Talk:Lust of Result

(Revision as of 18:19, 2 Oct 2005)

The emphasized portion of the quote from AC's commentary (It is unnatural to aim at any goal) is more likely a reference to the phrase "unassuaged of purpose" than specifically to the phrase "delivered from the lust of result."

The restrictive interpretation of "lust of result" as "expecting a specific result of an effort, ritual, or other magical action so that the pre-conceived result affects what you perceive to be the outcome" is not justified by a fair and full reading of the Old Comment, New Comment, and D Comment on AL I:44. Rather, it would appear from the commentaries that "lust of result" refers more to the concept of attachment to the potential "profit of success" from the result of a working ("like a schoolboy or a shopkeeper"), as contrasted specifically with performing the Work for its own sake ("like an artist").

The phenomenon of a working being invalidated by a bias resulting from pre-conceived notions regarding the working's desired objective is a valid one. However, it is only peripherally related to the term "lust of result." This is why I have deleted the citation from Notes to an Astral Atlas and the associated discussion. A discussion of this concept should probably be included elsewhere in Thelemapedia. --Solarmyth 13:19, 2 Oct 2005 (CDT)