Lyserg Wrote:
Quote:“^^^Righteous indeed, thanks a lot Eliyahu, this is great information that arrived in a timely fashion. I don't have any questions about what you've written directly, but am curious if you know anything about Islamic "mysticism" (where by
"mysticism" is meant the inner or "felt presence of direct experience" [T McKenna's phrase) aspect of re-ligion) which I think is what is known as Sufism. I find the "vibration" of Arabic and Hebrew practice (including the alphabets) very similar, perhaps because they developed from the same ancestry.
Also curious if you know anything about the number 23. You state that the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet represent 22
distinct forms encompassing everything that exists.
I don't know if you are familiar with Discordianism or Principia
Discordia (its most holy sacred text) but it shows that the universe is not fundamentally ordered (ie: can be broken down into 22 basic forms) or fundamentally disordered (humans being a part of the universe that amazingly has tended toward greater order amidst the general tendency towards greater entropy, according to the laws of thermodynamics), but that the appearance of order or disorder in the universe is merely a consequence of viewing the universe through particular grids/frames of reference/"reality-tunnels" (to use Robert Anton Wilson's memorable phrase). At the center of the universe (which is everywhere and nowhere) lies the great wholly Chao (being the Greek terminology for Void) out of which all arises. Where order becomes conglomerated (such as in your local bureaucratic offices), disorder inherently slips through or intervenes, and this intervention is what is referred to as Eris, the great Greek female embodiment of discord. It is said that she announces herself by the number 23; I think this is no consequence as it implies that the Qabalistic break-down of the universe into 22 essential parts is essentially accurate, except they missed by 1 . Discordianism is therefore essentially a Christian religion except its Messiah isn't the great shamanogician Jesus/Yeshua but that mischievous and ever-present intervening force known as Eris. If you want more information, simply bury your back account underneath the nearest oak tree and a representative will be in contact with you shortly...”
-lyserg --Thank you for extremely relevant and lucid contribution to the thread as far as the number 23 goes, in the versions of the aleph-bet that pre date the addition of vowel points do indeed have twenty three letters. The twenty 21st letter...shiyn appears in these versions twice as siyn and shin numbers 21 and 22.
(i'm guessing the horror movie with the same title was inspired by this 23 thing)
What you have said about the universe using 23 as it's "number" would also provide a motive as to why Crowley chose to follow the 23 letter version of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet.
As far as Islamic Mysticism and Sufism goes I definitely find those things interesting and I have noticed some strong similarities between Hebrew and Islamic beliefs. Arabic however would be no walk in the park to learn and I'm not one of those people who can learn more than one language at a time so....I also would love to learn Sanskrit so I could tackle Vedic knowledge but that also is would be no breeze for sure...
fortunately for me Hebrew is the easiest to learn ancient language that am aware of and it also in my opinion has a more clear cut and user friendly way about it compared to learning and deciphering other ancient scriptures. My plan is to branch out into other ancient beliefs after I sort of lay a good foundation for myself with the Kabbalah....
So Eris...is the counterfeit Jesus seen on late night TV and what not??? Interesting. ...my money is at the same place where the Shawshank redemption guy hid his stash....btw.
Global:
Hey Eliyahu,
Quote:“I had a very specific DMT/Hebrew mysticism experience, that I wrote up and talked about here”
-Intriguing experience, enjoyable read. Glad I'm not the only one who has these types of experiences.
Bindu:
Quote:“If you are really interested in Hebrew but universal knowledge then check the book of Enoch”
- The book of Enoch is pretty central to Kabbalistic thought and is one of my favorites..it is also very long and complex piece and could take a person literally years to completely decipher and understand. Especially when it comes to the astrological part that describes celestial geometry and the movements of the heavens.
-according to kabbalistic lore Enoch did not "Die" he "walked with God and was no more" and upon laving this Earth he was transformed to the angel known as Metatron.
Rising spirit Wrote:
Quote:"Please do continue to elucidate. I've always found the Kaballah to be most fascinating. I agree with your assessment, the knowledge is far older than the middle ages and has it's roots in the earliest days of the Hebrew tradition. Furthermore, I feel that much of this esoteric knowledge was already an ancient science, by that time period.
