Andy: I won't be ready to write my real book until I'm done caring about this world. The truth is simply just too painful and overwhelmingly joyous at the same time -- and also exceedingly dangerous. It takes quite alot of illusion ( for us as people ) to maintain coherant consciousness in this world which is so seperated from nature, where the lines of division have been drawn knowingly by hands which touch far more than the fabric of society... None of us is an exception to the rule. Indeed, our enemy has always been both ignorance and the power of knowledge. It's a double-edged sword that slices at both ends of the extremes and it is a self-sustaining system.
I enjoyed Levi's writing style... Although I have always disagreed, occasionally venemously, with the hermetic "traditions" of masking things within secrecy and placing blinds within knowledge. I spent quite some time in my very-younger days attempting to penetrate the 33+ levels of the mystery schools, with a touch of success here and there. I probably would have never been open to the idea of colloidal silver had I not ( ironically enough ). One of my favorite "quotes" ( paraphrased, I believe ) Fear not. What is not real never has been and never shall be. What is real always was and cannot be destroyed. This is an abstract philosophical riddle that has a solution, or solvent, written into a hypothetical conceptual absolute. The riddle states that the final answer to fear lies in the fundamental definition of reality... That this solution can be comprehended by simply observing two facts in nature: What is real and what is not. Further, it provides the needed definition of reality as a starting point. Ironically, the only way to solve it is finding something that cannot be destroyed, as one would have to wait eternity to see what truly remained otherwise. The value comes in agonizing over any possible solvents to the riddle. The conclusions are stunning if one chooses to accept the fundamental starting point -- conceptually. The implications are equally profound. Best Regards, Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: ascottsil...@aol.com To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:02 PM Subject: Re: CS>Re: The Ol' Bob & Mike M. debate... Hi Jason, Way back when, I used to read Eliphas Levi, I was impressed by his idea that apathy was one of the greatest sins man could accomplish. I flashed back to that when I read your post. So here is the free plug: What is the name of your book and who publishes it? Best regards, Andy From: Jason Eaton <snip> In the pursuit of knowledge, one applies every known test, every possible idea. Doing so may at times not be feasible or practical. However, in my book, WANTING to do less is unexcuseable, and is the result of 1. laziness, 2. fear, or 3. uncaring. I'm often amazed at how widespread wanting to say more and wanting to know less - is. Best Regards, Jason
