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I had a lot of trouble deciding on who to write about next. So many occult figures went through my mind, among the most persistent were G.I. Gurdjieff, J. Evola, Iamblichus, and Empedocles, All of the above figures have helped me in some way on my path. I finally decided on Jacob Bohme (1575-1624). I had some reservations on writing about Bohme. This is because of his obscure language, and he had so much to say on so many topics. I have been pondering the writings of Bohme for decades, so I feel confident enough to write the briefest of introductions to his system. To keep this brief I am just going to go over what I believe is the heart of Bohme's system, which is the Fire and Water Wheels. When reading Bohme one must keep in mind that he holds to the doctrine of the microcosm and the macrocosm. So everything he says about the godhead also applies to humans and nature. Bohme was the greatest psychonaunt in Western history, no one voyaged deeper into inner space deeper than Bohme, excepting maybe me. This is why his language is so difficult. He did not possess the language of modern psychology; not only was he before Freud and Jung, he wrote before Kant, and Fichte. And he did influence all the above.To overcome this deficit Bohme used the language that was available, including Alchemy, theology, and when that failed he either coined his own terms, or resorted to imagery. This is the reason for the difficulty of his writings. Bohme had several visions or illuminations during his life. The most famous one when a ray of sunlight reflected off a pewter dish and hit him. It must be made clear these visions were not like Swedenborg's where supernatural creatures conversed with him. Instead they were like the "aha" moments we all have, just a lot more intense, and they came to him in the form of visual imagery. Those moments when everything comes together. Like most intellectual figures of his time, the Copernican revolution had a beg effect on him. Bohme did accept the Sun centered planetary system, The difference between Bohme and his contemporaries is not so much did it make him doubt God's existence, but God's goodness. His early visions did not give him much joy, instead they only seem to aggravate his doubts. Bohme was a deeply depressed and tormented man for much of his life. The interaction of good and evil is a central issue in his system. His answer was that God did contain all evil, but that evil is never actualized in God, only in the fallen world. So let us examine Bohme's vision of God. Bohme divides God into seven Fountain Spirits or Natural Properties. The former in his early writings the latter in his more mature writings. I prefer the term "Fountain Spirits" ,because it better captures the dynamism of Bohme's system better. The only other issue I need to address before examining Bohme's theory of the Godhead is that he like a lot of Occultist (G.I. Gurdjieff and Robert Fludd) uses the octave as a framework for his ideas. For Bohme the best image of God is seven concentric wheels turning in all directions at once, each wheel has spokes that meet at a central hub. Each wheel represents one of the Fountain Spirits. The central hub is the God within, the homunculus; the little man in the head that either approves or prohibits thoughts and actions. The hub is of course, identified with the Son of the Trinity. The spokes all meeting at the hub. create the hub. The hub is generated by all the Fountain Spirits working together. So let us begin with the Fire Wheel. The Fore Wheel is the first three Fountain Spirits and represents the Father of the Trinity. The first Fountain Spirit is Attraction. What Bohme means by attraction a pulling together. Gravity might be a better term. This pulling together is a separating from the whole. It is the act of becoming an individual of defining oneself in opposition to the whole. Attraction is the prerequisite of both knowledge and evil. Separation as a principle of knowledge should be familiar to every student of philosophy, it is Descartes and Spinoza'a search for adequate ideas. To know something we must be able to distinguish it. This separation also causes pain. Like the tree in Eden. For Bohme consciousness starts with pain. The next Fountain Spirit is Repulsion. Repulsion is the act of tying to unite. Bohme identifies Repulsion with love and desire. Bohme does use these terms in a different way than common usage. In simple terms we could say aversion and attraction is the tension between the first two Fountain Spirits. This is the beginning of our emotional life; what we want and what we do not want. It should be noted that Bohme puts Attraction first. For Bohme the mother of consciousness is pain. He would have agreed with Fichte that if there were an all powerful entity that could fulfill all it's desires, the entity would not be consciousness. We only think when we are frustrated or in pain. This brings up the deficit in Bohme's God. The only thing God does not know is himself. And since he is infinite trying to know himself becomes an eternal process with no rest or end point. God is a verb, not a noun for Bohme. Back to the third Fountain Spirit; Rotation. Rotation is the alternating of the first two Fountain , such as frustration and desire, and repeat. This if the Fire Wheel, it is heat and smoke, but no light. It is a state of conflict or anxiety. This leads into the Water Wheel, and the fourth Fountain Spirit: Lightning.This happens when the rubbing together of the first two Fountain Spirits results in a spark of insight. Lightening is that sudden inspiration or "aha" moment when conflicts and anxieties come together in a solution or course of action. This leads us to the next Fountain Spirit: Water and Wisdom. This is when the energies of Lightning are integrated or purified by quenching their evil or inharmonious elements. Water and Wisdom is identified with the Son of the Trinity, along with Lightening. These first five Fountain Spirits are the Egregores, or counselors as Bohme says it. They are the conflicting voices in the head that are harmonized and unified in Water and Wisdom, that is when the process works right. This leads us to Tone the next Fountain Spirit.This sixth Fountain Spirit is identified with the Holy Spirit. This is the concept when an idea is ready to be put into practice. Leading to the last Fountain Spirit: Kingdom. Kingdom is the material world. The course of action that is put into practice. A simple example would be before one builds a boat, one must have the idea and a plan how to build the boat. (Tone) The actual building of the boat is Kingdom. Kingdom also represents the unconscious aspect of God. We never know with certainty how are plans will turn out, and what unknown effects could be produced. The Wheel of God has now made a complete revolution and is back at the beginning. One last note on Bohme for those who want to read him. Bohme frequently changes his terms, and his system is constantly evolving in his writings from the first book to the last..

