The All......

The LHP is a very complex thing...it is certainly not an easy path and can be very daunting for the new comer. One thing I often think about in the context of Sinistersim is the ocean of occult opinions and ideas that are shared, morphed, changed and reinterpreted. What I mean by this, is that one persons idea (which may not even be that original to begin with) can be reinterpreted to fit someone else's practice and in doing so completely change and morph the idea in ones own light. For example, as a Sinisterist, I find much value in the teachings of Aleister Crowley and his system of Thelema. I feel that the concept of "do what thy wilt" is perhaps the most basic and primal concept in all of the left hand path. The "problem" however, is that Crowley did not see him self as being in any way left hand path or diabolic. Of course, in my definition he certainly was (remember, he connected his inner most higher self "Aiwass" with Satan, The Beast, The Devil, many times over), but that is not the point of contention. The point I am making is that my own interpretation and usage of the law of Thelema is more important (in the Sinister context) than anything else. How I see and use that idea is my truth in my path. Nothing else is relevant. Everything is there in the great occult pool to be taken and made use of. Another example is rituals. There have been many rituals that, while I enjoyed the structure and all around concept, maybe the names invoked were not pleasing to me or perhaps the purpose of the ritual did not resonate with me. I can then change said ritual and morph it into something I can use . For example, I have written my own lesser invoking ritual of the inverted pentagram. The original, which was practiced by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn as a banishing ritual makes use of holy names associated with the Hebrew god. Of course, being a Sinisterist, I have no interest in using those names and so, I changed the intent of the ritual in order to make the banishing an invocation and I changed the holy names to strong daemonic names. The Sinisterist understands that there are no chains binding him/her. If a Sinisterist likes one aspect of something but dislikes another, than he/she knows that it is time to invoke the Sinister current and morph said thing into that which pleases him/her. You are a Sinisterist and you are the gate and the key. You are the all..... You are the portal in which all things come and go and you and only you have the power to make things work for you. Take and discard as you please for this is your realm!