DO NOT CONTROL LIFE. WE CAN AT BEST CONTROL THE WAY
IN WHICH WE SURF THE WAVES UPON THE OCEAN OF LIFE.
If we go in there with knowledge, with daring and with humour, and give it everything we've got, then irrespective of
whether we win the battle or not, we will come out the other side having learned a great deal. Therefore once again we will
have acquired new knowledge through practical experience, and that power is ours for the keeping - personal power that the
warrior uses in order to claim his freedom, for remember always that 14 reduces to 5
In having looked at all twenty-one and, in fact, at all twenty-two aspects of awareness, we have also seen how these interrelate
with one another. Thus it should now be relatively clear how the warrior uses the different aspects of awareness in his or her
pursuit of power and freedom, for although we have been considering the aspects of awareness in relation to the Toltec unit,
realise that the Toltec unit is only a physical plane model of true man - that magical creature of the universe that is essentially a
fourth-dimensional being. Consequently, when we look at the result of intelligent co-operation between all of the warriors
within a Toltec unit, we see that this result is, as we can expect, the sum of the totals in each direction, that is: 13 + 13 + 11 + 14 = 15.
The implication here is that through their combined efforts, the Toltec unit of warriors brings forth light through darkness,
which, in the final analysis, boils down to the ability to choose between the old and the new, for realise that 15 reduces to 6.
This is the purpose of true man, standing erect along the vertical axis, North-South, and with his arms stretched sideways
along the horizontal axis, East-West. By embracing both life and death equally, man unites the faculties of mind and heart to
bring about a stability acquired through the death of the old. Then by "grounding" that stability in a strength acquired
through his predilection for warmth, for nurturing and for power, he triumphs in achieving a knowledge through his daring
action that enables him to transmute darkness into light - a knowledge which is true power, and a knowledge that places him
firmly within the realm of magical creatures.
Such is the nature of true man, and such is his divine destiny. By having the ability to wield the power inherent within each of
the twenty-one aspects of awareness, man is the master of The World of Sorcerers - a world in which he is as much at home as
he is upon the dense physical plane and as he is in his natural abode termed MEST
In all of the above we have at least gained some perspective on how man is meant to use the twenty-one keys to The World
of Sorcerers, and what the results are in making use of thosekeys. If we look carefully at everything we have learned so far,
we see that the four female directions, embodied within the nagal woman, all add up to completion, jewel 9. However, when
this completion is added to any one of the male directions, the quality of that particular male direction is not changed in any
way; that is, the quality remains untouched, although, clearly, it has been enhanced bv the addition of completion.
Such is the nature of true completion, and such then is also the nature of The World of Sorcerers, for in essence it is the world of completion.
If you are not already a sorcerer, The World of Sorcerers is nothing! And because it is nothing it cannot make you a
sorcerer. Yet to become a sorcerer in order to be able to access The World of Sorcerers is a fatal mistake, for to do so is never to
learn the use of the twenty-one keys required to enter and exit that world.
Those keys can only be mastered upon the Path of Freedom, and to enter The World of Sorcerers without them is
a fool's venture - a venture from which you will not return to tell your tale.
Time and time again I am questioned on why it is not possible to access The World of Sorcerers safely without the
twenty-one keys, and time and time again am I forced to shake my head in silence, for how does one verbalise the ineffable?
The only thing I can do is to stress over and over that The World of Sorcerers is a fantasy that is not a fantasy; to stress that it is a
potential that is more real than reality because of its nonmateriality; to stress that it is the fourfold purpose of the
Unspeakable which has neither beginning nor end, neither definition nor substance in terms of human definition and substance.
To enter such a world without the relevant keys that enable one to remain untouched by the power of that world, is to
become lost in a maze of endlessness or beginningness, depending upon where we should choose to place the focus.
Yet, once the twenty-one aspects of awareness have been mastered, any warrior can safely enter and exit The World of
Sorcerers at will, for with those keys he or she is master of the four directions, and with four directions at his or her fingertips,
no warrior can ever become lost; not even in the utterly
deceptive maze that constitutes The World of Sorcerers.
