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Erratic Behaviors With Outsiders: Stop Making Justifications

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Over the years I have noticed a recurring phenomenon. Albeit there are tons of writings here about how one should live their life, not cause problems to others, and not transfer their own issues and project them over to this religion [or anything else they believe in] this keeps recurring for some people. Thankfully less than 1-2% of people fall in this category and as with here, they exist in every philosophy or approach to life. But we have to address this issue to be direct about it.

The tone of the post might be a little offensive but you have to hear me out as if you put your own life and self into danger, this is not the result of the Gods, Zevism or anyone else, but life mishandling. Read on.

Examples: One doesn't want to make friends, is anti-social, or they hate humanity or themselves. They will use whatever as justification to base this on and become a basement dwelling "witch" that sits in a basement and expects the world to fall on their lap, living in total delusions. The witch knows and everyone else is a fool are part of this; this is observable highly in antisocial and "proud outcast" communities such as the "Left Hand Path". This is where people become clowns in order to appease a need for "individuality" or in general for self expression reasons [sometimes it's legitimate, and in my book, accepted]. But we are not talking about my book here we are talking about yours neither, let's talk a bit about society and how they in fact observe these things.

In the context of the Temple of Zeus, there is little to no credence to this example, but one will form one based on whatever they can find to do just that. You don't have to dress a certain way; the ethics are clearly arrayed, the Gods want you to be yourself but also part of a society.

Consequence of not minding the above: Either life gets damaged, or in extreme cases Life is ruined. Further consequence: Because one cannot accept this was their decision, they blame "this place", "their beliefs" and their "nature".

This result would be the case even if one was let's say a Christian or whatever else. They would cherry pick what fits and as Christians run for the mountains, they would justify this and move on with what they wanted to do anyway. Christians who take the lack of societal awareness too far, thankfully, have shown the world how retarded and criminal they can be.

It's important in life for everyone to recognize their own decisions. My first years in this path were years of major solitude; even family friction etc. Nobody told me from this place to do this, it was my own situation that was borne out of my own clashes. Yet in order to "justify" my position I turned these tendencies of mine into a banner that I was trying to convince myself had to do with my faith. It did not.

It was a series of my own unresolved issues at the time; since our faith supported me, I was trying to forcibly interpret everything from this. Yes, the Christianity can make people dumb, intolerant, fearful and they can have false images of projection; any deviation is seen as being a being of evil and how do people respond to evil? They try to exorcise it. Soon in my mind I was taking this as "persecution" for my beliefs, yet over time I recognized my beliefs were actually seemingly seen as a threat by others around me. That wasn't good and it was my mistake; nor of my beliefs, nor of anyone else around me. An example of this later.

Example: Your mother or father is a Christian and you have a ruined relation with them or there is a mismatch. Be it that you want to parade or look smart, or you never went out of your house, you add to this already dysfunctional relation something else as well: That they are Christians. Yes, they might be. Yes, that might affect them. But one does not have reasons to start further problems. In fact, with Zevism you can correct problems - both ways to positive and restraining magick does exist to that end. The net benefit here would be to correct this situation.

There are also cases of people who do things that alert others. No, not everyone in this world or your roommates or whatever is going to consider it "normal" that you meditate, or that you do Tarot spreads. This path carries this situation where you can easily be misunderstood. If you go into a "Fuck them all and who cares" attitude, you will harm your relations with other people. It's important to keep private and stop bullying others to "accept you" or to "get along with it", especially if you are in vulnerable positions.

Certain behaviors that can be the results of this path, can also look erratic to other people. Ten years ago I was meditating and I had a blast of energy that kept me awake for two days straight; a full 48 hours. When people in my life saw this, they thought I might have been using drugs; I of course was not. What is there to explain in this? Nothing. They were convinced I was using some sort of drug or that I was suffering from a form of illness. I was naive enough to admit I was awake for 48 hours.

The results? Two whole months of them thinking I was using substances when I was not. Daily questions, harassment, worries, tears and stress for everyone. This reached all the way where I had to go make a test, to prove I was substance free. I was abnormal, and this abnormality scared them. Abnormal in their book, that is. Then after this they said it has to be insomnia or something else. This was both disqualified. It took a while for the hype to calm down. Then I managed the next time this occurred to not talk about this topic again. Problem solved.

How do you convince them this could be something good? Get in their shoes. There is nothing of this path they know. The need to convince, to show off, or to be validated by them will always fail. One must therefore understand what privacy and secrecy mean in that context; and to put your personal and life safety first.

Where do you think you are going as an arrogant teenager that hasn't figured how to tie their own shoelaces, going against let's say 2000 years of solid indoctrination and misinformation about "Religion"? To your parents you are a child and you know nothing; even if you know a hundred times more things, that's just how they see you and this can rarely change. Forcing it through and marking your own path, will likely not come with the accepted obedience of your parents, but likely with a giant clash.

Yes, they might lack education, have no idea, it's unfair, maybe unjust and a lack of acceptance. I know. But it's not about me but about life itself here. Let's pick another example: After one learns about spirituality, they start meditating, being more introspective, or they might have visual changes; more calmness, even a positive personality change. This can be interpreted good or bad, depending on how you position yourself.

If suddenly you refuse to talk to everyone, you spend 2-3 years in your room locked in there, how do you think others see this? Either as mental illness or that something is really off with you. They won't rationalize you are growing spiritually [and if you do, you shouldn't be in your room, but I get it that some of you are not that social and/or go through some phases].

Family matters must be handled delicately and with acceptable explanations. You should not pick fights over faith with your family. If there are fights or issues, keep religion out of it. Yes, it's a stumbling block to their development, but you being right about this matters little to none where the arguments might occur. Some people won't see sense and one has to learn to navigate life over this and accept that fact that they might never see any sense or want to evolve. That's good for you as you have less weight to carry. Defuse the tension and move on. Banish the need for "validation" and accept the goodness of people as it is. Position yourself to receive goodness and stop spreading disarray and pointless fights.

Learn about your backyard first and stop preaching to others and to your family most of all, especially if NOT receptive at all, about things that you also hardly comprehend. The need to save them or help them has to be restrained over the laws of life itself. Go against these laws and be prepared to hurt. Follow them and one day maybe things will be different.

Yes, I get the whole idea of "being someone different" and how strong this urge can be to want to express itself. Maybe if you live in London you can walk around wearing Pentacles and all and you could be relatively free. Relatively meaning that you might or might not fall under the wrong eyes. In other places, this "being someone different", no matter what you know, can even lead to death, anger, or family collapse. Instantly. Protect your privacy. Your faith is your business and stop not measuring up the living field around you.

Real individuality in this path is forged in the shadows when you learn, do the work for the Gods, do great acts and essentially understand the terrain where you are in. These are crucial. Theatricality is not crucial nor necessary. It can do more harm than good. Focus on building a stable life and a steadier existence, so you can express yourself as you should. This is the key to success.

-High Priest Hooded Cobra 666
 
This right here is why i can vouch HP is godly and so does our God's whenever iam going through a difficult time regarding my own path and stance as an SS to the outside world i get answers like they are always there and had been from time when i was in my lowest from the dedication ritual i had done to all the lows and misery I've faced in life i had times where i had stumbled and got angry at everything thinking (it must be nice living in a first world country speaking like a lord) then i learned about war read books about the past and the answers were (people that went through blood tears and every human suffering possible to make sure their people can have a future and stand tall as a race) and it takes a lot just to accept that there are thing's you can control and thing's you cannot but it is also true that the GOD'S have eyes on every serious dedicated member here and they can bring the very best version out of you regardless of your situation circumstances and place you come from this is why anyone (except jews) never stumble from this path no matter how hard life gets whenever you fall get back up and cling close to GOD'S never let the thirst for knowledge and love for God's die inside you.

I lead to the straight path without a revealed book; I direct aright my beloved and chosen ones by unseen means. All my teachings are easily applicable to all times and all conditions. I punish in another world all who do contrary to my will.

I reveal my wonders to those who seek them, and in due time my miracles to those who receive them from me.

I have not taught these teachings, nor do they proceed from me. Do not mention my name nor my attributes, lest ye regret it; for ye do not know what those who are without may do.

Father Satan - Al-Jilwah


HAIL SATAN!!
HAIL AZAZIL!!
HAIL HITLER!!
 
Thank you! I am proud to say I actually been through the family issues and have worked through them I love my family so much they are so special to me and I’m going to take such great care of them when they need me and they aren’t able to care for themselves
 
Over the years I have noticed a recurring phenomenon. Albeit there are tons of writings here about how one should live their life, not cause problems to others, and not transfer their own issues and project them over to this religion [or anything else they believe in] this keeps recurring for some people. Thankfully less than 1-2% of people fall in this category and as with here, they exist in every philosophy or approach to life. But we have to address this issue to be direct about it.

The tone of the post might be a little offensive but you have to hear me out as if you put your own life and self into danger, this is not the result of the Gods, Zevism or anyone else, but life mishandling. Read on.

Examples: One doesn't want to make friends, is anti-social, or they hate humanity or themselves. They will use whatever as justification to base this on and become a basement dwelling "witch" that sits in a basement and expects the world to fall on their lap, living in total delusions. The witch knows and everyone else is a fool are part of this; this is observable highly in antisocial and "proud outcast" communities such as the "Left Hand Path". This is where people become clowns in order to appease a need for "individuality" or in general for self expression reasons [sometimes it's legitimate, and in my book, accepted]. But we are not talking about my book here we are talking about yours neither, let's talk a bit about society and how they in fact observe these things.

In the context of the Temple of Zeus, there is little to no credence to this example, but one will form one based on whatever they can find to do just that. You don't have to dress a certain way; the ethics are clearly arrayed, the Gods want you to be yourself but also part of a society.

Consequence of not minding the above: Either life gets damaged, or in extreme cases Life is ruined. Further consequence: Because one cannot accept this was their decision, they blame "this place", "their beliefs" and their "nature".

This result would be the case even if one was let's say a Christian or whatever else. They would cherry pick what fits and as Christians run for the mountains, they would justify this and move on with what they wanted to do anyway. Christians who take the lack of societal awareness too far, thankfully, have shown the world how retarded and criminal they can be.

It's important in life for everyone to recognize their own decisions. My first years in this path were years of major solitude; even family friction etc. Nobody told me from this place to do this, it was my own situation that was borne out of my own clashes. Yet in order to "justify" my position I turned these tendencies of mine into a banner that I was trying to convince myself had to do with my faith. It did not.

It was a series of my own unresolved issues at the time; since our faith supported me, I was trying to forcibly interpret everything from this. Yes, the Christianity can make people dumb, intolerant, fearful and they can have false images of projection; any deviation is seen as being a being of evil and how do people respond to evil? They try to exorcise it. Soon in my mind I was taking this as "persecution" for my beliefs, yet over time I recognized my beliefs were actually seemingly seen as a threat by others around me. That wasn't good and it was my mistake; nor of my beliefs, nor of anyone else around me. An example of this later.

Example: Your mother or father is a Christian and you have a ruined relation with them or there is a mismatch. Be it that you want to parade or look smart, or you never went out of your house, you add to this already dysfunctional relation something else as well: That they are Christians. Yes, they might be. Yes, that might affect them. But one does not have reasons to start further problems. In fact, with Zevism you can correct problems - both ways to positive and restraining magick does exist to that end. The net benefit here would be to correct this situation.

There are also cases of people who do things that alert others. No, not everyone in this world or your roommates or whatever is going to consider it "normal" that you meditate, or that you do Tarot spreads. This path carries this situation where you can easily be misunderstood. If you go into a "Fuck them all and who cares" attitude, you will harm your relations with other people. It's important to keep private and stop bullying others to "accept you" or to "get along with it", especially if you are in vulnerable positions.

Certain behaviors that can be the results of this path, can also look erratic to other people. Ten years ago I was meditating and I had a blast of energy that kept me awake for two days straight; a full 48 hours. When people in my life saw this, they thought I might have been using drugs; I of course was not. What is there to explain in this? Nothing. They were convinced I was using some sort of drug or that I was suffering from a form of illness. I was naive enough to admit I was awake for 48 hours.

The results? Two whole months of them thinking I was using substances when I was not. Daily questions, harassment, worries, tears and stress for everyone. This reached all the way where I had to go make a test, to prove I was substance free. I was abnormal, and this abnormality scared them. Abnormal in their book, that is. Then after this they said it has to be insomnia or something else. This was both disqualified. It took a while for the hype to calm down. Then I managed the next time this occurred to not talk about this topic again. Problem solved.

How do you convince them this could be something good? Get in their shoes. There is nothing of this path they know. The need to convince, to show off, or to be validated by them will always fail. One must therefore understand what privacy and secrecy mean in that context; and to put your personal and life safety first.

Where do you think you are going as an arrogant teenager that hasn't figured how to tie their own shoelaces, going against let's say 2000 years of solid indoctrination and misinformation about "Religion"? To your parents you are a child and you know nothing; even if you know a hundred times more things, that's just how they see you and this can rarely change. Forcing it through and marking your own path, will likely not come with the accepted obedience of your parents, but likely with a giant clash.

Yes, they might lack education, have no idea, it's unfair, maybe unjust and a lack of acceptance. I know. But it's not about me but about life itself here. Let's pick another example: After one learns about spirituality, they start meditating, being more introspective, or they might have visual changes; more calmness, even a positive personality change. This can be interpreted good or bad, depending on how you position yourself.

If suddenly you refuse to talk to everyone, you spend 2-3 years in your room locked in there, how do you think others see this? Either as mental illness or that something is really off with you. They won't rationalize you are growing spiritually [and if you do, you shouldn't be in your room, but I get it that some of you are not that social and/or go through some phases].

Family matters must be handled delicately and with acceptable explanations. You should not pick fights over faith with your family. If there are fights or issues, keep religion out of it. Yes, it's a stumbling block to their development, but you being right about this matters little to none where the arguments might occur. Some people won't see sense and one has to learn to navigate life over this and accept that fact that they might never see any sense or want to evolve. That's good for you as you have less weight to carry. Defuse the tension and move on. Banish the need for "validation" and accept the goodness of people as it is. Position yourself to receive goodness and stop spreading disarray and pointless fights.

Learn about your backyard first and stop preaching to others and to your family most of all, especially if NOT receptive at all, about things that you also hardly comprehend. The need to save them or help them has to be restrained over the laws of life itself. Go against these laws and be prepared to hurt. Follow them and one day maybe things will be different.

Yes, I get the whole idea of "being someone different" and how strong this urge can be to want to express itself. Maybe if you live in London you can walk around wearing Pentacles and all and you could be relatively free. Relatively meaning that you might or might not fall under the wrong eyes. In other places, this "being someone different", no matter what you know, can even lead to death, anger, or family collapse. Instantly. Protect your privacy. Your faith is your business and stop not measuring up the living field around you.

Real individuality in this path is forged in the shadows when you learn, do the work for the Gods, do great acts and essentially understand the terrain where you are in. These are crucial. Theatricality is not crucial nor necessary. It can do more harm than good. Focus on building a stable life and a steadier existence, so you can express yourself as you should. This is the key to success.

-High Priest Hooded Cobra 666
Thankk
Over the years I have noticed a recurring phenomenon. Albeit there are tons of writings here about how one should live their life, not cause problems to others, and not transfer their own issues and project them over to this religion [or anything else they believe in] this keeps recurring for some people. Thankfully less than 1-2% of people fall in this category and as with here, they exist in every philosophy or approach to life. But we have to address this issue to be direct about it.

The tone of the post might be a little offensive but you have to hear me out as if you put your own life and self into danger, this is not the result of the Gods, Zevism or anyone else, but life mishandling. Read on.

Examples: One doesn't want to make friends, is anti-social, or they hate humanity or themselves. They will use whatever as justification to base this on and become a basement dwelling "witch" that sits in a basement and expects the world to fall on their lap, living in total delusions. The witch knows and everyone else is a fool are part of this; this is observable highly in antisocial and "proud outcast" communities such as the "Left Hand Path". This is where people become clowns in order to appease a need for "individuality" or in general for self expression reasons [sometimes it's legitimate, and in my book, accepted]. But we are not talking about my book here we are talking about yours neither, let's talk a bit about society and how they in fact observe these things.

In the context of the Temple of Zeus, there is little to no credence to this example, but one will form one based on whatever they can find to do just that. You don't have to dress a certain way; the ethics are clearly arrayed, the Gods want you to be yourself but also part of a society.

Consequence of not minding the above: Either life gets damaged, or in extreme cases Life is ruined. Further consequence: Because one cannot accept this was their decision, they blame "this place", "their beliefs" and their "nature".

This result would be the case even if one was let's say a Christian or whatever else. They would cherry pick what fits and as Christians run for the mountains, they would justify this and move on with what they wanted to do anyway. Christians who take the lack of societal awareness too far, thankfully, have shown the world how retarded and criminal they can be.

It's important in life for everyone to recognize their own decisions. My first years in this path were years of major solitude; even family friction etc. Nobody told me from this place to do this, it was my own situation that was borne out of my own clashes. Yet in order to "justify" my position I turned these tendencies of mine into a banner that I was trying to convince myself had to do with my faith. It did not.

It was a series of my own unresolved issues at the time; since our faith supported me, I was trying to forcibly interpret everything from this. Yes, the Christianity can make people dumb, intolerant, fearful and they can have false images of projection; any deviation is seen as being a being of evil and how do people respond to evil? They try to exorcise it. Soon in my mind I was taking this as "persecution" for my beliefs, yet over time I recognized my beliefs were actually seemingly seen as a threat by others around me. That wasn't good and it was my mistake; nor of my beliefs, nor of anyone else around me. An example of this later.

Example: Your mother or father is a Christian and you have a ruined relation with them or there is a mismatch. Be it that you want to parade or look smart, or you never went out of your house, you add to this already dysfunctional relation something else as well: That they are Christians. Yes, they might be. Yes, that might affect them. But one does not have reasons to start further problems. In fact, with Zevism you can correct problems - both ways to positive and restraining magick does exist to that end. The net benefit here would be to correct this situation.

There are also cases of people who do things that alert others. No, not everyone in this world or your roommates or whatever is going to consider it "normal" that you meditate, or that you do Tarot spreads. This path carries this situation where you can easily be misunderstood. If you go into a "Fuck them all and who cares" attitude, you will harm your relations with other people. It's important to keep private and stop bullying others to "accept you" or to "get along with it", especially if you are in vulnerable positions.

Certain behaviors that can be the results of this path, can also look erratic to other people. Ten years ago I was meditating and I had a blast of energy that kept me awake for two days straight; a full 48 hours. When people in my life saw this, they thought I might have been using drugs; I of course was not. What is there to explain in this? Nothing. They were convinced I was using some sort of drug or that I was suffering from a form of illness. I was naive enough to admit I was awake for 48 hours.

The results? Two whole months of them thinking I was using substances when I was not. Daily questions, harassment, worries, tears and stress for everyone. This reached all the way where I had to go make a test, to prove I was substance free. I was abnormal, and this abnormality scared them. Abnormal in their book, that is. Then after this they said it has to be insomnia or something else. This was both disqualified. It took a while for the hype to calm down. Then I managed the next time this occurred to not talk about this topic again. Problem solved.

How do you convince them this could be something good? Get in their shoes. There is nothing of this path they know. The need to convince, to show off, or to be validated by them will always fail. One must therefore understand what privacy and secrecy mean in that context; and to put your personal and life safety first.

Where do you think you are going as an arrogant teenager that hasn't figured how to tie their own shoelaces, going against let's say 2000 years of solid indoctrination and misinformation about "Religion"? To your parents you are a child and you know nothing; even if you know a hundred times more things, that's just how they see you and this can rarely change. Forcing it through and marking your own path, will likely not come with the accepted obedience of your parents, but likely with a giant clash.

Yes, they might lack education, have no idea, it's unfair, maybe unjust and a lack of acceptance. I know. But it's not about me but about life itself here. Let's pick another example: After one learns about spirituality, they start meditating, being more introspective, or they might have visual changes; more calmness, even a positive personality change. This can be interpreted good or bad, depending on how you position yourself.

If suddenly you refuse to talk to everyone, you spend 2-3 years in your room locked in there, how do you think others see this? Either as mental illness or that something is really off with you. They won't rationalize you are growing spiritually [and if you do, you shouldn't be in your room, but I get it that some of you are not that social and/or go through some phases].

Family matters must be handled delicately and with acceptable explanations. You should not pick fights over faith with your family. If there are fights or issues, keep religion out of it. Yes, it's a stumbling block to their development, but you being right about this matters little to none where the arguments might occur. Some people won't see sense and one has to learn to navigate life over this and accept that fact that they might never see any sense or want to evolve. That's good for you as you have less weight to carry. Defuse the tension and move on. Banish the need for "validation" and accept the goodness of people as it is. Position yourself to receive goodness and stop spreading disarray and pointless fights.

Learn about your backyard first and stop preaching to others and to your family most of all, especially if NOT receptive at all, about things that you also hardly comprehend. The need to save them or help them has to be restrained over the laws of life itself. Go against these laws and be prepared to hurt. Follow them and one day maybe things will be different.

Yes, I get the whole idea of "being someone different" and how strong this urge can be to want to express itself. Maybe if you live in London you can walk around wearing Pentacles and all and you could be relatively free. Relatively meaning that you might or might not fall under the wrong eyes. In other places, this "being someone different", no matter what you know, can even lead to death, anger, or family collapse. Instantly. Protect your privacy. Your faith is your business and stop not measuring up the living field around you.

Real individuality in this path is forged in the shadows when you learn, do the work for the Gods, do great acts and essentially understand the terrain where you are in. These are crucial. Theatricality is not crucial nor necessary. It can do more harm than good. Focus on building a stable life and a steadier existence, so you can express yourself as you should. This is the key to success.

-High Priest Hooded Cobra 666
Thank you for this wonderful Sermon I appreciate your sermons they answer a lot
Question's
Have a wonderful enchanted evening
Hail Zeus and the God's of Hell!!!
 
Great sermon, I think a lot of us had that edgy phase, thankfully mine was short and I never alienated people I just kinda drifted away from social interactions before eventually drifting back into them which I think is fairly normal for those who engage in spirituality I feel there is a certain cyclical nature to our needs and development and our social needs can likewise be cyclical, but regardless some level of positive social interaction is always needed and should never be completely shut off.
 
Thank you for this highly important Sermon, High Priest Hooded Cobra! ⚡

I agree completely! In my experience, being able to get along and communicate effectively (with all kinds of people, ages, belief backgrounds, etc.) is a very important skill for the quality of one's life and very worth learning.

This might be in the realm of psychotherapy but I strongly believe this, when pertaining to individuals at a lower level, that lot of one's feelings and interactions about and with others is mostly projection/a mirror about how we feel about ourselves. This especially, when relating to compulsive instincts and unobserved thoughts, gives extremely revealing information about our own inner workings.
Realising this doesn't mean giving up who you are, or that it's time to panic, but it means choosing to view these reactions (that mirror as a tool, versus an affront) as clues from our subconscious to live each day operating reflectively and more constructively. Undergoing that process really makes you more "you" than you were before and is the path of being honest and actualizing oneself.

The phrase "let your success be the noise" also resonates strongly. Over time, you find that instead of repeatedly discussing your beliefs it is much more effective to choose embodying your principles and values through action. That is what really changes the world and potentially motivates your loved ones to personally choose to be their best selves -- whatever that is and means for them in their own individual paths and timing.
 
Growing spiritually means learning how to navigate through one's life and in certain areas be able to create harmony in your environment. My family has only grown closer to me ever since I decided to "stop saving them."

Trying to "save them" just caused more tension, arguments and even pettiness from them when I would encounter any downturn of my life. I realized focusing on my own transformation and becoming a better personality overall was what actually helped them because "I" was no longer a source of their frustration. I actually became a breathe of fresh air for them and even became known as the "family favorite." It turned out that was really the best I could ask for.

This was just a small add-on from me.

Thank you High Priest Hooded Cobra.
 
Being able to associate and get along with our loved ones, be involved with people in the world, and society to a varying extent is crucial to our development.

I spent some years of my life very much isolated and spent it spiritually advancing. Eventually this reached a point where it peaked and I had to become a better person, so I forced myself into the world.

This is very necessary for Zevists and all people to develop. We cannot be living under a rock as this stagnates us.

Alongside this, despite many years of a dysfunctional and unhealthy relationship with my parents, it is now a whole different dynamic.

What was once a problem is not the case anymore.

That and having formed a proper family of my own I have grown in a lot of ways from not being a recluse.

We must cherish the people in our lives. Just because they are not Zevist, doesn't mean we shut out from them and the world.

Zeus does not want this. Look at the most developed and strong of the Zevist Personalities for example.

They were all heavily developed in all aspects and exerted themselves into the world properly. They navigated this well.

This is what the Gods expect of us.
 
Over the years I have noticed a recurring phenomenon. Albeit there are tons of writings here about how one should live their life, not cause problems to others, and not transfer their own issues and project them over to this religion [or anything else they believe in] this keeps recurring for some people. Thankfully less than 1-2% of people fall in this category and as with here, they exist in every philosophy or approach to life. But we have to address this issue to be direct about it.

The tone of the post might be a little offensive but you have to hear me out as if you put your own life and self into danger, this is not the result of the Gods, Zevism or anyone else, but life mishandling. Read on.

Examples: One doesn't want to make friends, is anti-social, or they hate humanity or themselves. They will use whatever as justification to base this on and become a basement dwelling "witch" that sits in a basement and expects the world to fall on their lap, living in total delusions. The witch knows and everyone else is a fool are part of this; this is observable highly in antisocial and "proud outcast" communities such as the "Left Hand Path". This is where people become clowns in order to appease a need for "individuality" or in general for self expression reasons [sometimes it's legitimate, and in my book, accepted]. But we are not talking about my book here we are talking about yours neither, let's talk a bit about society and how they in fact observe these things.

In the context of the Temple of Zeus, there is little to no credence to this example, but one will form one based on whatever they can find to do just that. You don't have to dress a certain way; the ethics are clearly arrayed, the Gods want you to be yourself but also part of a society.

Consequence of not minding the above: Either life gets damaged, or in extreme cases Life is ruined. Further consequence: Because one cannot accept this was their decision, they blame "this place", "their beliefs" and their "nature".

This result would be the case even if one was let's say a Christian or whatever else. They would cherry pick what fits and as Christians run for the mountains, they would justify this and move on with what they wanted to do anyway. Christians who take the lack of societal awareness too far, thankfully, have shown the world how retarded and criminal they can be.

It's important in life for everyone to recognize their own decisions. My first years in this path were years of major solitude; even family friction etc. Nobody told me from this place to do this, it was my own situation that was borne out of my own clashes. Yet in order to "justify" my position I turned these tendencies of mine into a banner that I was trying to convince myself had to do with my faith. It did not.

It was a series of my own unresolved issues at the time; since our faith supported me, I was trying to forcibly interpret everything from this. Yes, the Christianity can make people dumb, intolerant, fearful and they can have false images of projection; any deviation is seen as being a being of evil and how do people respond to evil? They try to exorcise it. Soon in my mind I was taking this as "persecution" for my beliefs, yet over time I recognized my beliefs were actually seemingly seen as a threat by others around me. That wasn't good and it was my mistake; nor of my beliefs, nor of anyone else around me. An example of this later.

Example: Your mother or father is a Christian and you have a ruined relation with them or there is a mismatch. Be it that you want to parade or look smart, or you never went out of your house, you add to this already dysfunctional relation something else as well: That they are Christians. Yes, they might be. Yes, that might affect them. But one does not have reasons to start further problems. In fact, with Zevism you can correct problems - both ways to positive and restraining magick does exist to that end. The net benefit here would be to correct this situation.

There are also cases of people who do things that alert others. No, not everyone in this world or your roommates or whatever is going to consider it "normal" that you meditate, or that you do Tarot spreads. This path carries this situation where you can easily be misunderstood. If you go into a "Fuck them all and who cares" attitude, you will harm your relations with other people. It's important to keep private and stop bullying others to "accept you" or to "get along with it", especially if you are in vulnerable positions.

Certain behaviors that can be the results of this path, can also look erratic to other people. Ten years ago I was meditating and I had a blast of energy that kept me awake for two days straight; a full 48 hours. When people in my life saw this, they thought I might have been using drugs; I of course was not. What is there to explain in this? Nothing. They were convinced I was using some sort of drug or that I was suffering from a form of illness. I was naive enough to admit I was awake for 48 hours.

The results? Two whole months of them thinking I was using substances when I was not. Daily questions, harassment, worries, tears and stress for everyone. This reached all the way where I had to go make a test, to prove I was substance free. I was abnormal, and this abnormality scared them. Abnormal in their book, that is. Then after this they said it has to be insomnia or something else. This was both disqualified. It took a while for the hype to calm down. Then I managed the next time this occurred to not talk about this topic again. Problem solved.

How do you convince them this could be something good? Get in their shoes. There is nothing of this path they know. The need to convince, to show off, or to be validated by them will always fail. One must therefore understand what privacy and secrecy mean in that context; and to put your personal and life safety first.

Where do you think you are going as an arrogant teenager that hasn't figured how to tie their own shoelaces, going against let's say 2000 years of solid indoctrination and misinformation about "Religion"? To your parents you are a child and you know nothing; even if you know a hundred times more things, that's just how they see you and this can rarely change. Forcing it through and marking your own path, will likely not come with the accepted obedience of your parents, but likely with a giant clash.

Yes, they might lack education, have no idea, it's unfair, maybe unjust and a lack of acceptance. I know. But it's not about me but about life itself here. Let's pick another example: After one learns about spirituality, they start meditating, being more introspective, or they might have visual changes; more calmness, even a positive personality change. This can be interpreted good or bad, depending on how you position yourself.

If suddenly you refuse to talk to everyone, you spend 2-3 years in your room locked in there, how do you think others see this? Either as mental illness or that something is really off with you. They won't rationalize you are growing spiritually [and if you do, you shouldn't be in your room, but I get it that some of you are not that social and/or go through some phases].

Family matters must be handled delicately and with acceptable explanations. You should not pick fights over faith with your family. If there are fights or issues, keep religion out of it. Yes, it's a stumbling block to their development, but you being right about this matters little to none where the arguments might occur. Some people won't see sense and one has to learn to navigate life over this and accept that fact that they might never see any sense or want to evolve. That's good for you as you have less weight to carry. Defuse the tension and move on. Banish the need for "validation" and accept the goodness of people as it is. Position yourself to receive goodness and stop spreading disarray and pointless fights.

Learn about your backyard first and stop preaching to others and to your family most of all, especially if NOT receptive at all, about things that you also hardly comprehend. The need to save them or help them has to be restrained over the laws of life itself. Go against these laws and be prepared to hurt. Follow them and one day maybe things will be different.

Yes, I get the whole idea of "being someone different" and how strong this urge can be to want to express itself. Maybe if you live in London you can walk around wearing Pentacles and all and you could be relatively free. Relatively meaning that you might or might not fall under the wrong eyes. In other places, this "being someone different", no matter what you know, can even lead to death, anger, or family collapse. Instantly. Protect your privacy. Your faith is your business and stop not measuring up the living field around you.

Real individuality in this path is forged in the shadows when you learn, do the work for the Gods, do great acts and essentially understand the terrain where you are in. These are crucial. Theatricality is not crucial nor necessary. It can do more harm than good. Focus on building a stable life and a steadier existence, so you can express yourself as you should. This is the key to success.

-High Priest Hooded Cobra 666
Always....always...right on time HP....thank you. 🙏🔥
 
Silence is Golden - Harpocrates

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I offer my sincere gratitude for this profound sermon, esteemed High Priest. I am also attending to certain personal and familial matters, yet I remain steadfast in adhering to your guidance. I am deeply thankful for your love and care toward us, devoted Zevist. May eternal blessings be upon you.
 
I find what the High Priest explained interesting. I am glad that many newcomers can understand how much the balance between the spiritual world and the world of "daily life" actually matters.
The spiritual path is not a reason for rebellion against the church but a way to progress, grow, evolve.
I have been alone for a year and a half of my spiritual path, I can confirm that there is nothing nice about it. Man is a "social animal" needs people around him, his family.
The spiritual path is something so delicate precisely because not everyone understands it.
Previously I often risked being discovered, my parents were a tool the enemy used to annoy me, I did not allow it.
I no longer talked about it with my family, and thanks to the Gods everything went back to normal. The moral is: be careful, never underestimate anything.

Thank you High Priest 🙏🏼
 
Great Sermon, thank You, High Priest.

Everyone needs time, diverse experiences and some pain to develop an understanding and overcome the rebellious aspects, for wisdom can not be downloaded like in the Matrix movie.
When it comes to parents, they usually want the best for their children, their version of best, and they still have some wisdom you don't. As a Zevist, be the bigger soul, don't cut other people out of your lives. Instead, be gentle and vague about your affairs. Assure them everything is alright and there's no reason to worry. Becoming a bitter hermit in a black hoodie - this is not how life works.

Regarding sharing about Zevism, the good old "silence is golden" works the best.
 
Thank you, High Priest.

I've been a "loner" for a lot of my life. But, for some reason, as of recent I feel that I am finally beginning to blossom socially and come out of my shell. Be it due to karmic/life lessons being learned, transits, Blessings from the Gods, or perhaps, a combination of these.

Although, I am somewhat mindful that I need to be careful with what I share publicly. Perhaps if a good friend can be trusted, and is understanding and open-minded, it's fine (so long as they don't go babbling off to others about it). I don't know.

Either way, I am trying to emerge into society and be more social, but, carefully. As mentioned above, I think doing this via good actions and interactions with others, without mentioning anything spiritual, could a good way.


Hail Zeus.
 
Very crucial lesson, especially for newer people. I also suffered from being proud and open about my beliefs, trying to convince everyone around that I was right. It caused very unnecessary trouble with my parents and friends and much grief which could have been easily avoided if I just kept my mouth shut.

If people are to come to this path, have to come willingly. For some, this lifetime is not possible. The best way to go about it is to be a positive example and when they ask you what is your recipe for success, you can give them some little hints towards meditation and spirituality and see if they are open.
Always test them if they are reliable, for you could end in ruin if they start spreading things about you.

