Comments on: Satanists on the Religious Right http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/1083 the bottom of the rabbit hole Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brad Spangler http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/1083/comment-page-1#comment-27465 Brad Spangler Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:55:35 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=1083#comment-27465 Unfortunately, I have little of any interest to say on the matter. I'm a mere dilettante whose tentative investigations of theory have far exceeded my stint as a practitioner. I find ritual magick of interest as a psychological technology and don't regard it as in any way connected with the "the supernatural" (whatever THAT might be). For the curious, I recommend Donald Michael Craig's book "Modern Magick: Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts". Unfortunately, I have little of any interest to say on the matter. I’m a mere dilettante whose tentative investigations of theory have far exceeded my stint as a practitioner. I find ritual magick of interest as a psychological technology and don’t regard it as in any way connected with the “the supernatural” (whatever THAT might be).

For the curious, I recommend Donald Michael Craig’s book “Modern Magick: Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts”.

]]> By: jeremy http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/1083/comment-page-1#comment-27464 jeremy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:51:15 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=1083#comment-27464 I second Araglin. I second Araglin.

]]> By: Araglin http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/1083/comment-page-1#comment-27463 Araglin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:18 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=1083#comment-27463 Hey Brad, I know this may be a bit off topic, but (appropos of religious belief) I wanted to see if I could lodge a request with you for one or more future posts regarding your interest in (and practice of) ritual magic. You've had a few intriguing tidbits in the past recording 'hacking' the self/psyche, and I wanted to see if you would be willing to elaborate? I'm personally a big fan of <i>theurgic</i> neoplatonism (viz., that of Iamblichus and Proclus, especially as developed and Christianized in Pseudo-dionysius the Areopagite, John Scotus Eriugena, Pico della Mirandola, Meister Eckart, Nicholas of Cusa, and the like), which I think shares certain interesting affinities with ritual magic. Can you point me in the direction of any good more theoretical expositions of the sort of magic (as mind-hacking) that you're interested in? Thanks, Araglin P.S. Congrats on hiring Kevin Carson for C4SS. I'd love to seem him with a snug sinecure so that he can write full time... Hey Brad,
I know this may be a bit off topic, but (appropos of religious belief) I wanted to see if I could lodge a request with you for one or more future posts regarding your interest in (and practice of) ritual magic. You’ve had a few intriguing tidbits in the past recording ‘hacking’ the self/psyche, and I wanted to see if you would be willing to elaborate?

I’m personally a big fan of theurgic neoplatonism (viz., that of Iamblichus and Proclus, especially as developed and Christianized in Pseudo-dionysius the Areopagite, John Scotus Eriugena, Pico della Mirandola, Meister Eckart, Nicholas of Cusa, and the like), which I think shares certain interesting affinities with ritual magic.

Can you point me in the direction of any good more theoretical expositions of the sort of magic (as mind-hacking) that you’re interested in?

Thanks,
Araglin

P.S. Congrats on hiring Kevin Carson for C4SS. I’d love to seem him with a snug sinecure so that he can write full time…

]]> By: Brad Spangler http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/1083/comment-page-1#comment-27462 Brad Spangler Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:32:24 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=1083#comment-27462 Thanks for sharing those interesting links. I appreciate you taking the time to comment on this post. Thanks for sharing those interesting links. I appreciate you taking the time to comment on this post.

]]> By: VineFigTree http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/1083/comment-page-1#comment-27461 VineFigTree Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:06:10 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=1083#comment-27461 <a href="http://kevincraig.us/cult.htm" rel="nofollow">The Cult of the Omnipotent State</a> America's Founders would have agreed that both statism and Islam are violations of the First Commandment: <a href="http://kevincraig.us/idolatry.htm" rel="nofollow">Idolatry and the Ten Commandments</a> <a href="http://kevincraig.us/22leaders.htm" rel="nofollow">Why Leaders Should be Christians</a> <a href="http://kevincraig.us/oath.htm" rel="nofollow">An Oath is an Act of Worship</a> Both Muslims and Christians (of a dogmatic, fundamentalist stripe) agree that they do not worship the same god, and that the other does not worship the true God. <a href="http://www.wallbuilders.com/downloads/newsletter/Winter2006.pdf" rel="nofollow">America's Founders on Muslims</a> The Cult of the Omnipotent State

America’s Founders would have agreed that both statism and Islam are violations of the First Commandment:

Idolatry and the Ten Commandments

Why Leaders Should be Christians

An Oath is an Act of Worship

Both Muslims and Christians (of a dogmatic, fundamentalist stripe) agree that they do not worship the same god, and that the other does not worship the true God.

America’s Founders on Muslims

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