College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

Really cool Stef, thank you! I will experiment with this.

"I'm not so sure about that as part of Thelema is about belief in gods. Gods have a strange way of behaving and manifesting e.g. from Liber Al "1:64. I am the blue-lidded daughter of Sunset; I am the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night-sky." or, on a note appertaining to this thread the god may manifest as a sociological aggregate; "3:46. "*I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased""

I like the previous discussion on "What do we mean by God anyway?" From what I have seen, different people/viewpoints resonate with different facets/conceptions of God, language is confounding, especially in matters such as this.
I find the Qabalistic philosophy most resonant, a pure Light descends the Tree, casting different variations of currents that culminate in the physical realm. These currents seem to have particular behaviors/patterns... All of the workings go vastly unseen, and much of what we do see is through the lens of our own particular/limited view of the world through our mind. Some interpretations serve well for some, others do not.

"21. Light, Life, Love; Force, Fantasy, Fire; these do I bring you: mine hands are full of these.
22. There is joy in the setting-out; there is joy in the journey; there is joy in the goal.
23. Only if ye are sorrowful, or weary, or angry, or discomforted; then ye may know that ye have lost the golden thread, the thread wherewith I guide you to the heart of the groves of Eleusis."

The journey of initiation, although superficially frightening (in the revelation of both Wisdom and Folly), is an abundant joy that is streaming with life. The text beautifully illustrates the splendorous victory of the steadfast initiate's foundation in the equilibration of internal forces.

Read through the article, the meaning of the synchronicity seems to stem from a particular subjective interpretation and culmination of symbols drawn from an incredibly vast range of possible connections and distinctions. What, why, and how this information has any prevalence at all to the connection of Trump's inauguration to some "new-right prophesy" is totally determinant on a predisposed view-set that is not synonymous with Thelema.
Will with a capital "W" in Thelema is different from the collective will of a socio-political faction intent to instill a leader in a governmental body through the use of internet "meme-magick." Anyone can push their will in a direction to achieve a desired mean, magick occurs in each moment through all motion.

Perhaps the poet Sappho from Mitylene is the archetype of the “god-like woman” who “casts aside the lyre, and with her locks aflame as an aureole, plunges into the wet heart of creation,…”
“O ye that drink of the brine of your desire, ye are nigh to madness! Your torture increaseth as ye drink, yet still ye drink. Come up through the creeks to the fresh water; I shall be waiting for you with my kisses.”
If one does not loosen the grip of love and devotion to Adonai within Malkh’ooth, one can exceed in the pleasures and games of the world of Assiah.. and once exceeded, the desire fulfilled magnetizes one closer to the awareness of the coils of Adonai within the center. The serpent Apep, Chaos as Adonai, Hadit?
The dismantling poison of the "secret fang," is it to absolution?
In Philae, a large temple construction of Isis was erected… the Bennu-Bird is of rebirthing light, the phoenix rising from the ashes of the transformative fire? Perhaps this is reference to the significance of the turn of the Aeon giving dawn to the balancing of both Isis and Osiris now within the aeon of the Child? Hmm.. The child birthed from the womb of the temple of the mother upon the Nile, in which Sebek inhabits.

Brings to mind "the image beyond the image" of the weight of the revolution of time, with the continual "destruction" and "creation" rather, dispersion and culmination of light.. the changes of life, youth to old-age, pleasure to pain, is of one body, a one-revolving upon the wheel of time in the firmament of stars and space.

Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law,
I have browsed through the forum silently in delight of the opportunity technology has allowed to so easily connect with other like-minded individuals distances away, yet I have not had impetus to make known of myself until now.
I am a student that has only recently stumbled upon magick and yoga in the past two years, but these past two years have been of considerable importance. I have experienced growth unlike that I have seen in the entirety of my years since my introduction to Thelema. Success is my proof. I am thankful to the goddess of infinite space for this gem of knowledge that has unearthed before my path.
I hope as my studies progress, my responses and discussions shall be of use to this illuminating community.
Love Is The Law, Love Under Will.
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