Fragment 21

The next Magos to be examined is Joachim of Fiore (c.1135-1202). Joachim is a white Magos like Gandhi. So far we have looked at one White Magos Gandhi, and one Black Magos Peladan. One of my reasons for examining important Occult figures from the past, is to be able to use them as examples in future "Fragments". Now that we have examined both a White and a Black Magos, it should be illustrative of the difference between White and Black Magic to compare them. The White Magos is outward oriented , he-she identifies with an outward entity, whether it be an institution, an abstraction, or some spiritual realm that is out there somewhere. In simple terms the Egregores of the White school of Magic are always exhorting you to identify with something bigger than your self, and the same Egregores often add that you should be honored to sacrifice your self to whatever that bigger thing is. It should be easy to recognize Gandhi as a White Magos. Gandhi totally identified his self with the Nation-State of India. It should be noted that Gandhi was also instrumental in creating the Egregore of modern India. The Black Magos is inward orientated, he-she is seeking to become more themselves, to make your create your self. And to free your self from outward influences, such as: institutions, abstractions, and Egregores that claim to possess some Paradisaical realm to reward one with if you do their bidding. In simple terms the Egregores of the Black school of Magic are always exhorting you to work on yourself, and to free your self from the sigils that have been imposed on you from outside entities that seek to control you. There should be no problem recognizing Peladan as a Black Magos. Peladan's credo was to make your self into a masterpiece. I will have much more to say about the difference of White and Black magic in future "Fragments". This brings me to another topic that I want to address before moving to Joachim. That is the idea of the Occult War. (Another topic I will have much more to say about in future "Fragments".) The Occult War is the war to control how people think. The battlefield of the Occult War is the war of the voices in everyone's head. It is the war between Egregores or gods. As I have said before, if you control the voices in a person's head, you control the person.There are entities that are always trying to control people. The people that devote their lives to this was are called "Priests". I am referring to more than Christian Priests, although they are a perfect example of what I am talking about. Priests devote their lives to an Egregore, its promotion and maintenance. They give up their life force and bodies to their Egregore. In many ancient languages the literal translation of "Priest" is "God's body". The difference between a Magos and a Priest is that Priests are usually unconscious. When I say unconscious I do not mean that a Priest does not know the god that he serves, but probably does not know the real aims of the god he serves. And may be unconscious of the reasons why he serves. The term "Magos" I reserve for those who have made a conscious decision. As I hinted at in the last "Fragment" astral entities follow a rule of reciprocity. The example of the last "Fragment" was the Vampire Moths which feed off of a person's creative motivation and in return give euphoria, and megalomania. The more energy one geves to a god or Egregore the more one receives back, even if it is just mental illness. For the White gods this usually translates into a sense of belonging to something bigger, a sense of purpose, and some sort of reward after death, if you do their bidding. This promise of paradise is of course a lie. A bigger lie is the promise of a Utopian or Paradisaical society here on Earth. This leads me into my last topic before turning to Joachim and my bias against Joachim's philosophy. Joachim's thought centers around the two things I dislike the most about Christianity. They are the end is always near, and we should be alarmed about it, and the creation of a Utopian society in the material realm. That humans collaborating with God can create the New Jerusalem on Earth. So without further ado, let us look at Joachim of Fiore. Joachim stated out as a Cistercian monk, but was allowed to separate himself to found he own order, and monastery. Of course Joachim wa the Abbot of the new monastery, and the leader of the new order. Joachim is primarily known as a prophet. A revalator of the end of the age, and Herald of the new golden age. The reign of the Paraclete. Joachim did not like the title of prophet, preferring to view himself as gifted with Spiritual Intelligence, wherein he was able to expound and expand on the clues in Scripture regarding the future and the dawn of the age of the Paraclete. It also should be noted that Joachim did not use the terms "age' or 'period", instead he used the term "status". The status of the Paraclete is the coming Utopian age of the Holy Spirit. This is the heart of Joachim's teaching. To understand Joachim's teaching we must understand his method. For Joachim the Trinity is the key to everything, including history. In practice Joachim's method was hard and intense study of scripture and occasionally the Church Fathers until illumination of the meaning came in a vision. The illumination came in the form of a vision of symbols, and imagery. Joachim attempted to translate this imagery into diagrams. These diagrams are found in his books, some are more successful than others, many are compelling. It must be said he did have a gift for spiritual imagery, and symbols. Joachim does seem to have gotten one prophecy right, even though there was no new Utopian age, that is the founding of two new monastic orders. The founding of the Franciscan order, and the Dominican order were taken as the fulfillment of this prophecy. I quote from a useful book on Joachim, Marjorie Reeves "Joachim of Fiore and the Prophetic Future": These are essentially transitional intermediate orders, one of a hermit type to agonize for the Church in tribulation on the Mountain top, the other a preaching order to labour in the world." Joachim had great expectations for monks. Joachim's main interest was history, and the end of the World as we know it. You might say he is the Spiritual