Interesting titles, should check their translations or something.

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Written by 3rdWorld on 25.08.2017 at 18:47

Interesting titles, should check their translations or something.

Just did a little bit of research (I don't know Greek, and very little Latin, so take what I say with a grain of salt) but here's what I got for the titles, along with a bit of explanation for some of them.

1. demiourgos
That is, demiurge. The literal Greek translation apparently means "public worker" (according to the etymological origins, anyway), but of course this is likely referring to THE Demiurge. For an easy definition, Google defines it as
"a being responsible for the creation of the universe, in particular.
(in Platonic philosophy) the Maker or Creator of the world.
(in Gnosticism and other theological systems) a heavenly being, subordinate to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual."
Interestingly, though, it looks like the proper noun would be written as Δημιουργός, not δημιουργός. It's possible that he is referring to "one who works" (perhaps being the self) OR he's suggesting that the Demiurge is not deserving of a proper noun, haha.

2. Dance of the Maccabees
The French "Danse Macabre" (meaning "Dance of Death") is thought to originate from the Dance of the Maccabees. Wikipedia says "In 2nd Maccabees, the grim martyrdom of a mother and her seven sons is described, and was a well-known medieval subject. It is possible that the Maccabean Martyrs were commemorated in some early French plays or that people just associated the book's vivid descriptions of the martyrdom with the interaction between Death and its prey."
Also interesting: the Maccabees were Jewish rebel warriors that took control of Judea after Antiochus issued decrees forbidding the practice of their religion. They refused to worship the Greek gods, destroyed idols and altars, and basically terrorized the place. "Maccabees" is taken from the Hebrew word for Hammer. Pretty black metal, imo

3. Impious
Impius, like impious, basically means not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god. Can also be translated to: "wicked; disloyal; undutiful; godless; unpatriotic; damned; accursed..."

4. Gnosis
This means "Knowledge", but of course this probably refers to occult Gnosis, or Gnostic theology (in which, as stated above, the Demiurge is an important figure!)

5. Apostasy
Defined as "the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief", it can also be translated to "distance; defection; separation; casting off..."

6. Abyss

7. Revelation

8. Hesychasm
This one is interesting, as even though I am familiar with the gospel concept of praying privately, I've never heard this theological term. Hesychasm is apparently "...a mystical tradition of contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Based on Christ's injunction in the Gospel of Matthew that "when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray", hesychasm in tradition has been the process of retiring inward by ceasing to register the senses, in order to achieve an experiential knowledge of God."
The word translated means "Silence; to keep stillness".
Wikipedia says: "According to some of the adepts of the Jewish Merkabah mystical tradition, if one wished to "descend to the Merkabah" one had to adopt the prayer posture taken by the Prophet Elijah in I Kings 18:42, namely to pray with one's head between one's knees. This bodily position and the practice of rhythmically breathing while invoking a divine name seems to be common to both Jewish Merkabah mysticism and Christian Hesychasm."

9. Out of Darkness, Light
I'm familiar with these Latin words, so I believe this is what this means... but I'm not so good with grammar, so it could also mean "Out of Darkness, into Light" or "Out of the Darkness of Light", or even "Out of the Shining Darkness" or something along those lines (anyone who is good with Latin please help, Google translate sucks lol)

10. Metanoia
"a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion". Coming from meta meaning "after" or "beyond" and nous meaning "thought" or "mind'. Interestingly enough, the concept of the Nous is an important philosophical concept referring to the intellect, and is also an important occult concept in Hermeticism, so it might not only mean "transformation" but could also have something to do with going beyond intellect/reason--in other words, the concept that Aleister Crowley touched upon when he mentioned "The Destruction of Reason by Illumination" (which you might recognize as a BAN album title).

Anyway, that's what I got. If anyone wants to clarify or fix any of my mistakes, feel free. Also, sorry for the wall of text, lol

^ Great work man!

Written by Jaeryd on 28.08.2017 at 23:58

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Awesome work and thanks for the effort

The Greek explanations are legit, I have nothing to add really except that δημιουργός means "creator" (there are other words for public workers ) and possibly refers to the creator, which indeed should start with a capital "Δ".

My Latin is also a bit rusty but if I remember well the words "tenebrae" and "lucis" are the plural of "tenebra" and "lux" respectively. But there is no plural for darkness in English as far as I know, so I guess your explanation is correct or BAN's Latin is not their strong point either

Written by nikarg on 29.08.2017 at 02:24

Awesome work and thanks for the effort

The Greek explanations are legit, I have nothing to add really except that δημιουργός means "creator" (there are other words for public workers ) and possibly refers to the creator, which indeed should start with a capital "Δ".

Oh yeah, sorry--I meant to say that, according to the etymology I looked up, it comes from "demos" which should mean "public" or "common people" and "ergos" which should mean "work". Apparently the term was used for a public magistrate in some ancient Greek states? Not sure--like I said, I don't really know. You'd likely know much better than I would, for sure

Anyway, it's nice to have someone who is actually Greek verify a bit of the translations, thanks!

Written by Jaeryd on 29.08.2017 at 03:03

Oh yeah, sorry--I meant to say that, according to the etymology I looked up, it comes from "demos" which should mean "public" or "common people" and "ergos" which should mean "work". Apparently the term was used for a public magistrate in some ancient Greek states? Not sure--like I said, I don't really know. You'd likely know much better than I would, for sure

Anyway, it's nice to have someone who is actually Greek verify a bit of the translations, thanks!

The etymology is correct, the word in Greek mostly refers to artists, such as musicians, film makers, painters, etc. It can also be used for a skillful craftsperson. I think people in ancient Greece saw that artists and artisans created "erga" (singular: ergon, plural: erga) for the people or the public (demos) and this is probably how they came up with the word. The literal translation is "creator" and is used for a person who creates something special

However, after christianity the word Δημιουργός (with a capital "Δ") refers to the christian God, but ancient Greeks certainly did not have this in mind, since they worshiped loads of gods, who had many human characteristics (flaws, vices, etc.). The creation of the world (gods, humans and the rest) is described in Hesiod's "Theogonia" (hail Rotting Christ ). He narrates a succession story in which the world began with the spontaneous generation of Chaos (chasm), then came Gaia (Earth), followed by Tartarus (deep abyss for the judgement of souls after death and a place of torment for the wicked) and Eros (reproductive urge) came last. In a way, the ancient Greeks' take on "Genesis" (hail Rotting Christ once again ) is similar to the big bang theory (seasoned with some Greek drama to make it interesting).

I hope I am making sense here, because it's been a while since I was in school learning all this stuff