Today's moment comes to us courtesy this site, which offers photographic proof that George W. Bush personally signed a copy of a book called Konx-Om-Pax. The author? None other than Aleister Crowley, the self-proclaimed Great Beast 666.
This isn't the first time W and the Beast have crossed paths. Last year, Our Fearless Leader received a rare endorsement from the Plymouth Brethren, the ultra-puritanical Fundamentalist group which gave birth (in a reactive sense) to Crowleyanity.
If you're interested: "Konx-Om-Pax" were magic words used during the Eleusinian mysteries. Or so I've read. The text of Crowley's book is here, and, like much of the Beast's work, it is great fun for those of a certain turn of mind.
The opening words: "When the Neophyte enters upon the Path of Evil, there confronteth him the great angel Samael." Upon reading this, Dubya was overheard to mutter: "Tell me about it."
So we enjoyed ourselves very much and ate the most extraordinary supper you can think of. There were babies roasted whole and stuffed with pork sausages and olives; and some of the girls cut off chops and steaks from their own bodies, and gave them to a beautiful white cook at a silver grill, that was lighted with the gas of dead bodies and marshes; and he cooked them splendidly, and we all enjoyed it immensely. Then there was a tame goat with a gold collar, that went about laughing with every one; and he was all shaved in patches like a poodle. We kissed him and petted him, and it was lovely.Good old Uncle Al. Happy Halloween, everyone!
5 comments:
too bad the number is 616.
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11134
Drat! And 666 had such a nice look and sound to it.
Next we'll be hearing that the Old Testament story was about a Burning Tush.
Joy Tomme
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Thanks for the link, Mr. Anon.
First, you should know that if Uncle Al were here, he'd say something like: "Don't you people know ANYTHING? I received the title "The Great Beast 666" in 1904, directly from Horus, who spoke through the entity Aiwas. Variant Biblical manuscripts are irrelevant."
Second, the "616" variant reading is present in other ancient manuscript versions of the Apocalypse. We still cannot be sure which one came first. Both numbers were arrived at by "translating" the name of Nero Ceasar into a number, using gematria. Certain parts of the world favored one way of transliterating the emperor's name, and certain parts favored another -- which no doubt accounts for the variants.
Someone could do the world a service -- and possibly make a pretty penny -- by writing a book which explains the Nero Redivicus theory, using terms that America's hillbillies can understand. Once they realise that Hal Lindsey and Tim LaHaye have LIED to them, the entire edifice of fundamentalism will totter.
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