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ated conditions of the following: heat and dryness fire heat and moisture air cold and dryness earth cold and moisture water there are twelve zodiacal signs, and they are: 1 aries, the ram a 2 taurus, the bull _b 3 gemini, the twins c 4 cancer, the crab d 5 leo, the lion e 6 virgo, the virgin f 7 libra, the scales g 8 scorpio, the scorpion h 9 sagittarius, the archer i 10 capricorn, the goat j 11 aquarius, the water-bearer k 12 pisces, the fishes l these twelve signs are distributed among the four triplicities, or sets of three signs, each attributed to one of the four elements. they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus, to fire are attributed: aries a leo e sagittarius i to earth are attributed: taurus b virgo f capricorn j to air are attributed: gemini c libra g aq

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does this grade especially refer? hiereus: to the planet venus. hiero: honoured hegemon, what paths are attached to this grade? heg: the 29th, 28th and 27th paths of qoph, tzaddi and peh. hiero: honoured hiereus, to what does the 29th path refer? hiereus: to the reflection of the sphere of pisces. hiero: honoured hegemon, to what does the 28th path allude? heg: to the reflection of the sphere of aquarius. hiero: honoured hiereus, to what does the 27th path allude? hiereus: to the reflection of the sphere of mars. hiero (knocks) all rise and face east. hiero: let us adore the lord and king of fire. hiero: tetragrammaton tzabaoth. blessed be thou, the leader of armies is thy name! amen. all salute. hiero: quits his throne and proceeds to south and knocks. all face south. hiero: stands befor

. the square base represents the material universe, and on it is the word ohlam, meaning world (places pyramid aside) the 28th path of yetzirah, which answereth unto the letter tzaddi is called the natural intelligence, and it is so called because through it is consummated and perfected the nature of every existing being under the orb of the sun. it is therefore the reflection of the airy sign of aquarius, the water bearer unto which is attributed the countenance of the man, the adam, the restored world. hiero: heg: pract: move to the west of altar. hiero: before you upon the altar is the 17th key of the tarot, which symbolically resumes these ideas. the large star in the center of the heavens has seven principal and 14 secondary rays, and thus represents the heptad multiplied by the triad

the 21st key, she is only partly so. the two urns contain the influences from chokmah and binah. on the right springs the tree of life and on the left the tree of knowledge of good and evil, whereon the bird of hermes alights. and therefore does this key represent the restored world after the formless and the void and the darkness, the new adam, the countenance of the man which falls in the sign aquarius. and therefore doth the astronomical symbol of this sign represent as it were, the waves of water, the ripples of that river going forth out of eden. but therefore, also it is justly attributed unto air and not unto water, because it is the firmament dividing and containing the waters. hierophant and practicus go to east. hiero: before you is shown the manner of writing the holy name in e

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o the influence of particular groups of signs of the zodiac. the cardinal signs- aries, cancer, libra and capricorn- are so-called because when the sun moved into these signs, it marked the beginning of a new season- spring, summer, autumn and winter. people born under a cardinal sign manifest this as a desire to initiate and to take command of people and situations. the fixed signs- leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio- are signs entered by the sun in the middle of a season. people born under them exhibit stability and a tendency to continue in a predetermined path. the mutable signs -sagittarius, gemini, virgo and pisces- mark the time when the seasons are about to change. those born under them are correspondingly versatile and ready to compromise. zodiacal colours and associations aries, t

mber. colour: orange or yellow. a mutable fire sign, for optimism, fresh perspectives, long-distance travel and house moves, creative ventures and expanding horizons. ruled by jupiter. capricorn, the goat: 22 december to 20 january. colour: brown or black. a cardinal earth sign, for ambitions, perseverance, matters concerning officialdom, loyalty and for the acquisition of money. ruled by saturn. aquarius, the water carrier: 21 january to 18 february. colour: indigo or dark blue. a fixed air sign, for independence, friendship, creativity and for detachment from emotional blackmail. ruled by saturn in the ancient system, now by uranus. pisces, the fish: 19 february to 20 march. colour: white or mauve. a mutable water sign, for spells to develop spiritual awareness and intuition, and for div

agick concerning all who work in commerce, medicine, teaching, the retail trades, the media and science and all who are studying. it also can be used in rituals for health. its elemental creatures are sylphs, gentle spirits of the air who can be seen fleetingly as butterflies, offering ideas, ideals and a reminder to enjoy happiness while you can. air's colour is yellow and its zodiacal signs are aquarius, gemini and libra. fire fire represents noon, summer and the quarter and direction of the south. fire is the realm of light, the sun and lightning, and so forms the focus of magick for fertility, power, joy, ambition, illumination, inspiration, achievement, all creative and artistic ventures, poetry, art, sculpture, writing, music, dance, religion and spirituality, psychic powers and myst

, on a chain as a sign of their craft. each of the five points of the pentagram represents one of the five elemental powers, so that the uppermost single point is symbolic of spirit, or akasha or ether. it is dedicated to the goddess in her triple aspects. it is the realm of spirituality and the divine spark within all life. the top left point of the pentagram symbolises air and the fixed sign of aquarius, representing logic, intelligence and the conscious awareness that enables us to reach beyond the material and follow steps to knowledge of what is hidden. the top right point is the element water and the fixed sign of scorpio. it represents the feelings that endow magick with purpose, desire whether for love or spiritual development and the compassion and empathy that make us care about

y good for bringing patience and for dealing with long-terms obstacles and difficulties. element: earth colour: black/grey crystals: haematite, jet, lodestone, obsidian, smoky quartz incenses: aconite, cypress, patchouli trees: blackthorn, yew herbs and oils: aspen, bistort, comfrey, horsetail, solomon's seal metal: lead or pewter saturn rules capricorn, 22 december-20 january, and is co-ruler of aquarius, 21 january-18 february. these sun periods are most potent for saturn spells and for those born under these signs at all times. magical hours the hours of the day are also influenced by the planets. to choose the best time for a spell, you should consult first pages 227-32 on the planetary days and then page 235 where i explain the planetary hours. for example, if you were carrying out a

. esbat: a monthly coven meeting traditionally held 13 times a year during each full moon. evil eye: a way of transmitting negativity to another person, not as a deliberate curse, but through feelings of envy, jealousy or resentment. evocation: the summoning-up of angels (and sometimes demons) in order to bind them to perform tasks. fixed: in astrology, a term applied to the signs of leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio because the sun enters them in the middle of a season. those born under these signs exhibit stability and a tendency to continue in a predetermined path. see also cardinal, mutable. the goddess: the archetype or source energy of the feminine ultimate power or principle. all the named goddesses are aspects of particular qualities of the goddess in different cultures. grail: the

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are called candlemas, beltane, lammas and samhain (or hallows, respectively. the name lammas has a curious origin in the dunes at sumer. it is not less than the name of one of the four mythological beasts of the astrological fixed signs, lamas being the name of the half-lion, half-man guardian of leo (the sign governing most of august, when the feast of lammas takes place, and ustur being that of aquarius (february, sed that of taurus (may) and nattig that of scorpio (november. i do not believe that this is a fantastic assumption, the sumerian origin of the feast of lammas. indeed, it seems just as valid as the ideas of idries shah concerning craft etymology as presented in his book, the sufis. it is also not far-fetched to assume that these four beasts were known to the entire region of t

. aries agru (xubur) 16. taurus kakkab u alap shame (kingu) 17. gemini re'u kinu shame u tu'ame rabuti (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake) 19. leo kalbu rabu (lakhamu) 20. virgo shiru (whirlwind) 21. jupiter umunpaddu 22. libra zibanitum (ravening dog) 23. water badur 24. scorpio akrabu (scorpion-man) 25. sagittarius pa-bil-sag (hurricane) 26. capricorn suxur mash (fish-man) 27. mars mastabarru 28. aquarius gula (horned beast) 29. pisces dilgan u rikis nuni (weapon) 30. sun shamash 30. fire ag 30. saturn kaimanu 30 (bis) earth kia 30 (bis) spirit zi notes on pronunciation we cannot be absolutely how sumerian and akkadian were spoken; but many useful guidelines are available to the student, including the transliterated tablets found all over mesopotamia. basically, we can offer the following

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cludes the statement: all these old letters of my book are aright: but x is not the star. this also is secret: my prophet shall reveal it to the wise. in crowley s new comment on this verse, he observes: i see no harm in revealing the mystery of tzaddi to the wise; others will hardly understand my explanations. tzaddi is the letter of the emperor, the trump iv, and he is the star, the trump xvii. aquarius and aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of pisces, just as, in the trumps viii and xi, leo and libra do about virgo. this last revelation makes our tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. the fact of its so doing is a most convincing proof of the superhuman wisdom of the author of this book to those who have laboured for years, in vain, to e

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:taw-aleph-vau-mem-yod: gemini air: memfinal: 18 :samekh-resh-tet-nunfinal: cancer water: 19 :aleph-resh-yod-heh: leo fire: 20 :bet-taw-vau-lamed-heh: virgo earth: 21: jupiter: 22 :mem-aleph-zain-nun-yod: libra air: memfinal: 23 :mem-yod-memfinal: water: 24 :ayin-qof-resh-bet: scorpio water: 25 :qof-shin-taw: sagittarius fire: 26 :gemel-dalet-yod: capricornus earth: 27: mars: 28 :dalet-lamed-yod: aquarius air: 29 :dalet-gemel-yod-memfinal: pisces water: 30: sol: 31 :aleph-shin: fire: 32: saturn: 32 "bis :aleph-resh-tzaddifinal: earth: 31 "bis :aleph-taw: spirit: 306& 307 table i: ix: xi: xii: the sword: elements: and:(with their plane: the tree of life: the serpent: tary rulers :do not confuse with :rulers of zodiac: 0: 1: the flaming: root of air :1st plane middle pillar: 2: sword follows

powers of water: powers of air: powers of earth: 2 :venus in cancer love :moon in libra :jupiter in capricorn: the lord of: the lord of: peace restored: harmonious change: 3 :mercury in cancer :saturn in libra :mars in capricorn: abundance: sorrow: material works: 4 :moon in cancer :jupiter in libra :sun in capricorn: blended pleasure: rest from strife: earthly power: 5 :mars in scorpio :venus in aquarius :mercury in taurus: loss in pleasure: defeat: material trouble: 6 :sun in scorpio :mercury in aquarius :moon in taurus: pleasure: earned success: material success: 7 :venus in scorpio :moon in aquarius :saturn in taurus: illusionary success: unstable effort: success unfulfilled: 8 :saturn in pisces :jupiter in gemini :sun in virgo: abandoned success: shortened force: prudence: 9 :jupiter

e: planets ruling in: planets exalted in: zodiac: column ccxxxvii: column cxxxvii: 15: aries: mars: p. m (sun: 16: taurus: venus: uranus (moon: 17: gemini: mercury: neptune: 18: cancer: moon: p. m (jupiter: 19: leo: sun: uranus: 20: virgo: mercury: neptune (mercury: 22: libra: venus: p. m (saturn: 24: scorpio: mars: uranus: 25: sagittarius: jupiter: neptune: 26: capricorn: saturn: p. m (mars: 28: aquarius: saturn: uranus: 29: pisces: jupiter: neptune (venus: weh note: liber 777 gives different entries for column cxxxix, and these have been added in parenthesis without deletion of original. 322 table i: clxxv: clxxvi: clxxvii: clxxix :key scale:hebrew: english :numerical: yetziratic :numbers :letters: values of: value :attribution :printed: hebrew :of column: of column :on tarot: letters: c

tness of a tiger the precincts of his circle, until he complete one revolution thereof. 3. let him give the sign of horus (or the enterer) as he passeth, so to project the force that radiateth from boleskine before him. 4. let him pace his path until he comes to the north; there let him halt, and turn his face to the north. 5. let him trace with his wand the averse pentagram proper to invoke air (aquarius. 6. let him bring the wand to the centre of the pentagram and call upon nuit! 7. let him make the sign called puella, standing with his feet together, head bowed, his left hand shielding the 332 muladhara cakkra, and his right hand shielding his breast (attitude of the venus de medici. 8. let him turn again to the left, and pursue his path as before, projecting the force from boleskine as

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ible and strong, and of the assessors of the dead eloah, a name of god hwl) the supernal mother, unfertilized (cf. 52 )m) terror, calamity hhlb loss, destruction ylb to cease ldx my glory ydwbk the earth (our world) dlx the greater ldgh 43 great lwdg to rejoice lyg to make faint hlx lion (cf. 340 )ybl hazel, almond zwl together, also mg magus gm one beloved by god hydydy 44 aries: a ram, lamb hl+ aquarius: a bucket yld drops ylg) a pool, pond; sorrow mg) captive, captivity hlwg blood md sand; horror (see the scorpion pentacle in the key of solomon; see also liber 418 10th ayre) lwx flame +hl garment dm 45 the mystic number of yesod adam: man; red md) the fool dm) redemption, liberation hlw)g to grow warm; they (masc) mh hesitated (see 405) lxz she who ruins hlbx hwhy in yetzirah )h w)w )h

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nd, she is the greater conception, that of which amoun is but a reflection. the new comment see appendix weh note: appendix not yet recovered. al i,48 "my prophet is a fool with his one, one, one; are not they the ox, and none by the book" the old comment 48. see above for 111 "my prophet is a fool" i.e. my prophet has the highest of all grades, since the fool is aleph. i note later (an v, sol in aquarius) that v. 48 means that all disappears when 61+ 8, 80, 418, are reduced to 1. and this may indicate some practical mystic method of annihilation. i am sure (sol in libra, an vii) that is is by no means the perfect solution of these marvellous verses. the new comment i think that the surface meaning of this verse is to answer the unspoken criticism of the scribe, who did not see how to find

ndental in joy and in splendour; and thy light is as a beacon to them that wander afar, strayed in the night. amoun" the "old comment" covers the rest of this verse sufficiently for the present purpose. i see no harm in revealing the mystery of tzaddi to 'the wise; others will hardly understand my explanations. tzaddi is the letter of the emperor, the trump iv, and he is the star, the trump xvii. aquarius and aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of pisces, just as, in the trumps viii and xi, leo and libra do about virgo. this last revelation makes our tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. the fact of its so doing is a most convincing proof of the superhuman wisdom of the author of this book to those who have laboured for years, in vain, to e

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in hb:aleph hb:mem ox goad. hb:dalet hb:mem hb:lamed 22 276 water hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem water. hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:mem 23 300 scorpio hb:bet hb:resh hb:qof hb:ayin fish. hb:nun-final hb:vau hb:nun 24 325 sagittarius hb:taw hb:shin hb:qof prop. hb:koph-final hb:mem hb:samekh 25 351 capricornus hb:yod hb:dalet hb:gemel eye. hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:ayin 26 378 mars mouth. hb:heh hb:peh 27 406 aquarius hb:yod hb:lamed hb:dalet fish-hook. hb:yod hb:dalet hb:tzaddi 28 435 pisces hb:mem-final hb:yod hb:gemel hb:dalet back of head. hb:peh-final hb:vau hb:qof 29 465 sol head. hb:shin hb:yod hb:resh 30 496 fire hb:shin hb:aleph tooth. hb:nun-final hb:yod hb:shin 31 528 saturn tau(as egyptian. hb:vau hb:taw 32 earth hb:tzaddi-final hb:resh hb:aleph- hb:vau hb:taw 32bis spirit hb:taw hb:aleph

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b:zain. lovers. 17th. 7. cancer. hb:chet. chariot. 18th. 11. leo. hb:tet. strength. 19th. 9. virgo. hb:yod. hermit. 20th. 10. jupiter. hb:koph. wheel of fortune. 21st. 8. libra. hb:lamed. justice. 22nd. 12. water. hb:mem. hanged man. 23rd. 13. scorpio. hb:nun. death. 24th. 14. sagittarius. hb:samekh. temperance. 25th. 15. capricorn. hb:ayin. the devil. 26th. 16. mars. hb:peh. the tower. 27th. 17. aquarius. hb:tzaddi. the star. 28th. 18. pisces. hb:qof. the moon. 29th. 19. sun. hb:resh. the sun. 30th. 20. dee. hb:shin. the angel. 31st. 21. saturn. hb:taw. the universe. 32nd. the two veils are represented in the drawing by heavy horizontal lines, and here by shaded lines, with the text included in the approximation below. 10 =1 kether .ipsissimus 12th .11th. 8 =3. 9 =2 binah. 14th chokmah ma

ot pass the gate of the eastern heaven: except thou canst tell me my name "kerux" for zelator "thou art nu: the goddess of the firmament of air. thou art harmakhis, lord of the eastern sun "hierophant "in what sign and symbol dost thou come "kerux" for zelator "in the letter aleph, with the banner of light, and the symbol of equated forces "hierophant (falling back and making with fan the sign of aquarius, aquarius, before zelator "in the sign of the man, child of air, art thou purified- pass thou on" illustration on page 267 approximated below. hb:taw_ hb:shin_ hb:qof tablet of air_ lamp/ dais pentacle_ h fan. lights shaded_ black white_ kerux hegemon_ tablet of earth_ fan_ hell_ eden/ salt salt/ red lamp) o_ cup_ hiereus_ diagram 20. arrangement of the temple for the 32nd path in the 2=

b:dalet hb:vau hb:heh. 6th- hb:heh hb:resh hb:vau hb:bet hb:gemel illustration on page 272 approximated below "diagram 28. the attributions of the ten sephiroth to the four letters (nb: for, understand a circular ring in this diagram) dee hb:yod_ water hb:heh) air hb:vau_ spirit hb:heh_ illustration on page 272 approximated below "diagram 29. the solar greek cross_ pisces_ scorpio_ cancer_ gemini aquarius libra sun aries leo sagittarius_ capricorn_ taurus_ virgo_ the hiereus then explains the two tablets "the ten sephiroth in seven palaces" and "the attribution of the ten sephiroth to the four letters of the holy name" and the "hegemon "the seven heavens of assiah,"13 and "the ten evil sephiroth of the qliphoth."14 the "hierophant" then confers on the theoricus the title of the thirty- fir

pents) or severity, and the waters of chesed or mercy. this serpent is also a type of christ the reconciler, also it is known as nogah amongst the shells, and the celestial serpent of wisdom 'but the serpent of the temptation was the serpent of the tree of the knowledge of good and of evil, and not the serpent of the tree of life" illustration on page 278 approximated below_ aries_ gemini_ taurus aquarius cancer scorpio leo_ virgo_ libra_ sagittarius_ capricorn_ pisces_ diagram 38. the calvary cross of twelve squares. illustration on page 278 described "diagram 39. the serpent of brass. this is a stylized tree of life. all ten sephiroth are represented by small white holes in black rings, like iron. the central pillar is the only vertical, and all three horizontal paths are depicted alike

stable condition of water and the seemingly unbalanced influences of mercury. but if he has passed through the paths of hb:shin and hb:resh with cunning and earnestness he will understand why it is necessary to enter the grade of the element of water by the paths of the sun and of fire, as he will in his next step understand why it is that the paths of hb:qof and hb:tzaddi, that is, of pisces and aquarius, lead him to the fire of netzach and not to the water of hod. the path which connects hod with netzach is the 27th path of the sepher yetzirah which answers to the letter hb:peh. it is the reflection of the sphere of mars and is the lowermost of the reciprocal paths. the tarot key attributed to this path is very rightly the 16th key- the tower; which we have seen in the 4= 7 ritual repres

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he shaft is a black segment to the very end. between the white and black segments are twelve bands. these bands are paralleled to the left by a column of zodiacal symbols and to the right by hebrew letters thusly: lotus flower half- open_ aries hb:heh_ taurus hb:vau_ gemini hb:zain_ cancer hb:chet_ leo hb:tet_ virgo hb:yod_ libra hb:lamed_ scorpio hb:nun_ sagittarius hb:samekh_ capricorn hb:ayin_ aquarius hb:tzaddi_ pisces hb:qof (black_ illustration on page 211 described "65. the chief adept's wand" the top of the wand is a winged-sun disk or ba-hadit. extending down from this to either side along the upper quarter of the wand shaft are two uraeus serpents, facing to left and right. the serpent to the right wears the egyptian red crown and that to the left the white crown. the shaft is di

samekh sic: hb:peh mars. scarlet. hb:gemel luna. blue. hb:resh sol. orange. unto the signs of the zodiac are ascribed the following: hb:heh aries. scarlet. hb:lamed libra. emerald. hb:vau taurus. red-orange. hb:nun scorpio. greenish blue. hb:zain gemini. orange. hb:peh sic: hb:samekh sagittarius. deep blue. hb:chet cancer. amber. hb:ayin capricornus. indigo. hb:tet leo. greenish yellow. hb:tzaddi aquarius. violet. hb:yod virgo. yellow-green. hb:qof pisces. crimson. 220 further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony in the tree [the "chief adept" then greets the newly made adeptus minor with the name of frater hodos chamelionis. the "second adept" then explains the colours of the crook and the scourge, pointing out that the crook

ction of the spirit and the four elements [all quit vault] illustration on page 222 described "diagram 75. the wall of the vault" this is a rectangular grid of squares, five across by eight high. a representation is below, save that the top row scorpio symbol scorpio used here is actually an eagle head, beak to left, on the diagram; and it may represent the eagle cherub instead of scorpio_ taurus aquarius< scorpio leo_ salt mercury hb:koph water air_ sulphur hb:bet saturn hb:chet dee_ mars hb:gemel sun hb:chet jupiter_ taurus aquarius hb:taw scorpio leo_ mercury hb:heh moon hb:nun venus_ capricorn libra hb:yod cancer aries_ virgo gemini hb:mem pisces sagittarius_ illustration on page 222 described "diagram 76. the black calvary cross" this is a large stylized rose in the form of a petaled

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f silk that bindeth the milky breasts of the stars. 13. o my god, consume me with fire and be merciful unto me, as i humble myself before thee; for all mine understanding 43 is but as a spider's thread drawn from star to star of a young galaxy. o glory be unto thee through all time and through all space: glory, and glory upon glory, everlastingly. amen, and amen, and amen. 44 the chapter known as aquarius the twelvefold lamentation of god and the unity thereof i adore thee by the twelve lamentations and by the unity thereof. 1. o woe unto me, my god, woe unto me; for all my song is as the dirge of the sea that moans about a corpse, lapping most mournfully against the dead shore in the darkness. yet in the sob of the wind do i hear thy name, that quickeneth the cold lips of death to life. 2

of amen. 74 illustration facing page 74 partly described and partly aproximated "fig. 2. the greek cross of the zodiac "aries. emerald on scarlet. libra. scarlet on emerald. taurus. greenish blue on orange-red. scorpio. orange-red on greenish blue. gemini. royal blue on orange. sagittarius. orange on royal blue. cancer. indigo on amber. capricorn. amber on indigo. leo. violet on greenish yellow. aquarius. greenish yellow on violet. virgo. crimson on yellow-green. pisces. yelow-green on crimson. spirit. black on white. serpent. azure, with golden scales. border. gold_ pisces_ scorpio_ cancer_ gemini aquarius libra< aries leo sagittarius_ capricorn_ taurus_ virgo_ this is a black and white half tone on clay paper, tipped in. about and beneath the above figure of the creek cross are the inte

the tail just below aries, thence traveling back from the head: under taurus, over the body and under gemini, under the tail and over the body to go under cancer, under the tail to go under leo, over the body to pass beneath virgo, under body twice to go behind libra, under the body and under scorpio, over the tail and under sagittarius, under body and head beneath capricorn, over body and under aquarius, over body and under pisces, thence under body followed by over body and under aries with the tip just within the mouth of the serpent's head. in all loopings, the scute plates of the underbelly are toward the center of the cross and the back is outward, all viewed from the side. stop press reviews nature's help to happiness by john warren achorn, m.d. w. rider and sons. 1s. net. this is

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te triangle upon the altar. the alchemist performs an invocation of the forces of the sun to act in the curcurbite. it is then to be exposed to the rays of the sun for twelve hours each day: from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m (this should be done preferably when the sun is strongly posited in the zodiac, but it "can" be done at some other times, though "never" when he is in scorpio, libra, capricornus or aquarius) q. the curcurbite is again placed upon the white triangle upon the altar. the alchemist repeats the words "child of earth, long hast thou dwelt &c, then holding above it the lotus wand by the white end, he says "i formulate in thee the invoked forces of light" and repeats the mystic words. at this point keen and bright flashes of light should appear in the curcurbite, and the mixture its

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le the various correspondences to be seen at a glance. weh note: temple of solomon the king continues on the next diskette, with the table of dream-staesto whose suggestion these rites are due they are gratefully dedicated. vi the rite of saturn 1 the officers of the temple magister templi "the representative of binah, saturn" mater coeli "venus in libra, the house of saturn's exaltation" brother aquarius "the house of saturn; in chesed, because pisces is water "hope" brother capricornus "in thethrone of capricornus, the house of saturn; in geburah, because mars is exalted therein. he is mars in capricornus" brother capricornus emissarius. the leader of the chorus, or choragoge. scene "in the east is a veiled shrine, containing an altar. to its chokmah, binah, chesed, and geburah are m. t

ts chokmah, binah, chesed, and geburah are m. t, m. c, bro. a, and bro. c. respectively. bro c. e. is disguised as an ordinary member of the garrison" 3 the rite of saturn part i brother capricornus "enters and turns off blue light. red lamps are brought in by" brother capricornus "and the" leader of the chorus "first the temple is lighted by two red lamps" probationers "chant the capricornus and aquarius sections from" 963 "while others wait without in darkness. red lights are then hidden within veil" brother capricornus "turns on the blue light "the temple being in darkness, and the assistants seated, let" brother capricornus "arise from his throne, and knock thrice with his spear- butt upon the floor" magister templi "in the shrine, with" mater coeli. capricornus. procul, o procul este

ll all's a blaze, one roar of flame, death universal, locked and linked- aha! one names the awful name- the twin red planets are extinct["a pause["the lamp burns out, and darkness covers all [leader of the chorus "secretly removes hell-broth vase" 9 part ii "the temple in darkness" magister templi. 1< brother aquarius, what is the time? aquarius. midnight. magister templi. 1. brother capricornus, what is the place? capricornus. the fortress that is upon the frontier of the abyss. magister templi. 1. brothers aquarius and capricornus, is the beloved with us? aquarius "and" capricornus. the mother of heaven is enthroned. magister templi. mother of heaven, let us lament together["recites swinburne's "ilic

h us? aquarius "and" capricornus. the mother of heaven is enthroned. magister templi. mother of heaven, let us lament together["recites swinburne's "ilicet<brother aquarius, to what end are we assembled? aquarius["rises and whispers in his ear] shabbathai. all["aloud. shabbathai. magister templi. 1. are the brethren fed? 10 aquarius. upon the corpses of their children. magister templi. 1. have they quenched their thirst? aquarius. upon poppy-heads infused in blood. magister templi. the raven has croaked. aquarius. the owl has hooted. capricornus. the bat has

. shabbathai. magister templi. 1. are the brethren fed? 10 aquarius. upon the corpses of their children. magister templi. 1. have they quenched their thirst? aquarius. upon poppy-heads infused in blood. magister templi. the raven has croaked. aquarius. the owl has hooted. capricornus. the bat has flapped its wings. magister templi. then. lights [capricornus "switches on the blue glare" 1. brother aquarius, i scent danger. aquarius. 1. master, there are evil things abroad["to" capricornus] turn out the guard! capricornus. brethren, stand to your arms["all" probationers "rise and follow him. he pricks all assistants with his spear, inspects doors, etc] master, every man is vigilant at his post. there is no alarm. magister templi. 1. brother aquarius, i scent danger. aquarius. 1. master, ther

o" magister templi] master, justice has been executed upon the traitor. only the faithful remain. magister templi. so perish all traitors [capricornus "extinguishes light["a pause" 11 part iii "darkness" aquarius["comes forward and kneels to" magister templi] master, we beseech thee to permit the ceremony to proceed. magister templi. there was no crackling in the dried leaves [capricornus "joins" aquarius "kneeling" aquarius "and" capricornus. master, we beseech thee to permit the ceremony to proceed. magister templi. there was no heart in the black lamb["all" probationers "join" aquarius "and" capricornus "kneeling] all. master, we beseech thee to permit the ceremony to proceed. magister templi. the sacred python was found dead [mater coeli "comes forward, kneels before" magister templi "

capricornus "kneeling] all. master, we beseech thee to permit the ceremony to proceed. magister templi. the sacred python was found dead [mater coeli "comes forward, kneels before" magister templi "thus making the apex to the pyramid of petitioners, rises and plays her petition< then again kneels] magister templi. let the ceremony proceed [mater coeli "returns to her throne" aquarius "rises, and" capricornus "returns to his post and lights the lamp" 12 aquarius "and all present dance wildly for joy to the sound of the tom- tom["during the confusion" bro. capricornus emissarius "slips into the temple and hides behind the veil, where he removes his disguise and dons his dancing robe] magister templi. silence["a pause" magister templi. 1. aquarius. 1. magister templi. 1

cornus "returns to his post and lights the lamp" 12 aquarius "and all present dance wildly for joy to the sound of the tom- tom["during the confusion" bro. capricornus emissarius "slips into the temple and hides behind the veil, where he removes his disguise and dons his dancing robe] magister templi. silence["a pause" magister templi. 1. aquarius. 1. magister templi. 1. holy be the lamps of joy! aquarius. holy be the lamps of sorrow! magister templi. let us enter the ark of increased knowledge! capricornus. hail, thou that sittest in the city of the pyramids! aquarius. hail, thou that art encamped upon the great sea! magister templi. hail, brethren! capricornus. master, what is increased knowledge? magister templi. death. aquarius. master, what is the ark thereof? magister templi. the gra

rius. holy be the lamps of sorrow! magister templi. let us enter the ark of increased knowledge! capricornus. hail, thou that sittest in the city of the pyramids! aquarius. hail, thou that art encamped upon the great sea! magister templi. hail, brethren! capricornus. master, what is increased knowledge? magister templi. death. aquarius. master, what is the ark thereof? magister templi. the grave. aquarius "and" capricornus. master, how shall we enter it? magister templi. arise and follow me["he rises and circumambulates the temple widdershins" capricornus "plucks forth every third person and makes them follow him, continuing this process until one only is left. to this one" magister templi "addresses the allocution, as he hales him forth] magister templi. thou also must die [magister templ

ne" bro. capricornus emissarius "must have well dissimulated himself so that he is not discovered" magister templi "draws veil again" capricornus "puts out light] magister templi. alas! there is no god["returns to his throne. all move confusedly about wailing aloud] magister templi. 1. silence["all resume seats" behold, i declared it unto you and ye believed me not["a pause" 14 part iv "darkness" aquarius. in truth, master, the ceremony cannot proceed. there is no god in the shrine. magister templi. brother aquarius, let search be made. aquarius. brother capricornus, let search be made["light on [capricornus "enters veil and walks up and down. he returns["lights off" brother capricornus, what do you find? capricornus. master, there is nothing but a little pile of dust. aquarius. there is n

hark "dost thou remember our old ecstasy "why do you wish to remind me "does thy heart beat still at my name, and glow "seest thou my soul in dreams, dear "no" 15 "ah! the fair days of joyance and of gree "when our mouths kissed, ah hissed "maybe "how blue the sky was, as our hope was clear "hope has gone down to hell's nadir" so in the foolish alleys they conferred, and only midnight overheard. aquarius. master, it is not to be borne. magister templi. mother of heaven, let us lament together["recites swinburne's "the garden of proserpine [mater coeli "plays accordingly<mother of heaven, let us work together! mater coeli. behold thine handmaiden [magister templi "and" mater coeli "go together hand in hand

itting shadows of a dream. o brothers of sad lives! they are so brief; a few short years must bring us all relief: can we not bear these years of labouring breath? but if you would not this poor life fulfil, lo, you are free to end it when you will, without the fear of waking after death["blow out red lights [bro. capricornus emissarius "runs out with tom-tom and dances wildly. at the conclusion" aquarius "and" capricornus "run up, tearing the veil asunder" bro. capricornus emissarius "flings himself at foot of altar" choragoge "lights salt again, or other glare" magister templi "is discovered lying dead, his head supported by" mater coeli "weeping [capricornus "extinguishes the light [aquarius "draws the veil [mater coeli "plays the final hopeless dirge<
ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

that matter exudes emanations that can affect people in the way that ultra-violet rays and x-rays operate. this transference of energy can, they maintain, be harnessed according to the time of the year when they are born, and initiates are presented with a list of materials supposed to have sympathetic magic for each of the twelve signs of the zodiak, and are advised to be guided by it. they are: aquarius the water bearer. 22 january to 21 february. lucky stones: zircon, gamet, ruby, jet, black onyx. lucky number: two. lucky day: saturday. lucky flowers: snowdrop and foxglove. lucky tree: pine. animal: dog. bird: cuckoo. metal: platinum. colours: electric blue, electric green. pisces the fishes. 22 february to 21 march. lucky stones: sapphire, emerald, amethyst, coral. lucky numbers: pisce

