An recent news article on LAShTAL.com generated the following comment from an individual calling himself “mendaxveritas”: Beyond that, the point is simply that it is unwise to employ methods that arguably violate the principles of The Book of the Law. The cause of liberty is not advanced by taking advantage of laws that themselves are […]

Yes, the fundamental postulates of that philosophy being the non-existence of objective moral qualities of any kind, and the natural conclusion that the “proper” course of action for any given individual is therefore that course of action which is most natural to him, as opposed to an alternative course of action which is mandated by […]

Erwin wrote: I include this whole evaluative tendency under the heading of “morality,” and the moral layer of narration is probably the most pernicious of all, since if you manage to let go of the idea of what you “should” be doing, then all you really have to go on is what you are naturally […]

Chade wrote: I have no way of knowing what’s happening right now. My senses can only pass a limited representation of what has just happened onto mybrain. That’s what I mean by not being fully aligned. The best I can do is try and interpret it while, to borrow Erwin’s phrase, ignoring the crap spinning […]

I’ve published a new essay today examining the solar aspects of Thelema, its connections with sun-worship, and a discussion of natural religious practices conducive to success in its system, including an identification of the Khabs with the physical Sun. The HTML version and the PDF are available from this web site, and a printed copy […]

From private correspondence. The correspondent refers to my essay True Will, quotes AL I, 42-44, and asks “Why then, in so many circumstances, did so many people oppose Crowley or come into his way with an unfavourable outcome for him?” I presume you are referring to “no other shall say nay,” here. My essay The […]

Erwin wrote: The way to discover [the “true will”], essentially, is to stop paying attention to the things that distract you from it. If you stop paying attention to those things, the will makes itself known without any effort required to dig it up. Halla wrote: I see what you mean. Unfortunately one may also […]

Original poster wrote (responding to a citation of this post): Interesting, although I’m sort of grasping at the concept. It gives me the idea that, since the true nature is clothed in self-awareness (er,that’s how it reads to me, I’ll happily be corrected if I’ve picked itup wrong), one may be able to develop another […]

Tom wrote: I think it’s a good idea to distinguish between “awareness” and “narration”. What is often referred to as “self-awareness” is the ability to conceive of oneself as a character in a story and to narrate the events which happen to this character. Awareness, on the other hand, is our response to our environment. […]

(This essay is also available in printed form) Will is, clearly, the fundamental concept of Thelema. It is what the Greek word Θελημα literally means, and it figures in all three of the core statements of Thelemic conduct: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. (AL I, 40) So with thy […]