THE PATH
OF THE WARRIOR
by Lawrence Wilson, MD
© March 2012, The Center For Development
The
path of the warrior is an ancient way of speaking about what it takes to
survive, prosper and develop yourself spiritually. It is about fighting enemies inside and outside. Enemies outside means anyone who would
get in the way of your health and your mental development. Enemies inside involve overcoming oneÕs
own weaknesses, fears and other blocks in oneself.
Overcoming
these leads to ultimate success, if one survives. The path of the warrior is exciting, at times, and somewhat
boring or tedious, at times, also, since one must persist. If you are reading this article, it is
probably for you right now.
STEPS TO SUCCESS
1. Learn who you can trust for
information. This is one of
the hardest steps on the path of mastery of yourself and of your health. It can be quite difficult because
popular notions are sometimes correct, but often are incorrect, no matter how
popular and how logical they may sound.
Fancy website, fancy talk, people with licenses and degrees may not know
as much as you think.
2. Beware of compromising. A common notion is that you should
combine the best of various teachers, for example, or the best of various
healing systems, in a sort of compromise.
My experience is this is rarely how to succeed. It may take you a certain distance, but
you must usually choose one system over another, rather than attempt to
compromise. The old statement from
the bible that one cannot serve two masters applies here.
3. Prepare to encounter resistance from
those around you.
This is extremely important.
If you insist that your family, friends, the media and the medical
profession support you in your efforts and your quest, you will be
defeated. There is a reason for
this. They are not really the
leaders and the knowledgeable ones.
You are! So you must not
turn to them for support, wisdom, etc.
4. Prepare to endure and do your best
to enjoy it. This is also
important. It will not be easy to
overcome certain others, and your own internal demons and resistance, at
times. You must be prepared to see
things through to the end, and to really do your best to enjoy both the victories
and the setbacks that will inevitably occur.
THE WARRIOR IS BRAVE
Bravery
is a quality of courage in the face of adversity. Life on earth has a way of developing this quality be
bringing one problems to solve of all kinds, from relationship issues to
financial stress. Most people who
are brave are unaware of it. It is
something one does or is, in the face of perceived or not perceived danger, but
it is not something to be proud of, just something one does or is.
If
you think you are brave, you are probably not so brave. Instead, those who are brave, the
braves, are just those who live their lives quietly and steadily, in most
cases, taking on challenges and moving past them quite easily because they are
brave and they are determined.
This is usually the truly brave, not the kind that demonstrate bravado,
which is a different and less mature quality in most cases. Some with bravado are brave, however,
and just like to play with the quality a little, and this is fine, too. But eventually, they should tire of the
game and just get on with it, as it holds them back in the end.
A WARRIOR HAS INTEGRITY
This
means a warrior has all the pieces of his or her life in order, and they all
fit together well. There is no one
aspect that is out of alignment or out of integrity, as it is said. All parts work together synergistically
to achieve the goal. The entire
being is coordinated or integrated, in other words.
Integrity
generally means you say what you mean, and you mean what you say. You do as you say, and you say what you
will do and mean it. It means
never lying, unless that is necessary to maintain your life and your
integrity. It means living in a
rather transparent way to others so they, too, know what you intend and what
you believe. If they donÕt like
it, so be it. However, you do not
hide your beliefs and your intent from yourself or others, as this is just a
form of lying, in fact, and the most common form of lying.
Integrity
is a whole systems coordination and quality that means that all the parts are
interconnected and function well together. Few have this quality, by the way, and it is well worth
developing. The Roy Masters
exercise is excellent to assist this development, which will serve you well at
all times.
Integrity
is discerning, careful but not overly cautious, with good judgment most of the
time, and waiting if you do not know what to do. It is a deep faith that the answers will be found, so one
need not fret and worry too much, but keep asking for help and clarity and wisdom
and the answers will come. This is
integrity in a nutshell, although much more could be written about it. See the article entitled Integrity for more.
THE WARRIOR CAN BE ALONE
WITHOUT BEING TOO LONELY
This
is another essential quality because warriors always experience some
minimization, slander, smearing, put downs, side lining, isolation, ostracism,
derision, and social rejection by the ÒestablishmentÓ. If one cannot function alone and do it
with joy most of the time, one will never get too far, as the role of the
warrior, while it may not seem to be so, is to be a type of leader, which is
always a lonely type of role.
THE WARRIOR IS ALWAYS A
LITTLE SELFISH, BUT NOT PERSONALLY SO, AND NEVER SO UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE
This
is hard to explain. The warrior
must be selfish to survive. He or
she cannot be giving away all the money, all the time, all the goods and
services, or one rarely survives well.
