[hereiamguy]

hi to all,

whenever crowley and free will are mentioned, i can't help but think of this poem:


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"the universe is the practical joke of the general at the expense of the particular, quoth frater perdurabo, and laughed.

but those disciples nearest to him wept, seeing the universal sorrow.

those next to them laughed, seeing the universal joke.

below these certain disciples wept.

then certain laughed.

others next wept.

others next laughed.

next others wept.

next others laughed.

last came those that wept bacause they could not see the joke, and those that laughed lest they should be thought not to see the joke, and thought it safe to act like frater perdurabo.

but though frater perdurabo laughed openly, he also wept secretly; and in himself he neither laughed nor wept.

nor did he mean what he said."



from the book of lies

aleister crowley




what could this mean?

is free will just a cosmic joke? i, for one, don't 'get it'.

love to all

ds