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balenciaga said:Oh boy, I'm in trouble because I read the Princes as Kings; the Knights as Knights. Guys on horseback just look like Knights, so as not to confuse my mind when I read, I figured I would just leave it like that. It all comes down to how your mind processes the images, in the end.
I am interested in reading at least some of the Book of Thoth, but I will skip the heavy parts.(!)
Wish me luck (I'll need it). But I do love the way it speaks to me.
I didn't find the Book of Thoth too difficult--just a bit outdated since Crowley was trying to mesh science with metaphysics with the little bit of science that was available at the turn of the 20th century. Sort of comical at times if you consider it, but his purely metaphysical considerations are worth looking into. The reason why Crowley used the Knights to represent "Kings" is because, in old matrilineal times, the new king ascended to the throne by killing the old king and marrying the princess of the kingdom. Quite the family drama, as you would imagine.
In Crowley's mind, the Knight was much more symbolic of the violent history needed to become a legitimate ruler of those times.