tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post876133821296453820..comments2023-09-14T06:40:37.907+02:00Comments on Nick Farrell's Blog: A rough guide for avoiding bad magical groups.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198094991381684617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-78786357788857461602013-08-09T01:29:37.043+02:002013-08-09T01:29:37.043+02:00Excellent article Nick! I was fortunate enough to ...Excellent article Nick! I was fortunate enough to be led to a good GD group in '87 and to many valuable teachers and another great GD group today. I excelled quickly but I agree that it takes time to really do one's own 'Work' before they can get to the task of teaching and managing a group. One of my tasks in leaving and reentering the tradition with group work, was dropping my intellectual baggage about how things should or could be done, its been a unique challenge since one of my first mentors that I met in the GD went on to create the Open Source order. <br /><br />Among other things, I have been guilty of paying too much attention to detail, I love those Red Socks. But really, its been more a matter of less distraction for me and more opportunity for concentration and the quality of symmetry in the room. Its a useful aide, but as you reminded, not necessary. I guess I can be a bit of a perfectionist...which is why I like your blogs. I'm thinking your probably a bit of one too. You certainly have your opinions and speak your mind!(which I've enjoyed, when it hasn't gotten 'my goat'). <br />LVX<br />ScottUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501764014536236260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-326345879704122562013-04-25T19:30:37.156+02:002013-04-25T19:30:37.156+02:00wow ... I had never heard of groups actually payin...wow ... I had never heard of groups actually paying people to join. That does sound desperate! Soror SDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326275677269142256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-18042056263016579192013-04-25T05:53:07.930+02:002013-04-25T05:53:07.930+02:00Nick, your article is great and goes right to the ...Nick, your article is great and goes right to the point. I met a strange magical order on an internet magic forum. Apparently the forum itself was put up by the order's main leader, and in there, a couple of older members boost the order a lot. The leader used to say that his order was the only "legitimate" in an "unbroken line", but he didn't present any evidence of that. Or better, he promised to show a real strong evidence, but only to those who were advanced enough in the grades, to be trusted. Here and there appeared a lot of stories of how the order received atacks from other magical groups and "dark lords" of magic, and how they defended themselves with their unique and legitimate techniques. It happens too that the leaders are really young, maybe in their 30's, and all their knowledge came from a sort of "remembrance from past life initiations" and some intensive training in eastern meditation they received by a real "adept" although they never said who was this adept because we noobies would try to reach him and importune him with our "noobieness". There were so much of this bullshit that I quit the order. I hope your texts are a warning against this kind of bad thing. Thank you!Lucianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11396333499730883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458080909001903011.post-16423298494026186152013-04-23T20:54:14.177+02:002013-04-23T20:54:14.177+02:00Couple years ago when I was searching for real GD ...Couple years ago when I was searching for real GD order I realised that the Internet can be useful in that. So I googled it and got result. <br />To me a big issue, something I could read only in books appeared in front of me just on reach. I was really excited. But then I noticed the least possible thing I would ever expect in connection with a magical order, <br />this -> ® The rest was short: omg! wth? rofl :D no, thx...Jandyhttp://www.pokec.sknoreply@blogger.com