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ng, all ritualistic actions are a representation of the divine life in specific symbols. with this we can say that in all things there lies its own universal, harmonic balance. in ritual, god the vast one luminates through and within human action through the forces of the sephiroth and their powers of transformation. briefly speaking, we come back to the wisdom of the emerald tablet which states,"as above so below. everything touches everything else; every action has its own reaction or consequence; there is a universal balance. according to qabalah, it is known that man is indeed the master of his own destiny, whereby he alone chooses his path and determines his fate. in the tradition of the talmud it states,"nothing is meant to be, for it is us who makes what is meant to be. these concep

nic resonance. this states that if one object vibrates strong enough, it may affect the vibration of a second object, on condition that the first object resonates (vibrates) greater or equal to the frequency of the second object. as a neophyte, the first object that you learn to vibrate is yourself. by maintaining a certain vibration within oneself is to affect a force or energy in the microcosm. as above, so below."in the l.b.r.p.,the energies invoked are the aspects of deity through the god names. by reaching the right pitch and using the correct force to support it, one is able to effectively call upon these energies to be used by the occultist as he wills. a few suggested forms of vibration are as followed. keep in mind that no one procedure will help all. find one that best suits you

magical application, we give you this as a way to understand karmic consequence. so, the following list is a list of the twenty-two major arcana, and we are only covering the major arcana because the circle spread divination is a spiritual divination in that it only talks about the spiritual nature of a particular action. don't underestimate that. let's not forget the emerald tablet that states, as above so below,"for the things that manifest in the higher planes of existence must eventually filter down into the physical world. therefore, if we have negative cards surrounding us or the situation in the higher planes of existence, we will eventually find that these influences work their way into our physical lives and can either bring reward or havoc. remember that the idea of self mastery

4 7 INITIATION CEREMONY

terminates in tiphareth, whereby as it were the supernal triangle is to be grasped, and tiphareth is the purified man. the meaning of the alchemical symbol of mercury was explained to you in the previous grade. the symbol of salt embraces all the sephiroth but malkuth, and is as it were, the reconciler between the sulphur and the mercury. the horizontal dividing line implies the precept of hermes as above, so below. hiero: resumes his place. hiereus: heg: pract: move to the tablets in the west. hiereus: this tablet represents the trinity operating through the sephiroth, and reflected downwards in the four triangles of the elements, through the tree of life. notice that air is reflected from kether through tiphareth to yesod. water is reflected from binah through chesed to hod; and fire is

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

they might bring good fortune, young girls recited love charms while planting herbs in soil embedded with a would-be lover's footprint. on hallowe'en, housewives opened their windows and placed garlic on the window ledge so that only the good family dead might enter and take shelter from the cold. this simple folk magick, rather than ceremonial magick, forms the basis for the majority of spells. as above, so below, the words of the semi-divine father of magick, hermes trismegistos, may originally have evolved from popular magick that is practised in many different cultures around the world to this day. they are certainly as applicable today as they ever were. whatever the aim of your magick may be, if you look around your home, garden, workshop or even office, you have the necessary tools

ural sources. in this way, you can balance the energies in both spheres of the brain for integrated mind and soul flow. 4- gods and goddesses the mechanics of witchcraft magick takes place at what ts eliot in the four quartets called the 'still point of the turning world, that moment of timelessness that enables thought to be turned into reality on the material plane. it operates on the principle as above, so below. this phrase comes from the beginning of the emerald tablet, attributed to hermes trismesgistos (thrice-blessed hermes, thought to be a powerful first-century egyptian sorcerer who became worshipped as a god after his death. this tablet is said to contain all magical knowledge as well as the principles of alchemy, and states that human action and events reflect what occurs in th

andle* hold the symbol of the person to be healed between your hands and speak a few words of love and reassurance as though they were with you. if you have already created for the sick person a herb poppet (see page 108) or sachet (see page 106, hold that between your hands and repeat the original herb empowerment or sit in silence recreating the ritual in your mind. you can add words of healing as above. if the object of the healing is a place, such as a lake or woodland under threat, imagine that you are in that place* circle your crystal pendulum or a pointed healing crystal over the symbol (or sachet or poppet) nine times widdershins, saying as a mantra: go, pain and sorrow, change to star or sunbeam, transformed in joy and in tranquillity* plunge the pendulum into the water and hold

tronomers also counted the sun and the moon as planets and credited them with certain qualities that have become woven into the western astrological and magical traditions. astrologers believe that the positions of the planets in the zodiac at the time of an individual's birth can influence and indicate that person's fate. in magick, the planetary strengths can be applied to any purpose under the as above, so below' principle that stresses the interconnectedness of the whole universe. you can create your own spells by using the associations, much as you create recipes by knowing the qualities and blending power of individual ingredients. and just as in cookery, those spells or recipes where you break away from the set formula are often the most successful. for example, if you wanted to do

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

back and use one of the other letters, so that all our arguments are arguments in a circle. 3. any statement which we make is demonstrably meaningless. and yet we do mean something when we say that a cat has four legs. and we all know what we mean when we say so. we give our assent to, or withhold it from, the proposition on the grounds of our experience. but that experience is not intellectual, as above demonstrated. it is a matter of immediate intuition. we cannot have any warrant for that intuition, but at the same time any intellectual argument which upsets it does not in the faintest degree shake our conviction. 4. the conclusion to be drawn from this is that the instrument of mind is not intellectual, not rational. logic is merely destructive, a self-destructive toy. the toy, howeve

ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

nor did i dare to speak even privily in mine own heart thereof, lest i should discover its nature. but i sent my favourite, the virgin istarah (slim, pallid, and trembling as a young lotus in the west wind, with my ring of office, to enquire of the old magus of the well. and he answered her by pointing upward to the sky and then downward to the earth. and i read this oracle as if ti were spoken "as above, so beneath" this came to me as i had flung myself in despair at the feet of my lady, covering them with my tears; for by a certain manifest token i now knew that i had done a thing that was so dreadful that even now- these many thousand years hence- i dare hardly write it. i loved the veiled one. page 14 gulf.txt yea, wit the fierce passion of a beast, of a man, of a god, with my whole s

the magic sickle, and her asp s-tongue i tore out with my hands, and threw it to the dogs and jackals. herein i erred sorely, for her news was good. having reflected thereon, i perceived its import. for since the veil flamed always at my assumption, it was sure that i was in sympathy with that holy veiled one. if i were troubled, and knew not why; if my long peace were stirred- why then, so she "as above, so beneath" for even as i, being man, sought to grasp godhead and crush it in my arms, so she, the pure essence, sought to manifest in form by love. yet i dared not repeat the ceremony at midnight. instead i lay prone, my arms outstretched in shame and pain, on the steps at her feet. and lo! the veil flamed. then i knew that she too blamed herself alike for her ardour and for her abstine

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

e. an alternative possibility exists: that, by landing on the moon, we have come to reinstate the ancient covenant and thereby assure our protection against the outside. since "the gods are forgetful, buy treading on their celestial spheres we are reminding them of their ancient obligations to us, their created ones. for, as it is said in one of man's most ancient of covenants, the emerald table "as above, so below. man's power to alter the nature of his environment must develop simultaneously with his ability to master his inner environment, his own mind his psyche, soul, spirit. perhaps, then, the lunar landing was the first collective initiation for humanity, which will bring it one step closer to a beneficial force that resides beyond the race of the "cruel celestial spirits, past the

not have an alphabet as we know it, but they had developed a syllabary, very much like the japanese "kana" script of today. in phonetic transliterations, the english spelling sought to approximate the sumerian pronunciation. however, there are a few sounds which english does not possess, and which have been put into phonetic variations. important examples below: x as in the german "ach" ch (same as above) q as in "like" k (same as above) sh as in "shall" ss as in, perhaps "lasso; a hissing "s" common to arabic languages z as in "lots; a hard "ts" sound, not quite as in "zoo" remember, in the transliterations which follow, every letter must be pronounced. there are no schwas or silent syllables in sumerian. hence "kia" is pronounced "keeya "kaimanu" is pronounced "ka-ee-mah-nu" or, if spok

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

he chapter begins with a comment on liber legis iii, 49. those four words, do what thou wilt, are also identified with the four possible modes of conceiving the universe; horus unites these. follows a version of the "lord's prayer, suitable to horus. compare this with the version in chapter 44. there are ten sections in this prayer, and, as the prayer is attributed to horus, they are called four, as above explained; but it is only the name of horus which is fourfold; he himself is one. this may be compared with the qabalistic doctrine of the ten sephiroth as an expression of tetrabook of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 14 grammaton (1 plus 2 plus 3 plus 4= 10. it is now seen that this hawk is not solar, but mercurial; hence the words, the cry of the hawk, the essential part of

-lambda-epsilon-gamma-epsilon-iota gamma-alpha-rho pi-epsilon-rho-iota mu-omicron-upsilon omicron alpha-c- tau-eta-rho tau-omega-nu pi-epsilon-nu-tau-epsilon kappa- alpha-iota epsilon-nu tau-eta-iota c?-tau-eta-lambda-eta- iota omicron alpha-c?-tau-eta-rho tau-omega-nu epsilon-xi book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 58 epsilon-c?-tau-eta-kappa-epsilon. repeat the cross qabalistic, as above, and end as thou didst begin [60] commentary( kappa-epsilon) 25 is the square of 5, and the pentagram has the red colour of geburah. the chapter is a new and more elaborate version of the banishing ritual of the pentagram. it would be improper to comment further upon an official ritual of the a'.a. note (14) the secret sense of these words is to be sought in the numberation thereof. book

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

the dagger is like the signal for battle. the disk is used to express the throwing down of the price of one's purchase. to stamp with the foot is to declare one's mastery of the matter in hand. similarly, any other form of giving knocks has its own virtue. from the above examples the intelligent student will have perceived the method of interpreting each individual case that may come in question. as above said, the object struck is the object impressed. thus, a blow upon the altar affirms that he has complied with the laws of his operation. to strike the lamp is to summon the light divine. thus for the rest. it must also be observed that many combinations of ideas are made possible by this convention. to strike the wand within the cup is to apply the creative will to its proper complement

ition; his work is to create a new universe in accordance with his will. he is the master of the law of change (anicca. to attain the grade of ipsissimus he must accomplish three tasks, destroying the three guardians mentioned in liber 418, the 3rd aethyr; madness, and falsehood, and glamour, that is, duality in act, word and thought. 6. the grade of master of the temple is described in liber 418 as above indicated. there are full accounts in the magical diaries of the beast 666, who was cast forth into the heaven of jupiter, and of omnia in uno, unus in omnibus, who was cast forth into the sphere of the elements. the essential attainment is the perfect annihilation of that personality which limits and oppresses his true self. the magister templi is pre-eminently the master of mysticism, t

:phi-epsilon-gamma gr:epsilon- iota gr:gamma-alpha-rho gr:pi-epsilon-rho-iota gr:mu-omicron-upsilon gr:omicron gr:alpha-sigma-tau-eta-rho gr:tau-omega-nu gr:pi-epsilon- nu-tau-epsilon gr:kappa-alpha-iota gr:epsilon-nu gr:tau-eta-iota gr:sigma-tau-eta-lambda-eta-iota gr:omega gr:alpha-sigma-tau-eta-rho gr:tau-omega-nu gr:epsilon-xi gr:epsilon-sigma-tau-eta-chi-epsilon. repeat the cross qabalistic, as above, and end as thou didst begin. 327 liber xxxvi the star sapphire. let the adept be armed with his magick rood [and provided with his mystic rose. in the centre, let him give the l.v.x. signs; or if he know them, if he will and dare do them, and can keep silent about them, the signs of n.o.x. being the signs of puer, vir, puella, mulier. omit the sign. i.r. then let him advance to the east

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

ld be better for you to get a copy of the equinox of the gods and study it. the great work is the uniting of opposites. it may mean the uniting of the soul with god, of the microcosm with the macrocosm, of the female with the male, of the ego with the non-ego- or what not. by "love under will" one refers to the fact that the method in every case is love, by which is meant the uniting of opposites as above stated, such as hydrogen and chlorine, sodium and oxygen, and so on. any reaction whatever, any phenomenon, is a phenomenon of "love, as you will understand when i come to explain to you the meaning of the word "point-event. but love has to be "under will" if it is to be properly directed. you must find your true will, and make all your actions subservient to the one great purpose. rahoor

dream may be at the time, however it may persist throughout the years (though it is rare for any dream, unless frequently repeated, or linked to waking impressions by some happy conjunction of circumstances, to remain long in the mind with any clear-cut vision) it is hardly ever mistaken for an event of actual life. good: then, as waking life is to dream, so- yes, more so- is religious experience as above described to that life common to all of us. it is not merely easy, it is natural, not merely natural, but inevitable, for anyone who has experienced "samadhi (this word conveniently groups the higher types of vision21) to regard normal life as "illusion" by comparison with this state in which all problems are resolved, all doubts driven out, all limitations abolished. but even beyond atma

