We must be very careful here. Be honest with yourself, after reading these books have you decided to believe the material? Does it not point out at the pinnacle of the book that we are to become Adeptus. This does not happen by believing. It happens by working intensely on ourselves through meditation. I have found that this book, in a most sly and subtle way, tricks our egos into belief instead of inspiring us to work on internal comprehension.
When we learn to meditate on the arcanum we can gain intuitive knowledge about what that card represents. This has nothing to do with the intellect. The arcanum was givin as a guide for those who want to develop into a true human being. Do not fall into believing anything from those books. We need to learn to enter into profound meditation so that we can experience the beauty of the universe for ourselves. We cant comprehend the universe until we know the galaxy, we cant comprehend the galaxy until we know our solor system, we cant comprehend the solar system until we know our world, we cant comprehend our world until we know ourselves.
Man know thyself and you will know the universe and its gods.
Perfecting concentration and wisdom through meditation is how we advance. This requires work. Do not delay my friends, action can only happen now!
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