"... the initiatory adventure of O.T.O. degrees is not about climb up a ladder.
I'm afraid those who see it as such will eventually become sadly discouraged.
Initiation is not a journey upward, it's a journey inward..."
- L.M.D.
Ping @The Magus, заради L.M.D.
"Make no mistake about it, Magick is an art form, and every true magician is an artist...
...
Instead of asking, why Magick?"
I suggest all who would fancy themselves magicians seek answers to the following questions, questions I struggle to answer every day of my life:
Am I really an artist? Am I drawn to this strange and irrational art form because of my mad passion to enrich my art and fulfill my creative life purpose? Or am I doing all this to avoid fulfilling my destiny? Am I running away from myself? When I don my magickal robes and enter the temple, do I do so as a radiant artist - magician, armed and ready to storm the gates of heaven and hell to do battle for the triumph of my soul, poised to take the next step in my spiritual evolution? Or am I merely a foolish man in an exotic costume, a mystic poseur in serious need of life?"
-LMD