Godfather of all Apocalyptic movements As I said before the Trinity was the key to everything. So it should come as no surprise that he divided history into three ages; the age of the Father, the age of the Son, and the age of the Holy Spirit. As the reader has probably already guessed the age of the Father was from Adam and Eve to Jesus Christ, we are in the second age the age of the Son, and the third age is about to start the age of the Holy Spirit the coming Utopian age. Each age is dominated by a certain class, the age of the Father by Kings and Queens, the age of the Son by Priests, and the coming age of the Holy Spirit will be dominated by Monks, and society shall be an extension of the monastery. Joachim was a Christian communist in the age of the Paraclete everything is communal, shared and shared alike. This teaching took hold in the Franciscan order. Even Bonaventure believed there would be a perfect order of Monks signifying the Seraphim the highest order of angels. This tripartite division of history is the heart of Joachim's teaching. It should be clear that even though the person of Joachim is forgotten his ideas live on. The end is always near, In our age we have the global warming scare, the Mayan calendar, the final Revolution of Marxism, etc. The idea of the tripartite division of history is of course still alive and well. It is the Ancient, Medieval and Modern breakdown of history Even though this is an awful way to break history into parts. It groups together people that did not have much in common except the time they lived. An example would be the cultures of the Bronze age (Assyrians, Sumerians Egyptians, etc.) are grouped with the cultures that arose after the Collapse of the Bronze age (Greeks, Persians, Romans, etc.). The trouble is in thought the cultures that arose after the Bronze age have more in common with the present age than they do with the cultures of the Bronze age. The tripartite division of history is not only canonical in academia it is also the heart of Marxism and Progressiveness that see history culminating in a coming Utopia. Joachim's ideas are still very much alive and still with us. Joachim was a very successful warrior in the Occult War!

Fragment 20

In this "Fragment" I shall continue to examine important Magical Personalities of the past, and then shall switch topics for some hard earned practical advice. So let us begin our examination of a Magos totally unlike Gandhi yet a true Magos that sought to find his true-will, thus finding his true-self. Where Ghandhi's interests were political, and material,this Magi's interests were theoretical and artistic. So much so that in the book I am basing this essay on he says "if you want to be rich; forget this book." In these critical essays I an writhing, I am hoping to illustrate the path to Self-hood is not a one size fits all proposition. Also hoping to use some of the personalities I am examining as example in future "Fragments". The one size fits all spirituality is a lie of White Magic. The Collectivist dream of melting into an indistinguishable One. So without further ado. Before S.L. McGregor Mathers, Before Aleister Crowley, and before Gurdjieff; there was Josephin Peladan (1858-1918) one of the most important figures of the French Occult Revival of the Nineteenth Century. Peladan, Pappus, and Stanislas de Guaita form the triad of the last phase of the French Occult Revival. Peladan was also served as a role model for the Twintith Century triad, of Mathers, Crowley, and Gurdjieff. Peladan was flamboyant, outrageous, and brilliant. He was both a Magos, and a leader in the Symbolist art movement. Peladan's two passions of Magic and Art complemented. and enhanced each other. He wrote novels, history, and art criticism.The book that this "Fragment" concerned with is his Occult-Art manifesto " How to Become a Mage: I am using the English translation of "How to Become a Mage" translated and annoted by K.K. Albet with Jean-Loues De Biasi, forwarded by John Micheal Greer (Lewellyn 2019) this book should be on every Occultist's book shelf, as well as being read. I have chosen to include quite a few quotations from Peladan, because Peladan is his own best spokesman. Peladan was a follower of the L.H.P. before the L.H.P. even had a mane, he was pioneer. Let us go to Peladan's own words (Pg. 107): "Without being able to expound the theory in this book, I teach that a blessed outcome has no fixed destination , that the gravity that draws one upward is beyond time: the seeder is not resolved in God, but gravitates towards increasingly and without ceasing. The more one advances into the light, the more one is oneself, that is to say individual. This departs from the claims of many theosophists that the goal of evolution is a sort of nirvana or collective divinity" What a clear statement of the L.H.P.; that the goal is not to become one with the One. That the more we follow our True Will we shall find our True-Self. Peladan is no collectivist. He despised movements that led to standardizing people. There is no collective salvation, or melting into some cosmic feeling, instead the more you differentiate your self the closer you get to divinity. The one size fits all version of spirituality is a lie of White magic. Another quote (Pg.3): What is the aim of life?: it can only be for the thinking man, the occasion and the means of making a masterpiece from the block of the soul that God has given him to work upon..." So not lit the Christian language put you off. Peladan describes himself as Catholic decadent. Like all of us he had to use the language and framework that was available at the time. Peladan's message was to strip off all the encrustations and chains (sigils) and to become a Self. A Self apart and distinct from the mob. another occult truth that the above quote reveals is there is final destination. There is no made it. The work on Self is a never ending process. This is a truth that a lot of Occultists have either never learned, or have forgotten. Self-hood is not a noun, but a verb. It is a continual process. This mistake is illustrated in the later life of Gurdjieff where he descended into alcoholism and sadness. Gurdjieff had forgotten that the work never ends,there is no "made it". The moral for us is that whenever