RE: Theos-World Re: It's not like I forget,
Apr 20, 2005 09:03 PM
by Niki Durand
Wonderful Dallas-
Thanks for the research! I knew a little abour
Ganesha, but not that he was equivalent to
Thoth-Hermes...
Funny, sometimes I feel I've lost my head!
Grins,
Niki
--- "W.Dallas TenBroeck" <dalval14@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> 4 20 05
>
> Dear N
>
> Ganesa (Sk.) The elephant-headed God of Wisdom, the
> son of Siva.
>
> He is the same as the Egyptian Thoth-Hermes, and
> Anubis or Hermanubis
> (q.v.). The legend shows him as having lost his
> human head, which was
> replaced by that of an elephant." [ He was the son
> of Siva and became the
> scribe (lipika) of the Gods, with the task of
> recording human, world and
> universal events in the imperishable Akasa. His
> connection with the Astral
> Light (6th plane of the astral light) is also
> through Karma and Cycles
> whereby all "effects follow their "cause," in due
> time. DTB ]
> Theos. Glos p. 125
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Dallas
>
> ==================================
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Niki Durand
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:20 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: It's not like I forget,
>
>
> Hey Cass-
>
> I think Ganesha is an Indian diety, an elephantine
> entity...that's all I can guess...can we call our
> Lifeline?
>
> Niki
>
>
>
>
>
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