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

a fact, and a god whom perfection did not bore would not have created imperfection. but why not suppose a wicked god, or a foolish god? things which seem to me wrong, or stupid, are so because i am the sole judge. but these things are not my creations, but those of other gods. true, but those gods are all part of me, so far as i know them. so then, in my own nature are these contrary gods, which (as above said) i have created in myself to give variety. you see that you cannot conceive these divers 'gods without conceiving also a whole, in which the entire equation cancels out to naught. one cannot conceive it as a unity, because 1 to the 0 power like 1 to the first power, 1 to the 2nd power, etc, is only one, 1, and cannot become 2 by reflection, as i thought 75 weh note: sic. this is not

a concrete external non-eternal expression of the corresponding abstract internal eternal idea, just as any triangle is one partial and imperfect picture of the idea of a triangle (it does not matter whether we consider "triangle" as an unreal thing invented for the convenience of including all actual triangles, or vice versa. once the idea triangle has arisen, actual triangles are related to it as above stated. one does not want even a comparatively brief extension of these "actual" states; wedded love though licensed for a lifetime, is usually intolerable after a month; and marrons glaces pall after the first five or six kilogrammes have been consumed. but the "happiness" eternal and formless, is not less enjoyable because these forms of it cease to give pleasure. what happens is that t

on at all, but a 'law" we cannot think what it is, obviously, as it is a final condition of philosophical thought in the same way as space and time are conditions of phenomenal thought. but, can there be some third type of thought which can escape the bonds of that as that can of this "samadhic realization" one is tempted to rush in and answer- while angels hesitate. all my 'philosophic' thought, as above, is direct reflection upon the meaning of samadhic experience. is it simply that the reflections are distorted and dim? i have shown the impossibility of any true zero, and thus destroyed every axiom, blown up the foundations of my mind. in failing to distinguish between none and two, i cannot even cling to the straw of 'phrases' since time and space are long since perished. none "is" two

ncial agreements, especially marriage. love is a sport, an art, a religion, as you will; it is not an ol' clo' emporium 'mary inviolate' is to be 'torn upon wheels' because tearing is the only treatment for her; and rv, a wheel, is the name of the feminine principle (see liber d) it is her own sisters who are to punish her for the crime of denying her nature, not men who are to redeem her, since, as above remarked, it is man's own false sense of guilt, his selfishness, and his cowardice, which originally forced her to blaspheme against herself, and so degraded her in her own eyes, and in his. let him attend to his own particular business, to redeem himself- he has surely his hands full! woman will save herself if she be but left alone to do it. i see, it, i, the beast, who have seen- who s

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 1

nalysis of his nature, deeper and deeper according to the subtlety of the writer; for this 159 vision- it is all one same phenomenon, variously coloured by our varying ruachs12- is, i believe, the first and the last of all spiritual experience. for though he is attributed to malkuth,13 and the door of the path of his overshadowing, he is also in kether (kether is in malkuth and malkuth in kether "as above, so beneath, and the end of the "path of the wise" is identity with him "so that while he is the holy guardian angel, he is also hua14 and the tao.15 "for since intra nobis regnum dei16 all things are in ourself, and all spiritual experience is a more of less complete revelation of him "yet it is only in the middle pillar17 that his manifestation is in any way perfect "the augoedes invoca

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

great journey of discovery, and equipped with definite instruments; so in these astral journeys, little or no spiritual information can be obtained unless the skryer project, or at least set out with the intention of projecting, his sphere to a certain and definite place. this, when applied to travelling to certain paths or places on the tree of life, is termed rising on the planes, and may lead, as above stated, should the place desired to arrive at be kether, to the very highest attainment. this rising on the planes is a definite mystical process, and two initiates setting out to attain the same goal would find the journey, in its essentials, as similar as two ordinary individuals would find a journey from london to paris. karma and environment have in these risings on the planes to be r

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2

behind all manifestation: the first mind. multiply by it any other number- for the multiplication of the numbers is a generation, as is the multiplication of men and gods- and behold! the "resultant" is a replica of the number taken. so is one the all-father, the all-begetter- generating and producing all. the next step is the division into two. thus was manifested the great dual power of nature. as above, so below. and thus we find that the simple division into two is the method of multiplication of the amoeba, the lowest, simplest, and most absolute form of physical life that we know. the dual power of nature is the great mother of the worlds. again, to draw an analogy from the material world, consider the moon, our mother. behold in her the typic representative of the powers of the two

t, the same in number and in form! and this number is herein formulated by the concentration of the three in one. 3+ 1= 4. now in this figure ii. we behold six certain paths; and in six days did 172 god create the heavens and the earth. and the total numeration of its numbers is the perfect number, even the decade of the sephiroth (1+ 2+ 3+ 4= 10) thus can our science teach us wherefore the door<holy qabalah that alone amongst the shells is nogah, the sphere of venus, exalted unto holiness (venus is the goddess of love> of venus, hb:dalet, is the gateway of initiation: that one planet whose symbol alone embraceth the 10 sephiroth; the entrance to the shrine of our father c.r.c, the tomb of osiris; the god revealer, coming, moreover, by the central p

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 3 2

wed head gives the x sign] x, the sign of osiris risen["all" together with the signs of osiris slain and osiris risen] l v x, lux, the light of the cross["all" quit the vault and return to previous places "chief" in the grand word, yeheshuah hhb:vau hb:shin hb:heh hb:yod, by the key word inri, and through the concealed word lvx, i have opened the vault of the adepts [all present give the lux sign as above""first point [the officers in this part of the ceremony are the second adept, who is now the principal officer, the third adept, who is second, and the introducing adept, who is spoken of as v.h. frater hodos camelionis. the "second adept" opens the first point by bidding v.h. fra: hodos camelionis prepare the aspirant, who is waiting without, and the associate adeptus minor to guard the

it is written "he made them six; and for the seventh he cast into the midst of them the fire of the sun" for tiphereth 5= 6 is a solar degree. after this the signs are given and the portal is guarded in the usual manner; for the intention in all the grades is identical, namely, that of harmonising the temple with the ceremony""the first vibration" not only are the knocks symbolic of the hexagram as above; but they refer to the moving of the divine spirit of fire upon the waters. for this is the first breath of the light, a brooding thereof "the second vibration" the second appearance of the light is as a flash of lightning; the flaming sword. this is shown by 21, the number of eheieh, the divine name of kether; then the tiphereth symbol of the vault; and last the centre of the earth affir

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 4

ven to wakefulness, o arjuna. yoga killeth out all pain for him who is regulated in eating and amusement, regulated in performing actions, regulated in sleeping and waking.64 this balancing of what is vulgarly known as virtue and vice,65 and which the yogi philosophy does not always appreciate, is illustrated still more forcibly in that illuminating work "konx om pax" in which mr. crowley writes: as above so beneath! said hermes the thrice greatest. the laws of the physical world are precisely paralleled by those of the moral and intellectual sphere. to the prostitute i prescribe a course of training by which she shall 81 comprehend the holiness of sex. chastity forms part of that training, and i should hope to see her one day a happy wife and mother. to the prude equally i prescribe a cou

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

hierophant, the mahachohan, the manu, and a chohan who temporarily represents the second department perform a similar office. at the highest two initiations, those three kumaras who are called "the esoteric kumaras" form a triangle wherein the initiate stands, when he faces the planetary logos. these facts are imparted to teach two things, first, the unity of the method, second, that the truism "as above so below" is an occult fact in nature. at the final two initiations many members of the hierarchy who are, if one might so express it, extra-planetary, and who function outside the dense physical and the etheric globe of our planet, take part, but a stricter enumeration is needless. sanat kumara is still the hierophant, yet in a very esoteric manner it is the planetary logos himself who o

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

r group activity, then he has attained full self-expression, and has included within his sphere of influence and control the mental plane. he is then considered a master. he also is of the fourth order; he is the quaternary. the etheric plane is the centre of his life in the physical sense, just as we are told that the sun and the planets esoterically are considered as existing in etheric matter. as above, so below, is the occult law. therefore, the relationship of the son of the father, and of the mother, is to the sun the same as man's relationship to the vehicle through which he functions. it is his mode of enterprise, his vehicle of expression; it is the form which his life animates for the- 132- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust specific purpose of a. gaining experi

ome radiant whorls of fire, fourth dimensional in action, and allied with each other and with some other centre; they become likewise the object of the attention of human kundalini. this is a period of great activity and magnetic usefulness. it is succeeded by still another, wherein the three head centres are synthesising their seven minor correspondences, and the force of kundalini passes there. as above, so below. chart vi the divine septenary hanging from the triad thus forming the decad and its permutations 7, 5, 4, 3 (s.d( vol. i, pp. 259) i have especially mentioned these two centres in the microcosm as they are closely concerned (on- 219- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust a larger scale) with the particular cycles through which our planetary logos passes, and beca

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

ss, the sense of personality will fade away and identification with the soul will ensue. this is one of the greatest of the fetters which hold the sons of men captive. it is here that the axe must be laid to the root of the tree. 7. desire is attachment to objects of pleasure. this is not a literal translation by any means but gives the basic idea so clearly that it is best to translate the sutra as above. these objects of pleasure cover all the attachments which a man forms from the savage state of infant humanity up to advanced degrees of discipleship; they cover desire for gross objects on the physical plane as well as attachment to those things, occupations and reactions which the- 77- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust emotions or intellectual pursuits will offer; they c

might be stated here that the awakening of the heart centre leads a man to consciousness of the source of the heart centre within the head. this in turn leads a man to the twelve-petalled lotus, the egoic centre on the higher levels of the mental plane. the path from the heart centre to the head, when followed, is the reflection in the body of the building of the antaskarana on the mental plane "as above, so below" 4. through perfectly concentrated meditation in the head. this carries on automatically the increased stimulation and awakening of the centres up the spine, five in number, arouses the sixth centre, the one between the eyebrows, and in time reveals to the aspirant, the exit at the top- 162- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust of the head, which can be seen as a rad

ies whose voices seek to lure the aspirant off the path into the realm of illusion. he will find it also of interest to contrast and compare the first four classes of spirits enumerated there with these four types of disciples. everything in the three worlds is a reflection of that which is found in the heavenly realms and much may be gained through a comprehension of the great hermetic aphorism "as above, so below" that reflection is what constitutes evil; that reverse aspect of reality forms the great illusion, and with these the sons of god have no concern. it is evil where they are concerned but in no other sense. the forms of life in these worlds, and the lives animating those forms are- 200- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust good and right in themselves and are pursuin

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

al appearance. not much need be written here anent this, for the body nature and the form aspect have been the object of investigation and the subject of thought and discussion of thinking men for many centuries. much at which they have arrived is basically correct. the modern investigator will admit the law of analogy as the basis of his premises and recognise sometimes the hermetic theory that "as above, so below" may throw much light on the present problems. the following postulates may serve to clarify: 1. man, in his body nature, is a sum total, a unity- 26- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. this sum total is subdivided into many parts and organisms. 3. yet these many subdivisions function in a unified manner and the body is a correlated whole. 4. each of its par

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

our hierarchical archives as the "one about whom naught may be said" this seven-fold cosmic energy, the fused and blended energies of seven solar systems, including ours, sweeps automatically through each of the seven, carrying the qualities of 1. impulse towards activity. 2. active impulse towards organisation. 3. active organised impulse towards a definite purpose. i have worded these impulses as above in order to show the emergent tendency through their mutual interplay. this triple energetic impulse, borne on the impetus of the seven great breaths or rays, started the world process of becoming, and manifested as the urge towards evolution, towards an evolution which is active, organised, and which works undeviatingly and unerringly towards a specific goal. this goal is known in its fu

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

ly in five instances can the effect of these laws be noted, and then only by the most advanced of the world aspirants. the disciple and the initiate can dimly begin to recognise the effect of the sixth- 123- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust and the seventh laws, but no one else at this time. these two laws are not capable of interpretation as above, because only those who are initiated or in preparation for initiation can begin to understand them. the enlightenment which is the result of initiation is necessary before one can touch the idea behind these expressions of purpose. we shall not, therefore, take any time dealing with the law of expansive response, or with the law of the lower four, beyond giving two ancient stanzas which

soul which is submerged in the illusion, and the soul that fails to see with clarity until such time as it has learnt to pour the light of the soul through into the mind and the brain. the problem of glamour is found when the mental illusion is intensified by desire. what the theosophist calls "kamamanas" produces glamour. it is illusion on the astral plane. the problem of maya is really the same as above, plus the intense activity produced when both glamour and illusion are realised on etheric levels. it is that vital, unthinking, emotional mess (yes, that is the word i seek to use) in which the majority of human beings seem always to live. therefore: 1. illusion is primarily of a mental quality and is characteristic of the attitude of mind of those people who are more intellectual than e

