I would like to make a respectful reflection (need to say this because words can look different written than spoken). I don't think one can meaningfully engage the occult from a research perspective. I mean, yes, data can be collected and crunched, but ultimately occult practices are about practice, not theory… an embodied phenomenological approach is required. And that practice requires a level of dedication that most don't have (no value judgement here).
I understand that many people don't want to make the investment of time without knowing the value of what they are trying to achieve… the proof that it works. It's a paradox from the outside, but from the inside, from the viewpoint of a practitioner, there is no choice, only a creative impulse to practice that must be followed.
Ps, thanks for the wonderful interviews you did on your podcast around this topic, particularly with Daniel Ingram. I loved listening!
Have you watched the documentary series "Hellier" in your woo journey? I'd be super interested to hear your take on it, given the perspective you describe is so tantalizingly balanced!
I would like to make a respectful reflection (need to say this because words can look different written than spoken). I don't think one can meaningfully engage the occult from a research perspective. I mean, yes, data can be collected and crunched, but ultimately occult practices are about practice, not theory… an embodied phenomenological approach is required. And that practice requires a level of dedication that most don't have (no value judgement here).
I understand that many people don't want to make the investment of time without knowing the value of what they are trying to achieve… the proof that it works. It's a paradox from the outside, but from the inside, from the viewpoint of a practitioner, there is no choice, only a creative impulse to practice that must be followed.
Ps, thanks for the wonderful interviews you did on your podcast around this topic, particularly with Daniel Ingram. I loved listening!
Have you watched the documentary series "Hellier" in your woo journey? I'd be super interested to hear your take on it, given the perspective you describe is so tantalizingly balanced!