A simple philosophical perspective

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There are two main truths to existence; the spiritual truth, and the material truth. The material truth is that the Universe is form, fuel, fire, matter, motion and measurement. From here we have developed the physical sciences. The spiritual truth is desire, and duty, and the myriad combinations of emotions based on the joy and sorrow that is felt from them. From here we have developed the sacred and profane, and the laws from which we engage existence. Mankind is mostly a neutral being, having propensities towards all action, and we have sorted out these actions to suit our sensibilities of knowledge from birth to death. Mankind must exist in a social world, and so many of our rules and laws require co-operation of the parts to create the whole, and from there we establish society. From society, we establish social norms and innovations which we call civilization, and we carry much of these things throughout the Ages. Of the two main truths of existence, there is the actual, and the ideal, and often we struggle with the disparagement of the actual not fitting with the ideal. Life is not ideal, for people have the freedom of choice, and the environment provides opportunity to stray from the ideal choices, and so mankind needs to watch the actual and gauge events based upon these while keeping in mind the ideal, which is how we hope events to play out.

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The Will to Power is the Will to do, and in doing, we accomplish and possess, and it is possession and success that we desire to see.

The Magick (and the illness) of Love is when it becomes a possession and power with an expectation. For Love to be Holy and pure, it needs to be freely felt and freely given. It is when Love is a Desire that it is tainted with Lust and Evil. Desire is the root of all Evil, and it was Adam and Eves first Sin.

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The social truth is contracts and trade, trading what we can spare for what we need to move forward.

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The essence of all morality lies in the definition of Good and Evil. To do Good is to aid, to do Evil is to obstruct or harm. When it comes to life and society, obstructing someone's right to their health, and wealth and freedom is immoral. Therefore, a general rule is Do Not Obstruct, unless that person is obstructing another persons health, wealth and liberty. All arrangements need to be contractual, and if it isn't spoken or written, it shouldn't be considered to be the agreement.