Systems of Magick and Mystercism
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The value of a prophets words varies with the subtly of he who reads it.
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Lol! Ahem-humm. I confess..I'm one of those old men already. Hopefully, the new year will bring some brand new mistakes so that I can feel that I have done something practical too. Best wishes for the new year to you too Alrah
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@Alrah said
" They set up schools and systems of magick revolving around this idea, with large red letters eveerywhere on thier documents (or palm leaves) that say 'DON'T DO IT LIKE ME!'."
To each his (or her!) own. It would seem that every master is primarily concerned with avoiding the inevitable hordes of clones and copycats--for in the end, each of us has to work it out for ourselves. Hence my absolutely favorite koan: "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!" (That one never fails to make me smile.)
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