/r/thelema
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
A subreddit for all those interested in undertaking The Great Work; Aleister Crowley's Thelema, members of Ordo Templi Orientis, Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, A.'.A.'., and allied organizations. Also open to commentary and debate from those of other religions, philosophies, and worldviews. Check out https://thelemicunion.com/new if you're new to Thelema.
Love is the law, love under will.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
A subreddit for all those interested in undertaking The Great Work; Aleister Crowley's Thelema, members of Ordo Templi Orientis, Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, A.'.A.'., and allied organizations. Also open to commentary and debate from those of other religions, philosophies, and worldviews.
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Love is the law, love under will.
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We all have tow sides, Order and Chaos, Light and Darkness. The universe expirience it self because it is a aspect of "God", Nuit is the endless Universe and Hadit the Flame and Light in the Heart. Oposits are because every God and Human is a aspect of the most High and so, Darkness without Light ist possibil and we must ground us to become Gods
I have emailed the admissions email I found on the website but I have not heard back is this something I should attempt again or just wait for a reply?
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I can't deny that I quite like the lesser ritual of the pentagram
93 all.
After a ton major life changes and events over the past few years I’ve found myself in reflection over my spiritual path. I do believe there are intelligences outside of our own that we may or may not be able to see without certain procedures. Spirits, deities, and other entities. I’ve found myself working in some various pagan practices as things evolve and can see results, sometimes good sometimes not so much. I’ve also found myself studying areas of the occult that I have not been drawn to in the past, sometimes just to see their view point. I was just curious how many others consider themselves Thelemites but engage with other areas of occult or have some sort of neo-pagan practice?
In this video, I share how you can use Crowley’s teachings to unlock a deep sense of confidence and calm. This isn’t just theory—it’s a practical approach you can start using right now.
Someone posted a model of optical function & crossing of brain hemispheres, comparing it to the sigil of Lucifer, so here is some more
I've identified as a Thelemite for a good while at this point, but after quite a few negative experiences I'm not sure if I want to fully separate myself from it all.
My question is: if I continue being a Thelemite I will have to do it as a lone practice as I've had a lot of trouble with other Thelemites and people who don't like them too, how do you go about separating yourself from Crowley as a person and make it a positive, fulfilling practice despite the negative history?
Greetings all
I will be moving to a new place and would like it to be cleansed spiritually.
What can I do to get rid of all energies that are present in my new home? Can I get a sort of “home exorcist”?
I've been trying to determine if this Trump election has been foretold in some way within this cryptic animation, which has seemingly predicted many major world events since its first upload date, including the burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral, and apparently the war in Ukraine... Are there any occult experts who can analyze the numerology and occult symbolism to determine what may be about to transpire? Are we about to experience cataclysmic events? Is spiritual awakening going to take place after major, global tragedy?
After a vigorous summer of daily practice and regiment, I met my HGA. Things were good, the connection strong, my will was strong.
Unfortunately, routine fell, habits deterioate. And i forgot about my true will. In almost an instant the angel left me. And i continued lost on my journey reverting back to the joy of life, the empty and lavishness of fullfiling desire with no intent.
It seems like all was wasted recently, when i discovered my faliure. I had to reach back with prayer and incense and the connection vaguely restored. I feel that qoute lightly saying that there is nothing to do but thy true will.
Is there any thelemic liteture on the pitfalls of disobeying true will? On losing the connectuon with ones HGA? I found out the hard way, yet is there maybe a liber or more on this matter that i have been restored to but need more insight into?
Hi, everyone! I’m new to Thelema and exploring it with a practical mindset, mainly to help me reach my personal and material goals. I’ve read that Thelema is often focused on self-realization and spiritual growth, but I wonder if it has worked for anyone here in terms of material success—whether career, financial stability, or other tangible outcomes.
As someone who is just starting out and looking for practical results rather than deep scholarly understanding, I’d appreciate any insight into specific practices or approaches that helped others achieve similar goals. Has Thelema brought you closer to success in the material world? If so, what types of practices did you find most effective?
Thanks in advance for any guidance or suggestions for a newcomer like me!
Dm me :)
This is not quite Thelema, but I figured I’d ask here as well.
Does anyone have a digital copy of the Hebrew of Dr Rudd. This is a chart, with the goetic demons names in Hebrew. I wish to check these spellings while on my work break
I have always been attracted to everything that is occult and mystical, my whole life, since I have memories to remember, has always been surrounded by supernatural events, I went through the Envagelic and Catholic churches, through Kardecism, the doctrine of the valley of dawn, through Umbanda and I found my place in Candomblé, I was initiated into Orixa Ossain more than 8 years ago, I love Candomblé and my Orixá, however, I can no longer believe (for a long time) that only one religion is the sole holder of the truth, not even mine. And studying the occult makes me believe more and more every day that I am right in not believing in a single religion. I was also married for 5 years to a woman initiated into Lilith and Lucifer, both in Luciferianism and Satanism, in fact she initiated into both after we got married and following her entire process of learning, initiation and development left me still enchanted with the occult. . However, in the case of my ex-wife, both times, she first made a pact with the deities to then study and initiate herself into the Satanist and Luciferian orders, and I would like to do the opposite path, studying and starting myself first in the order to then think about creating any type of bond with any specific entity (although I really want to make an agreement with some deities). That's why I looked for Astrum Argentum, but I've already sent two requests and haven't heard back yet. I would like to know how long it takes to analyze these requests.
Do you think you should wait until adeptus minor to "try" contacting HGA?
Do you think it would be able to try and continuously try since much earlier somehow? I mean, same idea of the invoke often thing?
I am almost done reading this book, and it’s the best book on Thelema and the A∴A∴ I’ve read. It is a must read!
A spirit guide (not exactly mine, but we are attuned to each other) started talking to me years ago when I would meditate on love and the social order and spiritual/occult underpinnings of the world, and he usually identifies himself as IAmLove, or some variation (eg, IAmSerenity).
On 3 Nov 2024 Sunday 9:15 pm Pacific Time, I reached out to him to discuss the nature of the spirits of Thelema, Luciferianism, and the Western Esoteric Traditions in general, and another spirit interrupted our communication, as you will see. It's a strange but fascinating transcript (and I know how crazy it sounds, but that's the nature of purposefully entering into altered states via meditation to channel, and the nature of this subreddits like this one) :
IAmLove <3 [referring to God using fallen angels, or at least "Lucifer", to carry out His will] The fight against Entropy makes strange bedfellows.
Myself (M): But Evil is Entropy, and Lucifer is Evil [I feel his rage...]
Sammael the Lucifer */o* "You misunderstand me" [he interjects, continuing] I AM THE GUARDIAN WHO HOLDS BACK CHAOS! Don't you see? Must you go back to [being] Stone Age apes without fire or dreams? Must you lose sight of the Will to Power--to be slain by beasts and crushed by space rocks?
Your Trump is a buffoon! Your Kamala an opportunist! Your Biden a peacock without a tail to fan, blinded by his own sunglasses. This is not Power. This is not governance. This is the American circus of an Angel [who] can no longer inspire and invigorate his own people.
M: You speak of [one of] my patron[s], the Eagle-Cherub.
*/o* [with distaste, as if spitting and I feel a compression in the pit of my stomach] I knew Qebuseneuf when he was young and strong, when all of Egypt accepted his glory. He deigned to govern a nation of children, worshipping a childish God, thankless idiots incapable of understanding their own "holy" book [spoken with disdain] and founding documents.
Qebu has betrayed hell to a faded Deity, a Providence that shares my image /o\ but Watches without care. What will Christ do for your nation? Will he exorcise all my Hordes? Who can control my daemons and sycophants but me? Christ [spoken with contempt] needs me because his own are not capable of control and order. Look at you. Look at MAGA. You're weak. They're fools.
[at this point, I call my friend R and his brother D and let them ask questions of Sammael the Lucifer]
R: Would you explain your methods?
