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Re: Ten Tons of Flax!

James — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:50:30 -0000

Yeah I was a crappy monotheist too. It never made sense me. I just didn't like all the black and white thinking.

Re: Ten Tons of Flax!

albill — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:30:04 -0000

The chief problem that I have with the Golden Dawn, and almost all occult thought in the West, is that it is a broken lineage that has lost, for the most parts, its goals.

If you really look at the tradition of practice, the adepts, incarnated as us or otherwise, are really similar to the ideas in other traditions around saints or the bodhisattvas. They work for the salvation of sentient beings and the healing of the world.

Unfortunately, the tradition basically became one passed down by texts, not mouth to ear from realized teacher to student. Part of what led me to Buddhism is that it was a surviving and vital living tradition. So much of the Western Mystery tradition is just the remanents of a earlier tradition that died out, mostly, and was reconstructed.

If one wanted to be a part of the Western Mystery tradition and have a largely unbroken lineage, you're really need to be a Roman Catholic or Orthodox priest or monk or Rabbi or the like. Most modern magicians have broken away from Christianity, Islam, and Judaism so they've also lost the continuity that those traditions have.

Part of the other reason that I left involvement is that I'm a pretty crappy monotheist and don't have a typical idea of theism at all.

Re: Ten Tons of Flax!

James — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:22:59 -0000

Interesting subject, The Golden Dawn. I studied it for a time and considered following it's teachings before I came to Buddhism. I read, "The Golden Dawn" as revealed by Israel Regardie and enjoyed much within it. I still relate to a lot of the mystical schools around the world, especially Taoism.

Re: Ten Tons of Flax!

Peregin Wildoak — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:33:04 -0000

Hi there Al,

Can I be among the 100 to encourage you in these endeavours? It would be very useful to see the Neophyte analysed in an non-esoteric manner. I have little skills in these disciplines, so go for it.

As for publishing Fuller's work, it would be of great value, for both scholars and Western magicians alike. Again...please go ahead.

Sadly, I waded through most of the 80 odd items on Lulu when I first saw your link; you are right, mostly not worth the bandwidth :)

Peregrin