Na tural i s ti c Occul ti s m: An i ntroducti on t o s ci e nti f i ci l l umi ni s m
2nd edition
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1st Edition: 2009, e.v. 2nd Edition: 2012, e.v.
“ The Method of Science, The Aim of Religion”
An official production of the Society of Scientific Illuminism http://www.scientific-illuminism.org
Tab l eofConte nts Preface to the Second Edition
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Introduction to Scientific Illuminism 0. The Society of Scientific ll!minism 1. A #$t!%$listic, Scientific A&&%o$ch to M$gic' 2. The Scientific ll!minist ). *!%the% +onside%$tions of the %$ctitione% -. h$t is M$gic'/: S!bectivity $nd bectivity ". The nifying 3$ng!$ge of henomenology 5. n %$gm$tism 4. A S!mm$%y of o!% A&&%o$ch
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Theory (. As Above, So 6elo7 8 As ithin, So itho!t 9. The l$nets, odi$c, $nd othe% Symbol Schemes: The syches +$tego%i;$tions $nd thei% +onscio!s M$ni&!l$tion th%o!gh +onditioning 10. Sc%ying: The nte%&%et$tion of Ambig!o!s Stim!li 14. nvoc$tion: The illed Activ$tion of 3$tent $%ts of the syche 1(. n the Mystic Att$inment
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Practice 19. The %$ctice of #$t!%$listic cc!ltism 20. Ast%$l %oection o% Sc%ying 21. 3!cid <%e$ming 22. n?
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Appendi I: !lossary Appendi II: "ecommendations for #urther "eading Appendi III: Ac$nowledgments
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Pre f acet o the S e cond Edi ti on %o what thou wilt shall &e the whole of the 'aw. The st$% of m$gic' h$s !st beg!n to %ise. #o one c$n fo%esee 7h$t !nch$%ted te%%ito%y 7e m$y find if 7e follo7 it. The s&i%it!$l &!%s!it h$s $l7$ys held $ s&eci$l &l$ce in the he$%ts of men $nd 7omen, tho!gh its fo%ms $%e dive%se $nd eve%?ch$nging. #$t!%$listic cc!ltism is $ ne7 $&&%o$ch to th$t voy$ge to 7hich 7e $%e $ll c$lled: the o!%ney to @no7 Thyself. hen %ele$sed the fi%st edition of this boo' on the 10"th Thelemic #e7 e$% BM$%ch, 2009 e.v.C, co!ldnt h$ve 'no7n the desi%e of m$ny occ!ltists, both yo!ng $nd old, to h$ve $ scientific $&&%o$ch to the &%$ctice of m$gic'. t seems th$t the mode%n occ!ltist mo%e often th$n not inn$tely %eson$tes 7ith the ide$ of &!%s!ing the $ims of %eligion 7ith the methods of science. The %es&onse h$s been ove%7helmingly &ositive $nd enco!%$ging, $nd if the%e h$s been one consistent com&l$int, it h$s been th$t the fi%st edition 7$s too sho%t. The boo' beg$n $s $ co!&le of ess$ys th$t $ttem&ted to !nde%st$nd the $st%$l &l$ne $nd $st%$l &%oection in te%ms of mode%n ne!%ology. These 7e%e combined into $ ch$&te% of the boo' B&.102C, $nd othe% ch$&te%s 7e%e slo7ly $dded. These ide$s c$me o!t of $ desi%e to be $ble to integ%$te m!ch of 7h$t 7$s st!dying $t the time 8 s&ecific$lly, soci$l &sychology $nd cognitive ne!%oscience 8 into my !nde%st$nding $nd &%$ctice
