Explanation for putting the High Magick Class on hiatus

From: "Daven"
Date: Wed Feb 12, 2003 12:06 pm
Subject: High Magick Class

Well, here we are. I'm sorry, but right now I have way too many commitments. Let me explain this to you so you don't resent me too much.

As you know I'm juggling a lot. One of those things is my job. Apparently my boss has decided that he is going to get rid of me no matter the cost. I have no idea why that is, but he's after me. So, I'm giving him little excuse to find fault with me.

Because of that, the main time I could spend working on the lessons I can't use anymore. See, I do computers and install them. So while things were installing, monitors were crawling upward, software was configuring, I wrote. I wrote a lot in the time it took for one program to install itself. Most of my lessons were written from work.

But now, he's literally breathing on my neck, which means that I sit there now when the software is installing, even if there are other things I could be doing. Writing a lesson in magick is not company business so they won't allow me to work on them.

It leaves you guys out in the cold, because as a result of that when I get home, I could write, but my wife got jealous of the computer and everyone on the other end of the cable modem. So, I spend time with her, my daughter, and once again the lessons don't get written.

Then there is my teeth. I don't have dental insurance (can't afford it) and I don't make enough to allow me to go to the dentist. So, they are disintigrating on me. As I type this, I'm sitting here and suffering through one of the worst toothaches of my life. Half of one of my molars is missing, all the way down to the bone. I can't get that taken care of, so I suffer. Which means that I spend most of the rest of my energy trying to heal myself, take the pain away and so on. And the little time I have left for you guys is taken up sleeping to replentish my reserves and so on.

I hate myself for this, but I'm cancelling the class. I have part of Lesson 13 written, and I'll post it here if you want it, but I cannot in good conscience keep you all hanging around for my life to straighten out. I'll leave the group up, and those of you who are taking the various lessons can still post, discuss and so on. I'll still post here too, but for the forseeable future, I won't be posting any new lessons.

I want you all to know that this class, and only this class, renewed 99% of my faith in the metaphysical community online. YOu all have been an insparation to me, a joy and a pleasure. It's wonderful to see the inteligence shown here and to watch you all bloom. I hate to have to do this, but I can't keep you all hanging around without any reward for your efforts. That's selfish and unfair of me.

Daven

(Follow up, next day)

From: "Daven"
Date: Thu Feb 13, 2003 4:45 pm
Subject: Class

Thank you all for your well-wishes. If I ever doubted the power of a group of people, I don't anymore.

My tooth is much better today. No pain, only pressure from some infection, which is getting thrown off rather quickly. Yes, I will be taking steps when it's healed to get that tooth extracted, to prevent this from happening again. It just hurts too much.

There is a dental college nearby who will do the extraction for $85. I guess I have to schedule a trip out there sometime soon. ;-)

Mary pointed out something to me when I got home last night. I mentioned that she hated the people on the Internet, and I misrepresented her. I humbly appoligize for that. She was getting jealous and getting to hate my being on the computer. In my haze yesterday, I misrepresented her.

So, sorry about that. ;-)

I have also had a couple flattering offers. One from Grin to take over the lessons. Grinwithin, if you wish to write up lessons on this material, please feel free to do so. The topics I wanted to cover are on the front page of the group. Most of it is simply compilations of information, odd connections and things that are relevant to the topic. For instance, in the most recent lesson, Lesson 13, I wanted to add in there someplace that Elphias Levi, one of the great magickians of the 19th Century, the person who is repsponsible for the Caballistic associations in the Tarot cards, was once a Catholic Monk. He was raised very strictly Catholic and went into the priesthood early. Then some short bios of him and links to other places.

The other offer is to co-author a book on Teen Spellcrafting. This one I'm going to have to consider for a while. It's a good possibility that I will, but time restrictions will have to be taken into account.

Just FYI, I *<----DO----->* plan on finishing out this class eventually. This is a hiatus while I get the mundane side of things straight and have more time to devote to you all. I didn't want to leave you all hanging without telling you what was happening. I don't know when just yet, but I will finish the course. Besides, I'm interested to see what I have to say as much as you are. LOL I'm learning too.

Daven

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