At the same time, the warrior is not really selfish, but just enough to
survive and function well. This is
what is meant by the phrase, the warrior is not personally selfish, and never underneath.
In
other words, the warrior needs to be selfish at times to rest and regenerate
and earn a living. But the ultimate goal of the warrior is never
self-aggrandizement, self-adulation, or self-indulgence in any way or form.
THE WARRIOR IS WILLING TO
RETRACE, OR GO BACK THROUGH AND INTO HIS OR HER TRAUMAS AND ILLNESSES AND HEAL
THEM
To
overcome oneÕs illnesses and problems at the deepest level requires the process
of retracing. In this fascinating
phenomenon, one essentially Òreturns to the scene of the crimeÓ in oneÕs head
or body and must redo, replay, reframe and re-enact scenes and traumas and
illnesses until one plays them correctly and heals them completely.
It
takes years to retrace all of oneÕs ailments and emotional traumas, and is a
scary process, at times, since one does not always know if a situation is a
retracing or a worsening of an illness or other type of problem. However, the warrior just persists,
aided by a nutritional balancing program to keep the body and mind on track, so
to speak, and as strong and as balanced as possible. This is how the warrior retraces and heals all imbalances in
himself or herself slowly but surely.
Retracing
is the essence of healing. Deep
healing is never just about taking a remedy, having a surgery or treatment, or
something else that is at a superficial level. Deep healing is always retracing and resolving at the
deepest level through an increase in vitality, awareness and then an increase
in oneÕs power and perception.
Retracing
is hardly understood in modern society.
This is one of the difficulties in explaining it to people. They really donÕt understand the
concept. For more on retracing,
read Retracing Or Healing Reactions on this
website.
THE WARRIOR IS BASICALLY
A GENTLE AND HAPPY SOUL, AND NEVER BASICALLY VIOLENT OR ANGRY
The
warrior is never really angry and upset, although he or she make feign anger
and even violence to move forward in some way. The warrior knows that all is well, all will work out, and
one must just keep going forward.
This is deceptive, as many people think of warriors as angry, yelling
and pushing forward out of anger.
This is not a warrior. The
warrior is cool, one might say. He
or she may yell, but it is all a game the warrior plays to move forward. The warrior, at heart, is extremely
gentle.
THE WARRIOR IS FULL OF
CARE, OR CARE-FUL, BUT NOT OVERLY CAUTIOUS
Carefulness
is a quality of the warrior. The
warrior must be careful for the mission is delicate and there is danger
everywhere around him or her. This
is part of the fun of the game for the warrior. So those who are not careful and measured are not mature
warriors, but merely brave children who take risks that are not necessary, and
therefore somewhat stupid. The
real warrior keeps survival uppermost in his or her mind at all times, because
without survival, nothing else matters.
Careful
means something else. It means
caring. The warrior is
caring. The warrior may seem
harsh, bold or headstrong, but if you get to know him or her you will find he
or she is not really this way. It
is only his power and might that make him or her seem this way. Underneath is a totally caring soul, or
you are not dealing with a warrior, at heart, but a more immature masculine
type.
However,
the mature warrior is not overly cautious. This means that to be a warrior means you must reach out,
take some chances to achieve your goals, and be on the firing line, at
times. Otherwise nothing much
happens and, in fact, you are not a warrior, but just a spectator or observer
of life. The balance is critical,
as too many risks bring death or discouragement, eventually, while too much
caution brings boredom and fear.
Fear is a good thing if it is tempered with bravery. Fear, alone, however, paralyzes a
warrior and anyone else.
THE WARRIOR IS A FEMININE
SOUL
A
feminine soul obviously does not mean the soul of a woman. A feminine soul is an open-minded,
relaxed and soft soul who understands that only God has the answers, not the
ego mind or the masculine, driving self.
The warrior is feminine in that the empty mind takes precedence and
rules, telling the active mind what to do, how to do it, when and where to do
it. This is not always apparent to
the outsider, but it shows in the results, which are usually very excellent,
better than the average by far.
If
one is feminine but not a warrior, then one is receptive but cannot translate
that feeling into action well enough.
If a warrior is not a feminine soul, then one does not let the feminine
and the emptiness lead. This is
common in those who fancy themselves warriors but have not quite reached
maturity yet.
THE WARRIOR THRIVES UPON
OR EATS UP TROUBLE
Warriors
do not seek difficulties. However,
troubles often find them. This is
the retracing process in action.
The true warrior eats up troubles, thriving on them and using them as
challenges. The true warrior is
not a worrier. He or she is a
fighter, gentle and cool, but determined and strong inside.
