Everyone's A Hero

"Well we all have a face

that we hide away forever

and we take them out and show ourselves

when everyone has gone ;

Some are satin, some are steel,

some are silk and some are leather

They're the faces of a stranger

but we love to try them on."

Recording artist Billy Joel

In metaphysical studies you will rarely find the truth. It is basically as simple as that. People are so hungry for anything even slightly resembling metaphysics that they are willing to overlook all the lies, fraudulent claims, phony masters, incompetent teachers, etc. There is absolutely no question that the public has become a herd of sheep. The innovative master-marketeers have become quite proficient in promoting themselves. Some use mass-education ideas and have created Research Centers, Academies, and Institutes in the names of their businesses. They are turning metaphysics into a business field. To gather students for their business they then begin to create myths about themselves and start spreading these stories as far as possible. With the information media being what it is today, it isn't too difficult to reach all corners of the globe in no time at all. Master marketeers have become successes in short periods of time.......some almost overnight it seems.

One guy on the west coast of America claims to be one of only 5 people on this planet that has access to the secrets of a Chinese method of divination called Iron Plate. The Iron Plate is surrounded in mystery and secrecy and the old tale says that only 5 people on the planet at one time can have access to its deep and profound workings. This west coast guy claims that he is one of the "special chosen ones". Of the 6 + billion people on this planet he and 4 others are the only ones who have been given the privilege to the Iron Plate and another person will inherit this knowledge only after one of the five dies. Sounds flowery and dramatic doesn't it? Well, if you happen to read some books this guy has written you will soon see how absurd his Iron Plate claims are.

Another guy's claim to fame is his self admitted stalking and Peeping Tom status. His story says that his next door neighbor was a feng shui master and he used to stalk the old master's house and hide outside his window peeping tom style and watch as the master taught his students. Eventually he learned all the techniques of the master and of course gets invited inside the house and the old master has the Peeping Tom stand in front of all his students as he rants and raves about what a great student the peeper is. Years later the Peeping Tom promotes himself as a master and he opens a "research center", writes a few books, steals a few ideas from people, lies about anything that benefits him and goes on to become a fairly well-known metaphysical charlatan. Some people have mentioned his unethical behavior and he defends himself by saying that others are jealous of his success. The loyal herd he has accumulated keeps him well insulated and they speak highly of him regardless of his unethical behavior. In other words he uses them as a shield and in return they are elevated to the position of masters. Its a trade off basically. They both profit from each other.

Then you have the Dynamic Duo who have mastered not one.......not two.......but three systems of Chinese divination that they claim to be the most powerful techniques in the annals of all humanity. Just one of those methods learned properly would take a lifetime to learn, yet they have mastered all three. And they will even be generous enough to share their secrets with you.......for a hefty price I might add. By the time you read this they may have even mastered a few more.

There's a group out there promoting some 80 or 90 year old guy who they say is a grand master and they make him out to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. They say he is the only master in the last 600 years to have the secret oral teachings of Yang Gong Feng Shui. The old guy will teach you and even make you part of the family by baptising you as an indoor student. Price tag : US $6,000 + anything else he can get out of you.

Unfortunately there are many , many more stories to tell but you probably get the idea. The masters will keep lying and the public will keep believing. W.C. Fields once said, "There's a sucker born every minute". If he knew about the metaphysical field he would have to make an adjustment and say that there is one born every 15 seconds.