Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Ah yes. A good question for a change. It seems that with so many involved with commercial enterprise style teachings with video and lecture of the mere novice with random and stupid notions trying to pass themselves off as true teachers the really intelligent questions are buried in the mud of those who amount to ruach masturbation or disordered nephesh. Indeed, so many are trying to imply they have all the magical secrets when this is clearly impossible from the perspective of the method of science and the aim of religion where insights are perpetual through scientific illuminism.
No matter, the question was this.
“How could those ancient initiates such as the ancient Egyptians, the ancient Greeks, the ancient Armenians, the ancient Sumerians, the ancient Persians,
and so on have achieved such sublime heights prior to the existence of Yoga”?
Of course, this would be a query that smacks of the meditations of western esotericism which shall include the polytheistic Temples which has produced the ancient literature.
I might remark again that the word “Yoga” does not appear in the Book of the Law. The use of Yoga is, however, an excellent method of developing concentration where our magick manifests quicker.
All the Grades of the Order are a parallel of His experiences made into magical and Yoga practices to move forth confident that the initiations will be real. To skip over something is discouraged where you are alerted to dangers of not making it when the Crossing is supposed to occur and end up in the lonely towers of the black brothers. Instead of the momentum of your progress where Liber 333 becomes a manual of survival for the Babe of Abyss you are overwhelmed with the voices of the abyss. There have been too many who think they can invent an Oath of the Abyss from Liber 666 and survive. Doing so gives them the unhealed scar of a multitude of delusions where they piss away their lives with worthless notions that they consider insights being mere atmospheric voices of the shells or even wandering insane entities in a state of decay and deterioration. Can they concentrate on our goals without the inertia of their laziness hindering themselves with irrelevant, top of the head shows of stage play trying to convince others that their deterioration and poor choices are to be taken seriously? Of course not, they are instantly recognized by those who have truly attained where they are banished from Our sight by understanding of their plight where we take action to expel them from our sacred circle. Naturally, those who have to make such decisions are always given objections that have no body. They perish with the dogs of Reason. It is common on any plane for the failed student to blame the dedicated instructor. Being accused by a failed student isn’t the only stimulating adventure I have experienced. I, a while back, told an eastern guru that I thought that Buddha only attained the Sephira of Netzach. My word, so much for a Buddhist showing ego restraint! I really pissed that son of a bitch off!
It has been noted and observed to the affirmative that the contradistinction between the very real effects of pranayama have been in err to be in parallel with ecstatic concentration. No doubt the cycles such as 10 breath in, 10 hold, and 10 breath out as a common addition for a breathing cycle will calm the mind but this is Yoga which, with its pertinent place or step on the Path will not give you the initiation to Adept Major that is aspired to with ecstatic concentration.
Ecstatic concentration is then the real key to the real magical powers and pranayama will only take you so far. Not to criticize pranayama which is part of the work of the Zelator but to realize that if you master a cycle of pranayama you’ll be more efficient with those experiences, very real, that occur with ecstatic concentration. So, ecstatic concentration becomes an important magical secret finally revealed where you realize the sheer arrogance of those who call themselves magicians and rot away their life with mental masturbation. So, perhaps we might concentrate on some discussion with regards to this. No doubts that the ecstasy that comes from paralleling the vision and the voice shown in Liber 418 and other of our official documents is a clean aspiration but what you read and what you do to accomplish such parallels can involve any number of delusions unless you take it step by step to achieve it. Bind your words by your deeds or go the way of a sidewalk philosopher. The New Aeon is just getting started and if you are serious you will attain something but if you are of us you come to know the pinnacles of power.