I agree with the theory that Moses did indeed receive his epiphany from Syrian rue & acacia, as the references to the
legendary "burning bush", surely implies. Much as the Indian Rig Vegas and Iranian Zend Avesta also derived their earliest experiences of mystical states from the magikal elixir of Soma or Haoma.In other words, I'm all ears!"
-Rising Spirit
Thanks you, I hoped that there would be some Nexians who were also interested in these types of things.
I will indeed continue to elucidate. It may take some time in between posts here and there but I would just ask everyone to
be a bit patient with me because obviously writing these kind of posts in pretty time consuming...
but I will freely share what I have learned when I can find the time. So as soon as I get the time I will indeed expound further.
By the way I do believe Sun dried Amanita could actually be part of the famed Soma elixir- I think was used in conjunction with other psychedelics or to induce dream states. I have never heard of Haoma,,I will look into it however thank you.
Jamie wrote:
Quote:“The kabbalah is interesting, I dont know really a whole lot about it..not enough to form firm opinions anyway.
I am interested though in how you feel about metatron...I dunno about how you view human origions, but I am really into the alternative theories..based on some very personal experiences, many of them while not even working with entheogens..
Anyway I have heard some people who otherwise I do vibe with, who claim some very dark things about metatron and the kabbalah in general and talk a lot about how the kabbalah is not what most people think it is..so I have always been somewhat weary of the whole thing..
I think there is so much more going on this planet than most people imagine. Sometimes I feel confident enough to claim I KNOW this for a fact, but it is hard to really put subjective experiences with other beings(even while "sober) into solid objective beliefs when it comes to something like alien contact..all I know is what I have experienced, and these experiences make me question all of religion and it's origins, claims of angelic beings etc and what their intentions may be and who they really are.”
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I'm glad you find it interesting Jamie.
(sorry long response)
So can definitely understand steering clear of it....The Kabbalah has a real negative stigma surrounding it..Part of this is I believe is due to either anti-semitic or right wing evangelistic Christian propaganda. Not saying your friends were influenced by this type of stuff ...they probably have other reasons to say the kabbalah is not what it seems..
I have heard such claims as "the Kabbalah was actually introduced by Lucifer" ...or that the Angel "Raziel" who introduced Kabbalah to Adam and Eve was a fallen angel trying to defy god by giving mankind forbidden knowledge.
I even saw an anti-kabbalah video on you tube that was narrated in a spooky deep voice like a trailer for a Horror movie might be. It tried to tried to claim Kabbalistic Rabbis of old were actually practicing vampirism and devil worship. It does not take much research to debunk Most of that stuff however.
The other reason the Kabbalah has a bad rap is because it IS used by practitioners of Luciferianism and also Masons but I am not saying there are alike at all....The same is true with Enochian and Solomonic Magic practices, that they could be used for great evil...but these practices are designed to backfire horribly if anyone is arrogant and foolish enough attempt to use them for evil or to harm others with..
Luciferianism recognizes the truths of the Kabbalah and follows all of it's ideas and philosophies in an upside down and backwards way, therefore embracing Chaos instead of order, disharmony instead of accord and so forth. They also use the demonology of Kabbalah as a way to summon dark forces.
As far as I am aware ....Luciferians generally believe the God of Israel to be Evil. and believes Satan is “good” therefore they desire to be linked with "impure forces".,,, otherwise known as the "lower crowns".
By blaspheming traditional kabbalistic practices their aim is to offend God, the thought here is that by offending God the "impure" forces become pleased and will offer gifts of power to the offender.
So Kabbalah does offer some powerfully dark knowledge but generally it is put there for purposes of illustration...for example there are many stories in Kabbalah about the practices of Balaaam, an infamous Old Testament Sorcerer. (derived from the book of numbers)
These stories are really just there to show what a "bad person" Balaam was.... So of course other "bad people" throughout history have tended to see him as their Idol or hero and have tried to follow in his footsteps......
****On the subject of Metatron-
...I must say it is SUPER Twilight Zone style bizarre that you specifically mention the name Metatron because oddly enough I happen to believe that I have been in contact with this particular Angelic force for more than 15 years.
I have encountered Metatron on my journeys more times than any other entity...
From my knowledge, Metatron is Enoch. and is the head chief of all the angels. "it's literal meaning is "He who operates behind the throne of God"
...Metatron is the overseer of all of the secret activities of the spirit world, (The two Hebrew letters in his name "teth" signify this). And of course like all angels there is a demonic counterpart to Metatron that comes from the lower worlds.
