Comments by "craxd1" (@craxd1) on "Occult Literature #278: Mysteries of the Great Operas" video.
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Rosicrucianism, it is said, can be traced back to Eastern theology and mysticism, especially Hinduism and Jainism. Both are pretty much, openly, a sex cult. However, all religion is based upon creation/procreation, with man and woman creating new life. It's hidden in Christianity and Judaism, as well as other religions, and it is antediluvian/ancient.
It came to the West after the first explorations into Asia for trade. Thus, we see it appearing in the 17th century. It was hidden away inside Roman Catholicism before that, within the Cathars and several orders, due to their affiliation with the East.
Obeah and Voodoo also have sexual rites.
Alchemy, after all, is adding two chemical elements together, which creates something else, and its reaction leads to "equilibrium." Equilibrium, or balance, is symbolized as the duality of nature, man/woman, the yin-yang, the black and white checkerboard, and the scales.
Those, like Crowley, delved into it over perversion. This is what the OTO is really about. One of his lodges was near a lice removal "clinic" in LA. I always had a laugh about that.
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