Regarding who is HRU.
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Dear brothers and sisters, I've been looking for a long time to find out who HRU actually is, (that is aside from the Angel who is set over the secret wisdom). That is, when you do the invocation before reading tarot, exactly who you are invoking when you call upon HRU. I unfortunately couldn't find that answer here despite asking it many times in many different ways. I also wanted to find information on the four Kerubic signs and how they relate to the tarot and magick. It turns out that these answers aren't actually hidden or secret information, the answers are indeed available.
I therefore suggest that if you are asking the people who teach Magick, basic questions like these, and they won't give you straight answers, that there are two possibilities:
One - they simply don't know.
Two - they simply won't tell you.There are many people who write on magick and are just misguided or guessing at best. People like Nick Farell, and Pat Zalewski, have both made guesses as to who HRU is and the relationship with HUA, and have written many books on tarot and magick.
There may be very good and valid reasons why those that do indeed know these answers won't tell you, but as for me, I'd just rather get the answers since I feel that doing so is my true will. I suggest that if you find that you aren't been guided with straight answers, that your teacher may indeed be a teacher... they just aren't necessarily your teacher. In finding answers to questions such as these, I would hope for you that you do indeed find your teacher. Such has been my experience in any case. Oh and I should add that I don't intend to criticise or be negative towards anyone covertly by my saying this, I just wanted to share this experience with you all.
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A think you're mostly right. There is. Though, a third option, which is that you need a special language to understand the answer. I gave as thorough an answer as I can, given that part of the answer is that Fifth Degree initiates of Temple of Thelema know the answer.
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I looked back over this thread and I have to say it's chocked full of answers to your questions. But i get the sense they're not the answers you want to hear and i totally empathize with you on that front (I've been having the same struggle with the powers of the Sphinx recently). The thing is, the type of answer you want to hear is rarely the answer you need to hear (again... me and the Sphinx).
I think the disconnect might stem from your belief that these are "basic questions" that should have simple, straight-forward answers that would somehow trigger a light bulb moment. They're not. Aion's first reply and Jim's second are gold. Seriously. Give them another read.
If getting answers is your true will then you'll need to teach yourself how to invoke, invoke HRU, and then write a trip report of who he is. That's how you get answers. And take Jim's hint - that these are works of an Adept - to heart before you throw up your hands in frustration after just 3 months.
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I'm very grateful to you both Jim and Gnosomai, for both your very thoughtful and kind help in previous posts. I find the pursuit of such knowledge so very enjoyable. Honestly I could live for a thousand years and there would still be books on magick that I would still want to have read, or reread and again reflect upon. Such a lovely task.