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

s follows: law 1. a rosy cross, with a bird hovering above it. law 2. two balls of fire united by a triangle of fire, thus picturing the triple interplay between all atomic structures- 727- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust law 3. a pitcher of water, balanced on the head of a man, standing in the form of a cross. it is this law which brings in the energy, symbolised by the sign aquarius, and this law is the governing factor of the aquarian age. it might here be added that the symbol for law 2 was the origin of the balance or scales of the sign libra, but in the course of the ages its true form was distorted. not all the astrological signs can be traced to the symbols, for only a few can be traced back as far as the master's ashram. law 4. here we have the angel with the

o this other planetary scheme prior to finding their way to the sun and from thence to cosmic spheres. adepts from other schemes are not transferred to our earth scheme as a school of training as it is not a sacred planet and therefore lacks such a specific school. the influence which emanates from the pole star and which is such a potent factor in our solar system reaches our planet via the sign aquarius. the reasons will be noted if the student bears in mind the significance of water as a symbol of the emotions, which are but a lower manifestation of love-desire. aquarius is a force centre from which the adept draws the "water of life" and carries it to the multitude. this force from the pole star, via aquarius, is of special power at this time and the day of opportunity is therefore gre

th can only be given in the words of the old commentary "the depression at the northern point permits entrance of that which stabilises, and acts as the factor of resistance to that which seeketh to deter or to distract" perhaps cosmic stability and magnetic equilibrium serve best to convey the necessary idea. path v. the ray path attributes..a sense of cosmic direction. source..the pole star via aquarius. hierarchies..the first and the second. method..a process of electrical insulation and the imprisonment of polar magnetism. symbol..five balls of fire enclosed within a sphere. sphere is formed of a serpent inscribed with the mantram of insulation. quality..cosmic stability and magnetic equilibrium. there is no way in which we can express any teaching or give any information anent the six

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

archives of the lords of karma, the majority of these three groups pass into the sign of libra (or the balances) towards the close of their endeavour. when in incarnation under this sign they balance the pairs of opposites with care, they equalise their one-sided development, modifying the unevenness of their efforts hitherto, and begin to "set an even pace" they frequently then enter the sign of aquarius and become bearers of water, having to carry "on their heads the bowl of living water" thus the rapidity of their climb up the mount of initiation has to be modified, or "the water will be spilt and the bowl be shattered" because the water is intended to slake the thirst of the masses, they must hasten their progress for the need is great. thus the "first shall be last and the last shall

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

is not that avatar but is in the nature of a forerunner of a st. john the baptist, who "baptiseth with water (astral emanations) and the holy ghost. more information along these lines is not possible, but mention is made of it, as the energies coming from these two factors must be borne in mind. 3. astral energies emanating from the new sign of the zodiac into which we are now entering, the sign aquarius. this sign, that of the water-carrier, is a living sign and an emotional sign. it will (through the effect of its potent force) stimulate the astral bodies of men into a new coherency, into a brotherhood of humanity which will ignore all racial and national differences and will carry the life of men forward into synthesis and unity. this means a tide of unifying life of such power that on

apparent. eventually, even in this department of knowledge "the star will shine forth" this will constitute a new branch of psychology and its true exponent for our age will duly be found. i but indicate the lines of the future astrology in order to safeguard the present. one thing astrologers need at this time to do and that is to make due allowance for this transition period out of pisces into aquarius. this is seldom done, but it is evident that the tremendous turmoil incident to these transitions affects the individual chart, and frequently offsets individual destiny or karma. people are submerged in planetary and racial destinies, and their own tiny affairs are offset almost entirely and sometimes completely negated. it is not possible to cast the horoscope of the planet, and those w

ld a lighted house and therein dwell. leo. i am that and that am i. virgo. i am the mother and the child, i god, i matter am. libra. i choose the way that leads between the two great lines of force. scorpio. warrior i am, and from the battle i emerge triumphant. sagittarius. i see the goal. i reach the goal and see another. capricorn .l ost am i in light supernal and on that light i turn my back. aquarius. water of life am i, poured forth for thirsty men. pisces. i leave the father's home and turning back, i save. from the standpoint of the form, the life proceeds in a reverse direction, and the work of nature is seen under the following words: pisces .a nd the word said: go forth into matter. aquarius. and the word said: let desire in form be ruler. capricorn .a nd the word said: let ambi

qualifications of the white magician. third, the white magician must recognize the cross which stands in the heavens upon which the cosmic christ is crucified and on which the white magician, being a cell in the body of the cosmic christ, is also crucified. technically and astrologically speaking, in this present aeon he must understand the inner significance of taurus, of leo, of scorpio and of aquarius, for they are potent in our world cycle. he must, if i may express it symbolically, and yet at the same time accurately, be able to utter forth the achievement which is the goal of his endeavor in each of these four signs and under each of these four powers. in taurus he must be able to say "i seek illumination and am myself the light" in leo he will say "i know myself to be the one. i ru

able to utter forth the achievement which is the goal of his endeavor in each of these four signs and under each of these four powers. in taurus he must be able to say "i seek illumination and am myself the light" in leo he will say "i know myself to be the one. i rule by law" the word he will utter forth in scorpio will be "illusion cannot hold me. i am the bird that flies with utter freedom" in aquarius the words spoken will be "i am the server, and i the dispenser am of living water" these occult qualifications upon which i have thus lightly touched, must be closely studied by the aspirant and as he studies them and lives by these rules, various qualifications will emerge and will distinguish him. it must be remembered that all that i have here said has a different meaning on each plane

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

the uses of duality and has learnt to at-one soul and body into one instrument for spirit. now he passes on his way to achieve the greater synthesis. the lord of the fourth ray has many names which warrant careful study and much consideration. in less than a hundred years this lord of harmonising power will have more influence and will offset some of the saturn disruption of the first decanate of aquarius. in the meantime a study of his names will produce a simplification of his efforts and build up a body of constructive thought which will facilitate his work when he is again in active manifestation. he is always, however, more or less in power where the human family is concerned, for there is a numerical alliance between the fourth ray, the fourth creative hierarchy, or the human monads

tence. we only need more light, in the esoteric sense, in order to see the soul, and that light will shortly be available and we shall understand the meaning of the words "and in thy light shall we see light" this intensification of the light will continue until a.d. 2025, when there will come a cycle of relative stability and of steady shining without much augmentation. in the second decanate of aquarius these three aspects will again be augmented by increased light from the fourth aspect, that is the light from the soul realm, reaching us via the universal "chitta" or mind stuff. this will flood the world. by that time, however, the soul will be recognised as a fact, and as a consequence of this recognition our entire civilisation will have changed so radically that we cannot today even

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

ace today are going down to jordan, to enter its purifying waters. a self-applied ascetic purification, and the recognition of its value by the pioneers of the human family, may succeed in leading them to the portal of initiation. there is also to be found in this episode an interesting analogy to what is happening to the race today, from the astrological standpoint. we are entering into the sign aquarius, the water carrier. this sign stands symbolically for group purity and relationship, for the universality of experience and for the waters poured over all. when we began to enter this sign, about two hundred years ago, water became for the first time of general interest and of general use for sanitation and irrigation. the control of water and its utilisation as a means of transportation

our corners or the cardinal cross of the universe, which have become the four fixed signs of the zodiac, and as the four powerful sacred animal signs, are both cosmical and spiritual. these four are known as the consecrated animals of the zodiac, while the signs themselves represent the basic fundamental elements of life, fire, earth, air and water."6 these four signs are taurus, leo, scorpio and aquarius, and they constitute pre-eminently the cross of the soul, the cross upon which the second person of the divine trinity is crucified. christ personified in his mission these four aspects, and as the cosmic christ he exemplified in his person the qualities for which each sign stood. even primitive man, unevolved and ignorant, was aware of the significance of the cosmic spirit, immolated in

cal symbology "and before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes, before and behind "and the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast was like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle."8 the "face of the man" is the ancient sign of aquarius, the sign of the man carrying the water-pot, to which christ referred when he sent his disciples into the city, saying "behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in."9 this is the zodiacal sign into which we are entering. it might be as well to point out that this is astronomically true an

ALICE A BAILEY11 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME II ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY II

he server (in a worldly sense) than to the served. and yet, in spite of all this which indicates wrong motives and false aspiration, service of a kind is constantly and readily being rendered. humanity is on its way to a right understanding of services; it is becoming responsive to this new law and is learning to react to the steadily imposing will of that great life who informs the constellation aquarius, just as our solar logos informs our solar system and our planetary logos informs our earth planet. the idea of service is, at this time, the major idea to be grasped for (in grasping it) we open ourselves wide to the new incoming influences. the law of service is the expression of the energy of a great life, who, in cooperation with him "in whom we live and move and have our being, is su

oupings in the human family. it should be the objective of the development of children from the ages of seven to fourteen. b. coordination of the physical, astral and mental natures into one blended whole. this is taking place racially in the aryan race today and the process will be completed (for the bulk of humanity) when the sun enters the zodiacal sign, sagittarius, just as now it is entering aquarius. this coordination is going on rapidly among the advanced members of the human family and should be the objective of the training of all adolescents between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one. c. next, coordination is commenced between the soul and the personality, with the focus of the soul's attention upon the astral or desire nature. this is the immediate task of the world aspirants a

re, it is of vital importance to educators, psychologists, parents and esotericists. there is, however, as yet no real recognition of the fact and the urgency of these incoming forces, nor is there any appreciation of the potency of the energies emanating from 1. the sign of the zodiac into which we are now passing. 2. the effect of the relation existing between the forces emanating from the sign aquarius and the sign leo which is its polar opposite and, therefore, closely related to it. the interplay of the two signs is, at this time, responsible for the appearance of the great and modern human movements, involving vast numbers of men and engineered usually by some dominant personality. it is responsible also for the intense individualism which is manifesting in every department of human

n movements, involving vast numbers of men and engineered usually by some dominant personality. it is responsible also for the intense individualism which is manifesting in every department of human life today. 3. the effect of the new zodiacal influences upon the eleven other signs. this is a most interesting theme and one that has been little considered. what effect will the potency of the sign aquarius (which is becoming increasingly dominant with each decade) have upon a person or a nation which is governed by the sign taurus, for instance, or by sagittarius, or pisces? in coming centuries, this aspect of astrological science will be of definite importance and will be considered by those responsible for the rearing and education of children during the coming centuries. it will be one o

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

ertake when the two thousand years of the piscean era would have passed away. he told his disciples to go into the city and that there they would meet a man, carrying a pitcher of water, that they should follow him to the upper room and there make ready the communion feast in which he and they would share (luke xxii.10) this they did and the last supper took place. the ancient symbol for the sign aquarius (into which our sun is now entering) is that of the water-carrier, the man with a pitcher of water. this passing of the sun- 42- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust into the sign aquarius is an astronomical fact, as any one can ascertain by writing to any observatory; it is not an astrological prognostication. the great spiritual achievement and evolutionary event of

t of aries into pisces. he, therefore, presented himself to them as their messiah, manifesting through the jewish race. in the rejection of the christ as the messiah, the jewish race has remained symbolically and practically in the sign aries, the scapegoat; they have to pass again speaking symbolically into the sign, pisces, the fishes, and recognise their messiah when he comes again in the sign aquarius. otherwise, they will repeat their ancient sin of non-response to the evolutionary process. they rejected that which was new and spiritual in the desert; they did it again in palestine two thousand years ago; will they do it again, as opportunity is offered to them? the difficulty with the jew is that he remains satisfied with the religion of nearly five thousand years ago and shows as ye

ith the religion of nearly five thousand years ago and shows as yet little desire to change. the coming in of the aquarian age, christ foresaw and reduced to pictorial form for us, thus preserving for us down the centuries a prophetic episode, the interpretation of which is possible of demonstration only in our time and age. astronomically, we are not yet functioning fully within the influence of aquarius; we are only just emerging from the piscean influence, and the full impact of the energies which aquarius will set loose has not yet been felt. nevertheless, each year carries us closer to the centre of power, the major effect of which will be to induce recognition of man's essential unity, of the processes of sharing and of cooperation and of the emergence of that new world religion whos

major effect of which will be to induce recognition of man's essential unity, of the processes of sharing and of cooperation and of the emergence of that new world religion whose keynote will be universality and initiation. if the word "initiation" signifies the processes of "entering into" then it is indeed true today that humanity is undergoing a true initiation as it enters into the new age of aquarius; it will then be subjected to those energies and forces which will break down the barriers of separation, and which will blend and fuse the consciousness of all men into that unity which is distinctive of the christ consciousness- 43- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust in june, 1945, at the time of the full moon (so significant a day in the spiritual experience of t

rpenter" is significant of building, of construction, and means (in its derivation) someone who is an artificer in timber or a builder of wooden houses. this is the true meaning of the biblical story of christ's being crucified upon the cross of wood or the tree. it is related in reality to the decision made by christ in the garden of gethsemane to take over the building or reconstruction work in aquarius, and thus complete the task which he attempted to do in the piscean age. he and his disciples and the new group of world servers are the pledged builders of the new civilisation, the new "house of humanity" the preparatory work he is now doing will fit him to demonstrate in wisdom (and not only through love) the nature of the hierarchical plans, wise constructive measures, wise choice of

world disciple (through its various groups all at various stages of unfoldment) will "enter into" new states of awareness and into new realms or spheres of mental and spiritual consciousness, during the next two thousand years. each age has left a reflection of a modern fivefold development upon it. four ages have just passed away, astronomically speaking: gemini, taurus, aries, and pisces. today aquarius, the fifth age, is coming into power. in gemini, its symbolical sign of the two pillars set its seal upon- 68- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust the masonic fraternity of the time and the two pillars of jachin and boaz to give them their jewish names which are, of course, not their real names came into being approximately eight thousand years ago. then came taurus

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

ntries; i have dealt with but only the more important: country capital soul ruler personality ruler belgium .b russels .g emini. 3rd .c apricorn .1 0th france. paris. virgo .6 th .c apricorn .1 0th germany. berlin .s corpio. 8th. leo. 5th great britain. london. leo. 5th. libra. 7th italy .r ome .t aurus. 2nd. leo. 5th poland .w arsaw .c apricorn .1 0th .p isces. 12th russia. moscow .t aurus. 2nd. aquarius. 11th united states. washington. cancer. 4th. sagittarius. 9th an analysis of the signs ruling the different countries will make certain outstanding conditions apparent and even with the small knowledge of esoteric astrology now available will make certain definite information emerge in your minds as vitally explanatory. capricorn, for instance, seldom appears as a sign governing the egoi

forth and the selfishness and the self-protective interests of the french nation can be offset, france then stands free some day to lead the world spiritually as she has effectively in past history from the more political and cultural aspects, but this can only happen when the personality ray is subordinated to the soul ray and leo can respond to the aquarian influence in the coming new era when aquarius is dominant. the sun, as the ruler of leo, made france what she was, irradiating europe for centuries; but it was the personality and not the spiritual aspect, and her influence at no time was spiritual, as that word should be understood. esoterically, pluto, one of the rulers of pisces, must work, bringing in the death of the personality influence, fostered by leo; this can be done witho

both these countries controls, and personality aims and ambitions are negated. i can only most briefly touch upon the energies which motivate and condition the italian empire and the united states, leaving you to make your deductions and applications. russia is as yet embryonic and her part lies more in the east than in the west, provided she follows the indicated lines. her two ruling signs are aquarius and leo and her real function in the comity of nations lies far ahead when the aquarian age is flourishing and the leo control of the russian personality has been offset. the planets which primarily influence russia are the sun (2nd ray, uranus (7th ray, jupiter (2nd ray) and the moon (4th ray. this makes a most interesting, a most humanitarian and in the long run a non-destructive combin

soul of that country controls. we will just look at the controlling factors in one other country, the united states of america, and indicate the influences working at this time which are in process of bringing to an end the adolescent stage in that country and enabling it to come forth in full maturity. this vast land is ruled by gemini, linking it therefore closely with great britain and also by aquarius as the ruler of its soul ray. this combination of a sixth ray personality, ruled by gemini, and a second ray soul (as has great britain, ruled by aquarius, is potent for future power and usefulness. the capital city, washington, is ruled by cancer and sagittarius, and it is this fact which leads the united states to act like the crab (cancer) and be pre-occupied with its own house which i

pt indirectly through cancer, which is the polar opposite of capricorn, one of the rulers of paris. it is for this reason that such a small percentage, relatively speaking, of french people migrate to the states; there is a closer link with italy than with france, and hence the large italian population, for sagittarius rules both italy and washington. the influences are, therefore, as follows: 1. aquarius with its rulers, uranus, jupiter and the moon> nation. 2. gemini with its rulers, mercury, venus and the earth. 3. cancer with its rulers, the moon and neptune> capital- 48- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust 4. sagittarius with its rulers, jupiter, the earth and mars. 5. the soul ray love-wisdom. 2nd. 6. personality ray idealism devotion. 6th. 7. indirect influences vi

ce in the initiate a growing sense of relationships, of a basic unity with all that breathes, and a recognition of the one life which will lead eventually to that state of expressed brotherhood which it is the goal of the aquarian age to bring into being. this major centre, the hierarchy, brings to bear upon humanity the focussed life of love and it is this basic love which the second decanate of aquarius governed as it is by mercury will bring into manifestation. mercury, the messenger of the gods (that is, of the hierarchy of souls, carries always the message of love and sets up an unbreakable inter-relation between the two great planetary centres, that of the hierarchy and that of humanity. you have again in this connection certain fundamental numerical correspondences, which are based

diary to the second. in this world cycle it might be said that the emphasis of all spiritual power is placed in the hierarchy which is, at present, the divine intermediary, interpreting the will of god, which is the purpose of shamballa. it transmits or steps down the divine energy so that safe application to humanity becomes possible. it will be apparent, therefore, why in the second decanate of aquarius the hierarchy can, as the representative of shamballa and with the aid of mercury, bring into physical manifestation the coming avatar. this becomes possible when the work of the first decanate is accomplished and when shamballa has released and definitely re-oriented the energies of the third great centre, that of humanity. this release and readjustment leads to creative expression and r

mentation knowledge science the scientist. ray vi devotion abstraction idealism the devotee. ray vii incantation magic ritual the ritualist. in the aquarian age, as a result of the existing combination of ray influences, humanity enters into an expansion of consciousness which will reveal to him group relations instead of his individual and self-centred personal relations. i would remind you that aquarius is to be found in the upper half of the zodiacal circle and is exactly opposite to leo which is found in the lower half. leo is the sign of individual unfoldment and of the self as self-assertive. this highly individualised sign consummates in aquarius wherein the individual finds full expression through the medium of the group, passing from service to himself and expression of himself as

fulness and must pass away, and this in the interests of life itself and progress. the message of the birth of christ rings ever new but is not today understood. the emphasis during the aquarian age, the age into which we are fast entering, will shift away from bethlehem to jerusalem, and from the infant saviour to the risen christ. pisces has seen, during two thousand years, the spreading light; aquarius will see the rising light, and of both of these the christ is the eternal symbol- 81- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust the ancient story of the birth will become universalised and be seen as the story of every disciple and initiate who takes the first initiation and in his time and place becomes a server and a lightbearer. in the aquarian age two momentous development

who in this life have taken the first initiation are entering the long silence of that symbolic thirty years wherein they too will grow to manhood and take the second initiation. this initiation demonstrates the complete control of the emotional nature and of all piscean characteristics. the thirty years can be looked upon as a period of spiritual unfoldment during the three divisions into which aquarius (and consequently the new age now upon us) will be divided. i refer to what is technically known as the three decans of each sign. in this sign the waters of the piscean age will, symbolically speaking, be absorbed into the water-pot carried on the shoulder of aquarius in the symbol which is distinctive of this sign, for aquarius is the water-carrier, bringing the water of life to the peo

nations will understand each other and though speaking in many and diverse languages will know only one spiritual speech. it is significant that two important episodes are related in the final part of the gospel story one preceding and one following immediately after the apparent death of the christ. they are: 1. the story of the upper chamber to which the man carrying the water pot and typifying aquarius led the disciples, and in which the first communion service was held, participated in by all and foretelling that great relationship which will distinguish humanity in the coming age, after the tests of the piscean age. such a communion service has never yet been held, but the new age will see it take place. 2. the story of the upper chamber in which the disciples met and arrived at a tru

ALICE A BAILEY18 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME III ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY

g to note also that seven of the symbols which express the twelve signs of the zodiac are dual in their nature, and duality can be inferred from them. 1. the two horns of the ram in aries. 2. the two horns of the bull in taurus. 3. the figures of the twins in gemini (two lines. 4. the two claws of the crab in cancer. 5. the two scales of the balance in libra. 6. the two parallel lines of force in aquarius. 7. the two fishes in pisces- 34- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust these seven constellations are, therefore, closely related to six of the seven sacred planets and to one non-sacred planet. there are two signs which are simple figures and have no significance of duality. they are 8. the symbol for leo, which is simply the lion's tail

to play its part in the life of the disciples, with sagittarius gradually "piercing the heart with his arrows, and then upon the flight of the arrow, the man reaches capricorn" then comes the crisis of renunciation. 3. from the standpoint of the pledged disciple and initiate who traverses again the path of the sun and finds that that which he has discovered himself to be in leo finds its crown in aquarius. the separative individual consciousness becomes the group consciousness in aquarius, and he begins to comprehend the significance of that basic combination of signs, that "triangle in the consciousness" of humanity: cancer leo aquarius. mass awareness individual awareness group awareness. instinctual consciousness intelligent consciousness intuitive consciousness. then, from the standpoi

er ray related to 1. aries .m ars. 6th ray .s corpio .s ame ruler. 2. taurus. venus. 5th ray. libra" 3. gemini. mercury .4 th ray .v irgo" 4. cancer. moon. 4th ray. none. 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .n one. 6. virgo. mercury .4 th ray .g emini" 7. libra .v enus. 5th ray .t aurus" 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. aries" 9. sagittarius. jupiter. 2nd ray .p isces" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .n one. 11. aquarius. uranus. 7th ray. none. 12. pisces. jupiter. 2nd ray .s agittarius" a. the non-sacred planets are italicised. b. all the rays are represented except the first. this is interesting, as the mass of the people move within their horoscopes and the will aspect is latent but unexpressed. tabulation v. the unorthodox astrological relationship constellations and planetary rulers in connection wit

ni. venus. 5th ray. none. 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. scorpio" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .a quarius" 6. virgo. the moon. 4th ray. aries" 7. libra .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 8. scorpio. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 9. sagittarius. the earth. 3rd ray .c apricorn" 10. capricorn .s aturn. 3rd ray .s agittarius- 41- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 11. aquarius. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 12. pisces. pluto. 1st ray. taurus" note: in connection with disciples and the zodiacal signs, gemini and libra are two constellations which through their rulers express 5th and 7th ray energy. for some occult reason, they remain unrelated to any other of the signs. the relation between the other constellations through the planets, as expressing the rays, is as fo

s express 5th and 7th ray energy. for some occult reason, they remain unrelated to any other of the signs. the relation between the other constellations through the planets, as expressing the rays, is as follows: 1. taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto, are related to ray 1. transmutation of desire into sacrifice and of the individual will into the divine will. the world saviour 2. leo and aquarius, through the sun and jupiter, are related to ray 2. development of the individual consciousness into world consciousness. thus a man becomes a world server. the world server 3. sagittarius and capricorn, through the earth and saturn, are related to ray 3. the one-pointed disciple becomes the initiate. the initiate 4. aries and virgo, through mercury and the moon, are related to ray 4. har

s- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. taurus. venus. vulcan. vulcan. 3. gemini. mercury .v enus. the earth. 4. cancer. the moon. neptune. neptune. 5. leo. the sun. the sun. the sun. 6. virgo. mercury .t he moon. jupiter. 7. libra .v enus. uranus .s aturn. 8. scorpio. mars. mars. mercury. 9. sagittarius. jupiter. the earth. mars. 10. capricorn .s aturn. saturn. venus. 11. aquarius. uranus. jupiter. the moon. 12. pisces. jupiter. pluto. pluto. tabulation vii. unorthodox constellations, rulers and rays in connection with the hierarchies constellation r uler ray related to 1. aries .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces. same ray. 3. gemini. the earth. 3rd ray. libra" 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. sagittarius" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .v irgo" 6

ted to 1. aries .u ranus .7 th ray .n one. 2. taurus. vulcan. 1st ray. pisces. same ray. 3. gemini. the earth. 3rd ray. libra" 4. cancer. neptune. 6th ray. sagittarius" 5. leo .t he sun. 2nd ray .v irgo" 6. virgo. jupiter. 2nd ray .l eo" 7. libra .s aturn. 3rd ray .g emini" 8. scorpio .m ercury .4 th ray .a quarius" 9. sagittarius. mars. 6th ray. cancer" 10. capricorn .v enus. 5th ray .n one. 11. aquarius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisces. pluto. lst ray .t aurus" note: aries and capricorn in conjunction with 7th and 5th ray energy stand alone. the other constellations and rays are related in every case. a. ray 1 taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto. b. ray 2 leo and virgo, through the sun and jupiter. c. ray 3 gemini and libra, through the earth and saturn. d. ray 4 scorpio a

arius. the moon. 4th ray. scorpio" 12. pisces. pluto. lst ray .t aurus" note: aries and capricorn in conjunction with 7th and 5th ray energy stand alone. the other constellations and rays are related in every case. a. ray 1 taurus and pisces, through vulcan and pluto. b. ray 2 leo and virgo, through the sun and jupiter. c. ray 3 gemini and libra, through the earth and saturn. d. ray 4 scorpio and aquarius, through mercury and moon. e. ray 6 cancer and sagittarius, through neptune and mars- 43- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust in view of all the above, and starting with the basic fact of the great illusion it should be remembered that the accuracy of astrological prediction and interpretation will be based upon three factors: 1. the pot

the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust iii. active-intelligence. libra, the scales. venus. uranus. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. taurus, the bull .v enus. vulcan. iv. harmony through. scorpio, the scorpion. mars. mars. conflict sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. leo, the lion. sun. sun. v. concrete science. sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. aquarius, the watercarrier. uranus. jupiter. virgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon. vi. idealism. devotion .s agittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. aries, the ram. mars. mercury. vii. ceremonial order. cancer, the crab. moon .n eptune. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. it will be obvious to you how much correlating work and how much readjustment of ideas will

ss is related to the fixed cross. points of crisis can thus be noted when the horoscope is considered from this angle. at the same time, aries is related to birth, through mercury who rules aries esoterically, and also virgo, of which- 60- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust mercury is the exoteric ruler. through uranus also, aries is related to aquarius, the sign of world service, leading to death and liberation in pisces. uranus is the planet through which zodiacal energy flows, in connection with the creative hierarchies upon our planet, from one of the stars of the great bear. it is these relationships with which esoteric astrology deals, and from them the universal can be grasped and the particular understood. the human being in his

nd 7 are the highest and the lowest, and therefore demand a point of balance upon the wheel which is provided in libra. rays 6 and 4 bring to this balancing process the energy of the second ray, the major building ray which enables the man to build anew and provide himself with a spiritual body of manifestation. i would also call your attention to the fact that through uranus, aries is related to aquarius. the vague beginnings in aries, the faint emergence of the latent embodied ideas have after the turning of the wheel in two directions brought release in capricorn and produced the world server in aquarius, who voluntarily stays upon the great wheel (using the cardinal cross as his conditioning signs) and thus staying within the sphere of influence in order to help humanity to find libera

of the mass and herd in cancer, substituting, for instinctual consciousness, self-awareness and a sense of responsibility of an individual kind. 4. capricorn, the "birthplace of the christ" the place of the "second birth" and the scene for the emergence of the fifth kingdom in nature when the right time comes. in this sign, the initiate comes into a spiritual awareness which demonstrates later in aquarius and in pisces as man, the world worker, and man, the world saviour both of them with a universal mission. it is from hints such as these that the astrologer of the future will determine the type of horoscope which should be cast. two questions will then arise, requiring reasoned answers: 1. is the subject a personality, progressing around and around the wheel, perfecting self-consciousnes

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

can be ascertained, and therefore a clear distinction can be made between the tendencies of the personality established through many incarnations and the emerging purpose and will of the soul. when, however, one comes to a consideration of the astrological implications to astronomical happenings the story is very different. people hear the statement made that we are now transitting into the sign aquarius which means that from the angle of the zodiac, which is the imaginary path of the sun in the heavens, the sun appears to be going through the constellation aquarius. this is an astronomical fact at this time and has nothing to do with astrology. the influence, however, of the sign through which the sun may be passing at any particular world period is irrefutable and i can prove it to you

an so characteristically through the entire gospel story. his disciples were largely fishermen. he performed the miracles with fishes and sent his apostles out after his death under the leadership of st. peter with the injunction to be fishers of men. it is for this reason that the mitre which the pope wears is the mouth of the fish. now, according to astronomy we are transitting into the sign of aquarius, the sign of the water-carrier, the sign of universality, for water is a universal symbol. prior to his death christ sent his disciples out to find the water-carrier who led them to an upper room where the communion service was instituted. all this was indicative of the recognition by the christ of the coming new era which would succeed his dispensation and into which we are at this time

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

t only finds location when the seventh- 294- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust ray of ceremonial order is active and in process of manifestation in the three worlds, and necessarily, therefore, upon the seventh plane, the physical plane. such a manifestation inevitably takes place in moments of planetary crisis, when the seventh ray is active and when the sun is in aquarius. such a combination of relationships is being established now, for the seventh ray is rapidly coming into manifestation and the sun is in aquarius, for the aquarian age is just beginning. the objective of this combination (which has occurred six times during the period of the fifth root-race) is to bring about illumination and the establishment of order upon the earth. the first indicatio

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

errelated, then certain extra-planetary energies can be called in by the ruler of shamballa to aid in the re-adjustments required for the new age and its coming civilisation. these forces spiritual and potent in nature exist in two categories: solar forces which are inter-planetary and cosmic forces which enter into our solar system via jupiter as the transmitter of divine energies from virgo and aquarius which jupiter esoterically governs. virgo is esoterically the mother of the christ child and is, therefore, the emanator of energies which nourish and aid the growth of the christ consciousness; aquarius is the coming expression of the- 101- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust group consciousness which is the first and immediate revelation of the ever present c

nvocation; the other will invoke the lords of liberation. the blended invocation and the united call from the different levels of the human consciousness will bring a mighty appeal to bear upon the hidden centres of the "saving force" it is this united appeal which must now be organised. thus the mass of humanity will be stimulated to move forward into light, and the new world cycle, beginning in aquarius, will be definitely inaugurated- 222- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust by humanity itself. the only way to victory april 1942 i have been working with a.a.b. as my amanuensis since november 1919. during that period the world has seen great and significant changes, and one of the most significant has been the growth the phenomenal growth of spiritual percepti

of its own interior life, and the readiness of humanity for revelation and for certain unexpected development, will condition the cycle into which we are now entering. this is, therefore, the most amazing period in the history of humanity. added to this, it must be borne in mind that we are entering another greater round of the zodiac, and this coincides with the lesser zodiacal activity because aquarius governs the greater immediate cycle of 25,000 years and is also the sign into which the sun is now moving for a period of 2300 years a most amazing happening and full of import in our planetary history; it is a coincidence of which our planetary logos is well aware and of which he is making full and intelligent use. it is a cycle also wherein, for the first time, the three major planetary

