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I can't remember where I heard it but the suggestion that it might have been Russian espionage or possible joint Russian-Chinese? A couple of these guys were going on about the greatness of Vladimir Putin and had a Chris Matthews-Obama moment that got just a little too cozy to the point where it tr...

TY I guess my question on the top of that quote - it seems like while most western and eastern mystery traditions share reincarnation, chakras, astral/etheric layers of being, they tend to have different stories of origin and different concepts of what constitutes the general shape of evil and that...

Out of curiosity, do you think you've found your theodicy yet and if so are there any particular mystic/magic orders that hit it dead on or at least pretty close? I'm in a position where I tend toward the material optimist camps. I'm in two Rosicrucian groups, also very interested in eventually fin...

I think there is much danger in approaching it from a purely spiritual realm. Perspective and state of mind can be powerful tools. Whether it is finding your inner muse that day, keeping in mind and progressively working towards a goal, or just adopting a cheerful (or dreary) demeanor - these states...

Sadly I have been spiritualy closed for a very long time. Mainly because I was too busy with school n trying to entertain everyone. Now that ive graduated n I have more free time I do my best to try to become more spiritualy open. Ive tried various things only to gain nothing in the end T^T I just ...

Thank you for your comments. I did not actually know that the gematria for serpent and messiah were related, but it does appear so. It sounds as if that may have been first noted by the Kohen brothers in the 13th century: http://www.kheper.net/topics/Kabbalah/treatise_on_dragons_AE.htm It is unfortu...

May seem an obvious choice but Lavey's primary works - The Satanic Bible and Satanic Rituals got me off to a reasonable start when I was younger. I would highly recommend picking up a copy of Liber Null and Psychonaut (although not directly LHP-ey) to go along with this if you had just started to l...

Levi described his Baphomet in a positive way. It is like the ultimate symbol of western occultism that both paths benefit from. Historically we don't know much, the name may be a perversion of the name Mohammed (sp?), may mean "baptism of wisdom", we really don't know. Baphomet, as the w...

In Jewish commentary that I have read, Lucifer has always been a separate concept from satan/the devil (samael). Lucifer can be tied to Azazel, however (see: http://www.occultforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=34061#p480116 for a rough explanation). One frees us from our sin, and the other acc...

Azazel is a Hebrew word that has its origins in antiquity. While the term most commonly refers to the idea of the leader of the fallen angels in popular culture (as purported by the non-canonical book of Enoch), this is only partly the truth. There are several potential hints towards identifying Aza...