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

d falls into five natural stages which we call initiations. the symbolism of the rod of initiation teaches us that (during the initiatory process) this rod, directed by the christ or by the lord of the world, as the case may be, is used to stabilise the higher ethers within the personality by an access of applied energy which enables the initiate to retain that which is from above, in order that "as above, so below" there are three angles from which the etheric body must be considered: 1. as the mechanism which externalises itself through the nadis, or that fine system of related lines of force which, in their turn, externalise themselves through the physical system of nerves. 2. as a transmitter of many different types of energy, coming from many different sources; these energies run thro

i.e, the heart centre, the throat centre, the ajna centre and the head centre, are controlled by the four cosmic ethers, to which we give the names of the energies of the buddhic plane, the energies of the atmic plane, the energies of the monadic plane and the energies of the logoic plane. this statement involves a somewhat new concept; it creates a basic relation, making possible the fact that "as above so below" think this out. it has serious implications. the centres below the diaphragm are during the evolutionary process controlled by the first, the second and the third ethers, counting from below upward; when evolution has brought the aspirant to the point of personal integration, then the energies of the highest, the etheric-atomic plane can and do control. when that takes place, th

ALICE A BAILEY20 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME IV ESOTERIC HEALING

appearance not much need be written here anent this, for the body nature and the form aspect have been the object of investigation and the subject of thought and discussion of thinking men for many centuries. much at which they have arrived is basically correct. the modern investigator will admit the law of analogy as the basis of his premises and recognises, sometimes, that the hermetic theory "as above, so below" may throw much light on the present problems. the following postulates may serve to clarify: 1. man, in his body nature, is a sumtotal, a unity. 2. this sumtotal is subdivided into many parts and organisms. 3. yet these many subdivisions function in a unified manner, and the body is a correlated whole. 4. each of its parts differs in form and in function, but all are interdepen

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

o the wise circulation and direction of the new energies which are pouring into and through the ashram. this he does by realising himself as a centre of changing energies. this is the way the hierarchy works. you who read and study the ways of the ashrams at this time are witnessing a period of extreme change and adjustment and of a far-reaching reorganisation. for ever the occult law holds good "as above, so below" and the reorganisation of planetary affairs which is taking place at this time is partially the effect of the changes produced in the hierarchy by two major factors, to both of which i have frequently referred: 1. the higher and more intelligent type of disciple who is now affiliating with the ashram and his instinctive demand for group work and recognition. 2. the new energies

here given you in connection with the seven centres (if brought into relation with all that i have given you in a treatise on cosmic fire) will afford you some general idea of the various planetary significances. this i have personally no time to do, even if it were desirable, but it will be obvious that what i have indicated along the line of correspondences must be true, for the ancient truism "as above, so below" holds eternally good, and it is the task of the hierarchy to demonstrate this. the relation of the microcosm to the macrocosm can never be broken, and that relationship is deeply involved in these five points of revelation- 257- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust it has been occultly stated that "the five points of the five-pointed star are pyrami

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

released to carry forward their impersonal task. each of these energies is concerned with the desired organisation, for it must ever be remembered that though the organisation which we are considering is concerned with the interior or subjective work of the hierarchy, the repercussions and the resultant effects will take place on earth, with physical plane effects, because the old occult truism "as above, so below" will be rapidly and objectively demonstrated. this result and the effects produced will constitute one of the modes whereby the hierarchy will prove its factual presence on earth. the ashram of the master k.h. is already assuming an increased stimulating potency, but it will nevertheless be one of the last to manifest objectively on the physical plane. the mission of that ashra

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

ing of the personal emotions (postpituitary, thrown away even his trusty club, refused symbolically to lead any longer a personal, selfish life, that he could, entering by the opening represented by the ante-pituitary, subdue the lion of the personality in the cave. these correlations are so exact that they present in little and in large an awesome testimony to the unflawed integrity of the plan "as above so below. a striking correlation between biological and spiritual truths [112] labor vi seizing the girdle of hippolyte (virgo, august 22nd- september 21st [from now on the chapters will be based on the informal lectures given by a.a.b, her finished material for a proposed book having run out. therefore, a rewrite will be offered plus material from esoteric astrology and from the gifts of

ward the union of spirit and matter is made "the subordination of the form life to the will of the indwelling christ [122] the three rulers of the sign virgo definitely relate it to eight other signs, as has been noted, making it the outstanding sign of synthesis. including virgo itself, we have nine signs or energies interplaying, the number of the months of gestation of the human embryo. again "as above so below. the orthodox ruler of the sign is mercury "the versatile energy of the son of mind, the soul, the intermediary between the father and mother. the esoteric ruler is the moon, veiling vulcan. the moon rules the form and we are again reminded that it is the will of god to manifest through the form. vulcan is an expression of first ray energy, while the moon exerts fourth ray energy

AN INTRO TO STUDY OF THE KABALAH

sufferings; and to pass a probation by which they also might fall, but yet may rise to regain a share of man's lost estate and finally to rise up through the sephiroth to a reunion with the divine essence. remember that the sephirotic crown was first, then came chokmah, a masculine potency, and then binah, a feminine one; from their union arose the created universe of angels, men and earth: but 'as above so below' so we have in genesis a man formed, then succeeds a woman, and from them all others. in the" commentary on the creation of genesis" still allegorical like genesis itself, it is stated "there is in heaven a treasury called gup, guph, and all the souls which were created in the beginning, and hereafter to come into this world, the holy one placed therein: out of this treasury the

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

in this we find expressions of this kind 'the infinite was entirely unknown and diffused no light before the luminous point violently broke through into vision 'when he first assumed the form (of the crown, or the first sephira, he caused 9 splendid lights to emanate from it, which, shining through it, diffused a bright light in all directions: that is, these 9 with his one (which was the origin, as above, of the nine, together made the 10, that is[[diagram] or[[diagram, or the sacred ten (numbers or sephiroth, or jod- and these numbers were 'the light' just as in the gospel of st. john, god (alhim, 31415 to one) was that light (20612 to 6561) by which (light) all things were made" in sepher jezirah, or numbers of creation, the whole process of evolution is given out in numbers. in its "32

dean, or magian, religion "asura" is the lord asura visvavedas, the "allknowing" or "omniscient lord; and asura-mazdha, become later ahura-mazdha, is, as benfey shows "the lord who bestows intelligence- asura-medha and ahura-mazdao. elsewhere in this work it is shown, on equally good authority, that the indo-iranian asura was always regarded as sevenfold. this fact, combined with the name mazdha, as above, which makes of the sevenfold asura the "lord" or "lords" collectively "who bestow intelligence" connects the amshaspends with the asuras and with our incarnating dhyan chohans, as well as with the elohim, and the seven informing gods of egypt, chaldea, and every other country. why these "gods" refused to create men is not, as stated in exoteric[[vol. 2, page] 93 a grand apocalyptic metap

is, the latter, however, being absent from other texts. here the seven rishis stand for the seven races, the seven principles, and various other things; for there is again a double mystery involved in this manifold allegory. we have said elsewhere that the great flood had several meanings, and that it referred, as also does the fall, to both spiritual and physical, cosmic and terrestrial, events: as above, so it is below. the ship or ark- navis- in short, being the symbol of the female generative principle, is typified in the heavens by the moon, and on earth by the womb: both being the vessels and bearers of the seeds of life and being, which the sun, or vishnu, the male principle, vivifies and fructifies* the first cosmic flood refers to primordial creation, or the formation of heaven an

pedition, describes a subterranean passage which ran underground, and terminated at the root of the heavens, adding that this passage was a snake's hole "un agujero de colubra; and that he was admitted to it because he was himself "a son of the snakes" or a serpent("die phoinizier" 70) this is, indeed, very suggestive; for his description of the snake's hole is that of the ancient egyptian crypt, as above mentioned. the hierophants, moreover, of egypt, as of babylon, generally styled them[[vol. 2, page] 380 the secret doctrine. selves the "sons of the serpent-god" or "sons of the dragon" during the mysteries "the assyrian priest bore always the name of his god" says movers. the druids of the celto-britannic regions also called themselves snakes "i am a serpent, i am a druid" they exclaimed

e, but on the coasts of western africa, south of where now lies morocco, that these battles took place. there was a time when the whole of the sahara desert was a sea, then a continent as fertile as the delta, and then, only after another temporary submersion, it became a desert similar to that other wilderness, the desert of shamo or gobi. this is shown in puranic tradition, for on the same page as above cited, it is said "the people were between two fires; for, while sankhasura was ravaging one side of the continent, krauncha (or cracacha, king of kraunch, used to desolate the other; both armies. thus changed the most fertile regions into a savage desert" that not only the last island of atlantis, spoken of by plato, but a large continent, first divided, and then broken later on into sev

nd de jure. narada, one of the greatest rishis, was a devarishi; and he is shown in constant and everlasting feud with brahma, daksha, and other gods and sages. therefore we may safely maintain that whatever the astronomical meaning of this universally accepted legend, its human phase is based on real and historical events, disfigured into a theological dogma only to suit ecclesiastical purposes. as above so below. sidereal phenomena, and the behaviour of the celestial bodies in the heavens, were taken as a model, and the plan was carried out below, on earth. thus, space, in its abstract sense, was called "the realm of divine knowledge" and by the chaldees or initiates ab soo, the habitat (or father, i.e, the source) of knowledge, because it is in space that dwell the intelligent powers wh

inning of this round* the monad had but to step into the astral body of the progenitors, in order that the work of physical consolidation should begin around the shadowy prototype* what would science say to this? it would answer, of course, that as man appeared on earth as the latest of the mammalians, he had no need, no more than those mammals, to pass through the primitive stages of procreation as above described. his mode of procreation was already established on earth when he appeared. in this case, we may reply: since to this day not the remotest sign of a link between man and the animal has yet been found, then (if the occultist doctrine is to be repudiated) he must have sprung miraculously in nature, like a fully armed minerva from jupiter's brain. and in such case the bible is righ

were, or will be "man-bearing" just as every visible star or planet is? what do they mean by "a moral and physical influence" of the sidereal worlds on our globes? such are the questions often put to us, and they have to be considered from every aspect. to the first of the two queries the answer is- we believe it because the first law in nature is uniformity in diversity, and the second- analogy "as above, so below" that time is gone by for ever, when, although our pious ancestors believed that our earth was in the centre of the universe, the church and her arrogant servants could insist that we should regard as a blasphemy the supposition that any other planet could be inhabited. adam and eve, the serpent, and the original sin followed by atonement through blood, have been too long in the

g our climates. of course, like caesar's wife, the planetoids cannot be affected by our suspicion. they are too far, etc, etc. believing in esoteric astronomy, however, we are not so sure of that. but when, extending our speculations beyond our planetary chain, we try to cross the limits of the solar system, then indeed we act as do presumptuous fools. for- while accepting the old hermetic axiom "as above, so below- we may well believe that as nature on earth displays the most careful economy, utilizing every vile and waste thing in her marvellous transformations, and withal never repeating herself- we may justly conclude that there is no other globe in all her infinite systems so closely resembling this earth that the ordinary powers should be able to imagine and reproduce its semblance a

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

of the finite gods, and becomes aham-ship. why it is called the mahat of the second creation (or the ninth, that of the kumara in vishnu purana) will be explained in book ii. the "sea of fire" is then the super-astral (i.e, noumenal) light, the first radiation from the root, the mulaprakriti, the undifferentiated cosmic substance, which becomes astral matter. it is also called the "fiery serpent" as above described. if the student bears in mind that there is but one universal element, which is infinite, unborn, and undying, and that all the rest- as in the world of phenomena- are but so many various differentiated aspects and transformations (correlations, they are now called) of that one, from cosmical down to microcosmical effects, from super-human down to human and sub-human beings, the

three elemental kingdoms, the ten, the sephirothal number. it is at this point that begins "a descent of spirit into matter equivalent to an ascent in physical[[footnote(s "physical" here means differentiated for cosmical purposes and work; that "physical side" nevertheless, if objective to the apperception of beings from other planes, is yet quite subjective to us on our plane[[vol. 1, page] 177 as above, so below, is the law. evolution; a re-ascent from the deepest depths of materiality (the mineral) towards its status quo ante, with a corresponding dissipation of concrete organism- up to nirvana, the vanishing point of differentiated matter("five years of theosophy" p. 276) therefore it becomes evident why that which is pertinently called in esoteric buddhism "wave of evolution" and min

is at this point that the cosmic monad (buddhi) will be wedded to and become the vehicle of the atmic ray, i.e, it (buddhi) will awaken to an apperception of it (atman; and thus enter on the first step of a new septenary ladder of evolution, which will lead it eventually to the tenth (counting from the lowest upwards) of the sephirothal tree, the crown. everything in the universe follows analogy "as above, so below; man is the microcosm of the universe. that which takes place on the spiritual plane repeats itself on the cosmic plane. concretion follows the lines of abstraction; corresponding to the highest must be the lowest; the material to the spiritual. thus, corresponding to the sephirothal crown (or upper triad) there are the three elemental kingdoms, which precede the mineral (see di

