Melcórë Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Magic or sorcery is an attempt to understand, experience and influence the world using rituals, symbols, actions, gestures and language. Aleister Crowley defined Magick as "the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with the will". Lawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maaike Roeleveld Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I agree with the posts on this thread by juxtiphy and Bong-Man: Page was definitely performing a ceremonial magik ritual of some kind. Of course, Page was also being theatrical--he was fully aware of how great it looked and sounded. I read a quote by Page several years ago where he said something along the lines of, "Back then, (in the 70's) that was my life--the melding of music and magik--I lived it." Also, Plantpothead mentioned above that he doesn't like to go "theorizing about what the artist was thinking at the time." With all due respect, I'm just the opposite; I'm fascinated by what the members of Zep were thinking, and particularly by the musical/philosophical ideas jointly shared by--and the interplay between--Plant and Page. I'm also fascinated by Page's thought patterns, his artistic vision, and his sources of inspiration and creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeboy Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Robert was channeling with unknown entities with and jimmy was sending them to their correct positions with his bow. My friend told me this and he is usually correct when he's sober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 North, south, east, west.....bah bah, bah bah, bah bah,bah bah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Dounim Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 10-1 if you asked Jimmy he'd tell you it was about looking cool onstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelss Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I always took it to be ritualistic but there again I don't know no-thing. Just waiting for the speculation to start about the significance of the (laser) pyramid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagefan55 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Well, it was obviously an allusion to Horus, the Egyptian Sun God. -- one of Crowley's favorites. Lol. Just joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juxtiphi Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Its Pyramid Power!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Tech Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Is there any meaning to this wave of the bow 10 minutes into the song or is he just saluting the audience? Yes, for anyone who is paying attention, Page was and still is very much into Aleister Crowley and Magick. It is a summoning ritual involving the cardinal points. Each cardinal point is associated with an element, ritual tool, color and quality. The four directions of the earth are not only spiritual, but scientific in the way of how they align earth energies with magnetism and gravitational pull. By facing a certain direction and connecting with the energies, one can amplify power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 For a long time I thought it was some allusion to Calling the Quarters. Thinking about it, though, I'm not sure Jimmy would want to reduce that to a bit of symbolism in a 'stage act'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 10-1 if you asked Jimmy he'd tell you it was about looking cool onstage That would have been my guess: Putting on a good show and leave the audience guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddladner Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Yes, for anyone who is paying attention, Page was and still is very much into Aleister Crowley and Magick. It is a summoning ritual involving the cardinal points. Each cardinal point is associated with an element, ritual tool, color and quality. The four directions of the earth are not only spiritual, but scientific in the way of how they align earth energies with magnetism and gravitational pull. By facing a certain direction and connecting with the energies, one can amplify power. Or... it looks really cool. That would have been my guess: Putting on a good show and leave the audience guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathington Willoughby Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 As Adm Tech pointed out, It is a magick ritual, trust me. Might sound silly to the uninitiated... http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Magick-Twelve-Lessons-Magickal/dp/0738715786/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1436413498&sr=8-2&keywords=magick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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