From: jasonp@cunix4.Prime.COM (Jason R. Pascucci)
Newsgroups: alt.magick
Subject: Re: Psychic Defence. Help needed
Date: 15 Sep 92 03:00:25 GMT
Organization: Prime Computer, Inc.

<I put away my Stark Fist of Removal....>

In article <14SEP199221280136@rosie.uh.edu>, lib1p@rosie.uh.edu (Tammy Stark Blandino) writes:
> In article <199209130331.AA01592@intercon.com>, amanda@INTERCON.COM (Amanda Walker) writes...
> >lib1p@rosie.uh.edu (Tammy Stark Blandino) writes:
> >> NO ONE CAN HURT YOU UNLESS *YOU* LET THEM!!!!!
> > 
> >Not counting physical attack or coercion, I agree.  However, having been on 
> >the receiving end of physical assault, I assure you that there are indeed 
> >people who can and will hurt you without your permission.
> 
> This was in response to a non-physical attack.  Stay with the story.

Ahem. By making sweepings statements like the one above,
you invite commentary like Amanda's. 

>
> NO ONE CAN HURT YOU UNLESS *YOU* LET THEM!!!!!!!  I too have been
> on the receiving end of attacks. (non-physical)  Boy do I have a story
> to tell
> (but at another time).  That one sentence is your strongest defense
> against such attacks.  SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE BELIEVED TO BE.
> By believing that no one can hurt me I build up my defenses so that
> no one can hurt me.  Their attacks bounce off my shields add back
> at them (three fold).  NO ONE CAN HURT ME....UNLESS....my defenses
> have a weakness.  That weakness is believing they can have a weakness

I think I can find an objection to your 'tone', the caps, the 
'!!!!', the emphatic statements. Mostly, I am glad you found
a nice defense against so-called psychic attack, but to expect others 
to believe your conjecture that 'No one can hurt me...etc.'
is fairly...fundamentalistic. :)  

This conjecture is fine, but because you believe in it doesn't make
it any more true than anything else. Repeating it over and
over doesn't really help your case either. 

> This has been a very powerful tool for me.  I have not had *ANY*
> problems since I learned this routine.

I am glad for you. 

> Amanda, this person was looking for help versus psychic attack.
> My statement was in consideration of that requested for help.
> Please keep to the subject.

Ahem. In fact, why can you not defend 'psychic attack'
with 'mundane' means. Equally, you can defend physical attack
with 'psychic means'. It's not really as far off the subject as
you seem to think...

> And by the way, even in physical attacks....NO ONE CAN HURT YOU
> UNLESS YOU LET THEM.  Note the conditional.

What a very profound statement, and is possibly more deep than
you expect. Profound statements do not, however, carry any 
truth (relative or otherwise) with them any more than the ravings of 
a madman...or woman. 

How about this one: No one can hurt you unless you hurt someone. 

(Yes, I realize it's dimestore Karmic philosophy, but serves
to prove a point...if it's thought about for a while...)
> B*B
> 
> Tammy
-- 
Jason R. Pascucci
jasonp@primerd.prime.com

A student of the Zen Master Wong walked down the road 
on his way to buy his grain. 
He was mugged by two theives, who stole off into the night.
He returned to his master, and told him of the incident,
to which the master responded:
"Oy! You shouldn't be walking out at night, maybe, all alone?"