The Subtle Ecstasy Indulgence is a matter of some contention within the Left Hand Path.

For many it is viewed as a pinnacle of rebellion as it is a pure expression of defiance of classical conditionings and sociable acceptability. This is something of a rudimentary understanding though and is often extracted into a superficial philosophy that doesnt reach very far. spiration is dulled when remedial function is satiated it would seem. esthetically though let us loo! at the character of the sinister in fictional portrayal. "ho is it that signifies the greatest concern or most rewarding in generation of fear and consternation of any given protagonist# Is it the debouched personage that engages in random acts of violence and self$sustaining means of gratification% or is it rather the methodical and calculating villain that defies moral ob&ectivity# "hat frightens us more% what defies the logic of our conditioning within our social bonds% is the regulated re&ection of morality and typical motivation. It is the individual who is capable of reason and structured in philosophical belief that is at odds to what is conferred to be 'true that is most vile. This is a matter of our indoctrination and a vantage given to us by being a part of the ma&ority. The idea that one could be possessive of higher rational function and reach conclusions far in contrast to the ma&ority is the anathema of society. (ne who merely engages in whim is easier dismissed as a slave to desire and gratification. There is safety and understanding in rationali)ing base indulgence. It ma!es sense that one may go to excess. *ven addiction is socially acceptable while in itself not being so because it is comprehensible. It ta!es very little thought to see the motivation in this sort of expression and offers very little in the way of challenge of complacent thought. It is another matter entirely to be challenged by the expressed reason of one who also defies in a cohesive manner the ma&ority. *ven within the bonds of our society addiction is seen as a disease with our mediums of recovery having at their basis a prere+uisite of confession to slavery. (ne who see!s to 'recover from addiction admits first that regardless of indulgence they are still addicts. n addict is either engaged in the addiction or is in denial of its means of satiety% but regardless is eternally an addict. They are a slave to desire and its expression. This thought is a continuation of the intrinsic ideology of the social construct. To regain status within the whole it is necessary to express the wrongness of their desire and aspiration towards mediocrity. They see! to become one again with the whole through dismissive action in regards to what is seen to be at its base as an expression of rebellious inclination. The median of the ma&ority is a stasis of want and desire. *xpressed through addiction and debauchery is an elongation of reach into this same directional focus. In this way indulgence is not in and of itself a rebellion in any real way but merely a lac! of acceptance of restraint. ,ebelling against restraint isnt rebelling against society and its

bonds but rebelling against societies conception of personal strength and integrity. It is a re&ection of what is commonly held to be the strength of the average individual. "hat sort of battle is it to fight against this prison# "hat does victory in this fight accomplish other then the dismissal by the whole as being wea!# The truer victory is in separating individual desire from the acceptable expression of the societal norm. This is the real and sinister indulgence% an indulgence in control and retroactive dismissal. It is an understanding of indoctrinated belief and base modalities that are proprietary of the social construct and a re&ection of them as a stimulus. The ma&ority has instructed us in the ways of life encompassing not only a code of conduct% but also a defining of desire. -ociety controls us even in the things we perceive to want% and in engaging even more in those things we succumb to its control further. "e allow for it to dictate first our craving and then allow it to dismiss us as wea! for craving it unto excess. "e ma!e ourselves addicts of another mans vine. ,eal indulgence and valid desire come as expressions of the will of the individual being drawn into the casual. They are a re&ection of what is commonly accepted as rewarding and manifested wholly out of the individual. It is recogni)ing the lie that rules the lives of the commonality and supplanting it with the truth of your own becoming. lready in accepting the path an initiate of it is re&ecting the livelihood of the ma&ority. "hile the rest of the world engages itself in striving for indoctrinated notions of success and motivation already the initiate has conceived another view of goal orientation and purpose. In see!ing to become and exult the self through internal discovery our focus of life is categorically opposed to that of the ma&ority. "hile others engage in lives +uesting for higher incomes and better accessories we have already re&ected this as the entirety and accepted instead another goal for existence. *xpressing this goal and aspiration within our casual life ta!es further recognition of motive. -imply longing for self$!nowledge is nothing. ccepting the metaphor of the path and placing oneself within the model of its conception is only the first step. This is entirely psychological and vaguely spiritual in tuning the remedial self into the greater current of operation. Perceiving ones self to be a solitary traveler along the road to self$ discovery while occupying the casual existence with distractions provided by the ma&ority is failure. n initiate of the Left Hand Path cant aspire to reach any achievable goal along this path while filling their lives with indulgences of others construction. The path itself must be reflected in all aspects of the initiates life and livelihood. If they see! to be masters of their own destiny they must also be masters of their commonality and indeed this first. ll expressions of an initiates desire should revolve around the +uest itself. Their every function should be reflective of the struggle and aspiration of their desire in becoming something more. "ith this understanding they will see! in all things to find challenge and engage only in mediums of complexity and even danger to express themselves

within. They will gravitate not towards superficialities and that which can be achieved with ease and engaged in with complacency. true initiate of the path will manifest desire with refinement through will. They will not see! things as much as they will see! to surpass them and master them. That which is not a challenge is for those who are incapable of it. .hildren and animals feed on convenience and devour what doesnt flee. The truest indulgence is in the prospect of failure and the creation of success. There is no taste sweeter then the taste of your own blood on a roc! you had to best others for to simply hold. .arnality is an expression of the slavery of the ma&ority. It is the real master of self that may parta!e of its bliss and leave it as easily in favor of the bland taste and coarseness of challenge. /ecoming implies the prospect of failure and it is failure that must be bested wherever it may be found or created. The ma&ority see!s only to live and to forget% their only real prospect of failure being death% which they will surpass only in becoming dead.