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# Re: Pride continued and a few question

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Pride continued and a few question
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:53:17 -0700
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    Dear Johannes,

    >> Yes, I agree that "pride" must be divided since it contains both
    poitive and negative expression. Besides I can´t get rid of what I once
    read in the books of Carlos Castaneda: "Selfimportance is a great
    enemy". However it is clear to me that one has to be ready before one
    takes on that one in practice since it´s easy to get depressed trying to
    apply it to ones own reality. <<

    If you apply it in that form then yes, it can be quite self-destructive
    but only because it is an inaccuracy and an over-simplification. What
    is an "enemy" (i.e., counterproductive) to self-realization is an
    *overblown* sense of one's own self-importance. The fact remains
    however, that *every one* is important. What is not true is that any
    one of us is *more important* than any other. So to say to yourself
    that you are not at all important is incorrect. Instead, I suggest
    meditations about the importance of *all* lifeforms and about how you
    are *no more, nor any less*, important that any other life form.

    >> Another question that puzzels me is thet Bardon ascribes the tarot
    swords to the element of fire and the wands to the element air. Now I
    have seen dussins of tarotdecks and books that puts swords with air and
    wands with fire. Seems a bit confusing. :) <<

    The are two distinct camps in this regard. :) The attribution Bardon
    apparently used is quite common in France and other parts of Europe, and
    is justified by as many very sound arguments as the tradition that
    you're familiar with.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    24 Aug 2004
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