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      Footprints in the Chamber - Towards a Quantum Qabbala,

                       by Fra.: +0-

The Qabbala has through the ages been used as a directory towards the
understanding of the universe and man`s relationship to it. Since
former Aeons of magick have had their perceptions rooted in the
observance of simple cause and effect relationships, the Qabbala
itself, having attained its nascence in the earlier traditions, was
unfortunately bogged down by this limited apprehension of the
universe. Here mathematics as used in a more or less Pythagorean
context provide a sort of key with which to approach the unfathomable
nature of human consciousness.

To this very day there are groups which still adhere to and openly
practice the more traditional ramifications of Qabbalistic principles
which are still firmly rooted in the mire of Nineteenth Century
Newton-sewed-it-all-up-there-are-no-more-mysteries physics. But of
course, owing to the leaps and bounds acquired by a very unpredictable
but consistent quantum model of reality as observed in our
laboratories, this simplistic view is necessarily obsolete. We no
longer live, we have learned (if indeed we ever did) in a simple cause
and effect universe where the source can always be gleaned from
observable effect. For the same reasons, Newtonian-based magic must
give way to a more quantum model. Newton`s apple must now take into
consideration Heisenberg`s Uncertainty Principle. The secret wisdom
must follow suit towards quantumization.

Another unfortunate tendency of some modern practioners of Qabbala is
to continue to regard everything from the standpoint of the Demiurge,
Yahweh, which of course is the basis of the now obsolete (and
dangerous) Judeo-Christian foundation of religious thought which has
held western civilisation in its thrall for about two thousand years.
Personally I find it amazing that modern practioners, who despite no
real Semitic disposition still practice an unmistakably orthodox
Jewish mysticism. It was Aleister Crowley, that great Qabbalistic
agent provocateur, who initiated the process of liberating the Qabbala
from its otherwise Judaic orientation. (This is not anti-semitism but
a necessary step towards individual development. It must also be
stated that a Qabbala had been in use centuries earlier by the
Egyptians. The Jews merely adopted it to their own religious precepts.
They didn`t invent it. The actual origin most likely predates Egyptian
history.)

Crowley emphasized that the enlightened magician must, after careful
study and application of his knowledge, develop his own Qabbalistic
framework. By virtue of this the magician has arrived at a more
chaotic paradigm in opposition to a purely empirical view. Crowley, by
adapting the Qabbala to a Thelemic context initiated that first leap
forward into the quantum age. Thus, the foundation for a more
quantum/chaotic system was lain.

I would like now to redefine the secret wisdom in terms of
quantumization as follows:

"The Qabbala is a table of observed synchronicities wherein multi-
dimensional potentia overlap into the field of perception implying a
correlation/interaction as perceived on a three-dimensional plane."
The sum of the parts of the whole is determined by conceptual
visualisation and the observer`s ostensible observation thereof. It is
therefore merely a perceptual tool for perceiving hidden meaning in
the world determined entirely by the perceived-perception of the
perciper (in the language of Satre), which will alter its form and
content (via expansion and contadiction) according to the percipere`s
own innate tendencies.

The qabbala is no longer merely a mathematical construct of an ordered
universe as conceived by devine will. Instead it becomes a kind of
computerized network of extra-sensory information. Even the idea of a
prima causa itself may be inadequate as well. This idea is based
solely upon a linear time frame and is therefore a corollary of our
erroneous perception of time whose actual nature may tend more towards
the cyclical. Primitive man, for example was very well aware of this
fact, and acted in accordance with it. (This may have to do with
primitive people being more in tune with their own circadian rhythms.
This expresses a more lunar-intuative cycle rather than our own solar
one.) If perception of time is based upon natural rhythms which effect
the body coupled with our observance of nature, then our concept of
time is entirely contrary to what nature itself is telling us. We are
thus unaligned with a proper time framework. Since a cycle is
essentially a circle, no beginning or ending can be found. And, it is
already been theorized that there are other dimensions of reality in
which time as we know it (in a durational, linear sense of perception)
simply cannot exist.