If
one seeks battles, this is usually not a true warrior. The warrior just stands up tall and the
troubles find him or her. This is
how life works, as anyone who is a shining light, which the warrior is the light,
will bring up or expose trouble wherever one finds trouble lurking, which is
almost anywhere.
THE WARRIOR RARELY PLAYS
BY THE SAME RULES AS EVERYONE ELSE.
INSTEAD, HE OR SHE PLAYS BY RULES THAT ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH NATURAL
LAW, NOT MANMADE RULES AND REGULATIONS
This
quality is subtle. The warrior
seems to play the same rules everyone else accepts. However, it is not really so. In fact, the warrior understands a different set of rules of
the game of life. They are rules
of survival and of love, which are often very different from societyÕs made-up
rules of life.
Life
has certain teleological qualities.
This means life want to go on and on. The warrior is like this. The rules made up by society almost inevitably seek to
stifle real warriors and everyone else.
The rules may help some people, but they stifle most of them in most
societies. So the warrior plays
along, perhaps obtaining degrees, licenses, corporations and so on, just like
everyone else. However,
underneath, the warrior just uses these rules and measures for his or her own
purposes, and not for their own sake.
In
practice, this means that if one is too concerned with money, power, prestige,
rules, regulations, doing everything right, satisfying the authorities all the
time, then one is not a mature warrior.
The mature warrior knows that all these things are ruses to slow one
down, and one must not focus on them more than is absolutely necessary.
THE WARRIOR JUST KEEPS
GOING, AND GENERALLY IS HAPPY ABOUT IT
The
warrior is a trooper - patient, persistent, and one who Ôkeeps on truckingÕ, as
some say. This is a primary
warrior quality. When everyone
else is tired, depressed, upset and ready to quit, the warrior says no –
we keep fighting until we win.
This is important, as the ÒenemyÓ or adversaries will always try to wear
down their opposition in thousands of ways, and the warrior knows and
understands this, so he or she does not allow it to bring him or her down.
Warriors,
in other words, are never quitters.
This does not mean they do not retreat at times, slow down at times,
rest at times and even change tactics and direction. However, they do not quit. If someone quits easily, he or she is not a mature
warrior. Giving up just is not fun
and does not gain anything for anyone.
If today is not your day to win, it is fine to go home, rest and watch
some television or a movie.
However, the warrior is back tomarrow, fresh and ready to go.
THE WARRIOR HAS A SENSE
OF HUMOR, WHILE BEING EXTREMELY GROUNDED
Another
primary warrior quality is humor.
Warriors are very focused and determined, but not overly serious. How can they be, when they know they
may die at any time doing what they do?
They just keep going with a glint in their eye, and ignore the
fear-mongering ones, the irritated ones and the very serious ones who just
canÕt seem to crack a joke or two about themselves. Warriors are always self-effacing, and this is a good test
of a person – can he or she laugh heartily and easily at themselves? This is not the same as being
embarrassed or easily humiliated.
It just means that warriors are not overly serious about anything or
anyone, including themselves and their battles.
If
someone is fearful and spreads doom and gloom, he or she is not a mature
warrior, no matter how much good he or she does. Fear and seriousness are simply not in the warriorÕs
playbook. They are not becoming to
a warrior, like clothing that just does not fit well. So note this quality in people: How much fear and worry do
they exude, compared to how much joy, humor and upliftment they extend?
THE WARRIOR PLAYS FOR
KEEPS, BUT ALSO KNOWS IT IS ALL SCREENPLAY AT ONE LEVEL
The
warrior plays for keeps, meaning gives it his or her all. However, at the same time, the warrior
knows it is all screenplay. The
latter means that in the end all is well, no matter what happens, because
higher forces are in charge and we are just agents of change, agents of good
(or evil, in some cases), and little more.
If
one does not give to life all one has got, or if one is too serious about the
effort, this too is a sign of an immature or developing, but not fully
developed warrior type. Giving
life oneÕs all does not mean staying up late and traveling a lot, or making lots
of money. It means being a little
intense, very committed to your path, ready to retrace and heal, and ready to
love and heal others no matter what it takes. That is the meaning of giving life your all.
THE WARRIOR KNOWS THAT
THE CHILD IS THE MAN
This
is an ancient warrior saying whose meaning needs clarifying. It means that oneÕs upbringing is very
important, and that is all - nothing more and nothing less. So please do not overdo interpreting
the saying. The saying means that
your parenting of your children is everything. You can raise your children to be warriors or cowards,
fantastic and wonderful people or lazy bums, people of integrity or sly, clever
liars. It is largely up to the
parents.