you meet some self proclaimed Magos, or Sage that tells you he-she has made it; alarm bells should go off in your psyche. Let us take a look at Peladan's views of pop culture, the media, and its influence (Pg.157): "To the degree that you can put up with the music of William Tell, the theater of the Scribe, the company of girls, the ambiance of a bar, the contents of the news, idle talk--you are nothing but an animal that is to say a Parisian" By Parisian substitute cosmopolitan city dweller. Another quote (Pg.33): "Moreover you read the news, which is idiocy itself. No perceptiveness is possible among journalists, they lie all the time about everything" To become a Magos (a Self) one must pry off and tear out the sigils that bind and control you. A very painful process, from what I have heard it is akin to pulling barbed hooks that have been festering in your flesh for years, or decades. You must find your True Will (passions) and follow them to your True Self. To create yourself: this is Magic. As Peladan says (Pg. 51: "forge one's own sword, and suit of magical armor." We must strip off the sigils that control us to do actions that are against, or frustrate our True Will. One more quote from Peladan on Necromancy; I cannot resist(Pg. 85): "The commerce with departed great ones, meditation on the texts of Moses, of Pythagoras, of Plato, and the Church Fathers, this is the only necromancy, and the great secret of power of magic." I was of course beyond pleased to get confirmation of my theory of necromancy from Peladan. As I said in the beginning of this "Fragment" I have chosen to let Peladan speak in his won words, he is far more eloquent than me. Peladan like all of us was a child of his age, he did not completely escape prejudices and attitudes of his age, but tried, and pointed to the path to Self-Hood. None of us can completely escape the prejudices and attitudes of our age, Peladan shows us that the work is worth the effort to liberate oneself. As Peladan clearly recognized there is no final destination only the continual process to greater awareness and freedom. Peladan was a colorful figure, who dressed flamboyantly, and promoted the Arts. His style of dressing and living was a true reflection of his Self, and quest. Like the Symbolist movement his credo was a the search for something greater. This examination has not been exhaustive it is only meant to whet the interest of aspirants Peladan is well worth study. To finish this "Fragment" I am going to talk about some hard earned practical knowledge, and since it is simple it is easy to forget. The advice is do the Banishing Ritual after all major and minor magical operations. There are astral entities that are attracted to and feed off magical power. The Rosicrucian Imperator David Griffin compares them to moths, to which I shall only add one addition and call them Vampire Moths. Griffin says they are like moths to a flame, but instead of being destroyed by the flame they feed on it. If you do not like the word "astral" feel free to substitute, metaphysical, thought, etc.; I need to say something about the astral realm before continuing with the Vampire Moths. The Astral realm is best thought of as a state of consciousness that manifests itself in various ways. The most visible manifestation of it today is Social media. Let us take Twitter as an example. The Vampire Moths can be thought of as old tweets that one has forgotten; but if the author of the tweets all of the sudden becomes famous, the tweets come back to life. To feed off the power of the fame. And as we can clearly see often consume the energy of the fame. Another way to think about the Vampire Moths is as empty abstractions that live in the unconscious that can all of the sudden become conscious when the right emotion is present. Like a nervous breakdown. Another thing Griffin got right was that there is an emotional sphere that circles the Globe, although it is not of uniform thickness. This is of course, the life world of Husserl, or Dasien of Heidegger. And in this emosphere live various entities. I can hear the scientific skeptic saying something like "if there were no humans there would be no emosphere, but this is like saying if there was no water there would be no fish. Anyways, back to the Vampire Moths they have been described as mostly harmless, which is partly true. They do not wish to injure the host they are feeding off of, the trouble is they also have a venom. This venom is not a deadly poison, instead it is like a drug that makes one feel self important and great euphoria. In other words the venom produces megalomania. They use this venom to cover up what they take. The energy they take is one's creative drive or motivation. We have all felt a sense of exhilaration after some magical operation and have gotten lost of good ideas to work on; whether it be writing, or art, etc. Yet when the euphoria recedes we also lose the motivation to do anything. This is the Vampire Moths sucking out one's creative energy. This is one of those topics if you do not believe me try it for yourself. I would also suggest to even artists, writers, mathematicians; who don't have any interest in magic to do the banishing ritual the feeding of the Vampire Moths is not restricted to those who do magic, but to all those who do creative work. Ask anyone who does creative work how often they have come up with great ideas then lost all motivation to realize them. The Vampire Moths feed on your creativity, and give you back euphoria, and megalomania

Fragment 19

