Let’s assume Gerner’s statement that
Hoor truly refers to
Horus of
Egyptian folklore. It is the belief among some scholars that the legend of
Set and
Osiris is actually the basis for the
Christian Bible. Set, for all intents and purposes, is the
devil, while Osiris is God; and more importantly
Horus is the son of Osiris and Isis and the link between
life and
death. The lines beginning with “Thou-child!” and ending with “Here is the blood” bare a striking resemblance to a Christian prayer, one focusing on
Jesus. So what is
Crowley trying to impart through this
mad passage? Simply that he believes (or knows) in the
Egyptian notion that the story of Jesus is plagiarized.
…rad does not claim this as truth, but rather suggests it as a possibility.