I've been here a good long while, seen lots of people come and go, even changed so drastically my original account was left to rot. Something common I noticed among this and similar communities is that rough times seem to be the main cause for people leaving occult communities. Many come to us to feel more powerful and such, yet when the stakes are set and magic fails, they blame the philosophy and not themselves.
I had a close friend who actually was very into LHP occultism until hard times fell. He couldn't make peace between being a magician yet having to ask others for financial help and having trouble putting food on the table. Today he's back in his parent religion preaching the good word.
My problem with this - besides seeing a brother or sister fall in such a way - is I feel a magician should be able to understand the limits of magic and the power of external circumstances. Many groups teach of like infinite supernatural power and ability through magic, and when the magic fails people believe they have failed. This is dangerous. The main RHP religions push more than enough delusions on their followers. If our path has the individual's best interests in heart, the teaching of magic as an all-capable force should be abandoned.
I had a close friend who actually was very into LHP occultism until hard times fell. He couldn't make peace between being a magician yet having to ask others for financial help and having trouble putting food on the table. Today he's back in his parent religion preaching the good word.
My problem with this - besides seeing a brother or sister fall in such a way - is I feel a magician should be able to understand the limits of magic and the power of external circumstances. Many groups teach of like infinite supernatural power and ability through magic, and when the magic fails people believe they have failed. This is dangerous. The main RHP religions push more than enough delusions on their followers. If our path has the individual's best interests in heart, the teaching of magic as an all-capable force should be abandoned.