Incidentally Los and Erwin never bothered to experiment with the yogic practices that AC recommended. How do you know? People have been doing yoga f...

The guy who started Thelema said The same guy was also a drug addict and a con artist. Also could have been insane. Is Crowley some kind of authorit...

That was Jim’s situation in which he apparently found himself some inches off the ground. I don't care if he was standing in his head singing the sta...

Ignant666, I did not write that science establishes that we live only in a material universe, just that the current model of scientific investigation...

Batteries (used for electroplating vases and urns) were found in the dumps of Babylon. I have photos (proof). They might not have known about electron...

Dom, If you didn't like Los' conclusions in his essay, or what he had to say about them, try writing your own essay expressing whatever you'd like to...

Dom, The claims that Jim has made over the years on that forum are just as ridiculous as anyone claiming a demon pointed a gun at them. He apparently...

Dom, I don't have the slightest idea what you are talking about because I have not followed or read on that forum for many years now. I agree it's n...

Ignant666, Your appeal to authority is a logical fallacy. And you have failed to offer any convincing argument against metaphysical naturalism of met...

it’s simply not the basis upon which I operate I doubt that very much. You are typing on a computer right now, connected to the internet. Just how do...

Yes well comments like this just remind me why I don't post here very often if at all. It's no less a fruitcake factory with people making comments li...

Michael, Ah, I see. Because Los has declared it to a “fruitcake factory”, then dom shouldn’t pay any heed to anything said on there? Heruraha.net has...

Dom, you are at least familiar enough with how both Los and Erwin they present Thelema. My point is that the Thelema espoused by Jim (and taught by h...

Dom, If I understand from this thread you are a fan of both Los and Erwin, and the way they present Thelema. on May 23, 2018 you wrote: Jim is a gre...

It is a little sad to see that this thread has gone on for so long, even before Los entered into it briefly. The idea that you guys would be obsessing...

I don't know what I was smoking earlier! I was in a hurry too... i'm re-reading my post now and noticing that I could have made my point a little bett...

"ignant666" wrote: Yes, hard indeed to imagine how one could claim any sort of cultural or scientific literacy were one not familiar with t...

"Los" wrote: Well, no. Thelema doesn't have any doctrines remotely like that. The closest you'll get to a "creation myth" in Thelema is AL ...

On the subject of reincarnation...How do we account for the current world population? There are more people alive now than ever, and so if people real...

"jamie barter" wrote: My former wife used to do “healing” – present and remote. Worked for me sometimes, for whatever reason. And that, I...

"Azidonis" wrote: This is a real gem. Well written. Sorry to be rude, but are you being sarcastic? Michael and Shiva didn't seem to enjoy...

"jamie barter" wrote: No I don’t consider that cutting-edge discussion – that’s rather old hat and a bit blunt, imo. The suggestion appear...

Are they going to be discussing Joseph Smith Jr., and L Ron Hubbard as well? These characters should fit right in with the topic of conversation. Hope...

"christibrany" wrote: The invitation for the fleas of LAShTAL to jump on this fruitcake:I have had a lot of personal experience with what I...

"MichaelStaley" wrote: Well, Azidonis, I'm an agnostic on the matter. Are you also agnostic as to whether or not a flying bowl of pasta ...

"Azidonis" wrote: At it's pinnacle, this site was the best on the internet for discussion of the Great Work, and at times even seemed like ...

I am not attacking Crowley or any one in my posts.Naturally, it's the groups like OTO (and others), who attract members on the basis that Crowley's st...

Some Crowley quotes, on the subject of "black magic":“To practice black magic you have to violate every principle of science, decency and intelligence...

"herupakraath" wrote: Most humans spend their lives indulging in fantasies in the form of movies, literary fiction, or dishonest relationsh...

"MoogPlayer" wrote: Forget for a second all the personal emotional investment which you have in this subject, and consider that there is re...

"herupakraath" wrote: The "proper skeptical position" will likely only concern staunch skeptics, which many on this forum are not. There is...

"Azidonis" wrote: it would indeed be a great shock to them, to find out their Prophet was just a bold-faced liar concerning the central doc...

"Azidonis" wrote: The question is, whether or not the arguments in the book, whatever they are, are going to become accepted and assimilate...

Awesome!!

Oh you don't want that silly old book... it's probably just some worthless junk.I'll take it off your hands for.... 15 bucks? How's that sound? ;D

"ptoner" wrote: As for the Jesus, Mohammed comment. I really do not know if they existed or not, either do you. No man/woman alive can test...

Yes Shiva you are correct. I should have just said that I disagree with your assessment.It is my "personal perspective" that your view does not do Cro...

"ptoner" wrote: I think your comment regarding Jesus or Mohammed is a key one. In all probability, neither of these people really existed...

"MichaelStaley" wrote: No, Azidonis, it's more basic than that. Los will spin any sophistry, no matter how absurd, in order to "win the deb...

Azidonis what would you define as "experience of the matter"?What exactly is this "sanctuary" you speak of?And just so this conversation gets anywhere...

Azidonis is it really that hard to apprehend what Los is actually saying?He has made a very masterful attempt at articulating this point in several wa...

"MichaelStaley" wrote: We come down again to the fact that others have different criteria for assessing their experience than you. Duh! N...

"Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,Ash nazg thrakutulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,Seven for the dwa...

"Shiva" wrote: If the process is meaningful to the magician, and it causes him or her to feel good, or to earn a thousand tax-free dollars ...

"the_real_simon_iff" wrote: What else could it be good for? Why don't you go ahead and tell us what the practical value of having a "char...

"JohnnyScience" wrote: Just because you two haven't had supernatural experiences, or clearly haven't altered their consciousness doesn't me...

"N.O.X" wrote: I was referring to "Erwin" clones, as members of the site such as Los and Moogplayer, who have adopted your materialistic sk...

"Los" wrote: Absolutely. To dismiss entirely valid questions as "nit picking" is to demonstrate that one isn't serious about the subject in...

"N.O.X" wrote: Oh dear, it seems my proposed techniques for powerfully "charging" a ring, has generated a lot of helpful further discussion...