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November 24, 2019
Getting Personal About Indoctrination, Egotism and Fear
Today’s topic is about indoctrination and fear. And I’m
going to get personal here. I’m more personal than I’ve been in any of my other
podcasts, and I’m pretty sure some people won’t like it, but I think most of
you will appreciate it. As some of you may know, I come from a pretty mixed
background. My father’s side is Middle Eastern and mostly Jewish. And my
mother’s side is Irish Catholic. My mom converted to Judaism before I was born
mainly for the wedding because my father’s mother insisted upon it. So in that
way, I was exposed to many different religious faiths, and living in Manhattan,
you see it everywhere. We weren’t religious in any way, but we did the Hanukkah
thing, the Passover thing, the Christmas thing, the Easter thing.
We did all that. And my birthday is right around the
corner, in December, I was a spoiled kid, Christmas, Hanukkah and my birthday,
not necessarily in that order. So it was a pretty open family, but there was an
underlying feel of Judaism there. Things started to change for me when I was
sent off to Israel when I was 13 years old; I was not a good kid. I was a
pretty rowdy kid or rather disobedient, let’s put it that way. My parents sent
me off there to live for a little bit, trying to get me back on track. So when
I was 14, I had a spiritual experience that put me on the path that I’m on now.
I’ve been in the occult for 31 years; you know how old I am now. But that’s
okay. I tell people if they ask
I was exploring. I mean, exploring everything, absolutely
everything. It was like a whole new world opened up for me. Fast forward two
years, and I’m back again in the Middle East because, after 14, I came back
here and then went back for vacation. I was about three weeks into the vacation,
I was supposed to stay the whole summer until something odd happened. I started
to play an experiment with a system that I created that fuse together
Kabbalistic and ancient Egyptian symbols together. It was potent. I mean, insanely
powerful and these entities that I worked with were always working for my
betterment, but because I was young and naive, I didn’t see it like that. I became
afraid of them.
It inspired fear in me when I started to have dreams. The
first dream was of me looking at my father and someone in the dream is saying
to me that he is going to die of a particular disease. When I wake up from that
dream, I sort of brush it off a little bit. I mean, you know, I’ve had
nightmares before, but then the next night, I had a second dream, and it was a
dream within a dream. This time, it was my mom telling me, “your father is
dying from this disease, and he only has two years to live.” So, now I’m
panicked. Now I’m like, ‘Oh my God, what is going on here?’ I called my family
here in New York, and I said, ‘look, I have to cut my stay short. I have to
come back. I can’t. I cannot stay in Israel right now.’ And like I said, I was only three weeks into
this vacation. My father relented, but he was pissed off because he said, ‘I
paid for your entire summer, and now you’re coming here after three weeks
because of a silly nightmare.’
The summer passed. During it, I was pretty much at home
studying the occult and eating McDonald’s. I think I gained 20 pounds that
summer. Then comes September of that year and its 10th-grade orientation. I go,
and I come back home in the middle of the day, and all the lights in the
apartment are on. Now that doesn’t sound too weird, but those who knew my
father, knew that he was a little frugal, so he would never leave the lights
on. My little Spidey senses kicked in, and I felt something was wrong.
I ran to my grandmother’s apartment, and I knocked on the
door for five minutes. She finally opened, and we walked into the other room,
and I sat down, and I asked her, ‘What’s going on? Where’s, where’s my father?’
And she said, ‘you need to speak to your mom.’ Now I’m starting to panic.
Something is wrong. So I run to my mother’s apartment. My parents have been
long, long divorced. She opens the door, and she has this sheepish smile on her
face, and I’m thinking, ‘okay, all right, she’s smiling.’
My grandmother was a little bit dramatic, so I thought, ‘okay,
this was this grandma being herself.’ So, we walk into the other room, I sit at
the edge of the bed and all of a sudden I get Deja Vu. I’m like, wait a minute.
I’ve been in this position, this situation before, and all of a sudden, and
hair stands up right now just thinking about it. The dream comes true. She says
to me, ‘do you remember those two dreams that you had?’ And I said,’ yes.’ And
she says to me, ‘well, today your father went to the doctor, and he got his
results, and as your dream said, he got this disease, and that disease was
AIDS.’
