> On Sep 17, 11:02 pm, "Tom"
comcast.net> wrote:>>> On Sep 17, 11:10 am, "Tom"
comcast.net> wrote:>>
>>>>>A serious question from a serious inquirer.
>>
>>>> Here's a serious answer. Sure. Go right ahead.
>>
>>> A tinge of anger I sense there.
>>
>> That seems strange, given that I posted nothing but permission for you to
>> do
>> whatever you like. In what way does giving you permission to do what you
>> want signify anger to you? Is it because you think that your attempt at
>> drawing down the moon would be harmful somehow?
>
> Groovy.
Does that count as a "yes" or a "no"?
>>> I just wanted the other half of my
>>> "brain" is all.
>>
>> Do you believe you're missing half of your brain? I bet it's precisely
>> where you left it. Go and look.
>
> I believe it's on the dark side of the moon. That's where I sent it
> off last July 5th, it may or may not have gone on further adventures.
Well, that's what you get for not heeding your mother's advice to always
pick up after yourself. So many of you kids lack respect for the wisdom of
your mothers and leave your brains lying around where just about anything
could happen to them. "Honestly," your mother said, "You'd forget your head
if it wasn't hooked on." Well, you unhooked it. And what happened? Sure
enough, you lost it.
> Perhaps it's just a misapprehension of perception, but on the other
> hand it certainly doesn't seem like a misapprehension.
It never does seem like it, but it quite often is. Most apprehension is
misplaced.
> I suppose it was just the strict directness of you statement Tom that
> I took as anger, I've been experiencing a lot of perceived antagonism
> (although it might really be just that "perceived" and not entirely
> real).
Lots of people are used to not getting permission. They're used to being
told what to do instead. so it's unexpected. Thus they often feel a tinge
of defensiveness when something unexpected happens. All that apprehension,
probably.
> Plus I was flipping through "Shamballah", it's apparently one of THOSE
> books. I love that kind of book, seriously.
And here I was thinking it was one of THESE books. "Shambhala" isn't
Trungpa's best effort. I more highly recommend "Cutting Through Spiritual
Materialism".
> In due honesty though I have to ask your opinion about The Caucasian
> Yoga, as a major source of my "problems" seem to stem from what to me
> seems like a pretty harmless system, but well, I don't know for sure.
> It would appear the "lesser" creatures are intimidated by El work.
> Particularly other subgenii and some anarchist witches. I probably
> shouldn't let it bother me so much, because they are obviously still
> around.
Here's my opinion. The author of "The Caucasian Yoga" appears to have been
a rather kooky antique dealer who spoke English quite imperfectly.
Apparently, he claimed to have received this book via some sort of spirit
communication. It has his own poor command of the language throughout. He
also claimed to be a Count.
Hmm. Small-time '50's occultist with alleged ties to Eastern European
nobility, a mysteriously-authored and hand-written book of esoteric
spiritual exercises for sale... Harmless? I'd say so. Don't pay a lot for
it, but other than that, feel free to explore.
Pseudoscience marches on.
