April 24 (Earth) Liber LXV, Cap. I, v. 32-33

[GabrielO]

**32. Further Adonai spake unto V.V.V.V.V. and said:
33. Let us take our delight in the multitude of men! Let us shape unto ourselves a boat of mother-of-pearl from them, that we may ride upon the river of Amrit!
**

[Anonymous]

I never understood (gramatically) "Let us shape unto ourselves a boat of mother-of-pearl from them". The mother-of-pearl is from them?

I'm sure it changes the meaning a bit, both the outer and inner.

[Jim Eshelman]

@Patrick Ossoski said

"I never understood (gramatically) "Let us shape unto ourselves a boat of mother-of-pearl from them". The mother-of-pearl is from them?"

Syntactically, this is slightly off. Rather than being "from them," it is "shaped from them."

I understand this to mean that they (the "multitude of men") are the raw matter from which the boat is formed.

[Ankh]

"Quote April 24 (Earth) Liber LXV, Cap. I, v. 32-33: that we may ride upon the river of Amrit!
"
Does anyone have any insight on this river

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Jim.

@Ankh said

"Does anyone have any insight on this river "

The prophet, commenting on a following verse that mentions it, implies "eternity" as the meaning.

Personally, the "river of Amrit" strikes me as Life, the infinite stream.

[Jim Eshelman]

@Ankh said

"
"Quote April 24 (Earth) Liber LXV, Cap. I, v. 32-33: that we may ride upon the river of Amrit!
"
Does anyone have any insight on this river "

I don't have Crowley's commentaries available to me here at work, and I'd suggest them as the primary source of exposition on technical details.

However, regarding impressions... I take this as simply the stream of going, the stream life takes us down, the stream of star-stuff flaring through space, etc. In reference to Chokmah, the most persistent instruction to come through to me, almost an encapsulating directive to me, is, "Remember the river." Almost like a life-meditation, continuing to bring back to me, "Remember the river." It's the stream of life (which is what Chiah is), and the stream we move along or through or in...

Amrit, of course, is an old Phoenician city that might have a particular relevance. I think it's also like a pun on (or poetic allusion toward) Amrita, since all the same ideas cascade (i.e., stream) together.

[GabrielO]

The commentary for the 32-33 is: "Proposal to view phenomena from the new standpoint."

So - nothing on the river specifically

[Ankh]

"Quote GabrielO: The commentary for the 32-33 is: "Proposal to view phenomena from the new standpoint."
So - nothing on the river specifically
"

Thanks , I just looked for Amrit on an online "Strong's Concordance” nothing.

[Jim Eshelman]

@Ankh said

"Thanks , I just looked for Amrit on an online "Strong's Concordance” nothing."

That would be because it is neither English, Hebrew, or Greek.

[Ankh]

"Quote JAE: That would be because it is neither English, Hebrew, or Greek.
"
I hope these doesn't sound like lazy questions but, is it Phoenician, Egyptian or something else? Does anyone know if can it be turned into Hebrew? Thank you kindly.

[Jim Eshelman]

@Ankh said

"
"Quote JAE: That would be because it is neither English, Hebrew, or Greek.
"
Is it Phoenician, Egyptian or something else, can it be turned into Hebrew?"

For analytic purposes, sure. But not so you could find it in Strong's <g>.

The only challenge is whether to treat the T as a Teyth (thus 260) or Tav (thus 651). I'm partial to the Teyth interpretation, enumerating the word at 260.

[Ankh]

"Quote JAE: For analytic purposes, sure. But not so you could find it in Strong's <g>.

The only challenge is whether to treat the T as a Teyth (thus 260) or Tav (thus 651). I'm partial to the Teyth interpretation, enumerating the word at 260."

Amrit; Aleph, Mem, Resh, Yod, Tav “651” or Aleph, Mem, Resh, Yod, Teth “260” I can work with that
Thanks everyone, I appreciate the input