Magic Monday
Dec. 26th, 2021 11:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ecosophia
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Date: 2021-12-27 06:42 am (UTC)2) Yes, the Dolmen Arch is classic American occultism with a Druid flavor. Compared to classic GD work, it's less focused on power and more focused on wisdom; you can accomplish things with the Dolmen Arch system, but it's much more about self-transformation and the development of wisdom.
3) Gordon Cooper, who was my successor as Grand Archdruid, planned such a book at one point but I don't believe he's gotten far with it. There's an enormous amount of research to be done there -- you might, if you're interested, look into Genevieve Stebbins, Joseph Greenstein aka the Mighty Atom, and "Peter Kelder," the pseudonymous author of The Eye of Revelation and creator of the Five Rites.
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Date: 2021-12-27 07:25 am (UTC)2) Alright. I seem to really struggle with the idea of separate paths for wisdom, compassion, and power. Self-transformation seems like it should be the first expression of power, and that would necessarily need to be governed by wisdom. Understanding how the world works seems to result in power, while there is a set of experiences and insights that only seem to come with wielding power. Do you see some flaw in these mechanics?
In any case, I can definitely understand the appeal of classic American occultism.
3) That is unfortunate; and I am extremely interested. I used to work as a personal trainer and the relationship between athletics, health, and spirituality seems to cross my mind quite frequently. I honestly got more use out of old physical culture books than cutting edge kinesiological research when I was in that field. As far as I can tell, they were the last generation to grasp any deeper meaning to fitness.
4) I guess ideas for projects that unfold from a union of the above should be kept secret? Isn't that how it works, if you talk about the plan, you dissipate the energy to implement the plan?
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Date: 2021-12-27 07:04 pm (UTC)2) It's more a matter of where the emphasis lies. Power, wisdom, and love are involved in every spiritual path, but different paths place the focus on one or another of them.
3) You might consider doing the research yourself...
4) Keep your own practices secret. You can certainly enlist other interested people (and there are quite a few) to help with the research and so on.
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Date: 2021-12-27 07:38 pm (UTC)2) Which paths focus most on wisdom? That's the one I want the most.
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Date: 2021-12-27 07:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-12-27 10:03 pm (UTC)As always, this has been quite helpful.
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Date: 2021-12-27 10:21 pm (UTC)