#nightsideofeden

The title is in jest, in case you didn’t know. Kenneth Grant didn’t say anything like that directly to any of his readers in Nightside of Eden, Grant’s childish, over dramatic and zealous take on Qliphoth and Da’ath.  Like I’ve stated before: Qliphoth is nothing but husks… literally! That’s what it directly translates to in English from it’s Hebrew root! It has no spiritual nutrients to it and directly correlates to materialism on the Tree of Life. Qliphoth is worthless after it has been overcome, it is shed and the Fruit is shown. This is what Biblical scripture speaks of when it mentions The Fruits of the Spirit.

Grant takes a very strange approach to this, however, and goes into how Da’ath somehow relates to Cthulhu and Voodoo, which neither makes since nor proves any point other than that he has no clue as to what he’s even talking about. Cthulhu is a Sumerian entity and is no where mentioned in modern Qabalistic writings, nor is he a character we see in any Hermetic texts. The other Old Ones are no where to be found, outside of how they could potentially be spooky and scary. Even then, Da’ath is representative of an obstacle of the ego that must be overcome in order to reach the Godhead.  Voodoo does not in any way have affiliation with any sort of “dark” practice. In fact, it is a mystical branch of Christianity, as it is a mix of tradition African witchcraft and Roman Catholicism. Even still it is not found in many Qabalistic sect, outside of the few who are Gnostic Christians.

To end this rant, avoid Kenneth Grant. His books aren’t worth your time.