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

It's true that we need some sort of Authority in anything to use as a base and a guide but there's no point in sticking to to slavishly. After all, the magick we practice today (even for a ceremonialist) has its origins with the Golden Dawn around the turn of the 19th century. Yes they were based on older texts, but the format and context of how they are practiced were compiled together in this time. In fact, it seems to me that ALL ideas are constantly evolving.

So how does one decide who is an authority and who is not?

Dion Fortune's quote of "There is no room for Authority in Occultism" means to me that we must test and experience things for ourselves. We should question things and be open to the answers we get...whatever they are.

It does not mean you can just sit around and do whatever you want and call it magick. I mean I guess you can but it's probably not going to work.

Yes there are theories about how and why magick works but the fact is no one really knows for sure. Different magicians, coming from different models of reality, using different methodology can produce the same results.

Until there is irrefutable proof on how magick works, everything must be tested, rules must be questioned, authority must be broken. Otherwise, how are we to advance if we just do the same thing our predecessors did?