In this respect, remember that The World of Sorcerers, like all of the worlds, exists in four different dimensions, collectively termed
MEST; the fourth dimension. However, since each expression of MEST is a particular expression of the fourfold purpose of the
Unspeakable, it stands to reason that The World of Sorcerers is a very different place within, say time, as opposed to, say energy.
Although this is true of all ten of the worlds, it is particularly relevant with regard to The World of Sorcerers, for being the
reflection of the fourfold purpose of the Unspeakable, it is impossible to distinguish in which dimension one finds oneself
once one is within this world. Yet, again, it is only by being able to use the twenty-one keys with skill that one can find one's way
around and, most importantly, out of The World of Sorcerers.
In time to come, once it becomes possible to give the Sorcerer's Explanation, all of the above should make a great
deal more sense than it possibly does right now. And yet, you, as the reader, have already been given more than enough
information here to start working at "collecting" the twenty one keys to The World of Sorcerers, and to start learning how
to use these keys with skill, for with every skill mastered, you are in effect beginning to align The World of Sorcerers consciously.
In conclusion, remember that in all of what you have learned throughout this book, you have taken your first few
steps towards beginning to coalesce the Mists of what in time will become Dragon Lore - the divine ability of man to
conjure, and to work true magic - the magic of life.
In this respect, aligning The World of Sorcerers is only one of those steps. Already in this book, and in the previous two books, you
have learned many more. Whether you put those steps into practice and begin to walk, is up to you. Whether you turn your steps into sprinting, is also up to you.
And whether you will ever gain enough impetus from your steps to fly, is equally much up to you.
That you may find your way, and in finding your way, take flight, is my deepest wish for you all, for at the end of the day,
there is no greater joy than when you go in there, to give it your everything, your all! Remember this always, for in treading the
Warrior's Path the odds against are truly astronomical. I say this, not because I wish to dismay you, or to dishearten you, but to
point out that so often even a highly-talented apprentice will turn away from the Warrior's Path just because he has
succumbed to his folly. In moments like that, should you ever feel it is too much to go on, should you ever feel that you will
never make it, then remember my words
AS WARRIORS WE GO IN THERE AND WE GIVE IT OUR
EVERYTHING. AND WHEN WE FEEL AS IF WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT
TO GIVE, THEN WE RECALL THAT THE ONLY FAILURE IN LIFE IS
THE FAILURE TO FIGHT. IN THAT MOMENT THE IMPECCABILITY
OF THE WARRIOR'S SPIRIT SURFACES TO SPUR US ON INTO
RENEWED EFFORT, AND TO INSPIRE US WITH AN EVEN GREATER
STRENGTH OF PURPOSE THAN EVER BEFORE.
(edited for easier reading)
meaning "I, the all-one know that". What is that} Socrates himself answers this by saying "nothing", meaning no-thing, that
aspect of awareness termed the void.
However, he stresses the fact that this knowledge of the void is conscious, for he prefaces the answer with "I know (nothing)". In other words,
what in effect Socrates is saying here, is "I know myself as the all one who knows that termed no-thing, but I am fully conscious
of what I know".
With such a knowledge, and with the humility that comes with the fall understanding of what it is he does know, Socrates
has every right to proclaim himself a wise man. Furthermore, since he places his wisdom firmly in perspective by saying "the whole
world", meaning that he grasps fall well that there is only one life, and therefore also only one totality of the self, he is indeed the
wisest man, for only the wisest of the wise have the honournecessary not to try claiming knowledge for the personal self.
Therefore in this one brilliant statement, Socrates not only describes the relationship between individual identity, the totality
of the self and the void, but he also very neatly defines the true meaning of honour within the context of the interrelationship of
the one life. This is about the best I can do to impart at least some feeling for what is implied by honour. If I were to
describe it in a nutshell, I would say that true honour is that humility which overcomes a warrior in the moment when he or
she comes to understand the deeper implications of what it is to be absolutely free.
To know oneself to be one with all selves, good, bad and indifferent, is to understand the meaning of what
it is to be humbled, and to stand free from the need to judge, and to stand free from being judged, is true freedom. In that absolute
freedom there is no-thing other than an utter sense of beingness, and, in the final analysis, what else can honour be but beingness*
When the nagal and his Courier co-operate intelligently the result is:18 + 20 = 11.