Back then, it was a death sentence. And I, I didn’t know
what to think. I mean, that’s what it said in the dream. But you know what? I
was in my own world; I didn’t even know what AIDS was. And to show you how
disconnected I was from that, I would go on the subway or the bus, and there
would be ads that would say, get tested for HIV. And I read it as hives.
I was like, why are people getting tested for hives? So that’s how disconnected
I was, but yet the spirits told me precisely what he was going to die from and
that he would die in two years.
That was crazy. And what happened at that point is my
indoctrination kicked in. All of a sudden, I abandoned the occult completely
and utterly. I burnt and got rid of first edition occult books. I can’t believe
it. I still kick myself in the head over that now because you can’t find them
anymore. And if you can, it’s like the 15th edition. And to see how powerful
indoctrination is, I didn’t even need to be religious in my past to be
indoctrinated. So, I felt guilty, and I jumped right into Judaism like really
intensely because I thought that maybe my work in the occult caused this to my
father. That’s how I felt. So I felt guilty, and I thought naively that if
suddenly, I would change course that somehow through repentance and through
going deep into Judaism that I could reverse the situation.
I was completely naive, but mostly in denial. As I got
deeper into the religion, the sicker my father got, and the more miserable I
became because it was spiritually empty. You know, I, I craved what the occult
gave me and the connection that I had with the goddess ISIS, who was my mother Goddess
at the time. Suffice it to say, my father died in 1992, and I was livid at God.
I had so much anger that I tore and spat on Holy books. I mean, I was terrible,
but one thing came quickly is I went back into the occult and back to embracing
the goddess, but I was still scared. I was still scared and guilty. That may be,
I brought that onto my father. And what’s so interesting, and I know some of
you still do this, is when you do a ritual, but then before you go to bed, you
say a little prayer to God just in case for insurance. That’s how it was back
then for me. So, it was just a really tough time because the indoctrination
kept on telling me, ‘it’s because of you. You brought this evil into the house.’
A year or so later, I stumbled upon Hinduism and Buddhism,
and that caused me an inward reflection that I didn’t have before. I then
realized it wasn’t me that brought this upon my father. It was him. It was his
own choices that did that. It is the height of ego to think that our occult
practice, our spirituality is at fault for these things, instead of
understanding that people have their own choices and need to live with those
consequences. Instead, we make it about us. We’re like, ‘well, I brought it
into the house.’ No, that was their choice. My father lived his life the way
that he did, sometimes quite recklessly. He brought it on himself. Anything bad
that happened to him, he brought on himself. I had nothing to do with it.
But it took a long time for me to come to grips with that.
And when you think about it, it was because of a big ego. People believe that
egotism only runs one way, that it’s always people who are thumping on their
chest. They say, “I’m the best, I’m everything.” But it goes the other way too.
The other way is taking on the blame for everything. Saying, “Oh, it is my
fault. I did this.” That’s egotism as well. Not many people think about that.
But if you’re making it about you, even if it has nothing really to do with
you, that’s an ego thing. So, all of this time, I feared. And in the end, it
was not me. I needed to allow my father to have the right to make his own bed,
so to speak. So really, the moral is don’t be afraid to practice your occult.
Keep doing it. You know, people have their own lives, they
had it before you were born and they’re going to have it after you’re gone.
That fear, even a slight bit of it, is indoctrination, and the only way to
fight that is to realize it’s your choice and you can, you can fight it. It’s
your path. Don’t make it about someone else. You may or may not be lucky enough
to practice occult openly. I know some of you cannot. Don’t be a martyr. Nothing
good comes from being a martyr because we need you alive. So that means you’re
going to have to practice in your heart. And that’s okay. I know some of you do
struggle with your interest in the occult and magic because a small part of you
is afraid.
And I, and I know this because I get messages and when I
read them, I see my early self. It’s understandable, and it will take a while
to get rid of it. But keep at it and never forget you owe it to yourself and
the world to follow your heart, to follow your spirit. Don’t abandon what your
soul calls you to do like I did when my father got sick. If anything, staying
true can only help you get through it. So, do you see how sinister
indoctrination can be? I wasn’t even religious and yet I still felt I was doing
something wrong.
So what you have to do is work through that uncertainty
and the fear and know that no matter what, if you are a Wiccan, Luciferian,
Satanist, New Age Witch, or what have
you, stay true to yourself and as a community, we need to be supportive of one
another. Don’t let our various factions become inquisitions. That defeats the
whole point. Why run from an inquisition to cause another one? We need to be
one community living the way our spirits want us to live. We didn’t like it
when the Western religions told us we were wrong. We shouldn’t tell each other
that we’re wrong. We don’t need to agree, but the moment one group becomes an inquisition,
we have become like the religions we so desperately wanted to escape. So, stay
strong. Stay true. Follow your occult path. My brothers and sisters don’t let
fear and indoctrination cause you to waiver. Remember, it is just indoctrination
and nothing more. These are ideas that were pumped into you from birth, work
through it. You got this…So Mote It Be!
Beelzebub – What’s in a Name?
The name Beelzebub has an
interesting and somewhat controversial origin story. The name itself is
irregular.
In English, the name Beelzebub
doesn’t seem to have much relation to Baal, but that is because it is not
rendered correctly from the original language. In Hebrew, Beelzebub is not a
proper name, but a description of the God Baal. In Hebrew, it is “Baal-Zevuv”
or “Lord of the Flies.” As I mentioned, Baal means “Lord” and “Master” and “Zevuv”
means “flies.” In Hebrew, it is rendered as בַּעַל זְבוּב. If appropriately spelled in English, it would be BAALZEVUV.
In some cases, it is presented as VAALZEVUV since the “B” sound in
Hebrew can sometimes be rendered as a “V” sound. We will see this rendering
shortly.
Beelzebub
– Baalzebub – In the Old Testament
We see Beelzebub mentioned only
four times in the Old Testament, and in all cases, they are within the same
book.
2 Kings 1: 2-3 “Now Ahaziah had
fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So
he sent messengers, saying to them, “Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god
of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.”
3 But the angel of the Lord said to
Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and
ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to
consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’”
In Hebrew:
וַיִּפֹּל אֲחַזְיָה
בְּעַד הַשְּׂבָכָה, בַּעֲלִיָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן–וַיָּחַל; וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים,
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ דִרְשׁוּ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן, אִם-אֶחְיֶה, מֵחֳלִי זֶה
וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה,
דִּבֶּר אֶל-אֵלִיָּה הַתִּשְׁבִּי, קוּם עֲלֵה, לִקְרַאת מַלְאֲכֵי מֶלֶךְ-שֹׁמְרוֹן;
וְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם–הֲמִבְּלִי אֵין-אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, אַתֶּם הֹלְכִים לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן
2 Kings 1: 6 “And they said unto
him: ‘There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us: Go, return unto the
king that sent you, and say unto him: Thus saith the LORD: Is it because there
is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god
of Ekron? Therefore, thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art
gone up, but shalt surely die.’”
Hebrew:
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ עָלָה לִקְרָאתֵנוּ, וַיֹּאמֶר
אֵלֵינוּ לְכוּ שׁוּבוּ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר-שָׁלַח אֶתְכֶם, וְדִבַּרְתֶּם
אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה, הֲמִבְּלִי אֵין-אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה שֹׁלֵחַ
לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל
זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן; לָכֵן הַמִּטָּה אֲשֶׁר-עָלִיתָ שָּׁם,
לֹא-תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה–כִּי-מוֹת תָּמוּת
And finally, in 2 Kings 1: 16:
“And he said unto him: ‘Thus saith
the LORD: Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His
word? Therefore, thou shalt not come down from the bed whether thou art gone
up, but shalt surely die.’”
Hebrew:
וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו
כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה, יַעַן אֲשֶׁר-שָׁלַחְתָּ מַלְאָכִים לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי
עֶקְרוֹן–הֲמִבְּלִי אֵין-אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, לִדְרֹשׁ בִּדְבָרוֹ; לָכֵן הַמִּטָּה
אֲשֶׁר-עָלִיתָ שָּׁם, לֹא-תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה–כִּי-מוֹת תָּמוּת
As you can see, in every instance
it mentions Beelzebub, it also associates him with the town of Ekron. This is because
that form of Baal was worshiped there, just like Baal-Peor was worshiped at Peor,
and Baal- Hermon was worshiped at Mount Hermon, etc. The Baal name is often
suffixed by the location in which the cult is located. However, in the case of Beelzebub,
notice they aren’t calling him Baal-Ekron, as you would expect. I will get into
why that is in a moment.
