The story of my ascension

[Mskied]

My name is Mskied, I am the Shakti of the Age, an Age where we are all misled.  This condition is in constant exchange with Ages that are in unison.  It is the thread of necessary Chaos for regeneration and renewal.  I am married to this skein.  


My name is Mark, and I recognized early that a mark can mean anything.  Simply placing a mark upon something and attributing a meaning to it, while pinching or punching the stomach so that the individual utters a grunt of growl of some kind, starts the conversation and identifies a new language, and that is how I believe Man was taught to think, name, identify and communicate.  


I began my quest for myself by witnessing symbols, one given, others found.  I chose to name the meaning of this symbol, and those that I found- I was not taught from a book.  


To Jesus I am named Johnny, because I am a familiar and friendly Man.  To Buddha, I am Johnny Zen, because I practice right action with right discipline with right intention.  They both agree:  I am Johnny Zen, and my friends are those that are suicidal cowboys; Men that risk life and limb to gather the herd.


As a band of Brothers, we are Johnny Zen and the Suicidal Cowboys, wrangling Demons in a Devouring Universe, where entropy and Love are the tools with which we feed upon one another.  Demons especially feed on Mortals, and it is my cause to defend Man against their Willful and Lawless ways.  


The Law is Do What Thou Wilt, it is a Law of Love- for what is more loving than to grant Man unlimited Freedom?  Freedom to discover one's Nature, one's place, one's Destiny.  Freedom to find tools that will benefit us all.  Freedom to conquer the unseen lands that await.  


Love is the Law, as I said, and Love is under Will, meaning:  Will to do first, then follow through on what you choose to Love.  Commit when you desire, but do not submit out of hand, for Men and Demons and Gods do not appreciate submissive people.  


Thus speaks Mskied, an Angel of Chaos, an Adept of Order, an initiate of the Mysteries, and an Adept of Magick.


My path is singular with a dual purpose:  Causing Chaos to bring about renewal and Order, always on the side of Order.

[Mskied]

To live for the self or to live for others?  This seems to be the crux of social observation.  No, it is not always this black and white, we are a combination of both, but to pursue thought in one direction and then the other is a useful exercise.


Living for the self involves satisfying one's Pride; it is to find things that gratify one's Desires.  Material gain, physical pleasures, glory- these are all things that satisfy the self, but how lasting are they?  Can a person ever satisfy themselves continuously without end and say that they have lived a happy life?  I am certain that one could. It takes resources to live this way:  money, Beauty, Strength, opportunity, intelligence; these are necessary tools, and life is the journey of refining them.  


To live for others is to utilize Compassion.  To be self-less, to see to the success and well being of someone else; that is altruism.  The compassionate person finds pleasure in witnessing the success of their aid for others.


Life is a mixture of the two of these, but we witness that Great Citizens come from one extreme or the other.  We often hear of people being labeled Narcissists- that they live only for themselves and the reward of satisfying their visions or desires, but in society, even when living to satisfy one's desires, one will also contribute to invention and innovation.  What Good can a person of Compassion do without resources?  That is why in the West, our Spirit is for industrious, self-driven thinkers.


Life is meant to be lived, and it is meant to be conquered.  We are meant to be Heroes of our Will, and in so doing, we bring about change and glory for ourselves, and our community.  


Compassion is still a viable method of analyzing need, and discovering the Strength and failures in those that follow their Will, and so we will forever need both kinds of thinking.  

[Mskied]

The study of the Occult Science is not just to study History of Science itself, nor the foundation of Civilization.  It is not just a test of Logic or Math, or a test of comprehension of Philosophy and Magick.  It is the path to True Immortality:  it is the Rite of Man.  The Initiate must validate their actions, prove their ability to synthesize their understanding of Wisdom, and become that Wisdom.  It is to prove that they would make a good Father, Priest, Soldier, Doctor and King.  The final phase being:  How do you establish and maintain dominance, in all aspects of relations, including homosexual and heterosexual partners.  The Occult Science reigns supreme over the Path of Devotion, for it is the becoming of a God, and not the adoring and obeying of one.  From graduation into Godhood naturally follows how to manage those that would be their devotees.         


I am Mark, of the Beast- a Disciple of the Master Therion.  I go by the name Mskied, standing under the words of Aiwass.  We declare the deeds of the Buddha to be crapulous because he teaches the Hindu to tolerate the design of reincarnation and climbing to be king in some far off future.  We peck at the eyes of Jesus because Jesus is blind.  We taunt Mohammad with our wings because we will prove to be superior.  We do not want servants, we do not want sorrow in our efforts; all trials are joyous to us.  We leap with laughter from our victories.

[Mskied]

The world has expanded into something so large that we have lost our understanding of the fundamentals.  Many great thinkers have failed to re-establish them, and in their search for meaning and order, have made things seem hopeless, and more confusing.  We have lost the fundamentals of God, of morality, of trusting our minds, and of living with purpose.  Many great artists and thinkers have offered their opinions and solutions, and while in this effort many things have been discovered, we cannot seem to escape the entropy of a system lacking in fundamentals. I thus propose that the structure of Ethics and Morality be examined under this context of Good and Evil:  Evil is the harming of another's health, wealth, or liberty, while the Good is to aid another in their health, wealth, or liberty.  When we examine an action and decide if it is moral, this should be the measure.  Further, should a person or organization harm another's health, wealth, or liberty, it is my suggestion to discover the failure in understanding of said person or organization, and correct their behavior.  So often in today's society we impose Evil upon Evil, with fines or incarceration, rather than aiding the offender by helping them understand what caused them to do the harm. It is the responsibility of those that would impose the sentence for breaking Law to explain the Law, thereby curing the sickness in the individual offender.



On God: God is the Ideal Monad; God is the image of perfection that we associate with ourselves, and the Universe.  In this association, we perfect ourselves, for we imitate what is perfect.  The idea of a Perfect God, or a perfect Universe, inspires us to reach mastery over what is imperfect.  The Monad is a necessary thinking tool.  When one incorporates the definition of Good and Evil, one can imagine a Perfect God, and a Perfect Society, down to the individual.  



Without the ground for contemplation, a person takes on ideas from an inadequate point of view, and must work through ideas without the necessary ground to comprehend the content.  This is why reason seems to fail, and why the Prophets and Artists go misunderstood.   The result is a less intelligent society.  Much of our ills are from the lack of fundamental preparation for comprehending what is presented.  


Imagine a World where Art is set aright, and our relationship with God and one another is in harmony.  Imagine where all people were free to Do What They Wilt as in line with the order of health, wealth, and liberty.  Imagine a World where our children do not suffer from the actions of imperfectly realized Citizens; where Wisdom was known and available for all.

[Mskied]

Is Chaos and Order a higher and more fundamental duality than Good and Evil?  

Suppose that you were to cause Chaos in the name of Order, this I have proven; but what of Evil to create Good?

If one does Evil so that the Good will rise, does that Good then join with Evil to cause more Evil?  When does the Good ever rise if this is the case?  And when is there anyone to stand against Evil?  Evil then, is simply Evil- and Good needs to escape and return to tame it.

[Mskied]

The point of Philosophy is:  do I give in to the Wicked world or not, and is there a Heaven for those that do, or don't.

[Mskied]

One Man's Heaven is another Man's Hell, but really; there is no Hell when you are secure in your choices.