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Old 12-13-2005, 07:28 PM
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Good point, Hill-Shatar. (And you're right, no thought of disciplinary action was involved.) The "left-hand path" is seen as working towards a goal of transcendence through self-development, while the "right-hand path" de-eimphasizes the self. That said, either can be subjucated: the left-hand can become wallowing self-indulgence, and the right-hand can become an excuse for non-action and a retreat into an ivory tower.

A friend of mine leads a left-hand Welsh Craft branch, located in LA. He jokes a lot about it; and really, the Craft has some strong left-hand elements, at least, as constituted by Gerald Gardner. But that's not the same as McVey's Satanists, who deliberately invoke a Christian demon to annoy the hell (so to speak) out of monotheists. And Anarchs? They seem closer to the Iris-worshipping Crafters I know.
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