ly answered; nor will they ever be solved till the day when scientists condescend to accept the occult theories* but if this physical pheno[[footnote(s* the materialists and the evolutionists of the darwinian school would be ill-advised to accept the newly worked-out theories of professor weissmann, the author of beitrage zur descendenzlehre, with regard to one of the two mysteries of embryology, as above specified, which he seems to have solved- as he thinks. for, when it is solved, science will have stepped over into the domain of the truly occult, and stepped for ever out of the realm of transformation, as taught by darwin. the two are irreconcileable, from the standpoint of materialism. regarded from that of the occultists, it solves all these mysteries. those who are not acquainted wi

ng the conceptions of occult philosophy. the latter never stops at surface appearances, and for it the noumenal essences have more reality than their objective counterparts; it resembles therein the mediaeval nominalists, for whom it was the universals that were the realities and the particulars which existed only in name and human fancy (6) the universe is worked and guided from within outwards. as above so it is below, as in heaven so on earth; and man- the microcosm and miniature copy of the macrocosm- is the living witness to this universal law, and to the mode of its action. we see that every external motion, act, gesture, whether voluntary or mechanical, organic or mental, is produced and preceded by internal feeling or emotion, will or volition, and thought or mind. as no outward mo

e first geological disturbance in the earth's axis which ended in the sweeping down to the bottom of the seas of the whole second continent, with its primeval races- of which successive "earths" or continents atlantis was the fourth- there came another disturbance by the axis resuming as rapidly its previous degree of inclination; when the earth was indeed raised once more out of the waters, and- as above so it is below; and vice versa. there were "gods" on earth in those days- gods, and not men, as we know them now, says the tradition. as will be shown in book ii, the computation of periods in exoteric hinduism refers to both the great cosmic and the small terrestrial events and cataclysms, and the same may be shown for names. for instance yudishthira- the first king of the sacea, who ope

destructible (true; there can be no independent force, since all force is an inherent and necessary property of matter (false; consequently, there is no immaterial creative power" oh, poor sir isaac! if, leaving aside all the other eminent men of science who shared in the same opinion as euler and leibnitz, the occultists claim as their authorities and supporters only sir isaac newton and cuvier, as above cited, they need fear little from modern science, and may loudly and proudly proclaim their beliefs. but, the hesitation and doubts of the two before cited authorities, and of many others, too, whom we could name, did not in the least prevent scientific speculation from wool-gathering on the fields of brute matter just as before. first it was matter and an imponderable fluid distinct from

lectricity are as at first, but temperature has altered, and thus, instead of the atoms of lithium being supplemented with atoms in all respects analogous with themselves, the atomic groupings which come into being when the second cycle commences form, not lithium, but its lineal descendant, potassium. suppose, therefore, the vis generatrix travelling to and fro in cycles along a lemniscate path, as above suggested, while simultaneously temperature is declining and time is flowing on- variations which i have endeavoured to represent by the downward sink- each coil of the lemniscate track crosses the same vertical line at lower and lower points. projected in space, the curve shows a central line neutral as far as electricity is concerned, and neutral in chemical properties- positive electri

BLUE EQUINOX

. i am annoyed with myself, have been very careless. had a talk with a man this morning for about 7 minutes, and forgot all about concentration. however, i have more or less formed a habit of speaking in short sentences; so i don.t think i said the word more than twice. however am just going to give an extra cut in case, for being careless. 1 before leaving home in morning. 2 during conversation (as above) 12:10 a.m. 1 during lunch (this only half sounded, but have recorded it) 1 at 7:45 p.m (arm begins to feel sore) 1 at 10:30 p.m (speaking too quickly to m. went to bed at 11:10 p.m. total 6 wednesday, jan. 11. 6:45 p.m. 1 at 9:50 a.m. at office. lunch 1 while talking to my brother c. hour 1 while talking to my wife. 12.1 o.c. 1 while talking to my barber. liber clxv 141 i consider the ab

e the invariable form of greeting. these words, especially in the case of strangers, should be pronounced in a clear, firm, and articulate voice, with the eyes frankly fixed upon the hearer. if the other be of us, let him reply .love is the law, love under will. the the equinox 180 latter sentence shall also be used as the greeting of farewell. in writing, wherever greeting is usual, it should be as above, opening .do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law, and closing .love is the law, love under will. 2. social gatherings should be held as often as is convenient, and there the law should be read and explained. 3. the special tracts written by us, or authorized by us, should be distributed to all persons with whom those who have accepted the law may be in contact. 4. pending the est

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

of 6:30 pm would give an interval of six and a half hours. then convert the total log. back to degrees. you now have the difference in position of the planet at noon on the birth date and can add this to the noon position the ephemeris shows. had the actual birth time been before noon, then you would have looked up the planet's motion at noon on the day before the actual birth date and proceeded as above. should the planet in question be marked "r" in the tables meaning that it is retrograde then you would subtract the movement on interval from the noon position. one word of warning: do not forget to convert greenwich st to local st when filling in the positions of the planets. a chart at this stage may look like figure 9.3. before you can attempt to interpret a horoscope, you must know w

talisman is human-made, an amulet is natural. a bear's claw, a rabbit's foot, a four-leaf clover; these are all amulets. one that is considered very much a witch's amulet is a stone with a natural hole through it. obviously tying-in with fertility; the hole being symbolic of the vagina. so you cannot make an amulet; you can only adopt one. if you take an amulet and then engrave and consecrate it, as above, then it becomes a talisman (or, if you prefer, a "talismanic amulet. songs, dances and sabbat games music is the source of many types of enjoyment. there is the deep satisfaction that comes from creating music by voice or instrument, as well as the pleasure that may be found in listening. many people protest that they are not musical. it's true that those who understand music can be of m

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CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

they might bring good fortune, young girls recited love charms while planting herbs in soil embedded with a would-be lover's footprint. on hallowe'en, housewives opened their windows and placed garlic on the window ledge so that only the good family dead might enter and take shelter from the cold. this simple folk magick, rather than ceremonial magick, forms the basis for the majority of spells. as above, so below, the words of the semi-divine father of magick, hermes trismegistos, may originally have evolved from popular magick that is practised in many different cultures around the world to this day. they are certainly as applicable today as they ever were. whatever the aim of your magick may be, if you look around your home, garden, workshop or even office, you have the necessary tools

n both spheres of the brain for integrated mind and soul flow [insert pic p055- 4- gods and goddesses [insert pic p056] seite 30 wicca01.txt- the mechanics of witchcraft magick takes place at what ts eliot in the four quartets called the 'still point of the turning world, that moment of timelessness that enables thought to be turned into reality on the material plane. it operates on the principle as above, so below. this phrase comes from the beginning of the emerald tablet, attributed to hermes trismesgistos (thrice-blessed hermes, thought to be a powerful first-century egyptian sorcerer who became worshipped as a god after his death. this tablet is said to contain all magical knowledge as well as the principles of alchemy, and states that human action and events reflect what occurs in th

andle* hold the symbol of the person to be healed between your hands and speak a few words of love and reassurance as though they were with you. if you have already created for the sick person a herb poppet (see page 108) or sachet (see page 106, hold that between your hands and repeat the original herb empowerment or sit in silence recreating the ritual in your mind. you can add words of healing as above. if the object of the healing is a place, such as a lake or woodland under threat, imagine that you are in that place* circle your crystal pendulum or a pointed healing crystal over the symbol (or sachet or poppet) nine times widdershins, saying as a mantra: go, pain and sorrow, change to star or sunbeam, transformed in joy and in tranquillity* plunge the pendulum into the water and hold

tronomers also counted the sun and the moon as planets and credited them with certain qualities that have become woven into the western astrological and magical traditions. astrologers believe that the positions of the planets in the zodiac at the time of an individual's birth can influence and indicate that person's fate. in magick, the planetary strengths can be applied to any purpose under the as above, so below' principle that stresses the interconnectedness of the whole universe. you can create your own spells by using the associations, much as you create recipes by knowing the qualities and blending power of individual ingredients. and just as in cookery, those spells or recipes where you break away from the set formula are often the most successful. for example, if you wanted to do

CHAOS MAGICK AND LUCIFERISM

e depths of his or her mind and assemble, through various means, a system unique to the person creating it. chaos is a beautiful friend, which often throws random lightning bolts, is nonetheless always beside you when you go to sleep at night. it should be considered fair game to dash through the darkness of the night, to understand and explore the very foundations of the demonic and the angelic, as above, so below while the luciferian gnosis is highly approachable through the systems of what is considered chaos magick, the form of the astral body allows a severance of eventual worldly bonds. this allows the luciferian adept to take her or his fill of worldly pleasure and eventually ascend astral in the light of lucifer, as an undead god or completely remain within the astral plane. one wo

CONCERNING THE CEREMONY OF THE CONSECRATING THE VAULT

ns find a common ground in that osiris and christ are interchanged as symbolical archetypes of self sacrifice unto the higher. the next main point to highlight is the meaning, in mystical terms, of the one hundred and twenty years. the chief adept, second adept and the third adept then form the three sided triangle above and below with their ankhs. this alludes to the emerald tablet which states "as above, so below" in addition, there is a qabalistic significance in that it alludes to the three phases of the soul. the linking or uniting of the neschamah, the ruach and the nephesch can only be accomplished in an atmosphere of zero space. this happens as the third order enters the vault to recharge it. this power is brought down from the triangle formed above by the wands into the pastos or

DARK GODS

ce of dark gods. name to be vibrated in manner similar to atazoth. ga wath am: vibration of this releases powerful energies. a key (when used with a crystal tetrahedron) to all the dark forces of the abyss. not to be vibrated without careful preparation. according to tradition the words means `the power within me is great' a reference to the pathways within which lead to the dark gods. binan ath: as above. said to mean `behold the fire' lidagon: symbolic representation of the union of the two sexual opposites (darkat and dagon) in their darker aspects. abatu: an earth bound form of destructive/negative energy. associated with rites of sacrifice. f sharp major key for chant. karu samsu: word of power along the 12th path to be chanted in the key of a flat major. according to tradition it mea

DAVID ICKE CHILDREN OF THE MATRIX

pour through. this is why the illuminati, through their vehicles of religion and, more latterly "science, have made a prime focus the suppression of all knowledge and information that would reveal the true story of human history. once we see that, the mist begins to clear. sources for the people who have written to me asking for the meaning of "ibid" in the source lists, it means, in effect "same as above. 1 the book your church doesn't want you to read, edited by tim c. leenon (kendall/hunt publishing, iowa, usa, 1993) p 137. available from the truth seeker company, po box 2872, san diego, california 92112 2 wm r. fix, pyramid odyssey (jonathan-james books, toronto, canada, 1978) pp 12 to 13 3 alan f. alford, gods of the new millennium, scientific proof of flesh and blood gods (hodder and

DAVID ICKE THE BIGGEST SECRET

ce that is nothuman.the truth of what happened and continues to happen is held under the strictestsecrecy at the highest level of the secret society network and only a relative handful ofpeople know the story. each section of the global pyramid is itself a smallercompartmentalised pyramid. these are like watertight compartments on a ship or, moreappropriately given its covert nature, a submarine. as above, so below. for example,the freemasons pyramid answers to a common leadership and then this leadership inturn answers to a higher one. the illuminati degrees begin where the freemasonsdegrees end so the 33rd degree of the scottish rite and tenth degree of the york riteappear to be as far as anyone can go and for most masons thats true. but if someone isconsidered the right mentality and bl

DIABOLUS

cycle and the eclipse. in such an aspect, seth is highly significant to the balance of chaos and order, as he creates situations for both to occur. 5 set and horus indeed have a close connection as not only brothers but also deific opposites. it is suggested by e.a. wallis budge that horus means something similar to he who is above and set therefore he who is below, thus holding a significance to as above, so below and the baphomet idol long regarded as a form of hidden knowledge. considering set s name had similar hieroglyphic connections to stone, it can be suggested further that this god was a personification of the lands of death, stony land and the desert wastes. set s direction was also often consider south as well, and his opposing side of the north. in later times, as previously me

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

annot be consciousness, but the raw material of conscious-ness when considered microcosmically, and the raw material of existence when considered macrocosmically. for there is this twofold way of considering the tree, as we have already noted; it can be regarded as the universe and as the soul of man, and these two aspects throw light upon each other. in the words of the emerald tablet of hermes "as above, so below" 8. kether differentiates into chokmah and binah before it achieves phenomenal existence, and these two are called by the qabalists, abba, the supernal father, and ama, the supernal mother. binah is also called the great sea, and shahathai, the sphere of saturn. as we continue, we shall find that the sephiroth are called successively the mystical qabala page 31 spheres of the pl

