Introduction
Part I--Basic Concepts
Chapter 1 Lexicon
Chapter 2 Ethics of Teaching: Cash, Grass, or Ass. No one rides for free.
Sex
Drugs
Money
Chapter 3 Etiquette: Playing Well With Others
Chapter 4 General Beliefs
Divinity
Karma
Reincarnation
Chapter 5 Common Practices
Meditation
Energy Manipulation
Healing
Divination
Chapter 6 Common Paths
Part II--Intermediate Concepts
Chapter 7 Teaching Ethics
Chapter 8 The Elements
Earth
Air
Fire
Water
Spirit
Chapter 9 Natural Aptitudes
Psychic Abilities
Psychic Skills
Chapter 10 Awareness (Consciousness?)
Chapter 11 Basic Ritual Magick
Tools
Altar Set-up
Casting Circle
Raising Energy
Releasing Energy
Dispelling Circle
Part III--Advanced Concepts
Chapter 12 Teaching Ethics
Chapter 13 Teaching Energy Manipulation
Chapter 14 Introducing The Spirit World and It's Inhabitants
Astral
Elemental
Celestials
Infernals
Constructs
Introduction
FINALLY, a guide for the Mentor! Perhaps you've been traveling on your Path for many, many, moons. Maybe you've been studying eleventeenthousand different Paths, looking for the one that suits you. Well, in any case you have accumulated quite a bit of knowledge and now the newbies/neophytes, want you to share it. What do you do? Do you give them a lecture, hand them a book list and send them on their way? NO! No we do not. To be a Mentor is to be the Guide along Spiritual Pathways. You walk with the new Seeker, pointing out pathways, explaining what they're seeing, and warning of pitfalls. The Mentor aids the Seeker in developing their relationship with the Divine. That is the purpose of the Mentor. He or she is Priest, counselor, and teacher to the new Seeker.
It isn't just the Seeker that benefits, the Mentor benefits from the fresh perspective of the student. Interest in Spiritual Paths, or techniques, long forgotten by a Mentor, can be revitalized by a new Seeker asking questions about it. The time away from old studies requires us to revisit the fundamentals of those Paths and techniques. The time spent pursuing other studies gives the Mentor a broader base of information to work with. That base is the foundation of his or her understanding. Practicing the varied Spiritual Techniques allows for the personal experience necessary to develop the Mentor's Wisdom concerning different Paths/Practices and how they interrelate.
YES, I would like answers to these questions. No you don't have to answer all of them. Anything you would like to contribute will be greatly appreciated.
What am I missing?
What should I take out?
Do you think anything should be rearranged?
What are the pitfalls of mentoring?
What difficulties have you run into?
How do mentor on a subject that is not your primary path?
How do you get your students to follow a path of progression.
How do you go about maintaining the balance between student and mentor.
How do you know when the student is ready to move on?
How do yo know when the bond shifts from mentor student to two equals?
Anecdotes
Can I have permission to use anecdotes?
How do you teach ethics?
How do you if know you're meant to be a mentor?
Or How do you know you're not to be a mentor?
What do you consider to be basics?
What is the first thing you teach?
What's the first question you ask your student?
What do you do if you feel attracted to your student?
How do you keep your students from diving in to studies they aren't ready for?
What do you do when the student asks about something you don't know about?
How do you teach if you're a solitary practitioner?
What is the hardest thing to explain? And why?
What are the do's and don't's of mentoring?
How do you work with someone that has totally different natural aptitudes than you?
How do you find out your students natural aptitudes?
What order do you teach different techniques in?
I totally spaced invoking/evoking and the difference between them. I was thinking Pendulum info. would go under Divination. I'm thinking of putting Cleansing under Energy Manip... more
I would add a section on Evoking/summoning and invoking spirits and Daemons/Engregores. I studied Palo Mayombe, Demonology and a few more things for years. Still do I guess. I like working ... more