aainalbion.bsky.social
Imperator of A.'.A.'. in Albion, a dual lineage descended from Frater A.M.A.G. (Israel Regardie), and Soror Estai (Jane Wolfe).
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And an Adeptus Major no less.
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That was 8 or 9 years ago now. I rarely refer to or think of the angel post-5=6, but the disappearance of the angel during the Inner Order work is a known phenomenon.
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As a final thought on this, it’s notable that after 5=6 the name ceased to be relevant. That grade establishes identity with the angel, so thinking of him as a second person becomes meaningless.
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I’d like to think that the folks working at NORAD know better than most the consequences of launching ICBM’s at anyone.
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In my case the name turned out to be that of a Semitic desert demon. It would have been a mistake to confuse that demon with the angel, but learning the name in that way opened doors of understanding that gave significant context for the right relations and mode of approach.
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An important lesson for me was this: the name need not be the ultimate reality of the angel, but a marker, a glyph, and perhaps a hint about the relationship of the angel with the aspirant at that point in time.
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In my case there as a five year gap between learning the name and attaining 5=6 (within). A lot happened in that five years, but really understanding the name beyond gematria and other analytical methods took longer, and a very different mindset from that of a Probationer.
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From that I deduce that by the time the aspirant is aware to the point of having a name, a tipping point has been reached where the process begins to enter the awareness of the initiate.
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Yes, there seems to a a point at which it breaks the surface of consciousness, but a lot of the process is initiated from the angels side with the aspirant unaware.
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In practice the name of the angel can come much earlier than 5=6. Knowing what it means however, that’s a different matter.
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They want to be the tyrannical government. That’s always been clear from the start of maga.
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In that sense, and this is frightening, once on the path consciously like that, you can’t leave it. You can’t in-know a thing, you can’t fully revert to a pre-adeptship state. You can either act as an adept, or act as an ass, and be fully aware of the fact.
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It’s hard though. Perhaps harder than not knowing, because you can’t feign ignorance with yourself. Sometimes I just want to say fuck it, and throw the whole thing out, but then I’d just be back on the path again with the extra baggage that I refused to carry earlier.
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The negative, old self still assets itself. It would be easy to redress. Tools learned in the outer college serve now, but every new event offers the chance to follow the angel, the avatar of True Will, or not. I don’t always succeed but I know well when I’ve failed.
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But when the call came it was definite marching orders. From then on my life has been a constant stream of challenges and opportunities. Somehow I’ve ended up with a career and family, and am constantly challenged to meet the expectation of my better angels, an ongoing conversation.
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In my case I entered a period of quiescence. I had just graduated university and was doing gardening to make a living. Life was peaceful, I was poor but content to stay where I was. All seemed in order and I might have stayed that way, being vaguely useful to others, for years.
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The Adeptus Minor is passive. He is a mystic, his task is to deepen the awareness of the angel until it reaches the point of acting on that knowledge. He then automatically enters the sphere of Geburah Ann the grade of 6=5, which is where life’s battle is fought in every word, act, and deed.
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“Devoid of thought, I sat quietly by my desk in my official room. With my fountain mind undisturbed, as serene as water. A sudden crash of the under, the mind doors burst open. And lo, there sits the old man in all his homeliness “
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Just you, but also not ‘just you’. There’s a
Delightful Chinese poem written by an official of the Sung Dynasty to encapsulate his experience of satori, that captures the event well.
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Really, K&C isn’t a one off event, but a choice we make at every turn. Once you know who you are and what you’re about, then every action can be evaluated through that lens. The adept then has to learn how to live in accordance with that will, which Is really the task of an Adeptus Major.
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True. I also suspect that there is fear of ridicule involved. I only spoke to my supervisor about it a few times to confirm the fact, and it was so simple that if anyone knew I thought they’d laugh.
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What I mean is this. We tend to put the HGA on a pedestal, as something outside ourselves that makes for holiness. Yet one of the things that makes K&C so hard to spot is its subtlety. In my case it was so subtle that I didn’t notice until after the fact.
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You can’t give directions if a person doesn’t understand that they’re lost.
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I suspect a great number of such people are emslaved to their ideas, their money, and lust for power.
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Most self proclaimed libertarians seem fine having a dictator if he’s their guy.
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Or about $3500 per citizen per day.
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True, that would have been a brutal epilogue.
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The Road
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I’ve long since passed shocked or even mildly surprised. OTO is what it is and petard emotionally invested, you can’t really expect change from that quarter.
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Can’t help thinking that if all of these cities demonstrated all at once they’d be overwhelmed in a few days. Not enough police and national guard to be everywhere at once. As it is they have a chance of quashing things piecemeal.
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I found that depending on the tradition there’s a lot of similarities with Thelema, if not so much flourish, but with zen at least, once you dig beneath surface, the middle path of Buddhism offers a counterpoint to Thelemic speculations and need for action.
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I’m fairly convinced that deep down most of them know it’s nonsense anyway. Given the tendency for the type to value things that seem to make them superior in knowledge or power, magick attracts them for the same reason I expect.
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It’s worth noting the link between such beliefs and dark triad traits: doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...
I’ve also noticed the same sort of people often try to get into occult orders.
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Doesn’t ethylene play a role in plant leaf senescence?
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The exploration of tradition that we all do as kids is the exception here I think. Such exploration is natural. But at some point we realise, if we are serious, that what we are looking for isn’t once more book for the bookshelf, or a new dream catcher, but actual answers to hard questions.
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But thank you, perennialist is the word I need. But it makes me think of gardening so somehow I glided over it.
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That’s what I’m driving at. We all too easily pick up the outer forms and ignore the heart of the matter. It’s like winnowing grain and throwing away the seed.
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This has seeped into Thelema as people don’t wamt to be ‘restricted’ from having their flavour of the week. But the teaching of the Order is clear: the point of our syncretism is not to become spiritual magpies, but to come to the common point all traditions point towards.
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Spiritual consumerism is the pick n mix approach: taking what we want from a selected of traditions like a kid in a sweet shop. Surface level lifestyle spirituality where the more outlandish and esoteric the better.
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That’s par for the course, I’ve gone back over grade work and had to deal with aspects of the work that really pertain to grades I’d passed years before. Passing a grade doesn’t mean you never have to think about that sephirah or paths anymore, only that you have some semblance of control.
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There difference is that remaining in the world, the task becomes one of living out the authentic path whilst living an ordinary life. The monastery doors are closed, I have responsibilities. But this is all against the background of increasing identification of self and none-self.