Chapter Seven
“Don’t use my name.” His face went black. “And you can’t be her. It’s impossible.”
“Why? Tell me why!”
His control snapped and he thundered, “Because she’s dead. Okay? I’ve stood over her tombstone. I’ve read the death report. You. Aren’t. Her. You’re just a horrible fucking reminder of what I’ve lost.”
Forever, BEN ŞOK
It should be noted that the reforms of 1916, when the Şeyhülislam had been removed from the cabinet and had lost his jurisdiction over the sharia courts, the foundations (evkaf) and the religious colleges (medreses), had already severely circumscribed its function. The fact that Mustafa Kemal Pasha could push through his reforms almost without opposition from the senior clergy is testimony to the degree to which the Ottoman religious establishment had already been bureaucratized and brought under state control in the late Ottoman Empire.
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"I have lost control over everything, even the places in my head"
Wish upon a star, and then act properly, in accordance with that aim. Once you are aligned with the heavens, you can concentrate on the day. Be careful. Put the things you can control in order. Repair what is in disorder, and make what is already good better. It is possible that you can manage, if you are careful. People are very tough. People can survive through much pain and loss. But to persevere they must see the good in Being. If they lose that, they are truly lost.
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LAW 1: NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTER
Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite—inspire fear and insecurity. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.
LAW 2:
Conscious of our Shadow, we can control, channel, and integrate it. Aware of what we have lost, we can reconnect to that part of ourselves that has sunk into the Shadow.
The following are four clear and practical steps for achieving this.
See the Shadow: (...) take note of any particular one-sided, emphatic traits in yourself. Assume that
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The Seductive Process
Phase One: Separation—Stirring Interest and Desire
1-Choose the Right Victim:
Everything depends on the target of your seduction. Study your prey thoroughly, and choose only those who will prove susceptible to your charms. The right victims are those for whom you can fill a void, who see in you something exotic.
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