The Spider Goddess
In the Draconian/Typhonian Tradition, the Spider Goddess is the
Queen of Space and the Weaver of the Web in the Void. Her role and
attributes are much more complex than what we know about her from
ancient mythologies, where this archetype is known under such names as
Arachne, Uttu, Anansi, the Spider Woman, Maya, and many others. In
Qliphothic Qabalah, she is the queen of dark labyrinths beneath the
Cosmic Tree. Her web extends across the Void, bridging the gulf between
the Dayside and Nightside, waking and dreaming, the conscious and
unconscious. Her power is magical venom, which is deadly to mundane
consciousness but essential in the formula of initiation as it triggers
the process of transformation through the inner alchemy of the mind. She
is also the Weaver of Fate, and the spider as a symbol stands for the
art of manipulation of destinies and the ability to maintain balance
between past and future, spiritual and physical, creation and
destruction. As the Dark Initiatrix, she shows us how to gaze through
the veil of illusion and access the Web of Fates, how to change and
manipulate it at its roots, and by invoking her essence and absorbing
her venom we ourselves acquire the power to weave it, thus becoming the
true center of the universe and the very root of all manifestation.
These
faces of the Spider Goddess and many more are explored in this book.
Like other anthologies by the Temple of Ascending Flame, it contains a
unique view of the Spider Current, accessed and presented from the
perspective of the Draconian Initiate. It is meant for other Draconian
practitioners, but it also contains information that will be of interest
to anyone who wants to explore the mysteries of the Spider in general.
Compiled
and edited by Asenath Mason, it includes contributions by Denerah
Erzebet, Keona Kai'Nathera, Charlie Demos, Edgar Kerval, David Weaver,
Dario G., and Lucath.
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