Aleister Crowley: The Trailblazer of Modern Mysticism
Aleister Crowley, a prodigy in the realm of the esoteric, ignited a revolution in mystical thought. Even beyond his time, Crowley's esoteric footprints lead the way for those daring to venture into the mystic, making him a timeless luminary in the quest for the higher truths. His works, a nexus between the ancient and the modern, continue to be a compass for the spiritually adventurous, guiding them through the enigmatic tapestry of existence.
#Thelema #Mysticism
Aleister Crowley, a prodigy in the realm of the esoteric, ignited a revolution in mystical thought. Even beyond his time, Crowley's esoteric footprints lead the way for those daring to venture into the mystic, making him a timeless luminary in the quest for the higher truths. His works, a nexus between the ancient and the modern, continue to be a compass for the spiritually adventurous, guiding them through the enigmatic tapestry of existence.
#Thelema #Mysticism
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Book: The Penguin Book of Hell
Author: Scott G. Bruce
Overview:
Journey into the underworld through three thousand years of visions of hell, from the ancient Near East to modern America From the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to twenty-first-century visions of Hell on earth,The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through three thousand years of eternal damnation. Along the way, you'll take a ferry ride with Aeneas to Hades, across the river Acheron; meet the Devil as imagined by a twelfth-century Irish monk - a monster with a thousand giant hands; wander the nine circles of Hell in Dante's Inferno and witness the debates that raged in Victorian England when new scientific advances cast doubt on the idea of an eternal hereafter. Drawing upon religious poetry, epics, theological treatises, stories of miracles and accounts of saints' lives, this fascinating volume of hellscapes illuminates how Hell has long haunted us, in both life and death.
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Author: Scott G. Bruce
Overview:
Journey into the underworld through three thousand years of visions of hell, from the ancient Near East to modern America From the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to twenty-first-century visions of Hell on earth,The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through three thousand years of eternal damnation. Along the way, you'll take a ferry ride with Aeneas to Hades, across the river Acheron; meet the Devil as imagined by a twelfth-century Irish monk - a monster with a thousand giant hands; wander the nine circles of Hell in Dante's Inferno and witness the debates that raged in Victorian England when new scientific advances cast doubt on the idea of an eternal hereafter. Drawing upon religious poetry, epics, theological treatises, stories of miracles and accounts of saints' lives, this fascinating volume of hellscapes illuminates how Hell has long haunted us, in both life and death.
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In quiet village, where the Thames does flow,
A hermit lived, in solitude and woe.
He shunned the world, and all its cares,
And lived in peace, with only prayers.
"The Hermit" by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)
#Mysticism #Poems
A hermit lived, in solitude and woe.
He shunned the world, and all its cares,
And lived in peace, with only prayers.
"The Hermit" by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)
#Mysticism #Poems
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Forwarded from EN EREBOS PHOS
A tiny devil vitrified in a prism of glass. In the 18th century, the Imperial Treasury of Vienna attested that this was a real demon which had been trapped in glass during an exorcism in Germany a century earlier. From the Kunsthistorisches Museum Collection, Vienna
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Forwarded from EN EREBOS PHOS
Illustration from Gullveigarbók - An investigation on Gullveig in Old Norse Mythology & Her anti-cosmic nexus by Vexior
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Forwarded from Gnostic Intel
“Myths are not descriptions of things, but expressions of a determination to act… A myth cannot be refuted since it is, at bottom, identical with the convictions of a group, being the expression of these convictions in the language of movement.”
― Georges Sorel
Notes: Georges Sorel, a French philosopher and social theorist, is best known for his exploration of the role of myth in social movements. His work significantly impacted syndicalism and revolutionary thought by emphasising the power of belief and symbolism in driving collective action. Myths however have a dual nature: while a true myth emerges organically from the people, many of the myths we encounter are imposed by those who control perception. These surrogate myths can manipulate and subvert the collective will, potentially leading societies toward disintegration or even total destruction.
