On Aleister Crowley and the Idea of Magick

[rashore 10,465]

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The plan was to discuss the introduction to Aleister Crowley's classic work, Magick in Theory and Practice (1924), a powerful text on the nature and purpose of magical practice. JF and Phil stick to the plan for the first part of the show, and then veer off into a dialogue on the basic idea of magic. Along the way, they share some of the intriguing results of their own occult experiments.

http://www.weirdstudies.com/9

This is a podcast.

[Piney 11,247]

The dope addled model for Uncle Fester...........yay....

[XenoFish 54,439]

2 minutes ago, Piney said:

The dope addled model for Uncle Fester...........yay....

Even he had some shining moments of deep thought. But yeah, I'm not the only one who's thought that.

[Piney 11,247]

12 minutes ago, XenoFish said:

Even he had some shining moments of deep thought. But yeah, I'm not the only one who's thought that.

He was a charlatan with good focus.

[XenoFish 54,439]

10 minutes ago, Piney said:

He was a charlatan with good focus.

Aren't they all. Look at all the self-help books floating around. Same stuff, recycled. Magick is the art and science of creating change in accordance with will. This doesn't mean it'll give everything to you without effort. I think a lot of people don't get that. 

[ChaosRose 20,054]

16 minutes ago, Piney said:

He was a charlatan with good focus.

Meh, stuff of his has worked for me. 

Can't hurt to try, right? It's what I believe!

[White Unicorn 1,921]

4 minutes ago, ChaosRose said:

Meh, stuff of his has worked for me. 

Can't hurt to try, right? It's what I believe!

It might work but that doesn't mean that he's beliefs of why it worked are correct. 

[ChaosRose 20,054]

1 minute ago, White Unicorn said:

It might work but that doesn't mean that he's beliefs of why it worked are correct. 

No one said that.

[ChaosRose 20,054]

I like what the one guy says.

He's like Part 1 is I am very skeptical of magick, and Part 2 is magick is real. 

[XenoFish 54,439]

15 minutes ago, White Unicorn said:

It might work but that doesn't mean that he's beliefs of why it worked are correct. 

I think we all hold our own views as to how it works. I hold firmly to the psychological model of magick. 

[Dejarma 710]

1 hour ago, XenoFish said:

Aren't they all.

yep...

[AstralHorus 42]

My basic understand is he was a bit of a spoiled trust funder who was overly hedonistic.

[Farmer77 15,854]

Just now, AstralHorus said:

My basic understand is he was a bit of a spoiled trust funder who was overly hedonistic.

Money Rich kids really are the root of all evil LOL 

[AstralHorus 42]

A favorite podcast of mine did a bio on him recently. I just didn't know the full depths of his hedonism lol. If only he used his time and funds to pursue and expand upon other real fields.

 

Instead of get mad when people didn't play wizards the way he wanted too. Or, when they questioned him on how Sodomy in the desert would help one reach enlightenment lol

[ChaosRose 20,054]

6 hours ago, AstralHorus said:

My basic understand is he was a bit of a spoiled trust funder who was overly hedonistic.

Probably had something to do with religion being forced upon him, too.