Thursday, January 19, 2006

The idea of a moonchild is an old esoteric belief that one can be totally concious at the moment or orgasm when concieving a child, the ultimate act of creation a human can manifest, this ties in with authentic taoist practise and the tradition of magick which I have followed. Alister Crowley the misunderstood grandfather of contempory magick wrote elusivly about moonchild in his novel of the same name.

Krishnamurti was the Theosophical societies attempt at creating a moonchild, although they could not do the magickal operation or be involved in the conception becuase they were not 100% concerned with the dissemination of truth they did the next best thing and found an suitable Indian boy that they adopted and raised by the societies teachers and schooled in spiritual matters by teachers who them claimed that he was the new Christ, when quite unexpectedly he rejected all their teachings and said, (cut and pasted from ye old internet)

truth is a pathless land and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any organization be formed to lead or to coerce people along any particular path. My only concern is to set humanity absolutely, unconditionally free. Man cannot come to it through any organization, through any creed, through any dogma, priest or ritual, not through any philosophic knowledge or psychological technique. He has to find it through the understanding of the contents of his own mind, through observation and not through intellectual analysis or introspective dissection.'

Krishnamurti claimed allegiance to no caste, nationality or religion and was bound by no tradition. He traveled the world and spoke spontaneously to large audiences until the end of his life at age ninety. He said man has to free himself of all fear, conditioning, authority and dogma through self-knowledge and this will bring about order and psychological mutation. The conflict-ridden violent world cannot be transformed into a life of goodness, love and compassion by any political, social or economic strategies, but only through this mutation in individuals brought about through their own observation without any guru or organized religion. The emphasis in his talks and writings is on the psychological barriers that prevent clarity of perception. In the mirror of relationship, each of us can come to understand the content of one`s own consciousness, which is common to all humanity. We can do this, not analytically, but directly in a manner Krishnamurti describes at length. In observing this content we discover within ourselves the division of the observer and what is observed. He points out that this division, which prevents direct perception, is the root of human conflict.
Krishnamurti`s stature as an original philosopher, attracted non-traditional and traditional thinkers and philosophers alike. Heads of various religious organizations held discussions with him, only to hear him repeat his central theme that authority in whatever form-religious, psychological or political-is a hindrance to seeing the truth; man has to be his own guru to bring about psychological transformation. Attending Krishnamurti`s talks in 1961, Aldous Huxley said, "It was like listening to a discourse of the Buddha-such power, such intrinsic authority...." In 1984 he spoke to nuclear scientists at the National Laboratory Research Center at Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A. David Bohm Ph.D., the quantum physicist and friend of Einstein, recognized in Krishnamurti`s teachings parallels with his own revolutionary theories of physics. This led to many years of dialogue between the two men, which helped form a bridge between so-called mysticism and science. Other scientists found his discussions of time, thought and death to be thought provoking.
There can be no learning where there is authority in any form. He stated tirelessly, "We must be very clear on this matter from the very beginning. There is no belief demanded or asked, there are no followers, there are no cults, there is no persuasion of any kind, in any direction, and therefore only then we can meet on the same platform, on the same ground, at the same level. Then we can together observe the extraordinary phenomena of human existence."
Krishnamurti was cool, he had worked out the true meaning of life, and it was his, if you ever see him interviewed ( there are a few films) he has an amazing ability to answer the question abruptly, and in essence always gave a genuine answer and encouraged his followers to find their own. There's been lots of people who try to follow in his steps but very few come close, especially these days, I come across them all the time, jumped up little new age fakes, the self help industry is filled with them, all the great spititual teachers have taught us what we need to know, the rest is just repeated packaging of their stuff.
Incedently the Theosophical society were fractured by his decleration, half left and half said, 'yes this is only what a true teacher would say.'
The major influences upon my path are split in two sections,
the mystics - my grandfather, nature, syncronicity, jung, riech and the tribes, leary and RAW
the magickians - crowley, spare, pete carroll, Hyatt
However my advise to any one who wants to start this process is read the works, get a feeling for what suits you, and test it, then apply what works. You do get to a point where its no longer the journey, it's the results, becuase brothers and sisters talk/type is cheap.

1 comment:

Peter D said...

For a fun esoteric trip, I would suggest THE LOST BOOK OF KING OG, which contains a Moonchild that is actually delivered. It would be a spoiler to tell you what happens to her though. http://thelostbookofkingog.com/