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okay step one in the occult war for reality: build a magick gorilla!!
or not.
so building on my original points, what's the solution here? how can we upgrade or methods and methodology?
THE PRAYER FACTOR
the thing here is, we got the classic consensus reality problem magnified several fold by the fact that huge numbers of dare we say it, >fanatics< are invoking this reality in a highly ritualised fashion on an ongoing basis, with a great deal of consistancy and intensity.
so how do we break apart the technology of prayer and make it work for us more effectively?
as i see the core element is the projection of will. call it prayer, invocation, sorcery, sigilisation or what have you.
beyond that you have several factors that influence this:
1) intensity. emotional investment in the result can help build energy, as can physiological practices like breathing or postural shifts, engaging a symbol system that has emotional or spiritual resonance, usually through ritual.
as applies to us, i think most post modern adepts unfortunately are at a disadvantage here, because we are so aware of the provisional nature of symbol systems, that we have difficulty getting behind an image complex to the degree christians can with the crucifixion or the book of revelation or sodomites dying in a rain of sulphur. they're raised to be scared shitless of these images, while we can't help but laugh off a lot of these things as being made up. unfortunately that laughter cuts both ways.
in a nutshell, i think we need to find a way to commit to a strong symbolic framework that can help engage us to the same degree. we need an organising mythology or complex of personal mythologies, while at the same time being able to drop it when it's not usefull. tough one.
i think the only solution that works here is the authentic one. find a system of values you can get your whole heart behind, find a set of images that get you going till you're on fire, and go from there.
2) lust of result. essentially prayer works better the more you can take your ego out of it. the more you can avoid taking credit of the energies unleashed, the more you tap into universal will, as opposed to personal will. your typical chrisitian is again condtioned very strongly to put his faith in god and not fall into the trap of vainglory or pride. contrasting that with your typical adept, you have a certain awareness that this stuff can be interpreted in all kinds of ways, and that your beliefs play a role in its efficacy.
i think the goal here is to recognise that we want to serve something that transcends us as individuals, not just work for the gratification of our personal prejudices and spite.
universal justice as opposed to smack-the-chimp cause he's pissing me off.
3) consistancy. this is huge. even the best of us has to hold down a job, deal with family who arent into this shit, go to (mostly) secular jobs that do not reinforce the magickal view. unfortunately that interrupts the continutiy of the will. fundamentalist christian inhabit a hermetically sealed reality tunnel that constantly reinforces the object of their prayers and the direction of the will. meanwhile we have to fight just to get a foothold in consensus reality. never mind mount an effective alternative to the gridlocked psychocosmos of the book of revelations/endtimes fundamentalism. its a two-front war essentially. we have to fight just to get social validation for our magick, while they would have to fight like hell to NOT be doing theirs.
as a result, i think it's more important than ever before to bring the magickal view into everyday life, and then culture at large. every act does really have to be a magickal act. every step every breath must be in the context of the will, prefferably universal will, as i said earlier. your whole life needs to become a ritual. not a robotic ritual, but fully conscious rhythm of will. in that sense, although it may sound strange, the hip hop lifestyle has a lot to teach us. attitude is everything. style is important, because you have to be conscious to have style.
gangsta rap as occult reality engineering. i'm sort of joking, sort of not.... |
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