Qadosh - Recapitulation.

10. Recapitulation.

QADOSH, in the Masonic sense, pertains to the investiture of Knights with Divine Justice and Wrath. It tests the candidate with strong ordeals. It reveals to the candidate truths which have been hidden from him, and from the greater mass of humankind as well, pertaining to Religion, Politics, and History. It fits him for the Crusade against Tyranny and Superstition, Ignorance and Falsehood.

Also, Qadosh is the concept of Holiness, in the sense of Holy Communion with Divine Wisdom, through sexual practices and magical rituals which are considered heretical by the opponents of nature and life.

The History of this Tradition goes back to ancient times. It was bequeathed to the Near East and Europe by the elusive group known as the Qadosh Fathers and others fitting the paradigm. It is the Johannite Tradition. It pertains to a character known as IOANNES, also known as DOSITHEOS.

And, this Tradition pertains to a specific set of Deities: a potent Father of Wisdom, which is the original for the Cult of the Head, for Baphomet, for the Horned One, the Most Holy Ancient One. And, it pertains to the Goddess par excellence. In Tibetan terms, these would be complements one of the other: Kuntu Zangpo and Kuntu Zangmo. In Thelemic terms, these would be Hadit and Nuit, also TO MEGA THERION and BABALON. The product is Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Not Horus as the dead and dying child stung by a scorpion, but Horus Crowned and Conquering. The Child of the Union is the Individual. In previous ages, emphasis was placed on the status of the God: Primal Deity status, Conquering Deity status, Child Status, etc. As we are the result of the union of the infinitesimal with the infinite, we worship not only ourselves, but all, that is to say everyone is God. In this Universe, in all Universes. The Sum total of all Hadit reference points is the Pleroma, or the Entirety. Kuntu-Zangpo is the Parent of the Entirety. This is also a role fulfilled by Barba-elo. Hadit worships not Hadit, but his Mistress Nuit. Nuit is the Infinite Expanse of Space. Kuntu-Zangmo is the Tibetan form of the Queen of Infinite Space, the Greatest Mother of Mothers, known as NUIT (and by other Secret Names). Not only do we worship all, we worship THAT!

AFTERWORD TO THE INTERNET EDITION.

Since the present survey has brought us into contact with various sects which come under the heading "Sabian," we shall next examine some of these, to see where it takes us. It is to these sects that we must look for the preservation of this Ancient and Precious Secret Wisdom. And, it is to these sects that we must look for its Transmission. Preserved and Transmitted ~~ and transformed ~~ from the end of its original existence in the West, to the Crusades, and on to the present day.

Continue on to Section Two: "The Sabians of the House of Wisdom." In Section Two, we present a survey of the various sects in the Middle East which were responsible for the preservation and survival of the Gnosis, and show which groups might have been responsible for contacting the Templars in the early 12th Century of the Common Era.