Very true Daelach, but you are telling others what we do and you're not getting it right.
I do get it, from my perspective. You see, we both think that the other did not get it, and that is unlikely to change. I will not accept your authority, and you will not accept my arguments. So I guess the only thing we can do is to agree to disagree.
We don't see Set as being anything like Thoth.
Of course not - from my perspective, your are confounding them.
We see Set as a God of War, as a God of Self Transformation, as a God of Storms, we see many aspects to him and none of those have anything to do with Thoth.
That is your theory. Already when it comes to things like killing, you make a 180°-turn. You prefer the safe ways.
the Western LHP because it came from the East but evolved and varied.
There is one, probably THE point where we disagree most. I do not see it as evolution. IMO, it was a gross misunderstanding imported by Blavatsky. Even though you change her disgust into acceptance, the errors remain.
Valor said:
So you DO agree that sharing notes with others is effective? This is where i find the ToS to be the most effective tool... to share experiences and learn from thiers: what works and what doesn't, you know?
Well, I accomplish this without temple. I am going to many places, also such which the TOS would strongly disapprove, and I learn from many people. No, that is not presented to me under the big shining label "Setian", but I do not care. The world is my temple, so to say.
Oh, and some little romanticism.. Set did not have help from others. If Setianism is about walking on Set's part, then one thing to face certainly is the problem of getting things done largely alone. Well, in reality, I choose team work where it is appropriate, but only project-wise. People who can teach me knife fighting are not necessarily the ones which I absolutely must have around when it comes to philosophy.
I guess this one is a matter of personal taste, both has its advantages and drawbacks.
Concerning my Egypt trip:
I was in Luxor because I wanted to see the land where Set once had.. some kind of home, so to say. Besides, a spiritual journey seemed quite appropriate as honeymoon trip. And it was short enough to be able to deal with the heat and the burning sun (normally, I prefer the colder northern countries like Norway). A rather lengthy trip log can be found here:
Places: Egypt 2k9
Ah, another idea which (at least for me) always has worked fine: if you want to join some kind of group, you should be able to answer two questions in a precise and not too wordy manner:
1) why do you want to be with that group?
2) why should the group accept you - in what way will your presence enrich the group?
While I only can guess that this probably will not be too bad an idea with the TOS, I certainly can say that this works well e.g. for finding a job.