caridwen
"The myths of the "old order," as Crowley calls it, are all based on the non-human paternity to a champion. Some of these include the story of Romulus and Remus who were sired by Mars; Buddha, who was fathered by an elephant with six trunks; and even Christ, who was fathered by the Holy Spirit in the form of a Dove. These stories are all illustrated by the woman astride the Lion."
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Why do you think these myths allude to animals siring children, especially 'spiritual' leaders? And what is Crowley's point in referencing this?
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I've done a little bit of digging and it seems that primitive humans were very concerned with paternity. Without paternity testing, which we have now, it was very difficult to determine the father of a child. Many years ago, belief in supernatural birth and asexual conception was so widespread, it's assumed that it formed the basic characteristic of the primitive mentality. At a time when there was no clear definition between animal, human and plant, it was seen as natural to transfer from one kingdom to another. The ancient Chinese story - Journey to the West has Monkey born from a stone for example.
http://tryskelion.com/tryskelion/
Why do you think these myths allude to animals siring children, especially 'spiritual' leaders? And what is Crowley's point in referencing this?
edited to say:
I've done a little bit of digging and it seems that primitive humans were very concerned with paternity. Without paternity testing, which we have now, it was very difficult to determine the father of a child. Many years ago, belief in supernatural birth and asexual conception was so widespread, it's assumed that it formed the basic characteristic of the primitive mentality. At a time when there was no clear definition between animal, human and plant, it was seen as natural to transfer from one kingdom to another. The ancient Chinese story - Journey to the West has Monkey born from a stone for example.