College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

@Zos said

"I was summoned to a criminal court as a juror.

In every case I tried to free every accused that came before the bench, in hopes of obtaining karma to a small degree. When the momentum of the group found anyone guilty - I would use every device I knew to envelop them with protection. I hope I was able to make a small change, but group-think is often too powerful."

That makes no sense.

Sometimes people are actually guilty you know?

Group-think may be distasteful, but it's not always wrong.

Well he's auto-tuned in that vid, but yeah. 7.3m views on that.

"So, when it comes to a definitive definition (and, I agree, definitive definitions are the best kind), I must remain highly agnostic."

I'm dying!

This might be a few aeons late, but. There was a SUMMIT held in Greece a few years ago that tried to declare the correct definitions of these words. They decided thus: Gnosticism refers to specific religious practices, such as those taught by Valentinus, etc., as Jim says, 'the formal, structured set of highly precise Eastern Mediterranean religious from two millennia ago' - this is Gnosticism, as a period of thought, as a philosophy, as a religion of some kind. Gnostic, however, refers to a type of religion or 'religious experience' that is characterized as a personal grappling with the heavens, or suchlike, in order to attain absolute knowledge. Essentially, personal mysticism. So, that encompasses everything from Evelyn Underhill to any Swami that ever lived, to Timothy Leary, to our own Thelema.

I usually go with: an emphasis on 'gnosis' & a belief in Sophia (not necessarily as deity). So, the Russian Christian Existentialists were very gnostic, Thelema is very gnostic, William Blake was very gnostic (see Blake's Visionary Universe), even Eastern Orthodox Christianity is very gnostic, though they'd consider that a slur.

93,

Let's go with finger (or fingers) on this one.

However, something must be said for fashioning your own "weapon" and the time, focus, and dedication that is put into it. It can be considered metaphor in relation to the seriousness of the aspiration involved. It can also have a profound psychological effect.

Full ceremony does have its privileges. Finger banging is fun...but sometimes you want to work your wand.

93 93/93

It's Zos again. I found something already. 🆒

www.forvo.com/word/%D7%A1%D6%B0%D7%A4%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%AA

www.forvo.com/word/malkuth/#he

www.forvo.com/word/hallelu_avdei_adonai/#he

@Phoenix said

"A quicker way to go about it would be to get a bunch of mercenaries to constantly follow you around (although that might attract the attention of the CIA so you might not want that). Or just go make your own country and create your own culture and laws."

Going overseas is crucial. I intend to use all the non-magical methods available, such as being outside of the jurisdiction of the police, in the aim of evasion. So yes. However, I need an additional edge against being able to spot and evade the gaze of NGOs. This is not so crazy, as there are nations which lack an infrastructure of a police force. I will require protection against what little police forces exist there, especially since they probably are not bound by Miranda rights. Active military persons are outside of the jurisdiction of civilian courts, even the courts of the nations in which they are occupying.

I will be armed, and I expect those working with me to be armed as well.

Back to the original question of our thoughts on Frater Oz's videos, I have watched several of them and no matter what, I think it's great to read the instructions of the rituals from the books, but then also be able to watch them being performed (even if they do see a bit rushed).

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