Theological argument is a method for avoiding interaction with the divine. Does it matter how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? No, but it occupies one’s time. Instead of interacting with the angels, one is arguing about them. One sees the same behavior in Magick. Time is spent arguing how one should end the Star Ruby, or whether it ( Read more... )

I was a leftist and anarchist. Reality conspired to destroy both delusions. I should be thankful that I am not very good at lying to myself. Both ideologies depend on treating people as one thinks they should be rather than on how they are. This sets one up to be used by other people. People sidestep this by telling themselves that other factors ( Read more... )

I tend to describe myself as a Thelemic Traditionalist, with the caveat that this is more of a descriptor of what I aspire toward. I generally believe in the theories of René Guénon as interpreted by Julius Evola. To put a subset of their theories in simplistic terms, they posit a divine force from which all valid metaphysical values derive (q.v., ( Read more... )

David Hume, q.v., the A∴A∴ reading list, doubts everything. He doubts reason, which I think is backed up by AL’s statement that “there is a factor infinite & unknown.” He explains that people are emotional creatures who use reason to justify their decisions after the fact. This inverts modernity’s assertion of Reason as a guiding principle.

A note on my metaphysics. At the top of the tree is Values. Values has two items underneath it, Religion and Art. These are cultural interpretations of the values held by that culture - or, the manifestation of these values in the world within a specific socio-political grouping. Note that they reinforce and influence each other. Below Religion is ( Read more... )

A religion is often thought of in a monolithic sense. However, this is misleading. It is more useful to think of religion as being divided into three broad interrelated groupings: Folk, Elite, and Doctrinal. Folk religion is followed by the lower classes and tends to be superstitious and based on practices. The Elite interpretation is followed by ( Read more... )

The simple fact that things in our reality are greater than the sum of their parts constitutes proof of the divine. If we take all of the elements that comprise a rose, in proper proportion, and mixed them together, we would not have a rose. I don’t pretend that I understand the agency behind this anti-entropic force, but I can see it reflected in ( Read more... )

Dystopian settings are inherently commentaries on society. They take elements of “normal” society and amplify them until they reach horrific proportions. This is true in hardcore dystopian settings and those where the dystopian vision is a discordant thread. Examples of the former include 1984, Brave New World, and Psycho-Pass. Examples of the ( Read more... )

De Cultu gives instructions for the practices of the Thelemite. It is found in Liber Aleph (chapter 16). First, we are told to practice as instructed in the Holy Books. At the very least, this should be interpreted as an injunction to study the Holy Books (aka Class A material). Next, we are told to perform Liber Resh, the Lesser Ritual of the ( Read more... )

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