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Lust of Result
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39. The word of the Law is THELEMA.
40. Who calls us Thelemites will do no wrong, if he look but close into the word. For there are therein Three Grades, the Hermit, and the Lover, and the man of Earth. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
41. The word of Sin is Restriction. O man! refuse not thy wife, if she will! O lover, if thou wilt, depart! There is no bond that can unite the divided but love: all else is a curse. Accursed! Accursed be it to the aeons! Hell.
42. Let it be that state of manyhood bound and loathing. So with thy all; thou hast no right but to do thy will.
43. Do that, and no other shall say nay.
44. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.
AL I:39-44
39. The word of the Law is THELEMA.
40. Who calls us Thelemites will do no wrong, if he look but close into the word. For there are therein Three Grades, the Hermit, and the Lover, and the man of Earth. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
41. The word of Sin is Restriction. O man! refuse not thy wife, if she will! O lover, if thou wilt, depart! There is no bond that can unite the divided but love: all else is a curse. Accursed! Accursed be it to the aeons! Hell.
42. Let it be that state of manyhood bound and loathing. So with thy all; thou hast no right but to do thy will.
43. Do that, and no other shall say nay.
44. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.
AL I:39-44
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Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
Huh, interesting. Any suggestions into what exactly is being said? Just that one has been freed from lust of result?
Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
Alan Moore can explain it a little better than me, and if I tried I'd inevitably paraphrase him:
In order to be able to make it, you have to put aside the fear of failing and the desire of succeeding. You have to do these things completely and purely without fear, without desire. Because things that we do without lust of result are the purest actions we shall ever take.
A will that is apprehensive or overinvested has more ways to fail that otherwise.
Mateus T.
New Member
Hello. Im really skeptical when it comes to do something without fear or desire.. It really seems like a buddhist way, but even a buddhist monk would be wondered by that, because that would be truly the way a god would act. I sincerelly believe in love, because only love can grant you the strenght and care needed to achieve some purpose. If ones love music, it will dilligently study, meditate on it, and practice with the care need; he will work on any job that doesnt impair his skills, and manage to get money to buy new musical instruments, to read new books about music, so that his love for music would flow into existence in the way conceived by its mind. He will be careful not to be torn by this passion, to have his body ripped by obssessed trainning.. He will acknowledy the material fragility of its own existence, because he wants do dedicated himself to his profound love.. I think this can reflect in many other things too, like art, people, etc.
Octavia156
OTO/EGC
This line from Liber AL is a favourite of mine and a perfect example of how and why the Book should only be interpreted by the reader
44. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect. (I:44)
There are two ways to interpret this.
"delivered from" could be "free from" i.e. Lust of Result is something to be avoided. This is very applicable in magick. For ofter "lusting for results" can mar the work... prevent it from manifesting - cause its almost desired too much.
Thus do not lust for results... for if it be your Will - the result will be forthcoming as it is deigned to be.
In sex-magick for example... the pure will is the union of the sexes with a view to raising of the Kundalini and gnosis that can ensue. the Lust for Result may be orgasm and in this case is it useful to be "delivered" from such 'Lust'
The other interpretation:
"delivered from" could be "preceeding from"... thus pure will, coming from a Lust (Lust in the Thoth Tarot is an important card meaning Strength and the joy of Strength Exercised" (thus the result is the manifestation of your True path) is in every way perfect.
(see the Book of Thoth Atu XI - Lust (Teth)http://hermetic.com/crowley/book-of-thoth/atu.html)
i find both interpretations useful.
44. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect. (I:44)
There are two ways to interpret this.
"delivered from" could be "free from" i.e. Lust of Result is something to be avoided. This is very applicable in magick. For ofter "lusting for results" can mar the work... prevent it from manifesting - cause its almost desired too much.
Thus do not lust for results... for if it be your Will - the result will be forthcoming as it is deigned to be.
In sex-magick for example... the pure will is the union of the sexes with a view to raising of the Kundalini and gnosis that can ensue. the Lust for Result may be orgasm and in this case is it useful to be "delivered" from such 'Lust'
The other interpretation:
"delivered from" could be "preceeding from"... thus pure will, coming from a Lust (Lust in the Thoth Tarot is an important card meaning Strength and the joy of Strength Exercised" (thus the result is the manifestation of your True path) is in every way perfect.
(see the Book of Thoth Atu XI - Lust (Teth)http://hermetic.com/crowley/book-of-thoth/atu.html)
i find both interpretations useful.
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