Assumption of God-forms.
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Gerry, these are two separate technics adjacent to each other. Often used together, but not necessarily.
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@Jim Eshelman said
"Gerry, these are two separate technics adjacent to each other. Often used together, but not necessarily."
Yes I just went back to Liber O when my man Gnosamai pointed it out to me and I saw that strictly speaking, they are not the same thing and can be isolated practices.
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@Jim Eshelman said
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As for other pantheons - yes, after you've mastered the specific assignment, it's normal to spread out and try other things. In particular, the Hebrew angels and archangels make up a substantial percentage of the forms used."
AC writes
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- The Magical Images of the Gods of Egypt should be made thoroughly familiar. This can be done by studying them in any public museum, or in such books as may be accessible to the student. .*
... but the 7 Archangels and Angels don't appear to have a standard image. People, throughout the centuries have just assumed that they look like male adolescent Caucasian catalogue models only wearing white robes and having big white wings. That's not much to go on whereas the Gods of Egypt were painted in full regalia and colour on temple walls.
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@gerry456 said
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@Jim Eshelman said
"As for other pantheons - yes, after you've mastered the specific assignment, it's normal to spread out and try other things. In particular, the Hebrew angels and archangels make up a substantial percentage of the forms used."
AC writes
*III
- The Magical Images of the Gods of Egypt should be made thoroughly familiar. This can be done by studying them in any public museum, or in such books as may be accessible to the student. .*
... but the 7 Archangels and Angels don't appear to have a standard image. People, throughout the centuries have just assumed that they look like male adolescent Caucasian catalogue models only wearing white robes and having big white wings. That's not much to go on whereas the Gods of Egypt were painted in full regalia and colour on temple walls."
To the student of the yoga of the west (qabalistic magick, Golden Dawn tradition, et al), there are standard forms. You should learn them. The angels are described by the spellings of their names.
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@gerry456 said
"Are there any internet resources with colour code descriptions?
I'm out at the moment, is it in Jim's 776 1\2 book?"
I don't own 776 1/2. Why would one need an "internet resource." It should be in all your qabalah (my preferred spelling). Have you not read anything by Regardie? I don't think he goes a book without mentioning it.
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@Takamba said
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@gerry456 said
"Are there any internet resources with colour code descriptions?I'm out at the moment, is it in Jim's 776 1\2 book?"
I don't own 776 1/2. Why would one need an "internet resource." It should be in all your qabalah (my preferred spelling). Have you not read anything by Regardie? I don't think he goes a book without mentioning it."
I've got Regardies TOL.
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Might want to check out a site not selling stuff.
IE:Wikipedia (Yes, even!)
"To anthroposophists, Samael is known as one of the seven archangels: Saint Gregory gives the seven archangels as Anael, Gabriel, Michael, Oriphiel, Raphael, Samael and Zachariel.[citation needed] They are all imagined to have a special assignment to act as a global zeitgeist ("time-spirit"), each for periods of about 360 years.[14] Since 1879, anthroposophists posit, Michael has been the leading time spirit. Four important archangels are also supposed to display periodic spiritual activity over the seasons: Raphael during the spring, Uriel during the summer, Michael during the autumn, and Gabriel during the winter."