Let’s move on to the Septuagint and
its translation of Beelzebub.
The Septuagint is the first Greek
translation of the Old Testament commissioned by the Greek, King of Egypt,
Ptolemy the second, Philadelphius, an ancestor to the Greek/Egyptian Queen
Cleopatra. The translation is called the
Septuagint, after the Latin word “Septuaginta,” which means 70. Supposedly, it
took 70 scholars to create this translation, and some say perhaps 72. In either
case, it is a good reference point to see how Jewish scholars in the 3rd and 2nd centuries B.C. understood the verses of the Old Testament.
As I mentioned before, I feel there are many issues with it. Luckily, for this
book, those issues do not apply.
The Septuagint is mostly in
agreement with the Hebrew Bible as it pertains to Baal’s description as “Lord
of the Flies.” BUT, are they correct in their rendering of Beelzebub? I argue
that they are not. Let us look.
Please note that due to the way the
Septuagint is compiled, the verses below are not aligned the same way as it is
in the Hebrew and English versions. For
example, the verses in 2 Kings 1: 2-3 are in the same location in both the Hebrew
and English versions. However, in the Septuagint, it is 4 Kings 2. I will make
a note of this as I quote them.
Hebrew/English 2 Kings 1: 2-3 – Septuagint 4 Kings 1: 2:
The words in yellow Βάαλ μυῖαν θεὸν ᾿Ακκαρών says, “Baal Fly, God of Ekron.” That is
the literal translation.
This same usage “Βάαλ μυῖαν θεὸν ᾿Ακκαρών” is used in all the other verses as well.
Hebrew/English 2 Kings 1: 3 –
Septuagint 4 Kings 1: 3
Hebrew/English 2 Kings 1: 6 –
Septuagint 4 Kings 1: 6
Hebrew/English 2 Kings 1: 16 –
Septuagint 4 Kings 1: 16
In both the Hebrew and Greek texts,
Zevuv in Hebrew and μυῖαν in Greek
seem suspect. Was there a place in Ekron called “Flies?” No, the term “flies” is not an indicator of
location. Some scholars who take a more literal approach to the name suggest
that this form of Baal was, literally, a repeller of flies. Some say they even
found small statues of flies in archaeological excavations in the region. On
the surface, this seems foolish, but there is some suggestion that they knew even
back then that flies were vectors of disease and associated with death. Perhaps
this form of Baal was a protector against flies, and thus a repeller of
disease. This is not unheard of in ancient history. In Greek lore, one of Zeus’
epithets was Zeus–Apomyius (Ἀπόμυιος) or “Zeus
who drives away flies.” Or the Greek God Myiagrus, whose name means “flycatcher
or one who chases flies.” He is hailed as a hero because he repelled
flies during the festival of Athena.
Despite the historical precedence
for such usage, I don’t agree with it when it comes to Beelzebub. I get into that in the next chapter.
I side with the other camp of
scholars who believe that “Zebub” was a deliberate distortion of the Hebrew
word זְבוּל “Zebul” Or “Zevul” which means “exalted” in Hebrew, and “Prince”
in Canaanite/Ugaritic. This distortion to “Zevuv” or “flies” was a show of contempt
for Baal, making him of no use other than to attract flies. Which by
implication, is stating he was useless or worse, the bringer of disease.
There is another theory that “Zebul”
was just a misspelling for the word for dung or garbage “Zevel.” Essentially “Lord
of Dung or garbage.” I can see why some would think this, but it is hard to prove,
and therefore, I won’t go down that path.
Based on everything I have read, the
original name was Baal-Zebul or Baal-Zevul or “exalted Lord,” and not “Lord of
the Flies” or Beelzebub. It just makes sense. Let me present a few reasons why
I think this.
If you recall the biblical passage
I presented in the last chapter, we see that King Ahaziah falls and is injured.
He requests that Beelzebub should be called upon to divine his fate. It makes
little sense that he would call Baal the “fly Repeller” for help, but rather the
exalted Baal/Lord, “Baal-Zebul” for divinatory purposes. Doesn’t that make more
sense?
In the Ugaritic texts, where we
have most of the references to Baal outside of the Bible, often stated this
when mentioning his name “Baal ZBL.” Do
you see? “ZBL” is “Zebul,” which in Ugaritic and means “Prince.” In essence, “exalted.”