Thank you High Priest for this important lesson!
Hail Zeus!
 
I've been practicing tarot and witchcraft for more than half my life, and nobody in my family or most of my friends knew, because I had the sense to keep it to myself. Only 1 friend knew about tarot, we both bought tarot decks at the same time. And she also had the sense to hide it from her parents.

I'm a bit open regarding some things about spirituality and meditation, and will explain more in a safe way to anyone who initiates any questions. But for the most part I understand very well that most people want to be left alone in their own beliefs.

That being said, there are members who told someone about the ToZ and that person immediately accepted it and also joined. Those members are fortunate. We have members here who introduced their parents, siblings, girlfriend/boyfriend, or best friend and they joined. And we have members who tried that and it ended in catastrophe.
 
Wonderful wisdom!

It took me years to realize this. The current state of the world and the people in it, doesn't have to come in between me and others.
It is no excuse to not have friends. It is no excuse to not have a girlfriend. It is no excuse to push away family. At least, in my case.
My loyalty remains to the Gods, and my path continues, even more fulfilled with others in my personal life.

Hail Zeus! The highmost.
 
Over the years I have noticed a recurring phenomenon. Albeit there are tons of writings here about how one should live their life, not cause problems to others, and not transfer their own issues and project them over to this religion [or anything else they believe in] this keeps recurring for some people. Thankfully less than 1-2% of people fall in this category and as with here, they exist in every philosophy or approach to life. But we have to address this issue to be direct about it.

The tone of the post might be a little offensive but you have to hear me out as if you put your own life and self into danger, this is not the result of the Gods, Zevism or anyone else, but life mishandling. Read on.

Examples: One doesn't want to make friends, is anti-social, or they hate humanity or themselves. They will use whatever as justification to base this on and become a basement dwelling "witch" that sits in a basement and expects the world to fall on their lap, living in total delusions. The witch knows and everyone else is a fool are part of this; this is observable highly in antisocial and "proud outcast" communities such as the "Left Hand Path". This is where people become clowns in order to appease a need for "individuality" or in general for self expression reasons [sometimes it's legitimate, and in my book, accepted]. But we are not talking about my book here we are talking about yours neither, let's talk a bit about society and how they in fact observe these things.

In the context of the Temple of Zeus, there is little to no credence to this example, but one will form one based on whatever they can find to do just that. You don't have to dress a certain way; the ethics are clearly arrayed, the Gods want you to be yourself but also part of a society.

Consequence of not minding the above: Either life gets damaged, or in extreme cases Life is ruined. Further consequence: Because one cannot accept this was their decision, they blame "this place", "their beliefs" and their "nature".

This result would be the case even if one was let's say a Christian or whatever else. They would cherry pick what fits and as Christians run for the mountains, they would justify this and move on with what they wanted to do anyway. Christians who take the lack of societal awareness too far, thankfully, have shown the world how retarded and criminal they can be.

It's important in life for everyone to recognize their own decisions. My first years in this path were years of major solitude; even family friction etc. Nobody told me from this place to do this, it was my own situation that was borne out of my own clashes. Yet in order to "justify" my position I turned these tendencies of mine into a banner that I was trying to convince myself had to do with my faith. It did not.

It was a series of my own unresolved issues at the time; since our faith supported me, I was trying to forcibly interpret everything from this. Yes, the Christianity can make people dumb, intolerant, fearful and they can have false images of projection; any deviation is seen as being a being of evil and how do people respond to evil? They try to exorcise it. Soon in my mind I was taking this as "persecution" for my beliefs, yet over time I recognized my beliefs were actually seemingly seen as a threat by others around me. That wasn't good and it was my mistake; nor of my beliefs, nor of anyone else around me. An example of this later.

Example: Your mother or father is a Christian and you have a ruined relation with them or there is a mismatch. Be it that you want to parade or look smart, or you never went out of your house, you add to this already dysfunctional relation something else as well: That they are Christians. Yes, they might be. Yes, that might affect them. But one does not have reasons to start further problems. In fact, with Zevism you can correct problems - both ways to positive and restraining magick does exist to that end. The net benefit here would be to correct this situation.

There are also cases of people who do things that alert others. No, not everyone in this world or your roommates or whatever is going to consider it "normal" that you meditate, or that you do Tarot spreads. This path carries this situation where you can easily be misunderstood. If you go into a "Fuck them all and who cares" attitude, you will harm your relations with other people. It's important to keep private and stop bullying others to "accept you" or to "get along with it", especially if you are in vulnerable positions.

Certain behaviors that can be the results of this path, can also look erratic to other people. Ten years ago I was meditating and I had a blast of energy that kept me awake for two days straight; a full 48 hours. When people in my life saw this, they thought I might have been using drugs; I of course was not. What is there to explain in this? Nothing. They were convinced I was using some sort of drug or that I was suffering from a form of illness. I was naive enough to admit I was awake for 48 hours.

The results? Two whole months of them thinking I was using substances when I was not. Daily questions, harassment, worries, tears and stress for everyone. This reached all the way where I had to go make a test, to prove I was substance free. I was abnormal, and this abnormality scared them. Abnormal in their book, that is. Then after this they said it has to be insomnia or something else. This was both disqualified. It took a while for the hype to calm down. Then I managed the next time this occurred to not talk about this topic again. Problem solved.

How do you convince them this could be something good? Get in their shoes. There is nothing of this path they know. The need to convince, to show off, or to be validated by them will always fail. One must therefore understand what privacy and secrecy mean in that context; and to put your personal and life safety first.

Where do you think you are going as an arrogant teenager that hasn't figured how to tie their own shoelaces, going against let's say 2000 years of solid indoctrination and misinformation about "Religion"? To your parents you are a child and you know nothing; even if you know a hundred times more things, that's just how they see you and this can rarely change. Forcing it through and marking your own path, will likely not come with the accepted obedience of your parents, but likely with a giant clash.

