Humility, Its role in the occult life Options

I think this trait is one of the defining things that sets magicians apart from more ordinary folk. When I say magicians I'm really talked about true magicians not the 'hope' magicians that are so prevalent. Even if you are the most maniacal, self-centered mage on earth if you're a real mage, when you deal with magic or powerful entities you know and understand the danger, which to me is humility. So I would say that humility is of great importance to all those seekers of knowledge because it acts as fear would only on a more sublime and subtle level, whereas fear is most often poisonous to the body, mind and soul. Having said that I wonder if there's such a thing as too much humility? Being a big non-easterner I admit to find their utterly self effacing ways to be far too morbid for my liking.

I think this trait is one of the defining things that sets magicians apart from more ordinary folk. When I say magicians I'm really talked about true magicians not the 'hope' magicians that are so prevalent. Even if you are the most maniacal, self-centered mage on earth if you're a real mage, when you deal with magic or powerful entities you know and understand the danger, which to me is humility...

Balance in all things, especially humility. Too much humility is pretense, too little humility is folly. Know yourself and where you stand in relation to where you want to be, and can be, and a healthy humility follows.

It's like pride. Pride goeth before destruction, but without a healthy pride, what success can one gain in the exulation of Self and the liberation of Mind?

Best,
Hermetic668

This post has been edited by Hermetic668: Jul 30 2009, 06:13 PM