26-03-2009, 08:57 PM
Welcome Peter.
On the subject of black AU I spent a solid 12 years investigation. It proved to be the most frustrating of all possible subjects to get to grips with; truly a "smoke and mirrors" world inhabited by thieves, princes, covert service personnel, bankers and rogues, organized crime families -- and not counting a contingent of occultists plus a few alchemists too. The list is endless.
If your interest in the subject is from the perspective of acquiring some of this black gold then I will, without hesitation or further reflection, strongly advise that you drop the subject now. A veritable multitude of people over the decades have been relieved of their money by the myriad of unscrupulous players that inhabit this shadowy region. They are experts there. You and I are dabblers at best. We have scruples. They have none.
Loss and heartache will be the only outcome I assure.
Having said that I entered that world only for the story and, odd as it may seem, had not the slightest interest in metal in terms of financial gain. That, I think, upon reflection was probably my only real protection.
I am mighty glad to have laid aside my researchers there and am now, like you, contentedly retired.
On the subject of black AU I spent a solid 12 years investigation. It proved to be the most frustrating of all possible subjects to get to grips with; truly a "smoke and mirrors" world inhabited by thieves, princes, covert service personnel, bankers and rogues, organized crime families -- and not counting a contingent of occultists plus a few alchemists too. The list is endless.
If your interest in the subject is from the perspective of acquiring some of this black gold then I will, without hesitation or further reflection, strongly advise that you drop the subject now. A veritable multitude of people over the decades have been relieved of their money by the myriad of unscrupulous players that inhabit this shadowy region. They are experts there. You and I are dabblers at best. We have scruples. They have none.
Loss and heartache will be the only outcome I assure.
Having said that I entered that world only for the story and, odd as it may seem, had not the slightest interest in metal in terms of financial gain. That, I think, upon reflection was probably my only real protection.
I am mighty glad to have laid aside my researchers there and am now, like you, contentedly retired.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14