Myrrha said:
Did AC make this connection somewhere between the Baphomet image and a telesmatic image of Aiwass?
It's not the sort of thing that would have slipped past Crowley unnoticed. But he wouldn't have been in a position to see it until 1918 at the earliest. It wasn't until that date that Crowley knew the correct Hebrew spelling of Aiwass. Hold onto your hat, this gets a bit spooky.
(1904) Crowley receives the Book of the Law. Initially he calculates the value of Aiwass as 78 (AIVAS). He figured it related to Mezlah (MZLA - 78), the Influence from Kether.
(1913) After Crowley published his infamous,
The Book of Lies, he was confronted by Theodor Reuss, who accused him of publishing the central secret of OTO. Crowley proclaimed his innocence until Reuss pointed out a certain chapter in The Book of Lies. This led to Crowley being appointed X* OTO for the United Kingdom. Crowley's chosen motto for this role was
BAPHOMET.
(1917) Crowley wrote an article in a newspaper called,
The International. The article, The Revival of Magick, ended with a quotation from the Book of Revelation.
Rev 13:18.
Herein is wisdom; let him that hath understanding count the number of The Beast; for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred and three score and six.
Also in 1917 Crowley was involved in extensive communications with an intelligence calling itself Amalantrah. Through the mediumship of a woman called Roddie Minor, Amalantrah gave Crowley the spelling Baphomet and assured Crowley that he would find the true spelling of Therion. But try as Crowley might he could not find the correct spelling.
(1918) Crowley received a letter from a complete stranger who had read his article in
The International. The letter contained the correct spelling of Therion. (ThRIVN = 666)
Crowley's correspondent was a man named Samuel Aiwaz Jacobs. Crowley wrote back and asked Samuel how he spelt his middle name in Hebrew. The reply was OIVZ. Crowley quickly calculated it's value. It was 93. Crowley was absolutely stunned.