Natasha77
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He made copies of this priceless text and was selling them, so I bought one, no biggie. Reading through, I was inexplicably drawn in to the seamless synthesis of philosophy, mysticism, magic, and mythic imagery of which these fragments are replete. Perhaps a couple of weeks later, having awakend from my sleep, I was startled by the fact that my thoughts were "combining" in such an odd way; not as if pieces were coming together, but more like my most disparate thoughts were unifying according to a "meaning" that pre-existed their separation; so in one sense their unification was a temporal progression, but, in another sense, the state to which they progressed somehow preceded its own actualization through the amalgamation of the separate thoughts. I carried on my study of the Chaldean Oracles, largely by purchasing secondary literature--okay, so that is where is where my interest in classical scholarship begins.

(As a side note: during my "low magic" days I strongly favored runic magic.) Nevertheless, as is probably by now annoyingly obvious, I have been deeply influenced by late antique, Mediterranean esotericism. I know that a lot of people do not like anecdotes--I personally do; having a speculative tendency, I tend to place greater trust in theories grounded in concrete experiences--but here is one that illustrates what I believe is the guidance that I receive for pursuing new vistas for my development:
It was 2002, and I was active with the OTO, Blue Equinox Oasis, in Royal Oak, MI. Dr. Richard Kaczynski (probably best known for his Crowley biography, Perdurabo) led the group, and he had obtained a dual language copy of the Chaldean Oracles on loan from the University of Michigan (my alma mater; it also houses one of the largest collections of Greco-Egyptian magical texts in the world).

I am not sure what information you would need to contact me on Facebook. But my given name is Larry Frye, and my city of residence is Raleigh, NC.

My serious devotion to magic began with Thelema; I had, however, previously dabbled in wicca. Although, in truth, I must confess that Crowley retains a powerful influence over my approach to magic, over the years this influence has been largely attentuated. As I have developed, I have tried to familiarize myself with as many magical/spiritual perspectives as I have found enough internal motivation to pursue. Thence, I say, I can do naught but just listen to my Self; selecting whatever regimen of practices that appear necessary for making that "next step"; I really can't discern any enduringly consistent pattern of development in myself, by which I could fixate entirely upon a particular tradition--in fact, if I were to do so, against the counsels of my inner voice, I would certainly have hell to pay.