tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post477179872420456812..comments2023-09-03T05:52:27.906-06:00Comments on The Magical Witch: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtainMorgan Drake Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-80880483652111176182012-03-01T00:04:01.611-07:002012-03-01T00:04:01.611-07:00@Nick... you know of course someone is gonna say t...@Nick... you know of course someone is gonna say the recycled names of the secret chiefs is cos they are a title, not just a motto :)<br /><br />Agree fully, re the Mottos :)Peregrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508191641503321789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-87719112597724747072012-02-29T08:26:57.540-07:002012-02-29T08:26:57.540-07:00No one seems to care about the Secret Chiefs using...No one seems to care about the Secret Chiefs using mottos that were used by other secret chiefs years ago either. But this is a problem within the GD generally. I wonder how many mottos are just recycled from old golden dawn membership lists?<br />We do a lot with the magical used of mottos, I think the lack of originality about them is a sign that they are not taking the tradition seriously.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397283594429773853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-54380636230878378582012-02-17T23:29:34.529-07:002012-02-17T23:29:34.529-07:00Nice post, Morgan. Your studies sound very interes...Nice post, Morgan. Your studies sound very interesting actually :)<br /><br />These sort of things do go on in occult and other circles. Always have. The net just makes it a lot easier. For example, not too long ago Scott Adams was discovered using other identities to defend his Dilbert cartoon, and you've already voiced doubts re some reviews of magical books. <br /><br />I too have had the heretical thoughts you voice. But hey, even it were so it really is traditional after all. Mathers and Westcott had inner and outer mottos and signatures etc at the beginning. Maybe when you reach a certain level you become a Secret Chief AND remain a member of the inner order. So, really it would be fine to write things as both of you :)<br /><br />The other day on a forum I was taken to task for hiding behind a pseudonym (when actually I used, as I always do, my legal name - I had just had a legal name change in the years since the event I described). No one however, seems to mind the Secret Chiefs only giving us their Mottos. Interesting that :) thanksPeregrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508191641503321789noreply@blogger.com