The Theatre of the Self The Question Theatre of the Self. “I am the feeling of what is called me. I am not me, but an impression of me. My various, evolving selves enter and depart my consciousness, much like actors entering and exiting the stage of a dramatic presentation. A kaleidoscope of coming and going.” The Conscious Theatre. The Stage: This is your fundamental consciousness or awareness, the “feeling of me.” It is the empty, illuminated space. It is constant, silent, and unchanging, allowing any performance to happen upon it. This is what you truly are. The Actors¹: These […]
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Initiation of Choice: Tarot Strength The split pomegranate is not merely a symbol of a traumatic event, the tarot card Lightning Struck Tower; it is the sacred arena for the central act of Tarot Strength: the Initiation of Choice. This initiation marks the profound transition from being a passive object of fate to an active, sovereign subject of your own destiny. The Arena of the Initiation The rupture, be it a loss, a crisis, or an awakening, shatters the old identity, the Maiden. This rupture is the prerequisite, the forced invitation to the underworld. But the power of the […]
The Alchemy of Readiness: The Ace as Herald of Potential in a Synthesised Cosmology An alchemy of readiness. Tarot card Aces are quiescent, an atmosphere only: they are indicators that conditions are auspicious for a specific type of event to occur. The Ace is not the catalyst, but it is the harbinger of the catalyst: a secret seed of potential realised upon the fusion of our conscious self with our daemon, represented by the Prince and the Princess Court Cards, upon recognising their objective, which is entering into a relationship. An entire alchemical process is mapped onto the Jacob’s Ladder […]
The Magickal Act as a “Synchronistic Potential” A magickal act from a mechanistic view is an action that has a direct, linear cause-and-effect outcome. In a magickal or synchronistic view, an action is a symbolically charged event that is planted into the fabric of reality at a moment of perfect alignment for the objective, Kairos¹. Because it’s planted in fertile ground, it doesn’t just produce one result; as it germinates, grows, and propagates, it sometimes does so in unexpected ways. How it works: The Act Itself is a Concentrated Node of “Right Time” A magickal performance is not done randomly. […]