Very nice Michael, good reminders and insights. It is a mysterious issue, whatever one makes of it, and by mystery I mean something deep and ultimatel...
"michaelclarke18" wrote: Chains and shackles of the past. I disagree. The sangha, communitas, egregore, whichever term you prefer is impo...
It seems to me that Lam with the 'crown of hearts' is conceivably a representation of the glans penis. The 'crown' of hearts would then be the shaft o...
I wonder if anybody noticed that this obituary refers to "Beyond the Mauve Zone" and "Snakewand" as works of fiction and poetry.
On the other hand, Crowley's translation of "lama" as "He who Goeth" is an example of 'folk etymology' - in other words, not quite scientific although...
Good points Michael. Crowley was also correct in stating that Lam means "way" in Tibetan, for which see:br>If you enter the word "lam" you get the fol...
Oh you're most welcome FraterLucius. The whole thing is very intriguing and it would be great if we could find out a bit more. After all, how did Crow...
"Satan'sAdvocaat" wrote: These two characters have been the subject of previous comment on lashtal.com before. In no way do they resemble ...
"MichaelStaley" wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by "appropriate". Michael, thanks for clarifying the issue. What I meant, in my broken ...
Thanks Noctifer and OKontrair.
I am not sure if this is way off the topic, but since Michael confirms that there will be an article on Lam by Dickinson, plus portrait, I hope it is ...
I believe that Crowley is also mentioned in the film "Cecil B. Demented."
Phil is a great guy and he has a lot of experience in things esoteric. I highly recommend his book and am quite certain that the talk will be both sub...
I cannot say for sure but it is my strong impression that Breeze's text was not meant as a public statement; from the tone of the text, it reads more ...
"Camlion" wrote: One thing I will say for sure is that I'd be happier seeing AC's writ protected in perpetuity by the one and only OTO, in ...
Kenneth Grant was a true genius and a real adept. But just like Crowley and many others before him, he was also a Sphinx and as such, often difficult ...
Well, I agree that Wellredwellbred has the most boring threads in the history of Lashtal, which is a no mean feat in itself, but you have to give him ...
Mine copy arrived, after some delay, a few days ago through Canadian Amazon (amazon.ca).
In my opinion, Love in Thelema stands for the same thing that Buddhists call Compassion. But the words are tricky and slippery - floating signifiers a...
Collected Poems: 1909-1962 by T.S. Eliot (London and Boston: faber and Faber, 1963) is 238 pages long, which also includes the Contents and poems' tit...
Quite an interesting thread. I have found, based on the descriptions as given in the texts, a great deal of similarity between the two major steps in ...
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No Tai: the reading you suggest is not the necessary one. It can as well be read as to mean: "Since the reception of Book of the Law, I have construct...
Fair enough Ian. Appreciated.
"ianrons" wrote: In all of these cases, other Westerners went before and really *did* the things that AC merely claimed to have done (Woodr...
Oh I totally agree with you gurugeorge. I would just like to add that, as we all know, pretty much every group attempts to claim its own authenticity ...
Gurugerge, I have to disagree with some of your statements. First of all, although as you correctly state that Pali is younger language than Sanskrit,...
"HG" wrote: "Iskandar" wrote: "HG" wrote: But I agree with him 100% and disagree with you 100%.Your view is like ...
"HG" wrote: But I agree with him 100% and disagree with you 100%.Your view is like saying that the music of Richard Wagner has no merit and...
"gurugeorge" wrote: And actually, they say the same thing in Zen (I've just remembered) - in the old days in China, someone would have thei...
Crowley most definitely had in mind those translations published in the Sacred Books of the East (general editor Max Mueller). Google will tell you wh...
As I said, I may be wrong about the passport, but am pretty sure that the issue (the 'confinement') was one way or another related to bankruptcy. Hyme...
he *had* to, not *has* to.
I think that this 'confinement' was an unfortunate outcome of Crowley's bankruptcy. I understand - may be wrong, though - that this meant he has to gi...
P.S. An unspoken assumption in my above post is that we actually usually do know what is our will but not always have the courage or skill or some oth...
If I could interrupt the discussion for might be a slight digression: I've always considered that it is much more important - and difficult - to do on...
Nice. Thanks for the response Erwin.
I like your summary here Erwin, responding to AEternitas' post. What about Hadit, however? My understanding is that it is Hadit, in fact, who/which is...
Great. I guess it's time to pick up Liber Aleph again. It is an amazing piece of work - I only wish he did not go on his diatribe against women in tho...
Thanks for the thoughts and clarifications Erwin. I mostly agree with all of your points.Incidentally, I am thinking lately a lot about the relationsh...
Alrah, I don't think that each and every aspect of the subconscious mind is HGA - assuming we accept Crowley's statement on the subject. If I was as a...
Erwin, I read it last night and it seemed quite good. I am not qualified to argue 'subtler points' but let's just assume that your basic claims are co...
Michael, you're right. I'm sorry, I have misconstrued your comment by reading it out of context, i..e. not as a response to wellredwellbred's 'argumen...
"MichaelStaley" wrote: No wonder Trotsky said "when I hear the word 'academic' I reach for my revolver". This may be a misquote Michael. ...
"MichaelStaley" wrote: Iskander, it's "wellred" - Stalinist, sunburnt, or embarrassed. 😳
Quite so, Camlion. Especially if claiming to be 'well read' (can't comment on 'well bred').
Great post Walter.
"alrah" wrote: Did Grant ever explain why he used the term Magical (in reference to illusionists) rather than 'Magickal', as one would expe...
Thanks for the comments and clarifications Ian.
"ianrons" wrote: "tai" wrote: And while you’re pondering your answer to Camlion please provide sources or examples to back up ...