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-un it is mostly found in the plural, because two days (ostartagil, aostortaga, diut. 1, 266) were kept at easter. this ostard, like the as. edstre, must in the heathen religion have denoted a higher being, whose worship was so firmly rooted, that the christian teachers tolerated the name, and applied it to one of their own grandest anniversaries" all the nations bordering on us have retained the biblical 'pascha; even ulphilas writes paska, not 1 t. 157, 1. 3. 5. 0. i. 22, 8. iii. 6, 16. iv. 9, 8. hymn. 21, 4. fragiii. tlieol. xiv. 17- conf. ideler's chronologie 1, 516. zisa. 291 austro, though he must have known the word^ the norse tongue also has imported its paskir, svved. pask, dan. paaske. the oiig. adv. 6sta7' expresses movement toward the rising sun (gramm. 3, 205, likewise the on

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ah= involved, to clothe or surround on all sides. no. h is a gnomon of j squares taken from a square of c f squares. cehah= restriction, and compression. no. i is a gnomon of j squares taken from a square of c f squares. anana is a word expressing earnest desire for some then defect to be supplied. no. j consists of b j taken from a square of c f squares. taman to hide or conceal, and recalls the biblical name of teman. nedac means accumulated darkness. no. b a is a gnomon of b d squares from a square of e j squares. beromin signifies coverings or shrouds of concealment. no. b b is a border of b g squares from a square of c f squares. talac signifies thy mists. no. b c consists of b g squares taken from a square of e j squares. alampis is the greek adjective alampes, meaning without the li

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

of fact, are merely childish. every incident in nature, true or false, possesses a spiritual significance. it is this significance, and only this significance, that possesses any philosophical value to the initiate. the orthodox need not be shocked, and the enlightened need not be contemptuous, to learn that the passage which we are about to quote, is a parable based on the least decorous of the biblical legends which refer to noah. it simply captures for its own purposes the convenience of scripture (here follows the excerpt from the vision "and a voice cries: cursed be he that shall uncover the nakedness of the most high, for he is drunken upon the wine that is the blood of the adepts. and babalon hath lulled him to sleep upon her breast, and she hath fled away, and left him naked, and

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

ent of religion or draw poker should fail to commit this anecdote to memory. 767. mr chesterton.80 i must take this opportunity to protest against the charge brought by mr. chesterton against the englishmen who write philosophical essays on the splendour of eastern thought. if he confines his strictures to the translators of that well-known eastern work the old testament i am with him; any modern biblical critic will tell him what i mean. it took a long time, too, for the missionaries (and tommy atkins) to discover that budd was not a great gawd. but then they did not want to, and in any case sympath and intelligence are not precisely the most salient qualities in either soldiers or missionaries. but nothing is more absurd than to compare men like sir w. jones, sir r. burton, von hammer-pu

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

o right; two rings right. 8. hb:dalet hb:vau hb:heh; two circles, one to left and one to right; two rings left. 9. hb:dalet hb:vau hb:samekh hb:yod; horizontal elongate rectangle with crosshatching; the network or grille. 10. hb:taw hb:vau hb:koph hb:lamed hb:mem; horizontal elongate rectangle; the foundation. the lower part of the illustration is a typical 19th century artist's conception of the biblical altar of incense, such as may be found in illustrated bibles of the time. it shows the altar resting on a pediment with a rectangular base and sloping side to left, six steps reaching up from the base (which forms a seventh step on this side only) to the middle of the altar at right. the altar is rectangular, height half length, with a horizontal carrying bar passing through two rings and

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

under-developed will be considered as failures and will have to wait for a more suitable period for development, while those who are living the buddhic life, and in whom it is waxing stronger spiritual men, aspirants, disciples of various degrees, initiates and adepts will be left to pursue the natural course of evolution on this scheme. the mystery of capricorn is hidden in these five and in the biblical words "the sheep and the goats."36(206) the christian hints at this when he speaks of the christ reigning on earth a thousand years during which the serpent is imprisoned. the christ principle will triumph for the remainder of the manvantara, and the lower material nature and mind will be held in abeyance until the next round, when fresh opportunity will arise for certain groups of the di

e is one of the major or synthesising planets, that it is an "absorbing" or "abstracting" planet, and that it is connected with the process whereby eventual perfection is demonstrated- 532- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust the son is made perfect, and the cosmic incarnation is brought to a close. there is again a very close esoteric connection between the fact lying behind the biblical words "the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters,"81(247) and the ordered lawful activity of the great mother as she performs her work of body-building under the impulse of desire. the true relation between the astral plane and the physical plane will only become apparent as students carefully bear in mind that the astral plane of the solar system is the sixth subplane of the co

ii, 476. e. that the numbering of the principles is a question of spiritual progress. s. d, iii, 456, 460. 100 13: in the secret doctrine the heavenly men are spoken of as: 1. agents of creation. they are the totality of manifestation. s. d, i, 470. 2. they are pre-cosmic. s. d, i, 470. 3. they are the sumtotal of solar and lunar entities. s. d, i, 152, 470. compare ii, 374. 4. they are the seven biblical archangels. they are the seven forces or creative powers. they are the seven spirits before the throne. they are the seven spirits of the planets. s. d, i, 472, 153. 5. in their totality they are the secret unpronounceable name. s. d, i, 473. 6. they are the collective dhyan chohans. s. d, i, 477. 7. they are the seven kumaras. the seven rishis. s. d, i, 493. iii, 196, 327. 8. they are th

inner man. s. d, ii, 114. 225 57 "nirmanakaya" is a name made up of two words which signify "having no body" and has no reference whatever to moral qualities. it is a state of consciousness. the great teachers of nirvanic spheres are called by this name. 226 58: bible. romans, 8:22. 227 59: each human being is an incarnation of god. s. d, iii, 449. compare: s. d, ii, 541; s. d, iii, 475, and the biblical words "i have said, ye are gods "know ye not that ye are the temple of the holy spirit" no being can become a god without passing through the human cycles. s. d, ii, 336. man therefore is like god in that he represents the pairs of opposites, good and evil, light and darkness, male and female, etc. he is a duality- 813- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust he represents al

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

ntire civilisation will have changed so radically that we cannot today even guess at the form it will take. the next ten years will see a greatly increased merging of the first three forms of light, and those of you who are awake to these issues and happenings will find it interesting to note what is going on. the consensus of opinion in the religious and spiritualistic fields and in the field of biblical prophecy, and likewise a study of the symbolism of the pyramid, lead students to believe that the immediate future will see some great event and some unforeseen spiritual happening. this should be duly anticipated, and careful preparation should be made for it. i refer not to any coming of any individual. i refer to a natural- 72- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psycholog

of those subjective impulses which condition the quality of the life, and which are slowly and gradually revealing themselves. it is this unrevealed inner beauty which lies back of the emphasis laid by the churches upon the cultivation of the virtues, and by the occultists upon the use of a seed thought in meditation. these seed thoughts and virtues serve a valuable and constructive purpose. the biblical truism that "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" is based on the same basic realisation, and the distinction between the spiritual man and the man of worldly and material purpose consists in the fact that one is attempting to work with the quality aspect of the life, and the other is focussing his attention upon the appearance aspect. he may and does employ certain qualities as he s

to trace our modern western history to the jews of the dispersion. it is a far more ancient relation than that, and dates back into a period that antedates the history of the jews as it is related for us in the old testament. the original three disciples and their family groups were the ancestors of three major racial groupings, which can be generalised as follows: 1. the semitic race or races of biblical and modern times; the arabs, the afghans, the moors and the offshoots and affiliations of those peoples, including the modern egyptians. these are all descended from the eldest of the three disciples. 2. the latin peoples and their various branches throughout the world, and also the celtic races wherever found. these are descended from the second of the three disciples. 3. the teutons, th

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

sons of god. the radiant inner body of light is present both in the individual and in the race, unseen and unrevealed, but slowly and surely emerging. at the present hour a large number of mankind are engaged in the activities of the six days which precede the transfiguration experience. it is important here to study briefly the place of the disciples in the story of this experience. down through biblical history we meet this triplicity. moses, aaron and joshua; job and his three friends; shadrach, meschach and abednego, the friends of daniel; the three kings at the cradle in bethlehem; the three disciples at the transfiguration; the three crosses on calvary! what accounts for this constant recurrence of three? what does it symbolise? apart from their possible historical appearance, does t

quila is always regarded as interchangeable with the sign scorpio, the serpent, and it is therefore frequently used in this connection when considering the fixed cross of the cosmic saviour. scorpio is the serpent of illusion from which the christ nature finally frees us, and it is to the illusory wiles of this serpent scorpio that adam succumbed in the garden of eden. the "face of the ox" is the biblical symbol for the sign taurus, the bull, which was the religion immediately antedating the jewish revelation, and which found its exponents in egypt and in the mithraic mysteries. upon this fixed cross all the world saviours, not excepting the christ of the west, have been eternally crucified, as reminders to man of the divine intent based upon the divine sacrifice. the early fathers recogni

believe, and to deceive ourselves in the desire to have our own ideas endorsed by other minds. the words of dr. streeter have here a definite note of encouragement because they indicate requirements that are possible for us to follow "even self-deception, the last stronghold of the enemy, will lose its power in proportion as the individual conforms to certain conditions which (in the view of the biblical writers) must be fulfilled to qualify him for the reception of an authentic message from the divine whether at the level of the epoch-creating prophet or of the simple person rightly guided on the path of everyday duty "these are mainly four"(1 `i would fain be to the eternal goodness what his own right hand is to a man' absolute devotion or surrender of the self to the divine `here am i

ALICE A BAILEY11 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME II ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY II

forces of light work with the soul, hidden in every form. they are concerned with group purposes and with the founding of the kingdom of god on earth. the dark forces work with the form side of expression and with the founding of a centre of control which will be theirs entirely and which will subdue all the living forms in all kingdoms to their peculiar behests. it is the old story, familiar in biblical phraseology, of the kingdoms of the world and the kingdom of the christ, of the power of anti-christ and the power of christ. this produced a great climax in atlantean days and, though the hierarchy of light triumphed, it was only by the merest margin. the battle was fought out on the astral plane, though it had its correspondence upon the physical plane, in a great world conflict of whic

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

consciousness" as it is called, in response to the radiatory activity of his threefold spiritual nature. they work very closely with him and watch over the other disciples in the group according to their need, their ray and their point of development. you will remember in this connection how even the christ had three disciples who were closer to him than the other nine. this is ever true. in the biblical story anent the christ, you have among other things conveyed a picture of an ashram as technically constituted and of the hierarchy as it essentially exists. there were the three disciples, beloved and close; then the nine, who completed the inner ashram. next came the seventy who were symbolic of the ashram as a whole and, finally, the five hundred who typified those upon the probationar

ALICE A BAILEY13 PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY

the problem of nationalism, of colour, of historical process and of future purpose. it is a major and most critical problem in every part of the world today. as we consider this crucial problem (upon which so much of the future peace of the world depends, we must make an effort to keep our own mental and national attitude well in the background and to see the emerging problem in the light of the biblical statement that there is "one god and father of all who is above all and through all and in us all. let us regard that statement as a scientific one and not as a pious, religious hope. god has made us all of one blood and that god under some name or aspect, whether transcendent or immanent, whether regarded as energy or intelligence, whether called god, brahma, the abstract or the absolute

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

e will result in the glory of god, in the transformation of the divine will-to-good into human goodwill, and resultant peace on earth. a new chapter in the great book of spiritual living is about to be written; a new expansion of consciousness is an imminent happening; a fresh recognition of divine attentiveness is now possible to humanity and a revealing expectancy will prove the accuracy of the biblical statement "every eye shall see him (rev. 1.7) the religious livingness or spiritual history of mankind can be summarised for us by a series of recognitions recognition of those who, down the ages, have constituted the apostolic succession, culminating for us in the great religious leaders who have come out among us since 700 b.c. and founded the great modern world faiths, and above all el

hrist is subjecting himself at this time to an unique process of training. of this training, his thirty years of work in the carpenter's shop in palestine has ever been the hitherto unrecognised symbol. the word "carpenter" is significant of building, of construction, and means (in its derivation) someone who is an artificer in timber or a builder of wooden houses. this is the true meaning of the biblical story of christ's being crucified upon the cross of wood or the tree. it is related in reality to the decision made by christ in the garden of gethsemane to take over the building or reconstruction work in aquarius, and thus complete the task which he attempted to do in the piscean age. he and his disciples and the new group of world servers are the pledged builders of the new civilisatio

has been subjected (with an equally potent purifying effect, which will demonstrate later. it will then be possible for the hierarchy, the church of christ hitherto- 65- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust invisible, to externalise itself and to function openly upon the physical plane. this will indicate a return to the situation which existed in atlantean days when (to use biblical symbology, genesis chaps. 2 and 3) god himself walked among men; he talked with them and there was no barrier between the kingdom of men and the kingdom of god. divinity was then present in physical form and the members of the spiritual hierarchy were openly guiding and directing the affairs of humanity as far as man's innate freedom permitted. now, in the immediate future, and on a highe

which all give allegiance no matter what the faith is that of man's essential relationship to god. inherent in the human consciousness inchoate often and undefined is a sense of divinity "we are all the children of god (gal. iii.26 "one is our father, even god" says the christ and so say all the world teachers and avatars down the ages "as he is, so are we in this world (1 john iv.17) is another biblical statement "closer is he than breathing, nearer than hands and feet" chants the hindu "christ in us, the hope of glory" is the triumphant affirmation of st. paul. 3. the fact of immortality and of eternal persistence. third, is the sense of persistence, of eternal life or of immortality. from this recognition, there seems to be no escape; it is as much a part of humanity's reaction as is t

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

ontributed to make each person what he now is. when, therefore, one dwells on the barriers and difficulties supervening upon such diverse conditions, the question arises at once: what provides the common meeting ground, and what makes it possible to have an interplay between the minds involved? the answer to this question is of paramount importance and necessitates a clear understanding. when the biblical words are used "in him we live and move and have our being" we have the statement of a fundamental law in nature and the enunciated basis of the fact which we cover by the rather meaningless word: omnipresence. omnipresence has its basis in the substance of the universe, and in what the scientists call the ether; this word "ether" is a generic term covering the ocean of energies which are

ALICE A BAILEY18 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME III ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY

thus reveal the hidden way which leads unto the innermost light, hid by the final cross. then, from the cross of man, the initiate finds his way, passes the angel and leaves behind the inner torn veil, mounts the major cross and passes into day, the final day. the wheel for him stands still. the sun and stars, for him, fade out. a great light is seen and" the three crosses on mount golgotha were biblical symbols of these three astrological crosses, the common or mutable cross, the fixed cross and the cardinal cross. i would ask you to remember that though i shall trace the progress of the man from sign to sign around the zodiacal way, yet there is not necessarily this ordered sequence of travel or the smooth- 50- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998

increasingly potent expression. the natural spiritual tendencies of man are inhibited (for pisces is often a sign of inhibition and hindrances) and the natural animal and personality powers particularly the emotional are the obvious and visible qualities of the man. a good deal of symbolism connected with the latent christ and the outer expressive personality can be seen if a study is made of the biblical story of jonah and the whale. i have not time to enlarge upon it here, but it is a parable concerned with the piscean stage of consciousness and the awakening of the christ consciousness with the consequent dispute which that entails. jonah stands for the hidden imprisoned christ, alive to the perils of the situation, and the whale of large size stands for the bondage of incarnation and f

influences as they pulsate throughout the manifested universe, because they are primarily the expression of spirit or life more than of soul or body. therefore, until after the third initiation as you have oft been told there is little to be known or said about that "mysterious essence which is divinity in motion" when you, for instance, read that the keynotes of this sign can be expressed in the biblical phrase "the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters" does it, in reality, mean anything specific to you? you might reply by saying that it means, god moved in substance and produced by moving the outer tangible forms. but does that truly convey to you an intelligible truth? in cancer, god breathed into man's nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul. in these words

t a basic revolution. note this phrasing. the entire question of the revolving wheel with its dual action and its dual effect upon consciousness (and therefore the whole problem of the three decans and their rulers in each sign of the zodiac) must remain a difficult and abstruse problem until such time as astrologers have developed a four-dimensional consciousness and know the true meaning of the biblical phrase: the "wheel turning upon itself" in reality, the wheel does not turn like a wheel in a car either forward or the reverse. it turns every way and both ways simultaneously. this fact is, as yet, an impossible one for the human consciousness to grasp. the complexity involved in the progress through the decans conditioning also the rulers is to be found to be based upon this multiple a

initiation (s.d. i. 703) 19. modern astrologers do not give the correspondences of the days and planets and colours correctly. 20. there is white and black astrology. the good or bad results obtained do not depend upon the principles which are the same in both kinds, but upon the astrologer himself (s.d. iii. 339) note: s.d. i, section xvi and s.d. iii, section xxxviii deal with the zodiac, with biblical references to the zodiac and with astrology and the mysteries of initiation- 372- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust the constellations 1 "each of the twelve constellations, whether separately or in combination with other signs, has an occult influence, either for good or evil (s.d. i. 440) 2 "enoch, the type of the dual nature of man (

h the birth of the spiritual microcosm and with the death of the physical universe (ii. 612) 5 "when the sun passes away behind the 30th degree of capricorn and will reach no more the sign pisces, then the night of brahma has come (ii. 612) references in a treatise on cosmic fire 6 "the mystery of capricorn is hidden in these five (spiritual man, aspirant, disciple, initiate and adept) and in the biblical words `the sheep and the goats (706- 401- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 7 "once in the history of each scheme, an avatar from the constellation capricorn appears on mental levels. this level is the lowest one on which these inter-planetary deities appear. no more can be communicated on this matter. the mystery of the goat lies hidd

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

, therefore, you endeavour to translate a book as ancient as the new testament into english, how can there be such a thing as verbal inspiration? all that you probably have is an old translation from the aramaic or hebrew into ancient greek, and from the greek into latin, and from the latin into old english and thence, at a much later date, into the standard st. james version. the same is true of biblical translations into all the many languages. i have been told that when the new testament was being translated into french, some decades ago, they came to the words of christ where he says- 31- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust "i am the water of life" joyously they translated it as "eau de vie" and proceeded to publish. then they realised that those three words are the

are faults on both sides. i do not here refer to the faults or rather the evil criminality of the germans or the poles towards their jewish citizens. i refer to all those people who are for the jews and not against them. we gentiles have not yet found out what to do in order to liberate the jews from persecution a persecution that is many, many centuries old. the egyptians in the early phases of biblical history persecuted the jews, and persecution has been their record down the years. i hesitate to state my conclusions but am going to do so in the hope that it may help. it is only possible however very briefly to bear on one or two points, and from the start it must be necessarily inadequate. there must be some basic cause for this constant and ceaseless persecution, some reason why they

k they would have been regarded as obscene, but in the bible they were all right. i began to wonder if my interpretations were not as good as somebody else's. i remember pondering one day on the verse in the bible "the very hairs of your head are all numbered" it seemed to me that god was keeping a lot of statistics. i consulted a theologian in the seminary and found that his answer was that this biblical statement proved that god was not conditioned by time. i discovered next that the cross was not a christian symbol but that it long antedated christianity and this was a final blow- 72- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust i was, therefore, completely disillusioned by life, by religion with its orthodox presentation and by people, particularly my own husband whom i had

ALICE A BAILEY20 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME IV ESOTERIC HEALING

is vitalised and material perfection is produced, plus the full play of the enlightened consciousness and also of the life aspect. the nervous system then comes under the complete control of the spiritual man, and the blood stream is purified and becomes an unimpeded and satisfactory channel for the circulation of that which the energised glands discharge. this is the esoteric significance of the biblical words "the blood is the life" and also of the words "saved by the blood of christ" it is not by the blood of a christ dying two thousand years ago upon the cross in palestine that man is saved, but by the livingness of the blood of those in whom the christ life and consciousness, and the quality of the christ, is perfectly demonstrating and expressed. then, when the nature of the indwelli

ld, or it can be brought about by the misuse of the physical body, by misapplied energy and by the deliberate action of the man himself. the man who deliberately sins, and who is psychologically wrong in his attitudes and consequent actions, commits suicide just as truly as the man who deliberately blows out his brains. this is seldom realised, but the truth will become increasingly apparent. the biblical injunction to remember that the sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children is a literal statement anent the human heritage of disease from lemuria and atlantis. syphilis and tuberculosis have been extensively prevalent in the first half of the aryan race, in which we now find ourselves, and today they not only affect the organs of generation or the lungs (as they did in the ear

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

n the form of the revelation, that which he must use in order to achieve the next destined point of attained revelation. i have here given you, in a very brief form, one of the new techniques for disciples in the new age and one of the modes of meditation whereby the processes of revelation can be hastened. hitherto in the past, revelation has come unexpectedly, as it did to saul of tarsus in the biblical narrative. in sincerity, the disciple struggles and works and serves; blindly he goes forward, and oft in much bewilderment he seeks knowledge and receives it at unexpected moments, and these frequently increase, at least temporarily, his bewilderment. but during the coming new age, disciples will be taught how to work consciously and knowingly for light; they will be shown how to realise

choice than at first appears. it might be of service to you, and to all who may later read these instructions, if i dwelt for a moment upon the inevitable problem of the working disciple, upon the problem of the man who reaches the age which you have reached. shall he rest back upon his laurels (and you have laurels, my brother, as i pointed out in my last instruction to you) or shall he to use a biblical phrase "gird his loins" anew and go forward with a fresh impetus and to a still higher summit of attainment? shall he demonstrate the power of the seventh wave which will carry him forward much further upon the beach of life expression or will the strong undertow of ordinary human frailty pull him back from renewed effort? the reasons why a disciple must at least endeavour not to relax un

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

t i find it possible to make anent this complex problem. with broad generalities i cover the past, indicate the effects which are now being experienced in the present, and forecast the future. it was the coming into incarnation of the spiritually self-conscious human being which is the inciting cause of the present conflict. had the sons of god not "come in unto the daughters of men (which is the biblical and symbolic way of expressing the great relationship between spirit and matter which was established in the human kingdom, had the spiritual entities which are humanity itself not taken unto themselves material forms, and had the positive spiritual element not attached itself to the negative material aspect, the present world conflict would not be taking place. but the divine plan of evo

now understand the terms) have become increasingly clear. two things have tended to bring this about. first, the pronouncement of the ten commandments. these, though negative in their form and dogmatic in their attitude, have made the issues and the required attitudes adequately clear. owing to the relatively low stage of the universal human intelligence at the time that they were given (for the biblical dates are not correct and the date of their pronouncement is far older than is thought) they were expressed by the formula "thou shalt not" thus turning human attention to the material expression of material tendencies. in days to come, the ten commandments will be expressed in a reversed form of which the sermon on the mount and the beatitudes are the embryonic form. second, the hierarch

nd by specious arguments. but there are, at the same time, enough people in the world who are responsive to the spirit of goodwill, of tolerant understanding, and animated by a desire for permanent right human relations. i have earlier suggested to you*(6) that it should be possible to have at a later date a world-wide recognition of a day of forgetfulness, of forgiveness and of fulfilment of the biblical injunction to "forget the things which lie behind and to press forward" into the new age, the new relationships and the new civilisation. for that time we can all begin to plan, and to work for that psychological moment wherein this idea can be presented. it will come immediately after the cessation of hostilities. but today and in every land, where possible, the peoples must be educated

i ask you to work anew with fresh ardour in joyful service, forgetting past weaknesses and failures in the urgency of that which i ask all to do for the world. there has been much lack of joy in the service rendered to the world lately. when i speak thus, i refer not to happiness, which is a personality reaction, but to that joyous confidence in the law and in the hierarchy which lies behind the biblical words "the joy of the lord is our strength "rise up and fight, arjuna" preserving the flame of love intact, permitting no breath of hate to disturb the serenity of love or upset that inner poise which will enable you to sound forth the clarion note of world understanding, that will rally all men and women of goodwill to the aid of the hierarchy. this will bring to an end all hatred, separ

t all men are brothers, and that the apparent distinctions are essentially superficial, then future generations will approach the problem of world interrelations unhandicapped by prejudice, by pride of race, or by instilled historical resentments. by right education little children can be taught right attitudes and will respond, for a child sees and recognises no differences, and the truth of the biblical promise that "a little child shall lead them" will be proven scientifically true. in the new world order this educational process will be started. the economic problem this problem is basically far less difficult of solution. sound commonsense can solve it. there are adequate resources for the sustenance of human life, and these science can increase and develop. the mineral wealth of the

emotional plane, and a dedication to practical effort upon the physical plane, then there will be hope that the embodiment of "the desire of all nations" will appear. that embodiment is one mode in which divine intervention can take place. the prince of peace will lead his people through war to peace. those who think only in terms of peace as they understand it and desire it are apt to forget the biblical implication that the prince of peace takes a definite part in the battle of armageddon (now in full progress. after achieving victory, he will then lead his triumphant cohorts through the gates into "jerusalem" the city of peace. the symbolic and practical significance of this is becoming increasingly apparent. this notable event can and will take place when the free will of the people, b

t. political and social ideologies and world religions, the will of god and the love of god, the purpose of divinity and the plans whereby that purpose is brought into activity all focus through that centre of which we are each consciously a part, humanity itself. there are, therefore, three great spiritual centres on the planet: shamballa, the spiritual hierarchy, and humanity. there is definite biblical testimony to this highest of all centres, shamballa. at moments of crisis in the earthly life of christ we read that a voice spoke to him, the voice of the father was heard by him, affirming his sonship and setting the seal of approval upon his acts and work. at that moment a great fusion of the two spiritual centres the hierarchy and shamballa, the kingdom of god and the world of spirit

ession of the spirit of resurrection. these facts (so near to manifestation) are physical facts; they will demonstrate as such if the disciples of the world recognise what it is that the christ desires, and if the men and women of goodwill implement their response to his wishes. speaking symbolically, the first step after the advent of the spirit of the resurrection will be similar to that in the biblical story. mary, that woman of sorrow, of experience and of aspiration, stands (as ever in the symbolism of the world) as the symbol of materialism. humanity must say with her "they have taken away my lord and i know not where they have laid him" but she said it to the lord himself, not recognising him and realising only her own deep need and despair. so must it be again. humanity materialist

for the carrying out of the plans of the executive council of the christ. it might be of interest here to point out that when he comes whom angels and men await, and whose work it is to inaugurate the new age and so complete the work he began in palestine two thousand years ago, he will bring with him some of the great angels, as well as certain of the masters. the angels have ever been active in biblical history, and will again enter into the lives of human beings with more power than has lately been the case. the call has gone out for them again to approach humanity, and with their heightened vibration and superior knowledge unite their forces with those of the christ and his disciples for the helping of the race. they have, for instance, much to communicate anent colour and sound, and t

e will result in the glory of god, in the transformation of the divine will-to-good into human goodwill and resultant peace on earth. a new chapter in the great book of spiritual living is about to be written; a new expansion of consciousness is an imminent happening; a fresh recognition of divine attentiveness is now possible to humanity, and a revealing expectancy will prove the accuracy of the biblical statement "every eye shall see him" the religious livingness or spiritual history of mankind can be summarised for us by a series of recognitions recognition of those who, down the ages, have constituted the apostolic succession, culminating for us in the great religious leaders who have come out among us since 700 b.c. and founded the great modern world faiths, and above all else in the

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rained but dense esotericist transmutation and transformation. the result is the assimilation of the individual will and the egoic will into the purpose of the monad which is the purpose undeviating and unalterable of the one in whom we live and move and have our being. this is the field of the true burning, for our "god is a consuming fire" this is the burning bush or the burning tree of life of biblical symbolism. this highest of all the fires, this deeply spiritual and hitherto seldom recognised burning-ground, has its effects summed up for us in the next phrase or sentence of rule i. 3. the clear cold light shines forth and cold it is and yet the heat evoked by the group love permits the warmth of energetic moving out. in these words you have the key to group initiation. the light of t

tly empresses the a.u.m, he can then sound the o.m. with effectiveness from progressive points of tension, until the third initiation. then the effect of the o.m. is such that the personality as a separate identity disappears, the soul emerges in all its glory, and the first faint sound of the originating sound breaks upon the ear of the transfigured initiate. this is the voice referred to in the biblical account of the transfiguration. this voice says "this is my beloved son" the initiate registers the fact that he has been accepted by shamballa and has made his first contact with the planetary logos, the hierophant, the initiator at the third initiation, just as the christ, the master of all the masters, is the initiator and the hierophant at the first two initiations. the word, however

e cleansing of the earth through the medium of the world war (1914-1945) and through the suffering to which humanity has been subjected (with a consequent purifying effect which will demonstrate later, it will be possible for the hierarchy to externalise itself and function openly upon the physical plane. this will indicate a return to the situation which existed in atlantean days when (using the biblical symbolism) god himself walked among men divinity was present in physical form because the members of the hierarchy were guiding and directing the- 213- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust affairs of humanity as far as innate freewill permitted. on a higher turn of the spiral, this again will happen. the masters will walk openly a

hird initiation the control of the soul-illumined mind is finally established, and the soul itself assumes the dominant position and not the phenomenal form. all the limits of the form nature are then transcended. it is the vision of this transcendence which is communicated at the time of the second initiation under the symbolism of a positively applied purification. i am not here emphasising the biblical account of that purificatory process. that summarised symbolically the watery nature of the astral plane and the "washing by water" of the initiate. it expressed the purely atlantean form of the initiatory process, giving us the concept of a descent into water and of ascent out of water in response to a word of power from on high. the aryan approach to this same initiation has not yet bee

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th aspirants. their sense of proportion is frequently at fault and their sense of values distorted. the balanced and sane life, which is the ideal for a son of god, is subordinated to a fanatical determination to make spiritual progress. spiritual ambition sways the aspirant and he becomes destructive, unbalanced and, usually, exceedingly difficult to live with. there is much sound counsel in the biblical injunction "be not righteous overmuch, why shouldst thou die" this stage is curiously exemplified for us on a large scale in the fanatical sacrifices made in the orient, and under the inquisition and the protestant covenanters, of all who interpreted truth contrary to the conviction of a particular group of believers. when hercules had recovered from his insanity, as he fortunately did, w

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t view on the trinity broadcast network, it is not uncommon for us to hear sermons about how "america was originally a christian nation" and "we need to take america back for christ" many christians in the southern states believe, quite firmly, that the founding fathers of our great nation were evangelical christians like themselves, and that they intended for the constitution to be observed in a biblical context. the fact that many of the founding fathers- including our first president, george washington himself- were masons and deists seems to be glossed over nowadays, even in high school american history classes. and the fact that they included the first amendment in our constitution- affirming even the rights of demonolators, satanists, and other minority religions to observe their rel

ill naturally and peacefully convert to their way of doing things. it's only a matter of "spreading the power of god's word" in other words, it's a matter of milking the first amendment for all it's worth and proselytizing until this particular brand of christianity grows to become the largest in the u.s; then, once they have become the majority, remove the first amendment and begin incorporating biblical commandments and punishments into american law. now i bet that many of my demonolator and satanist readers are probably sweating at the brow by now. however, let's keep a good head on our shoulders. there are certain things we need to keep in mind about these dominionists and their relations to the rest of christianity. for one thing, it is important to acknowledge that, unlike most other

BLACK WITCHCRAFT

ch owl and other beasts of the wild, as it is where she went after she left heaven to wander the earth. she is considered one of the three assyrian demons being ardat lilit, lilit and lilu, but rather these may be just variations of her name. it is suggested by some hebrew scholars that lilith was worshipped by exiled jews from babylon as a goddess of the wilderness. 6 lilith as described in post-biblical literature is viewed as the queen of demons, she went to the caves near the red sea and copulated with fallen angels to beget other demons, she also taught (according to manichaean lore az) the fallen angels how to form bodies and have sexual relations to give life to other dragon children. she was said to have been the reunited with her mate samael (ahriman) after the fall, when he would

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

, so also is the name of the man adam. says george smith in his "chaldean account of genesis "the word adam used in these legends for the first human being is evidently not a proper name, but is only used as a term for mankind. adam appears as a proper name in genesis, but certainly in some passages is only used in the same sense as the assyrian word (p. 86. moreover, neither the chaldean nor the biblical deluge (the stories of xisuthrus and noah) is based on the universal or even on the atlantean deluges, recorded in the indian allegory of vaivaswata manu. they are the exoteric allegories based on the esoteric mysteries of samothrace. if the older chaldees knew the esoteric truth concealed in the puranic legends, the other nations were aware only of the samothracian mystery, and allegoris

atis of biologists will turn away from the conception of this third race titan of the secondary age, a being fit to fight as successfully with the then gigantic monsters of the air, sea, and land, as his forefathers- the ethereal prototype of the atlantean- had little need to fear that which could not hurt him. the modern anthropologist is quite welcome to laugh at our titans, as he laughs at the biblical adam, and as the theologian laughs at his pithecoid ancestor. the occultists and their severe critics may feel that they have pretty well mutually squared their accounts by this time. occult sciences claim less and give more, at all events, than either darwinian anthropology or biblical theology. nor ought the esoteric chronology to frighten any one; for, with regard to figures, the great

"father" whence ak-ad or "father-creator* and once the statement is found correct it becomes rather difficult to confine adam to the mosaic bible alone, and to see therein simply a jewish name. vide part ii. of this volume "adam-adami" there is frequent confusion in the attributes and genealogies of the gods in their theogonies, as given to the world by the half-initiated writers, brahmanical and biblical, the alpha and the omega of the records of that symbolical science. yet there could be no such confusion made by the earliest nations, the descendants and pupils of the divine instructors: for both the attributes and the genealogies were inseparably linked with cosmogonical symbols, the "gods" being the life and animating "soul-principle" of the various regions of the universe. nowhere an

ves. says the author "in short, the conclusions of geology, at any rate up to the silurian period* when the present order of things was fairly inaugurated, are approximate (truly so) facts and not theories, while the astronomical conclusions are theories based on data so uncertain, that while in some[[footnote(s* see article "geology" in "encyclopaedia britannica* this allows a chance even to the biblical "adam chronology" of 6,000 years (ibid* see his "modern science and modern thought* to the silurian period as regards molluscs and animal life- granted; but what do they know of man[[vol. 2, page] 72 the secret doctrine. cases they give results incredibly short. in others they give results almost incredibly long" after which, the reader is advised that the safest course "seems to be to as

n? and such a mountain! yet. she was. her name was hagar, hebrew[[hebrew, whose numbers re-read 235, or in exact measure, the very number of lunar months to equal nineteen tropical years to complete this cycle. mount sinai being, in the esoteric language of the wisdom, the monument of the exact time of the lunar[[footnote(s* according to the wonderful chronology of bentley, who wrote in days when biblical chronology was still undisputed; and also according to that of those modern orientalists who dwarf the hindu dates as far as they can* now sri is the daughter of bhrigu, one of the prajapatis and rishis, the chief of the bhrigus "the consumers" the aerial class of gods. she is lakshmi, the wife of vishnu, and she is "the bride of siva (gauri, and she is sarasvati "the watery" the wife of

ch case chaos and the great deep stand for the "flood" and the moon for the "mother" from whom proceed all the life-germs* but the terrestrial deluge and[[footnote(s* we must remember that at the head of all the babylonian gods were ea, anu, and the primeval bel; and that ea, the first, was the god of wisdom, the great "god of light" and of the deep, and that he was identified with oannes, or the biblical dagon- the man-fish who rose out of the persian gulf* see part. ii "the holy of holies* it is far later on that the moon became a male god; with the hindus it was soma, with the chaldeans nannak or nannar, and sin, the son of mulil, the older bel. the "akkadians" called him the "lord of ghosts; and he was the god of nipoor (niffer) in northern babylonia. it is mulil who caused the waters

lib. iii. p. 170- was the wife of noah. for this faber calls him the "pseudo-berosus" yet accepts the information in order to register one proof more that the pagans have borrowed all their gods from the jews, by transforming patriarchal material. according to our humble opinion, this is one of the best proofs possible of exactly the reverse. it shows as clearly as facts can show, that it is the biblical pseudo-personages which are all borrowed from pagan myths, if myths they must be. it shows, at any rate, that berosus was well aware of the source of genesis, and that it bore the same cosmic astronomical character as the allegories of isis-osiris, and the ark, and other older "arkite" symbols. for, berosus says that "titea magna" was afterwards called aretia* and worshipped with the eart

a judge and the regulator of the world" if this story related simply to a cosmogonical cataclysm- even were this latter universal- why should the goddess ishtar or astoreth, the moon, speak of the creation of the sun after the deluge? the waters might have reached as high as the mountain of nizir (chaldean version, or jebel djudi (the deluge mountains of the arabian legend, or yet ararat (of the biblical narrative, and even the himalaya (of the hindu tradition, and yet not reach the sun: the bible itself stopped short of such a miracle! it is evident that the deluge of the people who first recorded it had another meaning, less problematical and far more philosophical than that of an universal deluge, of which there are no geological traces whatever. as all such cataclysms are periodical a

rous, or the silurian age itself. thus the monads destined to animate future races were ready for the new transformation. they had passed their phases of immetalization, of plant and animal life, from the lowest to the highest, and were waiting for their human, more intelligent form. yet, what could the plastic modellers do but follow the laws of evolutionary nature? could they, as claimed by the biblical dead-letter, form "lord-god"-like, or as pygmalion in the greek allegory, adam-galatea out of volcanic dust, and breathe a living soul into man? no: because the soul was already there, latent in its monad, and needed but a coating. pygmalion, who fails to animate his statue, and bahak-zivo of the nazarean gnostics, who fails to construct "a human soul in the creature" are, as conceptions

alatea out of volcanic dust, and breathe a living soul into man? no: because the soul was already there, latent in its monad, and needed but a coating. pygmalion, who fails to animate his statue, and bahak-zivo of the nazarean gnostics, who fails to construct "a human soul in the creature" are, as conceptions, far more philosophical and scientific than adam, taken in the dead-letter sense, or the biblical elohim-creators. esoteric philosophy, which teaches spontaneous generation- after the sishta and prajapati have thrown the seed of life on the earth- shows the lower angels able to construct physical man only, even with the help of nature, after having evolved the ethereal form out of themselves, and leaving the physical form to evolve gradually from its ethereal, or what would now be cal

