Archive for the 'Thelemic living' Category

The Point of View of the Sun

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

I’ve published a new essay today examining the solar aspects of Thelema, its connections with sun-worship, and a discussion of natural religious practices conducive to success in its system, including an identification of the Khabs with the physical Sun. The HTML version and the PDF are available from this web site, and a printed copy […]

No other shall say nay

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

From private correspondence. The correspondent refers to my essay True Will, quotes AL I, 42-44, and asks “Why then, in so many circumstances, did so many people oppose Crowley or come into his way with an unfavourable outcome for him?” I presume you are referring to “no other shall say nay,” here. My essay The […]

Thoughts on Legal Restriction

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

[From private correspondence] On the question of “organisation” and “legal” law — which is always a thorny issue in Thelema — legal restrictions (e.g. on the dumping of waste, to continue this example), while apparently preserving the freedoms of others can actually have the reverse effect. In the above example, the scientist “responsibly” disposed of […]

Facing fears

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Another old post that deserves reprinting. Absorbed wrote: > I’d like to discuss various manifestations of fear. > The first I will describe as a job interview. Let’s say someone is > going to a job interview and is an extremely nervous person. What > methods could he use to maintain calm during the interview […]