“Even your whole idea about an urban farm is but the REPRODUCTION of a thought form that has been around since the 60’s.”
YES! YES! YES!
The form is a reproduction, but the life behind it is NEW! THIS is the point! This is the beauty!
We must drastically alter the appearance of the Toltec Teachings if we want to successfully introduce the North American population to their natural heritage.
I believe you are in agreeance with this at some level. The books didn’t sell well so now the Teachings are coming in the form of the relationship courses.
I believe these courses reflect the shift from the sixth ray of mysticism to the fifth ray of science. The spiritual jargon is dropped and replaced with more common terms. This, from my perspective, is a fantastic move. I feel that us North Americans MUST learn from this example, and take it MUCH further.
If we are not to be labeled as a creepy cult, we are going to have to utilize forms that serve our purpose and are socially acceptable. This seems like a bit of a conundrum, in that our purpose is to become free from the need for social approval, but, this is where things get interesting!
People, as you have mentioned in the books, generally try to separate themselves from the group in order to feel unique, but in doing so all become the same. This phenomenon is especially strong in North America, in that nearly everyone here likes to consider themselves a rebel of some sort.
I believe that we can capitalize on this by recreating the right side teachings so that they put more emphasis on rebelling. The people already want to rebel, so why not guide them towards rebelling against their enslavement in a life supportive way?
I know that you are already aware of this strategy, but I am suggesting we take it ALL THE WAY. You have mentioned that people at this time are not interested in spiritual development – so instead of aligning the teachings with Christianity and the Qabalah, why not introduce them as a practical political philosophy? Everything is political (including Christ and altered states of awareness)!
And we can’t speak of politics without speaking of money; we could also simultaneously target the North American desire for personal success. The poet Shawn Carter once wrote, “I’m like Che Guevara with bling on, I’m complex”, juxtaposing communism and capitalism, silently suggesting that we should find the truth in the reconciliation of this paradox. We can use peoples desire to be separative to radicalize them and quietly lead them towards our serving our FATHER, without them even knowing it, LOL. Almost the reverse of what is going on, no?
We are in the Kali Yuga, yes? Can we not use peoples enchantment with glamour and egotism to our advantage? You mentioned that the balance is now beginning to shift, and that you can now begin supporting Female awareness. Would this not suggest that more emphasis can now be placed on the development of the Tonal in general? Can the spirit and the Ego not be Friends? LOL.
I am suggesting a Toltec Tantra of sorts, where we utilize the sin of separativeness as a path towards inclusiveness. This is already the case, but if this was emphasized more directly it would appeal to more North Americans.
We can posture ourselves as Life Supportive rebels and HIGHJACK the forms provided by various counter cultures who misguidedly saw themselves as promoters of freedom. The desire for Power and Freedom is natural, and people have TRIED to find their way, and in the process HAVE actually developed a number of VALUABLE forms.
Forms such as the urban farm, conversation cafe, underground publishing of zines and books, grassroots organizing and community garden programs, self sufficiency workshops, free school, rural farm, a gray market and barter exchange network, shortwave broadcasting, alternative medicine, festivals, poetry shows, meditation seminars, direct actions, info shops, instructional video’s, mail art, hip hop and folk music, etc. etc.
These can all be utilized to promote TRUE FREEDOM. We can take their forms, improve upon them greatly, and utilize them to disseminate the Toltec Teachings.
Since the Cry of the Eagle has sounded we MUST get the teachings to the people, and this means coming down from the ivory tower and mingling with the common folk. By posturing as life supportive rebels and using old forms with new life, we can ENTER the madness of the dream and meet people in their folly.
I see a North American Toltec Center, as eventually encompassing all of those forms mentioned above, but also where we develop projects that translate the teachings for particular sub markets. We could let out books that encourage different sectors towards Freedom – Christians, Atheists, Luciferian’s, Activists, Poor People, Entrepreneurs, Artists, Crazy People, Homosexuals, Scientists, Farmers, Martial Artists, etc.
We inspire individuals to step out of their Form, by going into their Form to reach them. In time these people will find their way back to the pure teachings and come to realize that they are now at one with some who were once their enemy. Christians and Atheists will come to realize that they are both Seekers of Knowledge using slightly different terminology. They will realize the ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCE between the Life and the Form.
I see you in South America as representing the South/Religion/Spirit aspect of the Teachings. Obviously, the Spiritual Leader.
I see us in North America as representing the North/Politics/Form.
Good?
Here’s that Shawn Carter poem I mentioned above,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAbxCTABfis
With ZERO brains and a big mischievous smile,
Shanindoa.
Answer:
I agree fully with the ZERO brains bit! You not only have zero brains, but you are also stark raving mad!
What you are proposing to do is, in my opinion, madness personified. I say this NOT because I disapprove of or disagree with any of the points you have brought up, but because I KNOW from experience that once you start a wild fire like this, it very QUICKLY gets out of control. But somehow, in all of your madness, there is POSSIBLY some merit in what you propose, in that perhaps all you really need to do is to start a wild fire and let it run its course. It is SO crazy, and SO off the wall, that it may just work. LOL!
However, realise that in all of this you stand alone, for I CANNOT support you in such actions. I say this because as a warrior and a Toltec I am duty bound to act impeccably and only in ways that are life-supportive. Starting wild fires are irresponsible and not life-supportive from the perspective of Toltecs. I say this because all manner of evils will be set loose, and once set loose, they CANNOT be contained or directed. So what the outcome will be is your guess as good as mine. Also, realise that in all of this, even IF you never make it known, whatever happens will be in the “name” of the teachings.
But, and here comes the merit in what you propose, although as Toltec I personally am still bound to uphold the Sacred Trust, now that the Cry of the Eagle has been sounded I am also no longer responsible for what humanity gets up to with its heritage. This heritage is truly YOURS to do with as you see fit. In this sense I can turn a blind eye to whatever you get up to. And in a way it DOES make a great deal of sense to me, for I have been getting VERY powerful feelings for some time now that I am not yet ready to share. I will share when I am ready to share. But suffice it for now to say that perhaps your sheer craziness is the gap I have been looking for.
One thing is for sure, though. If you go ahead with this brainless scheme, one of two things will happen. Either you will “succeed” by default in your vision of bringing people together in starting to search very deeply. Or you will discredit the teachings for ages to come. LOL! But the way I see this is that unless someone starts to DO something with the teachings, they are going to die anyway! So you may as well take a risk and see what happens. Dead or discredited, what is the difference? There are, in any case, so many goddamned frauds nowadays claiming Toltec status, that I don’t actually see that one more insane man is going to make any difference to the Toltec’s current reputation. LOL!
But seriously. Although I will not stand in your way if you want to pursue this course, realise that I will be forced to distance myself from you by virtue of who and what I am if you go this route. But then, as I have already explained, there is POSSIBLE merit in what you propose, even though if it is going to work it will be by default only. But as we live in such dire times, I feel that each and every man and woman MUST do what they FEEL they CAN do in order to contribute to the survival of us all. This is MUCH the same as when the Dalai Lama disbanded the Tibetan lineage after he and some of the monks fled to India. His last words, said in private to someone I knew personally, were, “It is finished. Tibet and the lineage will be no more. I will continue to serve the purpose I was bred and trained for until I die, but I have let my monks go, knowing full well that they will become corrupted and loose their way. But it is over. There is nothing more I can do.”
And so we stand, my friend. 🙂 I guess you were born a delinquent, and a delinquent you will die. 🙂 But no matter what happens, know that in the time we have worked together I have learned to love you. And that love will never change. 🙂
With all my love and warmth,
But with ZERO support, 🙂
Théun
