Recently, I have been fascinated by Confucianism. It created a meritocratic system of self-cultivation that lasted for centuries. While its practice may never have matched its ideals, I think we can learn much from this tradition. The official Thelemic viewpoint on Confucianism is favorable as well. The prophet references it in his new comment for ( Read more... )

Liber Resh vel Helios sub figurâ CC is listed as the second practice in de Cultu. The first being to study and practice the Holy Books. The initial version I was taught had two parts: the adoration of the solar god of the quarter and the “adoration that is taught thee by thy Superior.” The initial adoration that I was taught was a subset of “A ( Read more... )

The essence of ensemble is Harmonie, that is "Harmony." This idea of harmony came from the "harmony" of ancient Greece. Around the founding of the Christian Church: "God created a world founded on perfect harmony." The fundamental principles of that harmony were related mathematically. Because of that, by investigating the relationships between ( Read more... )

I originally visualized an Artemis image for AHIH, but she was unclear, perhaps because I view the Judaic names as patriarchal. I tried to visualize a young bowman. That failed. The only image I could consistently visualize, and to which the other forms morphed, was a bearded viking with a bow (no helmet, but braided hair). Key is to visualize ( Read more... )

I noticed that I had forgotten to include the god name for the Northern pentagram. It is AGLA. AGLA stands for “Atah Gibor Le-olam Adonai” which is translated as “You are mighty forever, my lord.” However, as we noticed with the South, Adonai is attributed to Venus, which is the Morning Star. The Morning Star is a biblical name of Lucifer, so one ( Read more... )

I covered the Star Ruby, so let us move to the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram. I must admit that I avoided this ritual when I first started ceremonial magick. A sticking point was the use of Hebrew/Christian gods and angels. In my youth, I was exposed to fundamentalist/charismatic Christianity and was rabidly anti-Christian. (I have since mellowed ( Read more... )

Power derives from alignment and utilization of naturally occurring hierarchical systems.

To clarify a few points from yesterday’s post on the Star Ruby. When I stated “I do each line of the cross with one breath,” I meant the following: I raise my right hand above my forehead, inhale. I vibrate “Soi,” while touching my forehead. I bring my hand down to my groin and vibrate “O Phalle” and exhale any remaining breath. I inhale again and ( Read more... )

Earlier, I mentioned that theological argument tends to be a way to avoid engaging the material. Rather than experiencing the divine, one gets bogged down in arguing over how such an engagement should be experienced. In this way, it is much like listening to a virgin discuss the glories of sex. That being said, I do have opinions on these matters. ( Read more... )

I’ve always wanted Eve Libertine & Boyd Rice to sing a Duet.