21. these forces stimulate the corresponding chakras of the initiate and wake them to activity in his aura. the process of self-mitiation by the meditations i have described is slower than the processes of ritual initiation, but it is sure enough if persevered with by a suitable person, but one cannot teach a jelly-fish to sing by feeding it on canary-seed. chapter xi the subjective sephiroth 1. as above, so below, man is a miniature macrocosm. all the factors that go to the make-up of the manifested universe are present in his nature. hence, in his perfection, he is said to be higher than the angels. at the present time, however, the angels are fully evolved beings and man is not. thus he is as much lower than the angels as a three-yearold child is less developed than a three-year-old do

may abstract human consciousness in terms of natural forces; both are legitimate proceedings in occult metaphysics, and the process yields some very interesting clues and some very important practical applications. we must not, however, make the mistake of the ignorant, and say a is b when we mean a is of the same nature as b. but equally we may legitimately avail ourselves of the hermetic axiom "as above, so below" because if a and b are of the same nature, the laws governing a can be predicated concerning b. what is true of the drop is true of the ocean. consequently, if we know anything concerning the nature of a, we may conclude that, allowing for the difference in scale, it will apply to b. this is the method of analogy used in the inductive science of the ancients, and provided it is

. the manner in which the ancients deduced the basic facts of cosmogony by purely intuitive means and the use of the method of correspondences, centuries before the invention and perfection of the instruments of precision which enabled modern man to make the same discoveries from another angle, must be a matter of perpetual amazement to anyone who comes to the traditional philosophy unbiased. 24. as above, so below. the microcosm corresponds to the macrocosm, and we must therefore seek in man the kether above the head which shines with a pure white brilliance in adam kadmon, the heavenly man. the rabbis call it the yechidah, the divine spark; the egyptians call it the sab; the hindus call it the thousand-petalled lotus. but under all these names we have the same idea-the nucleus of.pure sp

y principles emanating from the subtler sephiroth. it is, as it were, a treasure-house of images on a higher arc; but whereas the astral plane is peopled by images reflected from forms, the images of the sphere of tiphareth are those formulating, and as it were crystallising out, from the spiritual emanations of the higher potencies. 62. tiphareth mediates between the microcosm and the macrocosm "as above, so below" is the keynote of the sphere of shemesh, wherein the sun that is behind the sun focusses into manifestation. 63. in the anatomy of the divine man is the interpretation of all organisation and evolution; in fact, the material universe. is literally the organs and members of this divine man; and it is through an understanding of the soul of adam kadmon, which consists of the "inf

it. 92. the cube is usually said to be assigned to tiphareth because it is a six-sided figure, and six is the number of tiphareth. but there is more than this in the symbolism of the cube. the cube is the simplest form of solid, and as such is the appropriate symbol of tiphareth, in whose sphere is found the first foreshadowing of form. the symbol of malkuth is the double cube, which symbolises "as above, so below" 93. the pyramid symbolises the perfected man, broad-based on earth and tapering to unity in the heavens; in other words, the ipsissimus. the truncated pyramid symbolises the initiated adept, or adeptus minor, who has passed within the veil but has not yet completed his grades. this pyramid, to whose six sides correspond the six central sephiroth which constitute adam kadmon, or

be "earthed" to the earth, both literally and metaphorically. the idealist tries to induce a complete insulation of all earth-contacts in order that the inflowing power may not be wasted; he fails to realise that the earth is one great magnet. 45 tradition declares from of old that the key to the [page 236] mysteries was written upon the emerald tablet of hermes, whereon were inscribed the words "as above, so below" apply the principles of physics to psychology, and the riddle will be read. he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 46. finally we come to the consideration of the signiflcanc of the tarot cards associated with netzach. these are the four sevens of the tarot pack. 47. as we are now coming within the sphere of influence of the earth-plane, it may be as well to explain what thes

avoid a thing, how are we to keep it clean and wholesome? the taboos of a primitive people have been altogether overdone in our civilised life, with disastrous consequences to the health and wholesomeness of humanity. 95. the symbols of malkuth are the altar of the double cube and the equal-armed cross, or cross of the elements. 96. the altar of the double cube is symbolic of the hermetic maxim "as above, so below" and teaches that what is visible is the reflection of what is invisible, and corresponds with it exactly. this cubical altar is the altar of the mysteries, in contradistinction to the table-altar, which is the altar of the [page 294] church. for the table-altar stands in the east, but the cubical altar stands in the centre. it is said to be in proper proportion when it is the h

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

ld give the game away involuntarily. choosing a time at which he is sure his friend is asleep, the substitute concentrates upon him and imagines himself to be standing beside him, and visualises the cord or ray of the rapport stretching from his friend out into space. if he can visualise its other point of attachment in the dominator, so much the better. he then formulates the sword and the torch as above described, and with these in his hands he imagines himself stepping right through the line of rapport, so as to break it with his body. he must not use either sword or torch for this process, but break it with his own flesh, as it were. having thus severed it from his friend, he should then go for it with sword and torch with all his strength as it tries to enwrap him, as it assuredly wil

EMPERORS NEW RELIGION CHURCH OF SATAN

extensive questionnaire about the people who affiliate and wish active membership participation [1] the church of satan has stated that its followers are acknowledged with titles based on accomplishments in the real world: members of our priesthood are people of accomplishment in the real world they have mastered skills and have won peer recognition, which is how they have attained their position as above, so below [1] some speculation on the nature of these accomplishments has been made, as the accomplishments of some nominees have seemed rather the emperor s new religion copyright 2002 ole wolf page 15 of 30 limited. a common trait across all nominations to priesthood or magistrate is that the nominees have influenced other people to join the church of satan, that is, their accomplishmen

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ave organized the original mystery school from which all others ultimately derive. the chaneys also have made themselves open to new insights from the world s religions and philosophies. from hermes, astara teaches that god is the only uncreated reality and that he has emanated his seven attributes and all that exists. hermes taught the seven laws beginning with the magical law of correspondence( as above, so below. the law concisely states that any part of the world reflects the structure of the whole. other laws deal with basic observations concerning motion, polarity, cycles, cause and effect, gender, and mind. the acceptance of these laws leads to a number of spiritual practices. central to astara is lama yoga, a method of mind expansion originally taught to earlyne chaney by the maste

the strong fortitude of all fortitudes, overcoming every subtle and penetrating every solid thing. so the world was created. hence were all wonderful adaptations of which this is the manner. therefore am i called thrice great hermes, having the three parts of the philosophy of the whole world. that which i have written is consummated concerning the operation of the sun. this statement s theme of as above, so below became a keystone of occult philosophy. sources: hauck, dennis william. the emerald tablet: alchemy for personal transformation. new york: penguin/arkana, 1999. mead, g. r. s, ed. thrice-greatest hermes. 3 vols. london: j. m. watkins, 1964. e-meter common term for a device known as an electropsychometer, invented by volney mathison in the united states. it measures galvanic skin

e guidance of some rational being; thirdly, those in which the nature of the communication has been such as to prove that the being causing them must, agreeably to accompanying allegations, be some known acquaintance, friend, or relative of the inquiry. again, cases in which movements have been made of ponderable bodies of a nature to produce intellectual communications resembling those obtained, as above-mentioned, by sounds. although the apparatus by which these various proofs were attained with the greatest possible precaution and precision, modified them as to the manner, essentially all the evidence which i have obtained tending to the conclusions above mentioned, has likewise been substantially obtained by a great number of observers. many who never sought any spiritual communication

onsibility for the members needs. members donned clerical clothing though only a few began training for the priesthood. an outer order of discipleship was created by those who wanted to work with the group but felt unable to follow the full ordered list. fr. blighton and the ruling esoteric council developed their teachings out of the hermetic teachings, beginning with the foundational principle, as above, so below, the statement of human correspondence with divine reality. the universe was seen as a manifestation of the great creative mind. each individual built his/her own personal universe in the form of an atmosphere that surrounded him/her. this atmosphere is created in the individual s thinking and reacting, and serves as a protector and projection of the individual. becoming master

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ay return to earth many times until it has mastered all the lessons it must learn (2) cause and effect.the belief in the law of karma (i.e, as you sow, so you will reap (3) opportunity.every experience in life is an opportunity for an individual to become more godlike and everyone is placed in exactly the right conditions needed to learn lessons and give service (4) correspondence.the belief that as above, so below. the microcosm is part of the macrocosm. we are cells of the cosmos, just as our bodies, in turn, are made up of cells, with the same laws applying at all levels (5) equilibrium and balance.the law connected to karma, described as the law of compensation. it claims that no action can continue indefinitely, but will travel just as far before a reaction pulls things back to normal

ESOTERISM AND THE LEFT HAND PATH

it from non esoteric initiations, of which four are primary. the criterias listed are 1) the correspondences, 2) the living nature, 3) conceptions and intermediation. 4) the experience of transmutation, and 5) accordances and 6) transference. 1) the correspondences are the thought of hidden connections between the visible and invisible parts of the universe, in accordance with the hermetic motto as above so below. there are connections between minerals, the human body and the planets etc. 2) the living nature is based on the view of the cosmos as a manifold and hierarchic unity where nature has an important position next to god and man. nature is permeated with a light or a fire and is rich in potential experiences and should be read as a book. but faivre means, which is important, that i

FAUST

ut. it s done for! and we, we speak and we see, we hear and we rhyme. faust [facing the mirror. woe s me! how nearly crazy do i feel! mephistopheles [pointing to the beasts. now my head too almost begins to reel. the beasts and if we succeed and all fits indeed, will thoughts in it be! faust [as above. my breast begins to burn in me! let s go away immediately! mephistopheles [in the same attitude as above. well, now at least one has to say, there are some honest poets anyway. the cauldron which the female ape has neglected, begins to boil over; a great flame arises which streams up the chimney. the witch comes careering down through the flame with horrible cries. the witch ow! ow! ow! ow! you damned beast! accursed sow! neglecting kettle, scorching me now! accursed beast! espying faust and

i feel, what fortitude! when mirrored in that realm of fire i stood! the element leapt toward me, infuriate, twas only semblance, yet a semblance great. i dreamed confusedly of victory and fame, now i ll retrieve my fault and expiate my shame. the heralds are despatched to challenge the rival emperor to single combat. faust in armour, with half-closed visor. the three mighty men armed and clothed as above. faust we come and hope that we are welcome here; foresight avails even when no need is near. you know the mountain-people think and pore, well-studied in all rock s and nature s lore. the spirits, long since vanished from the plain, of rocky heights are more than ever fain. silent they work through devious crevasses in rich metallic fumes of noble gases. on sundering, testing, blending

FOCUS OF LIFE

the earliest form of government. in youth, all things have to obey their parents. o, my aged ikkah, loose this the navel cord, that my youth may pass! the most important outcome of human effort is that we learn to become righteous thieves: to possess more easily of others for self-advantage. in this incessant glorification of work, i discover a great human secret "do thou the work-i my pleasure" as above so below, this is never sufficiently realized. remorse? nay, do unto thyself all things, fearlessly. finality is reached when ye have learned to digest everything. what is all man-slaughter but what ye have done unto yourself? only where there is necessity is ther death. dispense with all 'means' to an end. there is nothing higher than joyous sensation. eternal self! these millions of bod

FREEMASON BLUEBOOK

heir rods, the district deputy grand master enters between them, preceded by the marshal; being entered, the brethren salute him in ancient form, the marshal conducts him to the east and the master offers him the chair. the visit being ended, and the district deputy grand master signifying his intention to retire, he is conducted to his chamber in the same manner, the stewards and deacons halting as above at the door of his apartment only. and the substance of the above order will be observed when the district deputy grand master visits by deputation of a past master or master of a lodge, except that such deputy will not take the chair, but sit uncovered at the right of the master" 4. other brethren when a brother visits a lodge, and has been examined, or avouched for, the master sends the

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

hat name of john bull, and it seems to belong to the potency of that sign, but corrected by the sign virgo, which symbolises the name of john. another point is the view the hermetic philosophy takes of the zodiac. that will carry us a little bit further. according to the hermetic philosophy, the zodiac gives us the universal and real world, the accidental, individual, or phenomenal world, as one- as above, so below- and it teaches us to look at the zodiacs of all nations, and to find therein the central point- the invariable and immovable central point 255 typifying the divine creator, from whom radiate all diversity; that diversity being all still himself, teaching us the oneness of things, teaching us the trinity in unity, and teaching us the higher pantheism, and that they are all one

ly how they are represented. now, what does all that mean according to the hermetic philosophy?itmeans that the zodiac is the circumference of an enormous vortex ring.thevortex ring is the first word of creation, so to speak- the tiniest of things. the very best guess at the ultimate atom is that it is a vortex ring, and the band of constellations occupying the ecliptic is likewise a vortex ring. as above, so below; the infinitely great and the infinitelysmall-all one. and the arrangement of the stars, or component atoms, as we might perhaps call them, of this vast vortex ring may give us the thought of god in the creation of the cosmos. but why. the vortex ring? there again the hermetic philosophy gives an answer. matter blown out, sent186 the sorcerer and his apprenticeforth, forms a rin

circulation round the surface of our globe, arising, probably, i might say almost certainly, from it rotation on its axis, and from the inclination of that axis to the plane of its orbit; and two centres, two poles, a positive pole and a negative pole. and these poles govern the tatwic currents, or the life currents, as they pass over the globe. well now, as in the macrocosm so in the microcosm, as above sothetatwas193below, as inthegreat so inthesmall; and we find precisely the same thing in the hatching of an egg.ifyou carefully examine eggs from day to day, from the first day of incubation up to the timeofhatching, you will see the gradual formation of first one centre and then another within the yolk of the egg- a little knot apparently of the yolk matter.thereis a certain difference

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

provide is a series of correlation charts. this way you can link what we have discussed about the mind with materials on the seven planes, worlds and later the kabbalistic tree of life. at first all these correlations may seem a bit contrived, but they are for a reason. the law of correspondence is one of the major philosophical premises of the gnostic system, it is based on the dictum of hermes as above, so below. even though the alpha event caused a rift between the worlds, the basic framework of the universe is still the same. while matter is certainly fallen, it has fallen on the same patterns or vibrations as all of the forces within the total system. nothing is totally outside, accordingly, all things are somehow connected, even if only in design or prototype. if we can work out the

GOETIA LUCIFERIAN

ntial tool in magical practice. in specific areas of what is termed sabbatic or luciferian sorcery and magick, a definitive purpose is expounded in the nature of the goetic spirits. magick as itself is defined to raise one up, to ascend. as magick is a celestial work, which defines and strengthens the will (or the will strengthens magick) so that a union be brought with the baphometic statements, as above, so below. the goetia is a work of black magick. one often views black magic (k) in the perception of aleister crowley, being the malicious workings of sorcery. a modern or should i say realistic perception is 9 that black magick is the arte of ensorcelling the self, building and isolating the psyche. the goal is specifically a higher articulation of the soul and the will of the individua

erior forces which often relate in an interior context. this is the key to the goetic sorcery path which is for this reason considered dangerous. the path of magick is that godform of lucifer, the angel perfected. the luciferian spirit is fire born, alive, vigorous and strong in will and pride. lucifer ascends in the sun, and falls with the darkening of the moon. this is the path of magick itself as above, so below. the luciferian model is presented strongly in this book, as this is a gateway or key to the mind expanding and developing. no longer shall the horrid sickness of christianity be brought down in the goetic work no longer shall the weak of mind approach this tome without duress. the walls are torn down yet they are at the same time built higher than they ever have been before. go

s in the kingdom of the east (south, west or north) i invoke thee in the name of darkness, from the dwelling of darkness and in their power of illumination. in the name of primeumaton who reigns over the palaces of the sun and the moon i invoke thee to appear before this circle, in this triangle the very gathering place of spirits thou art fallen and perfected angel, who hath tasted the ecstasies as above and so below, sun nourished djinn who drank deep of the shadows, whose sword tortures those who would obey me not. i call and command o king n. to bring this spirit unto me without violence or harm this is my will. the constraint i do conjure and summon thee, spirit n. by the flaming essence of the forked stave of the sun, the adversarial shadow and burning fire which is the prince of spi

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS U1

the preparation of the pathway for the shining light, the divine light. the evil persona of man is in the sphere of the qlippoth, and the devils are the microcosm and the macrocosm of the qlippoth. this evil persona has its parts and divisions, and it is the part which touches the twklm of the nephesch which is its rtk. tremble, therefore, at the evil forces which be in thy own evil persona. and, as above the rtk of a man are his angelic and other forms, so below the twklm of the evil persona are awful forms, dangerous even to express or think of. du2 u3 u4 u5 task to be undertaken by the adeptus minor r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r this material is private and has been lent to me on trust, to return on demand. it contains nothing of pecuniary value and nothing perso

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS Z3

he left hand to the mouth and touch the center of the lower lip with the left forefinger. close the other fingers and thumb, and drop the right hand to the side. imagine that a watery vapor encircles and encloses you. this is the reflux of the current. this sign is also used as a protection against attack. the sign represents a concentration of astral light about the person. having given the sign as above, it is a protection against all attack and danger of obsession. to make it yet stronger, the form of the god should be taken. if spiritual force is required, formulate it as if standing on a lotus or rising from it. for force in contemplation and meditation, formulate as if seated upon a lotus, but for more material force, as if standing upon a dragon or a serpent like some statues of har

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

ty" price to group leaders or "agents" ur special quantity price for a minimum order of five copies of an advanced guide to enochian magick is $38.85 cash-with-order. this price includes postage and handling within the united states.minnesota residents must add 6% sales tax.for additional quantities, please order in multiples of five. for canadian and forei orders, add postage and handlin charges as above. credit card (v sa, master card, american express orders are accepted. charge card orders only may be phoned free($15.00 minimum order) within the u.s.a. or canada by dialing 1- 800-the-moon. customer service calls dial 1-612-291-1970. mail orders to: llewellyn publications p.o.box 64383-dept 711/ st.paul, mn 55164-0383,u.s.a. 433 enochian magic--a practical manual by gerald j.schueler th

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

the patient laid thereon; then a person walks round him, carrying a sieve-fid of ashes on his back, letting the ashes run out, till the floor all round the bed is covered with them. the first thing in the morning they count all the lines in the ashes, and some one goes silently, greeting no one on the way, and reports the same to the wise woman, aviio proscribes accordingly (bicster's mon. schr. as above. the spirits leave their tracks in 1166 sicknesses. tlie ashes, wliicli are strewn as for the eartli-mannikin p. 451 n; couf. sup. m, 40 (see suppl. on the draiving and pouring of water by the wise woman, see sup. i, 515. 865. charming of apoplexy by a hatchet on the threshold, g, line 70. the efficacy of fire and flame was proved on envenomed wounds, by burning them out; sa3m. 27^ alread

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

inger here and there among the people. one who has got over a serious illness will say: f jeg gav doden en skidppe havre (thiele 1, 138, he has appeased death by sacrificing to him a bushel of oats for his horse. so the heathen fed the horse of wuotan (p. 154, of dame gaue (p. 252; the slavs did the same for their svantevit and radegast (p. 661. of one who blunders in noisily they say, in denmark as above: han gaaer som en helhest, he goes like a hel-horse, dansk ordb. 2, 545a. there are more things told of this hel-hest: he goes round the church yard on his three legs, he fetches death. one folktale has it, that in every churchyard, before it receives human bodies, a live horse is buried, and this is what becomes the walking dead-horse (thiele 1, 137; originally it was no other than the d

H SPENCER LEWIS ROSICRUCIAN MANUAL AMORC 1990

s the body of man, finding its counterpart in the universe, which is the temple of god. the term temple is applied to our buildings, devoted to the worship of god and god's laws, wherein are chambers for study, work, and meditation. because of the sacredness of such study, work, and meditation, our temples are sacred, and must be so considered and regarded, passively and actively, by all members "as above, so below" the temple of god is universal, non-sectarian, charged with cosmic powers and vibrating forces, and designed by the master architect to continue his creative work in love, goodness, and justice; so our temples should represent a place where universal minds, regardless of creeds or dogmas, may abide, attuned with such vibratory forces within as make for love, goodness, justice

en through the telescope. the error in differentiating caused the origin of the words microcosm and macrocosm. microcosm is derived from the greek words mikros, meaning small, and kosmos, meaning world; thus, small world. macrocosm is derived from makros, meaning great; thus, great world or universe. the sages warned against this false thought, this separation of the two, by expounding the adage,"as above, so below. mind.the mystic makes the important distinction between brain and mind. the brain is a physical organ for some of the functioning of mind, just as the lungs are organs for the functioning of breathing. mind works through the brain to a great extent, but not exclusively through that organ. it is possible for the mind to function in many ways after the brain is removed. this has

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

volutionary homes with their great central chimneys and classic portals. on the eastern side they were set high over basements with railed double flights of stone steps, and the young charles could picture them as they were when the street was new, and red heels and periwigs set off the painted pediments whose signs of wear were now becoming so visible. westward the hill dropped almost as steeply as above, down to the old "town street" that the founders had laid out at the river's edge in 1636. here ran innumerable little lanes with leaning, huddled houses of immense antiquity; and fascinated though he was, it was long before he dared to thread their archaic verticality for fear they would turn out a dream or a gateway to unknown terrors. he found it much less formidable to continue along

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

he akasa principle, and in spite of being invisible, his activity could be found out by means of clairvoyance. to prevent this, the magician has to wrap his whole body with a black cover as soon as he has filled his mental body with akasa. it does not matter whether this cover has the shape of a ball or an egg. he must not forget to seclude himself from all with akasa, underneath his feet as well as above his head. before going somewhere else in this condition of invisibility, he ought to concentrate on the fact that his activity should be neutralized by the akasa; that means it should not be written into the akasa, i.e, leave no trace at all. this concentration is necessary for otherwise the magician must fear that, though rather illegibly, several new causes might be registered in the ak

IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

here were several appearances like ships and other things. the whole time of the vision lasted near an hour, and it was a very clear and calm evening, no cloud seen, no mist, nor any wind stirring. all the phenomena came out of the west or southwest, and all moved northwards; they all sunk out of sight much about the same place. of the whole company there was not any one but saw all these things, as above-written, whose names follow'"mr. allye, a minister, living near the place. lieutenant dunsterville, and his son. mr. grace, his son-in-law. lieutenant dwine. mr. dwine, his brother. mr. christopher hewelson. mr. richard foster. mr. adam hewelson. mr. bates, a schoolmaster. p. 154 mr. larkin. mrs. dunsterville. her daughter-in-law. her maiden daughter. mr. dwine's daughter. mrs. grace, her

see witherow's memorials of presbyterianism in ireland, pp. 118, 159. yet his narrative of the trial is not biassed, for all his statements can be home out by other evidence. 213:1 james macartney became second puisne justice of the king's bench in 1701, puisne justice of common pleas (vice a. upton) in 1714, and retired in 1726. anthony upton became puisne justice of common pleas, was succeeded as above, and committed suicide in 1718. both were natives of co. antrim. chapter ix a.d. 1807 to present day mary butters, the carnmoney witch--ballad on her--the hand of glory--a journey through the air--a "witch" in 1911--some modern illustrations of cattle- and milk-magic--transference of disease by a cailleach--burying the. sheaf--j.p.'s commission--conclusion old beliefs die hard, especially

aling sores. her method is as follows. she thrusts two sally-twigs in the fire until they become red-hot. she then takes one, and makes circles, round the sore (without touching the p. 245 flesh, all the while repeating a charm, of which the informant, who underwent the process, could not catch the words. when the twig becomes cool, she thrusts it back into the fire, takes out the other, and does as above. the whole process is repeated about ten or twelve times, but not more than two twigs are made use of. she also puts her patients on a certain diet, and this, together with the general air of mystery, no doubt helps to produce the desired results. instances also occur in ireland of persons employing unhallowed means for the purpose of bringing sickness and even death on some one who has f

ISIS UNVEILED

is completely defined in genens, vi, 4, in the following words "there were nsphiiim [giants, fallen men, or titans] on the earth" the word is synonymous with aeon, iimv. in proverbs, viii, 23, it reads "i was effused from otdam, from has (wisdom. by this sentence the wise king-kabalist refers to one of the mysteries of the human spirit the immortal crown of the man-trinity. while it ought to read as above, and be interpreted kabalistically to mean that the (or my eternal, immortal ego, the spiritual entity, was effused from the boundless and nameless eternity through the creative wisdom of the unknown god, it reads in the canonical translation "the lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old" which is unintelligible nonsense, without the kabalistic interpretation

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

prove the power of the pure energy spark that really sustains us. without this we would not have life. without this we would not know pleasure or joy or limitlessness. for when we call it forth we may instruct dear mighty i am presence i command full mastery of all my lower bodies for you to now fully manifest within. i now express completely divine magic and mastery and heaven within all realms. as above, so below. so be it! what a great decree! quality programs and thinking provide quality life experience* or the god force within, the inner teacher, our dow, the mother/father creator god. whatever you wish to use. q: what happens to the taste buds? do they crave flavor or sensation? the major stumbling block for many involved in this pioneering work has been still craving flavor and tast

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

t cross was placed. the final obsequies were solemnised in the abbey church at westminster, on the sunday before the day of st. thomas the apostle, by the bishop of lincoln; and the king gave twelve manors and hamlets to the monks, to defray the charges of yearly obits, and of gifts to the poor, in lasting commemoration of his beloved consort. some writers have stated the number of crosses raised as above at thirteen. these were, lincoln, newark, grantham, leicester, stamford, geddington, northampton, stoney- stratford, woburn, dunstable, st. alban's, waltham, westcheape (cheapside, not far from where a fountain for a long time took the place of another erection, and where the statue of sir robert peel now stands. the last place where the body rested, whence the memorial-cross sprung, and

