Sat down with coffee this morning and cracked open my old copy of "Demons of the Flesh" by Nicholas and Zeena Schreck. In my opinion this is one of the absolute best books available on LHP praxis in the English language. Has anyone else here ever had a chance to read it?
"Without earning a...
The Degrees in the ToS are ranks and they are aspired to. In the Onyx Tablet there is a section on how to guide an Adept who is aspiring to the Priesthood. It is also stated that it is natural that an Adept would aspire to the Priesthood. In the ToS paradigm the Priesthood is both a level of...
Lloyd,
Thank you for your response. I really appreciate your level headed replies and insights.
I know you did not ask for clarification but I offer it any way, as I think it can serve as a contribution to the hopeful evolution of the LHP.
I know for a fact that there are within the ToS...
Lloyd,
Thank you for the post regarding religion. I think it opens up a topic worthy of a thread of its own. I like your paraphrase of Geertz and without going into detail here I still assert that the adopting of a religion runs counter to the thrust of LHP Initiation. I would also point out...
I think that if individuals within the ToS are finding meaningful experiences and teachings within the ToS then they should surely take advantage of that. My goal is most certainly not to try to argue otherwise.
I do feel it is important to point out that there have been numerous schools of...
A bit of clarification: I was an Adept withing the ToS for just about 4 years. A number of priests in the temple felt I should move in that direction, and it was then that I began the process that eventually led to my resignation. I began to recognize that the temple is not a school of...
I was a member for a few years, was recognized to the II*, and was active in the local Pylon. I have also been present at a few Conclaves. So yes, my experience is personal. I also base my opinion on my personal experiences outside of the temple, interacting with friends who still participate...
That is, of course, until the individual ToS setian makes an interpretation that is outside the orthodoxy of the ToS leaders. Then the philosophy and literature is revealed to be the gospel and canon that it is actually believed to be by the ToS hierarchy.
Setian philosophy was perhaps born...
Humans are capable of a number of things that other animals are not capable of. Similarly, many other animals are capable of things beyond the ability of humans. This does not indicate that human animals or non-human animals are (or can be) outside of nature.
In hearing the talk of stepping outside of "nature" I am always reminded of a talk given by R.A.W. in which he explains that man, being a part of nature, can never do anything that is outside of nature. Any thing that a human being can do is just as natural as a cat killing a bird, or rain...
I would say, from my experience, that initiation does not occur mouth to ear. Initiation occurs and is driven from within. No one can give it to me, or pass it to me, or explain it to me...even if their mouth rests close to my ear. Initiation into a certain group..for example a Masonic Lodge...
I know I am LHP because I sent $80 bucks to a San Francisco address and they sent me a medallion and a certificate declaring my LHP-ness. That is what makes me LHP.
My friend, all this talk of danger is ego hype. The road can become rocky, and we all slip and fall at times and skin our knees or twist an ankle, but this is one of the prices of adventure.
If I am not mistaken your idea regarding this danger thing, and the original point of birth right vs...
Great answer. I agree with a great deal of what you have written in the post.
Of course there is a certain risk in the purposeful challenging of one's own beliefs. However, I am not sure I would describe that as dangerous and I would most certainly not describe it as the most dangerous thing...
What exactly...and I mean exactly....makes this path, "the most dangerous undertaking a human being could possibly explore"? Are you telling me it is more dangerous than the path of say, becoming a Navy SEAL? Is it a more dangerous path than becoming a Marine in a time of multiple wars?
I...
If I am not mistaken it was started by two former ToS members, a priest and an adept. It does not appear to be particularly actice...atleast not on line, who knows. Maybe it is just another occult group that only exists on-line?
Jacksnyte,
The Order of Anubis has a website and a discussion forum...though it does not appear to be very active. Perhaps some of your questions could be answered from the information on the website. As far as I can tell they ascribe to the same LHP definition as the ToS.
I dont know about this Order, though it would appear that they are an offshoot or development out of the ToS and perhaps share the same fundamentals of LHP vs. RHP as define by Dr. Aquino, Mr. Webb, Stephen Flowers and others.
Perhaps an equally interesting question would be what makes any...