College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

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i think it's Franz Bardon who points out that the HGA can appear to aspirants at any time i.e. in our case in the pre 5=6 grades. What do you think?"

It is my personal belief and experience that the HGA is there at the moment we are conceived and enters into our sphere of influence as we become consciously aware of the presence of the divine in our life. For me this moment was experienced when I was six years old and has shaped my experiences from that moment to now.

I think a value judgment that the HGA can only be communicated with through a A.'.A.'. lineage or even a Western Magical Tradition is a limited perspective that warrants caution -- there are many ways and paths to that Door which opens to the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.

"(v. 200) 55. Let Mary inviolate be torn upon wheels: for her sake let all chaste women be utterly despised among you!

(v. 201) 56. Also for beauty's sake and love's!"

I think that Mary the Virgin Mother of God comes to mind here... but that is conditioning and not necessarily laid down in writing. [at least for moi]

Mary is also connected to Maris [Sea] -- the great ocean of being and becoming, the womb and the instrument of the mother, par excellent!

Perhaps the message is how Mary uses this tool, this instrument of creation as the Great Shakti? Perhaps the use of prudence and fidelity is in question here...'Restriction is SIN'. Which may be the tides of the Moon [Sin] in this case. HA!

And what about the wheels!? Are we talking about the Catherine Wheel or the Wheel of Time, the mechanism of manifestation. The clockworks are about samsara, which is another ocean unto itself. The wheels are mechanistic and not naturalistic. The tearing or rending of space in time is a fascinating meditation in regards to these stanzas.

Ultimately Beauty and Love [Tiphereth] are brought to a consolidation in regards to time and space...I think that for our sake it is incumbent upon is to sit with this valuable stanza -- also to remember that the whole of Chapter III in the Book of the Law is intended to stir our pots [Sulphur] to the works of Chapter I [Sattva] and Chapter II [Tamas]. Hmm...

DavidH wrote:

"...but when it really makes itself known as important is when you go back and read entries several years old and see how your thinking has changed, what progress you've made, and your views have become deeper. I have read my journals from 12 years ago or so and always get amazed. You'll also see recurring themes and problems over long periods which tell you really what a core issue may be. "

**Thank you, David. **

I believe that the *meat and potatoes *of the Magical Journal truly earns its keep after the first couple of years -- and like fine wine it becomes a rare elixir of genuine insight after 10 or more years.

It is truly a marvelous tool and a method of seeing where the Angel has guided you...

AUM HA!

luxinhominefactum wrote:

"if you don't want to do group work i Highly recommend A.'.A.'., but then again i Would so take that with however many grains of salt you wish . "

And just so you know...I am not picking on your Soror.

It appears you are an excellent trigger for my internal contemplations this evening...KUDOS!

That said, you wrote: ..."if you don't want to do group work i Highly recommend A.'.A.'..."

Well, if you don't consider HUMANITY group work, than I would most certainly agree. But, the work of the A.'.A.'. is about the evolution of Humanity...and that to me is one large group.

That said, it is important that we recognize to whom we serve in this tradition of the Silver Star.

49!

"yes, buddism, mosesism, krishnaism, lao-tzuism, these all have great things to offer thelemites, but you've got to be very careful not to confuse the planes. i've seen more thelemites turn themselves into unitarians that way... "

HAHAHAHA! ....the humor in your statement is so great that a vast amount of energy is exiting this Star! Perhaps I shall now turn into a pulsar or white dwarf!?

Ah me.... you do realize that this statement is as accurate as suggesting that one might turn into a thelemite? The planes of confusion seem to lie in taking any definitive perspective of who and what one is that is not based in TRUTH. All these are labels or representatives of what one is aligned to in the realm of moral and spiritual 'contingencies'.

'Success is thy Proof...' How one get there is a diverse course with many paths leading to yon summit.

The statement of clustering all the gods before Horus in the Book of the Law -- suggests that all are pertinent and useful in worship **, but that the real fruit of any of them is in the act of Love under Will. We need the fruitful result for success to be evident -- any other task is a dance with a mask to the same and only GOD.

Pax Templi

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Jim wrote:**

"I only get to pick one? Well, in that case it has to be: The diary."

Asraiya wrote:

"Thanks, DavidH, for reminding us that LOVE is the prerequisite!"

**YES!! LOVE your Magical Journal!

It is the Pearl of Great Price and it is the Gems of the Equinox!

And, yes....Love is it's Law!**

Draco Magnus wrote:

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I found though, that the film character possessed a Thelemic point of view (IMO), especially regarding implementing Thelemic ideas in a social frame. Viva la revolucion "

Yes, I found the character of V very thelemic in his approach to his life, his Work and his destiny. I found the message of V to be inherently one of Victory and also of sacrifice -- as if nailed [vau] cross at five points of illuminated spirit. Vox Clara!

And something for the Vox Populi:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW6HbZXI9Y0

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Any particular method to go about choosing a motto or advice for the undertaking? Perhaps something I can read by those who have successfully completed the task?"

As kuniggety stated, taking this 'particular moment in time' as the alignment to your aspiration, ask yourself what motto, name, phrase or word best suggests my DESIRE and INTENTION in this Great Work.

Meditate on this daily until the motto, name, phrase or word arrives.

Other methods can include taking Latin, Greek and Hebrew phrases that suggest the Light of your Work and adding these to a bowl and then while focusing on the luminous brilliance above your head [as in the LBRP] and reaching into the bowl retrieve what has been chosen for you, but your HGA.

Let your 'Intuition' guide you in the method most suitable to your nature.

I hope this gives you some addition options in your choice....tick, tock, eh?

"Rey...Thank you very much, very informative! "

I am glad you enjoyed it Seti Draconis. It is great that we have these resources.

"Sirius is a symbol of that 'sun behind the sun' or Kether."

Now are we talking about the Writings of Keneth Grant or is this referential to other 'pertinent' material?

Where does this reality come from to suggest that Sirius is KETHER?

Hmm..... [wink]

MAAT MAGICK: NEMA
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Something for your review:**
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93!

"this looks kind of neat, but what's the theory behind the positioning of the books, verses from the books, periods of silence and so on? "

Actually, it's very neat. [grin and smile]

As to the cycle of the reading, I will enclose the link to webpage instead of pasting it all in here. Enjoy!

www.aumha.org/arcane/tephilah.htm

93!

"this looks kind of neat, but what's the theory behind the positioning of the books, verses from the books, periods of silence and so on? "

Actually, it's very neat. [grin and smile]

As to the cycle of the reading, I will enclose the link to webpage instead of pasting it all in here. Enjoy!

www.aumha.org/arcane/tephilah.htm

Red Fezz wrote:

QUOTE OF THE DEI:

"A person's True Will becomes clearer the more he understands "universal law" which is not set in stone by some creator deity, but is the ephemeral agreement of living circumstance which implies service to other more than service to self. The Great White Brotherhood Crowley spoke of was not a bunch of selfish pricks. "

An excellent post, Red. I also love what you state so succinctly in this quote.

"Crowley. Case. Myself. Several Medieval alchemists. The writers of the Torah. The writers of the New Testament gospels. Etc. (These are just examples, of course - the net is far wider.)"

The first three on this list popped into my mind instantly! I just wanted to see what other 'specific' qabalists you would mention.

Thank you for your reply, Jim.

@Jim said

"You need to keep in mind, though, that some Gematria - and, some might say, a very great deal of gematria - is intentionally crafted by teachers who left specific clues. To understand their clues, you have to work within their framework."

Excellent. Could you give some examples as to who you are 'suggesting' when you state, " is intentionally crafted by teachers who left specific clues.'.

Thank you.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T... THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO ME.... [grin]

It seems to me 'common sense' to grant all living [sentient] creation a common level of respect and honor for its state of being. I think in regards to 'intelligent beings' -- if you treat them with intelligence and respect the results are more likely to be comradeship, fraternity and coorperation.

Beating, thrashing, maligning a spirit seems to address a natural course of events which is less than satisfactory to the would-be Goetic operator.

[grin]

Listen to your 'intuition' -- it will align you appropriately to any Spirit -- if your are truly LISTENING. [ please check your Ego at the Door]

"...with respect, for someone warning against dogma you seem to be suffering under a bit of it yourself. "

**Yes... does the idea of DOGMA fit into the modality of THELEMA?! **

I think not....as dogma is a 'dark poison' in the veins of those who would follow their True Will. But there are those who would argue -- and perhaps successfully, that Thelema is a dogma complete and with doctrine!

That said, dogma can be a useful signpost from which to view the Picean Age as it laps upon the shores of the Aquarian Age!

@Ambrosios666 said

"....verify your own observations by comparison with similar judgments made by them; and, studying the methods which determine their failure or success, acquire for yourself the wit and skill required to cope with your own problems.

(my bolds- perhaps this has some relevance to the current conversation?) "

Excellent point of reference and something that should be a universal standard as a thelemite! As the Book of the Law states, every man and every woman is a star -- sovereign to their own universe and inherent sphere of sensation. It seems incumbent upon us to determine just what the LAW is for each of us.

Thank you for sharing that pertinent quote!

"It raises some interesting possibilities. For one, the actual content of the book, the words themselves, would not be off limits. Only discussions about the reproduction of Crowley's actual scrawl would be forbidden. "

Now, you are aware that in the Meditation of the Day, hosted on this blog there is direct discussion of the Book of the Law. There is no off limits in what we share or discuss there -- given certain rules and regulation inherent to this list. That said, the Book of the Law is only forbidden insofar as one is not willing to trust themselves to understand themselves.

The Book of the Law is a reference on how one should live as a Thelemite. It suggests that Love is the Law and that doing what THOU [one's higher essence] wilt shall be the whole of this Law.

If you come to see that the Comment was not a Class A document, than the value of FEAR is eliminated from what one chooses to do with this tome. It is not something to be feared, or burnt. It is to be ingested, digested and its nutriments extended to the health of your being.

The Word of Sin is RESTRICTION!

"The sun is arisen; the spectre of the ages has been put to flight. ``The word of Sin is Restriction,'' or as it has been otherwise said on this text: That is Sin, to hold thine holy spirit in!

Go on, go on in thy might; and let no man make thee afraid."

-- Liber 837