Tag: dogma
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Beyond Jedi and Sith: Archetypes, Alchemy, and the Way of the Projectionist
Star Wars is often seen as a beloved space saga full of iconic battles between heroes and villains. Yet beneath its thrilling surface lies a profound modern mythology that mirrors our own reality; a world divided into opposing camps, each representing extreme dogmatic ideals, each trying to shape and “fix” the world in their own
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The Mad Logician Revisited: Impeccability, Honesty, and Our Role in Others’ Lives
In my last article, I introduced a particular philosophical perspective that I referred to as the mad logician. This perspective is far more than just a way of thinking; at its deepest level, it is a technique. It is a practice that not only fosters the blossoming of perception and awareness, but also serves as a
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Questioning Certainty: Exploring Mystery Through the Way of The Mad Logician
After watching a handful of debate shows and listening to various podcasts where people passionately argue their positions on controversial issues, I found myself wondering what it would be like to join one of these discussions myself. The idea was tempting at first. The thought of sitting across from a well-known host, or perhaps a
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The Nature of Good and Evil: the many faces of the Archon
In presenting the way of inner alchemy, I must always be very careful to follow a very specific line of action that is guided by definitive energetic currents. Metaphorically speaking, we could say that it’s like being a sailor or navigator: I must follow the flow of the ocean and the wind created by it,
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The Difference between The Map and The Territory
In my last article, I discussed the idea that you should use whatever occult or mental discipline most inspires you. I equated this discipline to a kind of propellant and a rocket, that could be used to get you off the material space. But as I mentioned in the article, once that discipline has taken
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Use Whatever discipline works, but do not become trapped by it!
There are many different ways. There are many traditions and methodologies to proceed by, to try to find the underlying truth of things, to try to find the underlying power, that is the birthright of every single one of us. No matter what methodology you are using, as long as it feels right to you
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What happens after we die?
Depending on a person’s belief system, each individual may have a different answer to this question. And even within the bounds of certain belief structures, there are individual ideas about what life after death if any might be like. Here in the west many of us might believe in a heavenly realm, or a fiery