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- francoisfido0
cultivating a healthy interest in the occult, as a backdoor into broader theological and social studies is one thing. i would posit that belonging to a contemporary magickal order is another.
- Yeah because a church makes so much more sense.harlequino
- did i say that it was?francoisfido
- You sidelining a stream of thought because it seems kooky to you. So in a way, yes you have.harlequino
- but, you don't have any idea of my views on the church...
what are you saying?francoisfido - that contemporary magickal order is nothing but a study group.scarabin
- You're suggesting that serious interest in this is somehow a problem or wrong in someway.harlequino
- And that it's out of step with a mainstream or sensible viewpoint. "Church" is a pretty mainstream thing, yeah?harlequino
- I use church as an example, but you can connect the dots from there I hope.harlequino
- you pay?
you do old OTO rituals?
what does it give you a library wouldn't? dogma?francoisfido - a serious interest i'm all for.
i just don't understand why belong to the OTO when you can learn for yourself...francoisfido - no dogma, it provides fraternity, study assistance, and yes, the ability to do group ritualscarabin
- there's a separate thing called argentum astrum which is the same thing but solitary. happy?scarabin
- "Ritual" as a concept is fundamental to all life communication. No real difference here.harlequino
- and yes, the oto has dues, which pay for the lodge space and supplies, and all financial info is made publicscarabin
- Fuck, marketing meetings are rituals for pete sake.harlequino
- harlequino, i know what a ritual is, thank you. we should all be better off writing our own rather than subscribing to the archaic.francoisfido