Theos-Talk Archives (March 2005 Message tt00194)

Dallas wrote:
<< In my opinion, giving advice concerning personal and occult 
experiences has dangers which depend on the extent of the knowledge of 
the one who makes suggestions or offers. >>

I can only comment from my lurker status (if I were to declare myself 
theosophical, I'd be a beginner, but I choose not to declare myself any 
one point of view) ...

When I read the above, I compared it in my mind to the "Good Samaritan" 
rules that are in effect in several states. These laws state that a good 
samaritan cannot be held liable as long as he only supplies help that he 
has been trained to provide. In other words, a First Responder could be 
held liable for giving a patient a tracheotomy if he has not been 
trained for that procedure, but he couldn't be held liable for 
performing CPR because that is part of the First Response training.

To equate this to your discussion, the dangers you speak of would relate 
to the training that each individual has received. It might be perfectly 
safe for one person to give advice where it might be harmful for someone 
else to give very similar (or even identical) advice.

Just my two cents worth.
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