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Grigori said:
The speaker was discussing the idea of kundalini energy,
And this verse practically screams kundalini. The coiled serpent lifting up it's head to the Sahasrara chakra, or discharging to earth through sexual release. But notice that there is no moral angle present. We are merely presented with two choices.
Grigori said:
The idea was that the celebate man is directing his energy upwards towards heaven, and the sexually active one is shooting his venom into the earth (malkuth or qlippoth/hell dependings on which part of the speech we listen to).
Not necessarily. The celebate may be able to store energy, but directing it is a different matter altogether. If it's not directed or released then it will find expression through a different channel. It's not surprising there have been so many scandels involving Catholic priests. If Satan be devided against Satan how shall his kingdom stand?
Try reading the chapter on Chastity in Little Essays Towards Truth. Crowley isn't talking about sexual abstinence here.
http://hermetic.com/crowley/little-essays-towards-truth/chastity.html
The words "Secret Serpent" are joined in the original manuscript. The initials S.S. have the value of 120, the same as the Hebrew letter Samekh. (The Art card)
In Hebrew the words Secret Serpent would be SUD NChSh. This immediately makes me think of the paths of Ayin and Nun.
SUD = 70 = Ayin - The Devil
NChSh = Serpent = Death
The two are harnessed together in the Art card on the path of Samekh (ON =
70+50=120) How far can you pull the bow string by storing sexual energy (Death), and when it's released where are you shooting that Arrow. For that you need to focus your Ayin/Eye. Chastity.