Inspiring people is not a problem. It is a good sign that something you did has a nice feedback, showing people were affected by it. It is, most of the times, a positive sign.
However, the problem begins when people, blatantly just go on a copy paste system, almost like just repeating what was previously done.
Creating something demands time and dedication. Depending on what is going to be done, years of research, sleepless nights, and other issues that are part of the process. It can even be something simple, but everything that is created will demand attention and energy. It becomes a work of originality, unique, even if inspired by others.
Again, inspiration is not the problem. Regarding many things, especially inside occultism, religion, philosophy, we can see that, lots of systems “drink” from different, but many times, similar sources, when they follow the same ideas. It is a work of research to have a background, a base, a foundation for a strong structure.
It is an open world of things to get material from. One can find an infinite resource for almost whatever he wishes to create. There is traditional literature, occult teachings, history, and many writers that we know that, have done their job in researching to bring us a cohesive and meaningful work.
So when people get their inspiration from those previous books and material, is good. It shows that it is something worth to be reproduced, spread. I believe, that the natural thing would be, either mentioning your inspiration, showing respect for that work, or at least referring to it somehow. If not possible, why not write your own words, do your own way instead of a small change of words here, a slight change of colors there?
And worse, claiming to be original. Trying to pass the image of content, when in reality, it is just a mix of things. It should be full of content, especially regarding the occult and spiritual world. If someone just copies something, applying in his own creation and claim it to be full of meaning, we cannot deny that it has meaning, but not because of what this second person did, but because the original source has power, has meaning. But, since the second work is just a copy, a stolen energy from other sources, it becomes meaningless. An empty work.
So how can people follow and trust something, that even the creation does not trust itself?
Masters teach through examples, not only words.
Words can be written and interpreted in many ways. People can try to portray things, by saying things, claiming things but it is the action, the behavior that shows, many times what is and what is not. Even if people try to pretend and live in a make-believe world…
It is not a matter of trying to reinvent the wheel. It’s already there to be used. But do not claim to be your invention, your creation, when it is clear for everyone that, someone has already done it before. It is not a shame to say you don`t know, that you learned, you got inspired and then you were able to create your own work. But do not simply copy, do not say it is full of teachings and it has a lot of deep meaning created by you, when in reality, It is a work inspired in greater masters, that were, thus, really the responsible ones for the work, because it was them who went after the material, the research, and the background, that when they, themselves are the source. When the material from where it was copied, is actually the original source of everything else.
I hate the feeling of envy. Even that very subtle one that you are able to realize it is there.
Get inspired, but remain original.
Speaking as an Asetianist, I see many things get inspiration from Luis Marques and Aset Ka teachings. It is not a recent issue, the one being discussed about people claiming to be the first ones, things about copyright, and dates and so on. So much lack of respect for serious teachings. Lack of respect for the Order and the people involved with it and with the creation of the books. People deserve respect. When we see serious work involved, at least the most basic person dealing with occult world and with a minimum of self-awareness is able to see what is real from what is not, and respect what has meaning.
Seeing many things being copied from Asetianism, and being declared as original, makes me sad and sick.
Not only from Asetianism. Any form of falsehood, dishonesty makes me feel angry. I repeat, the inspiration is not a problem but when you see things just a copy of something else and saying to be original, it is just unacceptable. And the worst thing, people nowadays just face everything as normal. "We are living the era of internet where nothing is original, everything is a copy, just be ok with it."
No, I won't be ok. I won't just go and think "I won't get involved, it does not affect me, I won't fight,'
I can. But I would never defend anything if I knew it to be so full of wrong and dishonest things. I just hope people are not blind enough to keep following things they know it is not real, or at least they should go after more info to know where they are stepping into.
Lies and dishonesty are some of the worst behaviors. They mislead people into believing it.
Thinking about newbies, looking for some light, then they get faced with texts, books, teachings that are not reliable, but they are “famous”. Then they go and fall into the traps and fallacies. They get attached to that “truth” like a lifeline.
"False teachers pose threat only to fools. They bare a message with rotten fruit and speak of a tree that has no seed. ☥"
~Luis Marques, 10.04.2013
They live an artificial happiness from shallow teachings, not being able to go beyond. Those few who seek for something deeper may realize that something is wrong, missing… Others, that have a better knowledge do not even fall. But many do. So it is not only a problem of those seeking, that need to open their eyes. It is a problem of the responsible people, leaders, etc, to not deceive people, to be honest with themselves. Ego is a terrible issue, and it hides in many different forms.
But for some people even if the truth is revealed, even if it is proved right in front of their faces, they prefer to ignore it and keep the beautiful dirty lie because it is more comfortable, or it is because they got attached to it and will defend it.
How can you trust a leader that preaches so many things about spirituality, occultism, inner grow if he does not do that to himself? It is the style “do as I say, but not as I do?“
Always question, always doubt.
A real master does not seek for followers. He wants a body of students that trust themselves and follow their own methods of investigation.
I believe some will just go “if the caps fit, wear it” , but, others, will know the cap would fit, but they will just turn their faces laughing with their fake plastic fangs, trying to deceive not only others but themselves, because deep inside they know how shallow are their own words.
“The fall of deceit. Rest assured that a magus who fancifully exhibits his title is likely to need your wisdom more than he can ever teach. ☥”
~Luis Marques. 19.12.2013
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