This here is my take on the Elder Gods and Ancient Ones circa 3/3/07. It has to do w/ the Creation mythos...
Now why did nothingness itself--or THE Ancient One beget APSU? Or why did nothingness become something. Akin to not existing and then suddenly become zero--which is not the samething! Zero denotes the absence of substance--nothingness means that--NOTHING.
My theory is thus--to expand ones power one must spread it out and let it grow on its own and build upon itself that way. Like spreading seeds and growing more plants that way therefore having more lifeforce--aka--energy. So THE Ancient One spread its essence out and begot APSU--first emination of existence ( I am led to think by the Sumerian Creation mythos). APSU was male in nature and in time his "waters" bore a companion TIAMAT. I tend to think APSU was the main body of creation whereas TIAMAT was the resulting material form of that "APSU" spliting apart or spreading out. Now TIAMAT bore "children" which really are the celestial bodies we call the planets. So she gave form to our percieved universe--so she is the crreator of the material plane then? I think so. Perhaps APSU was a theoretical/astral entity or thoughtform bore of the Ancient One. Out of that thoughtful came creation or action--hence TIAMAT.
Now what I am getting at is this, why would that which created everything want to see its demise? Mainly us humans. Heres why I think so. remember how I said THE Ancient One spread its essence out to gain more power or to grow, what would happen if something out there figured out this gameplan and decided to rebel against it and took matters into their own hands and wanted to harness that power for other resons. Well naturally we would have a war on our hands. Hence the cosmic war between the Elder Gods and The Ancient Ones. It is summarized that the Ancient Ones represent Uncreation and the Elder Gods represent creation. Well that may be true but it really is this:
Elder Gods represent self realization and Evolution unto higher principals of existence. In other words the Elder Gods want those "seeds" to know what they are and to grow up strong and bear good fruit for the universe and to create more good crop.
Ancient Ones represent the primal pure essence of the universe and donot like the tampering w/ the chaotic order ( I know, I know) of the "natural" universe. And we are an example of that tampering w/ the universe. And if we Evolve we are disrupting the original plan of THE Ancient One. For once one becomes aware of the fact they can become like THE Ancient One one can become more than a slave or puppet of some church or whatever. I happen to think that what the monotheistic mass-control-machine "GOD" really is is THE Ancient One. Not based on the scriptures or hymns--no--isnt "GOD" the beginning, the now and the end? Sounds liek what THE Ancient One is to me! So the church really is a complex herd control effort of the Ancient Ones to keep this Evolution I speak of and the Elder Gods desire for us to rise to "god-hood" stunted. It served only to delay the seemingly inevitable.
Whew!!! This is the ramblings of one mind only--this can be taken w/ a bucket of salt.....
--------------------
IA ZI DINGIR ENKI KANPA! IA ZI DINGIR EA KANPA! IA ZI DINGIR NUDIMMUD KANPA! IA ZI DINGIR OANNES KANPA!
|