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The OLHP is a non-sectarian,
non-dogmatic forum of philosophers and
occultists operating within a broad range of the Left Hand Path.
The LHP is the way of individual
godhood. Unlike the Right
Hand Path which seeks to consign the individual to oblivion in the
pursuit
Of 'union with god' or a 'universal consciousness', or to subordinate
Humanity to a deity or deities, the LHP recognizes the potential godhood
Existing within the individual. We seek to enhance, rather than
obliviate, the
individual will and psyche through Nietzschean-type Self-Overcoming.
We are 'Satanists' in that
we are the 'adversaries' and 'accusers'
of all who aim to drag the individual down into herd-conformity with
their egalitarianism and collectivism. 'We are not going to stay,
dull and
content as oxen, in the ruck of humanity', as the British magus Aleister
Crowley put it.
The Satanic mission is that
of ensuring continuing human ascent.
This is reflected in the Judaeo-Christian mythos of Satan's promise
to human-
kind that 'ye shall be as gods' (Gen. ch. 2-3), itself
an adaption of much
older Babylonian and Sumerian myths. We concur when Crowley writes:
"Satan is not the enemy of
Man, but he who made gods of our race,
knowing Good and Evil."
Satan is indeed aptly called
Lucifer, the Light-Bringer. As the
Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakunin put it:
"Satan is the first free-thinker
and Saviour of the world. He
frees Adam and impresses the seal of humanity and liberty on his forehead,
by making him disobedient."
FAUSTIAN SOUL
The Satanic 'soul' can be
described as Faustian.
We stand for wisdom undefiled
and unfettered by any dogma.
Our desire for knowledge,
and to see the scope of human thought
extended unto infinity, is insatiable, and the free-will on which it
is
predicated is a sacred trust we must guard with vigilance.
Prof. R.S. Knox
in his introduction to the 1924 edition of Christopher
Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, succinctly describes the Faustiansoul:
"The Faustus legend becomes
for us a symbol of humanity's splendid
struggle to reach the stars, the tragedy of infinite aspiration."
"That peril is the chiefest
way to happiness
And resolution honour's
fairest aim.
What glory is there
in a common good
That hangs for every
peasant to achieve?
That like I best that
flies beyond my reach." (Faustus)
The OLHP welcomes all sincere
seekers after wisdom undefiled and
students of those hidden depths of human psyche and cosmos which may
properly be called 'occult'.
Subscription to our periodical
The Watcher is sufficient to enable
you to affiliate with the Order. Further involvement depends
on your own
initiative.
Order of the Left Hand Path
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Typed in by Graeme Wilson (O.L.H.P.)
If you want more info on any OLHP productions or want more info on
Satanism, contact me via the following computer networks:
Fidonet: 3:770/505
(Southern Vortex BBS, ph: +64 0-3-454-3900, 14.4k modem)
Usenet: fenris@otago.ac.nz
Also I may be contacted on other NZ BBS's:
Alternative Reality: +64
0-3-471-0414
Southern Lights:
+64 0-3-455-6016
The Left Hand Path:
+64 0-3-454-5763 (my own BBS)
Bad Dreams BBS:
+64 0-9-528-3577 (leave message to 'Lucifer')
If you wish to contact me via mail to swap texts, ideas, etc. then write to:
Graeme Wilson
129 Scott Street
Waverley
Dunedin
South Island
New Zealand