The Anatomy of Secrets

[LorrB]

Any comments?

[paul]

Jul 16, 2013 11:56:48 GMT 9.5 LorrB said:

Any comments?

It is a bit much tattooing for my liking.

There is rather a lot of reference material - particularly Kabbalistic and Hindu - and from a quick look it seems valid

I would think that most students would need it to be simplified and focussed on their situation/need to make much use of it.

[LorrB]

I find it quite useful when trying to correlate various traditions.

Sometimes it just makes me wonder

.... if the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel, Michael and Auriel are mentioned in Freemasonry?
.... if the 872 is a useful number in any of the sciences, are these petals related to petals in other traditions
.... why are the Portal, Temple and Sanctuary set out as they are.

Better than a cryptic crossword

[paul]

>Raphael, Gabriel, Michael and Auriel are mentioned in Freemasonry

I do not think that they are in mainstream Masonry - unless they are veiled under other names. E.g. the figures standing on columns on the EA TB are said to be GMs but there is no proof given.

>if the 872 is a useful number in any of the sciences, are these petals related to petals in other traditions

Is 872 in the depiction?

>why are the Portal, Temple and Sanctuary set out as they are

With 7 stages related to planetary signs the arrangement seems to be related to ladders. The Mithraic ladder, like this depiction, has 7 stages with Saturn at the top, but the rest of the stages are not the same. It looks like a medieval kabbalistic assignment of planetary signs to progressive stages of development.

[LorrB]

The Crown on the Temple of Solomon side mentions 872 petals.

I googled it but can't find anything.
I am reminded of the 1000 lotus petals.
But 872 is a very precise number. It has me interested.

[paul]

I seem to recall DK referring to a slightly smaller number than 1000 petals.

Perhaps 872 is a reference to a phrase that adds to 872.

[LorrB]

Found this on a dodgy looking site... OTO? The referenece links led to the Hebrew Gematria Dictionary... but didn't work.

one who worships none=872 to initiate through a portal=872

[paul]

It does look like a Crowleyite site with the reference to Lam.

[paul]

>one who fears judgement fears self, and holds regrets and has not let go of past misgivings

This condition seems pretty common.