Greetings!

[Ghostwheel Z]

Greetings!

Hello to everyone! I'm new to the board, and unfortunately have a lot of trouble writing in Hebrew--my reading skills also aren't quite where I'd like them, but my writing is abominable. Anyway, I simply wanted to say 'hello' to everyone on the board, and hope that we can all help each other share and gain knowledge, as well as learn from each others' mistakes (even though usually one has to make the mistake before one truly understand it through the heart). A little about myself...? I've only begun to learn about magick a few months ago, though all my life I've known that somewhere out there was 'the truth'... sure, I didn't know what it was, but that it was out there, and if I saw it, I'd know it. And so, as they say, when the student is ready, the teacher will appear, and I found myself one day beginning to learn real things with my mentor. Unfortunately I have not passed any initiation of as yet, haven't been contacted by any gods to be told to be their priest, and often have bouts of skepticism wondering if any of this is real or if I've been wasting my time--but that's another hurdle I'll have to pass if I want to continue on this road that I've chosen. Anyway, that's a little about me, and I'm glad to meet you all, and hope that we can all get along ^_^

 

[כוכב ה שחר]

Hi there!

Let me guess, a Roger Zelazny lover are you? Welcome! I also believe in the same axiom - when the student is ready, the teacher appears. Although I see teachers almost every where - a book, a remark of a co-worker and so on. Skepticism is a healthy trait in my opinion.

 

[Ghostwheel Z]

Books ... and a moral dilemma

LoL, guilty as charged. Yes, gotta love his Amber Chronicles, one of the best series I've read next to the Dune series, the Stainless Steel Rat series, the books by Terry Goodkind featuring Richard Cypher and so many others that captured my attention and imagination over the years. [rant] I know it's not the place to say this, but one of the things that amazes (and greatly saddens) me is the fact that very few people in our modern society still read books. These days most people are glued to the television, letting it empty their minds and suck their souls until all that is left is a mindless zombie ready to go out and buy the newest accessory for their car... Hmmm... *Wonders if there's some way to exploit this* hehe [/rant] Anyway, thanks for saying hi, and one thing that I'd like to add to the saying; sometimes, when the student thinks he's ready, the wrong teacher may appear. I say this because I am at the moment in a moral dilemma; I have a super-good-just-about-best friend in the states (I'm in Israel atm) who's a psychic vampire. Ever since he learned that he's one, he's began developing this latent talent. Now, he's a VERY good friend, and I don't feel like I can simply stay away from him, and at the same time I wish I could stop him from hurting himself and others. He's even found a mentor of his own who's been teaching him advanced techniques of psy-vamping, etc. I feel a little jealous of him, since nearly every time we talk he tells me that he's learned something else--now how he does whatever he does, but that he now can do something new, and I feel as though I'm barely advancing (another 'thing' I have, as though I continue to work at magick, yet don't advance, and yes, another thing I feel as though I should stop feeling, even when I keep telling myself that I'm advancing, and that when the time comes, I'll be where I should be). What do you think I should do about him? Leaving him alone isn't really an option, since he's the only connection I have to any social circle in america, and when I return (in a few months) he'll be the one to reintroduce me to society, as well as someone enjoyable to hang out with. So, should I prepare some salt in a some cloth as a deterrent, and only concentrate on my own protection? Should I attempt to cleanse him of the psy-vampiness in him, even though he would not want me to, something that might be fatal to either one of us as long as he continues to not want me to remove it from him (if I am ever even able to). Anyway, big dilemma ... what should I do, and why?

 

[כוכב ה שחר]

I don't think I can tell you

what to do, that's ofcourse your decision. Don't try to change him, and if he's a good friend of yours he won't try to harm you. Ofcourse, you might tell him how you feel about what he's doing. I think you really should, but don't give him any sort of ultimatum. Perhaps when time goes by he'll grow out of it. Don't try to preach, just set yourself as an example. Yeah, there are a lot of "wrong teachers" but even from them and our own failures we learn. Sometimes it might be too late, but always these are lessons for life. About your rant - I totally agree with you. People nowadays don't read much and you can see that mainly in the forums - the vocabulary is corrupt and insufficient, spelling mistakes are very common, the language itself seems desecrated.

 

[gwizard]

Hail and Welcome

It is always a pleasure to meet new people in the scene, so welcome

Magick is not the same as being a plumber, ie it's not a proffesion, but rather a way of life and world view. While I understand your frustration with not making much progress, this is how it goes. Granted, you can start developing pretty and visual skills such as energy balls and stuff and it will give you a sence of achievement, but it will only last for so long. The real way to learn is to be patient, listen to yourself and do whatever seems right to you. I always though (and hoped) that someday a teacher will appear. When one didn't, I finally realized that I don't need one because I am my own teacher. Yes, it is harder and takes more time. Yes, you make mistakes, but you also learn from them. In my opinion, this is the best way to learn. Anyway, good luck !

 

[ממש משתדלת]

HAIL?????

נשמע רע, מזכיר רע... מה רע בסתם הי??

 

[כוכב ה שחר]

מילה רגילה באנגלית.

נכון, לאנשים יש קונוטציות שליליות אליה, אבל באנגלית זו ברכת שלום.

 

[ממש משתדלת]

לא מדובר בסתם קונוטציות שליליות

אני ממליצה לך להימנע מהמילה הזו ולו בהיותך נושא בתפקידך המכובד בפורום.

 

[כוכב ה שחר]

אני לא נושא כאן בשום תפקיד

אני אישית לא משתמש במילה הזו, אך גם ההגייה שלה באנגלית שונה מזו שבגרמנית.

 

[Ghostwheel Z]

The word "hail" and its connotation

I've grown up in America for a majority of my life, and "hail" has always been a part of video games for me, or the way that medieval knights would greet one another with a salute. It's probably really different here since over here "hail" over there is so embedded into the language as something from medieval culture and not something from anywhere else (WW2?). Unfortunately, over here there isn't anything similar that is deeply embedded into the language, so even when people say "hail" it sounds like something bad.

 

[gwizard]

אני ממליץ לך

לא להתערב בתפקידי הרם כאן בפורום (אה ?) ולא ללמד אותי באילו מילים כן להשתמש באילו לא. לידיעה כללית, Hail לא שווה להייל בגרמנית.

 

[MetalSinagouge]

כמו כן הייל הגרמני הוא: Heil.

 

[gwizard]

Rant, נא להתעלם ממני.

אני ממש לא מחבב את האנשים שדוחפים את עניין השואה לכל מקום ומחפשים לעצמם תירוצים להגיד "ששש" למען הרגשת החשיבות העצמית של "הנה, תרמתי משהו". לדעתי, אנשים כאלה יש להם בעיה מינורית של ביטחון עצמי או לחילופין אגו נפוח. אולי שניהם. כמו כן, אני לא חושב שהניסיון להשתיק מישהו מלהזכיר את השואה מסייע במניעת שואה מס 2 שעלולה לבוא בקרוב. מישהו יודע איך אומרים "שלום" בפרסית ?

 

[ההגמון]

איך?

 

[s a l v a t i o n]

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About your little friend,I dont think It`s simple to change him,but you should be concern about your own protection and notice that he doesnt take advantage of you. And like Morning star said,It is a great deal when your friend see how you behave.In some way,only that can influence him .