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Journal Ramblings and Dwellings of Accipeveldare

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Accipeveldare

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If there is a triple goddess involved with wicca then would that same goddess also be Hekate? Because she appeared to me many times with three heads. Could she be the "triple goddess" wiccans talk about?
 

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As I seem to get deeper and deeper into contemplation about the things that cross my mind, I find myself thinking about thought itself occasionally. As I ponder the concept of deep thinking it makes me wonder. Is deep thinking and meditating on things that perplex you a benefit when it comes to seeking enlightenment? Will it eventually bring me to enlightenment itself? Is enlightenment possible to gain just through deep thinking? Is Occultism instead of being a way to find enlightenment, a method to lean into it?
 

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If you spend a lot of time digging into a subject, any answers you get will normally pop up when you are not thinking about it. Wolfgang Pauli, the Nobel physicist, who co-wrote 'Synchronicity' with Jung, said "The most important places (for a creative) are the three 'B's - Bath, Bus, and Bed"

These are the sort of places where your mind is in neutral and all that previous thinking will allow you to spit out an answer.

Quantum gravity researcher Carlo Rovelli said that he always volunteered to do the washing up in his student house because it gave him time to think in this way.
 

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As I seem to get deeper and deeper into contemplation about the things that cross my mind, I find myself thinking about thought itself occasionally. As I ponder the concept of deep thinking it makes me wonder. Is deep thinking and meditating on things that perplex you a benefit when it comes to seeking enlightenment? Will it eventually bring me to enlightenment itself? Is enlightenment possible to gain just through deep thinking? Is Occultism instead of being a way to find enlightenment, a method to lean into it?
I'll be soon called an empty-mind meditation Zen nazi around here but from my own experience, thinking in grand philosophical terms about oneself, the universe and everything leads nowhere. Mind you, this comes from somebody for whom musing and pondering was his favorite (narcissistic?) pastime until roughly half a year ago when I finally decided to practice not-thinking (as recommended by Peter J. Carroll as a part of one's magical training). Mere cogitation leads absolutely nowhere if your ultimate goal is enlightenment. Spiritual insights that can be put in words without doing them gross injustice hold no transformative power whatsoever, they're just obstructions. I've totally given up on Descarte's "I think, therefore I am", now it's rather "Whenever I think about myself, I'm deluding myself".

For me, it isn't about the promise of benefits like relaxation, improved concentration or better sleep; I'm still waiting for those, or rather I don't because the abandonment of my ruminating vice has been such a revolution for me, a precious unexpected gift. I have to admit that I still indulge in it now and then by journalling but whenever I read what I wrote last time, it all seems like useless crap (just as those lines will be in a week's time or earlier). Thinking is ok when it's about your daily schedule or your grocery shopping list but mystical insights? Forget it. Just my two cents' worth, of course.
 

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Lately, as I continue my journey into Theistic Satanism, I have noticed a few things that have to do with consistency of deities reaching out and belief. As I said in my essay on Chaos Magick that you all can likely find on my profile in my past threads, things manifest based on your beliefs and I have proven this theory now to myself. Recently, I had my faith in Lucifer falter all of a sudden and I was looking at him as nothing more than a tool instead of a sentient deity. So he began to stop contacting me and manifesting to me as much. But then even more recently, I began to finally treat him and believe in him as a sentient deity more and I was more consistent in giving offerings and such things. And now he has begun to reach out a lot more and even appeared to me again.
 

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Worrying about tomorrow will only take away todays peace. (Shower thought I had. Don't judge)
 

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I have recently learned that perhaps when working with deities it is best not to overthink things such as their origins, whereabouts, etc. I have found that I work better with them when I don't overthink it. None of that other stuff matters. Simply working with them should be enough and their origins are none of my concern.
 

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My interpretation of the phrase "As above so below" and what it means to me:

I have been contemplating this phrase for months now and have come to a conclusion.
"As above so below" to me is a phrase meant to indicate that what we do here on earth shall reflect what happens in the "astral plane" or wherever we go after this. "As above" is coherent with Earth/our universe. "So below" is coherent with The Astral plane, Hell, etc. What we CHOOSE to believe here shall have an impact on what happens when we die. As I said in a previous thread I made about Chaos Magick, we manifest what we believe. Therefore, if you believe something is existent on earth, such as Hell or The Astral Plane, or EVEN a Heaven of some kind. (Even though I doubt Heaven exists due to my unbelief in Yahweh) It CAN exist to YOU. Not necessarily everyone else but we essentially create our own realities when we die is what I interpret this as. I know well that others have a different point of view and that I am probably wrong about the meaning of this phrase. However, this post is not about the original meaning. This is about what it means to me.
 

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A moment to breathe. To think. If I could have any superpower it would be to pause time.

Time is a purgatory. A curse. There is no room to pause and simply think about what is at hand. You must continue moving. Or the flow of time passes you and things begin to pile up upon another. Pausing time would allow to clear my mind and think of what to do next before it's too late. Time is a trap, a jail cell, a large creature threatening to swallow you in the overwhelming darkness of what is at hand.
 

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There is no room to pause and simply think about what is at hand. You must continue moving. Or the flow of time passes you and things begin to pile up upon another. Pausing time would allow to clear my mind and think of what to do next before it's too late. Time is a trap, a jail cell, a large creature threatening to swallow you in the overwhelming darkness of what is at hand.
That's why the ability to meditate is stressed by everyone ad nauseum.it's important to cultivate the meditation muscle. With enough focus, time flows outside you, but within you are still and can relax as though you had stopped time. You would be amazed by how long 10 minutes can actually feel if you are fully present.
 
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