Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00149)

liesel f. deutsch wrote:
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> I too live in the hope that nobilitry, altruism, and self-sacrifice will
> survive longer then those who are "conquerors of men". Our theosophical
> beliefs, that eventually we'll all be adepts and dhyani chohans, give more
> weight to this hope.
Hey Liesel: Nice to hear from you again. May I humbly add that
nobility, altrusim and self-sacrifice *have* survived longer. Spirit
never dies, unlike those "conquerors", whose lives, societies,
philosopies and gods have come and gone. The "spirit" that comes from
the "Source" cannot be extinguished.
>
> Also, to add to this hope, I recently read a weighty but inspiring tome
> honoring an archeomysticist I'd never even heard of named Marijas Gimbutas.
Thanks for the reference. I just finished reading a book called "The
Druids". Fiction, but heavily historical, about precisely the time and
places you mention. That reading, combined with some heavy internet
teachings lately has shown me that "practicing protection" may be part
of a "normal" spiritual life that we forgot for quite sometime. It
seems obvious now that in earlier times, individuals with some skill or
"power" trained to and then provided "protection" for the rest of the
group. These people trained to be connected to the "source" so that, in
difficult times, they called upon the "forces" to keep the tribe safe.
No different than the shamanic tradition. I am working on a thought
currently that the difference for us now is that we can no longer live
or progress as a race, separated into spiritual leaders, historians,
philosophers, labourers etc. Each of us is being called to be all these
facets and the whole. That's the current unhidden "movement", I sense.
That's why some of us are struggling.

I think also that the "conquering" was not only the manifestation of
greed, ego, and lack of self discipline, but also people trying to prove
that they were greater than "spirit". During that process, the
"feminine", especially the nurturing, long-memory, protective aspects of
"her" had to be eradicated for the new "power" structure to succeed. As
a very obvious female (this time around), I am often surprised and
thrown off balance during my dealings with some men who exhibit the
"control" method of relationships, by responding with a severe
over-reaction, that I now realize is hundreds, perhaps thousands, of
years of memory of being the recipient of the attempt at subdugation.
It did not succeed then and will not now, or in future.

It's been a long, hard road and not finished yet, but "spirit" remains
strong, and the memory of living in it's purity never died.
May I recommend that you use whatever works for you for protection.
It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better!
Take care. Annette.