11-12-2013, 11:23 AM
Their conversation was beginning to take a turn toward the darker spectrum of what was known by the lay public. Armande's authority was uncontested in these matters. He could disseminate the collection of his knowledge at will, none would stop him. However, a mere man who lived on the dark side of the moon was not prone to trust what was illuminated by giants. Not when he was aware of what lay waiting in the black beyond filling the gap between worlds.
"The beginning and the end of time," Armande uttered reverently the description of the ouroboros' symbolism, followed by a definition in the Latin provided by the philosopher Maurus Servius Honoratus. "Annus secundum Aegyptios indicabatur ante inventas litteras picto dracone caudam suam mordente, quia in se recurrit."
According to the Egyptians, before the invention of the alphabet the year was symbolized by a picture, a serpent biting its own tail, because it recurs on itself
He continued with thorough depth, yet still concealed the full breadth of all he could say. "Voces magicae," he answered. "The original script is lost, and only translations remain. Yet references are made that appeal to an older civilization than the Sumerian and Akkadian. Stories come from somewhere, Mr. Smith. Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος was to have been the great naval power during the tenth millennium BC for instance. The Antediluvian world is largely unknown to us, but the pillars of the church uphold tenants of a fearsome and powerful humanity that out of catastrophe crawled our pitiful cave-dwelling ancestors that had to rediscover the use of fire to char their very food." The Regus crossed his legs, looking unimpressed by the tale.
"You ask about the word, 'power.' It is unknown the original intent of the word. However, the translation we just viewed links the word to similar contexts as described in Papryi Graecae Magicae - a cache of papyryi of magical spells collected in the 1800's Egypt. Such as the word 'heku'," meaning magic or more specifically, the aspect of a deity possessing magic, in the ancient Egyptian. Of course, as a master of the language, surely Mr. Smith would appreciate the subtle difference in definition.
However, Armande assumed the contents of the PGM were outside Mr. Smith's field of expertise, therefore he explained for his sake, more of their significance. The context of the writings were written in the voces magicae, which was a convoluted way to go about answering Mr. Smith's question: what was the prophecy's original script?
"The PGM spells run the gamut of magical practices from initiatory rites for immortality to love spells and healing rites. Most of the papyri are in Greek and Demotic with glosses in Old Coptic and are dated between the 2nd century BC and the 5th century AD. The spells call upon Greek, Egyptian, Jewish, Gnostic and Christian deities. Most of the actual words are untranslatable, consisting of strings of vowel sounds or incantations invoking the names of daimons and deities, often in palindromes and thirty to forty characters in length with many possible utterances."
Could the Ascendancy do things? While Armande was aware of what Mr. Smith implied, the man needed to learn to assume less and clarify more. For his assumptions, Armande was not going to enable him by playing along. Instead, he went to great lengths to explain a concept with all he shared these last few minutes. However, while extremely obscure, the knowledge he shared was not completely unique to his position as Regus. He had yet to share any specific Atharim or church secrets. He was still testing the waters.
"And what exactly do you mean by, things, Mr. Smith?"
"The beginning and the end of time," Armande uttered reverently the description of the ouroboros' symbolism, followed by a definition in the Latin provided by the philosopher Maurus Servius Honoratus. "Annus secundum Aegyptios indicabatur ante inventas litteras picto dracone caudam suam mordente, quia in se recurrit."
According to the Egyptians, before the invention of the alphabet the year was symbolized by a picture, a serpent biting its own tail, because it recurs on itself
He continued with thorough depth, yet still concealed the full breadth of all he could say. "Voces magicae," he answered. "The original script is lost, and only translations remain. Yet references are made that appeal to an older civilization than the Sumerian and Akkadian. Stories come from somewhere, Mr. Smith. Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος was to have been the great naval power during the tenth millennium BC for instance. The Antediluvian world is largely unknown to us, but the pillars of the church uphold tenants of a fearsome and powerful humanity that out of catastrophe crawled our pitiful cave-dwelling ancestors that had to rediscover the use of fire to char their very food." The Regus crossed his legs, looking unimpressed by the tale.
"You ask about the word, 'power.' It is unknown the original intent of the word. However, the translation we just viewed links the word to similar contexts as described in Papryi Graecae Magicae - a cache of papyryi of magical spells collected in the 1800's Egypt. Such as the word 'heku'," meaning magic or more specifically, the aspect of a deity possessing magic, in the ancient Egyptian. Of course, as a master of the language, surely Mr. Smith would appreciate the subtle difference in definition.
However, Armande assumed the contents of the PGM were outside Mr. Smith's field of expertise, therefore he explained for his sake, more of their significance. The context of the writings were written in the voces magicae, which was a convoluted way to go about answering Mr. Smith's question: what was the prophecy's original script?
"The PGM spells run the gamut of magical practices from initiatory rites for immortality to love spells and healing rites. Most of the papyri are in Greek and Demotic with glosses in Old Coptic and are dated between the 2nd century BC and the 5th century AD. The spells call upon Greek, Egyptian, Jewish, Gnostic and Christian deities. Most of the actual words are untranslatable, consisting of strings of vowel sounds or incantations invoking the names of daimons and deities, often in palindromes and thirty to forty characters in length with many possible utterances."
Could the Ascendancy do things? While Armande was aware of what Mr. Smith implied, the man needed to learn to assume less and clarify more. For his assumptions, Armande was not going to enable him by playing along. Instead, he went to great lengths to explain a concept with all he shared these last few minutes. However, while extremely obscure, the knowledge he shared was not completely unique to his position as Regus. He had yet to share any specific Atharim or church secrets. He was still testing the waters.
"And what exactly do you mean by, things, Mr. Smith?"