Magic and the Mundane World

Em Hotep. 

Sometimes, lost in a sea of living, we have to endure tough trials and painful afflictions upon our spirituality. Sometimes we have to give the mundane affairs an extra eye. That comes at a certain cost. Yet, if it were not for that price paid and goal attained, we'd have less of a stable ground to stand upon and so our magic would become more difficult to accomplish likewise. 

Here's where I argue the balance. Here's where I also argue the point of the Warrior... for it is only by that spirit which we can truly triumph in all the departments and domains of life... 

Life becomes the Way of the Warrior and the Way of the Warrior becomes sorcery. That's how we endure in our practice, despite sometimes intolerable conditions, health issues, fragilities, setbacks, situations of lack, etc. We awaken an inner, primal strength that we channel towards our own individual triumph; and by doing so we can also lend a helping strong hand to our fellows. That way we're able to remain dedicated, loyal and steadfast in devotion and consistency to our Path. Yet, this in itself may take certain sacrifices, of time, energy and attention. We set it aside for not just the physical or the mundane but the spiritual and esoteric. It gains a certain priority in our lives, offering a profound spark of meaning that nothing else can quite so readily sate in this world. 

So, while we plan and ardently organize our lives, we also make considerable room for spiritual practice. If there are those things which hold us back, we refer again to the Way of the Warrior, the inward spirit of silent conquest, echoed above and below, in settling our personal ordeals. We take to the recourse of meditation, contemplation, reflection and introspection, able to solve all the mental barriers and psychological difficulties that hold us back in our place. We exercise a certain measure of the inner force of Will, fueled by our motivations in diligent self-discipline, reminding ourselves again and again of our consistency in its upkeep to reach our goals, be they spiritual or mundane but evenly balanced or carefully crafted so as to not let the spirit drown. 

That way we can attain to a balanced road of completion, living both the material and spiritual sides of life in an equilibrium, always guided by that principle of inner strength, a practiced force of Will, the Way of the Warrior in all its ramifications, and even though it's nothing that Asetianists need to necessarily hear in order to learn, for it's already forged within their spirit, it can yet serve as a reminder that one can keep in their lives should they just for a moment forget. 

Best of all, friends and readers. 

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