#true will

[theweightofdivinity]

[satanictrannyfag]

The Devil Wears A Suit and Tie

Hello and welcome! This blog is focused on Theistic Satanism and the processes of enlightenment and apotheosis through a Satanic lens!

This page will have discussions of adult themes such as sexual content, so please do not interact with this blog if you're under 18! I will use the block button liberally!

Who is this guy?

You can call me Sol! My pronouns are he/they, and I am in my late-20's! I enjoy hiking, camping, reading, video games, and fiber crafts. I'm a big believer in personal freedoms and believe that everyone should have the freedom to do what they like unless it infringes on the personal freedoms of another person. I have a "to each their own" worldview on most things in life. I am also a traditional and folkloric witch, and I have practiced witchcraft for 12 years now.

My Style of Satanism

Admittedly, I don't have a good word for what my style of Satanism encompasses. I believe that the term "Satan" is a title, a category of spiritual entity, and the name of an actual individual being, all simultaneously. Entities included in that category include Lucifer, Belial, Azazel, Samael, Leviathan, and The Satan himself.

One of my personal goals in this life is to bring my soul closer towards enlightenment and, through many lives after this one, apotheosis. I believe that any being can be elevated to the status of divine, including people, animals, and otherworldly spirits. I have a very strong belief that all divinity were originally either spirits that we humans elevated to divine status, or were originally divine egregores. From my viewpoint, humankind created the divine just as much as the divine created humanity.

I believe the path to enlightenment and apotheosis lies in earthly experiences just as much as otherworldly ones. We need to experience everything this physical plane has to offer, and learn to have full control over any urges that would lead us to stray from the path of our True Will. While each life has a True Will to accomplish, our souls also have an overall Highest Good to work towards, which I believe is achieved through as many reincarnations as it takes to achieve it. To what end? I'm not sure yet. What comes after is a mystery to me. Maybe one day in this life I'll know, or maybe it won't come to me for many more. I'm okay with it either way.

Anything Else?

In case you couldn't tell from this blog's name, this page is queer friendly! I am an extremely queer person. If that's not cool with you, then you can leave!

I'm very open to people from any and all religions following and interacting with this page! If you'd like to discuss anything related, feel free to send in a message. However, I won't tolerate any sort of proselytizing of any kind. I will just delete your message and block you!

I don't welcome the use of generative AI in any fashion here! I do my best to never post or reblog anything that contains generative AI. If I do, please tell me! I will remove it and apologize as soon as possible.

Ave Satanas, Ave Thyself! Nema!

[librochaosmagia]

Liber OZ

Liber LXXVII

"the law of the strong: this is our law and the joy of the world." AL. II. 2

"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." --AL. I. 40

"thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that, and no other shall say nay." --AL. I. 42-3

"Every man and every woman is a star." --AL. I. 3

There is no god but man.

1. Man has the right to live by his own law--to live in the way that he wills to do: to work as he will: to play as he will: to rest as he will: to die when and how he will.2. Man has the right to eat what he will:to drink what he will: to dwell where he will: to move as he will on the face of the earth.3. Man has the right to think what he will:to speak what he will: to write what he will: to draw, paint, carve, etch, mould, build as he will: to dress as he will.4. Man has the right to love as he will:--"take your fill and will of love as ye will, when, where, and with whom ye will." --AL. I. 515. Man has the right to kill those who would thwart these rights."the slaves shall serve." --AL. II. 58

"Love is the law, love under will." --AL. I. 57

Copyright © O.T.O.

[themirrorofsienna]

Ascetism, Will and the 8 of Swords

I have been meditating on the 8 of Swords, as I mentioned in a previous article. While also reading about the question of Will, in spiritual, magical, and theological contexts, I keep finding the same rule. Will requires the reduction of options and possibilities. In the Spiritual Exercises of Loyola, in the Rule of Saint Benedict, or even in military life, there is always a surrender of personal will to a method, a rule, a spiritual guide, or a superior. This always comes with a strong mental or physical training, turning the person into an ascetic in the original sense of the word, an athlete of the spirit.

The 8 of Swords is a minor arcana in the mental and rational plane. Its decan is Jupiter in Gemini. So we have the planet of expansion, which is hot and moist, in a sign that is also hot and moist. The result is excessive. Jupiter loves to expand everything it touches and, in mutable Gemini, that expansion becomes a flood of options. The mind multiplies paths endlessly, unable to focus.

