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And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about. I can understand why a system built on a pattern must try to destroy the free mind, for that is one thing which can by inspection destroy such a system. Surely I can understand this, and I hate it and I will fight against it to preserve the one thing that separates us from the uncreative beasts. If the glory can be killed, we are lost.
I’ve unlearned that which I’d never learned to begin with.
I did it out of necessity to preserve my last string of sanity.
They fell apart in my arms, like storm ravaged scarecrow.
I used the threads of my existents to keep their entrails in.
The more I stitched, the harder the blowing wind fought me.
Stopping, I sought shelter, letting the hurricane bluster through my life.
Leaving me coated and encrusted in the secretions of its demons
Rancor and revolution devoured everything that was spared.
And I hid, cleaning the wounds that seem to never heal.
My scabs and scars fester continuously through layers of bandages.
I see only my decomposing sores reflected in the eyes of others.
As my heart fluttered to life again my flesh oozed the fetid poisons.
Once again the sky will turn black and the winds will pick up.
I know its coming from the depths of hell.
I know it needs to feed again.
I know it cannot be stopped.
I know there is no running.
I know there is no hiding.
I know this dark storm.
My only chance at survival is to seek her out.
My existence is devoid of significance without her.
She wields a woman’s love like a rapier.
She is intoxicating and irresistible.
She is Babalon.
Within her I shall be reborn!
I did it out of necessity to preserve my last string of sanity.
They fell apart in my arms, like storm ravaged scarecrow.
I used the threads of my existents to keep their entrails in.
The more I stitched, the harder the blowing wind fought me.
Stopping, I sought shelter, letting the hurricane bluster through my life.
Leaving me coated and encrusted in the secretions of its demons
Rancor and revolution devoured everything that was spared.
And I hid, cleaning the wounds that seem to never heal.
My scabs and scars fester continuously through layers of bandages.
I see only my decomposing sores reflected in the eyes of others.
As my heart fluttered to life again my flesh oozed the fetid poisons.
Once again the sky will turn black and the winds will pick up.
I know its coming from the depths of hell.
I know it needs to feed again.
I know it cannot be stopped.
I know there is no running.
I know there is no hiding.
I know this dark storm.
My only chance at survival is to seek her out.
My existence is devoid of significance without her.
She wields a woman’s love like a rapier.
She is intoxicating and irresistible.
She is Babalon.
Within her I shall be reborn!
"I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment, it takes place every day." - Albert Camus
I’d like to first establish a slight history lesson for those unfamiliar with the timeline leading up to the writing of Liber AL. In March of 1904 Crowley and Rose, his wife of the time, had gone on vacation in Cairo. One can only imagine how incredible a holiday in Egypt would have been in 1904. Tourists weren’t restricted from roaming freely in the pyramids. Security was minimal, if not practically nonexistent. Westerners didn’t have to worry about Extremists. And for the most part anyone could go to the pyramids at night. And that is exactly what Crowley and his wife did on March 20. They stayed the night in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid and preformed a ritual to invoke the Egyptian God Horus, to “great success,” as Crowley himself stated. As for the pyramid itself there are hundreds of interesting things that relate to the occult and other esoteric study, unfortunately I haven’t got room to even begin to list them. So I’m going to limit this dissertation to only a brief discussion of the air shafts of the great pyramid. There are two shafts extending out of the King’s Chamber and two shafts extending from the queen’s chamber all of which, they say, point to constellations in the heavens. The air shafts from the Queen’s Chamber are blocked, and quite frankly unimportant for this essay. As far as the shafts of the King’s Chamber, there are conflicting reports as to weather or not the south shaft, which is said to point to Orion's Belt, is blocked or not, but the majority of my investigation tends to suggest that it is. The north shaft on the other hand is acknowledged by all accounts to be open to the heavens, more specifically, the constellation Draconis. (AKA Draco) It’s widely believed that at the time of the pyramids completion the north shaft pointed directly at Thuban, the Pole Star of ancient Egypt, in the tail of Draconis. The constellation Draconis has so many mythological references that listing them here would take up to much space. But I feel the need to point out a few things before I move on. The stars of Draconis were part of a greater Egyptian constellation known as Tawaret, the daughter of Nut (Nu or Nuit by some spellings). Also it is said to be the Biblical Serpent (Satan), as well as Ladon, the dragon that guarded the golden apples (Apple of Discord) of Greek legend. Another Greek legend states that Cadmus founded Thebes after killing Draco. Subsequently, I can’t forget to mention Tiamat, if you continue probing pretty soon you’ll appreciate that these are but a small handful of the legends attributed to this assembly of stars. Okay, back to Crowley and his Bride. As we all know on April 8 and the two days following, Crowley wrote The Book of the Law. I have elected not to go into more detail on the writing of Liber AL because we know the collective totality of these details anyway, right? At this point I should turn your attention to specific verses, namely, V. I 57. The “Tzaddi is not the Star”. To the Qabalist the Tzaddi represents Aquarius. In the Thoth deck the Tzaddi is on IV the Emperor (Tzaddi=90) card along with the symbol for Aries. XVII the Star card has the symbol of Aquarius and the Hebrew letter He` (He`=5) which to the Qabalist represents Aries. The sign that rests between them is Pisces (represented by XVIII the Moon). And at the end of Pisces is the Vernal Equinox, or as it was called from time to time in history, the Pisces Equinox. Nowadays people associate it with Aries because it’s viewed as the start of that sign. But throughout history the Spring Equinox has fallen predominately on the 20th of March. And yes in 1904 the Equinox fell on March 20th in Egypt. Additionally in the Thoth deck Crowley switched XI and VIII and renamed them XI Lust (Teth=9) and VIII Adjustment (Lamed=30) to make them “sublimely prefect”. Adjustment has the sign of Libra and Lust contains the sign of Leo, which places them on ether side of the Virgo (represented by IX Hermit) or Autumnal Equinox. The other two important cards are the VI Lovers (Zain=7) with Gemini and XIV Art (Samech=60) with Sagittarius, the positions of Solstice. From here if you take out an astrological map of the heavens, that incorporates the entire Zodiac, you ought to begin to perceive numerous interesting effects. For instances, if you simply engrave a line beginning at Sagittarius descending to Gemini, and Pisces to Virgo you’ll construct a cross over Draconis. Secondly, if you depict a Unicursal Hexagram using Gemini, Sagittarius, Libra, Leo, Aries, and Pisces, your Rose of the Cross is in Draconis. Of all the stars in Draconis, two of them encompass particular importance. The first, as I’ve already mentioned, is Thuban and the second is Nu, in the mouth of the serpent. Technically Nu (v in Greek) is a binary star (V. I 29) of equivalent brightness that is 93 light years away from earth. I shouldn’t have to go into vast detail here to illustrate symbolism of the Serpent eating its Tail. So I’ll just quote 777, “The Dragon represents Draco connected with Nuit in the heaven; Ananta, the great serpent which surrounds the Universe. It devours its own tail, thereby reducing it to Zero.” Though I have countless more things to point out relating to Gematria, Qabalah, the Zodiac, and the Enochian system, I can’t since I’m running out of space, so to speak. I would like to briefly talk about an additional Trump. That card being the Rosy card or my “one, one, one,” (V. I 48) more appropriately XXI the Universe. Notice the black fish-hook (Tzaddi) that the maiden (Nu) is baiting with the Serpent (Draconis), there bodies joined to form the Infinite Eight, surrounded by the Zero of the Zodiac. The Fish-hook represents the celestial pole or the location on which the entirety of the universe is hooked. Then there’s the Maiden with her hair flowing like a Golden Spiral (Phi) and her foot pointing at Leo in the corner and in the Zodiacal circle. Now again I could very well go on concerning her hands pointing to locations on the Zodiacal Wheel and the significance of Phi, also called the Fibonacci sequence, but I think I have provided you with numerous intriguing points of reference in your future studies of The Great Work. This is by no means all I have to say on this subject, it’s just all I’m going to say here, at least for now. Or maybe you might just have to wait for me to finish my complete commentary on Liber Al to hear more. Before I end this post I would like to quote Crowley from The Book of Lies, “This work also eats up itself, accomplishes its own end, nourishes the worker, leaves no seed, is perfect in itself.”
