Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl01222)

Murray:

Good posting. You're reflecting on the psychological undertones of our
discussions and the periodic tide of anger that increases with the
full moon. <smile> With mercury retrograde until next Monday afternoon (PST),
we have a few more days of misunderstanding before us. Maybe after than
everything will be clear again.

>Alexis is too opinionated, and far too experiential for his own good.

He's trying to shock us into new insights, using tried-and-proven
shamanistic techniques. The only problem is that the techniques work
in a psychological context, and not on a plane of pure intellect.

>Alan is too flippant, and word-miserly. Oh, yes, and experiential too.

He's the diplomatic statesman awaiting his first appointment by the
Masters as ambassador to globe d. Until then, he'll have to settle
for being the unofficial president of the biggest active theosophical
society in the world.

>Chuck is just too much. Obviously has experiences, I would say.

There's a rinzai temple looking for him. He's a wanted man! His one-liners
have earned him a reputation as the world champion koan master, and the
sect with the big sticks wants his leadership.

>Dan is too reasonable. Look out.

I think that HPB said that in BCW, XII, 14, para. 3, in reference to
the Solar Pitris in their role of quickeners of humanity. The problem
is that while Daniel is searching for citations, the world is looking
for published books wherein *he* can be cited.

>Eldon is too considered and good-natured.

It must come from being married. Sometimes theos-l seems calmer
than home life, easier to stay out of trouble. I must, though, like
sunburns, because I keep finding them in this hangout.

>JRC is too strident, and dangerously perceptive.

Remind me not to run against him for any T.S. office. I'll stay
behind the scenes as a worker/contributor, and leave the battles to
the dragon slayers. (Someone ask Alexis to stop tossing a dragon
costume over me!)

>JHE is too, ... I dunno. What's wrong with him? Somebody come to my rescue.

Well, in the 1970's, in the context of Venice Beach, he was a student
of Lina Psaltis. At a later period, in the context of Alexandria West,
he was a theos-l pundit. Someone has him what he is in the context of
*eternal duration*.

>Liesel is too realistic.

Probably something she learned from Serge. Or maybe she acquired
a taste of realism after that expedition to Tibet, where she
visited that village of Adepts, chasing them out of their huts,
driving them out of town, so that they could find employment and
do something useful in the world?

>Ramadoss always has a nice answer. You've got to watch those ones.

But nice answers were specifically voted down in the election on
05/20/96, where out of 432,993 members of Gurus International,
5 of the 6 that voted expressed a dislike of nice answers. Although
the Mahachohan immediately faxed a letter voiding the election, the
Council of Elders overruled him, reinstating the election results.

>Me, I'm well, er, well, not bad, really. In fact most agreeable. A reasonable
>sort of guy. Yes; that's it. I phrased that rather well, don't you think?

You're a bit brave to walk out into an open field, during a
thunderstorm, passing by the charred remains of lightening-struck
trees. But who knows, perhaps you can actually change the weather?

>Love you, you lot.

Does this mean that recess is over? Do we have to stop playing
and come in now?

-- Eldon