12-07-2011, 11:19 PM
I have a few comments also:
First, the Banishing Ritual of the Lesser Pentagram is much more than a magical protection. Ra never says much about this fact, but Ra is also never asked. This ritual, as any ritual, invokes particular powers and energies which can greatly assist in the work to be done. That this ritual has an effect of protection can almost be seen as a side-effect.
Second, Diana, I know how you feel. I have walked into threads even in my short tenure at Bring4th with the best of intentions. I wanted to say only what must be said, leaving all else aside. And yet certain personalities bring the shadow out of me. I think wanderers drive wedges between each other because they are often the most adept at hold up mirrors to each other. Friends of mine who adore my words are far less likely to have the courage to reveal my imbalances to me.
Third, fr33dom, you are precisely correct. Each and every negative experience, regardless of the content, is an opportunity to view an imbalance in the self which may be corrected if the negative experience is no longer desired. Fearing the greeting of a negative entity has just the opposite effect: it relieves you of your power and further represses that imbalance which allowed the negative greeting in the first place.
First, the Banishing Ritual of the Lesser Pentagram is much more than a magical protection. Ra never says much about this fact, but Ra is also never asked. This ritual, as any ritual, invokes particular powers and energies which can greatly assist in the work to be done. That this ritual has an effect of protection can almost be seen as a side-effect.
Second, Diana, I know how you feel. I have walked into threads even in my short tenure at Bring4th with the best of intentions. I wanted to say only what must be said, leaving all else aside. And yet certain personalities bring the shadow out of me. I think wanderers drive wedges between each other because they are often the most adept at hold up mirrors to each other. Friends of mine who adore my words are far less likely to have the courage to reveal my imbalances to me.
Third, fr33dom, you are precisely correct. Each and every negative experience, regardless of the content, is an opportunity to view an imbalance in the self which may be corrected if the negative experience is no longer desired. Fearing the greeting of a negative entity has just the opposite effect: it relieves you of your power and further represses that imbalance which allowed the negative greeting in the first place.