One last thing, above I gave the Gematria value for the six cards that make up the Unicursal Hexagram, if added together they total 201. In the Hebrew system 201 equals Iasous or Light.
If you find any of this to be fascinating wait till you see my solution for V. II 76 and how it relates to quantum physics and the law of relativity.
93 or 156, whichever you desire!
I’d like to first establish a slight history lesson for those unfamiliar with the timeline leading up to the writing of Liber AL. In March of 1904 Crowley and Rose, his wife of the time, had gone on vacation in Cairo. One can only imagine how incredible a holiday in Egypt would have been in 1904. Tourists weren’t restricted from roaming freely in the pyramids. Security was minimal, if not practically nonexistent. Westerners didn’t have to worry about Extremists. And for the most part anyone could go to the pyramids at night. And that is exactly what Crowley and his wife did on March 20. They stayed the night in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid and preformed a ritual to invoke the Egyptian God Horus, to “great success,” as Crowley himself stated. As for the pyramid itself there are hundreds of interesting things that relate to the occult and other esoteric study, unfortunately I haven’t got room to even begin to list them. So I’m going to limit this dissertation to only a brief discussion of the air shafts of the great pyramid. There are two shafts extending out of the King’s Chamber and two shafts extending from the queen’s chamber all of which, they say, point to constellations in the heavens. The air shafts from the Queen’s Chamber are blocked, and quite frankly unimportant for this essay. As far as the shafts of the King’s Chamber, there are conflicting reports as to weather or not the south shaft, which is said to point to Orion's Belt, is blocked or not, but the majority of my investigation tends to suggest that it is. The north shaft on the other hand is acknowledged by all accounts to be open to the heavens, more specifically, the constellation Draconis. (AKA Draco) It’s widely believed that at the time of the pyramids completion the north shaft pointed directly at Thuban, the Pole Star of ancient Egypt, in the tail of Draconis. The constellation Draconis has so many mythological references that listing them here would take up to much space. But I feel the need to point out a few things before I move on. The stars of Draconis were part of a greater Egyptian constellation known as Tawaret, the daughter of Nut (Nu or Nuit by some spellings). Also it is said to be the Biblical Serpent (Satan), as well as Ladon, the dragon that guarded the golden apples (Apple of Discord) of Greek legend. Another Greek legend states that Cadmus founded Thebes after killing Draco. Subsequently, I can’t forget to mention Tiamat, if you continue probing pretty soon you’ll appreciate that these are but a small handful of the legends attributed to this assembly of stars. Okay, back to Crowley and his Bride. As we all know on April 8 and the two days following, Crowley wrote The Book of the Law. I have elected not to go into more detail on the writing of Liber AL because we know the collective totality of these details anyway, right? At this point I should turn your attention to specific verses, namely, V. I 57. The “Tzaddi is not the Star”. To the Qabalist the Tzaddi represents Aquarius. In the Thoth deck the Tzaddi is on IV the Emperor (Tzaddi=90) card along with the symbol for Aries. XVII the Star card has the symbol of Aquarius and the Hebrew letter He` (He`=5) which to the Qabalist represents Aries. The sign that rests between them is Pisces (represented by XVIII the Moon). And at the end of Pisces is the Vernal Equinox, or as it was called from time to time in history, the Pisces Equinox. Nowadays people