Dear NB, >> I wonder whether my hypothesis concerning Fire and Earth was plausible. Can you give me your opinion, Rawn ? << Well, my opinion is that when you formulate a hypothesis and then act on it and achieve success, it's more than merely "plausible". :) >> But I'll use CSM anyway because I really need to "look from above" :-) << I highly recommend cultivating the Tiphareth perspective of the Individual Self to the point where you can reach it in an instant. That way, when you really need its peacefulness and clarity, it will be almost second nature to seek it out instead of forgetting that it's available. >> Believe me or not, the idea of "legitimately" banishing remorses and negative thoughts was quite foreign to me till now, for reasons I don't want to elaborate on here. I did learn *techniques* (Silva e.g.), but I was always feeling a bit guilty using them. This is a change of paradigm. ...I may actually recuperate lots of energy supressing all those excrescences :-) << The *only* thing that makes this "legitimate" is a commitment to never relapse. Without that commitment, you're just fooling yourself and avoiding self-change. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 29 Jul 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe