Lulu,
I too look forward to future discussions. Your spiritual path is something different from the norm I experience at the Dream Forum, as well as in life in general. I am very familiar with the 'mystical' religions since it was a subject Joseph Campbell often mentioned in his books and lectures. I like to tell people I knew of Islam before Islam became so 'popular' {and controversial}. The same hold true for Sufism. Not that I am an expert, far from it. But to understand the other possibilities, that is enlightenment in my assessment. Most people are either afraid to or unable to delve into the mystical aspects of religion since they are antithetical to religious dogma/doctrine. Like you I have move past even the mystical doctrines, having discovered what I am looking for is within my own psyche. Who needs a preacher/priest/rabbi/imam when there is a recognition that 'God is within' and needs only to be 'let out'. Not me!

Note: Notice I didn't include 'shamans' in my list. A true shaman is teacher who seeks nothing more but for the student/patient to discover and understand their own 'inner' shaman. A guru can or can not be shaman. Many gurus are shams {the Beatles eventually recognized this as fact}. A true shaman is merely a teacher with no interest in personal gain.

Jerry

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