I Studied the Occult and Found Modern "Self-Love" - Here's What I Learned

Have you ever noticed that the more our society obsesses over "self-love," the more lonely, isolated, and anxious people seem to become? In this video, we are pulling back the curtain on the modern self-love movement to expose a truth that most people completely miss: a massive portion of modern "self-care" ethos isn't rooted in psychological healing—it is directly influenced by early 20th-century occult philosophy. Specifically, the spiritual system of Thelema, founded by occultist Aleister Crowley.

We break down how Crowley’s famous axiom—"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law"—completely flipped the true meaning of love on its head, swapping a beautiful, relational, God-centered identity for a disordered, isolated focus on the supreme self.

Using a powerful, heartbreaking real-life post from the Catholic Reddit community, we explore what happens when we get spiritually stuck trying to fulfill worldly standards of self-worth. We juxtapose modern culture against the profound theological wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas (who taught that true love is to will the good of another, oriented toward God) and dive into an incredible, eye-opening homily by Father Mark Bernhard regarding the cultural trap of the disordered self-love ethos (featuring a surprising critique of modern pop music like Miley Cyrus's "Flowers").

If you have turned your life over to God but still find yourself struggling to feel "enough," or if you are feeling isolated after deepening your faith, this video is a much-needed spiritual wake-up call to help you find your true, intrinsic dignity as a child of God.

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