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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
- jimnotgym 3y agoDamn Oracle always get in on government work. Does Oracle work well with Delphi, or are there better DB choices?
- nprateem 3y ago> The ancient descriptions of the Pythia sitting on a tripod over the ‘chasm’ in the temple’s innermost sanctum, enveloped in rising fumes The alchemical interpretation of this would be that, given the oracles were female, the 'chasm' refers to their genitals. The 'fumes' are the chi (literally 'air', a surprisingly common cross-cultural term for internal energy) that's released as the sexual energy is heated or 'steamed' in the 'cauldron' (symbolised as a tripod structure) at the navel/sacral chakra depending on who you listen to. This is the innermost sanctum. This process can lead to a spiritual awakening with powers alleged to include seeing the future, but I can't confirm that part yet.
- pavlov 3y agoThis comment feels like it fell out of a time portal from 1970. I’m not really complaining. It sounds like a scene from a lost Alejandro Jodorowsky movie set in Ancient Greece. I would watch that.
- nprateem 3y agoHa ha no, much earlier than that. The Greeks had the Caduceus, a clear representation of kundalini rising up the spine to the brain, so it's obvious they knew how to awaken it. I'm just surprised to find passages that could describe Taoist practices attributed to them. It shows how geographically widespread these esoteric practices were throughout history. What I found really interesting the first time I learned about this stuff was how all the symbology we take for granted points towards this experience. Kings and Queens, thrones, wearing crowns on their heads, the orb and sceptre, fairy tales, the eye of providence on dollar bills, all of it has esoteric interpretations.
- odyssey7 3y agoHmm, “Pythia.” No etymological link to “pithy?”