In other words, the relationship between the nagal and his Courier brings forth strength, a quality which both of them need
in the fulfilment of their respective duties. From what we have already learned about numerology, it is clear that the strength
referred to here is in reality the sum of impeccability and pure fluidity.
The implications here are vast, but let it suffice to say that because, in an esoteric sense, the nagal represents the
nagal, that is, the spirit of man, and because of the nature of his duties, the nagal is often required to act with an utter fluidity
that has not yet been tried and tested within life upon the physical plane. This, of course, amounts to having to improvise
in the moment and, as a result, the nagal often finds himself walking a very fine line indeed between leading others to freedom and being a complete fool.
Naturally, in his close association with the nagal, the nagal's Courier runs a very similar
risk, as indeed does the nagal woman, for the result of intelligent co-operation between these three beings is still strength: 18 + 20 + 9 = 11.
Bearing in mind that the South is the gateway to the nagal's world, it is not at all surprising to find that in the female South we have
the three jewels, impeccability (10), vitality (19), and guidance (7). The Southerly Dreamer, being a warrior who is primarily
concerned with nurturing the purpose of the Toltec unit, has the natural predilection for jewel 10, for without impeccability this
lady would not be able to discriminate with any wisdom between what should be nurtured and what should be eliminated.
In order to grasp this fully, remember that 10 is in reality the product of the relationship between pure fluidity (1) and
absolute freedom (0), and that the implication here is that where there is not fluidity of perception within the context of complete
freedom from social conditioning, impeccability must perforce be distorted.
Furthermore, from what we have already learned about absolute freedom, we see that the Southerly Dreamer too is
deeply concerned with pure fluidity in relation to the void, but in a much more direct way than any of the other warriors who have
double number jewels, for the simple reason that her jewel is 10.
Apropos the above, I must point out to the reader that the onus is on him or her to take the information imparted throughout
this chapter, and also elsewhere throughout all of the books, and to compile his or her own notes on each of the jewels of
awareness. It is not possible for me to keep repeating everything already stated in order to bring all statements together into one
whole.
Every apprentice is expected to do such correlation by and for him or herself, for only in this way does the apprentice
really come to grips with the teachings, and only in this way is it possible for the nagal to keep covering new ground without the
unnecessary waste of time in having to nurse the apprentice into doing his or her "homework".
Having said this, there is now no need for me to expound any further upon jewel 10.
The Southerly Stalker has a predilection for jewel 19, for it must not be forgotten that the South is the place of personal power,
and that vitality is an aspect of energy which is the product of personal power. Further, since all stalkers are primarily concerned
with life upon the physical plane, this lady is acutely aware of the fact that true vitality is the sum of impeccability (10)
and completion (9), for all vitality arises from a job impeccably completed.
In other words, sloppy performances tend to drain oneof vitality, whereas impeccability tends to revitalise one, in that it
replenishes personal power. As is all too clear to see from this jewel, the product of the relationship between fluidity (1) and completion
(9), is impeccability (10), implying that in order to bring anything to completion impeccably it is necessary to be fluid.
In the last sentence of the previous section I chose my words most specifically so as to demonstrate a point which, for the sake
of simplicity, I have not yet mentioned, but one that should be mentioned here, for the careless apprentice all too often tends
to overlook this important point.
Realise that part of the usefulness of numerology is that, firstly, any numbers in an equation can be dealt with in the same way as in mathematics, in
which case they yield useful definitions; and secondly, where numbers are not equated but merely related, these numbers can
be swapped around without affecting the validity of their relationship, in which case we can clearly see the interdependence
of the qualities represented by these numbers.
In looking at the example above, we see that jewel 19 is the product of the relationship between fluidity (1) and completion
(9), but, as we already know, care must be taken to bear in mind that the type of fluidity we are referring to here is that fluidity
of perception within the context of complete freedom from social conditioning which, in the final analysis, constitutes
impeccability (10). Therefore it equally well makes sense to say that jewel 19 is also the sum of impeccability (10) and
completion (9).
