Tathagata

What is meant by “silabbata-paramasa” (attachment to rites & rituals, precepts & practices, customs & vows) as one of the first three fetters (samyojana) preventing Stream-entry?

Name change Crowley described his decision to change his name as follows: “For many years I had loathed being called Alick, partly because of the unpleasant sound and sight of the word, partly because it was the name by which my mother called me. Edward did not seem to suit me and the diminutives Ted or Ned were even less appropriate. Alexander was too long and Sandy suggested tow…

Warning: These rituals are not witchcraft or voodoo. They are not to be performed by novice/apprentice students or users of ethereal energy. Practitioners of Divination, Druidry, Asatruism, Thaumaturgy, Theury, Christianity/Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, or other holy arts or any other biased art, are not encouraged to practice the harnessing of the origins of darkness. Perform these in…

Warning: These rituals are not witchcraft or voodoo. They are not to be performed by novice/apprentice students or users of ethereal energy. Practitioners of Divination, Druidry, Asatruism, Thaumaturgy, Theury, Christianity/Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, or other holy arts or any other biased art, are not encouraged to practice the harnessing of the origins of darkness. Perform these in…