Yeah, I'm not sure what I was thinking about before, but now the most significant thing to me seems to be the sun-worship angle.
Denderah = source of a zodiac (zodiacs being based on the path of the sun)
Aten = sun-god, supposedly the basis for 1st monotheistic religion; Aten was brought up on the forum when the Hymn of One was first introduced because the Hymn of Aten was a Hymn to One God.
Hathor has a temple in the town of Denderah; she is a goddess of light and daughter of the Egyptian sun-god Ra
Crowley seems to be another figure in Bree's religion. Crowley was a member of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (note the use of the word DAWN), and his version of the unicursal hexagram serves as the symbol for the Hymn of One.
The
unicursal hexagram also bears some resemblance to the Masonic square and compass. Crowley has strong connections to
freemasonry. Here is some information on Masonic symbolism:
http://www.watch.pair.com/symbol.html
Be forewarned, much of what is described in the above website is very sexual in nature. The article seems to contain valuable fact as well as opinion. If you read the whole page, it will connect freemasonry with its Egyptian roots. The story at the heart of freemasonry is roughly based on the legend of Osiris (yet another Egyptian sun-god / King).
In Masonic symbolism, and in many other frames of reference, the sun is male and the earth is female.
The unicursal hexagram, which is formed by the union of two triangles, is often associated with the union of opposites -- earth and fire, male and female. (Many of you will remember this reference from the DaVinci Code.)
Crowley's version of the unicursal hexagram appears on The Hymn of One's Myspace page. The flower in the center is called the five-pedaled rose and it is an alternate symbol for the
pentagram (the symbol of the sacred feminine).
Crowley is also associated with freewill and the law of
Thelema. The language
Enochian is associated with the Fall of Man, and hence
freewill. It is also associated with the occult.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enochian
Enochian was used by John Dee (whose work precedes Crowley's). Dee was most associated with Hermeticism or Hermetic philosophy. Hermeticism is also connected to Egyptian theism and the freemasons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_philosophy
One more thing: and this may be insignificant, but Bree's zodiac sign on Myspace is Capricorn. This is also my sign, so I happen to know, it is an Earth sign!
