Heru-ra-ha
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Heru-ra-ha (lit. 'Horus sun-flesh')[1] is a composite deity within Thelema, a religion that began in 1904 with Aleister Crowley and The Book of the Law. Heru-ra-ha is composed of Hoor-paar-kraat and Ra-Hoor-Khuit.[2] He is associated with the other two major Thelemic deities found in The Book of the Law, Nuit and Hadit, who are also godforms related to ancient Egyptian mythology. Their stelae link Nuit and Hadit to the established ancient Egyptian deities Nut and Hor-Bhdt (Horus of Edfu).
Ra-Hoor-Khuit
The active aspect of Heru-ra-ha is Ra-Hoor-Khuit (
- "Now let it be first understood that I am a god of War and of Vengeance." (AL III:3)[5]
- "Fear not at all; fear neither men nor Fates, nor gods, nor anything. Money fear not, nor laughter of the folk folly, nor any other power in heaven or upon the earth or under the earth. Nu is your refuge as Hadit your light; and I am the strength, force, vigour, of your arms." (AL III:17)[6]
- "The half of the word of Heru-ra-ha, called Hoor-pa-kraat and Ra-Hoor-Khut." (AL III:35)[7]
- "I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased. I will bring you to victory & joy: I will be at your arms in battle & ye shall delight to slay. Success is your proof; courage is your armour; go on, go on, in my strength; & ye shall turn not back for any!" (AL III:46)[8]
- "There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt." (AL III:60)[9]
Within Thelema, Ra-Hoor-Khuit is called 'Lord of the Aeon' (which began in 1904 according to Thelemic doctrine), and 'The Crowned and Conquering Child'. An appellation of Ra, identifying him with Horus, this name shows the two as manifestations of the singular solar force. According to Crowley, the five-pointed "star of flame" symbolizes Ra-Hoor-Khuit in certain contexts.[10]
"Khuit" also refers to a local form of the goddess
Hoor-pa-kraat
The passive aspect of Heru-ra-ha is Hoor-pa-kraat (
Aiwass, the being who dictated The Book of the Law to Crowley, introduces himself as "the minister of Hoor-paar-kraat"[20] in the book's first chapter.
Also known as "The Babe in the Lotus", Hoor-paar-kraat is sometimes thought of as the younger brother of Horus.
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Chang & Meleen (2021), p. 205.
- ^ Crowley (2017), XX, The Aeon.
- ^ Crowley (1976), ch. 1, v. 36.
- ^ Kemp (2018), p. 558.
- ^ Crowley (1976), ch. III, v. 3.
- ^ Crowley (1976), ch. III, v. 17.
- ^ Crowley (1976), ch. III, v. 35.
- ^ Crowley (1976), ch. III, v. 46.
- ^ Crowley (1976), ch. III, v. 60.
- ^ Crowley, Neuburg & Desti (1999), pp. 178–184.
- ^ Rougé (1891), pp. 65-66.
- ^ Lutea (2018).
- ^ Myśliwiec (2000), p. 197.
- ^ Mercatante (1998), p. 75.
- ^ Budge (1997), p. 108.
- ^ Hauck (1911), p. 140.
- ^ Wasilewska (2000), p. [page needed].
- ^ Prichard (1819), pp. 85–89.
- ^ Regardie (1982), p. [page needed].
- ^ Crowley (1976), ch. I, v. 7.
- ^ Regardie (1982), p. 344.
- ^ Crowley (1973), p. 41.
Works cited
Primary sources
- ISBN 0-87728-222-6.
- Crowley, Aleister (1976). The Book of the Law: Liber AL vel Legis. York Beach, Maine: Weiser Books. ISBN 978-0-87728-334-8.
- Crowley, Aleister; ISBN 0-87728-906-9.
- Crowley, Aleister (2017) [1944]. ISBN 978-0877289500.
Secondary sources
- ISBN 978-0486295022.
- Chang, T. Susan; Meleen, M. M. (2021). Tarot Deciphered: Decoding Esoteric Symbolism in Modern Tarot. Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN 978-0738764474.
- Hauck, Albert, ed. (1911). "Sun and Sun Worship". The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. Vol. 11. Funk and Wagnalls Company. pp. 137−145.
- Kemp, Barry J. (2018). Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415827263.
- Lutea, Soror (October 8, 2018). "Who And What Are Those Egyptian References In Liber Resh?". GoldenLotus-OTO.org. Golden Lotus Lodge. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- Mercatante, Anthony S. (1998) [1978]. Who's who in Egyptian Mythology. Barnes & Noble. ISBN 978-0760708989.
- Myśliwiec, Karol (2000). The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: First Millennium B.C.E. Translated by David Lorton. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801486302.
- Prichard, James Cowles (1819). An Analysis of the Egyptian Mythology: To which is Subjoined a Critical Examination of the Remains of Egyptian Chronology. J. and A. Arch.
- ISBN 0-87542-664-6.
- Rougé, Jacques (1891). Géographie ancienne de la Basse-Égypte (in French). J. Rothschild.
- Wasilewska, Ewa (2000). Creation Stories of the Middle East. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1853026812.
Further reading
- Gunther, J. Daniel (2014). Initiation in the Aeon of the Child: The Inward Journey. Nicolas-Hays, Inc. ISBN 978-0892545995.
- Hedenborg-White, Manon (2013). "To Him the Winged Secret Flame, To Her the Stooping Starlight: The Social Construction of Gender in Contemporary Ordo Templi Orientis". Pomegranate. 15 (1–2): 102–121. – via Academia.edu.