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“In the mystical path to spiritual evolution, alchemy reflects higher truth.”

“The shaman serves their community. Mystical events usually emphasise importance of relationships and the aim of not harming, especially in the name of good.”

“There is a dividing line between mystic and magician, the urge and tricksters. It is a mistake to believe that clever, scholastic discourse takes away universal karma or justice linked to consequences of behaviour.”

“Christianity’s ultimate purpose, he said, was to democratize enlightenment about the self and the individuation process. Once this had been the prerogative of shamans and medicine men, later of physicians, prophets, priests and initiates of mystery cults.”

“Not everyone should be a shaman, mystic or a holy person and they needed genuine powers of prophecy or healing.”

“Mystery schools probably expanded knowledge rather than hiding it, but insofar as it is an innate, intrinsic aspect of archetypal composition of us, such ideas and experiences will occur on a mystic path without being given. You have it already. Granted many need to be made aware. However guidance may be hard to find.” True

“The idea of geometry, sacred art and proportions from Pythagoras onwards as part of a ‘Greek Cabala’ anticipating Christ, aware of astronomy that guilt great temples are held to this day by some.”

“Esoteric traditions and magic suggest a mastery of matter as does mysticism. Mysticism in its widest sense sees a range of spirits or entities existing under ultimate consciousness that informs the material world. All esoteric traditions have an idea of transformation of matter, self and spirit.”

“Exploitation of matter is related to forgetting ancient spiritual to al traditions of the goddess in matter.”

“It is worth bearing in mind that [John C. Lilly] predicted nearly half a century ago a ‘solid state entity’ that was emerging from computational power into a bioform that would control humanity, forcing them into reservations and destroying the environment.”