Now in working with the actual equation, we see that impeccability plus completion is equal to vitality:
10 + 9 = 19. In other words, we immediately have a useful definition of what is meant by vitality. However, from this equation it is also
clear to see that impeccability is equal to vitality minus completion, (10 = 19 - 9), an equation which points out a very
subtle, but nonetheless exceedingly important implication, namely, that in order for a warrior to be impeccable he must have
enough vitality to complete whatever is required of him.
Not to have enough vitality would mean that the warrior runs into a deficit, in which case he will deplete himself and be no good to
anyone, least of all to himself, or alternatively, he will just give up without having completed the task. Needless to say, in this
equation we also get another definition of impeccability.
We can also see that completion is equal to vitality minus impeccability, (9 = 19 - 10), meaning that in order to bring
anything to completion, the warrior must have sufficient vitality to sustain impeccability, for it stands to reason that if the warrior
does not have sufficient vitality, his actions, physical, emotional and mental will be less than impeccable, and therefore the
completion would also be less in quality.
In this respect, realise that an equation of this type does not allow for anything that is
not exact. In other words, this equation can only be true when 9 = 19 - 10, for if it was,
say 9 = 18.999 - 10, or 9 = 18.999 -9.25, it would not be true; and if it was, say 9 = 20 - 11, it would be true, but then we would not be talking about completion
relative to impeccability and vitality.
Once again this equation gives us a good definition of the deeper implications inherent within completion.
If we now consider the relationship existing between the digits of jewel 19, it becomes apparent that vitality comes about
whenever we are fluid enough in our perception to bring that perception to its natural conclusion, that is, to its completion.
Further, in order to bring anything to a completion we need to be fluid enough in our perception to acquire the necessary
vitality. Likewise, in order to be fluid in our perception, it implies that we must have sufficient vitality to bring that
perception to completion, in that we are not simply going to take the perception at its face value and then leave it at that.
In relation to all of the above, and as an exercise in learning to work with numerology, the reader should try to work out for
him or herself the implications and definitions that can be gleaned from the great many different equations which can be
set up using the aspects of awareness.
In this respect it is important to know that wherever there is a lack of something it is denoted by a negative sign. For example, what would be the
quality of the end product if an individual does not handle a task impeccably?
In this case, where there is a lack of impeccability, but where we wish to know the quality of the end product, that is, completion,
we simply set up the facts as lack of impeccability (-10) plus completion (9), and then finish the equation by filling in the
answer. Therefore the equation would read as: -10 + 9 = - 1 .
The implication here is that where a task is tackled with a lack of impeccability but is forced to completion, the result will be
negative fluidity, meaning that the end product will be neither here nor there, in that it will have no clear definition, will serve
no definite purpose, and will therefore not have any real value.
Having discussed the two females in the South, we still have to consider the Courier to the South, who has a predilection for
jewel 7, namely, guidance. In order to grasp the deeper implications inherent within this prime number, it is important
to know that 7 concerns the relationship between the triplicity of the dreamer and the quaternary of the dreamed.
This is in truth a most abstruse subject which goes far beyond the scope within 7 is the very essence of intelligent co-operation, in that
for any incarnation to have real meaning and purpose, there must be a fully intelligent co-operation between the dreamer and the dreamed.
In fact, the dreamer always does co-operate fully and intelligently with the dreamed, but the same cannotalways be said of the dreamed.
Therefore what is implied by guidance is that the dreamed must be willing to accept the challenges posed for it within life upon the physical plane by the
dreamer, for only in this way can there be a fully intelligent cooperationbetween both the dreamed and the dreamer.
As a result, it would not be incorrect to say that 7 is also the number of intelligent co-operation.
When all three warriors in the female South co-operate intelligently with each other, the result is:
10 + 19 + 7 = 9.
This time we see that although the female South also brings about completion, this completion is the sum of impeccability,
vitality and guidance; a total which speaks for itself. Where there is impeccability and vitality, coupled with the willingness to take
guidance from the dreamer, anything can be resolved, that is, every challenge can be brought to a completion.
