LIBERTOSOPHY & POST-CHURCH SPIRITUALITY

In this page I will answer the anticipated questions regarding the churchless pathway toward the divine. We are not saying that churches do not have any further salvage values, nor that those gullible folks who listen to church leaders do not possess, within their ranks, a single soul of an enlightened nature, nor that a soul can never reach the divine spheres through the antiquated, idiotizing, mongrelizing institutional method offered through church 'life'. One can, maybe in a very slim chance, go up, but only at such great risks of stagnating again. This thinker advances the position that indeed, churches have become anathema to truth, and being purveyors of dogma, of excremental "either/or" thinking, chances are high that a soul, immersing totally--and I stress 'totally' because a church is a totalizing, nay a totalitarian institution--in church 'life', would indeed run agog in shis (his/her) soul evolution, never reaching the destination accorded to shis psychical type.

And for the case of those who search for the true Light, they search thus for the authentic pearls of wisdom, for direct connections to their 'inner space' terrains and to their 'inner light'. Institutional paths have led them a-stray, such as the narrative of the Pied Piper had revealed to us: that many are such institutional and discursive devices that can lead people a-stray, leave them dangling in the purgatorial regions of soul evolution, lead people to a degenerate state, thus disabling people from climbing the upward arc of the evolutionary path. Hence, the search for some other ways, for some methods that may be other than institutional, but more likely of the individualized type. For indeed spirituality cannot be grasped in institutions, but can only be grasped individually, and must, by this very same token, be offered, lesson per lesson, individually rather than collectively.

This guru is one among those sent forth to guide the more highly evolved types who search for the nectarine elixirs s/he has been looking for in life. Those who wish to continue with the fundamentalist path of the churches, those neurotically inclined types who would see dirt in everything else and so are the subject of cleansing engagements by self-righteous Pied Pipers, can go ahead and let them be manipulated by the Evil Ones who have since conquered many of the world's churches. But many are those souls returning unto the physical sphere who expect for higher lessons, and they can no longer be deceived by the sweet-tongued Pied Pipers. They are increasing in numbers, even as their own 'inner voices' forewarn them of the dangers that lie ahead in their paths which includes churches, black magicians, atheists and other entities and institutions, which for lack of a better term I shall reduce into two: the Vulgar Materialists (atheists) and Vulgar Spiritualists (church fundamentalists, black magic advocates). Amid all the obstacles to their paths, these enlightened souls are achieving more success, declaring non-church pathways more openly. They are coming together in bonds of universal brotherhood, and together they constitute the 'companions of the light' who are the true inheritors, leaders and teachers of the earth.

Many a libertararian had observably fallen prey to the false teachings of self-righteous 'gurus' who have in no small measure taken advantage of the fact that the libertarian in search of spiritual enlightenment must have been so vulnerable at the moment of the quest. And so many a gullible libertarian was sweet-talked into wearing the mantle of devotee or a contemplative. This is simply unfortunate, since the Libertarian Project incurs loses every time an adherent is drawn towards some social circles whose members do not appreciate the libertarian pursuits at all since they are of a different psychic make-up altogether. Moreso, many a libertarian was driven to the worlds of the Vulgar Spiritualists whose only reality is the afterlife, the type where one normally observes adherents who become neglectful of basic material responsibilities appurtenant to the raising of a family on account of moralistic asceticism, outerworldly puritanism and fanaticism brought upon the adherents' worldview.

Relatedly, many a potential freethinker had been living in this world who can pursue the dharma for the libertarian-freethinker.Such a person happens to be the Integrated Type for having effected in the Self a sublime fusion of both the Material and Spiritual pursuits and had found the bridge between the purpose of material living and that of spiritual illumination. The Integrated Man who happens to be working within the enclaves of many libertarian formations such as people's organizations, non-government organizations and radical political parties is the one in whom this book had been intendedly written for. Being so blessed, such an Integrated Man (the word man comes from the word manu which means Thinking Being) among the libertarians must by all means pursue the dharma and yoga intended for shis type and must lead the way towards spiritual enlightenment via the libertarian pathway. The most illumined among them are in fact already under the direct ministration and guidance of Spiritual Masters who are niched in the Higher Spheres. Let all libertarians who wish to sojourn on a pathway toward higher illumination therefore join such beknighed Initiants working within their midst.

