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Where Were You Before the Tree of Life? - Horus Centre

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Chapter 4 -- The <strong>Tree</strong> Grows Crookedly<br />

Two souls, alas! Within my breast reside<br />

And each repels <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r:<br />

One, in tenacious lust, <strong>the</strong> world holds in its embraces;<br />

The o<strong>the</strong>r sweeps <strong>the</strong> dust above into <strong>the</strong> higher ancestral places.<br />

Goe<strong>the</strong><br />

The mythology relating to a World Parent Creation is very common. The basis for it is called<br />

<strong>the</strong> Earth Mo<strong>the</strong>r-Sky Fa<strong>the</strong>r motif.<br />

In this type <strong>of</strong> myth, common to as diverse a group <strong>of</strong> races as <strong>the</strong> Fon, Polynesian, Zuni,<br />

Egyptian, Minyong, Yoruba, Yuma, and Greeks, among o<strong>the</strong>rs, <strong>the</strong> universe evolves from a union<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> opposite qualities <strong>of</strong> sky and earth, <strong>the</strong> heights <strong>of</strong> thought and <strong>the</strong> depths <strong>of</strong> matter. And, in<br />

this type <strong>of</strong> Creation myth, creative space between <strong>the</strong> world parents is usually made—<br />

sometimes violently—by <strong>the</strong>ir own children.<br />

Such mythology reflects <strong>the</strong> very Creation story we have just begun, once again suggesting<br />

that <strong>the</strong> story <strong>of</strong> Enjliou, Callia, ARTOLA and Lucifer, was at least partially well-known once upon<br />

a time. It also suggests that somewhere along <strong>the</strong> way this Creation story that should be a part <strong>of</strong><br />

everyone’s heritage, has been buried, censored, or in some way edited out <strong>of</strong> our history books.<br />

Since it is a fixed rule <strong>of</strong> propaganda that to rob a people <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir power, one needs only to take<br />

from <strong>the</strong>m <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir myths and <strong>the</strong>ir history, perhaps this could be <strong>the</strong> very reason.<br />

Who would have <strong>the</strong> power and <strong>the</strong> influence over such a wide field <strong>of</strong> human experience<br />

that <strong>the</strong>y would be able to do such a thing? Who could, and who would want to do such a thing?<br />

The answer is simple. Lucifer.<br />

The only problem is that so many people on <strong>the</strong> planet, and indeed on o<strong>the</strong>r planets as well,<br />

do not believe that an entity such as Lucifer exists. Should <strong>the</strong>y be among <strong>the</strong> minority in<br />

believing in <strong>the</strong> Being <strong>of</strong> Lucifer, <strong>the</strong>y rarely do acknowledge that he would have any power over<br />

<strong>the</strong>m, <strong>the</strong>ir lives, or on any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> decisions <strong>the</strong>y make on a day-to-day basis.<br />

Many people use <strong>the</strong> word ‘Satan’ interchangeably with, or instead <strong>of</strong>, Lucifer to describe <strong>the</strong><br />

Dark Force in <strong>the</strong> Universe. As Elaine Pagels, pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> religion and noted religious author,<br />

explains it, in Biblical sources <strong>the</strong> Hebrew term ‘Satan’ describes an adversarial role. In fact, <strong>the</strong><br />

word ‘Satan’ actually meaning ‘<strong>the</strong> accuser.’ Along with references to o<strong>the</strong>r fallen angels or to<br />

demonic beings, Satan is virtually absent from <strong>the</strong> Hebrew Bible.<br />

These two words seem to have become inextricably interwoven, however, when referring to<br />

<strong>the</strong> one being known more correctly as Lucifer, a Latin word paradoxically meaning, “lightbearer.”<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r names for Him include Phosphorus (Greek ), Belial, Be’elzebub (one favored by<br />

<strong>the</strong> spiritual hierarchy), <strong>the</strong> Bringer <strong>of</strong> Light, or <strong>the</strong> Morning Star.<br />

The most common history told <strong>of</strong> Lucifer is that as an angel <strong>of</strong> God, he got <strong>of</strong>fended by<br />

developments in <strong>the</strong> heavenly realms, and one day struck out on his own. His story should not be<br />

confused, however, with <strong>the</strong> sons <strong>of</strong> God who mated with <strong>the</strong> daughters <strong>of</strong> men--those we shall<br />

come to later in our history.<br />

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