On the Tragedy of Doing “Good”

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Because those who profit from chaos have intentionally ramped up fear, injustice, and cruelty, more occultists than ever are tempted to leave…

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The Lesser Feast of Grady Louis McMurtry

Thelemic Magus Grady Louis McMurtry (October 18, 1918 – July 12, 1985) as a child in Big Cabin, Oklahoma Grady on his poetry:Much of my poetry is “writing poetry,” i.e., bumbling…

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Let There Be No Difference Made

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. --L, I:40 Justice (Lamed)--Oil Painting by J. Edward Cornelius "I’m concerned about a better World. I’m concerned about justice; I’m…

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“Stupid Human Tricks”

My friend told me a hilarious story the other day. He belongs to a Thelemic intentional community. There, he and his housemates are assigned weekly cleaning tasks for the common areas.My…

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I Do Not Exist

Yesterday I wrote a singularly unpopular post on Love—what is meant by Love in The Book of the Law. Almost nobody wants to hear that the ordinary love, the one limited…

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Real Love

Real Love flowers more rarely the century plant, for it grows within the desert of the heart.Dead to adulation, insensible to care, numb to gratitude, only perfect Stillness waters It.Love gives…

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Mess-age in a Bottle

Too many A.’.A.’. applications present a slick, buttoned-up picture of a generic spiritual seeker. One of the questions we ask—and recommend everyone ask themselves regardless of whether they’re interested in joining…

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