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I got to thinking metaphorically about how the 72 demons of the goetia and the 72 angels are compliments to each other. The demons being magnetic, the angels electric. I then pondered on the concept of 72 virgins in paradise as concerns the religion of islam. In islam one acquires the virgins when one fights the jihad, and martyrs themselves in jihad. From Sufi standpoint, similar to Gnosticism, one must look metaphorically at the concepts rather than literal.

Could not the 72 virgins be the the 72 demons and angels alchemically combined within the human psyche? In several places Christ states that man can become or is God. I am reminded of Abraham speaking to the burning bush and the great occultic phrase I AM I AM henceforth being uttered.The word "virgin" means "uninitiated".

Could the battlefield simply be that of teh mind? Could the unbelievers simply be negative or delusional thoughts?

I feel like I'm on the precipice of a cliff, waiting for the fog to lift. Once it does I'll have a spectacular view.

Thougyhts, and opnions welcome! [smile]

Yes Nicolas, Yes you are right. They are just the same archetype of the human psyche- however with different perspective.

Read Carl Jungs works on Universal Archetypes.

Read Jung- get the facts and keep up the good work

Q

I also like to think of 72 as hours sometimes,that's 3 days.

You can rebuild temples in that time,if you are Jesus...

The rest of us could have one of these:A bug-out bag,which is a portable kit that contains the items one would require to survive for seventy-two hours after a disaster or civil emergency.

The best chance to find vital clues is within 72 hours of the crime.

The 'morning after' pill is actually effective for three days.

In degrees Fahrenheit 72 is considered to be room temperature.

The average number of heartbeats per minute for a resting adult.

Percentage of water of which the human body is composed.

The life duration of the ovule is 72 hours.

The axis of the earth moves of one degree every 72 years compared to stars and to the vault of heaven.

The precession of equinoxes traces out a pair of cones joined at their apices in a cycle of approximately 26,000 years, that is 1 degree every 72 years (approximation to the nearmost integer).

The number of languages spoken at the Tower of Babylon.

The number of names of God, according to Kabbalah (see names of God in Judaism).
The Shemhamphorasch related to the number of the names of God.

Thoth, in an Egyptian creation myth, wins a 72nd of each day of the year from the Moon in a game of draughts, as a favour to Nut, the Sky Goddess.
He uses these portions to make the five intercalary days on which the remaining Gods and Goddesses are born.

It is the number of the Immortals of Taoism.

The Rule of 72 in finance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_72

A form of radio shorthand that roughly translates as meaning "Best wishes"

A common limit for characters per line in computing

72 equal temperament is a tuning used in Byzantine music and by some modern composers.


The year that the Colosseum was built.

The Moon travels through each house of the Zodiac in three days and it appears to change phase every three days.

[The Moon changes signs every 2.5ish days,but it's rounded up to 3 traditionally,as an average... and it's a continous process of shape change
,but we traditionally use and name 8 phases,over the course of a month,with roughly three days between...Sorry,but that shit is bad science and we know more about accurate movements these days,so I had to say this too... [geek2] ]

72 is a cool number.Seems to be important for survival and memory,among many other things,it's a very interesting numbe, mathemagickally speaking and altogether...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72_%28number%29