Posted by SphereMaker on September 22, 1999 at 08:22:49:
In Reply to: Ayn Rand? Not really. posted by The Arcane on September 22, 1999 at 07:50:23:
I find Rand to be ideologically interesting/appealing around matters of selfishness and passion for quality (and, you can probably guess I take no issue with elitism); my main complaint about her is that she's so out of touch with her emotional self that it's almost painful. Regarding the Will, the Book of the Law (Crowley) is more clear on issues of will than the Wiccans: "For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect." and "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." My experience with both Wiccans and Satanists is minimal (especially Satanists as I find their writings to be particularly self-deluding). The Cult is actually a syncretic melding of several ideologies. Try Jung, Emerson, Conrad, et al for more information.