上一篇網誌提及有關愈了解得多就愈不敢隨便使用法術達成願望，而這一篇就是要與大家簡單介紹一下背後所會牽動到的東西了。正如那句老掉牙的話－「世上沒有免費的午餐」，任何事情都要負出努力才有收獲，又或者叫代價吧？反正這是定律不會因誰而改變，即使你學會了法術亦然。
那麼我們所付出是什麼呢？當然不是純粹做儀式的努力，也不是童男童女或者出賣靈魂，而是承受潛在的業力風險，簡單一點來說就是因果報應。最清晰不過的例子就是善有善報，惡有惡報，傳統的歐洲本土巫術宗教很多都會信奉三倍報應；即你施展任何法術都會以三倍的效果反彈到自己身上。當然這裡不是次你咒人肚瀉一次你自己就會肚瀉三次…意思其實是指比你放出去的會以更嚴重的方式彈回來，所以這裡首先告訴大家，咀咒他人或者企圖控制令他人愛上你的話，後果可要自負啊。
那麼其他「好的目的」又是否就代表出來的結果一定好呢？我也希望答案是絕對~_~…故名思義這一篇的題目叫背後更多的影響當然就是指一些我們沒有留意到或者理解到的因素。最經常被引用到爛的例子就是Modern Magick入面所提的情況，一個男人施展魔法令自己獲得一筆財富，當然這似乎是一件好事又沒有什麼不妥，最後他的而且確獲得了一項巨款；但是事情的發生總要有些因由，決不會像仙女將灰姑娘變得靚靚一樣，突然有一堆美金或歐羅從你的身上長出來。結果最後是他的一位親戚死了而留低一筆遺產及保險賠償給他，即他間接害死了他的親戚。
早陣子於美國的金色黎明(Esoteric Order of Golden Dawn, 由ROBERT ZINK (FRATER PDR)所創立)的那一個，發生了分裂事件，這一次跟近百年前的Hermetic Order of Golden Dawn 和Stella Matutina情況有點像，結果搞到現在兩邊正式分家，有關外國神秘學組織的新聞筆者也在考慮遲一點在這裡跟大家分享。不過由於這次看到很多人的反應，又或者說，醜惡與自私的一面吧，所以我發表了一篇名為西方神秘學與靈性的反思的文章，在這裡就跟大家分享一下吧。
Ave Fraters and Sorors
You are truly invited to read this email and this is the voice rising out from the bottom of the heart of your Frater.
This is the first time I raise out from the silence since the separation of our Order. I am sad about this. It has been my hard time to choose to follow Daddy or Mummy and still I have not made any action. However, I kept reading previous emails and thinking about our Order's development, even the historical issues of Golden Dawn that come up some ideas that I would like to share with all my dear Fraters and Sorors.
In the tradition of Golden Dawn, we live in a magical and mystical way study a lot and do the Great Work for the magical techniques and higher development of Spiritual Growth. And we all desire to be on the Path of Great Work to reach growth, peace, prosperity and self-mastery. These are always emphasized in our Order and I believe it is also the same in other orders in the Golden Dawn Community, and not only today. But are we all following this path and do we truly get the way to do so?
In Kabbalah, we learn the very basic concept about the importance of balance, as stated in the Neophyte Initiation, "Unbalanced Mercy is weakness and the fading out of the Will. Unbalanced Severity is cruelty and the barrenness of Mind."
Throughout the history, there have been many famous magicians in Golden Dawn or who studied Golden Dawn system. They are undoubtedly famous for their deep knowledge and practice of occultism, such as, SL. Mathers, Aleister Crowley, Israel Regardie and so on. Supposing they are all self-mastery, harmonious, well-developed spirituality, and surely they know the importance of balance as stated in the Neophyte Initiation.
However, Schism is still here and there from past to now. Many problems and issues in Golden Dawn happened at that time and I am sure all of you know that. Were they truly balanced? One thing I really am thinking about and perhaps some of you have this thought already. That is, we are all doing the Great Work to enhance Spiritual growth but why so-called ethical problems always rise out in the higher grade of the Golden Dawn Community, not only in our order. Shouldn't Fraters and Sorors at higher grade understand and exercise the philosophy of Love, Truth and Knowledge better?
I think no one would disagree that higher-grade achievement does not necessarily mean kind, moral, ethical and so on. And everyone can easily find an example for this, from the past and till now. All we know the Great Philosophy of Golden Dawn system but do we truly going on this path as the Teaching of the Ancient Mysteries? I don't know.
BUT,
I do really percept it as the powerful magical technique and training system that develops the potentiality of human beings. In the aspect of Spiritual growth or ENLIGHTENMENT, HOW CAN WE TRULY EXERICSE THE TRUE CORE VALUE OF GOLDEN DAWN? OR SHOULD WE JUST FOCUS ON THE TRADITION OF THE MAGICAL POWER DESPITE ANY LOVE OR ETHICAL VALUE?
This is what I would like to share and thanks for reading this letter. However, I really hope I can hear the voice and opinions from you about this topic. Thank you so much!
LVX for All
770
Frater VS
我個人認為，學習法術的目的不應為得到力量而做自己想做和要的事，而是為提昇智慧及靈性上的追求，是從學習掌握能量與法術到明白人生經歷帶來的成長。
每個人都要為自己所做的一切一切負上責任，正如之前的文章提過。
好了好了，大道理的廢話好像說得太多，貼身的例子說得太少，現在就進入正題吧。除去之前所提及有關法術的限制，即使真的可以隨意使用又代表生活真的美滿與幸福嗎？非也。
因為有些東西強求之後、在擁有之後，由於可能是原本不會在你生命中出現或繼續停留的事，所以達成後不一定如心目中那樣般美好，又或者這樣說此刻施法所求到的，並不真是原來是你想要的；就以感情分手為例，遇過有些占卜的客人是癡情人仕，與舊情人剛分手，問的問題來來去去都要圍繞對方還愛不愛我、有沒有復合機會、要怎樣做才能令對方回心轉意等等，更聽過有些人會因為這個原因去找法師落降頭或者施法令對方主動回心轉意甚至很「癡情」。
先不論這樣控制他人意志的黑魔法所造成的業力報應，但絕大多數發展到這個地步關係的一雙，往往都是累積了長久以來的問題或者對方根本不適合自己，偏執下去死手不放對雙方亦不定是好事；尤其是很多比較年輕的客人希望令對方回頭深深愛上自己，通常我都會問他們一句「你現在才那麼年輕，就下決定了？你是不是要與對方一生一世去到談婚論嫁的地步？」對於二十歲不夠的年輕人來講，情定今生的承諾兌現機會有多高呢？難道真的一世嗎？答案大家自在心中…作法勉強將兩個人縛在一起對雙方也不是一件好事。
有時候明明順其自然隨緣發展可以遇到一個更好的卻會因為牽一髮動全身而影響到之後遇不上那個更好的他或者她；更甚者就是施法令對方回頭愛上自己時，自己那邊卻出現第三者愛上了另一個人…那之後的事如何處理呢？在眾多眾多的考量之後，似乎從挫折中學習站起來和繼續向前走勝於死纏不放原地踏步，累了自己又累了他人。 ．待續．
