reading vs. intuition, was: I was hoping...

October 17, 2001

At 07:59 AM 10/17/2001, Bonnie wrote:

>It can be a trap to read and not experience - just as it can be a trap to go

>from experience to experience and not get a solid background through reading.

Ah... balance! The key to all... <G> It *is* very easy to get caught up

in reading, and like you said get stuck in a trap. Everything becomes

logical and literal, and you forget to LIVE it! The very essence of the

work we do becomes lost... Something I have to remind myself of every day

as I have to find more and more space for all my books. ;-) But I

couldn't give them up for anything, so it's a bit of a paradox! LOL

I guess the key (at least for me) is letting the books get you started, and

then start experimenting and letting your intuition kick in. Trusting your

feelings is a toughie, it's easy to think that others have been doing it

longer so they must know more. I've been doing this for a while now, and I

still struggle with that one. <G>

For Trish: I would say you're doing everything right and just keep doing

what you're doing! Ask questions, continue to experiment, and above all

have faith in yourself! Never doubt what you get... even if you get

different results from someone else, it doesn't mean either of you are

wrong. IMHO, there are no rights and wrongs with crystals! They just

*are*! :-)

Blessings,

Aderyn ~*~

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