soz replied to the topic The word of the equinox in the forum Thelema
Fall 1947: brilliance (according to Augustus John, quoting a letter from Crowley in Chiaroscuro, Jonathan Cape, 1952, p. 82): … 27 September, 1947… The greetings of the Equinox of Autumn! The Word of...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic here's a poem about everybody's favorite subject in...
Really nice- I quite enjoyed that
View Articlesoz replied to the topic The New Qabbala in the forum Private
Hope this isn’t too pestilential- I’m one of those who interprets TOBTL differently: II:53. Fear not, o prophet, when these words are said, thou shalt not be sorry. Thou art emphatically my chosen; and...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic The Chess Master Mikhail Botvinnik in the forum Private
I’m a chess player (USCF rated expert) and there is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that Crowley was a strong chess player. I estimate his playing strength was around 2300-2400 (FIDE master level).
View Articlesoz replied to the topic No More Heroes in the forum Crowley Clippings
that brings back memories, a year in Canterbury in the late seventies, “whatever happend to/ Leon Trotsky.. the great Elmyra, and Sancho Panza (lol). The thinking man’s working-class occult Doors; I’m...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic No More Heroes in the forum Crowley Clippings
um, I meant to write “heady days” and “Kill Your Pet Puppy”, I think I’ll stagger off into the arms of Morpheus for a while. a long while.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic What's the novelty? in the forum Thelema
To call Thelema an “ideology” is to miss the point a bit, in my view. Looking at the _Holy Books of Thelema_, I consider them to be both unique and completely new, and beyond comparison to any previous...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Crowley's homosexuality in the forum Biography
Crowley had a much deeper understanding of desire than most of us do, and of the sexually repressive nature of middle-class Victorian England. When he was in public school he was hit on by repressed...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Crowley's homosexuality in the forum Biography
I don’t agree. It’s reasonably clear from reading the Confessions that the loves of Crowley’s lives were female, and it’s beyond the shadow of a doubt that he wasn’t gay.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Revelations in Liber AL in the forum Thelema
I haven’t read the entirety of the original thread, so my apologies if this has already been gone over. Something I find fascinating are the descriptions Crowley gives of who or what Aiwass is in...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Revelations in Liber AL in the forum Thelema
I hit the Submit button a bit early, and should add 4. A very sweeping claim, as in the second quote: “The proof of His praeterhuman nature… is partly external, depending on the concealment of… (c) of...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Crowley & Enochian Chess in the forum Chess Master
AFAIK, Enochian chess is/was used for divination, spiritual initiation, and magic (actively influencing the world(s)). The Golden Dawn did not use it as a strategy game. Mathers wrote the “Original...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Wikipedia's "On This Day..." in the forum Crowley...
There is an appeals process, but if it’s to be done it would be better if it were done by someone disinterested who has a prior editing history on Wikipedia. Paul probably couldn’t do it, since it’s...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Is Thelema not so different? in the forum Thelema
I dunno. I see a lot of people making assumptions about the intentions of what other people say, in what one might gently refer to as “ego involvement”. Reading back to the beginning of the discussion,...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Is Thelema not so different? in the forum Thelema
Per contra: If one is an artist or poet or mystic then dreams, fantasies and various non-immanent states of consciousness are often not only important to doing one’s will, but crucial. If a visionary...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Politics and Thelema in the forum Thelema
"name538" wrote: …each race can express it’s[sic] true nature and purpose, then each cog will fit into place Your theories fascinate me. Each race has its true nature and purpose… "name538" wrote: If...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Your favourite Liber AL verse in the forum Thelema
Verse 1:26 really sends chills down my spine I:26 Then saith the prophet and slave of the beauteous one: Who am I, and what shall be the sign? So she answered him, bending down, a lambent flame of...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic LAShTAL Online Chess Tournament in the forum Stuff
Sure, count me in (to a regular-style chess tournament)
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Thelemic approach to treatment of addiction? in the...
I think that part of a Thelemic approach to treating addiction to opiates, for example, would involve using science. Not that it’s particularly easy to kick but from what I hear it’s much easier now as...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic On this day in history in the forum News Articles
Awesome. Thanks for posting this, and looking forward to more.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Crowley and his discrepancies in the forum Thelema
"Magmus" wrote: Even if RTC could prove that the watermarks on the manuscript are from 1906 and not 1904, is it possible that the reception did happen in 1904, but Crowley somehow lost the original...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic "PERDURABO" : 1899 Poem by Aleister Crowley. in the...
