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Origen ("Contra Celsum," vi. 43) identifies Azazel with Satan.[23]
some (such as Nachmanides) argued that Azazel belongs to the class of "se'irim," goat-like demons haunting the desert, to which the Israelites were wont to offer sacrifice.
Azazel" is regarded as a compound of "az," strong or rough, and "el," mighty, therefore a strong mountain.
This version was cited by the biblical commentator Rashi, who took "azazel" to mean "rough ground" or "cliff," and this meaning was accepted by many Jewish commentators who wished to avoid contamination of the Torah by traces of polytheism or the belief in demons. Ibn Ezra took "Azazel" to refer to "a mountain near Sinai," while G. R. Disker took the "rough ground" to be Dudael, a rocky place where the fallen angel Azazel is imprisoned" (I Enoch 10:4-6)
Seirim (Hebrew: singular sa'ir) are a kind of demon. Sa’ir was the ordinary Hebrew word for "he-goat".
The se'irim are also mentioned once in Leviticus 17:7[7] probably a recalling of Assyrian demons in shape of goats
In the Latin Vulgate translation of the Old Testament, sa’ir is translated as "pilosus", which also means "hairy".[5] Jerome, the translator of the Vulgate, equated these figures with satyrs.[6]
In the Bible, Esau is the ancestor of the Edomites who live on Mount Seir
It could also be the reason for which a pig, - as well as a goat (Helck, 1982 : 595), another Sethien animal -, is sacrificed at the time of the Memphite festivals of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, the 24th day of the 4th month of akhet.
This Stone of Fire Bound in Ice at the Southern Pole. To Be Resurrected and Return to the North! From Muladhara to Sahasrara. Upward Rise to Eternal Being!
Unfold thy petals and open wide scattering thy blessings on all the Warrior Poets who reside in NOS. NOS, active experiential . A Green Lightning Bolt of Initiation! Awaken me! Awaken me! Awaken that I may Remember!
The Ultimate Flower, resides in Hyperborea yet its petals extend downward through all the worlds. And it unfolds as a Green Light into this Universe via Venus. And is reflected in the hearts of Initiates where an Ultimate Flower resides and unfolds in arising.
Guide me to my True Love~ White Light of Phosphorous! Illumine my way, and unbar all barriers! The Runes fall like snowflakes through my mind and into the world, and a bridge of ice and of fire is made therefrom. And I cross-over and I pass into. Thee Graal is Unveiled with Revelation!
originally posted by: DAVG1980
a reply to: Compendium
Dig Your shhh
Tell me the babushka lady, ever seen a woman like that dissappear?
I have, and it was in a restaurant called the motherland
I'm a mystical person and recently I have been having experiences, for example I was experiencing myself as thought in a kaleidoscopic universe that was threatening to be shattered by light, light was cracking through, then I resisted again
Wonder how one would become a true Mercurial adept, heard it was a bit like waking up in the matrix.
the process of creative contemplation or holistic meditative inquiry (bhāvanā-krama) that leads to experiential knowing of reality is based on these three supports:
sound and careful reflection on your experience (sat-tarka)
the guidance of a great teacher (sad-guru) who is skilled in meditative enquiry and has attained its fruit
the wisdom of the scriptures (sad-āgama) When these three come together in agreement Abhinava suggests, we know we have arrived at truth
nothing is provided which would allow the initiate to escape dependency, the information given is generally useless
but maintains the delusional premise it is of value
originally posted by: primalfractal
a reply to: Compendium
the process of creative contemplation or holistic meditative inquiry (bhāvanā-krama) that leads to experiential knowing of reality is based on these three supports:
sound and careful reflection on your experience (sat-tarka)
the guidance of a great teacher (sad-guru) who is skilled in meditative enquiry and has attained its fruit
the wisdom of the scriptures (sad-āgama) When these three come together in agreement Abhinava suggests, we know we have arrived at truth
But it is important to realise that you are not just that which looks, you are also the world you look upon. On all levels. In all aspects
the wisdom of the scriptures (sad-āgama) When these three come together in agreement Abhinava suggests, we know we have arrived at truth
Venus Morning star as Ashtar/Athtart, the Mesopotamian Istaran, Venus as gender fluid in a Metaphysical/serpentine sense, similar to the Atum in Egypt.
Venus Morning star as Ashtar/Athtart, the Mesopotamian Istaran, Venus as gender fluid in a Metaphysical/serpentine sense, similar to the Atum in Egypt.