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Immortality
Michael Kelly, IVâ┚¬Ã…¡ÃƒÆ’”�Å¡°
Grand Master (Emeritus) of the Order of Leviathan
Immortality is an aspiration which is not unique by any means
to the Order of Leviathan.
It is alluded to in one form or another by almost all occult philosophies.
Nor is the Order of Leviathan the only Temple of Set Order
to deal with this question.
What may be unique is the way in which we approach the question,
both in terms of our openness to new ideas and general lack of dogma,
but also the quality
of those best possible answers we have so far
surmised from our researchers.
Firstly we have to consider what is it that may be immortal in us?
It can't be our physical bodies, for they don'
t even last for the duration
of our earthly lives;
every cell in the body is replaced
every few years.
The body I have now is almost totally different from the one
I had when I joined the Temple of Set.
Granted, there is a continuity nonetheless, for the cells
are not replaced all at once, but as a gradual change.
Even so, there is no cure for ultimate physical death,
and even if one was to be developed I wouldn't mind betting
most people would not receive it or even be allowed to know of it.
So immortality must be of the mind, if at all.
Can the mind exist without the support system of the body?
There is no proof that it can.
The greatest evidence that it may be able to do so
is through the practice of Magi
c to cause Change in the outside world.
If Magic works - and I know it does, you must test this for yourself
and not take my word for it -
then here is evidence that the mind can act upon the world
without having to employ the "middle man" of the body.
Of course, this does not necessarily mean that it can survive
outside of t
he body for any length of time, but it is a piece of evidence
that points in the right direction.
The other main evidence comes from the other type of Magic -
that which causes Change within the Self.
The Principles of Self-Creation and Isolate Intelligence
which have been discovered by the Initiates of the Temple of Set
strongly suggest that the awakened psyche must be able
to survive physical death because it is a self-sufficient system.
This again requires personal experimentation.
So what is this mind that lives on?
Based upon the above, we must rule out the ordinary personality
and
day to day concerns, for these are pure biology.
Much of our mental activity is, when analysed,
a pre-programmed product of the meat machine,
comprising basic instinctual reactions and social condit
ioning.
Many of our more inspired thoughts and feelings
are also ultimately bound to immediate circumstance
and lack eternal purpose.
That which remains is true Self-consciousne
ss.
But this consciousness may not necessarily be awakened,
so even now we may find nothing but vague dreams or dissipation.
This is why Setians seek to seize and actualise moments of Xeper -
of Coming Into Being -
those times of power in our lives when the moment of
Willed Change occurs and no barrier is insurmountable.
By remembering these times of Xeper and reliving them,
by taking conscious measures to create real and lasting change
in consequence, we recognize the overall sequence of
Willed events and begin to understand the unique "flavour" <b
r>of our own Essence, apart from its workaday trappings.
This is the process known as Remanifestation.
Its ultimate goal is Self-divinity.
The above is a very trimmed down descriptio
n
of an ongoing process of Initiation, but the point is this:
by applying this knowledge instead of just theorising about it,
the Initiate of Leviathan is able to draw close to his/her Essence now.
Immortality is not some vague conc
ept which happens after death,
it is an ageless State of Being,
and one that can be sought and experienced now.
We know we are immortal, because we already have tasted immortality.
The further intensification of that experience and catalysis
of the process is a continuing Work of the Order,
enacted on an individual level by the Quest for individual purpose,
or the True Will as Aleister Crowley described it.
Why is the Order of Leviathan in particular so focused upon this question?
This has to do with the natu
re of Leviathan Itself,
the ageless Principle of the Order,
as described elsewhere on this site.
http://www.remanifest.com/public/catalog/immortal.htm
Immortality
Michael Kelly, IVâ┚¬Ã…¡ÃƒÆ’”�Å¡°
Grand Master (Emeritus) of the Order of Leviathan
Immortality is an aspiration which is not unique by any means
to the Order of Leviathan.
It is alluded to in one form or another by almost all occult philosophies.
Nor is the Order of Leviathan the only Temple of Set Order
to deal with this question.
What may be unique is the way in which we approach the question,
both in terms of our openness to new ideas and general lack of dogma,
but also the quality
of those best possible answers we have so far
surmised from our researchers.
Firstly we have to consider what is it that may be immortal in us?
It can't be our physical bodies, for they don'
t even last for the duration
of our earthly lives;
every cell in the body is replaced
every few years.
The body I have now is almost totally different from the one
I had when I joined the Temple of Set.
Granted, there is a continuity nonetheless, for the cells
are not replaced all at once, but as a gradual change.
Even so, there is no cure for ultimate physical death,
and even if one was to be developed I wouldn't mind betting
most people would not receive it or even be allowed to know of it.
So immortality must be of the mind, if at all.
Can the mind exist without the support system of the body?
There is no proof that it can.
The greatest evidence that it may be able to do so
is through the practice of Magi
c to cause Change in the outside world.
If Magic works - and I know it does, you must test this for yourself
and not take my word for it -
then here is evidence that the mind can act upon the world
without having to employ the "middle man" of the body.
Of course, this does not necessarily mean that it can survive
outside of t
he body for any length of time, but it is a piece of evidence
that points in the right direction.
The other main evidence comes from the other type of Magic -
that which causes Change within the Self.
The Principles of Self-Creation and Isolate Intelligence
which have been discovered by the Initiates of the Temple of Set
strongly suggest that the awakened psyche must be able
to survive physical death because it is a self-sufficient system.
This again requires personal experimentation.
So what is this mind that lives on?
Based upon the above, we must rule out the ordinary personality
and
day to day concerns, for these are pure biology.
Much of our mental activity is, when analysed,
a pre-programmed product of the meat machine,
comprising basic instinctual reactions and social condit
ioning.
Many of our more inspired thoughts and feelings
are also ultimately bound to immediate circumstance
and lack eternal purpose.
That which remains is true Self-consciousne
ss.
But this consciousness may not necessarily be awakened,
so even now we may find nothing but vague dreams or dissipation.
This is why Setians seek to seize and actualise moments of Xeper -
of Coming Into Being -
those times of power in our lives when the moment of
Willed Change occurs and no barrier is insurmountable.
By remembering these times of Xeper and reliving them,
by taking conscious measures to create real and lasting change
in consequence, we recognize the overall sequence of
Willed events and begin to understand the unique "flavour" <b
r>of our own Essence, apart from its workaday trappings.
This is the process known as Remanifestation.
Its ultimate goal is Self-divinity.
The above is a very trimmed down descriptio
n
of an ongoing process of Initiation, but the point is this:
by applying this knowledge instead of just theorising about it,
the Initiate of Leviathan is able to draw close to his/her Essence now.
Immortality is not some vague conc
ept which happens after death,
it is an ageless State of Being,
and one that can be sought and experienced now.
We know we are immortal, because we already have tasted immortality.
The further intensification of that experience and catalysis
of the process is a continuing Work of the Order,
enacted on an individual level by the Quest for individual purpose,
or the True Will as Aleister Crowley described it.
Why is the Order of Leviathan in particular so focused upon this question?
This has to do with the natu
re of Leviathan Itself,
the ageless Principle of the Order,
as described elsewhere on this site.
