The Western Gate

The Search for Truth
John Temple
Aula Lucis

John Temple isn’t the author’s real name, he wishes to remain anonymous, he’s 90+ years old and part of the reason why he wishes to be incognito is the fear of scorn from friends or family who would realise his fascination with all things esoteric and occult. Let’s reiterate….He’s 90+ years old! And his “friends” and family(!) don’t have a clue about his predilection for the esoteric? Friends AND family? let’s leave that thought there for a moment….,
The first chapter proper, is on Folly and Wisdom. Here the author lends his ear and thoughts to the folly of the British Government and the meddling scientists during Covid? It may well be that incompetence reigned supreme during lockdown, however it had more to do with pockets being lined than chickens running headless and clueless and conspiracy illuminatus running the show.
The author then adds the quotes of Frances Bacon, the ‘true author’ of some of Shakespeare’s works, apparently, according to Mr.Temple. We’re on Chapter One, Folly and Wisdom, from someone who wishes to be in masque, and quotes conspiracies or at least theories? There’s nothing wrong there, except the book is labelled, the search for Truth, perhaps at the outset, so far, should read, The Drudgery through the muddied waters of what is real and what is not, By I am that which I am not really.
Shakespeare quotes a lot of qabalah, a lot of wisdom, so does Bacon. Did Crowley plagiarise Mathers or Bennet? undoubtedly, here and there. Did the Rolling stones copy Muddy waters? The point is, for an occultist, does it matter who wrote what and when? the main, and only concern is what is being written .. how does what we read- illuminate us. Whether it were God or the Devil, an Angel or the serpent, what has been revealed to us will shine towards us, or be just more cloak and dagger. More carrots, more jam tomorrow. I don’t care who wrote what, Bacon or Shakespeare, I only care for the dialogue, the structure, the wisdom.
The search for truth does not, I suggest, begin by criticising ‘authors’ (and this author let’s remember is anonymous!) or the why’s and wherefores of a corrupt government (They’re all corrupt- its called power) .
Mr Temple, was an ordained minister in the Anglican church, but was refused progress due to marrying a ‘pagan’ (but I thought his friends and family would ridicule any transgressive and wayward thoughts?). For someone who argues that Shakespeare’s works were written by Bacon, you’d expect the same argument over the blatant appropriation of Egyptians/ Sumerian/ Phonecians/ Greek/ Roman et al.Religions that the Abrahamic faith …stole (which he does acknowledge throughout the book). And those thoughts known, I question why somebody with a degree in comparative religion etc actually deigned to become a minister in full knowledge and truth that all religion is but an imagery after a symbolic notion, unless of course it were simply a choice of power. In which case, we are back to Folly and power…,
The pope sits on his papal throne,
with sceptre, rod and crown.
He knowns the truth but cannot say,
or the kingdom will fall down.
Of course, this is conspiracy isn’t it, but if it’s good for the goose to hide behind then squawk be silent when the gander soon follows.

Much is made in the chapter Folly and Wisdom, can the Followers of Folly pretend they are wise, but little of the wise acting and purposefully following the avenue of folly. We all know the quote, only the fool that knows they are the fool are wise. A Wiseman, sees society as a necessity-no more nor less, the best option of the differing varieties of having people co-habit this Earth. Some choose a community and equality approach, some choose reward for innovation and productivity. Some are ruled by the majority ticking a box every 5 years, some place themselves in the spot of authority, because they want it. The wise doesn’t care, they eat and drink, keep warm, laugh and love. What folly?
The Tarot card- the Fool is the foundation of everyone’s journey. That the fool chooses to dance perilously close to the edge of a cliff with his beloved dog snapping at his heels does not mean at any instant he will fall off, nor purposefully ignores the advice of his beloved colleague who only has his best interests at heart. He’s just happy to dance between mortality and death, between safety and danger, to skirt the possibilities of the threshold. He does this because he is content in his nature of who and what he is.

An occultist doesn’t need to stand upon a soap box and declare their beliefs, nor should they hide incognito. I can’t find any reason to venture further past the chapter Folly and Wisdom, it’s fate, it stares you straight in the face. Finger pointing, sneering, condemning and conspiracising, all behind a mask… because of fear. There is Folly. There is your God.

Postscript: Of course I will read the whole book, but that’s where I am at the moment and I fear I’d end up reviewing every chapter such that it’d be a long and lengthy post, and… I cant be bothered. If it transpires I have been wholly unjust in my initial appraisal I will of course return to this post and add an addendum.

Addendum

Well… I did read it all, of course I would, it cost a fair few bob. It seems obvious the anonymous author in question is the same as he that wrote (co-wrote~ anonymously) Astral Conversations, primarily because of the drooling and fawning that both authors give to H.P. Blavatsky. Quite how I’m expected to find answers to the search for truth when the author waves a banner for Blavatsky is beyond me. Blavatsky amalgamated many principle philosophies to suit her own viewpoint, when I say amalgamated I mean distorted. She was of an age when talk was of Root Races, Elite Races, Pure races et al, a corrupt form of spiritual elitism that even Plato’s division of Labour and the cruel streaming of education do not quantify.
Temple’s book informs us much of the bible is plagiarized from Egyptian sources, and wait for it…before that, Atlantis! Hello Plato, again.
Much of religion is based upon natural cycles of the stars, planets. This much I can relate to, though the sympathies lie there and no where else.
Temple shows us secrets within the Bible, i.e;- that Jesus’s three wounds and the three nails add up to six… which is significant (?) He doesn’t mention, even if I were to champion this house of straw that in Hebrew the number 6 actually means Nail, (vau= ו=6=nail), thus we see the great number 666 to which Jesus was affixed upon the cross of equilibrium, 666 being the number of the sun which across the wheel of equilibrium gives us the seasons of the year. And finally IHShVH- the name Jesus in Hebrew gematria adds up to 666, but that’s just me waffling on some distracting nonsense that doesn’t really get anyone any nearer to Truth.
This is how Temple’s book pans out, as if he is going to illuminate some old wisdom but simply skirts over issues raised by something like Zeitgeist-the Film and doesn’t expand or show any new evidence, in fact many new theories or ideas ( and if we’re going to drop Atlantis into the equation then we are talking about theories and ideas) are not even covered which makes much of Temples work aged and worn, alike Blavatsky.
Temple gives us a lesson on prayer and the Lords Prayer, but not once alludes to its obvious Kabbalistic foundation, its whole structure as being imagery of Otz Chiim – The tree of life.
He gives us a chapter on Talent, that some are blessed, by God-of course, with talent. Our poor forefathers and mothers who evolved over time, each sense and function adapting to need and specialising for want of an easier struggle have been consigned as an after fault, our DNA matters not in the scheme of things when a great chess playing God in the heavens deigns who can do what, with us luckless pawns as his playthings.
The Search for Truth is found by the mocker and the joker, spray-caning street wisdom over the opulent buildings. The old theories are just that, murmurings and babble laid down by sloths who perplex us with riddles and who warn us faith is the sword to any obstacle our gut instinct shield throws up, and still our shield displays the truth- that this is all bollocks.