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

lower or bouquet, beautifully inlaid with pure silver, and 69 around the lower part of the vessel a vine or wreath, inlaid also with silver. the chasing, carving, and inlaying are exquisitely done by the art of some cunning workman. this curious and unknown vessel was blown out of the pudding stone fifteen feet below the surface..there is no doubt but that this curiosity was blown out of the rock as above stated..the matter is worthy of investigation, as there is no deception. inlay work the mark of atruscan-lemurians. the london times, for june 22, 1844, reports that some workmen, quarrying rock close to tweed, not far from a place called rutherford mills, had discovered a gold thread embedded in the stone at a depth of about eight feet. a piece of the gold thread had been forwarded to th

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

idea (and terms) microcosm and macrocosm. the greater universe, known as the *macrocosm, includes everything that exists. it corresponds with the *microcosm, or tiny universe, ie. man- who is thought of as a miniature replica of the macrocosm (whole universe. this basic magical relationship is demonstrated in the bible (genesis 1.27, where god is the macrocosm; and in the writing of trismegistus("as above so below. since man is in the image of god (universe) it follows that god is in the image of man (in other words, man and the god/universe match each other. the magician, as a microcosm is thus connected with the macrocosm. there is an intimate relationship of energies between you and everything else. the universe is reflected within us and we are projected into the universe. this is an i

LAITMAN M KABBALAH REVEALED

pecies are required, just an inner change in our perception of the world. this is why the next phase is so elusive; it s within us, written in our reshimot like data on a hard-drive. this data will be read and executed regardless of whether or not we are aware of it, but we can read and execute the data much more quickly and enjoyably if we read it with the right software xthe wisdom of kabbalah. as above, so below if we draw a parallel between the earthly phases of the four basic phases of light, the still era corresponds to the root phase, the vegetative era corresponds to phase one, the animate era to phase two, the speaking era to phase three, and the spiritual era to phase four. planet earth s scorching youth lasted several billions of years. as it cooled, vegetative life appeared, re

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

ies of appropriate and suggestive actions made a more powerful appeal to a man fs mind, and established that knowledge better in memory, than to read it from a book. we are, therefore, preserving by our unvarying actions the memory of certain facts and laws in nature. 41. because that is so, and because the laws of the universe must be universal in their application and must act down here as well as above, we held that the great architect expected from us a life in accordance with the law which he had made. the square was to be applied literally to stones and buildings, but symbolically to man fs conduct, and man must arrange his life in agreement with what obviously followed from these considerations; therefore the strictest probity was demanded, and a high level of purity, physical, emot

im with three single swings, after which they bow as before, and the thurifer squares the lodge to the s.d, who is censed in a similar manner, but with four swings, one triple and one single. the thurifer now censes the distinguished visitors according to their rank, beginning with those of highest dignity (nine swings for 33, seven for 30, five for 18 and visiting p.m.s.-the swings to be divided as above, bows as he passes the r.w.m. fs pedestal and censes the p.m.s (the i.p.m. receives seven swings. he then takes up his position before the master fs pedestal, having returned directly thereto; then, having bowed to him, he turns and faces the brn, bows to them collectively, and (himself remaining stationary) censer them successively, beginning with those on his left hand, and ending with

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

sonry is a reflection. each degree relates to a different plane of nature, or to an aspect of a plane, and possesses layer after layer of meaning applicable to the consciousness of t.g.a.o.t.u, the constitution of the universe, and the principles in man, according to the occult law formulated by hermes trismegistus and adopted by rosicrucians, alchemists and students of the kabbala in later ages: as above, so below. the masonic rites are thus rites of the probationary path, intended to be a preparation for true initiation, to be a school for training the brn. for the far greater knowledge of the path proper. 36. the sacramental power 37. to the occult student masonry has also another aspect, of the greatest importance, concerning which i have written in the hidden life in freemasonry it is

LESSER ABSORBING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM OF SET

ychic eye. fell it ooze into you, saturating your vessel with chaotic ebon. say "i am thee" 3) bring the blade down to your pelvis. men- point the blade outward and up like an erect penis. women- press the handle to your pelvis bone, with the blade resting against you. say "i live" 4) extend your right arm out to your side. holding the blade in your fist. the edge should point up at the sky. say "as above" 5) extend your left arm out to the side with the edge pointing down. say "so below" 6) cross both arms across your chest with the blade in the left hand, in an "x" with closed fists. say" xeper and remanifest. so it is done" formulation of the inverted pentagram (xxxiv aes) 1) begin in the south. carve an inverted pentagram into the air ahead of you. imagine it flaming red. begin at the

LIBER ALEPH

one thing& any other thing; for thereby there cometh hurt. but whoso availeth in this, let him be the chief of all. l the book of wisdom or folly 29 ag de via inerti (of the way of inertia) f the way of the tao i have already written to thee, o my son, but i further instruct thee in this doc- trine of doing everything by doing nothing. i will first have thee to understand that the universe being as above said an expression of zero under the figure of the dyad, its tendency is continually to release itself from that strain by the marriage of opposites whenever they are brought into contact. thus thy true nature is a will to zero, or an inertia, or doing nothing; and the way of doing nothing is to oppose no obstacle to the free function of that true nature. consider the electrical charge of

LIBER CCC KHABS AM PEKHT

the law. shall be the invariable form of greeting. these words, especially in the case of strangers, should be pronounced in a clear, firm, and articulate voice, with the eyes frankly fixed upon the hearer. if the other be of us, let him reply .love is the law, love under will. the latter sentence shall also be used as the greeting of farewell. in writing, wherever greeting is usual, it should be as above, opening .do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law, and closing .love is the law, love under will. 2. social gatherings should be held as often as is convenient, and there the law should be read and explained. 3. the special tracts written by us, or authorized by us, should be distributed to all persons with whom those who have accepted the law may be in contact. 4. pending the est

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

. i am annoyed with myself, have been very careless. had a talk with a man this morning for about 7 minutes, and forgot all about concentration. however, i have more or less formed a habit of speaking in short sentences; so i don t think i said the word more than twice. however am just going to give an extra cut in case, for being careless. 1 before leaving home in morning. 2 during conversation (as above) 12:10 a.m. 1 during lunch (this only half sounded, but have recorded it) 1 at 7:45 p.m (arm begins to feel sore) 1 at 10:30 p.m (speaking too quickly to m) went to bed at 11:10 p.m. total 6 wednesday, jan. 11. 6:45 p.m. 1 at 9:50 a.m. at office. lunch 1 while talking to my brother c. hour 1 while talking to my wife. 12 1 o c. 1 while talking to my barber. liber clxv 141 i consider the ab

LIBER LVII

nary is the initiation of disorder. cyr. in the sun (osiris) is the secret of the spirit. yc. resurrection is hidden in death. wt. the universe is the hexagram (other meanings suit other planes and other grades* inspiration, equilibrated produces material energy [note added by ac to a copy of equinox i (5, as transribed by yorke. in the seed of the magus the universe is latent [note by ac, source as above. love balanaces the universe (x(-x= 0 [note by ac, source as above] for [this] read .the emperor is born of the queen to the wanderer [note by ac, source as above; referring to switch of tarot attributions] on the qabalah 29 truly there is no end to this wondrous science; and when the sceptic sneers .with all these methods one ought to be able to make everything out of nothing. the qabali

LIBER MMCMXI NOTE ON GENESIS

mind behind all manifestation: the first mind. multiply by it any other number.for the multiplication of the numbers is a generation, as is the multiplication of men and gods.and behold! the resultant is a replica of the number taken. so is one the all-father, the all-begetter.generating and producing all. the next step is the division into two. thus was manifested the great dual power of nature. as above, so below. and thus we find that the simple division into two is the method of multiplication of the am.ba, the lowest, simplest, and most [chaldaan oracles, fragment 64 in westcott and cory. here used in its true meaning of .the marshalling forth by number. qabalah, hlbq, by tarot .the mystery shown forth in balanced disposition by command. hidden behind my magic veil of shows, i am not

s figure ii. we behold six certain paths; and in six days did god create the heavens and the earth. and the total numeration of its numbers is the perfect number, even the decade of the sephiroth (1+ 2+ 3+ 4= 10) thus can our science teach us wherefore the door* of venus, d, is the gateway of initiation: that one planet whose symbol alone embraceth the 10 sephiroth; the entrance to the shrine of* as above, so below; wherefore saith the holy qabalah that alone amongst the shells is nogah, the sphere of venus, exalted unto holiness (venus is the goddess of love) liber mmcmxi 8 our father c.r.c, the tomb of osiris; the god revealer, coming, moreover, by the central path of s through the midst of the triangle of light. and the lock which guards that door is as the four gates of the universe. a

LIBER XXV THE STAR RUBY

or-paar-kraat. h] 8 [babalon. magick has gsay nuit. h] 9 [eros. magick has gwhisper babalon. h] liber xxv, the star ruby 2 go round to the south and repeat; but bellow .10 completing the circle widdershins, retire to the centre, and raise thy voice in the paian, with these words with the signs of n.o.x.11 extend the arms in the form of a tau, and say low but clear .12 repeat the cross qabalistic, as above, and end as thou didst begin* 25 is the square of 5, and the pentagram has the red colour of geburah. the chapter is a new and more elaborate version of the banishing ritual of the pentagram. it would be improper to comment further upon an official ritual of the a a .13 [this ritual formed chapter ke (25) of the book of lies. a slightly revised version appeared in appendix vi of magick in

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

sed in the double vessels or fetishes of the bestial and angelick atavisms and familiars. by exteriorizing ones adversarial aspects of i and being one may objectively view the essence of self, manifest its strengths again in the union of flesh and mind. the guardian of flaming sword and corpse-king of the scepter is in reference to the illustration by elda isela ford, based on passing through the as above, so below forces of the sethanic path unto the 8-pointed witches sabbat/luciferian star sometimes 33 called algol. this ritual was a sethian development of the headless one ritual or bornless one ritual as developed and adapted by aleister crowley and the greek papyrus. one may perform the rite as one of self-isolated stimulation via sex magick. enflame the self through invocation, all th

MACNULTY W KIRK KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY

ermetica. for god contains all things, and there is nothing that is not in god, and nothing which god is not. nay, i would rather say, not that god contains all things, but that, to speak the full truth, god is all things."38 this is an hermetic statement of neo-platonism. second, earthly experiences were considered to reflect events in the heavenly realms; the succinct statement of this idea is "as above; so below" this epigram is a consequence of the integrated view of the figure 8. tracing board of the first degree, john harris, c. 1820. world described above. in a universe regarded as a single, consistent, divine entity there must be a correspondence between that which occurs in the higher (heavenly, causal) levels and that which occurs at the lower (earthly) ones.39 third, knowledge o

g microcosm, considered to be the human individual. the idea is that the universe and human beings are structured using the same principles (both having been made "in the image of god, and that in the course of events there is always a correspondence between activity in the greater and lesser worlds. this is a necessary consequence of the principle of "oneness" we have seen that in the hermetica "as above, so below" sums up this idea; and it was treated in figure 10. the tree of life with masonic symbols. great detail in england in the early 17th century by robert fludd in his history of the two worlds.48 now, in the macrocosm the ionic, corinthian, and doric columns represent the "rule of three" what about the microcosm? the ladder extends from the scripture open on the pedestal to the gl

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 1

lt not succeed in any manner. for obtaining grace and love write down the following words: sator, arepo, tenet, opera, rotas, iah, iah, iah, enam, iah, iah, kether, chokmah, binah, gedulah, geburah, tiphereth, netzach, hod, yesod, malkuth, abraham, isaac, jacob, shadrach, meshach, abednego, be ye all present in my aid and for whatsoever i shall desire to obtain. which words being properly written as above, thou shalt also find thy desire brought to pass. book one page 55 chapter xvi how operations of mockery, invisibility, and deceit should be prepared. experiments relating to tricks, mockeries, and deceits, may be performed in many ways. when thou shalt wish to practice these experiments with regard to any person, thou shalt observe the day and the hour as we have already said. should it

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON VOL 2

from me anything, nor yet book two page 89 to keep back from me the truth in all which i shall demand of thee, and that thou be obedient and faithful unto me. amen. let him purify, cleanse, and wash this young child anew, with the water of art, saying: be thou regenerate, cleansed, and purified, so that the spirits may neither harm thee nor abide in thee. amen. then perfume the child with odours as above. when the companions shall be thus ordained and disposed, the master shalt be able to operate in surety together with them, every time that it shall please him; and he shall perform his operation happily, and shall attain his end. but for the safety both of soul and of body, the master and the companions should have the pentacles before their breasts, consecrated, and covered with a silke

