Psh, watch. I bet we got the discord Goddess. I've never heard of Greeks or Romans or Aztecs though.
When I first looked over these texts, I just sort of assumed gold must represent immortality on some level, but for a component that dissolves gold to be included I was a bit thrown off. I wonder if decomposition and fermentation tie into that as well.
I don't really get theology or religion, but the way this is starting to look, it's like they're just using alchemical figures to represent certain bits of this Order's symbolism. Like for example, cinnabar could represent their God, and salt, or "base matter", could represent the world. In that case, what does mercury represent? Humans? If you think of it that way, from a theological point of view, humans could be acting as the "connection" between "God" and the "world", since humans tend to be the ones doing "God's" bidding and whatnot.
True, but from the definitions above, mercury is the fluid connection between High and Low. High and Low could be the Heavens an Earth, Gods and humans, but when I hear that I think of some liquid...so perhaps it's something that acts as a link between man and the Gods? Mmm...I believe there was a philosopher at some point - Nicholas Flemmel, made some sort of elixir of life...or stone. Something like that, solid to liquid or a liquid to solid, could link humans and Gods by immortality... One of Crowley's assumptions was that the people who are disappearing are being sacrificed for the Order's immortality or strength, but...I disagree.
The fluid connection would make sense, but when you throw sublimation into the mix, it doesn't really add up. In chemistry or alchemy, it literally means changing a solid to a gas, while giving the whole liquid stage a skip. It's like ice turning to steam without first melting into water. Almost as though it's bypassing the standard set of rules.
Elixir of- the Philosopher's stone? In my experience, it can come in any form. Liquid, solid... even human.
[Ed goes quiet on his end for just a moment. HE DOESN'T LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING]
...No, his theory makes sense. If you bring up something like the philosopher's stone... at least the way it existed where I'm from, it all makes perfect sense.
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When I first looked over these texts, I just sort of assumed gold must represent immortality on some level, but for a component that dissolves gold to be included I was a bit thrown off. I wonder if decomposition and fermentation tie into that as well.
I don't really get theology or religion, but the way this is starting to look, it's like they're just using alchemical figures to represent certain bits of this Order's symbolism. Like for example, cinnabar could represent their God, and salt, or "base matter", could represent the world. In that case, what does mercury represent? Humans? If you think of it that way, from a theological point of view, humans could be acting as the "connection" between "God" and the "world", since humans tend to be the ones doing "God's" bidding and whatnot.
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Elixir of- the Philosopher's stone? In my experience, it can come in any form. Liquid, solid... even human.
[Ed goes quiet on his end for just a moment. HE DOESN'T LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING]
...No, his theory makes sense. If you bring up something like the philosopher's stone... at least the way it existed where I'm from, it all makes perfect sense.
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