Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Its is commanded in our Law by Aiwass to our beloved prophet Ankh-af-na-Khonsu that we shall follow out the ordeals of his knowledge. In this manner, we can distinguish who is "of the blood" and who will be unworthy to partake of our magick.
Let us study the process which those of us are found and initiated...
The entire idea is to gather the most competent, the most dedicated, the most rational, the most trustworthy and intelligent among those who have accepted the Law of Θελημα. . One of the essential aims of a secret society is to enable them social interaction, real freedom in an environment which tolerates them, and encourages their growth. This lecture will assist the aspirant in an understanding of what we mean by being "of us".
I have, of late, been tossing around the phrase, "of the blood". What, specifically am I referring to when I make such a imperialistic statement? "of the blood", means those who are of us, and you cannot, at first, see who the beggars are, and who are the kings. I have recently had a perfectly intelligent and competent student resign when faced with a major ordeal. He worked for over six years to assist myself and brothers and sisters in some very major magical gestures. Suddenly, his ex-lover who-- had his child-- sent authorities to hunt him down for child support. Instead of facing his responsibility or asking directly for assistance from his brethren, he panicked and closed his P.O. Box, shunned all his responsibilities, and resigned completely from the Order. Other instances could be given. Another woman, tried to marry one of my most dedicated students, and proceeded to attempt to dictate the life style of his affairs. He was perfectly content with having this woman as his wife, but she wanted something more from him. She resigned in a jealous rage proving that she did not understand our principles nor our path in the least. In fact, a major celebration was initiated when she left. She had become so intolerable that her absence was greeted by near joy.
These two examples are those who are not of the blood. I am flabbergasted how quickly they desert you when they face an ordeal.
In the Book of the Law it is written;
" Beauty and strength, leaping laughter and delicious languor, force and fire, are of us." It should be apparent from this line that a certain type of eternal, child like youth is emphasized. It is obviously an environmental handicap to be caught up in such mind destroying sorrow and pity. People who need the various psychiatric potions to live sanely simply do not awaken with the initiations. If they happen to stay with us, they serve and do not awaken the master type attitude that manifests what the Order has come to call higher Grades. In a sense, their days are numbered since the master type consciousness manifested as inflated ego and unreasonable presumption. They come to us for the improper motives and these motives always correspond to some type of insecurity.
Magick, (as the Master Therion defines it for those of us) simply isn't in their blood and they fail to understand why their Superiors are insisting on items that seem inconsistent with their limited scope of group workings. Remember, that our definition of magick means true responsibility with self-discipline and is completely based on our will to do. Others may drift into this occult society or that one, and have a deep interest in the occult, but their priorities are always consistent with the level they show themselves to be a beggar or a king.
Our Holy Law is quite clear on these points and I quote:
"Yet there are masked ones my servants: it may be that yonder beggar is a King. A King may choose his garment as he will: there is no certain test: but a beggar cannot hide his poverty." Who will survive our sublime ordeals and tests? We cannot always say, at first. The new candidates must be given time to show whether their garment is rags or red velvet. This means patience and good will to permit them to develop. There are unique stars who find ways to survive even when they seem too naive to ever survive a major ordeal. I remember informing a student once, that either they are of the blood or not. Over a span of time, you'll see clearly who the true elite among your group. "Fortify the fit, eliminate the unfit", so states the wisdom of our Magus concerning the purging of the aspirants.
If six people are in a room, and only two of them are going live. What are these two people like who live? Did they survive as a consequence of the compassion of other sorrowful stars? Or did they find a way to survive simply as a consequence that they had a greater will, and level of intelligence to live. Ask yourself. What would I need within myself to be one of the two that survive as a result of positive survival instincts. If you resolve this properly in your mind, you might very well be "of the blood" or "of us."
This "child like", nearly careless, (but fearless), approach to life that the younger Thelemites show us we find refreshing. Certainly, it reminds us of certain attributes of the Fool Card. Yet, these people are not fools. They have not permitted the old Aeon to permit their soul to be saturated with the mechanical currents. In a sense, they are children of the New Aeon, and their advancement among us is simply a matter of showing them how to do magick and giving them our Holy Books with instructions.
As our magick increases in the world, more and more new children who are of us will come to us and partake of the Current that is moving the world, called by the Master of Masters, Aiwass the Minister of Hoor-paar-kraat; the Law of Θελημα .
In closing, I give blessing & worship to the prophet of the lovely Star, who is named Ankh-af-na-Khonsu in our Holy Law.
Love is the law, love under will