Life is but a cloak I wear today

written by David Bersson
April 25th, An CXXII 2025 era vulgari

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law

Well, it looks like my last lecture really stirred things up where from the line of questions I hit some sore spots; and put a few initiates on the spot where they behaved like I was about to expound some magical secrets not appearing in the magical books. I do try to be careful with my wording but all too often the reaction is over reaction. Be that as it may, I am feeling exceptionally bold this evening; and with a few in the audience who might have potential I’ll take a swift swing of My Sword simultaneously holding up My Shield knowing that now is the time to move forth where we have just entered a Period of Speech. I do realize that so much sensationalism surrounds the subject of near death experiences that I shall, no doubt, add some insights to the subject that will raise some eyebrows. In addition, I shall go over previous insights to emphasize My school of thought. Brace yourself. I am about to release the power of My magical wand where empires arise; and empires fall. You could die or go insane from this essay if you are a weak fool so now is the time to stop reading if you are a coward. Does a hereafter where you are supreme cause you fear? What about a hereafter where you can claim to have no god where you are?

Indeed, it is something of a hair trigger pistol, this issue of the difference between pride of achievement or merit with indistinct ratio to ego gratifications. After all, those who have really attained how can they prove themselves to the novice; and in spite of the dabbler’s machinations we cannot easily expose them not knowing what is a blind and what is a blatant exposure. Of course, unless you’ve worked the first three, the fourth power of the Sphinx cannot be anything but passive indifference.

Now that I have explained how a Path of spiritual enlightenment can deteriorate from a sage that has experienced pain and disease in their old age where they have the audacity to proclaim “existence is sorrow” based on their misinterpretation of the universal life where they deny their own volition and actually become an example that cannot be assimilated from the contradictions of youthful vigor we move forth in our meditations with the insight that something is very, very wrong with these Paths. (1)

No real remedy exists for these sad sack mystics whose age has not made them wise but a poor example of spiritual enlightenment where we, who insist that “existence is pure joy” have explained that they, dead and dying cannot possibly represent a Master as We expound the concept but the last ditch of the old Aeon as the 93 Current dissolves their existence where, at last, we observe their reaction of change where they are left by us to let them to die in their misery while we laugh at their fear. Most certainly, and depending on whose side you take this makes us look like something worse than a fascist; or if you are on the Path of western esotericism makes us glorious.

A musician who tries to invoke emotions is on a different level to the musician who tries to inspire. (2) This example is an excellent parallel on those magicians who test men’s souls, as it were, to see who is worthy of the next level or Grade and the type of mystic who tries to console you or insist that mourning the dead is a path that gives you the proper attitude toward death. Do you meditate on death as the crown of all or life as existence is pure joy? What you concentrate your meditations on in your early days of the Path have strong influences on your meditations later on. After all, if you keep a detailed magical record you can actually adjust a meditation thirty years from your past and old self.

What I about to expound I have decided should be openly expounded for mystery is the enemy of truth; and besides I have lectured this in private to students but shall boldly expound it to Thelemites everywhere. (3) Has a sufficient amount of near death experiences studied carefully accumulated any pattern that might show an influence of a Path’s influence? Well, this might be true but it is open for further research. Nevertheless, we can gauge the magical current with the definite knowledge of old and new Aeon current which acts as a key to the issue. I should remark that those who have taken astral travel seriously with regards to testing the spirits; and have truly awakened the 93 Current will have to be used to; and developed the skills of knowing the current you have consciously invoked or evoked. So, I shall boldly state and expound knowing the level of skepticism that might have reactions among spiritualists. I am stating that a near death experience from a Thelemite will be consistent with certain symbolism that will reveal consistent manifestations. What shall you look for when you observe the vision? Several keys might be of assistance although I realize that we are trying to expound upon a subject that needs more study. If you find yourself in a ruined Temple; or have an entity that tries to give you the wisdom of pain and suffering you have entered an egregore that is subject to deterioration. It might be a slower deterioration than the qlippoth but there are levels of neshamah that might permit you to exist for centuries. Now, if you’ve done rituals like Liber V; and have taken Liber Nu and Liber Had seriously your vision will involve the Palace; and existence being pure joy. For those who have lived like dogs real death occurs but such complexities as the black brother current is another matter entirely. I shall hint that when you become Dominus Liminus you should take or create an Office on the inner planes by creating a Temple on the inner planes. Everyone has a True Will as a star upon their course depending upon their True Self with some vital Great Work that when aligned to the 93 Current is important if they persist. There is no such concept as a Thelemite who is not important for the Aeon if they are dedicated. Kiss your Holy Guardian Angel again and again. Inflame yourself with prayer. Always Unto Nuit! Yes, I do realize that this particular paragraph is unproven to the majority but I leave it to be observed with the usual healthy skepticism as a working possibility for your meditations. Experience and magical work is encouraged. What other examples have I emphasized in past lectures worthy of reiteration?

