Episode 6: Maevius Lynn Part 2 - Thelema In Theory & Practice

On this episode of The Veiled Path Podcast, I sit down with Maevius Lynn for our second interview where we dive into the deeper teachings and practices of Thelema. Thelema is the religion established by Aleister Crowley following a series of visionary experiences and deep insights following his study of Magick in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Lynn traces her spiritual background and how Thelema brought direction and deeper meaning into her life as well as well experience in the various magickal orders and organizations associated with the religion. Further topics discussed include the Gnostic Mass and Saints, the Holy Guardian Angel, and the spiritual “crossing of the abyss”.

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Maevius Lynn's Links: https://linktr.ee/maeviuslynn

What is the Holy Guardian Angel?

For centuries, mystics, magicians, saints, and philosophers have claimed communication with a divine intelligence beyond the ordinary self. From Socrates and his Daimon, to Joan of Arc and her heavenly voices, to the mystical visions of Ramakrishna, and finally to Aleister Crowley and the Holy Guardian Angel, seekers throughout history have pursued contact with a higher source of wisdom and guidance.

In this episode of The Veiled Path Podcast, we explore the legendary Abramelin Operation, Crowley's reinterpretation of the Angel through Liber Samekh and Thelema, modern occult approaches to Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, and the deeper question that lies beneath them all:

Is the Holy Guardian Angel an external spiritual being, the Higher Self, the Atman of Eastern philosophy, a personal God, or simply another name for humanity's search for its deepest identity?

Join us as we trace one of the most enduring and mysterious ideas in the history of spirituality and explore what it may reveal about the nature of the Self itself.

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In Episode 4 of The Veiled Path Podcast, we sit down with Maevius Lynn to discuss her book The Holy Year of Thelema and explore the spiritual philosophy of Thelema, the legacy of Aleister Crowley, True Will, ritual practice, and the continuing evolution of Western esotericism in the modern world.

Maevius Lynn's Links: https://linktr.ee/maeviuslynn

Episode 3 traces the rise of Western esotericism from the hidden grimoires of the Middle Ages through the Renaissance occult philosophy of Agrippa, the angelic visions of John Dee, and the occult revival of Éliphas Lévi - culminating in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. As ancient systems of Hermeticism, Kabbalah, ritual magic, and mysticism converged into a modern initiatory movement, a new vision of the self began to emerge: one centered on transformation, will, and hidden spiritual power. But from within the collapse of the Golden Dawn, a controversial figure would arise who would carry these currents into an entirely new era - Aleister Crowley.

Episode 2 explores the three great foundations of Western spirituality - Egypt, Greece, and Israel - and how each shaped a radically different understanding of the self. From the Egyptian soul that must survive judgment, to the Greek discovery of the inner, rational soul, to the Hebrew self in relationship with God, this episode traces the evolution of what it means to be human and various ways different ancient Western societies have understood their own identities. 

In this episode, we discuss the origins of the spiritual notions of the "Self" across early Shamanic, Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist philosophies, how they influence and relate to each other, and how this concept is contrasted among each of them.

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