Initiation

[...] so that I had somewhere to begin.
-- VexysTime Sorcery, Vexsys | 2021
the initiatic Corpus is invariant as to time and place.— Arvo and Ea‘Initiation is not a state of being, but a condition of going.’— AuthorAwakening kindles awakening.— Abraxa"Crowley once described uninitiated aspirants as “dark stars.” The eternal flame burns within them but they are encumbered by the murky veils of illusion and the shadows of the world. They are stayed in their momentum by the inertia of incarnation.The process of Initiation has traditionally been compared to walking or “going.” It is commonly referred to as “the path.” The analogy is apt if properly understood, for Initiation means a beginning and a setting into motion. It is the first step in an unending inward journey. From that first step to each succeeding step there is a new beginning and ending, a birth and a death. Initiation is not a state of being, but a condition of going. [...] The initiate must struggle against the inertia of incarnation which usually takes on the character of torpor and spiritual sloth. A good indication of aspiration is the first appearance of spiritual zeal. However, students should never mistake their zeal to perform the Great Work for evidence of applied will. Intention is only one half of the equation."
----Only a second or third degree witch can initiate another into witchcraft, and only a third degree witch can initiate another to third degree. A third degree initiate is referred to as a "High Priestess" or "High Priest".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrian_Wicca
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* Tradition; Spirit; Awakening; Enlightenment; Writers on Initiation: Evola; Guénon;
* The cornerstone; Esotericism; Start; Starting; Begin; Beginning
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