College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

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it's a Rose Cross. it's also a glyph of the 5 and the 6, Microcosm and Macrocosm, that doesn't partake in any of the Osirian symbolism.

for the aspirant to the A . ' . A . ' . the main goal should be Knowledge and Conversation...this represents that as well. But 6 is also the Mystic number of Saturn...which is the next big resting-point in the system.

more on the 5 and 6, as a final note...crowley said "Equilibrium is the basis of the work". which of the 22 trumps denotes equilibrium, and which sephiroth does it connect?

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both gender functions exist in potentia at all times for each individual. this is a pretty straightforward interpretation of the 0=2 formula from AL I:xxviii. the activity between the Priest and Priestess describes an internal process, so there is really no harm in owners of any kind of genitalia acting as any officer whatsoever.

it is fitting in the context of a ritual drama for the outward appearances to communicate the gendered function specifically symbolized by the role in question. but this is essentially a formality. any old toothpick or or stick of cinnamon can be used as a Wand so long as it is prepared correctly, i.e. purified and consecrated to that nature. this is the same principle.

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If it were seen in the Queen scale, as the rest of the attributions, yes.

Hod is Mercury, Speech, as the Logos is the Word. The passage identifies the Message with the Messenger. Crowley has made subtle comments about the importance of the Mercurial principle as being identified with the Highest...perhaps Had describing Hod in the King scale is the root of this conviction of his.

Even in the spelling of the two we get a similar situation to the differences symbolically between Ain and Ayin. Switch the Aleph for a Vau. Now there's no explicit link to Kether in the Word, implying that Hod is Had's method of action below Atziluth, and the chief method by which the Logos is communicated. He's speaking of himself in the third person but with all his dignities, such as being an Atziluthic principle, preserved.

This principle is what's allowing me to rationalize the logical gap we're speaking of presently.

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the line describes the relationship between Had and the Ruach.

Blue and Gold are Chesed and Tiphereth. The Red, Green, and Purple are Gevurah, Netzach and Hod.

"in the light of my bride" is when Had emanates Chokmah and is wedded in Binah. This is the distinction between Chesed and Tiphereth and the rest of the Ruach, as they are the only ones in direct contact with Chokmah.

even the great God No God is still a God.

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@Takamba said

"The Rosicrucians allegedly even gave the mineral kingdom a sense of sentience of its own type, up to the vegetable, the animal, and the human kingdoms via reincarnating evolution. So maybe it's something related to that."

If I'm not mistaken Blavatsky touches on that as well

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Correct

There’s basically a whole chapter on this in Liber Aleph

But also “There is no god but man”. So it’s kind of apples to oranges

I use a sphere of obsidian ~3 inches in diameter. I've used clear and smoky quartz before but found it was easier to discern images in a black stone.

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i might be wrong but i'm pretty sure spirits, intelligences, etc. are hierarchical terms for a given force in the Four Worlds. Spirits being of Assiah, Angels in Yetzirah, Archangels in Briah and Intelligences in Atziluth.

hope this helps?

@Jason R said

"...and this above is exactly why I became disillusioned. So many "enlightened" people within Thelema (and magic in general) who would rather be snarky, or mean and arrogant. BTW, I meant Q# for the Quantum programming, I simply misspoke. Grow up.

As for Islam, what in the hell would AC admire about it? The machismo? The misogyny? Maybe you can refresh my memory on the grand aspects worth praise? What preconceived notions do you think I have? The book is on par with the Bible with its level of BS and insanity. There is nothing there worth admiring. Ridiculous."

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never surprised to see a programmer ambling around like their wand is dragging on the floor.

if you can't understand something then it's a personal problem. nothing is obliged to explain itself to you more than it does already. as for Islam specifically, AC said on several occasions what his reasoning behind the admiration for it was. but people change and so do their opinions. as someone who was brought up with the Plymouth Brethren i'm sure anything that wasn't explicitly self-denying and effacing was a marvel to him.

as for "Quantum Thelema", we are not volunteer researchers. if you have a point, do a little research, and posit something for discussion. don't come on here and ask other people to do your homework for you and then bitch about it.

Physiological gender and practical gender are different things.

Jim, when I hear you saying "usually male", what I really hear is that, generally speaking, the formula of interaction between the aspirant and the HGA has the Angel as positive and the aspirant as negative.

More likely than not we are "receiving" something in any case, and I don't know about any of you, but in the low, sexual parallel of what we call "knowledge and conversation", I have definitely been on the receptive end of the interaction with both men and women...so do whatever you want with that.

"above you and in you" -- Kether in Malkuth, and microcosmically the starry matter of our little meat marionettes

Jones taking the Oath of the Abyss was the necessary push Crowley needed to claim the grade of Magus.

I'll quote One Star In Sight..."No attainment soever is officially recognised by the A∴A∴ unless the immediate inferior of the person in question has been fitted by him to take his place."

By claiming 8=3 at this particular time, Crowley determined that Jones was his magickal son, seeing the Oath as an answer to his unspoken need for an inferior that would succeed him in that grade.

As many of us know, Crowley would later reconsider this designation, in light of certain documents produced by Achad and his apparent mental deterioration, showing a lack of emotional stability in situations such as joining the Catholic Church, or getting naked in a fountain square and invoking while the area was crowded with excessive foot traffic.

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Asisa these posts bring me endless joy

Please continue to shed these pearls of wisdom like so much sweat on the brow of the Holy One that us mere mortals may partake of the influence of the highest.

These revelations have been of unparalleled utility in my life and your straightforward, easy to understand explanations are a boon to all whose eyeballs light upon them.

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yeah not directed at you

i'm gonna be totally frank with you guys

this kind of shit strikes me as 100% useless

we all love to hear ourselves think

what good comes of it? to what end is all of this talk?

you're thinking about thinking

it basically amounts to mental masturbation

whatever sinks your submarine but like come on

unrelated: props on your psalms seekingha

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Fuckin oi. Pick a few and conjure them, then you'll know the difference

93,

"Dragon Asana" is identical with vajrasana, "thunderbolt pose", which may seem confusing since Crowley called a different Asana (which I can never wrap my head around) "Thunderbolt".

In vajrasana the tops of the feet are on the ground, toes pointed backwards.

Hanged Man is great for about everything aside from pranayama IMHO

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law,

Thanks for the well-wishing! Made it into Seattle and fell in love. Found an apartment and a jobby in <48 hours. Burning some sage I stole from Badlands National Park in my new home!

93 everybody,

Thank you for welcoming me to this wonderful community! I'm a 20-something creative-type doing his Probation. Been based out of NY for the last few years but moving to Oregon in a day or two. Eager to do ritual/meditate in many beautiful state and national parks along the way, and equally excited to make some new friends. I have used magick as a systematic way to approach making art, doing science, and organizing communities focused on sustainability/creativity for a few years now (with varying degrees of success). What little I have read of this forum or seen of Jim's presentations make me very grateful to participate here.

Looking forward to speaking with all of you.

Love is the Law, Love under Will.
Frater 56