The name Metatron itself is a bit scary sounding...kind of reminds me of Decepticon the Transformer or something...
However...
.The Metatron I know shines with an amber/blue aura and is a truly majestic, kind and impeccable warrior with a golden sense of humor...He appears to me and my friends on a regular basis to guide us . He appears in the form of a man yet he is not anything like a man at all..
.I can think of at least seven other people I know of right off the top of my head who have seen “Metatron” too while tripping. Some of us have even seen him at the same time..(shared vision). He appears to us all usually in a similar way. to most people..............he is somewhat Genie like.....The first Alladin movie comes to mind for a shallow comparison..,
He has A shining Amber/gold bald head with ancient garments and jewelry representative of many cultures such as hebrew buddhist hindu mesopatamian sumerian egyptian and islamic. sometimes he is wearing strange ancient hats, armor..etc.
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...Usually also he is wearing a ninja type face mask. and always carrying a lord of the rings type sword on his side...he has the ability to Create and transcend space, time, matter...Reality. Is capable of providing demonstrations of omnipotence to any particular witness whenever he sees fit to do so.
...he actually gave me and others a special name to call him by....Metatron is just his "technical title" that describes his function in the spirit realm., much like saying he's the "CEO" or Vice President in charge of psychedelic tsunamis" more properly.
Elijah and Enoch are the only to people said to have descended into heaven without dying, Sort of like in Carlos Castaneda's books how Don Juan talks about Shaman's "burning with the fire from within and Vanishing from the earth"
-Thank you for reading this Jamie
ritalin:
Quote:"I've been listening to lectures from Gnostic radio. Lots of Hebrew learning has been taking place. Alchemy has become a fascination also."
-Alchemy is definitely part of Kabbalah. Alchemy offers some really great metaphors....
Here is a special Nexus Alchemy Metaphor for an example.......
Just like how root bark must be violently ripped apart by a brutal substance such as Lye in order to yeild the pure crystal DMT....So must a human being endure many brutal hardships....only then can the layers of their ego be stripped away so that the true nature and essence of their own soul can be revealed. In other words something must be destroyed in order to be created.
oilio:
Quote:"Awesome post, this is extremely intriguing to me. I don't know why, where does this lead? A greater understanding of our universe? Some form of occult knowledge that will assist the development of mankind? Trying to find applications for these seemingly irrelevant (by society's standards) topics is always the difficult part, but if I didn't find it an interesting activity I doubt I would partake in psychedelic experiences."
Thank you
Olio- as always I regard your input with high esteem.........And yes I do think this knowledge could help assist mankind. Infact I believe that this knowledge was given to man in order to assist in and speed up the spiritual correction of mankind.
So to Olio and Rising Spirit and Every other Ethereal Viewer out there in D.M.T land who would like to read more about this ...
Just tune in at this same Bat time....on this same Bat thread next week!
Actually it will probably ony take me a few days to complete a new post so please do check back to this thread at some point
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And if you are interested in studying Kabbalah on your own I would stongly advise not delving too deeply into Crowley type Kabbalah info and sticking strictly with authentic Kabbalah Sources for your studies until you get a stronger foothold on what is what with Kabbalah...In other words I would recommend studying NOT from Sorcerors but from rabbis until you gain a more secure foundation where you cannot be decieved by some possibly ill meaning sorceror.
Authentic Kabbalistic literature includes works such as...
-The Zohar(book of splendour 5 volumes, lots of information)
-The Bahir(or Illumination translated by Aryeh Kaplan),
-The Sepher Yetzerah(A.K.A the book of formation also Translated by Aryeh Kaplan,,,good for those who have an interest in science and Quantum physics)
-Also Reading between the lines of The Torah.. of special mystical interest are the books written by master Kabbalist and Exorcist King Solomon.
I believe the Torah to be a living text that will teach you accordingly if given a chance. Just try flipping through the pages of it while on Ayahuasca, Mescaline or Mushrooms and even the "plain stories" will most likely. speak directly to you. All one has to do is look at it in terms of psychological and spiritual metaphors....i don't believe it is meant to be 100% historically correct by any means but it is meant to be highly accurate in an archetypal sense.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read this.
-Elijah
And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not percieve the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, "brother let me remove the speck from your eye", when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye?-Yeshua ben Yoseph