Madelyn, I was shocked to my toes. It came out of the blue- and this person is a master in ONE area, but that is part of the problem. To wit: if I have a PhD in the sex lives of African Red Ants, that does NOT give me agency to pontificate about any damned thing. Being recognized as a "master" in a line of spiritual study stops right there. That is the arrogance that people demonstrate. And you are absolutely right. I did dodge a bullet. However I am eternally grateful for the teaching which I have taken off with on my own. There are often very good teachers for a while. When they get toxic, time to cut the cord.