Path: Supernews!kudonet.com!not-for-mail From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva) Newsgroups: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.magick,alt.satanism,alt.pagan.magick,talk.religion.misc Subject: GdelCampo: Animal Sacrifice Date: 18 Jun 1997 12:59:59 -0700 Organization: KudoNet On-Line Services Lines: 95 Sender: tyagi@bjt.net Message-ID: <5o9env$t9d@kudo20.kudonet.com> Reply-To: solis@hevanet.com NNTP-Posting-Host: kudo20.kudonet.com X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 (NOV) Xref: Supernews alt.magick.tyagi:12966 alt.magick:105589 alt.satanism:71595 alt.pagan.magick:4910 talk.religion.misc:298521 [from thelema93-l@hollyfeld.org: Solis ] ON ANIMAL SACRIFICES by Gerald del Campo Old aeon magicians adopted the use of animal sacrifices as an alternative to human blood. Animal blood, after all, is not exempt from Prana (Life Force), and it was not illegal; in fact, the Old Testament speaks very openly concerning the kind of sacrifices Jehovah likes best. Because of its biblical popularity it was easier for the magician to convince Church and State authorities that their sacrifices were intended for "The One God." The story of Abel and Cain illustrates how much Jehovah loves flesh: God loved blood and flesh so much that he preferred Able's offerings over Cain's because the first offered up flesh and the other vegetables. Evidently, God dislikes vegetarianism; so Cain, out of jealousy, killed Abel. In modern day, those magicians who use animals for sacrifices justify the act by proclaiming that since the animal's "spirit" was released during a Magical operation it then becomes possible for that spirit to somehow evolve into something more than "just animal." Personally, I do not condone the destruction of anything but oneself. We have a problem with people who conveniently draw lines between animals in the meat packing houses and the animal who is used in a magical operation. People have no problem purchasing parts of the carcass in plastic covered styrofoam packages, yet they are capable of criticizing ceremonial forms of slaughter. To them, the act of ceremonial sacrifice is, for the reason that it has been connected to Satanism by the media, more horrible than the way the animal perishes at the slaughter houses. It is a hypocrisy. The use of this particular kind of magick has a history going back several thousands of years; it was (and IS, according to a recent U.S Supreme Court ruling) a valid practice. According to Sir James G. Frazer's "The Golden Bough" (1981, Avenel Books N.Y. New York), many primitive cultures believed that when one consumed an animal, one could inherit the virtues or vices of that particular animal. For example: There is an ancient Chinese tradition that the courage of all animals resides in the gall-bladder; and that eating the vile of the animal endowed the partaker of its courage. This tradition still survives today, and the demand has become so great that the illegal export of bear bladders by American poachers has potentially cut a place for the American bear on the endangered species list. In Morocco, one could cure their cowardice by eating Tiger flesh. Another motivation for ceremonially consuming animals was people's fear towards other creatures inhabiting the land. It was a popular practice amongst the Eastern African Arabs to eat the fat of lions, as this would make wild animals flee from them. (Perhaps the fat would cause their bodies to secrete an odor which would signal the presence of a Tiger to other animals?) In Central Africa liver was a popular dish, as it was alleged that the liver was the vessel of the soul, and one could enlarge their soul by eating it. There is a South American tribe of Indians who refuse to eat anything but birds, monkeys, fish, and other agile animals because of their belief that consuming slower, heavier beasts would cause them to become sluggish, ineffective hunters. (Compare the sluggish, heavy felling of your body after eating beef with the consumption of chicken or fish.) The human animal was not exempt from the dangers of becoming part of the food-chain: In Australia, Philippines, Africa, New Zealand, and in many other cultures people were often consumed in order to endow their own tribes with the courage, strength and skills of their enemies. In at least one Amazonian tribe, it was considered a great honor to be cremated shortly after death, and the ashes consumed in a ceremonially preparedsoup by their loved ones; as this insured the continuation of the individual through the life of their family members and friends. Given the lack of nutrition (Prana) found in store bought flesh, it may well benefit us as a race to raise cattle for the purposes of food; in which case, the animal should be well treated and cared for. Later it must be humanely killed for the purposes of sacrifice; and later to be consumed. Eating the animal (or vegetable) shortly after its life has been terminated would make Westerners less volnerable to obesity and other eating disorders which plague modern man, as his body's lack of prana demands him to gorgue himself after he is full. EOF -- (emailed replies may be posted) ------- join the AMT syncretism!!! see http://www.abyss.com/tokus ---------- call: 408/2-666-SLUG!! "Sure, kid. It's the truth. Trust me. Where's your money?" - TShuler