The Thelemic objection to abortion is that the child's Will-to-be-Born is a True Will, not to be thwarted by any consideration of 'social disgrace' or 'economic hardship'. Such considerations are only possible in an immoral or inefficient society ( Read more... )

...along with a few thoughts of my own.

From Magick Without Tears"Directly or indirectly, you have already all you need about marriage in its relation to Magical Training. The Hindu proverb sums it all up: "There are seven kinds of wife - like a mother, a sister, a daughter, a mistress, a friend, an enemy and a slave; of these the only good one ( Read more... )

"Isis was Liberty; Osiris, bondage; but the new Liberty is that of Horus. Osiris conquered her because she did not understand him. Horus avenges both his Father and his Mother. This child Horus is twin, two in one. Horus and Harpocrates are one, and they are also one with Set or Apophis, the destroyer of Osiris. It is by the destruction of the ( Read more... )

During the weekend I attended a costume party where a certain distinguished individual dressed in the likeness of a Frenchman who was born on the 10th of Sept. Below are some photos from the event with a few choice quotations:
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"But the priests keep themselves clear of the onion and detest it and are careful to avoid it, because it is the only plant that naturally thrives and flourishes in the waning of the moon. It is suitable for neither fasting or festival, because in the one case it causes thirst and in the other tears for those who partake of it ( Read more... )

Check out this article from The Daily Beast ( Read more... )

"This name only means The Sun. You may call me 'little sunshine ( Read more... )

"There is a technical aspect to this verse that should be considered. "Acceptance of the Law" does not put you automatically in the "ruling class". If you are a street-sweeper, you will remain a street-sweeper, unless your True Will is to become something else. As the Alchemists rudely put it, you must have gold to make gold; you change from ( Read more... )

"In my third year at Cambridge, I devoted myself consciously to the Great Work, understanding thereby the Work of becoming a Spiritual Being, free from the constraints, accidents, and deceptions of material existence."

-Crowley, Book IV pt. III, Introduction ( Read more... )

Three books by Lam Sai Wing (student of Wong Fei Hung) have recently been translated from Chinese into English here. This site's online library also contains a book on Chin Na which is useful. On the other hand, the site also contains a link to a film (which has 2 parts)on Shaolin monks which admittedly made me flinch a little ( Read more... )