Unified Kingdom Theology A Challenge to the Ideological Extremes of Thelema
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Let me make what shouldn’t be a controversial statement but probably is in some Thelemic spaces: theology should not pander to our prejudices, personal or organizational. However, I’m also aware that theology has been...
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Thelema and Authority A Tripartite Approach of Equilibrium
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Let’s talk about a-a-a-authority. I know. I know. It’s a dirty word in Thelemaville. The moment you drag out the word authority people start to think you’re about to slap on the chains and drag them off to the salt...
Mere Thelema Street Theology—A Plain and Simple Thelema
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. I’ve offered three weeks of technical theology—doctrine, hermeneutics, and exegesis—which are, granted, a bit simplified for general consumption. But now I want to turn it around and go in the other direction. I want to...
Thelemic Exegesis A Critical Evaluation of the Study of Thelemic Scripture, Part II
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Exegesis in Thelema is not a passive act of textual analysis or mere number crunching but a transformative engagement with its sacred writings. Interpretation, in this sense, is not about imposing external authority...
Dreaming of an Impossible Future Idealized Thelemic Community Planning
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This post came up in my personal Facebook memories from 19 March 2022. Yeah. Three years ago! I had been working overnight in a residential youth shelter and was mulling over some ideas of what I thought would make a...
Thelemic Hermeneutics A Critical Evaluation of the Study of Thelemic Scripture, Part I
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Hermeneutics broadly refers to the study of interpretation, especially of texts, language, and meaning. It is relevant in multiple domains—including philosophy, law, and literary criticism—but is most notably linked to...
Thelema: A Religion? Who’s Still Afraid of Crowley's Big Bad Wolf?
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Religion, as such, has become one of the largest boogiemen of Thelema since Crowley proclaimed calling Thelema a religion “a rather stupid kind of mischief.”Crowley, Aleister. 1994. “Religion–Is Thelema a ‘New...
Doctrinal Triage The Importance of Doctrine in a Time of Spiritual Infancy
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Frankly, if I’m going to start out blunt here, I’m going to say it bluntly: Thelemites have...
Between the Beast and the Bitch A Brief Assessment of Aleister Crowley and Ayn Rand
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. I understand that I may lose a few people to this topic, as I usually do, but here we go. Introduction I am generally loathe to tell stories about my adolescence, though in this case, it seems like a good way to...
Alethiology, Part 1 Toward a Thelemic Therapeutic Orientation
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Personal Introduction If I said that psychology is a hobby of mine, that’s probably a bit dishonest. To provide a little context, as a research psychologist my focus started out in the study of the empirical divide...
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Thanksgiving Thoughts Thelema in the World
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Thanksgiving was never a major holiday in my family. Growing up, Christmas was the big occasion when everyone gathered for celebrations. Thanksgiving was … “nice.” It was just a meal. Sometimes we spent it with my best...
A Thelemic Canon Examining a Course of Study
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Within Thelema, there is no official canon for...
Organic Thelema The Great Commission: Promulgation vs Proselytization
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. “Who calls us Thelemites will do no wrong” [AL 1.40a] Ever notice the difference between the “Great Commission” of Christianity and that of Thelema?I use Christianity in this essay as the counterpoint here only...
New Wine in Old Skins The Conundrum of Tradition and Innovation
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Part of the challenge with writing about Applied Thelema is the occult is rife with escapism. Even Thelema. Occultists want magical cosplay, spooks under the bed, shoulder goblins, and expensive shelf displays in faux...
Raise herself in pride! Thoughts on the Scarlet Woman
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The subject of the Scarlet Woman comes up enough to warrant its own discussion to get at the heart of the matter from a theological perspective. Much rubbish has...
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