Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Let me begin this lecture with the usual observations that some might be stirred by and some may be stirred up about depending on what you have in your closet. Last month was quite the eventual array of adventures; and with the new Period of Speech and with new Probationers coming of nowhere I have been quite verbose with those instructions that I have found to be of value to new students. A great influence on how I instruct has been from my Instructor; and yet I have had much experience and experiences where the new student will be shown the overall advantage of the curriculum. I shall not elaborate further on this suffice to state that you will be told to concentrate on priorities. Well, heeding my instruction means you eventually will learn to think for yourself; and create experiments on your own that with experience manifest magical gestures. First things first where to begin the unfolding of the True Self means knowing the nature and powers of your being. My instructor once stated that slavery turned out to become an experiment in eugenics, only in reverse. Our existence as Initiates must emphasize the importance of instructing you to be free within. Freedom is a spiritual state within; and once attained cannot be taken away from you. Naturally, with those inhibitions resolved, and the unfolding of what you really are, the degree of your self esteem returns to its natural state; and you know that from your True Self some purpose in life shall exist depending on merit which arises like a Hawk of Glory as your True Will. Does this sound simple? Not so you would notice it, and if you haven’t done a proper study of DUTY by the Master Therion you can observe some of the information necessary to realize that its study means more than a one minute meditation while stuck in traffic.
Has everyone gotten over the terrible shock of my lecture on Evolution and True Self? Well, I did dangle a carrot in front of your nose with that lecture on evolution, didn’t I? (1)
Well, bless my soul, I must pay attention to those essays that have received correspondence with; and even for the sake of their take to observe what insights are of parallel to my school of thought. When I have stimulated someone enough to write to me of their Path as a consequence of any number of insights and an aspirant out of nowhere writes to me that the insight has clarity from a parallel experience I have to meditate on whether it is necessary to assist the aspirant by giving further insight or data. Such aspirants who write to me with such parallels of path who have developed insights cogent with mine do remind me of an old saw that I heard many years ago in Louisiana. “We went to separate schools together”. “An old saw” or as the mildly educated from other regions than the deep south this is the same as “An old proverb”. The saw has been going back and forth, and back and forth for years so the word “proverb” being defined as “saw” became one of those common words of description in those areas of the deep south where the English language has its own peculiar path. I do enjoy those old saws from the deep south. Where else but the deep south would an expression of surprise be translated as “Well, butter my backside and call me a biscuit” where the sheer creativity with such old saws “I reckon,” does not exist anywhere else.
Some of them make you laugh and are "funnier than a chapped raccoon butt" yet others have that common sense rural wisdom that would have to be experienced to be appreciated or in some areas rival some of the ancient quotes of wisdom. Well, that old saw that “you can take a man out of the south, but you can’t take the south out of the man” and especially if have associated with those who attend universities like Tulane University or have been invited to the traditions of those eccentric rich in the south who attend enjoyable traditions in the south like the Kentucky Derby you’ll concur with crystal clarity. They have their own “clicks” and their celebrities have nothing to do with the Hollywood crowd, the French Riviera eccentric rich, or political social gatherings in Washington D.C.. After all, I have been invited and attended two Mansion parties in the south many years ago; and they pick their crowd; and not the other way around. Too much emphasis has been placed on that stereotypical fellow from the deep south with shotgun and truck who are named redneck while that refined individual from the south is overlooked; and the interesting culture that seems nearly esoteric with its hidden gatherings and sense of civilized behavior. I already explained my experience with intellectuals who immediately consider the southern accent as a signature of inferior intelligence by the Ivy League intelligentsia as a consequence of comedy like Jim Nabors and other theatrical promotions, being amusing at first shall not result in an appreciation of how delightfully unique and civilized they can be. Southern quotes have a line of wisdom which has held me with no little fascination. For those interested in the history of my Path my experiences in the deep south in the USA are to be noted as significant. Although my exploration to learn and teach the Obeah as instructed by the Book of the Law did not result with anything but a Path I never took to the Fon Tribe in Africa or another Tribe I at least learned enough to know that the Obeah was not to be found in New Orleans but possibly witchdoctors in Africa. Slave magick or HooDoo (2)I found objections to, of course, where their sacrifice of farm animals was a sign that this Great Work had to move elsewhere for others. Those HooDoo ceremonies where they do bloody sacrifice were never viewed with affirmation making someone “as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs”. I am confident that this Great Work would be better suited or passed on to some future aspirant.
I’ve covered a lot of ground in the twelve books I’ve written and of course reactions "this ain’t at all what the Doctor ordered" at times which genuinely surprise me when they come up with objections sometimes of my age if they are really stupid; or other reactions that result in interference on any number of planes when they realize who I am; where I have been, how long I have been alive, or what I have accomplished. For I am He whose God Force is not questioned by the blasphemy against all gods of men.
Why yes, now that I’ve gotten all that out into the open and off my chest I would like to state that your private history of the Path will be different; and careful meditations to see what you became as a consequence of any number of experiences on the Path deserve serious observation towards the very real realization of your True Self.
Love is the law, love under will