ALICE A BAILEY24 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME V THE RAYS AND THE INITIATIONS

at the midway point. when the point of tension is reached by the brothers at the fourth great cycle of attainment, then will this work be done. rule xii. for applicants: let the disciple learn to use the hand in service; let him seek the mark of the messenger in his feet and let him learn to see with the eye which looks out from between the two. for disciples and initiates: let the group serve as aquarius indicates; let mercury speed the group upon the upward way and let taurus bring illumination and the attainment of the vision; let the mark of the saviour, as the group toils in pisces, be seen above the aura of the group. rule xiii. for applicants: four things the disciple must learn and comprehend before he can be shown the inmost mystery: first, the laws of that which radiates; the fiv

the planned work of the hierarchy during the next great cycle, that of the aquarian age, we shall therefore be considering those activities and plans which will usher in and mature that new culture and civilisation which will slowly come into being when the world has straightened itself out after the processes of the world war (1914-1945. the rule runs as follows: rule xii. let the group serve as aquarius indicates; let mercury speed the group upon the upward way and let taurus bring illumination and the attainment of the vision; let the mark of the saviour, as the group toils in pisces, be seen above the aura of the group. you will remember that the rule as given to applicants emphasised: 1. the use of the hands in service for healing, blessing and for invocation. 2. the mark of the messe

reconstructs the world after the destruction wrought since 1900 a.d. you have here also a great triangle of energies, functioning through the medium of mercury, the reasonable, reasoning messenger of the gods- 148- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust the hierarchy is, therefore, at this time, conditioned by three great constellations: 1. aquarius the custodian of that "life more abundantly" of which the christ spoke and which he can draw upon at this time in a new and dynamic manner in order to bring about the restoration needed. this energy is the "implementing force of universality" it concerns the future. 2. taurus the revealer of the vision, the "eye of the gods" the donor of illumination. it is that which concerns the present

the effect of this release is to awaken the intuition (governed as you know by mercury, and to enlighten advanced humanity. it is through intuitive human beings that knowledge of the plan is given to humanity and the work of restoration can be carried forward. at this time and in a peculiar manner, the initiate-consciousness sees the hierarchy as primarily energised by life, and by the energy of aquarius, carrying a hitherto unknown aspect of the life energy of deity. this is of course difficult for you to comprehend and will only be understood as it truly is at the close of the aquarian age- 149- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust the initiate sees the new group of world servers brought under the illuminating power of taurus, w

in the world of daily living. you need ever to remember that at this time the main technique of the hierarchy is that of conveying inspiration. the masters are not openly lecturing or teaching in the great cities of the world; they work entirely through their disciples and initiates. it will, however, be possible for them to appear increasingly among men and evoke recognition as the influence of aquarius is more firmly established. the masters, in the meantime, must continue to work "within the silence of the universal ashram" as it has been called, and from there they inspire their workers, and these latter in their time and way, inspire the new group of world servers. you will note, therefore, that the effect of aquarius upon the hierarchy (as far as you, at your particular point in evo

t misunderstood fact that the same energy or identical force will produce results within the consciousness of a christ or within the consciousness of anti-christ. it is the same energy, but the forms upon which it plays differ so vastly that in one case the will-to-good is intensified, and in the others the will-to-evil. energy per se is entirely impersonal. the group, therefore, which "serves as aquarius indicates" is the hierarchy; the group which is "speeded upon the upward way" is the new group of world servers. this group is ruled by taurus, and to it that divine taurian energy brings "illumination and the attainment of the vision" this group is, figuratively speaking, the "bull, rushing forward upon a straight line with its one eye fixed upon the goal and beaming light" but what is t

he hierarchy and humanity, receiving light and power and then using both of these, under the inspiration of love, to build the new world of tomorrow. 5. to toil in pisces, illumined by taurus and responsive in degree to the aquarian impulse coming from the hierarchy. these objectives are not only individual objectives, but the goal for the entire group. all who respond to the life-giving force of aquarius and to the light-giving force of taurus can and will work in the new group of world servers, even though they have no occult knowledge and have never heard of their co-workers under that name. forget this not. recognition of the successful work of the new group of world servers will be accorded by the hierarchy, and the testimony of the recognition will be the appearing of a symbol in the

he hierarchy (affecting at this time mainly the hierarchy itself and the mental and astral planes) are conditions to which we must look for the origin of all our present troubles. in this involved situation, you have a planetary demonstration of the significance of inner causes, producing outer effects. slowly, however, the hierarchy is beginning to implement both the shamballa energy and that of aquarius; the masters themselves have to learn how to use new incoming energies in the service of the plan, just as the individual has to learn, in any particular incarnation, to work with and use the available astrological forces which make their impact upon one or other of his bodies or upon his entire personality; such energies, as you well know, can be turned to good uses or to bad. it is not

complete surrender upon the aggressor nations which are the agents of the black lodge is symbolic and also symptomatic of the progress of the human spirit (written in september 1944) this time, the hierarchy refrains from outer action, but simply inspires and transmits the needed energy, leaving mankind to find its own way into freedom, and out of pisces into the aura and the field of activity of aquarius, guided by those who are responsive to the illumination which taurus- 154- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust confers. see you not the beauty of this plan and its synthesising, culminating usefulness? see you not how the present crisis only indicates the success of the previous evolutionary cycles wherein humanity mastered certa

ion to the word act; i am not here referring to process. his work only begins at the third initiation when the planetary logos is the initiator. at that initiation, the will aspect begins to function. the buddha behind the initiatory process is extremely active at this time; he works through the christ and the lord of the second ray, drawing the needed energy from the constellations capricorn and aquarius. 3. the act of identification. this involves what has been called a "moment of opening-up" during which the initiate sees that which lies within the cosmic intent and begins to function not only as a planetary unit but as a cosmic focal point. the buddha of activity, responsible for this type of planetary activity, works with the lord of the first ray and functions as an outpost of the co

hythmic bliss. source..sirius via the sun which veils a zodiacal sign. hierarchy..veiled by the numbers 14 and 17. method..duplex rotary motion and rhythmic dancing upon the square. symbol..two wheels of electric fire, revolving around an orange cross, with an emerald at the centre. quality gained..unrevealed. path v. the ray path attributes..a sense of cosmic direction. source..the pole star via aquarius. hierarchy..the first and the second. method..process of electrical insulation and the imprisonment of polar magnetism. symbol..five balls of fire enclosed within a sphere. sphere is formed of a serpent inscribed with the mantram of insulation. quality gained..cosmic stability and magnetic equilibrium. path vi. the path of the solar logos not given..not given. path vii. the path of absolu

h dispensation, are now obsolete and should be abrogated. it is equally true of the jewish race that in the rejection of the christ as the messiah they have remained, metaphorically and practically, in the sign of aries, the ram, or of the scapegoat; they have yet to pass into the sign (again speaking symbolically) of pisces, the fishes, and recognise their messiah when he again comes in the sign aquarius. otherwise they are repeating their ancient sin of non-response to the evolutionary process. let us now consider what the initiatory process signifies to the disciple as he seeks to lead the- 350- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust dual life which it demands. you will note that i call it a process in contradistinction to the the

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

f right three gifts three constellations- 3- the labours of hercules details of the story labor x the slaying of cerberus, guardian of hades the myth prologue interpretations of the labor in capricorn meanings of the sign constellations the climbing of the mountain preparation for the descent into hades the symbol of cerberus epilogue labor xi cleansing the augean stables the myth the energies of aquarius hallmarks of the initiate decanates, rulers and constellations the lawgivers interpretation of the test labor xii the capture of the red cattle of geryon the myth interpretation of the story significant aspect of the sign the second coming of the christ the new group of world servers interpretation of the test the purpose of the study of the hercules myth summary of lessons learned in eac

by that to express the glory of the soul was his mission. the twelve great labors that were to set the seal of accomplishment upon his life, and which would indicate his right to join the great group of immortals, were outlined to him and he entered upon the way. we are told that in his person he symbolized the fixed cross in the heavens, formed by the four constellations taurus, leo, scorpio and aquarius. tradition tells us that he was physically bullnecked, as well as psychologically stubborn and ready to attack any problem and to rush blindly into any undertaking. nothing could turn him from his purpose, and we shall see when we study the labors that he rushed headlong into them. nothing deterred him, nothing frightened him, and one-pointedly he went his way. the ancient motto that has

the sign scorpio. the motto of that sign is silence. in capricorn he becomes the initiate, and this stage is always impossible until illusion has been overcome and the power of silence has been [24] achieved. therefore, when an infant in the cradle, unable to speak, he symbolized the high water mark of his achievement by strangling the two serpents. then, at his maturity, he symbolized in himself aquarius the man, whose motto is "to know. he had a mind and used his intellect in active work and service. so, doing and daring, in silence and with knowledge, he overcame all obstacles and passed undeterred from aries to pisces; starting in aries as the humble aspirant and ending in pisces as the all-knowing, victorious world savior. one point might be made here. in the history of hercules we ar

the career of hercules as he passes around the zodiac from the sign aries, which is the sign of commencement, through taurus, gemini, etc (anti-clockwise) to pisces, the sign of death and of consummation. this will be in the reverse manner to that of the apparent path of the sun (clockwise) which is begun in aries and appears then to retrograde through the signs, passing into pisces, and then to aquarius, and so on through all the intervening [30] signs, back again to aries. the man who is immersed in form and is living under the influence of the matter aspect follows necessarily the path of illusion and of appearances; but hercules, the soul, follows the true way, reverses the usual procedure and, figuratively speaking, goes against the tide. hercules, the awakened soul, is realizing the

ternal consciousness of god. its altar is the sun, whose four arms or rays typify the four corners of the cardinal cross of the universe, which have become the four fixed signs of the zodiac, and as the four powerful sacred animal signs are both cosmical and spiritual, they represent the basic elements resembling our human principles. the sign leo represents fire or spirit; taurus, earth or body; aquarius, air or mind; and scorpio represents water likened to the soul. leo, as the lion, is the strength of the lower nature, and is the serpent of force which, if directed upward, overcomes. taurus, the bull, is always the symbol of creative force. aquarius, the man, is the light-bearer, or light-bringer. scorpio, the scorpion, is often transmuted with aquila, the eagle. which rises at the same

of the world of illusion and form in scorpio. in the final four signs, we have the signs of achievement. the aspirant has worked out of the world of glamor and of form, and in his consciousness is free from their limitations. now he can be the archer in sagittarius, going straight for his goal; now he can be the goat in capricorn, scaling the mount of initiation; now he can be the world worker in aquarius, and [83] the world savior in pisces. thus he can sum up in himself all the gains of the preparatory period and of the fiercely fought battles in the four signs of strenuous activity; and in these four final signs demonstrate the gains achieved and the powers developed. this brief summation of the signs, as they affect hercules, will serve to give some idea of the wonderful synthesis of t

ho knows no rest until he has emerged out of the water and climbed steadily on until he finds himself on the summit of the mount in capricorn, the birth not the consummation of the world savior "christ was born in capricorn, fulfiled the law under saturn, initiated the era of intelligent brotherhood under venus, and is the perfect example of the capricorn initiate, who becomes the world server in aquarius; and the world savior in pisces. cancer admits the soul into the world center which we call humanity. capricorn admits the soul into conscious participation in the life of that world center which we call the hierarchy (esoteric astrology, p. 168) the three symbolic constellations jesus is often called the good shepherd, and he has been depicted many times as the shepherd leading his sheep

started on the lonely way of all disciples. then he treads the path of tribulation, of test and trial, wrestling by himself as an individual, from leo to capricorn, until the time comes when, with the aid of instinct, intellect and intuition, and driven by the urge of the christ life, he again merges himself with the mass and becomes identified with the group. he then becomes the world server in aquarius and has no sense of separateness. the lesson of the labor we have seen that the hind or doe, for which hercules sought, was sacred to artemis, the moon, but was also claimed by diana, the huntress of the heavens, and by apollo. the sun god. one of the things that is often forgotten by students of psychology and those who probe the unfolding consciousness [93] of man, is the fact that ther

[102] in every human form, merit the closest consideration of those who seek to tread the round of the zodiac as conscious individuals with a spiritual goal. through our own will and in full knowledge we are here. in order to raise matter into heaven, we have come into manifested existence. in essence and in reality, man is not what he appears to be. he is essentially what he will demonstrate in aquarius, the opposite sign to leo. he will then be the man with a universal consciousness, in contradistinction to the self-assertive individuality of the leo type. the individual in leo becomes the initiate in capricorn, and demonstrates as the complete man in aquarius, and this has only been possible because of the boundless devotion to a dimly sensed objective that has carried him round and ro

reasoning mind, and this lower aspect has likewise to be sacrificed and the little mind of man must be subordinated to the universal mind. in scorpio, which is the third arm of the fixed cross, we find cosmic love or cosmic attraction. there it is shown in its lower aspect, and this we call the great illusion; and in scorpio we see the aspirant upon the cross, sacrificing illusion to reality. in aquarius, we have the light of the universal consciousness irradiating the human being and bringing about the sacrifice of the individual life and its merging in the universal whole. this is the true crucifixion: the sacrifice of the reflection to the reality, of the lower aspect to the higher, and of the individual unit to the great sum total. it was these characteristics that the christ so marve

of christian bible "as a man soweth, so shall he also reap [107] then we have, thirdly, corvus, the raven, that stands upon hydra, the serpent, and pecks at it. it has nine stars, again the number of initiation. the old testament started with a raven, the new testament starts with a dove. experience starts with the bird of matter and ends with the bird of spirit. it is interesting to note that in aquarius, the consummating sign to leo, we find cygnus, the swan, the symbol of the bird of spirit. in the voice of the silence we read "and then thou canst repose between the wings of the great bird. aye, sweet to rest between the wings of that which is not born, nor dies, but is the aum throughout eternal ages. and in a footnote h.p.b, referring to the bird or swan, quotes "says the rig-veda. th

hich he ended by drinking. so hercules, the aspirant, expressing himself in leo, visions the great battle that lies ahead of him, knows that his past must work out to fulfilment in the future, knows that before he can climb the mountain in capricorn he must slay the hydra, and knows that he must no longer be the raven, but must manifest as aquila, the eagle of scorpio, and as cygnus, the swan, in aquarius. this he must begin to do in leo, by demonstrating the power to dare, by facing the terrific struggle that lies ahead of him in the next three signs and by the slaying of the lion of [108] his own nature (king of beasts) alone and unaided, and so earn. the power to overcome the hydra, in scorpio. the lesson of the labor two thoughts, taken out of the christian bible, summarize the lesson

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f the assyrian tablets the real meaning of it. its "twelve cantos" refer to the "annual course of the sun through the twelve months of the year. each tablet answers to a special month, and contains a distinct reference to the animal forms in the signs of the zodiac; the eleventh canto being "consecrated to rimmon, the god of storms and of rain, and harmonizes with the eleventh sign of the zodiac- aquarius, or the waterman (nineteenth century, 1882, p. 236. but even this is preceded in the old records by the preastronomical cosmic flood, which became allegorized and symbolized in the above zodiacal or noah's flood. but this has nothing to do with atlantis. the pyramids are closely connected with the ideas of both the great dragon (the constellation, the "dragons of wisdom" or the great init

ac. astronomically it has a very plain significance, and one which gives the key to the occult meaning. but it is inseparable from leo, the sign that precedes it, and from the pleiades and their sisters, the hyades, of which aldebaran is the brilliant leader. all of these are connected with the periodical renovations of the earth, with regard to its continents- even ganymedes, who in astronomy is aquarius. it was already shown that while the south pole is the pit (or the infernal regions figuratively and cosmologically, the north pole is geographically the first continent; while astronomically and metaphorically the celestial pole, with its pole star in heaven, is meru, or the seat of brahma, the throne of jupiter, etc. for in the age when the gods forsook the earth and were said to ascend

down to the waist, is below the south horizon- she is inverted. on the other hand, the hyades are the rain or deluge constellations; and aldebaran (he who follows, or succeeds the daughters of atlas, or the pleiades) looks down from the eye of taurus. it is from this point of the ecliptic that the calculations of the new cycle were commenced. the student has to remember also, that when ganymedes (aquarius) is raised to[[vol. 2, page] 786 the secret doctrine. heaven (or above the horizon of the north pole) virgo or astraea, who is venus-lucifer, descends head downwards below the horizon of the south pole, or the pit; which pit, or the pole, is also the great dragon, or the flood. let the student exercise his intuition by placing these facts together; no more can be said "the connection" com

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his definitions of the future of each tribe (vide genesis, ch. xlix) moreover, the respective banners of the same tribes are claimed to have exhibited the same symbols and the same names as the signs, repeated in the 12 stones of the urim and thummim, and on the 12 wings of the cherub. leaving the proof of exactitude in the alleged correspondence to the said mystics, it is as follows: man, or the aquarius, is in the sphere of reuben, who is declared as "unstable as water (the vulgate has it, to be "rushing like water; gemini, in the strong fraternal association of simeon and levi; leo, in that of judah "the strong lion" of his tribe "the lion's whelp; the pisces, in zabulon, who "shall dwell at the haven of the sea; taurus, in issachar, because he is "a strong ass couching down" etc, and t

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ct. samadhi never occurs in such conditions..o.m] 9 [this examination is a subtle compliment, amounting almost to flattery. it is a much harder paper than would be set in most cases..o.m] the equinox 170 (c) discover by visions the nature of the alchemical principles, sulphur, mercury, and salt. how do they differ from the 3 gunas, and the elements fire, water, air (d) give an account of the sign aquarius in the 4 worlds, assiah, yetzirah, briah, and atziluth (e) visit and describe fully the qliphoth of aries (f) visit lophiel and hismael, and report their appearance, mode of life, and conversation. observe. the a. a. work throughout is definite and directed. there is no room for a single loose thought (3) you must be perfectly stern and austere about the sanctity of the work. you wouldn.t

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scorpio 31 6 of cups pleasure sun scorpio 32 7 of cups illusionary success venus scorpio 33 8 of wands swiftness mercury sagittarius 34 9 of wands great strength moon sagittarius 35 10 of wands oppression saturn sagittarius 36 2 of pentacles harmonious change jupiter capricorn 37 3 of pentacles material works mars capricorn 38 4 of pentacles earthly power sun capricorn 39 5 of swords defeat venus aquarius 40 6 of swords earned success mercury aquarius 41 7 of swords unstable effort moon aquarius 42 8 of cups abandoned success saturn pisces 43 9 of cups material happiness jupiter pisces 44 10 of cups perfected success mars pisces 45 2 of wands dominion mars aries 46 3 of wands established strength sun aries 47 4 of wands perfected work venus aries 48 5 of pentacles material trouble mercury

the great transformers: the lord of the gates of death nun scorpio 71 temperance the daughter of the reconcilers: the bringer-forth of life samekh sagittarius 72 the devil the lord of the gates of matter: the child of the forces of time ayin capricorn 73 the blasted tower the lord of the hosts of the mighty peh mars 74 the star the daughter of the firmament, the dweller between the waters tzaddi aquarius 75 the moon the ruler of flux and reflux: the child of the sons of the mighty qof pisces 76 the sun the lord of the fire of the world resh sun 77 the judgment the spirit of the primal fire shin spirit and fire 78 the universe the great one of the night of time taw earth and saturn book t page 3 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 letters; and between it and that of th

d buskins is a peacock with opened wings. he holds a cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the scale. beneath his horse's feet is the sea. from the cup issues a crab. book t page 6 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. ill dignified, he is sensual, idle and untruthful. he rules the heavens from above 20 degree of aquarius to 20 degree of pisces, thus including the greater part of pegasus. fire of water king of undines and nymphs. x. the queen of the thrones of the waters queen of cups a very beautiful fair woman like a crowned queen, seated upon a throne, beneath which is flowing water wherein lotuses are seen. her general dress is similar to that of the queen of wands, but upon her crown, cuirass and busk

le in the other. with the sword he rules, with the sickle he slays. full of ideas and thoughts and designs, distrustful, suspicious, firm in friendship and enmity; careful, observant, slow, over-cautious, symbolizes gr:alpha and gr:omega; he slays as fast as he creates. if ill dignified: harsh, malicious, plotting; obstinate, yet hesitating; unreliable. rules from 20 degree capricorn to 20 degree aquarius. air of air prince and emperor of the sylphs and sylphides. xvi. the princess of the rushing winds; the lotus of the palace of air book t page 8 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 knave of swords an amazon figure with waving hair, slighter than the rose of the palace of fire. her attire is similar. the feet seem springy, giving the idea of swiftness. weight changing

3 of wands aries established strength sun 6 of pentacles taurus material success moon 9 of swords gemini despair and cruelty mars 3 of cups cancer abundance mercury 6 of wands leo victory jupiter 9 of pentacles virgo material gain venus 3 of swords libra sorrow saturn 6 of cups scorpio pleasure sun 9 of wands sagittarius great strength moon 3 of pentacles capricorn material works mars 6 of swords aquarius earned success mercury 9 of swords pisces material happiness jupiter saturn 1. leo strife 5 of wands. 2. libra sorrow 3 of swords. 3. sagittarius oppression 10 of wands. 4. pisces abundant success 8 of cups. 5. taurus success unfulfilled 7 of pentacles. jupiter 1. leo victory 6 of wands. 2. libra rest from strife 4 of swords. 3. capricorn harmonious change 2 of pentacles. 4. pisces materi

harmonious change 2 of pentacles. 4. pisces material happiness 9 of cups. 5. gemini shortened force 8 of swords. book t page 11 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 or in aries gemini leo scorpio capricorn pisces 2 w. 2 c: 1 each of others. one more decan than the others. or in aries gemini virgo scorpio capricorn 2 pentacles: 1 each of others. or in aries cancer virgo scorpio aquarius 2 cups: 1 each of others. or in taurus cancer virgo sagittarius aquarius two pentacles: 1 of each of the others. or in taurus cancer libra sagittarius aquarius two swords: 1 of each of the others. there being thirty-six decans and seven planets, it follows that one of the latter must rule over one more decan than the others. this is the planet mars, to which are allotted the last decan of

of pentacles. 4. pisces perfected success 10 of cups. 5. aries dominion 2 of wands. 6. gemini despair and cruelty 9 of swords. sun 1. virgo prudence 8 of pentacles. 2. scorpio pleasure 6 of cups. 3. capricorn earthly power 4 of pentacles. 4. aries established strength 3 of wands. 5. gemini ruin 10 of swords. venus 1. virgo material gain 9 of pentacles. 2. scorpio illusionary success 7 of cups. 3. aquarius defeat 5 of swords. 4. aries perfected work 4 of wands. 5. cancer love 2 of cups. mercury 1. virgo wealth 10 of pentacles. 2. sagittarius swiftness 8 of wands. 3. aquarius earned success 6 of swords. 4. taurus material trouble 5 of pentacles. 5. cancer abundance 3 of cups. moon 1. libra peace restored 2 of swords. 2. sagittarius great strength 9 of wands. 3. aquarius unstable effort 7 of

dal bear rule. xxxix. the lord of defeat five of swords two rayed angelic hands each holding two swords nearly upright, but falling apart of each other, right and left of the card. a third hand holds a sword upright in the centre as though it had disunited them. the petals of the rose, which in the four had been reinstated in the centre, are torn asunder and falling. above and below are venus and aquarius for decan. contest finished and decided against the person; failure, defeat, anxiety, trouble, poverty, avarice, grieving after gain, laborious, unresting; loss and vileness of nature; malicious, slanderous, lying, spiteful and tale-bearing. a busybody and separator of friends, hating to see peace and love between others. cruel, yet cowardly, thankless and unreliable. clever and quick in

y, thankless and unreliable. clever and quick in thought and speech. feelings of pity easily roused, but unenduring. geburah of hb:v (defeat, loss, malice, spite, slander, evil-speaking. herein the angels hb:anyal and hb:cha'amyh bear rule. xl. the lord of earned success six of swords two hands, as before, each holding two swords which cross in the centre. rose re-established thereon. mercury and aquarius above and below, supported on the points of two short daggers or swords. book t page 18 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 success after anxiety and trouble; self-esteem, beauty, conceit, but sometimes modesty therewith; dominance, patience, labour, etc. tiphareth of hb:v (labour, work, journey by water. ruled by the great angels hb:rha'aal and hb:yyvhl. xli. the lor

even of swords two angelic radiating hands as before, each holding three swords. a third hand holds up a single sword in the centre. the points of all the swords "just touch" each other, the central sword not altogether dividing them. the rose of the previous symbols of this suit is held up by the same hand which holds the central sword: as if the victory were at its disposal. symbols of moon and aquarius. partial success. yielding when victory is within grasp, as if the last reserves of strength were used up. inclination to lose when on the point of gaining, through not continuing the effort. love of abundance, fascinated by display, given to compliments, affronts and insolences, and to spy upon others. inclined to betray confidences, not always intentionally. rather vacillatory and unrel

od of tarot, hru. the left arm of the ankh has from left to right: the symbol of scorpio (the "m" style, not the eagle as noted in text, a cup, the words "deep blue; symbols in yellow. the right arm of the ankh has from left to right "the words "red; symbols in green, a lotus wand, the symbol of leo. the basal upright of the ankh has these in the lower half only, from bottom upward: the symbol of aquarius, an upright sword in style of the solomonic key, the words "yellow; symbols in violet. there are markings and symbols outside the shape of the ankh: upper left corner "l-i-f-e" above a large "t. upper right corner "v-i-t-a" above a large "a. to left of base: large "o. to right of base: large "p. below base "b-i-o-s" just above the caption "the complete symbol of the tarot. the large lette

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ough each of the houses, which are as follows: aries march 21 through april 19 taurus april 20 through may 19 gemini may 20 through june 20 cancer june 21 through july 22 leo july 23 through august 21 virgo august 22 through september 22 libra september 23 through october 22 scorpio october 23 through november 21 sagittarius november 22 through december 21 capricorn december 22 through january 20 aquarius january 21 through february 19 pisces february 20 through march 20 in fact, these dates do vary from year to year, so it is necessary to check the year in question when the date is on, or close to, the cusp. in planning this map of the heavens, some help is needed in establishing the positions held by the planets at the many different hours and minutes that have passed with the years. the

introversion. jupiter and the sun in opposition could mean a somewhat self-centered person given to extravagance, due to the forcefulness and determination of the sun with the expansive wealth of jupiter. jupiter sextile with mercury would be good, showing determination and knowledge with judgement. the planets themselves have certain qualities: air, water, fire and earth. traditionally, gemini, aquarius and libra are the air signs; cancer, scorpio and pisces are the water signs; aries, leo and sagittarius the fire signs and taurus, virgo and capricorn the earth signs. air signs are supposedly intellectual, enlightened and articulate; water signs emotional; fire signs zealous and fervent; earth signs cautious, basic and practical. in more detail, the signs again, by tradition, as is almos

stice. scorpio has tenacity and determination, great self-control, but a rather too fine opinion of the self. at times seems a contradiction to her/himself jealous and demanding. sagittarius knows no fear. kind and can be gentle, is also direct and outspoken. capricorn is ambitious and very materialistic, has a fear of inadequacy and indigence, and is either greatly depressed or incredibly happy. aquarius is a planner, always looking ahead. honest, kind, yet difficult to understand. independent in the extreme, s/he has very good judgement. pisces is sensitive, noble, kind and gentle, yet can be vague and inclined to be too optimistic. self-sacrificing and sympathetic, pisces is an excellent diplomat. saturn is inhibited, persevering, cautious; often taciturn, reserved. saturn is associated

ere a lesson nine: divination/ 129 130/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft planet is classed as being "watery" or "fiery, so the sign or signs that it rules are of that type. the sign aries is ruled by the planet mars. taurus is ruled by venus. gemini by mercury; cancer by the moon; leo by the sun; virgo by mercury; libra by venus; scorpio by mars; sagittarius by jupiter; capricorn by saturn; aquarius by saturn (some astrologers prefer uranus) and pisces by jupiter (again some say by neptune. generally it can be said that a fiery sign would not get along well with a water sign, nor would a water sign get along with an air sign. an air sign, however, would do well with a fire sign, and so on. let's now look at the twelve divisions, the spheres of influence, on the chart and see what eac

only are candles used to represent people, but also to represent things: love, money, attraction, discord, etc. by burning different types of candles and manipulating them in various ways, much magick can be done. the candles can be of any sort, it is the color that is important. for this the following tables are important: table 1- astral colors sun sign birth date primary color secondary color aquarius january 20-february 18 blue green pisces february 19-march 20 white green aries march 21-april 19 white pink taurus april 20-may 20 red yellow gemini may 21-june 21 red blue cancer june 22-july 22 green brown leo july 23-august 22 red green virgo august 23-september 22 gold* black libra september 23-october 22 black blue scorpio october 23-november 21 brown black sagittarius november 22-d

e's word, will investigate for themselves; read, research, look at the thing from all angles before reaching a conclusion. they are housewives, clerks, teachers, businesspeople, truck-drivers, soldiers all sorts. astrologically speaking we are one third of the way through the twelfth house of the piscean age. at the end of this house we enter the aquarian age. this is, then, the eve of the age of aquarius, and it is one of general unrest. of dissatisfaction^particularty with religion and of searching for 'inner peace. there has, over the past four or five years, been a tremendous rebirth of interest in the occult, a veritable renaissance of thinking. young people have realized that they do not have to follow tradition; that they are able and should be able to think for themselves. people a

ney. she doesn't just want one single payment of money. she wants a better paying position (which is, in effect, an increase in income and a different/better position. your key word could be "promotion" or "advancement" or something like that. it could even be "desires. taking "desires" as an example, you would work on a thursday and make the talisman of tin (if possible) or parchment. mary is an aquarius, with uranus as the ruling planet. as with the previous question, we don't know her rising or moon signs. her birth number is eight. on the reverse you would put the sigil for "desires: 5. you would personalize one side of the talisman for henry, with a sun sign of libra and ruling planet venus. you can ignore all the information for amy kirshaw for, as i have tried to emphasize, you may

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o the influence of particular groups of signs of the zodiac. the cardinal signs- aries, cancer, libra and capricorn- are so-called because when the sun moved into these signs, it marked the beginning of a new season- spring, summer, autumn and winter. people born under a cardinal sign manifest this as a desire to initiate and to take command of people and situations. the fixed signs- leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio- are signs entered by the sun in the middle of a season. people born under them exhibit stability and a tendency to continue in a predetermined path. the mutable signs -sagittarius, gemini, virgo and pisces- mark the time when the seasons are about to change. those born under them are correspondingly versatile and ready to compromise. zodiacal colours and associations [symbol