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of occ!ltism. As h$ve le$%ned mo%e, my !nde%st$nding h$s inc%e$sed yet h$ve fo!nd th$t 7h$t 7$s 7%itten fo% the o%igin$l edition needs to be l$%gely !nto!ched. *o% the second edition of this boo' ch$&te%s h$ve been edited, m$ny mo%e %efe%ences h$ve been $dded, $nd ne7 ch$&te%s h$ve been 7%itten. #ot$bly, the ne7 ch$&te%s incl!de $n eD&lo%$tion of 7h$t it me$ns to be $ Scientific ll!minist, $ conside%$tion of the !se of &henomenologic$l l$ng!$ge in 7%iting the M$gic$l Reco%d $nd comm!nic$ting 7ith othe% occ!ltists, $nd $ &sychologic$l eD&l$n$tion of synch%onicity. h$ve $lso incl!ded $ =loss$%y” in the b$c' of the boo' th$t defines m$ny occ!lt te%ms in n$t!%$listic l$ng!$ge, s!mm$%i;ing m!ch of 7h$t the b!l' of this boo' is dedic$ted to eD&l$ining in de&th. 7$nt to em&h$si;e th$t this boo' is intended to be $n initi$tion in the most b$sic sense of the 7o%d. Th$t is, the ide$s eD&o!nded he%e sho!ld %e&%esent $ ne7 beginning: the field of #$t!%$listic cc!ltism is only in the n$scent &h$se of its develo&ment. The n!%t!%ing of this $&&%o$ch to its m$t!%ity 7ill %eF!i%e the insight, coll$bo%$tion, $nd h$%d 7o%' of m$gici$ns s!ch $s yo!%self. enco!%$ge $nyone 7ho %e$ds this boo' $nd is ins&i%ed in the le$st by its $&&%o$ch to cont$ct me $nd to le$%n mo%e $bo!t the $ims of the Society of Scientific ll!minism. $m mo%e th$n 7illing to disc!ss the ide$s fo!nd in this boo' in g%e$te% det$il, to he$% s!ggestions fo% cl$%ific$tion $nd eD&$nsion of these conce&ts, $nd to le$%n of $ny c%iticisms th$t yo! might h$ve. Tho!gh the st$% of m$gic' is only on the ho%i;on, it m$y soon be $ g!ide fo% h!m$nity, $iding !s in the n$vig$ting
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the 7$te%s of the myste%ies of eDistence. The &%ocess of cle$%ing $7$y the clo!ds of igno%$nce, s!&e%stition, $nd dogm$ h$s !st beg!n, $nd enco!%$ge yo! 8 $nyone 7ho h$s been c$lled by 7h$teve% me$ns to 'no7 $nd m$ste% the fo%ces of #$t!%e fo!nd in yo!%self $nd the 7o%ld 8 to oin me in this eDciting !nde%t$'ing. Togethe% 7e m$y st%ive to7$%ds the &e%fection of o!%selves, the &%og%ess of o!% field, $nd the c%e$tion of $ th%iving comm!nity of Scientific ll!minists. *%$te% A1)1 f%$te%.i$o1)1Ggm$il.com
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TheS oci e tyof S ci e nti f i cI l l umi ni s m n 1909, Aleiste% +%o7ley %ele$sed the fi%st inst$llment of $ o!%n$l c$lled *he E+uino: *he "e(iew of Scientific Illuminism. ts motto 7$s The Method of Science, the Aim of Religion.” n its ve%y fi%st iss!e, +%o7ley 7%ote $n edito%i$l f%om 7hich the follo7ing is eDce%&ted: “,hate(er $nowledge may pre(iously ha(e &een imputed to men) it has always &een fenced in with conditions and restrictions. *he time has come to spea$ plainly) and so far as may &e in the language of the multitude. *hus) the rothers of the A∴A ∴ announce themsel(es without miracle or mystery. It is easy for e(ery charlatan to perform wonders) to &ewilder and e(en to decei(e not only fools &ut all persons) howe(er shrewd) untrained in o&ser(ation nor does the trained o&ser(ed always succeed instantly in detecting the fraud. Again) what the A∴A∴ propose to do is to ena&le such men as are capa&le of ad(ancement to a higher interpretation of manhood to do so and the proof of their a&ility lies in their success) and not in any other irrele(ant phenomenon. *he argument from miracles is a non se+uitur *he rothers of the A ∴A ∴ ha(e set their faces against all charlatanism) whether of miracle-
