1 December (Nuit) Liber CCXX, 1:49-50
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49. Abrogate are all rituals, all ordeals, all words and signs. Ra-Hoor-Khuit hath taken his seat in the East at the Equinox of the Gods; and let Asar be with Isa, who also are one. But they are not of me. Let Asar be the adorant, Isa the sufferer; Hoor in his secret name and splendour is the Lord initiating.
50. There is a word to say about the Hierophantic task. Behold! there are three ordeals in one, and it may be given in three ways. The gross must pass through fire; let the fine be tried in intellect, and the lofty chosen ones in the highest. Thus ye have star & star, system & system; let not one know well the other! -
"Behold! there are three ordeals in one, and it may be given in three ways. The gross must pass through fire; let the fine be tried in intellect, and the lofty chosen ones in the highest."
I'm looking forward to several hours of unpleasant dental work today â certainly an ordeal of Nephesh, the gross passing through fire. But how do I make this a magically beneficial ordeal, and not just a bad day? In general, what is the difference between an ordeal and an Ordeal? The answer, I suppose, is to face the event with equanimity. If I can also make it an exercise in mindfulness, then I have added a trial of the intellect (Ruach) â two (at least) ordeals in one.
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Yes, those are two keys. Another (not quite the same as what you mentioned) is acceptance: actively embracing the experience rather than resisting it or being passive toward it.
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"let Asar be with Isa, who also are one. But they are not of me. Let Asar be the adorant, Isa the sufferer"
I know the intent is bhakti, but can I get some analytical help with this one?
What does it mean for Asar to be the adorant and Isa the sufferer? It sounds like there is some change or swap between their previous Aeonic functions, but I don't know their functions in the past Aeon. Was Isa the adorant, and Asar the sufferer?
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I wonder if you are thinking that "Isa" is Isis. If so, then... not so.
Isa is Jesus. This is the place that defines the function of the gods of the last aeon in the processes of the new aeon. The passage says to group Osiris and Jesus together, for they are one - but they are not "of" Nuit. Osiris (of the two) is the adorant (of Isis, presumably; thus of Nuit who, as someone pointed out recently, was "the heavenly Isis" in AC's mind at the time). Jesus is the archetype of suffering.
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This verse (49) has confused me. "Abrogate" means abolished, repealed, etc.
So "all rituals, all ordeals, all words and signs" are abolished. Does this just mean Old Aeon rituals/ordeals/words/signs, since the rest of the book is full of hints at ituals/ordeals/words/signs?
Asar=Osiris
and I used to think Isa was Isis. But could it be that Isa=Jesus (Isa is the Arabic pronunciation of Jesus). Jesus the sufferer, Osiris the adorer, both the same essential function, both old Aeon ("not of me")?
EDIT: For some reason, didn't see the last two posts before I posted mine.
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OOhhh...
Yes, that's very helpful. That explains a lot, actually.
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@Avshalom Binyamin said
"This verse (49) has confused me. "Abrogate" means abolished, repealed, etc.
So "all rituals, all ordeals, all words and signs" are abolished. Does this just mean Old Aeon rituals/ordeals/words/signs, since the rest of the book is full of hints at ituals/ordeals/words/signs?"
It's legal language. Add the words "currently extant" to get the general import.
Confirmation that ALL rituals aren't categorically dumped seems to be found in CCXX 1:20, 1:34, and 2:5.
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@Jim Eshelman said
"It's legal language."
Well, except that as an adjective, "abrogate" instead of "abrogated" is a poetic variant of legal language.
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Hmmm... Google....
There are some listings for an archaic adjectival use of abrogate to mean "not comparable," which is interesting.
From Wiki and such, but I can't find a real citation for it.