Natural Law and Overcoming Darkness
Greetings Seekers. I’ve learned that there is one thing that humanity must adhere to in order to elevate into a Golden Age of peace and divine wisdom. If one begins to understand these 12 laws, and then starts analyzing our current state of civilization, quickly will the reasons for our current results reveal themselves.
These 12 laws are also called the 12 Universal Laws, or the 12 Hermetic Principles. For a more in-depth study of these laws, I recommend reading The Kybalion, by the Three Initiates. This book can also be listened to as an audio book, which might only take 4-5 hours to complete.
Here are the 12 laws:
1. The Law of Divine Oneness
2. The Law of Vibration
3. The Law of Attraction
4. The Law of Correspondence
5. The Law of Action
6. The Law of Cause and Effect
7. The Law of Compensation
8. The Law of Perpetual Transmutation of Energy
9. The Law of Relativity
10. The Law of Polarity
11. The Law of Rhythm
12. The Law of Gender
I decided not to go into each one and describe their meanings since I would only be repeating something that is already well established, however it’s important to note the significance of Natural Law and how one can begin re-engineering his life to adhere to these cosmic principles.
I did find a short article, written by “Aquinas On Liberty.” I’m not sure who the author actually is, but the composition of this text and its affinity to Natural Law really hits home, especially if you live or spend much time in the United States:
“As long as we abide in partial darkness, we will continue to be conquered. If we looked very closely at the idea of liberty, we would discover that there is a radical distinction between true human liberty and liberty falsely so-called. Indeed, liberty falsely so-called is that same liberty which the NWO qualifies as the “bait of an idea to attract the masses of the people to oneʼs party for the purpose of crushing another who is in authority,” and as an idea of freedom which is really an “infection,” and as a “slackening of the reins of government.”
Where does the false idea of liberty come from? What is false liberty? What is true liberty? Knowledge of the correct answers to these questions is still lacking in the bulk of the patriot movement; and to the degree that it is lacking, so is integral unity and true power to overcome the menace. Until the patriot movement unifies itself under true philosophical principles, it will win only apparent victories, while the satanic NWO continues its long march to total global domination.
True liberty is the highest of natural endowments. It is the portion only of intellectual or rational natures; and it confers on man this dignity – that he is in the hand of his counsel and has power over his actions. But the manner in which such dignity is exercised is of the greatest moment, inasmuch as on the use that is made of liberty the highest good and the greatest evil alike depend. Man, indeed, is free to obey his reason, to seek moral good, and to strive unswervingly after his last end. Yet he is free also to turn aside to all other things; and, in pursuing the empty semblance of good, to disturb rightful order and to fall headlong into the destruction which he has voluntarily chosen. Worse still are those who promote a false and absurd notion of liberty, by perverting the idea of freedom, or extending it to things in respect of which man cannot rightly be regarded as free.
The Declaration of Independence states as follows: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Sad to say, this is a very ambiguous, and therefore dangerous, proposition, as it is subject to any number of conflicting interpretations. Indeed, the proof of its weakness is the young age of the total collapse of the American Republic. Obviously, that clause has not been interpreted properly. If it had been, we would not have devolved into barbarity in less than two hundred fifty years. It can be argued that the American Republic was built on Freemasonic sand; and thus if we are going to rebuild it, we might want to re-codify our foundational principles. In order for America to throw of its internationalist oppressors, a proper understanding of natural human liberty, in the minds and hearts of the American people, is indispensably necessary. For we the people have been brought low, and have been rendered soft and vulnerable as the direct result of having imbibed and believed a false notion of liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
As a natural endowment given to human nature by God, the omnipotent Creator of the universe, liberty must exist for an end or ultimate purpose. And this end must be identical to the essential determination and composition of human nature, which is rational, i.e., intellectual and volitional. The end, or object, both of the rational will and of its liberty is that good only which is in conformity with reason.
