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***nabu*** · 09-11-2010, 07:42 AM

Posted from the NecroGate blog:

The Mardukite Truth Seeker Press is pleased to announce the return of the Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows stand-alone edition, considered the most highly sought after underground manifestation of the legendary grimoire tome: Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows. Now, seekers once again will have limited access to a new revised & expanded format of this incredible volume from the Mardukite Chamberlains - a selective "mainstream" alternative to the Necronomicon Revelations materials.

In Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, the Mardukite truth seekers uncover the mystery revealed of the powers behind the occult, those that lay in the shadows of reality, based in the beliefs and roles of and about aliens, gods and men. In this remarkable anthology, an abridged adaptation of the Mardukite Liber R – Necronomicon Revelations presented with the original tablet series from the Mardukite Liber 9 (long out of print as a stand alone edition of Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows) to provide the Seeker with a unique combination of Ninth Gate, Lovecraftian, Thelemic, Mystical, Simonian and Mardukite lore, examined together objectively, and in relation to the rest of the Mardukite cycle, designed for both the novice and adept alike.

The following is an excerpt from the introduction to the Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows (Revised & Expanded Third Edition) deemed appropriate by the MTSP as a thread for the Mardukite Forum - note that this material given below may also be found in Necronomicon Revelations:

Quote:The path of the Mystery Tradition has, up until now, led the seeker along a vast array of “lights” and “images” – a “Ladder of Lights” (as it were) – tracing the phantasmal images of the material world back to their Source. But it is not the glamorous procurement of further persona and personality upgrades that the seeker is after, rather it is the absolution of the same, those which have already been acquired and are but weights to keep you bound to the material world.

So the seeker passes the Gates of Life seeking to bring the parts of the whole together – if they be so lucky. Too often it is the separation of the whole into more esoteric parts that merely ends with further separating the person from the Source. The emphasis should not be on the bedazzlement attainable to the psyche of this world to delight in making some gematric or symbolic link – when all is actually connected in equality and oneness – not just to be found in one or two “sacred” relationships between attributes and forces.

This is never fully realized in the World of Light that we become accustomed to because it exists already in a state of separation from the World of Darkness. Polarity. The point is not necessarily the glorification of the Darkness either. Just as many people succumb to the trappings of the Darkness as they do the Light and both are existing in a duality that is contrary to the Oneness that is the Source. Duality is not Oneness.

So, what does one do? You can climb the Ladder of Lights and thereby unify the manifold natures of the existences found in the Light – but is this the end? Working back up the Tree of Life, the seeker has uncovered a very dangerous glitch in the system.. .this is not all there is. But where is it? And how is it that we can confront this hidden aspect for wholeness. How do we get to the other side?

After having moved forth through the Gates of this Universe, the seeker inevitably moves passed the final doorway and is able to glean a look behind the curtain . . .and there is nothing more horrifying than what one will find. All we have done and worked towards, all we have quested for in our endeavors into the Light and into the System and when the curtain is peeled back it is only to reveal – Nothingness. . .the Primordial Abyss.

All of the systems in the mind that have given form their meaning has washed away and the realization of the illusion is paralyzing. For when we had our “Wizard of Oz” to toy with in our minds, we could at the very least laugh in our own folly at being fooled in the game of some supernatural crazed madman behind the curtains. At the very least things could be made to make sense – systematically. But now at the cusp of reality and sanity, we know better. Before you is the Other Side of the Tree… Crossing the Abyss. . . Into the Beyond. . . You have reached the edge. You are have reached – the Shadows.

Baylin · (This post was last modified: 09-17-2010 01:32 AM by Baylin.)

What could be more horrifying to man than to find that life has no meaning?

If anything, even though it may mean nothing to any other thing in the universe, the intelligence of the mystery behind it all, has meaning to me. And considering that I am part of the one, than life therefore has meaning.

I don't know what you found behind that curtain, but I can tell you that, because of me, even if that is all that there is, life has meaning.

lil gremlin · 09-15-2010, 06:15 AM

this excerpt is something that also appears in the mardukite Necronomicon Revelations and perhaps when you take it all in together it doesnt leave you with that nothing matters feeling but i like the nabu because he calls spades and spade and thats important

hybride · 09-20-2010, 01:50 AM

(09-11-2010 01:17 PM)Baylin Wrote: What could be more horrifying to man than to find that life has no meaning?