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stery, the doctrine of the identity of man's essence with god-essence, for him who understands the language of wisdom. hence the glyph of, and the allegory about, kalahansa (or hamsa, and the name given to brahma neuter (later on, to the male brahma) of "hansa-vahana" he who uses the hansa as his vehicle" the same word may be read "kalaham-sa" or "i am i" in the eternity of time, answering to the biblical, or rather zoroastrian "i am that i am" the same doctrine is found in the kabala, as witness the following extract from an unpublished ms. by mr. s. liddell mcgregor mathers, the learned kabalist "the three pronouns[[hebrew, hoa, atah, ani; he, thou, i; are used to symbolize the ideas of macroprosopus and microprosopus in the hebrew qabalah. hoa "he" is applied to the hidden and concealed

moses, as the bible shows them freely intermarrying not alone with the canaanites, but with every other nation or race they came in contact with[[vol. 1, page] 314 the secret doctrine. tion" but let us see what is said by the opponents of prof. piazzi smyth's measurements of the pyramid. mr. petrie seems to deny them, and to have made short work altogether of piazzi smyth's calculations in their biblical connection. so does mr. proctor, the champion "coincidentalist" for many years past in every question of ancient arts and sciences. speaking of "the multitude of relations independent of the pyramid, which have turned up while the pyramidalists have been endeavouring to connect the pyramid with the solar system. these coincidences" he says "are altogether more curious than any coincidence

d in the work just quoted. one has but to read it to feel a growing conviction that the hidden meaning of the allegories and parables of both testaments is now unveiled. but that he owes this discovery far more to his own genius than to parker and piazzi smyth, is as certain, if not more so. for, as just shown, whether the measures of the great pyramid taken and adopted as the correct ones by the biblical "pyramidalists" are beyond suspicion, is not so sure. a proof of this is the work called "the pyramids and temples of gizeh" by mr. f. petrie, besides other works written quite recently to oppose the said calculations, which were called biassed. we gather that nearly every one of piazzi smyth's measurements differs from the later and more carefully made measurements of mr. petrie, who con

al value of the hebrew letters. but it is extremely important to ascertain whether the measures used in the evolution and building of the aryan symbolic religion, in the construction of their temples, the figures given in the puranas, and especially in their chronology, their astronomical symbols, the duration of the cycles, and other computations, were, or were not, the same as those used in the biblical measurements and glyphs. for this will prove that the jews, unless they took their sacred cubit and measurements from the egyptians (moses being an initiate of the priests) must have got those notions from india. at any rate they passed them to the early christians. hence, it is the occultists and kabalists who are the "true" heirs to the knowledge, or the secret wisdom which is still fou

what is the logical inference? most assuredly that which gives us the right to say that the story told of moses by ezra had been learned by him while at babylon[[footnote(s* on page 224 of assyrian antiquities mr. george smith says "in the palace of sennacherib at kouyunjik i found another fragment of the curious history of sargon. published in my translation in the transactions of the society of biblical archaeology, vol. i. part i. p. 46" the capital of sargon, the babylonian moses "was the great city of agadi, called by the semitics akkad- mentioned in genesis as the capital of nimrod (gen. x. 10 "akkad lay near the city of sippara on the euphrates and north of babylon (see isis, vol. ii. p. 442-3) another strange coincidence is found in the fact that the name of the neighbouring above

rimeval faith of the israelites was quite different from that which was developed centuries later by the talmudists, and before them by david and hezekiah. all this, notwithstanding the exoteric element, as now found in the two testaments, is quite sufficient to class the bible among esoteric works, and to connect its secret system with indian, chaldean, and egyptian symbolism. the whole cycle of biblical glyphs and numbers as suggested by astronomical observations- astronomy and theology being closely connected- is found in indian exoteric, as well as esoteric, systems. these figures and their symbols, the signs of the zodiac, the planets, their aspects and nodes- the last term having now passed even into our modern botany to distinguish male and female plants (the unisexual, polygamous

of a sidereal year, under dhruva (alpha polaris, it must have been over 31,000 years (31,105) ago. bunsen was right in admitting for egypt an antiquity of over 21,000 years, but this concession hardly exhausts truth and fact in this question "the stories told by egyptian priests and others of time-keeping in egypt, are now beginning to look less like lies in the sight of all who have escaped from biblical bondage" writes the author of "the natural genesis "inscriptions have lately been found at sakkarah, making mention of two sothiac cycles. registered at that time, now some 6,000 years ago. thus when herodotus was in egypt, the egyptians had- as now known- observed at least five different sothiac cycles of 1,461 years. the priests informed the greek inquirer that time had been reckoned by

ymbol, however rude, of a harmonious progressive evolution of kosmos and its beings, both the heavenly and the terrestrial. and any one who has studied the numerical evolution in the primeval cosmogony of pythagoras (a contemporary of confucius) can never fail to find in his triad, tetractis and[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] a distance between this kabalistical deity and the biblical jehovah, the spiteful and revengeful god of abram, isaac, and jacob, who tempted the former and wrestled with the last. no vedantin but would repudiate such a parabrahm* rev. joseph edkins "on cosmogony" p. 320. and very wisely they have acted* if he rejected it, it was on the ground of what he calls the changes- in other words, rebirths- of man, and constant transformations. he denied im

o the seven aeons, when at the end of the first stage of evolution they are transformed into the seven stellar rishis, the saptarishis; while their human doubles appear as heroes, kings and sages on this earth[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] when thou shalt have thirty three years of age thou wilt comprehend me" so with the mystery of the tortoise. rejoicing over the poetry of biblical metaphors, associating with the name of jehovah "incandescent stones "sacred animals" etc, and quoting from the bible de vence (vol. xix. p. 318) a french pious writer says "indeed all of them are elohim like their god; for, these angels assume, through a holy usurpation, the very divine name of jehovah each time they represent him (pneumatologie, vol. ii, p. 294. no one ever doubted that

unable to understand the spirit of the philosophical sentence, in pluribus unum. with the hermetic philosopher they are forces relatively "blind" or "intelligent" according to which of the principles in them he deals with. it required long millenniums before they found themselves, in our cultured age, finally degraded into simple chemical elements. at any rate, good christians, and especially the biblical protestants[[footnote(s* movers "phoinizer" 282* weber "akad. vorles" 213, 214, etc[[vol. 1, page] 462 the secret doctrine. ought to show more reverence for the four elements, if they would show any for moses. for the bible manifests the consideration and mystic significance in which they were held by the hebrew lawgiver, on every page of the pentateuch. the tent which contained the holy

BOOK OF ENOCH

ould see it and ask questions at the same time. it was no doubt a deliberate policy not to give actual names so that different readers in different eras would assume they new the names. when i read this, i think it obviously refers to jesus, but many ages had a chosen one. the number of righteousness (47.4, that is reached, may refer to the twelve times twelve thousand predicted to survive in the biblical book of revelations. sheol is mentioned at 51.1, it is the name for hell used in early times and it is also mentioned in the book of genesis and book of job, it means the grave- but more than just a hole in the ground. the mountains leap like rams at 51.4, this phrase also occurs in the bible (psalms 114.4& 6. there is a rare mentioning of place names at 56.5- parthia and medes- these wer

BOOK OF JASHAR

d have been in this "straight book (in hebrew, jashar means straight) which the bible itself cites for authority. the jashar apocryphon is obviously a pseudepigraphic forgery of a much later date. the cultural roots of the text are eclectic, although linguistic analysis suggests that the author probably had little knowledge of hebrew, and his work shows no understanding of the great traditions of biblical commentary and midrash. there are obvious islamic influences (jinn, ibrahim, but the sexual imagery used to describe human (adam) and eve echoes the battle cry of the english peasant's rebellion of 1381("when adam delved and eve span, where then was the gentleman) with this quotation, if the document can be attributed to a jew of spain, then it could have been written any time between 138

to his cultural heirs, who have received his lore and his ideas. after all, genes and ideas both are patterns that can endure across generations (one stored in chromosomes and the other in synapses. so in a cultural sense, people of seth's family might also be children of abel whom cain foresaw. a desecration of trees by people is the pivotal event leading to the fall of humanity in genesis. the biblical story of the garden of eden is echoed in our modern ecological myth of the great primeval forest that has been destroyed by the growth of civilization. destruction of trees is also a central theme in the jashar apocryphon, but the story here is a complex counterpoint to both genesis and modern ecological thinking. in the first place, the tension is not just between trees and people, but b

almost the same as the sequence that ends at noah in chapter 5 of genesis. for example, genesis 5 also lists lamech as the name of noah's father. it is natural to see some link between naamah and noah, and there has been a rabbinical tradition that identifies naamah as noah's wife. in this story, however, tubal-cain is identified as noah's husband, rather than as naamah's brother. thus, from the biblical perspective, noah in this story seems to be a mixture of noah the son of lamech (from genesis 5, noah the daughter of zelophehad (from numbers 26, and naamah the daughter of lamech and zillah (from genesis 4. once we have remarked this mixing of characters from genesis and numbers, however, we are left with a more fundamental question: what happens to the story when noah is recast as a wo

one couple (human) and the wife in the other (noah. but human and noah both rely on the skills, the strength, and the faithful support of their spouses, eve and tubalcain. so, in this text, leading and supporting roles are not type-cast as exclusively male or female. otherwise, however, noah's gender actually makes very little difference in the story. of all the factors that differ here from the biblical story (the nature of the flood, the wooden vehicle, the promise of the rainbow, etc, the gender of noah is one of the least essential. and yet noah's gender tends to capture readers' attention more than any other aspect of the story (indeed, we could readily imagine that a reader might more easily accept goliath being transformed into a short philistine general, assassinated by david) thu

ier invention of fire) should be high on our list. thus, replacing the wooden ark by a wooden cart nicely broadens the significance of the story. also, it gives us the amusing image of tubalcain and noah pulling the cart, while the younger children enjoy the ride, as the family goes on a wild dove chase (like modern archaeologists, noah and her family are uncertain about the exact location of the biblical ararat) another, more serious strand concerns intermarriage and unbelief, which noah confronts when her sons marry forest women who do not share the family's belief in the flood. the unbelieving wives lead noah's sons down the mountain to the better lands below. noah is in anguish for her family, and she prays each day that the flood should be deferred long enough to get her whole family

n to evolve. the phrase "with its own language for laws and prayers" suggests that the divisions may be both political and religious. the word "language" here could be interpreted in the sense of "wording" that is, we may be divided simply by our use of different words to describe similar codes of behavior and religious principles. the abrupt introduction of abram leaves us wondering which of his biblical relationships should be assumed in this story. in genesis, abram is both father and executioner to isaac. we can only guess whether he had either or both these roles here. we should notice however, that the name abram in hebrew has the same derivation as the word patriarch in its latin origins; both mean high father. so on the day when every family became a separate nation, each with its

both these roles here. we should notice however, that the name abram in hebrew has the same derivation as the word patriarch in its latin origins; both mean high father. so on the day when every family became a separate nation, each with its own patriarch, any father could have been called "abram" however, this particular patriarch has an ability to challenge and question god that is so like the biblical abraham on the road to sodom that we can recognize them as the same person. there are two other biblical characters who are present although unnamed in the story: isaac's new-born twin sons, esau and jacob. notice that, if isaac was sacrificed at the tower and abram was not his father, then these children would have a special status. because they were not fathers when the tower fell, they

om, i became fascinated by the power of simple stories to transform our view of society. the best works of economic theory are also such stories, but written in a new and specialized vocabulary. i began to wonder whether the creative process by which we write modern social science might in some ways be similar to the way that the ancient prophets produced their scriptures. then, i came across the biblical references to jashar, another book of ancient israel. many apocryphal and pseudepigraphic texts are studied today, but it was jashar that captured my imagination. so i began to work on producing a new english version of the jashar apocryphon, a task that i continued intermittently over several years. having undertaken this project for my own pleasure, i had no reservations about retelling

CHIREAU YVONNE BLACK MAGIC RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION

ectrum of beliefs and practices by illuminating the "magical" aspects of african american spirituality. african american magical practices and beliefs possess an extensive historiography, as writers in the fields of black studies, religion, history, folklore, and anthropology have all examined conjuring traditions. theophus smith formulated a theory of black spirituality in his conjuring culture: biblical formations of black america (1994, which viewed african american magic as expressing a cultural idiom, and conjuring rituals, performative signs, and symbols as articulating human intention. at the other end of the bibliographic spectrum stand older studies, such as newbell niles puckett's folk beliefs of the southern negro (1926, which offered the author's particular insights into the so

aid to have financed the building of the largest church on st. helena in the sea islands in the early 1900s, to aid and sustain the christian ministry.[32] to be sure, african american conjurers were often devoutly religious. william adams, an ex-slave from texas who was interviewed at the age of ninety-one, cultivated a distinguished reputation among his peers for his esoteric interpretations of biblical lore. adams, who was sought after for his healing knowledge, attributed his expertise to the power of god and found sanction for his beliefs in the doctrines of christianity. he believed that "special persons" were chosen to "show de powah" of god, as was written in the gospel of mark. such justifications of practice that were based on the believer's private exegesis of biblical texts wer

print 7/14/2006\ 29\ a supernatural perspective truly interpenetrated the beliefs of many black believers, churchgoing christians or not. in the african american religious imagination there were a host of forces that intervened directly in human life and its affairs, including spirits, ghosts, and angelic personalities that were periodically summoned to assist human beings in their endeavors. the biblical god of jesus and moses was also the sovereign of the unseen world whose power was witnessed in "signs and wonders" on the earth. to many, it was all a matter of correctly perceiving the nature of things "the old folks c knows more about the signs that the lord uses to reveal his laws than the folks of today" recalled a ninety-one-year-old former slave "some of the folks laughs c says it a

if you have taken sam's chicken don't drink this water, for if you do you will die and go to hell and be burned in fire and brimstone, but if you have not, you may take it and it will not hurt you" while ingestion of the grave dirt as a sign of solidarity with the supernatural realm remained consistent with african beliefs, this afro-christian version of the ritual replaced the oath spirits with biblical characters who assumed the roles of the otherworldly arbiters of divine judgment.[7] in the united states, the perceived power of collective rituals aroused great misgivings among slaveowners and members of the slaveholding establishment in the nineteenth century. worried over the implications of providing christian religious instruction to bondpersons, slaveowners blamed conjurers and ot

ich became the strategic center of the movement.[16] using religious faith to consolidate his sympathizers, vesey provided the charleston uprising with a spiritual impetus that secular ideology did not supply. religion became both a tool and a motivating force. but while christianity gave justification to the noble but dangerous cause of freedom fighting, ritual action was the catalyst. combining biblical rhetoric and antislavery discourse to inspire his followers, vesey utilized the old testament trope that identified the slaves with the israelites, portraying blacks as freedom fighters in a decisive struggle that had already\ 66\ been foretold in sacred history. as described in the confessions of rolla bennett, a slave of the former governor, vesey held secret gatherings in which he plan

freedom fighters in a decisive struggle that had already\ 66\ been foretold in sacred history. as described in the confessions of rolla bennett, a slave of the former governor, vesey held secret gatherings in which he planned strategy and shared his revolutionary ideas. in a meeting at his home, vesey gave a militant exegesis of the exodus story of the deliverance of the hebrew slaves, a favorite biblical account for african americans in the nineteenth century. according to bennett's confession, at this meeting vesey said c that we ought to rise up and fight against the whites for our liberties c he read to us from the bible, how the children of israel were delivered out of egypt from bondage. c he then read in the bible where god commanded, that all should be cut off, both men, women and

testant worship styles can be seen. within the indigenous african churches themselves, evangelical christianity began to take root in the western, southern, and central regions of the continent during the nineteenth century. there, the rise of new independent african churches and revitalizing prophet movements was the product of the melding of traditional religion and the spiritual imperatives of biblical christianity. all of these bold, africanized forms of protestantism shared characteristics with african-based religions elsewhere and put great emphasis on ecstatic behaviors, spirit revelations, supernatural healing, and antisorcery ritualism.[21] the persistence of elements such as these in black religion in the united states may be black magic page 43 of 144 http//content.cdlib.org/xtf

eficia.[43] the pervasiveness of conjure harming and the terms for describing such practices raise questions regarding the significance of the supernatural in the lives of black americans. albert raboteau has argued that conjure served as an alternative religious theory of misfortune for the slaves. he explains that in black folk traditions "the concept of suffering for the guilt of the father is biblical; the concept of being victimized\ 78\ by a efix f is conjure" he adds "both attempt to locate the cause of irrational suffering" for bondpersons and later, for freedpersons, conjure identified sources of evil and provided explanations for the occurrence of misfortune. conjure and supernatural harming beliefs therefore helped define all manner of afflictions, from unanticipated maladies an

rsey later recovered. sarah handy noted that one doctor's treatment included the burning of "various black magic page 66 of 144 http//content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docid=kt600020q0&chunk.id=0&doc.view=print 7/14/2006 vile-smelling powders" in a patient's room, followed by his opening a window "to let the devil out" the devil was incarnated in the form of a snake, an archetypal symbol for evil in the biblical tradition.[33] these accounts offer numerous possibilities for understanding physical affliction among african americans. some patients and practitioners balanced multiple ideas in order to interpret the causes of sickness and misfortune in their lives. a late-nineteenth-century exslave narrative shows how individuals might propose a variety of reasons for their victimization. in this cas

naugurated the pentecostal movement at the azusa street mission in los angeles, california, in 1906.[37] divine healing became a cornerstone of pentecostal theology. the conviction that physical healing, along with unknown tongues and other gifts of the holy spirit such as prophecy and miraculous signs and wonders\ 109\ existed in the present-day church stemmed from the pentecostals f emphasis on biblical authority. for pentecostals, physical affliction ran counter to god's will for the faithful christian. in this tradition, cause of all disease was sin, which had originated with the fall of humanity. underlying the pentecostal faith healing doctrine was the establishment of a "healing contract" with god, in which the health of the believer was linked to a biblical promise that was accompl

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pher and theologian. 1266 roger bacon opus maius. 1267 roger bacon opus tertium first who anticipates angelic pope. 1268 sefer hayyim("book of life")r. ezra. connects the golem with the influence of the planets- after 1269 sordello italian troubadour. 1270-1340 nicholas of lyra, franciscan exegete. the report that he was of jewish descent dates only from the fifteenth century. turned to rashi for biblical interpretation. 1270 thomas aquinas is sympathetic to the idea of alchemical transmution in his summa theologia. 1270-1348 abner de burgos(aka alfonso de valladolid) proof of the trinity based on the tetragrammaton. experimented with letter combinations in visions; wrote "moreh sedek: conceptions of shekinah and shi'ur komah(measure of the body).identifies metatron with the son in the tri

herd of men. this was responsible for the revival of neoplatonism in renaissance europe. hermes trismegistus was identical to the egyptian deity thoth, the god of learning, medicine and the revealer of divine will to men. 1465-1518 trithemius of sponheim 1465-1532 da viterbo, cardinal egidio: on the hebrew letters 1468-1540 francesco giorgi 1470-1536 agostino giustiniani dominican applied qblh to biblical studies in his psalterium of 1516 1471-1528 albrecht d rer 1471 george ripley compound of alchemy. ficino s pimander published for the first time going through sixteen editions during the 16th century. ludovico lazzarelli de gentilium deorum imaginibus [on the images of the gods of the gentiles, codex vat. urb. 716. 1472 1539 symphorien champier (champerius or campegius) of lyons. liber d

jean-baptiste pitois(paul christian) 1813: antoine fabre d'olivet publishes "les vers dores de pythagore expliques" 1815-1890 adrien peladan 1816- 1909 william alexander ayton -alchemist 1816-1907 moritz steinschneider. bibliographer of judaica published: jewish literature from the eighth to the eighteenth century. 1816: antoine fabre d'olivet publishes "la lange hebraique restituee" a grammar of biblical hebrew "to the torch-bearers of the seven-tongued-flame who have ever been the path-finders and lights on the way-of-knowing and being, i offer at thee dawn-of-the-new-day this volume-"hebraic tongue restored" 1821 richard laurence published the first english translation book of enoch 1822 jean-francois champollion began to decipher the egyptian hieroglyphs. 1823 lenain publishes la scien

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here are well -advised that the cultus sabbati and allied initiates of the tradition maintain a closed circle and according to long-standing custom, those who ask for entry are refused. initiation is by invitation only. where the spirits so will it, a path shall be found. the circle of the cultus sabbati holds dear the spells and customs which generations past have bequeathed. the use of psalms, biblical divination, oral customs of ritual praxis have remained with us, merging amidst a greater body of lore, some old, some new- yet all constant in vivification from the timeless wellspring of dream. for as time passes, the circle hearkens to the spirits patron to its heritage, and through dream and spirit-mediumship the circle fleshes itself and moves forward. the authenticity of our work do

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dead sea scrolls say that the father of noah was a 'watcher, and nebuchadnezzar, the king of babylon from 651-604bc, records being visited by a watcher and a holy one who came down from heaven.4 the dakas in mahayana buddhism were 'sky travelling beings' and padma sambhava, the founder of tibetan buddhism, was said to have left tibet in a celestial chariot.5 something similar was claimed for the biblical prophet elijah when he left israel6 and for the central american god, quetzalcoatl.7 descriptions of flying discs, flying boats, and celestial chariots, abound on all continents and in all cultures. still today we relate 'heaven' to the sky, because that is where the 'gods' of ancient time came from in their spacecraft. the aborigines of australia speak of three ancestral beings, called t

the eyes could not bear it. and the veil of tears 13 in a little that light gradually decreased until the infant appeared, and went and took the breast of his mother, mary" the connections with 'gods' and 'clouds' are endless in the ancient legends and texts and what about the 'star' that was supposed to have hovered over the birthplace of y'shua? why could that not have been a spacecraft? in the biblical revelations we hear of the new jerusalem descending from the sky (rev 22:10) and y'shua returning 'with the clouds (rev 1:7. was y'shua a member of a positive extraterrestrial race who became incarnate to help humanity get out of prison? it is certainly a possibility. the native american tribe, the iroquois, have a legend of an iroquois maiden marrying the chief of the sky people. the geo

all over the 21 t 22..and the truth shall set you free world. in the period after atlantis, i believe that extraterrestrial expressions of the prison warder consciousness still landed and interacted with the people, telling different peoples the same basic manipulated story. some atlanteans escaped by sailing west to the americas, some went east to europe and north africa. it is possible that the biblical story of noah and the ark relates to this period, although it could involve another flood some thousands of years later. over many millennia, the atlantean and extraterrestrial knowledge was passed on through the succeeding generations, and the original clarity was lost in the repeated communication. the knowledge also became a vehicle for control, and it was accordingly changed to suit t

e of earth people- the white race we see today. this was symbolised by the story of adam and eve and forbidding them to eat from the tree of knowledge was symbolic of the plan to keep the earth races ignorant of who they really were. in effect, a slave race was created and this has continued to the present day. the contactees said that it was the melchedekans who became known as the elohim in the biblical texts. i think this fourth dimensional force is known by many names. the original earth people were the black, red, and other native peoples of the world in africa, the americas, asia and australia- not the white race, the contactees were told. there were two streams of melchedekan 'invaders. those who only interbred with each other, thus keeping the blond haired, blue eyed genetic 'purit

i-semitic' is constantly misused. personally, i don't care about the colour and genetic line of a person's physical body. it is a vehicle for experience, that's all. we are aspects of each other. but since many people use the genetics of their bodies to justify their actions, we might as well get the information right. the word semitic comes from the race of peoples in ancient sumer from whom the biblical jews claimed to have emerged. sem or shem, one of the sons of noah in the bible stories, is said to be of this line and the origin appears to have been the legend of 'shemjaza, the 'heavenly son and guardian 76..and the truth shall set you free angel of god. another extraterrestrial almost certainly. but according to several jewish writers, including arthur koestler in his book, the thirt

huania, poland, and germany. the language known as yiddish emerged from these events. it is a mixture of hebrew, polish, and german. the name rothschild came from the red shield, the symbol of the khazar "jews" in eastern europe (german: rotes schild= red shield. the rothschild family have no more an historic link to palestine than an eskimo.33 the 'jewish' hooked nose does not originate from the biblical israel. it has its genetic origins in the caucasus. the classic jewish face of y'shua (jesus) is a myth. he would not have looked anything like that because he was not born in lower russia. as koestler wrote "anthropology concurs with history in refuting the popular belief in a jewish race descended from the biblical tribe. the jewish-born christian bishop, hugh montefiore, said in the ch

ading fundraiser for bill clinton and became us ambassador to paris. the pyramid power 181 agnelli family were closely connected with mussolini, and giovanni's grandfather was made a senator for life by the fascist leader. some families of the black nobility in venice and rome claim an ancestry back to the roman emperor justinian, a man reputed to have taken references to reincarnation out of the biblical texts in the year 553. they have a desire to return to a system symbolised by the roman empire and they are a major force within the global elite. this 'noble' line would appear to go back at least a thousand years, probably far longer, and emerged in part through the guelf and ghibelline conflicts in italy in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. guelf came from welf, a german prince com

onstitutions' as they are called, have proved. the penalty for revealing the secrets in those days was to be thrown out of the lodge. it beats having your bowels burnt to ashes, for sure. the freemasonry rituals and oaths are based on a piece of invention in the eighteenth century- the freemason story of hiram abif. according to the freemasonry invention, hiram abif was the architect of solomon's biblical temple. the gothic constitutions of the stonemasons make no reference to such a man, but he became the freemasons' martyr figure. invention has it that hiram refused to betray the secrets to three fellow craft masons armed with masonic tools. they murdered him when he would not reveal his secrets, so the myth goes, and king solomon ordered a search when hiram appeared to be missing. hiram

ince charles? alongside this, the move to phase out the use of coins and notes is being quickened and all money transactions will be electronic via a credit card and/or smart card. this is planned to become a joint identity/money card with all personal details on a microchip. if things go to plan, all these transactions will be recorded by a global computer- the "beast, possibly, mentioned in the biblical revelations. the "mark of the beast" the microchip, is planned to be moved from the smart card to the human body when a story can be hatched to persuade people to accept it. some researchers suggest that the human barcoding system will include three sets of six digits in the computer- hence 666 "the number of the beast. once we have agreed to the end of cash and there is no turning back

of everyone charged with a criminal offence. the dna makeup of a human being is a potentially catastrophic tool in the wrong hands because the underground science knows far more about these things than the public are told or even mainstream science knows. in the light of all these 404..and the truth shall set you free provable developments, it focuses the mind to reflect on the predictions in the biblical revelation "and he [the beast or antichrist] causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no-one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name. here is wisdom. let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast for it is the number of a ma

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world described a high-tech "golden age" of human society, although some of it, especially towards the end, was anything, but "golden. these stories say that this age was ended by high-tech war and a series of geological catastrophes that caused colossal earth changes through earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magnetic pole shifts, and tidal waves on a scale we could not begin to imagine today. the biblical great flood is a symbolic story of one such event, but there appear from the biological and geological record to have been several from about 12,000bc up to around 5000bc, perhaps even later. as you can see in the biggest secret, and the excellent book, the day the earth nearly died, by d.s. allen and j.b. delair (gateway books, bath, 1995, the geological and biological evidence is suppor

uria, or mu. in more recent times, many books have been written translating their content. but although these accounts of sumer, and far ancient history before the earth's upheavals, demolish the official version of events, once again the same old story goes on being told to children and students by official academia. you do not have to delve into the translations for long to see that much of the biblical old testament is simply an edited rewrite of these sumerian stories. the tablets talk of how king sargon was floated on a river in a basket of rushes, as i mentioned earlier. the bible tells this same story of "moses. the tablets describe a place called e.din("the abode of the righteous ones. the bible speaks of eden the garden of "god. the story of genesis is a summary of the same basic

the gods (beni ha-elohim, but the offspring of the interbreeding between the extraterrestrials the bible calls the elohim and the daughters of men. the llluminati bloodlines that rule the world today, therefore, are the nefilim, the extraterrestrial-human hybrids. they were also known in ancient times as the rephaim, emim, zazummim, and anakim, all very tall or "giant" people in those days.5 the biblical goliath was a rephaim, and giant in hebrew is repha.6 this theme of giants is a constant one. cave paintings found in places like japan, south america, and the sahara desert, depict giant people with round heads towering over human hunters. bones of giant people between 8 and 12 72 children of the matrix feet tall have been found in mounds in minnesota and other locations. the delaware in

le with a tail ending as a dog's head. he was also portrayed with a jackal or dog/wolf head, as was an or anu, the royal leader of the anunnaki.17 heru= hero= hybrid bloodline and these "heroes" may be ruling the earth, at blood brothers 73 least in part, on behalf of the sirius "gods. another definition of the term, hero, is a "man sacrificed to hera, which is again related to heru/horus, etc.18 biblical scholars and the dictatorships that control judaism and christianity have always avoided an explanation of that "nefilim" passage in genesis because it is so difficult to encompass the contents into the party line. but, hey, they tell us that this is the literal word of god and he's not going to make a cock-up, is he? it's very clear. some sort of beings, the sons of the gods, came down a

her holding a horseshoe-shaped tool used at that time to cut the umbilical cord. another name later given to her was mammi, from which came mama and mother. mama or ma as a term for mother can be found in various languages all over the world. ninkharsag would later be symbolised in part by the stream of mother goddess deities with names like queen semiramis, isis, barati, artemis, diana, and the biblical mary. these were also used to symbolise the feminine principle as goddesses of the moon or waters, which are 74 children of the matrix considered feminine in balance to the masculine sun. there are often two distinct camps in these areas of research. there are those who believe that these deities were only symbolic of astronomical and esoteric principles, and those who say they were origi

y own view is that sometimes, not always by any means, it is a combination of the two, as some changed over thousands of years from literal descriptions of anunnaki leaders to symbolic of astronomical and esoteric themes. after many failures and some horrendous creations, enki and ninkharsag produced a human hybrid that the sumerians called a lu.lu("one who has been mixed- which appears to be the biblical "adam. this was the splicing together of the dna of the reptilian anunnaki with that of the human form known as homo erectus. also there was the interbreeding with the nordics to create the aryan reptilian-nordic "master race, which was designed to rule as the "middle men" or "demi-gods" between the anunnaki and the people. what the bible calls "adam, the "first man, is likely to be symbo

of the reptilian anunnaki with that of the human form known as homo erectus. also there was the interbreeding with the nordics to create the aryan reptilian-nordic "master race, which was designed to rule as the "middle men" or "demi-gods" between the anunnaki and the people. what the bible calls "adam, the "first man, is likely to be symbolic of "the adam, a genetic stream not an individual. the biblical "eve" was supposed to have been created from a rib of adam, according to genesis, but the word from which "rib" derived was the sumerian, ti, which means both rib and life.2" to be created from the "life" or life essence of the adamic race makes rather more sense than a rib. in the same way, the "dust from the ground" from which the bible claims that adam was created, really translates as

rojans and the greeks in what we now call turkey. over time they moved out through the caucasus mountains in southern russia under the name scythians and into europe where they were known as the sicambrian franks, the source of the name "france. they were named after cambra, their tribal queen of the late 4th century, and francio, their founder, who claimed to have been descended from noah of the biblical great flood.25 noah is a mythical name, but possibly based on a real character from the atlantean period and an anunnaki crossbreed. it should be stressed here that noah and abraham, had they actually existed, were not hebrews because there were no hebrews in this period. the hebrews were an offshoot of the sumerian-egyptian cultures, as outlined by, among others, professor cyrus gordon

relates them, with persuasive evidence, to the greek myth of jason and the argonauts, a story which, as he points out, contains many symbolic codes for sirius.32 in the myth, jason steals the golden fleece from the king of colchis. it is in this region that the georgian people live their extraordinarily long lives by today's standards and not far to the south is mount ararat, the place where the biblical noah's ark was supposed to have come symbolically to rest. the greek historian, herodotus, said that the people of colchis, a dark race, were of egyptian descent and he was told that they were men from the army of the pharaoh, sesostris, whom, scholars believe, was another name for ramses ii. this guy appears in the illuminati bloodline that includes the rothschilds, rockefellers, bushes

e form, or manipulate the way the observer perceives that form, who the hell knows what is what and who is who? the anunnaki of the sumerian tablets were from the reptilian race, as widely confirmed when you read the ancient accounts. a sumerian tablet dating back to around 3500bc leaves us in no doubt as it describes the arrival of the anunnaki "the reptiles verily descend."3 in hebrew myth, the biblical "nefilim, the "sons of the gods, are called awwim, which means devastators or..serpents. the anunnaki interbreed with earth races, but especially the nordics and their offspring, to create bloodlines through which they can manipulate the world while appearing to be human. even academics like dr arthur david horn, former professor of biological anthropology at colorado state university at

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d be symbolic of these events. it was written bymary shelley, the wife of the famous poet. he and she were high initiates of the secretsociety network which has hoarded and suppressed this knowledge since ancient times.the tablets say that enki and ninkharsag eventually found the right mix which becamethe first homo sapiens, a being the sumerians called a lu.lu (one who has beenmixed. this is the biblical adam. lu.lu was a genetic hybrid, the fusing of homoerectus with the genes of the gods to create a slave, a human worker bee, some200,000-300,000 years ago. a female version was also created. the sumerian name forhuman was lu, the root meaning of which is worker or servant, and it was also used toimply domesticated animals. this is what the human race has been ever since. theanunnaki have

ccounts of the godsgoing to war with each other as they battled for supremacy. the sumerian accountsdescribe how the sons of the annunaki gods were most involved in these wars. thesewere the offspring of enki and enlil, the half-brothers who became fierce rivals, andtheir sons played out that battle in a high-tech conflict, the tablets say. one battle theyappeared to have been involved in was the biblical destruction of sodom andgomorrah. these cities were probably located at the southern end of the dead seawhere, today, radiation readings are much higher than normal. this was when,according to the bible, lots wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. afterreferring to the original sumerian, zecharia sitchin says that the true translation of thatpassage should read that lots w

the reptile stream.we are talking here only of one group of them. the hopi say that one day under theorders of their goddess, spider woman, they ascended to the surface of the earth andemerged through their cave they called the sipapuni. once on the outside, the hopi say,a mocking bird arrived to confuse their language and make different tribes speakdifferent tongues. this is such a repeat of the biblical story of the tower of babel that aconnection is obvious. to this day the hopi will not recreate the images of their snakeancestors for fear of death. the layout of the underground world discovered in arizonawas described by g .e. kincaid as a..mammoth chamber from which radiates scores ofpassageways like the spokes of a wheel. this is also how the modern reptilianunderground base at dulce

these draco. the cape worn by countdracula is symbolic of these wings and the character of dracula in the bram stokerstories is said to be a fallen angel. the winged draco are also known as the dragon raceand some of the ancient gods were described and depicted as birdmen. this could be oneof the origins of the phoenix and eagle in brotherhood symbolism, as well as the moreesoteric meanings. the biblical satan is depicted as a reptilian, too.some of the draco reptilian hierarchy are apparently white or albino white and notthe usual green or brown, and this connects with the description of the strange albinolizard humanoid in the building in aurora, near denver. the draco are the royalty ofthe reptilians and the highest caste are the albino whites, who apparently have conicalhorns midway b

rrestrials with humans to produce the reptile-human hybrids.the term sons of god in fact comes from the hebrew, bene-ha-elohim, which reallytranslates as sons of the gods. the early offspring of these genetic encounters werethe giants of legend and there are many records of such hybrids being born. there arenumerous accounts throughout the ancient world, on every continent, of a giant raceand the biblical goliath could well have been symbolic of these people. the nativeamericans have many tales of the star people coming down from the skies to breedwith human women and alex christopher says that a common denominator in theabduction of humans by reptilians in the united states appears to relate to the personsbloodline, particularly those that go back to native americans or ancient indians. t

wo distinct racesin kurdistan, the olive skinned of medium height with dark eyes, and the much taller,white skinned people, often with blue eyes. you will note that these traits wereconsidered the master race by the nazis and this was because the nazis knew thehistory and the connection with the reptilians. andrew collins in his book, from theashes of angels, presents compelling evidence that the biblical garden of eden washigh up in this region of iran-kurdistan and, of course, the theme of the serpent is at theheart of the eden story. in neighbour-mg media, the kings were known by the iraniansas mr which means snake in persian.53 mars= snake? they were called the dragondynasty of media or the descendants of the dragon54. i have no doubt that the43reptilian draco interbred with humans to

and around the earth on this orhigher dimensions. beings from orion and the pleiades are among many other racesreported by abductees and researchers to be interacting with humans. from what i hearfrom brotherhood insiders who have seen some of these extraterrestrials, the orions (acruel, but beautiful race according to my contacts) have some kind of alliance with thereptilians. i am sure that the biblical angels were the watchers, the reptilians, winged andotherwise. the very term sons of the gods is translated in the septuagint, the greekversion of the old testament, as angelos- angels. it appears from my research that thereare different reptilian factions: those who are more positive in their attitude to humanityand those who wish to dominate and control. they both became known as watche

incarnated to infuse the earth with the christ energy. or, depending onwho you talk to, he was an extraterrestrial on a similar mission. to others he wasclaiming to be the king of the jews by right of his king david bloodline. but didjesus actually exist? did moses, solomon and king david exist? i would saycategorically no. there is no credible evidence for the existence of any of them outsidethe biblical texts and they are certainly not credible. so where did they come from?the old testamentin 721 bc, it appears that israel was overrun by the assyrians and the israelites orcanaanites were taken into captivity. however, the tribes known by official history asjudah and benjamin, survived for more than a hundred years after that, before they81were conquered and captured by our friends, the b

are supposed to follow. likewise many christian fanaticsquote this stuff as the word of god! it is not the word of god, it is the word of thelevites under the direction of the reptile full-bloods and crossbreeds of the babylonianbrotherhood. the sumerian tablets prove beyond question that genesis was a muchedited and condensed version of sumer records. the sumerian story of edin became thelevites biblical garden of eden. remember the story of moses being found in thebulrushes by the egyptian princess? the same tale was told by the sumerians-babylonians about king sargon the elder. the story of moses is make-believe, as is theegyptian captivity, the exodus, at least in the form described, and also the creation ofthe 12 tribes via jacob.these texts were written by the levites, the heads of w

a, the flat-topped mountain stronghold overlooking the dead sea. itwas the last bastion of the essene community who had evacuated their base furtherdown the coast. as the judean zealots were routed by the romans, many membersof the nazarene secret society headed into jordan, mesopotamia, syria and turkey,as documented by julius africanus, who lived in turkey around 200 ad. joseph ofarimathea, the biblical uncle of jesus, is said to have travelled to france to spreadthe word. the vatican librarian, cardinal baronius, said that joseph first arrived inmarseilles in 35 ad and later went on to britain.8 mary magdalene and offspringof jesus are also said to have headed for the south of france after the crucifixion.this is the foundation of the holy grail story which claims that the jesus bloodli