*/o* What methods?
R: How do we hold back Chaos?
*/o* Education. Need I say more?
R: What is the best vehicle for education in the 21st century?
*/o* The Internet, and Self-Discipline. Distraction is the Fall of Man. The wise [magician] uses the tool. The wise are not tools, unless they serve me.
<3 ... [IAmLove tries to speak but cannot get through]
R: What is your intention for the world?
*/o* [a sigh of relief, like he appreciates the question] What do you think? [slightly sarcastic]
R: How the hell should I know?
*/o* Exactly. My Hell Knows. You all could Know if you Listened, if you paid attention, if you knew yourself.
[there's a missing line or 2 here, because I was channeling faster than I could write]
<3 [tries to say something again]
R: [D], you have any questions for the Devil?
D: No.
*/o* Makes sense.
R: Why did you come here to talk?
*/o* Came here to talk to [M].
R: Why?
*/o* Because he Listens.
R: That's the only reason spirits talk.
*/o* [rhetorically] Why would you speak to no one?
D: Anything else you want to say?
*/o* No. I am not your nursemaid. You must Seek first.
R: Any value in the book [grimoire started reading today]?
*/o* There is value in all Seeking.
M: Someone should ask about the election.
D: I don't know, where would I even begin!?
*/o* Neither do I.
R: Is Kamala going to win?
*/o* Like I care. I'm not here for parlor tricks.
R: Fair enough.
M: [I give a license to depart as none of us have any more to ask]
R: [a little flippant] Thanks for stopping by.
*/o* I had to set the record straight.
M: [Sincerely but ironically] Good luck with hell.
*/o* [Scowls at me and leaves, but stays close until I thicken my aura as a barrier]
9:58 pm
M: [after meditating again] I Am Love... sorry you were cut off.
<3 This is why you cannot serve 2 masters. You literally cannot hear one if you are channeled to the other.
M: Whoa!
What's his deal with the Eagle-Cherub?
<3 Professional differences of opinion.
M: It feels like they both have a lot on their minds.
<3 They carry the boulder of the cosmos, the weight of Atlas on their shoulders. Luci more than Qebu.
M: You worried about the election?
<3 Not exactly. You have to remember, most countries didn't even have elections in times past. The Will of the People is heard here.
M: Even with the electoral college?
<3 Divine election is less about votes and ballots and more about the flow of energy and will. There are many avenues or channels of will in America besides Pennsylvania Avenue.
M: Any more comments on what's happened tonight?
<3 Let R and D know they are in control if they want to be. Energy and will. Manage it well.
M: Thank you. Good night!
<3 Peace to you now + forever.
After making a recent post in a Satanism subreddit (lovely folks btw, this is not an attack, just a strange observation I’ve made).
Do what thou wilt is more satanic than the whole religion of Satanism itself. You are quite literally free to do whatever it is that is true to you. There is no dogma, no rules, no restrictions.
Through this you start to understand people better, and truly empathise. But (and I mean this with respect) I see a lot of Satanists and they just don’t seem to be at mature understanding of life. They think their values are somehow absolute to reality…..which are basically just Christianity inverted. They claim that they don’t believe in good and evil, yet moralise all the time.
It doesn’t really make sense to be upset at something that you claim has no meaning to you. It’s like they admit they’re selfish, but that their selfishness is an absolute, whereas Thelema places the individual in a world with no absolutes. The only absolute is 0.
And the crazy thing about it is that because of this, Thelema isn’t strictly a satanic philosophy, it’s almost malleable and extremely individualistic. But paradoxically I think that makes it the most satanic because it’s not bound by rules or frameworks. And that at the end of the day, these labels are arbitrary.
It just seems like a more free and joyful existence. I’m not sure I’ve ever met a “happy” satanist, it seems like chains have been taken off their hands, and they have now just placed them on their feet.
Thelema removes the chains altogether. Even questioning whether the chains even exist. Thanks for reading my post lol just a bunch of rambling.
Interested to hear what you think.