The process of internal work
I think the hardest aspect of internal work is when you face the root of the issue that you’re working on.. On one hand, you now know what you’re really dealing with. On the other hand, you’re also faced with the question of, “Now what?” I was thinking of that today as I walked around [...]
The next element is…
Even though I have two months to go to finish up the elemental love working, last night I got definite confirmation on what the next element will be. I’d actually been getting some hints before this, but last night brought it to the fore quite nicely. I find with this kind of work that you [...]
Different perspectives on Deity
While I’ve written extensively about my relationship with deity and the concept of service from a Buddhist perspective on this blog, it’s not the only perspective I have about deity or how deities interact in our lives. Over the last sixteen years I’ve come up with a variety of different perspectives all of which are [...]
Deity, service, bargains, needs, etc.
A while back I posted a few posts about deity and service The first one is here. The second one is here. The third one is here. As I woke this morning I thought back to a situation where I could have potentially dedicated myself to a deity. I’m glad I didn’t, because the truth [...]
Review of Introduction to Magic by Julius Evola and the UR Group
Introduction to Magic by Julius Evola The title of this book could be a bit misleading, as it’s fair to say that the majority of the articles in this book are not intended for people who are just coming into magical practice. The articles requires at least an intermediate knowledge in Hermeticism, Alchemy, or Buddhist [...]
Revisiting well worn trails
I’m starting to read Introduction to Magic: Rituals and Practical Techniques for the Magus by Julius Evola and the UR group. It’s my first time reading this book, but not my first time reading Evola’s work. I first encountered Evola’s work when I read his book on Tantra: The Yoga of Power. I find Evola’s [...]
Hungry Ghosts
In Buddhism, there’s a concept about desire called the hungry ghost. The hungry ghost represents the extreme of desire, the suffering a person feels in desire, and an inability to satiate that desire. As some of you may know, I’ve been involved a lot of internal work for a few years now. Doing the internal [...]
Enlightenment does not take you off the hook!
Sometimes people have funny definitions of enlightenment, as in if I’m enlightened I can do no more wrong. I’ve never thought of enlightenment as that. Rather to me is it: Once you are aware, i.e. enlightened, you can no longer use ignorance to excuse your actions. You have to take full responsibility. In Psychology without [...]
Continuing some thoughts on Diety and Service
In my previous post about Deity and service I got some comments and they got me thinking further about some of what I was exploring in that last post. One commenter, in particular, asked for some defintions. 1. Define Deity I define a Deity as a pan-dimensional being that has its own existence, and lives on a [...]
Further thoughts on service and deities
In my post on magic sometimes being like a bad acid trip, one thing I discussed was how being in service to the gods really involved those gods being in service to us. Where that concept comes from is Buddhism and how that particular belief system views gods. It acknowledges that the gods have more [...]
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