If anything, even though it may mean nothing to any other thing in the universe, the intelligence of the mystery behind it all, has meaning to me. And considering that I am part of the one, than life therefore has meaning.

I don't know what you found behind that curtain, but I can tell you that, because of me, even if that is all that there is, life has meaning.

Life has no meaning, except the one you give yourself

Baylin · 09-20-2010, 01:44 PM

(09-20-2010 01:50 AM)hybride Wrote:
(09-11-2010 01:17 PM)Baylin Wrote: What could be more horrifying to man than to find that life has no meaning?

If anything, even though it may mean nothing to any other thing in the universe, the intelligence of the mystery behind it all, has meaning to me. And considering that I am part of the one, than life therefore has meaning.

I don't know what you found behind that curtain, but I can tell you that, because of me, even if that is all that there is, life has meaning.

Life has no meaning, except the one you give yourself

And by bringing the meaning you give to yourself into this existence with you, suddenly life has meaning.

hybride · 09-21-2010, 12:56 AM

Meaning is an illusion, a desire of the mind to give yourself a purpose in life, rather than face the facts that... nothing is as what it seems.

Baylin · 09-21-2010, 11:58 AM

(09-21-2010 12:56 AM)hybride Wrote: Meaning is an illusion, a desire of the mind to give yourself a purpose in life, rather than face the facts that... nothing is as what it seems.

I guess it all depends on the definition of the word meaning.

There is always great debate in the philosophical world about ethics. The true meaning of life should be simply to live it, and in doing so, be aware that you are sharing this universe with others, and that you should afford them the same consideration you would ask of them toward you.

If one looks at life in this logical way all the definitions of meaning just fall into place.

hybride · 09-21-2010, 09:26 PM

(09-21-2010 11:58 AM)Baylin Wrote: The true meaning of life should be simply to live it, and in doing so, be aware that you are sharing this universe with others, and that you should afford them the same consideration you would ask of them toward you.

Monotheistic religions - or I should say, theology in general - say the same, and their followers are aware, yet they treat each other with zealous zeal against the other who is not of the same theology as they are.

So, to "live life" is completely subjective as well.

Baylin · 09-22-2010, 01:12 AM

(09-21-2010 09:26 PM)hybride Wrote:
(09-21-2010 11:58 AM)Baylin Wrote: The true meaning of life should be simply to live it, and in doing so, be aware that you are sharing this universe with others, and that you should afford them the same consideration you would ask of them toward you.
Monotheistic religions - or I should say, theology in general - say the same, and their followers are aware, yet they treat each other with zealous zeal against the other who is not of the same theology as they are.

So, to "live life" is completely subjective as well.

oh I agree fully, life is totally subjective.

***nabu*** · 09-22-2010, 09:00 AM

Sure - subjectivity is the basis of all experiential existence... of course that begs the question of what consequential value something has if it is purely "subjective" alone. Given the way in which humans were raised into the world - and especially how they interact with life as they've evolved/grown/developed in civilizations - what true "purposes" are there to human existences that are outside of what we might call roles? Meaning is given within the system to keep it from breaking down entirely. We develop, for example, family units and then grant specific roles and duties to it for the preservation and survival of the unit. We can develop new system technologies that require new semantics of study and roles to keep the "machine" grinding down its merry way... certainly we have no issues with "filling time" on this planet - but to call it "enlightenment," "spiritual ascension," or even "progress" just for the sake of giving humans something to do is a bit of selling the effort short that we are here for. It doesn't have to be dismal - BUT - the minute we start accepting a more desirable means of interpreting "life" thwarting that which it really is, then we can fall out of that self-honest experience pretty fast. Humans have a psyche fragmented from the All and an ego program to keep it in check. That they don't belong here should be rapidly apparent by the very means the evolution/progression/development on the planet has occurred. What other animal must spend so much energy in keeping away the very nature and existence it was reared to? What other creature on the planet must clothe itself to keep warm or build fires in order to eat and prepare disease-free or appetizing menus. Seriously folks, take a single "objective" examination of "living life" and you will see very easily all that has been alluded to here is true.