It should therefore now be clear why the South should be termed the gateway to the nagal's world, for as we have already noted, the nagal not
only needs strength (11) within himself, but likewise alsodemands strength from his unit of warriors, in that all challenges must be brought to completion (9).
When all of the warriors in both the male South and the female South co-operate intelligently, the result is
18 + 20) + (10 + 19 + 7) = 11 + 9 = 11.Once again the implications are so simple as to speak for themselves, for it is quite evident that where the strength (11) ofthe male South
is added to the completion (9) of the female South, that is, impeccability and vitality, coupled with the willingness
to take guidance from the dreamer, there can only be one possible outcome, namely, a strength that has the potential
to move mountains.
Now add to this strength the jewel of the nagal woman, which is completion, and we see that strength only becomes stronger.
Yet, if one looks again at the sum of the jewels in the South, courage, honour, impeccability, vitality and
guidance, it is not difficult to grasp why the quality of warmth should be assigned to this quarter, the place of nurturing, and
if we add to that warmth and nurturing the completion brought forth by the nagal woman, it is also not difficult to grasp why
this should be the place of power.
Finally we come to the North, the place of materialisation, and that mystical place in which are coalesced the Mists of Dragon
Lore. This is the very centre of the world, also known as the pivot of the three rings, the place of action, and the battlefield
of the warrior.
In the male North, as can be expected, we find The Man of Action, whose natural predilection is for jewel 6, namely,
choosing between the old and the new. Because we have already covered the significance of this prime number we do not need
to dwell upon it again here, other than to point out that all action, in order to be true action, rather than reaction, must
have its basis in the act of discrimination.
If this were not so, then all action would amount to nothing but folly. Only where there has been a careful choosing between what has served a
purpose, and that which is now needed, can action be controlled folly.
Consequently The Man of Action is really very much considered the master of controlled folly, and because of
the humour inherent within all folly, this man can always find something to laugh about, no matter what the situation may
be.
As a result, The Man of Action is traditionally referred to as The Clown amongst his fellow warriors, for even when
everything else may have failed, this man's innate sense of humour never fails.
Moreover, because it is the principal duty of the nagal to guide his unit of warriors to freedom, he is obviously constantly
on the lookout for what constitutes the needs of the unit in the moment and, as a result, there is always a very close bond
between the nagal and The Man of Action.
That bond is the sum of their jewels, namely: 18 + 6 = 15.
Courage plus the ability to choose between the old and the new often sends these two men deep into the unknown, to search
there for the light which must come through the darkness inherent within any challenge. In times like this, it is once again
the humour of The Man of Action that will make even the most serious challenge seem hysterically funny, and through that rare
ability to see the lighter side of life, the light can indeed always be found.
Attendant to The Man of Action is his Courier. Because of his close association with The Man of Action, whose predilection is
for choosing between the old and the new, this man, as can be expected, has a predilection for jewel 8, harmony and balance.
Once again we do not need to dwell upon this jewel, for we have already covered its significance.
Intelligent co-operation between these two warriors yields knowledge, that is, new knowledge (14): 6 + 8 = 14.
Since we have already discussed the implications inherent within this concept, we only need to point out how very different
from the Scholar's knowledge is the quality of knowledge brought forth here. The reason for this is self-evident, for clearly the
constituents are completely different, but presently we will be taking a much closer look at the deeper implications of this fact.
Naturally, because the Courier of The Man of Action has a predilection for jewel 8, this fosters also in him a very close
association with the nagal, with the result that not only is there a close bond between the nagal and The Man of Action, but
also between their respective Couriers. Once again this bond is the sum of the jewels: 18 + 20 + 6 + 8 = 16.
In other words, where there is courage, honour, the ability tochoose between the old and the new, as well as harmony and
balance, liberation through the power of intent (16) is the inevitable result.
In our consideration of the female North, we will this time first consider the Northerly Stalker. This lady has a predilection for
jewel 4, namely, stability. This too is a prime number we have already discussed, but in connection with the Northerly Stalker
it is important to know that, apart from everything we have already noted, this number is the one most directly concerned
with the fourfold purpose of the Unspeakable, and therefore with The World of Sorcerers.