...As a paramount clarification, in no way should these tracts serve as infallible dogmas that ought to be memorized and ritualized by an Initiant. As cognitive stimulants, they should encourage the Initiant to seek for more answers to infinite enigmas of life by digging deeper into the realm of one's own experience. In such manner shall one evolve to be wise and therefore worthy of emulation.

Liberum commences with a free mind or mens liber. Coherent with this light, each liberative Initiant shall strive to possess a critical mind. To critique means to put into question all the categories of thought that have been conditioned in our minds by the cultures and subcultures to which we have been subsumed in our mundane living.

Any blind acceptance of assertions and propositions--so presented as infallible Dogmas--is anathema to Knowledge and Truth and should be opposed. Dogma tends to construct blinders and straitjackets, leaving humans inside deep wells and viewing the world therefrom in self-limiting ways.

When the mind is cleared of old categories and when it gets becalmed by contemplative and meditative pursuits, then the doors to Wisdom and Knowledge will be truly opened. The inner treasures of the cosmos will thus become more accessible to the Traveler (Adept). This is a first lesson of supreme import.

Finally, a society of liberative Initiants must envision world of the hereafter habituated by highly evolved humans exhibiting (1) enhanced spiritual resoluteness, (2) heightened mental capabilities, (3) perfected wellness, and (4) highly productive lives of loving and goods-generation for purposes of altruism and benevolent pursuits.

Since millenia past, many Wisdom traditions have evolved, with most of them already de-institutionalized--notably the mystery schools as the earlier ones were called--after having attained their specific missions even as new ones have arisen to continue with the overall collective work of liberation. ...To elaborate on a few known ones:

A Wisdom Tradition that is founded on freethought. This tradition used to be an integral part of other traditions that evolved from antiquity to modernity. The Orders of Nazirites for instance were highly engaged in libertarian pursuits that were aimed at combating ancient colonialism. Meanwhile, the Initiants of Freemasonry and contemporary hermetics engaged themselves in liberative pursuits at the beginning of modernity. But lately, the tradition had begun to be crafted as a distinct one, with strong engagements in the public sphere as an arena for spiritual undertakings. This tradition had also been contributing to the synthesis of empirical science, Western philosophy, and esoteric (eastern and western) philosophy. Systematizations are currently in progress.

Such brotherhoods and traditions, to note, actually received their inspiring Light to a large extent from the Cosmic Hierarchs on the Higher Spheres. Most notable of this is the Great White Brotherhood, the fraternal Order of all humans who have already graduated in their initiation to the level of Master of Wisdom (5th Plane entity) and Ascended Master (6th Plane entity). Also included in the Order are the chelas (disciples) of the Ascended Masters who are considered candidates for masterhood and who habituate the physical plane to be able to radiate the wisdom lessons appurtenant to each of the Seven Rays. ...

The forces of Individuation are getting to be stronger every decade indeed. They challenge every kind of formation to make adjustments in no small means. Together with the abovementioned celebration of the Anti-Oedipus is the breakdown of every kind of centering discourse and indeed of every notion of Absolute. The Social had accordingly imploded, so declared the Postmodern theorist Jean Baudrillard. ...There are of course vast sections of the human population who are more attuned to the herdification mindset and are still looking for Absolutes (best formulae, the Only Correct Solution), the ones who would rather be attracted to televangelically inclined formations and other self-righteous agencies (mass movements included) and personalities. Let such people look for their salvation in such manner as they so wish, and in such manner as befit their psychical make-up, for as long as they would not resort to the age-old Inquisitorial witchhunts on prospective Initiants. The herdifying mindset is incidentally not the kind that an Order of liberative freethinkers has been looking for, and many are those who are also potential freethinkers attuned to the jubilant forces of Individuation. Such an Order must look hard enough for the said souls.

One must not only avoid Evil whenever one is confronted with it. One must with full audacity wage battles against Evil in all fronts: within the Self to effect the flourishing of the True Illumined Self, and within the human worlds to effect the flourishing of universal brotherhood, genius and civility. ...

I shall in this light distinguish the Wisdom tradition of the liberative freethinker from the others already in place by the term libertosophy. ...Libertarian freethought is the foundation of libertosophy. ...Libertosophy shall hopefully join the world of wisdom traditions astride the subcultural formations of wisdom brotherhoods and shall expectedly become a source of Light for the Libertarian-Freethinker who aspires to pursue the career of an emancipator in the material world as well as a spiritual Initiant.


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This thinker advances the position that indeed, churches have become anathema to truth, and being purveyors of dogma, of excremental "either/or" thinking, chances are high that a soul, immersing totally--and I stress 'totally' because a church is a totalizing, nay a totalitarian institution--in church 'life', would indeed run agog in shis (his/her) soul evolution, never reaching the destination accorded to shis psychical type. And for the case of those who search for the true Light, they search thus for the authentic pearls of wisdom, for direct connections to their 'inner space' terrains and to their 'inner light'. Institutional paths have led them a-stray, such as the narrative of the Pied Piper had revealed to us: that many are such institutional and discursive devices that can lead people a-stray, leave them dangling in the purgatorial regions of soul evolution, lead people to a degenerate state, thus disabling people from climbing the upward arc of the evolutionary path. Hence, the search for some other ways, for some methods that may be other than institutional, but more likely of the individualized type. For indeed spirituality cannot be grasped in institutions, but can only be grasped individually, and must, by this very same token, be offered, lesson per lesson, individually rather than collectively. This guru is one among those sent forth to guide the more highly evolved types who search for the nectarine elixirs s/he has been looking for in life. Those who wish to continue with the fundamentalist path of the churches, those neurotically inclined types who would see dirt in everything else and so are the subject of cleansing engagements by self-righteous Pied Pipers, can go ahead and let them be manipulated by the Evil Ones who have since conquered many of the world's churches. But many are those souls returning unto the physical sphere who expect for higher lessons, and they can no longer be deceived by the sweet-tongued Pied Pipers. They are increasing in numbers, even as their own 'inner voices' forewarn them of the dangers that lie ahead in their paths which includes churches, black magicians, atheists and other entities and institutions, which for lack of a better term I shall reduce into two: the Vulgar Materialists (atheists) and Vulgar Spiritualists (church fundamentalists, black magic advocates). Amid all the obstacles to their paths, these enlightened souls are achieving more success, declaring non-church pathways more openly. They are coming together in bonds of universal brotherhood, and together they constitute the 'companions of the light' who are the true inheritors, leaders and teachers of the earth. As a start, this guru offers some words from the work Libertosophy & Freethought: The Path of Illumination for Libertarian Freethinkers. PREFACE Many a libertararian had observably fallen prey to the false teachings of self-righteous 'gurus' who have in no small measure taken advantage of the fact that the libertarian in search of spiritual enlightenment must have been so vulnerable at the moment of the quest. And so many a gullible libertarian was sweet-talked into wearing the mantle of devotee or a contemplative. This is simply unfortunate, since the Libertarian Project incurs loses every time an adherent is drawn towards some social circles whose members do not appreciate the libertarian pursuits at all since they are of a different psychic make-up altogether. Moreso, many a libertarian was driven to the worlds of the Vulgar Spiritualists whose only reality is the afterlife, the type where one normally observes adherents who become neglectful of basic material responsibilities appurtenant to the raising of a family on account of moralistic