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20 July (Fire) Liber LXV, 4:22

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Meditation of the Day Archive
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    Jim Eshelman
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    22. Yea, O my master, thou art the beloved of the Beloved One; the Bennu Bird is set up in Philæ not in vain.

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    Al-Shariyf
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    "22. Yea, O my master, thou art the beloved of the Beloved One; the Bennu Bird is set up in Philæ not in vain."

    Adonai to V.V.V.V.V. "Babe! You get it! ARARITA!"

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    @Jim Eshelman said

    "22. Yea, O my master, thou art the beloved of the Beloved One; the Bennu Bird is set up in Philæ not in vain."

    We almost seem to be removed here. I mean, the first part could either be an observation by a third party, or a rhetorical statement by the beloved; and then again, maybe it doesn't matter as the statement stands on its own regardless.

    It's the reference to 'my master' that is catching me up because it reads as a designation from below—a title the adept would give to that part of himself that is the master. On the other hand, it could simply be an endearing way for Adonai—the Beloved to refer to the master—the beloved of the Beloved One. The subtext of O my master is 'Oh, my sweet lover.' 'My' is then an endearment of possession, common among lovers.

    The Bennu Bird is a type of Phoenix as I understand it, and Philæ is an island at the mouth of the Nile dominated by many monuments and temples, the most antique being sacred to Isis. (NOTE: I think there was some initial debate among archeologists whether the original goddess of Philae was Hathoor or Isis, but recent scholarship suggests it was definitely Isis; still, Hathoor may be implied in the text regardless, this chapter being an initiation of sorts into Netzach.) This causes me to infer that this second half is an indication of the renewal of nature, or a purification of the natural man by the ordeal of fire and apparent death. All of this adds up to the image of someone who has come to this place through trial and tribulation, that which has had the effect of tempering, of burning off the dross and mortal aspect , and leaving only the divine.

    That this passage was not in vain is a qualifier to the nature of existence; also, the reference to Phoenix/fire may have some connection to the flame that consumes the little pile of dust in the city of the pyramids.

    Love and Will

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    "...the Bennu Bird is set up in Philæ not in vain."

    There is success!

    (That is: There is successorship!)

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