theoddore

Hard-hitting post. As someone who has rolled with the "leftest of the left" hand paths for many years, I agree 100% with what you say. That kind of one-sidedness just can't sustain itself. It creates a massive ego-imbalance and way too much self-congratulatory posturing before too long. What is more, especially when it comes to the sexual aspects, many practitioners are merely "acting out" childhood fantasies that have gone unfulfilled while the base materials of the person's being remain unchanged, the sexual polarity is merely reversed from sexually repressed to sexual tourist. It's rather like having a cake that is covered with vanilla frosting and changing the frosting to chocolate, you are still left with the same cake. The same is true with the ego-driven pursuit of the left-hand path, sure you've flipped the coin but your palm is still grasping it!

This is a good one: http://tvshack.net/documentaries/Life_in_C...cated_Serpents/ I endorse this thread 1000% Theoddore

Very nice--Burroughs would be proud

Well yes, this is how I felt before but then thought about trying it from the opposite perspective. My previous position was "what she doesn't know won't hurt her" and I extended this to having sex with other woman. So now I'm not doing that anymore but I want to rail so many woman I see on a daily basis. I am not wasting too much time or energy on these thoughts so maybe its no big deal. Just wondered if anyone else struggled with this...

I browsed back through the thread and noticed this. Does anyone have a technique for this? No matter how much meditation I do or total celibacy, I can't seem to refrain from looking at the naughty bits of hot woman I see out on the street. I know to a certain extent this is natural but how does one break a habit of this magnitude? Should I even want to do this? Perhaps out of respect for my girlfriend I do?

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they're only bodies... meat, fleshy, fatty goodness vegans still taste good

Question for you, Drew--How does one prevent one's leg's from falling asleep in this posture. Everything I attempt it beyond the 20min mark, my legs go numb and I feel like they have been severed from my body. What to do about this? Your thoughts? I can't imagine 4 hours like this. Wouldn't it cause serious damage?

SEEEEEEN!!!!! Big up Anthony B. I overstand your situation to the fullest having been there myself. There are no accident tho--you will be more experienced in the future and now rewarded with better judgement. Live up Rasta, Live up!

I feel for you brother! I'm in that "training" type situation myself. I sometimes wonder why in relationships when the sex is really good like that it never works out? I myself get tired of these "fixer-upper" type situations. I suppose love can grow with careful nurturing all else falls into balance. Whoever said "patience is a virtue" got it wrong--it should be "patience is a b*tch"

"I don't like your jerk-off name. I don't like your jerk-off face. I don't like your jerk-off behavior, and I don't like you...jerk-off! Do I make myself clear?"

Well you really have to dig for the hidden gems but for the most part Bertiaux's system is UNWORKABLE. His approach to the Voudon spirits is highly idiosyncratic and his writing disorganized. IMO you can't really go wrong with Bardon--good call. This is a solid addition to your library as well: http://www.amazon.com/Kabbalistic-Handbook...4071&sr=1-6 peace/ theoddore

"Is this your only piece of I.D.?" peace/ theoddore

Magick can be defined as co-creating reality in conformity with Will through a variety of rituals, gestures and sleight of mind techniques to bypass the consensual belief structure of social and biologically imposed limitations on consciousness. Chaos magick you mentioned, is very similar to Taoism in its approach--sort of like the Taoism of magickal traditions. It is non-dogmatic results-oriented magick. This will get you started: Liber Null & Psychonaut () You'll get an even more thorough and well-organised introduction (and less of a grumpy old-school occultist vibe) from: Hands-On Chaos Magick http://www.amazon.com/Hands-Chaos-Magic-Re...n/dp/0738715085 Any other questions just PM me--I've got a lot of stuff on just about every magical tradition. peace/love theoddore

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First of all, let me express that the Tao Bums that have told you to get rid of this guy did so more eloquently than I could ever hope to. I wanted to add to the discussion by throwing a curve ball out there. What if this situation was reversed and it was the man who wanted to cultivate but the woman was not disciplined enough to cultivate? To further complicate the issue, what if she had a tremendous amount of emotional baggage and as a result was not interested in sex really at all? Now a lot of spiritually minded men would no doubt try to keep the faith in her if he loved her especially if she loved him and their relationship was more or less good but sexually not there at all. The question becomes--is the man being vampirized by never really getting anything in return sexually no matter how much the woman claims to love him? How much must he in turn love her in order to overcome this and what must he do to empower himself to "stay the course" as it were? I was asked for advice on this very situation and was unsure how to respond. If a man is unemotional the response is usually "ditch that scumbag!" If a woman is unresponsive sexually yet emotionally invested the response is usually "if you love her enough you will just have to understand." a cosmic snafu to be sure... peace/love theoddore

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I am glad you asked! Lately whilst performing tuba, tabla, guitar and accordian all while doing yoga, weights and taoist exercises it comes out sounding rather like a farting gazelle on Quaaludes. I am hoping that once I achieve the Greater Kan and Li, it will sound like a gazelle farting out beautiful Chopin-esque 7th chords--that would be just lovely! Your license plates will be arriving shortly--I used synthetic telepathy so no need to forward your address :-) Cheers, Theoddore