Magick Without Tears

Cara Soror, 70 Morality (1) Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. "Tu l'as voulu. Georges Dandin!" I knew from the first that your sly, insidious, poisoned poniard, slipped in between my ribs, would soon or late involve a complete exposition of the whole subject of Morality. Off we go! What really is it? The word comes from Mos, Latin for 'custom', 'manner'. Similarly, ethics: from Greek ethos, 'custom' . "It isn't done" may be modern slang, but it's correct . Interesting to study the usage of moeurs and manieres in French. 'Manner' from manus-hand : it is 'the way to handle things' . But the theological conception has steered a very wrong course, even for theology; brought in Divine Injunction, and Conscience, and a whole host of bogeys. (Candles in hollow turnips deceive nobody outside a churchyard!) But what you want to know is the difference between (a) common or area morality, (b) Yogin-or "holy man's" morality, and (c) the Magical Morality of the New Aeon of Thelema. I. Area Morality: This is the code of the "Slave-Gods," very thoroughly analysed, pulverized, and de-loused by Nietzsche in Antichrist. It consists of all the meanest vices, especially envy, cowardice, cruelty and greed: all based on over-mastering Fear. Fear of the nightmare type. With this incubus, the rich and powerful have devised an engine to 419