associate it with Aries because it’s viewed as the start of that sign. But throughout history the Spring Equinox has fallen predominately on the 20th of March. And yes in 1904 the Equinox fell on March 20th in Egypt. Additionally in the Thoth deck Crowley switched XI and VIII and renamed them XI Lust (Teth=9) and VIII Adjustment (Lamed=30) to make them “sublimely prefect”. Adjustment has the sign of Libra and Lust contains the sign of Leo, which places them on ether side of the Virgo (represented by IX Hermit) or Autumnal Equinox. The other two important cards are the VI Lovers (Zain=7) with Gemini and XIV Art (Samech=60) with Sagittarius, the positions of Solstice. From here if you take out an astrological map of the heavens, that incorporates the entire Zodiac, you ought to begin to perceive numerous interesting effects. For instances, if you simply engrave a line beginning at Sagittarius descending to Gemini, and Pisces to Virgo you’ll construct a cross over Draconis. Secondly, if you depict a Unicursal Hexagram using Gemini, Sagittarius, Libra, Leo, Aries, and Pisces, your Rose of the Cross is in Draconis. Of all the stars in Draconis, two of them encompass particular importance. The first, as I’ve already mentioned, is Thuban and the second is Nu, in the mouth of the serpent. Technically Nu (v in Greek) is a binary star (V. I 29) of equivalent brightness that is 93 light years away from earth. I shouldn’t have to go into vast detail here to illustrate symbolism of the Serpent eating its Tail. So I’ll just quote 777, “The Dragon represents Draco connected with Nuit in the heaven; Ananta, the great serpent which surrounds the Universe. It devours its own tail, thereby reducing it to Zero.” Though I have countless more things to point out relating to Gematria, Qabalah, the Zodiac, and the Enochian system, I can’t since I’m running out of space, so to speak. I would like to briefly talk about an additional Trump. That card being the Rosy card or my “one, one, one,” (V. I 48) more appropriately XXI the Universe. Notice the black fish-hook (Tzaddi) that the maiden (Nu) is baiting with the Serpent (Draconis), there bodies joined to form the Infinite Eight, surrounded by the Zero of the Zodiac. The Fish-hook represents the celestial pole or the location on which the entirety of the universe is hooked. Then there’s the Maiden with her hair flowing like a Golden Spiral (Phi) and her foot pointing at Leo in the corner and in the Zodiacal circle. Now again I could very well go on concerning her hands pointing to locations on the Zodiacal Wheel and the significance of Phi, also called the Fibonacci sequence, but I think I have provided you with numerous intriguing points of reference in your future studies of The Great Work. This is by no means all I have to say on this subject, it’s just all I’m going to say here, at least for now. Or maybe you might just have to wait for me to finish my complete commentary on Liber Al to hear more. Before I end this post I would like to quote Crowley from The Book of Lies, “This work also eats up itself, accomplishes its own end, nourishes the worker, leaves no seed, is perfect in itself.”
One last thing, above I gave the Gematria value for the six cards that make up the Unicursal Hexagram, if added together they total 201. In the Hebrew system 201 equals Iasous or Light.
If you find any of this to be fascinating wait till you see my solution for V. II 76 and how it relates to quantum physics and the law of relativity.
93 or 156, whichever you desire!
So I was surfing through other OTO members LJ’s and found a post asking these questions.
1. Do you have a definition of "enlightenment?"
2. Have you "achieved enlightenment?"
3. Do you mistrust people who tell you that they have?
So I felt compelled to quickly tap out a comment. This was my comment.
