They needed to be reinterpreted in my own time, in a way that makes those old symbols relevant to me today.

But I quickly learned where the error was in interpreting those symbols. For example, we still use crosses in the LBRP and hexagrams in the Greater and Lesser Hexagram Rituals. My studies required that I continue using them, but without the extra baggage and superstition associated with them throughout the ages. That’s the way it was with the symbolism of my past. You look at a horse and you know it’s a horse because of its basic shape, but then when you put on glasses you can see, for the first time, the fine details of that horse. All the symbols that my parents, and the teachers and the priests and the nuns had saturated me with were valid, and my studies helped to confirm that, much to my surprise. I expected that my studies would disprove everything I thought I knew about the universe, and in a way they did… but not in the way I expected. Would you expound on this on this a little and share your thoughts with us concerning your journey?Ībbot: Everything we experience in life leads us to where we are now and shapes the mask we wear. We both have shared in the studies of Qabalah, Ceremonial and Enochian Magick, and most of all the Art, Science, and Religious aspects of Thelema.ĭo you feel the journey through these various schools and currents complimented one another and acted as building blocks for the next step, or do you feel that it was more of a process of shedding old thought forms and paradigms to be able to experience a greater spiritual reality? I suppose it is probably somewhat a combination of both. Then through much study of comparative religion and various philosophies we became more and more involved in the deeper aspects of occultism and the art of Magick. We both studied and were involved in Rosicrucian and Martinist Currents. Attempting to fill that void, we sought after a greater spiritual reality. You and I both came from a Christian background but found that to be lacking in many areas, thus leaving us unfulfilled. Will: One thing that has always stood out to me about both of our spiritual journeys are the stark parallels in some of our past practices and pursuits. Rather than reinvent the wheel, and write something new about the relationship between magick, music and the occult for this week’s installment, I thought I would share an interview I did in 2009 on the subject.Ībbot: 93, Will.

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