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# Re: Soul Mirrors and the Elements - FIRE

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Soul Mirrors and the Elements - FIRE
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:25:53 -0800
- References: <5.1.0.14.2.20030122122537.02f933e0@...>

    Dear Amberlyn and Maximiliano,

    >> Your questions are very clear to me, because I have often wondered
    about this too. This is one reason I am posting these thoughts; I am
    seeking clarity. I am not an authority on which traits go with which
    elements, and those listed here are commonly seen in several resources
    with these attributions. <<

    The relationship between your character traits and the Elements cannot
    be perceived with the rational intellect alone. This is why Bardon
    suggests that the student meditate deeply upon each of the Elements and
    upon the character traits. Meditation taps into *more than* just the
    rational intellect and reveals an understanding of the Elements
    unattainable by just thinking. I suggest that you apply the Step One
    mental techniques of one-pointedness and emptiness of mind meditation to
    delve deeper into the Elements instead of focusing just upon lists of
    character trait and Element associations.

    >> That said, I *think* the strong emotions full of energy belong to
    Fire
    because of the projective or electrical energy they contain. Anger is
    often
    depicted with lightning bolts, red rays, etc. Confidence is seen
    cartoons
    with a puffed-up chest, or like determination, with a certain set to the
    jaw-line. All these examples depict some form of energy expenditure to
    me,
    and so belong to Fire. Feelings like shyness are felt inwardly - drawn
    there magnetically IMO, and so belong to Water and emotions. At least
    that's how I see it, and hope that Rawn or someone else will correct me
    if
    I am wrong, and whether I am right or wrong, add some illumination to
    this
    subject. <<

    In general, you've got the right idea. The problem though, is that the
    items you've listed are the *results of* character traits. Anger, for
    example, is a Fiery *symptom* or *effect*, it is not a *root trait*.
    With the Soul Mirror work, you must find the root itself. The root of
    anger *might* be Fiery in nature but it can also be Airy or Watery or
    Earthy. This is why I say that these broad terms *must* be broken down
    situationally and examined until you've recognized their root cause.

    The Elemental attribution of your own character traits is a VERY
    personal matter, so lists of correspondences only serve a limited
    usefulness in this regard. What exists as a Fiery trait for one person
    may well be Watery for you, so even if you do find your trait in a list,
    you must still examine it and decide *for yourself* which Element it
    truly belongs to for *you*.

    It's inevitable that *at Step One* you will make some errors in your
    attributions because, at this stage, your comprehension of the Elements
    is fairly under-developed. But that changes as you progress and deepen
    your work with the Elements. Your understanding improves and so you
    later re-assign your character traits as needed. Your Step One Soul
    Mirror should be as good as you are capable of doing, but it is also an
    evolving work that you add items to as you discover them and cross items
    off as you transform them, etc. It does not need to be *perfect*. :)

    My counsel is that you do your absolute best at this point, based upon
    your current understanding of the Elements. Accept its imperfection and
    promise yourself that you will make corrections to it as your
    understanding deepens. Striving for absolute perfection in these
    attributions, at this stage, often leads to folks spending months and
    months on this phase of the work alone and getting themselves so
    frustrated that they quit mid-stream.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    22 Jan 2003
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
    http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis

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