DURGA-BABALON
In India I became aware of several correllations
between the Hindu Mother-Goddess Durga and the
Thelemic/Biblical Babalon.
Aside from the obvious iconography of a Woman riding
upon a Beast, there is also the 'Apocalyptic' aspect
of Babalon upon the Beast in the Book of Revelations:
Durga was created by the other major Gods of the
Hindu pantheon to destroy the demon of Ignorance. Is
not the destruction of ignorance an 'apocalypse' of
the soul? -a grand awakening!
Here Durga is depicted upon serpent-maned (the seven
heads of the Beast) sun-lion with Her traditional
tools, plus the Horn of the slain buffalo-demon of
Ignorance, which is now the Cup of Babalon filled with
the Vinum Sabbati, Ignorance now replaced with the
wine of Understanding.
Media: Pen, pencil.
Drawn in Kashmir, India '05.
(Original sold at Omphalas Magickal Fair, Bath UK)
(c)05 Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule
A4 Size Signed Print $20 US:
