November 11 (Nuit) Liber L., Cap. I, v. 1-2
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It may be pure bias, but... for a long time I've been amazed at how those opening verses are just perfect for the beginning of the Book which heralds a new era for mankind. It's so simple, yet so deep. Of course, we have to know what "Had" and "Nuit" are, but once we have that, could it possibly be any better? It couldn't. I'm deeply grateful for the Book.
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Yes - I'm sure we are biased. Many traditions share the idea of a "nothing", a seeming "void", from which everything springs into existence by different names and references. The two, Nuit and Hadit, seemingly coming into existence simultaneously. What is delightfully different is that their union, or springing into existence together in these verses, unveils the company of heaven, humanity, and that isn't the way humanity is always portrayed. I think the idea is seeded in other "religions" or "systems" and it gets muddled. "There is no part of me that is not of the gods!"