What Do You Think The Purpose Of Magick Is?

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What Do You Think The Purpose Of Magick Is?

bumdhar	May 30 2007, 05:58 PM Post #1
Neophyte Posts: 22 Age: N/A Gender: Male Reputation: none	I guess I came to Magick trying to find Gnosis, enlightenment, as well as daily peace and meaning. I have practiced and studied several spiritual paths, and found this one to be quite right for me. However, have been having doubts lately as to whether these goals can be attained through the Western Mystical Tradition. I am wondering if anyone practicing Thelema or Golden Dawn or any other Western Mystical path has attained anything akin to samadhi, or enlightenment, or if it's all just a sham. I acknowledge that using these rituals and overall philosophy can induce brain change. I know my brain has changed since I started. Yet what is the end result? I read books by Crowley and Regardie, yet what was the result of their Work? I just wanted to know what other people think. Does anybody else have any thoughts?

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Matthew Kelly	Jun 26 2008, 07:47 PM Post #2
Neophyte Posts: 29 Age: N/A Gender: Male From: Fair Hill, Maryland Reputation: none	Ah, I see IAO131 has made it here as well - glad to see you aboard, you may give Bym a run for the money on "Resident Curmudgeon" of the board (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Anyway, I like everyone's replies and they made me think about myself some too, because it seems we all go through spells (pardon the pun) where we doubt ourselves, or question why we're doing what it is we do. Dry spells, so to speak. It's part of the cycle, just as we are, and first becoming attuned to that cycle we can then begin to understand our place within it... and perhaps with dedication we can transcend it, become it, in a way. These are just my thoughts, and I'm probably wrong. But at least I'm considering it, and that's useful - ignoring it can't be useful at all... This post has been edited by Matthew Kelly: Jun 26 2008, 07:49 PM -------------------- Regards, Matthew ~~-----------------------------~~ Myspace.com/Dehumanation - Death / Black / Industrial Metal .:Order of the Necronomicon \| Disciples of Enki:.

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bumdhar What Do You Think The Purpose Of Magick Is? May 30 2007, 05:58 PM

Acid09 Brain changes. Opening the doors of Concsious perc... May 30 2007, 06:02 PM

Darkmage For me it's another tool in the box to help ma... May 30 2007, 06:40 PM

bumdhar I agree that any practice should be applicable to ... May 31 2007, 05:52 AM

Frater Yechidah To know ourselves and the world, and to change our... Jun 15 2007, 05:56 PM

bumdhar To know ourselves and the world, and to change our... Jun 15 2007, 06:21 PM

Xenomancer It's no problem to reach the pinnacle, or enli... Jun 16 2007, 07:23 AM

bumdhar That's cool. What you were saying brought to... Jun 16 2007, 09:11 AM

The Sorceress I am wondering if anyone practicing Thelema or Gol... Jul 2 2007, 01:19 PM

Frater V.V.L To Know Yourself, and Understand. Mar 1 2008, 08:05 AM

JDAndrews To know ourselves and the world, and to change our... Mar 4 2008, 08:54 AM

IAO131 I guess I came to Magick trying to find Gnosis, en... May 19 2008, 11:05 PM

Bird of Hermes The goal of magick in my mind is the accomplishmen... May 25 2008, 10:29 PM

esoterica "the whole purpose of magick is to help you r... May 26 2008, 07:56 AM

Umbra Euri Quoting Peter H. Gilmore "Techniques meant as... May 28 2008, 07:49 PM

Matthew Kelly Ah, I see IAO131 has made it here as well - glad t... Jun 26 2008, 07:47 PM

Xenomancer Magick is meant to be like a laxative when there i... Aug 29 2008, 09:42 PM

Lucifer To change The World :) Sep 30 2008, 06:28 AM

bumdhar Change your SELF and you change the World! :bl... Oct 4 2008, 08:14 PM

Petrus I just wanted to know what other people think. Do... Oct 5 2008, 12:19 AM

realm_crawler Well as i feel compelled to share my view on this.... Oct 12 2008, 11:18 AM

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