Ater Capulo™
What is it all about?
Ater Capulo™:
Spiritual Ideology
Ater Capulism™ views the world as both esoteric and material at the same time. Each individual is believed to be a subjective observer of reality and so, no individual is able to objectively define reality, not even the Ater Capulists™.
Ater Capulism™ promotes strong, keen reasoning, self-reflection, and self-reliance, so that one can bring themselves to greater power and aid those that serve them. It is against repression of any kind, and promotes integration with the less flattering aspects of one's being within to form a whole identity.
Ater Capulists™ may form coalitions and groups which they feel will best serve their chosen ends and personal interests. It is up to all of the individual Ater Capulists™ in any sect, to agree to follow and support one another, and to adhere to the rules of the sect. Every decision made is based upon the leaders that govern it and the consent of the Ater Capulists™ themselves to follow those decisions.
Ater Capulists™ are encouraged to make up their own minds about their theological, and material beliefs -- or choose none, if they so choose instead of following hardened traditions!
The ideology is anti-fundamentalist, anti-repression and is about pro- intro-, outro- and extra-priospection. It prioritizes knowledge and free spiritual advancement.
Do Ater Capulists™ believe in one source, force, or deity?
Absolutely Not.
Ater Capulo™ does not posses a theology, but Ater Capulo™ has tenents which hold Ater Capulists™ to gether.
There is no agreement in a 'one truth' that endures over all because solutions and perspective may need to be adapted over time. Things outside of an Ater Capulist™'s knowledge and perception must be discovered by the will of the unknowing Ater Capulist™.
Ater Capulists™ are taught to not follow the standards that society, other people, their own families, or their friends may have set for them but the standards that they set for themselves from within -- with conscious awareness.
Ater Capulism™ instructs followers to find their own truth, define their own meaning to their own life,
teaches followers to develop their own notions of both esoteric and material reality, to start with their own personal gnosis, expand upon their gnosis using any source to develop their own lifestyles, and organizations as long it serves them (to lead or to follow).
It is encouraged that Ater Capulists™ try to find common ground and compromise on beliefs when it is feasible and realistic. Ater Capulists™ are not demanded to "lock-step", or agree with the same beliefs about the esoteric and material realities, but are to adhere to the rules of whatever organizations they align themselves with.
Solitary Ater Capulists™ are encouraged to follow whatever path serves them to live their best life, and whatever helps them to connect to their chosen afterlife. Ater Capulist™ ideology teaches that the nature of reality is all and nothing at the same time, and that which is unknowable can one day be known to the consciousness.
Because not everyone thinks in the absolute same way, or has the same perspective on the world, there
is a guarantee for disagreement and conflict among Ater Capulists™, even in the same sect. Ater Capulism™ is about tolerance of asymmetrical ideas for the sake of greater gnosis.
There is no way to sin in this belief system but to break the tenents, because Ater Capulists™ believe that because all things are constantly changing or 'lucid', that each individual lives their own life, and has decisions to make for themselves.
How does Ater Capulism™ view esoterism?
Ater Capulism™ itself views esoterism as a mirror of all of the material reality. This is called the Law of Esoterism. One's personal growth, measure or involvement with esoterism is determined by the efforts of each individual Ater Capulist™.
Ater Capulists™ may have cultish devotion to any particular esoteric sect, path, or belief. They may even have uncertainty or secular indifference.
Ater Capulist esoterism is not fundamentalist, but inclusive of all other ideologies. Therefore, Ater Capulism™ is syncretic and makes exceptions for Ater Capulists™ who have yet to make up their mind (esoteric agnostics), or those who disbelieve in Esoterism (esoteric atheists).
The Ater Capulist™ Law of Esoterism is theologically adaptive and does not proclaim anything
absolute but the unknown itself when undiscovered. It ascribes that the material world and the esoteric can directly and indirectly influence each other.
Ater Capulism™ views the esoteric as infinite and a holding place for the material reality, and that there's more to just what you can see and experience with the material shell.
Material existence is only limited by the individual Ater Capulist™'s own unwillingness to expand their awareness or harness their will.
Ultimately, it demands Ater Capulists™ to define what 'esoteric' is for themselves, but to remain conscious of the unknown, and undefined.
How does Ater Capulism™ view materialism?
Ater Capulism™ wants Ater Capulists™ to live as happily and successfully as they possibly can. This is the Law of Materialism. It ascribes that Ater Capulists™ should seek to have 'plenty' and fulfill themselves so long as it does not lead to ruin.
Ater Capulists™ don't believe that materialistic life comes pre-packaged with any specific 'meaning'. Ater Capulists™ believe the meaning of materialistic life is defined by the beings that live it. That means that if you believe life has no meaning, then it doesn't. If you believe it does, then it does.