Liberty belongs only to those who have the gift of reason or intelligence. Animals do not possess liberty. Considered as to its nature, it is the faculty of choosing means fitted for the end proposed, for he is master of his actions who can choose one thing out of many. Freedom of choice is, therefore, the essential property of the human will. But the will cannot proceed to act until it is enlightened by intellectual knowledge. For the proper object of the will is the good. The will cannot proceed to act until it is enlightened by the intellect. Nothing can be desired by the will unless it is judged by the intellect to be a good. Thus in all voluntary acts, choice is subsequent to an intellectual judgment that something is good or desirable.
The will is referred to as the appetitive power of the soul or the rational appetite. Like the intellect, the will is a spiritual faculty. It is that power through which an individual seeks to execute an act or attain to an object proposed to it by the intellect. The object of the will is always the good, and even in the election of evil, it must be proposed to the will under the appearance of good. Anything chosen as a means is therefore viewed under some aspect of goodness.
Therefore because in all voluntary acts choice is subsequent to a judgment upon the truth of the good presented, declaring to which good preference should be given, it is an immutably true principle that human liberty depends entirely on intellectual judgments that conform to reason and the natural law. If a judgment which does not conform to the natural law or to reason, and which is, therefore, objectively false and immoral, is acted upon by the will, then it is a source of grave disorder in society. Exponentially multiply the number of individual immoral acts, and you have a Republic that collapses from moral decay in a short period of time.
Hedonism, i.e., the tyranny of the passions, has no place in the well ordered man or in the well ordered civilization. Unfortunately our elitist overlords have long been at dumbing us down to the level of beasts that cannot employ their natural rational endowments, but only their carnal lusts. We allowed this to happen to us because we mistakenly believed that the lie they told us, namely that true liberty is the “right” to do whatever we want, whenever we want, as long as it is not illegal or discoverable. True liberty is an essential property of objective truth and morality. Therefore there can be no true liberty in a civilization that enshrines moral relativity.”
The current unraveling of our societal foundations is just beginning. Now more than ever, is the need for us humans to begin raising our consciousness by critically thinking about our next course of action and the decisions we make going forward. The rising energy of the cosmos can only aid us so far, we must each take the torch and become our own light. True knowledge from the outside will come to one who learns to restrain the mind, thus restraining the senses, which is done by tuning the mind inwards, in silence.
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Never mind. It can’t be from Thomas Aquinas, as the NWO reference would not have existed during his time….
There is a lot here on which to comment:
1. "The end, or object, both of the rational will and of its liberty is that good only which is in conformity with reason".
I do feel that - especially in the so-called spiritual and energetic healing community, there is a vast downplaying of the faculty of reason. I have heard many practitioners encouraging their clients not to think but instead to "drop into the heart". Obviously listening to one's conscience is important but so is critical thinking. Have you noticed this as a trend in the "healing" community?
2. "Liberty belongs only to those who have the gift of reason or intelligence. Animals do not possess liberty. Considered as to its nature, it is the faculty of choosing means fitted for the end proposed, for he is master of his actions who can choose one thing out of many."
I agree with the above but would not go so far as to say that animals do not possess liberty. Close observations of some animals has demonstrated that they are capable of choosing one out of many things. I think this is important to point out because if this is not recognized, then the logical conclusion is that animals do not deserve liberty - by reason of the assumption that that they do not possess it. Also worth considering: animals learn from humans, and are in some ways a reflection of humans. They can potentially evolve then, if this is the case. They are not necessarily static beings.
3. "For the proper object of the will is the good. The will cannot proceed to act until it is enlightened by the intellect. Nothing can be desired by the will unless it is judged by the intellect to be a good. Thus in all voluntary acts, choice is subsequent to an intellectual judgment that something is good or desirable."
I 100% agree with this. I find it troubling that this idea of non-judgment is constantly being propagated. (Though Rudolf Steiner talks about abstaining from judgment and criticism in his book, "The Way of the Initiate", so I wonder how you think about this in light of the quote above.")
The act of living itself involves judgment on a daily basis. The advice in many places is not to think of things, people or event in terms of being "good" or "bad". But obviously, humans are designed to have an opinion on whether or not any given experience, thing, person, idea etc. is "good" or "bad", as an assessment either way directs further actions. This negation of desire, and the idea that one mustn't think of things in terms of being "good" or "bad" is reflective of eastern philosophy, and seemingly at odds with (classical) western culture.
