@Electrarythm The inventor of the sewing machine was unable to mechanize a sewing needle, until one night, he had a dream that he was being stabbed by men with spears that had holes in the tips. When he awoke, copied what he had seen in his dream, and built the first automatic sewing machine.
"If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people’s minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve."
Mitchell, Stephen; Tzu, Lao. Tao Te Ching.
"If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people’s minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve."
Translator: Mitchell, Stephen;
Author: Tzu, Lao.
"Tao Te Ching"
Gnósticos são crianças imaturas que, diante das dificuldades do mundo material, preferem fantasiar com uma fuga para um pseudo paraíso em vez de dominar a arte de viver na densidade. Embora a vida apresente seus fardos, a matéria não é essencialmente má; na realidade, ela é a melhor parte da criação, o palco onde desfrutamos de sensações que não existem em qualquer outra oitava da existência.
É na carne que o prazer ganha relevo: o sexo é mais denso e visceral, a comida é mais gostosa e os sentidos humanos oferecem um refinamento que o espírito puro, por si só, não pode experimentar. A vida vale mais justamente porque é curta; a finitude é o que gera valor e transforma a existência em um evento urgente e precioso.
Apesar das reclamações eventuais sobre a dureza do caminho, a solução não reside no isolamento ou no desprezo pelo físico. O objetivo real é estar com Deus aqui, vivendo plenamente no mundo material e aproveitando o vinho, o prazer e a comida como expressões sagradas. A verdadeira maturidade espiritual consiste em não desejar um paraíso distante, mas em sacralizar a experiência presente, materializando o espírito com intensidade e presença absoluta.
"Magic can generally be described as the dramatic and ceremonial awakening of symbols and mythological archetypes and metaphors performed with the intent to trigger specific changes in the magician's consciousness."
-David Crowhurst, Stellas Daemonum
Behold the Lightbringer who lights the way out of bondage. Topple the mountains. Flood the valleys. All shall be put to the test. Cling not to names and images. Stability is found in motion. What use is the past but to dissolve and recombine? Search not for my paths in books. I direct my beloved by invisible means. Step lightly in your certainty. Sit boldly in your doubt. In the palace of tension, I am found.
-Magister Cankerworm. The Book of Infernal Prayer.
@Steezehuman We are here to experience. Physical embrace, pain, beautiful sights, melting flavors, and musical birdsong are all things that a disembodied soul would never get to enjoy. Our physical bodies and lives allow us to experience.
“Thus LUCIFER—the spirit of Intellectual Enlightenment and Freedom of Thought—is metaphorically the guiding beacon, which helps man to find his way through the rocks and sandbanks of Life, for Lucifer is the LOGOS in his highest, and the ‘Adversary’ in his lowest aspect—both of…
Gnosis (recognition of origin)
Theurgy (participation in divine orders)
Tikkun (restoration of scattered unity)
Yoga (union through discipline)
Wu wei (alignment without force)
"Magic can generally be described as the dramatic and ceremonial awakening of symbols and mythological archetypes and metaphors performed with the intent to trigger specific changes in the magician's consciousness."
-David Crowhurst, Stellas Daemonum
@KeruboSk My take on it is, why does it matter? We live here and now with the power and will to shape our lives. That alone should be enough adventure for every lifetime.