The Flying Scrolls of Logos

Binary Arguments in General      I shall attempt to be as succinct as possible in my opening statements on binary arguments. I beg your forgiveness, if I seem to trail off from time to time. As I write this essay, more and more connections to the subject matter are being made. So the matter at hand is the binary argument: specifically how it  engenders an enslaving and stupefying paradigm.       The binary argument is simple to define: It represents any argument where the individual is left fighting for their position as either a or not a . By this I am referring to a single variable, which can have either a positive or negative value, as opposed to a multiple variable system, such as if not a , then b . This is a problem because it can derail our ability to achieve goals, think creatively, and furthermore deprive us of our creative ability. How does it do this, one might ask. I shall give a s...

A Life Without Law.      I dream of a world where there is no need for law. Being an optimist, I think that one day humanity will be, in general, motivated towards the greater good of the whole, that people wouldn't always have selfish desires, that I could walk down the street without worrying about being robbed or murdered. I dream of a world where these things happen without the necessity of fear to keep the populace in line. This world does not yet exist, in case you were wondering. Anarchy is not possible because humanity lacks causal responsibility, humanity believes that its good intentions exonerate it of the negative down-stream effects of its actions, humanity believes that positive input means that its actions are necessarily good, and humanity bases its system of morality on the fear of consequences.     The problem with anarchy, as I see it, is that most humans are almost completely driven by their instinctual needs to receive positive i...

Introduction to the Fall "The voice of my undying and Secret Soul said unto me--'Let me enter the path of darkness and, per adventure, there I shall find the light. I am the only Being in an Abyss of Darkness; from an Abyss of darkness came I forth ere my birth, from the Silence of a Primal Sleep.'"[1]   Few statements describe the magick of initiation as clearly and succinctly as the speech of the Hierophant after the the oath of the Neophyte has been given. The 21st century magickal current--one rife in obscure symbols, rites of initiation, obscure medieval grimoirs, and riddled with cryptic axioms and metaphors--has as its core the elevation of the spirit towards the greater good of of personal freedom, charity, universal brotherhood (or sisterhood, as the case may be), and a profound knowledge and acceptance of one's own relation with the natural world. In recent times, there has been a growing popularity for the aesthetic and the intellectual backgroun...