I have given the example of the Hierophant Card where what is embroidered on the midst of His Robe is an example of the eternal child within in contradistinction to that deluded mystic who relies upon his old age to confirm his twisted perceptions of self where the pain of his division from youth with dis-ease is observed of how a Thelemite develops with such initiations. I shall not deny your claim to be Thelemite but “star and star” means I have no business to bother with you one way or another unless you are involved with me.

It should be emphasized by Thelemites who have dedicated their lives to the Great Work, from my perspective, for example, the Buddhist is an old Aeon current slowly dying from the 93 Current; and good riddance to such nonsense as “existence is sorrow”. Moreover, entire essays can and will be written on how existence is pure joy is a scientific fact where sex; and even the releases in the toilet feels good. If such things did not feel good our species would cease to be. How is it that we observe the glory in the forest, the mountains, and even the taste of food and beverage makes us feel glorious? When a human being played sports or exercises he feels glory, when he or she hears good poetry he feels glory, when true love under will is felt he or she feels glory with the exchange, wealth and power excites us, or when he or she invents something new in the world of technologies he or she feels good, when he or she skates across the ice he or she feels glory, and the list goes on where our species takes pleasure in the legions of the living; and has done so to the advantage of our private initiation processes; and eventually our overall evolution. I once stated years ago that the unfolding of the True Self therefore means the adjustment of every civilization on this planet; and those who fight the New Aeon are cursed in ways that where they resist change breeds negative consequences. None of us are interested in holy wars, revolutions, or conversion. As an example of those who follow their True Will who have unfolded their True Self who have with volition and determination move on the Path of their Great Work nothing else needs to be needed for minding our own business others follow suit. If you are “manyhood bound and loathing” the Sign of Silence is enough unless you have betrayed me; and to criticize someone who has nothing to do with what is hindering is a waste of energy. I have observed such occultists; and of course ”they call themselves Thelemites” which misses an important key on how it is worded in the Law. Take this as a hint for the Hindoo or the Buddhist who would possibly try to understand us if they create parallels of Path or even a hint to those who have created Thelemic Organizations which aren’t also secret societies where they ignore the importance of veiling the shrine. I have tried to warn Thelemites that the forties are coming again; and so are the eighties. I have, in addition, given the advice to the solitary that only those who plan for the worse will come out the other side safely. Never, never forget what occurred with Karl Germer who you already know knew a level of persecution that makes me skeptical of anything but the secret society.

Behold, Life is but a cloak I wear today and I shall wear the cloak again and again throughout the ages.

