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Originally Posted by Scin  I have a healthy respect for thunderstorms, but I have no illusions about controlling them.
I would say those mantras are fundamentally flawed in that regard. Ironically, I found a piece of fiction to be more applicable:
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The last line is purely fiction-specific and as such I left it out. The words are solid, however. |
Well, the difference between a thunderstorm and your emotions is that you are not the source of the thunderstorm (ultimately, even the subjective reality folks say they attracted the storm, not that they are the driving source of the storm). As you are the source of your emotions, this places them directly in your sphere of influence.
It absolutely can and must be done.
Secondly, I didn't create the mantras. I don't put anything on my site that is not field-tested and time-honored. I do this to assure quality and results as much as possible, keeping in mind that I can't sit there with Mr. Warlick to guide the exercise and monitor progress. Of course, its not that I'm against innovation, I love it, its that those mantras are designed with a specific purpose and have been tested through time, by myself and countless others before me, to achieve that purpose.
They are specifically designed, both through content and sound, to put the mind in a more neutral, calculative, state so analysis of the emotions and dualities can occur. The true, lasting power of this exercise are the realizations and insights which it creates. So, you want the mantras to highten that process. Also, the sounds themselves have a specific intent, which I can go into at a later time.
People in the developed world, i.e. the west, polarize Dark very, very easily. The critical weakness is the lack of dicipline and the "now, now" mentality, which, dissapointing as it might be, is very reckless on the left-hand path.
The problem with your mantra is that it is good, but for another purpose. It seeks to drive empowerment, but also in such a manner as to highlight vulnerability -- this is not the purpose at hand for the exercise. It is, however, a great example of a fear-driven thunderbolt. A warrior might recieve benefit from it, though, prior to conflict. Allthough, I might tweak it so it didn't highlight personal deficiency so much.
In any case, sing twinkle-twinkle little star for all I care -- I just want to point out that you're actually slowing down the rate of growth of the exercise by tinkering or replacing the mantra.
Dear god, I have got to get the forums up...