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Ooo no .. not 'forced' ... let's say ... 'magically persuaded'
Ooo no .. not 'forced' ... let's say ... 'magically persuaded'
That same 'flip-flop' dynamic occurs in The Book of the Law. Compare the initial verses of chapters I and II:That flip flop is what makes it so dynamic, making it almost as though both cards occupy both paths simultaneously...
AL I:1 said:Had! The manifestation of Nuit.
According to J. Daniel Gunther the different spellings in these two verses indicate an important change in perspective.AL II:1 said:Nu! the hiding of Hadit.
Abrahadabra, the word of 11 letters that balances the macro 6 with the micro 5. The same word that totals 418 = Cheth = 8.III:1 said:Abrahadabra; the reward of Ra Hoor Khut.
This thunderbolt is the Swastika which is the Hermetic Cross formed out of 17 squares on the magic square of Mars. The connection to Mars gives meaning to phrase "fluidic fire." 17 is also the qabalistic value of IAO, spelt in Hebrew IAV. The letter Heh, to which Atu 17 now corresponds, is qabalistically said to 'conceal' the three Mother letters, Aleph, Mem, and Shin.Liber Arcanorum said:Atu 17. Transformed, the holy virgin appeared as a fluidic fire, making her beauty into a thunderbolt.
7 + 7 + 7 = 21 = XVII + IVAleister Crowley said:For the "Flaming Sword" is the "Pentagram unwound."
Liber Arcanorum said:Atu 4. Now riseth Ra-Hoor-Khuit, and dominion is established in the Star of the Flame.