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October 3, 2015
The Road to Freedom is Found While Traveling
Along the Path of Discernment
"Do what thou wilt" is a phrase that comes from the
Book of the Law. The
Book of the Law is a text that was co-authored (channeled) by Aleister Crowley in 1904. Channeling is a practice whereby a person acts as a medium (or a conduit) for non-human entities to speak through (gods, spirits, ETs, angels, demons, ascended masters, descended masters, etc). The
Book of the Law is similar to many other channeled works in that it is a mixed bag of both
potentially useful/beneficial esoteric knowledge (light) and
potentially harmful/misleading esoteric knowledge (dark).
Thelema is a religion and a philosophy that is based on the work of Aleister Crowley and the Book of the Law. The main doctrine of Thelema is:
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will."
Translated, this means:
Do as you please, your Will (to do what you want) takes precedence over Love (caring, compassion, right action, responsibility, and morality). In effect, what this is saying is let our earthly passions and desires (ego), rule over the Spirit (higher consciousness). And let ignorance (blindness), rule over wisdom (awareness and understanding). And let the animal side of us (primal desires), rule over our intellect (intelligence and reasoning). Thelema is very similar to both mainstream and occulted forms of Satanism.
The five points of the pentagram represent the four elements of earth (the material world) plus a Fifth Element (the spirit, spark and light of consciousness). The four lower elements exist as only partial consciousness (elemental consciousness), while the Fifth Element represents the potential to bring full awareness (Light) to the whole when combined together properly.
The material elements cannot become whole (complete) without the help of the spiritual element. And the spiritual element cannot become whole (complete) without the help of the material elements.
The Upright Pentagram of Creation
In the
Light (upright) Pentagram, the Spirit is
above the four Earthly (material) elements and mind/consciousness is above the libido (carnal desires). The
five elements are enclosed in a circle to represent balance and wholeness, but they are not caged in (i.e. the lines are broken). Balance (completeness) is created in the heart and the mind through
Love and
Will by bringing the
five elements together in synergy (rather than attempting to imprison them together using external restraints or technology). The balance (within) is then transferred to the external environment (around/about) using Love
and Will together in synergy.
The Inverted Pentagram of Thelema, Satanism and Dark Occultism
(either through direct use or by way of doctrine).
In the Dark (inverted) Pentagram, the material world (earth) and the "fire" of our passions and desires rule over the Spirit (while the libido rules over mind and consciousness). The Spirit, the body and the other elements are imprisoned or caged inside of a closed circle (or a double closed circle). The "spirit" in the inverted pentagram is a dark spirit (or demon) that rules over the Light Spirit.
Dark occultists believe that they can call on the "dark spirits" and use them for power (while containing them within the circle). In dark occultism, the corrupted ego (a type of dark spirit) rules over the mind and consciousness (light spirit). Since the corrupted ego is blind, it thinks that it can control everything around it. However, looking around the world today, I would suggest that the darkness (pathogenic darkness) is roaming around quite freely right now.
Contrast the image above (Light
Star) with the one below (Dark Star) where all of the elements
have been inverted, perverted and corrupted.
The
individual helps to create the whole. And the
whole helps to create the
individual.
Bright Stars bring light into Creation through imagination, knowledge, awareness, understanding, action, compassion and Wisdom (the benevolent "Fire" of responsible creation).
Dark Stars bring darkness into
Creation through ignorance,
blindness and a corruption, distortion and
inversion of the light (the pathological "fire" of irresponsible
creation).
Note: Bright Stars and Dark Stars are used here as descriptive terms only. This isn't necessarily intended to relate to (or be descriptive of) other types of phenomena in the universe such as day, night, up, down, "light matter", "dark matter", suns, black holes, etc.
Only Love
(Wynonna)
Can Love alone change the world for the better? Or, does Love need to be balanced with Will in order to be most effective? Actually, a little Love does go a long way. However, when Love of Truth, Love of Knowledge, Love of Compassion, Love of Justice, Love of Freedom, Love of Understanding, Love of Discernment, Love of Wisdom, Love of Ourselves, Love of Others and Love of Creation is combined with Will, then Love is a true "Force" to be reckoned with (both in this world, and in any other world that we may encounter).
Love Will Find a Way
(Pablo Cruise)
Footnote 1
There are many different forms of Thelema and Satanism in the world (under many different names). It is not my intention with this essay to blindly categorize them or group them all together under one label. However, that being said, most forms of Thelema and Satanism are Left-Hand Path (Dark Star) religions and philosophies. Many times these philosophies start out with the intent of providing individual and spiritual empowerment, but then quickly "fall" or degenerate into dis-empowerment (which ends up feeding the "passions and desires" and "fires" of those that exist above them). For more information on this topic, please see the entries for Live and Let Live and Morality in the Glossary.
There is pathological individualism and there is also pathological collectivism. Neither one is correct. They both lead down the same dark road towards pathological destruction.
The philosophies of Thelema, Satanism and Dark Occultism help to create pathological individualism which encourages (and reinforces) pathological division within society (which supports the few at the expense of the many). On the other hand, pathological collectivism helps to create pathological conformity which encourages apathy within society (which supports the few at the expense of the many). Similarly, the pursuit of artificial balance (through social engineering) helps to create pathological "unity" (unnatural unity) which also encourages apathy in society (which supports the few at the expense of the many).
True equilibrium (natural balance) is not found through centrally administered social programs. Nor is it reached through the mass drugging of society (as seen in the movie "Equilibrium" and in
our present society). It is not found in the worship of oneself or in the worship of someone (or something) else.
Equilibrium is found in the practice and the pursuit of
Knowledge,
Awareness and Understanding (of both
one and
One).
Footnote 2
In order to help keep this segment as concise and understandable as possible, I decided to break it up into two parts. Understanding the information that is presented here in Part One is essential to understanding the information that will be presented in Part Two.
As discussed in the Glossary (and in other parts of this series), the true nature of a disease can only be properly diagnosed (and addressed) through a thorough understanding of its symptoms. Thus, understanding the negative helps us get to the root of the problem and to subsequently create positive and lasting change. Treating the symptoms does not cure the disease. It only temporarily covers up its roots.
In Part Two, I'm going to have to travel down some dark roads in order to help illustrate the nature of the "disease". However, in doing so, I hope to clearly explain (and help others to see and understand) why there is so much darkness and suffering in the world today. Most importantly, I hope to provide a clear and simple solution for how we can increase Love (and reduce suffering) in the world by transmuting the darkness into Light.
Peace and Freedom to All
The Discernment of Creation - Part II
Corrupted Realities - Satanic Influence
in Our Society
Communicating with Nature and Creation
The Battle between the Light and the Dark
The Church of Awareness and Understanding
Numbers, Paths and Destinations
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
The Glossary
(definitions of terms and concepts)
Escape from the Matrix (escaping illusion)
Escape Velocity (escaping reality)
The Ascension (of consciousness) Formula
The Art of Alchemy - Transmuting the
Darkness into Light
Unified Theory of Spirituality
Journey of Awakening - Final Freedom (part 3:1)
The Consolidation of Power and Control
The Bending and Breaking of Will
(an examination of religion, channeling,
dogma and orthodoxy)
The Virtues and Sins of Religion
Welcome to the Machine -
Mechanisms of the Matrix
Earth is a Prison/University and the Human Race
are its Inmates/Students
A complete index of all segments in this series
can be found here:
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