, for optimism, fresh perspectives, long-distance travel and house moves, creative ventures and expanding horizons. ruled by jupiter [symbol- sym10] capricorn, the goat: 22 december to 20 january. colour: brown or black. a cardinal earth sign, for ambitions, perseverance, matters concerning seite 52 wicca01.txt officialdom, loyalty and for the acquisition of money. ruled by saturn [symbol- sym11] aquarius, the water carrier: 21 january to 18 february. colour: indigo or dark blue. a fixed air sign, for independence, friendship, creativity and for detachment from emotional blackmail. ruled by saturn in the ancient system, now by uranus [symbol- sym12] pisces, the fish: 19 february to 20 march. colour: white or mauve. a mutable water sign, for spells to develop spiritual awareness and intuiti

agick concerning all who work in commerce, medicine, teaching, the retail trades, the media and science and all who are studying. it also can be used in rituals for health. its elemental creatures are sylphs, gentle spirits of the air who can be seen fleetingly as butterflies, offering ideas, ideals and a reminder to enjoy happiness while you can. air's colour is yellow and its zodiacal signs are aquarius, gemini and libra. fire fire represents noon, summer and the quarter and direction of the south. fire is the realm of light, the sun and lightning, and so forms the focus of magick for fertility, power, joy, ambition, illumination, inspiration, achievement, all creative and artistic ventures, poetry, art, sculpture, writing, music, dance, religion and spirituality, psychic powers and myst

, on a chain as a sign of their craft. each of the five points of the pentagram represents one of the five elemental powers, so that the uppermost single point is symbolic of spirit, or akasha or ether. it is dedicated to the goddess in her triple aspects. it is the realm of spirituality and the divine spark within all life. the top left point of the pentagram symbolises air and the fixed sign of aquarius, representing logic, intelligence and the conscious awareness that enables us to seite 123 wicca01.txt reach beyond the material and follow steps to knowledge of what is hidden. the top right point is the element water and the fixed sign of scorpio. it represents the feelings that endow magick with purpose, desire whether for love or spiritual development and the compassion and empathy th

tience and for dealing with long-terms obstacles and difficulties. element: earth seite 142 wicca01.txt colour: black/grey crystals: haematite, jet, lodestone, obsidian, smoky quartz incenses: aconite, cypress, patchouli trees: blackthorn, yew herbs and oils: aspen, bistort, comfrey, horsetail, solomon's seal metal: lead or pewter saturn rules capricorn, 22 december-20 january, and is co-ruler of aquarius, 21 january-18 february. these sun periods are most potent for saturn spells and for those born under these signs at all times. magical hours the hours of the day are also influenced by the planets. to choose the best time for a spell, you should consult first pages 227-32 on the planetary days and then page 235 where i explain the planetary hours. for example, if you were carrying out a

. esbat: a monthly coven meeting traditionally held 13 times a year during each full moon. evil eye: a way of transmitting negativity to another person, not as a deliberate curse, but through feelings of envy, jealousy or resentment. evocation: the summoning-up of angels (and sometimes demons) in order to bind them to perform tasks. fixed: in astrology, a term applied to the signs of leo, taurus, aquarius and scorpio because the sun enters them in the middle of a season. those born under these signs exhibit stability and a tendency to continue in a predetermined path. see also cardinal, mutable. the goddess: the archetype or source energy of the feminine ultimate power or principle. all the named goddesses are aspects of particular qualities of the goddess in different cultures. grail: the

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er it signals a change in mass consciousness. events and circumstances during this transit will start to shatter false 'security' which has been fixed in old social values and belief systems promoted free at last 443 through fear. experimenting with new concepts which give a greater sense of liberty and independence has been the bottom line since the sixties felt the first vibration of the age of aquarius. rebels with a cause emerged to fight injustice, narrow vision, and controlling influences. it was a rehearsal for the final decade of the century when breakthroughs (uranus) would begin to happen on an aggregate level, rather than a generational one. the effect will manifest in disruption and it is meant to- only through chaos can creative and harmonic change emerge" underpinning these a

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n recount the story that the amphibious nommo said that one of them would be crucified. the translation of the end of the world comes from the greek "aeon" and refers to the end of the "age" and not the "world. the end of the age is the end of the 2,160-year cycle, during which the earth passes through an astrological sign. today we are nearing the end of another age, as we leave pisces and enter aquarius. here are some more of the "jesus" myths decoded. jesus, the historical character outside of the new testament texts there is no sign or record of jesus whatsoever. a mention in the works of the "hebrew" historian josephus is an obvious later addition in the priesthood's desperation to cross-reference their meal ticket. more than 40 writers are known to have chronicled the events in israe

er, was known as "bil-the-baptist" on sumerian seals and he was ad or atum baptising the infant crown prince in egyptian sculpture. baptism was introduced by the sumerians, not the christians, and appears to have originated, at least in the post cataclysmic era, in the phoenician/st george centre of cappadocia. john the baptist, and his association with water, further symbolises the water sign of aquarius, through which the sun travels to be "baptised, according to myth. the sun enters aquarius at 30 degrees and jesus is baptised at 30. the zodiac circle was renamed the crown of the circle of the holy apostles (zodiac signs) by medieval monks and they placed john the baptist in the position where aquarius is located (king arthur and the 12 knights of the round table are also sun and zodiac

onks and they placed john the baptist in the position where aquarius is located (king arthur and the 12 knights of the round table are also sun and zodiac symbolism) in the roman julian calendar john the baptist dies on august 29th and john jackson points out in christianity before christ (american atheists, 1985 "on that day, a specially bright star, representing the head of the constellation of aquarius, rises whilst the rest of the body is below the horizon, at exactly the same time as the sun sets in leo (the kingly sign representing herod. thus the latter beheads john, because john is associated with aquarius, and the horizon cuts off the head of aquarius!"28 the reference to the "man carrying the water pitcher" in luke's gospel is more aquarius symbolism. john the baptist was an almo

and followers representing the months of the year and the signs of the zodiac. the romans openly symbolised the sun as a living man and the signs of the zodiac as his disciples. and the christian religion was created in rome. mark, luke, matthew, and john, the names carried by the gospels, represent the four cardinal signs of the zodiac. these are also symbolised in christian cathedrals as a man (aquarius, an ox (taurus, a lion (leo, and an eagle (scorpio, together called the four creatures of the apocalypse. joseph wheless says in forgery in christianity (health research, 1990..the holy twelve had no existence in the flesh, but their 'cue' being taken from old testament legends, they were mere names- dramatis personae- mask of the play- of 'tradition, such as shakespeare and all playwrigh

ers who have talked to me, is that the reptilian shape-shifters are finding it more and more difficult to hold their "human" form. maybe this is why so many more people seem to be seeing the shape-shifters these days. the explanation i am given is that the vibrational frequency of the planet is changing as it completes a vast cycle and enters a new one. some have called this new cycle the "age of aquarius" as the earth moves through the area of the heavens dubbed "pisces, which it entered around 2,000 years ago, and into a "new age" of aquarius. it is almost like passing through a curriculum at a school with the different energy combinations affecting the earth, offering different eras and experiences for those who choose to be here at the time. the maya peoples in the yucatan, mexico, lef

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aven.10 the babylonian priests even established a governing body theycalled the grand council of pontiffs, a name later transferred to the church of rome.11the babylonian high priest, who instructed the inner circle initiates, was known as..peter, meaning the great interpreter. the feast day of the christian st peter wastraditionally celebrated on the day the sun entered the astrological house of aquarius,the very day that eannus and janus were honoured!12 the babylonian religion, like allthe look-alikes that were to follow, consisted of two levels. the masses weremanipulated into believing superstitions and into taking symbolic stories literally, whilethe chosen initiates were given the real knowledge on penalty of death if they everrevealed it. in this way the truth about life, human pot

nd this is symbolicof nimrod/tammuz, the father-son, of babylon. another reason for jesus as a fish couldbe the astrological sign of pisces, the fishes. around the time jesus was supposed tohave been born, the earth was entering the astrological house of pisces. a new age wasbeing born and jesus the fish could have been a symbol of the age of pisces. we arenow entering another new age, the age of aquarius, according to the laws of the earthwobble precession. when the bible talks of the end of the world, this is anothermistranslation. they translate world from the greek, aeon, but aeon does not meanworld, it means age.31 we are not facing the end of the world, but the end of the age,the 2,160 years of pisces. christianity did not replace the pagan religions, it is a paganreligion. the persi

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e at the following sequence. the babelonian numbering system was used by the masonic designers of the seal. that numbering system was not based on ten, but on six. for example "600" would be 1000 "60" would be 100 and "6" would be 10. the occult is trinitarian, i.e. it's main teachings are grouped in three's. the number sequence "93 and 93, 93; or 600, 60, and 6 is the "current" of the new age of aquarius- the water bearer, which heralds the end of the age of pisces- the fishes (an early symbol of christianity) in the teachings of the order of the eastern templars or o.tur147 preface by jerry w. decker www.keelynet.com po box 111786 carrollton, tx 75011 there are fields of study which are relatively unknown to the general public. though 'pyramid power' is well known, few have pursued it to

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ey entered into this degree, which was the first degree of the inner order, the roseae rubeae et aureae crucis [r.r. et a.c (q.v. aeon of horus: the age of oneness between human beings and god that follows after the aeon of osiris where human-god was a duality. according to aleister crowley (q.v, it begin in 1904 with the dictation of the book of the law and is coeval with the astrological age of aquarius. agla: a hebrew notarikon (q.v) for "ah-tah gee-boor lih-oh-lahm ah-doh-nye" which translates in english "thou art great forever, my lord" agripa, henry cornelius (of nettesheim: a german doctor of laws, and a doctor of letters, philosopher, and occultist who lived from 1486?-1535. he is most noted for the writing of his three books on occult philosophy, which have been plagiarized by mor

sation of your holy guardian angel" establishing this relationship is considered to be the same as achieving enlightenment or cosmic consciousness. the principle work of an "adeptus minor" in the hermetic order of the golden dawn. apport: from the french meaning "to bring. in spiritism (q.v, any object brought to a seance by a spirit (q.v) or entity from the spirit world or the astral plane (q.v. aquarius "the water-bearer" in astrology (q.v, the eleventh sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of fixed (q.v) and air (q.v) and is ruled by the planet uranus (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color red. keywords include: unconventionally, rebelliously, humanitarianly, impersonally, with originality, with detachment, creatively. ararita: a

xistence. it is god stripped of all attributes, equivalent to the tao (q.v) of the chinese philosopher and mystic lao-tse; the unground of jacob boehme, and the ain soph (q.v) of the kabbalah (q.v. uranus: the seventh planet of the terran solar system. in astrology (q.v, the planet named after the greek god who served as the mage of the gods. attributed as being the ruler of the zodiac (q.v) sign aquarius (q.v. on the tree of life (q.v) within the kabbalah (q.v) attributed to the second sephirah (q.v) chokoma (q.v. keywords include: change, individuality, intellectually, inspired, insight, originality, intuition, inventor, genius, disruptive, abrupt, unexpected, freedom, non-conformist, extremism, antiestablishment, revolutionary, unconventional, eccentric, detached, humanitarian, magnetis

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responds to the phlegmatic temperament; the suit of pentacles; the signs of taurus, virgo, and capricorn; and the planets venus and luna. 28. the element of water corresponds to the bilious temperament; the suit of cups; the signs of cancer, scorpio, and pisces; and the planet mars. 29. the element of air corresponds to the choleric temperament; the suit of swords; the signs of libra, gemini, and aquarius; and the planets saturn and mercury. 30. the element of fire corresponds to the sanguine temperament; the suit of wands; the signs of aries, sagittarius and leo; and the planets sol and jupiter. 31. it will be seen, then, that if we classify mundane affairs and phenomena in terms of the four elements, we shall immediately see their relationship to astrology and the tarot. now classificati

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den dawn magic has become almost a universal feature of all systems of magic in english-speaking nations over the past century. in the golden dawn, the quintessence or fifth element of light or spirit is associated with the single upper point of the pentagram. the remaining four elements are assigned the lower points in the same pattern that is observed in the fixed signs of the zodiac, which are aquarius, scorpio, leo and taurus. each of these signs has an elemental attribution in astrology. the sign aquarius, located at the upper-left of the zodiac wheel, is linked with the element air, and consequently air is placed on the left arm of the pentagram. the sign scorpio, located at the upper-right of the zodiac, is linked with water, and so water is placed on the right arm of the pentagram

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, the melancholic; the salamanders, the sanguine; the undines, the phlegmatic; and the sylphs, the bilious. their signs are as follows: the hieroglyphs of the bull for the gnomes, and we command them with the sword; of the lion for the salamanders, and we command them with the forked wand, or the magic trident; of the eagle for the sylphs, and we command them with the holy pentacles; finally with aquarius for the undines, and we evoke them with the cup of libations. their respective sovereigns are, gob for the gnomes, djiu for the salamanders, paralda for the sylphs, and nicksa for the undines. when an elementary spirit comes to torment, or at least to annoy the inhabitants of this world, we must conquer it by means of air, water, fire and earth, blowing, sprinkling, burning perfumes, and

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ine in the 1970s due to loss of support by apro and was discontinued in the 1980s. aquarian age an age of universal brotherhood and enlightenment that many believe humanity is presently entering. it is often identified with the new age. while astrologers have used it as a technical term for many years, it was popularized by the broadway musical hair with the song this is the dawning of the age of aquarius. astrologers believe that the earth enters a new zodiacal age every 2,160 years, a figure calculated by the changing position of the sun at the spring equinox each year. among astrologers and occultists, there is no consensus on the date for the beginning of the age of aquarius. according to some calculations, the aquarian age began as early as the seventeenth century, while others place

rticles on paganism and news of the church. information may also be found at the church s website, http/ www.aquatabch.org, or that of one of its prominent congregations, http//www.ironoak.org. the church may be contacted at p.o. box 409, index, wa 98256. sources: aquarian tabernacle church. http//www.aquatabch.org. november 1, 1999. iron oak congregation. http//www.ironoak.org. november 1, 1999. aquarius rising (magazine) quarterly publication of the astrology center of the northwest. last known address: 522 northeast 165th st, seattle, wa 98155. aquino, michael a (1946) michael a. aquino, u.s. army officer and founder of the temple of set, is a graduate of the university of california, santa barbara (b.a, 1968; ph.d, 1980. in 1968 he joined the army as a specialist in psychological warfa

f distinguished men, and venus by that of distinguished women. in horary questions the tenth house signifies the mother of the querist. in political questions it denotes the sovereign. this is a house in which mars is not unfortunate if well placed, in which case it denotes warlike achievements and consequent honors. eleventh house. the eleventh house is the house of friends and has the nature of aquarius. in addition to friends it denotes well-wishers, favorites, and flatterers. the sun is the best planet in this house, and mars is the worst. in horary questions it signifies the same things as in a birth chart and also denotes the expectations and wishes of the querist. the eleventh house is said to be much influenced by the sign that is in it and to denote legacies if the sign is one of

, each planet has picked up a host of associations through the centuries. each one has also been assigned rulership of different astrological signs with which it has a particular affinity. the rulerships are as follows: mars and aries; venus and taurus; mercury and gemini; moon and cancer; sun and leo; mercury and virgo; pluto and scorpio; jupiter and sagittarius; saturn and capricorn; uranus and aquarius; neptune and pisces. planets project certain qualities as they assume geometric relationships to other planets in the birth chart. the major geometric aspects of the planets are thus distinguished: conjunction. when two planets are in the same degree and minute of a sign, which may be of good or unfortunate import, depending on the nature of the planets and whether their relationship is h

uline (active, in the case of the fire and air signs; or negative or feminine (reactive, in the case of the earth and water signs. the signs are also divided into northern and commanding (the first six, and southern and obeying (last six. there are four triplicities among the signs: the earth triplicity, including taurus, virgo, and capricorn; the air triplicity, which includes gemini, libra, and aquarius; the fire triplicity, encompassing aries, leo, and sagittarius; and the water triplicity, containing cancer, scorpio, and pisces. the signs are further divided into diurnal and nocturnal, the diurnal signs being all masculine and the nocturnal feminine. signs named after quadrupeds are, of course, quadrupedal; those named after human states of endeavor (e.g, water bearer, archer) are call

ntenance, with a small beard, dark hair and eyes, long neck, and narrow chest and chin. the native is cheerful and collected, talented and upright. ruling the knees and hips, capricorn governs all diseases that afflict them, and also melancholy diseases such as hypochondriasis and hysteria. the places over which it has power are workshops and fallow grounds. the key phrase for capricorn is i use. aquarius, the eleventh sign of the zodiac, is a fixed air sign. it is a positive, masculine sign, ruled by the planet uranus (before the outer planets were discovered, it was said to be ruled by saturn. its symbol is the water bearer, and its glyph is a pair of wavy lines representing water. aquarius is associated with the shins, ankles, and the circulatory system. aquarius is a hot, moist, ration

earer, and its glyph is a pair of wavy lines representing water. aquarius is associated with the shins, ankles, and the circulatory system. aquarius is a hot, moist, rational, sanguine sign. the native is a well-made and robust person, of above-average stature, long face, but with a pleasing and delicate countenance, clear, bright complexion, and flaxen hair. the native is fair, open, and honest. aquarius rules the legs and ankles and causes all diseases that affect them: lameness, swelling, cramping, and gout. it governs mines and quarries, flying machines, roofs of houses, wells, and conduits. the key phrase for aquarius is i know. pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac, is a mutable water sign. it is a negative, feminine sign, ruled by the planet neptune (in traditional astrology it was

ients, campion has devoted himself to the study of astrological history and especially to the relationship between politics and astrology. campion is himself very active in environment politics. his work led to his most important book to date, the book of world horoscopes. he has also written important essays on the history of astrology, the best known being his debunking of the idea of an age of aquarius. while his conclusions about the nonexistence of an age of aquarius were widely accepted, his work was weakened by his assumption that ancient astrologers were unaware of the progression of the equinoxes. his work has been widely acknowledged by his contemporaries, and in 1992 he received the marc edmund jones award for his contributions to astrological studies by the national astrologica

ologers were unaware of the progression of the equinoxes. his work has been widely acknowledged by his contemporaries, and in 1992 he received the marc edmund jones award for his contributions to astrological studies by the national astrological society of the united states. he has lectured widely to astrological organizations across europe and north america. sources: campion, nicolas. the age of aquarius: a modern myth. in joan mcevers, ed. the astrology of the macrocosm. st. paul, minn: llewellyn publications, 1990. the book of world horoscopes. wellingborough, uk: aquarian press, 1988. camp meetings camp meetings (also known as assemblies) have occupied an important place in the advancement of spiritualism since 1873, when the first camp meeting was initiated at lake pleasant, massachus

niversity of new york press, 1995. meier, eduard billy. decalogue, or the ten bids. alamogordo, n. mex: american office: figu/semjase star center, 1975. melton, j. gordon. religious reflections on ufo stories: contactee to abductee. in andrea pritchard et al, eds. alien discussions: proceedings of the abduction study conference. cambridge, mass: north cambridge press, 1994. steiger, brad. gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man. new york: harcourt brace javanovich, 1976. contact international former international ufo organization founded in britain in 1967 by brinsley le poer trench (earl of clancarty, the british peer who introduced the first debate on ufos in the british house of lords, the upper chamber of the british parliament, on january 18, 1979. during the 1980s the or

ith only two students, in 1900 he organized the white brotherhood. he also began to prepare lesson material offering a broad introduction to occultism. this was bolstered by material he received through his own meditations, the first such sets being published as the seven conversations with the spirit of god and the three things, both issued in 1900. in 1914 he proclaimed the advent of the age of aquarius and increasingly shifted his teaching activity to sofia, the capital. it being wartime, his activities came under official scrutiny, and signs of tension with authorities appeared. in august of 1915, the annual meeting was disrupted and douno expelled from the town in which it was held. in 1917, the holy synod of the bulgarian orthodox church pressured the authorities to have the brotherh

s death. fawcett s widow did not accept the book, and cummins admitted it was not among her best productions. fawcett s ultimate fate is still unknown and is likely to remain so unless some identifiable remains are found by accident as the amazon continues to be explored. sources: chambers, paul. paranormal people. london: blandford, 1998. cummins, geraldine. the fate of colonel fawcett. london: aquarius press, 1955. fay, annie eva (ca. 1855.1927) famous american medium who demonstrated on the theatrical stage, where she produced phenomena quite similar to that of the davenport brothers. born as anna eva heathman in southington, ohio, she was driven from home by her stepmother. she gave her first exhibition in an old schoolhouse in ohio. her first husband, henry cummings melville fay, had

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sophical publishing house, 1941. letters from the masters of wisdom. 2 vols. adyar, madras india: theosophical publishing house, 1919. the story of the mahatma letters. adyar, madras, india: theosophical publishing house, 1946. marshall, charles. the mahatma letters: a syntactic investigation into the possibility of forgery by helena petrovna blavatsky, a 19th century russian occultist. viewpoint aquarius 96 (october 1980. waterman, adlai e [walter a. carrithers. obituary: the hodgson report on madame blavatsky. adyar, madras, india: theosophical publishing house, 1963. mahavira (540 b.c.e..468 b.c.e) mahavira, indian guru of the jain tradition, was born into the kshatriya or warrior caste and originally named vardhamana. his birthdate is traditionally given as 599 b.c.e, but modern dating

rope. she was asked to join the faculty of the american federation of astrologers, the international society for astrological research, and the southwest astrology council. she has been active in both the european international congress and united astrology congress. she was one of the founders of the association for astrological networking. in 1975, march joined forces with joan mcevers to found aquarius workshops, the vehicle for their teaching activity. their magazine, aspects, soon became one of the most popular in the field, and their multivolume textbook series, the only way to .learn astrology, one of the most used textbooks for teaching astrology to newcomers to the field. in addition, she has written numerous articles for the many journals serving astrologers. march has received a

r of the salamanders. the earth is exorcised by the sprinkling of water, by breathing, by fire, and by the prayer of the gnomes. their signs are the hieroglyphs of the bull for the gnomes who are commanded with the magic sword; of the lion for the salamanders, who are commanded with the forked rod, or magic trident; of the eagle for the sylphs, who are ruled by the holy pentacles; and finally, of aquarius for the undines, who are evoked by the cup of libations. their respective sovereigns are gob for the gnomes, djin for the salamanders, paralda for the sylphs, and necksa for the undines. these names, it will be noticed, are borrowed from folklore. the laying of an elementary spirit is accomplished by its adjuration by air, water, fire, and earth, by breathing, sprinkling, the burning of p

ed the aquarian age. in astrology, an age is defined by the location encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. new age 1105 of the sun at the moment of the spring equinox each year. because of the tilt of the earth s axis, that sign changes approximately every 2,160 years. depending upon the astrological system one uses, the sun is making the transition from the sign of pisces to that of aquarius sometime in this century. pisces, the fish sign, is often associated with christianity, in which the fish is frequently used as a symbol of jesus; in greek the word for fish, ichthus, was a acronym for the phrase jesus christ, god s son and saviour. the passing of the earth to a new astrological age would bring a new religion or spiritual perspective to dominance. however, during the last

hese teachers come from the pleiades and the sirius star systems. through the 1980s he spoke little about his channeling work for fear of being diagnosed as mentally deranged and placed in an asylum. only in the 1990s did he begin sharing the information he had received. in 1990 he began to channel regularly and received the material for a book that he called life after life, or the revelation of aquarius. in the late 1990s, an english translation of that book, on the destiny of the human soul, was made available to a western audience through the internet. the book describes the movement of the soul after death into various spheres of the fiery world, its meeting with spiritual hierarchies in space, and its preparation for reincarnation. while oris understanding of the destiny of the soul

ximately 27,000 years for the wobble to make that point to return to its previously held position. the movement of the sun s position at 0 aries within one sign over a 2,100- year period defines an astrological age. astrologers believe that different historical periods are ruled by different signs. in our own day we are believed to be experiencing the transition of the sun from the sign pisces to aquarius. the sign of pisces the fish is often associated with christianity, of which the fish has been a popular symbol. the contemporary revival of astrology has seen the twentieth century as the beginning of the aquarian age and has projected a hope that it will bring broad characteristic changes. sources: bach, eleanor. astrology from a to z: an illustrated source book. new york: philosophical

n associated with christianity, of which the fish has been a popular symbol. the contemporary revival of astrology has seen the twentieth century as the beginning of the aquarian age and has projected a hope that it will bring broad characteristic changes. sources: bach, eleanor. astrology from a to z: an illustrated source book. new york: philosophical library, 1990. campion, nicolas. the age of aquarius: a modern myth. in the astrology of the macrocosm. edited by joan evbers. st. paul, minn: llewellyn publications, 1990. filbey, john, and peter filbey. the astrologer s companion. wellingsborough, northampton, uk: aquarian press, 1986. precipitation of matter one of the phenomena of spiritualism known as the passing of solids through solids. the theory suggests before one solid body passe

nicle the whole range of paranormal subjects. he early turned his attention to ufos with the 1966 strangers from the skies. he would go on to write more books on the subject than any other person (more than 15 titles. three of these, aquarian revelations (1971, revelation: the divine fire (1973, and the fellowship (1988) remain important studies of the flying saucer contactee movement. in gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man (1976, he introduced the concept of star people, human beings who are tied by some means, usually past lives, to extraterrestrials. star people have reported contacts with otherworldly individuals who are preparing them for a transition through which humanity must go. gods of aquarius brought steiger numerous letters from people claiming to be star peop

bout our species and to communicate some basic metaphysical truths. sources: clark, jerome. ufos in the 1980s. vol. 1 of the ufo encyclopedia. detroit: apogee books, 1990. melton, j. gordon, jerome clark, and aidan a. kelly. new age encyclopedia. detroit: gale research, 1990. steiger, brad. animal miracles: inspirational and heroic true stories. aquarian revelations. new york: dell, 1971. gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man. new york: harcourt brace jovanovich, 1976. guardian angels and spirit guides: true accounts of benevolent beings from the other side. new york: signet, 1998. he walks with me: true encounters with jesus. new york: signet, 1998. revelation: the divine fire. englewood cliffs, n.j: prentice-hall, 1973. the seed. new york: berkley books, 1983. steen, dougl

ution of human consciousness, specifically to break down modern humanity s excessive focus on materialism and rationalism. grosso borrows here from the prominent swiss psychologist-philosopher carl g. jung who, in flying saucers: a modern myth of things seen in the skies (1959, characterizes the appearance of ufos as indicative of psychic change. which may be expected when the spring-point enters aquarius. according to grosso the ufo image inspires fantasies and dreams and, more profoundly, draws archetypal material from deep within the collective unconscious. symbolically the disc shape of the flying saucer represents psychic wholeness, a resolution of the conflict between rational (conscious) thought and intuitive (unconscious) feeling. to jung, however, the notion of a materialized psyc

rees aries. due to the progression of the equinoxes, the sun at the spring equinox is close to 0 degrees pisces. much of the symbolism of the signs of the zodiac in western astrology is tied to the seasons of the year. that symbolism would be lost with the acceptance of the sidereal zodiac. the 12 signs of the zodiac are: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, and pisces (see also astrological houses; astrological planets; astrological signs; astrology) zitko, john howard encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1708 sources: brau, jean louis, helen weaver, and allen edwards. laurouse encyclopedia of astrology. new york: new american library, 1980. cirlot, j. e. a dictionary of symbols. new york: philosophical library, 1971. mccaffer

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d commentary on whit- ley strieber s communion. new york: william morrow. honey, c. a, 1959. mail bag: belief confirmed. flying saucer review 5, 2 (march/april: 32 33, 1979. report from the readers. fate 32, 5 (may: 113 115. jacobs, david m, 1998. the threat. new york: simon and schuster. keel, john a, 1970. ufos: operation trojan horse. new york: g. p. putnam s sons. steiger, brad, 1976. gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man. new york: harcourt brace jovanovich. williamson, george hunt, 1959. road in the sky. london: neville spearman. zinsstag, lou, 1990. ufo. george adamski: their man on earth. tucson, az: ufo photo archives. extraterrestrials among us 97 fairies encountered traditions of fairy folk can be found anywhere in the world, but they are usually spoken of in the

is words to mean that he was from an otherdimensional counterpart to earth s (uninhabitable) sister planet. throughout her lifetime, paschal steiger interacted with a variety of friendly, spiritually advanced space people. she met the first of them when, as a fiveyear- old child, she saw a robed being whom she took to be an angel. see also: star people further reading steiger, brad, 1976. gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man. new york: harcourt brace jovanovich. steiger, brad, and francie steiger, 1981. the star people. new york: berkley books. steiger, francie, 1982. reflections from an angel s eye. new york: berkley books. king leo king leo is a reptilian being who is descended from the dinosaurs. he and his fellows live in an underground kingdom, where they have resided

m. vic also underwent out-of-body trips that took him into spaceships. sometimes they took him to venus, where he used his healing talents to cure ailing natives. the couple also believed that while in meditative states they entered other dimensions. other space brothers who helped the darrs included becovol, norbol, muello, maynell, and julo. luno 159 further reading steiger, brad, 1976. gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man. new york: harcourt brace jovanovich. lyrans according to the channeling entity germane, human ancestors interacted with lyrans, members of an extraterrestrial race that functioned as stern, authoritarian teachers. early humans both revered and feared them. they were sturdy, large, light-skinned people. their symbols were birds, cats, and the phoenix. t

, space people would land and announce their presence. star people 237 by the mid-1980s, the steigers had divorced, and only francie maintained enthusiasm for the star people notion. her death, a few years later, effectively ended what remained of the movement. see also: channeling further reading steiger, brad, 1973. revelation: the divine fire. englewood cliffs, nj: prentice-hall, 1976. gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man. new york: harcourt brace jovanovich, 1983. the seed. new york: berkley books. steiger, brad, and francie steiger, 1981. the star people. new york: berkley books. steiger, francie, 1982. reflections from an angel s eye. new york: berkley books. stellar community of enlightened ecosystems sometime in the 1980s, je r ry doran of wi l mington, california

c c o rding to her space friends, the earth would go through deva stating physical and social upheaval in the last years of the twentieth century, but with the help of the space people and their terre s t r i a l associates, the eart h s people will eve n t u a l l y enter a new age of peace, harmony, and spiritual wisdom. see also: contactees; michael further reading steiger, brad, 1976. gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man. new york: harcourt brace jovanovich. thompson s venusians samuel eaton thompson s story is as strange as any from the ufo age. before the word contactees had been invented, thompson, an elderly, poorly educated, retired railroad worker, claimed to have spent two days in the company of naked, edenic venusians and, moreover, seemed to actually believe hi

. niebuhr, gustav, 1997. on the furthest fringes of millennialism. new york times (march 28. oliver, evelyn dorothy, 1997. graduating to the next level: the heaven s gate tragedy in the context of new age ideology. syzygy 6,1 (winter/ spring: 43 58. peters, ted, 1977. ufos god s chariots? flying saucers in politics, science, and religion. atlanta, ga: john knox press. steiger, brad, 1976. gods of aquarius: ufos and the transformation of man. new york: harcourt brace jovanovich. 248 the two ulkt ulkt, a martian, introduced himself through automatic writing to a salt lake city ufo buff, mary sewall, in early 1982. he told her that earth is overloaded with negative vibrations. humans cannot join the federation of intelligent worlds until they learn to cast positive vibrations. if they stop co

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of insobriety, the balance of iniquity, the cancer of slowness, the capricorn of deception. let not the scorpio of fraud come near us, nor the centaur of animal affection, the altar of superstition, the crown of pride, the fish of unworthy silence. may the twtns of indecent familiarity fall with them, and the bull of concern for mean things, the ram of inconsiderateness, the lion of tyranny, the aquarius of dissoluteness, the virgin of fruitless conversation, and the sagittarius of detraction' in the nova de universis phihsophia, ferrara, 1591, and venice, 1593. see above, p. 182. on patrizi's publication of the stobaeus fragments, see scott, i, p. 40. 2 the anthologium of stobaeus, compiled circa a.d. 500, is a collection of extracts from greek writers amongst which are several hermetica

