Grip Dellabonte
This is the 8th vessel of the Kaballah, Hod. It is the place of mind and magic. Or magick. It is the place where the distinction is made that "mind" is not enough. If, in our mental growth up to this point we thought our intellect was the most important vehicle we had to make use of (in relation to studious endeavors), we learn that we were mistaken. The mental aspect of our being can only expand so much. I gather that it is limited to what we see on the physical plane. But when we develop a sense of "connaissance" (profound spiritual knowledge) - different from
cognizance: n. extent of knowledge; notice, especially judicial; awareness; distinctive badge. cognizant, a. taking notice; having knowledge. cognize, v.t. perceive; take notice of.
- then we open up a much more elastic and possibly limitless resource to learn with.
If I understand correctly what the authors are saying, it is that we are still using the same mind - the same faculties - but spiritual knowledge expands it to greater proportions.
They describe "connaissance" as a combination of instinct, or the primitive sense of things (what they call "wild sense"), and the knowings of the mind.
To take it one more step for my brain to get...cognizance plus instinct equals connaissance.
So.....if you weren't a voodooist in the old days long ago before everything got named....I guess you would have to have a certain innate knowledge and then learn to practice the more spiritual aspects of mind to gain connaissance. (Sometimes they get a bit too vague in their explanations and they make my head hurt!).
Anyway, Simbi in the Voodoo tradition and Shango in the Santeria tradition are the teachers of mind and magic for the 8th position on the Kaballah.
Simbi is quickness and Shango is might. They don't say it outright but my take is that they are talking about mental agility and the power or mental strength of the mind...not just a sound mind, but a packed one, full of confidence.
They say both Simbi and Shango are great masters of magick, and know well the secrets and secret places of their realms.
Overall, if one or the other (or both) were to come up in a reading it would seem like one could be secure in the fact that something of great mental value was coming their way.
Hod is the counterpart of Netzach. They make the case that what these two vessels represent are crucial for survival. Hod is the house of Rada or air; Netzach is the house of Congo, or water. While we can survive for a bit without earth or fire, we wouldn't last long without the other two. Taking that one step further, Rada = intellect (mind)/magick, and Congo = emotions. So...we cannot survive as humans without mind and emotions? Something to chew on a while...
Phew! More coffee, Knave!
cognizance: n. extent of knowledge; notice, especially judicial; awareness; distinctive badge. cognizant, a. taking notice; having knowledge. cognize, v.t. perceive; take notice of.
- then we open up a much more elastic and possibly limitless resource to learn with.
If I understand correctly what the authors are saying, it is that we are still using the same mind - the same faculties - but spiritual knowledge expands it to greater proportions.
They describe "connaissance" as a combination of instinct, or the primitive sense of things (what they call "wild sense"), and the knowings of the mind.
To take it one more step for my brain to get...cognizance plus instinct equals connaissance.
So.....if you weren't a voodooist in the old days long ago before everything got named....I guess you would have to have a certain innate knowledge and then learn to practice the more spiritual aspects of mind to gain connaissance. (Sometimes they get a bit too vague in their explanations and they make my head hurt!).
Anyway, Simbi in the Voodoo tradition and Shango in the Santeria tradition are the teachers of mind and magic for the 8th position on the Kaballah.
Simbi is quickness and Shango is might. They don't say it outright but my take is that they are talking about mental agility and the power or mental strength of the mind...not just a sound mind, but a packed one, full of confidence.
They say both Simbi and Shango are great masters of magick, and know well the secrets and secret places of their realms.
Overall, if one or the other (or both) were to come up in a reading it would seem like one could be secure in the fact that something of great mental value was coming their way.
Hod is the counterpart of Netzach. They make the case that what these two vessels represent are crucial for survival. Hod is the house of Rada or air; Netzach is the house of Congo, or water. While we can survive for a bit without earth or fire, we wouldn't last long without the other two. Taking that one step further, Rada = intellect (mind)/magick, and Congo = emotions. So...we cannot survive as humans without mind and emotions? Something to chew on a while...
Phew! More coffee, Knave!