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The Order of Melchizedek

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    Metzareph
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    @KRVB MMShCh said

    "I would think so too. The name in hebrew is MLKITzDQ. MLKI shares the same root as MLAK which roughly translates to 'My Angel' or 'My Messenger' & TzDQ is the root of TzDIQ which means 'Righteous One'. TzDIQ is used to denote a Partzuf or 'embodiment' of Yesod. In The Lesser Holy Assembly of the Zohar, Yesod is likened to the Upright Phallus of the Lord. If a broad enough interpreataion is allowed for, MLKITzDQ might just as well be read as 'My Angel(MLAK), My Dwarf Self(TzDIQ)'.

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    Thanks for the gematria!

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    Steven Cranmer
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    For some reason, I've always "pictured" the Hermit of the Tarot to be essentially an image of Melchizedek.

    The corresponding path for the Hermit (Yod) bridges Chesed and Tiphareth. Chesed was mentioned above, and the fact that Jupiter is TzDQ also strengthens the connection with this "priest-king." Tiphareth is the solar center of the Tree... what better place to have this prototypical "Secret Chief" linked into?

    But for the New Aeon? Liber AL II:24 seems to revalue the concept of "Hermit" in a way that I think is also very consistent with this connection between Chesed and Tiphareth ("Love one another with burning hearts!"). But it does seem to evolve away from what is known about Melchizidek from the Bible...

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    Frater SOL
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    @Steven Cranmer said

    "But it does seem to evolve away from what is known about Melchizidek from the Bible..."

    ...but so little is known about him - & where he is mentioned his attributes indeed appear to be praeter human. In Genesis 14 he is referenced as being an Initiator & in Hebrews 7 he is stated as being "without father or mother or genealogy" - this certainly, to me, sounds like an Initiate of the Great White Brotherhood.

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    Jim Eshelman
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    @KRVB MMShCh said

    "MLKI shares the same root as MLAK which roughly translates to 'My Angel' or 'My Messenger'"

    MLK, melekh, "king," comes from the identically spelled trilteral root MLK, pronounced malakh, and meaning, "to reign." In contrast, MLAK, mal'akh, meaning "messenger" or "angel" ("angel" is just the Greek word for "messenger"), comes from the root LAK, "to depute, a minister or servant, etc.," - LAK is actualy an Arabic root unused as a stand-alone in Hebrew. (The word MLAK is M-LAK, "of or from deputation," more or less.)

    I know the sound similarity is attractive as a bassis of comparison, and I'm not saying relationships shouldn't be postualted - I'm only addressing your statement that they come from the same root.

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    Frater SOL
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    @Jim Eshelman said

    "I'm not saying relationships shouldn't be postualted - I'm only addressing your statement that they come from the same root."

    Thanks for the clarification Jim...etymology is not exactly my forte.

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    Jim Eshelman
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    Well, you have to have the right references 😀

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    gmugmble
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    @Jim Eshelman said

    "the right references"

    I presume you mean books ... or perhaps you have a goetic servitor that tells you these things? 😄

    Actually, Strong's Bible Concordance, available at numerous addresses on the internet, is a great reference.
    cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H04442&t=kjv

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    Frater SOL
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    @gmugmble said

    "Actually, Strong's Bible Concordance, available at numerous addresses on the internet, is a great reference."

    This is a bit off subject, but your mention of Strong's Concordance has me thinking. To your knowledge, has anyone ever put together a Class A Concordance? Cross-referencing the Holy Books is a task I have been at for some time now - & a concordance would save a great deal of my time...if not, maybe that's what I should be doing! 😄

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    Jim Eshelman
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    @gmugmble said

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    @Jim Eshelman said
    "the right references"

    I presume you mean books ... or perhaps you have a goetic servitor that tells you these things? 😄"

    Either is acceptable 😉

    But yes, I meant books. Strong's is good as far as it goes, but isn't so hot for Heew etymology.

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    Jim Eshelman
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    @KRVB MMShCh said

    "This is a bit off subject, but your mention of Strong's Concordance has me thinking. To your knowledge, has anyone ever put together a Class A Concordance? Cross-referencing the Holy Books is a task I have been at for some time now - & a concordance would save a great deal of my time...if not, maybe that's what I should be doing! 😄 "

    I did one i nthe early '80s. Had a single print-out of itr. Left the job where I did the work, didn't keep a copy, lost the paper copy.

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    Frater SOL
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    Is there a program that will search multiple libri for a single reference?

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    Jim Eshelman
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    @KRVB MMShCh said

    "Is there a program that will search multiple libri for a single reference?"

    I don't know of any - except that I have most of them in Microsoft Word files on my computer and can just use that program's Find feature.

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    Shachdar
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    I think you might find a lot of reference to this in Rituals of freemasonry.
    ( Especially the York Rite...from the roots, right to the answer to your question).

    This is from a speculative point of view, and is based on old testament allegory/ symbolism, as well as the "Sumerian" roots:-)

    I do like Jim's qabalistic approach as well.

    93 93/93.'.

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    gmugmble
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    @KRVB MMShCh said

    "To your knowledge, has anyone ever put together a Class A Concordance?"

    In my far-off youth I compiled a concordance of CCXX and mailed a copy to some Thelemites I was corresponding with at the time. (The only ones I had managed to find, and the only ones I encountered for decades -- they were in Florida and I was in Kentucky). They said they had no idea what it might be used for.
    Sadly, I no longer have it. Even more sadly, I no longer have the very fine edition of CCXX that I used. I have no idea what happened to either of them.

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    zeph
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    @KRVB MMShCh said

    "Is there a program that will search multiple libri for a single reference?"

    Nobody has mentioned the Ape of Thoth? larabell.org/Hanuman

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    Frater SOL
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    @gmugmble said

    "They said they had no idea what it might be used for."

    ...quite the limited view

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    @zeph said

    "Nobody has mentioned the Ape of Thoth? larabell.org/Hanuman"

    Thanks zeph!...perfect!

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