Prophetic Speech and Silence: My Journey with The Comment Uncategorized Thelemic Magick Thelemic Philosophy July 21, 2020October 10, 20218 by Entelecheia When I first encountered Crowley and Thelema, I had very little appreciation for the Comment to Liber AL vel Legis. My background was in pragmatic dharma, where exalted experiences and even spiritual awakenings are more commonplace and are discussed more openly than in other forms of spirituality. As far
10 Myths about True Will in Thelema Thelemic Magick Thelemic Philosophy July 17, 2020October 10, 20212 by IAO131 Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The concept of “True Will”, or simply “Will”, is fundamental to the Law of Thelema since our central tenet is “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law” (AL I:40), along with “Thou hast no right but
The Accommodation of Families and Inclusion of Children in the Broader Context of Thelema Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life May 4, 2020October 10, 20214 by James Gordon Frater Parrhesia recently wrote on "Our Sacred Duty: On The Accommodation Of Families And Inclusion Of Children In The O.T.O." I think this is a solid article and well worth reading. The list of points under "Children in the Order" bears strong consideration and presents some good ideas, and
Our Sacred Duty: On the Accommodation of Families and Inclusion of Children in the OTO Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Way of Life April 27, 2020October 10, 202115 By Frater Parrhesia Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. In the article "An Order for Families," Frater Beto Cuervo reminds members of the OTO that Aleister Crowley intended the Order to prioritize the accommodation of families and their children: "Crowley wanted children to be born and raised
There’s Nothing Special About Meditation Thelemic Philosophy A.'.A.'. Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life April 21, 2020October 10, 20215 by Vincent St. Clare Zazen Meditation Eihei Dōgen (also known as Dōgen Kigen, 1200 – 1253), the founder of the Buddhist school of Sōtō Zen in Japan, and one of the most important and influential Zen masters, preached the omnipresence of Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)—that Buddha-nature, one’s true and enlightened nature, is present and
Thelema and Postmodernism: A Response Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life March 6, 2020October 10, 20212 by Frater Enetelecheia Editor's note: This article is a response to this article by Sib. James Gordon which was itself a response to this original article by Brother Sol-Om-On. Good grief. Somehow I made it all the way through the latest in Thelemic Union, a refutation of a prior article attacking “postmodern”
A Review of: Thelema’s Post-Modern Wasteland: The Need For First Principles In Thelema’s Future by Brother Sol-Om-On Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life March 6, 2020October 10, 20217 by Sib. James Gordon I thought this article published by Brother Sol-Om-On on Thelemic Union was important enough to warrant a full review. I don't usually speak critically of other people's writing, but this is very much the exemplar of a piece "full of sound and fury,. Signifying nothing." In a
Thelema’s Post-Modern Wasteland: The Need for First Principles in Thelema’s Future Thelemic Philosophy A.'.A.'. Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life March 1, 2020October 10, 202112 by Brother Sol-Om-On Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Many people come to Thelema, drawn by the spiritual and intellectual freedom it promises. True, Thelema provides these freedoms if one has the grit (and the wit) to achieve them. However, the trend in the last few decades
The New Aeon Whore: Being a Woman in Thelema Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Magick Thelemic Way of Life February 21, 2020October 10, 202113 by Soror In Nomine Babalon Too long has woman's place in the world general, and in Thelema in particular, been defined by Man. It is time for woman to define her own place in Thelema. Not through petty virtue signaling saying woman are inherently more virtuous or better than men somehow, nor by
Illumination by Methane Thelemic Philosophy Ordo Templi Orientis Thelemic Way of Life November 29, 2019October 10, 20211 by Frater Enatheleme A poem about abusive behavior and cover-up that I have experienced and witnessed in my 20 years of membership in Ordo Templi Orientis. You’ll see the photographsstreaming by as you try not to look:that one who scratched at your face as she screamed at you; that one who laughed
