...proof," nor am I saying this interpretation is "correct" while others are not. I am simply stating that this evidence, in my opinion, warrants investigation into the correspondences between these Hebrew letters and the Major Arcana of the Tarot. In LVX, Guru Sri Shukla Om Shivaya Namah.

...own personal interpretations of the tarot. One artist in particular was showing off their latest version of the Major Arcana and well, I really didn't care for what I saw. Their version of The Moon especially didn...spurred me on to try a few more. At most, I had planned to maybe just do the Major Arcana. However, by the time I had seven or so finished, I was hooked. The combination of research...

...of the Hebrew Aleph beit, and then claimed the Tarot was a Book of hidden knowledge. Up until Levi's claims, the tarot often had more and less than 22 "major arcana." They were regionally developed card decks that were used in the courts to play games popular across Europe. Finding the mystical in the mundane is all well and ...

... of the Hebrew Aleph beit, and then claimed the Tarot was a Book of hidden knowledge. Up until Levi's claims, the tarot often had more and less than 22 "major arcana." They were regionally developed card decks that were used in the courts to play games popular across Europe. Finding the mystical in the mundane is all well and good, and...

eraserheadhenry@gmail.com wrote: Sar Draconis wrote: Thus, Crowley's non-recognition as a Mason had more to do with the narrowness and exclusivity of the UGLE in its various political machinations rather than with the question of whether Crowley received the forms of Masonic initiation. In fact, Crowley full ceremonial transmissions of all the important high grade masonic rites which were extant at his ...

As for ElRon's OTO "participation" it consisted mainly of meeting, screwing (sexually), screwing (metaphorically), and compleatly duping the leader of the California lodge, Jack Parsons (the guy whom invented modern rocket fuel btw). They met, and Parsons bought the guys personality totally and offered him free access to his wife as well. This resulted in Parsons starting up some sort of sailing business with ElRon, which was never really...

At least as regards Lewis, I do not think you could say he was really involved with the OTO in a 'participatory' manner. He probably had discussions with Crowley prior to founding AMORC and maybe even considered basing AMORC on a charter provided by Crowley. But this never occurred- the charter intended for him was never given, and the only tangible thing Lewis received was an honorary recognition from Reuss in 1921. AMORC told ...

In article <1164986323.605086.136850@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, eraserheadhenry@gmail.com wrote: There are interesting parallels between mainstream Freemasonry's present disavowal of the validity of Crowley's degrees, and AMORC and Scientology's attempts to extract Harvey Spencer Lewis and L. "Ron" Hubbard from their participatory roots in the OTO. That depends on your definition of "interesting."

On 1 Dec 2006 12:26:49 -0800, "eddieVroom" <glassgnost@yahoo.com> typed furiously: David Simpson wrote: On 27 Nov 2006 13:38:09 -0800, "eddieVroom" <glassgnost@yahoo.com> typed furiously: Nothing concerning Freemasonry. I decided to crosspost to you because I still feel a certain kinship -- You see, I was abandoned in the forest as an infant and raised by wild freemasons. Hell, for half my childhood I ...

David Simpson wrote: On 27 Nov 2006 13:38:09 -0800, "eddieVroom" <glassgnost@yahoo.com> typed furiously: Nothing concerning Freemasonry. I decided to crosspost to you because I still feel a certain kinship -- You see, I was abandoned in the forest as an infant and raised by wild freemasons. Hell, for half my childhood I thought the scimitar-and-star thingie was the sign for the local hardware stores... -- the Tortured ...