College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

@Jim Eshelman said

"But, from observation of oneself and others passing through them, it is exceedingly easy to observe that Neophyte (1=10) is a "volatilization of the fixed," while Zelator (2=9) is a "fixing of the volatile.""

Interesting. Upon rereading the relevant chapters of M&MSAA, this dichotomy makes a lot of sense. So much about 2=9 seems all to say "Now let's get down to business!" 😄

Thanks.

Steve

Yeah, as far as I know it's untraceable. Pity, eh?

PS - Leelu says hi, and she won't hurt you if you ask nicely first.

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JAE, 93,

Makes sense.

I guess what I was trying to pin down was an idea on the lines of: If the outermost planets represent the deeper aspects of consciousness, when they align with the inner planets, then there can be a powerful impingement on deep truths about ourselves within the personality.

Which I think you've more or less stated here.

93 93/93,

Edward

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I was kind of tickled that today is both Good Friday (in the Western calendar) and the 105th anniversary of the writing of the following:

"III. 51. With my Hawk's head I peck at the eyes of Jesus as he hangs upon the cross."

I'm sure there's some deep symbolism in this. 😄

Steve

@zeph said

"As a very amateur astronomer, I certainly don't see anything unusual about it; familiarity with the heavens and adoration of Nuit go hand-in-hand on my individual journey. What's your speciality?"

Hi Zeph,

I hope it's not a horrible cliche for a Thelemite astronomer to study the Sun, but it's true. My research involves both observations and theory of the hot, expanding outer atmospheres of the Sun and other stars. If you're morbidly curious and if you need a cure for insomnia, you can google "Steven Cranmer's home page" and find out more. (I feel reticent to have the URL be listed here directly, since I'm supposed to make sure there's no confusion about my opinions vs. the opinions of my institute and the govt agencies that fund my work.)

Since I spend a lot of time thinking about how the Sun compares to the other stars, sometime I should start a thread comparing CCXX I,3 (Thelemic ethics of stars having their own proper motion) with the idea of invoking Ra-Hoor-Khuit by "shining like the Sun." These two aspects of Thelema fit together perfectly in my view, but I never see combined discussion of these "stellar" and "solar" metaphors.
Steve