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The Subtle Ecstasy

Indulgence is a matter of some contention within the Left Hand Path. For many it isviewed as a pinnacle of rebellion as it is a pure expression of defiance of classical

conditionings and sociable acceptability. This is something of a rudimentary

understanding though and is often extracted into a superficial philosophy that doesntreach very far. spiration is dulled when remedial function is satiated it would seem.

esthetically though let us loo! at the character of the sinister in fictional portrayal. "hois it that signifies the greatest concern or most rewarding in generation of fear and

consternation of any given protagonist# Is it the debouched personage that engages in

random acts of violence and self$sustaining means of gratification% or is it rather the

methodical and calculating villain that defies moral ob&ectivity#

"hat frightens us more% what defies the logic of our conditioning within our social

bonds% is the regulated re&ection of morality and typical motivation. It is the individual

who is capable of reason and structured in philosophical belief that is at odds to what isconferred to be 'true that is most vile. This is a matter of our indoctrination and a

vantage given to us by being a part of the ma&ority. The idea that one could be possessiveof higher rational function and reach conclusions far in contrast to the ma&ority is the

anathema of society. (ne who merely engages in whim is easier dismissed as a slave to

desire and gratification.

There is safety and understanding in rationali)ing base indulgence. It ma!es sense that

one may go to excess. *ven addiction is socially acceptable while in itself not being so

because it is comprehensible. It ta!es very little thought to see the motivation in this sortof expression and offers very little in the way of challenge of complacent thought. It is

another matter entirely to be challenged by the expressed reason of one who also defies ina cohesive manner the ma&ority.

*ven within the bonds of our society addiction is seen as a disease with our mediums of

recovery having at their basis a prere+uisite of confession to slavery. (ne who see!s to'recover from addiction admits first that regardless of indulgence they are still addicts.

n addict is either engaged in the addiction or is in denial of its means of satiety% but

regardless is eternally an addict. They are a slave to desire and its expression.

This thought is a continuation of the intrinsic ideology of the social construct. To regain

status within the whole it is necessary to express the wrongness of their desire and

aspiration towards mediocrity. They see! to become one again with the whole throughdismissive action in regards to what is seen to be at its base as an expression of rebellious

inclination.

The median of the ma&ority is a stasis of want and desire. *xpressed through addiction

and debauchery is an elongation of reach into this same directional focus. In this way

indulgence is not in and of itself a rebellion in any real way but merely a lac! of

acceptance of restraint. ,ebelling against restraint isnt rebelling against society and its


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bonds but rebelling against societies conception of personal strength and integrity. It is a

re&ection of what is commonly held to be the strength of the average individual. "hat sort

of battle is it to fight against this prison# "hat does victory in this fight accomplish otherthen the dismissal by the whole as being wea!#

The truer victory is in separating individual desire from the acceptable expression of thesocietal norm. This is the real and sinister indulgence% an indulgence in control and

retroactive dismissal. It is an understanding of indoctrinated belief and base modalities

that are proprietary of the social construct and a re&ection of them as a stimulus.

The ma&ority has instructed us in the ways of life encompassing not only a code of

conduct% but also a defining of desire. -ociety controls us even in the things we perceive

to want% and in engaging even more in those things we succumb to its control further. "eallow for it to dictate first our craving and then allow it to dismiss us as wea! for craving

it unto excess. "e ma!e ourselves addicts of another mans vine.

,eal indulgence and valid desire come as expressions of the will of the individual beingdrawn into the casual. They are a re&ection of what is commonly accepted as rewarding

and manifested wholly out of the individual. It is recogni)ing the lie that rules the lives ofthe commonality and supplanting it with the truth of your own becoming.

lready in accepting the path an initiate of it is re&ecting the livelihood of the ma&ority."hile the rest of the world engages itself in striving for indoctrinated notions of success

and motivation already the initiate has conceived another view of goal orientation and

purpose. In see!ing to become and exult the self through internal discovery our focus of

life is categorically opposed to that of the ma&ority. "hile others engage in lives +uestingfor higher incomes and better accessories we have already re&ected this as the entirety and

accepted instead another goal for existence.

*xpressing this goal and aspiration within our casual life ta!es further recognition of

motive. -imply longing for self$!nowledge is nothing. ccepting the metaphor of the

path and placing oneself within the model of its conception is only the first step. This isentirely psychological and vaguely spiritual in tuning the remedial self into the greater

current of operation. Perceiving ones self to be a solitary traveler along the road to self$

discovery while occupying the casual existence with distractions provided by the

ma&ority is failure.

n initiate of the Left Hand Path cant aspire to reach any achievable goal along this path

while filling their lives with indulgences of others construction. The path itself must bereflected in all aspects of the initiates life and livelihood. If they see! to be masters of

their own destiny they must also be masters of their commonality and indeed this first.

ll expressions of an initiates desire should revolve around the +uest itself. Their every

function should be reflective of the struggle and aspiration of their desire in becoming

something more. "ith this understanding they will see! in all things to find challenge

and engage only in mediums of complexity and even danger to express themselves


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within. They will gravitate not towards superficialities and that which can be achieved

with ease and engaged in with complacency.

true initiate of the path will manifest desire with refinement through will. They will not

see! things as much as they will see! to surpass them and master them. That which is not

a challenge is for those who are incapable of it. hildren and animals feed onconvenience and devour what doesnt flee. The truest indulgence is in the prospect of

failure and the creation of success. There is no taste sweeter then the taste of your own

blood on a roc! you had to best others for to simply hold.

arnality is an expression of the slavery of the ma&ority. It is the real master of self that

may parta!e of its bliss and leave it as easily in favor of the bland taste and coarseness of

challenge. /ecoming implies the prospect of failure and it is failure that must be bestedwherever it may be found or created. The ma&ority see!s only to live and to forget% their

only real prospect of failure being death% which they will surpass only in becoming dead.

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