Consequently this lady busies herself with finding out as much as she possibly can about howthat purpose tends to manifest itself in terms of potential within
life upon the physical plane. In other words, the Northerly Stalker is the warrior within the Toltec unit who is eventually
the most adept at working with the tensions within the web of life.
However, being fully aware of the fact that her jewel has the dual quality of both stability and inertia, the Northerly Stalker
works with tension in the sense of keeping those tensions as stable as possible, for, as paradoxical as it may sound, it is only in this
way that inertia can be offset.
To grasp this fully is not all that easy, but it will help to think of it in terms of movement. Realise that all action arises out of tension. Therefore if we look at
something like the pendulum of a clock, we see that the perpetual movement of that pendulum is dependent upon the tension in the spring which drives the pendulum.
Clearly, unless the tension within that spring is maintained, the movement of the pendulum will tend towards inertia.
Although this exampleis overly simplistic when it comes to the reality of working with the tensions within the web of life, it nonetheless serves our
present purposes reasonably well. Much later in the teachings,when we again return to the concept of tension, we will be able
to look at this concept in greater detail.
From the above it is therefore clear to see that the Northerly Stalker, in working so directly with tensions, not only tends to
direct them with her stalker's ability, but also more often than not tends to fuel them! This is an occupation which has earned
for the Northerly Stalker the traditional nickname of The Spoon, for she does indeed spend most her time stirring!
The Northerly Dreamer too is highly sensitive to tension, but because her predilection is for strength, jewel 11, she tends to
explore tensions much more from the angle of how they may be used in the sense of playing one off against another.
In order to grasp this, realise that 11 is in reality the sum of impeccability(10) and pure fluidity (1). In other words, this lady is primarily
concerned with how she can reconcile impeccability with the pure fluidity of tensions existing within the web of life.
This is an act which requires considerable skill in being able to negotiate a fine line between remaining impeccable, and being an "absolute
twit", as the Northerly Dreamer within my own unit often calls herself. In having this predilection for playing a fine line, this
lady has a most natural aptitude for politics, and therefore if her counterpart is The Spoon, then traditionally this lady is The
Cauldron. Therefore between the Northerly Stalker's stirring,and the Northerly Dreamer's cooking up of plots, the North,
like any battlefield, is treacherous to say the least!
Yet realise also that just as it takes power to meet power, so does it take treachery to survive the trickery of the spirit.
Attendant to the two Northerly ladies is their Courier; a man whom one would not expect to find in the company of these
two ladies, for his predilection is for jewel 21, namely, peace.And yet, once again this is a fine example of why it is so
important not to take words at their face value. True peace is in reality honour (20) plus pure fluidity (1), and from what we have
noted in connection with the Northerly Dreamer, it is clear to see that this man too has a natural love for danger.
To reconcile honour and pure fluidity, that is, a fluidity which has not yet been tried and tested within life upon the physical
plane, is likewise to negotiate a very fine line indeed, and yet it is easy to see how every success in such a dangerous operation
cannot fail to bring peace to the individual concerned. There is nothing more satisfying than to know that although you could
have ended up in total disgrace, success has brought even more honour, or at least, for the moment. Next time, who knows?
It could be quite different, but for now there is only the sweetness of that peace which comes from knowing that one has survived
a dangerous job well done.
Intelligent co-operation between the three warriors in the female North is: 4 + 11 + 21 = 9.
From what we have already learned from all of the above, it is clear to see that completion in the North is once again utterly
different in quality to that in any of the other three quarters.
Here in the place of action, completion is a risky business, for by its very nature it is based upon a most tenuously delicate set-up -
a set-up that can perhaps be best described as a fragile truce. What with the dual nature of stability, the political uncertainties
inherent within strength, and the dubious future of peace and success, completion in the North can at best be looked upon as a
stepping stone that is in every possible way only the calm before the storm.
Materialisation must be kept fluid, for never can the centre of the world become inert, because if it did, the fourth dimension
would collapse in upon itself and the evolution of awareness would cease. Therefore with every step taken the previous
stepping stone becomes undone within the stream of life.
