First Aethyr

Jim Eshelman

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""...but above them, as the primary influence shining down through them, is Aleph, The Fool, of which this Æthyr appears to be an expression.""

Interesting... is there a connection between Horus and the Fool?"

Yes. Specifically with Harpocrates. For a more thorough development of this, see The Book of Thoth on The Fool. For a quick symbolic note, note that some earlier Tarot decks showed The Fool as a toddler.

"Crowley mentions this name IAIDA that enumerates to 26. Do you have the Hebrew breakdown?"

Sure. Very straightforward. IAIDA = Yod Aleph Yod Daleth Aleph = 26.

Metzareph

@Jim Eshelman said

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Yes. Specifically with Harpocrates."

Cool, so it is more the "innocence" aspect.

Thanks Jim!

93s!

Red Eagle of Death

@Jim Eshelman said

"LIL = Cancer, Sagittarius, Cancer = Cheth, Samekh, Cheth"

...but I thought LIL = Lamed, Yod, Lamed(Libra, Virgo, Libra)...how can LIL = ChSCh?

Jim Eshelman

@Red Eagle of Death said

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@Jim Eshelman said
"LIL = Cancer, Sagittarius, Cancer = Cheth, Samekh, Cheth"

...but I thought LIL = Lamed, Yod, Lamed(Libra, Virgo, Libra)...how can LIL = ChSCh?"

See my first post on this thread. In this context, this is an Enochian name, not Hebrew. Crowley used a means (that he had learned in the GD) of equating the Enochian alphabet to geomantic figures which, in turn, had astrological correspondences. By this means, the Enochian L corresponded to Cancer and I to Sagittarius. They were thus treated as cognate to Cheth and Samekh, respectively.

Red Eagle of Death

@Jim Eshelman said

"In this context, this is an Enochian name, not Hebrew. Crowley used a means (that he had learned in the GD) of equating the Enochian alphabet to geomantic figures which, in turn, had astrological correspondences. By this means, the Enochian L corresponded to Cancer and I to Sagittarius. They were thus treated as cognate to Cheth and Samekh, respectively."

...on the grounds that Ur = Populus & Gon = Acquisitio? What are the rest of the attributions of Enochian characters to Geomanic figures?

Jim Eshelman

These are given in many places. Here is an excerpt from the table in Black Pearl No. 1. (Enochian letters vs. astrological correspondence.)

A - Venus by night - Taurus
B - mars by day - Aries
C, K - Fire
D - Spirit
E - Mercury by night - Virgo
F - Cauda Draconis
G - Sun in N. Declination - Leo
H - Air
I, Y - Jupiter by Day - Sagittarius
L - Moon Waning - Cancer
M - Saturn by Day - Aquarius
N - Mars by Night - Scorpio
O - Venus by Day - Libra
P - Moon Waxing - Cancer
Q - Water
R - Jupiter by Night - Pisces
S - Mercury by Day - Gemini
T - Cauda Draconis
U, V - Saturn by Night - Capricorn
X - Earth
Z - Sun in South Declination - Leo

This whole thing is worked out, inch by inch, in a continuing series over five years worth of Black Pearls.

Metzareph

Have you noticed the phallic (dare to say "Beast like") sigil of the two moons of Cancer holding that Lance of Sag? (moon-lance-moon, Cancer-Sag-Cancer)

gmugmble

@Jim Eshelman said

"some earlier Tarot decks showed The Fool as a toddler."
Really? I thought the earliest decks showed The Fool as an old man.

Jim Eshelman

@gmugmble said

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@Jim Eshelman said
"some earlier Tarot decks showed The Fool as a toddler."

Really? I thought the earliest decks showed The Fool as an old man."

I didn't say earliest. I said "some earlier."

Metzareph

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Do you say it is "Beast Like" because of the resemblance of "616"?"

I say it is "Beast like" because it is very similar to the principle of the Mark of the Beast, with the crescent moons and sun. In this case the phallus is the arrow or lance with the two moons on each side.
For this reason, I think there is a strong connection with the phallus on the Devil thoth card. It resonates with the symbology of the "Eye" as well.