asceticism, outerworldly puritanism and fanaticism brought upon the adherents' worldview. Relatedly, many a potential freethinker had been living in this world who can pursue the dharma for the libertarian-freethinker.Such a person happens to be the Integrated Type for having effected in the Self a sublime fusion of both the Material and Spiritual pursuits and had found the bridge between the purpose of material living and that of spiritual illumination. The Integrated Man who happens to be working within the enclaves of many libertarian formations such as people's organizations, non-government organizations and radical political parties is the one in whom this book had been intendedly written for. Being so blessed, such an Integrated Man (the word man comes from the word manu which means Thinking Being) among the libertarians must by all means pursue the dharma and yoga intended for shis type and must lead the way towards spiritual enlightenment via the libertarian pathway. The most illumined among them are in fact already under the direct ministration and guidance of Spiritual Masters who are niched in the Higher Spheres. Let all libertarians who wish to sojourn on a pathway toward higher illumination therefore join such beknighed Initiants working within their midst. Tractatus Liberum (Wisdom Propositions for Liberative Freethinkers) ...As a paramount clarification, in no way should these tracts serve as infallible dogmas that ought to be memorized and ritualized by an Initiant. As cognitive stimulants, they should encourage the Initiant to seek for more answers to infinite enigmas of life by digging deeper into the realm of one's own experience. In such manner shall one evolve to be wise and therefore worthy of emulation. ...To attain wisdom and to be able to tap it infinitely thereafter means the attainment of Ultimate Illumination upon having traversed the path of the Light of ultimate freedom. ... Tract 1. Free Mind Liberum commences with a free mind or mens liber. Coherent with this light, each liberative Initiant shall strive to possess a critical mind. To critique means to put into question all the categories of thought that have been conditioned in our minds by the cultures and subcultures to which we have been subsumed in our mundane living. ....... Any blind acceptance of assertions and propositions--so presented as infallible Dogmas--is anathema to Knowledge and Truth and should be opposed. Dogma tends to construct blinders and straitjackets, leaving humans inside deep wells and viewing the world therefrom in self-limiting ways. When the mind is cleared of old categories and when it gets becalmed by contemplative and meditative pursuits, then the doors to Wisdom and Knowledge will be truly opened. The inner treasures of the cosmos will thus become more accessible to the Traveler (Adept). This is a first lesson of supreme import. Tract 2. Truth and Knowledge Truth can only be arrived at through Knowledge. The great master-thinker Plato had clarified this to the world before, that accordingly truth cannot be established through beliefs. The unwise and the ignorant dwell in beliefs; the wise, in knowledge. ...... Tract 4. Theoretical Knowledge As regards theoretical knowledge an Initiant shall be guided by the canons established in mathematics, to note: (1) each theory has its own scope, which defines the extent of its explanatory power and/or depth of meaningful comprehension; and, (2) each theory has its own limits, beyond which its explanatory powers are muted. Thus, every theory has its own strengths, even as no theory can explain everything, nay appresent itself as 'theory of everything' in the Cosmos save for the ontological and substantive bounds in which it was manifestly circumscribed. ........ Tract 11. Grand Vision Finally, a society of liberative Initiants must envision world of the hereafter habituated by highly evolved humans exhibiting (1) enhanced spiritual resoluteness, (2) heightened mental capabilities, (3) perfected wellness, and (4) highly productive lives of loving and goods-generation for purposes of altruism and benevolent pursuits. Such worlds--the mundii liberarii--which shall be molded inescapably through waves of human struggles across historical and civilizational epochs, yet are nonetheless viable and attainable, a liberative society shall take as its own. ................................. WISDOM BROTHERHOODS & WISDOM TRADITIONS ...Wisdom brotherhoods have been with the entire humanity for as far our collective memory could remember. They have nurtured collective visions and built worlds, nay built