Re: A question of company

["shadowdancers97420" <shadowdancers@...>]

--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Jeremy Jacobs" <darkzen15@h...> 
wrote:
> 
> Dear Group,
> I was wondering if there are real live practicing groups of 
magicians in the 
> world? I mean seriously dedicated to the great work, exploring the 
mysteries 
> magicians. People who work for the greater good and stuff like 
that. 
> Especially with an emphasis on the hermetics as per mentioned by 
bardon.
> 
> I ask this because while sometimes i may not show it my family and 
friends, 
> i am a social creature as are most humans and at tis point of time 
i feel 
> very out of touch with the magickal community because all this 
solitary work 
> is driving me nuts because i have no place to go for open trust-
worthy 
> knowledgable conversation.
> 
> Please do reply
> 
> Love
> Jeremy
> 
Jeremy, in fact there are many groups practicing whom believe that 
they are sincerely practicing the great work. I was with one group 
for about 12 years. This group really believed they were in contact 
with the great white brotherhood. You can check out the Golden Dawn, 
the Rosicrucians (in multiple flavors and amounts of 
hermeticism),Dion Fortunes Fraternity of the Inner Light, the Aurum 
Solis, the A.A. , the OTO, the Builders of the Adytum, to name a few. 
Have I ever met anyone I would consider an Adept? Nope. I find the 
groups valuable, but in the end progress comes from within. All 
groups must, by their very existance foster a feeling of separation 
from other individuals outside the order. This is, in fact, contrary 
to progress. (Keep in mind this is my opinion, and I do not consider 
myself an adept. I have had contact with members of many groups, 
though.) Keep in mind God is within you, and without you. You are 
God, and so am I. Therefore in my opinion all that leads to 
separation from others or boosting the ego in the sense that you are 
better than others is counter productive to development. And that 
seems to me to be where the group environment leads. If i had any 
right to give advice, I would say find an individual to talk to.