Proof of the existence on this ecstatic concentration can be found in ancient times; and most certainly the invocation of the Gods or Goddesses can achieve it long before Yoga tried to gain its false Throne over magick. Today, we know that the ecstatic concentration that involves sex magick has been held compact, intact or secret by alchemical symbolism which is a colorful and delightful way to expound it and to simultaneously keep it secret. Today, with the incredible genius of the Master Therion who exposed the lies and flaws of old aeon issues of dogma we can acknowledge as a true Magus who gave us the Word that energizes it all in steps toward true initiation and magical powers. His careful constructive criticism showed us how the Church and other old aeon institutions had deteriorated into the epitome of evil. No doubt, it is ironic that they would criticize us who did them no harm while in their acts of savagery to convert they perpetuated the sickness of inquisition or jihad or political excuses. The stupidity of burning someone at the stake is matched by their audacity to act like we are something evil while it is they, not the pagans, magicians, witches, mystics, harlots of the ancient Temples who were murdered and tortured. These religions have failed their people where it should not surprise them that we find them disgusting and without civilized tolerance.
I was contemplating on how many flaws of dogma that A.C. exposed only to be accused of anything atrocious that his enemies could think of. He saw through the hypocrisy of the times and pointed his mighty sword against the deteriorated opposition. Oh come on! You don’t really believe that I believe you would have me believe what you think you believe is worthy for me to be believed, do you? Yet you try to get others to believe what you believe only to end up persecutors who try to accelerate the stupidity of “satanic panic” which is all based on evangelistic fear motivations with no base in reality beyond your stupid, twisted rationalizations. When it comes to the eventual decay or extinction of cursed old aeon religion being sooner or later I can anticipate “soon” where this earth is freed from all the oppressions.
A.C. gave us more than others who have professed the true initiations; and most certainly He actually understood the secrets of ecstatic concentration. How delightful and glorious a mixture of alchemical and kabbalistic symbolism to create Liberi or even expound western esotericism is over the doubtful definitions of eastern esotericism. Two examples where I do not give up secrets of sex magick would be first the eastern concept called the Dark Night of the Soul which might be misleading for those who know the symbolism of Binah. Yet using the alchemical “Black Dragon” leaves no doubt of definition. Second, the movement of the three gunas might be unclear but simply using the alchemical symbolism of sulfur, mercury and salt automatically clarifies the concept where we observe it to be how phenomenal existence has interplay manifested on the plane of disks where the sulfur, mercury and salt fulfill by corresponding symbolism individually giving you a variant of attributes. We can thank the Master Therion for this glorious mixture of cogent symbolism that inspires those whose temperament is consistent with the west and gives perfect clarity to our Path or Great Work!
I absolutely honor Aleister Crowley as a true prophet and teacher whose great genius brought us scientific illuminism where the nature and the powers of the being could regulate truth as initiation proceeds to unfold the True Will and Great Work.
No doubt, we realize that Yoga does assist our concentration; and pranayama to step where we might achieve the ecstatic concentration that erupts our True Self in relation to higher forces where initiations and magical powers are at last unfolded at Adept Major. Yet, note these magical powers are only second rank; and the further you go the further you can go. The more you do; the more you can do. I’m warning all of you, again, that you cannot delete those primal aspects of your being (and it can be done!) and expect to arrive to the higher initiations as a balanced Master. Every religion upon the face of this earth; and all methods of paganism, magick will deteriorate to the lower planes without the key of ecstatic concentration which translates as life being given to an otherwise stone age path of magick. The Law of Θελημα is the true key where ecstatic concentration means the eventual omnipresence of Her Body which is the real cosmic consciousness while the eastern gurus have dropped to all fours with their rationalizations.
Humanity at this stage of racial initiation shall be precisely what the initiation of the entire human race needs what is named the force and fire of He who Sits upon the Holy Throne. Humanity at this stage needs the consciousness of the continuity of existence that shall not be ignored from those who have realized and experienced to be in Her House to dwell. Even the New Aeon Consecration is a step forth to know Nu as your refuge.
This should be sufficient hint or even a warning to those who have made claims; or give only a partial initiation where you are too lazy or stuck in your Sephira where you do not know how to move forth from the prison of dogma that you have permitted yourself to end up. Die you will, sooner or later, for the 93 Current gains strength as the years elapse; and the recoil of those who would adhere to the old aeon currents will reek havoc in the byways of His Sandglass.
Love is the law, love under will