Persuasion is to be in full possession of oneself, to not depend on others, to not be driven by deficiency or lack. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Illusion and Spiritual Warfare
The most fundamental idea we believe is that “the world exists prior to and independent of my consciousness of it.” But what was the world like before any conscious beings experienced it? As astronomers gaze into the heavens, they identify stars, planets, asteroids, comets, moons, galaxies, black holes, and so on. But before the astronomer came into being to mark out the heavens in such a way, such things did not exist as such. Continue reading
Contemporary Requirements for Magical Idealism
The past remains simply a mark with which I identify a part of my current experience, since a past in itself, i.e., a past that falls outside my real experience, which is not an object, is gnoseologically an absurdity and non-being. From that, it follows that history is nothing other than a mode according to which the I projects onto the canvas of time, I would say almost as in a mythical figuration, that it is to will interiorly and intemporally. As creator of history in the current historical moment, the individual experiences in this way only the limit-point of his own affirmation. Continue reading
Freedom and Destiny
Freedom is the opposite of compulsion. A serious man takes his life seriously. Continue reading
The Syllables of the Gods
I want to call attention to an aspect of Tomberg’s work that is perhaps unnoticed. He writes so straightforwardly, so poetically, so lucidly, that one can obtain an illusion (particularly if you are only reading with your discursive intellect) that you are understanding him without, in fact, catching on. I … Continue reading
Rebuttal to Liberation Theology
The appeal of liberation from the bonds of the world. Continue reading
The High Priestess
The yoke is easy, the burden is light. There are more dangers ahead, but to learn the lesson of the One is to pass into abundant Life. Continue reading
Multiplicity and Unity
Analogously, we see this in the microcosm of our own mind. Our spirit manifests itself in a multiplicity of feelings, thoughts, and desires, while remaining one. This does not mean, however, that there is always an awareness of the unity of the spirit. On the contrary, usually a course of spiritual development is necessary to bring about this awareness of the I as subject of the multiplicity of experiences. This I is prior to its manifestations. Continue reading
Detraction, Soul Mates and Paranormal Powers
Unrelated topics that somehow work well together. Continue reading
Thoughts around the Maypole
When we plunge into those mute and motionless depths in which the muddy stream of our actuality has its source, we come into inward contact with the source of the universal life. Continue reading