Such is the way in which power has set it up, and therefore to these three warriors in the female North, not only is danger the name of the
game they play, but so too is love of danger their deepest predilection. The sheer daring of these three warriors is such that
they will not hesitate to jump in where angels fear to tread.
Intelligent co-operation between the warriors of the male North and the female North is: (6 + + (4 + 11 +21) = 14.
The implications here are such that we can choose to make them as complicated or as simple as we wish. My own particular
preference is for simplicity, for when one is engaged in fighting for survival upon the battlefield of life, it is invariably the simple
things in life that become the most profound, and which convey the most poignant meaning. Therefore, from my perspective, the
nicest way in which to enter into battle is with knowledge, with daring and, of course, with humour.
In the face of the incredible odds against one, how can one not have humour? Not to have humour would mean that we
take ourselves seriously, in which case the odds against us are such that the most overpowering sense of apathy would
overcome us even before the battle is engaged.
On the other hand, to retain one's sense of humour in the face of all the odds against us, means that we do not take ourselves seriously, but
instead we go in there and we give it our everything. And when we feel as if we have nothing left to give, then we recall that the
only failure in life is the failure to fight. In that moment the impeccability of the warrior's spirit surfaces to spur us on into
renewed effort, and to inspire us with an even greater strengthof purpose than ever before.
Therefore, to take ourselves seriously is to succumb to our folly; whereas not to take ourselves seriously is to know with every fibre of our being that
all we can do is to control our folly.
WE DO NOT CONTROL LIFE. WE CAN AT BEST CONTROL THE WAY
IN WHICH WE SURF THE WAVES UPON THE OCEAN OF LIFE.
If we go in there with knowledge, with daring and with humour, and give it everything we've got, then irrespective of
whether we win the battle or not, we will come out the other side having learned a great deal. Therefore once again we will
have acquired new knowledge through practical experience, and that power is ours for the keeping - personal power that the
warrior uses in order to claim his freedom, for remember always that 14 reduces to 5
In having looked at all twenty-one and, in fact, at all twenty-two aspects of awareness, we have also seen how these interrelate
with one another. Thus it should now be relatively clear how the warrior uses the different aspects of awareness in his or her
pursuit of power and freedom, for although we have been considering the aspects of awareness in relation to the Toltec unit,
realise that the Toltec unit is only a physical plane model of true man - that magical creature of the universe that is essentially a
fourth-dimensional being. Consequently, when we look at the result of intelligent co-operation between all of the warriors
within a Toltec unit, we see that this result is, as we can expect, the sum of the totals in each direction, that is: 13 + 13 + 11 + 14 = 15.
The implication here is that through their combined efforts, the Toltec unit of warriors brings forth light through darkness,
which, in the final analysis, boils down to the ability to choose between the old and the new, for realise that 15 reduces to 6.
This is the purpose of true man, standing erect along the vertical axis, North-South, and with his arms stretched sideways
along the horizontal axis, East-West. By embracing both life and death equally, man unites the faculties of mind and heart to
bring about a stability acquired through the death of the old. Then by "grounding" that stability in a strength acquired
through his predilection for warmth, for nurturing and for power, he triumphs in achieving a knowledge through his daring
action that enables him to transmute darkness into light - a knowledge which is true power, and a knowledge that places him
firmly within the realm of magical creatures.
Such is the nature of true man, and such is his divine destiny. By having the ability to wield the power inherent within each of
the twenty-one aspects of awareness, man is the master of The World of Sorcerers - a world in which he is as much at home as
he is upon the dense physical plane and as he is in his natural abode termed MEST
In all of the above we have at least gained some perspective on how man is meant to use the twenty-one keys to The World
of Sorcerers, and what the results are in making use of thosekeys. If we look carefully at everything we have learned so far,
we see that the four female directions, embodied within the nagal woman, all add up to completion, jewel 9. However, when
this completion is added to any one of the male directions, the quality of that particular male direction is not changed in any
way; that is, the quality remains untouched, although, clearly, it has been enhanced bv the addition of completion.
Such is the nature of true completion, and such then is also the nature of The World of Sorcerers, for in essence it is the world of completion.
