ATD | Kabbalah & Divine Light

[Joseph T]

In alchemy the base is transmuted to the precious,  In kabballah and  
yogic disciplines the" lower energies" are redirected to "higher "  
chakras or bodily energy centers. In  faith traditions the Divine  
transforms the believers from carnal entanglements to states of  
"holiness" , grace, union with God. This is where the holy hand  
grenade comes in. (See M Python and Holy Grail for complete ordained  
operating instructions.) Nothing achieves a thorough mingling of the  
upper and lower regions like a well made explosive device. Of course  
it is better to give than to receive, which is why all the major  
religious traditions converge when it comes to killing rather than  
being killed.  Hope this clarifies things.


On May 11, 2007, at 11:19 PM, Keith wrote:

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>           Bryan Snyder:
>           Admittedly I did not understand the “as above, so below”
>           when it is mentioned (I think twice in AtD??) and I have
>           to dive into M & D (but am really looking forward to it).
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> The phrase "as above, so below" is from an alchemical text called  
> the "Emerald Tablet of Hermes:"
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> The whole Gnostic notion of being "hooked up" to the Overmind,
> Super-Duperconciousness, the Godhead, The Big Cheese. . . .the  
> whole mystical
> concept of a greater sphere, one that---with the proper training--- 
> one can link
> up to, have communion with, be one with. So that Overmind is as  
> above. Anyway,
> that's been my take on it for a long time, but I'm only a fool. . . .
>
>

"as above, so below" is one of the core mission statements of mystical
thought.  Lots of correspondences and restatements - "on earth as it  
is in
heaven", "Malkuth is in Kether, and Kether is in Malkuth, but after a
different fashion" - also "Makroprosopus & Mikroprosopus"
there's commentary aplenty and different interpretations abound