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Category Archives: θέλημα
The Law of Thelema by Alexander Duncan
Editor’s Note: Aleister Crowley (1875 – 1947) contributed greatly to the “magical revival,” as it has been called, during the first half of the 20th Century. His written works have had a profound effect on the practice of Magick. In addition, Satanism, … Continue reading
Posted in θέλημα, Occult, Religion
Tagged Ecclesia Gno, Esoteric and Occult, Occult, Ordo Templi Orientis, Religion, Thelema
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Does one have to be a Aleisterian in order to be a Thelemite?
(from http://www.ashami.com/eidolons/Aleisterianism) …Aleisterianism can be defined as a set of ideas, beliefs, and practices derived from the life and works of Aleister Crowley. In its purest form, it has three primary aspects: (1) it is rooted solely in the person … Continue reading
“Aleister and Me”
(from the Eidolons of Ash) When I wrote my essay on Aleisterianism, I was motivated by the understanding that all spiritual systems are artificial (although they are meant to reflect the natural). They are constructed to help mediate the relationship between … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, Occult, Ordo Templi Orientis, Thelema
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Dear God, you seriously believe this tripe? Why we need a Thelemic Reformation.
In 2007 I visited a friend in Austin, Texas, who is the master of OTO‘s Scarlet Woman Lodge, to inquire about joining OTO and EGC. While visiting with him and other members of the lodge, I began to talk with a … Continue reading
Does Thelema need an ecclesiastical hierarchy? (with my thoughts on how Crowley got it wrong)
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This is an expansion of a discussion I began on Twitter. I posited the following open question: Do you believe that there is an actual need for an ecclesiastical hierarchy … Continue reading
Posted in Adidam, Albert Pike, Animism, Atenism, Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Egyptian Religion, Freemasonry, General Mysticism, Hermeticism, Hinduism, Islam, θέλημα, Ken Wilber, Occult, Religion, Scientology, Scottish Rite, Taoism, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Urantia Book
Tagged Aleister Crowley, Christianity, Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, Esoteric and Occult, Hierarchies, Hierarchy, Occult, Ordo Templi Orientis, Protestant Reformation, Religion, The Book of the Law, Thelema, Usenet
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Thelema=Dialectical Monism
Why do you think Crowley was so keen on translating the Dao De Ching (AKA Tao Teh King)? Because Thelema is a manifestation of dialectical monism akin to Taoism or Hermeticism. Here are two quotes from Liber AL attesting to … Continue reading
Posted in Hermeticism, θέλημα, Occult, Religion, Taoism
Tagged Daniel Dennett, Joseph Priestley, Malcolm Jeeves, Nancey Murphy, Richard Swinburne, The Book of the Law, Thelema
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Thelema is post-Christianity, not anti-Christianity #2 (via Christianity is Dead, Thelema Lives)
I do not agree with this post 100%, but do empathize with its content. Thelema is a philosophy that can be post-Christian in that it is larger than any one religion, but I do not know if I believe that … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Christianity, Evangelism, God, Horus, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Thelema
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The Politics of Thelema (via IAO131 | Thelema & Aleister Crowley blog)
Good read. 93 Introduction The politics of Thelema is a mirror. One looks into it to find insight and only finds one’s ideals reflected back. One might say that in approaching Thelema with a democratic spirit, one will see a … Continue reading
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Aleister Crowley and Jude 1:12-13
“These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Raging … Continue reading
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