| Iron Maiden – Revelations Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Here, let me educate you all. This Iron Maiden song is named after the final book of the Bible, "The Revelation." Revelation is actually called "Apocolypse," in the original Koine Greek. This word means to disclose, to divulge. For example: imagine the government has kept certain information top secret for 50 years, and is now allowing the public to have access to it. This would be an apocolypse or revelation. For those who study the occult arts, we know that The Revelation of the Bible is thought of as a special kind of symbolism, a Kabalistic Key, to be precise. This book of the Bible is speaking of certain processes that take place within a human mind body and soul; including those of Kundalini Energy and Chakras. Kundalini is known as the serpent energy, and is located at the base of the spine. When awakened, it climbs up the spine, opening the chakras, proceeding until it attains the crown chakra. "The venom tears my spine," is talking about the Kundalini Energy climbing the spine. At times, the energy can be painful during its ascent. "The Eyes of the Nile are opening, you'll see," is talking about the different Chakras, or energy centers being triggered, thus opening. The intro verse, "...take not thy thunder from us, but take away our pride," is exactly what happens during this enlightening experience. The individual becomes humbled as they enter "God's Light," the human pride dissolved, as you become unified, and One with Collective Consciousness: Christ Consciousness. "The Secret of the Hanged Man," is another occult reference, written long before Aleister Crowley was even born. Eliphas Levi, French Occult philosopher and father of modern day western occultism, taught that the 12th Major Arcana, The Hanged Man, contained the secret of the great arcanum, which could very well be the method of entering Christ Consciousness as mentioned above. Also, "a clever path for the Fools who know," is in reference to the 0th Tarot, Major Arcana "The Fool." At the end of the song, "No storm or heavy weather will rock the boat... the one who will be king, the watcher in the ring," states that the individual has achieved this supreme state of consciousness, and is now like a priest, or king magician. "Close your eyes and still the wind and rain," is entering the higher Kabalistic Worlds, that are no longer physical, material, fleshly. Somewhat like entering a meditative state of nothingness, beyond darkness, beyond "sin." |
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