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The Roots of all Evil
Evil is The Good unbalanced, unfocused, and energized by destruction as The Good is energized by Creation. In ourselves, the balance of our Elements is in constant shift, but for most certain traits predominate. These traits, which are the current … Continue reading
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Healing Temple pool in Chesed
Still in considerable pain after facial surgery, but it is less burning than before, and having cooled to a mold-able level, today I will be sculpting my Pain Suff into a physical statue, using the body parts I lost as … Continue reading
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a sanctuary from Pain
Thought I might share this, as so many friends are going through unpleasant medical treatments right now. The human body becomes flooded with adrenaline, the Fight of Flight hormone, but there is no Flight from your own body, and everyone … Continue reading
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Spirit, Form and Polytheism
Recently in digital conversation with Jude in Texas (Hey Jude!, couldn’t resist) he asked if, with all this Qabalah, I considered myself a Pagan. My answer was a Jew with an expanded view of Monotheism (sometimes referred to humorously as a … Continue reading
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Looking back
When recalling where we came from to get where we are, my memories are of an unbroken string of gems, beads, and stones. All the moments and memories, good and bad, rough and polished, lead to this Present Moment. It … Continue reading
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Is Fact the same as Truth?
At the Traditional Observance Lodge banquet and discussion last night the Question for the round table was What is the Good on which all (men) can agree, and is it the same as Truth? Like all the best questions, it … Continue reading
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Defining Magick
Hermes Trismegistus Tis true without lying, certain & most true. That which is below is like that which is above & that which is above is like that which is below to do the miracles of one only thing And as … Continue reading
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The God Within
:Gemistus Pletho AKA George Gemistos Plethon 1355 – 1452/1454 wrote: “May we carry out these rites in your honor (Oh Greek Gods) in the most fitting manner, KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE NO NEED OF ANYTHING WHATEVER FROM US. BUT WE ARE … Continue reading
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Process not Product- the BOTA WORK
In the late 80s, one of the many gifts X gave me was enrolling us both in Paul Foster Case‘s Tarot group, ”’B.O.T.A”’ AKA the ”’Builders of the Adytum”’,www.bota.org/. The 1st year of those lectures, meditations and tasks were written by … Continue reading
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Marsilio Ficino’s prescription for Nerds and Scholars
“The Spirits of the studious is especially likely to need care, because their constant use of it in thinking and imagining consumes it. It has to be replaced from the subtler part of the blood, and this renders the remaining … Continue reading
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