Ash: explanation of edit

2005-01-23T23:36:56Z

explanation of edit

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	Also, it is a bit odd to oppose "kteis" to "phallus," since the former is Greek and the latter Latin. Although Crowley used the term ''kteis'' on occasion, it was more typical for him (following in the footsteps of the phallicists of earlier centuries) to use the term ''yoni''--even when the complement is ''phallus'' rather than ''lingam''. Also, ''kteis'' is a derogative term in Greek, on the order of "cunt." (It literally means "comb.") The best Greek translation for ''yoni'' would be ''kolpos''.		Also, it is a bit odd to oppose "kteis" to "phallus," since the former is Greek and the latter Latin. Although Crowley used the term ''kteis'' on occasion, it was more typical for him (following in the footsteps of the phallicists of earlier centuries) to use the term ''yoni''--even when the complement is ''phallus'' rather than ''lingam''. Also, ''kteis'' is a derogative term in Greek, on the order of "cunt." (It literally means "comb.") The best Greek translation for ''yoni'' would be ''kolpos''.
	--[[User:Paradoxosalpha\|Paradoxosalpha]] 00:50, 21 Jan 2005 (CST)		--[[User:Paradoxosalpha\|Paradoxosalpha]] 00:50, 21 Jan 2005 (CST)

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			Here is Vitrious' original article:

			''The Phallus is the masculine genitalia, and likewise the source and symbol of masculine magical power. It must not, if we are to remain sane, be viewed as the ONLY, but rather indeed must be seen as the basest form and symbol. This must not however, be seen as low or vulgar; it must be brought by us thelemites to the proper level of respect and dutiful worhsip as any other thing of equal merit. It is the Wand, full and static, looking always upwards. It would thus seem that to maintain balance, it would be the male magicians duty to remain passive, and allow the active female principle to charge and weild the wand. The opposing symbol, the Kteis, is empty and changing, looking always downwards. It can be seen that the hole of brahma, which pours forth the dew of the saints from the crown of one's head, is equalled to the slow and pulsating expulsion of semen from the phallus.''

			If he or someone else can find a way to include any of this material in an encyclopedic format, please do so.

			I do not want to insult him or anything. There is nothing inherently wrong with what he wrote...it's just not encyclopedic. For a review of what I mean, see [[Thelemapedia:Article Basics]] and [[Thelemapedia:Tutorial_%28Content%29#Writing style\|Thelemapedia Content]].

			—[[User:Ash\|Fr. Ash]] 17:36, 23 Jan 2005 (CST)

Paradoxosalpha at 06:50, 21 January 2005

2005-01-21T06:50:32Z

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This article seems a little preachy and pendantic as it stands: "it must be brought by us thelemites"?

Also, it is a bit odd to oppose "kteis" to "phallus," since the former is Greek and the latter Latin. Although Crowley used the term ''kteis'' on occasion, it was more typical for him (following in the footsteps of the phallicists of earlier centuries) to use the term ''yoni''--even when the complement is ''phallus'' rather than ''lingam''. Also, ''kteis'' is a derogative term in Greek, on the order of "cunt." (It literally means "comb.") The best Greek translation for ''yoni'' would be ''kolpos''.
--[[User:Paradoxosalpha|Paradoxosalpha]] 00:50, 21 Jan 2005 (CST)

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Ash: explanation of edit

Paradoxosalpha at 06:50, 21 January 2005