Do I have a comprehensive definition of enlightenment? No, but then my perception of illumination and yours are two completely different points of view. If I was to say that enlightenment is but stages within an ever circling serpent of the universe, some might think I’m stupid or insane, while others may view me as enlightened. The thing is that enlightenment can’t be defined in such a way to be convincing to all of humanity. There is no specific path to enlightenment. There is no precise state of enlightenment. There for there isn’t an altruistic clarification of enlightenment that will help all of mankind comprehend an endpoint in an ever flowing stream of personal consciousness. That said; have I achieved enlightenment? I think that would depend on your perspective. Honestly I don’t feel like I’ve achieved enlightenment. I trust that I have an understanding of what various phases of enlightenment are to me. You could say I’m running and returning on my own path of achieving enlightenment but I don’t believe I’ve crossed the abyss… Yet! As far as mistrusting people who claim to have crossed, well frankly I don’t feel I have the right to engrave my image of enlightenment over another’s. Just as nobody else has the right to carve out their own novel paths within my artery across the abyss. Granted I have yet to meet anyone who has made such a grandiose claim. Furthermore it’s my opinion that only a fool or someone lost in their own self-importance would declare that somebody else didn’t cross the abyss. But then again aren’t we all just fools anyway? More over my question would be; “What would give a person the right to delineate enlightenment?”
But now I’m left wondering what my brothers and sisters in Sol Invictus think.
1. Do you have a definition of "enlightenment?"
2. Have you "achieved enlightenment?"
3. Do you mistrust people who tell you that they have?
So I felt compelled to quickly tap out a comment. This was my comment.
Do I have a comprehensive definition of enlightenment? No, but then my perception of illumination and yours are two completely different points of view. If I was to say that enlightenment is but stages within an ever circling serpent of the universe, some might think I’m stupid or insane, while others may view me as enlightened. The thing is that enlightenment can’t be defined in such a way to be convincing to all of humanity. There is no specific path to enlightenment. There is no precise state of enlightenment. There for there isn’t an altruistic clarification of enlightenment that will help all of mankind comprehend an endpoint in an ever flowing stream of personal consciousness. That said; have I achieved enlightenment? I think that would depend on your perspective. Honestly I don’t feel like I’ve achieved enlightenment. I trust that I have an understanding of what various phases of enlightenment are to me. You could say I’m running and returning on my own path of achieving enlightenment but I don’t believe I’ve crossed the abyss… Yet! As far as mistrusting people who claim to have crossed, well frankly I don’t feel I have the right to engrave my image of enlightenment over another’s. Just as nobody else has the right to carve out their own novel paths within my artery across the abyss. Granted I have yet to meet anyone who has made such a grandiose claim. Furthermore it’s my opinion that only a fool or someone lost in their own self-importance would declare that somebody else didn’t cross the abyss. But then again aren’t we all just fools anyway? More over my question would be; “What would give a person the right to delineate enlightenment?”
But now I’m left wondering what my brothers and sisters in Sol Invictus think.
I realized that I haven’t post anything in awhile. Now I may have responded to another’s post, once or twice, but I haven’t posted myself. I really have no excuse, I just haven’t. Granted I have been working a lot and when I haven’t been working I’ve been writing or reading, a lot. That said, I came to the realization that my esoteric studies were lacking. So, I took the steps necessary to change that. And now I have a considerable number of books under my belt. All I can say is that I’m awe struck. Not because I’ve had a profound change in my belief structure, because I haven’t. Maybe a little bit because I’ve come to notice some of the mystical things I do, and have done for many years, as something more then just my strange and secret behavior. (No, I don’t mean that you perv) There is a considerable litany of things I do naturally that are hermetically ritualistic through and through. There are things I’ve done over the years that in my studies I’m finding step by step details on how to do this or that. But I already know how to do them. For example (If I being vague it’s because I really don’t think this is the place for actual ritual details, so…) some of the rituals described have said do steps 1 through 10, etc. But I’ve been doing fewer steps with better results for as long as I can remember; the only difference is that I didn’t have a name or a label for the steps. It’s not so much the content that has me so profoundly surprised, it’s what “lies” between the lines. Absolute boldface lies clothed in truth. Honestly though, it really doesn’t bother me that there is so much crap with the cream, I’ve been clothing the truth in lies lately when talking to certain people. Only because it's the way I feel I can get my point across. Deep down what truly shocks me is how one man can sling some of this crap at another and never come to the conclusion he’s acting like a monkey.