Of
course, all children are different and some are difficult to raise, while some naturally
understand truth, goodness, love, peace and so forth. The easy ones donÕt require much effort. The difficult ones have more lessons to
learn, so they take much more of your time and energy. Be prepared, if you wish to have
children, to deal with the difficult ones.
And
always recall that biochemical imbalances are often at the base of your
childrenÕs problems or faults, even though this may sound fantastic. Children are like animals in this
regard. Their minds are not as
developed, and, as a result, they act more from instinct and intuition. When there are excessive toxic metals
and chemicals and nutrient deficiencies, the brain simply does not work well,
like a faulty computer that just cannot process well. All children need a nutritional balancing
program today, even those who seem perfectly healthy and well. They will all benefit greatly.
Please
try to be a parent who will raise warriors - and not cowards, spoiled brats,
quitters, cheaters, liars and lazy bums.
Too many parents are afraid to discipline, and too afraid to demand the
highest in everything in their children.
This does not mean to mold your children to be like you. It means to respect them and learn from
them, but insist they be honest, forthright, courageous, good winners and good
losers, and that they keep with them a sense of humor, a sense of balance, and
a healthy self-respect and respect for all other beings on the planet, as
well. Make sure they learn that
love comes first, meaning tolerance, respect, appreciation and a desire to help
others. This does not mean
compromising oneÕs principles one bit.
However, it is the attitude that will carry a person the furthest in
life. This is how to raise a
warrior child. And remember, never
let the nutrition angle go. It always
matters today – often much more than one might think as it is needed to
have energy, clarity and good sense in most cases.
THE WARRIOR UNDERSTANDS
ÒTAKE THE BEST AND LEAVE THE RESTÓ
The
path of the warrior is often a path of discernment and letting go. This is expressed in the phrase, ÒTake
the best and leave the restÓ. This
is one of the warriorÕs most important phrases to memorize and live by. Take the best of life, but do not want,
covet or seek to have it all. Much
of life is not worth having. Many
things in life, in fact, will be like a yolk or even a noose around your
neck. Be discerning, in other
words.
Things
to leave behind include all things unclean, all things sexy unless within a
deep committed relationship, and even then it must only be in moderation. Also, leave behind all things that
degrade or damage the body, which can include the diet, the lifestyle, the
drinking water, the sexual habits and more. Sexy also includes any focus on fashion, looks, or body
parts. Keep the body well-covered
and wear loose-fitting clothing that is plenty warm and plenty safe as well.
Another
area to leave behind is anything that feeds the ego too much. This includes most music, sadly, most
drugs, remedies and potions, and even random vitamin supplements and gourmet
foods. It includes most
professions if you take them too seriously. Be good at what you do, but it does not matter what you do. Just do it well and quietly.
Another
area to leave behind has to do with mind games. DonÕt play with your own mind or that of others. That is, donÕt read palms, read cards,
or read anything at all. Listen,
look and use your head. Also, do
not exaggerate, do not lie to yourself or others, tell the whole truth, be
transparent and flexible, and not rigid, stuck up and haughty. All these are mind games that defeat
the warrior in subtle ways, just when he or she needs his or her strength and
integrity.
Integrity is a
warrior word, as is the word impeccable. The warrior has integrity. The warrior is impeccable.
WARRIORS ALSO UNDERSTAND
THAT ÒTHE OLD MUST GOÓ
The
warrior knows that the old worn out ideas, items, people, and more must
go. This is often difficult as we
all have a tendency to hold on to the past, to the familiar, and even to the
known. The warrior is willing to
forego these in order to be able to move on to the future.
The
true warrior is not held back by his emotions, as are most people. Instead, the warrior uses logic and
reasoning to upset the present and let it go. If you find yourself holding on to old things, old friends
who are not really friends any more, old ideas that donÕt really work but sound
good, old acquaintances who you really should stop seeing, then you are not yet
a mature warrior.
THE WARRIOR IS ALWAYS
SOMEWHAT WOUNDED
This
simply means that a warrior understands danger and understands pain. The warrior is not an intellectual or
an Ôivory towerÕ type. Warriors
know that one must take chances, and that danger lurks everywhere, so be
prepared and take your blows.
THE WARRIOR IS THE
ULTIMATE YIN
The
warrior operates in the realm of the yin or ultimate feminine. This may sound strange, since a warrior
sounds like a male posturing and a male role. However, the true warrior lives in the void of the future,
not in the present, although he or she must, of course, appear in the
present. The warrior lives in the
knowledge that life is unfolding through him or her, and not that it is Òhis
lifeÓ or Òher lifeÓ. As a result,
the warrior lives in the void and in the yin. This is the real meaning of the statement above.
