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Osiris *One of the listed in Liber XV, * Osiris (also Usiris) is one of the most important of deities. He is a life-death-rebirth deity, and one of the Ennead. He was eventually buried in the city of Abydos, of which he was the patron deity. Osiris was the Egyptian god of the underworld, as…

Chons The Ennead The Ogdoad / / / / Other Egyptian Gods In , Chons (alternately Khensu, Khons, Khonsu or Khonshu) is a lunar deity, and a son of and Mut. His name means “The Wanderer,” probably because as a moon god, Khons constantly moved across the night sky. Consequently, he was thought to watch…

Dualism Dualism means dual, or having a twofold division. Dualism doctrine consists of two basic opposing elements. Generally it consists of any which is founded on a double principle. The term *dualism* has several uses: Table of Contents Theological usage (“Western”/”theistic”) In theology, *dualism* can refer to *ditheism*: the belief that there are two basic…

Category:Mystics Famous Mystics Someone please write an article summarizing the most famous of the Mystics listed below. Articles in category “Mystics” There are 11 articles in this category. A G J M P S W

Gemini The Zodiac Gemini (♊) The Planets Other components Qualities Motion Gemini (♊ and Latin for *twins*) is one of the constellations of the . It is part of the winter sky, lying between to the west and the dim to the east, with Auriga and the near-invisible Lynx to the north and Monoceros and…

Gnosticism *Part of the series* The word gnosticism comes from the Greek word for knowledge, ** (γνῶσις), referring to the idea that there is special esoteric knowledge, a key to transcendent understanding, that only a few may possess. The nature of Gnostic teaching and the fact that much of the evidence for that teaching has…

Chaos (Greek God) OLYMPIANS OTHERS Chaos TITANS Astraeus Atlas Clymene Coeus Crius Dione Epimetheus Iapetus Leto Mnemosyne Oceanus Phoebe Prometheus Tethys Theia *This article refers to the primordial Greek god. There is a more complete account of as he developed within .* — In Greek mythology, Chaos or Khaos is the primeval state of existence…

Roger Bacon Roger Bacon (1214-1294), also known as Doctor Mirabilis (Latin: “astounding doctor”), was an English philosopher who placed considerable emphasis on empiricism, and is thought of as one of the earliest advocates of the modern scientific method. Bacon was born near Ilchester in Somerset. His family appears to have been well-off, but, during the…

Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans (January 22, 1561 – April 9, 1626), achieved fame as an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. He began his professional life as a lawyer, where his philosophy of law preached absolute duty to the Sovereign, but he has become best known as an advocate and defender of…

Lust of Result — | | | | — Lust of Result Lust of Result refers to a type of impediment to the expression of pure will. References in Aleister Crowley’s Writings The term “lust of result” first appears in Crowley’s writings in the First Chapter of *:* *For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered…