Adventures With Cassiopaea

Chapter 22

I was most certainly giving a lot of energy to my own "self-importance." My emotions were in motion, my programs were running amok, and more than anything I was just purely and simply hurt that people could behave in such vicious and manipulative ways. Not only was I asking myself "why?" I was asking "what is the proper action to take?" The standard teaching is to "ignore it, rise above it, turn the other cheek, don't waste your energy on such trash." But as members of our egroup combed the internet, as we read messages from readers of the site, we realized that there was, indeed, a concerted effort being made to connect the word "Cassiopaea" to "doomsday cult" in such a way that many people who might be helped by reading these pages would not venture to even visit the site because of this vicious propaganda. And, in fact, one reader made this crystal clear by writing that she had almost decided NOT to have a look based upon such rumors, but was now glad she had the second thought to just take a peek, because she found that not only was the rumor not true, but that she had never before experienced such a profound relief to realize that others were spiritually skeptical, and bringing powers of reason and research to issues of the soul.

At that moment, I picked up and re-read Castaneda's passage about Petty Tyrants and I knew the answer: why indeed? Because this lesson is going to keep coming until you learn to "hold your own." I knew also that the "right use" of my energy at this point would be to not only explore the lesson for myself, but to share it with others. In this way, I could fully activate my choice of what kind of "seer" I wish to be. Remember, Don Juan said there are two kinds: those who are willing to exercise self-restraint and can channel their activities toward pragmatic goals, which would benefit other seers and man in general, or those who don't care about self-restraint or about any pragmatic goals.

In short, by exercising self-restraint, by refusing to "engage" in a flame war or giving any direct energy or response to the petty tyrants, and by re-channeling this energy into sharing of my recapitulation, my taking of inventory, recounting the events, the people, the thoughts, the facts, all the while attempting to remove my subjective judgments - or at the very least, clearly identifying them when they were present - I could transform the entire situation into something pragmatically useful to not only other seers, but humanity at large.

At the same time that one exercises restraint, one must also draw the line and mean it. In dealing with petty tyrants and predators, one has to learn to not to act "nice," to forget about being "sweet," and to discover, capture and contain the predator.

And so it is that the present strategy is that I am using my energy in a very pragmatic way, designed to rid myself of my own self-importance, and to share the process with other seers who are on the same path of Becoming Free. Don Juan tells us that utilizing this strategy is not only crucial for getting rid of self-importance, it also prepares us for the final realization of impeccability. And in the end, that is what counts. Impeccability is simply another term for respecting Free Will.

As Don Juan suggested, the present series is also a "deadly maneuver." The Petty Tyrants are "like a mountain peak" and the attributes of the warrior - control, discipline, forbearance, timing, - are the climbers who meet at the summit.

Finally, I'm having a lot of fun writing this series! When Don Juan wrote about his own experience with the petty tyrant, and how the maneuver was "directed" by his "benefactor," he made some rather amazing remarks:

"I'm sure that I could have done it myself, although I have always doubted that I would have carried it off with flair and joyfulness. My benefactor was simply enjoying the encounter by directing it. The idea of using a petty tyrant is not only for perfecting the warrior's spirit, but also for enjoyment and happiness."

"How could anyone enjoy the monster you described?"

"He was nothing in comparison to the real monsters that the new seers faced during the Conquest. By all indications those seers enjoyed themselves blue dealing with them. They proved that even the worst tyrants can bring delight, provided, of course, that one is a warrior."

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