I remember as a teenager how much I enjoyed reading Sax Rohmer's "Romance of Sorcery".I really liked the brief biographies he did of some of the prominent Occultists of the past. They were both instructive and inspirational. It is always instructive to observe people that are further along the same path: to find ones true self, and true will. And it is inspirational to read about what they accomplished. So in the spirit of Sax Rohmer, I am going to write on some of the important figures of Occultism. Instead of pure biography like Rohmer, I want to write more critical essays to examine their contributions they made to Occultism. My only criteria for the figures I picked is that I have something new to say, or I believe they have been undeservedly overlooked, or forgotten.I know that there are a lot of young aspirants that have taken up the path because they were inspired by reading "Harry Potter" books, or fantasy novels. Where there is some super powered wizard. I have no trouble with this, it does not matter where ones inspiration comes from. It is to those young aspirants that I address this essay to; I remember being one of them. So I am going to start with the most powerful Magos of the twentieth century. I know power is a powerful inspiration; like the powerful wizards we meet in fantasy novels. The wizard that can change the world; turn back armies or invading fleets with the wave of his-her magic wand. this type of wizard is a staple of fantasy novels. the figure we are going to look at in this essay is one of the few Magi that had this kind of power; the power to bring one of the great empires of history to its knees. His life should also be seen as a cautionary tale; that this kind of power brings both great responsibility and sacrifice. So let us observe the most powerful Magos of the twentieth century: Mohandas K. Ghandi, the Great Souled One. I can already hear the questions of in the readers minds. Ghandi was a political figure what does he have to do with magic? As I said last "Fragment" that our modern distinction between Occultism, Religion, and politics is an artificial one. People want to live according to their beliefs ( Faith, Religion, Magic, etc.).Ghandi's aim was political, a free and independent India; his methods were magical. If a reader doubts the power of Ghandi's magic, tell me another modern Magos that has defeated a great empire by the force of his personality. Ghandi had no armies, navies, or guns, etc. His power consisted of the power of his personality. By the force of his will he brought the British empire to its knees. And he never even issued a violent threat. Let us look at Ghandi as a magical figure. In ancient mythologies we often encounter semi-divine figures (Demigods) who founded their culture by driving out invaders, using only the force of their personalities: such is Ghandi. If Ghandi had lived in the Bronze age he would have been portrayed as such a Demigod. In the fantasy novels the wizard is usually portrayed as being attired in elaborate robes with a fancy magic wand. Ghandi did have a distinctive style of dress. He wore a loincloth and a shawl. Let me say a few words about the colorful clothes many Magi adopt. I am not condemning this practice. A Magos has both right and a duty to choose his-her dress style. To be authentic, a Magos should choose a dress style that that represents some aspect of their self. Of course, this is what Ghandi did with hes distinctive style. His mode of dress represented his discipline and self sacrifice. Everything superfluous to his mission was discarded. I also want to say a few words about the magic wand, or magical tools. All or us have our favorite magical tools. The magical tools should also be a symbol of the self of the Magos. So instead of a wand Ghandi had a spinning wheel. This is a representation of his self and his teaching. That one needs to work to achieve independence and self sufficiency. Ghandi charged into such a powerful sigil that is on the national flag of India. No culture know how to sacralize work like the Indians. Work is not just an ethic, but a spiritual discipline. this has had the side effect of making Indians some of the most desired employees for industries around the world. Humble work and and perseverance were the foundations of Ghandi's power. It is hare to think of a more fitting symbol for him than the spinning wheel. The source of Ghandi's power was perseverance,work, and his unimpeachable integrity. If one desires success and power in magic one must have integrity. There is no substitute. the result was Ghandi's moral authority. A quality that is lacking in today's world. He gained moral authority through conscious suffering, integrity, and work. Moral authority has to be earned. This is something the present age has forgotten. The present day media tries to manufacture moral authority. This can be seen in all the teen activists the media is always hyping. Of course these teen activists have not done the work to earn moral authority, that is why they have none. Moral authority can not be artificially manufactured. Only through conscious suffering, and perseverance can moral authority be gotten. Ghandi taught that conscious suffering give one soul force that can be used, for those that still have doubts for Ghandi being a magical figure. Let us take a look at Ghandi's integrity. No matter how many times he was beaten wrongly imprisoned, he was never tempted to use violence. He never gave into rage. It seems from his writings that violence never even tempted him. He never even issued a violent threat To conclude I want to briefly look at moral authority, since it is a magical power that is largely absent in the present day. To take the simplest example: a teacher supervising children. The simplest way for a teacher to loose moral authority is to go down to the level of the children. the teacher must be a fair impartial judge of the children's actions, and live up to the standards that have been set. In one word: Integrity. The other pillar of moral authority is expertise. This is earned from expeience. The teacher has had to master his-her subject. Which means making mistakes, and discipline. In other words: conscious suffering and perseverance. Ghandi never sank to the level of his adversaries. And there were no nights or weekends off from being Ghandi. No trips to the gaming tables, or romancing starlets. His asceticism, and devotion to his cause put him on a higher level than those around him. Ghandi's teaching is called " satygraha " which roughly translates as holding on to truth. For Ghandi truth was not a abstract idea, but an ethical practice, truth is lived. Ghandi also taught self sufficiency. When you are dependent on other people you are already compromised. Ghandi was an Indian nationalist that sought to free people, make them independent, by being self sufficient. If Ghandi is not to your taste in Magi, next "Fragment" I shall examine a fun colorful Magos from the nineteenth century. That is both overlooked and important.

