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similia said:Nightlights will never look the same to me
My son received one shaped like the upper torso of a knight with a shield. (light inside the shield) For a time, he had a "real live friend" in his room.
similia said:Nightlights will never look the same to me
But only up to a point. There are some existing principles in established religions that are incompatible with Thelema. Hence the attacks by Horus in chapter 3.similia said:Its similar to my thoughts from earlier as to how people who believe in a particular one true god, can follow thelema as a philosophy without conflicting with their religion
In chapter 3 Horus declares that he is the "visible object of worship" and that the Stele is his image. I find that very revealing. No pun intended.similia said:This is interesting to me, when reflecting on the Jewish aversion to idols and idolatry. This is often dismissed as the posturing of a jealous god, competing with the pantheon of other faiths, but I think it could also be seen as a reminder, that the infinite communicates with us via finite symbols, and that we should not confuse the symbol with what it represents.
One way to relate the Angel to the 3 chapters is to think about the three horizontal paths on the Tree of Life and the Tarot cards attributed too them. Each chapter can be viewed as a different aspect of the Angel.Always Wondering said:This first chapter has given me a special sense of intimacy with infinity. I think, like new lovers, I was jealously guarding against any third party intrusion, even Horus. Illogical but true.
"...if there is ever to be a universal religion, it must be one which will have no location in place or time; which will be infinite, like the God it will preach, and whose sun will shine upon the followers of Krishna and of Christ, on saints and sinners alike; which will not be Brahmanic or Buddhistic, Christian, or Mohammedan, but the sum total of all these, and still have infinite space for development; which in its catholicity will embrace in its infinite arms, and find a place for, every human being, from the lowest grovelling savage not far removed from the brute, to the highest man, towering by the virtues of his head and heart almost above humanity, making society stand in awe of him and doubt his human nature. It will be a religion which will have no place for persecution or intolerance in its polity, which will recognize divinity in every man and woman, and whose whole scope, whose whole force, will be centered in aiding humanity to realize its own true, divine nature."
similia said:Nightlights will never look the same to me
cardlady22 said:My son received one shaped like the upper torso of a knight with a shield. (light inside the shield)
Aeon418 said:One way to relate the Angel to the 3 chapters is to think about the three horizontal paths on the Tree of Life and the Tarot cards attributed too them. Each chapter can be viewed as a different aspect of the Angel.
The Empress, Lust, and The Tower. (Oddly enough the Hebrew letters of these three cards add up to 93. )
Chp.1 Nuit - The Empress. The illimitable Love of the Holy Guardian Angel. There's a definite Mystical feeling to this chapter.
Chp.2 Hadit - Lust. The Will of the Holy Guardian Angel. There's a lot of direction in this chapter, or Going. Lifting up, drooping down.
Chp.3 Ra-Hoor-Khuit - The Tower. The dynamic energy of the Angel in manifestation. This is a real "break down the walls", "stand back, I'm coming through" chapter. It's also the most physically tangible of all the chapters. It's assault on the senses is almost Magickal.
Ooops, sorry. I dropped the I. It should be "illimitable". Without limits.Always Wondering said:I had to look up the word illmitable though.