So, Where Is It?, Step forward, and reveal!! Options

Conventional science is making wonderful strides with the advent of technology and physics. The LHC is the buzz of the community with their project to discover non-baryonic properties of the universe, one that "flows through everything" (sound like something similar to 'the force' to me!). The National Ignition Facility is looking to synthesize a contained star apparatus to harness fusion energy.

So many thing, yet so little on the other side.

Accounts exist detailing feats of metaphysical prowess. Levitation, telekinetics, psychic intuition, clairvoyance, as well as other phenomenon have been given a bad rap because no one has really stepped forward and brought it out for the world to see. Many people say, "This is dangerous to bring abilities out into the open." Why not? Why not show the world what human beings are truly capable of? Simply bringing attention to it will change the very foundation of our humanity. This would bring about a new aeon unto itself, as people would try to discover the secrets of the universe from non-conventional means.

The James Randi prize still remains unclaimed, the world is still stuck with it's head up it's ass about profit and greed, and in the meantime, metaphysicians, mystics, and practicioners from all walks of magick and the occult arts still choose to remain in the shadows for reasons that even a healthy skeptic would say, "that's still not a real reason."

What's holding us back? Why not bring about a revolution in human consciousness through our own effort? Why not take the initiative to reveal the universe through our arts to the world?

The world is in dire need of help, it's true. But, we cannot rely on the Gods or the universal principles alone to bring us to the next level. From every angle I've worked it, every answer seems to run to the tune of, "Humans need to change Humans. No one else has that right." Guidance from otherworldly teachers and inspiration has it's place, yes, but in this world, it is the Human Hand that deals and plays the cards. It won't matter how many times we analyze our "deck" or our "cards," the bottom line is, we are the ones to deal.

Where's the trump card? Is it all just one big bluff? I'm calling on it. Let the telekinetics come forward and do their thing in public cafes. Let the clairvoyant blurt out to the man on the street, "Don't go home, she knows." Let the mystic levitate in the public park. Let us troll the mundane world, and cause many lulz for the sake of Humanity's advancement.

It has been said that one cannot make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, and on this premise, I believe it's time to stomp our foot down and make a point.
One cannot traverse the waters without making waves, and this ship we're on is truly massive. Let's give them a water wake that forces them to notice.

After meditating for a while, I feel that for what we want, need, understand, and realize, that the time bringing the occult into the open and showing talents is now. The occult arts have an allure for being "hidden" and "mysterious" and "secret," but take into account this bit of wisdom that helped to inspire this sentiment:

- A martial art student finally acquires a mystical scroll said to hold the most sacred and secret knowledge of his school. Opening it, he only finds a blank scroll with a reflective surface. After a while, he realizes as he sees himself, "There is no secret - It's all on me!"

And what about karmic implication or consequence? Consequence, in this case, would only be a matter of living with the result. Is it not the case that Karma is simply about coming to terms with consequences and rolling with the punches? We learn this the hard way in retrospect when people vote for the wrong politician, or teach a lesson to someone in haste, or develop a technology ahead of it's time when our ethics as people cannot properly tend to it. This is true, but is that any excuse for occult to stay hidden for so many thousands of years, just to avoid those consequences?

I simply call that cowardice.

As I know it:


Science is the process according to which modern thaumaturgists work magick.
Alchemy became chemistry. Astrology became astronomy. etc....

Modern theurgists still work magick according to various alchemical, astrological, and all the other archaic models - in addition to pursuing philosophical, psychological, and other similar personal growth related approaches, theoretical systems, and practices.


The issue I have with a core perspective of the attitude and question for this thread is how it requires deep throating the premise that magick (and other "metaphysical prowess" known by whatever other term) only is magick when it references thaumaturgy - and then only is "real" if it happens like (and/or is melodramatically fantastic akin to) what Gandalf, Allanon, Belgarath, Harry Potter, etc... in novels, television shows, movies, etc... display.

That burning desire to develop and demonstrate amazing "powers" for manipulating events and entities in the Physical Plane seems like the immature approach to magick (and all other "metaphysical prowess" schemes proclaiming to teach one the means to that end, whatever they call themselves) to me. Frustration, impatience, and sloth more often than not motivate that burning desire to short-cut doing whatever must be appropriately done for regularly requiring the progressive (over time) work (the effort and attention) to fulfill goals in the Physical Plane.

o.O.o

If you want to see an example of current and intensely amazing magickal work that has been done by performed by a world reknown Magickal Order of modern thaumaturgists giving their all to craft and distribute incredible talismans which enable people to connect mind to mind, remotely view far away places, and thus sustain a level of interconnected communication like at no other time in human history - look at the Wizards working together over at Apple (and other such similar groups elsewhere, I only use Apple here for example, not to put it on an exclusive pedestal).

If that doesn't make any sort of sense - then yet again you are missing the essential and simple point.
And, in that case, more than likely the importance and reality of either traditional or modern theurgical endeavors also never will make any sense.

This post has been edited by Praxis: Nov 13 2011, 09:49 AM