Fragment 18

I was going to move on to another subject, but I still have more to say about Demonology, and Egregores. I shall start with Demonology. As I stated last "Fragment" the subject of Demonology has been neglected for too long. Instead, investigating modern demons, the present day Demonologists have become historians or archeologists. They can tell you all about some obscure Indian demon from the Bronze age, but nothing about modern demons.They have become useless in telling us anything about the present demons that infect society. They have nothing to say about the current plague of demons that are ripping society apart. Our society plagued with senseless violence, agressive factions, and murderous cults. Do not let the political sounding names of the Islamic State, Al Qaeda, or all the alphabet titles of Progressive political groups fool you. The goal of all is a religious or spirtiual goal: A perfect society. It is a modern delusion that politics and religion can be separated. I will have more to say about this in forthcoming "Fragments". The old demons do not explain present day society. The old demons were probably formidable in their day. We live in a demon haunted world, this is truth our leaders do not want to admit. Let us now move to gods.One of the duties of gods is to banish or keep the demons at bay. The trouble is old Jehovah is too weak. Not that I am mourning the loss of any of Aton's children. The gods are nourished by human emotions, our emotions are the food of gods and demons. It is an interesting event that the Classical gods of Egypt, and Classical Greece and Rome have reemerged. I know the reader is thinking why are not the old gods as ineffective as the old demons? The reason is they never left. Instead they have only been obscured by the brightness of Jehovah as the Sun's brightness obscures the stars. The old gods have lived on in the unconsciousness of western humanity. Freud's psychology is nothing but an interpatation of Classical mythology. The old gods have been active through out Western history. Western history starts in Egypt. The Eastern god seem to have their origin in ancient Sumer and Akkad. I know Jehovah is a Canninite god, but he was Hellinized, and much of Egyptian and Classical mythology was incorportated into his mythology and interpretation. Our books T.V. , movies, etc., are full of the Classical gods. Examples would include "Wonder Woman" the "Mummy" and so on. Even only a surface knowledge of Western literature and pop culture should provide more than enough evidence. Isis and Mary are ovelapping Egregores. This is why it has been so easy for the old gods to reemerge and offer thier old partnership with humanity. Of course not all of them. If one wants to contact a god of fear, he or she is better off trying to contact Phobos than Sobek. Modern psychology has the name of Phobos already attached to our fears. The trouble with Sobek is that he connected with the crocodile, it would be hard or impossible for a modern person to recreate the feeling that ancient humans had for the crocodile. Phobos is alive and well in Western humanity. We have continued to nourish the old gods that is why they are back to help us and reestablish the old partnership. Unlike Aton and his children the old gods are our partners in holding back the chaos, and do not require servitude, and total submission. So how do the gods banish or keep the demons out? The philosopher Spinoza give us the clue. That only a stronger emotion can replace or push out another emotion. So a stronger Egregore (god) can remove or push out a weaker Egregore (demon). To be strong a god must be fed through ritual and devotion (magic). The old gods have come back to help us and it is time we help them and again become partners in holding back the chaos. I shall finish with a few words about the Egregores Allan and Utopia. Both seem to have well developed demonic aspects. Utopia was supposed to be the god that replaced Jehovah according to our elites, but he has failed. Not only does he not push out the demons, he seems to breed them in left wing terrorist organizations. An example would be Hoggg. Utopia has failed to establish any ritual, or concrete ethic. I do not consider promoting a feeling of equality a concrete ethic. Their are many peaceful and pacifistic Utopians, but there are also a lot of violent ones. Examples would be Hitler and Stalin. Both ruthlessly tried to bring about the perfect society. Utopia'a ethic seems to be "the ends justify the means" since the end is perfect human happiness any act is justified. Allah also seems to breed murderous cults. The ultimate goal for both Utopia and Allah is world domination. Although Allah has avery strict ethic embodying a heirarchical social order and rituals he does not seem to care about the lives of his thralls when they further his objective of world domination. Allah unlike Utopia does push out foreign demons, but in the most brutal way possible with no toleration of any other gods or religions. Allah seems to be a lot like the story of a black Magos that Gurdjieff used to tell. A Magos had a flock of sheep that were always trying to run away, because they knew the Magos used them for food. So the Magos hypnotized the sheep into believing they were banker, bakers, etc., that they were in charge of their society; after that he had no trouble with the sheep running away. Both Allah and Utopia are more than willing to sacrfice any number of followers to achieve their goals. So are Utopia and Allah gods or demons?

