Seeking Recommendation Essential Left Hand Path texts?

[stratamaster78]

It might be worth a look. The LHP, I mean. For a good number of folks, "I am a compassioning bodhisattva en embryo" is just the screen's default setting; the operative algorithms often dictate otherwise.

The RHP has admittedly been a struggle for me. It’s never felt fully natural. I could tell I was swimming upstream against the current.

The lie I told myself was maybe ‘well this is just how it feels for everyone’.

Parts of me would like to be the compassionate bodhisattva but that is maybe wishful thinking or even external conditioning.

I expect the LHP will also have it’s difficulties. I’m going to have to be careful to not become selfish by deifying the self or to loose control of impulses by giving in certain desires.

 

[Xenophon]

The RHP has admittedly been a struggle for me. It’s never felt fully natural. I could tell I was swimming upstream against the current.

The lie I told myself was maybe ‘well this is just how it feels for everyone’.

Parts of me would like to be the compassionate bodhisattva but that is maybe wishful thinking or even external conditioning.

I expect the LHP will also have it’s difficulties. I’m going to have to be careful to not become selfish by deifying the self or to loose control of impulses by giving in certain desires.

I suppose that's why we keep a record of magickal results: that's a pretty effective way to measure just how deserving of deification my self is.

The role of indulgence on the LHP has been exaggerated, I think. One learns to use desires strategically, not as the end itself. Kind of like college: most freshman party animals settle down. Dewar's Darwinism call it.

 

[Milton]

Not my thing so I'll just leave this here (a direct link to reddit should be ok, I think).

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeftHandPath/comments/vdrreb

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As always much appreciated to @HoldAll for sharing the link.

I lurked and noticed that the OP have probably updated their list. (Probably is mentioned as the original account was deleted, however by using the

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, we are able to learn the original username, which is quite similar to the updated list's account. They share the same website at the end as well.)

Regardless, here's the updated list.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeftHandPath/comments/1exh9dq

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[primalpiggy]

If you are going to begin experientially on the Left Hand Path, I'd recommend a good foundation in Kundalini. Most of the stuff you read isn't going to work without that foundation. One of the easiest practical ways to get that foundation is Robert Bruce's book Energy Work. You can find some good exercises as well in Mat Auryn's book Psychic Witch. Mark Divine's Unbeatable Mind actually gave me a head start in breathwork. Damien Echols' book Ritual also has some good practical exercises in it. If you notice, these aren't the popular choices you typically get from LHP armchair theologians. I like to use whatever works even when it is outside my current.

If you want theory books, I recommend you contact Paul at Manus Sinistra and invest in the physical copies of the books. I recommend Qabalah, Qliphoth and Goetic Magic. Even with the book you're still probably not going to know how to work through the tunnels. And you'll likely rush too fast, not spending enough time on each of them. I realize there are a lot of lone rangers in this forum. No one wants to hear about the actual benefits of joining a magical order. But that's what I would recommend. If you go the path all on your own, you're likely going to fill your head with a bunch of ideas and form a package of philosophy but typically won't have many tangible workings to show for it. You'll know a lot about magick but might not know how to actually do magick. You might get lucky and figure it out eventually.