by admin | Dec 14, 2014 | Blog Posts, Moral Politics, Spirituality
My article on the myth of progress in spirituality which ran yesterday on People of Shambhala was, happily, met with mostly positive reception. A friendly acquaintance of mine did take me to task, however, on one point which he sees as a critical oversight: hope. To...
by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog Posts
“I think the fault is mine.” ~ Aleister Crowley Numerous attempts have been made to produce a life of Aleister Crowley, each with their own interpretation of his meaning, intent, and effect. So far, the most objective among them has been Do What Thou Wilt, by Lawrence...
by admin | Aug 28, 2014 | Blog Posts, Spirituality, Uncategorized
As my friendships fan-out into more and varied religious and spiritual communities, I find myself running up against attitudes and beliefs which I had previously only known in the theory. In a conversation between two Jewish friends, I heard the most overt criticism...
by admin | May 4, 2014 | Blog Posts, Poem
I have stumbled upon intrigue. Not subterfuge, certainly, for there have not been lies nor even withholdings. But Siva is a God who conceals until revelation will not blast our souls apart. So from my own karma by Siva’s grace has intrigue departed; no lies to...
by admin | Nov 24, 2013 | Blog Posts, Link, Reviews, Spirituality
The overwhelming misfortune of humanity is not that we are ignorant of the existence of truth, but that we misconstrue its nature. What errors and what sufferings would have been spared us if, far from seeking truth in the phenomena of material nature, we had resolved...
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