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What did Crowley mean when he referred to the Black Brothers?

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What did Crowley mean when he referred to the Black Brothers?

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The magician begins his journey acknowledging the outer universe and the panentheistic belief that God is in All things. (The All Is One) He then shifts his attention inwardly (the abyss) and realizes that he is the center of a universe, a God unto himself. (The One is All) Now… the challenge of the magician is to RECONCILE the two, thereby crossing the abyss. The Black Brother refuses to do this and rejects the first formula (The All Is One) in favor of the second formula (The One Is All). He remains mired in the abyss and superficially inflates and barricades his own ego, rather than resolve the conflict between his inner world and outer world. Eventually, one realizes these “super men and women” are unworthy of adulation. Once they’ve blown their facade, we discover they are human… all too human.