They did this for other Gods as well.
In the book of Kings, we come in
contact with a Princess by the name of Jezebel. She was a Baal worshiper extraordinaire,
and she was very much against the Hebrew god. Her name in Hebrew is אִיזֶבֶל notice
the last three letters זֶבֶל. In the Ugaritic, it means “Prince.”
Her entire name means “Where is the Prince?” Her father’s name was Etbaal; he is named after Baal.
His son’s name is Baal-Eser. As you see, Baal is embedded in all the names, and Jezebel
is also named in honor of him; “Baal the Prince.”
It ran in their family.
And here is the kicker, the
evidence to further bolster this claim that “Zevul” is the correct word. In the
New Testament, they use the “Zebul” suffix when referring to him. As with a previous
point in which he is called a “Prince” in Ugaritic, in Matthew 12:24, it states
that Beelzebul is “Prince of the Demons.” So that makes the argument for Zebul a
more likely one. It is also interesting to note that the New Testament, which
is usually in alignment with the Septuagint, breaks from the notion that it
means “fly.” I will get into the New Testament usage a bit later.
Taking all the above into account,
it makes sense that it is a distortion of Zebul. The evidence is weighted in
that direction. When you look through time, the Zebul appears more prominently
in nearly all texts.
I could leave it at that, but I
also wanted to illustrate that the Israelites did distort the names of people
when they wanted to insult them. Interestingly enough, they do this with two
people that have the name Baal in their name. It’s no coincidence that they do
this to their names and further bolsters why they used “Zebub” as opposed to “Zevul.”
Let’s look.
In my book, about Baal, I mention two
individuals that had the name Baal as a suffix to their name.
Saul’s son was named Esh-Baal (“Man of the Lord,” 1
Chronicles 8:33.)
33 ”And Ner begot Kish, and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot
Jonathan, and Malchi-Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.”
Jonathan’s son bore the name of Meriv-Baal (“The Lord
contends or fights,” 1 Chronicles 8:34.)
34 “And the son of Jonathan was Meriv-Baal, and Meriv-Baal begot
Micah.”
The reason I present this is that
in the book of 2 Samuel, those same names have the “Baal” removed from
them and replaced by the word “Boshet” which means shame.
Here, let’s take a look.
2 Samuel 2:8:
8 “Now Abner the son of Ner, captain ofSaul’s host, had taken Esh-boshet the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim…”
Wait, I thought Saul’s son was named Esh-Baal, but
here is Esh-Boshet. Which means “man of Shame.”
2 Samuel 4:4:
4 “Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son thatwas lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and
Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it came to
pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name
was Mephi-boshet.”
In the previous verse, Jonathan’s son was Meriv-Baal, now his name Mephiboshet,
which means “Out of my mouth is Shame.”
I find this change slightly suspicious. Why the word shame? It
was for two reasons:
names were Baal-centric, AND THEY WERE DISAVOWING THEM.To
degrade and insult those two men, just like they did with Baal by taking away
the “Zevul,” which means “exalted,” and replacing it with “Zebub,” which means
flies. It is an insult.
As you can see, there is a precedent
for the “Zevul” usage. AND, it was not the first time they did this when the
name of Baal was used as you just saw.
Despite the above, I will still
refer to him as Beelzebub or Baalzevuv throughout this text for consistency ONLY.
And, well, Lord of the flies sounds so
much cooler than the milquetoast “Exalted Lord.” Doesn’t it?
In summary, the Old Testament acknowledges
him as an aspect of the god Baal, and that is how I see him. His demonization
comes later. However, for consistency purposes, I will refer to him as a demon,
even if I don’t feel he is one in the real sense of the word.
November 9, 2019
Virgin Birth in the Book of Isaiah? No, it is a Mistranslation
Hello, my friends, this is Baal Kadmon.
I’d like to thank you for reading the transcript of this
podcast. This is a drive-by podcast based on an email from a reader of mine.
I’m assuming they are a reader of mine. I don’t know for sure, but they did
send me an interest in question. Now before I get into it, I would just like to
tell you that this is somewhat of a controversial topic. It deals with the
Virgin birth of Jesus. The question was, in all English translations, it says
the “Virgin will conceive a son.” Why
don’t Jewish people acknowledge that? I will answer this is best as I can.