A flash of light reflects across the ceiling and down the wall. Immediately my heart starts racing as the distinct sound of a car door shutting echoes through my ears. I knew they were coming for me, I’d been telling myself for days. By the time the doorbell rang I was in the hall crouching so that if by some slim chance the darkness of my house was interrupted by some external light, like a flashlight or heaven forbid more headlights, I would remain unseen. As the moments pass I pause my breathing in hopes of hearing something from the porch. The pounding of my heart is deafening as I strain to pick up anything audible. My heart noticeable misses a beat and jumps to double time as the banging begins, followed by two more chimes from the box on the wall above my head. I have to know, who would dare come to my house without calling first? Is it the police come to take me away? Is it someone that wants me died? Is it some ploy conceived to scope out my belongings for some later robbery? I crawl down the hall to my bedroom and seize my pistol. Then slip through the shadows over the bed of the guest room, and shimmy to the window. With my nose at the window blinds I take a lungful of air and ever so gently place a finger on one strip of blind. Straight away the banging starts once more, followed by three rings of the bell. I am paralyzed as I contemplate possibilities. It has to be the cops no one would be this persistent. I slide to the corner of the room knowing that at any moment more cars will pull up to provide back up as they kick in my front door. What did I do? If I can just figure out what I did wrong, maybe I’ll have a defense and they’ll comprehend the fact, that they have made a terrible mistake. In no time I’ve formulated at least five justifiable reasons why I have plausible deniability for whatever I might have done. Six if you want to count that time I ran the toll booth without paying. But that was a different state and I don’t think they can come get you for that, can they? Silently I recite my excuses as I hear another car door shutting. Recognizing that I’ll probably get shot instantly if I’m holding the gun I quickly stash it under the guest bed and precede down the hall. One more deep breath as I pray to whatever god might be out there for me. But the only thing I hear is the sound of a car driving away. I race to the front window and throw open the blinds with both hand shoving my face against the glass, just in time to see two bright red taillights turning the corner and disappear into the night. Fear; is there a fugitive in this world more dangerous then the renegade inside ones own head? Or did I just take one too many hits tonight? If I can just figure out where I dropped the lighter I can start the first step to answering that question.
So have you ever wondered where inspiration comes from? Would you recognize it in someone else? Would you feel threatened or frightened? I’m reminded of the time I went to a Pentecostal church. Halfway though the service the people jumped up and started spouting gibberish. As they jumped around and jerked about I started looking for the cameras. I thought this had to be some kind of joke. Am I on candid camera or some bizarre music video? Is some creepy entertainer going to moonwalk across the pulpit? What I didn’t recognize was their inspiration. I may not feel that kind of inspiration, but for me to discount it, as ridicules, is well… Ridicules. Then there’s another element of inspiration. That overwhelming feeling of knowing something is truth, but having no understanding as to the reason why. I myself feel that way a lot. I sometime have this strange sensation that I understand your situations more then you do. Like the time, by some unknown motivation, you go all the way across town to go shopping only to meet someone who becomes an important part of your life, and you didn’t even buy anything. Or that time you were asked about some intimate portion of your life and you flashed, if for just a split second, a look of contempt that you quickly hid it with a smile. Am I watching these moments where you have to choose between a leap of faith and fear? And how fine is the line dividing them? Is it faith or fear that drives your spirituality? Is it faith or fear that dictates your relationships with others? When you agree to spend the rest of your life with someone (or at least some period of time) is it faith in the connection you share or fear of not having a connection with somebody? I wish I had all the answers, but as I search I seem to find more questions. Then again for me the questions are much more compelling then the answers. Besides, I don’t think, my answers are your answers. My inspiration is not your inspiration. But, then again, is it not purely inspiration that drives us to post our thoughts online anyway? And hopefully that same inspiration will drive you to respond to mine. Or maybe it’s just the fear of not being heard and/or understood.
