OTEP Vocabulary

Abomination
Abhorrence or Discust; cause for Abhorrence or Discust.

Adrenochrome
A naturally occurring chemical formed during the oxidation of epinephrine.

AGLA
Thanks to Magick for researching this for us. AGLA (written on the skull at live shows):

"A Kabbalistic word that was used by rabbis in the practice of exorcism of evil spirits. It is composed of the four initial letters of the Hebrew words Athah gobon leolam, Adonai meaning "Thou art powerful and eternal, Lord." Not only was the word used by the Jews, but it was also a favorite weapon of superstitious Christians in combating the evil one. The belief lasted into the 16th century.
The word also was found in books of magic, notably the Enchiridion of Pope Leo."

Ahur
The principal Assyrian deity

Annihilation
1. The act or process of annihilating.
2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.

Anubus
A jackal-headed Egyptian god, the son of Osiris. He conducted the dead to judgment.
-Ancient Egyptian God of the dead-

Ascension
1. the act of ascending; ascent.
2. the Ascension, the bodily ascending of Christ from earth to heaven

Ashur
In Sumerian mythology, Ashur (A-sir, Arusar, A-shar, Assur) is the god of Assyria and war. He is a King of the Igigi. He was depicted shooting an arrow with his upper body enclosed by a winged disk. Also found:"The principal Assyrian deity." Also found: Central to the Semitic notion of deity is El, the old fatherly creator god and his consort, Athirat or Asherah. "Both were primordial beings, they had been there always."
You will also notice a definition for Ahur and Ashur, or Ashura, which seems to be the same. Any info on this would be appreciated.

Catastrophe
1. A great, often sudden calamity.
2. A complete failure; a fiasco: The food was cold, the guests quarreledthe whole dinner was a catastrophe.
3. The concluding action of a drama, especially a classical tragedy, following the climax and containing a resolution of the plot

David
The second king of Judah and Israel. According to the Bible, he slew the Philistine giant Goliath and succeeded Saul as king. He is the reputed author of many of the Psalms.

Deity
1. A god or goddess.
2. The essential nature or condition of being a god; divinity.

Delilah
In the Bible, a mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines by having his hair shorn while he slept, thus depriving him of his strength.

"eb"
If you ever see this, eb is referred to OTEP's drummer Doug. Angel, one of the fans, likes to do typos, I don't know what the hell she was saying to him in the chat room one night, but eb kept coming from her finger tips. Ever since then, it's been a thing.

"e pluribus unum"
Latin motto - "Out of many, one." It referred to the integration of the 13 independent colonies into one united country, and has taken on an additional meaning, given the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration. The motto was selected by the first Great Seal committee in 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution. Pierre Eugene DuSimitiere originally suggested E pluribus unum as motto. In 1956, In God We Trust was added as another national motto.

"ewe"
Quote: "is a sheep -- most notably used as a metaphor to describe those controlled [willingly] by the herd mentality."

"eye"
Quote: "a point of reference .. it's how eye "see" the world."

Goliath
In the Bible, a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a stone and sling.

Heretic
A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.

"humyn", "womyn"
Quote: "adding MAN to these words suggest, by definition, that men were 1st, the origin of the species ... woMAN would be defined as OF MAN ... very biblical of them, but not practical .... spelling it this way gives my gender it's own identity & frees us from the shackles of Eve."

Infidel
1. An unbeliever with respect to a particular religion, especially Christianity or Islam.
2. One who has no religious beliefs.
3. One who doubts or rejects a particular doctrine, system, or principle.

Ishtar
The chief Babylonian and Assyrian goddess, associated with love, fertility, and war, being the counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte.

Isis
An ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris.

Jihad
Jihad literally means "to struggle." In the military sense it is meant in the context, "to struggle against oppression." Jihad is therefore an act to liberate people from the oppression of tyrants. Jihad is not illegal acts of terror against innocent people.

Kali
One of the manifestations and cult titles of the wife of Shiva and mother goddess Devi, especially in her malevolent role as a goddess of death and destruction, depicted as black, red-eyed, blood-stained, and wearing a necklace of skulls.

Lilith
1. An evil female spirit in ancient Semitic legend, alleged to haunt deserted places and attack children.
2. The first wife of Adam in Hebrew folklore, believed to have been in existence before the creation of Eve.

"map mangé ou sans sel"
to be eaten without salt, or "I will eat you without salt"

Martyr
1. a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
2. a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause: a martyr to the cause of social justice.
3. a person who undergoes severe or constant suffering: a martyr to severe headaches.
4. a person who seeks sympathy or attention by feigning or exaggerating pain, deprivation, etc.
–verb (used with object)
5. to make a martyr of, esp. by putting to death.
6. to torment or torture.

Melees
a. Confused, hand-to-hand fighting in a pitched battle.
b. A violent free-for-all. See Synonyms at brawl.
2. A confused tumultuous mingling, as of a crowd: the rush-hour melee.

"memento mori"
remember to die

Messiah
One who is anticipated as, regarded as, or professes to be a savior or liberator.

Muse
1. A guiding spirit.
2. A source of inspiration.
3 A poet.

Nein
"no"

OTEP
1. Anagram for POET
2. Destroyer/Creator in the Alchemists Book "Mutus Liber" - key to the chemical wedding between the worlds of the seen & unseen
3. Keltic Warrior from the Em Sea, voice of psychotropic revelry
4. Creative Offerings

Ouroboros
(This is how the world died)
The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a snake or dragon swallowing its tail, constrastingly creating itself and forming a circle. It is associated with alchemy, Gnosticism, and Hermeticism. It represents the cyclical nature of things, eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end. (eternity - sideways 8)

Patriarchy
1. A social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority over women and children.
2. A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men

"per molestias eruditio"
"true education begins with physical discipline" or "learning through hardships" – St. Augustine

quid pro quo
1. (italics) Latin. one thing in return for another.
2. something that is given or taken in return for something else; substitute.

Requiem
1. A Mass for 1 or more deceased persons.
2. Any musical service, hymn or dirge for the dead.
3. Any dirgelike song, chant or poem

Sacrilege
Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred.

Samson
In the Bible, the Israelite judge and powerful warrior who was betrayed to the Philistines by Delilah.

Sepsis
1. A poisened state caused by the absorption of pathogenic microorganisms and their products into the bloodstream.
2. The poisoned condition resulting from the presence of pathogens or their toxins, as in septicemia

Sevas Tra
Art Saves backwards

Shamaya
Shamaya, or Shmaya, is an Aramic word. "The vibration of creation; a consciousness of heaven. It is that which shines in and radiates as the center of all that is seen and unseen."
An exerpt from a prayer:
"Y'hei slhama raba min shamaya"
(May there be abundant peace from heaven)

"sha nagba imuru"
sumerian for the one who saw all

“Sic Semper Tyrannus”
Thus always to tyrants

"Solve et Coagula"
Many people know this to be "destroy to create". However, the direct Latin translation is "dissolve and coagulate". It's an Alchemical axiom.

"SS4L"
Shadow Soldier For (4) Life

Sumerian
from the epic gilgamesh

Thanatos
1.an ancient Greek personification of death.
2. Psychoanalysis. (usually lowercase) the death instinct, esp. as expressed in violent aggression.

"thot"
Quote: "again, if the OUGH is silent, what's the point? seems redundant to continue to obey a silly archaic law that no longer applies".

"T.O.T.E.M."
Temple Of The Eternal Mother

"T.R.I.C."
The Revolution Is Coming

Tyrant
1. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions.
2. A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner.
3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person.

Vae Victis
Latin for "Suffering to the Conquered."