For this I am using this version of Ever Present Past from youtube...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtoN_qFv6MAWhat I think is going on in respect of the choreography is actually likely to be magickal signs and workings....closely aligned to the system of
The Golden Dawn...and as practiced by Crowley (who was a member) and the like (OTO/A.A. etc).
realmagick.tripod.com/signs.html The Sign of Harpocrates - (neophyte sign)
In ceremonial Magick, the Sign of Harpocrates consists of
putting the right forefinger to the lips (just as Faul is doing) and pertains to the 0=0, Probationer Grade (which is typically paired with the Sign of Horus) of the A.'.A.'.
This sign almost Always follows the Sign of Horus (well this is the starting point...maybe Faul did the sign of horus just before the start of the video...who knows?) to cut off the energy current that was being sent forth while charging sigils etc.
The Egyptian God of Silence. Harpocrates is Greek for the Egyptian Hoor (or Heru) -paar (or par/pa) -kraat (or kraath) and means "Horus the Child."
Harpocrates is identified with Horus,who will "avenge his father Osiris". Harpocrates is the passive and concealed "form twin"
(note the double heads facing each other in this shot, very Janus like and a massive give-away) in contrast to the active and conquering Ra-Hoor-Khuit. As "the Babe God", Harpocrates is also identified with "the New Aeon about to be born."; from the Class A text,Liber CCCLXX, Harpocrates is "hidden within him" (i.e. Horus).
Harpocrates is also connected to the concept of HGA....the 'holy guardian angel' or daemon if you prefer....who is summoned via ritual calls & signs at the behest of the magickian....in the hope of attaining knowledge & conversation.
Aiwaz was apparently Crowley's Holy Guardian Angel.
The Book of the Sacred Magick of Abramelin the Mage...is a text for acquiring your HGA.
www.geocities.com/alex_sumner/hga.htmBarbara Bush...using the sign of Harpocrates/Horus.
The Sign Of Horus - (neophyte sign)
Take a step with your right foot placing its heel in the hollow of the left foot and thrust the hands forward as you forcefully vibrate a name (Faul says FAST at this point). This sign is normally used as an aid in charging sigils drawn in the air. Can be used in the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram to charge the drawn Pentagrams with energy. Macca performs this sign in front of his doppelganger....and it only takes about 2-3 seconds for him to carry this out.
The Sign of Osiris Slain - (LVX sign)
To form the Sign of Osiris Slain, simply extend your arms straight out to both sides as if you were forming the letter 'T' with your body. The allusion to Jesus on the cross are sledgehammer.
Crowley as Osiris Slain
The Sign of Osiris Risen - (LVX sign)
To make the Sign of Osiris arisen, stand with the feet together, the head bowed and the arms crossed over the chest to make an X shape.
King Tut as Osiris Risen.
Sign of the Morning of Isis - (LVX sign)
there are two versions you may choose from. The original version is created by simply putting your right arm up at a 90 degree angle to your left arm which is straight out to your left side, thus forming a letter 'L' with your arms. To create the second version of this sign instead (if you prefer), then you'll have to look into the
thelemic works of Crowley. The right hand should be pointing up and the left hand pointing across and slightly down, making an
L shape.
Signs/Gestures used in Golden Dawn and related systems of Magick
The Sign of Theoricus - (elemental grade sign)
Theoricus (2=9) refers to Air
In fact, I'd say the top 2 cells.....are more like Mulier (X), notice the positioning of the feet in those...as opposed to the bottom 2 cells.
These are signs used in the
Supreme Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram (which makes some use of Enochian forces).
comes from the Greek word for "beholder," "onlooker" or "student." The Theoricus grade is the third initiation into the
Golden Dawn, and the second of the four elemental grades which comprise the First Degree of the Order. It is associated with the element of air and the ninth Sephirah of Yesod. It is symbolized by the number 2 within a circle and the number 9 within a square. A person who has been admitted into the grade of Theoricus.
Sign of Zelator - (elemental grade sign)
Zelator (1=10) refers to Earth
the ceremony of the Zelator constitutes the symbolic birth of the
Sun of Morning (Golden Dawn,venus,lucifer). It is the Rite of the Birth of the Magician in the Novus Ordo Aurora Aurea....to be reborn as a child, and to become a Warrior-Initiate and Magician of the Thelemic Order of the
Golden Dawn, that I may advance in freedom to do my own True Will and accomplish the Great Work of
THELEMA. The Oath of the Zelator obligates me to do my True Will.
Sign of Apophis and Typhon - (LVX sign)
look forwards and upraise both arms to make a
V shape...Throw head back heels together, with feet at 45 degree angle standing slightly on the balls. (which they appear to be doing).
Well, well, well....what have we here? (not sure about far right figure)
This is similar to the IAAP shot of the 'fab four'.....i got it from the link below.
sagworks.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/041207-beatles.jpgFaul Enters the Temple/LodgeFaul's Apronthe coffin at the bottom representing death and rebirth of Osiris/Hiram Abiff.
Faul & HornsPORTAL GRADE SIGNSThe Rending of the VeilThis sign is more of an action than a living symbol. To perform, stand normally and extend the hands in front of you with palms turned outward
as if to spread open a veil or curtain. Then, part the imaginary curtain (make the motion in front of you). Spread the imaginary curtain wide enough to walk through, but don't step forward (unless the working requires it). This sign is usually performed when one wishes
to open a link or portal to another plain. Sometimes called the Active Sign of the Portal.
The Closing of the VeilThis sign is also more of an action than a living symbol, and is used together with the Rending of the Veil. To perform, extend the hands in front of you with palms facing each other
as if to close a curtain that was opened wide enough to walk through. Then, close the imaginary curtain (make the motion in front of you). This sign is usually performed when one wishes
to close a link or portal to another plain. Sometimes called the Passive Sign of the Portal. In a working, you would use the
Rending of the Veil to open a portal, and when you're done working with that portal you would use the Closing of the Veil to seal it back up. Both Signs should feel very natural to perform, as they are motions similar to what you would use if you needed to enter or exit a room that used hanging beads or curtains for a door.
I haven't time to do the necessary stills for that...but I think something like that is going on in the video with Faul's hands.
This can be seen @ the following times....
1m 16s
1m 52s - 1m 57s
2m 14s - 2m 18s
2m 43sother examples....not in this video...for reference.
Water or Auramoth (3=8): (neophyte grade)
Heels together, with feet at 45 degree angle
Place hands on lower torso, palms inward
Index fingers and thumbs touch, forming a downward triangle.
A painting of Crowley.
Vir (O): N.O.X sign
Hands in fists with thumbs facing out to the sides
Place hands up to the temples. Looks like bull's horns
Heels together, with feet at 45 degree angle.
I think...you'll get the idea.
more about the signs here....copy & paste link, its cached!
64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:IskMjBvU_HAJ:www.ananael.net/signs.html+crowley+thumbs+sign&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk&client=firefox-awww.kaaos.org/faerie/sapphire.htmlA massive understatement, if there ever was one!!!
Feedback would be appreciated.