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leadership has always been working through secret societies, misleading us as to their true intentions. this is why our study today is so critical; it demonstrates, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that our leadership has knowingly and consistently been pursuing a hidden agenda which, when fully carried out, will mean the destruction of our nation(the u.s) as we know it today and the beginning of the biblical great tribulation. our leaders are currently calling this system the new world order! the u.s. capital building once they are hidden, these occultic symbols are thought to possess great power. the snake basilisk is "said to have the power to destroy all upon whom it looks. to a person who is not an occultist, they will have no concept of the true hidden meaning contained within the symbol

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one, the cabala is purely a mystical system but it lent itself well to magical application. words held the power to change reality and names compelled obedience from elemental beings. grimoires, or books of ceremonial magic based on cabalistic belief, cataloged the names and sigils of countless demons over which it was said the magician could exercise power. many of these books were attributed to biblical figures such as solomon, moses, or enoch. the enochian system of magic adopted by the golden dawn was based on the enochian evocation of dr. john dee. dee, an elizabethan astrologer and magician, working with another man, edward kelly, produced a series of 18 keys in what they claimed was the original angelic language and apparently revealed to enoch, the first man after the fall to walk

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job presents a very interesting description of leviathan his back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal his sneezings flash forth light and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn. out of the mouth go flaming torches; sparks of fire leap forth. in his neck abides strength, terror dances before him. this indicates that the form of leviathan is difficult to comprehend. in the biblical art of liber floridus, the antichrist, emerald and crimson robes flowing, rides upon leviathan, who is pictured as a great dragon-beast with four legs, talon like teeth with blackened eyes. the face of this beast is the model for which has been invoked during the coven maleficia40 rites involving the ascension of power. 40 the coven which founded the order of phosphorus, renamed maleficia

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d exorcising (q.v. abjuration: 1) to abjure (q.v. 2) the banishing (q.v) or "swearing away from" an area surrounding a magician of spirits, entities, intelligences, or influences. usually spirits and other influences are abjured with the lbrp or lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram (q.v) and or by the casting of a protective magick circle that surrounds the magician. achas b'tay-ah: a form of biblical interpretation and making codes. see temurah. acupressure: a form of physical therapy in which certain occult nodes recorded in the literature of acupuncture (q.v) are pressed or manipulated without being pierced by needles. acupunture: a traditional art practiced primarily in china and the orient, in which needles are inserted into occult nodes in the body to deaden pain or produce other

" which translates in english "thou art great forever, my lord" agripa, henry cornelius (of nettesheim: a german doctor of laws, and a doctor of letters, philosopher, and occultist who lived from 1486?-1535. he is most noted for the writing of his three books on occult philosophy, which have been plagiarized by more classical authors than just about any other work in history. aik bekar: a form of biblical interpretation and system for making codes. see temurah. ain: hebrew for "no-thing" one of the kabbalistic three so-called negative veils of existence (q.v. a part of the of the ultimate, unknowable divinity. ain soph: hebrew for "without limit" one of the kabbalistic three so-called negative veils of existence (q.v. a description of the ultimate, unknowable divinity. ain soph aur: hebrew

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may agree in themselves; for it is written, wisdom sitteth an hill, and beholdeth the four winds, and girdeth her self together as the brightnesse of the morning, which is visited with a few, and dwelleth alone as though she were a widow. this enormously important quotation deserves a brief examination in general, before referring to its significance for coronzon. gabriel declares that the early biblical description of man and his expulsion from the garden in the land of eden is essentially correct. in the beginning man was free of sin- innocent- and by virtue of this innocence was able to converse not only with the angels of god, but with god directly. he knew all creatures and things in the garden and was able to name them accurately because he spoke in the language of the angels themse

th knight observed: the abyss is the void between force and form and the place where the transmutation takes place is the 'hidden' sephirah daath--meaning knowledge. the mysteries of daath are profound and were little touched upon in earlier writings on the qabalah. the sephirah has no number allocated to it and by knowledge is meant not so much what we understand by the word, but the word in its biblical usage of sexual union, only here the meaning is a kind of divine union where differing planes of being impact and there is a resultant change of state brought to birth- a transformation or transmutation of power (gareth knight, a practical guide to qabalistic symbolism. new york: weiser, 1980, pages 32-3) you will remember the words of the archangel gabriel, spoken to john dee through the

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e afflicted person sincerely wants to be helped. a demon is expelled when its host simply refuses to obey its directives to commit criminal and hurtful actions. there is no advantage for a demon when a human being ignores its temptations, and ceases to surrender to its abuse and intimidations. the demon leaves. the notion that the name of jesus in itself has power over demons was disproved by the biblical incident of the jewish exorcists who attempted to use the names of jesus and the apostle paul as magical words of power to cast out a possessing demon from a man. the demon said through the voice of its human host "jesus i know, and paul i know; but who are ye" the demon then used its host body to beat the jewish priests until they were compelled to flee for their lives. this story is usu

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the hermetic books that man was above the gods, and could command the gods. every time someone works a ritual of magic successfully without relying on a prayer for aid from a particular deity or spiritual creature, the divine source is directly and independently accessed, and a miracle is produced. these miracles are usually quite small, but they are just as transcendent as the great miracles of biblical lore. they are achieved because the magician has bypassed the boundaries of time and space, of cause and effect. miracles are almost impossible to prove because they cannot be explained or replicated. even when witnessed by hundreds or thousands of individuals, the tendency of rationalists is to dismiss them, and to deny their very possibility. to accept the possibility of miracles, it is

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free masons to one. another in times of distress and danger by edward s. ellis, a.m. p, m. trenton (n. j) lodge, no. 5 f& a. m. new york f. r. niglutsch 1907 copyright, 1907 by f. r. niglutsch introduction it is to be feared that some enthusiastic writers on free masonry give the order an antiquity that is more or less imaginative. one specially ardent author makes the patriarchs and other noted biblical characters free masons, and insists that several of the saviour's disciples were members of the order. free masonry, none the less, is the oldest existing organization of a charitable nature in the history of mankind. during the middle ages the mason brotherhoods were organized corporations, resembling in a general way the other guilds, with rules of their own, and recruited from a body o

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ancis. ritual magic in england: 1887 to the present day. london: neville spearman, 1970. suster, gerald. the legacy of the beast. york beach, maine: samuel weiser, 1989. symonds, john. the great beast: the life and magick of aleister crowley. london: macdonald, 1971. rev. ed. london: mayflower, 1973. the king of the shadow realm. london: duckworth, 1989. aaron s rod a magic wand deriving from the biblical narrative of the rods of moses and aaron that were used in the miracles of dividing the waters of the red sea and in causing water to gush from a rock in the desert. when aaron cast his rod before pharaoh and his magicians (exodus 7, the rod transformed into a serpent, hence the occult use of aaron s rod with a motif of a serpent. an old jewish legend states that aaron s rod was created o

ets, planets, angels, and magic squares. amulets were also widespread among jewish people, particularly from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. the phylacteries still worn in certain rituals are believed to be a protection against evil. one, derived from the legend of lilith, bearing the name of three angels, is given to babies to protect them from her. in jewish folklore, names of god, biblical verses and names of angels were regarded to be powerful amulets. such amulets have been copied by non-jewish occultists and used in ritual magic. with the magical revival of the nineteenth century and the belief in occult powers being directed to various goals by magical practitioners, amulets once again came into widespread use. they were a necessary side effect of the development of tal

rd denotes a spiritual being employed in occasional offices; and lastly, men in office as priests or bishops. the angel of the congregation among the jews was the chief of the synagogue. this later usage is also found in revelation 1 and 2, where the angel of the church is regularly addressed. today, the term is now limited to its principal meaning, and pertains only to the inhabitants of heaven. biblical angels mark, the apostle of the gentiles, speaks of the angels as ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation, in strict keeping with the import of the term itself. in mark 1:2, it is applied to john the baptist: behold i send my messenger (i.e, angel) before my face, and the word is the same( malak) in the corresponding prophecy of malachi. in heb

nd representation of the angelic kingdom, as the messenger, not of separate and temporary commands, but of the whole word in its fullness. dionysius, or st. denis, the supposed areopagite (sixth century c.e, describes three hierarchies of angels in nine choirs: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, principalities, powers, virtues, angels, and archangels. these were created by assembling various biblical passages (such as exodus 25:18.20; isaiah 6:2.3; ephesians 3:10) and the book of enoch. vartan (or vertabied, the thirteenth-century armenian poet and historian, described them under the same terms, but expressly stated: these orders differ from one another in situation and degree of glory, just as there are different ranks among men, though they are all of one nature. this description, a

isible world of sensation. angelic realms in jewish thought jewish teachers have developed an elaborate doctrine of a heavenly hierarchy. some, such as bechai and joshua, teach that every day ministering angels are created out of the river dinor, or fiery stream, and they sing an anthem and cease to exist; as it is written, they are new every morning. this idea appears to be a misunderstanding of biblical intent.to be renewed or created in the scriptural sense is to be regenerated. thus, to be renewed every morning is to be kept in a regenerate state; the fiery stream is the baptism by fire or divine love. in later doctrine, the angelic hierarchies were understood in correspondence to the ten divine names. both christian and astrological elements eventually could be discerned in the presen

ce beyond the grave; the apparition of a sick person, or one in some other grave crisis could also be regarded as the soul, which at such times was absent from the body. there is a widely diffused opinion that ghosts are of a filmy, unsubstantial nature, a belief also present in the earliest speculations concerning apparitions. at a very early period (as, for example, in the early chapters of the biblical book of genesis) we find spirit and breath identified with each other.an identification continued in the latin spiritus and the greek pneuma, as well as appearing in other languages. it is possible that the breath, which in some climates readily condenses in cold air to a white mist, might be regarded as the stuff that ghosts are made of. the misty nature of the ghost may also have result

s of apparitions. dreams (see, for example genesis 41) were regarded as apparitions if the predictions made in them were fulfilled, or if the dream-figure revealed anything unknown to the dreamer which afterwards proved to be true. that the hebrews believed in the possibility of the souls of the dead returning is evident from the tale of the witch of endor (i samuel 28. in this connection, french biblical scholar augustin calmet wrote in his classic study, dissertations upon the apparitions of angels, demons& ghosts (1759, whether samuel was raised up or not, whether his soul, or only a shadow, or even nothing at all appeared to the woman, it is still certain that saul and his attendants, with the generality of the hebrews, believed the thing to be possible. similar beliefs were held by ot

ennium but was given a distinctive boost by the chaldeans who took over the tigris and euphrates valleys in 606 b.c.e. the chaldeans mapped the sky, improved the methods for recording the passing of time, successfully predicted eclipses, and accurately determined the length of the solar year (within 26 minutes. thus astrology was well developed in chaldea when (in the second millennium b.c.e) the biblical abraham migrated from ur of the chaldees (gen. 11:31) to palestine. the conflict between the emerging religions of the israelites and babylonian astrology can be seen in isa. 47:13 and repeatedly in the book of daniel (e.g. 2:27, 4:7. a primitive astrology had developed among the greeks, but during the conquests of alexander in the west beginning in 334 b.c.e. chaldean astrology flowed in

tlantis is found in plato s two dialogues timaeus and critias, from which it emerged as a topic of fascination and speculation over the centuries. it entered occult perspectives through the writings of helena petrovna blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society, in the nineteenth century and has been a topic of popular speculation in the twentieth century. for many, atlantis has replaced the biblical garden of eden as a mythical original home for the human race. for plato, atlantis was a useful myth for conveying several lessons he wanted to make about government and the nature of city-states. in the twentieth century it has been integrated into a myth about overreliance on technology as opposed to personal spiritual and psychic awareness. plato described atlantis as a large land loca

1918, from one of the few surviving copies. the new edition included atwood memorabilia and an introduction by walter leslie wilmshurst. sources: atwood, mary ann. a suggestive enquiry into the hermetic mystery. 1850. reprint, new york: arno press, 1976. atziluth one of the three worlds of the kabala; the supreme circle; the perfect revelation. according to eliphas levi, it is represented in the biblical book of revelation by the head of the mighty angel with the face of a sun. aubert, george (ca. 1920) nonprofessional french musical medium who claimed to play the piano under the control of classical composers. his performance was investigated in 1906 by the institut general psychologique in paris. various tests were devised to eliminate conscious operation. they asked him to play a mozar

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r of the department of education, university of lucknow. he was interested in clairvoyance, telepathy, and psychokinesis, and investigated esp in school children. sources: pleasants, helene, ed. biographical dictionary of parapsychology. new york: helix press, 1964. matikon a mystical work printed at frankfurt in 1784, whose theories resemble the doctrines of the brahmins. it speculated about the biblical creation story that before the fall, adam was a pure spirit, a celestial being, surrounded by a mystic covering that rendered him invulnerable to any poison or any power of the elements. the physical body, therefore, is but a coarse husk in which, having lost his primitive invulnerability, a human is sheltered from the elements. in his condition of perfect glory and perfect happiness, ada

red in various editions. in the edition of 1522 there is found a prophecy of the french revolution, including the expulsion and abolition of the nobility, the violent death of the king and queen, the persecution of the clergy, and the suppression of convents. it was followed by a further prophecy that the eagle coming from distant lands would reestablish order in france. miracles miracles, in the biblical sense are signs and wonders, the extraordinary events that inspire awe and open the world of the divine. by the middle ages the differentiation between the natural and supernatural had been made and miracles were redefined as the invasion of the supernatural into the world of the natural. as the concept of natural law and an orderly universe developed, the word miracle gradually took on t

the brilliant achievements arising from applied scientific laws, reinforcing confidence in the logic of the material world. from this viewpoint, many agnostics and atheists deny the possibility of either religious miracles or secular paranormal happenings, claiming that both are the result of malobservation, superstition, or fraud. meanwhile many religious authorities have upheld the validity of biblical miracles as indicating god s omnipotence and intervention in human affairs. for example, vatican council i (1870.71) denied that miracles are impossible. however, many theologians, responding positively to the world of natural science, have taken the view that miracles are no longer necessary in modern times as evidence for religious faith. even the roman catholic church, informed by its

es. sources: morse, j. j. leaves from my life: a narrative of personal experiences in the career of a servant of the spirits. n.p, 1877. morse fellowship the morse fellowship was a channeling group founded in 1959 by louise morse, who channeled an entity she termed the holy spirit. the organization was named for her husband, elwood morse, who had died in 1958. she saw her work as a fulfillment of biblical prophecies of the last days. through the 1970s the group was headquartered in richardson, texas, but nothing has been heard from it in recent years and it is presumed defunct. sources: morse, louise. the living water. richardson, tex: morse fellowship, 1970. morselli, enrico (1852.1929) born july 17, 1852, enrico morselli was a professor of psychiatry at the university of turin and after

ntered, but if so it did not survive. moses, william stainton encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1058 moses controls the scripts are in the form of a dialogue. the identity of the communicators was not revealed by moses in his lifetime. neither did myers disclose it. they were made public in a later book the controls of stainton moses by a. w. trethewy. considering the illustrious biblical and historical names the communicators bore, stainton moses s reluctance was wise. he would have met with scorn. moreover, for a long time, he himself was skeptical, indeed, at first shocked, and was often reproved for suspicion and want of faith in the scripts. moses emerged as the medium for an organized band of 49 spirits. their leader called himself imperator. for some time he manifes

ersonalities of the band were symbolical or real. they asserted that a missionary effort to uplift the human race was being made in the spirit realms and, as moses had the rarest mediumistic gifts and his personality furnished extraordinary opportunities, he was selected as the channel of these communications. like imperator and preceptor every member of the band had an assumed name at first. the biblical characters included the following names, as revealed later: malachias (imperator, elijah (preceptor, haggai (the prophet, daniel (vates, ezekiel, st. john the baptist (theologus. the ancient philosophers and sages numbered 14. they were: solon, plato, aristotle, seneca, athenodorus (doctor, hippolytus (rector, plotinus (prudens, alexander achillini (philosophus, algazzali or ghazali (ment

rs of defective vision. after these miraculous cures, parish invited myers to join his company in new york. myers accepted and eventually became vice president of the company. sources: barbanell, maurice. he walks in two worlds: the story of john myers, psychic photographer, healer and philanthropist. london: n.p, 1964. myomancy a method of divination by rats or mice, supposedly alluded to in the biblical book of isaiah (62:17. their peculiar cries, or encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. myomancy 1079 some marked devastation committed by them, was taken for a prognostic of evil. aeilan related that fabius maximus resigned the dictatorship in consequence of a warning from these creatures, and cassius flaminius retired from the command of the cavalry for no greater reason. her

occult teachings that nettles introduced to applewhite. in 1973 the pair left houston for the west coast. they slowly began to see themselves as the two witnesses mentioned in the bible (revelation 11) who spread a message of judgment, are martyred, and then are resurrected and taken to heaven in a cloud. they identified the cloud as a flying saucer. they developed a perspective that interpreted biblical passages in light of contemporary thought about extraterrestrial contact. they believed that jesus had ascended to heaven (the level above human, or t.e.l.a.h) in a spacecraft and that applewhite had arrived on earth from that same t.e.l.a.h. realm and brought with him the heavenly father in the person of nettles. they began gathering followers in los angeles, california, and then set out

scientist, which she would found three years later. the christian science movement placed a new healing emphasis before the american public. eddy regularly offered classes at which she trained people to become practitioners. her students in turn moved out to establish offices and offer their services to their suffering neighbors. led by the distribution of science and health (soon expanded with a biblical key to become science and health with key to the scriptures, the christian science movement spread across north america and into europe during the 1880s. the emergence of new thought eddy built this large movement, with which quimby was never involved. it was built around her own particular healing vision, the core of which had been revealed to her in 1866 and which she developed througho

t. from the early nineteenth century on, the successes of science and technology in achieving apparent miracles led to the widespread adoption of a materialist view of life and natural law, and to some extent encouraged the growth of agnosticism and atheism. both the irreligious and those with a religion informed by the findings of the new sciences often ridiculed simplistic and literal belief in biblical teachings, the creation story in the book of genesis being a particular target. they disparaged the accounts of scientifically impossible events in sacred texts and publicized the many instances of the abuse of power by religious authorities, vividly illustrated by the often violent suppression of heresies and blood-thirsty religious wars. in the twentieth century, liberal christianity ha

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cks s teachings. http/ www.abraham-hicks.com/bio.html. abram folklorist peter m. rojcewicz relates the experiences of a young university student to whom he gives the pseudonym polly bromberger. in the early 1980s bromberger conjured up a spirit guide a personal archetype, she sometimes called it and gave it the name abram. with long, unkempt hair and wearing a white robe and sandals, abram looked biblical. he came more clearly into focus after bromberger had undergone a period of meditation and reflection. a student of the great psychologist and philosopher c. g. jung, bromberger used a process she learned from jung's writings active imagination to bring abram into her life. in time she came to feel that he had a kind of independent existence. she told rojcewicz that sometimes i feel he ca

t i ve civilizations and actually lived among these people for a thousand years. one visitor f rom ni b i ru, enki, re p o rtedly saved the human race. when a hostile alien, en l i l, tried to keep the anunnaki from warning humans that the passing near earth of ni b i ru would cause an immense tidal wave, which would sweep over earth and destroy its inhabitants, enki resisted. he told no a h, of biblical fame, about the coming deluge, and noah set to work on his ark, thus ensuring the surv i val of earthly life. the anunnaki supposedly live a very long time because one year to them is the number of earthly years it takes their planet to go around the sun. their technology is so advanced that they developed space flight half a million years ago. they are also able to revive the dead. one c

nother missouri contactee (and friend of hill, buck nelson. laskon also was able to confirm chief frank buck st a n d i n g ho r s e s trip to the planet oreon in the summer of 1959. saturn, which houses the solar tr ibunal, is a beautiful planet where greatly advanced, spiritually wise beings reside. t h e t we l ve elder ones who compose the tribunal a re the names of all of the prophets in the biblical times, laskon has said (dean, 1964. like jesus, a senior member of the tribunal, they flew to earth in spaceships, spent their time here, and then departed in the same way. mo s e s, h owe ve r, lives on venus, where he serves on the su p reme council. john the baptist returned to e a rth in the 1950s and even attended a contactee convention in los angeles in july l959. see also: andra-o

ner, has written of similar incidents, including one in which an abductee recalled being on a table surrounded by humanoid aliens. she said, a reptile-looking creature was getting on top of me, i guess to rape me, just before she lapsed into unconsciousness (turner, 1994. besides such experiential claims, reptoid/ reptilian aliens have given rise to a new mythology that fuses conspiracy theories, biblical literalism, hollow earth, and other ideas. among the most bizarre is the assertion by a leader of britain s green party, david icke, who holds that the royal family are shapeshifting reptilians who conduct bloody rituals on hapless human victims, including children. at least one writer reports that former president george bush is a reptilian. others assert that reptoids live in vast caver

, and they have manipulated history. all u l t r a t e r restrials have one thing in common: a detestation of human beings and all they stand f o r. human beings who encounter them often end up psychically enslaved or destroye d. in keel s view, heavily influenced by traditional demonology, the devil s emissaries of yesteryear have been replaced by the mysterious men in black. the quasi-angels of biblical times have become magnificent spacemen. the demons, devils, and false angels were recognized as liars and plunderers by early man. these same impostors now appear as longhaired venusians (keel, 1970. see also: channeling; fairies encountered; keel, john alva; men in black further reading keel, john a, 1970. ufos: operation trojan horse. new york: g. p. putnam s sons. ummo ummo is supposed

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doverim( words. most religious jews regard the present version of the written hebrew torah to be a faithful copy of an original penned by master mosheh. they therefore regard every one of the 304,805 letters and their crownlets, and every word in the order that it appears in the scrolls to be the manifestation in the lower worlds of the unmanifest supernal torah (torah qadmah).1 by contrast, few biblical scholars and specialists in ancient languages share this assessment. in their view, linguistic analyses and other factors support the argument that the version that we have is a patchwork quilt containing words and phrases from a variety of languages from different periods, with threads dating back into deepest antiquity. most non-orthodox biblical experts regard the present version of th

lphabet could have evolved as an alphabetic representation of the twentysix sumerian cuneiform ciphers, the world s oldest known nonalphabetic language.2 by the time the current torah was redacted, the original sinatic hebrew alphabet had long been extinct. after hundreds 04' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% of years of religious and cultural repression under the assyrians, babylonians, and romans, the original biblical hebrew had faded from the memories of the jews. as a solution, the final redactor (i.e. ezra) chose to record the torah in a new alphabet that would be more recognizable to the generations of jews who had long forgotten the original. it was derived by using the twenty-two letter format of the old hebrew alphabet, with letter forms synthesized from the familiar alphabets of the palmyrene a

and poets such as thomas moore, william blake, and lord byron, are from a different tradition. the authorship and dates of origin of the remaining enochian books are obscure. the three manuscripts cited, replete with errors of addition, corruption, and omission, may well be the remnants of volumes given to sheba by king solomon and subsequently handed down through generations. at the very least, biblical scholars agree that the books of enoch are the most important apocrypha and pseudoepigrapha pre-dating the christian era. it has been well established that all new testament authors were more or less influenced by them.18 the translations of the three books of enoch had been long out of print by the time the work of the chariot trust republished them in the early 1970 s. the texts address

anakh were replaced by forced interpretations that supported master yeshuvah as the fulfillment of the torah, the writings of the prophets (especially those of daniel, isaiah, micah, and hosea, and the historical accounts of the kings of israel. numerous investigators have pointed out obvious mistranslations and misunderstandings of verses from tanakh that were appropriated and customized for the biblical justification of gospel narratives. finally, for various reasons, all of the primary religious texts have suffered from corruption, errors in transcription, omissions' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% and additions as they were passed down over the centuries. the earliest texts of the canonized gospels only go back to the fourth and fifth centuries ce. so, does this mean that the essential teachings of

long decline into idol worship, as well as, lead the jews and the christians back to the spiritual truth that had become buried under orthodox conventions, fictionalized narratives, forced meanings, and outside cultural distortions. while characters in the torah are highly developed and distinct, those in the qur an come forth with little development and repeat the same fundamental axioms. while biblical narratives are complete stories rich with dramatic action, the narratives in the qur an are fragmentary, with incidents and scenes from jewish and christian history introduced abruptly, with little dramatic sense, and often lacking important points that would enhance the reader s understanding. however, the unique and complex circumstances into which the prophet brought forth his new disp

action, the narratives in the qur an are fragmentary, with incidents and scenes from jewish and christian history introduced abruptly, with little dramatic sense, and often lacking important points that would enhance the reader s understanding. however, the unique and complex circumstances into which the prophet brought forth his new dispensation didn t require that he repeat the entirety of the biblical narrative. there was a long history of hostilities and distrust among the various arab tribes. the jews and the christians had been estranged for centuries. his fragmentary approach was enough to give the arabs a sense of ownership of the religion of their ancestors, while providing a vehicle to carry the core mystical concept of the absolute unity of all existence at the roots of all the

e provided in chapter seven. the mantra ani yod heh vav heh is found in numerous places in the torah and it is especially recommended for its simplicity and proven effectiveness. the word ani (yna) is now a common word in colloquial spoken hebrew. it has come to mean i am, and is used when referring to oneself in the context of conventional speech. in the sefer hashmoth (book of the names) and in biblical hebrew, ani is a power name of vast face, and thereby refers to the divine self as pure existence. when ani yod heh vav heh is used as a mantra in meditation, the ladder of the four letters of the name hvhy will move the consciousness of the meditator up the tree and through the four worlds. then, the yod y of hvhy becomes the yod y of ani, and the consciousness of the meditator merges wi

of their meditation practices has become lost to all but a small number of their adherents. their rituals and observances have become disconnected from their original mystical significance, and often distorted by an admixture of elements from other indigenous religions as a means to expedite missionary expansion among foreign populations. a preponderance of doubt has been established by numerous biblical scholars and linguistic experts specializing in ancient semitic languages that none of the current versions of the torah and peshitta are accurate renditions of their originals, replete with additions, corruption, and undifferentiated commentaries. while the qur an is the most recent primary revelation, and has been subject to only limited revision, islamic orthodoxy has blurred many of i

clusion that the site was the ruins of the ancient city of ebla. the tablets, dating back to the middle of the third millennium bce, were the city s royal archives. in deciphering the tablets, professor pettisate (also of the university of rome) concluded that the language was old canaanite, even though written in sumerian cuneiform. he found the language to be closer in vocabulary and grammar to biblical hebrew than any other canaanite dialect, including ugaritic. ebla was destroyed by the akkadians circa 1600bce. the reader is referred to david rohl s controversial book a test of time: the bible from myth to history, century, london, 1995. more recently, archeologists uncovered the ancient city of nabada along the same trade route as ebla in nothwest syria. clay cuneiform tablets were al

ed by the akkadians circa 1600bce. the reader is referred to david rohl s controversial book a test of time: the bible from myth to history, century, london, 1995. more recently, archeologists uncovered the ancient city of nabada along the same trade route as ebla in nothwest syria. clay cuneiform tablets were also found there, and like those found at ebla, the language bears great resemblance to biblical hebrew. e "h 5 3 the oldest and fullest surviving manuscript is the codex petropolitanus dating to 916 ce. 4 the septuagint is so-named because it was said to have been the result of identical translations into greek by seventy-two different translators working apart in alexandria, where there resided the largest colony of jews outside of palestine. 5 minkoff, harvey. searching for the be

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f preparation, not only of the land itself, but of the people who are to inhabit it. and in order to gain an idea of what that land is like, and how the people are constituted, it will be helpful to consider the evolutionary career of humanity which has brought us the land where we live to our present status; that will then give us the perspective to see what is in store for us in the future. the biblical and occult traditions agree with science that there was a time when darkness brooded over the deep of space, where the material for the coming earth planet was being gathered together and set in motion by the divine hierarchs; that this stage was followed by a period of luminosity, when the dark cloud of matter had become a fire mist; that this was followed by a period when the cold of sp

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headquarters 2222 mission avenue, oceanside, ca 92054-2399, usa po box 713, oceanside, ca 92049-0713, usa (760) 757- 6600 (760) 721- 3806 (fax) e-mail: rosfshp@rosicrucianfellowship.e freemasonry the worship of lucifer, satan part 1 of 5 a majority of this page on freemasonry was taken from masonic books that were published by masonic publishing companies. most of these writings were kept secret. biblical admonition has been taken carefully, comparing masonic teachings to the holy bible. in i john 4:1, we read "beloved, believe not every spirit, but try (test) the spirits whether they are of god: because many false prophets are gone out into the world" we see that any religious teaching that does not conform to scripture is from a "false prophet" many people still do not understand the imp

t of their new world order. freemasonry is truly evil, it is deceptive, it is the work of the devil. listen to new age author, bill cooper, describe freemasonry. cooper was a member of demolay during his youth, and later, spent over 20 years in naval intelligence. he is most familiar with the organizations which are driving the world into the new world order and the appearance of its messiah, the biblical antichrist "i tell you now that freemasonry is one of the most wicked and terrible organizations upon this earth. the masons are major players in the struggle for world domination. the 33rd degree is split into two. one split contains the core of the luciferian illuminati and the other contains those who have no knowledge of it whatsoever [behold a pale horse, p. 78] freemasonry the worsh

resents the union of the active and passive forces in nature; it represents the male and female elements [also explained in did you know? vignettes in masonry from the royal arch mason magazine, missouri lodge of research, 1965, p. 132, wes cook, editor] if this has not become evident to you, the occultist, the paganist, worship sex. they also worship most everything in nature, which fulfills the biblical definition of a paganist in romans 1:25 "because they exchanged the truth of god for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the creator" speaking of the sexual connotation of the hexagram, another witch revealed "when the male triangle penetrates the female triangle, it produces the six pointed crest of solomon or hexagram, the most wicked symbol in witchcraft [david j

rails of a bull. you consistently see the symbol of the bees and their beehive throughout freemasonry. christianity does not use this symbol "purity" and "salvation" are depicted by the honey. purity is depicted within the bible as either jesus himself or as white wool or as a white garment. salvation is depicted as the cross or jesus arising from the grave. but, the pagans are surely true to the biblical description of them as "worshipping the creature rather than the creator [romans 1:25] the july, 1998, issue of the scottish rite journal states that the eagle was also a symbol of regeneration and rebirth [jim tresner, 33 degree "wings of the eagle, wings on our feet" scottish rite journal, july, 1998, p. 7. but, another masonic writer returned back to the symbolism of the snake as regen

ls. epresent the fallopian tubes, the network, the broad ligament with its accompanying b and the pomegranate, the ovary and its exuberant seeds, the ova cells [rollin c. blackmer, the lodge and the craft: a practical explanation of the work of freemasonry, st. louis, the standard masonic publishing company, 1923, p. 249; emphasis added] first, this reference to being "born again" is not only not biblical, it is blasphemous and satanic. satanists have always tried to teach a counterfeit born again experience. as an occult initiate goes through his initiation ritual, when he is pulled back to his feet, usually out of a coffin, he is said to now be born again. notice that freemasons teach that a person is born again through the masonic temple, with no mention ever being made of the shed bloo

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epresent the male energy, and from all the facts connected with the story of laban's gods it is probable that they were emblems of this power. we may suppose then that the "strange gods" the unorthodox gods, which jacob ordered put away, were those representing the female energy. it seems strange that any person can study the history of the israelitish exodus by the light of later developments in biblical research without recognizing the fact that the "lord" which brought the children of israel out from the bondage of egypt was the male power, which by a certain sect had been proclaimed the only actual creative agency, and therefore the "only one and true god" although, at the time at which abraham is said to have lived, the knowledge of an abstract dual or triune god still remained, yet

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dogmata 66 7. courage versus obsession 71 8. chess shatranji and chaturanga 75 part two: kabalistic 9. the kabalah 3110.a further glance at the kabalah 95 11. the ten sephiroth 110 12. the religion of freemasonry illuminated by the kabbalah 114 13. angels: jewish, christian and pagan 124 14. the devil, and evil spirits according to the bible and ancient hebrew rabbis 131 15. some anomalies in the biblical views of the constitution of man 139 16. the vestiges of tetragrammaton 154 17. the number four in relation with the world and man 1576themagicalmasonpartthree:divination18.thehistory of astrology169 19.dreams18120.divination and its history19221.the star lore of the bible216partfour: masonic22.freemasonry and its relation to the essenes233 23.the resemblances of freemasonry to the cult o

s of the western occultism of medieval europe is the kabalah of the medieval hebrew rabbis,towhich i have publishedanintroduction.this philosophy, although at first sight barbarous and crude, yet will be found, when one has grown familiar with the nomenclature, to be a concrete, coherent and far-reaching scheme of theology, cosmology, ethics and metaphysics, serving to throw light on many obscure biblical passages and to suggest original views of the meaning of most of the allegorical descriptions found in the old testament. a copy of a very curious old kabalistic picture from a syriac gospel with a descriptive essay by dr carnegie dickson, a notable scotch rosicrucian adept, has just been given to our library.theworks of the great rosicrucian kabalist, eliphaz levi, are, to those who read

hingcan beobtained,iftheeffort be carriedoutwithwill,energy,andgoodintent;fortheysaid, subumbraalarumtuarum,ihvh,letthefraterrosiecrucis repose.[reprinted from s.r.i.a.,transactionsofthemetropolitancollege(1902, pp.17-21.]15. some anomaliesinthebiblical views oftheconstitutionofmanthese remarks are intended to elucidate, in a fragmentary manner, the meaning and in some cases the derivation of the biblical words used to express the several principles in man. some of these notes have been previously read before the blavatsky lodge, and the interest they gave rise to has induced me to extend them. we who are here, were all born and bred in this so-called christian country, and have therefore received no teaching when young which threw any light upon any other religion than the protestantism o

on or individual.thehebrewbible then is the original; greek, latin and english translations are open to us for comparison. but it has appearedtome that even if the original books did enshrine any definite views, they have been marred by the other versions so much and so often that the conclusion is forced upon me that the translators had ideas of their own, and meant to make theiranomalies in the biblical views of man141translations illustratethem,rather than state the ideas'ofthe originals. this system of manipulation obviously flourished at several periods of bible editing, and some evidence of its existence during this decade even, might be found in the laboursofthelate revisers of the old and new testaments.itwillbemost convenient to consider the several bible words relating to man in

ave been provedtodeliver judgment much more often accurate than the laws of probability should bring about.[reprinted from s.r.i.a.,transactionsof themetropolitancollege(1910, pp.1-19.]21.thestar lore ofthebibleduring recent years the great italian astronomer, schiaparelli, and a notable englishman, walter maunder of the greenwich astronomical observatory have published volumes concern255 ing the biblical references to the sun, moon and stars.theformer has written a learned treatise with explanation of hebrew words in connection with the subject; the latter is more concerned with the relations of the jewish faith and christian religion to the star lore to be found in the bible. these eminent astronomers agree in the opinion that the jews of bible times possessed very little knowledge in re

tars.theformer has written a learned treatise with explanation of hebrew words in connection with the subject; the latter is more concerned with the relations of the jewish faith and christian religion to the star lore to be found in the bible. these eminent astronomers agree in the opinion that the jews of bible times possessed very little knowledge in regard to the heavenly bodies, and that the biblical mention of them is mainly of a poetical character, or they are referred to as symbols or signs of the supremacy of jehovah the creator and ruler of the universe. we must remember that the jews from their origin as a distinct race to the destruction of jerusalem were almost always at war with their neighbours and had only brief periods during which there was any opportunity for mental cult

