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I'll never stop being inspired by the audacity of the men who dreamed a dream as big as SI. But it doesn't fully satisfy me and here is why.

My main beefs with SI is 1) lack of merging with other Souls through the heart, 2) lack of merging with God through the violet ray / top of head / prayer and 3) predilection for self-involved magical endeavors.

I love the "Magic Lab" feeling of the thought experiments here, I love the tremendous respect given to the imagination. So much respect for the mind, it has impacted me deeply to read about it and think about its concepts.

I see SI as a practice for adepts who have achieved 'the gateway' - e.g. found the place in the skull which, when the mind is focused correctly, splits light into a very fine spray and parses out the secret information held within it. SI (or solipsism?) may be somewhat misguided from my perspective because without a practice anchored in points 1 and 2 above, you have a tendency to end at 3 - which is somewhat masturbatory magickal self-exploration which seeks to prove its central conceit through perceptual shifts.

There is a gravity well here which many have warned about. The alienation from others which can result from the ongoing embodiment of the magical personality, is counter to most people's true metaphysical purposes - which is to regain the consciousness of unity. Don't become God, instead realize that you and all your brothers and sisters are God. If the latter perception is lacking, be cautious encouraging the former.

However, from what I've been informed, anyone who has attained the gateway is free to do as they like. They are Gods. Therefore I cannot fault you even though my aesthetic and spiritual inclinations are not fully satisfied with this. Its a beautiful thing you have done, honoring the power of the mind so much.

Originally commented by u/fortunatefields on 2018-10-25 17:57:02 (e8evgx5)