Dear Kokayi, Welcome to BardonPraxis! :) >> Another reason for my desire to join this group is because, as an African American, I have yet to encounter another person from my racial group that studies Hermetic Science and perhaps I will meet one (or more) "here". I have yet to encounter any form of "overt" racism from another student of this Path, but, because of the prevalent socialized racism that exists in America, I am often viewed as being "unique", due to me often being the only "minority" present within this type of forum. << Among the 400 unique individuals present on this list, there are several African Americans that I know of. I hope you will feel comfortable here and feel valued for the things that *truly* make you a unique individual. :) My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 12 Dec 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe