tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post7925074604908003620..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: Number of the BeastScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-36622067052137432682013-02-08T15:55:58.653-06:002013-02-08T15:55:58.653-06:00See, that's the point I was getting at about t...See, that's the point I was getting at about the "purity ethic." It's essentially the idea that having anything to do with things that are "impure" by some standard "pollutes" you in some way. So just being associated with, say, the number 666 harms you, even if you disapprove of what you think it represents.<br /><br />Relying on the literal version of this ethic is not moral balance, it's pointless superstition. You can see it in a lot of other places, too, especially surrounding various social issues in politics. For example, how allowing same-sex partners to marry has anything to do with my opposite-sex marriage completely escapes me. But somebody who is superstitious about purity might honestly believe that living in a society with married same-sex couples could give them spiritual cooties.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-62371009897941171052013-02-07T21:41:34.202-06:002013-02-07T21:41:34.202-06:00To each their own I suppose, I had 666 in my emplo...To each their own I suppose, I had 666 in my employee number once. It was fine with me. But what does "accept" mean. I would think accepting would have more to it than the number just randomly appearing on something, or being the next number in a sequence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311378475448359792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-23532776097392380822013-02-07T12:58:21.563-06:002013-02-07T12:58:21.563-06:00It is, after all, the answer to life, the universe...It is, after all, the answer to life, the universe, and everything...Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-58882688365525674652013-02-07T12:13:18.401-06:002013-02-07T12:13:18.401-06:00Self Fulfilling prophecy or no, the number 666 sur...Self Fulfilling prophecy or no, the number 666 sure did end up being really bad for this guy ;)<br /><br />i still like the myriad of directions this number has gone. 666, 616, 646. Using gematria in Hebrew, in Greek, even in english :p You have everything from Nero to a pope to presidents. You might as well pull a number out of a hat and attempt to scare people with it. Like say... 42!!!!Hypnovatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959801151825593183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-78468790105080964852013-02-07T11:57:11.403-06:002013-02-07T11:57:11.403-06:00I know. I've always loved Crowley's sense ...I know. I've always loved Crowley's sense of humor, especially for the time in which he lived.<br /><br />Crowley did link his identification with 666 to Revelation in some of his commentaries, such as his reinterpretation of the apocalypse to fit the Aeon of Horus. But it seems to me the idea that Revelation was misunderstood as a catastrophe by those of the previous Aeon fits just fine with the observation that they messed up the number as well.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-15600763752051987732013-02-07T11:16:40.807-06:002013-02-07T11:16:40.807-06:00That comment from court records by Crowley always ...That comment from court records by Crowley always gives me a good chuckle. Although I understand that he made the connection between 666 and the Sun (as in the Magic Square of the Sun), I'm not entirely convinced that he didn't also link it to the Beast of Revelation. After all he was raised in a fundamentalist Christian home and I believe his mother used to call him the Great Beast (based on Revelations) before he adopted the title. Crowley reveled in linking many concepts together, making a play of words, and having a good laugh at the expense of others. <br /><br />Adesh!<br />-Aghor PirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-4357014577982890522013-02-07T10:50:48.769-06:002013-02-07T10:50:48.769-06:00It could very well be. Sometimes synchronicities a...It could very well be. Sometimes synchronicities are like that - the very thing you fear is what keeps popping up. It could also be, though, that it's simply a case of paying attention. I've seen many tax forms in the course of my life, and some of them <i>could</i> have had a 666 on them - I've just never noticed one way or the other.<br /><br />Aleister Crowley's concept of the Beast is quite different from that in Revelation, particularly if the "real" number is 616 as some experts now claim. The point of 666 in Thelema is that it's the mystic number of the Sun and retains that symbolism regardless of whether or not it's actually mentioned in the Bible. As Crowley once commented when asked why he called himself 666, "It only means the Sun. You can call me 'little sunshine.'"Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-42975979979372461622013-02-07T10:39:12.046-06:002013-02-07T10:39:12.046-06:00I guess someone forgot to send a memo to this Chri...I guess someone forgot to send a memo to this Christian guy and to the Great Beast Crowley that the real number of the Beast is probably 616. I find it interesting that this guy keeps attracting 666 into his life. Maybe his obsession with it keeps attracting it into his reality as he is so focused on it and fears it.<br /><br />Adesh!<br />-Aghor PirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com