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xaos:

Whenever an occult symbol is explained again and again on the Internet and the wise, cunning (wo)man exclaims that ‘it signifies the infinite cycle of life, fertility, death and rebirth’ I just want to scream! I know I know I know I know – like we need another ancient symbol for such concepts! I…

fraterlux:

In occult philosophy (absurd Satanism excluded) Lucifer is not an entity or a representation of evil. It is a divine archetype of illumination, wisdom, understanding, clarity, and so on. This is why fundamental, tyrannical religions have associated the name with evil. True understanding of good…

chaosgarden:

Chaotes have been both saluted and berated for their operating system of paradigm shifting. For some people who aren’t too experienced in Chaos Magick, whether or not they intend to practice it, this means one is trading short term goals for an authentic search for knowledge….

Republicans have morality upside down. Santorum, Gingrich, and even Romney are barnstorming across the land condemning gay marriage, abortion, out-of-wedlock births, access to contraception, and the wall separating church and state.

But America’s problem isn’t a breakdown in private morality. It’s a breakdown in public morality. What Americans do in their bedrooms is their own business. What corporate executives and Wall Street financiers do in boardrooms and executive suites affects all of us.

There is moral rot in America but it’s not found in the private behavior of ordinary people. It’s located in the public behavior of people who control our economy and are turning our democracy into a financial slush pump. It’s found in Wall Street fraud, exorbitant pay of top executives, financial conflicts of interest, insider trading, and the outright bribery of public officials through unlimited campaign “donations.” – Robert Reich

chaosgarden:

I’ve been pondering of late the tendency for Chaos/Post-modern magickal practitioners to seek more meaningful depth within a specific spiritual paradigm. Folks who have previously focused their efforts on surfing the rapids of our ever shifting culture seem to be increasingly…

ginandjack:

The Problem With Acronyms: From ACTS to CATSS? SAST? ASST? CASTS? HMF!

In essay three I prompted you to go and pray, explaining the most basic forms of prayer and hoping it clarified things just enough for you to try! Perhaps you spent some time collecting your thoughts into a simple rational…

claytoncubitt:

“Gaining acceptance into graduate school or medical school and achieving a PhD or MD and becoming a psychologist or psychiatrist means jumping through many hoops, all of which require much behavioral and attentional compliance to authorities, even to those authorities that one lacks respect for. The selection and socialization of mental health professionals tends to breed out many anti-authoritarians. Having steered the higher-education terrain for a decade of my life, I know that degrees and credentials are primarily badges of compliance. Those with extended schooling have lived for many years in a world where one routinely conforms to the demands of authorities. Thus for many MDs and PhDs, people different from them who reject this attentional and behavioral compliance appear to be from another world—a diagnosable one.

I have found that most psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals are not only extraordinarily compliant with authorities but also unaware of the magnitude of their obedience. And it also has become clear to me that the anti-authoritarianism of their patients creates enormous anxiety for these professionals, and their anxiety fuels diagnoses and treatments.” (via)