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# Re: Another Eight Temples question

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Another Eight Temples question
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 09:53:00 -0700
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    Dear David,

    [Thank you Aleksander and Peter for answering David's questions about
    the 8T in my absence! :) I'll have to go away more often! ;-)]

    >> Broadly, I find that my ability to visualize steadily isn't very
    good -- my mind jumps around, gets distracted, does quirky things
    like viewing a scene from different angles a la movie cameras; I
    can't remember all the Hebrew at once, etc. My meditations don't go
    for an hour as Rawn hints at in the book, they're more like half an
    hour. Is there more value to waiting to do these meditations until
    my mind is better trained (i.e. past Step One), or are the details
    and the timing of the meditations less important than the intent? <<
    >> That, I think, was part of my question. I have been doing one
    meditation a month and plan to go back and explore the temples in
    more depth. Is it then more worthwhile to stop and spend a lot of
    time getting my bearings and developing my visualization abilities,
    or is it better to explore them all and afterwards go back and
    explore? It seems that the latter is the aim of Eight Temples, but I
    can see your point about taking my time. No use to rush. <<

    I suggest that you stop worrying about your skills being "good enough"
    and about whether or not your experiences are "deep enough", etc. With
    the 8T, you will get out of it whatever you put into it and if you're
    putting your best into it then what you get out of it is perfect for
    *you* at this point in your life. :)

    The 8T is not just a one-shot deal where you go through the meditations
    once and you're done with it. It's intended to be a *life-long* tool
    for self- and universal-exploration. As such, I think you'll find that
    your experience of the Temples will deepen over time. This is true even
    for those who have had very deep experiences during their first pursuit
    of the meditation rituals.

    And as you surmised, my recommendation is indeed that one perform each
    of the eight meditation rituals in sequence, one per month (i.e.,
    lunation) until all eight have been experienced. *Then* go back and
    start over and spend quality, in-depth time with each Temple in
    sequence. The length of time you spend with your re-visits is entirely
    in your hands and can range from weeks to months, depending upon your
    own needs and likes. It's this self-directed work with the 8T that is
    most beneficial to one's process of initiation -- the first round is
    mostly about introducing you to the structure of the 8 Temples.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    25 Sept 2004
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
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  - Another Eight Temples question
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