The Monstrous Ethics of Thelema
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@Jim Eshelman said
"Possibly a dictionary would help?
American Heritage defines "pity" as:
*Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another. *It defines "compassion" as:
Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.There is a definite relationship between the two, and a definite distinction between the two. (And the definition for "pity" much more resembles a distinctive Buddhist definition of "compassion," in contrast to a conventional Western usage of the term.)
I find the most interesting distinction between the two definitions above to be that "pity" is defined as a particular kind of sympathy - literally, "feeling with" - and "compassion" is definied as a particular kind of "awarness." The former is emotional, the latter mental."
Mmmm yes. I took pity as the acknowledgement of the misfortunes of others whereas compassion as the sympathy/empathy with them - compassion comes from com-patio or suffering with someone.
IAO131
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It seems that over the last couple of years since Thelemic groups have developed stable websites and have been successful giving an even handed portrayal of Thelema, it seems that psyop groups have taken this badly and have sought ways to disrupt and present corrupted disengenuous interpretations of Thelema. What motivation/agenda is behind this, i cannot say. It could be religious with bored nutty Evangelicals bored of the Satanism . But it could also be politcal or security/military agendas coming into play. If so thats something else entirely different.
But what i can say is that people like Tarotica and the people he represents ( because he is just one tool of many being used) are going to continue this type of psychological warfare on internet forums and blogs. So the best thing to do is to allow him to continue, and just show how weak and ignorant his interpretation of Thelema is. The best thing to do is to prepare for more Taroticas who will inhabit the internet.
What can i say. Karma is a bitch...
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@Sphynx said
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"As counselors or practitioners, we may describe these problems, thus bringing a client to the understanding of what he or she must accomplished, but we cannot "heal" them; it is strictly a matter between the client and his or her soul."
- In Revelation"Thank you, Sphynx, for giving me a deeper look and much more to consider. This goes way beyond my knee-jerk reaction to "do good"; this was a much-needed enlightenment. Thanks.
Donna
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@zainUK said
"But what i can say is that people like Tarotica and the people he represents ( because he is just one tool of many being used) are going to continue this type of psychological warfare on internet forums and blogs."
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@Donna said
"Thank you, Sphynx, for giving me a deeper look and much more to consider. This goes way beyond my knee-jerk reaction to "do good"; this was a much-needed enlightenment. Thanks."
Hi Donna,
A useful standard for discerning when to assist or not is what I call "Thelemic morality". Whatever brings us closer to our True Will = good, and whatever distracts, delays or takes us further from our True Will = bad. If an investment banker is suffering ulcers because his True Will is to be a musician, it would only make sense to heal if him if he recognizes this fact and wishes to become better so that he can pursue music.
In any case, healing would probably only occur if it is in alignment with True Will.
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@h2h said
" If an investment banker is suffering ulcers because his True Will is to be a musician, it would only make sense to heal if him if he recognizes this fact and wishes to become better so that he can pursue music... "
Hey thanks, h2h!
So healing is really an inner process of transformation. The most another can do is perhaps, send light to help that person see the real need and ... help them to puzzle it out if they ask? I guess in the end it is the person in need of change who finds us, and not the other way around.
Wise words. Thank you.
Donna -
In Temple of Thelema we hold to an ethical standard that healing is never sent if it is in conflict with the expressed (or otherwise known) will of the recipient. (A safeguard is to say that it's not extended unless requested.) Nor do we usually attempt to “heal” by attempting to produce a specific result. There are always forces operating in an individual’s life far wiser than our limited human minds, and it is never our purpose to interfere with the True Will or the soul growth of another. Hardships are commonly instructive, although the instruction is often only available to those who consciously and courageously confront the ordeal.
There are, of course, more specific healing methods which are often able to reverse a particular health problem; but we only employ these in special situations and under the most careful ethical safeguards. Usually it is both adequate and more desirable to use more general healing methods whereby only unconditioned light is transmitted to the recipient. This unconditioned spiritual force (which is also an expression of unconditional love) aids the recipient in whatever way is genuinely needed, whether to relieve from physical, emotional, or situational distress; or to fortify the person that they may endure a current ordeal required of them by their life; or to enlighten and inform a person so that they come to understand the instruction that life is seeking to offer them; or even, in some cases, to release them to death. The choice is not ours, but theirs, at that deep (usually unconscious) spiritual level at which each of us is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent.
As a reminder, all Temple of Thelema locations do monthly remote healing work. This is free to those who request it. To make it convenient for people to make this request, a link (and list of the information we need) is given here: helema.org/contact/index.html
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And (I should have added above), those who are members of Aspirants to Light also have the Rite of the Blazing Star which creates really optimal conditions for such sending of healing light.
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@h2h said
"Jim - thanks for that reminder. I felt an energy shift within 30 minutes of posting my request
"Possibly about the time I saw it
BTW I'll be passing it to all the local groups to add to their healing work for the time period requested.