The
mages ethic is a scheme of behaviour that was designed as
the governing motive for a group of alchemists that were
working both in laboratory and internal alchemy. since
this page is being accessed so much I decided to add some
notes in order to elaborate on the concepts which make up
the ethic.
Article
1:
There is an ultimate Truth which guides and sustains
everything in the Universe.
Article
2:
To act outside of that Truth is Black Magick (counter
productive).
The
basis for these two arguments are very important and are
defined in more detail in my notes on the Great
Work.
Article
3:
In order to practice White Magick one must seek the Truth
in order to
know the Truth.
You
can't practice white magick by accident or naturally. In
order to be as sure as you can be that you are not
violating natural law, and thereby offending divine will,
one must deliberately seek knowledge
of natural law and come to understand the machinery of the
universe. This process comes under the heading of the
Greek Mysterie's acclamation of "Gnothe Seuton"
(Know Thyself)
Article
4:
Our only access to the Truth is through our Higher Genius.
We
cannot be sure that what we believe is the truth for us is
in fact accurate until we attain conscious awareness of
the totality of our being. This can only be attained
through the deliberate unification of the lower
personality with the higher self. The higher self is
defined as a view of the entire being.
Article
5:
The First goal of all White Magick is to learn
how to access ones Higher Genius,
and thereby to discover the Truth expressed
through it.
This is the proper Work for an Apprentice Mage.
The
first step in attaining conscious awareness of the
totality of ourselves is to research and practice
techniques that have been used in the past, by successful
mages, to attain that condition of awareness. This process
of research, and being tutored
in traditional occult techniques and philosophies, we have
referred to as apprenticeship.
Success in this first process relies a lot on attitude,
and has a good deal to do with ones gender.
Article
6:
The Second Goal of all White Magick is to put into practice
the knowledge
gained during Apprenticeship in order to
experience this Truth.
This is the proper work of the Adept Mage.
Once
familiarity with these traditional approaches to total
awareness is gained, and some practical skill acquired,
the next step is to choose and persist at one path until
it bears fruit. We have referred to this as the work of
the adept, because persistence in one path provides the
practitioner with skill, which is the definition
of adeptship.
Article
7:
The Third Goal of all White Magick is to act in
accordance with the Truth.
This is the proper Work of the Master Mage.
At
some point the adept's skill will become so refined that
he will indeed attain to mastery of
the path he has chosen, and total awareness will be
achieved. Once such a psychological condition is met, the
adept, now in position of all of the pieces of the puzzle,
understanding the mystery of being, is in a position to
know what is truly the best thing for him to do
with his life. The real journey begins here. Knowing what
to do allows him to act with the maximum productiveness,
economy and happiness.
Article
8:
Any interference by one individual in another's, or by
one's self in ones own,
ability to conform to the Path described in articles 5,6
and 7 is Black Magick.
The
venture of seeking an understanding of the totality of
ones being is the hardest task to undertake. Success can
only be attained through one mindedness, persistence,
honesty with self and uprightness of actions, particularly
where others are concerned. For the individual who has
promised himself, therefore, to succeed at all costs,
anything which interferes in that goal must necessarily be
an evil for him.
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