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face of our lady. the last comment is my ego talking to itself, on being questioned by various individuals as per my techniques and ways. the picture is a representation of the flaming lotus, in a tim burtonesque mockery. i/7b: a reference to the christ. a fish (pisces) nailed on a cross. the eyebrow of the fish resembles a 1. and it s mouth is distinctively reminiscent of the symbolic glyph for aquarius. there are 8 rays emanating from the cross. i/8a: excursion 2. nocturne is a border realm of interaction of dreamscape and void. there are nightmarish images which manifest and come into (and go out of) being. the automatic drawing is an analogy between one painting and another. iao is capitalized. i/8b: the first parable is given here. dyonysis spelled with a y. why? let s go eat! bring

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tory by h. r. wakefield6, it would appear unlikely that lovecraft knew much of the great beast, except by reputation. the elemental nature of shub-niggurath is that of earth, symbolized by the sign of taurus. his station is the north. hastur is the voice of the old ones an elemental deity assigned to the air, or the void of outer space. on earth, the station of hastur is the east, and his sign is aquarius. the god dagon was appropriated by lovecraft from ancient hebraic texts, in which he features as a god of the philistines. in the mythos, he is the progenitor of the seas, the watery equivalent to shub-niggurath and lord of the amphibious deep ones. his elemental attribution is water, and his number is 777. cthulhu himself is referred to as the high priest of the great old ones. his other

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earth,asthecoldest.thesymbolism of thecherubicfigures andthesimilar'fourliving creatures' described inthefirstchapterofezekiel, laid the basis fornumerousvarieties of the emblematicgroupof four:theman,lion,bullandeagle, which four types became the well recognised christianemblemsof thefourevangelists,matthew,mark,lukeandjohn,andwere associatedwiththe164themagical masonolder four zodiacal signs of aquarius, leo, taurus and scorpio, which latter was in this instance viewed as the eagle: the reason for this change was a rosicrucian secret. in this order also are allotted the seasons winter, summer, spring and autumn;butif placed in the order of ihvh, the succession would be the natural one of summer, autumn, winter and spring, and fire, water, air and earth. then follow the four groups of so

ion. the bible tells us that four of the tribes had definite standards; for judah a lion, for reuben a man by a river, for ephraim a bull, and for dan an eagle and serpent.thestations of these four tribes were at the east, south, west and north of the camp. these are again repre255 sented in the four cherubim of the mercy seatinthe tabernacle, where there are similar zodiacal signs of leo a lion, aquarius a man, taurus a bull, and scorpio, poisonous as a serpent. the other signs and sons of jacob also have similarities, but of a more indefinite character. the name orion occurs three times in the old testament ofthestar lore of the bible 225our authorisedversion:-in amos v. 8 'seek him that maketh the seven stars and orion; in job ix, 9 'who maketh orion; and in job xxxviii, 31 'canst thou

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uld not be led aside by the attraction of the elements, but that he should steadfastly follow that path of spiritual purity which alone willleadhimto the divine light. now astrology points out that the signs of the zodiac partake of the nature of the elements, and that the four most important periods in the year are the respective entries of the sun into the four signs of taurus, leo, scorpio and aquarius, which are represented in the hebrew cherubim with the heads of the bull, the lion, the eagle (for the eagle replaces the scorpion, unless the symbolism is intended to be of destructive nature, and the man. for when the sun enters the sign of the bull, in april, he stirs up the earth to vegetation, and the ancients said that this showed that the sign of the bull especiallyhad an earthly o

at the sign of the bull especiallyhad an earthly operation. in the lion, in july, the fiery heat is mostthe symbolism of the 4 ancients 21fymbollsmofthecourseof thezelatorpastthe4aticiehtseastfire.it .july.,redwate:r.mi.,3ai.anr.imt.oeeritblueair.2!!lanl'ient;jan, 225yellowwest.nwnj.nv',u",vmz255.;u":u22thesorcerer and his apprenticeevident. in the scorpion,inoctober..come the water floods, andin.aquarius,injanuary, come the keen and biting winds,ofwhich the element air is the type. note that the aspirant is led, asitwere backwards,up theseasonsin his course past thefrom \vest toe.ast.i.,i. but the' hebrew rabbis said that the divine namej"nrrihvh rushesthroughthe.foreac.hletter presides oyer an element-yod over fire, he over water, vau over air, andhepvereltrth,andthattherefore he who cou

birth of benjamin (t),whom she wishedtocall ben-oni. in the wilderness the tabernacle was pitched in the midst, and immediately surroundingitare the tents of levi. at a distance towards the four cardinal points are the standards of the twelve tribes erected there. on the east, judah=the kerubic sign of the lion, with issachar=(qo )and zebulon=(11).on the south, reuben=the kerubic sign of the man, aquarius, with simeon),and gad('y).on the west, ephraim=the kerubic sign of the bull, with manasseh( n) and benjamin (t);and on the north, dan=the kerubic sign of the eagle(tl),with asher=)and naphtali (ji.l7).save the kerubic emblems the arrangement seems at first very confused,butwhen we notice the maternal ancestors of the tribes, this confusion disperses, and we notice that at the east are thr

en in atlantis. the atlanteans were growing old at that time, but they were in existence still. dagon was worshipped in palestine and phoenicia when thesunwasstill in the signoftaurus. therefore it must have been,ifthe theory be true,arelicofthe formertime-the last time when the sun at the vernal equinox was in thatsign-and as a relic, corrupt and degraded.'now we are comingjustnow into thesignof"aquarius 'there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water. said christ; and now the meeting had come, and the development of the intuition, the female power, is a noticeable fact all over the world- the enormous interest which now at the close of this centuryistaken bye:veryclass"and by every manner ofmanorwoman, more or less, in all mystic or occult subiects.everyoneiscarried onthewavewheth

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arise purporting to be of spiritual value. the most dangerous facet of this process is how, in the darkest age, fissures will appear in the barrier between the physical world and the lower astral planes, and there will be an intrusion of the malefic inhabitants of this inferior subtle domain. this strange and dark prophecy as found in is also a key to a deeper understanding of the real nature of aquarius. while the new-agers claim it will be an age of love and mung-beans, since the ruler of aquarius is saturn, we can expect a bumpy ride first. while saturn is also the lord of the golden age (the satya yuga, this emphasises the dual nature of the planetary daemon, tester, destroyer and guardian of the the gnostic handbook page 60 garden of eden. the key philosophical emphasis within guenon

great or platonic year. it is based on the simple fact that the earth does not sit straight, there is a slight wobble in the earth s axis as it spins. accordingly the north pole describes a circle taking 2590 years to reach the point at which it started. as this process unfolds the vernal equinox is seen to move backwards through the signs. this backwards movement starts at capricorn and ends at aquarius, the reverse of the normal yearly cycle. many have argued that it was hipparchus in the second century bce who discovered this, however there is clear evidence that it was known far earlier to the mayans and egyptians. this cycle is the basis of many different systems of mythology, de santillana and von dechend argue in hamlets mill that the great year may indeed be the basis for most cos

of the planets are ambivalent, they receive and relay forces of both positive and negative nattier. in a more medieval context, they are said to possess both spirits and intelligences. the gnostic tradition has always been unsure of astrology and see the heavenly forces as energies which must be reckoned with, not gods to be worshipped. the present change of cycle is that movement from pisces to aquarius, while there is some variation in the dating it is generally accepted that aquarius will dawn around 2024 with some margin of error (astrologers fluctuate the dating of the age of aquarius from between the year 2000 to around 2100. at the change of each sign there is much transformation, for example, the change from aries to pisces at approximately 6 bce triggered a wide range of spiritua

gautama buddha and jesus/james all into the nexus of the movement from aries to pisces. indeed the imagery of pisces as the fish has much in common with jesus and early christianity. in egyptian mythology horus is also sometimes seen as the fisherman. there are many ways to image the astrological ages, in one egypt tradition isis is related to taurus, osiris to aries, horus to pisces and maat to aquarius. the start of the pyramid age was linked to leo and many believe that the sphinx was carefully ligned to the image of leo at the horizon, while it forms embodied the priestess of virgo and the form of the lion as it represented the change from one astrological age to the next (virgo to leo. heraldic cycles the platonic year is 25,920 years long and hence each sign cover 2160 years. each o

f the temple, each stage representing a period of activity in which the priesthood has been working and preparing. as he completes each stage it would represent a aspects of the heraldic period, only at the moment of the movement from one age to the next would he enter the sanctuary and transit the energies to the priesthood and to egypt. to fully appreciate the heraldic cycle as it leads towards aquarius, we should examine the four dates at the climax of pisces. from 18444 to 21024 we have the piscean heraldic cycle ruled by the sign of aries. aries is ruled by the planet mars and hence this suggests the violent and martial tone that pisces, which is assigned the egyptian god horus, has taken in this last age. while pisces is water, aries is fire and hence we have the interaction of will

fice of rams to the father god are throughout that period. horus is pisces, the imagery is related to jesus as the fisherman, the ocean of mankind, the fish as christian symbols is also founder as a symbol of horus as fisherman. horus as a semi-solar image is found throughout religions of that period, christianity representing the misapplication of horus to become a violent martial force. maat is aquarius, the outpouring of truth and gnosis. the first date in our heraldic cycle is 1844, it is the initiation whereby the process of change from pisces to aquarius began. there are many other hidden indicators of this date, in the biblical tradition there are specific prophecies that focus on this date. the 2300 year prophecy of the cleansing of the sanctuary, began in 457 bce with the declarat

ared that in 1904 aiwass, a being he claimed was a secret chief or master, revealed that a new age was dawning. the matter is made more complex as crowley interpreted this to mean that the aeon of horus had began in 1904. however, from a gnostic perspective this is unlikely. the aeon of horus was the age of pisces and crowley had experienced a further transmission of the energy which was becoming aquarius. at the same time this energy restated much of the teachings of the solar tradition since it had become garbled through the ages. however, since this knowledge was filtered through crowley s unconscious, difficulties arise. the current of 93 he outlined is the piscean current, agape (love, thelema (will) and logos (word) all are aspects of it and 93 reduces to 12- the zodiac and of course

emotional and spiritually. the counter- gnosis intensified and became dominant in both fundamentalism and the syncretism of the new age. however, other discoveries such as the dead sea scrolls and nag hammadi library the gnostic handbook page 68 came into effect in this period and gave rise to the gnostic revival that continues till this day. 2024 is the approximate date for the manifestation of aquarius. however, do not expect it to be all love and light. aquarius is ruled by saturn or uranus, depending on whether you use the modern attributions. saturn is both the demiurge and the divine purifier, uranus is the lord of the abyss or great barrier between the pleroma and the lower world. aquarius will be an age of great ferocity, violence terror as well as growth and transfiguration for t

t. aquarius is ruled by saturn or uranus, depending on whether you use the modern attributions. saturn is both the demiurge and the divine purifier, uranus is the lord of the abyss or great barrier between the pleroma and the lower world. aquarius will be an age of great ferocity, violence terror as well as growth and transfiguration for those who seek the light. one of the images associated with aquarius is the peacock. the peacock was the sacred image of the yeizidi, a islamic people who followed an ancient gnostic religious tradition. the peacock was melek taus who can be related to the demiurge (our projections regarding matter, but at the same time the eyes of the peacock (eye=ayin in hebrew, the devil tarot card) show us that ultimately dualism has no power, no reality and hence the

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bible and created a political force which has decayed western civilisation ever since. we can correlate the astrological ages with events within history quite easily. we can link the age of aries with the early sacrificial religions, the age of pisces with that of the revelation of jesus (the imagery of the fish is certainly suggestive) and we can then see the incoming current as that of maat or aquarius. it is interesting to backdate the the aging of the sphinx and note that the current age suggested of 10,500 bce links well with the astrological change that was taking place at that gnostic theurgy page 185 time, the movement from virgo to leo. is the sphinx a mixture of feminine and lion characteristics? this is an intriguing and challenging possibility. heraldic cycles every astrologic

s 180 years in length and can be divided into 4 nexus dates and three periods of sixty years each. the present heraldic cycle, equinox of the gods or remnant age represents the expansion and development of the mysteries, and a final opportunity for transformation and return to the kingdom of light. further gnosis is revealed and perfected, and the message of the gnosis is heralded as we head into aquarius and the nexus of the kali yuga. the start of this age is usually dated between 1844 and 1910, we believe 1844 to be the accurate starting point. this is a complex period which, nearing the end of the cycle, involves massive conflicts between the powers of light and darkness. it is also the period when the apostate (false) faiths of judaism and christianity (and other counter gnostic tradi

it is fitting that the soul regenerate herself and become again as she formerly was. gnostic theurgy page 186 the soul then moves of her own accord. and she received the divine nature from the father for her rejuvenation, so that she might be restored to the place where originally she had been. this is the way of the ascent to the father. the exegesis of the soul. nag hammadi library ii 134:6-15. aquarius the climax of this heraldic period is the dawning of aquarius between 2000 and 2100. aquarius is not love and light, its ruler is saturn which is attributed to binah on the tree of life. traditional cosmology divided saturn into two poles, one above the abyss and the other operating below. the lower binah relates to satan and the demiurge and represents the destruction of the earth cycle

demiurge and represents the destruction of the earth cycle. the higher binah represents saturn as the tester or purifier who refines the gnostic until he is capable of passing through the abyss into the pleroma. in any event, mankind will be dragged kicking and screaming into confrontation with his darkest fears. return to the yuga of gold: rectification and regeneration the climax of the age of aquarius will be the millennium, the time of rectification and regeneration. it is the dawning of maat or truth. it is the time when the cycle is completed and regeneration occurs. in lesser cycles it is a time of renewal, in the great cycle it is the final omega point, when the system is rectified and the fallen dialectic system ceases to be. this period marks the final transition of those on bot

ases the dictum that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing certainly applies to the organisations that resulted. gnostic theurgy page 211 the nature of the change the heraldic age is in preparation for a transition which is a changeover in the energy form that exists in the solar logos. in simple terms, the archetype which is the focus of the seat of ra will change from horus to maat, pisces to aquarius. this change will bring about a significant variation in the experience of humanity, both in terms of light and darkness, positivity and negativity. all aspects of the fourfold solar cross (negative and positive x and y factors) are influenced by the changeover. as the heraldic period takes hold, humanity is drawn throught the transition and experiences vibrations of both a piscean and aq

n in 1914. when he failed to arrive, they came to understand that he had returned, but in a spiritual sense. while they look forward to jesus being physically present at the future final judgement they believe that the return of jesus as prophesied in the bible has already occurred. this too is a meaningful perception of the equinox of the gods, the energies of pisces are returning in the form of aquarius, jesus has re-appeared in the heraldic cycle in the sense that the christ or solar logos is undergoing transformation. these are intriguing religious interpretations of a very occult event. occult perceptions of the change aliester crowley is not an easy man to write about. he is worshipped by some and reviled by others, he is seen as either a master magician or an evil genius, a con man

period. some of the key concepts found within nietzsche's philosophy which coincide so well with the gnostic tradition include the will to power, the overman, the abandonment of the traditional decayed forms of religion and science, the cycles of eternal re-occurrence, the need to go beyond mundane forms of morality and the power of strength, love and will to achieve liberation. the dark side of aquarius there were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of god came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. and god saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. and it repented the lord that

ern. we are moving at lightning speed towards the omega day and the gateway is opening, if you are not on the side of treasury of light (the elder gods, then you are fair-game for the old ones. perhaps some of the strange descriptions of the books of revelation and daniel are not that farfetched after all! gnostic theurgy page 220 the resurfacing of the gnosis as the heraldic period moves towards aquarius mankind is heading towards a new period of both hope and destruction. the kali yuga is also accelerating towards its conclusion in blood and annihilation, ragnarok is certainly on the way. at the same time, as the ages change, the treasury of light is working overtime to awaken man. during this century the dead sea scrolls, nag hammadi library and other finds have offered an unprecedented

GOLDEN DAWN SUPREME BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

d in hand, perform the qabalistic cross (hold the sword with point up while performing the qabalistic cross) trace the banishing pentagram of spirit active, with the tip of the sword in the air before you. vibrate the name "exarp" draw the spirit sigil in the center and vibrate "eheieh" give the lvx signs. draw the banishing pentagram of air and intone the name "oro ibah aozpi" trace the sigil of aquarius in the center and vibrate "yhvh" give the sign of theoricus. then raise the hands above the head as if to touch kether. step forward with the left foot while simultaneously bringing the hands to eye-level and thrusting them forward in the projection sign (this sign is also known as the "attacking sign" and when used with the sword of vengeance, it is a potent gesture of force and will) th

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portal, the ur-uatchti, or the four elemental weapons. 1 stand and face east. perform the qabalistic cross. facing east, trace a large invoking pentagram of spirit active. thrust through the center of the pentagram and vibrate "exarp" trace the spirit sigil in the center and intone "eheieh" give the lvx signs. then trace the invoking pentagram of air and vibrate "oro ibah aozpi" draw the sigil of aquarius in the center of the pentagram and intone "yhvh" give the sign of the theoricus. turn to the south and trace a large invoking pentagram of spirit active. thrust through the center of the pentagram and vibrate "bitom" trace the spirit sigil in the center and intone "eheieh" give the lvx signs. then trace the invoking pentagram of fire and vibrate "oip teaa pedoce" draw the sigil of leo in

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has a watery symbol, k. it is the container of rain and moisture. o is symbolized by the sign of e. e is the sign when the hot sun is most fiery upon the earth. n is represented by the symbol. it is a symbol of alchemical distillation. l hath the laborious b. the following manner is the correct way to trace the kerubic emblems in the center of their respective pentagrams. 10 symbols: spirit wheel aquarius kerub leo kerub eagle kerub taurus kerub the attributions of the elements in their respective position are derived from the winds: east wind is attributed to m. southern wind bringeth into action the nature of heat and o. west wind bringeth rain and moisture, n. north winds are cold and dry like the l. the natural positions of the elements in the zodiac are different. o is in the east, l

the s.b.r.p: 1) the closing passive pentagram. 2) the spirit wheel. 3) the banishing elemental pentagram of that quadrant. 4) the kerub of the element. each of the figures are drawn one on top of the other. the spirit wheel and the kerub both are drawn in the center of the pentagrams. the spirit wheel is drawn as a circle with eight spokes within. the kerubs are attributed as thus: spirit wheel k aquarius kerub e leo kerub eagle kerub b taurus kerub in the supreme ritual of the pentagram, both the hebrew and enochian words and energies are used; the hebrew you should already be familiar with ever since the neophyte grade. the enochian system finds its origins in the work handed down from john dee and edward kelly. their works were made into a tangible and more workable system by modificati

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sigil of b in prince scale: princess: black flecked with yellow. sigil of b in princess scale: 11 addendum 2: flashing sounds zodiac in the chromatic scale sign scale color a aries c red b taurus c# red-orange c gemini d orange d cancer d# amber (orange-yellow) e leo e yellow f virgo f green-yellow g libra f# green h scorpio g blue-green i sagittarius g# blue j capricorn a indigo (blue violet) k aquarius a# violet l pisces b magenta (violet-red) the mother letters (with the new planets) letter planet scale color sounds flash on c shin. pluto c red f# green a aleph uranus e yellow a# violet m mem n neptune g blue d orange fundamental notes of the planets planet scale color planet sounds flash on f mars c red venus f# green a sun d orange moon g# blue b mercury e yellow jupiter a# violet c

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here in gloom, delighting in unintelligible images, a black ever rolling abyss ever espousing a body unluminous, formless and void" 5 chief adept (moves to the west of the altar of the universe and draws both invoking spirit pentagrams, active and passive, in the air with the spirit wheel in the center, vibrating "exarp, bitom, eheieh, hcoma, nanta, agla. in the sign of the head of the man (draws aquarius symbol. before us raphael. in the sign of the eagle (draws eagle symbol. behind us gabriel. in the sign of the lion (draws leo symbol. on our right michael. in the sign of the head of the ox (draws taurus symbol. and on our left auriel (second adept draws invoking pentagrams, of each element in each quarter using lotus wand, starting in the east) chief adept "for before us flames the pent

f the golden dawn. use thy mighty forces of earth to first create a wall of invisibility and of protection through the radiation of the rosea crucis and in the name of yehashua. stand guard without cessation, and use whatever force necessary for the defense of (each quarter is stabbed, starting in the north, and ending in the north) 10 second adept (moves to the east holding the lotus wand by the aquarius band "in the name of shaddai el chai, i invoke the protective power of ruach in the cardinal point of mizrach and its great archangel raphael, its mighty angel chassan, its powerful king paralda, its ruler ariel, and its sylphs. protect now this holy temple of air from all opposing forces who would harm or destroy the holy order of the r.r. et a.c. and all loyal subjects of the golden daw

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ds 232 chapter 29 the first crack in an ancient code the plane of the earth s orbit, projected outwards to form a great circle in the celestial sphere, is known as the ecliptic. ringed around the ecliptic, in a starry belt that extends approximately 7 north and south, are the twelve constellations of the zodiac: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, virgo, libra, scorpius, sagittarius, capricornus, aquarius and pisces. these constellations are irregular in size, shape and distribution. nevertheless (and one assumes by chance) their spacing around the rim of the ecliptic is sufficiently even to bestow a sense of cosmic order upon the diurnal risings and settings of the sun. to picture what is involved here, do the following (1) mark a dot in the centre of a blank sheet of paper (2) draw a cir

al path around the sun. in relation to the constellations of the zodiac, lying fixed in space, this causes the point at which the spring equinox occurs to move stubbornly along the ecliptic in the opposite direction to the yearly course direction in which the vernal point shifts as a result of precession of the sun, that is, against the right sequence of the zodiacal signs (taurus. aries. pisces. aquarius, instead of aquarius. pisces. aries. taurus. 2 1 hamlet s mill, p. 59. 2 ibid, p. 58. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 234 during the course of each year the earth s movement along its orbit causes the stellar background against which the sun is seen to rise to change from month to month: aquarius. pisces. aries. taurus. gemini. cancer. leo, etc, etc. at present, on the vernal equi

aurus. 2 1 hamlet s mill, p. 59. 2 ibid, p. 58. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 234 during the course of each year the earth s movement along its orbit causes the stellar background against which the sun is seen to rise to change from month to month: aquarius. pisces. aries. taurus. gemini. cancer. leo, etc, etc. at present, on the vernal equinox, the sun rises due east between pisces and aquarius. the effect of precession is to cause the vernal point to be reached fractionally earlier in the orbit each year with the result that it very gradually shifts through all 12 houses of the zodiac, spending 2160 years in each sign and making a complete circuit in 25,920 years. the direction of this processional drift, in opposition to the annual path of the sun, is: leo. cancer. gemini. tau

of precession is to cause the vernal point to be reached fractionally earlier in the orbit each year with the result that it very gradually shifts through all 12 houses of the zodiac, spending 2160 years in each sign and making a complete circuit in 25,920 years. the direction of this processional drift, in opposition to the annual path of the sun, is: leo. cancer. gemini. taurus. aries. pisces. aquarius. to give one example, the age of leo, i.e. the 2160 years during which the sun on the vernal equinox rose against the stellar background of the constellation of leo, lasted from 10,970 until 8810 bc. we live today in the astrological no man s land at the end of the age of pisces, on the threshold of the new age of aquarius. traditionally these times of transition between one age and the n

10,970 until 8810 bc. we live today in the astrological no man s land at the end of the age of pisces, on the threshold of the new age of aquarius. traditionally these times of transition between one age and the next have been regarded as ill-omened. that, in a nutshell, is the meaning of precession of the equinoxes. and that is exactly what is involved in the notion of the dawning of the age of aquarius. the famous line from the musical hair refers to the fact that every year, for the last 2000 years or so, the sun has risen in pisces on the vernal equinox. the age of pisces, however, is now approaching its end and the vernal sun will soon pass out of the sector of the fish and begin to rise against the new background of aquarius. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 235 the 25,776-ye

end and the vernal sun will soon pass out of the sector of the fish and begin to rise against the new background of aquarius. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 235 the 25,776-year cycle of precession is the engine that drives this majestic celestial juggernaut along its never-ending tour of the heavens. but the details of exactly how precession moves the equinoctial points from pisces into aquarius and thence onwards around the zodiac are also worth knowing. remember that the equinoxes occur on the only two occasions in the year when the earth s tilted axis lies broadside-on to the sun. these are when the sun rises due east all over the world and day and night are of equal length. because the earth s axis is slowly but surely precessing in a direction opposite to that of its own orb

equinox, as it does at present, it must rise in virgo at the autumn equinox, in gemini at the winter solstice and in sagittarius at the summer solstice. on each of these four occasions for the last 2000 years or so, this is exactly what the sun has been doing. as we have seen, however, precession of the equinoxes means that the vernal point will change in the not so distant future from pisces to aquarius. when that happens, the three other constellations marking the three key points will change as well (from virgo, gemini and sagittarius to leo, taurus and scorpius) almost as though the giant mechanism of heaven has ponderously switched gears. like the axle of a mill, santillana and von dechend explain, yggdrasil represents the world axis in the archaic scientific language they have ident

t or calendrical device declaring we lived when the vernal equinox was in the constellation of pisces would no longer be unambiguous. if discovered by a high culture flourishing at the very beginning of a future age of sagittarius for example it could be read as meaning we lived 4320 years before your time that is, two full precessional months prior to the sagittarian age (the 2160-year months of aquarius and capricorn. but it could also mean we lived 30,240 years before your time, that is those two months plus the full previous precessional cycle of 25,920 years. the sagittarian archaeologists would not only have to use their wits to work out the meaning of the message (i.e. we lived when the vernal equinox was in pisces, but would need to decide from other clues which age of pisces we ha

e pyramids? if these, too, are readings from the metaphorical books of thoth, it would seem that the numbers of the fully worthy are increasing, and that new and even more startling revelations may soon be at hand. to return briefly and for the last time to our evolving scenario: 1 at the beginning of the twenty-first century of the christian era, near the cusp of the age of pisces and the age of aquarius, civilization as we know it is destroyed; 2 among the devastated survivors a few hundred or a few thousand individuals band together to preserve and transmit the fruits of their culture s scientific knowledge into a distant and uncertain future; 3 these civilizers split into small groups and spread across the globe; 4 by and large they fail, and perish; nevertheless, in certain areas, som

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

initiate and new age guru george hunt williamson plays a key role in the saga of the cipher of the ufonauts. he died april 22, 1965. secret cipher of the ufonauts 7 aiwass, or aiwaz, the pr terhuman intelligence who appeared to aleister crowley in cairo in april 1904, dictating to him the book of the law, or liber al vel legis. although primarily associated with the law of the new aeon or age of aquarius, the book of the law predicts and contains the complete cipher of the ufonauts. as far as is known, although not fully decoded until the 1970s even in the classical form, this cipher seems to have been in use both among the ufonauts themselves for some time prior to the appearance of aiwass. the physical description crowley gives of aiwass is virtually identical to those given in modern m

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

earth= black air fo earth= yellow lettering water of earth= blue lettering earth of earth= green or white iettering fire of earth= red lettering fire= red air of fire= yellow lettering water of fire= blue lettering earth of fire= black lettering fire of fire= green lettering the colors of the great cross are: aries, leo, sagittarius= firey= red cancer, scorpio, pisces= watery= blue gemini, libra, aquarius= airy= yellow taurus, virgo, capricorn= earthy= black 49 the colors of the sephirothic crosses are determined using each truncated pyramid as: the colors of the kurubic squares are determined as: 50 where, t_ color of tablet k= color of element of the court card of the kerub s= same as triangle no. 1 a= color of angle wands= fire, yod, red cups= water, he, blue swords= air, vau, yellow pa

olor of element of the court card of the kerub s= same as triangle no. 1 a= color of angle wands= fire, yod, red cups= water, he, blue swords= air, vau, yellow pantacles= earth, he, black the colors of the lesser watchtower squares are determined from the astrological and planetary signs as follows: red= firey= sun, jupiter, aries, cancer, libra, capricom blue= watery= mars, taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius yellow= airy= saturas, mercury, gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces black= earthy= venus, moon, fire, air, water, saturn as a general role, complementary colors should be used when coloring the sides of truncated pyramids as follows: blue squares/pyramid sides have orange lettering yellow squares/pyramid sides have purple lettering black squares/pyramid sides have white lettering red squar

, creative activity, the ideal mart. virgo: organized matter purifed and refined, the ideal woman. libra: ideal relationships, perfect harmony and balance, universal harmony. scorpio: emotional power, regeneration, death. sagittarius: aspiration, transformation of consciousness, the principie of perfection. 71 72 capricorn: crystallization of matter, matter organized for use, governing authority. aquarius: universal brotherhood, trae lmowledge. pisces: emotion as universal solvent, dissolving of form, elimination of boundaries, cosmos finto chaos. 73 planetary influences the universe is in equilibrium; therefore he that is without it, though his force be but a feather, can overturn the universe. be not caught within that web, o child of freedom! be not entangled in the universal l e, o chi

s taurus and libra. mars: passion, desire, energy, courage, initiative. it rules aries and scorpio. j piter: higher xni.nd, wisdom, optimism, spon74 taneity, enthusiasm, benevolence, generosity. it rules sagittarius and pisces. saturn: satan, contraction, crystal l ization, concentration, ambition, self-preservation, caution, responsibility, pessimism, stability, endurance. it rules capricorn and aquarius. 75 magical preparations thus shall we prepare him for the confrontation of choronzon and the ordeai of theabyss, when we have received him into the city of the pyramids. aleister crowley, liber os abysmi proper preparation is the basic rule for every phase of the magical arts. without this, only disaster can zoom ahead. israel regardie, the complete golden dawn system of magic, vol 5 in

se, your magical weapons will automatically become ppowerfultalismans. they will become charged with your own emotional and psychic energies. additional talismans can be made for specific ppurposesbut all should come under the following general headings: earth: taurus, virgo, capricorn, venus, moon, pentacle, black, north. water: cancer, scorpio, pisces, mars, cup, blue, west. air: gemini, libra, aquarius, saturn, mercury, sword, yellow, east. fire: aries, leo, sagittarius, sun, jupiter, wand, red, south. 94 when you practice the exercise to gain the knowledge and conversation of your holy guardian angel, you will need to design and make your own talisman of iliatai. figure 5 shows an example of such a talisman design. the watchtowers and tablet of union can be used for talismans. figures

he watchtower of earth and say, mordialhtga (moh- a r -de e- ah- l eh-heh- keh- t eh- gah) ikzhikal (ee-keh-zod-hee-kal) great king of earth who rules over the square a in the great cross of earth, come to me. alhktga (ah-leh-hek-teh-gah) akzinor (ahkeh- zodee-noh-rah) ahmllkv (ah-mel-elkeh- veh) mighty seniors of the square a in the great cross of earth, come to me. 324 bring the steady power of aquarius and lunar receptivity here to me. concentrate on the square a of the great cross of earth. see the power that abounds in this region to be flowing out-ward from the great cross of earth into the black cake in the form of a thick black mist. step 3. replace the talisman of the square a with that for the square l and say, mordialhtga ikzhikal great king of earth who rules over the square l

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rtion of the blessing you have received. appellation rite.(see naming) aquarian age.the position of the sun on the vernal equinox moves through the path of the zodiac westward at the rate of a sign in about 2200 years. this period is referred to astrologically as an age. due to this precession, the spring equinox does not begin in aries as it once did, but in pisces. when it crosses into the sign aquarius, the aquarian age will have begun. arcane.that which is not hidden, but visible only to those who attune to it or are ready for its revelation; mystical, divine, cosmic. assumption.exchanging places, persons, and power. you assume you have exchanged places with the other person, assuming the other's personality. in divine assumption, you assume you are exchanging your limited self-conscio