To an extent, I understand the need to look back on certain events or circumstances - from a learning perspective - as not necessarily having been "good" or "bad". Bad experiences can prompt incredible turning points in one's life for the better. Would one then look at that experience and argue that it was only "bad"? Perhaps in and of itself, it was a bad experience. But if it was ultimately used in the service of later enlightenment, then it could also be argued that in a sense, it was "good". However, to negate the idea of "good" and "bad" entirely, is also to negate any notion of moral hierarchy. This seems to be what some people are arguing for - but they have no superior philosophy to offer in its place, from what I have been able to tell.
Likewise, the negation of desire is completely illogical to me, as it is the necessary precursor to any sort of action. Unless one is to remain in a completely static state, desire is a prerequisite for all action.
4. RELATED TO THE POINT ABOVE: "The will is referred to as the appetitive power of the soul or the rational appetite. Like the intellect, the will is a spiritual faculty. It is that power through which an individual seeks to execute an act or attain to an object proposed to it by the intellect. The object of the will is always the good, and even in the election of evil, it must be proposed to the will under the appearance of good. Anything chosen as a means is therefore viewed under some aspect of goodness."
Correct. The object of the will is always the good - or the perceived good, at any rate. I like the notion that the intellect is indeed a spiritual faculty. I think so-called spiritual teachers need to be acknowledging this - but often they don't want their followers to think too hard, and therefore downplay or even demonize the intellect. In some ways, the intellect seems to be their enemy.
5. "Therefore because in all voluntary acts choice is subsequent to a judgment upon the truth of the good presented, declaring to which good preference should be given, it is an immutably true principle that human liberty depends entirely on intellectual judgments that conform to reason and the natural law. If a judgment which does not conform to the natural law or to reason, and which is, therefore, objectively false and immoral, is acted upon by the will, then it is a source of grave disorder in society. Exponentially multiply the number of individual immoral acts, and you have a Republic that collapses from moral decay in a short period of time."
This is so key, because it acknowledges the idea of moral hierarchy - again, something which not a lot of spiritually inclined people are wanting to hear these days. The argument against morality is often tied to atrocities committed in the name of religious beliefs. But this argument is itself indicative of a belief in the notion of moral hierarchy, since - if religious atrocities can be argued by implication to be a "bad thing" - then this by necessity suggests that there must something "better" or "higher". But what is that thing, or idea? This is something that seems never to be defined or well articulated by the people who make such arguments - because, I suspect, a support of such an argument would have to incorporate the acknowledgment of "good" and "not good" - which in my experience has been something these types are often reluctant to do, as they've often (and in a contradictory manner) decided that there is no such thing as "good" or "bad".
6. "We mistakenly believed that the lie they told us, namely that true liberty is the “right” to do whatever we want, whenever we want, as long as it is not illegal or discoverable. True liberty is an essential property of objective truth and morality. Therefore there can be no true liberty in a civilization that enshrines moral relativity.”
Nothing more to add. The above is something with which I agree.
7. "True knowledge from the outside will come to one who learns to restrain the mind, thus restraining the senses, which is done by tuning the mind inwards, in silence. The current state of the world opposes this, and will keep your attention outside of yourself where all chaos is unfolding. The chaos outside will become the chaos inside if you do not learn to restrain the mind."
This seems to be the crux of mastering oneself. It seems it is an ongoing process that can be done to greater and greater degrees. I would imagine that the highest degrees of accomplishment would involve the ability to be entirely unaffected by any outside stimulus - no matter how physically or mentally painful. Would you agree on this point? I am thinking of the monks who have self-immolated, for example. The question I have is, do you think it's easier to overcome one's own suffering at the hands of outside forces than it is to overcome seeing other creatures (who do not have this ability) suffering? Meaning, how would one's ability to overcome their own suffering and internal chaos affect their ability to be weakened via observation of others' legitimate suffering? Would such a person feel obligated to help others? Would it be considered immoral *not* to endeavor helping others who are legitimately suffering?