Knowing
Bill
By Rev. Angela Silva, President of SRF, Inc.
I knew Bill Duby
for twenty five years and he had always been the same, yet everyday was
incredibly different. He was always showing one how they could become
free if they so desired. He wanted his students to have the teaching,
to go out and apply and use what they learned. He did not want to be their
father or their guru; he would say guru means (gee you are you!) - your
own source. Bill practiced what he preached. He loved the thought of GOD,
the teachings of Jesus Christ. He also liked to just talk to people about
regular stuff like horses, politics, the stock market, nature, landscaping,
building, and all current events in the news. He was always up-to-date.
Bill was a business genius.
He knew how to
move bodies in the sense of seeing what people would be good at. For me
I resisted teaching all the way; he'd always put me in growth periods,
like have me teach, because I resisted it. Later I thanked him for it.
I have been teaching the Clairvoyant Training Program for nineteen years
and love every moment of it.
But I must say,
it did take me awhile to understand the magic that came through him. It
was actually uncanny. His ability to read and heal and to de-code the
bible was mind-boggling and awesome!
I learned that
if you weren't in tune with where Bill was coming from you would miss
the teaching or the message. Kind of like coming in late to a movie and
you missed the first part; it would take you awhile to catch up.
When people first
met Bill it never fit the picture of how they saw him in their minds.
He was just your regular kind of guy. He always doubted himself, except
when he was in his healing mode. Then he and the God of his heart were
so on - it was incredible to watch.
People could be
critical of how he spoke or how he pronounced words because they got caught
up in his personality. Bill would say you don't have to go on a mountain
top to get unraveled, you can do it right here at MacDonalds.
Bill took me to
the Berkeley Psychic Institute and we both had the pleasure receiving
training from Rev. Lewis Bostwick who started the first Psychic school
of it's kind. Lewis in his magical way validated Bill. And I know Bill
adored Lewis. Lewis told Bill ñYou're here this life time to keep your
body and find your keysî. How true a reading. Bill had many mini classes
in Walnut Creek where Lewis would visit pretty often. Those encounters
and that connection with Lewis gave Bill all the certainty he needed to
start the Spiritual Rights Foundation, Inc., which is a separate school
founded in 1982 and going strong today, twenty years later. Some say it
seems Bill crammed three lifetimes into one, and yes it seemed that way.
When you're around someone who is moving at light speed you do gather
a lot of life experience quickly. I guess it's been said that a spiritual
teacher's visit on this planet is but a flash of lightning; too short
a time for those left behind.
A friend wrote
me recently and said our lives were probably different now with adjustments
being made with such a great soul's passing leaving a big empty place.
And yes that is true. All of us said good bye on a physical level to Rev.
Bill, but on a spirit level we all said hello, because his spirit lives
on through his teachings, and his interactions with us.
One thing I know
for certain; Bill was my best friend, my business partner, my spiritual
teacher and much more. He loved life and lived it to the fullest in a
fun and loving way. I loved just being around him and miss him deeply.
I know what he taught me and shared with me is right here ready to be
said hello to ïspirit', and experienced. Peace be with you my friend,
you are free.
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