Introduction
This post title can be taken in the general sense or in the
particular sense of the practice of the Alchemy. Therefore in this post I am
going to refer to both interpretations, both the general (in life) and the
particular (Alchemy and psychological work).
There is a Time to Withdraw – Beyond that there is Danger!
We have to know when it is time to withdraw, because there
is always a time to withdraw or to end something or pause something. And if we
don’t withdraw on time we end up breaking a certain law and that usually brings
us pain and hardship or increases dramatically the potential for pain.
Therefore, to know when to withdraw is really a necessary skill in life and in
the esoteric path.
Sometimes we know when the right time to withdraw is and that
is really useful and avoids much unnecessary difficulty. When we know when the
right time to withdraw is, it is because we have learnt it from experience or
we were able to work it out in the moment. Unfortunately, though when we don’t
know when to withdraw, we have to learn it, and most of the time by bitter
experience.
Descending into the Abyss
In the psychological work we descend into our own abyss and
we may even stay there a while, but at some point we have to emerge to the
light and use what we have learnt there in our own abyss to destroy the egos to
dispel the darkness.
There is the danger the very real danger of staying there in
our abyss for too long can be very harmful for us and strengthen the ego to
such a degree that we are not able to control it.
So we have to know how to descend, to know when not to
descend no further and to know when to withdraw and emerge from the darkness to
the light.
Practice of Alchemy
Knowing when to withdraw in the practice in the Alchemy is
critical, vital, fundamental and extraordinarily important! As soon as the practice
begins, as soon as the sexual connection is made, the potential for danger is
present, a failure could happen at any moment if one is not vigilant or if one
loses control.
Master Samael says as that as soon as the couple practice
Alchemy they descend into the abyss, into the ninth sphere. Therefore if one does
not when the right time to withdraw is the sexual energy could be lost and the
person then fails in the practice of Alchemy.
Knowing when to withdraw in the practice of Alchemy prevents
failure. We must know how body and its limits and not be stupid thinking that
our body can handle it.
Prevent, prevent, prevent any danger by withdrawing before
the potential for danger rises.
Letting go of Something – Giving Up
This also very useful to know in life, the time to give up, retire
or resign. It may the time to let others have a chance, it may be time to
loosen our control and it may be time to give up our resistance. We have to
know when this time is, and usually we know it when we start to develop a
stubborn attitude.
Conclusion
In life knowing when to withdraw is very helpful and
necessary. It is something that we need to know, in relationships and in the activities
and events of life.
However, it is much more critical in the practice of Alchemy
and also in the psychological work. In the practice of Alchemy and in the
psychological work ambition or lust or greed may make the withdraw discernment
line fuzzy and therefore easy to ignore or hard to see. The clearer we know it
the better for us in all senses.
Ask yourself when you are engaged in any activity “do you
know when the right time to withdraw is?” and see if you can discern it or find
it out.
End (145).
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