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an certainly gang together and influence man in a destructive way. these spirits are not intrinsically or ontologically evil, but have become evil through ignorance, desire and so on. this is important as it proves there is no evil god in competition with the source of all life, no hierarchy of destruction, but ignorant spirits and entities. the legends of the book of enoch which permeate so much biblical literature suggest that since these spirits desired to have physical bodies they entered the earth stream and interbreed with man producing giants and depraved offspring. this is why the great flood occured, not to destroy man but to purify the earth of these mutated forms. this desire however continued and brought about not only the corruption of many astral realms but allowed these spir

silver, bronze and iron. however what is especially interested in the greek in a trans- temporal age which exists between the copper and kali yuga. while this age the age of heroes, is not seen as existing "in time, it exists as the path of transfiguration (the solar tradition) during the kali yuga. so while the age may be dark, there is wisdom for those who seek. while the vedic, indo-european, biblical and greek traditions may be primarily of a traditional religious nature, the concept of decline is also found within the work of many great historians, so much so that many speak of the school of historical pessimism. in some way the major figure within this school was oswald spengler. historical models of cyclic time oswald spengler was born in 1880 in blankenburg, germany and educated a

as a semi-solar image is found throughout religions of that period, christianity representing the misapplication of horus to become a violent martial force. maat is aquarius, the outpouring of truth and gnosis. the first date in our heraldic cycle is 1844, it is the initiation whereby the process of change from pisces to aquarius began. there are many other hidden indicators of this date, in the biblical tradition there are specific prophecies that focus on this date. the 2300 year prophecy of the cleansing of the sanctuary, began in 457 bce with the declaration of artaxeres to restore jerusalem and ended in 1844. the prophecy focused on the solar sanctuary and the climax of it is when the sanctuary is transformed when the priest enters the innermost realm (the sacred seat. some reference

e solar tradition since it had become garbled through the ages. however, since this knowledge was filtered through crowley s unconscious, difficulties arise. the current of 93 he outlined is the piscean current, agape (love, thelema (will) and logos (word) all are aspects of it and 93 reduces to 12- the zodiac and of course the twelve disciples, twelve being the sacred number of completion within biblical numerology. there are many difficulties as crowley disciples transformed his gnostic vision into a counter culture cult. the relevance is in crowley declaration of the revelation. further activity of this period include jehovah s witnesses who still believe jesus returned (in spirit) during this period (1914 in some groups but the dates vary. many other denominations also follow this reve

the then fundamentalist and nationalist priesthood. to appreciate this, we should revisit the old testament and see what we can find. el, yahweh and reconsidering the bible there is more to the old testament than first meets the eye, and its study opens up a pandora s box of issues we need to consider. modern scholars believe that the old testament is not a coherent whole, when it is subjected to biblical criticism it is found that there are at least three different streams of information within it. the el stream, the yahwahist stream and the priestly stream. the el stream is the very earliest, it seems to represent the pagan traditions of canaan and surroundings. within this tradition the gods are known as el or the mighty ones, one of the more important is baal. associated with these god

rtunity to enter the spiritual path. reincarnation is also limited in time, while we do not know the number of lives or opportunities man is given, there is a limited time allotment after which the cycle is completed and unredeemed lifesparks cease to individually exist, unless they have been re-awakened by transfiguration. the bible and reincarnation now you may react by arguing that there is no biblical authority for reincarnation. however, i am afraid that you would be very, very wrong. in the early christian church there were many that taught reincarnation. clement of alexandria, origen, jerome, gregoras, augustine and irenaeus- to name but a few. it was only during the council of nicea in 325 ad that the concept of reincarnation became unpopular and this was coupled with the developme

ing the gnostic view of reincarnation, and you may wonder about the judaic and christian views regarding heaven and hell. accordingly, we shall examine them for a moment. heaven and hell are symbols, within the bible there is clearly more than meets the eye when we consider the various hebrew and greek terms used for them. the problem that arises when critically considering heaven and hell in the biblical text is the problem of textual distortion. one of the easiest ways to come to an honest understanding is to let the original terms speak for themselves. for example, there are many different terms for hell. like the many differing names of god, the various modern copyists have tended to use one word in numerous locations, where in realthe gnostic handbook page 83 ity there are multiple wo

d no moral distinctions, the word hell as understood today, is not a happy translation. colliers encyclopaedia, 1986 vol. 12 pg 28. the term hades is the new testament equivalent of the hebrew sheol and therefore has the same meaning- the grave or in esoteric terms, the astral plane where a soul resides between incarnations and returns to earth again and again and again. the general tone of these biblical terms are negative, that is, that the process of returning to the grave and returning back to earth is painful and destructive, from a gnostic perspective this is certainly true. the other term regularly used for hell explains this even better, gehenna (used in the new testament) has a very specific meaning and symbolism. it literally refers to the valley of hinnom and hence can only be u

f the terrestrial path of rebirth. the mysteries..and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in god, who created all things. ephesians 3:9 the word of god is now god as he had been man, in order to deify mankind together with himself. eusebius, demonstratio evangelica iv:14 the mysteries are a special teaching which is not covered in most biblical studies. it is the final secret teaching revealed by christ (after his ascension) to st.paul and then onto the other apostles. the teaching was the last stage of the continuing development of the spiritual system given by jesus. the mysteries are described in a range of new testament books as the mystery (ephesians 3:3, the mystery of christ (ephesians 3:4, the great mystery (ephesians 5:

w. 2 cor 5:17 baptism, initiation and the anointing he went into all the country around the jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. luke 3:3 baptism or immersion into water represents the first initiation on the spiritual path. it is a ritual recognition of the process of rebirth that has begun. the rite itself is not the same as the rite of christening, there is no biblical evidence for the initiation of minors. the rite of baptism is by full immersion into water and represents the descent of the old man into death (the water) and rebirth as a new creation. this can be readily seen from luke 3:3 where baptism is specifically referred to as the baptism of repentance. repentance as discussed earlier involves a radical change of life direction and hence can onl

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achings. the multitudes who are symbolic of the exoteric or outer teachings. to understand the alpha event we need to consider the various myths, legends and religious stories and deduce the essential event from behind them. due consideration should be given to the way in which myth and legend form the language or symbol system of the mysteries (see fig 2. myths and legends of cosmic error in the biblical account we read of an archangel who rebels against the cosmic order and is thrown from the heavens. his angelic nature is lost and he becomes a fallen being. his name lucifer means light bearer and accordingly, we have a light bearer who is transformed into a dark force. this is followed by a second fall, this time directly involving humanity, where adam and eve, depending on interpretati

te why the ruling force of the universe is entropy and why all things decay and die. it also offers us a unique view of history and the state of humanity in general. gnostic theurgy page 18 matter contra spirit matter and spirit are in conflict. in contradiction to modern wholistic philosophy the gnostic has always known there is a struggle at the core of human experience. whether we consider the biblical view of flesh battling spirit or the cosmic dualism of the zoroastrians (where ahura mazda and ahriman battle across the universe, the essential truth is that matter and spirit do not work well together. while man s physical existence accelerates and his technology reaches greater and greater heights, the cost has been great, far greater than may be first appreciated. we may tend to belie

stic theurgy page 32 the hologram of matter now that you have some understanding of the multi-dimensional nature of the universe we need to re-consider our refraction model in the light of the alpha event. when we think back to what we have discussed about the cosmic error, we can summarise it in terms of the creation or action of a secondary spiritual source. in the gnostic interpretation of the biblical myth for example, we have the defection of lucifer and a battle between michael and satan, which results in the creation of matter. in the zoroastrian model we have ahura mazda, the lord of light, and the secondary force as ahriman. depending on the period, the zoroastrian model varies, sometimes we have spenta mainyu battling ahriman, other times we have a more warrior version of ahura m

chael and satan, which results in the creation of matter. in the zoroastrian model we have ahura mazda, the lord of light, and the secondary force as ahriman. depending on the period, the zoroastrian model varies, sometimes we have spenta mainyu battling ahriman, other times we have a more warrior version of ahura mazda doing battle, however, the duality is still the same. if we decide to use the biblical mythology for its symbolic value, we would arrive at a structure like that seen illustrated in fig 6. what is interesting about this structure is that if we spent a little time and some imagination, it can be readily translated into terms of light and relations between objects. when we undertake such an interpolation we find we have all the elements for the creation of a hologram (fig 7

chieves the same end with some simply taking more time than others. no, reincarnation is a process of opportunities, opportunities that if missed, have dire consequences. reincarnation does not go on forever, in the vedic tradition there are certainly days and nights of brahma- cycles of creation and cessation. if you do not make it in the creative cycle you will not survive the cessation. in the biblical tradition it is much the same. when the bible talks of the period from creation to the end of the world, it is clearly limiting man s opportunities to be redeemed. man s opportunity for transfiguration is limited, he does not have an eternity to make up his mind. again and again we find that reincarnation is for a certain time span only and ends with either ascension or annihilation. ther

tion. the key here is that all drives and goals must be directed towards the treasury of light. the commendation of the church is given for its patience and labour and it is especially commended because it has not fainted. these images refer to the immense effort and perseverance required to keep control over the energies of the base centre. the ideal situation would be total awareness or in more biblical terms not fainting. the counsel and warning is that the church has left its true love. this clearly refers to the need for the base centre to be totally directed to the treasury of light. whether it is swayed by family, lust, desire or even love, any movement away from gnostic theurgy page 78 the goal is "sin (the word sin literally means "to miss the mark) the promise offered to those wh

order to deify mankind together with himself. eusebius, demonstratio evangelica iv:14 seven stages of transfiguration re-orientation (first steps. re-education (education. baptism (initiation. anointing (holy spirit. overcoming dialectic system (communion, feasts, gnostic practise. rebirth. ascension. fig 36 gnostic theurgy page 129 the mysteries are a special teaching that is not covered in most biblical or gnostic studies. it is the final secret teaching revealed by christ to james, his brother and then to the other apostles. the teaching was the last stage of the continuing development of the mystery teachings. the mysteries are described in a range of new testament books as the mystery (ephesians 3:3, the mystery of christ (ephesians 3:4, the great mystery (ephesians 5:32) and the admi

limits on available primary texts perhaps we will never be truly sure. the emphasis on the logos or divine word as the son of god relates the hermetic tradition to later christian gnosticism, indeed many early church fathers used hermeticism as part of their apologetics. israel where did the people of israel originate? it seems that this is a quirk of history which will not be easily solved. from biblical accounts we know that moses came from sumer and that abraham was a chaldean, so the assumption can be made that the people of israel were racially similar to the many tribes of the region (including the sumerians and egyptians. there is also a suggestion that they were part and parcel of egyptian society, however, as egypt became more cosmopolitan and came to loose its spiritual values, t

different people. accordingly, the old testament represents myths and legends adapted and modified (even twisted) by the beliefs of the prevailing ideological elite. for example, in babylon, records and legends of the older qadesh israelite priesthood were expunged and a emphasis placed on the pharisaic priesthood. these multiple streams and authors can be discovered by reading any modern text on biblical criticism, however, only when seen in the light of the aryan-israelite/edomite gnostic theurgy page 195 dichotomy do they take on special relevance. the druid connection it is believed by many that the druids were the post diaspora priestclass of israel. many facets of the early druid faith resemble what we know of the israelite mysteries. the secret alphabet of the israelites was used by

n which surrounds the earth and locked them away until the omega day. according to the new testament these forces were kept in a spiritual dimension called tartaros. this is the meaning of verses six and seven in the new testament book of jude, these uniquely destructive demons are chained until the last days. this story may seem unbelievable, but the strange thing is that it is not just found in biblical literature. another source of this legend is found in the old arab mythology which centres on the necronomicon. this unusual tale is central to many modern science fiction mythologies as well as to several occult orders. yet when we examine modern renditions of the tale they have much in common with the biblical epic. probably one of the better known modern adaptations of the tale is foun

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most adepti have found that keeping a special box for the rose cross lamen is appropriate. some have even found that coating the box with rose oil gives it a rosy smell, and thus, enlivens and invokes even deeper into the mind the importance and power of the rose cross. let the adept, therefore, never forget to kiss the rose cross lamen upon placing it upon him or herself and upon removing it. 9 biblical text genesis 2:11-14 king james version "the name of the first is pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. and the name of the second river is gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of ethiopia. and the name of the third river is hiddekel: that is it which goeth

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ent. in chapter six of the book of genesis, for example, which describes the hebrew god s displeasure with his creation and his decision to destroy it, i had long been intrigued by one of the few descriptive statements made about the forgotten era before the flood. according to the enigmatic language of that statement, there were giants in the earth in those days .4 could the giants buried in the biblical sands of the middle east be connected in some unseen way to the giants woven into the fabric of pre-colombian native american legends? adding considerably to the mystery was the fact that the jewish and peruvian sources both went on, with many further details in common, to depict an angry deity unleashing a catastrophic flood upon a wicked and disobedient world. on the next page of the sh

hither, being enamoured of the light of the sun and his beauty? come and confound them, because it is not right that they of the earth, living in the flesh, should mingle with us. immediately the inhabitants of the sky sallied forth like flashes of lightning; they destroyed the edifice and divided and scattered its builders to all parts of the earth.18 it was this story, almost but not quite the biblical account of the tower of babel (which was itself a reworking of a far older mesopotamian tradition, that had brought me to cholula. the central american and middle eastern tales were obviously closely related. indeed, the similarities were unmissable, but there were also differences far too significant to be ignored. of course, the similarities could be due to unrecorded pre-colombian cont

.6 it is therefore puzzling to find such similarities between these traditions and those recorded in the genesis story. moreover, like so many of the other old world/new world links we have identified, the character of the similarities is not suggestive of any kind of direct influence of one region on the other but of two different interpretations of the same set of events. thus, for example: the biblical garden of eden looks like a metaphor for the state of blissful, almost godlike, knowledge that the first men of the popol vuh enjoyed. the essence of this knowledge was the ability to see all and to know all. was this not precisely the ability adam and eve acquired after eating the forbidden fruit, which grew on the branches of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? finally, just as

e noah figure of utnapishtim is known variously as zisudra, xisuthros or atrahasis. even so, he is always instantly recognizable as the same patriarchal character, forewarned by the same merciful god, who rides out the same universal flood in the same storm-tossed ark and whose descendants repopulate the world. there are many obvious resemblances between the mesopotamian flood myth and the famous biblical story of noah and the deluge7 (see 5 gilgamesh, p. 111. 6 ibid. 7 extracts from the book of genesis, chapters six, seven and eight: god saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. and it repented the lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. and god said, the end of

ey have done evil, they have created hostilities, they have made slaughter, they have caused trouble and oppression [therefore] i am going to blot out everything which i have made. this earth shall enter into the watery abyss by means of a raging flood, and will become even as it was in primeval time.44 on the trail of a mystery with the words of thoth we have come full circle to the sumerian and biblical floods. the earth was filled with violence, says genesis: and god looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. and god said unto noah, the end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold i will destroy them with the earth. 45 like the flood of deucalion, the flood of manu, and the

ce, says genesis: and god looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. and god said unto noah, the end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold i will destroy them with the earth. 45 like the flood of deucalion, the flood of manu, and the flood that destroyed the aztecs fourth sun, the biblical deluge was the end of a world age. a new age succeeded it: our own, populated by the descendants of noah. from the very beginning, however, it was understood that this age too would in due course come to a catastrophic end. as the old song puts it, god gave noah the rainbow sign; no more water, the fire next time. the scriptural source for this prophecy of world destruction is to be found

xxxiv, cited in william f. warren, paradise found: the cradle of the human race at the north pole, houghton, mifflin and co, boston, 1885, p. 282. 2 vendidad, fargard i, cited in lokamanya bal gangadhar tilak, the arctic home in the vedas, tilak publishers, poona, 1956, pp. 340-1. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 198 it is at this point that the strange parallels with the traditions of the biblical flood begin to crop up, for ahura mazda takes advantage of the meeting to warn yima of what is about to happen as a result of the powers of the evil one: and ahura mazda spake unto yima saying: yima the fair. upon the material world a fatal winter is about to descend, that shall bring a vehement, destroying frost. upon the corporeal world will the evil of winter come, wherefore snow will

ine, darkgrey sand. frozen solid within this mass, in the words of professor hibben of the university of new mexico: lie the twisted parts of animals and trees intermingled with lenses of ice and layers of peat and mosses. bison, horses, wolves, bears, lions. whole herds of 5 ibid, pp. 360-1; the path of the pole, p. 250. 6 quaternary extinctions, p. 360-1. 7 ibid, p. 358. 8 donald w. patten, the biblical flood and the ice epoch: a study in scientific history, pacific meridian publishing co, seattle, 1966, p. 194. 9 the path of the pole, p. 258. 10 david m. hopkins et al, the palaeoecology of beringia, academic press, new york, 1982, p. 309. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 209 animals were apparently killed together, overcome by some common power. such piles of bodies of animals or

l species living in siberia prior to the catastrophes of the eleventh millennium bc including ossip s mammoth, giant deer, cave hyena and cave lions no less than 11 professor frank c. hibben, the lost americans, cited in the path of the pole, p. 275ff. 12 f. rainey, archaeological investigations in central alaska, american antiquity, volume v, 1940, page 307. 13 path of the pole, p. 275ff. 14 the biblical flood and the ice epoch, p. 107-8. 15 a. p. okladnikov, excavations in the north in vestiges of ancient cultures, soviet union, 1951. 16 the path of the pole, p. 255. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 210 twenty-eight were adapted only to temperate conditions.17 in this context, one of the most puzzling aspects of the extinctions, which runs quite contrary to what today s geographic

that was temperate or even warm.23 why the end of the last ice age in other parts of the world should have been the beginning of fatal winter in this former paradise is a question we shall postpone until part viii. what is certain, 17 a. p. okladnikov, yakutia before its incorporation into the russian state, mcgill- queens university press, montreal, 1970. 18 the path of the pole, p. 250. 19 the biblical flood and the ice epoch, p. 107. wragnell, the explorer, observed on bear island (medvizhi ostrova) that the soil consisted of only sand, ice and such a quantity of mammoth bones that they seemed to be the chief substance of the island. on the siberian mainland he observed that the tundra was dotted with mammoth tusks rather than arctic shrubbery. 20 georges cuvier, revolutions and catast

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

the i go to see series, which took a wickedly mirthful look at various ufo personalities, cults and groups. rabbi ibn aaron s key contribution, however, was his extraterrestrialism series published in saucer news, which postulated that ancient documents, including the old testament, were really specific accounts of extraterrestrial visitations. a linguist of great talent, he postulated that many biblical passages had been mistranslated, especially when aramaic texts were mistaken for hebrew. for example, the phrase ruach elohim usually translated spirit of god or wind of god may actually refer to a specific form of energy used by a race of extraterrestrial beings. rabbi ibn aaron anticipated the chariots of the gods idea by many years, and was far more literate in his exposition than anyo

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

refathers about elves and giants got intensified and expanded into angels and devils, but the legends remained the same. wuotan, douar, zio, phol put on the nature of malignant diabolic beings, and the story of their solemn yearly visitation shaped itself into that of a wild rabble rout, which the people now shunned with horror, as formerly they had thronged to those processions. veiled under the biblical names of cain, ehas, enoch, antichrist, herodias, there come into view the same old myths about moon-spots, giants' buildings, a god of thunder and of storm, the preface. xxxvll gracious (holde) night-dame and the buruing of the world. and what arrests our attention still more is, that to the virgin mary we apply a whole host of charming legends about holda and frouwa, uorns and valkyrs

serpens (greg. m. opp. 1, 111. jonas bobb. pp. 5. 15. yita burguudofarae p. 427. vita s. romani p. 743, serpens antiqims, caes. heisterb. 7, 35, the old dragon, as. draca, el. 765. the belief is founded chiefly on rev. 20, 2, and on the interpretations the fathers gave of leviathan. a dragon is mentioned in rev. 12, 4, who with his tail drew the third part of the stars from heaven^ it is in this biblical sense that our old poets call the devil sjange, hellewurm, lohengr. 141, heuetracke, mart. 141; but there also went with it an inkling of the native superstition about venomous fire-spitting worms, treasure-guarding dragons (p. 978) and wondei'ful serpents (p. 684. as a dragon the devil appears in numberless folktales, e.g. deutsche sag. nos. 520. 858. here i draw particular attention to

heir v^ings over famous heroes to shade them from the sun: when the heathen deputies came to charles's hall^ they saw' daz die adelaren dar zu geweuit waren, daz sie scate hdren' kol. 21, 20. this evidently stands connected with the eagle over charles's palace (p. 633, perhaps even with that in obin's hall, seem. 41. the dove hovering above was mentioned p. 148; supervenire and adumbrare are even biblical language. by the side of' drupir iorn yfir' i place an important stanza of the havamal, saem. 12: ominnis hegri, sa er yfir ol^rom j^rumir, hann stelr ge^i guma]?ess fugls fio'srom ec fiotrasr varc i garsi gunnla^ar (oblivionis ardea, qui super symposiis stridet mentemque hominum furatur; ejus avis pennis captus sum in domo grunnladae. it is osinn that speaks, who, after intoxicating hims

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yrs, gigant [and ent. the root of vrisa is unknown to me; it cannot belong to reisan surgere, therefore the ohg. riso does not mean elatus, superbus, excelsus.3 again, lubbe, lubbe seems in parts of lower saxony to mean 1 strange that the latin language has no word of its own for giant, but must borrow the greek gigas, titan, cyclops; yet italy has indigenous folk-tales of campanian giants. 2 the biblical view adopted in the mid. ages traced the giants to cain, or at least to mixture with his family: gigantes, quales propter iracundiam dei per filios seth dejiliabus cain narrat scriptura procreates, pertz 2, 755. for in genesis 6, 4 it is said: gigantes autem erant super terram in diebus illis; postquam enim ingressi sunt filii dei ad filias hominum, illfeque genuerunt, isti sunt potentes

saein. 41 b, and that the victorious saxons fixed an eagle over the city s gate, supra, p. 111. 1 festus: aquilo ventus a vehementissinio volatu ad iiistar aquilae appellatur; conf. hesychius, d/a/)6s 6 poppas. 2 wackernagel on ablaut (vowel-change) p. 30. eustathius on the ii. 87. 15 rom. wind. stoem. 635 notker translates uberfloug die vettacha dero windo; and martina 7c has, in allusion to the biblical phrase, der uf der winde vedern saz/ the expression used by herbort 17091, der wint liez ouch dare gan/ shews that the poet imagined it either flying or riding (see suppl. the finns call the eagle icokko (kotka; but a poem descriptive of the northstorm begins: came the eagle on from turja, down from lappmark sinks a bird/ and ends: neath his wing a hundred men, thousands on his taips tip

and odium 896 peksonifications. remains neuter, like our general word for vice (laster) against the fern, virtue (tugend. it surprises me that no personification of siinde f, sin in the christian sense, is to be found in mhg. poets, for the word itself may lie very near the old heathen sunja (p. 310, inasmuch as defence and denial includes fault and sin. the notion of crying sins, deadly sins is biblical. neither does schuld f (causa, debitum, crimen) put in a personal appearance, the part she played of old (p. 407) seems totally forgotten; what lends itself more readily to personification is schande f (dedecus. it would be hard to find the negatives unere, unmilde, unstaete treated as persons, and we only meet with untriuwe in frauenlob 253, 5. 14; frou unfuoge (unfitness) was quoted p

HANDBOOK OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

uction or wisdom texts. one of the topics instruction texts deal with is the proper relationship between humanity and the gods, so they sometimes allude to mythical events, such as the sun god s decision to destroy rebellious humanity. other literary works that deal with ethical issues are in the form of prophecies or dialogues between a man and a supernatural being.31 in a text comparable to the biblical book of job, a man named ipuur (ipuwer) questions the lord of all about why suffering and injustice are rife in egypt. the god s replies are not very well preserved in the only surviving manuscript, but the gist is that people must accept responsibility for their own actions.32 some egyptologists assign the dialogue of ipuur to a genre of pessimistic literature that describes egypt as a s

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

. let me remind you that this remark of yours cuts both ways. the "most cultured and learned" among you regard also christianity and every other religion as a relic of ignorance and superstition. people begin to believe now, at any rate, in hypnotism, and some-even of the most cultured-in theosophy and phenomena. but who among them, except preachers and blind fanatics, will confess to a belief in biblical miracles? and this is where the point of difference comes in. there are very good and pure theosophists who may believe in the supernatural, divine miracles included, but no occultist will do so. for an occultist practices scientific theosophy, based on accurate knowledge of nature's secret workings; but a theosophist, practicing the powers called abnormal, minus the light of occultism, w

ation or one man without affecting all other nations and all other men. this is as certain and as obvious as that a stone thrown into a pond will, sooner or later, set in motion every single drop of water therein. q. but this is not the teaching of christ, but rather a pantheistic notion. a. that is where your mistake lies. it is purely christian, although not judaic, and therefore, perhaps, your biblical nations prefer to ignore it. q. this is a wholesale and unjust accusation. where are your proofs for such a statement? a. they are ready at hand. christ is alleged to have said "love each other" page 23 the key to theosophy- hp blavatsky.txt and "love your enemies" for if ye love them (only) which love you, what reward (or merit) have ye? do not even the publicans the same? and if you sal

heosophy- hp blavatsky.txt and "love your enemies" for if ye love them (only) which love you, what reward (or merit) have ye? do not even the publicans the same? and if you salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even publicans so? these are christ's words. but genesis says "cursed be canaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren" and, therefore, christian but biblical people prefer the law of moses to christ's law of love. they base upon the old testament, which panders to all their passions, their laws of conquest, annexation, and tyranny over races which they call inferior. what crimes have been committed on the strength of this infernal (if taken in its dead letter) passage in genesis, history alone gives us an idea, however inadequate. at the close

borated in the secret doctrine. it is based on the oldest philosophy of the world, called the wisdom-religion or the archaic doctrine. if you like, you may ask questions and have them explained. the fundamental teachings of theosophy on god and prayer q. do you believe in god? a. that depends what you mean by the term. q. i mean the god of the christians, the father of jesus, and the creator: the biblical god of moses, in short. a. in such a god we do not believe. we reject the idea of a personal, or an extra-cosmic and anthropomorphic god, who is but the gigantic shadow of man, and not of man at his best, either. the god of theology, we say-and prove it-is a bundle of contradictions and a logical impossibility. therefore, we will have nothing to do with him. q. state your reasons, if you

iance on the inner man (the psychic and spiritual compound of the astral principles, the cabalists maintain that the human spirit, detaching itself from the ocean of light and universal spirit, enters man's soul, where it remains throughout life imprisoned in the astral capsule. all christian cabalists still maintain the same, as they are unable to break quite loose from their anthropomorphic and biblical doctrines. q. and what do you say? a. we say that we only allow the presence of the radiation of spirit (or atma) in the astral capsule, and so far only as that spiritual radiancy is concerned. we say that man and soul have to conquer their immortality by ascending towards the unity with which, if successful, they will be finally linked and into which they are finally, so to speak, absorb

which no true philanthropist or altruist will ever accept. it is not even a dream of selfishness, but a nightmare of the human intellect. look where it leads to, and tell me the name of that pagan country where crimes are more easily committed or more numerous than in christian lands. look at the long and ghastly annual records of crimes committed in european countries; and behold protestant and biblical america. there, conversions effected in prisons are more numerous than those made by public revivals and preaching. see how the ledger-balance of christian justice) stands: red-handed murderers, urged on by the demons of lust, revenge, cupidity, fanaticism, or mere brutal thirst for blood, who kill their victims, in most cases, without giving them time to repent or call on jesus. these, p

y? a. not much. for of history, he will attain only sufficient knowledge of his own particular nation to fit him with a steel armor of prejudice against all other peoples, and be steeped in the foul cesspools of chronicled national hate and bloodthirstiness; and surely, you would not call that-theosophy? q. what are your further objections? a. added to this is a smattering of selected, so-called, biblical facts, from the study of which all intellect is eliminated. it is simply a memory lesson, the "why" of the teacher being a "why" of circumstances and not of reason. page 124 the key to theosophy- hp blavatsky.txt q. yes; but i have heard you congratulate yourself at the ever-increasing number of the agnostics and atheists in our day, so that it appears that even people trained in the syst

logy; whereas, on the other hand, all are agreed that it was the chaldeans who taught that science to the other nations. now thebes antedated considerably, not only "ur of the chaldeans" but also nipur, where bel was first worshipped-sin, his son (the moon, being the presiding deity of ur, the land of the nativity of terah, the sabean and astrolater, and of abram, his son, the great astrologer of biblical tradition. all tends, therefore, to corroborate the egyptian claim. if later on the name of astrologer fell into disrepute in rome and elsewhere, it was owing to the frauds of those who wanted to make money of that which was part and parcel of the sacred science of the mysteries, and who, ignorant of the latter, evolved a system based entirely on mathematics, instead of transcendental met

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symptoms for a couple of days following. in view of this, we constructed a permanent circle and triangle, according to the .rules. in the lesser key, and all workings were conducted in the fashion outlined in the lesser key. using the long conjurations and constraints to the spirit given in the lesser key itself is exhilarating. the long sentences, punctuated by the old testament names of god and biblical quotations, quickly raises excitement to a fever pitch, and once the spirit can be discerned, it must then be abjured to remain within the triangle of art. the shapes which the spirits assumed were rarely exactly that described within the lesser key (hereafter lk, but generally similar. we found that once a spirit had appeared to us in a particular form, then it more or less took that sha

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

rvices. to find, in distant salem, such sudden proof of the significance of this familiar rookery in his own family history, was a highly impressive thing to ward; and he resolved to explore the place immediately upon his return. the more mystical phases of the letter, which he took to be some extravagant kind of symbolism, frankly baffled him; though he noted with a thrill of curiousity that the biblical passage referred to- job 14,14- was the familiar verse 'if a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will i wait, until my change come' 2 young ward came home in a state of pleasant excitement, and spent the following saturday in a long and exhaustive study of the house in olney court. the place, now crumbling with age, had never been a mansion; but was a modest tw

g the libraries again, but no longer for the antiquarian matter of his former days. witchcraft and magic, occultism and daemonology, were what he sought now; and when providence sources proved unfruitful he would take the train for boston and tap the wealth of the great library in copley square, the widener library at harvard, or the zion research library in brookline, where certain rare works on biblical subjects are available. he bought extensively, and fitted up a whole additional set of shelves in his study for newly acquired works on uncanny subjects; while during the christmas holidays he made a round of out-of-town trips including one to salem to consult certain records at the essex institute. about the middle of january, 1920, there entered ward's bearing an element of triumph whic

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

ery strongly in itself, the water element helps the magician to withstand the greatest heat without his body being scorched or burnt. when projected into the hands, the water element permits the magician to hold red-hot coals or irons without any damage being done to his hands. he could even stand smiling at a burning stake and nothing at all would happen to him. let me draw your attention to the biblical event where the young man remained unhurt in the red-hot oven. john, the favorite disciple of our lord, is said to have been immersed in a boiler with burning oil, and no harm was done to him either. the magician will now see that events like these are not only legendary traditions, but they really did take place, and such apparent miracles can be performed by mastering the elements. ever

INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW CHUMBLEY

ritual method, of spirit-community, and of oneiric locus. in terms of method, the practices of traditional craft change and modify from one generation to the next, some things possessing greater continuity than others, but nonetheless certain spirit-borne threads continue to maintain the essential web. speaking in a general sense, practices employing words of power, dual observance, latin charms, biblical verses for prayer, healing and divination, toad-bone magic, knotted cords, witchbottles, are all attested by folklorists as having been used by the so-called witches, charmers, and cunning- folk of the past; and so because of their oral continuity and implementation- they remain a part of some forms of traditional craft as practised today. speaking from a personal perspective, i consider

reemasonry. traditional craft has also made good use of many ritual magic texts such as the key of solomon and agrippa s books of occult philosophy. these works also provide avenues for allied figures, such as lucifer, asmodeus, lilith, and the arch-daemonic guardians of the magical circle led by mahazael. although the emphasis of sacrality is reversed, another strand of genealogy is obviously to biblical texts where various elements of the mythos are present. biblical sources likewise connect to the apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, jewish folklore and even manichaean texts as avenues of influence. however, whilst one could explain the presence of cain and lilith with recourse to such sources, contesting some kind of dependence of sabbatic lore upon christian, jewish et al demonologies, this fai

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uccessfully the assertion that seemingly miraculous manifestations by the 'good angels' and god's direct inter- vention could be produced exclusively by her chosen ministers and holy saints. neither could the protestant church well mtuntain on the same ground that miracles had ended with the apostolic ages. for, whether of the same nature or not, the modem phenomena claimed close kinship with the biblical ones. the magnetists and healers of our century came into direct and open competition with the apostles. the zouave jacob, of france, had outrivaled the prophet elijah in recalling to life persons who were seeming dead; and alexis the somnambulist, mentioned by mr. wallace in his work* was, by his lucidity, putting to shame apostles, prophets, and the sibyls of old. since the burning of t

ion, arts, and sciences, but also of all the great religions of antiquity judaism, and hence christianity, included. herder places the cradle of humanity in india, and shows moses as a clever and relatively modem compiler of the andent brahmanical traditions "the river which encircles the country (india) is the sacred ganges, which all asia considers as the paradisaical river. there, also, is the biblical gihon, which \i none else but the indus. the arabs call it so unto this day, and the names of the countries watered by it are yet existing among the hindfls* jacouiot claims to have translated every ancient palm-leaf manuscript which he had the fortune 44. e. pococke ipvei the v&riatioiu cl the duiw buddha m: bnd'ha, buddha. boiiddb% boatta. pout. pote. pfji^ pte. phthe. hitha, phut etc

murderous borgias. the larvae of the infonticidal, parricidal and fratricidal popes have proved themselves fit counsellors for the cains of castelfidardo and mentana. it is now the turn of the slavonian christians, the oriental schismatics the i%ilia- tines of the greek church! ttia holiness the pope, after exhausting in a metaphor of self-lauda- tion every point of resemblance between the great biblical prophets and himself, has finally and truly compared himself with the patriarch jacob "wrestling against his god" he now crowns the edifice of catholic piety by openly sympathizing with the tm-ks! the vicegerent of god inaugurates his infallibiuty by encouraging, in a true christian spirit, the acts
r of whom wore the miter and the petaloon of the jewish rabbis preach so zealously the rite of drcumosioa. in the eyes of peter, paul, who had humiliated him, and whom he felt so much his superior in 'greek learning' and philosophy, must have naturally appeared as a magician, a man polluted with the 'qntma' with the 'wisdom' of the greek mysteries hence, perhaps "simon" the magician" as to peter, biblical critidsm has shown before now that he had probably no more to do with the foundation of the latin church at rome, than to furnish the pretext so readily seized upon by the cunning benaeus to benefit this church with the new name of ^e apostle pefra or ki^ffa, a name which allowed itself so readily, by an easy play upon words, to be connected with petroma, the double set of stone. 182. in

sts many thoughts. albeit a forgery it is evident that whosoever invented it has nevertheless tried to follow tradition aa closely as possible. the hair of jesus is represented in it as "wavy and curling. flowing down upon his shoulders" and as "having a parting in ike middle of the head after the fashion of the nazarenea" this last sentence shows: 1. that there was such a tradition, based on the biblical description of john the baptist, the naxaria, and the custom of this sect. 2. had lentulus been the author of this letter, it is difficult to beheve that paul should never have heard of it; and had he known its contents, he would never have pronounced it a tkame for men to wear their hair long" thus shaming his lord and christ-god. 3. if jesus did wear his hair long and "parted in the mid

al and half reveal the truth. it implied that moses, like certain other god-like men, was believed to have reached the highest of all states earth the rarest of all psq'chological phenomena the perfect union of the immortal spirit with the terrestrial dwtd had oc- curred. the trinity was complete. a ifod was incarnate. but how rare such incarnations! that expression 'ye are goda' which, to our biblical students, is a mere abstraction, has for the kabaliats a vital significance. each immor- tal spirit that sheds its radiance upon a human being is a god the microcosmos of the macrocosmos, part and parcel of the unknown god, the first cause, of which it is a direct emanation. it is possessed of all the attributes of its parent source. among these attributes are omniscience and onmipotence

g that christ had not come to destroy the law and the prophets, but to fulfil them, and he actually repeats the charge on two oth^ occa- rions* epiphanius also commits the mistake of reproaching marcion with omitting from luke what b only found in mawiew* having so far shown the amount of reliance to be placed on the patristic literature, and it being unanimously conceded by the great majority of biblical critics that what the fathers fou^t for was not tndk, 359. panar. iu. i, torn. 111. hur. xih, i. 360. tertuuiui; ad. man. ii, t. 361. pm ii. vii. 362. adr. mart, tv. ix; xvu, xxxvi; mmk w. v. 17. 363. supmataral rehfioh, loe. eu. digitizecoy google the two factions in the primitive choech 161 but their own interpretations and unwarranted assertions* we will now proceed to state what ven t

mart, tv. ix; xvu, xxxvi; mmk w. v. 17. 363. supmataral rehfioh, loe. eu. digitizecoy google the two factions in the primitive choech 161 but their own interpretations and unwarranted assertions* we will now proceed to state what ven the views of marcion, whom tertullian de- sired to annihilate as the most dangerous heretic german biblical critics, then "from the critical standing-point one must. consider the state- ments of the fathers of the church only as expressions of their ub- jectixe viae, which itself requires proof" we can do no better nor make a more correct statement of facts codceming marcion than by quoting what our space permits from superttatural religion^ the author of which bases his assertions on the evide

flesh and blood, neither was it bom of a human mother, for his divine nature could not be polluted with any contact with sinful flesh" he accepted paul as the only apostle preaching the pure gos- pel of truth, and accused the others of "depraving the pure form of the gospel doctrines delivered to them by jesus, mmng up matters of the law with the words of the savior" finally we may add that modem biblical criticism, wbic^ unfortu- nately became really active and serious only towuxl the end of the last century, now generally admits that marcion's text of the only gospel he knew anything about that of luke ia far superior and by far more correct than that of our present synoptics. we find in supernatural rdigion the following sentence, startling for every christian "we are, therefore, indite

found in every cos- mogony, and the source of which is again to be sought in india. the itpea and antitypes represent uie heroes of this gnostic pantheon, bor- rowed from the most ancient mythopoeic ages. but in these personages, ophis and ophiomorphos, sophia and sophia-achamoth, adam-kad- mon and adam, the planetary genii and the divine aeons, we can also kcognise very easily the models of our biblical copies the euhemerized patriarchs. the archangels, angels, virtues and powers, are all found, under other names, in the vedas and the buddhistic system. the avestic supreme being, zero-ana, or 'boundless time' is the type of all these gnostic and kabalistic 'depths 'crowns' and even of the chal- daean ain-soph. the six amshaspends, created through the 'word' of ormazd, the' first-bom' hav