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

many in those rarities (mostly ill-executed, but each wonderfully suggestive) called gnostic gems, we will supply a seeming elucidation of this their astrological assumption of what was earliest; for which see the succeeding figure (g) libra (the balances) leads again off as the hingepoint, introducing the six winter signs, which are (g) libra again (h) scorpio (i) sagittarius (j) capricornus (k) aquarius, and (l) pisces. fig. 12 (a) ezekiel's wheel. turning-point libra (the sign libra was added by the greeks) the first six signs, or ascending signs, are represented by the celestial perpendicular, or descending ray, as thus: the last six signs, or descending signs, are represented by the terrestrial ground-line, or horizontal, or equatorial (symbol, or sigma, as thus: the union of these (a

oman's colour, or friday colour, that of the mohammedan sabbath. this green is the vert, or venus, of mecca (see page 138. the turkish standard divides party-per-pale the masculine red of the sect of ali with the green of the hadgi; allotting to the former the place of honour, or the dexter side of the emblazonment. fig. 111. the phallus and discus, as seen in fig. 111a, united. fig. 114a. query, aquarius? fig. 115a. scale enrichment. the christian altar is divided, as a hieroglyphic, into two halves or sides, before which the representative priest extends his hands, standing before it with his right hand (meaning the law) to the right, and his left hand (mean- fig. 116. 1. rosicrucian macrocosmos. 2. rosicrucian microcosmos. a. jachin( yky. b. boaz (zub) isis. fig. 117. ing the prophets)

cable-mouldings in gothic architecture are intended to carry an important meaning. they are found in the pointed or christian architecture in continual close connection with the triplicated zigzag, the vandykes, or aquarii, as we designate them, because all these architectural forms, which are hieroglyphs, mean the feminine or second prinfigures of the centuari. 241 ciple, and express the sign of aquarius, with its watery or lunar hints, its twin-fishes, and its jonah-like anagrams of the redeemer. hence the boat-like, elongated, peculiar form called the vesica piscis, which is the oblong shuttleshaped frame continually set over doors and windows and elsewhere in gothic churches, to contain effigies of the saviour, or virgin mary, or groups from the new testament in connection with these t

se affinity will be remarked with examples of capitals with horns or 252 the rosicrucians. volutes from the temple of ellora, in india, and other indian and persian temples: placed under, for comparison, in the illustration. fig. 200. norman capital: foliated ornament, resembling the honeysuckle and lotus. various mouldings, both gothic and classic, present shapes drawn from the astronomical sign aquarius. these signs, or ciphers, are significant of the sea and of fig. 201. canterbury cathedral: volutes of the corinthian form. fig. 202. canterbury cathedral: corinthian scrolls or horns. the moon. glyphs resembling fishes mean iona, or jonah. they are also symbols of the saviour, when they occur amidst the relics left by the early christians, and in forms of the first christian centuries. o

n the greekrite. woman s side (moon) sinister. axis inclined (ecliptic (chapter-house) cor or choir (equatorial (as deliberative judgement seat) the blessed lady st. john. aries, head and face taurus, neck andthroat gemini, arms and shoulders cancer, breast and stomach leo, heart and back virgo, venter libra,reins and loins scorpio, genitalia sagittarius, hips and thighs capricorn, knees and hams aquarius, legs and ankles pisces, feet and toes. a b c d e f g h i j k l sun rises. east. holy of holies. crown of glory. crown of thorns. apse or apsis. astro-theosopic chart. 307 astro-theosophic chart (no. 2) eastern or greek rite. mysterium (east (north (south (west) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. head. neck. shoulders breast. chest. back. venter. thighs. knees. legs. ankles. feet. robertus de fl

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rits of the water: undines 4. the spirits of the fire: salamanders these are the essential spiritual beings called upon to praise god in the 'benedicite omnia opera. the kerubim are the living powers of tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolized and attributed: kerub of air man aquarius kerub of fire lion leo kerub of earth bull taurus kerub of water eagle scorpio tetragrammaton means 'four-lettered name' and refers to the unpronounceable name of god symbolized by 'jehovah. the laver of water of purification refers to the waters of binah, the female power reflected in the waters of creation. the altar of burnt offering for the sacrifice of animals symbolizes the qlippoth

LEMEGETON

omon, from harl. 6483. seal of solomon from the magical calendar. seal of solomon, frontispiece from british library manuscript lans. 1203, les v ritables clavicules de salomon, traduites de l'hebreux en langue latine, par le rabin abognazar. sigilla, nempe xii signorum zodiaci, from paracelsus, archidoxis magicae, liber ii. aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces the almadel, from gollancz, sepher maphteah shelomoh, 1914, fol 20b. note the drawing at the bottom showing how the candles are to be constructed with feet to support the almadel "picture of the almadel, from or. ms. 6360: first note of the art of grammar, from sl. 1712, fol. 14v. second note of the art of grammar, from sl. 1712, fol. 15r. the fourth note of rhetoric and the note o

LEWIS JAMES SATANISM TODAY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION FOLKLORE AND POPULAR CULTURE

s the english name of the fraternity known as fraternitas l. v. x. occulta. very similar to the builders of the adytum, it originated from the american section of the hermetic order of the golden dawn (ogd. it is claimed that, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the head and three officers of the ogd reorganized the order as a mystery school dedicated to the return of the new age or age of aquarius. this tradition has been inherited by the present heads of the fraternity, assuming a more public profile in the mid- 1980s. the main purposes of the fraternity include (1) acting as a modern repository of the ancient wisdom (2) training members for selfless service to humanity through application of the ancient wisdom; and (3) promulgating the ancient wisdom. the writings of the legendar

LIBER 141

ull faith, in the adept; if he repeat, that is fear, and argueth imperfection in the first trial. yet possibly for great cosmic operations it may be well to perform a series of sacraments; but in this case the series should be arranged beforehand, and carried out regularly. as for example, the 16 operations of jupiter done in the city of paris during the passage of the sun from 10 capricorn to 22 aquarius an ix. in our experience, repetitions undertaken because of apparent failure have sometimes seemed fatal, actually stopping what might reasonably have been expected to occur, and which has occurred only some time after the cessation of such attempts. but we have also noted that in such cases the result hath been great and favourable, as if the repeated operations had built a dam restraini

LIBER 777

at teonim gemini wrymillx tzalalimiron 18 frs sarton cancer c wryrjyc shichiriron 19 hyra ari leo b wrybhlc shalehbiron 20 hlwtb betulah virgo e wryrpx tzaphiriron 21. jupiter. 22 \ynzam moznaim libra d wryrybu a abiriron 23 \ym maim water. 24 brqu akrab scorpio c wrytcjn necheshthiron 25 tcq qesheth sagittarius b wrycjn necheshiron 26 ydg gedi capricorn e wrygdgd dagdagiron 27. mars. 28 yld deli aquarius d wrymyhb bahimiron 29 \ygd dagim pisces c wrymycn nashimiron 30. sol. 31 ca ash fire. 32. saturn. 32 bis ra aretz earth. 31 bis ta ath spirit. table of correspondences 4 ix. the sword and the serpent x. mystic numbers of the sephiroth xi* elements (with their planetary rulers. xii* the tree of life. 0. 0. 1 1 root of d 1st plane, middle pillar 2 3 root of b 2nd plane, right pillar 3 6 ro

ncludes the statement: all these old letters of my book are aright: but x is not the star. this also is secret: my prophet shall reveal it to the wise. in crowley s new comment on this verse, he observes: i see no harm in revealing the mystery of tzaddi to the wise; others will hardly understand my explanations. tzaddi is the letter of the emperor, the trump iv, and h is the star, the trump xvii. aquarius and aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of pisces, just as, in the trumps viii and xi, leo and libra do about virgo. this last revelation makes our tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. the fact of its so doing is a most convincing proof of the superhuman wisdom of the author of this book to those who have laboured for years, in vain, to e

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

ct. samadhi never occurs in such conditions. o.m] 9 [this examination is a subtle compliment, amounting almost to flattery. it is a much harder paper than would be set in most cases. o.m] the equinox 170 (c) discover by visions the nature of the alchemical principles, sulphur, mercury, and salt. how do they differ from the 3 gunas, and the elements fire, water, air (d) give an account of the sign aquarius in the 4 worlds, assiah, yetzirah, briah, and atziluth (e) visit and describe fully the qliphoth of aries (f) visit lophiel and hismael, and report their appearance, mode of life, and conversation. observe. the a\ a\ work throughout is definite and directed. there is no room for a single loose thought (3) you must be perfectly stern and austere about the sanctity of the work. you wouldn t

LIBER V

tness of a tiger the precincts of his circle, until he complete one revolution thereof. 3. let him give the sign of horus (or the enterer) as he passeth, so to project the force that radiateth from boleskine before him. 4. let him pace his path until he comes to the north; there let him halt, and turn his face to the north. 5. let him trace with his wand the averse pentagram proper to invoke air (aquarius. 6. let him bring the wand to the centre of the pentagram and call upon nuit! 7. let him make the sign called puella, standing with his feet together, head bowed, his left hand shielding the muladhara cakkra, and his right hand shielding his breast (attitude of the venus de medici. 8. let him turn again to the left, and pursue his path as before, projecting the force from boleskine as he

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tness of a tiger the precincts of his circle, until he complete one revolution thereof. 3. let him give the sign of horus (or the enterer) as he passeth, so to project the force that radiateth from boleskine before him. 4. let him pace his path until he comes to the north; there let him halt, and turn his face to the north. 5. let him trace with his wand the averse pentagram proper to invoke air (aquarius. 6. let him bring the wand to the centre of the pentagram and call upon nuit! e 7. let him make the sign called puella, standing with his feet together, head bowed, his left hand shielding the muladhara cakra, and his right hand shielding his breast (attitude of the venus de medici. 8. let him turn again to the left, and pursue his path as before, projecting the force from boleskine as he

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

to live in the abyss of this mortality as in the depth of waters, that is, without sin (monumental christianity) many christians observe friday, which is sacred to the virgin (venus, upon which day they shall eat fish and not meat. the sign of the fish was one of the earliest symbols of christianity; and when drawn upon the sand, it informed one christian that another of the same faith was near. aquarius is called the sign of the water bearer, or the man with a jug of water on his shoulder mentioned in the new testament. this is sometimes shown as an angelic figure, supposedly androgynous, either pouring water from an urn or carrying the vessel upon its shoulder. among oriental peoples, a water vessel alone is often used. edward upham, in his history and doctrine of budhism, describes aqu

the vessel upon its shoulder. among oriental peoples, a water vessel alone is often used. edward upham, in his history and doctrine of budhism, describes aquarius as being "in the shape of a pot and of a color between blue and yellow; this sign is the single house of saturn" when herschel discovered the planet uranus (sometimes called by the name of its discoverer, the second half of the sign of aquarius was allotted to this added member of the planetary family. the water pouring from the urn of aquarius under the name of "the waters of eternal life" appears many times in symbolism. so it is with all the signs. thus the sun in its path controls whatever form of worship man offers to the supreme deity. there are two distinct systems of astrological philosophy. one of them, the ptolemaic, i

appears to be trampling on a serpent, and its tail to be held by a woman. immediately after the lion comes the virgin holding an ear of corn, further on, we perceive two scales of a balance, above which, in a medal lion, is the figure of harpocrates. then follows the scorpion and sagittarius, to whom the egyptians gave wings, and two faces. after sagittarius are successively placed, capricornus, aquarius, pisces, the ram, the bull, and the twins. this zodiacal procession is, as we have already observed, terminated by cancer, the crab" p. 56 the antiquity of the zodiac is much in dispute. to contend that it originated but a mere few thousand years before the christian era is a colossal mistake on the part of those who have sought to compile data, concerning its origin. the zodiac necessari

is reticence to reveal that which levi evidently felt was better left concealed, westcott sums up his interpretation of the tablet as follows "the diagram of levi, by which he explains the mystery of the tablet, shows the upper region divided into the four seasons of the year, each with three signs of the zodiac, and he has added the four-lettered sacred name, the tetragrammaton, assigning jod to aquarius, that is canopus, he to taurus, that is apis, vau to leo, that is momphta, and he final to typhon. note the cherubic parallel--man, bull, lion and eagle. the fourth form is found either as scorpion or eagle depending upon the occult good or evil intention: in the demotic zodiac, the snake replaces the scorpion "the lower region he ascribes to the twelve simple hebrew letters, associating

t, jupiter; by lightning, mars; by that of the reflections, or mirrors, the world of venus; by the fountain of characters, the world of mercury. all these are shown by the figures in the center pane of the tablet" the upper panel contains the twelve figures of the zodiac arranged in four triads. the center figure in each group represents one of the four fixed signs of the zodiac. s is the sign of aquarius; z, taurus; c, leo; and g, scorpio. these are called the fathers. in the secret teachings of the far east these four figures--the man, the bull, the lion, and the eagle--are called the winged globes or the four maharajahs who stand upon the corners of creation. the four cardinal signs--p, capricorn; x, aries; b, cancer; f, libra--are called the powers. the four common signs--v, pisces; a

, and the eagle--are called the winged globes or the four maharajahs who stand upon the corners of creation. the four cardinal signs--p, capricorn; x, aries; b, cancer; f, libra--are called the powers. the four common signs--v, pisces; a, gemini; e, virgo; h, sagittarius- are called the minds of the four lords. this explains the meaning of the winged globes of egypt, for the four central figures--aquarius, taurus, leo, and scorpio (called by ezekiel the cherubim--are the globes; the cardinal and common signs on either side are the wings. therefore the twelve signs of the zodiac may be symbolized by four globes, each with two wings. the celestial triads are further shown by the egyptians as a globe (the father) from which issue a serpent (the mind) and wings (the power. these twelve forces

hiram is enacted annually by the sun during its passage through the signs of the zodiac "from the journey of the sun through the twelve signs" writes albert pike "come the legend of the twelve labors of hercules, and the incarnations of vishnu and buddha. hence came the legend of the murder of khurum, representative of the sun, by the three fellow-crafts, symbols of the winter signs, capricornus, aquarius, and pisces, who assailed him at the three gates of heaven and slew him at the winter solstice. hence the search for him by the nine fellow-crafts, the other nine signs, his finding, burial, and resurrection (see morals and dogma) other authors consider libra, scorpio, and sagittarius as the three murderers of the sun, inasmuch as osiris was murdered by typhon, to whom were assigned the t

ssigned the thirty degrees of the constellation of scorpio. in the christian mysteries also judas signifies the scorpion, and the thirty pieces of silver for which he betrayed his lord represent the number of degrees in that sign. having been struck by libra (the state, scorpio (the church, and sagittarius (the mob, the sun (chiram) is secretly home through the darkness by the signs of capricorn, aquarius, and pisces and buried over the brow of a hill (the vernal equinox. capricorn has for its symbol an old man with a scythe in his hand. this is father time- a wayfarer--who is symbolized in masonry as straightening out the ringlets of a young girl's hair. if the weeping virgin be considered a symbol of virgo, and father time with his scythe a symbol of capricorn, then the interval of ninet

and progress on precisely the same law" when the colors are related to the twelve signs of the zodiac, they are arranged as the spokes of a wheel. to aries is assigned pure red; to taurus, red-orange; to gemini, pure orange; to cancer, orange-yellow; to leo, pure yellow; to virgo, yellow-green; to libra, pure green; to scorpio, green-blue; to sagittarius, pure blue; to capricorn, blue-violet; to aquarius, pure violet; and to pisces, violet-red. in expounding the eastern system of esoteric philosophy, h. p, blavatsky relates the colors to the septenary constitution of man and the seven states of matter as follows: color principles of man states of matter violet chaya, or etheric double ether indigo higher manas, or spiritual intelligence critical state called air blue auric envelope steam

d sometimes the pink jasper and hyacinth; to libra the beryl, sardius, coral, lapis lazuli, opal, and sometimes the diamond; to scorpio the amethyst, beryl, sardonyx, aquamarine, carbuncle, lodestone, topaz, and malachite; to sagittarius die hyacinth, topaz, chrysolite, emerald, carbuncle, and turquoise; to capricorn the chrysoprase, ruby, malachite, black onyx, white onyx, jet, and moonstone; to aquarius the crystal, sapphire, garnet, zircon, and opal; to pisces the sapphire, jasper, chrysolite, moonstone, and amethyst both the magic mirror and the crystal ball are symbols little understood. woe to that benighted mortal who accepts literally the stories circulated concerning them! he will discover--often at the cost of sanity and health--that sorcery and philosophy, while often confused

diting them with having temperaments not unlike the human and then expecting them to exhibit typical human inconsistencies. the four fixed signs of the zodiac were assigned to the four kingdoms of elementals. the gnomes were said to be of the nature of taurus; the undines, of the nature of scorpio; the salamanders exemplified the constitution of leo; while the sylphs manipulated the emanations of aquarius. the christian church gathered all the elemental entities together under the title of demon. this is a misnomer with far-reaching consequences, for to the average mind the word demon means an evil thing, and the nature spirits are essentially no more malevolent than are the minerals, plants, and animals. many of the early church fathers asserted that they had met and debated with the elem

rge to all eternity and are the arms of the universe. 3. the simple letters having been designed, established, weighed, and exchanged by god, he produced by them twelve zodiacal signs in the universe, twelve months in the year, and twelve chief organs in` human body (male and female. 4, the signs of the zodiac are: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, virgo, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, and pisces. the months of the year are: nisan, liar, sivan, tammuz, ab, elul, tisri, marcheshvan, kislev, tebet, sebat, and adar. the organs of the human body are: two hands, two feet, two kidneys, gall, small intestine, liver, esophagus, stomach, and spleen. 5. note. in the following twelve stanzas, knut stenring again differs, this time as to the arrangement of properties: 1st. god cau

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

of the unseen world, can any man maybe hope to bend to his will an indifferent fate, whose roots appear to reach back into the outer regions of that night. among those who understand the darkness which is no darkness to them anymore are those that tread the way of witchcraft. they of their own accord have walked beyond the ring of firelight and learned the paths in the wilderness beyond. now that aquarius is upon us, the gates have swung back revealing as never before the secret workings of those who practise the black arts. no more are we constrained by common law to hide our doings; the stake and the noose are things of the past, and we may once more choose our own gods, bright or dark. the day of the pale galilean is passing, and the restrictions imposed by his devotees are losing their

ng so hard to cultivate. that's all. nothing to do with morals or ethics in this case, a witch's word is a witch's word, and is never given lightly. the fourth and last theoretical consideration of the pyramid to contend with as a witch is the important one of secrecy. now witchcraft consists of knowledge, and knowledge brings power. power shared is power lost. although we have entered the age of aquarius, along with its attendant freedom and loosening of restrictions, it will still be very much in your own interests as a witch to shroud certain of your doings in a reasonable veil of secrecy. apart from the fun and glamour involved in so doing, there are one or two practical considerations in addition to a magical one which also make this maxim of secrecy meaningful. if someone obliquely g

be stained or painted black with an exorcised paint in which finely powdered wormwood herb is mixed. all the time you work on it, you should continue the use of the mantram that you evolved for the triangle. many witches surround this pedestal with the names of the four cabalistic archangels: michael, gabriel, raphael, uriel, or their symbolic representatives, the zodiacal signs of leo, scorpio, aquarius, and taurus. again, however, this is not strictly necessary, merely a matter of personal preference. finally, wash the show stone itself in an infusion of wormwood, place it on its stand when dry, and cense and seal them both. should you, however, wish to make a speculum, or mirror, instead of buying a crystal, obtain a concave clock glass or chemical watch glass. using the same formula t

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

rus, virgo, or capricorn. for love, grace, and invisibility, the moon should be in a fiery sign, viz: aries, leo, or sagittarius. book one page 15 for hatred, discord, and destruction, the moon should be in a watery sign, viz: cancer, scorpio, or pisces. for experiments of a peculiar nature, which cannot be classed under any certain head, the moon should be in an airy sign, viz: gemini, libra, or aquarius. but if these things seem unto thee difficult to accomplish, it will suffice thee merely to notice the moon after her combustion, or conjunction with the sun, especially just when she quits his beams and appeareth visible. for then it is good to make all experiments for the construction and operation of any matter. that is why the time from the new unto the full moon is proper for perform

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

ther. it was not until the time of the prophet amos thatjehovah is raised to the level of the universal lord and creator god. jeremiah and ezekiel also followedsuit.the sakhraa sacred stone of the israelites that was contained in their temple of solomon. but, it was an object ofveneration long prior to this time. the ashlar of the freemasons is probably an analogue of it.age of aquariusthe age of aquarius opened 1750 a.d; planet uranus was discovered in 1781. then there came theinventions of the steam engine, airplane, etc. technology became vogue, and so on. in both the bible history and platos story, the destruction of the people was largely caused by the inter-marriage of the superior or divine race the sons of god with the inferior stock, the children of men,whereby they were degraded

e of the oral cavity. as fluorine isa known active enzyme poison, it is known to affect cell division (mitotic) in the fetus, resulting in ana-tomical anomalies (teratism. 1960 national reconnaissance office (nro) created to manage spy satellites. 1960 from 1960 to 1973, the u.s. sells russia vast quantities of equipment. 1960 captain edward ruppelt mysteriously dies of heart attack. 1960 project aquarius initiated to collect et technical information. 1960 canada begins to irradiate potatoes. 1960 john d. rockefeller, jr. dies. 1960 rand corporation publishes study under contract to the air force in which 12 underground baselocations were selected- all installations 1,000 ft. deep. 1960 u.s. drug enforcement agency lists hong kong as source of most u.s. heroin. 1960 it is estimated in 1960

ns and the hermetic arts of tarot, astrology, kabalaand numerology (includes 800+ digital slide presentation)log on to www.taroscopes.com and visit the merchandise page for more information. womenand the arts of doing and beingthe role of women as the keepers of the mysteries of being.the role of women domestically and professionally.going beyond the familiar roles, in the 21st century.the age of aquarius- its true impact.the relevance of the divination arts: tarot, astrology, kabala and numerology.symbolic literacy- what is it?stereotypes versus archetypes.habituation versus individuation.the return of the goddessmichael tsarion speaks on the role of the feminine, women, and the relevance of the hermetic arts.(includes digital slide presentation)the women who once ruled the earth now seem

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

r evoking, send them forth to burn your target with inner desire then 59 arising to drain them sexually. you may guard yourself from attacks in the reverse manner. dagdagiron capricorn (december 22nd jan 19th -active earth their colors are reddish and bright, they appear as devouring flat-shaped fish like piranhas who seek to devour. use them to guard your body when projecting astrally. behemiron aquarius (jan 20 feb 17 -fixed air these demons have limbs whose arms are derived from behemoth, and the color of their forms are black and brown, they appear as awful beasts, like hippopotamus and an elephant, but crushed, or as if their skin was spread out flat over the body of a gigantic cockroach. they are spirits of the air and relate to begetting the new behemoth is the point of mastery of t

MORALS AND DOGMA

e images of the bull, the lion, the man, and the eagle, the constellations answering 2500 years before our era to the equinoctial and solstitial points: to which belong four stars, aldebaran, regulus, fomalhaut, and antares. at each of these veils there are three words: and to each division of the zodiac, belonging to each of these stars, are three signs. the four signs, taurus, leo, scorpio, and aquarius, were termed the _fixed_ signs, and are appropriately assigned to the four veils. so the cherubim, according to clemens and philo, represented the two hemispheres: their wings, the rapid course of the firmament, and of time which revolves in the zodiac "for the heavens fly" says philo, speaking of the wings of the cherubim: which were winged representations of the lion, the bull, the eagl

e lion, the bull, the eagle, and the man; of two of which, the human-headed, winged bulls and lions, so many have been found at nimroud; adopted as beneficent symbols, when the sun entered taurus at the vernal equinox and leo at the summer solstice: and when, also, he entered scorpio for which, on account of its malignant influences, aquila, the eagle was substituted, at the autumnal equinox; and aquarius (the water-bearer) at the winter solstice. so, clemens says, the candlestick with seven branches represented the seven planets, like which the seven branches were arranged and regulated, preserving that musical proportion and system of harmony of which the sun was the centre and connection. they were arranged, says philo, by threes, like the planets above and those below the sun; between

ras, diverged the route to the dominions of pluto. until they left the galaxy, they were not deemed to have commenced to descend toward the terrestrial bodies. from that they departed, and to that they returned. until they reached the sign cancer, they had not left it, and were still gods. when they reached leo, they commenced their apprenticeship for their future condition; and when they were at aquarius, the sign opposite leo, they were furthest removed from human life. the soul, descending from the celestial limits, where the zodiac and galaxy unite, loses its spherical shape, the shape of all divine nature, and is lengthened into a cone, as a point is lengthened into a line; and then, an indivisible monad before, it divides itself and becomes a duad--that is, unity becomes division, di

y giving to particular stars or groups of stars the names of those terrestrial objects which seemed connected with them; and for those which still remained unnamed by this nomenclature, they, to complete a system, assumed arbitrary and fanciful names. thus the ethiopian of thebes or saba styled those stars under which the nile commenced to overflow, stars of inundation, or that _poured out water (aquarius. those stars among which the sun was, when he had reached the northern tropic and began to _retreat_ southward, were termed, from his retrograde motion, the crab (cancer. as he approached, in autumn, the middle point between the northern and southern extremes of his journeying, the days and nights became equal; and the stars among which he was then found were called stars of the balance (

limits and extending to an equal distance on each side of the line of equal nights and days. this belt, curving like a serpent, was termed the zodiac, and divided into twelve signs. at the vernal equinox, 2455 years before our era, the sun was entering the sign and constellation taurus, or the bull; having passed through, since he commenced, at the winter solstice, to ascend northward, the signs aquarius, pisces and aries; on entering the first of which he reached the lowest limit of his journey southward. from taurus, he passed through gemini and cancer, and reached leo when he arrived at the terminus of his journey northward. thence, through leo, virgo, and libra, he entered scorpio at the autumnal equinox, and journeyed southward through scorpia, sagittarius, and capricornus to aquariu

two equinoxes, the _equator. they knew nothing of the immutable laws of nature; and whenever the sun commenced to tend southward, they feared lest he might continue to do so, and by degrees disappear forever, leaving the earth to be ruled forever by darkness, storm, and cold. hence they rejoiced when he commenced to re-ascend after the winter solstice, struggling against the malign influences of aquarius and pisces, and amicably received by the lamb. and when at the vernal equinox he entered taurus, they still more rejoiced at the assurance that the days would again be longer than the nights, that the season of seed-time had come, and the summer and harvest would follow. and they lamented when, after the autumnal equinox, the malign influence of the venomous scorpion, and vindictive arche

e sun descended, became typhon, the spirit or principle of evil, warring against and destroying osiris. from the journey of the sun through the twelve signs came the legend of the twelve labors of hercules, and the incarnations of vishnu and buddha. hence came the legend of the murder of khurum, representative of the sun, by the three fellow-crafts, symbols of the three winter signs, capricornus, aquarius, and pisces, who assailed him at the three gates of heaven and slew him at the winter solstice. hence the search for him by the nine fellow-crafts, the other nine signs, his finding, burial, and resurrection. the celestial taurus, opening the new year, was the creative bull of the hindus and japanese, breaking with his horn the egg out of which the world is born, hence the bull apis was w

like which were the cherubim set by solomon in his temple: and hence the twelve brazen or bronze oxen, on which the laver of brass was supported. the celestial vulture or eagle, rising and setting with the scorpion, was substituted in its place, in many cases, on account of the malign influences of the latter: and thus the four great periods of the year were marked by the bull, the lion, the man (aquarius) and the eagle; which were upon the respective standards of ephraim, judah, reuben, and dan; and still appear on the shield of american royal arch masonry. afterward the ram or lamb became an object of adoration, when, in his turn, he opened the equinox, to deliver the world from the wintry reign of darkness and evil. around the central and simple idea of the annual death and resurrection

r thousand six hundred and ten years before christ, the sun entered gemini at the vernal equinox. at the two periods, 2455 and 300 years before christ, and now, the entrances of the sun at the equinoxes and solstices into the signs, were and are as follows _b.c_ 2455. vern. equinox, he entered taurus from aries. summer solstice leo from cancer. autumnal equinox scorpio from libra. winter solstice aquarius from capricornus _b.c_ 300. vern. eq. aries from pisces. summer sols. cancer from gemini. autumn eq. libra from virgo. winter sols. capricornus from sagittarius. 1872. vern. eq. pisces from aquarius. sum. sols. gemini from taurus. aut. eq. virgo from leo. winter sols. sagittarius from scorpio. from confounding _signs_ with _causes_ came the worship of the sun and stars "if" says job "i be

to the solstitial and equinoctial points, and were much noticed by astronomers. this sign was sometimes represented by a snake, and sometimes by a crocodile, but generally by a scorpion, which last is found on the mithriac monuments, and on the zodiac of dendera. it was considered a sign accursed, and the entrance of the sun into it commenced the reign of typhon. in sagittarius, capricornus, and aquarius there are no stars of importance. near pisces is the brilliant star fomalhaut. no sign in the zodiac is considered of more malignant influence than this. it was deemed indicative of _violence_ and _death_ both the syrians and egyptians abstained from eating fish, out of dread and abhorhence; and when the latter would represent anything as odious, or express hatred by hieroglyphics, they p

h the central four were occupied by images of the four elements. the four divisions at the four angles of the quadrilateral exhibited the four signs that the astrologers called _fixed, and which they regard as subject to the influence of the four great royal stars, regulus in leo, aldebaran in taurus, antares in scorpio, and fomalhaut in the mouth of pisces, on which falls the water poured out by aquarius; of which constellations the scorpion was represented in the hebrew blazonry by the celestial vulture or eagle, that rises at the same time with it and is its paranatellon. the other signs were arranged on the four faces of the quadilateral, and in the parallel and interior divisions. there is an astonishing coincidence between the characteristics assigned by jacob to his sons, and those

atellon. the other signs were arranged on the four faces of the quadilateral, and in the parallel and interior divisions. there is an astonishing coincidence between the characteristics assigned by jacob to his sons, and those of the signs of the zodiac, or the planets that have their domicile in those signs _reuben_ is compared to running water, unstable, and that cannot excel; and he answers to aquarius, his ensign being a man. the water poured out by aquarius flows toward the south pole, and it is the first of the four royal signs, ascending from the winter solstice. the lion (leo) is the device of _judah; and jacob compares him to that animal, whose constellation in the heavens is the domicile of the sun; the lion of the tribe of judah; by whose grip, when that of apprentice and that o

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

law, love under will, is an interpretation of the general law of will. it is dealt with fully in liber aleph. see chapters 105, 120, 121, 139, 141, 142, 192, 193, 194, 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 203 among others. i see no harm in revealing the mystery of tzaddi to 'the wise; others will hardly understand my explanations. tzaddi is the letter of the emperor, trump tv, and he is the star, trump xvii. aquarius and aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of pisces, just as, in the trumps viii and xi, leo and libra do about virgo. this last revelation makes our tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. the fact of its so doing is a most convincing proof of the superhuman wisdom of the author of this book to those who have laboured for years, in vain, to e

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

m his or her actions. here is a list of the most suitable aphrodisiac foods for the various astrological signs: aries: cinnamon, pepper, and chestnuts. taurus: grapes and sage. gemini: carrots and fennel. cancer: garlic and peppermint. leo: almonds and celery seed. virgo: apples and thyme. scorpio: ginger, mustard, and onions. sagittarius: sesame seed and nutmeg. capricorn: dates and wintergreen. aquarius: bananas and rye. pisces: mint and oranges. the word aphrodisiac is derived from aphrodite, the love goddess of the ancient greeks whom the romans called venus. of all the goddesses of ancient greece and rome, none was more widely venerated than the goddess of love was. every god -even zeus himself- wanted the beautiful, golden aphrodite as his wife, but she was too proud and rejected the

