The great power of opposition, manifesting in the Cosmos as the Gatekeeper and in the realm of energies as the Serpent Nakhash, appears at the level of the Psychocosmos as the Demon of the Abyss.
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A person is active on the physical plane only thanks to the presence there of an additional conductor. It is the binary pairing of conductors that creates a potential difference — the condition for all activity.
Among the topics and discussions popular in the contemporary fringe-magical milieu, the theme of “Chaos” has become extraordinarily fashionable. Beginning with Lovecraft, interest in destructive influences took on a mass character and has produced a great deal of confusion.
The force of universal gravitation, directed toward restoring the world to its primordial unity, manifests as the Principle of Desire. Let us summarize what we already know about this principle.
A Magus torn by inner contradictions has very good prospects for development, but very low effectiveness in practical realizations.
The Magical myth emphasizes the utmost responsibility of the being for its destiny, both in this life and for future incarnations bound to it by a thread of individuality.
Not dividing the body into “subtle” and “coarse,” Magic emphasizes the equal importance of perception on all planes, without privileging any of them as more or less valuable for the development of the mind or for the realization of the Monad’s potentials.
Understanding the central importance of operating the flows of Power (whether described in vector or vortical terms) on the Way of the Magus, it is equally important to grasp not only the “size” of a flow but its direction.
The art of attaining the state of magical inspiration is one of the most important areas of a Magus’s training, and undeservedly often falls out of the attention of practitioners.
A Magus’s battles are elements of his overall war — a war in which the only thing he can conquer — or lose — is himself.
Interaction with the Runes is not limited to their divinatory and practical uses; they can open for a Magus not only gates to Power but also gates to Wisdom, and that is no less important.
Etymologically the word itself says: act so that you cannot be reproached. But who would reproach you?
An important lesson this goddess teaches is that sleep, illusion — can be both a path to death and a precondition of life.