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could you please tell me the source of that? I am interested

i guess to answer that one you have to be fluent in english, chinese and have a good many years of neidan, so I cannot answer that question. Wilhelm version I like mostly for nostalgic reasons, my version is an heirloom, i cringe at the way he understands this text in a Jungian framework. The Cleary version is more to the point I like this version https://thesecretofthegoldenflower.com/esposito.html reading these 3 versions side by side is an interesting experience

wow, that's very well put

ooh, that sort of shade, I remember that, it just went away by itself, halfway my thirties I guess.

oh yes, of course I do believe that, same here. I do not like pics taken from me but decided to ask a friend to covertly make some pics from me. Thinking it would be nice for my child to have some pictures instead no pictures from his mom. Have never analyzed why i do not like the picture thing. but sometimes one can share

and for those people that are laughing, this is the avatar i started with

Your mom did well, as it still takes courage to go against the cultural norm, even though in the described situation it was absolute silly. It's a bit strange to see the real persons here, I've never given it much thought, Apech to me is a white cat and you are a meerkat, Taomeow is forever looking out over the sea, her eyes shielded against the sun. Steve is the blue dot that you can disappear into, except for him now having changed his avatar The real physical you interestingly looks a bit like my teacher, except for the beard that is. Such a nice friendly face, as if I've known you for a long time. We'll meet again mister Meerkat.

impressive indeed, thanks

well, that's entirely up to you but to me you look nice as you are

I had troubles adding a picture too, which was new to me as I never had troubles before. I tend to simply drag and drop or copy paste. I changed the picture to JPG format and then It worked

admitting to people coming to me with their troubles, not anymore though, so you would have been too late anyway.

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What nice posts, I've long thought that the shadow, the darker parts of me should be dissolved, or wiped out, or put out with the thrash, something like that. But not so sure of that anymore. firstly that shade is made of all different sorts of 'things' and secondly it's just part of me. That's why this picture is so attractive to me. both the good and shiny part and the shadow with its darker characteristics have found each other. It was a high climb to arrive at that top.They embrace while looking out over an unknown landscape. The're feasting on meade or some brew like that. Now things like stupid commands should be shed, why should I not covet that nice young lady, it does not do anybody harm when I look appreciatively at that firm young body. Or the command not to steal, for a hungry kid I will steal when that's the only possibility to feed it . A lot of "cultural commands" do not need to be followed as if they were the high truth either. People tend to internalize the cultural mores, and that way it's still riding you when alone on a mountain then the things from our upbringing, yes, that's working terrain, there are things you can and should try to get rid off. raised in a christian culture my mind lingers on the seven sins, yes, they were on to something. With overindulgence these are harmful, both for yourself and your surroundings. Now these are very good at hiding themselves in your shadow, I hide my anger in my shadow and outwardly play the good girl-- hmm that will become an emotional block, so I let it out without harming people eh. after letting go of the block some anger came back. Anger has been a core-problem all my life, temper-tantrums as a kid, real fights within myself not to harm anybody, neither with deed nor with words. Someone urges me to do away with that anger "as I would feel so much better without" that elicits a wry laugh from me, thinking. You're not concerned about my well-being dear, you cannot handle my anger as it wakes up your shadow, your anger. And you're not prepared for that, not even aware of that. so now I have arrived at the time where I think, it's good. I am angry about some things, that's rightful wrath and there's no need to do anything about it, apart from taking care that i do not hurt anybody else. Keeping it inside is wrong ( and also puts an undeserved ( and thus dangerous) shine on the angelic part: "see what a sweet girl i am") so that's were I've come to, there are parts of the shadow that need to be put out with the trash, when that is done there is is still shadow, that core shadow is part of you and needs to be integrated. Lately when anger flares up I look at it, hello anger. so maybe that's me, happily sitting atop that mountain. also the 2 parts of our being are part of the western cultural mores too

nice to see some of you here, time to show you I am not a snake after all.

thanks all for your reactions, i did find what I need so she can look forward to reading

hope I am on the right place here I would like to know whether someone has a copy of, and if yes whether it's a hardcover or a softcover and what size the text is. Asking this for a friend who has a visual impairment and the gadget she uses to be able to read needs a minimum size of the characters. High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices That Saved My Life on Death Row

Igor Maykov, 1966

thank you, She has a preference for paper books and this one is not freely available over-here. I thought maybe some bum could give the size of the font but seeing yours is the only comment I will mail a bookshop with inquiry's

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There is no birth or death, but the arrival and departure of energy from one form to the next! (source unknown to me)

in my language there is a saying: shared grief is halved grief