Love is the law, love under will

(1.) I, after so many decades of life on the Path shall at this time have become aware where I was not aware prior of the consequences of changes in the biological will where the origin of what went wrong with the old sages who invented the insanity of the Buddhist have a clarity I could not have Had without a study of those old Aeon Currents that are dissolving from the 93 Current. I could not have expounded this in my fifties or sixties; and today I claim to have been dedicated to the Law of Θελημα since I accepted it in the summer of 1972 e.v.. The “Four Noble Truths” Buddhist would have to have been expounded by an aging sage who was dead or dying spiritually. Most certainly, such meditations early on with the Path from Our perspective are in contradiction to “existence is pure joy” as a meditation which is in touch with the symbolism of what is centralized on the Hierophant Card as the Dancing Child. As a method of training some of these meditations have been purged by the prophet in Liber HHH but the Temple of the Buddhist is in ruins; and its dying old Aeon Current is the ultimate dregs of beggary and theft. The rotting corpse of the dead and the dying trying to survive hopelessly as the 93 Current is Supernal that can revive the egregore of ancient Gods who cluster to exalt the Lord of the Aeon while the Buddhist Temples crumble from the insanity of its old Aeon Current and obsession with those meditations whose folk cannot know the pure joy of existence. My lecture on the Ahaṁkāra (so called ego making faculty) absence of existence above the abyss; or the scientific basis for “existence is pure joy” has only been heard and been applied by the potential Adept and Master in My Lineage which I shall cover this in more detail in another lecture; or perhaps a successor might continue and give commentary of its complexities.

(2.) I have already given my biography scattered throughout a multitude of essays although I have never truly emphasized how important it was so many decades ago when Opera echoed throughout my being; and I knew with that experience that I was naturally a mystic. I therefore have studied the lyrics of any number of original songs carefully observing how I was reacting to the music and words. I was especially interested years ago with going to concerts; and the first question to others of my age was always, “what was your first concert?”. I absolutely have had favorite musicians; and I do appreciate the musician who creates an original song. So many musicians do what it is now called a “cover” where they will sing a song from another artist. The musician who can read and create new sheet music will, again, be on a different level than those trying to become a famous singer by doing “cover”. After all, no matter how well they perform they are not creating anything new. It is ironic they often times do the old song better than the musician that created the song but they are even though not destined most of the time to be anything more than a passing fad. In addition, if the musician uses AI to create the music of their lyrics they are simply not the same as those musicians who with long hours of practice have produced a masterpiece of music that deserves to be a hit. We do admire their “cover” songs but as an initiate on the Path I look at what shall inspire me; and especially if they hit upon an insight that strikes a parallel bell. Those who dress up on their video like they were going to Sunday School; and do nothing but cover are often very talented but no real inspiration is stirred from them. A music video can be very inspiring and but it also can be something of a disappointment when they show talent but do nothing original. Such experiences as Opera echoing throughout your being are in no sense of the word lackadaisical or passively indifferent. On the contrary, such experiences have inspired and continue to inspire those who know that the universe is very exciting adventure.
Be strong, o man! lust, enjoy all things of sense and rapture: fear not that any God shall deny thee for this.

(3.) While I do not deny the normal twist of symbols that A.C. gives if you will observe between the alleged equivalent sound of צ is the cobra where you simply would observe the original manuscript symbol and compare. This gives you a different interpretations of צ not being the Star where צ is the Snake; and especially the Cobra where the uraeus snake is the crown or the Emperor. So, both interpretations are simultaneously correct; and even presented here for sensuous enjoyment of research for those like myself, who enjoy the study of ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Observe the two symbols below; and compare to the original manuscript if you would continue this study. I do realize that two issues shall be important to consider with any research with this. The first is we cannot know what the real pronunciation of ancient Egyptian is. After all, which vowels are used for what consonants might differ. I have trusted Sir Alan Gardiner but we are aware of other observations from other scholars. The other issue is the whether צ was heard from Aiwass as a soft T which would of been heard as a D. After all, the Adept who heard it died in 1947 e.v. so this would has to be kept in mind. Those versed in Hebrew and those versed in Coptic will always tend toward their study and my normal pronunciation comes from what Sir Alan Gardiner decided upon in his fine volume called, "Egyptian Grammar" absolutely recommended for study.

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