Remanifestation by James Lewis

In this episode, we descend from the philosophical heights of immortality theories into the crucible of the subjective universe, where the question of survival is no longer a matter of abstract speculation but of will, work, and the construction of a self that refuses to dissolve. We explore how James Lewis IV°—the Setian Magister, the chronicler of the Great House, the most unflinching examiner of the soul's endurance in the contemporary occult tradition—seized the philosophical inheritance of Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Crowley and forged it into a doctrine of active, willful continuation, declaring that the engine of immortality is not the passive survival of an immortal soul nor the reconstitution of a physical body but the dynamic, ongoing process of Coming Into Being through the construction of a House within the subjective universe.From the paradox of not-being and the rejection of passive immortality doctrines to the construction of the Great House of the Being, from the rejection of the "We are one; we are none" trap and the embrace of mental separateness from the inertia of Nuit to the concept of Setamorphosis and the endless ways of existence, from the cultivation of the "one I" in Ouspensky's third category to the final, stark choice between Work and oblivion—we trace the monumental, deeply challenging, and astonishingly empowering legacy of Setian thought on immortality and ask: In a world that still fears death, still seeks comfort in passive beliefs, and still debates the possibility of conscious continuation, do we have the courage to build our own Houses, or will we retreat into the comfortable authority of those who promise salvation without work?🎧 ABOUT THE RUBY TABLETThe Ruby Tablet Podcast is a philosophical and spiritual journey through the essays of the Temple of Set, exploring the great traditions of human thought—from ancient Egypt to the present day. Each episode is a deep dive into the ideas that help shape the Self and fan the Black Flame.🔗 SOURCES & READING LIST:Essay: "Remanifestation" (V2 - A17.3 - 1) Author: James Lewis IV° Date: September 5, XXI Revised: December 21, XXIII Subject: Remanifestation, Life and Death Reading List: 2H, 2L, 2M, 3I, 6I, 6K, 9A, 9C, 12C, 16A, 17A, 17D, 18A, 19G📚 RECOMMENDED READING:-James Lewis IV°, "Remanifestation" (The Ruby Tablet) -Plato, Phaedo (trans. Benjamin Jowett) -Aristotle, De Anima (On the Soul) (trans. R.D. Hicks) -Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason (trans. Norman Kemp Smith) -Anthony Flew, "Immortality" in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy -Aleister Crowley, The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis) -Aleister Crowley, Liber CMXIII (The Book of the Memory of the Path) -Anton Szandor LaVey, The Satanic Bible -Michael A. Aquino VI°, The Church of Satan -Michael A. Aquino VI°, The Book of Coming Forth by Night -P.D. Ouspensky, Tertium Organum -Francis Huxley, "The Drunkenness of Man" -A. Merritt, The Face in the Abyss -Her-Bak, Vol. II (The Egyptian text) -William Shakespeare, Othello (Act V, Scene II) -Eric Hoffer, The Ordeal of Change -Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan -Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha.🏷️ HASHTAGS#Remanifestation #Immortality #SetianPhilosophy #Xeper #ComingIntoBeing #GreatHouseOfTheBeing #JamesLewisIV #TempleOfSet #LeftHandPath #TheRubyTablet #PhilosophyPodcast #DeathAndDying #Consciousness #Will #Thelema #Indulgence #Nuit #Set #Soul #ImmortalSoul #Reconstitution #ShadowMan #Ouspensky #Plato #Phaedo #Aristotle #DeAnima #Kant #Crowley #BookOfTheLaw #LaVey #SatanicBible #Aquino #BookOfComingForthByNight #Flew #HerBak #Merritt #Hesse #Hoffer #Hobbes #Shakespeare #Othello #SelfDeceit #MentalSeparateness #Setamorphosis #CosmicNothing #Magick #OccultPhilosophy #WisdomTraditions #IndividualSovereignty #EternalLife #ConsciousContinuation #BlackFlame #AncientWisdom