I just had
a couple of chances to chat with some visitors and it turns out that many
people new to magic did not draw a clear line between ‘conscious’ and ‘possessed’.
Well, in
new age school, nothing matters as everything is cool. But if we are to become
a good conjuror or a magician; then a clear line had to be drawn.
The
acceptance of magic into religion varies: In Hinduism and Buddhism, magic are
more tolerated. While a major part of Taoist rituals are related to magic. In
Christianity and Islam, the learning of magic is totally prohibited.
The Tibetan
Ningma Sarma sect allows the practitioners to get married and practice tantric
arts outside of monastery. This group of practitioner is known as ‘ngakpa’. In
the Hinayana system in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia people call them
arjans.
Not many
people can become monks and certainly lesser can be Ngakpa or Arjan. The
reasons are that monks and magician/ngakpa/arjan will need years of study and
practical training. So we have mediums around that are considered to be below the
Magicians and a shaman is between a medium and a magician.
It is
extremely important to know what we want to stand in magic: a magician, a
shaman or a medium. The basic differences amongst the three are:
1.
Magician
a.
Control
over matters, does not depend on possession to perform magic.
b.
Must
be knowledgeable of theory of magic.
c.
Must
have a strong mind.
2.
Shaman
a.
Partly
control, only possessed by his/her guide/familiar spirits.
b.
Must
be knowledgeable of the theory of shamanism
3.
Medium
a.
A
medium has no control over what type of spirits come into his/her body, easily
possessed and no control what so ever.
b.
Spirit
possession can happen anywhere or any time.
c.
Limited
knowledge of magic
Although I
would still say that choices are yours. But once a person becomes a medium or
shaman; then he/she cannot differentiate nor control of what spirits wanted to
possess his/her body. So, what do you want to be: A magician, shaman or medium?
I want no part of all J!
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