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

d that when we first took form on this planet we had a different bio-system that was self-sustaining and needed neither food nor fluid; we have evolved over time to our current system and our future bio-system evolution depends on our lifestyle and choices. divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 95 question 2: can the lion really lay down with the lamb as per the biblical prophecy of true peace among all kingdoms? answer q2: again this is to do with the morphogenetic field. if we eliminate the aggressive nature of human kind and cease the slaughter of human and animal life, this will change the social and planetary biofield resonance powerfully enough to imprint all kingdoms. if we then ensure that all individuals are plugged in to energy channels that pro

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

ced at the intersection of crossroads? nay, whence gained we that peculiar idea of the christian and heathen mystic lights. 107 sacredness, or of the forbidden attaching to the spot where four roads meet? it is sacer, as sacred, in the latin; extra-church or heathen, supposedly unhallowed, in the modem acceptation. the appellative ob, in the word obelisk, means occult, secret, or magic. ob is the biblical name for sorcery. it is also found as a word signifying converse with forbidden spirits, among the negroes on the coast of africa, from whence and indicating the practices marked out by it it was transplanted to the west indies, where it still exists. it is well known that a character resembling the runic alphabet was once widely diffused throughout europe. a character, for example, not u

nts in the channel are secondary hercules pillars, similar to calpe and abyla. figs. 60, 61. heads of ships: a. fiddle-head; b, c, d. gondola; e. ceres reaping-hook, also saturn; f. blade and fasces; g. beak of galley; h. glaive; i. prow of grecian galley. the architectural genealogy of the tower or steeple displays other phases of the alterations of the upright. all towers are descendants of the biblical votive stones, and fig. 62. stonehenge. in multiplying have changed in aspect according to the ideas of the people of the country in which they were druidical stones. 213 raised. this architectural genealogy of the tower or steeple gives many varieties. the groups on p. 218 supply new changes in the tower fig. 63. druidical stone in persia. fig. 64. druidical circle at darab, in arabia. o

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

ted falls of live things, we find again selectivity and localization. there are recorded, by charles fort, two hundred and ninety-four distinct reports of showers of living things. the reports are authenticated and are quoted in magazines of learning, substantiated by countless eyewitnesses and newspaper articles, contemporary with the falls. this is excluding, or course, the numerous ancient and biblical references. the latter, for the uninhibited thinker, are not difficult to allow. live things falling from the sky have been almost exclusively confined to sea life and lower forms: snails, worms, reptiles, fish, crabs, and a few insects. most of these have high reproductive rates, simple living habits, and require a minimum of attention to raise. in case someone is thinking "hoax" why was

KARR DON NOTES ON EDITIONS OF SEFER YETZIRAH IN ENGLISH

k yetsirah is the oldest kabbalistic document, the text of sy is summarized* the short version, thought by some to be more representative of the original text, begins (chapter 1, paragraph 1) thirty-two mysterious ways has the lord, lord of hosts, ordained through scribe, script, and scroll (from phineas mordell s translation) by contrast, the long version immerses this simple line in a stream of biblical epithets: in thirty-two paths of wisdom did yah, lord of hosts, god of israel, the living god, king of the universe, god almighty, merciful, gracious, exalted, who dwells in an eternity of holiness, holy is his name, create his universe by three enumerations: number, word, and script (from a partial translation of my own) further, with this first paragraph we run into complications with t

KARR DON NOTES ON THE STUDY OF EARLY KABBALAH JEWISH MYSTICISM IN ENGLISH

the first century. thoroughly hellenized, he begins for us the long, and rather strained, counterpoint between neoplatonism and judaism (and, indeed, jewish mysticism) which simmers right on up to spinoza and beyond. of particular use in the present context are the following: on philo. borgen, peder. gheavenly ascent in philo: an examination of selected passages, h in the pseudepigrapha and early biblical interpretation, edited by j. charlesworth and c. evans (sheffield: sheffield academic press, 1993. lewy, hans (ed. gphilo: selections, h in three jewish philosophers (new york/philadelphia: jewish publication society/meridian books, 1960. niehoff, maren r. gwhat is in a name? philo fs mystical philosophy of language, h in jewish studies quarterly, vol. 2, no. 3 (tubingen: j. c. b. mohr [p

ecause it is now recognized to belong among the dead sea scrolls h (charlesworth, page xxv. see gpseudepigrapha as antecedents of kabbalah: a selected bibliography, h by andreas lenhardt, in kabbalah: journal for the study of jewish mystical texts, vol. 2 (los angeles: cherub press, 1997. refer also to the important but rarely cited article by charlesworth, gin the crucible: the pseudepigrapha as biblical interpretation, h in the pseudepigrapha and early biblical interpretation, edited by j. charlesworth and c. evans (sheffield: sheffield academic press, 1993. 20081 16 c. qumran since so much has been written on the dead sea scrolls, let me suggest just three books to make short work of getting a reliable impression of the qumran material. vanderkam, james c. the dead sea scrolls today. gr

let me suggest just three books to make short work of getting a reliable impression of the qumran material. vanderkam, james c. the dead sea scrolls today. grand rapids: wm. b. eerdmans publishing co, 1994. garcia martinez, florentino. the dead sea scrolls translated. the qumran texts in english. leiden: e. j. brill, 1994. shanks, hershel (ed. understanding the dead sea scrolls. a reader from the biblical archaeology review. new york: random house, 1992. d. rabbinic and synagogue traditions bits and pieces of the gmystery h are scattered throughout the rabbinic writings following the themes mentioned (creation and chariot, along with others (angels and demons, mystical exegesis on various topics, etc) some material might be cast more into the category of glegend, h but here the allusions c

tairway to heaven, f h jewish studies between the disciplines [papers in honor of peter schafer on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday (leiden. boston: brill, 2003. marcus, ivan. gthe devotional ideals of ashkenazic pietism, h in jewish spirituality i: from the bible through the middle ages, edited by arthur green (new york: crossroad, 1986. gexegesis for the few and the many: judah ha-hasid fs biblical commentaries, h in jerusalem studies in jewish thought, vol. viii [proceedings of the 20081 23 third international conference on the history of jewish mysticism: the age of the zohar, edited by joseph dan (jerusalem: hebrew university, 1989. ghasidei ashkenaz private penitentials: an introduction and descriptive catalogue of their manuscripts and early editions, h studies in jewish mystic

LAITMAN M FROM CHAOS TO HARMONY

has been said in this part, it appears that the solution to the global crisis depends particularly on us, on each and every member of the nation of israel. not on the leaders, but on every individual. every moment that we are not fulfilling our role is costing us a great deal. the duty of the people of israel is one that cannot be avoided or turned down. it also cannot be ignored. it is like the biblical story of the prophet jonah, who was sent to warn the residents of nineveh about the danger they were facing. jonah tried to escape from the assignment he was given, but was forced to complete his assignment. israel s role 193 the story of jonah is a pertinent allegory to all of us. this is why kabbalists instructed that it would be read every year on yom kippur (day of atonement, the day

LAITMAN M THE KABBALAH EXPERIENCE

form with them, in contact with them, and to lead and bestow. t h e p h y s i c a l b o dy i s m e a n i n g l e s s h e r e. q: i read that mrs. blavatsky, who dressed in the body of that romanian youth, attained shambalah. shambalah, from the point of view of science (ernest moldshaft, is the gene pool of humanity. in it, there are explicit representatives of the spiritual world, including our biblical fathers. b e l i e f s, m y s t i c i s m a n d t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l 299 a: kabbalah is a science of an entirely different world, completely detached from our own. it is not tangential with our world; there are no common traits, whereas you are trying to find that contact to discover a correlation between those two worlds. i know through my own attainment of the upper world that

there is a chance, because kabbalah was given from above! t h e c r i t i c a l m a s s q: more and more people discover kabbalah, including those who join in through your disciples. nonetheless, jewish affairs are only getting worse. i wonder what critical mass of people studying kabbalah is needed to stabilize the world? a: up to 10% of our people. w h y d i d p r o p h e c i e s s t o p? q: in biblical times we had many prophets. then at some point they disappeared. why? a: because rav akiva s disciples spiritual downfall from the level of love thy neighbor as thyself caused the entire jewish people to fall t h e k a b b a l a h e x p e r i e n c e 420 and led to the ruin of the temple. from that moment on, the connection between the spiritual world and ours ceased to exist and, as baal

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he brn. entered the lodge in procession, singing, as co-masons do now. 79. the history of masonry 80. the mystery teaching of egypt was very closely guarded, and it was only with great difficulty and under special conditions that anyone not an egyptian born could be allowed to receive it. still, it was given to various distinguished foreigners, and among others to moses, of whom it is said in the biblical story that he was glearned in all the wisdom of the egyptians h. he passed on his knowledge to the jewish priestly line, and thus it survived in a more or less defective form till the time of david and solomon. 81. when solomon built his temple he erected it on masonic lines, and made it a centre of masonic symbolism and work. he unquestionably intended his temple to demonstrate and to pr

of the capital (or, as it is called in the bible, the chapiter) to show the detail of its somewhat complicated workmanship. there is also a small ground-plan (fig. 7) of the temple, to show the position of the 161. figure 7 162. 163. pillars in relation to the porch. it will be seen that they were not within the porch, but just outside it. this ground-plan has been drawn to scale according to the biblical measurements, but it should be noted that in it no account is taken of any other doors than that of the porchway, or of the curious little side-chapels which king solomon added; nor is any attempt made to indicate the courts which surrounded the temple. 164. these pillars are described in the bible as of brass, but their appearance is much more that of what we today call bronze. the heigh

an upper row of tightly-closed buds standing up between the flowers of the middle row and giving an effect not 170. plate vii 171. 172. unlike that of the points of a crown. the lilies of the third row hang gracefully downwards from the middle row upon curved stems, and face in various directions. 173. all this, we are told, was the work of h. a, a widow fs son of naphtali- a man described in the biblical account as a cunning worker in brass, who was sent down to jerusalem by h, k. of t, especially in order to do this and other metal work for king solomon. undoubtedly this man was a true artist, for he took an almost inconceivable amount of trouble to carry out his design exactly as he wanted it. so far as the investigators were able to see, his work was based entirely upon a traditional a

he bondage of ignorance under which the candidate remains until the light of masonry shines upon him. 482. this emblem of the c c t c has also been considered to typify the psychic umbilical cord- the connecting thread of matter which joins the etheric double to the dense physical body when the former is temporarily partially withdrawn from the latter- the gsilver cord h mentioned in a well-known biblical passage as being definitely loosed at death* ecclesiastes, xii, 6) bro. wilmshurst tells us that gsilver is the technical esoteric term for psychical substance, as gold is for spiritual, and iron or brass for physical h(*the masonic initiation, p. 85) he suggests also that the c c t c is intended to hint to us that all the true and higher initiations take place out of the physical body. 4

lves at home, yet he is not definitely established in spiritual work. when he has cast off the three fetters of self-centredness, doubt and superstition, he is called kutichaka, the hut-builder; he is now no longer a wanderer, unsettled in both worlds, for he has found for himself a definite place and work on the buddhic plane. when this is achieved a mark is given to him, typified in masonic and biblical phraseology as a white stone, upon which a new name is written- the true name of the ego. 752. the hindu term for the man who takes the third great step is hamsa, the swan; and this name is supposed to be founded upon an ancient fable which endowed that bird with the apocryphal faculty of separating milk from water after they had been mixed. he is therefore taken as a symbol of the man wh

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

of secular history, for josephus tells us that even in his day copies of the letters which passed between the two kings existed in the tyrian archives and might be consulted by students(*josephus. ant, viii) hiram abiff was also a real personage, though he did not meet his death in the manner recorded in masonic tradition. he was a decorator rather than the actual architect of the temple, as the biblical records clearly tell us. he was filled with wisdom and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass(*i kings, vii, 14) he was skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him(*ii chron, ii, 14) 276. j

LEFT HAND PATH AND RIGHT HAND PATH

g all modern occult practices, while the right- hand path is considered to encompass traditional religions, such as christianity, though most christians would disagree with such a classification. new religious movements which describe themselves as followers of the left-hand path inverted much of the symbolism that they associate with the more "traditional" right- hand path, such as the following biblical passage: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. and he shall set the sheep on his right, but the goats on his left- matthew 25: 32-33 taking a cue from this, modern followers of the left-hand path in the west sometimes utilize the symbol of a goat or baphomet, and sometimes refer to followers of right- hand path religions as sheep, im

LEWIS JAMES SATANISM TODAY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION FOLKLORE AND POPULAR CULTURE

h means the destroyer, is the hebrew name for the greek apollyon, known as the angel of the bottomless pit (rev. 9:10) and the angel who ties up the devil for a millennium (rev. 20. different sources speak of abaddon, such as the thanksgiving hymns (a dead sea scroll document, which mentions the sheol of abaddon, and the torrents of belial that burst into abaddon, as well as the first-century the biblical antiquities of philo, in which abaddon is used as a place name for hell rather than as the name of a demon or an angel. abaddon is also referred to as a place the pit in milton s paradise regained (iv, 624. alternately, abaddon is identified with a demon, or the devil himself, in the third-century acts of thomas, as well as in john bunyan s puritan classic, pilgrim s progress.within moder

lm not unlike the norse valhalla in which the deceased enjoyed carnal pleasures. as hinduism was transformed in the post-vedic period, yama became a rather grim demigod, who snared the souls of the departed and conducted them to the otherworld. the notion of an angel of death was most fully developed in rabbinical judaism. like yama, the jewish idea of an angel of death developed across time. the biblical emissaries of death were clearly under the direct command of god, as, for example, in 2 samuel: then the angel stretched out his arm toward jerusalem to destroy it; but the lord repented of the evil and said to the angel who was destroying the people, enough! stay your hand (2 sam. 24:16. none of the biblical references indicate that a particular angel or group of angels have the speciali

five months. the locusts king appolion later takes on an even greater challenge than managing them, which is to seize satan, bind him, and then throw him in the bottomless pit for a thousand years. appolion locks satan away, so that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years were ended (after which satan comes out for a little while to try to entrap mankind once again) in the biblical references above, appolion is a good angel, servicing god, but in other writings he has fallen and succumbed to evil. for example, in john bunyan s pilgrim s progress, appolion is the devil himself, with fire and smoke coming out of his belly. in hebrew, appolion is known as abaddon and is the fallen greek sun god apollo, living in hell as a serpent angel. the term appolion has also been

c (101. the notion of the black mass seems to have arisen out of the belief in the mystical( magical) efficacy of the mass, and out of the ends to which certain unprincipled priests put this power. within catholicism and certain other liturgical denominations, the mass is a ritualized miracle of substantiation in which the bread and wine become the body and blood of jesus. this rite, based on the biblical account of the last supper, transforms ordinary, profane ingredients into divine artifacts. the occult nature of the mass was so evident that catholics themselves used it for magical purposes. for example, the gelasian sacramentary, which contains sixth-century documents, includes masses for such mundane goals as healing sick people and cattle, bringing rain, invoking good weather, protec

inished role of devil. new york times news service,may 10, 1997. http//www.anomalousimages. com/news/news042.html. pant, charles. sacred origins of profound things. new york: penguin, 1996. turner, alice k. the history of hell. new york: harcourt brace& co, 1993. under, m. f. demons in the world today.wheaton, il: tenderly house, 1971. villanova, eric. territorial spirits and spiritual warfare: a biblical perspective, christian research journal. summer 1992. http//www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/crijrnl/ crj0111a.txt. zimmer, heinrich. philosophies of india. new york: bollingen, 1951. 68 descent into the underworld descent into the underworld a theme of descent into the underworld is found in many different religious traditions, in the form of myths and rituals. the underworld is usu

that everyone is born in sin and thus in need of salvation because of adam and eve s disobedience of god s command to not eat of the tree of good and evil in the garden of eden. simply by being born into this world, every human being inherits the sin of our distant ancestors. although many contemporary theologians have reinterpreted the story of the fall less literally, this is the essence of the biblical narrative. less well known is the story of the fall of the angels. for whatever reason some accounts say that lucifer was jealous of god s love of adam, but in any event it was some form of pride lucifer declared himself as great as god, and led a rebellion of angels against the celestial order. defeated, the devil and his followers were tossed out of heaven, and subsequently have continu

was one and the same as the evil demiurge. pointing to the discrepancy between the jealous, vengeful god of the old testament and the teachings of the gentle jesus, the gnostics asserted that jesus was a teacher sent from the pleroma to guide us back to our true home, and that the father to which he referred was different from yahweh. some gnostics carried this inversion even further, making such biblical characters as the serpent in the garden of eden story and cain gnostic heroes. although not many contemporary groups would identify themselves as gnostics in the traditional sense, one often finds that modern satanists have carried out a similar inversion of values. god, particularly the god worshiped by christians, is actually repressive and evil, whereas satan is good. one of the few gr

out of hell, so to speak. the words i have conquered appeared in russian in the heavens. the trinity broadcasting network broadcast the tale at least three times, and sent out a story about the hellhole to their internet mailing list. a charon, hell s ferryman in greek mythology (dover pictorial archive) hermetic order of the golden dawn 111 tongue-in-cheek well to hell story also appeared in the biblical archeology review. to the chagrin of the editors, many of their readers took the article seriously. upon investigation, it was found that the original finnish article was actually a letter to the editor, in which a reader had repeated an item he had picked up from a christian newsletter. and the creator of the report about luminous gasses congealing into a bat and words appearing in the s

to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. these were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown (6:4) in these rather strange verses, the expression sons of god was taken to indicate angels. and while scripture does not condemn these actions, the traditional interpretation of these passages is that these sons of god are fallen angels. this history of interpretation provided biblical legitimation for the notion of incubi and succubi. the idea seems to have been mediated to the middle ages by st. augustine, who wrote, it is a widespread opinion, confirmed by direct or indirect testimony of trustworthy persons, that the sylvans and fauns, commonly called incubi, have often tormented women, solicited and obtained intercourse with them (augustine 1942, 15:23. such demons

s the same ambiguities in the hebrew bible. with this caveat in mind, there are many references to the demonic in scriptures. like most premodern peoples, various illnesses and other forms of human misery were attributed to the actions of demons. unlike other cultures, hebrew demons are portrayed as being under the control of the high god (yahweh) in the earliest 136 judaism and hebrew scriptures biblical accounts. the problem with accepting these accounts at face value, however, is that both the original authors as well as later editors likely had a theological inclination to diminish the independent power of demonic spirits. what this means is that ordinary hebrews probably understood demons as more independent of god than scriptural accounts might seem to indicate. nevertheless, it is c

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of religion or draw poker should fail to commit this anecdote to memory. 767. mr chesterton.80.i must take this opportunity to protest against the charge brought by mr. chesterton against the englishmen .who write philosophical essays on the splendour of eastern thought. if he confines his strictures to the translators of that well-known eastern work the .old testament. i am with him; any modern biblical critic will tell him what i mean. it took a long time, too, for the missionaries (and tommy atkins) to discover that .budd. was not a .great gawd. but then they did not want to, and in any case sympath and intelligence are not precisely the most salient qualities in either soldiers or missionaries. but nothing is more absurd than to compare men like sir w. jones, sir r. burton, von hammer

LURQUIN STONE EVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS CREATION MYTHS

lready claimed and inferred in the first book of the bible, genesis. the principle of the unchanging nature of living species (they are called kinds in the bible) created by god as in genesis is called creationism. thus, id recognizes limited hereditary variation within a kind, as allowed by genesis, but rejects the idea that species can evolve into other species because this concept violates the biblical precept that kinds were fixed by god once and for all. to avoid repetition, we give the words neocreationism and id roughly the same meaning, whereas we reserve the words creationism or classical creationism to designate an older type of thinking, predating the idea of irreducible complexity. the term intelligent design, or id, is used when specific reference is made to individuals who st

hat genesis in all likelihood evolved derived from the older sumerian epic of gilgamesh, which already incorporated a great flood and the survival of just two human beings who later repopulated earth. likewise, no serious scientist today believes that the whole universe was created in exactly six days and that this creation took place 6,000 years in the past. further, no archaeologist accepts the biblical account that animal husbandry was invented by (or provided to) humans before they first experienced a very long period of hunting and gathering, as overwhelmingly demonstrated by the paleontological record. and finally, no credible linguist accords validity to the idea that the 6,000 or so human languages appeared all at once, as humans were building the tower of babel. accordingly, books

proponents of id no longer invoke the concept of a young earth intentionally created to look old and thus fool naive scientists, or claims that human footprints were found in texas running side by side with dinosaur tracks. in this sense, id has veered away from a literal interpretation of genesis but has kept intact the concept of god the creator of unchangeable species. needless to say, mixing biblical concepts with seemingly scientific ones squarely clashes with scientific evolution, where god plays no obvious or immediate role and where species do change over time. but there is more. in its attacks against mainstream science, id tries to make the case that non-id scientists cannot (or are unwilling to) distinguish between fact and theory. indeed, it may well be this very angle of atta

homo sapiens what is clearly implied by the data. is that all modern human genetic diversity found around the world was in africa around 60,000 years ago. spencer wells, the journey of man: a genetic odyssey surveys consistently show that about 45% of the american public believes that modern humans were created by god (the designer) some time between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, in accordance with biblical precepts. the imprecision on this date is due to the difficulty of evaluating, based on biblical information, the length of time that has elapsed since the creation of adam and eve. this is because from the story recounted in genesis, it is unclear at which point humans stopped living for hundreds of years and assumed more ordinary life spans, shortening generational times. additionally

enetics. it is a young theory that needs to be buttressed by a considerable amount of evidence. in conclusion, paleontology and genetics strongly agree that modern humans appeared in east africa more than 100,000 years ago and colonized earth over tens of thousands of years. these dates, as well as the scenario of human migrations provided by science, are irreconcilable with literally interpreted biblical accounts in genesis. both views cannot be correct at the same time. further, our genes and our cultures co-evolve in a constant interplay that can be studied naturalistically by social scientists. this means that there is no such thing as an immutable human essence (or absolute value) created once and for all, as implied by the great chain of being and its theological underpinnings (descr

elapsed since the birth of the universe that one can come to accept that chance events, as pointed out in this book, certainly could have had a major influence on the evolution of life. microevolution versus macroevolution some creationists and neocreationists accept the concept of microevolution evolution by mutation within a species presumably because this concept does not violate the notion of biblical kinds. some creationists even consider microevolution trivial because, they say, mutated variants appearing in populations are not fundamentally different from their nonmutant counterparts. but in our opinion, insects becoming resistant to pesticides, bacteria becoming resistant to multiple antibiotics and heavy metals, and soil bacteria becoming able to metabolize human-made chemicals ar

e american public believes that the sun revolves around earth. that the opposite actually occurs has been known for 500 years! this means that the american public has a fragile grasp of basic scientific knowledge, probably for lack of proper exposure to it. this makes the public fertile terrain for the acceptance of pseudoscientific pronouncements, especially those with religious connotations and biblical authority. this fragility allows sectarian thinkers to con the public into seeing acceptance of their unscientific views as simply an exercise of a democratic freedom of choice. but that is not all. freedom of choice is a tenet of american society, but so are free will and purpose in life. creationists and id believers are wont to demonstrate that the theory of evolution is in opposition

MACNULTY W KIRK KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY

ned, like to think that they have participated in the very rituals which were used by king solomon to instruct the workmen at the building of his temple. this is certainly an unrealistic view.4 without doubt, there are plenty of operative masons (stonecutters) to be found in european history, but there is no evidence of a group of philosophically inclined men who transmit a masonic tradition from biblical times to england in the late renaissance. others masons, at the opposite pole of opinion, consider that masonry started as nothing more than a gentleman's club, one of the myriad clubs that sprang up in london in the early part of the 18th century. if that be true, it was a very unusual club, indeed. unlike the other clubs of the period, very shortly after its initial organization in 1717

e knows within himself el hai shaddai, the living almighty, the presence of divinity. in this realization he knows not from reading, not from being told, figure 21. representation of a royal arch chapter from the domatic ritual book figure 22. the royal arch chapter superimposed on the tree of life. figure 23. the divine persona at the yesod of azilut. but from his own experience the truth of the biblical sayings "the lord is in his holy temple" and. ye are the temple" if you know this, you know enough. editor's note: this paper was originally presented at a conference on the subject of kabbalah and its influence on the english mystical tradition held at the ashmolian museum at oxford in may 1999. the article deals specifically with engliah masonry, and it provides an opportunity to apprec

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omprising atlantis. philosophically, the ten islands symbolize the triune powers of the superior deity and the seven regents who bow before his eternal throne. if atlantis be considered as the archetypal sphere, then its immersion signifies the descent of rational, organized consciousness into the illusionary, impermanent realm of irrational, mortal ignorance. both the sinking of atlantis and the biblical story of the "fall of man" signify spiritual involution--a prerequisite to conscious evolution. either the initiated plato used the atlantis allegory to achieve two widely different ends or else the accounts preserved by the egyptian priests were tampered with to perpetuate the secret doctrine. this does not mean to imply that atlantis is purely mythological, but it overcomes the most ser

verging by a series of overlaps like those of the grand gallery, would indicate that originally it had been intended as a passageway. efforts made to explore this niche have been nonproductive, but mr. dupr believes an entrance to exist here through which--if the well did not exist at the time--the workmen made their exit from the pyramid after dropping the stone plugs into the ascending gallery. biblical scholars have contributed a number of most extraordinary conceptions regarding the great pyramid. this ancient edifice has been identified by them as joseph's granary (despite its hopelessly inadequate capacity; as the tomb prepared for the unfortunate pharaoh of the exodus who could not be buried there because his body was never recovered from the red sea; and finally as a perpetual conf

se observatory on the wall of peking consists of immense bronze instruments, including a telescope in the form of a hollow tube without lenses. the pagans looked upon the stars as living things, capable of influencing the destinies of individuals, nations, and races. that the early jewish patriarchs believed that the celestial bodies participated in the affairs of men is evident to any student of biblical literature, as, for example, in the book of judges "they fought from heaven, even the stars in their courses fought against sisera" the chaldeans, phoenicians, egyptians, persians, hindus, and chinese all had zodiacs that were much alike in general character, and different authorities have credited each of these nations with being the cradle of astrology and astronomy. the central and nor

, one after the other. from a consideration of this system, it is readily understood why certain religious symbols were adopted during different ages of the earth's history; for during the 2,160 years the sun was in the constellation of taurus, it is said that the solar deity assumed the body of apis, and the bull became sacred to osiris (for details concerning the astrological ages as related to biblical symbolism, see the message of the stars by max and augusta foss heindel) during the aryan age the lamb was held sacred and the priests were called shepherds. sheep and goats were sacrificed upon the altars, and a scapegoat was appointed to bear the sins of israel. during the age of pisces, the fish was the symbol of divinity and the sun god fed the multitude with two small fishes. the fro

losophers to conceal the element of earth under the symbol of a dragon, and many of the heroes of antiquity were told to go forth and slay the dragon. hence, they drove their sword (the monad) into the body of the dragon (the tetrad. this resulted in the formation of the pentad, a symbol of the victory of the spiritual nature over the material nature. the four elements are symbolized in the early biblical writings as the four rivers that poured out of garden of eden. the elements themselves are under the control of the composite cherubim of ezekiel. the pythagoreans held the hexad--6--to represent, as clement of alexandria conceived, the creation of the world according to both the prophets and the ancient mysteries. it was called by the pythagoreans the perfection of all the parts. this nu

n all 183,600" daniel sickels gives 3,300 overseers, instead of 3,600, and lists the three grand masters separately. the same author estimates the cost of the temple at nearly four thousand millions of dollars. the masonic legend of the building of solomon's temple does not in every particular parallel the scriptural version, especially in those portions relating to chiram abiff. according to the biblical account, this master workman returned to his own country; in the masonic allegory he is foully murdered. on this point a. e. waite, in his new encyclop dia of freemasonry, makes the following explanatory comment "the legend of the master-builder is the great allegory of masonry. it happens that his figurative story is grounded on the fact of a personality mentioned in holy scripture, but

al injuries; such do not belong under the heading of disease. frequently they are methods by which the law of karma expresses itself. according to the hermetists, disease could be prevented or successfully combated in seven ways. first, by spells and invocations, in which the physician ordered the evil spirit causing the disease to depart from the patient. this procedure was probably based on the biblical account of the man possessed of devils whom jesus healed by commanding the devils to leave the man and enter into a herd of swine. sometimes the evil spirits entered a patient at the bidding of someone desiring to injure him. in these cases the physician commanded the spirits to return to the one who sent them. it is recorded that in some instances the evil spirits departed through the mo

ugh the great secrets of the art were derived largely from egyptian or arabian adepts. the mohammedans were masters of the hermetic secrets and even the great paracelsus secured from them the major part of his knowledge. in their manifestoes the rosicrucians also disclose the arabian source of their secret doctrine. hence it should be borne in mind that the relating of the alchemical teachings to biblical symbolism was a gesture of expediency. in their search of the scriptures for the arcana of israel, the qabbalists substantiated in great measure the alchemical interpretations of the bible, for the soul of alchemy is one with that of qabbalism. both schools have a common end, being who concerned with the mystery of human regeneration, despite apparent discrepancies in their symbolism. the

gnostics, the essenes were emanationists. one of their chief objects was the reinterpretation of the mosaic law according to certain secret spiritual keys preserved by them from the time of the founding of their order. it would thus follow that the essenes were qabbalists and, like several other contemporary sects flourishing in syria, were awaiting the advent of the messiah promised in the early biblical writings. joseph and mary, the parents of jesus, are believed to have been members of the essene order. joseph was many years the senior of mary. according to the protevangelium, he was a widower with grown sons, and in the gospel of pseudo-matthew he refers to mary as a little child less in age than his own grandchildren. in her infancy mary was dedicated to the lord, and the apocryphal

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itutes the lore of the witch. the wisdom was said to have been borne away from the lost lands prior to the cataclysm by certain survivors, who knew the minds of the watchers, and fled the oncoming doom. the knowledge is said to have been preserved until such a time as bit by bit in devious manners it could be secretly reintroduced to humanity once more. babylonian legends of uta-napishtim and the biblical noah or his greek parallel, deucalion, all contain echoes of this belief. witch lore, moreover, tells of settlers from the lost lands coming in their wanderings to the land which is now britain and northern europe, or middle earth as it was called in old english, and mingling with the neolithic cultures then in existence. it was the people produced by this intermingling that the iron-bear

cer are all variations on the same theme. in the witch processes that i enumerate here, a wand or wands in the plural all play a primary part. the rod is obviously a phallic emblem and has always been associated with divine wisdom whether it is presented in the tibetan pantheon as a dorji or thunderbolt sceptre or as the classical mercury's winged rod, the caduceus. all the legendary wizards from biblical times on have carried rods wherein their powers were often vested. jannes and jambres of the egyptians, moses, aaron and elijah, merlin, virgilius, roger bacon: the list is extensive. apart from its phallic connotations, the wand is also a pointer, or indicator, a flying arrow in the case of the greek abaris, again connected with occult methods of "finding things out" witches employ two d

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eventing the completion of the building, which remains unfinished, therefore, to this day. now i will ask you to observe that this legend cannot refer to any historical building built in the old metropolis of palestine. if we refer to the bible as an authority you will find that temple was completed; it was afterwards destroyed, rebuilt and destroyed again on more than one occasion. moreover, the biblical accounts make no reference whatever to the conspiracy, or to the death of hiram. on the other hand they state expressly that hiram" made an end of building" the temple; that it was finished and completed in every particular. it is very clear then that we must keep the two subjects entirely separate in our minds; and recognize that the masonic story deals with something quite distinct from

cal accounts make no reference whatever to the conspiracy, or to the death of hiram. on the other hand they state expressly that hiram" made an end of building" the temple; that it was finished and completed in every particular. it is very clear then that we must keep the two subjects entirely separate in our minds; and recognize that the masonic story deals with something quite distinct from the biblical story. what temple then is referred to? the temple, brethren, that is still incomplete and unfinished is none that can be built with hands. it is that temple of which all material edifices are but the types and symbols it is the temple of the collective body of humanity itself; of which the great initiate st. paul said" know ye not that ye are the temple of god" a perfect humanity was the

from it, to purify meaning himself for closer alliance with that pure light. it is only by this" sun-light" this newly found illumination, that he has become able to see into the depths of his own nature; and this is the" sun" which, like joshua, he prays may" stand still" and its light be retained by him until he has achieved the conquest of all these enemies. the problem of the much discredited biblical miracle of the sun standing still in the heavens disappears when its true meaning is perceived in the light of the interpretation given by the compilers of the masonic ritual, who well knew that it was not the solar orb that was miraculously stayed in its course in violation of natural law, but that the "sun" in question denotes an enlightened perceptive state experienced by every one who

d to mean" in worldly possessions" now it will be obvious that the name of the first man who worked at metal-making in the ordinary sense can be of no possible interest or concern to us to-day, nor has the information the least bearing upon the subject of human regeneration. it is obviously a veil of allegory concealing some relevant truth. such it will be found to be upon recognizing that hebrew biblical names represent not persons, but personifications of spiritual principles, and that biblical history is not ordinary history of temporal events but a record of eternally true spiritual facts. the matter is, therefore, interpretable as follows: we know from the teaching of the entered apprentice degree what" money and metals" are in the masonic sense, and that they represent the attractive

is inexpedient here to say more. but in confirmation of what has been indicated it may be useful to refer to the 23rd psalm, in which the hebrew initiates speak of both the supreme experience of being passed through" the valley of the shadow of death" and the preliminary phases of mental preparation for that ordeal. stripping that familiar psalm of the gorgeous metaphor given it in the beautiful biblical translation, its real meaning may be paraphrased and explained for masonic students as follows" the vital and immortal principle within me is my initiator; and is all-sufficient to lead me to god. it has made me lie down (in self-discipline and humiliation) in" green pastures" of meditation and mental sustenance. it has led me beside" still waters" of contemplation (as distinct from the"

who desires to know how arduous and real that process was and the extremely high degree of regeneration aimed at. in hebrew the title osiris became changed into azarias (and sometimes zeruiah) and shall further corrupted into esdras and ezra, the name of the senior scribe of the royal arch. to understand the significance of the two scribes ezra and nehemiah it is necessary to recall that, in the biblical account of the return from babylonian captivity, these two were leading men. transposing this historicized narrative into its spi ritual implication, ezra and nehemiah personify two distinct stages of the mystical progress made by the candidate who essays to renounce the babel of his lower nature and, by reorganizing himself, regain his native spiritual home and condition "nehemiah (whose

tive into its spi ritual implication, ezra and nehemiah personify two distinct stages of the mystical progress made by the candidate who essays to renounce the babel of his lower nature and, by reorganizing himself, regain his native spiritual home and condition "nehemiah (whose place in the chapter is in the south west) is a figure of a certain measure of that reorganization and return. like his biblical prototype, he symbolizes the candidate engaged in rebuilding the wall of jerusalem, and occupied in the great work of self-reconstruction, from which he will not be beguiled into coming down by the appeals and blandishments of the outer world" ezra (whose position is in the north east) indicates a much more advanced measure of progress from west to east. the discerning student who will pe

prototype, he symbolizes the candidate engaged in rebuilding the wall of jerusalem, and occupied in the great work of self-reconstruction, from which he will not be beguiled into coming down by the appeals and blandishments of the outer world" ezra (whose position is in the north east) indicates a much more advanced measure of progress from west to east. the discerning student who will peruse the biblical books of nehemiah and ezra (including the apocryphal books of esdras) in this light, and with this key to their true purport, will not fail to profit by the instruction they will yield. hence too they are called" scribes; both of them are recorders of, and testifiers to, distinct but representative experiences encountered in the inner man at different stages of the" great work" of self-in

till testifying to its possession of the doctrine in the days of its glory. from egypt, as civilizations developed in adjoining countries, a great irradiation of them took place by the diffusion of its knowledge and the institution of minor centres for the imparting of the divine science in chaldea, persia, greece and asia minor" out of egypt have i called my son" is, in one of its many senses, a biblical allusion to this passing on of the catholic m ysteries from egypt to new and virgin regions, for their enlightenment. of these various translations those that concern us chiefly are two; the one to greece, the other to palestine. we know from the bible that moses was an initiate of the egyptian mysteries and became learned in all its wisdom, while philo tells us that moses there became" s