All classical methods aim to reduce those inner frictions. The vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, for example, are meant to free the one who accepts them. The paradox is fewer choices bring more freedom. It is the exact opposite of what modernity teaches, where more options = more happiness.

The 8 of Swords is a card of anti-asceticism, a mind trapped by excess. When it appears, its message is simple: Do as the ancient athlete did. Narrow your focus, reduce the noise, and move forward.

More at The Mirror of Sienna.

Kύριε ελέησον

[gladstones-corner]

On the Nature of the True Will

"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." 

– Liber AL vel Legis, Book 1, Verse 40 

This is one of those posts where I'll ask that you bear with me, as it will be more opinionated than my standard fare. 

Please understand that my goal isn't to force my viewpoint; it's to share my observations and contribute to the conversation. 

Let’s dive in. 

So where do we start? 

I suppose a good place would be with Crowley. After all, he made famous the phrase "True Will"--though he wasn't the inventor of the concept. That would arguably be Socrates, who attributed his actions to a "personal daemon" or "internal oracle". But that's another post.

Crowley uses the word "Will" as the nearest English translation of the Greek Θέλημα (pronounced Thelema). In the Christian New Testament, Θέλημα is most often used with respect to the Will of God (such as in the phrase θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ [Thelema Tou Theou]). Knowing Crowley's familiarity with Jewish and Christian holy texts, we can infer that this usage is intentional; it aligns the tradition's very philosophy with the concept of a Divine Will.

But what does the Divine Will mean, if magicians can be anything on the religious spectrum? Generally speaking, Divine Will doesn't necessarily mean that an external deity has a vested personal interest in your fate and has sealed it in stone. No; rather, the True Will--the Θέλημα--is your niche in the universe. Billions of years of evolution have led to you, and you have a role to play in the grand scheme.

Does this make Θέλημα a deterministic reality? Not necessarily. In Liber Librae, Crowley writes: "A man is what he maketh himself within the limits fixed by his inherited destiny." In my opinion, this means that you are free to realize your role in the universe however you choose, including the choice to ignore it completely.

What happens if you ignore your Θέλημα? Considering that achieving it would lead to greater harmony and peace, we can speculate that ignoring it would lead to greater discord and strife.

Does this mean that all suffering is due to ignoring your Θέλημα? Absolutely not. Crowley again writes in Liber Librae: "Thou then, who hast trials and troubles, rejoice because of them, for in them is Strength, and by their means is a pathway opened unto that Light."

This goes deeper than just "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". This is an exhortation to approach suffering differently. It is painful, yes. It is unavoidable, yes. But to change our attitudes towards this suffering will prevent that suffering from being more than it is on its own.

Keen eyes may recognize this as one of two approaches:

Therapeutic methods such as CBT/DBT

Eastern traditions such as Buddhism

So there's evidence there that Crowley was on to something, even if his execution is reflective of the relatively primitive understanding of Western psychology at the time.

Okay, so we've covered that the True Will is your personal niche in the universe, that you still have free will despite this, and the benefits of approaching suffering with your True Will in mind.

But what he haven't covered is how to follow your True Will--how to discover it, how to cultivate it, and how to embody it.

Unfortunately there isn't really a hard and fast rule to following your True Will. But it can help to remember a couple of things. First, you can think of your True Will as being made of two complementary parts:

The Life's Purpose

The Moment's Action

In a balanced magician, these are symbiotic. The Life's Purpose drives the Moment's Action, and the Moment's Action realizes the Life's Purpose. In an unbalanced magician, most often the Moment's Action is driven by an unchecked Ego; the Life's Purpose goes unknown or otherwise unfulfilled.

This implies a certain level of mindfulness required to achieve the True Will. Your actions, moment to moment, should be guided by your life's purpose. That purpose is something only you can discover, but in Thelemic thought that purpose should be supported by a universal, unconditional love for all beings.

Easier said than done, but I think taking a moment to think compassionately before reacting to the world around you is critical. It's extremely difficult, but the potential for positive change is huge.

Just remember that "Love is the Law, Love under Will."

Stay safe. Blessed be~

[tamarawyndham-blog]

“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” ~ Jesus, The Gospel of Thomas My artwork

[reno-matagot]

1. Me studying the number 47 (value of Jahira): 47 names of the Pharaoh on the Saqqarah Table

2: My father's Saqqarah's book: