do what thou wilt

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Ha ha ha ha ha. Thought you'd poke your nose in as well.

Welcome, Catholic.

Technically, I was here before you.

🙂

Originally posted by dj2becker
Thou art free to do as thou wisheth.

Allow me to rephrase: Does that mean you won't bother us with your posts anymore?

Originally posted by Starrman
Allow me to rephrase: Does that mean you won't bother us with your posts anymore?

It means that you don't have to read my posts if you don't want to. 😉

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Don't poke your nose into what doesn't concern you, Christian.

I must have missed the small-print. Pardon my intrusion.

Originally posted by Halitose
I must have missed the small-print. Pardon my intrusion.

Jest havin' a laff, girls. Come on in, the ceremony's about to begin.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Jest havin' a laff, girls. Come on in, the ceremony's about to begin.

Great... Moving on... did Crowley ever propound anything profound?

Originally posted by Halitose
Great... Moving on... did Crowley ever propound anything profound?

He developed a system of ceremonial magick & studied the correspondences between a bewildering variety of "occult" systems.

(He was born into the Plymouth Brethren.)

You can find some of this texts here: http://www.hermetic.com/

Interestingly enough (well for me at least) he claimed to be the reincarnation of Eliphas Levi, a magician from the 1800s who died on the day Crowley was born. I say interesting for me, because when I was young I was obsessed with the occult as a subject and I had a book by Levi called "Transcendental Magic, its Doctrine and Ritual" reprinted for my own studies. In teh back of it was a subtext note on Crowley, whom I then became interested in. Most people know of Crowley and trace back to Levi, for me it was the other way round.

OK it wasn't that interesting...

Originally posted by Starrman
Interestingly enough (well for me at least) he claimed to be the reincarnation of Eliphas Levi, a magician from the 1800s who died on the day Crowley was born. I say interesting for me, because when I was young I was obsessed with the occult as a subject and I had a book by Levi called "Transcendental Magic, its Doctrine and Ritual" reprinted for my own ...[text shortened]... and trace back to Levi, for me it was the other way round.

OK it wasn't that interesting...

So you actually believe in the supernatural?

Originally posted by dj2becker
So you actually believe in the supernatural?

Sigh... I know it's hard for you to understand, but I shall try and make it clear. Being interested in the concept of the supernatural does not mean you have to believe in its existence. For example, I am interested in the concept of god, which is why I debate it here, but as should be obvious to you, I do not believe in his existence. Clear?

Originally posted by Starrman
Sigh... I know it's hard for you to understand, but I shall try and make it clear. Being interested in the concept of the supernatural does not mean you have to believe in its existence. For example, I am interested in the concept of god, which is why I debate it here, but as should be obvious to you, I do not believe in his existence. Clear?

Of course, belief in the supernatural is not required to work magick--although a healthy imagination is a pre-requisite.

Originally posted by Starrman
Sigh... I know it's hard for you to understand, but I shall try and make it clear. Being interested in the concept of the supernatural does not mean you have to believe in its existence. For example, I am interested in the concept of god, which is why I debate it here, but as should be obvious to you, I do not believe in his existence. Clear?

Just out of curiosity, do you think that the occult is unreal?

Originally posted by dj2becker
Just out of curiosity, do you think that the occult is unreal?

You must first clarify your question. Do you mean:

a) Do I believe that the occult is the supernatural at work?
b) Do I believe that people within the realm of the occult believe in the supernatural?
c) Something else, if so please clarify?

Originally posted by dj2becker
Just out of curiosity, do you think that the occult is unreal?

There is no more occult.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
There is no more occult.

And no less either?