It is my firm believe that human beings need fantasy. It seems that it is essential to our physical, mental, and emotional well being. For myself this has been a huge problem in finding a definition as to the path it is that I follow...or perhaps a better way to put this is the path that I master, or will master in time.
Fantasy is abound in many occult traditions. Unfortunately, in most of the mainstream these fantasies are taken as literal interpretations of a supernatural being. And I say literal meaning that most see this fantasy as a living and external force that is seperate from concious human experience. That is to say that most often it is a humiliating and self-degrading process of worshipping something outside of ourselves.
Unfortunately, the more bearable atheistic philosophies that do not require self degredation disregard fantasy as "self deceit." However, fantasy and a desire to NOT decieve yourself need not be mutually exclusive. And this can be found in pantheism. Pantheists, generally speaking, do not fool themselves into believing that there is a personal god who cares about them or the direction of their lives. However, this does not exclude the possibility for adherence to mythology as a personal aesthetic.
For myself, a study and use of mythology to bring yourself closer to the forces of magick, power, and spirituality are essential to development on whichever path it is you chose for yourself. And I find this in the Luciferian writings of Michael W. Ford. While god is a nonexistent force, and a non-issue for myself, the fantasy found within this is much needed assist to spiritual development. That is to say that the myths, although not literally true, provide a much needed aid to connecting with the spiritual and some might say "supernatural" or subconcious as aspects of the self.
My point here is to encourage those who are non-theistic to NOT ignore mythology and fantasy merely because you find it intellectually dishonest. For I (as a non-believer) have found it extremely useful in my attempts to connect with the subconcious. While some may have no use for mythology and fantasy I believe that most of us still marvel at the "fairytales" of old, and there is indeed something magickal about them that can be quite useful to even the most logical among us!
DO NOT FEAR FANTASY simply because it is abused by the more ignorant as a tool of slavery! It can be quite liberating as well when appropriately interpreted by the intelligent mind!
Darkest Regards in Adversarial Light!
Mortecai
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