Tag: Thelema
Mysticism: Nature or Nurture?
"No spiritual development begins without that person having a mystical experience," claimed my friend Hans.
Embracing questions
When Aleister Crowley stated “The Method of Science…,” he was referring to the way science is approached and practiced.
Love is the Law: Philios, True Will and the Great Work
In this cosmology, Love, True Will and the Great Work are all tied in together, flow into one another, expand and strengthen one another.
The element of uncertainty
Uncertainty has come to play a huge role in my life as of late. The whole process entered my awareness during the Plutonica book-club...
Nietzsche on Art
I've been reading Nietzsche's The Genealogy of Morals, and a passage in the third essay, "What is the meaning of aesthetic ideals?" intrigued me: ...t...
Chaos magick: Doing what works and more
Chaos magick is results-oriented; it requires an honest appraisal of one's work and the effects achieved -- especially when results are not evident.
100 Years of Fringe Religion: Thelema, Discordianism, Wicca, Satanism and…Atheism?
I was putting together a time-line for another essay when something occurred to me. Various religions that started as fringe have grown and expanded...
Confessions of a Black Magician, by Nathan Neuharth
Confessions of a Black Magician, by Nathan Neuharth Original Falcon Press, 9781935150794, 191 pp., 2010 Our hero in this tale is the author himself, and as...
Interview with John L. Crow
Interview with John L Crow ranges from the Theosophical Society, to the OTO, to why studying esotericism in university is nothing like attending Hogwarts.
Aleister Crowley, by John Moore
Aleister Crowley: A Modern Master is far from perfect, but it will certainly spark discussion, which is a start.
The Heretic’s Guide to Thelema, by Gerald del Campo (2)
The Heretic's Guide to Thelema, by Gerald del Campo Immanion Press, 9781905713189, 438 pp., 2008 Thelema? Isn’t that about the writings and magickal workings of...