Tetragrammaton And Yhvh Options

Tetragrammaton and YHVH (yod heh vau heh) . . . .

I'm to understand that the reference "Tetragrammaton" and "YHVH" aren't necassarily the same thing.

Tetragrammaton is a greek word referring (occult-wise) to the four principal elemental components of the Divine Body
YHVH are the four-fold power of the body of the divine (GOD) in any particular manifest aspect. (a semetic/hebrew theological origin)

Is that right . . . the four-fold YaHoWaH and the (nearly barbarous name) Tetragrammaton aren't necassarily referring the the exact same concept ?

(this make sense in light of the Triangle of Art . . . though I'm not using the archangelic binding/controlling formula, only the three greek barbarous names of manifestation)

This post has been edited by palindroem: Aug 27 2006, 11:54 AM

YHVH is certainly reserved in orthodox Judism for only the high priest to say.
Often in jewish literagy the written word YHVH is replaced with some 'lesser' word when spoken . . . such as ADNI
Within the western magickal tradition its a different thing altogether . . . we say it all the time.

Literally in greek (well, transliterally) Tetragrammaton means "The Four Lettered" . . . and its certainly assumed to mean YHVH.
If we assume that the only possible purpose of the greek word Tetragrammaton is in referrence to a correlate hebrew word ... it might be acceptable to mean YHVH or ADNI or EHIH or AGLA (or any other four lettered word).
Its certainly appropriate, in most situations, to assume it to mean the four-fold aspect of the Divine YHVH.

This post has been edited by palindroem: Aug 29 2006, 03:12 PM

Interesting idea, although I have never heard anyone else question that Tetragrammaton = YHVH.

It is the accepted "truth", but that doesn't mean we cannot question accepted concepts. Although Tetragrammaton is rarely used within modern circles except when dealing with grimoric magick. I had always assumed the use of Tetragrammaton came about due to the inablity to read and write hebrew very well. The medieval authers weren't known for their hebrew scholarship.

Interesting idea, although I have never heard anyone else question that Tetragrammaton = YHVH.

It is the accepted "truth", but that doesn't mean we cannot question accepted concepts. Although Tetragrammaton is rarely used within modern circles except when dealing with grimoric magick. I had always assumed the use of Tetragrammaton came about due to the inablity to read and write hebrew very well. The medieval authers weren't known for their hebrew scholarship.

Tetragrammaton = YHVH Pronounced Yah-weh.