Cross-posted from THE SORCERER'S WORLD

[What follows is a dialog between Quantum Shaman and Gonzo which seems relevant. Gonzo's comments in blue, QS's comments in red. Thanks to both parties for allowing it to be posted here.]

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Perhaps I err in assuming that anyone engaged in these spiritual pursuits has somehow become aware of the societal and ( Read more... )

Sometimes I work with gnosis as what amounts to an ongoing conversation over several days. After working with Orlando's comments here and reading what others had to say, I decided to return to this line of thinking. Over a period of perhaps 48 hours, moving fluidly in and out of gnosis, this is the conversation which occurred between myself & ( Read more... )

ABANDON HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE

As a result of several different and ongoing conversations at various forums on the net, the subject of "hope" has arisen as a topic which I feel may bear closer examination.  I'm going to present this as a series of dialogues between myself & several other posters.  I'm not saying I'm right.  But neither do I ( Read more... )

G wrote:
re reincarnation... That is, I'll stick with the "old ideas" until something else rings my chimes.

Quantum Shaman:
'll send you a telgram about that just as soon as I get the horse saddled up to mosey on down to the Western Union office.
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X wrote:
This is why I kind of laughed at people who were so desperate to dismiss the Orlando idea. It might have no place in their personal episteme, but it does for Della.

But what that brings us to is how far a personal experience can be said to be 'mapped'. For the person, they experience it directly, but it can't be shown to others. There's a ( Read more... )

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 ANONYMOUS WROTE:

I agree that one aspect of genuineness is not putting on an act to please others because I'm afraid of what they will think of me.. we all have dual personalities, both pos. and neg., but many are afraid of exposing their negative personalities, probably because they feel it does no good only harm.

In itself, that is just another ( Read more... )

QUESTION:  Does the dark side exist in the way we think, or does it even exist at all?

ORLANDO'S ANSWER:

To the fly in the web, it might be perceived that the spider is evil, and yet when viewed from a broader perspective, it may be seen that there are acts and circumstances which are labeled as good or evil, but the labels themselves are really only ( Read more... )

You are walking through the woods when you come upon a door that stands alone. You are given the knowledge that to pass through this door means a 50/50 chance of instant death or eternal life (whatever that term may mean to you personally). From the perspective of where you are on your path at this very moment, would you open that door?

-Orlando - ( Read more... )

QUESTION:  I'd like to hear your version of what the nagual is, or isn't, or might be. At the same time I'm going to confess that I have asked pretty much the same question on a few other lists and groups and all I've heard for the most part is a lot of parroting of something don Juan said or Carlos said and even though that's supposed to be some ( Read more... )