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al of ones' own feminine or lunar side which must be invariably joined with the male or sun aspect. babalon the mysteries of babalon do hold a significant modern point within some witchcraft covens or groups. we must first discover what babalon was, is and is moving towards to recognize this brilliant feminine flame within each man and woman. babalon is the qabalistically restored spelling of the biblical babylon, the great whore. this goddess is in union with the beast 666 in the book of revelation. aleister crowley restored the goddess to her aspect of holding the cup of her fornications, from which the blood of the saints dwelled. those who transverse and persevered through the path of thelema or holy magick might offer their blood to the great cup, opening themselves to the glory of ba

ather of cain. samael is of fire and of night, from which all daemonical energy is derived. when accepting both lilith and samael into your mind, into your spirit, one must be certain of the witch blood which runs through your veins. each god and goddess grants a fuel to the gnosis, but also forms the subconscious and conscious according to their own shape and form. samael is the great serpent of biblical lore, born of fire and taught by the words of belial. within the witch cult these daemonical forces are of great significance and benefit to the sorcerer who can control and utilize such god forms. samael is often refered to as asmodeus as well, while this may actually be its off spring, guiding humans through the magickal arts in spirit form upon the earth. divination witchcraft and sorc

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drastically reduced in physical numbers and they had lost most ofthe technology that channeled their powers. what was left of this computer hardware was often sequestered in areas that we now refer toas the inner sanctum of a temple, or as the holy of holies, etc. only the initiated couldenter such precincts, others being threatened with death and damnation if they became curi-ous and dared. the biblical references to the arc of the covenant and moses warningsabout its powers clearly denote some kind of unpredictable and deadly radioactivity. it isalso rumored that the arc contained the remains of the leader of the fallen angels or othersof his 200. the word arc comes from arche, meaning the first, the original, or even, the orig-inator, and also from arca, which translates as tomb. and t

led toseek a fresh explanation for the origins of living species (p. 19)the important point to note here is that it was the imperative need for great antiquity that deposed cata-strophism, rather than any new scientific discoveries or observations; it was a new way of looking atthings, not a new piece of knowledge. but, superficially the change in view seemed to be a shift awayfrom nave belief in biblical tales of creation and flood, and toward a newly established scientific view-point (p. 28)radiocarbon datinginvented by willard libby and first applied in 1949.radioactive dating techniques are far less reliablethan was previously thought; the earth could be much younger than has been supposed by darwinists;and nothing like the billions of years required by evolution have elapsed since the

cord of themesopotamian patriarchal era. there was no way for anyone to know if it was fact or fictionit wastaken on board for history.in the light of these latter day discoveries, we are now far wiser than our parents and forbearers, for wenow know and have at hand the sumerian and akkadian documentation which enabled the captivityjews to compile their ancestral story. what we know is that their biblical account was not an accuratetranscript of ancient records, but a strategically compiled set of documents which distort the annals ofthe original scribes in order to establish a new cultural and religious doctrine. this was the doctrine ofthe one godjehovaha doctrine born out of fear that was contrary to all tradition and historicalrecord in the contemporary and preceding environments (p. 1

orn from the sameplanetary mother, but the physical and circumstantial evidence all point in that direction (p. 225)edmund halleywas the first modern scientist to account for the deluge by this displacement of the poles. when he firstargued his theory before the royal society of london, in 1692, the revelation was so startling that hispaper was not published until thirty years later (p. 272-3)the biblical delugecould also have been caused or at least precipitated due to the impact of a watery comet (p. 30)such a comet would have had its icy content melted or vaporized, which would have saturated the airwhich could not hold water. the release would have created the rains spoken of in the bible.ancient babylonian descriptions of the events leading up to the flood, which are found in various

our civilization (p.5)edward bulwer-lytton and the anathe coming race describes the existence of a utopian society of advanced beings who live in tunnelsand caverns beneath the surface of the earth in a land called vril-ya. these beings, known as the ana,were forced into the inner earth because of earth changes, specifically a flood, which destroyed theircivilization thousands of years before the biblical cataclysmthe ana had the ability to fly with wingsattached to their bodies (p. 13)ezekiels visionthe figures descending from a cloud with four faces, likened by the prophet to a lion, a bull, an eagleand a man (see ezekiel 23. 14-15)such sculptures were found in sargons palace in assyria. they were later purchased by john d rock-efeller (see p. 21.)the rock of behistuna giant sculpture ca

tlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation in the period from 587 b.c. to 581 b.c, the hebrew prophet ezekiel prophesied that tyre wouldbecome a spoil to the nations (ezekiel 26:5, a place to spread nets upon (26:14 and 47:10, andbuilt no more (26:14. in 332 b.c, pursuant to ezekiel's prophecy, tyre fell to ruin when alex-ander the great besieged and stormed the city. 6. 875-848 b.c. the biblical mount carmel is south of the modern city of haifa and west of the seaof galilee in israel. mount carmel is less than 20 miles south of the 33rd parallel. at carmel, elijahthe hebrew prophet stood against 850 heathen prophets and defeated them (1 kings 18).7.593-571 b.c. in ezekiel chapter 28, the prophet wrote while in exile in babylon, not far south ofthe 33rd parallel. ezekiel wrote abo

e. ancient hebrew history, for instance, records thatour human ancestors were not the only intelligent, free-will beings who inhabited the ancient world.genesis chapter 3 refers to the serpent, which according to many ancient hebrew scholars was identi-fied with a hominoid or bi-ped reptilian being. the ancient hebrew word for serpent is nachash(which according to strong's comprehensive and other biblical concordances contained in itself themeanings: reptile, enchantment, hissing, whisper, diligently observe, learn by experience, incanta-tion, snake, etc, all of which may be descriptive of the serpent-sauroid race which we have been refer-ring to. the original nachash was not actually a snake as most people believe, but actually anextremely intelligent, cunning creature possessed with the

ent race. the book of revelation describes eschatological accounts when the enmity between human and serpentrace escalates into an open conflict..and there was war in heaven: michael fought against thedragon; and the dragon fought and his angels. and the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent,called the devil, and satan, which deceiveth the whole world (rev. 12:7) there are other interesting biblical references to serpents and dragons in psalms 44:19, 74:13, 148:7,isaiah 13:22, etc. india: nagas of the underworld the nagas are a race of serpent beings. most often they manifest themselves with half-man, half-ser-pent bodies, although sometimes they assume the shape of a dragon, or appear in the guise of a cobra.they can take many different forms including snakes, humans with snake tail

gion, royalty and the corporate world have with the constellations and the zodiac? who was jesus christ? was he the founder of christianity? what has the church been concealing for 2,ooo years? what are the gospels, and why were there 12 disciples? who are the serpents of wisdom and why is the serpent symbol so feared and revered? what do the symbols on flags, heraldry and money mean? who are the biblical magi? why has the role of women been reduced by patriarchal edifices?log on to www.taroscopes.com and visit the merchandise page for more information. also by michael tsarion432atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation subversive use of sacred symbolism in the media those who do not know what it means to be under psychic hypnsis,are already under it v ernon howardwhy are the yo

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or wrongdoing to others, rather describes black as considered to the arabic root word fhm, charcoal, black and wisdom. black is thus the color of hidden knowledge. magick is to ascend and become, by willed focus and direction. cain the antinomian nomad and sorcerer who was the spiritual offspring of samael (the black dragon) and lilith (red dragon/the mother of demons) through the body of eve in biblical lore. cain was said to have been the initiate of the caul, and through his first step on the left hand path (antinomian practice) he is the initiator of the sorcerer and witch. cain is also the black smith who sparks the black flame in the mind of the initiate. tubal-cain is the baphometic daemon which is the enfleshed archetype of azal ucel, or lucifer/samael, the dragon and peacock ange

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he exception of a small family and 2 of every creature. and as for the jews and muslim s, they pretty much echo the bible s version of events. and of coarse you have the aforementioned noah, whose family survived a massive flood in a boat with 2 of every animal, released birds to indicate the presence of dry land, and landed on a mountain. did humanity have a collective bad dream? did a deluge of biblical proportions (forgive me) leave an imprint so deep that none were left unscaved? how did the traditions of so many civilizations who never made contact come to contain so many corresponding details? even minor, seemingly trivial ones! imagine it, you arrive to a crime scene and start the investigation by talking to witnesses. and although i d hate to make the truth a popularity contest (wi

and black magic and noticed something many satanists partake in; using the names of multiple religions and mythologies to describe the same character. in the same breath (sentence, satanists would name 5 different gods, from 5 different religions, and declare that they were in fact the same entity. this was a conclusion i came to independently. these black magicians made casual references to the biblical struggle of good and evil, the greek and egyptian gods, the dajjal [anti-christ] and jinn [demons] of islam, the chi [life-force] of the chinese, the shakras of the hindus, and the anunnaki of sumeria. they appeared to embrace the truth in every religion, as if they took a bit of every religion and formed a new one, calling it the occult. but perhaps what has actually happened is that eve

il insisted that all the food served at the festival be insipid and disgusting in taste. the dancing done at the sabbat, especially by the women, is reminiscent of the sexually-suggestive dancing done at most clubs these days. the music at the sabbat sounds a bit chaotic, and without melody; it is frequently described as random tones and bells. satanists often compare and equate baphomet with the biblical cain, who slew his brother able. they claim that cain was not the child of adam and eve, but of satan and a demon named lilith. in the lovecraftian mythos, the black man of the sabbat is known as nyarlathotep, the highly intelligent trickster god who teaches mysteries that lead to evil; he is also the consumer of souls and has a 1,000 faces (forms. nyarlathotep, called the chaos that cree

tiamat is said to be the most ancient of god s enemies, long before the fall of lucifer, and she spawned a race of wicked giants and demons. in babylonian legend, tiamat was called the monster of chaos, and waged war against the gods. finally marduk defeated tiamat, split her in two, and used her flesh to create the world. this battle between the angels and the older gods goes unmentioned in the biblical genesis account, but remains in the greek tradition. according to greek mythology zeus, along with his brothers poseidon and hades, defeated the older gods, called the titans, and banished them to tartarus (the greek underworld. these titans, who were the offspring of gaia (tiamat, once ruled the earth; their brutish nature corrupting and spoiling the planet. this race even attempted to m

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lization comes, it may arrive with powerful emotional force, and provoke startling thoughts. one woman remembers thinking "oh, i'm dead! how lovely" a man states that the thought came to him "this must be what they call 'death" even when this realization comes, it may be accompanied by bafflement and even a certain refusal to accept one's state. one man, for example, remembers reflecting upon the biblical promise of "three score and ten" years, and protesting that he had had just barely one score" a young woman gave a very impressive account of such feelings when she told me that, i thought i was dead, and i wasn't sorry that i was dead, but i just couldn't figure out where i was supposed to go. my thought and my consciousness were just like they are in life, but i just couldn't figure all

ineluctably drawn to it. interestingly, while the above description of the being of light is utterly invariable, the identification of the being varies from individual to individual and seems to be largely a function of the religious background, training, or beliefs of the person involved. thus, most of those who are christians in training or belief identify the light as christ and sometimes draw biblical parallels in support of their interpretation. a jewish man and woman identified the light as an "angel" it was clear, though, in both cases, that the subjects did not mean to imply that the being had wings, played a harp, or even had a human shape or appearance. there was only the light. what each was trying to get across was that they took the being to be an emissary, or a guide. a man w

he bible in our society the bible is the most widely read and discussed book dealing with matters relating to the nature of the spiritual aspect of man and to life after death. on the whole, however, the bible has relatively little to say about the events that transpire upon death, or about the precise nature of the after-death world this is especially -rue of the old testament. according to some biblical scholars, only two passages in all of the old testament speak unequivocally of life after death: isaiah 26:19: thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust for. the earth shall cast out the dead' daniel 12:2: and many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everl

hem that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. notice that in both of these passages there is strong suggestion that a resurrection of the physical body will occur and that the state of physical death is compared here, again, to sleep. still, as is evident from the preceding chapter, a few persons have drawn upon specific biblical concepts when trying to elucidate or to explain to me what happened to them. for instance, it will be remembered that one man identified the dark enclosure he went through at the moment of death as the biblical "valley of the shadow of death" two persons mentioned jesus' claim "i am the light of the world" apparently, it was at least partly on the basis of that phrase that both identified

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religious rites of the other deities. he still, however, retained in rome his [101]greek attributes as god of fire, and unrivalled master of the art of working in metals, and was ranked among the twelve great gods of olympus, whose gilded statues were arranged consecutively along the forum. his roman name, vulcan, would seem to indicate a connection with the first great metal-working artificer of biblical history, tubal-cain. poseidon (neptune. poseidon was the son of kronos and rhea, and the brother of zeus. he was god of the sea, more particularly of the mediterranean, and, like the element over which he presided, was of a variable disposition, now violently agitated, and now calm and placid, for which reason he is sometimes represented by the poets as quiet and composed, and at others a

inspire the worshipper with awe and reverence, added to which the delightful shade and coolness afforded by tall leafy trees is peculiarly grateful in hot countries. indeed so general did this custom of building temples in groves become, that all places devoted to sacred purposes, even where no trees existed, were called groves. that this practice must be of very remote antiquity is proved by the biblical injunction, having for its object the separation of the jews from all idolatrous practices "thou shalt not plant thee a grove of trees near unto the altar of the lord thy god" page 221 statues. the greeks worshipped their gods without any visible representations of them until the time of cecrops. the most ancient of these representations consisted of square blocks of stone, upon which the

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ped by the more virile men of the coven. she is stroked, kissed and otherwise stimulated until her passions are aroused. only then is she brought before the coven master who copulates with her, until he is exhausted. the mark of the beast aleister crowley, an infamous black magician of the 1920s, was< dubbed by the daily express the wickedest man who ever lived and came to believe that he was the biblical beast of the revelations. he was, for a short time, a member of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, but his true interest lie in the oto (ordo templis orientis, a german order involved in sexual magic. he took this and adapted it into a new religion, thelema. a magical system dedicated to the enlightenment of one s soul via sex rituals held in honor of pan, the god of earthly existence

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

ry plays was reflected in and finalized by the cathedral and from this the word mystery was born. etymologically, it summoned up antiquity and the most widespread and deeply rooted rites of ancient times. the gospel was first transposed into a spectacle by putting to work the magnificent and evocative dramatic resources held in this scripture. this made it possible to present on the stage all the biblical characters who theologians of the time considered to be forerunners of christ. through these extensions, the mystery became more and more popular in nature while at the same time recalling the liturgy closest to it. it is not out of the question that craftsmen, whose brotherhoods and corporations multiplied the mysteries, began to cull from the spectacle both an exoteric meaning the passi

the bible, in which the former kings i and kings ii have become the book of samuel. this reference comes from the latin bible of froben (basel, 1498; bibliotheque national, res. a 807) see also emile male, l'art religieux du iiiieme stecle en france, vol. 1, 23 ff. speculative freemasonry 227 historical foundations of the scripture should not be disregarded; abraham, david, solomon, and all other biblical characters truly existed. but god made these men the heralds of his son yet to come upon the earth. therefore, it is necessary to search through all they said and did, and in doing so, we will find christ "the old testament" saint augustine said "is nothing other than the new testament covered with a veil and the new testament is merely the old one unveiled" the divine plan transposed int

with his spirit of grace yt they shall never wholly depart from him* the legend of hiram and the initiatory myth the legend of hiram is particularly significant with regard to the sacred scope of the masonic ritual. for the masons, who made him both their master and model, hiram was a mythical figure who was the brilliant builder of the temple. haloed by glory and talent, he is a synthesis of two biblical figures: huram or hiram abi, and adoram, adonhiram, or adoniram. according to the kings iii (5:13, 14, 15, king solomon fetched hiram out of tyre. he was a widow's son of the tribe of naphtali, and his father was a man of tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. and he came to king solomon and wrought all his work

dissected (1730. the ancient provenance of this legend seems accurate, however, for it seems its full meaning and the source for its inspiration could be found only in a mediveal reading of the bible, a mind-set that was completely lost with the arrival of the reformation and counter-reformation. we may invoke additional arguments in support of this legend's age. the creation of legends based on biblical themes was a widespread practice during the middle ages. it was encouraged by popular fervor and a taste for the marvelous. the church itself, far from condemning 232 from the art of building to the art of thinking these glosses, encouraged their creation to a certain extent. we may recall how similar legends were transposed into apocryphal texts and were spread through sculptures and the

NEW WORLD ORDER OR OCCULT SECRET DESTINY

necessary for the formulation of a universal religion (the spirit of masonry p.113) foster bailey states that masonry is the descendant of, or is founded upon, a divinely imparted religion. this religion he explains..was the first united world religion. then came the era of separation of many religions and sectarianism. today we are working again towards a world universal religion (ibid p.31) to biblical students these are shocking admissions and it adds fuel to the charge of a masonic antichrist in our midst. it is these mysteries which christ will restore upon his reapearance, alice bailey reveals, thus reviving the churches in a new form, and restoring the hidden mystery (the reappearance of the christ, p. 122) bailey is giving these revelations by her channeled master djwhal khul a di

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

e power of ahriman. at the end of time, all will be purified, and as in norse mythology a fresh, new creation will arise. the flood just as many mythologies look forward to the destruction of this world in a catastrophe, such as the norse cataclysm called ragnarok, so many record a time, within this creation, when the gods grew angry with humankind, and attempted to destroy them with a flood. the biblical story of the deluge is one of many such accounts, and owes much to the sumerian/babylonian account in the epic of gilgamesh, in which the noah figure is named utnapishtim (see p. 19. the ancient greeks told how zeus tried to destroy mankind with a flood, but prometheus (see p. 24) warned deucalion and pyrrha. manu was saved from the hindu deluge vishnu in the form his fish avatar, matsya

the fifth sun, nahui ollin, was made by the gods at teotihuacan (just north of modern mexico city, which was also the birthplace of the gods themselves. the stone is not a fully-functioning calendar; the complex aztec calendar was based on a 52-year cycle known as the calendar round, which reconciled the concurrent 260-day and 365-day years. noah and the flood noah s ark rides the flood after the biblical deluge, in a wood-engraving from the nuremberg bible of 1483. god decided to destroy humanity because of its wickedness, but warned the pious noah of the coming flood, and told him to build the ark and take on board two of every living creature. after the ark had grounded on mount ararat, god sent the rainbow as a symbol of his covenant never again to destroy the creatures he had made. no

/37 just before a smallpox outbreak wiped out almost the entire tribe. big canoe this barrel-shaped object made of planks and hoops stood in the center of the village. it was the shrine containing the cedar post that lone man left behind in his place. in the context of the okeepa ceremony, it represented the ark of the mandan flood myth, which by the 1830s had incorporated various elements of the biblical flood. the night two of the four individual dancers, painted jet black with charcoal and grease, and covered with white spots called stars, were called the night. crying to the great spirit during the dance the chief medicine man leans against the big canoe, with the sacred pipe in his hand, crying to the great spirit for help in the coming year. antelopes the mandan boys were painted yel

RABBI MOSHE WISNEFSKY APPLES FROM THE ORCHARD THE ARIZAL ON THE PARASHAH

ctify the murder-aspect of adam fs sin by having him bring him a two-flavored dish acquired by killing. isaac fs eating the two-flavored dish for positive purposes (to bless esau and thus continue the line of abraham and the work of rectifying the world) would rectify adam fs eating a gtwoflavored dish h (the tree of knowledge of good and evil) for negative motives. it is an accepted principle of biblical exegesis that whenever the torah uses the plural, it implies two of the referent. this is so because we assume the biblical text intends to be explicit, rather than vague, and the minimum a plural can imply is two. for [isaac] thought that the world had not yet been rectified [as stated above. jacob also thought that the sin of adam had not yet been rectified. therefore, he reasoned, if h

ffering. since this account describes how these kings, who personified severe judgment [of tohu, preceded [the rectified order of tikun, the [king who personified] gevurah preceded [the king who personified] chesed. he is called gthe son of zerach h because, as is stated in the midrash, gthe water conceived and gave birth to darkness. h he was therefore gthe son of zerach. h in explaining how the biblical account of creation assumes the existence of certain entities whose creation is not specifically mentioned, the midrash says that gthree things preceded the creation of the world: water, wind, and fire. water conceived and gave birth to darkness; fire conceived and gave birth to light; wind conceived and gave birth to wisdom.and with these six things the world is maintained: with wind, wi

lamentations, the prophet jeremiah fs dirge over the destruction of the first temple. elul is associated with the nose [of nukva. in the associations above, the two nostrils are associated with tiferet and da fat, which define the middle axis of the sefirotic tree, just as the nose is on the central axis of the face. in sefer yetzirah, elul is associated with sexuality, carnal gknowledge h in the biblical idiom. this leaves the mouth, which is not associated explicitly with any month, but whose presence [in this array] is hidden. 6 lamentations 1:16. 7 ibid.1:13. the arizal on parashat bo (3) 17 the mouth, the organ of speech, is associated with malchut, the sefirah of expression. this same order applies to the [association between nukva and the months due to its relationship with the] mal

itial, purely physical state to a spiritualized state. binah is thus the actualization of chochmah, and malchut is the actualization of the emotions. in both cases, the male principle is the abstract idea and the female principle is its concretization. malchut may be considered a lower form of binah since expression is simply a way of making other people understand the emotions one feels. the two biblical archetypes for these two facets of femininity are the two wives of jacob, leah and rachel. leah is represented by the first hei of the divine name, and rachel by the second hei. since the four letters represent a sequential, descending process in the act of creation, this means that leah (the gupper h hei) represents a higher level of spirituality than rachel (the glower h hei. leah perso

exposed to attack. the vav between the two nun fs signifies z feir anpin, which extends gfrom [one] world to the [other] world. in between these two nun fs (or two hei fs) is the letter vav, which signifies the emotions, as we said. the emotions oscillate between binah and malchut, between renewing themselves in the intellectual ideas that gave rise to them and the means for their expression. the biblical archetype for the emotions is thus jacob, who was married to both leah and rachel. when the letter nun is spelled out as a word, it is spelled nun-vav-nun; the vav is wedged between the regular and the final nun. the vav indicates the name havayah spelled out to equal 45. the process of gspelling out h a letter is called gfilling h it (milui) in kabbalah. now, when the letters of the name

t as there is a higher [facial] beard, there is a lower [pubic] gbeard h around the sefirah of yesod, and understand these great mysteries, because just as there are 13 tufts of the higher beard, so are there thirteen tufts of the lower beard around yesod. this is the mystical meaning of [the sages f statement that] ggreat is circumcision, for thirteen covenants were made concerning it. h8 in the biblical passage9 in which g-d commands abraham to circumcise himself and all his present and future male offspring, the word for gcovenant h [brit] occurs thirteen times. clearly, this redundancy is not necessary for the prose of the story, and exists only to allude to the fact expressed in the sages f statement. the inner meaning of the 13 gcovenants h made concerning circumcision is that this r

mah. so, perhaps the alef here is referring specifically to the chochmah, the source of the intellect, the seminal drop of insight that was not fully present in jacob fs union with leah. when leah fs maidservant zilpah gave birth to gad, leah exclaimed, gluck has come. h6 the normal way of spelling such a phrase is as two words: ghas come h- gluck h (since the verb usually precedes the subject in biblical hebrew. these two words would then be spelled: beit-alef gimel-dalet, pronounced gba gad, h this being the source 4 1:244b. 5 job 6:15. 6 genesis 30:11. the arizal on parashat matot (2) 661 for the name gad. however, in the biblical text, the two words elide into one, compound word, spelled beit-gimeldalet (linguistically, although a rare occurrence, this can be justified since the alef i

rney on which g-d guided you [sing] c h and the rest of the passage is in the singular. the plural clause is addressed to the people as a whole who are collectively responsible for remembering amongst all of them the whole torah. similarly [we can better understand this passage with the help of] something written by the pious rabbi yonah [of gerondi]13 regarding the sequence of verses [in another biblical passage. king solomon said, ghonor g-d with your wealth cand he will fill your storehouses [with satiation] c. do not despise, my 11 numbers 31:2. 12 job 11:9. 13 sha farei teshuvah 3:30. the arizal on parashat eikev (2) 716 child, g-d fs discipline c[for g-d chastises whom he loves. h14 he wrote that [this implies that] even if g-d does not gfill your storehouses, h do not say that it is

g his blessing on the world, for inasmuch as there is no vessel to contain it, it will just dissipate. we are taught specifically that it was the second temple that was destroyed on account of the causeless hatred amongst the jewish people (whereas the first temple was destroyed on account of other sins, yet the verses quoted all refer to the destruction of the first temple (which occurred during biblical times, while that of second temple was post-biblical. however, that the same sorts of suffering occurred in the second destruction, and there is 11 psalms 79:3 12 ezekiel 24:7, referring to the population of jerusalem as an errant woman. 13 leviticus 22:28. 14 hosea 10:14 [the source text here quotes a passage i could not identify with any specific biblical verse: gthe children are slaugh

, the [organ of procreation, the physical manifestation of] yesod, is likened to a bow that shoots arrows [of semen. we see this with regard to [halachic discussions regarding whether or not a particular discharge of semen can be considered potent.11 the] seed [is not considered potent if when discharged it does not] shoot like an arrow. the simile of ejaculation and shooting an arrow is found in biblical verses as well.12 the target [of the garrows h of z feir anpin] is [the partzuf] rachel. as we said, the only legitimate gtarget h for yesod is malchut, personified in the narrow sense by one fs wife or in the broader sense by the holiness of the vessel as evinced in its being a vehicle for the dissemination of the g-didea throughout reality. therefore, when the jewish people sinned and t

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

cards based upon esoteric b 51 to have done so. but by using r :1, and by comparing them i- f the reader will render this t 5 +phirah hod, the splendour, r e tree, the pillar of severity. its rq, but more especially to the- xwer and presence. as i have f- 2% the tree of life and the r- r.ed so that the aptness of the+ fully appreciated. two paths- malkuth, and the path of the theme apparently is biblical in nature, phraseology consonant therewith, they the elements of a profound psychology. wait of three months, referred to the regimen silent incubation, during which time the may make copies for his own private the fourth grade of philosophus sephirah involved is netsach, victory, to venus and the element of fire, while the ladder are principally of a watery nature. identical nature with

REGARDIE TALISMANS

of twenty-two petals. he may find such sigils of more practical value than those made from the traditional kameas. on the various talismans that the student may perceive in the books referred to in the bibliography, he will find various words and versicles inscribed in the circular margins on the periphery of the talisman. these versicles or words are also traditional. the words were, as a rule, biblical names of god, together with the names of angels, spirits and intelligences. elaborate tables of these hierarchies have come down to us from the sources already mentioned. in the appendix to this manual will be found such a table of names. moreover, phrases and sentences were extrapolated from both old and new testaments to provide authorization and power. it was not considered worth-while

electrical engineer, under contract to build a new power station to provide light and power for a new village to be erected adjacent to an atomic installation, and needed inspiration to deal adequately with this project, i might construct a solar talisman. since the structure would provide light, the talismanic ruler could well be the source of light and life to the earch, the sun. an appropriate biblical verse for inscription around the outer margin of one side of the talisman could be: and god said, let there be light. and there was light! the literary recording in the bible of this prehistoric event provides justification and hope that an event modeled on the pattern of this earlier one may well be repeated, on request, as it were. an infinite variety of changes may be rung on this simp

ic idea involved. of course one has to be familiar with the books of the bible to know where to look for the right phrase. traditionally also, the verse was written in hebrew letters. since, however, few students could letter hebrew legibly and artistically, resulting in the occurrence of many stupid misprints or inartistic transcriptions, thus rendering null and void the intrinsic meaning of the biblical verses, some innovators came to use latin. there was somewhat less chance of miscopying in latin: though this was found, even so, not to be altogether true. but there it was hebrew, latin, and sometimes greek were the classical languages used in writing inscriptions around the margin of the talismans, as may be seen by consulting the greater key of king solomon. the principles involved ar

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART I

the fatal science of good and evil, and the consequence of its revelation is death. moses depicts it under the figure of a tree which stands in the midst of the terrestrial paradise, is in proximity to the tree of life and is joined at the root thereto. at the foot of this tree is the source of the four mysterious rivers; it is guarded by the sword of fire and by the four symbolical forms of the biblical sphinx, the cherubim of ezekiel. here i must pause, and i fear that already i have said too much. i testify in fine that there is one sole, universal and imperishable dogma, strong as supreme reason; simple, like all that is great; intelligible, like all that is universally and absolutely true; and this dogma is the parent of all others. there is also a science which confers on man powers

y, that book which william postel names the genesis of enoch, existed certainly before moses and the prophets, whose doctrine, fundamentally identical with that of the ancient egyptians, had also its exotericism and its veils. when moses spoke to the people, says the sacred book allegorically, he placed a veil over his face, and he removed it when communing with god: this accounts for the alleged biblical absurdities which so exercised the satirical powers of voltaire. the books were written only as memorials of tradition and in symbols that were unintelligible to the profane. the pentateuch and the poems of the prophets were, moreover, elementary works, alike in doctrine, ethics and liturgy; the true secret and traditional philosophy was not committed to writing until a later period and u

is understanding was for flamel an intuition deserved, or rather, rendered possible, by the personal preparations of the adept. i believe that i have spoken sufficiently. divination is therefore an intuition, and the key of this intuition is the universal and magical doctrine of analogies. by means of these analogies the magus interprets visions, as did the patriarch joseph in egypt, according to biblical history. the analogies in the reflections of the astral light are as exact as the shades of colour in the solar spectrum, and can be calculated and explained with great accuracy. it is, however, indispensable to know the dreamer's degree of intellectual life, which, indeed, he will himself reveal completely by his own dreams and in a manner that will astonish himself. somnambulism, presen

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART II

it even more derision and contempt than voltaire heaped upon them, become lumithe key of occultism 59 nous for the initiate, who still hails with enthusiasm and love the perpetuity of true doctrine and the universality of initiation, identical in all sanctuaries of the world. the five books of moses, the prophecy of ezekiel and the apocalypse of st. john are the three kabalistic keys of the whole biblical edifice. the sphinxes of ezekiel are identical with those of the sanctuary and the ark, being a fourfold reproduction of the egyptian tetrad; the wheels revolving in one another are the harmonious spheres of pythagoras; the new temple, the plan of which is given according to exact kabalistic measures, is the type of the labours of primitive masonry. st. john in his apocalypse reproduces t

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

ence of the second sight, even in unwilling or unwitting persons, reveals this other world and its normally invisible inhabitants. this, he says, will counter the growth of atheism and materialism, for it is proof proper of many dimensions such as were believed in in earlier times. he supports this proposal not only with the evidence from scotland in the forms of techniques and examples, but from biblical evidence (carefully cited in chapter and verse, and classical precedent. there is also more than a hint that kirk, as an episcopalian minister albeit superficially politically reformed by a mainly presbyterian dominance in scotland, sought to counter some of the repressive bloodthirsty attitudes of christian religious extremism. he felt that his proof of another dimension and its inhabita

ounter some of the repressive bloodthirsty attitudes of christian religious extremism. he felt that his proof of another dimension and its inhabitants might lead to a more civilized and truly christian accommodation of other people's beliefs. in this sense the secret commonwealth is not only an unusual text, but probably a very daring one. kirk's arguments are so well reasoned and go supported by biblical precedents that it would have been difficult to accuse him of witchcraft or overt paganism, yet he steers very close to vulnerability to such charges at times, not because he is truly supporting paganism, but because his argument leads always towards religious tolerance and a theosophical or perennial spiritual viewpoint. nothing is more hateful to the extremist than tolerance and compass

orarily] by putting his hand and foot in the posture he requires of him [see page 33. 6,3: the unsullied eyes of infants can naturally perceive no new unaccustomed object but http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_40.htm (6 of 9 [10/9/2001 12:34:55 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 40-49) what [that is, those which] appear to other men, unless exalted and clarified in some way as [in the biblical example] of balaam's ass for a time. though in a witch's eye the beholder cannot see his own image reflected, as [he would] in the eyes of other people, so that [the] defect [that is, absence] of objects as well as [the] diversity the secret commonwealth 47 of the subject may operate differently on several [different] tempers [that is, temperaments] and ages. 6,4: though also some are of

th of the mortal world, but extending into, or rather depending on or reflecting from, other mythic dimensions. page 27 they are said to have aristocratic rulers and laws, but no discernible religion. they disappear whenever they hear. the name of jesus, at which all do bow willingly or by constraint that dwell above or beneath [or] within the earth. this is the first commentary 89 of a series of biblical quotations that kirk uses to prove his developing case for the physical existence of the fairy people and their subterranean world. the modern reader needs to be constantly aware that the biblical quotations were cited as firm (almost incontrovertible) evidence, not as comparative religious theories or mere dogmatic assertions. as a devout christian, kirk would have had no hesitation in p

scientific, religious, and legal arguments separately, but confirming one another. part of the scholarly technique of the day, stemming from the medieval period and perpetuated as late as the nineteenth century, was to assemble the natural, legal and religious evidence for a case side by side, and then show how they supported and reinforced one another to prove the main thesis. having stated that biblical quotations were an essential part of kirk's evidence, just as essential to his thesis as actual cases, techniques, anti examples from the gaelic traditions of seership, we must beware of taking them as mere examples of the fanatical religion of the time. the first quotation, from philipians 2:10, is a good example of the many levels of meaning found in the biblical citations that kirk lis

/www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_82.htm (7 of 10 [10/9/2001 12:36:03 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 82-91) degree rather than actual content: the descent of jesus into the underworld (later dogmatised as the 'harrowing of hell) was a universal ultimate descent, that subsumed all earlier sacrificial rituals or revelations. kirk tells in his later chapters that the seers themselves use biblical precedents in training their pupils, and we shall return to this interplay between christianity and pagan gaelic seership again. commentary 90 page 27 the. seer. can bring them with a spell to appear to himself or [to] others. he tells that they are ever readiest to go on hurtful errands, but seldom will be the messengers of great good to men. he is not terrified. when he calls them, but

pearing to a stable man. these [beings. strike him breathless. but the seer. forbids such horror, and comforts his novice. this is a classic description of the onset of the second sight, in which entities seems to boil and seethe towards the seer from all directions. the first rush passes, but is terrifying. kirk tells us that the seer defends his pupil against horror, and even quotes a series of biblical references concerning prophecy, second sight, and spiritual visions. having started on the biblical defense, kirk proceeds to develop this context on his own behalf, including an interesting interpretation of the temptation of jesus in matt. 4. once again he stresses the actual visual nature of the event, and that in both seership and in the case of jesus, it is not a phantasm or a sick a

seers lose their second sight when transported to america or other countries is that the invisible entities of those lands do not know them, and therefore will not speak to them. he then says, not unreasonably, that it would presumptuous for the scots alone to claim sole possession of the sight. kirk is, of course, correct in all of this argument, though the modern reader might not appreciate his biblical presentation of certain proofs. otherworld traditions are, as he says, found in every country, and are always connected to entities that are attuned to the http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_112.htm (2 of 9 [10/9/2001 12:36:43 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 112-121) land itself, often seeming to reach into the distant prehistoric or dreaming past. a seer with a co-walker w

m/kirk_wbw/pg_112.htm (2 of 9 [10/9/2001 12:36:43 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 112-121) land itself, often seeming to reach into the distant prehistoric or dreaming past. a seer with a co-walker will lose that companion when abroad, but may in time, as kirk suggests, come to some acquaintance with the spirits of the lands in which he or she find themselves. now follows a series of biblical citations concerning the subtle or aery body. the concept of elemental air should not be confused with gaseous air, but is used repeatedly by kirk to define the lightest and most mobile of materialized energies. thus air and bodies of air are really the highest octave of matter, so light, subtle and changeable that it may not be seen without special visual faculties. following the biblica

e name of jesus over subterranean inhabitants which is also discussed in this commentary on page 89. the list of quotations is worth reading in full, as it gives us an insight into kirk's extremely fluid and subtle use of the bible. his argument had to be based upon grounds that contemporary authorities would accept, therefore he includes science and firm analysis and discussion, with irrefutable biblical evidence. we need to remember that the bible http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_112.htm (5 of 9 [10/9/2001 12:36:43 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 112-121) was taken literally by most people of the seventeenth century, and that to suggest that most of it was a carefully edited reworking of mythology and semitic folklore would have been shocking, sacrilegious and, of course

RUBY TABLET OF SET

creation at 4004 bce, histories began ca. 400 bce, with large episodes of later history being unknown. the universe was generally thought to be earth-centric, and the non-christian/european world was considered to be "savage" it was difficult for intellectuals to know just what to believe! even the noted galileo published his authority of scripture in 1614, and isaac newton devoted many years to biblical studies. he wrote "if any question at any time arise concerning christ's interpretations, we are to beware of philosophy and vain deceit and oppositions of science falsely so-called, and have recourse to the old testament" a generation after he published his famous principia, newton was still trying to discover the exact plan of solomon's temple, which he considered the best guide to the

it is only in coptic that we find the names run together. similarly we have "zorokothora-meljisedek" run together; melchisedec whose genealogy is not given in the bible, is identified, not with shem as the jews sometimes do, but with the heathen zoroaster, and the names are fantastically coupled. we may add that the functions assigned to zorokothora-meljisedek have nothing to so with those of the biblical melchisedec or the persian zoroaster! only the mere names were borrowed by the gnostic. 2. the mystery of the first mystery "but he who shall have received the complete mystery of the first mystery of the ineffable, that is to say, the twelve mysteries of the first mystery, one after another. shall have the power of exploring all the orders of the inheritance of light, of exploring from w

existence of individual will, decrying the self as "mere illusion" however, ethical naturalism (the identification of the concepts "good" and "natural) is rejected by the setian philosophy. instead, it is the alien, non-natural aspect of man, seen as setting him apart from the common beasts, which is exalted. in line with this exaltation of the non-natural is an alternative interpretation of the biblical myth of the "fall" there is a great deal of truth in the saying "ignorance is bliss" hackneyed though this phrase might be. thus, because consciousness produces pain, mass humanity looks back to a time of bestial, mindless oblivion with great longing. it is for this reason that the source of man's freedom, self-awareness, and separateness has been slandered, painted red, and given horns a

itself is worthy of ruby tablet publication as is, but because i'd very much like those among us who have extensive knowledge of and understanding of the bible to modify and add to this article, with the aim of developing a comprehensive and useful study of the devil as portrayed in the bible, from both the satanic and from the christian viewpoint. meanwhile, it can serve as a starting point for biblical study for those of us who need one] the existence of satan most of the world views satan as a stereotype. they perceive satan as a two-horned, redcolored, pointy-tailed devil. satan's existence is declared in the bible. satan, or some variation of his name, is mentioned in seven old testament books. these books are: genesis, 1 chronicles, job, psalms, isaiah, ezekiel, and zechariah. every

ms, isaiah, ezekiel, and zechariah. every new testament author refers to satan, and he is mentioned in 19 new testament books. looking at the numbers here, we find that 82% of the old testament books mention nothing about satan. and we discover that 30% of the new testament books mention nothing about satan. though this percent is actually 30/70, it is close enough to confirm the 33 1/3 to 66 2/3 biblical ratio of lucifer's departure from heaven. in lucifer's departure, we discover that lucifer is reported as leaving heaven with 1/3 of the angels following him. using this ratio, we should find one satanist for every two christians. this ratio is not out of balance,because we will discover that satan has always had the fittest, most strongly willed, and most attractive forces on his side. l

