tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post4180774846401833550..comments2023-10-29T02:43:58.464-07:00Comments on 22C+: The Magic and the DarknessMarcus T. Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-49268127119158656202010-07-13T23:32:53.277-07:002010-07-13T23:32:53.277-07:00I agree, learning how to be with what is, that is ...I agree, learning how to be with what is, that is important.<br />Your book, Sage of Syncronicity, feels to be a wonderful tool for that.<br /><br />Thanks for the Stuart Wilde link, I will have a look.<br />Reminds me of a story I'd heard when SW held a seminar in HK, via the New Age shop, many moons ago.<br />It was a full on production with sound. lights and dancers.<br />A friend of mine was part of the organising team and told me that SW had downed almost the entire content of a bottle of whisky or brandy before geting on stage. Whatever works, I guess :-)<br /><br />For me, presence is key.<br />You may enjoy Michael Brown, have a look: http://www.thepresenceportal.com/Karl ∆https://www.blogger.com/profile/11182305710867803234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-71765447918523612822010-07-13T23:03:28.962-07:002010-07-13T23:03:28.962-07:00Good points, Karl. As I indicated in the post, I a...Good points, Karl. As I indicated in the post, I am not dissing things like reiki, crystal healing, and so on. As you point out they can be fun, and energising. The key point though is that they generally don't connect us with the wounded child. Some people do body work/massage/healing, and this brings forth trapped emotional pain, so that can be a doorway. But somehow we have to learn how to let it process without needing to run to a therapist every time. <br /><br />As for the hallucinogens and other drugs, I also have no time for them. I've never tried drugs at all, (unless you define the odd drop of alcohol and caffeine as drugs). If they become a habit, it's a big problem. Take a look at this discussion of mystic Stuart Wilde. http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message475830/pg4 . I certainly am no advocate of the spiteful put-downs directed at Stuart on this page, but it does describe some of the problems associated with the drugs approach. SW is very much into the drugs, esp ayahuasca. He leads tours to South America - or should I say "trips" to South America? ;-)Personally, I think SW has gone down the wrong track. The focus of the journey should not be the visions, but the here and now.Marcus T. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-30082242699345570352010-07-13T21:09:03.696-07:002010-07-13T21:09:03.696-07:00Great post, Marcus. Thank you.
I too have looked f...Great post, Marcus. Thank you.<br />I too have looked for shortcuts or better said, methods that bypass the being with pain and in darkness.<br />None have worked for me, only temporary (or temporal?) relief was felt, for while.<br />However, tools such as reiki, crystal therapy, sounds & scents, breathwork etc. can assist one on the journey when applied with conscious awareness.<br />Not that such tools are necessary but they can make the experience more fun and enjoyable.<br />On another note, some proponents of hallucegenics, ayuaska in particular, are quite convinced about the illuminating powers of such encounters. I've been invited to partake on numerous occasion but never had any resonance with it.Karl ∆https://www.blogger.com/profile/11182305710867803234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-24059607961369704902010-07-13T17:42:44.507-07:002010-07-13T17:42:44.507-07:00The answer is no, as far as I am aware. Leonard Ja...The answer is no, as far as I am aware. Leonard Jacobson agrees on that point. He writes that there will be periods where emotional energy will arise spontaneously as we move more and more into the present moment. The key is not to believe the story behind the pain, and to keep moving into presence. You can be present with all emotional energy, and in this sense it is not "painful". Anger and sadness, though, are almost universally entrapped in the psyche of human beings. These scars pertain to experiences in one's personal biography and past lives - but some may be implanted energy from others who have "dumped" on you, or from groups and collectives (family, friends, soul group, race, nation, the human species).Marcus T. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-77491621521709483572010-07-13T08:54:41.208-07:002010-07-13T08:54:41.208-07:00Great points, Marcus, and a very accurate and poin...Great points, Marcus, and a very accurate and pointed critique of the 'Secret' approach, which lets ego in by the back door to destroy anything which spiritual focus and concentration might attain.<br /><br />But don't you think that there are ways that one can step directly from pain and separation to bliss and unity? Don't teachers like Leonard Jacobson also suggest that these states, though a million miles apart, are also right next to each other - a bit like parallel universes?Simonbuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156813556822714480noreply@blogger.com