Much is said and talked about when it comes to the concept of The Enterer of the Threshold, both in Jung and in the discussions on the works of Aleister Crowley.
I shall certainly not bore my readers to death by making an academic case of which is right, Jung or Crowley. For this article, we can assume both are wrong.
No, both are wrong.
OK, cutting to the chase. The Enterer of the Threshold is the shadow persona, or shall we say, as everything seen from a Kabbalistic perspective, is reflected, so does your Holy Genius also have a reflection, a mirror-part. We are not so fortunate as the opposite being the Disreputable Dunce, because he is neither impotent nor a fool.
He is not the opposite of your Higher Genius, he is a reflection, that means it is something lower? Something to be conquered? Enslaved? I think not.
Controlled yes, but with respect, I should add. One does not simply banish your Enterer, this “monster” is inside you and prevents you from realizing the Knowledge And Converstation with your Holy Guardian Angel, yes, but only because you are not ready.
Is it not true that you would die in an instant flash should you dive into the divine light, the Prima Materia unless you are prepared?
Win over this Enterer of the Treshold is by winning over yourself and transcending the idea that whatever holds you back is a monster. Of course it is a monster but he can become your loyal underling.
In ancient cave art there is the final scene of an elaborate set of cave paintings, which forms the journey the boy takes in his rite of passage to become the man. The scene shows the boy dying, his spear has penetrated and mortally wounded a bison. There is a totem bird present, and a rhino walking away from the scene. This scene is the basis of my idea that in life we manifest two archetypes, the bison and the culture hero who will fight the bison, both will die in the contest from which something else arises. If the bison wins then negative consequences result, if the culture hero wins, prosperity. This to me is a neverending fight of bison and culture hero that I face every day of my life.