In speaking with a wood smith who is building my table for me, I had asked him if he had heard of a wood referred to as "Sweet Wood", first off he had not so...
... Thanks Charles and Frater Barukh for your comments on Peterson's book. Learning Latin is one of the items on my "Academic To Do List" that has not yet been...
... Well, I had two years of latin in high school, but that was a long time ago. I've subsequently re-taught myself using Wheelock's text and workbook. There...
Nectandra antillana and spp. sweetwood Antilles Nectandra coriacea timber sweetwood Tropical America Unfortunately neither of these locations are in the...
I rather lean towards the "sweet wood" as meaning Cedar, or perhaps even Cypress (though the latter might not be the sturdiest material), as Dee would have...
I would have to agree with Tyson on the matter of "sweetwood." My Latin teacher always referred to the Laurel tree as the "sweet wood." A simple internet...
Try acacia, the shittim from the Tabernacle. acacia nilotica (mostly in Egypt) or acacia seyal/acacia tortilis (called in Arabic, 'sayyal') If you can get...
Hello all, my first post. Nice to have so many of Dee's students assembled together. I'm in the process of aquiring the Temple furnishings, so the "swete ...
... Greetings Frater Barukh, Thanks for the book recommendation. I'll check into it. In the meantime, maybe you can help me out. I would like to translate the ...
What if a "virus" was implanted into the Enochian system? In theory it is like a complex program. E.G. changing the letter in the watchtowers (Lon Milo...
... Well, in theory its a simple phrase but there are some shades of meaning I'd like clarified. Generally speaking, the word "lumen" refers to a specific...
From my point of view strictly(emphasized)… In the words of Uriel "This seal is not to be looked upon without great reverence and devotion. This is to be...
... Cscience suggests that, because of the expressive power of the Enochian system, there has to be an arrangement of letters that can cause plenty of harm to...
Greetings all, I have been reading on Enochian from several sources, Regardie, Zalewski, Griffin, etc. I think Ihave a good understanding of how they derive...
Greetings Frater Barukh, Thank you for your insightful and very helpful exposition. See below for my in-text comments. ... Yes, this makes sense. The meaning I...
Concerning your question, many magicians will come up with many answers from many sources. All I can offer you is the source by which I study, learn from, and...
An author claims that you will be able to transcend if you read his book "Rum"(which means "Space" in english). Would that be permitted by christianity and the...
... Greetings. ... Zalewski, Griffin, etc. I think Ihave a good understanding of how they derive the names from the elemental tablets, but I get a little ...
... Thank you very much Frater 232. You have been very helpfull and, in addition may I say have given me more information in your one post that I have gained...
Hermesiel wrote; ... You are most welcome. ... more information in your one post that I have gained from 4 other forums.< *** I'm glad to have been of help,...
Hello all, I am posting this note regarding Mars and it's historically significant proximity right now. If you check any astronomy website you will find that...
Greetings all, I am new here... I have a question regarding a chapter in one of the Llewellen books... I know this is probably not a favoured topic... but once...
... Mathers didn't have a foot to stand on in this matter, and this was legally determined with finality. Crowley could have published anything he wanted to,...
Hiya - I understand the Christian context in which Dee and Kelley received the Angelic information and don't doubt their sincerity in their religion. I,...
Well, that's not hard. Dee and kelley may have had Christian beelifs, but they did not get Christian material--they were often shocked at what they received,...
Hiya - Working the system from an heretical standpoint is one thing...the original belief system has to be in place for there to be heresy. What of an entirely...
Being a Chaotic Pagan, I just make a paradigm shift to a gnostic Xtian perspective. Can't go orthodox Xtian, but Gnostic varients are easy enough to get your...
I'd agree that there is a lot in the transmissions that do not square with Church of England (or Catholic) doctrine from Dee's time or subsequent. I still...
