Re: [BardonPraxis] What was/is Solomon's Temple?

["Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>]

Dear Uthlagus,

>> Sorry to be a pesky newbie (one of the oldest on record), but what
is/was Solomon's Temple which Bardon refers to in my favourite quote,
and which I bear in mind constantly. <<

This is Solomon's Temple from the Old Testament / Torah. However,
Bardon used the term metaphorically, in good occultist fashion, to
symbolize the perfected human or adept. This is a common symbol in
Western occultism, especially Freemasonry. The labor of initiation is
said to be the building of one's own "Temple of Solomon".

>> Also, what on earth is goetia? <<

This is part of the famous "Key of Solomon", known also as "Clavicula
Salomonis Regis" or "Lemegeton". The "Goetia" is the first of five
parts in this work.

My best to you,
:) Rawn Clark
28 Sept 2003
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