So let us discuss the lost and lonely souls around us. Again, if anyone reading this is upset by the subject matter… Then quickly look away… There is nothing here for you anyway…
I had a discussion the other day about the possibilities of another depression and weather or not the people would rise up. For the most part when I talk to someone about this, they say generally the social make up of our communities are too complacent. Is it that the “Haves” cannot even fathom the loss of stuff? Are they so intertwined and consumed by the false worship of belongings? If you forget your phone at home will you drop everything to go save it? If your DVD player goes on the fritz, do your friends and neighbors know of your wrath? And as for the “Have Nots” are they too caught up chasing the spirit of belongings? Has some horrible material spell swept over the land? If words are the spark of magical creation and for that matter magical destruction, then are we in essences being attacked by materialism everyday? “I got my mind on my money and my money on my mind.” You too can own this for only $99.95 a month. If you don’t take advantage of this wonderful offer then you’ll be a loser. Is money the root of all evil? Is money a spirit that can be controlled? Is money a blessing or a curse that one can bestow upon another? If “I AM” then can I control money anyway I see fit? As animals we humans require only food, water, and air, basically. As spiritual beings we have something in us that strives for more, weather it be “good or bad” or “balanced and imbalanced.” Is your drive for the material pulling you off balance? Are the dues you’re paying in life for the greater good in you? Are you so addicted to the substance of matter that your Will is blinded by the glittering of golden trinkets? Are we fools to think that only when the coffers are full can we take the time to seek out and show others wisdom? Drink of my well, it is delicious isn’t it?... That’ll be $19.95… Thank you, come again! Why is it that when one looks at histories spiritual icons, they all cast down the shackles of the material world and yet gained so much more? Is there some strange love affair between the quintessence of the material and the divine in us? Similar to the cat and mouse banter when people are falling for one another. That relationship between two people where you say I want you, but I want you to chase me. And I’ll chase you until I have you, but then you must chase me. Did the wisest ones before us realize that the chase never ends and they choose to be pursued as apposed to being the pursuer? Can the fundamental nature of the material be captured and made to be my servant? Has this foul beast infected everything to the point that most of the souls around you are lost? And who among us would give up that which is most precious when faced with the loss of there electronic icons? Would you have the Will to survive?
I had a discussion the other day about the possibilities of another depression and weather or not the people would rise up. For the most part when I talk to someone about this, they say generally the social make up of our communities are too complacent. Is it that the “Haves” cannot even fathom the loss of stuff? Are they so intertwined and consumed by the false worship of belongings? If you forget your phone at home will you drop everything to go save it? If your DVD player goes on the fritz, do your friends and neighbors know of your wrath? And as for the “Have Nots” are they too caught up chasing the spirit of belongings? Has some horrible material spell swept over the land? If words are the spark of magical creation and for that matter magical destruction, then are we in essences being attacked by materialism everyday? “I got my mind on my money and my money on my mind.” You too can own this for only $99.95 a month. If you don’t take advantage of this wonderful offer then you’ll be a loser. Is money the root of all evil? Is money a spirit that can be controlled? Is money a blessing or a curse that one can bestow upon another? If “I AM” then can I control money anyway I see fit? As animals we humans require only food, water, and air, basically. As spiritual beings we have something in us that strives for more, weather it be “good or bad” or “balanced and imbalanced.” Is your drive for the material pulling you off balance? Are the dues you’re paying in life for the greater good in you? Are you so addicted to the substance of matter that your Will is blinded by the glittering of golden trinkets? Are we fools to think that only when the coffers are full can we take the time to seek out and show others wisdom? Drink of my well, it is delicious isn’t it?... That’ll be $19.95… Thank you, come again! Why is it that when one looks at histories spiritual icons, they all cast down the shackles of the material world and yet gained so much more? Is there some strange love affair between the quintessence of the material and the divine in us? Similar to the cat and mouse banter when people are falling for one another. That relationship between two people where you say I want you, but I want you to chase me. And I’ll chase you until I have you, but then you must chase me. Did the wisest ones before us realize that the chase never ends and they choose to be pursued as apposed to being the pursuer? Can the fundamental nature of the material be captured and made to be my servant? Has this foul beast infected everything to the point that most of the souls around you are lost? And who among us would give up that which is most precious when faced with the loss of there electronic icons? Would you have the Will to survive?
