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Old 07-30-2008, 09:31 AM   #124 (permalink)
Cantando
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Default The psychic jungle

In the realms of the subconscious and mass consciousness, all things are possible. Whether we call those worlds real or illusory is neither here nor there. The fact is, those who are immersed in those worlds, who have their consciousness focused there, believe them to be real.

I have some limited experience with those worlds and was very curious for many years, experimenting with hypnosis, travelling on the astral plane, remote viewing, past life regression, etc. After looking back on those events, the only thing I have learned was that it did not help my spiritual progress one iota. In fact, it probably sent it into reverse.

Think of the psychic realms as a jungle. All the thoughts, emotions, desires and illusions of mankind are stored there. Some psychics go into that jungle believing themselves to be some kind of super hero, armed and ready to do battle with villains and evil forces. Others go in, hoping to acquire more power for themselves.

I’m quite happy to accept there are some experienced psychics who are well intentioned, and do provide some help to those who need it. But, the question I ask is, “Why bother going there in the first place?” People can be helped in far more beneficial ways.

It’s a bit like if I was a karate expert, obsessed with going down to a rough part of town every night, hoping to catch a mugger or a rapist, thinking I was doing society a big favour by taking on the forces of evil. But, all you are doing is dragging yourself down to their level, where you are then quite likely to become entrapped yourself.

All those who delve in fortune telling, astrology, tarot cards, numerology, talismans, etc, are just tapping into and becoming locked in this jungle where these things do appear to have power, but it is illusory power; and those who go to such people for help and advice are being drawn into and locked in this world.

There is nothing spiritual about it whatsoever. If any of you who believe in this stuff were really spiritual, you would realize it is far better to bypass this realm altogether and head straight for the spiritual light and seek to help others in more meaningful ways. It is rather like an addiction. It is a dream world from which some of you need to wake up, if, indeed, you do wish to make true, spiritual progress.

However, as long as the market and prevailing culture is there, clients will still give money to psychics for ‘information’ from 'the other world' and thus perpetuate this merry-go-round of absorption in the dreams, symbols and illusions which make up mass consciousness, and which has been going round and round since man first appeared on earth.
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