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Regarding the ethics on death and slaying

Yurei

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So the ToZ website now has a section on death and slaying.

There's something I need to get off my chest here, specifically about suicide, euthanasia and killing with intent.
If someone was bullied and abused all their life by another party(s) then the victim fighting back and killing their tormentors, I assume this falls under the category of killing out of hate.
Which would mean by Ma'at's judgement the victim is "less than an andrapoda and an animal" and thus incurs weight on their heart (which I assume means gaining negative karma)
This is not justice. The argument I see being made here is "there is another way" and "you had a choice, something animals don't have yet you chose to be a violent savage"
This shifts the punishment onto the victim who fought back against what would have otherwise been inescapable abuse. Abuse that could have potentially led to escalation and ended with the abuse victim dying at the hands of the abuser. If there is a will to fight back, it should be expressed in the best way possible in accordance to the capacity of the abused.

Next, suicide.
Aside from Aristotles insensitive rhetoric against victims of suicide, why should punishment be incurred onto one who seeks to end their suffering when there's no other way or they don't have capacity or resources or connections for other ways?
If you truly believe, and I know some of you reading this genuinley do think: "well that's just nature, the strong thrive, the weak die, might makes right" then what's the big deal? If you believe they were too weak to deserve life, then aren't they just dying in accordance to the natural order of things by killing themselves? The gene pool self correcting.
Many suicidal people never asked to be born anyway.

Finally, euthanasia.
At first I did think there was a slippery slope in the ethics against Euthanasia. But with the rise of MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) in Canada which made headlines in recent years along with cases like this: https://www.theguardian.com/society...thanasia-approval-grounds-of-mental-suffering
I can understand the argument against it.
However: if I were 100 years old, unable to walk, terminally bedridden, needed 24/7 care, on life support, in constant pain and unable to be administered opium due to it being illegal in certain places, that's not living. In this scenario "Do no harm" is actually causing more harm. Yes, the system is broken. Yes, without Yehuboric influence and the destructive energy of Izfet/Apep ruining lifes, this shouldn't be the case.
Medical technology should have reached a point where such suffering shouldn't exist. But that's not the world we live in.

This is just all I have been feeling since yesterday. I just wanted to share my thoughts and feelings.
I welcome any and all constructive input and advice as always.
 
So the ToZ website now has a section on death and slaying.

There's something I need to get off my chest here, specifically about suicide, euthanasia and killing with intent.
If someone was bullied and abused all their life by another party(s) then the victim fighting back and killing their tormentors, I assume this falls under the category of killing out of hate.
Which would mean by Ma'at's judgement the victim is "less than an andrapoda and an animal" and thus incurs weight on their heart (which I assume means gaining negative karma)
This is not justice. The argument I see being made here is "there is another way" and "you had a choice, something animals don't have yet you chose to be a violent savage"
This shifts the punishment onto the victim who fought back against what would have otherwise been inescapable abuse. Abuse that could have potentially led to escalation and ended with the abuse victim dying at the hands of the abuser. If there is a will to fight back, it should be expressed in the best way possible in accordance to the capacity of the abused.
Well, it's all about balance. In my personal experience with abusers and with my parents, I often thought about causing harm and pain. But it always stemmed from the wound, from the emotional side. Despite all that, I knew deep down that I shouldn't act that way, because, well, the truth is, Yehuborism operates in the same way: emotionally, individually, and egoically.

There's always the choice to choose the opposite. The Gods at that time led me to a book, the laws of the Kybalion. Even though it contained Christian elements, with my limited understanding, I managed to grasp the principles of polarity and transmutation very well, which, in my case, were a perfect fit. I knew deep down that I didn't want a massacre with black magic, just for emotional reasons; I knew there was something more.

The Gods, in their immense wisdom, guided me in the process of ascension in these matters, helping me climb the ladder of strength to continue my spiritual path from a different perspective. So, for a long time, I took the time to heal my traumas and wounds and begin to understand chaos and ignorance from a different perspective.

Knowledge is important for understanding; true understanding elevates us and allows us to embody the Gods.

I know there are new terms for this, but I stand by what I wrote back then.

These are laws that help us improve, and we improve the environment along the way. Whether we agree or not, it's sometimes an emotional experience, but I know from my own experience that the restoration and creation of my inner world was worth more than thinking about death for my tormentors.

Because this creation of mine, this spiritual effort, no one can take from me. Likewise, I think that on many occasions, taking the path of destruction is much easier than the path of construction. The world and the laws of the Gods, even in their very nature, contain the creation of all kinds.

Sometimes it's hard for us to understand this, and at that time I didn't have that knowledge. When it was posted, I understood why the Gods decided to guide me down a path other than that of killing out of hatred. I followed laws I didn't even know, only their wisdom in the best way I could understand it.

I'm sharing this so you can understand and see firsthand some aspects of my personal journey. Because perhaps more than one of you is experiencing the same thing and knows that the guidance of the Gods is fundamental in this.

This is my experience. :) I hope it helps you understand something.

Finally, if there are any grammatical errors, I apologize. I speak Spanish :)
 

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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