The answer is going to be straight from the source
material that is present about this event. The writers of the New Testament,
when referring to the Old Testament were not referencing the Hebrew version of
the Books, but rather the Greek translation called the Septuagint. That was a
very common translation at the time because there were actually a lot of Jews,
let’s say Alexandria Egypt for example, that they couldn’t read Hebrew very
well, they could only read Greek. A lot of these writers of the New Testament
also couldn’t really read Hebrew well either. So they read Greek. Now the
problem with the Septuagint is, is that although it is a translation of the
Hebrew Bible into Greek, not all the words were translated properly.
Different words were used. Let’s break this down now. I’m
going to start from the beginning. We are going to read just the first three
words of Matthew 1:23 in Greek.
“HEETHU HA PARATHENOS”
“ BEHOLD THE VIRGIN…”
Parthenos is defined as Virgin. Okay, so now let’s look at
the Hebrew version of this verse that Matthew is quoting from and that the Septuagint
is translating from the Hebrew.
Isaiah 7:14:
“HEENEY HAALMAH”
“BEHOLD THE YOUNG WOMAN”
So how did “ALMAH,” which means young woman, married or not married, translate to Virgin
and Greek? And like I said, they did not use the Hebrew version of the Old
Testament, but they used the Septuagint. Now let’s look at the Septuagint and
how they quoted this.
And you’re going to see that it’s exactly the same way
that Matthew quoted it. They’re actually quoting it verbatim.
Isaiah 7:14 in Greek:
“HEETHU HA PARATHENOS”
“ BEHOLD THE VIRGIN…”
So you see the New Testament was quoting from the
Septuagint, not from the Hebrew Old Testament. So what happened in the
translation, Almah was lost and the word that replaced Almah was Parthenos,
which means Virgin. Now to be fair, the Septuagint does use Parthenos to
describe a young woman as well. But the proper word in Hebrew for Virgin in the
Bible is Betula.
So the translators of the Septuagint sort of cut corners here instead of distinguishing between a young woman and Virgin, they put it together and they just said, let’s just lump them together, give it the same word Parthenos. So this is why Jewish people don’t acknowledge the Virgin birth.
And of course, there are many, many other reasons, but this is one of them. The Jewish term and the Hebrew translation, there is no indication that the woman was a Virgin. It just says she was a young woman. So you see how these translations can get a little bit complicated. That’s why I hate, I hate reading these texts in English because I just lose my mind. I look at this and I’m like, ‘Oh my goodness, it doesn’t even match.’ In my book on Belial, the chapter on the Dead Sea Scrolls and how Belial is depicted there, the English translation was atrocious. I mean, I couldn’t believe it. I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, who translated this?’ But it is a little difficult to translate, and I mentioned that in the book. In either case it might sound like we’re splitting hairs here, “young woman,” “Virgin,” there is a difference.
You can have a young woman who’s married and is not a
Virgin. So that is a reason. It’s a matter of translation. Again, we don’t know
that the woman in Isaiah was a Virgin or not. So she could very well be a
Virgin and this could very well be a prophecy of the Virgin birth. We don’t
know. But if you’re looking at the source material, the verse that Matthew is
quoting from is from the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Old Testament and
not from the Hebrew original Old Testament. That can make a big difference.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Again, it’s one
of those drive-bys. I’m really enjoying these actually. If you have any
questions, but you know, some good solid questions about history or things that
involve translations and language and things like that please let me know. I
love making these, these short little videos and answering these questions
because they’re important questions. Whether you believe in the New Testament
or not, this is very important. This has changed history and sometimes these
translations, just one, one wrong word can lead to Wars.
So there you have it. I hope you enjoyed it again, and I
will speak to you soon. So Mote it be.
Melchizedek Unmasked – The Changing Aspects of Melchizedek
Hello, my friends, this is Baal Kadmon, and I would like to
thank you for taking the time to read the transcript from my podcast.
Interestingly enough, I thought I created a podcast about my book, Melchizedek,
unmasked. I released the book in December of 2018, and I was just looking
through my podcasts, and I noticed that I did not actually create one for this.
So, in this podcast, I’m going to present you two chapters from the book, the
introduction, and a chapter on Melchizedek in the Dead Sea Scrolls. In this book,
I get into the original texts regarding Melchizedek, who is a very mysterious
figure in the Bible, and I’m hoping to add clarity to this topic. I hope you
enjoy it.
