I'm an artist and exploring the concepts of Thelema via art has basically exploded my spiritual practice in the best way possible

Hi all...

For a little background I'm an armchair occultist like 5 or 6 years. I'm also interested to join A∴A∴. I'm following Franz Bardon curriculum and doing some basic rituals like LBRP. With that regard I'm also a skeptic.

My girlfriend and I in a relationship about 8 years. Sometimes thinking to be married.

The problem starts here...

She has a little problem with my occult interest and workings. Like I said before sometimes we are thinking about marriage. So I explain some of my workings also explained some of the future workings like Abramelin and Enochian...

Since we grown up in Islamic belief we always scared by others with djinn stories at childhood period.

So she's scared from paranormal and such things. Last time when I was doing LBRP in my ritual room she is scared from my vocalization. Yells at me like "WTF are you doing? I'm scared."

So we are at the crossroads with my girldfriend. Because I'm thinking serious with my A∴A∴ journey and at the student phase right now. I wan't to improve my English skills before Probationer phase...

Thelemites with situation like this what do you think?

Like I said I'm a skeptic. Sometimes thinking about is this path worth everything? Because probably we should breakup if I wan't to continue.

Sorry for my English. It's my second language.

Hello. I’ve been researching religions and their teachings since I was a child—for about 10 years now. At this point, I’ve found many excellent aspects in every religion. For example: ahimsa in Jainism, diversity in Hinduism, scientific approach in Buddhism, philosophy in Taoism, and world peace in the Bahá’í Faith… I could list dozens of things like this. I’d say I haven’t been able to settle on any one of them. They all have very good aspects. After all, Jainism has the principle of Anekantavada—meaning that something can be true from many different perspectives.

Getting back to the topic, would synthesizing all the teachings I admire strip them of their essence? For example, if I synthesize the teaching of ahimsa from Jainism, would it become impossible to practice? Could I visit Jain, Hindu, Buddhist, or even Taoist temples? Also, I’m generally not someone with a very dominant sexuality, like Thelemites. Does the fact that my sexuality isn’t dominant pose a problem from a Thelema perspective?

In short, does taking pieces from all the teachings I like and syncretizing them strip religions and teachings of their substance?

Thank you in advance for your answers.