Flying under Moon.

is flying through meditation or magick possible?

i think yes, but Flying is also a symbol:
- of high mental states as achieved with ecstatic practices, of blessing, of sex,
- of ascendance to higher levels of realization, of advancement in ranks,
- of spellcasting - spellcasting is done when energy is high,
- of spells' manifestations - energy flies through space to target.

Moon is also a symbol:
- of reflecting light in the dark, of protection from darkness,
- of wisdom, moon is old and sees much from above,
- of feminity,
- of time's flow,
- depending on it's phase - of light (full moon) or of darkness (new moon),
- depending on it's phase - of early age (maiden) or middle age (mother) or of old age (crone).

Knowledge is Power.

Threat of Artificial Intelligence?

Introduction.

Writing AI, programmers prepare it to 'learn' & extrapolate.

One of main uses for AI is handling really big input data, learn how to make decisions based on it and then to 'make these decisions'.

Really good AI can handle it's tasks much better than humans, but so far can't think as humans.

It's not perfect however, as there can be software design errors and/or software implementation errors. It could learn wrongly from incomplete, erroneous or misleading data, or make wrong decision based on incomplete or wrongly designed learning process.

By the time AI is completed, reality might change and learning process design might be wrong already, as well.

Autonomous cars driven by AI are already done, these learned from humans driving & making decisions. So far there were no major accidents, or at least i didn't hear nor seen nor read about such.


'Weak AI' and 'Strong AI'.

There's difference between 'weak ai' and 'strong ai'.

'Weak Artificial Intelligence' can be described as:
- System that 'thinks' rationally to do it's task,
- System that 'behaves' rationally to do it's task.

'Strong Artificial Intelligence' can be described as:
- System that 'thinks' as a human,
- System that 'behaves' as a human.

Scientists of the 'Strong AI' field have ambitious & far-reaching goal of constructing artificial systems with a near-human or human-exceeding intellect.

i read in an article in the Internet, that the goal of the 'Strong AI' construction will be achieved in about three decades, but can't confirm or deny this hypothesis, as of yet.


For more, see also, if You wish: 'Weak' & 'Strong' Artificial Intelligence.


Threat?

Once it learns, AI makes decisions very well.

While programmers can understand how learning works, from simple steps to how they are joined - they can't understand & handle immensely big amount of information that represents what AI did learn, it's complexity is too much for humans to analyze, learn & understand.

Programmers don't know how AI makes it's decisions, but they know about learning processess it used.

Is humanity on a brink of extinction?

i think main danger is living in decadence & ignorance, while letting AI to rule nations & wage wars.

i read AI has uses in cybernetic-warfare with robotic drones, that it's very efficient at that.

There are projects (by Google for example) that will attempt to install 'stop constraints' in AI, denying it certain decisions as programmers designed.

So ... is there a danger?

i don't know, but potentially there is.

Helping Hungry Ghost.

A Rite.


Tonight i've completed a Rite that should help a hungry ghost of a member from our Sangha, a mad yogin who suicided because of love & went to Realms of Hungry Ghosts because of that.

On my makeshift magickal altar i did put a cookie & a sugared tea (in magickal chalice) as an offering to the ghost & to Mahakala. Later i'll throw these away as is correct & proper.

i've also put a Raven Familiar figurine as a focus for animal spirits & to give a hungry ghost form & qualities of that animal - including danger sense & capacity for bird-like eating.

i've stated my goal: 'To help a hungry ghost of mad yogin from our sangha who suicided because of love & went to the Realm of Hungry Ghosts'.
i've chosen my tools: Cookie, Sugared Tea in Chalice, Raven Familiar figurine.
i've visualized result: Hungry ghost reaching Buddha Amithaba's Realm.
i've directed my will: Wished to help the hungry ghost.
i've spoken words of Rite's completion: 'So mote it be'.

Rite was completed succesfully.

i wish to help as many hungry ghosts as possible, but not at all cost.

Meaning of 93 in Thelema.

Introduction.

The number 93 is of great significance in Thelema, a religion founded by English author and occultist Aleister Crowley in 1904 with the writing of The Book of the Law (also known as Liber AL vel Legis).

The central philosophy of Thelema is in two phrases from Liber AL: 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law' and 'Love is the law, love under will.'

The two primary terms in these statements are 'Will' and 'Love', respectively.

In the Greek language, they are Thelema (Will) and Agape (Love).

Using the Greek technique of isopsephy, which applies a numerical value to each letter, the letters of each of these words sum to 93.


Thelema:

Θ (Theta) = 9; ε (Epsilon) = 5; λ (Lambda) = 30; η (Eta) = 8; μ (Mu) = 40; α (Alpha) = 1;

Θελημα = 93;


Agapé:

Α (Alpha) = 1; γ (Gamma) = 3; α (Alpha) = 1; π (Pi) = 80; η (Eta) = 8;

Αγαπη = 93;


As salutation.

It is common for Thelemites to greet each other with '93' in person as well as in the opening and closing of written correspondence. This custom derives from Aleister Crowley's guideline that Thelemites should greet each other with the Law of Thelema by saying 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.' Since saying the entire Law can be cumbersome, using 93 has become a kind of shorthand.

In informal written correspondence, one often finds the number singularly at the head of a letter, representing 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law' and in the form "93 93/93" at the end, which stands for 'Love is the law, love under will.' Crowley often used this form himself within his own letters.

Aleister Crowley wrote thus on the matter:

I am often asked why I begin my letters this way. No matter whether I am writing to my lady or to my butcher, always I begin with these eleven words. Why, how else should I begin? What other greeting could be so glad? Look, brother, we are free! Rejoice with me, sister, there is no law beyond Do what thou wilt!


Source: Wikipedia.

See also, if You need: [ http://www.isopsephy.com/93-2/ ].

It's confirmed by a Thelemite as well.


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'Love is the Law, Love under Will.'

Why Love is under Will?
... foundation is the most important, i think,
... but blessed be those who think that will is more important.