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Unmade ILX post

tomewing:

Saying “There is no ‘broader culture’ to have a sense about” is sort of missing the point, in that like the existence of God, what matters is whether or not people ACT as if there’s a broader culture to have a sense about.

(The analogy isn’t perfect, since the existence of a broader culture is testable, and also since if enough people act like a broader culture exists, then it kind of does - which isn’t true of God unless you subscribe to some fairly esoteric philosophies.)

Just listened to Melvyn Bragg discussing Logical Positivism so I’m slightly wary about this being on the testable tip. However, this feels like a massive post to me and the truth of it is definitely speeding up the trajectory I’m on. I’ve been checking the Billboard charts almost “religiously” now for past 2 months. It really does have an overall effect of pushing me from time into space when I go out at night around here. Also, girls appreciate the extra effort. :)

Prima materia

Therefore, we see not only the anguish and despair of the beginning, but the seeds of rejuvenation, rebirth and promised illumination of the final stages of the process. Thus, prima materia is the seed of the process, which takes place in the natural mind; it is the seed of enlightenment. The Crown of Creation is an overarching symbol equating with the top sphere Kether in Qabala. It triumphs over the terrible Dragon of the primal, unrefined condition, represented by the dragon or Terrible Mother. In the bottom-center is Atlas holding the earth to symbolize the material sphere of Malkuth. All is one magical movement from Kether through Malkuth. Ego cannot separate itself from the powers and abilities of the subconscious. To submit this material to the process means to apply conscious effort to the task, and find our own experiential spirituality. Prima Materia represents the crossroads or crisis preceding a spiritual awakening (intellectual doubts, metaphysical problems).

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