Update, Manly. P. Hall makes a bit more sense to me now I've read this and is back on my reading list. When I look at occult studies I always first ask, what are the authors beliefs, is it a 'man centred' or 'god centred' approach. This is about setting my intention & keeping myself safe from accidentally believing in the wrong thing, as our ancestors did before us! Oh isn't the material world fun!
I enjoyed this video but a couple of thoughts in regard to Freemasonry. The video presents the demiurge as the supreme deity or rather leaves that part open to personal interpretation. The video's author makes the connection between the idea that Egyptian priests may have been influenced by Alantis, which is new to me, however, in reference to Albert Pike & Manly. P. Hall there are inconsistencies, for example; I'm not at all convinced Kabbalistic teaching is Jewish, as Manly. P Hall claims, furthermore, Albert Pike voted against allowing Black people into the brotherhood, as was his choice at the time. Freemasonry, has been used historically & to this day to further the agenda of certain groups, it was taught to some people & hidden from others. This is relevant today, so for any men identifying with freemasonry just consider whether the 'supreme deity' is benevolent or malevolent. I'm a woman, so I am not need to worry anyway. Pike & Hall are damn fine writers & it is hard to pinpoint their specific motivations given they are from a different historical period. Nevertheless, the occult should not be a game where only some people know the rules while others are led around like cattle. https://youtu.be/4Z7A683TpEw?si=Q2ICZD48UvFT3pCl
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"...For Satan is not a black God but the negation of God. The devil is the personification of atheism or idolatry. For the initiates this is not a person but a force created for good but which may serve for evil, it is the instrument of liberty & freewill.." Albert Pike