The Black Lodge would most likely argue that "Freedom" is having the ability to do whatever you desire, without consequence.
The White Lodge would most likely agree that "Freedom" is not having any psychological attachments or desires. Freedom from the bondage of the ego.
So we can see, that the two lodges approach the idea of "Freedom" quite differently.
I wanted to get a Gnostic Instructor's perspective on this. As I see an argument to both. Samael does not confront the Black Lodge's idea of freedom, which sounds quite appealing. Obviously, we humans are hardly free in either capacity. I am not free in that I have an Ego which binds me to certain aspects of the world. I am furthermore unfree in that I cannot even satisfy these attachments or desires, I have not the means. For example, I would like to spend this summer going sailing in the Pacific. But I don't have the money. You see? I am not free to do what I want. But then again, wanting in the first place is wrong of me, or atleast according to Samael's definition of Freedom. Am I getting that right? I would love to hear what someone else has to say.
The White Lodge would most likely agree that "Freedom" is not having any psychological attachments or desires. Freedom from the bondage of the ego.
So we can see, that the two lodges approach the idea of "Freedom" quite differently.
I wanted to get a Gnostic Instructor's perspective on this. As I see an argument to both. Samael does not confront the Black Lodge's idea of freedom, which sounds quite appealing. Obviously, we humans are hardly free in either capacity. I am not free in that I have an Ego which binds me to certain aspects of the world. I am furthermore unfree in that I cannot even satisfy these attachments or desires, I have not the means. For example, I would like to spend this summer going sailing in the Pacific. But I don't have the money. You see? I am not free to do what I want. But then again, wanting in the first place is wrong of me, or atleast according to Samael's definition of Freedom. Am I getting that right? I would love to hear what someone else has to say.