College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

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Nothing like a bit of thread necromancy to spend a holiday break. Whilst doing a bit of side research I happened to stumble across this thread referenced on a website called Hellenismos.Us

hellenismos.us/f/YaBB.pl?num=1285174165/75

Oddly enough this is the same lot that I had in mind when I created this. I think it's good that practices among ritual magicians, occultists, Thelemites, e.t.c. are stumbled upon, consorted, and examined(by accident or not) when someone is forming their own opinion in relation to this, but also that it appears quite hubris to try and speak on behalf of another's logic when making a side comment.

Regardless, another interpretation to have none the less.

Thanks very much for everyone's input. Sometimes it does a lot of good to see things for another perspective.

@ Jim Eshelman
That was a well put response that hit home with me. I've often found myself benefiting from your knowledgeable posts when browsing the forum. Oddly enough, I do seem to notice that many views expressed by said individuals seem to express more similarities from views of their fundamental upbringings, and Greek Orthodox Church, than that of the supposed historic orthopraxy.

Cheers!

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Just interested in some opinions of other practitioners of magick in regards to this subject. In other fields of paganism, I very often find myself having to defend magick's stance, mostly against those that consider themselves practitioners of Hellenismos, modern Hellenic Polytheists or Reconstructionists.

From their world view, even though magic was practiced in the ancient Hellenic world, it was not a recognised part of the codified religion, even worse, condemned as the most heinous hubris of manipulating the Gods. Different from prayers, which leave the person at the mercy of the Gods, magick manipulates deity or the cosmos as an impious way of getting what the magician wants.

I understand magick's ability to be secular, recognised as a science and art by many Thelemites, but what are your opinions in regards to this view?

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Cheers AbUldIZ418! Yes, I must say it's an alias of purpose as I've been fascinated by the Khepri myself. I appreciate the welcome, and wish to extend the same greetings to yourself as well...good to have you!

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Cheers for the welcomes, as I hail from the abodes of night(literally just woke up.) That's interesting about Khophra, Khephra is more of an online Thelemic alias of mine than a magickal name. Intersting enough, the gematria of my given name, מִיכָאֵל‎ ,is 101, a number with personal significance to my wife&I

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Cari Fratres et Sorores,

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I've often found myself directed to this site when browsing around, so I thought I'd go ahead and register, as along with Lashtal&Thelemapedia, this has always appeared to be an excellent site! My given name is Michael, and I'm a married engineer residing in N. Ireland. Outside of work, I've been a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, have been learning the Irish language for the last three years, and of course have been involved with the occult&paganism for a little over a decade now. I'd wish to converse with the like-minded, as I cherish the fraternal aspects of brother&sisterly love.

Agape

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Khephra