When mentioning Western magicians, many people immediately think of Merlin, Nicholas Flamel, or Harry Popo. In fact, there are still some real ones, just like the great figures of Taoism such as Ge Hong, Chen Tuan, and Ye Fashan, which affect the Eastern system and influence the extraordinary power of the West.
Aleister Crowley was one of them.
He was British, and very recent, born in 1875. Since childhood, I have loved traveling, traveling, traveling, and making love with women who travel.
He studied at Cambridge University, but did not complete it, before being introduced to an organization called the Order of the Golden Dawn.
The predecessor of this organization, called the Rosicrucian Society, has a long history that cannot be tested. It is only known that it is a place where magic, alchemy, tarot, astrology, etc. are taught.
According to the environment at that time, it belonged to the period of aura exhaustion, so the information provided by the government of Xia State believed that: the Golden Dawn Society is only an organization that preserves and inherits mysticism, and there is nothing really scary.
Of course, it is not ruled out that there is a technique like the Talisman Sect, which does not use aura/elements, but uses another kind of secret method to cast spells.
Crowley quickly climbed to a high-level position, but at this time, the association suddenly split, and he also left Britain and traveled around.
Later, he founded the Thelema Magic Association, founded his own sect, had many disciples, and built a Semara Monastery in Sicily. Later, the A∴A∴ Association was established as a branch.
So what exactly did Thelema teach
Simply put, it's the same:
First: Theories from the Golden Dawn. They believe that everyone has a guardian angel from birth. This angel is not equivalent to the bird man in religion, it may mean a kind of energy, or the form of nothingness.
They teach a unique method of meditation, open your consciousness, and when your consciousness is opened, you can communicate with your guardian angel and learn magic.
Second: purely Crowley's personal preference.
As mentioned earlier, he is keen on having sex, so he created a kind of sexual magic, turning the monastery into a blockhouse, and he is fighting every day in order to obtain stronger guidance and power.
What's even more amazing is that the standard by which he judges the success of the ceremony is to look at the quality of his own tadpoles.
Well, it can be said that I am awesome.
The above is all the content about Thelema in the data.
In fact, it is quite general. Some important things, such as the origin, nature, energy composition, etc. of magic, are all missing. Just vaguely say: Magic has been born for thousands of years, and it is probably related to the three major mythological systems in the West and the Jewish Kabbalah.
Kabbalah is a Jewish mystic. Its most famous legend is the picture of the tree of life, the exact meaning of which no one can explain so far. (Those who are interested can go and have a look.)
But Gu Yu also understands, after all, it is the foundation of other people's practice, and it is not so easy to obtain.
"..."
He threw the two little Taoist priests to Zheng Yiguan, and went down the mountain alone, thinking about a problem along the way. The two foreigners are naturally members of A∴A∴, even though they are very good, but objectively evaluated, their strength should be on the same level as Chao Kongtu and Zhong Lingyu, and they belong to the peak of the day after tomorrow.
For some reason, he vaguely felt that the magic inheritance in the West seemed to be more preserved than that in domestic Taoism, and the spellcasting structure was completely different.
Just like Tony's weakening ray, as far as I know, Zhengyi faction has similar talismans, but the requirements are relatively high, at least not something that can be played the day after tomorrow.
With the help of the staff, Tony was able to cast it lightly.
The East pays more attention to its own realm and communication with the world; the West also pays attention to it, but at the middle and lower levels, it is the magic equipment and categories that are popularized.
Take a chestnut: It is also a weakened skill, and the Eastern monks have to practice to a certain extent before they can use it. But in the category of black magic in the West, maybe a rookie can easily launch it with the help of a staff.
Of course, this is just his temporary guess, after all, the tip of the iceberg has just been revealed.
…
Tianshi Mansion, in the evening.
Such a big commotion on Longhu Mountain naturally alarmed countless people. Everyone went over to have a look, good guy, it was like an old cow opening up wasteland, plowing one stubble after another, it was horrible.
Looking at the country, there is no semicolon for anyone who can act so willfully and recklessly. It must be someone from Phoenix Mountain.
"Hey, Chief... Well, everything is going well, there is a little trouble, but it doesn't matter."
"No problem, everything is under control, don't worry!"
In the bedroom of the guest house, Mu Kun made a phone call with his boss, but after hanging up, he paced back and forth holding the phone, looking restless.
A few minutes later, the phone rang again.
With a complicated expression, he answered: "Hey... I understand, I understand... But you also know that this matter is too much attention, it's not good..."
Snapped!
Hanging over there, Mu Kun smiled wryly, sat on the edge of the bed, stared at the toe of the shoe and sighed.
Why did the government have to facilitate this contest
The reason is very simple, it is the baby of the Chinese Overseas Line. If you think about it, there is basically nothing left after the flood of humanism in the country. Lucky overseas, I just avoided it, how many inheritances I took away back then, let alone the seal of the celestial master!
That's not A-grade stuff, the Eight Classics have been handed down from Zhang Daoling, who wouldn't want it
Zhang Ziliang would definitely not give him his hand in vain, and if he was in a hurry, he would find a big country to take refuge in, that would be a chicken-and-egg fight. So we have to scratch the itch. The biggest heart disease overseas is Longhushan, so let’s just use this as the first prize.
Anyway, whoever loses wins, the celestial masters and Taoism are all in order, and Xia Guo's strength can increase again.
But as we all know, political factions are messy and fight endlessly. Now there are two big bosses, one supports Daoyuan, and the other supports Zhang Ziliang. Needless to say, those who are close to Taoist Academy may not have selfish intentions, and those who are close to Zhang Ziliang must have some kind of PY transaction.
He was caught in the middle, dedicated to the public, and the limit he could do was to keep the competition fair, so that the scope of the competition would not expand.
"well… "
Mu Kun sighed, thinking about tomorrow's duel, he couldn't sleep. He turned over, turned his face outward, opened his eyes casually, and was suddenly shocked.
Just in the room, there was an extra person sitting on a chair pouring tea for himself.
He sat up with a whoosh, after a closer look, he felt relieved again, and said, "Why are you so elusive now?"
"I'm thirsty, drink a glass of water first."
The tea was already cold, but Gu Yu held it in his hand, but it was still warm, and said with a smile, "You knew I was coming?"
"You bought a ticket from Yueyang and got on the train, we knew about it, but the Taoist Academy and the Tianshi Mansion just found out."
Mu Kun put on his clothes and got out of bed, and asked: "What are you doing on the mountain, such a big scene?"
"Dog eats dog. Two British spies collided with four Japanese spies."
"Then what?"
"Killed them all."
"Cough cough cough... cough cough..."
Mu Kun didn't come up in one breath, coughing several times, ancestor, did I kneel down for you
"After all, two countries are involved, and it is easy to cause diplomatic disputes. You should leave it to us..."
"Okay, don't worry about it."
Gu Yu interrupted with a wave of his hand, and said: "I came by coincidence, I just heard your two phone calls, what's the matter, is it another bad game of that game?"