Civility-at-large. ... ... Since millenia past, many Wisdom traditions have evolved, with most of them already de-institutionalized--notably the mystery schools as the earlier ones were called--after having attained their specific missions even as new ones have arisen to continue with the overall collective work of liberation. ...To elaborate on a few known ones: 1. The Platonic and Neo-Platonic Traditions 2. The Gnostic and Neo-Gnostic Traditions 3. The Chaldean Tradition 4. Masonry or Masonic Tradition 5. Hermetic Tradition 6. Vedic Tradition and its Derivative Traditions (Buddhic, Tantric, Vedantic) 7. Sufi Tradition 8. Naacal Tradition 9. Celtic Tradition and Derivatives 10. Christic Tradition (Esoteric Christianity) 11. Buddhic Tradition (Esoteric Buddhism) 12. Theosophy 13. Anthroposophy 14. Qaballah and its Derivatives 15. Esoteric Tao 16. Tibeto-Lama 17. Orphite Tradition 18. Libertosophy or Liberative Tradition A Wisdom Tradition that is founded on freethought. This tradition used to be an integral part of other traditions that evolved from antiquity to modernity. The Orders of Nazirites for instance were highly engaged in libertarian pursuits that were aimed at combating ancient colonialism. Meanwhile, the Initiants of Freemasonry and contemporary hermetics engaged themselves in liberative pursuits at the beginning of modernity. But lately, the tradition had begun to be crafted as a distinct one, with strong engagements in the public sphere as an arena for spiritual undertakings. This tradition had also been contributing to the synthesis of empirical science, Western philosophy, and esoteric (eastern and western) philosophy. Systematizations are currently in progress. Such brotherhoods and traditions, to note, actually received their inspiring Light to a large extent from the Cosmic Hierarchs on the Higher Spheres. Most notable of this is the Great White Brotherhood, the fraternal Order of all humans who have already graduated in their initiation to the level of Master of Wisdom (5th Plane entity) and Ascended Master (6th Plane entity). Also included in the Order are the chelas (disciples) of the Ascended Masters who are considered candidates for masterhood and who habituate the physical plane to be able to radiate the wisdom lessons appurtenant to each of the Seven Rays. ... ............... The forces of Individuation are getting to be stronger every decade indeed. They challenge every kind of formation to make adjustments in no small means. Together with the abovementioned celebration of the Anti-Oedipus is the breakdown of every kind of centering discourse and indeed of every notion of Absolute. The Social had accordingly imploded, so declared the Postmodern theorist Jean Baudrillard. ...There are of course vast sections of the human population who are more attuned to the herdification mindset and are still looking for Absolutes (best formulae, the Only Correct Solution), the ones who would rather be attracted to televangelically inclined formations and other self-righteous agencies (mass movements included) and personalities. Let such people look for their salvation in such manner as they so wish, and in such manner as befit their psychical make-up, for as long as they would not resort to the age-old Inquisitorial witchhunts on prospective Initiants. The herdifying mindset is incidentally not the kind that an Order of liberative freethinkers has been looking for, and many are those who are also potential freethinkers attuned to the jubilant forces of Individuation. Such an Order must look hard enough for the said souls. ................................................ INTRODUCING LIBERTOSOPHY: THE WISDOM OF LIBERTARIAN FREETHOUGHT AND THE DHARMA OF LIBERTARIANS One must not only avoid Evil whenever one is confronted with it. One must with full audacity wage battles against Evil in all fronts: within the Self to effect the flourishing of the True Illumined Self, and within the human worlds to effect the flourishing of universal brotherhood, genius and civility. ... ...... I shall in this light distinguish the Wisdom tradition of the liberative freethinker from the others already in place by the term libertosophy. ...Libertarian freethought is the foundation of libertosophy. ...Libertosophy shall hopefully join the world of wisdom traditions astride the subcultural formations of wisdom brotherhoods and shall expectedly become a source of Light for the Libertarian-Freethinker who aspires to pursue the career of an emancipator in the material world as well as a spiritual Initiant. ................................................