Theos-Talk Archives (August 1995 Message tl00451)

Eldon:
> I'd suggest that few people actually
>need occult powers, but there is a general need for people to firmly
>root their feet on the Path. And Purucker makes it clear that one of the
>first steps for new students is to shut down the psychic, to concentrate
>on the spiritual and selflessness, to deal with life in a simple, plain,
>but magically spiritual way.

In my own words, I would say they need to open the heart. Development of
compassion comes before any psychic power, which can be abused like any power or
ability.

- ann