Egypt - shape shifter– Hermes Trismegistus,

Let it suffice to say, that Hermes organized Ancient Egypt from the roaming=
tribes along the Nile into the beginnings of a major empire in the Mid Eas=
t. After he got Ancient Egypt organized and Unfolding into the Empire that =
it would become, he left the physical realm telling them to elect a leader =
and continue the Unfolding of the Empire that he started, not to let his Te=
achings go to waste and that he would be *Watching Over Them*. They followe=
d his instructions quite well, discounting some minor conflicts between som=
e would-be leaders. Finally they did elect a leader, whom they called Phara=
oh, and treated him with God-Status as Hermes himself demanded of them to t=
reat him. The did set one God above the Pharaoh however, which was Hermes -=
- the first real worship of a God in Egypt. Of course the main God did chan=
ge from time to time as the various Mystery Schools gained sway with the Ph=
araoh of the time. Your query brought back some fond memories, sorry to go =
on so.

It was the controlling Magi at the time who realized that their Wisdom may =
be lost to the future if they did not somehow *record* it in a way that wou=
ld be the next best thing to indestructible, and something that naturally c=
ontained most if not all of the Wisdom that they had Realized. An awesome u=
ndertaking just to design, little lone materialize, once they realized what=
was needed. They knew that the Pharaoh would not foot the bit for simply a=
library. So they convinced him, due to his being the next best thing to Go=
d, that it would be fitting for Gods to leave the physical realm with even =
more glory and pomp than even was realized while still here. The Pharaoh kn=
owing that he could not take his wealth with him, they convinced him to ere=
ct the most magnificent tomb all of the planet would stand in awe for. And =
that this magnificent tomb would stand throughout eternity as a reminder to=
all future generations of the planet Earth that *Here Rests God*. The rest=
is history. The Pharaoh got what he wanted, and the Wise Magi got what the=
y and we in the future needed.
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Greek

psychopomp(os) ; psych = soul, pomp = escort; a title and function of H=
ermes as escort for the souls of the dead to the underworld



He is psycho-pomp, conductor f souls, Between two world as above so below, =
Interpreter between macrocosm and microcosm

between our own thoughts and our own bodies
between Consciousness and the Unconscious.

And on the battlefield Hermes is the herald that comes between the combatan=
ts

the mediator
the herald, or angel, or messenger,

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Roman-Latin period until the Western European Dark ages (this does not incl=
ude Byzantine Empire 330-1453)

Alchemists of all ages and countries have long had a special relationship w=
ith Mercury (Roman; later Latin version of Original Greek Hermes). With its=
qualities of movement and slipperiness, it represents fluidity, change, an=
d adaptability. Its highly poisonous nature represents the trickster nature=
of the god Mercury/Hermes, who easily slips between the worlds of the livi=
ng and the dead.

In India, Mercury is one of three primary metallic substances worked with b=
y the alchemists, each representing the fluids of male and female in the Ta=
ntric union that is mirrored in the laboratory. Mercury represents the seme=
n of Shiva, the life force and creative power of the god of change and impe=
rmanence.

The Latin Western Hermes ruled magic and could go between the worlds, and s=
o was used by European alchemists to purify and separate the soul of other =
metals. This use of Mercury as psycho-pomp is seen in India as well, where =
Mercury and its preparations were used to facilitate meditative and magical=
states in which the higher bodies leave the physical vehicle. At the same =
time, Mercury works to strengthen the auric field and enhance the qualities=
of quickness and thought in the user. Because it is so imbued with life fo=
rce, Mercury also has a long tradition of use for more mundane healing and =
medical applications. It is also used for cleansing of the body on all leve=
ls.

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dimitris c. milionis

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p.s. …and the " net.art world " seems it needs its own "Pomp" as Max/Merc=
ury/Hermes ignores the job offer for now!

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—– Original Message —–
From: Nmherman@aol.com
To: milioni@otenet.gr ; list@rhizome.org
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: 4th of July - no shit!


In a message dated 7/4/2002 7:31:23 AM Central Daylight Time, milioni@ote=
net.gr writes:



p.s. …and the " 4th world " seems so young and egoistic now!


"Be a fourth-quarter team," that's what Gatorade does for ya.

Gerasade: Is It In You? Plus a greek quiz, what is "pomp," and how does=
it relate to Hermes?

Max

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