Introduction
There are many mysterious characters in the Bible. Even
those we know a lot about are still a mystery to us.
In my estimation, the most mysterious and most misunderstood
is Melchizedek. Only one other person comes to mind that as a close second in
mystery, and that is Enoch. We know more about Enoch than we do about Melchizedek.
If you look up Melchizedek, you will find many people claiming to be of the
Melchizedek order. You will also find references to Melchizedek as an ascended
master. This is a more recent development of the New Age movement and is based
on channeled wisdom. Since that evidence relies on such material, I will not
include it in this book since there is no way for me to confirm the veracity of
the claims presented through channeling. I’m not saying that it is not valid. I
am merely stating that I can’t verify it in this book. I will examine
Melchizedek throughout the various texts he is found in.
I will attempt to use the language of the source material I
use to add clarity when and if necessary. Here is what I will cover in this
book.
I will shed light on the meaning of the origin and name
Melchizedek.
I will examine Melchizedek in the old Testament. It is
here where he first appears.
I will discuss the Canaanite theory of his origins.
We will take a brief tour through the Dead Sea Scrolls to
see how he’s portrayed in them. He is, in those texts, the enemy of Belial.
Melchizedek can be found in the Gnostic gospels and the
Apocrypha. I will examine these sources.
I will examine the New Testament sources about him and
how he is portrayed in them.
Melchizedek is also found in early rabbinic literature.
It is in these documents that his identity changes within the Jewish tradition.
I will discuss Melchizedek as the early Christian Church
understood him.
I will also examine the writings of the historians, Josephus,
and Philo and how they understood Melchizedek.
Finally, I will present you two short but powerful
Kabbalistic meditations you can perform to tap into his energy.
You will not want to miss that. Let us begin.
Melchizedek in the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls is a treasure trove of information. It
contains texts that shed light on aspects of Judaism we can’t glean from other
writings. It is in a few of those scrolls that we find the mention of
Melchizedek. The main text was found in cave 11; it is often called 11Q
Melchizedek or 11th cave. Qumran, Melchizedek. Qumran is the location of the
cave. In the texts, Melchizedek Is far more than just a King and a priest. He
is now a supernatural being that will fight the forces of darkness led by Belial.
After you read the verses below, you will see that the
writers of the Dead Sea Scrolls certainly didn’t view Melchizedek as a
Canaanite King, as I mentioned in the previous chapter. That would be highly
problematic if they did.
Let us look at a few of these texts.
I will supply the texts in English since they convey the
same message that is found in the Hebrew.
11Q 13: column 2:9:9: “It is the time for the year of
grace of Melchizedek and of his armies, the nation of the holy ones of God, of
the rule of judgment as is written upon him in the songs of David.”
Here we see that Melchizedek is almost angelic or a
messianic figure of some sort who will battle the forces of evil. The verses I
provide now below will further substantiate this understanding of Melchizedek.
In the same scroll, 11Q 13: column 13:13, it states, “But,
Melchizedek will carry out the vengeance of God’s judgment, and on that day he
will free them from the hand of Belial and the hand of all the spirits of his
lot.”
This verse is clear about the role he has in this war
against the forces of Belial. This is a spiritual war that is to take place and
Melchizedek, is the spiritual force that will be at the forefront of this
battle. In the same scroll, 25:25, it says, “Melchizedek who will free them
from the hand of Belial.”
As you can see, the role of Melchizedek is entirely
different than his role in the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, he is a
King and a priest, and we don’t even know where he’s from. Here we find he has a much more critical role
as a spiritual entity and savior of the ones who follow the light. He is very
reminiscent of the angel Michael. And when you think about it to even perhaps
Jesus, there are a few more mentions of Melchizedek in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
They all portray him in a similar light. As you can see, his changes as time
progresses.
The same can be said for his arch-enemy Belial as well. You
can read about that in my book, Belial: A History.
There you have it, my friends, two chapters from my book
Melchizedek Unmasked. I hope you enjoyed it. The book has a lot more
information in there and very powerful meditations. More specifically, video
meditations; I give you a secret link that you can go to view the meditations.
That is it for today. I hope to speak to you soon. So mote it be.
This book can be purchased on Kindle, Paperback and Audio book from Amazon.
