Konx-om-pax

Konx-om-pax: Mysticism Magick Dictionary on KONX-OM-PAX

KONX-OM-PAX

Ancient Greek power words that some say were shouted during the Eleusinian Mysteries, during the ecstasy of initiation (i.e., "the descent of the light"). The words are, however, not Greek, but a corruption of Khabs Am Pekht, taken from the Egyptian Isis cult.

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Konx-om-pax: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary on Konx-Om-Pax

Konx-Om-Pax (Ancient Greek). Mystic words used in the Eleusinian mysteries. It is believed that these words are the Greek imitation of ancient Egyptian words once used in the secret ceremonies of the Isiac cult. Several modern authors give fanciful translations, but they are all only guesses at the truth.

Konx-om-pax: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Konx-om-pax

Konx-om-pax (Greek) Mystic words used in the Eleusinian Mysteries, said to be an imitation of Egyptian words used in the mystical Isiac rites, whose meaning is still unknown. Possibly an ancient Atlantean phrase brought over into Egypt from the Atlantic island which Plato calls Atlantis, when Atlantean emigrants left their island for the purpose of colonizing the Egyptian delta and brought their mysteries with them.

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Konx-om-pax: Mysticism Magick Dictionary on KHABS AM PEKHT

KHABS AM PEKHT

Depending upon the Egyptian translation you favor, it can mean either "Cultivate Inner Strength" or "Light in Extension." the phrase is a teaching imperative. As the light descends it spreads out, as in a pyramid, therefore to teach is to extend illumination on any given level. As the base extends, so the apex necessarily rises. Compare to the corruption, "Konx Om Pax." Khabs is the star in Khu, or magical power.

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