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Getting started in Magick

To: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.magick,alt.pagan.magick
From: The Amazing Renfield 
Subject: Re: Getting started in Magick
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 18:33:33 -0700

Gary J. teune Sr. scripted in HTML:
> 
> 
> joshua geller wrote:

> 
Those who seek teachers are not ready to learn.
> 

> 
Those who seek students are not ready to teach.
> 

> 
josh
> 
> Then how will you know if you are ready to learn or are ready to teach?????
> 

You're thinking inflexibly.

You don't need a teacher to learn, magic doublely so.  Your own

theories, perceptions, and judgements will bring you forward far better
than any teacher can spoon-feed to you.  Once you have a good idea of 
your working theories, a healthy dose of self-confidence, and the
bloody-mindedness to succeed, then maybe a teacher will be of greater
value, if only so you can disagree with him/her.

Those who want to teach magic (I won't make a broad statement about the
entire teaching business), usually have ego problems. It really is the
ultimate ego masterbation (for some) to yak to little underlings about
how great you are.  It isn't a process of teaching, but the levelling of
a pedestal and resting on one's laurels.  A teacher who does not learn
from his students does not teach.  A teacher should be one that you
admire and petition to learn from and who admires you in return.  Ergo,
finding a teacher is less like enrolling in a class than falling in
love, if I may be so bold to compare such a level of intimacy.

			-Renfield

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