Kindle and Paperback versions: Melchizedek Unmasked
Audiobook: Melchizedek Unmasked – Audiobook
April 6, 2019
January 25, 2019
October 17, 2018
Surya Mantra Magick
From the many planets and stars that abound in space, only one, besides our own can be said to be the most important, and that is the Sun which is a star, but astrologically a planet..
It provides for every life that exists on this great earth. For without it, nothing would grow; nothing would live. It is for this reason the sun has been worshiped since the dawn of time. The ancients intuitively knew that the Sun was the power behind life and the universe. Countless sun cults sprang up throughout spiritual texts. Most of these Sun-centric spiritual traditions are now just memories that fill dusty old books. There is only one world religion that still makes the God of the sun the center of its universe, and that is Hinduism.
We find in its sacred texts the God Surya, a good of unsurpassed power and glory. To many Hindus, he is the creator of the universe and the source of all that lives. He appears first in the Rigveda the oldest spiritual text of Hinduism. In it, he is the defeater of darkness. So popular is he that for millions around the world, he is the first to be honored in the morning, either through ritual or through Yoga.
In this book, we will discuss this wonderful being. I will take you through his twelve mantras. Each with its own power to change various aspects of your life, such as:
Finding friendship and Love
Acquiring Inner Strength and Fortitude
Dispelling darkness in your life, no matter what the source
For Health and Well being
For the Attainment of Goals
For wisdom, be it occult or mundane
Just to name a few…
I will also discuss a novel way to get in tune with the sun while you chant Surya's mantras. It involves geomagnetic rhythms. By adding this one element, you will enhance not only your work with Surya, but all other magickal and mantra practices you may already be doing.
I do hope you enjoy this book.
October 15, 2018
The Magick of Lilith
There has never been a Goddess in all the western traditions as maligned as the Goddess Lilith. She has been called the epitome of all that is evil in the world. She was considered wild, uninhibited, argumentative and sexually deviant. She has been called the temptress, the prostitute from hell and most popularly as the succubus that comes and not only steals the semen of men as they sleep but also killing them in the process. Some of these qualities might very well be true and some not so much. One thing we know for sure is that she is a very powerful and ancient goddess. In this book, we will discuss what we know of her from the Western traditions. I will present the information chronologically; I will start with the earliest known accounts of Lilith to the most recent.
I must warn you however, much of the evidence we have about Lilith is very biased but despite this, I think we can learn much about her and put her “reputation” into the proper perspective. Although some may consider her evil, I consider her the quintessential goddess of the left-hand path. In this book, we will discuss the story of Lilith and more importantly; we will learn how to tap into her fierce energy so we too can walk the left hand path with her. She is not for the faint of heart…You have been warned.
In this book we will preform 7 rituals:
1.To Place a curse on your enemy.
2.Bind someone to do your will. (It could be for any purpose)
3.To gain Seductive powers
4.To Gain Protection from Lilith (Read carefully)
5.To gain courage and Inner Strength
6. To Gain Occult Power and Wisdom.
7.Sexually Dedicate yourself to Lilith
Pazuzu Rising
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From the depths of the desert sands of Mesopotamia have emerged many mysteries. Mysteries that until this day feed the ever-burning fires of conspiracy and wonder. From the mad Arab and the Necronomicon, to the conspiracy of human-enslaving Annunaki. In ancient times, Mesopotamian rulers ravaged the Holy Land and exiled the people. Their religion slow seeping into the souls of its captives. Their astrological knowledge beguiled all of the Middle East and even informs most astrologers around the world to this day. The cultures that emerged from Mesopotamia have had influence that cannot be denied. Their Gods and Spirits are powerful, even unto this day. Anyone who has called Ishtar knows she is present, anyone who has called Lilith know she has power.
In this book, we will tap into the underbelly of Mesopotamian demonology. The subject of this book is perhaps the most feared and most misunderstood demon to come forth from Mesopotamia.
His name is Pazuzu.
Pazuzu is unique amongst the demons of Mesopotamia, not only for his iconography and function, but also because he appears out of nowhere within the great Mesopotamian religions.
In this book, we will discuss his history and how his influence was felt in Mesopotamia. We will learn of his paradoxical and fierce demonic powers. These powers prove that indeed devils can cast out other devils. And lastly, we will invoke his great name in magick. He is very powerful and perhaps too frightful for most.
Caution is advised!
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