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# Re: Re: Digest Number 638

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- To: <BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com>
- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Re: Digest Number 638
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 23:31:42 -0800
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    Dear Mark,

    >> It is important to note that often the underlying will of the *All*
    is present in ways the author of a note/article/book/song etc. is often
    never aware of, and the underlying meaning can only be unlocked by those
    gifted with sufficient insight and development. The underlying intent
    of the post was for the author to be made aware that smoking is not
    healthy and to have a self created veil lifted with which he can
    subsequently work. <<

    :) And just as often a message is exactly what it appears. Many times,
    the assumption that there is a) something underlying and b) that you
    know exactly what it is, leaves the primary question unanswered. At
    that point, the response becomes about the responder and not the
    question.

    >> Interestingly you state you have a physcial addiction, but have
    sorted out the emtional level of your problem. This still doesn't change
    the fact you have a physical and negative addiction, which you need to
    balance out with healing remedies and magic. <<

    Egotism is an interesting beast, especially as it manifests in those
    pursuing a magical initiation. I've lost count of the number of
    messages to BardonPraxis I've rejected because they had to do with
    nothing other than the author's own ego needs to impress others!
    Frequently this is manifested as a person telling another person what
    they "need" to do in order to make themselves a better person, better
    magician, etc. And most often, these assertions are based upon
    erroneous assumptions colored by the author's own internal struggles.
    Or even when the assumptions are correct, there is still the author's
    own need to give directions where they have no business giving them.

    Frankly, while you are welcome to your opinions about me and about
    smoking, you are not welcome to tell me what I "need" to do. *I* decide
    what *I* need do. That is the essence of the Soul Mirror work of
    character transformation -- that we each must consciously decide what
    *we* are to do or not do based upon *our own* understanding of
    ourselves. A related lesson that *hopefully* arises during the
    experience of the Soul Mirror work is that it is none of *our* business
    what others choose -- that is *their* choice and *their* responsibility,
    just as *our* choices are *ours*.

    >> Occasional smoking can indeed be useful as a stimulant for certain
    activities, but claiming that a consitent phsyical addiction (and your
    wonderful yellow teeth!) is not negative <<

    ;-) It is always interesting to me to see what parts of my statements
    folks will completely overlook in their rush to react to those parts of
    my words that strike some sort of internal chord. It reveals a lot
    about where they are coming from and what issues are most prevalent for
    them. For the record, I did not claim that smoking or any part of it,
    was "not negative". I repeatedly emphasized the fact that I was
    speaking about *my* experience. To quote --

    "So for *me*, it is not a negative experience. I *enjoy* smoking and
    for *me* the benefits *I* reap from the experience far outweigh any
    physical detriment."

    >> puts out a highly incorrect and negative message to the more
    impressopnable and less strongly willed. <<

    *My* message, regardless of how you have interpreted it, was in response
    to a question about *my* experience with smoking and I answered speaking
    only for *my*self. It was *completely* correct for *me* as a statement
    of *my* experience.

    Besides, the members of this list are intelligent enough to actually
    think for themselves! :)

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    16 Jan 2005
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
    http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis
    http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe

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