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''Konx Om Pax: Essays in Light'' is a publication by British occultist Aleister Crowley, first published in 1907. The name Konx Om Pax is a phrase said to have been pronounced in the Eleusinian Mysteries to bid initiates to depart after having completed the tests for admission to the degree of epopt (seer). This phrase, written in Greek as Κόγξ ὀμ πὰξ (in the original 1514 publication of Hesychius' Lexicon, it is two words, separated by a comma, Κὸγξ, ὂμπαξ 〔Marcus Musurus, editor, ΗΣΥΧΙΟΥ ΛΕΞΙΚΟΝ HESYCHII DICTIONARIUM, Aldus 1514 (first edition) http://archive.thulb.uni-jena.de/hisbest/receive/HisBest_cbu_00003536 Page 225 of site browser (the pages are unnumbered)- http://archive.thulb.uni-jena.de/hisbest/rsc/viewer/HisBest_derivate_00001239/BE_0395_0217.tif〕) , is not immediately intelligible in that language, and a number of theories have been advanced as to its origin and meaning. S. L. MacGregor Mathers〔S. L. MacGregor Mathers. ''Address on the Pillars''〕 claimed it to have been derived from ''Khabs Am Pekht'', which in the Egyptian language means roughly "Light in extension" or "Light rushing out in a single ray", which is used in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's Vernal and Autumnal Equinox ceremonies. Dudley Wright〔Dudley Wright. ''The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites''〕 also claimed the phrase to be of Egyptian origin, but with the meaning "Watch, and do no evil". Captain Francis Wilford〔Captain Francis Wilford. ''Remarks on the Names of the Cabirian Deities, and on Some Words Used in the Mysteries of Eleusis'', Asiatick Researches, v. 5〕 claimed the phrase came from Canscha Om Pacsha, in Sanskrit. Augustus le Plongeon〔Augustus le Plongeon. ''Sacred Mysteries Among the Mayas and the Quiches''〕 proposed that the phrase derived from the Mayan language, as Con-ex Omon Panex, meaning "Go, strangers; scatter!". The front cover image, portraying the title ''Konx Om Pax'' in stretched letters, is said to have been designed by Crowley while smoking hashish. == Partial contents == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Konx om Pax」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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