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For some time now I have been musing on the ideas of Left Hand and Right Hand Paths. If you look it up on wikipedia (NOT a great source by the way but one EVERYONE goes to first it seems) It gives you a glossy basic description. In short it comes down to this:
- Advancement of self vs. advancement of spirituality
- Seeking material or “terrestrial” goals vs. observance of strict moral codes of deprivation
- Becoming “akin” to Gods vs. blind faith and obedience to a higher power
- Exoteric- leading to flexible moral codes vs. Esoteric beliefs in divine retribution, karma, 3-fold law
- You are your salvation, here and now vs. belief in divine salvation for the worthy and damnation for others
The history given of the use of the terms is basic and incomplete and although mentions the Hindu Tantric history, doesn’t go deep enough into the concept of “Varma-Marga” (Left-Path) where there is a clear definition and not the watery connotation “Left-Hand Path” has developed in Western practice. It is an approach to and liberating force of spiritual awakening that dates back for over 2000 years.
Stephen Flowers in his book entitled “Lords of the Left Hand Path” describes the “criteria for becoming one of those Lords:
This first criterion will be seen to have four distinct elements: 1) Self-deification—attainment of an enlightened (or awakened), independently existing intellect and its relative immortality. 2) Individualism—the enlightened intellect is that of a given individual, not a collective body 3) Initiation—the enlightenment and strength of essence necessary for the desired state of evolution of self are attained by means of stages created by the will of the magician, not because he or she was “divine” to begin with. 4) Magic- practitioners of the left-hand path see themselves as using their own wills in a rationally intuited system or spiritual technology designed to cause the universe around them to conform to their self-willed patterns.
Initiation is through the deliberate violation of social and internal taboos to separate one from normal values and extend one’s experiences and expand one’s inner power and strength. It is about BECOMING. Becoming you to your full ability, awakening the unconscious within yourself and understanding what drives you. It is going against the orthodoxy which in itself is that heard mentality and not needing to think. I love the statement by the Schrecks in their book “Demons of the Flesh” :
“In this sense, the left hand path represents deliberate heresy against the dominant culture of the practitioner.”
It is seen as dangerous to social control and religious dogma and so has been frowned upon because it leads you to question, to explore, to reach into and beyond yourself and everything around you. Yes, it even is seen as “Evil” for these same reasons. I’m not saying that there aren’t other reasons that lead the left to be seen as the bad side. The classical world has long considered the left side as unlucky. In fact, there is a linguistic connection between the “left” and “sinister”. Long in the Arab world, the left hand would be used to wipe after deficating (since the right hand was the primarily dominant hand) and it would be discusting to eat or shake hands with that hand. The right hand was considered the “clean” and therefor more Godly hand.
As for the ultimate goal of the follower of a left hand path religion and how it differs from right hand followers, it is a matter of being or blending. The right hand follower believes that each individual will merge within the cosmic whole and become part of it. “All is one”. The Left hand believer however seeks to seperate themselves from the universal mish mash and stand above.
One of the control mechanisms which has been used on thetans is that when they rise in potential they are led to believe themselves one with the universe. This is distinctly untrue. Thetans are individuals. They do not, as they rise up the scale, merge with other individualities. They have the power of becoming anything they wish while still retaining their own individuality. They are first and foremost themselves. There is evidently no Nirvana. It is the feeling that one will merge and lose his own individuality that restrains the thetan from attempting to remedy his lot. His merging with the rest of the universe would be his becoming matter. This is the ultimate in cohesiveness and the ultimate in affinity, and is at the lowest point of the Tone Scale. One declines into a brotherhood with the universe. When he goes up scale, he becomes more and more an individual capable of creating and maintaining his own universe.
-L Ron Hubbard, Scientology 8-8008 ©1989
This “sinister current” as it is sometimes referred to seeks to evolve humanity to the next level and the next. Because of the individualistic nature, this path is not suited for everyone. It does not work well for those weak in character or fearful of confrontation in most cases. Everyone has a different disposition and nature. Then, of course, you have to be brave enough to break out of that heard animal mentality and question everything and confront it. Embrace life, your body, your environment, the world as the means to illumination.
Here is my own personal stumbling stone with the left hand path. I’m not sure I have the fortitude to persist and break those taboos that chain me to the ground and keep me from rising above. I’m not a confrontational person. Not that I’m not dangerous in my own right if angered, don’t think for a second that I’m a puff ball, but I know I will have roadblocks that will be difficult for me to pass through. I suppose if it were easy then the path would suit any namby pamby that wanted to come off as a “Baddy” to others. I know of many methods I want to try and actually have thought about crossing those lines many times before, just haven’t had the availability of assistance. I’ve long known that the only way to progress personally is to experience and push boundaries. Maybe I will fit in just fine.
Some have been following my preparations for a big working. Well, I didn’t say so right away, but it’s done.
It didn’t go as well as I had hoped. I forgot to light certain candles that I had intended and dropped an added element that I was going to do at the same time and kill 2 birds with one stone so to speak. Now I’ll have to do another working for that. And I’m concerned that my focus was not where it should have been. I was too focused on the ritual itself I think (and yet I STILL didn’t get it all right) and I’m not sure if I raised enough energy.
This is so new to me that I’m not really sure how it should “feel”. Oh well. The act of performing the ritual myself, the LBRP out loud and all is all part of experience. Many of the Magicians I speak with have been working stuff for 10 years or more, here I am barely a year into serious development. I’m doing ok, I think and more will only come in time and with practice.
I’m not going to say anything else right now, still too soon. Keep an eye out in the future when I might post more details.
Inspired by Boleskine 93’s post, I decided to write my own general info page about creating entities. You can find his original posting here.
This is about the creation of an entity for the purpose of assisting the magician in general or specific tasks. These tasks may be beneficial such as the protection of a home or individual or malevolent as in pestering or attacking an enemy and causing chaos or even harm. How this power is used is up to the magician and is usually guided by their own individual moral barometer. It is not for me to judge. With all workings, divination is recommended.
Some traditions call this entity a Golum, others a Familliar. I have come to call it a Servitor.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:
What do I want the entity to do? Be sure of exactly what it is you want to do with the entity and make sure you impress that into the entity. Define the task(s) it will perform and figure out the realm of influence the entity will have.
What variables do I need to factor in so that the entity is successful? You will want to figure out the best planetary day and hour according to the realm of influence overseeing your entity as well as moon phase. This will give you the best time for the ritual of creating your entity. Other things you may want to factor in are elemental influences, colors, fragrances, etc. These are not required and you can make things as simple or complicated as you want. As with all magick, the more you align in your work, the stronger the results, but simple can work just as well.
How do I wish the entity to appear to me? In the planning phase, you are probably going to want to name your entity. You don’t have to but it will strengthen the bond and make it easier to call upon later. You will have to figure out what it will look like as well. Being able to envision your entity will also strengthen your intent and your magick. Some call it into a physical item by linking it to a statue or other item. Those who prefer a more ethereal creature might create instead a “house” for it to reside, such as a spirit pot, filled with elementally aligned materials to make it feel at home. The entity can rest and reside there when not working. Others create more of a shrine to it. A programming symbol is also a good idea.
What is my time frame for this task? All magick takes time and patience. Demands placed on a new entity is not recommended however the creation of a life span is. Some results you would like to see in a reasonable amount of time, other times you might want to keep an entity around in case you need it again. Either way it is wise to set a way to end the entity’s existance. Few magicians create eternally perpetual entities. I personally don’t want to be responsible for something getting out of hand 200 years from now when I have no control anymore. You can have it end at the completion of the task, in (ex.) 3 moons if completed or not, or at the end of your life. An alternate such as the destruction of it’s program symbol or physical item is personally recommended in case it gets out of hand or results are not as expected and you wish it to stop before the prescribed time span expires.
How do I insure that the entity is doing its task? First, you will need to make sure it is well fed. How is your entity going to get the energy needed to perform it’s task? This is a detail you will need to work out carefully. If left to it’s own devices, you could create a kind of energy vampire seeking food wherever it may. It can easily get out of hand and this should be prevented. One way is to feed it directly from you by talking to it, calling for it, laying offerings, generally paying attention to it. If it requires a lot, another source should be used such as negativity. Something like that would be good for an entity whose job it is to relieve stress and create a better office environment. Be creative and see how you can work it to boost your affects.
If you have taken all this into account, it’s time to get to work and create a ritual to bring it to life. Following is a basic skeleton.
1. Clear yourself and your area. Take a ritual bath, smudge, banish with prefered rituals, and do what you feel is right to prepare your area and materials.
2. State intent and build energy. ” It is my desire to create ____________ who shall __________.” Pretty basic. Then use one of the many methods available to raise energy to charge and bring life to your entity. You can visualize colored beams of light, chant, spin, anything to raise the energy. During this time, you may also begin “creating” by combining any herbs, oils, preparing the spirit pot, etc, infusing these items with this energy.
3. Instruct your entity. Tell it it’s name and tell it what it’s purpose and task is and how it will perform such task. (I like the addition of a harm none along the way phrase, unless of course your intent is thus) Let it know how and with what you will call it and that it shall come immediately. Give it it’s life span and send it on it’s way.
4. Close. If you have cast a circle and are done, you can release it. Banish again if that is your way. Do whatever you feel right to end the ritual and again return the space to the “real world.”
In my previous post, I shared my thoughts on the Magickal journal, and its importance. Lets work together here and create a servitor, and we’ll go through the various steps and I’ll share how I would record the process. It’s important to note that this particular servitor is NOT my own creation; she was created by a Magician on the Earthsong Forums; I’m merely using her as an example. She’s already been created and I presume hard at work. Feel free to use her sigil in your own workings.
Let’s create a servitor to make a person lucky in lotteries and in gambling. Here is a Magickal Entry as I would make it (with some basic explanations added for clarity):
Magickal Record of the Creation of Pabaslewel:
Date: Sunday (good for success & wealth)
Hour: Hour of Sun (good for speculations, prosperity, success)
Weather: Clear & Warm.
Emotions: Hopeful, powerful.
Moon phase: Waxing Moon.
Performance: (include general notes on how well I performed the ritual).
Results: (to be determined).
Hour: Hour of Sun (good for speculations, prosperity, success)
Weather: Clear & Warm.
Emotions: Hopeful, powerful.
Moon phase: Waxing Moon.
Performance: (include general notes on how well I performed the ritual).
Results: (to be determined).
Statement of Intent: Produce a big and substantial lottery win.
Name of Entity: After re-arranging the first letter of each word in our statement of intent into a more pleasing order, adding a vowel or two, and adding the letters “el” at the end to aid in pronunciation (in great Qabbalistic tradition), we get the name of our servitor: PABASLEWEL.
Rose Cross
Using the Golden Dawn Rose Cross, I will trace the letters of the servitors name into a sigil. This sigil will not only represent our servitor, but it will be a way to contact our deep mind, and also to actually evoke the servitor whenever we have need to contact her. After tracing the letters on the Rose Cross, we get our sigil, as shown here.
Sigil of Pabaslewel
Appearance:
Now that we have her name and sigil created, we will want to flesh out her appearance, which can be anything you choose, but she should have some of her basic purpose incorporated into her looks. She appears as a feminine angel, winged. Her flesh is gold. On her forehead is a ruby stone, much like a third eye. Through this eye she has all knowledge of things related to lottery games, be it calculating statistics and chances or knowing the lottery numbers, and even manipulating the outcome in our favour. She has the ability to telekenetically influence which numbers are drawn in lotteries.
Sources of Energy & Feeding: She draws her power from the actual lottery and from all of the energy people invest within it. All of the hopes & dreams of the people buying the tickets and the energy of people anxiously waiting for the outcome. Primarily she draws from the element of Earth, although there are Mercury and Jupiter influences as well.
Summoning & Housing:
Pabaslewel can be easily summoned using her sigil. If your Magick leans toward traditional evocation, you can place her sigil directly into the Triangle and call upon her. She will be housed inside a Spirit Pot (see my earlier posts) and her sigil placed within it. Inside the pot we will place objects related to Earth (remember, she is primarily Earth based) such as Earth itself, stones, gems, etc. Incense such as Dittany of Crete would be appropriate. Liber 777 would help greatly here.We now have all we need to create her and to give her life; which will be done in Ceremonial Ritual fashion.
Ritual to Give Life to Pabaslewel:
1: Create sacred space, as per usual method. LBRP. Opening by Watchtower. Invoking proper element into my working, using Invoking Pentagram.
2: Statement of Magickal Intent. To produce a big and substantial lottery win.
3: Alignment of my Desire & Charge Entity. For this step, I envision Pabaslewel hard at work for me, providing me with luck in the lotteries and the riches that will surely be mine. I see myself with all of the money I need, and I know it is because of my servitor. When I have worked myself up to a feverish pitch, I “feed” the sigil with a few drops of my blood. My whole body has been charged with my intent, thus making my blood a direct link to my desires and charges the sigil and its housing (the Spirit Pot). I also use breath to breathe life into the sigil. Again, my breath has been charged with my intent. More linking.
4: Statement that the entity has been created. Give Pabaslewel her instructions, how she will be fed energy, where she will live when she is not working my Will, her lifespan, how she will be summoned, and any particulars I deem important.5: Release the entity with instructions to begin immediately.6: WRITE my Magickal Record! Keep careful watch on my winnings and record these also.
Thus ends my Magickal Record.
Thus ends my Magickal Record.
That’s about it. Obviously all of the nitty gritty details have been omitted, such as exact wordings, what I was wearing, etc. Ok, I was nakey.
The sigil is yours to use. Feel free to print it out, and give Pabaslewel your energy and see if she doesn’t work for you as well. Let me know of your results. But more importantly, tell your Magickal diary your results.
