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Post by LorrB on Aug 19, 2011 11:31:34 GMT 9.5
0) The Secret Works of CHIRAM ONE in essence, but three in aspect. 1) It is true, no lie, certain and to be depended upon, 2) the superior agrees with the inferior, and the inferior agrees with the superior, to effect that one truly wonderful work. 3) As all things owe their existence to the will of the only one, so all things owe their origin to the one only thing, the most hidden by the arrangement of the only God. 4) The father of that one only thing is the sun its mother is the moon, 5) the wind carries it in its belly; but its nourse is a spirituous earth. 6) That one only thing is the father of all things in the Universe. 6a) Its power is perfect, 7) after it has been united with a spirituous earth. 7a) Separate that spirituous earth from the dense or crude by means of a gentle heat, with much attention. 8) In great measure it ascends from the earth up to heaven, and descends again, newborn, on the earth, and the superior and the inferior are increased in power. 9) By this wilt thou partake of the honours of the whole world. And Darkness will fly from thee. 10) This is the strength of all powers. With this thou wilt be able to overcome all things and transmute all what is fine and what is coarse. 11a) In this manner the world was created; 12) the arrangements to follow this road are hidden. 13) For this reason I am called Chiram Telat Mechasot, one in essence, but three in aspect. In this trinity is hidden the wisdom of the whole world. 14) It is ended now, what I have said concerning the effects of the sun. Finish of the Tabula Smaragdina.
www.sacred-texts.com/alc/emerald.htmAny comments?
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Post by paul on Aug 20, 2011 7:55:09 GMT 9.5
This is clearly an alchemical text - the trinity of salt, sulphur and mercury.
I have yet to understand the significance alchemy within the living Cosmos. Certainly it was/is important for the ancient gods who were dying on this planet (probably due to the aging Sun).
But does the practice of alchemy have a significance beyond the benefits acquired by the practitioners and other immediate beneficiaries?
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Post by cwhite on Aug 20, 2011 8:21:27 GMT 9.5
"La Tres Sainte Trinosophi" was a good read...
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Post by Tamrin on Aug 21, 2011 9:31:45 GMT 9.5
Certainly it was/is important for the ancient gods who were dying on this planet (probably due to the aging Sun). Certainly!? OK, I'm calling B.S. on this. Come up with some extraordinary proof for this extraordinary assertion.
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Post by paul on Aug 21, 2011 10:17:36 GMT 9.5
"I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
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Post by Tamrin on Aug 21, 2011 13:04:52 GMT 9.5
A fine example of intentional nonsense.
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Post by paul on Aug 21, 2011 14:26:18 GMT 9.5
Perhaps this is better in the Ego thread:
"Alice drinks from the “Drink Me” bottle filling the entire room with her whole Being so that there is no space for anything else. She sighs and states, “Oh, you foolish Alice!’ ‘How can you learn lessons in here? Why, there’s hardly room for you, and no room at all for any lesson-books!”"
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Post by Tamrin on Aug 21, 2011 19:39:21 GMT 9.5
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka lewis Carrol) was a mathematician, logician who delighted in describing logical absurdities. You have outdone him by embracing his aburdities as if they were verities.
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Post by Tamrin on Aug 22, 2011 7:38:00 GMT 9.5
Perhaps this is better in the Ego thread:
"Alice drinks from the “Drink Me” bottle filling the entire room with her whole Being so that there is no space for anything else. She sighs and states, “Oh, you foolish Alice!’ ‘How can you learn lessons in here? Why, there’s hardly room for you, and no room at all for any lesson-books!”"
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Post by LorrB on Aug 22, 2011 8:50:29 GMT 9.5
Good one Tamrin What then of The Plan of the Work and the VSL? Rubbish?
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Post by LorrB on Aug 22, 2011 9:02:04 GMT 9.5
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka lewis Carrol) was a mathematician, logician who delighted in describing logical absurdities. You have outdone him by embracing his aburdities as if they were verities. Carroll not only got along nicely with the MacDonald children but with their parents as well. He was a regular guest at their home for many years, and when not having fun with their youngsters, he and George MacDonald would often talk of literature, metaphysics, and the spiritual life.
Lewis Carroll was a deeply religious man, though not a "high church" Anglican like his father. Like so many of MacDonald's friends, he had a great attraction to the mystical life and at least had a passing interest in Theosophy and Spiritualism in general.
georgemacdonald.info/carroll.html
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Post by Tamrin on Aug 22, 2011 9:25:42 GMT 9.5
What then of The Plan of the Work and the VSL? Rubbish? The Plan of the Work à la the Baileys is rubbish. The VSL is a curate's egg from many sources.
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Post by paul on Aug 22, 2011 9:47:59 GMT 9.5
Each must find their own part to play by whatever means they can.
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Post by paul on Aug 22, 2011 9:50:46 GMT 9.5
...he had a great attraction to the mystical life and at least had a passing interest in Theosophy and Spiritualism in general. Perhaps Dodgson was speaking from experience when he spoke of the body filling up the whole room and leaving no space for learning.
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Post by LorrB on Aug 22, 2011 10:31:39 GMT 9.5
...he had a great attraction to the mystical life and at least had a passing interest in Theosophy and Spiritualism in general. Perhaps Dodgson was speaking from experience when he spoke of the body filling up the whole room and leaving no space for learning. As in when we have enriched/evolved/expanded our Being to such an extent that we encompass all knowledge and arrive at a state of Knowingness? Some that die and come back experience a state of being like this, they cannot remember the detail upon returning to the body however.
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Post by LorrB on Aug 22, 2011 10:38:15 GMT 9.5
What then of The Plan of the Work and the VSL? Rubbish? The Plan of the Work à la the Baileys is rubbish. The VSL is a curate's egg from many sources. I used to have no time for the Bible... disliked the OT intensely... full of violence and unreasonable stories. I have only recently discovered some keys to understanding it ... I am now realising what a veritable treasure house it is.
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Post by paul on Aug 22, 2011 10:53:45 GMT 9.5
I rather thought Dodgson was speaking of a swollen ego leaving no room for learning.
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Post by LorrB on Aug 22, 2011 11:09:28 GMT 9.5
A swollen ego probably thinks it is God
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Post by paul on Aug 22, 2011 11:34:11 GMT 9.5
You may recall the TV show Monkey en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_%28TV_series%29www.imdb.com/title/tt0078659/Monkey (representing the mind) repeatedly calls himself: Great sage, equal of heaven. He is accompanied by Sandy - a fish monster (emotional), Pigsy - physical etheric, and sometimes Horse who alternates between a horse and human form. They all serve Tripitaka (the soul) a boy played by woman and thus androgynous who is seeking the sacred scriptures. You can find the series on the internet.
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Post by LorrB on Aug 22, 2011 12:37:57 GMT 9.5
I watched that series at the time ... but for the pure fun of it, it was odd. Must watch it again with the keys in place and see what I can see Funny you should bring that topic up, Karl Stefanovic (Channel 9 - Today Show) was parodying it just last week. I thought at the time "what a blast from the past".
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