Amor Vincit Omnia
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Greetings to all! I have been reading some various posts in this forum and have found that there can be much gained from joining this community! I suppose I shall start by giving my fellow members a little background about myself. I was raised by a single mother who was Buddhist. She taught me to find my own way in life as far as "religion" goes and was very open minded. As a teenager I dabbled in studying Wicca and other pagan traditions but never seriously delved into any of them. After she passed in 2001 a friend led me to church where i felt welcomed and subsequently joined the catholic church. After a time of study I found that there was some serious issues with what they taught and left to become a protestant christian, still hanging on to the belief that Christ was my savior. At this point in my life I had become the kind of person who believed in studying things deeply to understand them as well as possible and after some intense theological study of Christianity I had found that what I thought was true about Christianity was mostly false. So I abandoned it altogether and decided that re-investigating the pagan religions would be beneficial to my spiritual life. So I found myself on a very wonderful journey into comparative religion and came to realize just how many similarities there were in the various paths followed around the world and began to recognize the patterns they followed. It was during this time that I met a crazed, heroin addict who was a follower of Crowley. Upon reading the book of the law I was pleasantly surprised at the words contained within its covers! It made more sense to me than anything I had read before. The addict had quite a large collection of Crowley's works and lent them to me as often as I liked. It was soon after studying Crowley that I realized this man knew almost nothing of what Thelema was about. So I purchased his books from him and began to study on my own. It has been 3 years since then and I find that I discover something new about myself and the world around me every time I reread Crowley's work! I have found entirely too much confusion on the internet as to a reliable source of admittance to the "true" A.A. and my sincere hope is that I can link up with some good people here who can guide me as I continue my inward journey! I also will do my best to help answer questions for others if I feel confident that I have an answer worth giving! So thank you in advance to those who would welcome into this forum! I look forward to being a part of the community!
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Avo would be great! And I look forward to hearing from you as well!
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From what I have found most folks typically experience anger at first. Which is understandable! This period is followed by various emotions depending on the environment they live in. Some go into melancholia others react with joy and optimism. There are so many factors that can contribute to the equation that it would be difficult to say there is a set pattern. The type of person whom one surrounds themself with is a major factor in the end result. Many folks actually go back to believing again. This is mainly due to a barrage of the faithful begging for you to return. Others however that are more isolated from fellow faithful will be not so likely to return.
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Try James Fowler's Stages of Faith.