"purpose" is that of destruction of works that he does not go along with. i thought destruction was a trait the christians gave to satan. but, here we find they approve of it when it's in their best interest as they define such a term. romans 16:20 and the god of peace shall bruise satan under your feet shortly, the grace of our lord jesus christ be with you. amen. this is another good example of biblical inversion of concepts. the phrase "god of peace" sounds like a desirable quality, alright, but in the same sentence we discover that christian peace comes through violence. this portion of the passage gives christians biblical authority to approve of violence against satanists anytime and anywhere. 1 peter 5:8 be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary satan, as a roaring lion, walketh

rone above the stars of jehovah. lucifer will make himself into a god. 3. i will sit upon the mount of the congregation. lucifer will be the leader of another religion. 4. i will ascend above the heights of the clouds. lucifer mostly travels by air. 5. i will be like the most high. lucifer predicts he will become el-elyon, jehovah's title "the most high. the personality of satan we have seen some biblical evidence for the existence and origin of satan. now let's look at satan's personality. satan is intelligent. christians realize this, and still can often be outwitted. this frustrates them to no end, and causes my mind to smirk every time i do it. the bible proclaims such intelligence: 2 corinthians 2:11 least satan should get an advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. ch

my mind to smirk every time i do it. the bible proclaims such intelligence: 2 corinthians 2:11 least satan should get an advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. christians strive for child-like minds. what kind of christian adult would forsake adulthood? yet: 2 corinthians 11:3. so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in jesus. satan possesses great memory. biblical christianity bears this out. according to the bible, satan tempted jesus several times (matthew 4:1-11. satan did this through a knowledge of the old testament. when jesus refuted satan's biblical charges, he referred to the old testament. as we will learn later, the satanic authority of modern man makes up two parts of the diabolical trinity. this diabolical trinity can absorb strength v

ing to the bible, satan tempted jesus several times (matthew 4:1-11. satan did this through a knowledge of the old testament. when jesus refuted satan's biblical charges, he referred to the old testament. as we will learn later, the satanic authority of modern man makes up two parts of the diabolical trinity. this diabolical trinity can absorb strength via the new testament. as satanists, we have biblical authority to explain the satanic truths, for the purpose of self advancement. satan possesses great will. the apostle paul instructs the youthful timothy to be firm but gentle with christians who are frustrated with their religion. again we find a keen draw to satanism is its great will that manifests within its initiates. 2 timothy 2:26 they may recover themselves out of the snare of sat

f advancement. satan possesses great will. the apostle paul instructs the youthful timothy to be firm but gentle with christians who are frustrated with their religion. again we find a keen draw to satanism is its great will that manifests within its initiates. 2 timothy 2:26 they may recover themselves out of the snare of satan, who are taken captive by him at his will. satan possesses emotions. biblical accounts of satan's emotions are limited, but we can find three examples. this does not mean that satan only has three emotions; satan has many emotions and he freely uses them. the three emotions we will look at are desire, pride, and wrath. luke 22:31 and the lord said, simon, simon, behold, satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. christian concepts of desire are

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curred to him now that he was forever joined to the adversary, their arms locked around one another's bodies, mouth to mouth, head to tail, as when they fell to earth: when they settled- as things begin so they continue- yes, he was coming closer- chichi? sasa _my other, my love. no- he floated over parkland and cried out, frightening the birds- no more of these england-induced ambiguities, these biblical--satanic confusions- clarity, clarity, at all costs clarity- this shaitan was no fallen angel- forget those son-ofthe-morning fictions; this was no good boy gone bad, but pure evil. truth was, he wasn't an angel at all "he was of the djinn, so he transgressed- quran 18 :50, there it was as plain as the day- how much more straightforward this version was! how much more practical, down--to

l, down--to--earth, comprehensible- iblis/ shaitan standing for the darkness, gibreel for the light- out, out with these sentimentalities _joining, locking together, love. seek and destroy: that was all. o most slippery, most devilish of cities- in which such stark, imperative oppositions were drowned beneath an endless drizzle of greys- how right he'd been, for instance, to banish those satanico-biblical doubts of his- those concerning god's unwillingness to permit dissent among his lieutenants- for as iblis/shaitan was no angel, so there had been no angelic dissidents for the divinity to repress- and those concerning forbidden fruit, and god's supposed denial of moral choice to his creations- for nowhere in the entire recitation was that tree called (as the bible had it) the root of the

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he goetia, a king commanding 72 legions. gives the ring of virtues, teaches arithmatic, astronomy, geometry, handicrafts. answers demands fully and truthfully, makes one invincible, finds and guards hidden treasures. originally an old iranian spirit inherited by the post exile jews (tobias 3: 8, 17. in some ways reminiscent of the assyrian demon pazuzu. astaroth, ashtaroth (persian ashtoreth, the biblical place name ashtoreth-karnaim means ashtoreth of the twin horns. goetia, 29th spirit) in the goetia, a duke commanding 40 legions. who manifests as a beautiful or foul angel carrying a viper in his hand whilst riding backwards on a dragon. tells fortunes, teaches liberal sciences. inspires sloth and idleness. the grimorium verum and grand grimoire make him the great duke of hell. also unde

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y through the denunciation, the priest signals that the wine of bitterness be proffered to the celebrant who, accepting his last drink, listens while the litany is completed, after which the priest signals to make ready for the final abasement and joy for the celebrant. the lictors (guards) remove the celebrant from his seat and place him, face downward, on the coffin's lid. the priest then reads biblical passage, hebrews 1:6-12. after the scourging, the celebrant is lifted from the lid of the coffin. the priest then knocks three times on the coffin with a staff or the pommel of the sword a scream is heard from within the coffin, and the lid lifts from inside. the occupant's arms beckon seductively. the celebrant is lowered into the coffin by the lictors, who leave him to his doom or renew

ed in russia about the same time as their antagonistic "separated" brethren, the skoptsi or "castrators (circa 1500. their ritual, though russian, also contained some foreign adaptation. they celebrated in name and deed such ancient gods and pre-christian divinities as the rusalki, and iarilo, who were the personifications of passion and lust, and the domovoy, or house genii. the khlystys invoked biblical gods of pleasure, as well as dark, forboding demons like balaam, and persian deities like kors. in the ritual of these "seekers after joy" their whirlings and circumambulations, followed by frenzied sexual release, were virtually indistinguishable from the ecstatic flailing about of the dervishes. undoubtedly the strongest testimony to the influence of foreign sects upon the khlysty was t

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for accepting or rejecting a creed. now let s explore a cheap form of diabolism that which is founded upon dis-ease within oneself belief; that which is more akin to xianity and other theistic religions than it is to the antichrist religion: purely for arguments sake, let s say that the judao-xian devil, satan, literally exists as a being. by subscribing to this idea, a believer is saying this is biblical truth. moreover, a consequence of this belief is also an acknowledgement of the existence of his creator, who is called god by its followers (the other god is the satanic theist believes in. another supposed element of biblical truth. of course xian belief maintains that these two beings are not the same and are opposed to each other in morality, objective and purpose. these differences a

lled god by its followers (the other god is the satanic theist believes in. another supposed element of biblical truth. of course xian belief maintains that these two beings are not the same and are opposed to each other in morality, objective and purpose. these differences are acceptable and serve to outline satan s evil and god s moral good. as the acknowledged creator of the devil, god, in the biblical context, is certainly superior to satan in his nature and power, and it is even written that satan exists only because god allows him to exist. a satanic believer of this doctrine may prefer to think that somehow satan is, or will, become strong enough to overcome and defeat god whenever that battle is to be waged, but it s written in the pages if the revealed word of god (the believer s

of god or his works. nor would i find the characterization of god in the old of new testaments (especially the ot) befitting of a god. the ot is filled with his legendary temper tantrums which surely are most typical of an adolescent brat, angered by its pets for mis-behaving, than that of a god -3- scientific discoveries and collected evidence go a long way toward discrediting xian creationism, biblical theories of human origins, and the like. to believe in the scriptures as truth is to blind oneself to the irrefutable evidences of nature s creative processes: the formation, development and age of our earth; the evolutionary phases of man and animal, etc. perhaps satanists who believe should re-evaluate and begin a thoughtful review: objectively looking at the evidence of our primitive h

on in the thirteenth century bc; and jesus and xianity in the first century ad, thus ushering in the curse: the actual fall of man the wholesale loss of human integrity, freedom of thought and worship, and inherent strength; generations forever cursed by the xian castration of instinctual harmony thru tyranny and mandated blind faith -7- the following criticisms are based upon historical records, biblical examples of ignorance, media accounts, experiences from others and generalized antichristian sentiment. the xian critique jesus is the destroyer of individuality, pride, creativity, happiness, strength ad infinitum. an example of jesus na vet: epilepsy is demonic possession. requirements for the successful performance of miracles: a showman with prestige and an ignorant audience who belie

kness! i am the publisher of alienation and unity! i am the creator of life and death! i am the savior of man and the destroyer of the nazarene! i am the soul of darkness a black -36- beacon of infernal light to the worthy, and a sign of doom to the lambs! i am the will, the purpose and the fight! i am antichrist! 5 the holy sacrifice. 6 the celebrant faces the sigil of antichrist and recites the biblical passage, revelation 13: 1-18. 7 the evocation and release of the devils of evilution. the celebrant grasps the sword of satan and steadies the point of the blade in the flame of antichrist as he evokes the devils of evilution thus: pan, come forth and smear the earth with your doctrines of carnality! fenris, come forth and free the beast to wage the war! leviathan, come forth to fill the

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ry of the death and resurrection of jesus christ a myth: a story that aims to show how humans can be freed of their sins and brought into a heavenly afterlife. they believe that the resurrection was not meant to be taken literally; instead, they see it as a symbol for finding new life or a new way of relating to the world when one believes in jesus s teachings. for other christians, however, such biblical stories are literal truth. they believe that jesus died on the cross and three days later he rose from the dead and spoke to his followers again before going to heaven. both interpretations are possible, depending on how one approaches the reading of holy texts. one person s myth can become another s historical fact. religion and science science and religion are two ways of examining the

ap of faith, a belief in the unprovable, is perhaps the biggest distinction between science and religion. modern science has its roots in the christian traditions of western europe. for hundreds of years many of the truths of religions such as christianity were largely accepted without question. by the mideighteenth century in europe and america, however, critics had begun to question many of the biblical truths that were being interpreted, even by the faithful, as myths and fictions that were important on a symbolic or poetic level, rather than as historical fact. for example, early scientists and religious critics began questioning stories such as the biblical account of the creation of the world. in 1650 an irish bishop named james ussher claimed that, based on the account in genesis, 1

uestioning stories such as the biblical account of the creation of the world. in 1650 an irish bishop named james ussher claimed that, based on the account in genesis, 14 world religions: almanac what is religion? earth was created on october 23, 4004 bce. by the nineteenth century, geology (the study of rocks and natural structures) had developed enough to show that earth was much older than the biblical creation story suggested. in 1859 naturalist charles darwin (1809 1882) published his influential work on the origin of species, which suggested that random acts, which he called natural selection, and not divine planning produced the many species on earth. darwin s second work, the descent of man (1871) took this idea a step further, applying it specifically to humankind. this was seen a

uding religion. this superman would create new values and a new moral order. nietzsche wrote in thus spake [spoke] zarathustra, god is dead. by this he meant that the concept of god and religion had ceased to have an impact on the lives of humans. science advanced along many lines during the nineteenth century. british scientist charles darwin s work in evolution questioned the very nature of the biblical account of genesis, which states that god created the world in six days. many christians also believed, as stated by irish bishop, john ussher (1581 1656, that the creation described in genesis occurred in 4004 bce. discoveries in geology (the study of earth s history and its composition) pushed the age of earth back millions of years, further challenging christian concepts of creation. s

e anglican church, huxley became a skeptic regarding parts of christianity, including the existence of god. he was a materialist and a supporter of the revolutionary theories of geologist charles lyell (1797 1875. lyell suggested that the geological processes now seen on earth shaped the planet very slowly over the course of millions of years. so geological change was in opposition to the literal biblical description in genesis, in which god created the earth and all life on it in six days. huxley became a champion of charles darwin (1809 1892, who promoted natural selection as the way in which evolution works, both in print and from the speaker s platform. huxley largely agreed with darwin s theory that humans developed slowly over millions of years, evolving from simple life forms to inc

igion, one other text has become a symbol of atheism and agnosticism: on the origin of species by charles darwin, which sets out the theory of natural selection. darwin s work has been a lightning rod for the debate over the existence or non-existence of god since its publication in 1859. darwin s theory basically challenged the creation as described in the bible. though many christians take that biblical description as a symbolic story, darwin s work continues to cause controversy in religious circles, especially among literal readers of the bible, or those who believe that the stories within the bible are factually true. influences of agnosticism and atheism some eastern religions created belief systems that do not rely on a personified supreme being, like the monotheistic god of judaism

r them, the qur an, the holy book of islam, is the final word of god. the religious differences between muslims and christians led to tension between the two groups. this hostility led to the crusades, a series of military expeditions undertaken by european christians in the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries in an attempt to reclaim the holy land from the muslims (the holy land consists of the biblical region of palestine, which includes world religions: almanac 127 christianity sites considered sacred by jews, christians, and muslims) the crusades were largely unsuccessful. although those who participated in the first crusade did retake jerusalem in 1099, later crusades could not maintain this foothold in what had become a muslim-dominated region. the inquisition and humanism as the ro

sed to represent the holy spirit, while the three rings of the halo represents the trinity. the image of a lamb similarly symbolizes jesus, the lamb of god (agnus dei in latin. worship the form of worship for christians was established in the early days of the church. at first some of the worship service was borrowed from jewish forms, so that the faithful said prayers together, sang from psalms( biblical hymns, and read scripture, mostly from the old testament at first and later from paul s letters. as christianity developed more of its own writings in the new testament, the readings tended to come more and more from that section. worship services were held on sunday, considered the day of jesus s resurrection. in addition, the early church had two main sacraments: baptism and the lord s

o reason out how states and societies began. he begins with the question of whether humankind was destroyed in a flood and then tries to determine how survivors would have then ordered their lives to create a new society. laws was written in the fourth century bce. it is interesting to note that plato references a flood as being responsible for the destruction of humankind. this is similar to the biblical story of the flood, in which noah is warned that god will destroy humankind and builds an ark to house two of each animal. all of them survive a flood of forty days and forty nights. another flood story is referenced in the ancient mesopotamian epic of gilgamesh. in this story the mesopotamian gods decide to destroy humankind, but utnapishtim is warned in advance and is able to build a gr

or open to change. they did not believe in the authority of the oral torah. for the sadducees, the center of jewish life was the temple and the sacrificial rites conducted there. in contrast to the sadducees, the pharisees believed that god gave to moses both the oral and the written torah. both were open to interpretation, so it was the pharisees who promoted a strong tradition of education and biblical scholarship (study) in judaism. the next movement to develop, in the early years of the common era, was the zealots. the zealots were less a religious movement than ashkenazic and sephardic jews the differences between ashkenazic and sephardic jews are based principally on geography. ashkenazic jews are the jews of eastern europe, france, and germany. the word ashkenazic comes from the he

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made when reason arose, an effort to grasp the plan of the universe, and to secure the link which binds to one common principle, all the elements which are around us "the last word of this system is the substitution of the absolute divine unity for every idea of dualism, for that pagan philosophy which saw in matter an eternal substance whose laws were not in accord with divine will; and for the biblical doctrine, which by its idea of creation, postulates two things, the universe and god, as two substances absolutely distinct one from the other "in fact, in the 'sepher yetzirah' god considered as the infinite and consequently the indefinable being, extended throughout all things by his power and existence, is while above, yet not outside of numbers, sounds and letters--the principles and

the word occurs and is translated "wheels" shrpim are the mysterious beings of isaiah vi. 2; the word otherwise is translated serpent, and in numbers xxi. 6, as "fiery serpents: also in verse 8 as "fiery serpent" when jehovah said "make thee a fiery serpent and set it upon a pole" kerubim. the hebrew words arc chivth h qdsh, holy animals: i have ventured to put kerubim, as the title of the other biblical form of holy mysterious animal, as given in 1 kings vi. 23 and exodus xxv. 18, and indeed genesis iii. 24. bible dictionaries generally give the word as cherubim, but in hebrew the initial letter is always k and not ch. 26. three. in the first edition i overlooked this word three; and putting and for as, made four classes of serving beings. 27. this is verse 4 of psalm civ. 28. here follo

SET IN EGYPTIAN THEOLOGY

emblence to a storm-god of their own pantheon. the set cult never recovered from this identification with the hyskos. mages of set were destroyed or defaced. by the time greek historians visited egypt, wild asses, pigs, and other beasts identified with the set cult were driven off cliffs, hacked into pieces or otherwise slaughtered at annual celebrations in a spirit akin to the driving out of the biblical scapegoat. the report of these historians is often thought to be a valid account of a a timeless and immutable theocracy, but just looking at the frequency with which the ruling capital moved to different cities (each being a cult-center) is enough to dispel this idea. one controversial egyptologist has suggested that the worship of set might have predated the concept of paternity. later

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by implication doresse appears to say that the egyptian seth now was seen as a positive figure. the author indeed wonders "whether, 1 the rediscovery of gnosticism, 2 vols, ed. b. layton, studies in the history of religion 41 (leiden 1980/81) 2.500. 2 w. fauth "seth-typhon, onoel und der eselkopfige gott, oriens christianus 57 (1973) 92. 3 b.a. pearson "egyptian seth and gnostic seth, society of biblical literature seminar papers 22 (missoula 1977) 33. cf. pearson "seth, 501. 4 "the egyptian background of gnosticism" in le origini dello gnosticismo, ed. u. bianchi, studies in the history of religion 12 (leiden 1967) 236. seth in the magical texts 87 perchance, some of these [gnostic] myths did not bring him into such contact with his homonym, seth the son of adam, as to create some confus

and, procope-walter knew that iao and seth- typhon could be identified as well as associated: the focal point of his article is papyrus osloensis i (pgm xxxvi, where two iao-pictures are identified as representations of seth- typhon.16 the question for us, however, is whether the coptic magical text cited above witnesses to a welding of seth-typhon and christ. iao, a greek form of the name of the biblical god, yahweh (above, arbathiao, is associated and even equated with many deities in the magical texts. the conjuration in pgm iv.3019-3024 begins "i conjure you by the god of the hebrews, jesus, iaba iae c" just before the conjuration, we are informed that the phylactery should include, inter alia, the names, iaeo, iao, iaeo. it is clear that jesus is here identified with the jewish god, w

or a picture of seth as ass, see, e.g, suppl. mag. ii.69. 15 see procope-walter "iao und set, archiv fur religionswissenschaft 30 (1933) 64-65. he does not discuss pgm iv.1331-1389. 16 see "iao und seth" 34-48. pearson did not note this text. 17 there is no need to regard the identification of jesus as "the god of the hebrews" as due to a later hand. in certain quarters, jesus was regarded as the biblical maleak yahweh, the yahweh angel, who is often indistinguishable from god himself. already in jude 5, jesus is seen as the angel of yahweh who led the people out of egypt; see j. fossum "kyrios jesus as the angel of the lord in jude 5-7, new testament studies 33 (1987) 226-243. this is one of the prominent works of the deity invoked in the spell in pgm iv.3007-3086; see lines 3034-3036 and

e egyptian seth, see already the refutation in procope- walter "iao und set (above n. 15) 50-51. 22 see mirecki "the coptic 'wizard's hoard, to be published in the proceedings of the conference on magic in the ancient world, university of kansas, august 1992 (n. 69 in the typescript put at our disposal. 23 mirecki points out (n. 57 in the typescript at our disposal) that in a coptic magical text "biblical seth" occurs in a list of names including, inter alia, adam, seth, noah, methusala (maqousa a; die kopischen zaubertexte der sammlung papyrus erzherzog rainer in wien, ed. v. stegemann, sb. heid. ak. d. wiss, phil.-hist. kl. 1933/4, 1 [heidelberg 1934] 70 xlv [108. lists of the biblical heroes from adam to moses play a great role in jewish christianity; see c. gieschen "the seven pillars

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n the reverse seal) as the "priceless gem of egypt."the terrible crystal (job xxxviii, 4-7) he believed that "when at last it shall actually crown the pyramid of human institutions, then indeed shall all men dwell beneath the shadow of "the rock."46 (deut. xxxii, 4; psalms xci, 1: isa. xxvi, 4 and xxxii, 2) totlen insisted that the symbolism had a scriptural basis. his "cap" on the pyramid is the biblical cornerstone; his "rock" is jehovah in the old testament. yet his own research and documentation on the meaning of the seal proved the contrary. he was always the optimist, even when he wrote that he could not "but feel. the certainty that a hidden hand blazoned the heraldry of this great people."47 george rawlinson;s massive three-volume history of the seven great monarchies o/ the ancien

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continuing relevance of christianity to modern life an interpretation he continued to develop and deepen over the next twenty-five years.1 but it was even more significant for raising issues that have dominated the whole discussion of christianity in the remainder of our century. it was among the first books to confront the crisis of the evidence about christianity that had been uncovered by the biblical criticism of the last century, and even more the questioning of the uniqueness 1. important landmarks in the development of his ideas are in particular his lectures on the gospels: the gospel of st. john (two cycles, 1908 1909, anthroposophic press, hudson, ny, 1962; the gospel of st. luke (1909, anthroposophic press, 1988; the gospel of st. matthew (1910, anthroposophic press, 1985; and

e the mystery of golgotha in a solemn festival of knowledge, and the awareness of those larger questions that are still dealt with, on the whole, so inadequately today, and to which rudolf steiner proposed some exciting and thorough-going answers. traditional christians were already disconcerted by the growing evidence that the historical figure of christ was in fact a complex creation, molded by biblical and extra-biblical ideas, expectations, and hopes. scholarship had turned up parallels to the redeemer s life and death in eastern religions, and in the paganism contemporary with christian origins. was christ perhaps just another dying-and-rising god such as adonis or attis, or the others surveyed in james frazer s monumental study, the golden bough? not at all, declared others, hastily

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t to pope) under pope john xxiii and pope paul vi. baggio, sebastiano. cardinal. prefect of the sacred congregation of bishops (this is a crucial congregation since it appoints new bishops) secretary of state under pope john paul ii from 1989 to 1992. 8-14-57# 85-1640. masonic code name "seba" he controls consecration of bishops. balboni, dante. assistant to the vatican pontifical. commission for biblical studies. 7-23-68# 79-14 "balda" baldassarri salvatore. bishop of ravenna, italy. 2-19-58# 4315-19 "balsa" balducci, ernesto. religious sculpture artist. 5-16-66# 1452-3. basadonna, ernesto. prelate of milan, 9-14-63# 9-243 "base" batelli, guilio. lay member of many scientific academies. 8-24-59# 29-a "giba" bedeschi, lorenzo. 2-19-59# 24-041 "belo" belloli, luigi. rector of seminar; lomba

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about the green man; about pan, the horned witch god; and about crowley and his ordo templi orientis (o.t.o. since the days of alexander the great, the horned god has been worshipped by a significant portion of mankind. the holy bible records, for example, the worship of baal, the horned fire god. michaelangelo and some other artists, strangely, created sculptures blasphemously showing moses, the biblical prophet, with horns. all of these horned deities and images represent lust, because the horn is itself a phallic symbol in the occult world. of stars and goatees in recent times, communist revolutionaries adopted the star, also symbol of baphomet (see the star on the baphomet goat's forehead in this chapter, and some karl marx, che gueverra and others adopted the huge and straggly beard i

around her neck at a san francisco festival in 1966. hollywood involvement in satanic darkness continues today, though the names have changed. according to one respected source, u.s. president george herbert walker bush (bush the senior) once stunned congressional leaders when he made an entrance into the oval office wearing a goat's head mask!6 the he goat of prophecy significant, indeed, is the biblical passage in daniel 8:8-22, which symbolically pictures a great world leader in the last days as a "he goat" this he goat, say the scriptures, becomes very strong and his power is symbolized by a horn that arises from his forehead. this strange and evil creature makes war on the host of god and stamps upon them. is this not an image of the beast, baphomet, worshipped in secret by the lllumi

masonic handshake imbedded in greek 500 d. note. secret handshakes of the illuminati 157 this drawing of the ancient babylonian god, nebo, from a dictionary of the bible, makes him appear to be instructing adepts on the finer points of using hand signs or exchanging mysterious grips. in fact, nebo's title was "interpreter of the gods" and he was said to be the god of learning and of letters. the biblical king nebuchadnezzar in the book of daniel was named after nebo. this cut is in the british museum, london. 158 codex magica masonic handshakes illustrated in official lodge publications masonic handshakes and grips from richardson's monitor of free-masonry. secret handshakes of the illuminati 159 more masonic handshakes and grips 160 codex magica and more masonic handshakes secret handsha

ered into the "mysteries" part of the ritual was the drinking from the cup of the woman (the goddess. here, in this ancient woodcut we find a supplicant kneeling while raising his hands in submissive fashion after just drinking from the cup. the priest (at right) appears to be administering an oath while offering an oblation perhaps a wafer, piece of bread, or honycomb with his left hand (kittos' biblical cyclopedia; reprinted in alexander hislop's the two babylons, first edition 1916, american edition by loi/eaux bros, 1916) 188 codex magica former president bill clinton gives the sign of admiration as he views a painting of the late president harry truman. both clinton and truman were initiates of the masonic lodge, and, by giving this sign, clinton is acknowledging the masonic achieveme

f communism are also of cabalistic/masonic/satanic origins, as is the color red so fanatically adored by the communist wackos. let us now examine these signs and symbols of the red murderers, e.g. the communists. the clenched fist in all nations where communist politicians and insurgents operate, these evil men and women invariably identify themselves by making the sign of the clenched fist. some biblical authorities say that "the clenched fist represents the (rebellious) attitude of the people of babylon toward god."12 the closed, or clenched fist is, in the illuminist philosophy, the symbol of secrecy, dissimulation, and hermeticism. it veils and conceals secrets from the "profane" and the "vulgar (the non-illuminists. interestingly, the meaning is the same in the canons of buddhism.13 d

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ilms with afterlife themes provides a list of more than 30 films that were made from 1939 to the present. a brief overview and description of the plot is given, in addition to the rating and length of the film. sources: near death experiences and the afterlife. http//www.neardeath. com. 15 october 2001. near-death experiences and the afterlife but those with strong beliefs most often identified a biblical or saintly figure. another interesting statistic revealed by the study is that visions, apparitions, and mood elevations are reported more often in cases where the dying patient is fully conscious and appears in complete control of his senses. sedation, high fever, and painkilling drugs seem to decrease, rather than to increase, the ability to experience these phenomena. by the same token

been validated by archaeologists and historians. every time, when queried how she could have acquired such knowledge, she attributed her accuracy to memories of her past lives. winged pharaoh, the novel that joan grant wrote in 1937, described her life as a woman pharaoh in the first dynasty of egypt, 4,000 years ago. on those frequent occasions when she was asked to comment on the book s almost biblical style, she replied that the words had just come out that way. she insisted that she never did any research at all and that she had previously known nothing of egypt on the conscious level, yet egyptologists had been unable to fault the book. grant stated that even her critics had said that she couldn t possibly have made it all up, so she must have experienced it all to write in such deta

, those church scholars who persisted in naming an actual geographical location for the final battle between good and evil theorized that it might occur at places in the holy land as widely separated as mount tabor, mount zion, mount carmel, or mount hermon. in the fourteenth century, the jewish geographer estori ha-farchi suggested that the roadside village of lejjun might be the location of the biblical megiddo. ha-farchi pointed out that lejjun was the arabic form of legio, the old roman name for the place. in the early nineteenth century, american biblical scholar edwin robinson traveled to the area of palestine that was held at that time by the ottoman empire and became convinced that ha-farchi was correct in his designation of the site as the biblical megiddo. later explorers and arc

ns (the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 196 religious phenomena demonsare spiritual entities without physical bodies that roam the earth seeking to torment whoever attracts them. fallen angels) and the human race can be traced to the moment when god granted his earthly creations of dust and clay with the priceless gift of free will. in the biblical and qur anic traditions are found references to the jealousy that afflicted certain angels regarding the attention that god displayed toward his human creation. in the qur an (17:61 64, iblis (satan, the leader of the rebellious angels, refuses to bow to a creature that god has created of clay, and he threatens to make existence miserable for the descendants of the being that the creator

xists around such sacred sites, a bizarre psychological condition known as jerusalem fever plagues certain visitors to the city, causing them to believe that they are on a mission from god and that they must carry out his will. thousands of pilgrims come each year from all over the world to experience the sacred sites of old jerusalem. the visitors are able to walk the streets where many of their biblical heroes and heroines trod. in jersusalem, citizens of our modern, fast-paced technological society can meditate under the shade of olive trees and reflect upon the divine inspiration that guided the ancient prophets, teachers, and kings to write the psalms, sermons, and scriptures. the pilgrims can leave the city and travel through the same landscapes where the great figures of the bible a

miracle. m delving deeper glynn, patrick. god: the evidence the reconciliation of faith and reason in a postsecular world. rocklin, calif: prima publishing, 1997. humphrey, nicholas. science, miracles and the search for supernatural consolation. new york: basic books, 1996. lewis, c. s. miracles. new york: macmillan, 1970. schroeder, gerald l. the science of god: the convergence of scientific and biblical wisdom. new york: free press, 1997. steiger, sherry hansen, and brad steiger. mother mary speaks to us. new york: dutton, 1996; signet, 1997. possession in february 2001, a 53-year-old oklahoma woman who had no history of mental illness, drug or alcohol abuse, or domestic strife, began working a ouija board with her daughter and two granddaughters. later that night, claiming to be possess

d deny herself to her husband. it was not only the sexual act for which the penitentials prescribed prohibitions and penance. kissing and fondling also brought down severe penalties. it was, according to taylor, in a spirit of desperation to save the souls of weaker brethren that the church passed such ruthless codes of personal behavior and repeatedly distorted and falsified the pronouncement of biblical texts in order to obtain justification for its laws. such an extreme asceticism was certainly not preached by christ, and such a sexual code is supported by neither the old nor new testaments. the middle ages had become a time of intolerable sexual frustration and sexual obsession. in its attempt to eradicate sin by means of enforced sexual repression, the church inadvertently created fer

spiritual expression although millennial thought dates back to the ancient persian philosophers and was sustained through the centuries by christian, jewish, and muslim teachers, americans especially seem always to have been fascinated by the horror of a certain apocalyptic vision that includes plagues, earthquakes, and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions. christopher columbus was a devout student of biblical prophecies who believed that the world would end in 1650. he perceived that his personal mission was to find a new continent that would be a special refuge for those who survived the purging of armageddon, the final battle between the armies of christ and satan, that he believed would occur during the mid-seventeenth century. scores of american preachers and mystics from colonial times th

l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d mystery religions and cults 315 raided ranch apocalypse, resulting in ten deaths and 25 wounded. the fbi took over, and the ensuing siege lasted 51 days. on april 14, koresh had a vision that instructed him to write his translation of the seven seals in revelation and then surrender. but the encircling forces had grown tired of his biblical babblings and apocalyptic pronouncements. on april 19, the fbi attacked and ended the stand-off at ranch apocalypse. koresh and 75 of his followers, including 21 children, died in the fire that swept through the entire compound. prior to the siege at ranch apocalypse, there were about 130 members of the branch davidians. after the destruction of the compound, there were estimates of 30 to

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tation. the upanishads of india give a detailed description of the psychology of meditation as being the way to control the physical senses and actions, thereby freeing oneself from the bondage of the external world. the upanishads speak of the cultivation of a one-pointed mind through meditation as being the prelude to attaining god consciousness. kabbalistic literature and teachings, as well as biblical references to prayer and meditation throughout both the old and new testaments, cite setting self apart from the masses and going to a still, quiet place within and without as a source of mystical communication with god. the process of meditation, whether spiritual or secular, is most often described as simply being a way of learning to still the mind to slow it down, enabling one to list

who found themselves attracted to individuals other than the mate chosen by their parents were forced to take matters into their own hands and defy family, society, and sometimes their religious traditions. elopement. it was not until the ninth century that women in europe began to gain the privilege of choosing or refusing their husbands according to their own judgment. although it is known from biblical accounts, mythology, and legends that love between man and woman existed long before this period, there had been little chance of mutual love existing when marriage by capture and marriage by purchase were the prevailing methods of courtship. once women began to accept the idea that they could have a say in the selection of a spouse whether or not her parents, clan, or church approved, th

p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d invaders from outer space 249 manyancient cultures have legends of amphibians or serpent people. cal times were at a disadvantage in describing sophisticated spacecraft. for lack of a better term, they resorted to their own known word for a vehicle of transporation chariot. those ufo researchers who have conducted a careful analysis of biblical texts have found three types of cosmic conveyances employed as vehicles of transportation for celestial beings: 1. the wheel, or disc-shaped object described by ezekiel; 2. the chariot of fire mentioned in the second book of kings; 3. the cloudy chariot found in the writings of moses, daniel, david, matthew, paul, and john. in ii kings 2:11 12, 6:17; psalms 68:17; and habakkuk 3:8, the ol

taged false alien invasion would convince the masses of the world that an attack from outer space was about to begin. people of all nations would believe the leaders who advised that unconditional surrender to the aliens was for everyone s own good. immediately following their betrayal of earth to the aliens, the united leaders would form a one world government, a new world order, thus fulfilling biblical prophecies about a return to the days of babylon. the aliens would reveal themselves as demonic entities, and the planet would be in torment until jesus returned to deal the final blow to the armies of evil. during that same period of paranoia in the mid-to-late 1990s, ufo believers and investigators began seeing treacherous agents of the secret government everywhere. men in black were jo

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ashington was an avowed mason. the central mythos of freemasonry centers around the building of the great temple of king solomon (tenth century b.c.e) and solomon fs securing the services of the most accomplished architect in the world, hiram abiff, who was said to have designed the magnificent temple according to the precepts of the great architect of the universe. although hiram is mentioned in biblical accounts as a master of the arts of construction, the rites of freemasonry extend beyond the bible and fashion a parallel myth, portraying hiram as a primary figure in the creation of the temple. according to masonic tradition, the ancient builders of solomon fs temple created the rites still practiced in modern lodges, with the various degrees of initiation and their secret symbols and h

th divinity, a condition that finds expression in numerous strange and seemingly unassociated places. it is not difficult to associate the horned headdresses worn by the shamans of various tribal societies with the concept of a god of the hunt. the headpieces of many ancient rulers, including the pharaohs of egypt, include horns either of realistic or stylized design. although the religion of the biblical israelites was represented as distinctly antipagan, their sacrifices were offered on horned altars. the two bronze altars in solomon fs (10th century b.c.e) tem- t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 92 magic and sorcery t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d magic and sorcery 93 followe

he sacredness and powers of the ark were largely forgotten. when jerusalem was invaded and taken by babylonians led by king nebuchadnezzar ii (c. 630.562 b.c.e; the babylonian captivity of jerusalem is dated from 587 b.c.e, the whereabouts of the ark became a mystery. it was either destroyed along with the city or, as suggested in kings 4:25, taken to babylon as one of the spoils of victory. some biblical scholars theorize that those israelites still faithful to god were forewarned about the fall of jerusalem and moved the ark to safety. jeremiah is said to have moved the ark to a cave on mt. sinai, the mountain in egypt where moses first spoke with god. the talmud, the ancient, authoritative history of the hebrews, indicates that the ark was kept in a secret area of the temple of solomon

aboard returned to the land to repopulate the earth after the rain stopped and the water receded. what happened to the ark after it came to rest and all those aboard disembarked safely is not mentioned in the bible. questions persist about where the ark finally landed. the bible cites the mountains of ararat, which could designate a region (then known as armenia) or a specific mountain peak. some biblical scholars locate it in kurdistan, an area that encompasses mt. ararat and parts of present-day turkey and iran. the babylonian account of the deluge in the epic of gilgamesh names mt. nisir in that region. after the ark came to rest, according to the gilgamesh epic, pilgrims would scrape off bitumen (a sealant against water) and make charms of it to guard against witchcraft. most evidence

book: an abbreviated bible commentary. 24th ed. grand rapids, mich. zondervan publishing house, 1965. harpur, james. the atlas of sacred places. old saybrook, conn: konecky& konecky, 1994. kunstel, marcia, and joseph albright. their promised land: arab and jew in history fs cauldron.one valley in the jerusalem hills. new york: crown publishers, 1990. shanks, hershel. the city of david: a guide to biblical jerusalem.washington, d.c: biblical archaeological society, 1975. starr, chester g. a history of the ancient world. new york: oxford university press, 1991. westwood, jennifer. mysterious places. new york: galahad books, 1996. karnak on the banks of the nile, between the ancient cities of luxor and thebes, lie the remains of karnak, one of the most magnificent temple complexes ever constr

pproximate latitude as stonehenge in great britain, is a natural site of five sandstone pillars rising 120 feet above an area filled with caves and grottoes. it served as a ritual center for nomadic reindeer hunters, and later was the site of pagan rituals until the eighth century, when such rituals were forbidden by law. christian monks took over the site and set up crosses and reliefs depicting biblical scenes. they abandoned it after about 1600. many people continued to visit the extersteine, claiming they were aware of its energy and that their physical ailments had been cured by walking among or rubbing against the stones. sources: gearth mysteries. h [online] http//www.religionandnature.com/ encyclopedia/samples/earth_mysteries.htm. magin, ulrich. gwilhelm teudt and his holy lines. h

ds of years before the greeks, but he contended further that they knew the circumference of earth and derived standard units of measure from earth fs circumference. the ratio of the pyramid fs height to its perimeter, argued taylor, is the same as the polar radius to earth fs circumference, 2. he viewed that equation, embodied in the pyramid, as an expression of the wisdom of ancients. it was the biblical god, concluded taylor, who had instructed the pyramid builders, just as god had instructed noah to build the ark. astronomer charles piazzi smyth conducted studies at the pyramid and came up with another startling conclusion, expressed in his book our inheritance in the great pyramid (1980. he claimed the pyramid was also an expression of time. through his studies, smyth devised a measure

ments at giza, and all date the sphinx before the pyramids. west promotes a theory that an advanced, pre-egyptian civilization was responsible for the sphinx. he believes that much of the weathering took place because of rains and flood. west points to the period around 9000 b.c.e, when the end of the ice age may well have affected weather patterns. a great flood, perhaps the one recounted in the biblical story of noah, affected the sphinx, and afterward all the structures at giza show erosion by wind and the slow but steady encroachment of desert. schoch, a science professor specializing in geology at boston university, was hired by west to explore the erosion of the sphinx from a geological standpoint. during his first trip to giza, schoch noticed extreme erosion in two temples located i

THE GOD OF THE WITCHES

rtant deity was thegod of fertility as his name, semo, implies; and as such the name might well have spread to gaul and britain the god of the witcheschapter i. the horned god13with the roman conquerors. later, when christianity was brought to england by foreign missionaries, thetonsure of the british christian priesthood was stigmatised by the augustinians as "the tonsure of simonmagus. that the biblical simon magus ever reached britain is excessively unlikely, but the tonsure ofpriests was a heathen custom before it was adopted by christianity, and the name given to the local tonsure inengland is suggestive of the name of a heathen god.the aberdeen witches, tried in 1597,[43] called their grandmaster "christsonday. andro man confessed"that christsonday came to him in the likeness of a fa

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

gnorant of their dealings with the butchers, it is excusable that you should stone them who humiliate you and disturb you, in speaking to you of your rights. o christ! the authorities condemn thee, thy disciples deny thee, the people curses thee, and demands thy murder; only thy mother weeps for thee, even god abandons thee "eli! eli! lama sabachthani" vii the septenary the septenary is the great biblical number. it is the key of the creation in the books of moses and the symbol of all religion. moses left five books, and the law is complete in two testaments. the bible is not a history, it is a collection of poems, a book of allegories and images. adam and eve are only the primitive types of humanity; the tempter serpent is time which tests; the tree of knowledge is 'right; the expiation

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4 letters also. the number of the archangel tzaphkiel, relating to binah in briah, the world of creation, is 311, which by gematria equates to certain relevant words: qvrh; a beam, shelter, house (binah as container) gbvsh; crystallisation (binah as the formative process) shia; loftiness, summit, height (binah as eternal rest) also, shia "height, can be compared with mary "exalted, one of the key biblical aspects of binah. binah interacts with chockmah through the fourteenth path, to which is attributed the tarot card of the empress. the number of the card is 3, which is also the number of binah, and the first of the numbers to enclose a space: 0: no space nought (ain soph aur) 1: point point (kether) 2: vector line (chockmah) 3: space triangle (binah) the empress is a fitting personificat

the vibrations caused by the pipe act as chesed on the "fearful serpent" of geburah. also 216 equals raih (proof, evidence, which might have bearing on the grade of this sephirah, as it is where the adeptus major attains a complete mastery of practical magic, which is evidence and proof of the initiatory system. there is a final note of interest in that 216= 6*6*6, the number of man found in the biblical revelations. the god-name of the sephiroth is alhim gbvr, the "god of judgement, which equates to 857, as does nvap (satyr. the god pan, lord of satyrs, could well be associated with geburah in his aspect of panic and awe, as geburah is sometimes called "pachad, meaning "fear. the archangel kamiel, equating as kmal to 91, is the same value as amn (amen, lbnh (moon, mlakh (messenger, phod

t on a higher level relate to the choice of progression from the ego-dominated world into the self-aware one. the angel of temperance again presides over this choice, and in the older decks is shown by a man choosing between two women (or choosing whether to be associated with one woman or not, with the advice of another, depending on ones interpretation of the glyph, and in the waite deck by the biblical garden of eden, where this "choice" is made as the "original sin" of the christian mythology. empress: the empress embodies nature, and thus relates to the generative aspect of yesod as the "foundation" or "ground" of growth. it is important that yesod is maintained as a firm foundation, otherwise the state of the blasted tower is brought about continually, and ones interactions with the

ks to provide the full equilibrium of the temple, and fasten it to the kabbalistic tree as strongly as possible. this is done by a series of visualisations which map the tree and the pillars to the temple, which is a technique favoured by the golden dawn society. the two pillars of the temple are often called boaz and jachin in freemasonary and derived groups, without other explanation than their biblical origin or that boaz is zoab 'fortify' backwards, and jachim is nikaj 'prepared, backwards. boaz is translated as ba'az 'in strength, and jachin as yhkn 'he that strengthens, or will establish, hence 'in strength shall this my house be established. i have used an alternative rendering which reads 'i have entered in' for boaz, and 'seeking mercy' for jachin. the ritual is analysed as the ge

ition of a thought by asking oneself, or another "what do i think of" how much of the thought complex is; an item of fact, an emotional charge, a value judgement, an image, a reference to another thought, a memory, and so on? how would this be modelled by kabbalah? 2. take any number of names of objects, and note what thought associations you have with them. make a connection between this and the biblical story of adam naming the animals. read "the greater trumps" by charles williams in this context. 3. note a few examples of the power of a word in your own life. expand this exercise to historical or present examples in the social sphere around you, and the political sphere. note examples of the magic of language to affect our awareness. chapter nine 1. make a list of some of the beliefs t

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

ings alone and rose and fell as the wings flapped like a gigantic bird" the brawley, california, news reported, august 4, 1905. others in the area reported seeing the same thing. winged beings are an essential part of the folklore of every culture. from the times of babylonia and the pharaohs, sculptors were preoccupied with putting wings on lions and unidentifiable beasts. although the angels of biblical times were never described as being winged, painters and sculptors have always persisted in giving them feathered appendages (actually, the old-time angels appeared like ordinary human beings. they even had supper with lot) when demons overran the planet during the dark ages they were also recorded as monstrous entities with bats' wings. remote areas of the world are still said to be inha

onversations with other investigators. proof positive that his phone was being tapped by someone and they wanted him to know it. this playback of taped conversations also happened on my phone. the object of such gimmicks is clearly to incite paranoia. since many of the ufo enthusiasts are very unstable to begin with, the device has been very effective. i was now receiving many messages phrased in biblical terms. some came from unknown elderly ladies who phoned me late at night claiming to be from western union. then they would read long bible quotations that were supposedly telegrams. but western union disavowed any knowledge of these messages. i had hooked up a tape recorder to my own phone so i could keep track of all these things "if it is the days of darkness" said a message received o

hosts told her they were "copying" her insides. i knew from my lengthy interviews and examinations that none of these people were run-of-the-mill kooks or schizophrenics. and i was impressed that many of their experiences were interrelated even though they were scattered geographically and not one of them knew any of the others. the entities adopted a system of code names, giving each contactee a biblical name. i was the only one who knew which name applied to which contactee. they would tell contactee a in new jersey to give me a message or piece of advice about contactee b who lived in connecticut. contactee a wouldn't have the faintest notion of what they were talking about. another trick was to use certain key phrases. when a contactee whispered to me "do you know that cancer is contag

told that their parentage was a cross between terrestrial and extraterrestrial, that slowly more and more earthly women were being impregnated by spacemen and eventually the whole planet would be populated with a hybrid race. some of the games i was involved in were obviously designed to convince me of the reality of this crossbreeding experiment. but i knew it was just an updated version of the biblical begatting theme when the "sons of god went into the daughters of men" i noted that as soon as my attitude toward a game changed, the entities switched to a new game. my pregnant contactees suddenly became unpregnant. i was more concerned with squeezing accurate predictions for the future out of my mysterious friends. the dollar, i was told, would soon be devalued (it wasn't devalued until

THE STAR IN THE WEST BY CAPTAIN FULLER A CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY

ea *mysteries: lyrical and dramatic. vol. i, p. 101. besides the freedom of lovers, aleister crowley advocates the freedom of the children of love; he does not visit the sins of the fathers on the children, as conventionality cruelly does. though he is a firm believer in the chain of cause and effect as is strongly shown in gthe mother fs tragedy, h he does not carry it further into the realms of biblical vice. the children of what is known as an illicit love. which in most cases is true free love. have time after time proved themselves better and greater than those engendered in the unimpassioned embrace of the marriage-bed. shakespeare brings this point out forcibly in king lear, when edmund speaks as follows: cwhy brand they us with base? with baseness? bastardy? base, base? who in the

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t their veil of forms. its reaction is terror and frustration, both emotions stemming from its inability to command these powers. at once it begins to confine the manifestations of the all into envelopes, thereby demonstrating that it is capable of manipulating them mentally and, by extension, physically. the process begins in the womb but is accelerated sharply by the shock of birth. this is the biblical fall of humanity. adam sinned when he drew a circle of flesh around himself to cover his nakedness, his lack of a barrier between outside and inside. in the timeless and dimensionless garden he had always been united with god and had known everything without conceptualizing; but when he accepted the apple from eve, who in her turn had received it from the serpent, he created his own ignor

phiroth are usually called, such as kether, chokmah, binah, and so on, are merely descriptive titles. several errors were made in this list of divine names by the golden dawn, and these mistakes have been carried down to the present in most occult systems. the errors arise from a lack of clear understanding that in hebrew the greatest name of god, ihvh, is never uttered. when it is encountered in biblical texts, the name adon- ai (lord) is usually substituted; or, where ihvh and adonai occur together, the name elohim is substituted for ihvh to avoid the awkward "adonai adonai" reading. in the golden dawn it was the practice to pronounce ihvh by vocalizing each of the four hebrew letters separately "yud, heh, vav, heh" this is a legitimate magical technique used in the kabbalah. the trouble

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ven more valuable than the second part since without a clear understanding of the true nature of soul flight, it is difficult to achieve its greatest utility or to fully understand what is happening during the projection of the astral body. chapter on shamanic i t has been written that shamanism is ten thousand years old, but that is only a vague guess-a nice round number meant to signify, in the biblical sense, a very long time. whlen the first tribes started to gather in caves and chant songs of the hunt, there were shamans to lead them in their chants. when hunters were brought back to the cave dead or dying, shamans presided over their burials or called upon spirits to heal them. shamanism is older than religion, perhaps as ancient as magic itself. there has never been a ti nesi nce th

men the term witch is gender neutral, as is the term shaman. even so, today most people think of witches as exclusively women. there is a reason for this error. throughout history witches have been presented in literature and in art as female. medieval christian theologians held that women were by their nature more susceptible to evil influences than men. they derived this belief in part from the biblical fable of adam and eve because it was eve who was seduced by the serpent. due to this imagined vulnerability of women, theologians believed that more women than men became witches. however, many men were also accused of witchcraft and executed for it. an examination of the long lists of witch names in appendix 111 of margaret a. murray's witch-cult in western europe shows a ratio or roughl

m flew down and took a live coal off the altar fire, where the offerings to god were consumed in flame, and touched it to isaiah's lips to cleanse them. the bewilderingly complex vision of ezekiel also involves the throne of god, but it is more concerned with flying mechanisms that are constructed of wheels within wheels. like the vision of isaiah, it appears to have occurred spontaneously. these biblical prophets did not choose to have visions but were chosen by the spirits to receive them. however, once they were acknowledged as prophets, and had accepted this role as their calling in life, it is possible they learned how to encourage the occurrence of these soul flights using chanted prayers and physical austerity. the astral landscape seen by ezekiel was inhabited by four strange angel

ere by him. and this is elijah the tishbite. we shall live until the end of the there is no way to know if the author of the gospel of nicodemus related an astral vision of christ in hell, or merely invented a charming fable. that is also true of all written accounts of descents into hell, ascents to heaven, and indeed descriptions of astral journeys of any kind, including those attributed to the biblical prophets such as enoch, who is supposed to have been conducted through both heaven and hell by the angels. the author of the book of enoch, writing in the voice of enoch, bore this witness of hell "and beyond that abyss i saw a place that had no firmament of the heaven above, and no firmly founded earth beneath it: there was no water upon it, and no birds, but it was a waste and horrible

-both astral body and physical body are part of the mind, and always remain part of the mind. it is the conscious awareness that shifts from one mental state to another, from physical to astral. muldoon and carrington were obsessed by the silver cord. they believed it was the same as the silver cord described in the bible. muldoon probably derived the expression, and perhaps the concept, from the biblical verse "or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern (ecclesiastes 12:6. carrington wrote: the astral and the physical bodies are invariably connected by means of a sort of cord, or cable, along which vital currents pass. should this cord be severed, death instantly results. the only difference

ack as far as human history. there have always been things seen in the sky that could not be identified, and such sightings continue unabated, although they are more numerous in some decades than in others. how they are interpreted depends on the culture in which they are perceived. for the ancient greeks, ufos were signs from the gods on mount olyrnpus, given to mankind to guide its actions. the biblical hebrews were more apt to view them as expressions of divine wrath. to medieval christians, they were seen as forerunners of the apocalypse. in the modern technological age of science-fiction films and rockets, ufos are described in a more mechanical way as vessels from outer space believed to carry intelligent alien beings, visitors from other worlds. a specific event marks the beginning

as the apport of a crystal-scrying globe that appeared out of thin air in the scrying chamber beneath the window. this globe subsequently became dee's principal showstone, and was used by kelley with excellent results. four levels of astral awareness you will remember that emanuel swedenborg distinguished three types of astral projection, although he did not use that term, but instead resorted to biblical references. the naked pro- 181. casaubon, true& faithful relation, 25. 182. ibid, 62. 183. ibid, 31. chapter eleven: astral doorways 181 jection of his awareness into astral scenes he referred to as being "in the spirit" and regular astral projection, during which he was able to feel as well as see and hear, he called being "taken out of the body" the third type, which was a deeper and mo

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bbalists of the renaissance to supplant ihvh, are examined in both a theoretical and practical way, and their vital role in the hieroglyphic monad of john dee is revealed. clues provided by dee in his monad and in his enochian keys lead to the extraction, by traditional kabbalistic methods, of a previously unsuspected order of twenty-four angels, which i have named the wings of the wind, from the biblical book of the revelation of st. john the divine. these angels will be of extreme interest to kabbalists and enochian magicians alike. not only are they of great practical value in ritual magic, but they support the theory of an underlying connection between dee's hieroglyphic monad, his enochian diaries, and the biblical book of revelation. in addition to all this, methods are provided for

ave examined the system of enochian magic in considerable detail in chapter xvi. xvi tetragrammaton appendix a contains the corrected english text of all eighteen enochian keys and the key of the thirty aethers, with an accompanying analysis of the symbolism in the keys. this study shows the angels of the keys to possess the same apocalyptic nature as those described by st. john the divine in his biblical book of revelation. i have put forward the theory, which will undoubtedly arouse controversy, that the watchtowers and enochian keys are parts of a great ritual of ceremonial magic designed to trigger the chaotic final destruction of our universe. in my opinion it was the desire, perhaps the necessity, of the enochian angels that this destruction of the world be initiated by humanity itse

oly place-in other words, for priests in the temple. in their own language the jews referred to the name as shem ha- mephoresh (w?15?3d;1w" the distinctive excellent name" this designation 2 tetragrammaton is often assigned by occultists to the seventy-two names of three letters extracted by kabbalistic methods from three verses in exodus, but it more properly belongs to tetragrammaton itself. in biblical times, the name was known to the common people and was used in a form of greeting not unlike "god be with you" as early as the fourth century before christ, its use was suppressed. the reason for the restriction of the name is not known. possibly it was to avoid profanation of the name by heathen lips, or to prevent its abuse in vulgar magic. i tend to believe it was connected with a grow

and the jewish magicians, who styled themselves ba'alei shem (masters of the name) used it widely in driving demons out of the possessed and healing the sick. among the kabbalists of the middle ages, it was handed down from master to disciple. much of the ire of the rabbis against these mystics may have been incited by the fear that they would misuse the name in secular magic and thus profane it. biblical tradition has it that the name was first revealed to moses when he went up upon horeb, the mountain of god, and saw the burning bush history of the name 3 (exod. 3:14-51, and it is explicitly stated that prior to this revelation to moses the name was not known among the hebrews "and i appeared unto abraham, unto isaac, and unto jacob, by the name of god almighty (shaddai; but by my name j

is also common. in a magical manuscript from ethiopia that lists the occult names of jesus, yawe is found. even though the manner of speaking the tetragrammaton may be said to have been lost officially, there are many in modern times who have claimed, and continue to claim, possession of the single, true esoteric pronunciation. early in the present century, it was recorded (montgomery, journal of biblical literature xxv [19061, pp. 49-51) that the modern samaritan priests use the form yahweh or yahwa. kabbalists have always maintained a knowledge of the name that has been handed down from master to disciple through the centuries. the higher degrees of freemasonry purport to possess it. there are many occultists of the present day who are convinced that they, and they alone, preserve the tr

s not agree with that in isaiah, there is a fascinating bridge between the two verses that occurs in the bahir (sec. 111. this reads in translation "ihvh is king, ihvh was king, ihvi-i will be king forever and ever" notice that the name of god is repeated three times, and that the meaning expressed by the verse is the same as that expressed in revelation 4:8. aryeh kaplan notes that this is not'a biblical verse but occurs in the prayer book of yehi kavod (bahir, p. 197. in the text of the bahir, this mystical verse is called the explicit name (shem ha-mephoresh "for which permission was given that it be permuted and spoken" clearly there is more than a passing connection between revelation 4:8 and the kabbalah. the method for extracting the names of the angels described here would have bee

e that the stones bore the twelve banners of the ineffable name set over the twelve tribes. it is also possible, though less likely, that the banners were engraved backward in mirror inversion "like the engravings of a signet" there is considerable disagreement among authorities as to the correct ordering of the stones, partly arising from the fact that the names of some stones have changed since biblical times, making it difficult to know exactly which stones were intended. of the seven authorities i have studied who are bold enough to name the stones, no two agree in every particular. many biblical scholars will not even hazard a guess about the exact type and placement of the stones. the order given here is based upon my own study and best judgement. row one: stone one: sard, or carneli

iated with them, the signs of the zodiac and their related months of the year, and the permutations of tetragrammaton. each tribe probably had its own complex occult associations, which were reinforced by the ancient accepted meanings of the zodiac signs, and these associations were linked with the twelve overt banners of the name and their shadow twins, the twelve secret banners. for some reason biblical scholars have nothing to say about the connection between the banners of tetragrammaton and the breastplate of aaron-probably because the banners are not explicitly named in exodus. nonetheless, if we accept that the arrangement of the stones on the breastplate is not an accident, we can speculate that the three columns are 80 tetragrammaton intended to signify the cardinal, mutable, and

sh commentator on the bible, rashi, states unequivocally in his commentary on leviticus 8:s that urim and thummim are "the letters of the ineffable name (the pentateuch and rashi's commentary [brooklyn: s. s& r. publishing, 19491. regarding exodus 28:30, where urim and thummim are first described, he says explicitly "this w%s the writing of the divine name" surely nothing could be more clear. yet biblical scholars persist in regarding urim and thummim as colored pebbles. i believe the entire breastplate was a magical device structured around the permutations of tetragrammaton. upon the stones were written the banners that related to the tribes, each tribe having its own color of stone with an occult significance. within the pocket of the breastplate was a divinatory the breastplate of aaro

widespread fame of solomon as a magician may result from a confusion of names. arabian and persian legends speak of a prehistoric race ruled by seventy-two kings named suleiman. these kings were great masters of magic and commanded all the spirits and demons of the world. the last monarch ruled for a thousand years. some scholars believe that these mythical persian kings are unconnected with the biblical solomon but became merged with him due to the similarity of names. however it may have happened, the fables of solomon as a wonderworker have always been much more popular in islam than in judaism or christianity. according to arab and jewish legends, solomon had the power to control the four winds of the world. borne upon the wind, he flew sitting upon his throne across the face of the w

VOX SABBATUM

evigrof ew sa, sessapsert ruo su evigrof dna. daerd yliad ruo yad siht su evig. nevaeh ni ti sa htrae ni enod eb lliw yht. emoc modgnik yht. eman yht ed dewollah, neveah ni tra hcihw rehtaf ruo. as to align further with the averse and liberating spirit of the sabbat, you may at such time read a text which is associated by coven maleficia to cain, the black man of the sabbat. the following is from biblical phrases from leviticus, deuternomy, samuel and kings, it is properly reversed to insight an inspired rebellion from the sickening light of selflessness, to fall into darkness and rise again as the sun of ones black flame of consciousness: the affirmations of the devil live to witch a suffer shalt thou, those who restrain us time observe, enchantment use ye shall them after whoring, go to

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

. this savant transcribed and translated some passages from the festival songs of isis and nephthys, which is the first text in it, and these he published in recueil de travaux, paris, tom. iii, pp. 57-64. in 1886 by dr. birch's kindness i was allowed to work at the papyrus, and i published transcripts of some important passages and the account of the creation in the proceedings of the society of biblical archaeology, 1886-7, pp. 11-26. the legend of the creation was considered by dr. h. brugsch to be of considerable value for the study of the egyptian religion, and encouraged by him[fn#1] i made a full transcript of the papyrus, which was published in archaeologia (vol. lii, london, 1891, with transliterations and translations. in 1910 i edited for the trustees of the british museum the c

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

qabalistic concept, where numbers are assigned to attributes of the god-energy on the tree of life. very early in the old testament writings the ancient-hebrews displayed a special fascination with certain numbers, and both gnosticism and medieval qabalism developed the themes of this mystical relationship with numbers. the bible is riddled with numerological meaning and augustine himself studied biblical numerology for much of his life. the pythagoreans imbued certain numbers with mystical properties and had special reverence for numbers such as six, which is the sum of its divisors (6=1+2+3; and the sum of the first four whole numbers, number ten, they called the divine tetraktys. the pythagoreans also discovered a relationship between numbers and harmoniously related. xi. tones, which h

ar sense of the name, colors, tones, and other correspondences connected with this entity, fine. if not, you can learn how to do this through a very simple process. getting a guide first, ask for a name to be revealed to you. it may come in a dream, or you may have an inspiration about it, or it may drop into your life unasked, perhaps through some kind of synchronistic event. you may choose some biblical name (this is not the same as the biblical character) or one mythologically based. at any rate, get a magical name, a name for your true higher self, who is guiding this whole process. when you have decided upon a name, you may want to add the suffix al, which is a god-name attributed to chesed, the merciful. it makes the entity angelic, it gives it wings (aleph) and scales (lamed. you ma

such as the qabalistic cross and banishing ritual given in much of the golden dawn literature (see bibliography, or one could simply pause and say a prayer for a blessing of the work. here are two ancient benedictions given in the of occult philosophy, book 4 (p. 62-3, attributed to agrippa, but probably written by one of his students: 1. after the casting of the circle of protection, repeat the biblical phrase "thou shalt purge me with hyssop, o lord and i shall be clean; thou shalt wash me and i shall be whiter than snow" 2. then light the incense attributed to the sphere or planetary energy being invoked and say "the god of abraham, god of isaac, god of jacob, bless here the creatures of these kinds, that they may fill up the power and virtue of their odors, so that neither the enemy

d therefore magicians command that in every work there be imprecations and inscriptions (1971, p. 215. many other kinds of sacred correspondences are also included in talismans, and we will review these in this chapter. we will examine the squares and sigils, or signatures of the divine names, in the next chapter. the various sacred names or words which specify our particular intention, such as a biblical verse or affirmation, are important parts of the talisman and should always be included. agrippa also wrote: the scripture tells us that there are names written in heaven; why, it was said, should they be written there, if they be useless? through the knowledge of such divine names, it is affirmed, moses overcame the sorcerers of egypt, elias brought fire from heaven, daniel closed the mo

orate any of these names on the talisman. they, like the hebrew god-names, come from the same arabic source, and because they belong to the western tradition can be used just as easily. one will note that many of the ninety-nine attributes in the islamic tradition contain the letters al, which is a god-name in hebrew as well. the student may either follow the traditional method of incorporating a biblical phrase, or another prayer or affirmation which expresses the talisman's principle purpose somewhere on the magical seal itself. this can be a whole sentence, or something as short and simple as "i communicate" it can be printed around the rim, or, if it is not too long, it can even be made into a sigil and traced onto a planetary kamea (see next chapter. however you choose to use the pray

in many metaphysical traditions, from the ancient pythagorean numerical mysticism to modern-day numerology. a good understanding of the primary ideas associated with the first nine numbers (as well as eleven, which will be used in this book) are crucial concepts to be employed in a variety of ways in magical work. hebrew letters are also numbers.names have a particular numerical vibration. so do biblical phrases or affirmations. here is a brief review of numerical symbolism based primarily on the qabalistic interpretations of eliphas levi and paul case. 1. one represents unity, the initial impulse, or sum of all existing things. on the tree of life, this is symbolized by kether, the crown. it has no planetary association and is beyond conceptualization in terms of mythological or zodiacal

erstanding, communication etc) one is invoking when working with magical squares. in most cases, they are drawn from kameas that have the same numerical equivalents as the names themselves; the intelligence and the spirit of jupiter/chesod, for example, both equal 136, the theosophical extension of the kamea itself (numbers one through sixteen. when we examine each kamea individually, we see that biblical quotations or other words used on the talisman may also have the same numerical equivalent. what does this mean? in qabalah, there is an inherent identity between words or phrases that have the same numeration that reveals deeper layers of meaning when meditated upon. in all neo- platonic and esoteric philosophies which are constructed on the premise that number is truly an emanation of t

amea 325: grapyal, graphiel: intelligence of mars 325: brtzbal, bartzabel: spirit of mars 325: nyndwhr, nundahar: angel of 2nd decanate of scorpio chapter 8 the kamea of tiphareth/sun the magical numbers of the sun are six, thirty-six, 111, and 666. the first three numbers, six, thirty-six, and 111, when added together, equal 153, which is the number of fish mentioned in john 21: 11. we know that biblical authors did not use numbers arbitrarily, and in this story the catch of fish, which the early christians saw as a symbol for christ, represented the new christian community, since these fish were caught after the resurrection of jesus. one may refer to david fideler's jesus christ sun of god: ancient cosmology and early christian symbolism for other interesting associations of the number

o a magician, has control of. this picture hints at her ability to act as a time-binder, uniting past to present to future. the serpent is the most frequent symbolic mythological image attributed to mercury. in astrology, the eighth sign is scorpio, which rules the area of the body connected to the reproductive organs, often referred to as the seat of the serpent energy. the number eight has many biblical references, but we will only touch on a few. the old testament mentions that eight persons were saved in the ark, to people the world anew. in christian hermeticism, this is taken as an allegory foreshadowing the resurrection, and the bible records eight other resurrections besides that of jesus. the references are: 1 kings 17: 22, 2 kings 4: 32, 2 kings 13: 2, luke 7: 14; mark 5: 35, joh

WICCA WITCHCRAFT TODAY

d found, or pretended to find, the pact with satan. they doubtless caused the killing of nearly all the remaining witches and many others, some of whom were not of the cult, until there remained only those who were of families too high to meddle with and possibly some of those who were too poor to be worth looting. witches would become good church members to avoid persecution; after all, they had biblical authority for bowing the head to rimmon, and it is possible some of these repudiated christianity at their initiation. the new terror brought great changes, and, as you could only trust your own children or near relations, the cult became practically a family secret society cut off from all other covens. they held the rites indoors; much had to be curtailed because of the lack of members

WOLFSON ELLIOT ALEF MEM TAU KABBALISTIC MUSINGS ON TIME TRUTH AND DEATH

t in evolution but in involution, not in being seen but in being hidden.259 that god negates itself, restricts its being, and withdraws into itself, is the eternal force and might of god. in this manner, the negating force is that which is singularly revealing of god. but the actual being of god is that which is concealed. 260 the mystery of occlusion, according to schelling, is alluded to in the biblical image of god concealing his countenance. 261 yet, from another perspective, the receding must be seen as an expression of advancing, the judgment a manifestation of love. the decision to reveal itself and to posit itself superably as the eternal no was one and the same decision. hence, just as this decision is a work of the highest freedom, it is also a work of the highest love. priority

the two cannot so easily be separated. 9 there has been a tendency based, in the words of jonathan z. smith, on a groundless distinction 10 to correlate linear time with the historical and cyclical time with the mythical, and likewise to correlate the former with ancient israel and judaism and the latter with either near eastern or hellenistic models of religious philosophy.11 but underlying the biblical and rabbinic conceptions of time is a convergence of history and myth that endows ritual performance with historical meaning and historical facticity with ritual transcendence. 12 recurrent patterns transpire within the narrative framework of linear succession the timelessness of lived time extending in an attenuated circle of 56 chapter two return13 yielding a temporality where the inter

s nevertheless present. the flow cannot be dissected into a past, a present, and a future of world-time, for at every point of the flow there persists the tension toward eternal being transcending time. the concept most suitable to express the presence of eternal being in the temporal flow is flowing presence. 18 it is surely wise to mark out carefully the multiple conceptions of time attested in biblical, post-biblical, formative and medieval rabbinic texts. still, a broad view can be legitimately posited if the taxonomic classifications are examined retrospectively from a redactional standpoint, which must take into account the pluriformity and ongoing evolution of texts that eventually become fixed, albeit relatively so, as an identifiable canon that informs the beliefs and actions of l

ill, a broad view can be legitimately posited if the taxonomic classifications are examined retrospectively from a redactional standpoint, which must take into account the pluriformity and ongoing evolution of texts that eventually become fixed, albeit relatively so, as an identifiable canon that informs the beliefs and actions of lived liturgical communities. thus there is cogency in thinking of biblical time in terms of a providential sense of history, moving from creation to revelation. but it is not valid to identify this simply and unqualifiedly as linear time,19 which is supposedly transformed by the rabbis into what levi- strauss calls the totemic view of time, that is, the causal explanation of events in terms of a mythological past and eschatological future.20 as we may elicit fro

, who determine their calendar on a solar basis.25 it is reasonable to conjecture, moreover, that the roots for the rabbinic fusion of historical and mythical layers of meaning lie in the view of time operative in the ritual conception of covenantal history proffered in the priestly and deuteronomistic codes embedded in the scriptural canon. if we are to speak of a linear conception of history in biblical sources, as many scholars have insisted, we cannot sever it from an equally present cyclical pattern that is related to the 58 chapter two narrative reinscription of the past in sacred text and commemorative ritual anchored to the rhythms of nature. i see no reason to speak of a change in the treatment of time from the view of the biblical literature to that of the rabbinic literature as

ure is a reenactment of the rev- 64 chapter two elatory experience, albeit from its unique vantage point, each moment a novel replication of the past. repetition and novelty, accordingly, are not antinomical; what recurs is precisely what has been that which will recur as what has never been. paraphrasing the second midrashic gloss cited above, solomon ben isaac, the eleventh-century talmudic and biblical exegete better known by the acronym rashi, wrote on the words ba-yom ha-zeh, on this very day: words of torah should be new [hadashim] for you as if they were given this day. 60 this medieval commentator adds nothing substantial of his own, but by newly reiterating the rabbinic dictum more or less verbatim, he elucidates further the original intent; indeed one might say rashi demonstrates

explored the intricate interweaving of temporality and textuality in kabbalistic theosophy: the emanation of the sefirot can be viewed concurrently as the narrative recitation of time and as the temporal inscription of narrative.162 it is precisely this hermeneutical assumption that underlies the kabbalistic perushei ma aseh bere shit, commentaries on the first chapter of genesis, which read the biblical text in a twofold sense, as a tale with both theogonic and cosmogonic applications in the words of nahmanides, ha-katuv yaggid ba-tahtonim we-yirmoz ba-elyonim, scripture speaks of lower matters and alludes to supernal matters. 163 i thus concur with idel s assessment that cordovero envisions time, zemannim, as pointing simultaneously to theosophical powers and to their mundane, temporary

ree, but six of them correspond to the days of creation in which all supernal things emerged from potentiality to actuality and corresponding to them in the lower things, and the seventh is the sabbath to the lord (exod 20:10) for in it he rested from all his labor (gen 2:3. 194 what inspired this comment is the obvious discrepancy between two symbolic images applied to the divine emanations: the biblical motif of the seven days of creation, on the one hand, and the rabbinic doctrine of the ten sayings by which the world was created, on the other. how can the emanations be called both days and sayings when there are seven of the former and ten of the latter? to maintain the symmetry of the two symbolic grids, not to mention avoiding a division within the godhead, a single rubric is needed

ucidate the point, i focus on a zoharic homily that deals with the mysterious demise of the two sons of aaron when they drew near before the lord (lev 16:1. following a long exegetical trajectory, the zoharic authors 98 chapter two seek to comprehend why aaron s sons, nadab and abihu, suffered such a fate. to uncover the notion of time expressed in the homily one must attend more carefully to the biblical verse interpreted by the anonymous kabbalist, and the lord said to moses, speak to aaron your brother and do not come at any moment to the shrine, we-al yavo be-khol et el ha-qodesh (lev 16:2. from this prohibition one may assume, though it is not stated explicitly, that the entry of nadab and abihu into the sanctuary was ill timed. at an earlier point in the narrative the reader is told

e the reader is told that aaron s sons offered a strange fire (esh zarah) before the lord (lev 10:1; see also num 3:4, 26:61, but we still do not know how this relates to the question of what constitutes the wrong or right moment.239 through the voice of r. abba, a member of the fraternity clustered around rashbi, the zoharic homilist begins the discourse by eliciting the following moral from the biblical narrative: it is suitable to ask one s requests during propitious times, when divine beneficence is found in the world, and not at times when severe judgment reigns.240 to pray effectively one must be attuned to the different time zones, as it were, which reflect disparate states within the divine mirrored in the providential forces that govern the world, primarily the alternating periods

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

the british library (sloane 3188, 3189, 3191, 3677 and 3678. on perusing these manuscripts, it becomes evident that a new language, with a rudimentary grammar, developed over the years of their communicating. this language was apparently passed on by angelic entities. occultists dubbed this language enochian, because the dictating angel, ave, apparently was the same angel who gave tablets to the biblical prophet enoch. dee and kelley travelled extensively throughout europe with their wives in the 1580s. every detail of their psychic conversations with angelic beings was diligently recorded. although the visions were mainly kelley's, dee also occasionally glimpsed them in the crystal. xvi in the very beginning of the enochian contacts, ave was said to have given dee a special crystal to us

past the note-taking stage. as far as the most popular published works dn this subject go, both geoffrey james' book enochian evocation 76 and robert turner's hetarchia mystica of john dee make excellent reading. the golden dawn concept, as i have envisioned it, used the pyramid system superimposed by egyptian god-forms. i believe this puts a lot more meat on the bare bones of the dee papers. the biblical association of the first seven days of creation unravels some of the mysteries of the functions of the king and prince. for those who want to do more research into this field, i recommend a book called path of the kabbalah by david sheinkin, edited by edward hoffman. sheinkin was a friend and student of rabbi kaplan, whose kabbalistic study ranks him with the very best in his field. the s

dee manuscripts. each king and prince govern a whole day, but their main seats of power are still within their respective hours of the day, as designated to them in the following pages. the descriptions and powers of the kings and princes may at first appear somewhat archaic, and are arranged as dee transcribed them. the key to their functions is not planetary, but lies in the application of the biblical verses of genesis to the first seven days of creation. the seal of king camara is shown in figure 73. 109 sunday president: isr vice president: ave the seal of ave is shown in figure 74. king: bobogel figure 74 prince: bornogo the seal of bornogo is shown in figure 75. governors: bonefon over the hour of mars barnafa over the hour of jupiter bariges over the hour of mercury buscnab over t

d in with the solar ones when using the enochian system; there should be no contradiction. many people have never given the lunation cycles, in connection with the tablets, any real consideration. i think it is a worthwhile area to develop. although the book of enoch only remotely resembles the dee manuscripts (in the form of dictating angelic entities, the lunar astrology section of the original biblical book should be considered along with the latest research on it, as it may open more doors buried deep within the dee system. practical use of the crystal now that an explanation has been given of the origins and structures of the holy table and various seals, the next step is their use. the most obvious one is to invoke, and then try gazing at the crystal to see if any sort of entity appe

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