Greek signs and symbols – Where is Zhenren?

Dionysus

(Greek) Διονυσο, Dionysos, from dio, “god,” and nusa, “tree,” thus the name literally means “god of the [world] tree.” Also called Bacchus (“riotous”).

Originally, Dionysus was a Greek symbol in the secret mystical schools, and was related to sexual power and to wine in the same way that Jesus is related to wine in Christianity. Those traditions were dedicated to purity of character and the perfection of the human being by transforming the base animal desires into purified spiritual exaltation. Dionysus was related to the spiritual intoxication that resulted from the purification of the heart and mind, thus he and his followers were represented in states of ecstasy, dancing, “drunk” on the “wine” of transmutation. Later, through degeneration, the symbolism of Dionysus was corrupted by a wide variety of cults and hedonistic interests. As a god, Dionysus was represented as androgynous (having both masculine and feminine aspects, as also represented in the Hebrew word Elohim). This also was later seized upon as a justification for degenerated interests.

Like Jesus, Dionysus was

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Chastity

Sexuality without the stain of lust.

Pentagram

The pentagram expresses the dominion of the Spirit over the elements of Nature. We can command the elemental creatures that inhabit the regions of fire, air, water, and earth with this magical sign.

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Tetragrammaton

τετραγραμμάτωνur letters’.

A Greek word referring to the Hebrew name of God, the Holy Four-lettered Name יהוה YHVH (Yod He Vau He) often translated as Jehovah, or erroneously as YJehovahahweh or Jahve, which is actually the name of a demon although it is spelled the same way. This word has many levels of meaning and application.

In Greek, the Solar Logos, the Ain Soph Aur, is Logos ChrisAin Soph Aurncient Egypt, when the initiates adEgypted Christ, the Ain Soph Aur, they addressedAin SophRAurRe).

When in ancient Egypt they addressed the three aspects of the first triangle of the Tree of Life, namely, Kether, ChokmaLifeinah, the KetherofChokmahogBinah were called Osiris.

In order to aOsiris these four parts together — the Ain Soph Aur or RA plus the Ainee primary forces or the three Sephiroth of the first triangle of the Tree of Life — the ancients of Egypt addressed them as Osiris-Ra. In Greek they called them the Tetragrammaton. Osiris-Ra isTetragrammaton great name that we find in the Book of the Dead. Thus, Osiris-Ra as יהוה refers to Kether, Chokmah, Binah and the Ain Soph Aur as one.