Sorry, folks: Magic-heavy day.

[wolven7]

The phrase "he who has ears, let him hear," appears, spoken by Jesus, 14 distinct times, in the new testament. 7 of those times are in the book of Revelation; the Apocalypse of St. John. Most often, this is interpreted as Jesus saying "Pay Attention, damn it; I'm not saying this, for my health," but I've got a feeling that it's more than that. What if, instead of calling something to your attention, the words of the Christ were intended to cause, in the hearer, the reader, a certain action? What if they were intended as spells?

The entire Revelation could be seen as a "Divine Work," if you prefer, which, when put together, correctly, allows the full attainment of itself. Apocalypse.

Lunachicks - [Passenger (Iggy Pop Cover)]--- I would very much like to read the originals. Perhaps outloud, to an audience. Oh yes...

I know I'm probably not the first to think of this, but the idea came to me, in the kind of repetition used, in the New Testament. The Gnostic sects placed a lot of weight on linguistic analysis, and the effect of language on perception. (Tom Waits - [Metropolitan Glide]). So I wonder, then, if the works that were written down by Jesus' followers were not still using the formulae of the tradition to which Jesus belonged (which name escapes me, at the momemt [30 minutes], and I've not been able to find), and reforming it, for public consumption?

Auf der Maur - [Head Unbound]--- That those who moved away from magic, merely misapprehended the methods?

Hm.

Some thoughts. Will write more, later.

Comments

[unknownbinaries.livejournal.com]

This after I've finally dissected, culled and re-arranged the entire clusterfuck that was the Christian book section here. THANKS.

I less interpreted that as 'Pay attention.' than 'If you are able to comprehend and use this, then do so.'

[wolven.livejournal.com]

That's the kind of day it's been. Fo', Sho'... *nods*