The universe has again and again defied our attempts a definable order
upon it. Yet, mysteriously it does seem to act intelligently, even
though this cannot be grasped by a rigid point A to point B structure.
What emerges is a kind of chaotic mandala structure, and it is the
task of quantum qabbalism to apprehend, as much as is possible, the
interior of this structure. This opens the doors to practical
mysticism as opposed to impractical mysticism. The qabbala must then
be updated to accomodate this vital realization in regard to its
properties of being able to regulate perceptive awareness via
interacting forces springing from more or less hidden dimensions whose
effect is known but not the cause.

The understanding of the intention of creation is a product of the
mind of the qabbalist himself. The fabric of reality is thereby
flexible, effected by his own experience of it, and in turn, this
experience determines his perception of it, which is altered by the
interaction of these elements, more clearly understood as a
transaction. In other words, one perceives his environment and that
environment by virtue of one`s perception of it begins to act
accordingly to the reality model which is believed to be true. This
could be described as a kind of Copenhagen Interpretation as apllied
to qabbalistic principles. The qabbalist then shares a unique position
of receiving qabbalistic impressions via observable systematic
synchronicities by means of inclination represented in his own psyche.
These impressions will translate back as meaningful data insofar as
the transaction between observer and the observed becomes enacted. His
perception modifies the universe and in turn, the universe modifies
his perception. (This can serve as a representation of the union of
microprosopus and macroprosopus.) The feedback of this required
information will be meaningful to him alone as it is a byproduct of
his own psychic field. He becomes a kind of decoder of esoteric
information which he has learned to process.

From this quantum/chaos framework the qabbala can be regarded as a
four (or five) dimensional transaction as revealed in the mundane
world, whereby an enriched quality of information provides the key to
a higher understanding of the universe and of oneself, provided the
person in question is capable of processing this information. From
this perspective, ghosts, poltergeists, and other enigmas of
paranormal phenomena can be understood as failed communication or
remnants of a highly coded system which hasn`t been solved. The
problem arises when one dimension fails to adequately "translate" into
another. You might term this the Tower of Babel Effect. The
information being received is misinterpreted due to inadequate tools
of reception and perhaps an inability to use tools properly. There is
also a basic misunderstanding of what this information means and to
what extent the source can be determined. This is a little like trying
to demonstrate fourth dimension physics by a purely three dimensional
means. The instances of paranormal phenomena as described above, may
be due to a discrepancy of overlapping dimensions which allows for a
greater margin of error which impedes effective communication between
the dimensions themselves. One is reminded of Plato`s parable of the
cave, wherein the shadows of the things observed on the wall of the
cave are mistaken for reality itself. Granted, a shadow does resemble
the object projecting it, but it is hardly the object itself. It is
the task of the quantum qabbalist to make allowances for this margin
of interpretive miscalculation by preparing for it in advance and thus
integrating this possible glitch into his qabbalistic computer. He
makes allowances for this possible occurence of organizational entropy
and thus he is able to use it to his advantage.

The idea of a qabbala based upon an exploration of prima causa is no
longer valid in the quantum age. The quantumized qabbalist learns to
regard himself in the mirror of chaos. For him, the old Gnostic dictum
of "there is no part of me which is not of the gods", is literally
true. His "Tree of Life" is based squarely upon the apprehension of
his own enigmatic existence. He is more interested in a practical
application of his qabbalistic ideas and principles for himself and
others, than a cosmological game of hide and seek wherein one searches
for a prima causa "God" figure. But even for this, he has an
explanation: By careful observation of himself within the mirror of
chaos he has learned that the miracle of creation is somehow a
byproduct of his own consciousness and that he has played an
inexplicable role in the very act itself. ("Did ye not know that ye
were gods?") Joyously he has found that the tracks of God etched
across the illimitable sands of time in the accelerated particle
chambers of his own expanding consciousness. Thus has he learned to
adore the divine mystery of existence donning the masks of creation.

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 * Origin: ChaosBox: Nothing is true -> all is permitted... (2:243/2)