Image: Saturn Devouring His Son by Peter Paul Reubens
― Georges Sorel
Notes: Georges Sorel, a French philosopher and social theorist, is best known for his exploration of the role of myth in social movements. His work significantly impacted syndicalism and revolutionary thought by emphasising the power of belief and symbolism in driving collective action. Myths however have a dual nature: while a true myth emerges organically from the people, many of the myths we encounter are imposed by those who control perception. These surrogate myths can manipulate and subvert the collective will, potentially leading societies toward disintegration or even total destruction.
Image: Saturn Devouring His Son by Peter Paul Reubens
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"There is a river flowing now very quickly within me. It is a river of tears, and I am its source. I have seen many injustices in my life... But I have also seen the beauty of the world, and I have seen the beauty of the buffalo.
"The buffalo is a relative, a family member. We call him 'Tatanka.' And when the buffalo comes to us, it is a great gift. The buffalo gives us food, shelter, clothing, and tools. But most importantly, the buffalo teaches us about reciprocity.
"When we take the life of the buffalo, we must honor its spirit. We must use every part of the buffalo, wasting nothing. We must give thanks for its sacrifice, and we must remember that we are not the only ones who live in this world.
"This is the way of the animist, to see the world as a web of relationships, where every action has consequences. We must live in harmony with nature, taking only what we need, and giving back in return.
"The buffalo's gift is not just its physical body, but its spiritual teachings. It reminds us that we are not separate from nature, but a part of it. And when we forget this, we suffer"
"The Buffalo's Gift" from the Lakota Tradition
#Animism #Lakota #NativeAmerica
"The buffalo is a relative, a family member. We call him 'Tatanka.' And when the buffalo comes to us, it is a great gift. The buffalo gives us food, shelter, clothing, and tools. But most importantly, the buffalo teaches us about reciprocity.
"When we take the life of the buffalo, we must honor its spirit. We must use every part of the buffalo, wasting nothing. We must give thanks for its sacrifice, and we must remember that we are not the only ones who live in this world.
"This is the way of the animist, to see the world as a web of relationships, where every action has consequences. We must live in harmony with nature, taking only what we need, and giving back in return.
"The buffalo's gift is not just its physical body, but its spiritual teachings. It reminds us that we are not separate from nature, but a part of it. And when we forget this, we suffer"
"The Buffalo's Gift" from the Lakota Tradition
#Animism #Lakota #NativeAmerica
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Forwarded from Occult of Personality
"A single word comprehends all things, and this word consists of four letters: it is the Tetragram of the Hebrews, the AZOT of the alchemists, the Thot of the Bohemians, or the Taro of the Kabbalists.
"This word, expressed after so many manners, means God for the profane, man for the philosophers, and imparts to the adepts the final term of human sciences and the key of divine power; but he only can use it who understands the necessity of never revealing it.
"Had Oedipus, instead of killing the sphinx, overcome it, harnessed it to his chariot and thus entered Thebes, he would have been king without incest, without misfortunes, and without exile.
"Had Psyche, by meekness and affection, persuaded Love to reveal himself, she would never have lost Love. Now, Love is one of the mythological images of the Great Secret and the Great Agent, because it postulates at once an action and a passion, a void and a plenitude, a shaft and a wound."
~ Eliphas Levi, Dogma et Rituel de la Haute Magie, Pt. 1
"This word, expressed after so many manners, means God for the profane, man for the philosophers, and imparts to the adepts the final term of human sciences and the key of divine power; but he only can use it who understands the necessity of never revealing it.
"Had Oedipus, instead of killing the sphinx, overcome it, harnessed it to his chariot and thus entered Thebes, he would have been king without incest, without misfortunes, and without exile.
"Had Psyche, by meekness and affection, persuaded Love to reveal himself, she would never have lost Love. Now, Love is one of the mythological images of the Great Secret and the Great Agent, because it postulates at once an action and a passion, a void and a plenitude, a shaft and a wound."
~ Eliphas Levi, Dogma et Rituel de la Haute Magie, Pt. 1
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