Crowned and Conquering Culture: The Dawning of the Age of AquaHorus
Times of change are commonly associated with cycles of time, and historically things like Astrology have held that "the Heavens" or "The Stars" contain mythological signifiance that preside over the energies of these times. There are many metaphors for the new consciousness that is dawning on Earth, every culture has a different word for these times of change, ideas like the New Age, the Yugas of the East, the Last Judgement, Mayan Calendar dates, and the power that calendars are beleived to hold universally.
In light of two particular avenues for perceiving this drama of Aeonic change, I would like to meditate on Aleister Crowleys declaration of a New Age in 1904 which he called "Aeon of the Child", and the Astrological Age of Aquarius. These are two avenues that I personally resonate with and explore but are no means the only expresssions of the dawning era of self awareness and awakening that is upon us. In this article I'd like to explore a few examples of how the qualities of these times that are upon us, are beautifully narrated by our American - pop-culture . So this will be the wordiest part, float on.
The modern Aeon of Horus, is portrayed as a time of self-realization as well as a growing interest in all things spiritual, and is considered to be dominated by the principle of the child. The Word of its Law is Thelema (will), which is complimented by Agape (love), and its formula is Abrahadabra. Individuality and finding the individual's True Will are the dominant aspects; its formula is that of growth, in consciousness and love, toward self-realization. Concerning the Aeon of Horus, Crowley wrote:
". . .the crowned and conquering child, who dieth not, nor is reborn, but goeth radiant ever upon His Way. Even so goeth the Sun: for as it is now known that night is but the shadow of the Earth, so Death is but the shadow of the Body, that veileth his Light from its bearer." (Heart of the Master)
And also, in his Little Essays Toward Truth:
"The Aeon of Horus ixs here: and its first flower may well be this: that, freed of the obsession of the doom of the Ego in Death, and of the limitation of the Mind by Reason, the best men again set out with eager eyes upon the Path of the Wise, the mountain track of the goat, and then the untrodden Ridge, that leads to the ice-gleaming pinnacles of Mastery!".
The prominent Thelemite magician Lon Milo DuQuette commented on the connection that the Aeon of Horus had to the Age of Aquarius when he stated that "Yes, [the Aeon of Horus] is coincidental to what astrologers and songwriters call the Age of Aquarius and what millions of others refer to simply as the New Age. But it would be a mistake to view this new aeon simply as another tick on a great cosmic clock. The Age of Aquarius, profoundly significant as it is, is only one aspect of a far greater new spiritual age. - Wikipedia- Aeon(Thelema)
So, I would like to explore some of what I beleive are the current pop Symptoms of "The Aeon of the Child in a state of ever growing expression. To begin for example I just want to note how appropriate it is, that Twitter gives users without their own Avatar, the symbol of an Egg as an avatar until they do.
The Egg perfectly representing the self that is in potential, that which eventually will be expressed just as a Seed is to a tree, an Egg is to anything in its potential state. The beauty of acknowledging it, is when one applies this understanding that everything is both the fully blossomed expression of one seed, and is also a seed in itself destined to unfold into something unimaginable, just as the Egg perfectly symbolizes the self yet to be.
As Aleister Crowley said, the Self, the Individual, the I(pod) is to be the dominating force of the new Aeon. Not the tradition oriented mass minded consciousness of the past. As time goes on and we begin to acknowledge our own novelty and divinity, forms that are associated with this awakening of the self will express themselves on a universal scale. Symbols are never the actual THING itself which they are pointers to, so EVEN the "Aeon of the Child" and the 93 Current, are not actually the unutterable IT/THING that is awakening, but they are also inseperable from it. We as humans are always fine tuning our ability to communicate more and more novel or specific ideas and emotions, thus Spirituality, psychology and philosophy as a whole, and every single off shoot of them, are all actually one school consciously updating their metaphors. This is the co-creative responsibility of Art, the constant finessing of the ability to relate objects to eachother in our deepening intimacy with environment.
In the above picture, I took Aleister Crowleys depiction of the Child God of the New Aeon, and overlaid it with a current Verizon ad(Veri=True. izon=Horizon. Horus=God of Horizon + Sun) The "Rule the Air" campaign is particularly new aeon, this is particularly interesting because Crowley also is quoted speaking of the Child
"Now ye shall know that the chosen priest & apostle of infinite space is the prince-priest, the Beast; and in his woman, called the Scarlet Woman, is all power given. They shall gather my children into their fold; they shall bring the glory of the stars into the hearts of men." Book of the Law 1:15
The Prince/Preist of Space can also be interpereted as "The Ruler of Air", as Horus the Child is the HAWK. Air in the esoteric sciences is very much connected to the function of Communication. The Current Aeon happens to synchronize with the Western Astrological Age of Aquarius. Aquarius and the Aeon of the Child are thus, interchangable, and this is perfect because Aquarius is and Air sign, and thus also pertains to the act of communication. Just think about the new Technologies we are engaging with, Communication is EVERYTHING these days(like this blog for instance). So The Aeon of the Child-Individual, is also influenced by the Aquarian Aeon of Humanitarian Technology and Communication. Astrologically and symbolically the play of energies very well represented by POP.
The Child Prince of this new Aeon is a Twin God, one quality of which is the egyptian child god HoorParKraat, or the Greek Harpocrates, the Babe in the EGG. This Babe in the Egg representsis the new consciousness birthing in the womb of the New Age. Notice the Goddess Nuit bowing over the twin God, on her ankles and wrists she has bands that bear the Symbol of Aquarius and the Twin currents of the New Aeon.
Lady Gagas latest reflects Harpocrates, asshe comes out of the Egg at the 2011 Grammys, and even Crowns herself in a Gold Hat. "My mother told me when I was young, that we are all born Superstars" - Lady Gaga - Born This Way "Every man and woman is a Star"- Aleister Crowley - The Book of the Law
Kanye Wests beautiful video POWER has him wearing a HORUS the Child necklace and much Egyptian, Masonic and Aquarian Symbolism. Both this and Jay Zs Thelemic style video have much to do with the Power of the Individual as well as Revolution.
"We R who we R" by Kesha also reflects the new Aeon of Iamness vibing in the world of dance music. "You Know were Superstars, We R who we R" perfectly resonating with Aleister Crowleys laws of the new Aeon "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" and "Every Man and Woman is a Star".
We can also see Jay Z Sporting a "Do What Thou Wilt" hoodie in the video for "Run this Town".
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