Fragment 17

In this "Fragment" I shall continue the investigation of Egregores. As I have said before the study of Egregores is still in its infancy. So all my theories, should be considered approaches for further investigation, and not conclusions. The goal is to explicate the nature of Egregores. and their influence on human thinking. When we say that human consciousness has been, transformed, or expanded, what we are saying is that the voices in our heads (Egregores) are telling us different things, than they did before the transformation. There are several examples of this happening in recorded history. The collapse of the Bronze Age, the Greek Enlightenment, and the Renaissance are the most easily recognized examples. So the question must be asked: Is it the same Egregores saying different things, or is it different Egregores saying the different things? The former is the view J. Bohme, and the modern proponent of this position is Professor Steve Barbone of S.D.S.U. The latter view is my view, although I have benefited greatly from my discussions with Professor Barbone. It also must be noted that Bohme was the first person to address this problem. For Bohme there are five Egregores, represented as the first five of his seven "Fountain Spirits" . The first five of the Fountain Spirits maintain the same underlying feeling even if the information on top (abstract thinking) changes. My view is that there are different god involved in human history at different times. That Egregores are living entities that are born and die. Individual humans are like the living cells of an Egregores body. I have examined the physical aspects of Egregores in previous "Fragments" . So now I shall examine two modern demons, I have named: "Vindahl" and "Hoggg". Before we begin I have something to say on Demonology. The study of demons has not made any progress since the Medieval period. This would be like astronomy if it had not moved on from Ptolemy, or philosophy if it had stuck with the same formulations as Thomas Aquinas. I can hear the howl going up. What about the "Clavicles" or the "Goetia"! All the demons in these writings are completely domesticated; they all have rites and sigils connected with them. And besides that most of the old demons are either dead, or sick on life support. They are dead when humans can no longer feel the emotions, and feelings that make up their essence. They are sick when the emotion feeling nexus can only be felt weakly, but good luck to all of those out there that are trying to call Paimon or Pazuzu. We must also make a distinction between Gods and Demons. I have called an Egregore a god when it is beneficial to the life the host. A demon when an Egregore is destructive to the host and the people around the host. I know a lot of gods have demonic aspects. like Allah. As I said there is much progress to be made in the study of Egregores. So now let us proceed to examining the two modern demons. To begin let us start with the easiest Egregore to recognize; Saturn. In much of occult literature Saturn is considered an evil influence, but of course he is not. Saturn is the voice of doubt, and a person's insecurities. Saturn is the voice that most of are always trying to push out of our heads, so how is Saturn beneficial? All the reader has to do is think back to how many times doubt and caution has saved them from doing something stupid or dangerous. This should become more clear as I proceed. The two modern demons I am going to examine are loose in the world with no rites or sigils to control them. In other words they are not domesticated like the old demons in the traditional grimoires. The first modern demon to be examined is Vindahl. Vindahl is the demon that possesses the school shooter. We actually know a lot about Vindahl so it is surprise that he has not been recognized before. It just shows how out of date Demonology is. He was born August 1, 1966 in a bell tower at the University of Texas Austin. Vindahl is a very exclusive demon only the strongest energies summon him; the frustrated energies of young men. Of course Vindahl should never be summoned. Unlike the next demon we shall examine Vindahl does not lie. All he promises is ecstatic release in an orgy of blood-lust.He cannot be summoned twice. The thrall is destroyed after being possessed by Vindahl; either committing suicide, or spending the rest of his life in jail. His mythology is the deeds of his thralls. Which we know all those trying to summon Vindahl study. His theory is all those manifestos that the school shooters are so fond of writing. Many of these manifestos are never made public, and sometimes the media tries to not name the shooter to concentrate instead on the victims. It should be no problem connecting this with the mythology of dangerous, forbidden writings that cause insanity. And the fearful avoidance of pronouncing demon's names. One can imagine what Saturn would have to say about Vindahl. That is why Vindahl is also exclusive in that he does not tolerate any other Egeregores in his thralls. Let us now move to the second demon to be examined; Hoggg. Hoggg is associated with the greater Egregore Utopia. He is the patron demon of the social justice warrior. He feeds off the belief that a perfect society can be created. Of course the mistake made is using the subjective term "perfect" in an objective sense. Utopia is of course of ancient pedigree. but did not come into his own until the decline of Christianity. For Hoggg the ends justify the means, and since the end is perfect happiness in society Hoggg can justify any means. Including genocide torture oppression, etc. Hoggg was the Egregore that possessed Hitler, and every other dictator that has promised a perfect society if you only give him absolute power. Unlike Vindahl, Hoggg will tolerate other Egregores, although he does try to undermine them. Hoggg plays a long game, because there is no real Utopia. That is the hook to get thralls so he can feed off their energies. Hoggg like Vindahl is destructive to the hosts and the people around the host thralls. Also unlike Vindahl, Hoggg constantly lies, there is no ultimate goal. Hoggg is easy to recognize if you know what to look for. It has been noted on social media that many of the S.J.W.s have the same facial expressions and mannerisms of Hitler, that is because they are all thralls of Hoggg. His mythology is the deeds of his followers. His theoretical writings are everywhere from the writings of Marx, Hitler, to the modern activist that believes his or her goal justifies any action taken to bring about the perfect society. Hoggg is insidious, while Vindahl is violent.

