01-26-2015, 06:51 AM
I'm not quite sure if this is entirely what could be classed as "fan poetry". Although it is the second time that I have been caught out regarding a reference to Aleister Crowley and 'Supernatural' which I again took at face value without realising that there was an actual tv show called 'supernatural'.
I'm fairly certain that the quote referenced in this thread is actually a quote from Aleister Crowley the actual person as opposed to the fictional Aleister Crowley, therefore the basis of the poem could not be seen as entirely to do with 'supernatural'. Although I think possibly an interest in the writings of Mr. Crowley may have been inspired by the tv show, but I'm only second guessing at this though.
Also because I have never watched 'supernatural' and know absolutely nothing about it, I can't accurately say how much it's influence has on this poem, but if the quote was the basis for it and the quote is genuine then I think this is a fair enough reason to base the poem around. A different point altogether is whether the quote was fully understood and it's meaning incorporated into the poem, from what I make of the quote I don't think that the poem addresses it at all but more uses one aspect of it and to build a narrative. Whether or not this was intentional I don't know, but if it was because the quote was not fully understood then that is an honest mistake.
I do agree with Dale in that the use of Isis as an archetype or metaphor has very little resemblance to the historical Isis but I presume that this is probably more of a modern culture misperception of the occult, but the occult that gets referenced by conspiracy theorists and alarmist illuminati head fucker uppers.
For what's it worth now, Crowley was probably implying with the quote "O, how superior is the Eye of Horus to the Mouth of Isis" that in magic (or "magick" as he likes to call it) in basic crude terms anal sex is superior to vaginal sex. Whether he meant that as in homosexual sex being superior to heterosexual sex or the more likely non-conceptual sex being superior to possible conceptual sex is a matter for debate. I couldn't give a shit what it means or what Crowley says or whether freemasons are the illuminati or beyonces ass is an occult symbol or the eye of horus or blah blah blah... I've spent too much time arguing with those people... Sorry if this has wandered off topic, but I just had to say about how I think this poem is not entirely 'supernatural' related and not entirely without thought.
I'm fairly certain that the quote referenced in this thread is actually a quote from Aleister Crowley the actual person as opposed to the fictional Aleister Crowley, therefore the basis of the poem could not be seen as entirely to do with 'supernatural'. Although I think possibly an interest in the writings of Mr. Crowley may have been inspired by the tv show, but I'm only second guessing at this though.
Also because I have never watched 'supernatural' and know absolutely nothing about it, I can't accurately say how much it's influence has on this poem, but if the quote was the basis for it and the quote is genuine then I think this is a fair enough reason to base the poem around. A different point altogether is whether the quote was fully understood and it's meaning incorporated into the poem, from what I make of the quote I don't think that the poem addresses it at all but more uses one aspect of it and to build a narrative. Whether or not this was intentional I don't know, but if it was because the quote was not fully understood then that is an honest mistake.
I do agree with Dale in that the use of Isis as an archetype or metaphor has very little resemblance to the historical Isis but I presume that this is probably more of a modern culture misperception of the occult, but the occult that gets referenced by conspiracy theorists and alarmist illuminati head fucker uppers.
For what's it worth now, Crowley was probably implying with the quote "O, how superior is the Eye of Horus to the Mouth of Isis" that in magic (or "magick" as he likes to call it) in basic crude terms anal sex is superior to vaginal sex. Whether he meant that as in homosexual sex being superior to heterosexual sex or the more likely non-conceptual sex being superior to possible conceptual sex is a matter for debate. I couldn't give a shit what it means or what Crowley says or whether freemasons are the illuminati or beyonces ass is an occult symbol or the eye of horus or blah blah blah... I've spent too much time arguing with those people... Sorry if this has wandered off topic, but I just had to say about how I think this poem is not entirely 'supernatural' related and not entirely without thought.
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