Monday, December 02, 2013

Praesent

"If ignorance is bliss, then wipe the smile off my face."~Rage Against the Machine

Hello dear readers,
Let's take a moment to address something that can be sorely lacking in this tradition, and that is practical application of your studies.

Besides being the classic debate between being an armchair magician and a practical magician, this also addresses mental masturbation vs real world application. I know many, many people that walk this path and do quite well with it from a spiritual development perspective, but I also know a great number of people that are content to simply do a ritual or see a visualization, and then close the ritual, and go about their day as if nothing happened. To be blunt, that's really sad. If you're workings are not causing changes of a positive nature in your personal paradigm, then you're simply mentally masturbating: doing something that feels good just to get that rush from it. I remember those days when I was much, much younger, and while to the youthful of heart and mine those times can be quite fun, I can also assure you that it is far better to see changes in your life as a result of your ritual.

On this particular path, if you're not seeing those physical manifestations and changes, then you're being fed to beings that you may not be aware of. This is the path of the strong, and by strong, I mean those that have the guts to eviscerate themselves to the multiverse and all those things that come with it in order to grow, experience, and change.

So, which are you? I've been both throughout the course of this path, and I can say that while the harder road to walk is the one that produces changes in your personal paradigm, it's also the way that can be much more rewarding in the long run. Take heed, though, as you may find that this puts you at odds with many others. When this veil is removed, though, it's much like ignorance being lifted. The true light of illumination can come in, and many more wonders of the multiverse open themselves to you. Enjoy those dark fruits and know that you have now taken the first step "into a much larger world." (Thank you Obi-Wan Kenobi!