#assumption of godforms

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The technique known as Assumption of the Godform is among the most impressive, as well as challenging techniques in esotericism. A careful study of a chosen pantheon in depth is often required, along with the willingness to spend a great deal of time in extended meditation and devotion each of the pantheon's deities. Yet, if done carefully and in a progressive and step-by-step manner, Assumption of the Godform can offer practical occultists insights into the depth and power of ancient cults, practices, and ideas that simply reading about them can not.

Assumption of the Godform Mark Stavish, M.A.

13 April 1998

Think of a place and thou are there. Think of a thing, and thou are it.

The fundamental idea behind “Assumption of the Godform is that within each of us there are power that lie in potential for awakening, and that by identifying ourselves with those idealized expressions of those power from ancient times, in the form of ‘gods', we can awaken through resonance, similar powers and wisdom within our own psyche

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Assumption of Godforms

"He must be absolutely at ease in his Body of Light, and have made it invulnerable. He must be adept in assuming all God-forms, in using all weapons, sigils, gestures, words, and signs. He must be familiar with the names and numbers pertinent to the work in hand. He must be alert, sensitive, and ready to exert his authority; yet courteous, gracious, patient, and sympathetic." A.C. Magick in Theory and Practice - Appendix III - Notes for an Astral Atlas

That said, Assuming a God-form starts with the memorization of the Gods found in Myth. But does not end There. First, one must memorize every aspect of the particular god which one is assuming, including the physical features found in various books paintings and on sculptures, attitudes, weapons, emotions the "whole picture", any numbers associated with that particular deity are also important. Who are that God's enemies, lovers, friends and family? One must question his or her knowledge and be able to be tested on the fly concerning any aspect of the God in question. Assumption of God-Form by the Magical Formulae is described further in Liber Aba: Magick in Theory and Practice - the '3rd method' which beings "This consists of a real identification of the magician and the god".

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Scale, Cosms, Golden Dawn Lore, Transcendentalism

The question of scale has always been one that’s appealed to me. _______ noted his idea that me seeing Elethis when young may have contributed to that fascination with scale. Otherwise, I’ve previously thought that my sense of the Dream has a curiously, well, fishbowl quality to it. Like a circle extending out to the horizon where those titanic forms I’ve seen have lurked massive and indistinct…

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