Ater Capulism™ is not classiest, racist, sexist, ableist, or elitist and views such things as a product
of instinctual reactions. It puts emphasis on survival and well-being, measured by the individual Ater Capulist™, in the material world, opportunistically or otherwise. It sees material possessions as one's own 'hoard', the things one has been given or acquired. Ater Capulists™ believe what is right is what serves the Ater Capulist™, and nature itself, not materialism, and so Ater Capulism™ does not grant merit based on the size of hoards.
Impossible? No! Implausible!™
Ater Capulists™ believe that there is no such thing as impossible -- only improbable. They believe that their ability to grow in knowledge of Esoterism and in materialism is infinite. Ater Capulists™ believe the concept of 'scarcity' or 'finite' is equal to 'plenty' and 'infinite'. Ater Capulists™ also believe that all and no things, known or unknown are equal.
Ater Capulists™ believe that the shaping of all things is from within the mind. Therefore they seek mental emancipation, to eliminate self-limiting beliefs and to work with whatever forces outside of
themselves that serves them best, of light, of darkness and beyond.
Ater Capulists™ do not believe in good or evil -- In an objective sense. They believe that the truth speaks for itself, and therefore do not seek to justify their beliefs or notions unless it serves a conscious goal -- For the Ater Capulist™!
Ater Capulism™ is an amoral ideology, meaning that it is not centered around what is 'just' or 'unjust' but what is possible or impossible. Ater Capulism™ does not promote materialistic violence, or criminal activity
in any materialistic sense but does not deny its feasibility. It accepts that humans are fallible creatures that may have a positive or negative impact on the world. It believes that in one's natural state, one is
perfect effortlessly and without qualification.
The impact of the life of each Ater Capulist™ is determined by themselves, and Ater Capulists™ are told not to seek purity but satisfaction.
The internal and external consequences of one's actions upon reality without and reality within is one's own responsibility. One's sense of justice is selfish, and Ater Capulism™ is not an ideology based on shame, or purely on rebellion, but upon freedom.
Shame and chastity in this belief system generally go against an embrace of instinctual, carnal, or bestial habits. This is a sin in Ater Capulism™ because of a strong, capital belief in 'absolute desire'.
We all want things, more or less, and thus desire is very important to cultivate. To discern with conscious is the Ater Capulist™'s desire.
Ater Capulists™ are not limited by the possibility of deities existing or not existing, the answer is entirely up to the individual Ater Capulist™'s experiences.
Ater Capulists™ can choose to be deistic, polytheistic, monotheistic, atheistic, agnostic; you name it. There's no restriction on the religious and spiritual paths of any Ater Capulist™.
Ater Capulists™ are encouraged to create their own deities, deify themselves or (respectfully) borrow ideas or deities from open cultures. It is an expectation that each Ater Capulist™'s views on the same esoteric concept may be radically different from another. So long as it serves them, it will only change when the
Ater Capulist™ sees that it does not!
Ater Capulists™ are open to the idea of an afterlife, but there is no central absolute belief in the afterlife. This is because it believes in multiple universes and choice in an afterlife. The ideology does not attempt to justify unsound, irrational, unconsciously-destructive or dangerous materialistic choices over sound, rational, consciously-constructive, safe materialistic choices -- For the gain of the Ater Capulist™.
Instead of believing that one must die to reach the afterlife, Ater Capulism™ ascribes that the afterlife is merely apart of the present life, here and now, due to the Law of Esoterism. They therefore strive to gain an understanding of the life they will live, long after their material shell expires due to the
Law of Materialism. They do not see the body as the source of consciousness, but rather consciousness being the source of the body.
Ater Capulists™ may believe when one's material vessel perishes one only ceases to exist on a material level, but continues to exist in the esoteric realms beyond. Ater Capulism™ touts that one ought to live the best materialistic life one can, in a way that abolishes the most repression (self-denial) and should be willing and open to explore one's esoteric (personal) life to enhance or escape into it as they desire.
Ater Capulists™ believe in holistic spiritual cultivation, in personal ways over all else, as it occurs at all stages in the Ater Capulist™'s advancement.
What are some basic do's and dont's?
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What Ater Capulism™ Is — and Isn’t
Ater Capulism™ is an amoral ideology. That does not mean “immoral.” It means we step outside the old binaries of “good” and “evil,” “just” and “unjust,” and focus instead on what is possible or impossible.
It is not chaos. It is not “anything goes.” Ater Capulism™ is built on doctrine: the Laws of Esoterism and Materialism, the principle of Absolute Desire, and the pursuit of gnosis.
It is not indulgence without thought. Desire is sacred — but to desire well is to discern consciously. Every Ater Capulist™ carries full responsibility for the impact of their actions, inward and outward.
It is not dogma. No single truth binds us. Each Ater Capulist™ may hold their own vision of life, death, and what lies beyond. Disagreement is not a weakness — it is part of the path to gnosis.
In sum: Ater Capulism™ is freedom without shame, desire without repression, and responsibility without false purity. It is a living doctrine, not a hollow rebellion.
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