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Yea! deem not of change: ye shall be as ye are, & not other. Therefore the kings of the earth shall be Kings for ever: the slaves shall serve. There is none that shall be cast down or lifted up: all is ever as it was. Yet there are masked ones my servants: it may be that yonder beggar is a King. A King may choose his garment as he will: there is no certain test: but a beggar cannot hide his povert - Liber Al Vel Legis, 2:58
Protagonist wrote:Is no one going to eviscerate me for commenting on the Book of the Law? I'm disappointed. I was rather looking forward to that.
Protagonist wrote:Is no one going to eviscerate me for commenting on the Book of the Law? I'm disappointed. I was rather looking forward to that.
gmugmble wrote:Disclaimer This post is just a speculation. I am far from qualified to give medical, psychiatric, psychological, or magical advice.
I can't help noticing how often people here mention being bipolar or dealing with depression. I wonder if an effective magical therapy might not be the exercise Crowley calls Vibration of Divine Names (Liber O, III. 3.) Here, you fill yourself with energy then expend it all, but instead of collapsing into lassitude or depression, you dissolve into the Void. In this way, you might train the soul to vibrate, not between elation and depression, but between divine ecstasy and the ecstasy of silence.
Just a thought.
kasper81 wrote:Jim Eshelman wrote:That's why Temple of Thelema works on the patterns in the psyche while building the lightning rod.
how and when does it work on patterns in the psyche?
kasper81 wrote:Jim, why would there be an , "amplification"?
Also , we all have negative and positive traits so if the negative and positive are amplified then any negative amplification shouldn't really be a problem as it is kept in check by the amplified positivity
kasper81 wrote:Jim Eshelman wrote:kasper81 wrote:Jim, why would there be an , "amplification"?
That's the nature of the light. - But, to switch the metaphor (and be slightly incorrect, but not much)... Think of "light" simply as undifferentiated power. All of the patterns in your behavior (innate or acquired - hardwired, or rewired) are kicked into gear when they are POWERED. The more power flowing through them, the more intensely, vividly, dramatically they manifest.
Only if we are not oberving them
kasper81 wrote:That's what I meant Jim, ultimately,in the moment observation is a resolving.
I also feel, as AC said, pranayama purges all emotional anxiety dosorders,
kasper81 wrote:Alrah wrote:People who go to get therapy and have mood or personality disorders are usually offered CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) and the meditative techniques that are taught as part of CBT are derived from Yoga. The other part of CBT is learning ways we can identify when our thinking is distorting our perception of reality - either amplifying it or reducing it (by denying it). Dr Shoemaker did a great 'living Thelema' segment on how Magicians can benefit from CBT as part of their daily practise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxDMxkGy ... 6A111E402C
I would say that yoga is not a substitute for counselling. Counselling is a trained professional, confronting our behaviour. No one here, on this message board, knows whether any other poster does irrational things in their daily activity. Not unless they are actual aquaintences, friends, outside of this board, and even then their opinion regarding the others' development is irrelevant, unless they are a trained, professional counsellor. That goes for any Thelemic message board too.
However, I think it's fair to say that posts (especially reactive, instant, "on the bounce" posts) involving rudeness and insults would be indicative of an unresolved psychological problem, simply because they have that defense-mechanism quality to them
kasper81 wrote:Thanks for that Alrah, very well put. Very good Dr Shoemaker links also, by the way
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