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Post by merlin on Feb 12, 2017 11:16:45 GMT
What do you think about this article, investigating a possible connection between LAM and the famous "grey aliens"? Please discard a few inappropriate terms by the author, i.e. the frequent use of "Satanism" and the like... What is the source for the following statement by Kenneth Grant, if any? "Lam is a Great Old One whose archetype is recognizable in accounts of UFO occupants." Here is the link to the article: www.bibliotecapleyades.net/cienciareal/cienciareal07.htm |
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Post by Nalyd Khezr Bey on Feb 15, 2017 22:10:20 GMT
The source of the slightly altered quote is Hecate's Fountain. It can be found on page 58 of the 1992 Skoob edition and reads more accurately, referring to Crowley's inclusion of the picture in The Voice of the Silence, as follows:I've read the linked article before and have no thoughts on it really.
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Post by Gregory Peters on Feb 15, 2017 22:12:27 GMT
Agreed with nalyd, not sure there is much of anything new in that article
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Post by Ad Finem on Feb 16, 2017 9:02:04 GMT
In my view it is only in very recent times that the precise nature of these encounters have become known. Of course for the majority of people these encounters remain completely outside their normal theatre of experience, and I am sure will remain so. It was Crowley who was really the first to cast his mercurial light on these encounters and said that the only way forward was for mankind to make contact with extraterrestrials. Grant developed this idea in his trilogies in connection with the star Sirius and it's representative within our own sphere indicated by the planet Venus. It remains to be seen whether negative encounters based on so called, "true stories" portrayed in films like, "Fire in the Sky" are truly representative of the majority.
A.F
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Post by parsifal on Feb 16, 2017 14:16:55 GMT
Grant developed this idea in his trilogies in connection with the star Sirius and it's representative within our own sphere indicated by the planet Venus. A.F Hi, Ad Finem. Your remark about the connection between Venus and Sirius drew my attention. I note that on the Tree of Life, Venus is attributed to Netzach. Does anyone have any information on whether Netzach can serve as a gateway to Sirius/Set/Nu-Isis? |
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Post by Ad Finem on Feb 16, 2017 19:50:20 GMT
Hi, Parsifal, Coincidently, I am working on this theme as part of my end of term essay. My understanding would be that it would be so since Netzach via the 24th path is connected to Tiphareth where Sirius is the sun / son behind, or below the sun. These twin aspects Venus-Sirius / Daughter-Son arise from Atu XIII which is the vehicle of these transmissions from Nu-Isis. Qabalistically the formula is represented by Sirius, and astrologically by Venus in Taurus.
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Post by merlin on Feb 16, 2017 20:04:33 GMT
Well, I don't understand if "not commenting", or "having no thoughts", means that you basically do agree with the article and its conclusions, so no further comment is necessary... or if the case is different...
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Post by parsifal on Feb 17, 2017 12:03:57 GMT
Hi, Parsifal, Coincidently, I am working on this theme as part of my end of term essay. My understanding would be that it would be so since Netzach via the 24th path is connected to Tiphareth where Sirius is the sun / son behind, or below the sun. These twin aspects Venus-Sirius / Daughter-Son arise from Atu XIII which is the vehicle of these transmissions from Nu-Isis. Qabalistically the formula is represented by Sirius, and astrologically by Venus in Taurus. Thanks for your comments, Ad Finem. I took a quick look at Atu XIII (Death) in Book of Thoth, and here are perhaps further clues that could be interpreted as supporting the idea of Netzach being a gateway for Sirus-Set-transplutonic Isis—and also, in relation to this original post, closely related to Lam (the "way" or "path"). Here I read that the Death card is closely aligned with the fish, which itself is symbolic of the womb (or egg, a symbol associated with Lam). These lines are especially telling: "In this card the symbol of the fish is paramount; the fish (Il pesce, as they call him in Naples and many other places) and the serpent are the two principal objects of worship in cults which taught the doctrines of resurrection or re-incarnation. Thus we have Oannes and Dagon, fish gods, in western Asia; in many other parts of the world are similar cults." Oannes, of course, is very much part of the Sirius mythos, yes? Also, Crowley writes of the fish symbolism in the Death Card:
"This symbol resumes the whole Secret Doctrine." Very intriguing! |
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Post by Ad Finem on Feb 17, 2017 22:42:58 GMT
Thanks for this information Parsifal. In fact it connects very well with a sigil which has been in my posession for quite some time and what you have detailed certainly fits in with the working formula which I believe it gives. Thank you also for drawing my attention to the fish / Oannes - Sirius connection as this also connects perfectly with what has been said in connection with Lam - Egg - Nest. Yes, in all events this is certainly very intriguing!
A.F.
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Post by parsifal on Feb 22, 2017 16:35:00 GMT
Further to this discussion about Netzach and fish, I came across this entry in the glossary of Outside the Circles of Time. The glossary entry is for "Tzaddi" (I was referencing "V.V.V.V.V." when the entry caught my eye):
"Tzaddi means a 'fish hook', which may explain its connection with the Deep Ones, and with the Net of Nuit, for in past aeons Tzaddi was associated with Aquarius which typifies the Double Current and refers to the Star of Set (Sirius)."
This, in turn, draws an obvious connection with Liber Tzaddi, a Class A book about initiation, in which it is stated, "I will kiss you, and bring you to the bridal: I will spread a feast before you in the house of happiness." The "bridal" seems to be a reference to Tiphareth (seem to recall reading this in The Wake World). Hence the notion of an initiatory gateway to Tiphareth, where Sirius is the sun behind/below the sun.
I realize that Nun ("a fish; the symbol of life beneath the waters," according to Thoth) and not Tzaddi, is attributed to the Death card, but I thought I would just mention.
[postscript: Have to say, I very much enjoy the glossaries of Kenneth Grant's books. One discovers so many hidden gems in them!]
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Post by Ad Finem on Feb 23, 2017 13:08:31 GMT
Finem
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