And one further thing, the right hand path with the accension to god through selflessness is typical of most of our Western religions which is taught to the people they're not given the full scope of the tree of life..which is guarded because it can apparently be very corrupting...so I guess any interest taken in the tree away from a RHP religion would be seen as an interest in the dark left hand path like Crowley undertook..but as well as this you also have the central neutral path..which many eastern religions talk about

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Well thats cleared that up

I think whats being talked about there is the totality of the diagram and how they lead to the same point. However they're two distinct paths...even with out convergence there are points at which to cross..

The idea is not to attain the god head however like it is in western relgion, it is to secure the middle ground of beauty and balance....apparently..if you go whizzing up to the top your likely to become a lunatic...like Shooey our resident white wizard, no offence shoo.

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This is all very interesting, but to get back to David Bowie...

The "Hey man" of "Suffragette City" is about as good as rock and roll gets. Catchy and decadent — not as easy as you might think.

Lol. That must be it.

I rather prefer the original version of Suffragette City, Alice Cooper's Under My Wheels.

I was pleasantly surprised today to hear my eldest daughter singing along to "Kooks".

They've been asking lots of questions about Bowie, mainly related to his style changes and why did he sport make-up back in the early 70s and whether I did at the same time. They also dig "Life On Mars", "Ashes To Ashes" and "Let's Dance". Other than Madness, a few Japan, Clash and Heaven 17 tracks, they don't really like much music from the latter end of the 20th century - at least the music I like. They don't get Prince in the 80s, but dig Michael Jackson.

They understand that Bowie is significant and not only for his music, but for his style.

"Sound and Vision" and a "A New Career In A New Town" are my favorite tracks off that album. Again simply years ahead of the game and clean and serene.