Harmonious Coexistence of Predators

The manifested world is, primarily, a flow of resources used by consciousness for its development.

Since Power does not exist independently of its carriers, its flow is always from one being to another.

Even a highly developed being, capable of independently generating large amounts of Power, needs external sources of Life energy to sustain its manifested existence.

Such a situation stems from the nature of manifested existence: cut off from the universal unity, an individual being perceives Life energy not as an endless ocean, but only as the contents of separate vessels, which are other beings.

Depending on the form in which this energy is consumed, all beings divide into two groups: those who consume “blue” Light and those who consume the “red” Light. In the first case, another’s vessel is used only as an instrument for “drawing” life energy; in the second, it is also used to activate that energy.

At the same time, depending on the intensity of the transformation of life energy, beings divide into several groups: minerals draw life energy most intensely but transform it the least, whereas humans have minimal direct access to life energy, yet are very active in transforming it. The more differentiated the mind’s perception of itself, the less it can draw energy from the undifferentiated ocean, and consequently the more it relies on specific sources of energy. In worlds below the Limit, fragmentation reaches its maximum, and therefore the inhabitants of those worlds — demons — are generally incapable of obtaining energy other than by seizing it from beings at higher levels.

The question that arises, then, is how much this contributes to the overall evolution of consciousness. As long as the general level of energy increases over time, such a being is not a predator. Only when, through its activity, it begins to impede the development of other beings does it fall out of the Flow of Power — that is — become a demon.

Since the cosmos as a whole, being a manifestation of the Great Spirit, is harmonious — cosmized — complex systems of constructive and destructive interactions operate within it, serving the common task — the self-knowledge of the Whole.

This means that every being, regardless of the aims it personally pursues, is part of the common cosmos, and although the primary process in the cosmos is mutual predation, this coexistence is ordered.

For example — human consciousness is under pressure from consuming forces of two types — an internal destroyer — the Parasite of the mind — and external Goetic demons, which push it toward the least effective mode of existence. At the same time, the Lamassu, being a “manifestation” of Baphomet, seeks maximum accumulation of consciousness in that being with minimal risk of liberation, while the Grey demons are interested in the maximum dispersal of “red” energy and its conversion into Qliphoth. The result is opposition, a struggle for resources: for the Parasite it is advantageous that the host be as fat as possible, while for the demons that the host lay as many eggs as possible. And a human survives as long as predators and parasites can reach a compromise (of course, also taking into account ‘vertical’ influences — the influence of Daemons, Angels and Genii, which support the embodied existence of consciousness). Once either the Parasite decides that the opportunities for ‘fattening’ are exhausted, or the demons, in their greed, overreach — the human dies. As long as the functioning of consciousness satisfies everyone — the host is fed and cared for, but any step outside the henhouse puts the being “outside the law” with all the resulting consequences.

A Magus who seeks to make the most of embodied existence must clearly understand several things.

Firstly, being a manifested entity, he cannot completely avoid consuming others’ resources; yet his integrity lies in ensuring this consumption should cause minimal harm to the development of consciousness in all forms.

Secondly, remaining a microcosmic entity, he cannot entirely rid himself of shadow aspects; however, he can and must prevent darkness from dominating his mind and constantly struggle to reduce the shadow.

This means that the Magus must neither become a predator nor remain the victim of other predators, walking a razor’s edge toward his highest destiny — liberation and the pleromization of consciousness.