Daimonosophy

by Sakaki 4, Malphas (Introduction)

Are angels Ideal Models to be emulated? Is the purpose of man to become something greater than he already is? Can man be remade into an image of the divine? Do secret schools exist that teach the methods and philosophy for attaining this transformation? Daimonosophy addresses these and many other questions that strike to the core of what it means to be sentient. With strong ties to Gurdjieff, Reich, the Grimorum Verum and the Diabolocon, and mixed with powerful doses of futurism and psychedelic aesthetics, this work points the way to a deeper reality through both concepts and actions. Agree with the author or not, your view of the world will never be the same.

316 pages, Paperback

First published March 9, 2011

Reviews

[Äsruþr Cyneaþsson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sadly disappointed with this work. It had been on my shelf for a while, the strange and annoying formatting of the text making me reluctant to sit down and spend time with the text. Ultimately, my respect for much of the Setian thought that comes out of the Temple of Set overcame this minor issue and I sat down with the book. The notion of Daimonosophy is one that holds great promise, running close to my own ontological notions (that will later be released as a complete text, but for now are merely mused upon within my fictional works).

For someone of Sakaki's position, I expected more. A rehash of Gurdjieffian approaches is interspersed with a small amount of Aquino's work, yet without clarity and purpose. Sakaki fails to wholly convey the benefits of the approach of the Esoteric Order of Beelzebub or successfuly reason for statements he makes. I found the lack of a well reasoned ontological argument for the idea of Daimonosophy in explaining our individuated consciousness to be immensely disappointing. There are just too many points of conjecture that remain unresolved to make the text as valuable as it should be.

It is a shame, as the work of Malphas in 'the Black Ship' set the expectations high. 'Daimonosophy' failed to meet that standard. Sakaki set the target up and took aim, but fired well wide of the mark.