NECRONOMICON ALAZIF

fourteenth day of the ninth month, and at hallowmas (on november eve. call out to dread azathoth when the sun is in the sign of the ram, the lion, or the archer; the moon decreasing and mars and saturn conjoin. mighty yog-sothoth shall rise to ye incantations when sol has entered the fiery house of leo and the hour of lammas be upon ye. evoke ye terrible hastur on candlemas night, when sol is in aquarius and mercury in trine. supplicate great cthulhu only at hallowmas eve when the sun abides within the house of the scorpion and orion riseth. when all hallows falls within the cycle of the new moon the power shall be the strongest. conjure shub-niggurath when the beltane fires glow upon the hills and the sun is in the second house, repeating the rites of roodmas when ye black one appeareth

sigil of the earth-bull thus: taurus sigil in ye south (at a space of five paces from ye stone of ye north, thou shalt raise a stone of fierceheat, through which ye summer winds bloweth and make upon ye stone ye mark of ye lion-serpent thus: leo sigil ye stone of whirling-air shall be set in ye east where ye first equinox riseth and shall be graven with ye sign of he that beareth ye waters, thus: aquarius sigil ye gate of rushing torrents thou cause to beat the west most inner point (at a space of five paces from ye stone of ye east) where ye sun dieth in ye evening and ye cycle of night returns. blazon ye stone with ye character of ye scorpion whose tail reacheth unto the stars: scorpio sigil set thou the seven stones of those that wander ye heavens, without ye inner four and through thei

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

the ancients are duplicated conditions of: heat and dryness fire a heat and moisture air a cold and d yness earth b cold and moisture water v 2. the signs of the zodiac are twelve: 1. aries, the ram 2. taurus, the bull 3. gemini, the twins 4. cancer, the crab 5 .leo, the lion 6. virgo, the virgin 7. libra, the scales 8. scorpio, the scorpion 9. sagittarius, the archer 10. capricorn, the goat 11. aquarius, the water-bearer 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thus to fire belong aries, leo, sagittarius: thus to earth belong taurus, virgo, capricornus: thus to air belong gemini, libra, aquarius: thus

. the spirits of the fire salamanders second knowledge lecture 6 1 these are the essential spiritual beings called upon to praise god in the 'benedicite omnia opera' the kerubim are the living powers of tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. they operate through the fixed or kerubic signs of the zodiac and are thus symbolised and attributed- kerub of air-man-aquarius zv.5 kerub of fire-lion-leo q kerub of earth-bull-taurus w kerub of water-eagle-scorpio tll or. tetragrammaton means four-lettered name and refers to the <121> unpronounceable name of god symbolised by jehovah. the laver of water of purification refers to the waters of binah, the female power reflected in the waters of creation. the altar of burnt offmmnfgo r the sacrifice of animals syrn

e beauty of a firm basis. the sovereignty of fundamental power. sol acting through sagittarius upon luna. 15. the devil=the sovereignty and beauty of material (and therefore false) splendour. sol acting through capricorn upon mercury. 16. the tower=the victory over splendour. venus acting through mars upon mercury. avenging force. 17. star=the victory of fundamental strength. venus acting through aquarius upon luna. hope. 18. moon=the victory of the material. venus acting through pisces upon the cosmic elements, deceptive effect of the apparent power of material forces. 19. sun=the splendour of the material world. mercury acting through the sun upon the moon. 20. judgment=the splendour of the material world. mercury acting through fire upon the cosmic elements. 21. universe=the foundation

and the elohlm said-"let us make adam in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fowl of the air" the golden dawn: volume i1 book two <72> hiero hiero hiero hiero hiero hiereus heg hiero heg hiero hiero hiero in the name yod he vau he and in the name of shaddai el chai spirits of air adore your creator. takes up pentacle and at the words "head of the man" makes the sign aquarius before tablet. in the name of raphael, the great archangel of air, and in the sign of the head of the man, spirits of air adore your creator! makes cross with pentacle. in the name and letters of the great eastern quadrangle, revealed unto enoch by the great angel ave, spirits of air adore your creator (holding pentacle on high) in the three great secret names of god, borne on the banners

o the priest with the mask of osiris spake and said "thou canst not pass the gate of the eastern heaven unless thou canst tell me my name" k e w thou art nu, goddess of the firmament of air. thou art hormaku, lord of the eastern sun. hiero in what signs and symbols do ye come? kerux in the letter aleph. in the banner of light, and the symbol of the equated forces. hierophant stands back and signs aquarius =s: before zelator with fan. hiero in the sign of the man, child of air, thou art purified. pass thou on. gives banner of the west to kenuc who leads zelator on, and hands the banner to hegemon in passing, while hiereus again reads: hiereus i am osiris, the soul in twin aspect, united to the higher by purification, perfected by suffering, glorified through trial. i have come where the gre

lanet does this grade especially refer? hiereus to the planet venus. hiero honoured hegemon, what paths are attached to this grade? heg the 29th 28th, and 27th paths of qoph, tzaddi, and peh. hiero honoured hiereus, to what does the 29th path allude? hiereus to the reflection of the sphere of pisces. hiero honoured hegemon, to what does the 28th path allude? heg to the reflection of the sphere of aquarius. hiero honoured hiereus, to what does the 27th path allude? hiereus to the reflection of the sphere of mars. hiero (knock) let us adore the lord and king of fire. yod he vau he tzabaoth. blessed be thou- leader of armies is thy name, amen! all salute. hiero quits his throne and goes to the south. hegemon stands behind him in the s. e, hiereus in the s. w. hierophant makes the invoking pen

se and on it is the word olam meaning world. hiero puts pyramid aside. the 28th path of the sepher yetzirah which answereth unto the letter tzaddi is called the natural intelligence- and it is so called 188 the golden dawn: volume ii book two because through it is consummated and perfected the nature of every existing being under the orb of the sun. it is therefore the reflection of the airy sign aquarius, the water-bearer, unto which is attributed the countenance of man, the adam who restored the world. hiero, hegemon, and practicus come west of the altar. before you upon the altar is the 17th key of tarot which symbolically resumes these ideas. the large star in the centre of the heavens has seven principal and <135> fourteen secondary rays and this represents the heptad multiplied by th

1st key she is only partially so. the two urns contain the influences from chokmah and binah. on the right springs the tree of life, and on the left the tree of knowledge of good and of evil whereon the bird of hermes alights, and therefore does this key represent the restored world, after the formless and the void and the darkness, the new adam, the countenance of the man which falls in the sign aquarius. and therefore doth the astronomical ripple of this sign represent, as it <136> were, waves of water- the ripples of that river going forth out of eden- but, therefore also, is it justly attributed to air and not unto water because it is the firmament dividing and containing the water. hierophant returns to his place. i have much pleasure in conferring upon you the title of lord of the 28

y sign; nun, scorpio, a watery sign, but in its highest aspect also a ruler of fire; and kaph, jupiter, which planet is akin to spirit, and rules especially aspiration. thus both in number and in significance these planets jointly set forth the eternal 210 the golden dawn: volume ii book three symbol of the pentagram. this symbol must now be established- wherefore advancing by the kerubic path of aquarius approach the highest in netzach? heg. leads phil. to foot of dais to 2nd ad. before kaph and nun <178> 2ndad. wherefore do you stand at the base of the white pillar, being but lord of the first degree? phil (prompted) i seek the path of kaph, the path of aspiration. hiereus (knocks) beware. temerity is not courage, lord of the first degree. remember the warning of the tower struck by ligh

e of the planets are in the rainbow scale; thus: saturn -indigo; jupiter- violet; mars- red; sol- orange; mercury -yellow; venus- green; luna- blue. unto the signs of the zodiac are ascribed the following: aries- scarlet; taurus- red-orange; gemini- orange; cancer- amber; leo- greenish-yellow; virgo- yellowish-green; libra- emerald; scorpio- greenish-blue; sagittarius- blue; cap ricornus- indigo; aquarius- purple; pisces- crimson. further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony on the tree. colours are forces, the signatures of the forces; and the child of the children of the forces art thou. and therefore about the throne of the mighty one the golden dawn: volume 11 book three is a rainbow of glory, and at his feet is the crysta

the rushings of air- or even a fire formless whence cometh the image of a voice, or even a flashing light, abounding, revolving, whirling forth, crying aloud. on reaching east, he strikes forward with dagger, makes invokingair pentagram, and repeats: or0 ibah aozpi. in the names and letters of the great eastern quadrangle, i invoke ye, ye angels of the watch tower of the east. replaces dagger on aquarius. takes chain, goes to north, raises it on high, shakes thrice, circumambulates place with: stoop not down into the darkly splendid world wherein lieth continually a faithless depth, and hades wrapped in gloom, delighting in unintelligible images, precipitous, winding- a black, everrolling abyss, ever espousing a body, formless, unlurninous and void. reaches north and facing it, shakes cha

position of the winds, since the earth, ever whirling on her poles, is more subject to their influence. but if thou wilt go in the spirit vision unto their abode, it is better for thee to take their position in the zodiac. air and water have much in common, and because one is the container of the other, therefore have their symbols been at all times transferred, and the eagle assigned to air and aquarius to water. nevertheless, it is better that they should be attributed as before stated and for the foregoing reason is it that the invoking sign of the one and the banishing sign of the other counterchange in <15, the pentagram. when thou dealest with the pentagram of the spirit thou shalt give the saluting sign of the= grade, and for the earth the sign of zelator, and for air that of theor

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gorean systems of numbers may be used equally to good advantage in the formulation of sigils from the traditional magical squares. chapter two how to overcome unfavourable aspects let us deal with another related phase of this topic. suppose that you have had your horoscope erected by a competent astrologer, and the delineation indicates that too many planets are in airy signs (gemini, libra, and aquarius. if they are badly aspected, these planets could render the native rather flighty, relatively unstable, and impractical. in order to compensate for this, a talisman could be prepared which would balance out the unfavourable chart aspects. a saturn talisman could, in these circumstances, be most useful. saturn is not merely the grim reaper, the tester, the burden of life to be carried pati

s a rule represent the operation of certain general forces while the names on the enochian or angelical tablets represent a species of more particular ideas. both classes of names should be used in these operations. i illustrate his idea as follows: fire aries leo sagittarius triplicity: heh teth samech+ al= hitsael earth taurus virgo capricorn triplicity: vav yod ayin+ al= vioel air gemini libra aquarius triplicity: zayin lamed tzaddi+ al= zaitzel water cancer scorpio pisces triplicity: cheth nun qoph +al= chankel these names should either be incorporated into the talisman itself, or sigils based upon them should be traced, during a ceremony, over the talisman, as though standing upon it, while the angelic name is vibrated strongly and often. chapter five a practical example the clarifica

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

foundation of the holy city. the mindof the father also decreed that all things should be divided into threes, and so the gates of the zodiacare divided into threes, accomplishing four in all, or the four seasons. there are three decades in amonth or sign and three months in a season. let us proceed and ponder.the conductor, practicus, and t. bearer approach the first sign (medallist) halting at aquarius. asingle taper in front of the medallist has been lighted.medallist,1st sign: the impending weight of darkness is being made manifest. motion becomes perceptible.the gloaming light interchanges with shadow. all is confused and formless: like a goodly bodywithout a soul, like a soul without god. as the creation is about to proceed and as the representativeof the zodiacal sign aquarius, i d

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mbers, multiplied by four symbols and connected with twelve figures representing the twelve signs of the zodiac (3) plus the four genii of the cardinal points. the symbolical tetrad, represented in the mysteries of memphis and thebes by the four forms of the sphinx. man, eagle, lion and bull. corresponded with the four elements of the old world, water being signified by the cup held by the man or aquarius; air by the circle or nimbus surrounding the head of the celestial eagle; fire by the wood which nourishes it, by the tree fructifying in the heat of earth and sun, finally, by the sceptre of royalty, which the lion typifies; earth by the sword of mithras, who each year immolates the sacred bull, and, together with its blood, pours forth that sap which gives increase to all fruits of eart

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oh spirit of fire [the gong is struck. the invocator returns the symbol of fire to its proper place on the altar, again takes up the air dagger, and turning counter-clockwise faces easterly, followed by all initiates. the invocator, using the air dagger, invokes the element of air, drawing an inverse invoking pentagram of air, completing the invoking pentagram by drawing in its center the sign of aquarius. air incense is placed on the charcoal of the easterly censer by an assistant. the invocator hands the air dagger to an assistant in exchange for the yellow rose, symbol of air, that has been brought to him from the altar. the invocator elevates the symbol of air, saying] we invoke thee, oh exarpe, mighty spirit of intelligence, reason, and enlightenment. come forth at our summoning and b

the chamber is suspended in a timeless and spaceless void, in total darkness, far from any influence that might affect the working. 3. during the invoking of the elemental forces the same technique of visualization of the invoking pentagrams should be used, with the addition of the elemental symbols that are to be drawn in the center of the pentagrams, namely the sign of leo for fire, the sign of aquarius for air, the sign of taurus for earth, and the sign of the eagle for water. 4. just prior to the drawing down of the elemental forces, in order that they may be combined and balanced within the table of union, all participants should visualize all the elemental pentagrams and signs as glowing together in their respective locations. following the invocator's motions the members of the asse

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

ore this cell acts as the window, in accordance with the symbolism in the fifth letter heh. properly enough heh is also connected to the star or the pentalpha. the sexual suggestions of the procedures to follow in the conjuration of this aat is evident and refers to the various modes of sexual congress and the type of kala these sexo-magical asanas will lead to. this aat is under the influence of aquarius and inhabits the potentiality of cultivating the new language of the famulus through the use of the divine artist as the vessel of the arte, and through this producing the azoth of transformation and the fluids of congress with the famulus. to accomplish this one must have understood and mastered the powers of the house of sah, which is related to the magical process of transformation. th

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ign: capricorn planet: sun degree: 20 25 meaning: to be rejoiced in. psalm 116:1: i have rejoiced because tetragrammaton hath heard the voice of my supplication. 36th angel 16 name: mendiel sign: capricorn planet: sun degree: 25 30 meaning: honourable. psalm 26:8: 0 tetragrammaton, i have loved the habitation of thy house and the place of the abiding of thine honour. 37th angel name: anaiel sign: aquarius planet: venus degree: 0-5 meaning: lord of virtues. psalm 80:18: 0 tetragrammaton elohim tzaboath, turn us and cause thy face to shine upon us, and we shall be saved. 38th angel name: chaamiah sign: aquarius planet: venus degree: 5-10 meaning: hope of all the ends of the earth. psalm 9 1:9: because thou, 0 tetragrammaton, art my refuge, thou hast thy refuge in the most high. 39th angel na

s degree: 0-5 meaning: lord of virtues. psalm 80:18: 0 tetragrammaton elohim tzaboath, turn us and cause thy face to shine upon us, and we shall be saved. 38th angel name: chaamiah sign: aquarius planet: venus degree: 5-10 meaning: hope of all the ends of the earth. psalm 9 1:9: because thou, 0 tetragrammaton, art my refuge, thou hast thy refuge in the most high. 39th angel name: reheael 17 sign: aquarius planet: mercury degree: 10-15 meaning: swift to condone. psalm 30:2: hear, 0 tetragrammaton, and be gracious unto me tetragrammaton, be thou my helper. 40th angel name: yeizael sign: aquarius planet: mercury degree: 15 20 meaning: making joyful. psalm 88:14: why 0 tetragrammaton, repelled thou my soul, and hidest thy face from me. 41st angel name: kehihel sign: aquarius planet: moon degre

ou my helper. 40th angel name: yeizael sign: aquarius planet: mercury degree: 15 20 meaning: making joyful. psalm 88:14: why 0 tetragrammaton, repelled thou my soul, and hidest thy face from me. 41st angel name: kehihel sign: aquarius planet: moon degree: 20 25 meaning: triune. psalm 12:2: 0 tetragrammaton deliver my soul from a lip of lying, from a tongue of guile. 42nd angel name: mikhael sign: aquarius 18 planet: moon degree: 25 30 meaning: who is like unto him. psalm 121:7: tetragrammaton shall keep thee from all evil, he shall preserve thy soul. 43rd angel name: vavaliah sign: pisces planet: saturn degree: 0 5 meaning: king and ruler. psalm 88:13: and i, unto thee, 0 tetragrammaton, have cried, and in the morning my prayer shall come before thee. 44th angel name: ilhaiah sign: pisces

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n. 9. he produced samech, predominant in sleep, crowned it, combined and formed with it sagittarius in the universe, kislev in the year, and the stomach of man. 10. he produced oin, predominant in anger, crowned it, combined and formed with it capricornus in the universe, tebet in the year, and the liver of man. 11. he produced tzaddi, predominant in taste, crowned it, combined and formed with it aquarius in the year, and the gullet in man. 12. he produced qoph, predominant in mirth, crowned it, combined and formed with it pisces in the universe, adar in the year, and the spleen of man. note--mediaeval authorities and modern editors give very different allocations to the twelve simple letters. chapter vi section 1. three fathers and their generations, seven conquerors and their armies, and

by another author. 55. the lord most high. oliu adun. adun or adon, or adonai, adni, are commonly translated lord; eliun, oliun, is the more usual form of "the most high one" 56. him. rittangelius gives "credidit in tetragrammaton" but this word is shin shor taurus oin oqereb scorpio tau thaumim gemini qoph qesheth sagittarius samech sartan cancer gimel gedi capricorn aleph aryeh leo daleth dali aquarius beth bethuleh virgo daleth dagim pisces not in the hebrew. 57. tongue. the verbal covenant. 58. speech. the hebrew has "upon his tongue" 59. the hebrew version of rabbi judah ha levi concludes with the phrase "and said of him, before i formed thee in the belly, i knew thee" rabbi luria gives the hebrew version which i have translated. postellus gives "he drew him into the water, he rose u

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ltism "nothing so arouses the deep mind's attention than the call of the dark, arcane and mysterious" paul huston writes in his book, mastering witchcraft.5 secrecy is deemed essential amongst witchcraft sects, and witchcraft is, in essence, illuminism. huson explains "now witchcraft consists of knowledge, and knowledge brings power. power shared is power lost. although we have entered the age of aquarius, along with its attendant freedom and loosening of restrictions, it will still be very much in your interests as a witch to shroud certain of your doings in a reasonable veil of secrecy."6 as you will discover in studying the pages of codex magica, the illuminati certainly do have much to hide. seeing as how the leaders of this notorious organization are responsible for hardship, bloodshe

zation, and the message from alice bailey, occultist founder, was included in world goodwill newsletter (1997, no. 4. world goodwill is yet another global organization, affiliated with the lucis trust, but which also networks with scores of other illuminist groups, orders, and secret societies. lucis trust and world goodwill teach of the coming of the cosmic, new age christ, avatar for the age of aquarius, who represents the central sun, also called the solar logos. 374 codex magica the new age group, energy system parameters (esp, has this as the logo on its letterhead. in this letter announcing its general membership's annual meeting, the co-presidents emphasized esp's focus on "group energies "cosmic reorganization" and the importance of achieving the "crystalized form of new patterns"

post, june 18, 1992, p. 1) 580 codex magica the communists adopted both the hammer and sickle and the red star for their official logos, or symbols. the ancient god saturn, depicted here in a 15th century drawing, was said to carry the sickle as the symbol of death. note also the radiant star in saturn's genital area, the horns of the goat (satan) and the water bearer (satan's astrological age of aquarius. occultists view the planet saturn as representing satan, because it is the sixth planet from the son and because of saturn's role as taught in the mythologies. blood red- red stars, clenched fists 581 the similarity of the ussr emblem and the united nations emblem is undeniable. a friend tells me a resemblance is also found on products and in commercials for cadillac automobiles, lenox c

THE BLACK LODGE

; but that there exists a harmonic relationship which is expressed in lxv v 23-29. by equilibrating all pairs of opposites, this harmony may be reached. the process is one of continuous growth. this, on its turn, is expressed in lxv iii 1-20. the four elements fire, water, air and earth (or tejas, apas, vayu and prithvi) correspond magically to the four cherubic signs of the zodiac, leo, scorpio, aquarius, and taurus; to the four powers of the sphinx, to dare, to will, to know and to keep silent; to the four magickal weapons the wand, the cup, the dagger and the pantacle; to the four cherubs who serve the logos (see the seal of the order of thelema; and to the four great princes of the demoniac world, whose obligation it is to serve the adept (cf the sacred magic of abramelin the mage and

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the wedding on time. stories of phantom hitchhikers constitute a category of urban legends that have been reported around the world and show no signs of ceasing. motorists, truckers, and taxi drivers by the hundreds have a friend of a friend who really did give a ghost a ride. proctor& gamble is a satanist company the story: sometime in the 1960s, when many people were announcing that the age of aquarius was dawning and new age beliefs were beginning to receive wide circulation, the rumor started that the logo proctor& gamble had applied to their products for generations was a satanic symbol. the logo pictures the moon with a smiling face and 13 stars, representing, according to the urban belief, the number of satanists in a coven, the negativity of the number 13, and the devilish activit

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signs of the zodiac into four triangles of three each and called the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d prophecy and divination 119 ancients held the celestial bodies in great regard. groupings by the same names as were empedocles fs four elements. aries, sagittarius, and leo were termed fire signs; cancer, scorpio, and pisces, water; libra, aquarius, and gemini, air; and capricorn, taurus, and virgo comprised the signs of earth. in essence, astrology deals with the relationship between the positions of the sun, moon, and planets and the life of an individual. astrology has its philosophical root in the premise that each individual is a universe in miniature and mirrors within himself or herself the astrological pattern found in the h

ly rooted habits who tend to become industrious and economical individuals with great powers of endurance. although generally kind, capricorn people tend to be somewhat moody, often brooding over imagined slights and injuries. capricorns are liable to feel sorry for themselves, and they may develop into super pessimists unless they are careful. a capricorn needs to keep things carefree and light. aquarius, the water bearer, january 21 to february 19, is an air sign. aquarius hearkens back to ancient egypt and the god hap, who represented the nile river, the sustainer of all life. aquarians are difficult to describe, for they are often moody, untidy, and rather eccentric.while at the same time being highly gifted and intellectual men and women, who contribute much to art, literature, and al

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n" symbolises the sephiroth about tiphareth, to which the sun is attributed. netzach represents the instincts and processes of nature, and yesod represents the "foundation, or "compilation" stage of an activity or creative process. thus this path is where life takes on levels of meaning and is woven into a whole. the star card shows this as the pouring forth of water, as does the zodiacal sign of aquarius which is also attributed to this path and card. on the other side of the tree, path 30 is where "astrologers derive the speculations and perfection of their science according to the movement of stars. this path is thus related to the science (hod) regarding the hidden substructure (yesod) of the world (malkuth, and aims to comprehend the processes running through path 28. the tarot card r

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lliance descending into the body) 6. vibrate "exarp, bitom, nanta" and "hcoma (ex-arpay, bay-ee-toh-em, en-ah-en-tah, and hay-koh-mah. part 11: air a 1. see a shaft of light come down, in the skull, to the neck. 2. formulate a flaming sphere of brilliant yellow and see the ball extend all the way through the neck, and see it extend up into the head. 3. superimpose on the yellow sphere the sign of aquarius 2 in the complementary color of purple. 4. vibrate "yod-heh-vav-heh" and the angelic names "raphael" and "chassan" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. say the prayer of the sylphs: holy art thou, lord of the air, who has created the firmament. shaddai el chai. almighty and everlasting, ever-l

brate the four enochian names: exarp, bitom, nanta, and hcoma. these names should equilibrate the white light. part ii: air a then see the shaft come down in the skull in the usual way into the neck, and in the neck you form another ball that extends all the way through the throat and neck, and this time you will see it colored yellow, whch is the color of air. see in ths ball the kerubic sign of aquarius. then you say the prayer of the sylphs. you visualize the light in yellow. superimposed on that sphere in its absolute complement of purple you see the two lines of the symbol of aquarius (z)yo.u are to see these lines inside the yellow in purple color, and you vibrate: yod-heh-vav-heh (7177. follow it with the archangel: raphael (5851) and the angel chassan (1wi-l. when you feel the ball

ey were assigned notes based on color (in the king scale of the golden dawn, thus: 244 the balance between mind and g i c color note sign planet element red c aries mars fire red-orange c# taurus orange d gemini sun yellow-orange d# cancer yellow e leo mercury air yellow-green f virgo green f# libra venus blue-green g scorpio blue g# sagittarius moon water blue-violet a capricorn saturn violet a# aquarius jupiter red-violet b pisces in the golden dawn system, the twenty-two letters of the hebrew alphabet are each associated with a sign, planet, or element. by extending the correspondences in the preceding chart to the associated hebrew letters, we get the following: hebrew letter note astrology color h aleph e air yellow 2 beth e mercury yellow 3 gimel g# moon blue 7 daleth f# venus green

2 beth e mercury yellow 3 gimel g# moon blue 7 daleth f# venus green 3 heh c aries red 1 vav c# taurus red-orange t zayin d gemini orange n cheth d# cancer yellow-orange d teth e leo yellow 9 yod f virgo yellow-green a# jupiter violet ?7 lkaamphe d f# libra green d mem g# water blue 3, nun g scorpio blue-green b samekh g# sagittarius blue ff ayin a capricorn blue-violet peh c mars red 3 tzaddi a# aquarius violet appendix 245 i' qoph b pisces red-violet 1 resh d sun orange u shin c fire red n tav a saturn blue-violet in assigning the notes, no octave is specified (see figures 17-20 on the following pages) i have chosen to set the music between middle c and the b above it, dropping below middle c occasionally for melodic convenience. wlrule i chose ths particular range arbitrarily and purely

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are called candlemas, beltane, lammas and samhain (or hallows, respectively. the name lammas has a curious origin in the dunes at sumer. it is not less than the name of one of the four mythological beasts of the astrological fixed signs, lamas being the name of the half-lion, half-man guardian of leo (the sign governing most of august, when the feast of lammas takes place, and ustur being that of aquarius (february, sed that of taurus (may) and nattig that of scorpio (november. i do not believe that this is a fantastic assumption, the sumerian origin of the feast of lammas. indeed, it seems just as valid as the ideas of idries shah concerning craft etymology as presented in his book, the sufis. it is also not far-fetched to assume that these four beasts were known to the entire region of t

. aries agru (xubur) 16. taurus kakkab u alap shame (kingu) 17. gemini re'u kinu shame u tu'ame rabuti (viper) 18. cancer shittu (snake) 19. leo kalbu rabu (lakhamu) 20. virgo shiru (whirlwind) 21. jupiter umunpaddu 22. libra zibanitum (ravening dog) 23. water badur 24. scorpio akrabu (scorpion-man) 25. sagittarius pa-bil-sag (hurricane) 26. capricorn suxur mash (fish-man) 27. mars mastabarru 28. aquarius gula (horned beast) 29. pisces dilgan u rikis nuni (weapon) 30. sun shamash 30. fire ag 30. saturn kaimanu 30 (bis) earth kia 30 (bis) spirit zi notes on pronunciation we cannot be absolutely how sumerian and akkadian were spoken; but many useful guidelines are available to the student, including the transliterated tablets found all over mesopotamia. basically, we can offer the following

THE ABYSS AND TABAET

bject experiencing all. you can know of sorcery because you create results in response to your actions, while balancing the spiritual and material. the hebraic of choronzon is chvrvnvn and according to kenneth grant relates to 333, one half of 666 with the other being shugal, the desert howler. as coronzom is the original name written by dee, this would add to 323 which represents the qlippoth of aquarius which in liber hvhi is represented as behemiron, shadows and demonic fragments which the sorcerer may utilize to draw energy from. the adversary from a left hand path perspective "our way is all about, in its beginnings, and for those daring individual who join us, liberating the dark or shadow aspect of the personality. to achieve this, we sometimes encourage individuals to undergo forma

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

eligion and the story of how it came into existence are now too well known for it to be worth while recounting at length. suffice to say that in 1904 crowley received a direct voice communication entitled, the book of the law, an intensely beautiful prose-poem in three short chapters purporting to give an initiated interpretation of the new aeon of horus, or, as it is now often called, the age of aquarius .20 under crowley s influence the rituals of the o.t.o. were revised in order to conform to the book of the law; simultaneously crowley produced the gnostic mass (for both the o.t.o. and reuss s gnostic catholic church) and, at reuss s request, revised some of the o.t.o. instructional material pertaining to the ninth degree.21 reuss resigned his chieftainship of the o.t.o. in 1922 he had

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tain that at some time in the distant past a mistake was made and the eagle and angel were inverted from their rightful places in the zodiac. there is no way to prove or disprove this claim, so it seems best to use the traditional interpretations. in the heavens the four beasts are placed at the corners of the zodiac, each rep- resenting one of the elemental triads: lion-leo, eagle-scorpio, angel-aquarius, and bull-taurus. this assignment has been changeless for thousands of years. the beasts are also placed at the corners of the earth, and here some difficulty arises. there is considerable argument about the proper placement of the elements and their related symbols around the compass. there is little point in going into the various ways the beasts have been placed on the corners of the e

nt rules a pair of signs on opposite sides of the zodiac, just as do the traditional planets. the outer ring is completed by the nodes of the moon. as is true of the sun and moon which compose them, each node rules only one sign: the relationship between the variants and the three outer planets of modern astrology can be observed from the signs they rule. the variant form that rules capricorn and aquarius is the true occult symbol for uranus. the variant form that rules sagittarius and pisces is the true symbol for neptune. the variant form that rules scorpio and aries is the true symbol of pluto. the remaining two mer- cury-variants must await other planets to be discovered beyond the orbit of pluto. notice that each variant contains in the same order the two simple symbols of the traditi

typal forces loosely related to patterns of stars in the night sky. it should be understood that the symbolic figures and beasts of the zodiac did not arise from contemplation of the night sky, but were projected onto the star patterns by ancient chaldean philosophers who discerned in humanity and in table of dodecagram sign aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces element and motion form wild tame artist land-water wild priest lawyer land warrior tame laborer water level beast beast man creature beast man man creature man beast man creature color key i red red-purple purple blue-purple blue blue-green green yellow-green yellow yellow-orange orange red-orange being having thinking feeling commanding considering 1 weighing desiring perceiving

heir importance as archetypes. the zodiac of the chaldeans is at least 4,000 years old, and has scarcely changed. here are the signs, names, and representations of the zodiac given in tradi- tional order, proceeding counterclockwise around the heavens: aries ram ll libra scales itj taurus bull ?tl scorpio scorpion n gemini twins 2 sagittarius archer cancer crab 25 capricorn sea-goat q leo lion zz aquarius water-bearer iijj virgo virgin x pisces fishes the tree of the sephiroth may be viewed as a terrestrial and human symbol based on the division of fives (the number of man, while the zodiac may be con- sidered a heavenly and divine symbol based on the division of sixes (the number of god. this distinction is simplistic but can be useful in practical magic. the tree is consulted to discover

has been modified to render its structure more apparent, and mercury has been put in place of the sun to reflect the present mercury-central system of magic. each arm bears the signs that are ascribed to one of the elements-fire, water, air, or earth. they are read out from the center of the cross: b i'.iv.i. vo- a: fire a aries, leo, sagittarius b: water v cancer, scorpio, pisces c: air a libra, aquarius, gemini d: earth 7 capricorn, taurus, virgo the three concentric circles of four signs each are ascribed to the three kinds of motion-linear, rotary, and vibratory. in astrology these motions are called cardinal, fixed, and mutable. the circles are read clockwise in a spiral out from the center of the cross, beginning with the first sign, aries- 43% y- p- a- x: cardinal (linear motion- ar

les of four signs each are ascribed to the three kinds of motion-linear, rotary, and vibratory. in astrology these motions are called cardinal, fixed, and mutable. the circles are read clockwise in a spiral out from the center of the cross, beginning with the first sign, aries- 43% y- p- a- x: cardinal (linear motion- aries, cancer, libra, capricorn y fixed (rotary motion) 0 taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius z: mutable (vibratory motion) v gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces v 1 v v @irn0lxl- v this division into the four elements and the three motions is more common- ly shown in astrology by means of the grand symbol of the double dodecagram of four triangles and three squares, as shown in the illustration on page 141. each triangle indicates one of the elemental divisions, and each square po

devised only after careful study of the sign and should be the most evocative of all possible words for the gestalt meaning of that sign. here are examples of what these catalytic words might be like; however, the magus would be well advised to find his or her own words: aries-being ledommanding sagittarius-perceiving taurus-having virgo-considering capricorn-using gemini-thinking libra-weighing aquarius-knowing cancer-feeling scorpio-desiring pisces-serving no catalytic word will tell you all you should know about a sign, just as no title can convey everything that is in a book. also, catalytic words can only call up information that has been gathered into the mind through long hours of study- alone they are almost valueless. the powers of the zodiac are not to be found in the far reache

ginning with aries (ihva, then proceeding to sagittar- ius (ih, and finally to leo (iv. the banners that start with the first he are placed clockwise on the three water signs, beginning with cancer (hv, then pisces (hvia, and finally scorpio (h&v. the banners that start with the hebrew letter vau are placed clockwise on the three air signs, beginning with libra (v&h, then gemini (v&i, and finally aquarius (viha. the banners that start with the second he (indicated by the dot) are placed clockwise on the three earth signs, beginning with capricorn (i hv, then virgo(&vh, and finally taurus (ikv1. those who possess a copy of the first edition of this work (the new magus, llewellyn, 1988) will notice that the ordering of the banners of tetragrammaton has been altered. in the first edition, the

and the key to the apocalypse (llewellyn: st. paul, mn, 1995. when trying to understand a system of symbols, it is always helpful to break it down into its component parts. the zodiac has a twofold division into signs that are animal and signs that are human. the animal signs are aries, taurus, cancer, leo, scorpio, capricorn, and pisces. the human signs are gemini, virgo, libra, sagittarius, and aquarius. the animal signs may be subdivided into four higher beasts, the ram, bull, lion, and goat and three lower creatures, the crab, scorpion, and fish. the human signs are divided into two male (sagittarius and aquarius, two female (virgo and libra, and one androgyne (gemini. the animal signs are all highly aggressive and sexual. the ram, bull, lion, and goat are among the most potent beasts

trength hermit wheel justice hanged man death chariot devil tower star moon sun judgement world vau zayin cheth teth yod kaph lamed mem nun samekh ayin pe tzaddi qoph resh shin tau (single (single (single (single (single (double (single (mother (single (single (single (double (single (single (double (mother (double) taurus gemini cancer leo virgo sun libra water scorpio sagittarius capricorn mars aquarius pisces jupiter fire saturn it was deemed necessary to invert the placements of temperance and the chariot in the revised sequence of the tarot trumps. cancer is a much more appropriate sign for temperance than sagittarius, which more properly suits the warlike nature of the chariot. even more radical revisions of the trumps are possible. frater achad, a disci- ple of aleister crowley, pro

