“The victory of Marduk over Tiamat is the celestial prototype of the initiation process, where the candidate must slay the 'monster' of his own lower nature to be crowned with the radiance of the spiritual sun.” ― Israel Regardie, The Tree of Life: A Study in Magic, 1932
“Marduk is the solar hero of the Mesopotamian tradition, the wielder of the thunderbolt who divides the dragon of chaos, symbolizing the emergence of the conscious 'I' from the unconscious waters of the deep.” ― Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, 1928