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To: thelema93-l@hollyfeld.org From: nagasiva@luckymojo.com (nigris (333)) Subject: Re: Black Brothers 50000126 IVom uncited: > > > > Are there any black brothers anymore? 333 (nigris): > > > I hope to present myself as one. > > > > Or is crossing the abyss in the minority of a > > > > mages goals? > > > the Abyss is cruel when crossed. I suggest wooing > > > Her instead. a correspondent wrote: > ...what is meant by a hope to present yourself as a > black brother? I wish to impact the demonizing within the Hermetic community, and in particular that of the 'Thelemic' subset, toward a greater than Black-and-White model of the development of consciousness and maturation of spirit. Crowley described a simplistic model he adapted from other Hermetics which is valuably expanded to include alternative methods than he espoused or taught. I hope that I communicate these clearly to those who read my text and relate the experiences that I have had which support my valuing them in meaningful ways. > Of what possible purpose could you have in attempting to > present yourself as anything? If you do present > yourself as something you are, even the ignorant will > know you. If you present yourself as anything else, > those who are using the proper faculty for perception > will know that some of what they see is false. Some > will look down on that; most capable of proper > perception really won't care what sort of ego game you > (not YOU, but anyone who generates a facade) are > engaged in. > > So what did you mean by "want to present"? want to present myself as = intend to communicate my status and its character as > 10 points for the wooing symbolism. thanks! it derives of similar intents to steer away from unidimensionality and dogma in Hermetic concepts. we can learn alot from looking more carefully at the original mystical literature from which many Hermetics have gleaned and which some have attempted to appropriate for their benefit. ambiguity and multiplicity of symbolic significance runs rampant. it may inspire us to look more deeply and imagine more complexly the metaphors we may use to describe our experiences and those of others. blessed beast! nigris (333)
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