QUOTE(Kath @ Nov 19 2009, 07:14 AM)
My views of the HGA are reflective of fairly modern western esoteric belief, and as such I do not interpret the term literally. I think of the HGA as that which connects 'you' to the divine, possibly viewed as a 'higher self' of sorts. and I view the magnum opus as being basically a merger with this divine self.
all of which I am sure some would agree with and some would not. really it's all a matter of paradigm, which is almost like a semantic difference of opinion, in that it's an approach to an interaction, a way of modeling and understanding it... but it's always, in part, an abstraction, like all paradigms. hehe, musta ate my chaote wheaties today
Hi Kath. Do you believe in gaurdian spirits asigned to oneself from birth? some strike that,many believe as Crowely all sprits are manifistations of the ID(sub-concious) ... I myself through my experiences take the otherside ofthe coin that there are definatley beings of higher planes and lower.. that can come forth as it were lol...I do belive in the higher self though; as when I perform rituals in my etheric body(astral) I take that to be my higher self or an aspect thereof.
Thanks for the input..Love and Light
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