What it all means...

[Deleted]

LEMURIA

Lemuria, in Astaru lore, is an ancient civilization which existed prior to, and during the existence of its counterpart, Atlantis.

However, while scientists have searched up and down for remains of Atlantis, they long ago gave up the search for Lemuria, as paleogeologic evidence suggest it almost certainly could not have existed in any of the oceans it is said to have been situated in.

At one point, the Lemurians were believed to be highly spiritual and just as advanced, if not more so than other nation-states at the time, and are even rumored to have come to blows with Atlantis several times.

[Deleted]

SOPHIA

Sophia is a Satan-like Kabbalah deity. She represents many things, including wisdom, vice and the human world (i.e, Mother Nature itself)

She is said to take a number of forms, from the infamous snake incarnation to more subtle forms, like trees and food. Most famously, she represents the corruption of the human soul by knowledge, and therefore the ability to commit sin.

[Deleted]

SANCTORUM

Snactorum is typically applied to define the holiest place or area of a faith or denomination of faith.

For instance, Mecca is the Sanctorum of Islam, and is considered so important to its history and culture it has been written that every practicing Muslim must make a pilgrimage to the city at least once during their life, more often if able.

For Christianity, it may well be the area around Antioch, in the Sinai. This is rumored to be the area where the first humans, the Three Kings, recieved word of Jesus' birth. Bethlehem is not a sanctorum because, while he was born there, no one knew of it until after the visit of the Kings.

[Deleted]

A' ARAB ZARAQ

This is a general concept in which the forces which benefit humanity of its own accord are kept in check by the revalation of a sense of morality.

For instance, hope and wisdom are vital to human existence, but without the intervention of these forces, various in intensity and nature, they become nothing more than bigotry and anxiety...

[Deleted]

ABRAXAS

Abraxas is a Gnostic word, and can mean 'dragon' or 'winged one' in loose terms. It also has a loose connection to Kabbalah.

[Deleted]

ARCADY

Arcady refers to the ancient Arcadians, who lead simplistic and pastoral (hunter-gatherer) lifestyles. It now refers to a state of idyllic thought and existence, or in some respects paradise. The term 'Dionysian' refers to the Hellenic god of madness and ecstacy, Dionysus, who was killed by Typhon.

[Deleted]

HELHEIM

Helheim, in Norse Mythology, is the abode of the godess Hel, daughter of the Jotun god Loki. Helheim is where all civilians go when they die, whereas those who perish in battle go to either Folkvang or Valhalla. Since the river Gjioll encircles it, departure is not possible, even for gods. It is watched over by an eagle-like demigod, whose wing flaps create the sea chops that make Gjoll impassable.

[Deleted]

MIDGARD

Midgard is a realm separate from all others, and takes the form of a gigantic tree from which humanity's existence is said to stem. Every Ragnarok, the tree is obliterated and a new one allowed to rise from its ashes.

Midgard also doubles as a prison, where traitors and dissidents are typically sent by the gods. Having been built by the brow of the Jotun, Ymr (Ymir or Ymer), Midgard is an isle of sorts, separated from the other worlds by the impassable Great Sea, which may refer to the universe itself. This sea is impassable, as it is gurarded by the massive sea serpent, Jurmungandr (or Jorrmungand), ordered to kill all who attempt to access Midgard.

Prisoners of Midgard are never released. The gods watch over this realm with great care, in their own realm of sorts, Asgard.

[Deleted]

SWEDENBORG

Emmanuel Swedenborg was an enlightenment-period philosopher who pioneered the advocation of lucid dreaming. His papers on it sometimes got him into trouble with the Catholic Church.

[Deleted]

KHLYSTI EVANGELIST

Khysti was a radical denomination of Orthodox Christianity, which actually takes mroe of its cues from Gnostic Kabbalah than actual Christian dogma, such as the Bible.

They practiced 'Salvation through sin', and are believed to have once been led by Grigori Rasputin, who is said to have seduced the 20th-century czar Nicholas and his wife with the teachings. He is considered the main progenitor to the downfall of Czarist Russia, and is the Khlysti Evnagelist referred to in the song.

[Deleted]

SIRIUS B

Sirus is a binary star system, located 8 light years away. Sirus B is the brighest star of this system and also one of the brightest in the night sky.

[Deleted]

SON OF THE STAVES OF TIME

This refers to the intricacy that can be acheived by staving a musical note. In runic lore, ancestors can be reached through music.

[Deleted]

MINERVA

Minerva is the parallel of the Hellenic godess Athena, and to the ancient Romans was the inventor of music. She represents wisdom, piety, commerce and the arts. Her name is synonymous with the occult lifestyle in some nations.

[Deleted]

2012

AD 2012 is the convergence of a number of ancient calendars. It is the end of the hindu Kali Yuga. the Mayan Long Count, and the 2,012th year of the Common Era, according to the Gregorian calendar.

The song refers to the purported cataclysms due to take place on the winter Solstice of the Gregorian calendar.

[Deleted]

TOF

This refers to the holy Norse trinity: Thor, Odin and Frey, of whom Odin holds the highest rank.

Odin is the highest-ranking god of Asgard.

Frey is his wife, and the supreme guardian of the hall Valhalla.

Thor is the offspring of these two gods. He watches over Valhalla (correctly spelled Walhala) with his mother, and chooses which soldiers may enter Valhalla. The rest are sent to Folkvang.