Thelemic Muses

In a house of mirrors, what happens when the mirrors are reversed? At each twist of the spiral staircase, on the onward and the upward, reversals, inversions, tricks and blinds, what is this trick of the mind? What is its purpose? Is it to show us something? Is it to conceal? Is it to reveal? Hereto for we march on following the bread crumbs of those that have gone before. Or are we? Would they dare to conceal traps and blinds as "bread crumbs"? Is it all a trick? Perhaps there is a misleading element that has gone unnoticed? Like when something is hidden in plain view? Sometimes when we notice a detail out of place and wonder about its true purpose we miss the key to its mystery because its hidden in plain sight. Look not at the mirror with eyes, instead perhaps we should gaze upon such with the tip our nose. Oh Gandalf, oh Gandalf, the Mysteries are not hidden in complexity but rather in simplicity. Complexity is used to mislead not to clarify. Complexity oh Gandalf darkens...

.....Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.....   ...Whenever we begin to feel any discrepancy or conflict between our action and the teachings, we immediately interpret the situation in such a way that the conflict is smoothed over.   The teachings are treated as an external thing, external to "me", a philosophy which we try to imitate. We do not actually want to actually identify with, or become the teachings.....We go through the motions, make the appropriate gestures, but we do not want to sacrifice any part of our way of life. We become skillful actors, and while playing deaf and dumb to the real meaning of the teachings, we find some comfort in pretending to follow the path. " This rationalization  of the spiritual path and one's actions must be cut through if true sprituality is to be realized. However, such rationalization is not easy to deal with because everything is seen through the...