Yes, they might lack education, have no idea, it's unfair, maybe unjust and a lack of acceptance. I know. But it's not about me but about life itself here. Let's pick another example: After one learns about spirituality, they start meditating, being more introspective, or they might have visual changes; more calmness, even a positive personality change. This can be interpreted good or bad, depending on how you position yourself.

If suddenly you refuse to talk to everyone, you spend 2-3 years in your room locked in there, how do you think others see this? Either as mental illness or that something is really off with you. They won't rationalize you are growing spiritually [and if you do, you shouldn't be in your room, but I get it that some of you are not that social and/or go through some phases].

Family matters must be handled delicately and with acceptable explanations. You should not pick fights over faith with your family. If there are fights or issues, keep religion out of it. Yes, it's a stumbling block to their development, but you being right about this matters little to none where the arguments might occur. Some people won't see sense and one has to learn to navigate life over this and accept that fact that they might never see any sense or want to evolve. That's good for you as you have less weight to carry. Defuse the tension and move on. Banish the need for "validation" and accept the goodness of people as it is. Position yourself to receive goodness and stop spreading disarray and pointless fights.

Learn about your backyard first and stop preaching to others and to your family most of all, especially if NOT receptive at all, about things that you also hardly comprehend. The need to save them or help them has to be restrained over the laws of life itself. Go against these laws and be prepared to hurt. Follow them and one day maybe things will be different.

Yes, I get the whole idea of "being someone different" and how strong this urge can be to want to express itself. Maybe if you live in London you can walk around wearing Pentacles and all and you could be relatively free. Relatively meaning that you might or might not fall under the wrong eyes. In other places, this "being someone different", no matter what you know, can even lead to death, anger, or family collapse. Instantly. Protect your privacy. Your faith is your business and stop not measuring up the living field around you.

Real individuality in this path is forged in the shadows when you learn, do the work for the Gods, do great acts and essentially understand the terrain where you are in. These are crucial. Theatricality is not crucial nor necessary. It can do more harm than good. Focus on building a stable life and a steadier existence, so you can express yourself as you should. This is the key to success.

-High Priest Hooded Cobra 666
Great Sermon. I loved it. Another one of that kind for a good time for me with settling with certain things, another assurance for me and straightening of my character. Thank you Great High Priest Hooded Cobra 666
 
I showed the toz, at the time jos to two of my friends, initially both were excited with it, but in time one of them revolted against it and the other Im not to sure, but I know for a fact the other has made zero progress. Its like these people are playing with their lives.
 
I showed the toz, at the time jos to two of my friends, initially both were excited with it, but in time one of them revolted against it and the other Im not to sure, but I know for a fact the other has made zero progress. Its like these people are playing with their lives.
Not all souls are even nowhere ready for Zevism. Be very careful. My country is generally safe in this regard, but there are places on earth one can get killed for even mentioning the Ancient Gods. 🙏
 
It's kind of like sharing good music or a clip from a videogame you like, when it turns out the other person doesn't like it or even hates it, it gets ruined for you and makes you wish you gatekept and never brought it up. I don't want anyone knowing I carry this holy secret being here and having them be a pest to me either physically or in my mind if they don't like this sacred temple.
 
In a world of conformity, it is normal to want to stand out, especially when we are Zevists. But instead of adopting a confrontational attitude, we must learn to stand out in a more subtle way.



Become rich thanks to our money spells, grow your soul and become more powerful, and you will stand out from the crowd.



For those who worry about their loved ones, keep in mind that when you grow and become more powerful, you have more leverage around you.


Thank you High Priest.
 
This sermon is beyond amazing.

I have dealt with people who, with the "excuse" of spirituality, have isolated and distanced themselves, from me and from everyone.
I wish more people actually understood that having an active spiritual life *does not mean* isolating themselves and pushing away anyone who does not share their thoughts/have their same way of living life.
We still live in a society and man is by nature a social animal. We are not meant to be alone. If everyone had this mindset, great civilizations would probably never have formed and we wouldn't even be here.

Ευχαριστώ, High Priest. 🤍
 
You described me perfectly when I first dedicated almost 15 years ago. From 2012 to 2016ish I went thru all this. Although the first and second incidents was the worst as I got kicked out a house for similar things you mentioned and then the second title I had to outrun several fat and malnourished gangbangers after partying with them because I ran my mouth too much. I just had dedicated and felt untouchable.

From there I took it out on my family for a while until I slowly relaxed and eventually came to feel embarrassment and regret for admitting and revealing way too much to them about this path and how backwards their way of life is. (3rd world mentality. Not the worst of them but this level is still disconnected from more "civilized" minds). It was my own fault for whatever was thrown in my face during an argument like using the Satanist title as a way to discredit my points even if I will spend half an hour explaining myself. Doesn't matter. To them I let "evil" in and now they have to "keep an eye" on me.


The past 3-4 years I have felt healed enough to finally put myself out there in society. It took time to get used to it but with the philosophy here and from those of the past, I have been able to get thru it in a Zevist manner.

I can honestly say that now, after years of isolation after dedicating and healing myself from toxic traits and mindsets I do feel way more comfortable interacting with random people on the street. To the point I find things about myself that I like that I never knew about before.



Lastly, it is necessary for you to say this bluntly and for those that are not in this category any more or no where as bad they can still use your words to see if we somehow do this to others and maybe we havent noticed it yet because it's on a smaller scale. Nevertheless, and as always, we meditate on your words and make sure we honestly ask ourselves where do your words fit in the most in our individual lives. From there we'll have a higher perspective and more able to change for the better.
 

Al Jilwah: Chapter IV

"It is my desire that all my followers unite in a bond of unity, lest those who are without prevail against them." - Shaitan

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