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# Re: Swirly stuff and ether

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- To: <BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com>
- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Swirly stuff and ether
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 09:14:33 -0800
- References: <20040201094533.20167.qmail@...>

    Dear Allen,

    >> Sometimes I think it is a wise idea to not encourage spiritual
    awakenings unless the how and why are fully comprehended. <<

    You've raised an important point, especially in relation to Bardonism.
    When there is no understanding, no comprehension of what an experience
    means, then it is not a "spiritual awakening".

    Spiritual awakenings result from a *balanced* progression. Throughout
    Bardon's work he emphasized the need to a) start from the beginning and
    b) to progress evenly in all three areas of the human context. When one
    does not start at the beginning and/or when one progresses in one arena
    while neglecting the others, one will inevitably encounter experiences
    that defy comprehension. This leads to imbalance, misunderstanding and
    confusion -- all of which are the opposite of true initiation and
    spiritual awakening.

    Bardon's system is designed to give the student the tools necessary for
    understanding and the progression is structured in such a way that the
    student's experience doesn't out-pace their level of understanding. But
    this works only when the student sticks to the structure. When the
    student doesn't stick to the structure and, for example, starts
    performing exercises from advanced Steps, then a gap develops between
    their experience and their ability to understand those experiences.
    This causes imbalance, especially if the character transformation has
    been glossed over and the Astral Equilibrium of the Elements has not
    been attained.

    Initiation is not about having wild experiences that you don't
    understand. Without understanding, such experiences have no intrinsic
    value.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    01 Feb 2004
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
    http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
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  - Re: Swirly stuff and ether
    - From: Allen Kray <sourceport@...>

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