Hey, I actually just Googled the phrase "His Satanic Majesty" and it appears to be a synonym for Satan (obviously), so I could be misinterpreting PFC's intentions here. Thanks for reading and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. I think what leads to a lot of people joining is a feeling of powerlessness, which people then either intentionally or unintentionally, misconstrue as them being more spiritually advanced than the average person. I do not doubt that there are many otherwise good people in many deceptive esoteric orders. I think maybe trying to use my knowledge for good might have resulted in good karma, which I think (although this decision was ultimately up to the Lord and no one else) have resulted in me completely overcoming the most dangerous period in my life. Now, for an order to claim that Satan does not exist, and then, maybe a paragraph or two later, refer to the Devil as 'His Satanic Majesty', seems to me to be nothing but outright deception. I don't know if I would consider myself a Christian at the time, and if I was, my faith was weak and I had (and still do have) extremely limited knowledge of the Holy Bible. Shortly after this, I received the lesson the 15th Tarot Key. My next goal after I attracted someone was to relieve anyone who came to me suffering from a psychological or spiritual crisis. HOW LONG DOES BUILDERS OF THE ADYTUM LESSONS TAKE FREEI think what may have resulted in a karmic backlash for me was that even though I was not attempting to influence anyone in particular, I would still have to be influencing someone's free will in doing that, although I didn't really raise this issue with myself at the time. I used the principals I learned to attract someone to me, although I did not directly influence someone, as I had gained some more self-restraint by that time. I wanted power, but I didn't have entirely malicious intentions. The saying 'Be careful what you wish for' is good advice, lol. Come to me so that I may have life, for the way of mortals is a living death." I remember then being torn between good and evil, I remember when writing in my journal something to the effect of: "I will not walk through Hell to get her, Hell will have to walk through me". I remember writing my feelings down on paper and writing (from the best of my memory): "God I don't want to be dead anymore. was over being rejected by someone who I had very strong feelings for. I remember what started the spiritual awakening I had (which I in turn perverted) that lead up to me joining B.O.T.A. However, I don't think the order itself is in the best interests of those it is claiming to serve. I don't doubt that there are plenty of good people in B.O.T.A. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.' really rings true here. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. The Biblical quote: 'For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. seemed to me to be a left-hand path order masquerading as a right-hand path order. Perhaps this is explained at a later time, but B.O.T.A. It then proceeds to refer to the devil as 'His Satanic Majesty' (in the same lesson). This I had no problem with, because I was pretty open-minded spiritually. At first, the teaching on the 15th tarot key (the devil) claims that satan does not exist. That being said, the issue doesn't present itself until a few months into the course material. for a few months, and I really liked it WHILE I was a member. Hey, if you're not on the left-hand path I think you would have some objections to B.O.T.A. I'm not sure about all the differences between each one(and I suppose I could say the same about Rosicrucian Fellowship or AMORC, but the Masonic Rosicrucian Society I am still hoping to find my way into soon.) My interest in the BOTA stems mainly from the fact that I have little faith that I will enjoy any of the current incarnations of the Golden Dawn. My question would be, why couldn't I just go straight to the source for this material? Why would I bother being a dues-paying member, if they are just charging me for a compendium of courses, a few chapters at a time? Maybe I am not understanding its structure correctly, or maybe I am just too skeptical of being ripped off when there are plenty of books and other organizations to look into that may or may not offer the same information or experiences. I've heard the material can last for years. Are there any BOTA members here? I have a few of Paul Foster Case's books, but still there are many who say its no replacement for the BOTA course material.
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