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ce is much too weak to reach the ear of the multitude. it is not presumption that drives me, but my conscience as a psychiatrist that bids me fulfill my duty and prepare those few who will hear me for coming events which are in accord with the end of an era.175 jung observed that the ufo phenomenon had appeared just prior to the transition from the astrological age of pisces to the dawning age of aquarius. he regarded it as a synchronistic event, a mirroring in the outer material world of the tension within the human psyche that was generated by this transitional phase. jung viewed the round shape of flying saucers as an unconscious compensation for the division of the western world by the iron curtain, a futile attempt to restore wholeness by projecting symbols of wholeness into the heave

f the western world by the iron curtain, a futile attempt to restore wholeness by projecting symbols of wholeness into the heavens, the realm of the gods. the beginning of the last great astrological age, that of pisces, coincided with the founding of the christian religion. each age spans approximately 2,120 years. jung intimated, without ever explicitly stating it, that the coming of the age of aquarius, accompanied by these spectacular signs in the sky, might herald the ending of the present christian era in the west, and he feared its final end would be marked by a violent nuclear holocaust. it is curious to note that aleister crowley believed much the same thing-that the present christian age was ending, and that a new age of independent thought brought 175. jung, flying saucers, 15

way that horus asserts that the 1980s "cower before me and are abased" 176. crowley, book of the law, 734. chapter nine: ufo abductions 145 as can be seen from the quotation, crowley predicted a violent antagonism toward not only christianity but toward all the major world religions. how much of a part adolf hitler plays in this unfolding of the transition between the age of pisces and the age of aquarius, and whether he is the magical child of crowley predicted in the book of the law who would fulfill its prophecies, as suggested by gerald suster, is a matter of conjecture. my own view is that crowley's magical child has yet to reveal himself, and that hitler played only a part in the prophecies of the book of the law, not the central role. link between aliens, fairies, and witches the as

m intrusion. they may whisper rumors of dark doings in the tower concerning torture and black magic. as you watch, the tower collapses and falls into a heap of rubble. the ruling intelligence of the trump is mars, the god of warfare and destruction. if you listen, you may hear his voice speaking in the crackle and roar of the flames. xvli the star hebrew letter: tzaddi (fish-hook) correspondence: aquarius path: twenty-eighth an attractive, naked woman pours out the contents of two pitchers beneath a starry night sky as she kneels on one knee at the margin of a river. the liquid from one vessel falls on the land, and the stream from the other falls into the water. a single great star dominates the other seven above her head. it is evident that she is involved in some occult ritual that pert

changing things which are renewed by the creation of the world" 27. netzach to hod hebrew letter: pe tarot trump: xvi the blasted tower correspondence: mars "the wenty-seventhp ath is the active or exciting intelligence, and it is so called because through it every existent being receives its spirit and motion" 28. netzach to yesod hebrew letter: tzaddi tarot trump: xvii the star correspondence: aquarius "the twenty-eighth path is called the natural intelligence; by it is completed and perfected the nature of all that exists beneath the sun" 29. netzach to mallruth hebrew letter: qoph tarot trump: xviii the moon correspondence: pisces "the twenty-ninth path is the corporeal intelligence, so called because it forms every body which is formed in all the worlds, and the reproduction of them

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tagram of air 256 moving exercises inhale another deep breath, and hold it four beats while visualizing the hebrew letters of the name ihvh (i, h= 7, v= 1, h= 7) written from right to left within the sphere of your heart-center. the letters flame brilliantly with a dazzling bluewhite radiance. inscribe with your index finger in the center of the yellow pentagram of air the sign of the zodiac sign aquarius-two zigzag lines one above the other, each with three peaks. first draw the upper zigzag line, then the lower line. as you project this symbol with yellow astral fire into the pentagram, vibrate on your breath the letters of the divine name so that the sound resonates in your chest, throat, and nose, and expands outward to the limits of the universe "yud-heh-vav-heh" continue pointing to

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g signs, is as follows: b,vav ihvm 'v aries 3 fire-cardinal ithc pc' o (4 v va ihhv sagittarius 0 fire-mutable t m4i-f? r7cc (4 ahvv mh e o fire-fixed dava hvri -6z cancer water-cardinal 7hc i o t (7) van g' hvih 3 i s c e s water-mutable the m oon (181 084a hhiv'/flji scorpio 7 water-fixed boa4 1( 1) ava-v vhih- libra> air-cardinal (4 (11) 4 8 v vhhi .a gemini air-mutable h c i o e f(i" bav vihh aquarius 3 air-fixed thc 5jq (1 ?i i(/51' hi, capricorn 3 earth-cardinal tk orof 1 ;q v hivh r/ri virgo j earth-mutable 7hc he vmt vvqa hhvi 8 taurus 7 earth-fixed 7 hr 14 i* o t ha lii (5j the boldface type in the permutations of the name indicates the position of the second h in each banner. this relationship between the banners and the zodiac signs originates in my own work and is not the commo

uelbhvih 10. angel of severity: vmd+ ih (vamediah)-hvih hhiv scorpio (water-fixed) 11. angel of mercy: dab+ al (dabaelbhhiv 12. angel of severity: bad+ ih (badiahbhhiv vhih: libra (air-cardinal) 13. angel of mercy: vah+ al (vahae1)-vhih 14. angel of severity: hav+ ih (haviahbvhih vhhi: gemini (air-mutable) 15. angel of mercy: vih+ al (vihaelbvhhi 16. angel of severity: hiv+ ih (hiviahl-vhhi vihh: aquarius (air-fixed) 17. angel of mercy: viv+ al (vivaell-vihh 18. angel of severity: viv+ ih (viviahl-vihh hihv capricorn (earth-cardinal) 19. angel of mercy: shbv+ al (shabuell-hihv 20. angel of severity: vbsh+ ih (vabashiah)-hihv hivh: virgo (earth-mutable) 21. angel of mercy: shhv+ al (shahave1)-hivh 22. angel of severity: vhsh+ ih (vaheshiah)-hivh hhvi: taurus (earth-fixed) 23. angel of mercy

in the same dimension and style that was used to engrave the gold rings. on the inside of the hoops beneath the bezels of the silver rings, engrave, or have engraved, the twelve corresponding names of the wings of the winds who make up the angels of severity. zodiac gold (sun) silver (moon) 1. aries 2. taurus 3. gemini 4. cancer 5. leo 6. virgo 7. libra 8. scorpio 9. sagittarius 10. capricorn 11. aquarius 12. pisces ihvh (qthh+al) hhvi (shia+al) vhhi (vih+al) hvhi (dvi+al) ivhh (qli+al) hivh (shhv+al) vhih (vah+al) hhiv (dab) ihhv (qtzh+al) hihv (shbv+al) vihh (viv+al) hvih (dmv+al) ihvh (hthq+ih) hhvi (aish+ih) vhhi (hiv+ih) hvhi (ivd+ih) ivhh (ilq+ih) hivh (vhsh+ih) vhih (hav+ih) hhiv (bad+ih) ihhv (htzq+ih) hihv (vbsh+ih) vihh (viv+ih) hvih (vmd+ih) in the list above, i have indicated t

der the sun and moon to the signs of the zodiac. by this arrangement, the zodiac is divided down the middle into a solar half (right side) and a lunar half (left side. the sun, ruling in leo, is placed over the five lesser planets in the signs from virgo to capricorn, while the moon, ruling in cancer, is placed over the mirror-opposite ordering of the same five planets in the signs from gemini to aquarius. mercury is the only planet belonging both to the sect of the sun and the sect of the moon. it is the crucible of solar and lunar forces, where these powers mingle and amalgamate with each other. as such, it represents heavenly adam incarnated upon the earth (the messiah, or christ) and the middle pillar of mildness on the tree of the sephiroth. this is an occult correspondence that is se

diac, to which taurus corresponds- practical, productive works concerning material possessions and personal security. banner rings 101 it is impossible to be more precise about the day and hour the sun enters the signs of the zodiac, because this varies from year to year. the approximate times of entry are these: sun enters aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius. capricorn aquarius pisces date march 21 april 20 may 21 june 22 july 23 august 24 september 23 october 24 november 23 december 22 january 20 february 19 ideally, the gold rings should be changed at the very minute the sun enters the succeeding sign. these times can be obtained by consulting a good ephemeris such as raphael's, where the entry of the sun, moon, and planets into each of the signs for the year

lry. the following ritual procedures are structured upon the system of occult correspondences given in my book, the new magus. this differs in several important respects from the more common golden dawn system. in the new magus system, the assignments to the quarters are: quarter element archangel tetramorph sign south fire michael lion leo west water gabriel eagle scorpio north air raphael angel aquarius east earth uriel bull taurus also, in the new magus system, the left and right sides of the kabbalistic cross are the inverse of those given by the golden dawn. in the new magus, the left shoulder is assigned to geburah and the right shoulder to 106 tetragrammaton gedulah. occultists familiar with the system of the golden dawn can easily modify these rituals to be in harmony with the more

s very useful in rituals where the angels must be visualized. on the following pages, i have used the new magus* occult correspondences for the four quarters. in the new magus system, the zodiac is applied to the magic circle by mentally laying the zodiac face down upon the floor of the ritual chamber and aligning it so that the fixed signs are in the four compass points: leo-south, scorpio-west, aquarius-north, and taurus-east. the sigils the invoking and banishing sigils for each wing are derived from the tetragram described in chapter five. refer to the diagram on page 33, which shows the invoking and banishing sigils for the twelve wings of mercy of the twelve overt banners of the name. remember that the wings of severity of the occult banners are the mirror opposites of the wings of m

oses betrayal of trust, false friendships, adulteries, deceit, intrigue in the work place, scandals, gossip, slanders, libels. testing friendships and love relationships. she is the angel of lies. fornt and function of the wings angel: vivael (viv+al) pronounced: viv'-a-el hebrew: 5 1'1 enochian: clxi7,a banner: vihh polarity: sun qpe: mercy side: right sex: male element: air quality: fixed sign: aquarius house: eleventh direction: north stone: amethyst (purple) pibe: gad apostle: simon enochian god name: gaiol enochian senior: ligdisa invoking banishing appearance: a perfectly proportioned and athletic body; loosely curling, dark-blond hair that falls over his ears and the top of his high forehead; wide-set amber eyes; a classical nose and strong square chin; well-formed but colorless lip

. to achieve leadership, or to forward the goals of a group or movement. where the ends are thought to justify the means, and the greater good is presumed to outweigh the happiness of the individual. 140 tetragrammaton xviii angel: viviah (viv+ih) pronounced: vi-vi'-ah hebrew: 7'1'1 enochian: c32ula banner: vihh polarity: moon qpe: severity side: left sex: female element: air quality: fixed sign: aquarius house: eleventh direction: north stone: amethyst (purple) dibe: gad apostle: simon enochian god name: gaiol enochian senior: soniznt invoking banishing appearance: tall, with flowing, brown hair that falls over her shoulders; full breasts, long legs, and wide hips; an oval face with perfectly proportioned features, light olive complexion, amber eyes, large ears, a graceful neck and erect

of the elements to the points of the pentagram. as you will recall, on the pentagram, fire goes on the lower right point, water on the upper right, air on the upper left, and earth on the lower left. the placement of the four elements on the points of the pentagram is determined by the arrangement of the four fixed signs of the zodiac, which have elemental associations-leo (fire, scorpio (water, aquarius (air, and taurus (earth. the letter shin is placed on the upper point of the pentagram. if the pentagram is expanded into three dimensions, it takes the shape of a pyramid with a square base and four equilateral sides. viewed from the top, this three-dimensional model of the pentagram moves the point of shin to the center of the other four points. this is why sh is related to the tablet o

x of which are below. the sun and moon each rule half of the signs. the sun in leo has authority over the signs on the right side of the zodiac: virgo (mercury, libra 194 tetragrammaton (venus, scorpio (mars, sagittarius (jupiter, and capricorn (saturn. the moon in cancer has authority over the signs on the left side of the zodiac: gemini (mercury, taurus (venus, aries (mars, pisces (jupiter, and aquarius (saturn. the six seats "of living breath" may refer to those signs of the zodiac under the sun, and the six seats that are "as sharp sickles, or the horns of death" may refer to the signs under the moon. both the sickle and the horn are symbols of the crescent moon. here, they are also death images. the meaning is that six of the kingdoms are kingdoms of light, and the other six are kingd

yx beryl onyx 12. jasper beryl onyx jasper beryl onyx jasper tabloef the banners t he accompanying table shows the occult correspondences for the permutations of tetragrammaton that have been examined in this book. they are based on the orientation of the zodiac and the elements to the four directions that occurs in the new magus system of magic-south (fire, leo; west (water, scorpio; north (air, aquarius; and east (earth, taurus. it must be pointed out that this differs in minor respects from the more commonly used golden dawn system, where (earth) taurus is placed in the north and (air) aquarius in the east. the correspondences of the enochian names of god to the banners are based upon my own restored great table of the watchtowers, which uses the lettering of the reformed great table of

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lor chart (see figure 2-b. you may need to compare the color yellow yellow blue green red red-orange orange yellow-orange yellow yellow-green violet green blue blue-green blue indigo red violet violet-red orange red indigo attributions of the hebrew letters sign, planet letter tarot# air mercury moon venus aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo jupiter libra water scorpio sagittarius capricorn mars aquarius pisces sun fire saturn aleph beth gimel daleth heh vav zain cheth teth yod kaph lamed mem nun samekh ayin peh tzaddi qoph resh shin tau figure 2-b 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 element air air, earth water earth, air fire earth air water fire earth fire, water air water water fire earth fire, water air water fire fire earth, air hebrew letters in this chart with

(also rules water sign) air planet (also rules earth sign) fire planet (also rules water sign) earth planet (also rules air sign) earth planet (also rules air sign) water (rules scorpio, replacing mars) leo, aries, sagittarius, sunday cancer, taurus, monday, nighttime aries, capricorn, tuesday gemini, virgo, wednesday sagittarius, pisces, cancer, thursday taurus, libra, pisces, friday capricorn, aquarius, libra, saturday scorpio, aquarius, capricorn, nighttime figure 3-h sun: positive: leadership, power and self-confidence. harmony and illumination. mental alertness and creativity. open-hearted, loyal, equable, and compassionate. negative: arrogant, blaming, ego-oriented. need for confirmation and control. fearful. venus: positive: gentleness, aesthetic beauty, affection, emotional sensit

ivalents to sephira kether chokmah binah chesed geburah tiphareth netzach hod yesod number 1, 10, 100 2, 20, 200 3, 30, 300 4, 40, 400 5, 50 6, 60 7, 70 8, 80 9, 90 letter a. i. q b. k. r g, l, sh d, m, t, th h. e. n v, s z, 0 ch, p, f t, tz zodiac air, virgo, pisces mercury, jupiter, sun moon, libra, fire venus, water, saturn aries, scorpio taurus, sagittarius gemini, capricorn cancer, mars leo, aquarius the sephiroth (see figure 4-s. these show the relationship of the numbers to the hebrew letters, along with a method of reduction if the numerical value of the letter is too great. for example: the letter peh, which has a value of eighty, is often reduced to eight because no planetary kamea has the number eighty except the moon (which goes to eighty-one. let us look at the example of the

itional kamea in hebrew 84. western mandalas of transformation. another powerful motto with the value of 136, taken from latin rather than hebrew, is "the undefiled glory of god" dei gloria intacta, which was said to be engraved in a circle on the vault of the legendary founder of the rosicrucian order, brother c. r. c. it was written around the figure of a man's head, which case said represented aquarius. case's interpretation of the motto is that (it) refers to the occult conception that the real inner man is identical with and inseparable from the pure essence of the life power. that essence is correctly associated with the element of air, to which the sign aquarius (the man) is referred, because spirit and breath are correlated in all ancient philosophies. furthermore, the adjective in

osophies. furthermore, the adjective intacta, which i have translated as undefiled, means even more than this. the inner glory that is the essence of the real man is not only untouched by the action of its outer vehicle of personality. it is truly untouchable. it can never be defiled (true and invisible rosicrucian order, p. 126. the full realization of this symbol, however, belongs to the age of aquarius, into which we are just entering. another important correspondence that belongs to this kamea is the magical word qol (qvl, which also has a value of 136. this is really the voice of intuition, or the higher self, or h. g. a. in case's interpretation, it is represented by the hierophant, which is, as we have noted, the sixteenth path. this path belongs to the grade of magus, or the exempt

hrough meditation) a deep secret will begin to dawn on us. and we shall scarcely be able to hold ourselves back from acknowledging that when we see them bringing forth here below, the green is there above the red that we are beholding, on one side the earthly, and on the other side the heavenly creations of the elohim (1970. aries taurus gemini cancer leo virgo libra scorpio sagittarius capricorn aquarius pisces heh vav zain cheth teth yod lamed nun samekh ayin tzaddi qoph red red-orange orange yellow-orange yellow yellow-green green green-blue blue blue-violet violet red-violet c c sharp d e flat e f f sharp g a flat a b flat b zodiacal sign letter color tone planet saturn sun mars jupiter venus moon mercury pluto letter tau resh peh kaph daleth gimel beth none color blue-violet orange re

d yesod, as well as its original mother, binah (the yesod seal, it will be recalled, mimics binah's magical seal) it symbolizes the most hidden aspects of occultism, and death and the blackness of the unknown night. it holds the key of recapitulation of a new consciousness dawning in our age. we find it in the tattwa of capricorn (ruled by saturn, libra (where saturn is exalted, and especially in aquarius, whose keynote is universality. figures a and b incorporate these colors along with the particular vibration of the zodiacal signs and planetary colors and tones. with the exception of daath, these relate to the letter-paths on the tree, not the planetary sephiroth. pluto, however, has been assigned to shin (judgement) by some, if the student wants to experiment with this. i suggest worki

actase, and thoracic duct. leo: heart, spinal chord, and aorta. virgo: large and small intestines and pancreas. libra: kidneys, skin and the suprarenals. scorpio: bladder, urethra, the genital organs, rectum, and descending colon. eyes sagittarius: hips, thighs, femur, illium, illiac arteries and veins, and sacral region (lower part capricorn: knees, bones (in general, and certain skin eruptions. aquarius: limbs from knees to ankles, and varicose veins. pisces: maladies principally of the feet and toes. and ears. of spine. figure 14-c or you may play it on a harmonium or some other instrument, as long as you are sure it is presently in tune. it is best to check it against a pitch pipe if doing this. i find the second method works best; then i can relax and not think about finding the corre

ne heline offers in her book healing and inherent tendencies aroused by zodiacal tattwas: aries: aggressive, energetic taurus: decisive, determined gemini: diffusive, intellectual cancer: tenacious, nurturing leo: organizing, creative virgo: analytical, detailed libra: uniting, artistic scorpio: solidifying, intense sagittarius: inspirational, freedom-loving capricorn: retentive, self-disciplined aquarius: concentrative, theoretical pisces: relaxing, sensitive regeneration through color (p. 35. it must be noted that she uses some different color correspondences. all of the correspondences used in this book, including this chapter on tattwas, are qabalah based and relate to what is known as the king color scale (with the exception of pluto/daath, which is not here given as a path correspond

gures on pages 168-187 are tattwas that can be photocopied and colored for personal use, according to the color keys and designs given in figures 14-e and 14-f, on pages 166-167. r o y py g bu i v l w bk color key red orange yellow pale yellow green blue indigo violet lavender white black figure 14-e aries c taurus c* gemini d cancer e1, leo e virgo f libra f* scorpio g sagittarius a" capricorn a aquarius b pisces b figure 14-f saturn jupiter mars sun 1 venus mercury moon pluto 1 aries.tone: c taurus.tone: c-sharp gemini.tone: d cancer.tone: e-flat leo.tone: e virgo.tone: f libra.tone: f-sharp scorpio.tone: g sagittarius.tone: a-flat capricorn.tone: a aquarius.tone: b-flat pisces.tone: b chapter 15 consecration the following are suggestions for consecrating your finished talisman, as well

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s day be bright and clear, there'll be two winters in the year' actually, all of the cross-quarter days can be used as 'inverse' weather predictors, whereas the quarter-days are used as 'direct' weather predictors. like the other high holidays or great sabbats of the witches' year, candlemas is sometimes celebrated on it's alternate date, astrologically determined by the sun's reaching 15-degrees aquarius, or candlemas old style (in 1988, february 3rd, at 9:03 am cst. another holiday that gets mixed up in this is valentine's day. ozark folklorist vance randolf makes this quite clear by noting that the old-timers used to celebrate groundhog's day on february 14th. this same displacement is evident in eastern orthodox christianity as well. their habit of celebrating the birth of jesus on jan

s around the week-end. this date has long been considered a 'power point' of the zodiac, and is symbolized by the bull, one of the 'tetramorph' figures featured on the tarot cards, the world and the wheel of fortune (the other three symbols are the lion, the eagle, and the spirit) astrologers know these four figures as the symbols of the four 'fixed' signs of the zodiac (taurus, leo, scorpio, and aquarius, and these eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 20 naturally align with the four great sabbats of witchcraft. christians have adopted the same iconography to represent the four gospel-writers. but for most, it is may 1st that is the great holiday of flowers, maypoles, and greenwood frivolity. it is no wonder that, as recently as 1977, ian anderson could pen

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greeks, phlegethon, cocytus, styx and acheron; 4 elements of metaphysics; being, essence, virtue, action. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott 4 masonic virtues. 4 evangelists and gospels; matthew, mark, luke, john, related to the four kerubic forms of the man, lion, bull and eagle (see wheel of fortune of tarot, key 10--hew65) and thus to the zodiacal signs--aquarius, leo, taurus and scorpio (the relation of aquila to scorpio is a rosicrucian secret. one of the abstruse dogmas of the kabalah concerns the four worlds of emanation; atziluth, briah, yetzirah and assiah. these are not worlds in any ordinary sense, but rather planes of development and existence, the former the most diaphanous and exalted, the others becoming more and more concrete and mani

lanets. table of planets and numbers numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott planet assigned number sun one, 1 and four, 4. moon two, 2 and seven, 7. jupiter three, 3. mercury five, 5. venus six, 6. saturn eight, 8. mars nine, 9. the zodiacal signs were assigned the following numbers: table of zodiiiacal siiigns& numbers zodiacal sign assigned number leo one, 1. aquarius two, 2. capricorn three, 3. sagittarius four, 4. cancer five, 5. taurus six, 6. aries seven, 7. libra eight, 8. scorpio nine, 9. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiacal sign assigned number virgo ten, 10. pisces eleven, 11. gemini twelve, 12. the first and the second temples of the jews were both destroyed on the 9th day of the jewish month ab

vulcan goose ass box aries mars magpie wolf dog-wood artemis diana daw hind palm hestia vesta heron lion pine hera juno peacock sheep thorn poseidon neptune swan horse elm the astrologers associated colors with the twelve signs of the zodiac, thus- numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott table of colors& zodiiiac siiigns zodiac sign color attribute pisces white aquarius blue capricorn black or brown sagittarius yellow or green scorpio brown libra black or crimson virgo black and blue leo red and green cancer green and brown gemini red aries white taurus white and yellow 104. the zodiacal signs are also associated with sex, and the contrast of day and night. table of zodiiiac wiiith sex, day& niiight numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by

brown libra black or crimson virgo black and blue leo red and green cancer green and brown gemini red aries white taurus white and yellow 104. the zodiacal signs are also associated with sex, and the contrast of day and night. table of zodiiiac wiiith sex, day& niiight numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign sex day and night pisces female nocturnal aquarius male diurnal capricorn female nocturnal sagittarius male diurnal scorpio female nocturnal libra male diurnal virgo female nocturnal leo male diurnal cancer female nocturnal gemini male diurnal taurus female nocturnal aries male diurnal 104. and, again, there are other characters which astrologers deem of importance, thus- table of zodiiiac& diiirectiiions zodiac sign element direction pis

leo male diurnal cancer female nocturnal gemini male diurnal taurus female nocturnal aries male diurnal 104. and, again, there are other characters which astrologers deem of importance, thus- table of zodiiiac& diiirectiiions zodiac sign element direction pisces water northern common fruitful numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign element direction aquarius air western fixed- capricorn earth southern cardinal- sagittarius fire eastern common- scorpio water northern fixed fruitful libra air western cardinal- virgo earth southern common barren leo fire eastern fixed barren cancer water northern cardinal fruitful gemini air western common barren taurus earth southern fixed- aries fire eastern cardinal- lastly, the twelve signs are allotted to t

rthern fixed fruitful libra air western cardinal- virgo earth southern common barren leo fire eastern fixed barren cancer water northern cardinal fruitful gemini air western common barren taurus earth southern fixed- aries fire eastern cardinal- lastly, the twelve signs are allotted to the planets as their houses- 105. table of zodiiiac and planets zodiac sign planet pisces night house of jupiter aquarius day house of saturn numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott zodiac sign planet (uranus) capricorn night house of saturn sagittarius night house of mars scorpio- libra day house of venus virgo night house of mercury leo sole house of sol cancer sole house of luna gemini day house of mercury taurus night house of venus aries day house of mars this is very

rosicrucians in a correct order; other numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott schemes of attribution are given by athanasius kircher and others. that by sir william drummond is- aries to gad, taurus to ephraim, gemini to benjamin, cancer to issachar, leo to judah, virgo to naphtali, libra to asher, scorpio to dan, sagittarius to manasseh, capricorn to zebulun, aquarius to reuben and pisces to simeon and levi. the 12 apostles of jesus were simon, peter, andrew, james and john the sons of zebedee, phillip, bartholomew, thomas, matthew also called levi, james son of alphaeus, judas called lebbaeus and thaddeus, simon the canaanite, and judas iscariot. the venerable bede proposed to rename the signs with the names of the apostles, and a scheme of allotment

ying of the cretan bull; gemini, hercules and his twin brother strangle the serpents; cancer, the taking of the herds of geryon; leo, the slaying of the nemaean lion; virgo, the victory over the amazon queen; libra, the death of the erymanthean boar; scorpio, the death of the lernaean hydra; sagittarius, the shooting of the five stymphalian birds; capricornus, taking of the hind alive to mycenae; aquarius, cleaning the stables of augeas; pisces, the capture of the horses of diomedes. janus of the romans is the god of the 12 months and is drawn with 12 altars beneath his feet. he is the same as assyrian ain, ion, jan; on of eastern nations (dunlop s vestiges, 31. john heydon gives the following statements- prosperous numbers are 1 2 3 4 7 9 11 13 14. very good 16 17 19 20 22 23 10 26 27. in

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 1

h the night following. jan. 7. die veneris: awake most of the night in meditation. the beast decided on a course of action with regard to the practical matters connected with the book of the law (1) consult yi about recovery of the ms (2) push through comment. the yi gives khwan (47) watery part of luna meaning bring restriction to bear on the thief. jan. 20. die jovis: the sun enters the sign of aquarius: i record that frater iacchaion, the primum mobile of the working, having failed to initiate any rashith ha-gilgalim, has caused the collapse of the whole working, which i therefore declare ended. i now myself repair to the city of paris, there to inaugurate an alternative course of procedure. 666 to mega therion 9degree= 2square a'.a. here endeth the book of the cephaloedium working. iac

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 2

h the night following. jan. 7. die veneris: awake most of the night in meditation. the beast decided on a course of action with regard to the practical matters connected with the book of the law (1) consult yi about recovery of the ms (2) push through comment. the yi gives khwan (47) watery part of luna meaning bring restriction to bear on the thief. jan. 20. die jovis: the sun enters the sign of aquarius: i record that frater iacchaion, the primum mobile of the working, having failed to initiate any rashith ha-gilgalim, has caused the collapse of the whole working, which i therefore declare ended. i now myself repair to the city of paris, there to inaugurate an alternative course of procedure. 666 to mega therion 9degree= 2square a'.a. here endeth the book of the cephaloedium working. iac

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

hrough the seal of truth" make the sign of the water grade (see appendix e. replan the cup in west of altar and pick up the dagger. continue cir curnambulating deosil; north, south, west, north, and stop it east (facing east. draw the invoking pentagram of spirit (ac tive) while vibrating: 23 "exarp eheieh" draw the invoking pentagram of air while vibrating "oro ibah aozpi yhvh" draw, the sign of aquarius within the pentagram and say "0 mighty king of the east, thahaoelog, come forth and expend yourself through the seal of truth' make air grade sign (see appendix e. continue circumambulating deosil. replace the dagger on the altar, and pick up the pentacle and circumambulate deosil once to the north. face north, and draw the invoking pentagram of spirit (passive, while vibrating "nanta agl

y going out; and, issachar, in thy tents. they shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, of the treasures hid in the sand' this suits well with the tropical, earthy and watery signs of capricorn and cancer. the armorial bearings of zebulun are purple, and a ship" 39 holy name oro tribe reuben sign aquarius angelic name zinggen "of reuben (aquarius, jacob says 'reuben, thou are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. unstable as water, thou shall not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledest thou it: he went up to my couch' moses says 'let reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few'

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