If
you find yourself too content in the present, or too preoccupied with
present-day thinking, present-day work, present-day people and present-day
things around you, then you have not really matured into a full-fledged
warrior. The warrior is not about
casual friendships, for example, or about houses, cars, work schedules, or
people who seem to be good for you at the moment. The warrior is concerned with the future, with what is
coming, with being prepared and developed for the future, and with what is
called mental and spiritual development – a very subtle elevation of the
body and mind into a new realm of life.
This is what is meant by Òthe warrior is the ultimate yinÓ.
WARRIOR PATTERNS ON A
HAIR MINERAL ANALYSIS
While
this may seem a little off the subject, we find that the hair mineral analyses
of warrior types have some common themes.
These include:
1. Slow oxidation. Warriors are usually mature and more
quiet people. They are not brash,
egotistical and selfish. As a
result, most are slow oxidizers, though not so slow that they are ill and
depressed.
2. Sympathetic dominant types. This means they tend to overuse their
sympathetic nervous system. This
is not ideal, but it occurs commonly in warriors who are looking to the future
and perhaps working a little too hard in the present. The pattern is usually mild.
3. A healthy high-copper personality
type. Some warriors
thrive on and become high copper personalities. It means that they are often very bright, creative,
sometimes angry and emotional, and sometimes a bit high-strung. The copper personality type is
explained in more depth the article entitled Copper Toxicity Syndrome.
4. At times, a slightly low phosphorus
level between 13 and 16 mg%.
This indicates some catabolic activity and perhaps slightly impaired
protein synthesis in the body. In
other words, the body is not rebuilding itself quite fast enough. It is not a severe danger signal, but
is the result of working hard and playing hard. Warriors must therefore take exceptionally good care of
themselves, eating well, and living a healthful lifestyle to maintain their
bodies.
THE PATH OF LOVE
THE PATH OF LOVE IS
RELATED TO THE PATH OF THE WARRIOR
The
path of love is a warriorÕs path, too.
It is the path of friendship with another human being, whom one then
decides to live with for as long as the body lasts. This may be 50 or 60 years, or it could be for
centuries. It is a warrior path
because obstacles will arise that must be overcome, and danger lurks from
sexual issues, personality differences, competing desires and temptations of
all kinds.
The
path of love is one of relationship.
It is actually quite advanced and quite complex. It is not primarily about sex, although
that is a part of it. It is about
relating to another human being of the opposite sex in a very deep manner so
that an energy exchange can occur that greatly benefits and heals both the man
and the woman.
This
path is practiced in the West and the East by some couples, often
unknowingly. They just struggle
along together, and amazingly, they notice they do well together. They usually live long, healthy lives,
in fact. They are not necessarily
madly in love, and may not even enjoy sex that much. But they stay together as a close couple, doing most things
together, often raising a few children together, for example, as this is a
powerful bonding activity. Others
just work together or are householders together. As they do this for years together, they exchange subtle
energies on deeper and deeper levels, and there is a method of healing and
extending life in this manner.
By
and large, this is a happy Judeo-Christian path of life that is enjoyed by many
couples today. If these people
were to add a nutritional balancing program with all the methods described
above, I believe they would extend their lives far longer, in fact, and this is
why I mention this important path of living.
THE PATH OF LOVE, AND THE
PATH OF THE WARRIOR TODAY REQUIRE A NUTRITIONAL BALANCING PROGRAM TO EXTEND
LIFE AND HEALTH
This
especially means applying the more advanced aspects of nutritional balancing
science correctly. Most people
need the daily use of coffee enemas for years, the daily or twice daily use of
a near infrared light sauna for at least 10 years or more, and the daily use of
the Roy Masters meditation exercise for an hour a day, with the modifications I
have made to it to powerfully move energy downward through the body.
The
turtle. Another method of life extension
involves the use of an ancient Taoist exercise called the turtle. This is described in Stephen ChangÕs
book entitled The Complete
System Of Self-Healing, Internal Exercises (Tao Publishing, 1986). It involves simply extending the neck a
little bit, which causes it to pop or snap, which releases old tensions and
brings in more etheric energy.
Read about etheric energy in articles such as Etheric Energy Essentials on this site.
These
are all powerful, though simple methods that open the body to receiving more
etheric energy at a fast pace, fast enough to turn back the aging clock in the
body.
For
more on becoming a warrior, read The Secret Society Of
Loving, Light-Hearted Warriors.
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