Advantage of refusing to follow an established path: no gods to kill
Disadvantage of refusing to follow an established path: no gods to kill
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The success of a lot of work, esp. inner work, is predicated on having resistance to work against. Without that, it's hard to find traction.
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It's the difference between walking a tough, gnarly, overgrown path, and walking through the desert without a map.
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Doing entirely my own, eclectic thing is not a result of me doing something right, but rather of a shortcoming: I'm bad at following.
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Have you read any Robert Anton Wilson? Prometheus Rising is an amazing book, lots of great stuff on stages of consciousness development
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He's rather anti-authority, incl. spiritual authority, and talks about walking your own path. He outlines a great map though.
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I should probably get around to actually reading his books, though.