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If Mysteries.Net teachings are true mystical teachings, aren't they
supposed to be kept secret from all except the few candidates who have been tested and
proven worthy? Both Western and Eastern mystical schools now make several of
their revered
teachings available. It's true that some mystical practices can be used by unscrupulous
people to take unfair advantage of others — or even cause harm to themselves —
but such practices are not mentioned here. Those practices are not the main teachings of
mysticism anyway.
I'm very honored to have studied with several mystical organizations and I want to
assure my brother and sister mystics that I am observing the agreements of confidentiality
I've made. In some rare instances, one mystical tradition openly shares a technique which
a different tradition presently keeps secret; in these cases I share a technique which is
already publicly available.
The mystics' "closed mouth" policy truly preserved mysticism through
thousands of years. Over the centuries these truths and techniques were conveyed only to
sincere candidates of excellent character who were tested and found worthy of initiation
into the Mysteries. Observance of the "closed mouth" was extremely necessary in
many periods of history. Political and religious tyrants have often tortured and killed
seekers of God and soul. (Consider Europe's Dark Ages, for example.)
Both Western and Eastern mystical traditions are deeply dedicated to service of the
Infinite and humankind. The Eastern tradition was changed forever by the great mystics of
the nineteenth century who foresaw the colossal technological advancements of the
twentieth century — including the possibilities of global nuclear devastation. They
sent great mystics to the West — and around the world — to share broadly the
science of Spirit, the Mysteries. Devoted Western mystics, for similar reasons of love and
compassion, have made some of their mystical teachings widely available through books, lectures,
and invitations to study.
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