If you are not already a sorcerer, The World of Sorcerers is nothing! And because it is nothing it cannot make you a
sorcerer. Yet to become a sorcerer in order to be able to access The World of Sorcerers is a fatal mistake, for to do so is never to
learn the use of the twenty-one keys required to enter and exit that world.
Those keys can only be mastered upon the Path of Freedom, and to enter The World of Sorcerers without them is
a fool's venture - a venture from which you will not return to tell your tale.
Time and time again I am questioned on why it is not possible to access The World of Sorcerers safely without the
twenty-one keys, and time and time again am I forced to shake my head in silence, for how does one verbalise the ineffable?
The only thing I can do is to stress over and over that The World of Sorcerers is a fantasy that is not a fantasy; to stress that it is a
potential that is more real than reality because of its nonmateriality; to stress that it is the fourfold purpose of the
Unspeakable which has neither beginning nor end, neither definition nor substance in terms of human definition and substance.
To enter such a world without the relevant keys that enable one to remain untouched by the power of that world, is to
become lost in a maze of endlessness or beginningness, depending upon where we should choose to place the focus.
Yet, once the twenty-one aspects of awareness have been mastered, any warrior can safely enter and exit The World of
Sorcerers at will, for with those keys he or she is master of the four directions, and with four directions at his or her fingertips,
no warrior can ever become lost; not even in the utterly
deceptive maze that constitutes The World of Sorcerers.
In this respect, remember that The World of Sorcerers, like all of the worlds, exists in four different dimensions, collectively termed
MEST; the fourth dimension. However, since each expression of MEST is a particular expression of the fourfold purpose of the
Unspeakable, it stands to reason that The World of Sorcerers is a very different place within, say time, as opposed to, say energy.
Although this is true of all ten of the worlds, it is particularly relevant with regard to The World of Sorcerers, for being the
reflection of the fourfold purpose of the Unspeakable, it is impossible to distinguish in which dimension one finds oneself
once one is within this world. Yet, again, it is only by being able to use the twenty-one keys with skill that one can find one's way
around and, most importantly, out of The World of Sorcerers.
In time to come, once it becomes possible to give the Sorcerer's Explanation, all of the above should make a great
deal more sense than it possibly does right now. And yet, you, as the reader, have already been given more than enough
information here to start working at "collecting" the twenty one keys to The World of Sorcerers, and to start learning how
to use these keys with skill, for with every skill mastered, you are in effect beginning to align The World of Sorcerers consciously.
In conclusion, remember that in all of what you have learned throughout this book, you have taken your first few
steps towards beginning to coalesce the Mists of what in time will become Dragon Lore - the divine ability of man to
conjure, and to work true magic - the magic of life.
In this respect, aligning The World of Sorcerers is only one of those steps. Already in this book, and in the previous two books, you
have learned many more. Whether you put those steps into practice and begin to walk, is up to you. Whether you turn your steps into sprinting, is also up to you.
And whether you will ever gain enough impetus from your steps to fly, is equally much up to you.
That you may find your way, and in finding your way, take flight, is my deepest wish for you all, for at the end of the day,
there is no greater joy than when you go in there, to give it your everything, your all! Remember this always, for in treading the
Warrior's Path the odds against are truly astronomical. I say this, not because I wish to dismay you, or to dishearten you, but to
point out that so often even a highly-talented apprentice will turn away from the Warrior's Path just because he has
succumbed to his folly. In moments like that, should you ever feel it is too much to go on, should you ever feel that you will
never make it, then remember my words
AS WARRIORS WE GO IN THERE AND WE GIVE IT OUR
EVERYTHING. AND WHEN WE FEEL AS IF WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT
TO GIVE, THEN WE RECALL THAT THE ONLY FAILURE IN LIFE IS
THE FAILURE TO FIGHT. IN THAT MOMENT THE IMPECCABILITY
OF THE WARRIOR'S SPIRIT SURFACES TO SPUR US ON INTO
RENEWED EFFORT, AND TO INSPIRE US WITH AN EVEN GREATER
STRENGTH OF PURPOSE THAN EVER BEFORE.
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