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! I agree with the idea that Hymn of One is recruitment organization that acts like a religion, and its initiates must prove themselves worthy before joining the Order of Denderah. Either that, or the Order of Denderah consists solely of authority figures, and followers of the Order practice the "religion" dictated by Hymn of One. It looks like there is a definite link between the two, since they share common beliefs. So far, though, I don't get a sense that this belief system concretely believes in a moral code (i.e. Ten Commandments, the Torah, etc.). That is, Bree hasn't spoken much about the Order's belief in the afterlife and a companion punishment/reward system. Which would make sense, since the Hymn of One doesn't worship a Judeo-Christian type God, but rather a pantheon of gods and goddesses. But if that's the case, why would the Order prioritize one god or goddess over another, as seems to be the case by their pursuit of Bree to perform a ceremony to one of the deities. Perhaps she is only one piece of the puzzle, and more specifically the remaining piece. Perhaps Hymn of One has already recruited candidates for other positions within the Order, or sacrifices, or whatever happens at the Ceremony. And perhaps that is why there seems to be no deadline for the Order's pursuit, and why they continue to chase her. They're impatient.
Crowley's misogyny was usually directed towards specific women, most notably his mother and Rose Kelly, rather than women as a whole.Cleo wrote:Descriptions of goddess cults always seem to rely on essentialist explanations of gender roles, i.e. the masculine is active and the feminine is passive. Interpreters of these essentialist spiritual categories tend to extrapolate them into intensely problematic gender politics. The author of the (albeit well-researched) masonry link that garnet provided is certainly no exception, and neither is Crowley, a noted misogynist. I'll paste a few bits from Wikipedia here:
That text is quite empowering, especially in the early 1900's, where women in most of the world couldn't vote, couldn't own property, and certainly couldn't be ordained or serve as the head of a church. Crowley's ideas on women's equality, while to today's eyes look misogynistic, were actually about 50 years before their time when it comes to our liberation - politically, spiritually, sexually, and most importantly the ability for us to live our lives as our Will takes us.We of Thelema say that "Every man and every woman is a star". We do not fool and flatter women; we do not despise and abuse them. To us a woman is Herself, absolute, original, independent, free, self justified, exactly as a man is.
We dare not thwart Her Going, Goddess she! We arrogate no right upon Her will; we claim not to deflect Her development, to dispose of Her desires, or to determine Her destiny. She is Her own sole arbiter; we ask no more than to supply our strength to Her, whose natural weakness else were prey to the world's pressure. Nay more, it were too zealous even to guard Her in Her Going; for She were best by Her own self-reliance to win Her own way forth!
Muahahahahhahaaa.janesalteredstates wrote:"Hymen Noof" stuck out.
That's how the word is supposed to be spelled in the quote.pipedream1138 wrote:Has anyone noticed that the word "pidgeon" is misspelled on the HoO website? The correct spelling is "pigeon." Unless it is a reference to a surname, or the pidgeon process (some chemistry stuff), did someone just forget to proof read, or could this be a clue?
masonic symbolism also comes up when searching sacred texts.com for meridian. just as an aside.The unicursal hexagram also bears some resemblance to the Masonic square and compass. Crowley has strong connections to freemasonry.
That's how the word is supposed to be spelled in the quote.
