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Originally posted by DarkJedi
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Ahh, I was wondering when someone would post Mr. Crowley...hehe
It's funny because much of today's Wicca/Paganism and even Satanism are based on one thing that Aleistar wrote in 'The Book of the Law':
'Do what thou will shall be the whole of the law.'
LaVey understood it to mean 'Do what you want.' and he based alot of the roots of the Church of Satan around that.
Wiccans on the other hand, took it, and added one simple phrase:
'An harm none, do what thou will.'
This softens the sentence, and created somewhat of a buffer for Wiccans.
But if you read more of Crowley's essays and books, you will find that he is very clear in what that means. To reiterate:
"You have no right to do anything but what your WILL is meant to do.'
Most also negate to mention the sentence that follows;
'Do what thou will shall be the whole of the law. Love under Will.'
So 'will' is first, but will is guided by love....therefore, there was really no need for Wiccans to add 'an harm none' because it was already inherent in the text.
Okay, so I'm blabbering...lol....don't ask me why I know stuff like this....I'm an armchair occultist...hehe