Desert Snake
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Thoughts?
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Chaos isn't LHp
- Thread starter Desert Snake
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Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
I would say it's the quintessential LHP practice.
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
Really,,,,i don't think they're the same, I think the outcome and purpose are different,, just my opinion of course
Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
The thing about that is, Chaos Magic has no purpose. It's a tool.
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
O.k. but then why label it LHP, is my point, unless you are saying that it isn't necessarily LHP, in which case I could agree with you and compromise that in and of itself chaos is neither LHP or RHP
Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
Because, according to Wikipedia:
"They often reject societal convention and the status quo, which some suggest is in a search for spiritual freedom."
"They often question religious or moral dogma, instead adhering to forms of personal anarchism."
What's more anarchistic, unconventional, and anti-dogmatic than Chaos magic?
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
By that definition of LHP, yes, your right
Exactly so many schools of magic have you "following others" but not chaos magic. I think that's why its so popular in the lhp paths.
Truth be told s chaos magic is a means to an end. Black magicand chaos magic go hand in hand.black magic essentially my will be done and chaos magic (at least hwen paired with black magic) my will be done my way
Infinitum
Possessed Bookworm
I disagree. Chaos magic might bring chaos for chaos' sake, the Left-Hand Path breaks lines when it's beneficial for personal growth.
And the lhp chaote changes the system when its not longer benifial.
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
gotcha.
I find it interesting that it was assumed "chaos" referenced a practice rather than a state of being. That certainly wasn't my first thought. My first thought was of more primordial, unorganized states of existence and also this deity from classical Greece. In that context, no, chaos is not particularly affiliated in of itself. The crisis of identity the primordial, disorganized essence of chaos tends to induce, however, could certainly be contemplated under LHP contexts and is perhaps more likely to be addressed in LHP paths.
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
The right-hand path is about strict order, meanwhile the left-hand path tries to tear down that order at the personal level and embrace the spiral to find what works for the individual. This, however, is not the same as saying that the left-hand path is about Chaos. I, for one, am relatively ordered in my symbolism, in my habits, in how I go about accomplishing my job, my class work, etc. With chaos, nothing too solid is going to be accomplished.
Now, if we are talking about Chaos magic(k) specifically, then it certainly is left-hand path.
Now, if we are talking about Chaos magic(k) specifically, then it certainly is left-hand path.
The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
It's a huge part of it
Orias
Left Hand Path
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
I'm not sure what you mean by that
Orias
Left Hand Path
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
Still not sure what you mean.