Attlas In Formation

"The first step in the study of the Ancient Wisdom Teachings is not the quest of knowledge but the preparation of self to receive knowledge. This is where most truth seekers make their first mistake. With their eyes turned towards the heavens, they rush ecstatically towards "illumination", only to stumble, like Thales, into the ditch of their own unpreparedness. We know thousands of people who want to be wise but very few of these people seem capable of understanding that before wisdom must come the capacity for wisdom. Illumination is only possible in an organism that has fitted itself for illumination; nor does one so fit himself by hoping, wishing or listening. As an athlete must train himself in order to excel in bodily prowess, so the student of philosophy must put his thoughts, emotions and actions under specialized discipline if he is to develop philosophical strength." ~Manly Palmer Hall, Students Monthly Letters, June 1935 Join us as we unpack in greater detail the essential, practical application of the Truth expressed in the above quotation from MPH from 1935. AUDIO ONLY VERSION

This brings new meaning to the term "social media influencer." You most certainly have heard of #Tiktok, the social media video streaming equivalent to #Twitter. Focused on short snippets of content, Tiktok is wildly popular with younger generations. What you perhaps have not heard of is #witchtok, a subculture of content creators, influencers, and their followers who self-identify as Witches from various backgrounds. These feature (and in some cases offer to viewers paid services) contemporary pagan practices, ranging the gambit from traditional Paganism and Wiccan to Druidism and Heathenry, to various indigenous traditions spanning the globe, to New Age and modern-day Self-Help traditions. Whatever these individual may believe they are doing, for the most part their spells fall under the broad umbrella of black magic (a term Witchtok deems "problematic and harmful" for reasons we will get into Sunday). And, despite whatever "good intentions" the practitioners may have, any reasonably energy-sensitive person will get a sense of the forces at work just watching one 2-minute Witchtok video. Especially videos focused on "influencing your special person's actions." Such videos are almost exclusively created by and for women (and/or persons of non-binary sexuality/gender identification). Join us as we explore how the Tiktok generation is being recruited by The Black Lodge. Just what are the latest trends, languages, forms, and sales pitches being used to spread the ancient practice of black magic? What can this latest salvo in the war for humanity's souls teach us about the subtlety, ingenuity, and proliferation of The Adversary lurking in our midst? Attlas Live Announcement Background Graphic credit: "Magic Tower" by Haryarti on DeviantArt: deviantart.com/haryarti AUDIO ONLY VERSION

Streamed 11/19/2023. They say patience is a virtue. What is patience, really? What's more, how do we cultivate it, develop it, practice it? What can we do when the forces of IMPATIENCE seem to get the better of us? Why is patience so important? What does patience give us which impatience, "taking charge of our lives," or even "manifesting our own desires/destiny" do not? Do delays actually serve us? How does all this relate to The Path of True Faith? Join us on the eve of a lunar eclipse, no less, to explore precisely why patience may be the single most important of all virtues on The Path to awakening and Self-Realization. AUDIO ONLY VERSION