Fragment 16

I fear in my last "Fragment" I may have left some misconceptions about Egregores. In the way I described the nature spirit or sprite: the Mushroom Hunter. So I shall try to remedy these misconceptions, and add some more information about Egregores. I chose the example of the Mushroom Hunter, because it was simple and straight forward, but I fear the simpleness and straightforwardness may to misconceptions.The misconception I want to dispel is that Egregores function like a logical flow chart. Egregores are not held together by logical connections like Hegel's dialectic, instead they are held together by emotion and desire. The desire to achieve the Egregores aim or goal. As we observe in ourselves there are always other voices (Egregores) in our head that are trying to distract us from the goal. Like I said every Egregore wants to be the homunculus, or at least to have a say on on whatever is happening in an individual agents thinking-activity. This leads us to another difference between Egregores and logical dialectic, in that the same Image can trigger different sigils. Remember sigils are a way to store energy if charged. The color of off-white may trigger other activities besides looking for mushrooms. Let us look at the example of the color "red". When navigating the city streets , the color red means stop. When no a political map it is a counter for political power. On the dress of an attractive woman it is a trigger for sexuality. The same image is a trigger for different sigils; the desire determines the sigil. This is why when walking around without a strong aim the mind is continually wandering. It is the goal that holds an Egregore together. Egregores live off the energy of human emotions;this point cannot stated strongly enough. The last misconception that needs correction is that all Egregores are beneficial to the human agent they possess.This is false , Egregores have their own agenda sometimes there agenda coincides with the aims of the human agent they are possessing. The Islamic jihadi suicide bomber is an example of an Egregore fulfilling its agenda and not benefiting the agent in the least. Over the years this power of Egregores has been described as "sleep", or "hypnosis". These are useful terms, but they miss the point. When an Egregore takes control of an agent and turns him into a suicide bomber, he is a thrall. I prefer the term "enthrallment" to "sleep" "hypnosis" , and thralls to sleepwalkers. The Jihadi suicide bomber is nothing but the thrall of the Egregore Allah. Allah's desire is not the benefit of his thralls, but for Islam to dominate the world. This is why it is so important to be careful what Egregores you let enter your mind. Don't be a thrall. We shall now look deeper into the nature of Egregores. The reader is probably wondering do Egregores exist on the physical plane? Do they have a physical body? The answer is yes.The buildings, writings,and art they have inspired there thralls to build and maintain are the physical body of the Egregore, as well as the bodies of its thralls. The writings are the external memory of an Egregore. The art and architecture are meant to keep the thralls enthralled, so they shall continue to feed the Egregore and to accomplish the goals of the Egregore. As long as there are ruins and writings , an Egregore thought to be dead can suddenly come back to life.If humans can recapture the feeling and purpose of an Egregore. The above discussion holds many secrets to magic and occultism. For this "Fragment" I shall only discuss one of the secrets: Necromancy. There is a difference between Necromancers and Mediums. By Mediums I am not talking about the frauds that are on T.V. Both Mediums and Necromancers can contact Egregores, but the Mediums give up conscious control, in other words they become possessed. The reader may be asking the question why Mediums do not become permanent thralls to an Egregore? As we know some do, the main protection of a Mediums is the Mediums total incompetence to achieve anything on the material and spiritual planes, in simpler terms Mediums are usually useless in accomplishing the Egregores goals. Back to Necromancy. The Necromancer is a person that can bring back to life the fossilized remains of an Egregore to learn its secrets. Writings are nothing but fossilized thoughts; art is fossilized emotions. As can be clearly observed the Necromancer does not enter a passive trance, instead he keeps conscious control. The Necromancer wishes to to evoke the Egregore without becoming a thrall. Great Nephthys is the goddess of Necromancy. Remember Isis had Nephthys help in resurrecting Osiris. Nephthys is the goddess of the death and rebirth experience, in other words the goddess of resurrection. The reader may wonder why after I have warned so much about Egregores that I embrace the goddess Nephthys? Nephthys is a dark goddess because she promotes the growth of the individual and not merging into a One. a Necromancer.