I met a man in Leadville (Colorado).  Two men, actually.  I met a self-described spiritual teacher, who failed to recognize my spiritual path, and I met a shining Being, living as a direct conduit for his Higher Self.  One informed me that he could teach me the meaning of my

The moment one cracks a book on Alchemy, spirituality, metaphysics, symbolism, shamanism, meditation, etc, of any tradition, creed or persuasion, they are faced with a veritable summit of confusing and, at times, seemingly conflicting concepts, terms, ideas & vocabulary.  As a writer on these topics myself, I am not innocent