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1.) Intellectually, there was total acceptance, agreement. He had a grasp of the philosophy which exceeded the primer Satanic Bible comprehension level.
2.) Emotionally, there was conflict. "I was raised a catholic," he would often whine plaintively. (The right and left hemispheres of the brain are in obvious disagreement here.')
With this being
the case, I had one last question for this young man;
"Would you like
to be set free from these religious feelings?" The answer was a resounding,
"Yes."
Foolishly, I
fell into the trap of using Reason. It didn't work. Mr. Taylor was quick
to point out that I was wasting my time. He realized
that these
emotions were illogical and irrational. Understand that we are not dealing
with a mere perceptual problem or subjective delusion (that fleeting, foolish
fancy that dissipates in the light of clear objective analysis). What we
have here is a
belief system - a series of long held precepts
which cannot be "rationalized away."
Eureka!! Finally it came to me. Very quickly, I began looking for my calligraphy pen and a good piece of parchment. I began writing;
In the name of Satan, Lucifer, Belial & Leviathan and in the company of Astaroth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Abbadon & Azazel, & by all the demons named and nameless who swarm the Pits of Hell, I do happily sell my soul to the Devil, Satan-Lucifer, in exchange for...Well, you get the picture. I plucked the finished product down on a table in front of him. "Sign this. Here's a red pen." "Don't I hafta cut myself?" "That won't be necessary. Sign it."
The minutes crawled by. You could almost hear his teeth chattering. Never underestimate the power of myth!!
Watching the clock, I noticed that a full half-hour had gone by. At long last, through sheer effort of Will, the pact was completed with the required signature. Mr. Taylor was extremely tired.
In the days that followed, I began to see a change - a metamorphosis, if you will. Thereafter, whenever Taylor expressed guilt or attempted to suppress his ego, I would gleefully whip out the parchment, hold it up to him and exclaim, "It really doesn't matter 'cause you're going to hell anyway!" A great big smile would come across the young man's face. Reason would make it all seem so very foolish. And yet, the Subjective Mind was listening!!
The aforementioned "conflict of interest" soon vanished! His Will was unified! The results were permanent. Ironically, it is not the conscious 'rational" mind which restricts and inhibits the Will of the magician, it is the mystical "irrational" mind. To quote a personage known as Shuti;
"Gnosis and Reason squabble here... if this is the case, then why don't we exercise this (absolute) power? Gnosis rationalizes that it's because we haven't learned to flex the muscle yet, or because some psychological force (emphasis mine) within this as-yet faulty mind of mine refuses to accept my power. Reason claims it's more likely the power doesn't exist."The Daimon Egan feels much more inclined to accept the former explanation. The "psychological force(s)" mentioned exist within the realm of one's Subjective Mind - a mind which does NOT recognize Reason. It is a mind which recognizes only symbols & symbolic gestures. Therefore, practically speaking, you cannot use Reason to prove or disprove mysticism.
Oil and water,
my friends, oil and water.¶