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----- Original Message ----
From: Damien <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wed, December 2, 2009 4:21:10 PM
Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Eudaimonia and Magic
Crowley's dog Latin notwithstanding, you're right and the closest translation IS a singular indirect object "Demon." Sentence structure makes it suspect, which led to my mistake.
Pandaimonium, eudaiumonia, and daimon etymologies stand as suggested.
Apologies for any confusion, or ruffled feathers.
--Wolven
On shaded wings drift
FireDark discoveries
Soul Architecture.
--- On Wed, 12/2/09, Mark Shekoyan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Mark Shekoyan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Eudaimonia and Magic
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 4:39 PM
> Interesting that Daemone is plural
> given that the intent of Liber Samekh is to yoke the
> totality of the individual to the "Higher Genius/Angel"
> which is usually considered a unity (Yichud). Fascinating
> idea in light of the "One/Many" Paradox of the divine vis
> the Kabballah Each Sephiroth a divinity/divine aspect, but
> ultimately unity under the canopy of "The One."
>
> Interesting also in light of Crowley's emphasize on
> "structuralizatoin" of conscioussness via Kabbalistic Ritual
> and Yoga/meditation practice in the effort to overcome
> disspersion and fragmentation of the self often assigned to
> the notion of "Chronozzon."
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Damien <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wed, December 2, 2009 1:19:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Eudaimonia and Magic
>
> I can't think of any explicit references, but I would note
> that "Daemone" is plural, in this instance. Also, the same
> roots for "pandemonium."
>
> Interesting work could easily be done on the etymology.
>
> --Wolven
> On shaded wings drift
> FireDark discoveries
> Soul Architecture.
>
>
> --- On Tue, 12/1/09, Mark Shekoyan <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Mark Shekoyan <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Eudaimonia and Magic
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 5:32 PM
> > Outside of the references in
> > Platonic and Neoplatonic writings, is anyone aware of
> overt
> > references to "Eudaimonia" in Western Magical
> > Traditions? Crowley's Liber Samekh has as the sub tag
> > line: "Theurgia Goetia Summa
> > Congressus Cum Daemone"
> >
> > I guess a translation here would be "God Working
> > Via Howling For the Supreme Unification with the
> > Daemon." Any onther interesting connections people
> are
> > aware of?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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