While I am no expert on internet decorum, nor on matters of psychic skill development, I notice that from time to time someone passes through, and hopefully stays, who has a great deal to say in many different ways. At the present time, Alan seems to have more threads started than anyone else, but as I read them I get the feeling that this is because Alan also has a lot that seems important to share. I'm grateful for Alan's sharing, but a bit overwhelmed.
Like many, I take a very critical view of anything presented as "this is the way it is" unless there is an awful lot of "because of the following reasons ... " However, Alan is presenting well organized thoughts and concepts that are within the reach of most people's understanding and experience. Just because I'm a psychic zero doesn't mean that I don't both respect and appreciate that. I also feel free to argue with a few points, which is not necessarily destructive. Just a different perspective.
Some of this stuff is potentially scary, and if practiced withou insight it can lead to either of two dangerous side trips, the loss of self in phenomena, watching the pretty colors and blinking lights while ignoring personal growth; or sensing ourselves to be so terribly inept and worthless, perhaps guilty and sinful as well, that obviously God is just about to whack us with the cosmic fly swatter. There is also the danger of doing something for which the body is not adequate - for example, I lost my pilot's medical due to a heart condition, and it's not likely tobe useful to me to try to do extremely strenuous exercizes in order to gain psychic wings. They would be more likely to bring on a permanent liftoff, and while I'd enjoy talking to God and the Angels, I still have work to do here. - This type of self evaluation is necessary for all of us. It's like knowing that coffee is hot, so you don't want to stick your finger into it until it's an appropriate time. But that doesn't mean that it's poisonous amd to be shunned.
As a personal exercise, I find it fascinating and challenging to meet, as I frequently do, people who are so advanced spiritually, with such well developed psychic skills, and with insights that I have yet to develop. Occasionally I even feel frustrated - like trying to find Alan's "door into the light" is for me a skill yet to be developed (Hey, Alysia, since this is a skill which you've perfected, maybe I was your butler instead?) and which I look forward to discovering. However, were it not for frustrations and annoyances of this kind, I'd have never moved. It seems that today's stepping stones to success are yesterday's stumbling blocks.
I think I'd prefer to continually challenged than fed pap and swill, no matter how soothing - and fortunately, while we have the present forum, there seems no dearth of challenges. So, to you who challenge me, my gratitude and best wishes!
And to Bruce, a heartfelt vote of thanks! If it weren't for you this wouldn't be.
dave