I would like to start with a disclaimer. If anyone that reads this becomes offended... I'm both sorry for upsetting you and just plain sorry for you. Because one of the points of writing is to open up that part of you that only you understand (or in some cases hope to understand). By posting it, we Sons of Light hope maybe our brothers and sisters will see us as more.
So why is it that almost everyone around me will at some point today complain about some "drama" in their life? We all know that deep down inside we love it. We revel in it! Secretly... Why must we be made to feel as if we should tread softly for someone else? Why must you be expected to adjust your behavior if I'm not feeling well or I'm upset about some unrelated situation. If "I AM" then ultimately my Will shall dictate how I effect your life... or is it the other way around? So did anyone say its both ways? If I go out of my way to take a jab at you, would getting angry at me be the righteous mans path? If you choose not to socialize with someone because they inflect "to much drama" would it be in your best interest? If you have an entire litany of people you steer clear of for one reason or another, Who is more unfortunate? Its all in the power of the words. Words being that spark that starts it all, and for that matter the fire that destroys. As I sit here typing I realize that for the most part I try to muddle through that center path and call it balance. Balance to what end? Do we really want to seek some glorious path of balance should we even try to avoid confrontation? Or does the sheer act of avoidance eventually become confrontation in some other form? If my words become inflammatory am I truly doing you a disservice? Or am I creating that catalyst of change you might be desperately seeking (if only secretly in your subconscious) above all else? If you choose to do something that everyone around you knows is a gigantic mistake are you better served if nobody tells you? See as a child I was told that if you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all. But that's so loosely defined. On a truly balanced path there is no good or bad. So if I step up and tell you that your doing, whatever, will the magical nature of my words change your course? Will you later thank me? Or will you damn me for a dog as you go back to licking your balls waiting for someone else to play fetch with?
Always remember "Laugh and the whole world laughs with you". So on that note I included a beautiful picture of Jesus. On a dogs ass!
So why is it that almost everyone around me will at some point today complain about some "drama" in their life? We all know that deep down inside we love it. We revel in it! Secretly... Why must we be made to feel as if we should tread softly for someone else? Why must you be expected to adjust your behavior if I'm not feeling well or I'm upset about some unrelated situation. If "I AM" then ultimately my Will shall dictate how I effect your life... or is it the other way around? So did anyone say its both ways? If I go out of my way to take a jab at you, would getting angry at me be the righteous mans path? If you choose not to socialize with someone because they inflect "to much drama" would it be in your best interest? If you have an entire litany of people you steer clear of for one reason or another, Who is more unfortunate? Its all in the power of the words. Words being that spark that starts it all, and for that matter the fire that destroys. As I sit here typing I realize that for the most part I try to muddle through that center path and call it balance. Balance to what end? Do we really want to seek some glorious path of balance should we even try to avoid confrontation? Or does the sheer act of avoidance eventually become confrontation in some other form? If my words become inflammatory am I truly doing you a disservice? Or am I creating that catalyst of change you might be desperately seeking (if only secretly in your subconscious) above all else? If you choose to do something that everyone around you knows is a gigantic mistake are you better served if nobody tells you? See as a child I was told that if you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all. But that's so loosely defined. On a truly balanced path there is no good or bad. So if I step up and tell you that your doing, whatever, will the magical nature of my words change your course? Will you later thank me? Or will you damn me for a dog as you go back to licking your balls waiting for someone else to play fetch with?
Always remember "Laugh and the whole world laughs with you". So on that note I included a beautiful picture of Jesus. On a dogs ass!
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