Thanks for posting these, and the info! One more quibble- it’s “thought”, not “thoughtful” in the third line of Perdurabo.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic The True Will - a question to Los in the forum Thelema
"Los" wrote: For Crowley, True Will is just not about trances or states of consciousness, even if its discovery is often accompanied by certain trances [as suggested by Crowley’s favorite metaphor for...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic The True Will - a question to Los in the forum Thelema
"Los" wrote: What the True Will is about is action; it’s just not about a bunch of trances and not about a bunch of vague platitudes about how “I is an illusion.” It is possible with dedication,...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic The True Will - a question to Los in the forum Thelema
Los, You’re going to great lengths to make all kinds of claims about what Michael Staley is saying. It seems to me that you are grossly misrepresenting what he has written, repeatedly and...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic The simplest The Book of the Law II:76 Chiper...
I’ve seen proposed solutions that ignore letters and numbers in the cipher. I’ve also seen solutions where the sequence of the letters and numbers is ignored or makes no difference. This seems...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic RosiCrucians in the forum Magick
The reviews are sorted according to the number of people who found a review helpful.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic I am The Beast 666 in the forum Magick
‘Twould be interesting if there were more info available about this.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Crowley and the Holy Books in the forum Thelema
Just because there was an acrostic in the text doesn’t mean that it wasn’t written exactly as Crowley wrote that it was.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic the Author of the Book is possessed of knowledge...
Perhaps there are qabalistic insights to be had in the book that are beyond those listed in the last quote in the post; if so, does this resolve the apparent contradiction that you cite?
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Crowley and the Holy Books in the forum Thelema
Just because Liber 418 was considered of lesser importance than Liber Legis doesn’t imply that Liber 418 was not one of the Holy Books of Thelema. Given that the quote from the Confessions states that...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Crowley and the Holy Books in the forum Thelema
Okay, I see your point. What I thought was the case is that Crowley’s classification of Liber 418 as Class AB was because the received/inspired parts were Class A and the other material (notes, etc)...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Crowley's last letter to Augustus John in the forum...
Thanks for the info. Here’s a way to link to specific messages: Right-click on the reply you wish to link Select the option to “copy link location” Paste the link into the message box...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Victor Neuburg and the Master of Chaos in the forum...
I think that The Magical Dilemma of Victor Neuburg by Jean Overton Fuller mentions the story.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic In Addition to What Thou Wilt: Our Thelemic Temple's...
This is from SomethingAwful.com, a comedy site, it’s satire.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Libation in the forum Magick
Nutmeg will definitely do something if you take a large enough dose. https://www.erowid.org/plants/nutmeg/nutmeg_faq.shtml It’s a deliriant, not a hallucinogen; I wouldn’t recommend it. Side effects...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Thelemic Practice in the forum Thelema
In qabalistic terms “manifest” suggests manifestation in Assiah, and “beyond intellect and manifestation” suggests beyond Yetzirah and Assiah. Looked at in this way, it’s not confusing and dumb but...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Can't embolden or italicise on forum since installed...
Or use BBCode instead of clicking on the little buttons. Then you can use any browser, and it works in all the forums that use BBCode.
View Articlesoz replied to the topic The Secret of the Unicursal in the forum Thelema
As they say in Sweden, qu’est ce que fuck?
View Articlesoz replied to the topic The Magic and Mystery of David Bowie in the forum...
Lyrics are from the Bowie song “Quicksand” edit: missed that the info was already in the previous post
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Evidence in Richard T. Cole's Liber L. vel Bogus. in...
It’s a strong argument against investing any time, money, or effort in reading it. As has been repeatedly pointed out, Cole: 1. Didn’t even make his case that the watermark — the centerpiece of his...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Evidence in Richard T. Cole's Liber L. vel Bogus. in...
Wellreadwellbred: Just because Cole *cites* some credentialed writers doesn’t give *him* any credentials or experience to diagnose Crowley based solely on Cole’s selection and interpretation of...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Evidence in Richard T. Cole's Liber L. vel Bogus. in...
But in the case of offering a *psychological diagnosis*, amateurism is far from a virtue. This is compounded by the problems inherent in attempting a diagnosis from historical evidence, instead of from...
View Articlesoz replied to the topic Advertising in the forum LAShTAL.COM Announcements
That’s for running ads on Google to drive traffic to this site, not for a way for this site to defray expenses.
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My guess is that cult she was referring to wasn’t the A:. A:. In reply to - lashtal wrote a new post, New Book: On Getting A Bullshit Meter, Or, ‘If I Remember Lemuria, Will You Pay Me $100 a Year?’ By...
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