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

hough the desire obtained may not be sex related. 70 70 the serpent aspect is represented traditionally as kundalini, the fire snake in the form of a phallus, being a means of infinite manifestation. to awaken kundalini is to begin the process of desire and the id (the driven magickal point of will. the hands of baphomet point one towards the sky and one towards the earth. the meaning of such is 'as above so below for balance is a key to the individual attainment of lucifer's grail (light, wisdom and manifestation, ultimately enlightenment. the winged aspect is symbolic of night- flight, giving an indication of the significance of the lunar dream state in the witch cult. the witches sabbat goat or baphomet is known as the god of witches, being the sigil of desire+ will= manifestation. the

k with my many forms of i, whispered and howled in the congress of the witches conclave i am this form, known in the whole as the desire of all manes of past and that very desire of the body of lust the crown of blackened flame between the horns of the goat is but my sign of the star joined in algol, that lucifer breathes in this very source of being. throught my hands, the point of will which is as above and so below, acts as the vision through the gates of hell and heaven, this dual ecstasy is the gateway of my eyes, burning in the flame of azazel. 72 72 as within the light of hekate, thus our union of the seed of the sun and the nectar of the moon shall bring forth me, known in flesh as desire. i speak the words which form the serpent's cycle, of creation and destruction. my tongue fork

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

ic worlds is unnecessary, or just plain wrong; some occults only make reference to 3 worlds: divine, astral, and material. i m satisfied as long as you understand the concept of cascading, and slowly solidifying energy. in truth, there s nothing slow about it. the objects in the separate worlds are copies of each other, tethered together by a rope; they respond instantly to changes in the others. as above, so below. every individual has a copy of themselves on each of the 5 planes. these 5 copies of the self are not unified, however, but divided in 3 pieces by 2 large gaps. the first gap is often referred to as the veil, and this veil not only divides the astral plane into 2 parts, it also divides the material body, called the lower self, from that person s guardian angel. between the astr

MORALS AND DOGMA

tions. this was the profound truth hidden in the ancient allegory and covered from the general view with a double veil. this was the esoteric meaning of the generation and production of the indian, chaldean, and ph nician cosmogonies; and the active and passive powers, of the male and female principles; of heaven and its luminaries generating, and the earth producing; all hiding from vulgar view, as above its comprehension, the doctrine that matter is not eternal, but that god was the only original existence, the absolute, from whom everything has proceeded, and to whom all returns: and that all moral law springs not from the relation of things, but from his wisdom and essential justice, as the omnipotent legislator. and this true word is with entire accuracy said to have been _lost; becau

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

a concrete external non-eternal expression of the corresponding abstract internal eternal idea, just as any triangle is one partial and imperfect picture of the idea of a triangle (it does not matter whether we consider 'triangle' as an unreal thing invented for the convenience of including all actual triangles, or vice-versa. once the idea triangle has arisen, actual triangles are related to it as above stated) one does not want even a comparatively brief extension of these 'actual' states; wedded love, though licensed for a life-time, is usually intolerable after a month; and marrons glaces pall after the first five or six kilogrammes have been consumed. but the 'happiness, eternal and formless, is not less enjoyable because these forms of it cease to give pleasure. what happens is that

ancial agreements, especially marriage. love is a sport, an art, a religion, as you will; it is not an ol' do' emporium 'mary inviolate' is to be 'torn upon wheels' because tearing is the only treatment for her; and rv, a wheel, is the name of the feminine principle (see liber d) it is her own sisters who are to punish her for the crime of denying her nature, not men who are to redeem her, since, as above remarked, it is man's own false sense of guilt, his selfishness, and his cowardice, which originally forced her to blaspheme against herself, and so degraded her in her own eyes, and in his. let him attend to his own particular business, to redeem himself he has surely his hands full! woman will save herself if she be but left alone to do it. i see it, i, the beast, who have seen- who see

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

ave been an object of aversion to all the gods of olympus, aphrodite alone excepted. as the son of hera, he had inherited from his mother the strongest feelings of independence and contradiction, and as he took delight in upsetting that peaceful course of state-life which it was pre-eminently the care of zeus to establish, he was naturally disliked and even hated by him. when wounded by diomedes, as above related, he complains to his father, but receives no sympathy from the otherwise kindly and beneficent ruler of olympus, who thus angrily addresses him "do not trouble me with thy complaints, thou who art of all the gods of olympus most hateful to me, for thou delightest in nought save war and strife. the very spirit of thy mother lives in thee, and wert thou not my son, long ago wouldst

r victory at marathon to the alarm which he created among the persians by his terrible voice. pan was gifted with the power of prophecy, which he is said to have imparted to apollo, and he possessed a well-known and very ancient oracle in arcadia, in which state he was more especially worshipped. the artists of later times have somewhat toned down the original very unattractive conception of pan, as above described, and merely represent him as a young man, hardened by the exposure to all weathers which a rural life involves, and bearing in his hand the shepherd's crook and syrinx.these being his usual attributes.whilst small horns project from his forehead. he is either undraped, or wears merely the light cloak called the chlamys. the usual offerings to pan were milk and honey in [174]shep

ONYX TABLET OF SET

egrees are satisfied. in short, the lay satanist is measured against himself, not against human society as a whole. just the opposite is true with the priesthood of mendes. here ambition and noble intentions cannot compensate for lack of ability, social effectiveness, and aggressive application of the principles of satanism when dealing with others. applicable here is an age-old satanic aphorism "as above, so below. since individuals are naturally reluctant to recognize their own limitations- and to accept the fact that they cannot transcend them- this criterion has seemed both unfair and abusive. it has embittered many a would-be priest, and it has even caused the downfall of confirmed priests whose judgment was adversely affected by the powers and prerogatives inherent in their office. b

pples through the temple's body. in my opinion we have been woefully unsuccessful in reducing this type of problem- some priests fall victim not to their own character failings, but to the political machinations of others. they "fall under the spell" of someone who convinces them that the temple is corrupt, that they are working to "save" or "repair" the temple. when that person leaves the temple as above, these members who were under their spell also usually leave very shortly after. this used to be a very serious problem, and i believe it was the largest contributor to the decimation of the priesthood following the set-iv conclave. we continue to see an occasional example of this problem now and then, but it has become much more rare- some priests encounter life situations which bring th

PHOSPHORUS

e adept is individual, a veneficus or praecantrix (called also yatus or pairikas) whom is the center of their own magickal practice, they become as cain, the illuminating initiator, whom is both shadow and light. by becoming as fulmino-lucifer, the adept develops the self to be a center and being of adversity, separate and individual from the natural order. the luciferian drinks of both ecstasies as above, so below. toph is organized in a refined and focused point of sorcerous art. the overseeing guardians of phosphorus are three in unison with hecate and the triple moon principle. two supporting magistra s and the current magister. titles of three coven guardians- coven maleficia vox barathrum the magister of coven/director- yatus akhtya seker arimanius -the utterance/voice of the abyss

nd djinn of flame before me is algol my essence, my desire, my will within me sparks the black flame of set, the forge of cain! within me now is algol this demon star is my image of becoming! i summon this flame to encircle me, immolate me and open the ways of below and above! by phosphorus shall i become! by phosphorus shall the devil s mark bless me! by phosphorus shall i go forth to the sabbat as above, so below! 17 by phosphorus, lucifer and the soul of cain become as me! unto az lilith, whore, demon-mother and initiator of the nightpath! so it is done! the order of phosphorus 1. phosphorus is dedicated to the luciferian doctrine of self- liberation and antinomian self-deification through high and low sorcery and what is called magick. each veneficus frater and soror is a bearer of the

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 1

is drawn the actualization of the world of briyah (malchut of briyah. as mentioned before malchut is the letters and vessels for the light. therefore, malchut of briyah is the letters of actualization and revelation of the light of the world of briyah. malchut of briyah is therefore the source of the actualization of the souls and angels from nothing to something in the world of briyah. now, just as above in atzilut there are ten sefirot, lights, vessels, enclothements, chambers, and unifications etc. so too in briyah all these matters apply. however, as mentioned before, there is no comparison between atzilut, which in general corresponds to chochmah, and briyah which in general corresponds to binah. one who understands this will be able to contemplate and understand the relationship betw

atik and arich of yetzirah (the pleasure and desire for the world of formation. here too, there is a masach between briyah and yetzirah just as there is between atzilut and briyah. in other words, just as there is no comparison between thought and emotion and there must, therefore, be a tzimtzum in between them, so too, between briyah (thought) and yetzirah (the emotions) there is a masach. just as above, keter malchut of briyah is the desire to actualize the world of briyah, so too, keter malchut of yetzirah is the desire to actualize the world of yetzirah. from this pleasure and desire for yetzirah (emotions, there is drawn the intellect for the desire, i.e. chochmah and binah of yetzirah, which are called "abba& imma of yetzirah. from abba and imma of yetzirah (the intellect for the de

RABBI MOSHE WISNEFSKY APPLES FROM THE ORCHARD THE ARIZAL ON THE PARASHAH

he imagery of the zohar as gthe point [i.e, chochmah] in its palace [i.e, binah. h therefore scripture uses the verb gcreated, h alluding to beriah, and the name elokim, which refers to ima. furthermore, the numerical value of the name elokim [alef-lamed-hei-yud-mem, 86] is the same as that of the word for gthe throne h [hakisei, hei-kaf-samech-alef, for gima nests in the [world of the] throne, h as above. these two words, gcreated h and the name elokim, thus refer to ima of beriah. gcreated h.beriah; elokim.ima .which nonetheless acts with the power of ima of atzilut that is vested in it. this is the meaning of bereishit, gin [i.e, with (the power of] the beginning, h the word gthe beginning h referring to [ima of] atzilut. the meaning of the entire verse is thus: in the beginning.i.e, wi

olves combining and] unifying them. the phrase, gand they said, come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower h refers to the idol they wanted to make. 11 genesis 11:6. 12 ibid. 4:26. the arizal on parashat noach (2) 36 the phrase, gwhose top reaches heaven h refers to the fact that they wanted to give this idol the ability to channel the divine beneficence to them by manipulating g-d fs names, as above. for they knew that this idol would be powerless unless it could receive power from holiness. their intention was that it would force divine beneficence to be channeled to them, via their use of these names, even though they would not behave properly [and earn the divine blessing. they wanted to behave as bad as they wished and not submit to the rule of holiness. after all, it takes great

f 1 2:92a, in raya mehemna. 2 exodus 20:8. the arizal on parashat lech lecha 69 the male reproductive organ. malchut comes into its own only as the full partzuf of nukva. thus, the gseventh h of the midot within z feir anpin.and therefore, the sabbath as well.can still be considered to be part of yesod.3 therefore, the numerical value of yesod is the same as that of the names kah adni. yesod= 80, as above. kah adni: yud-hei alef-dalet-nun-yud (10+ 5 (1+ 4+ 50+ 10= 15+ 65= 80. these two names correspond to the two aspects with [yesod: yesod [itself] and its gcrown. h yesod itself is called kah, and its gcrown h is called adni. furthermore, the yesod of leah and the yesod of rachel are [signified by] two final mem fs, the combined numerical value of which is also that of yesod. leah and rach

the collapse of the world of tohu, effected a certain rectification in the shattered vessels, preparing them for their further rectification by man. now, the combined value of yitzchak [isaac] and yesod is 288. this, too, will be explained more fully in our comments to parashat vayeira, on the verse, g con the day isaac was weaned. h yitzchak: yud-tzadik-chet-kuf= 10+ 90+ 8+ 100= 208. yesod= 80, as above. 208+ 80= 288. the numerical value of the name yaakov [jacob] is equal to 7 times the name havayah. yaakov: yud-ayin-kuf-beit= 10+ 70+ 100+ 2= 182. 7 x 26= 182. these refer to the seven mentalities comprised within z feir anpin. we have already explained their significance in our comments to parashat vayeitzei, how these seven mentalities are called gbeersheba, h [literally, gthe well of

n getting from 1364 to 1410 (via 42 plus three kolel fs) and somehow the text got garbled. the arizal on parashat toldot (2) 139 we now turn to the 3rd spelling-out of the name havayah, the 45-name, which is going to be equated with the phrase ga well of fresh spring water h used to describe the first well, eisek. the three alef fs used to spell out the 45-name possess the numerical value of 333. as above, with the ggraphically h-produced alef fs of the 63-name. to this we must add 28 [in order to get 361, as will be seen [we arrive at 28 as follows] take the value of the 45-name, subtract from it the three alef fs; this leaves 42. subtract further the ten letters used to spell out the name and the four original letters; this leaves 28. add 28 to 333; this gives 361. this is the numerical

[of these three yud fs] is 300. this leaves 6 other letters in the 45-name, since we have just distributed the original yud. presumably this means we have used the value of the yud (10) to expand the other three yud fs. all four yud fs are thus used up, leaving 6 other letters in the first spelling out of the 63-name. the [expanded] numerical value of 6 is 60, for each letter sub-divides into 10, as above. to [the 300 and the 60] add the kolel; this gives 361, which is, again, the numerical value of ga well of fresh spring water. h up to here is what i found written in the name of one of the master fs [i.e, the arizal fs] students .translated from sefer halikutim 9 genesis 26:19. 141 parashat vayeitzei in the beginning of the portion of the torah read this week, we are told that gjacob lef

ayin-kuf-beit= 10+ 70+ 100+ 2= 182. now, it is known that these names havayah that manifest the mature mentality [of z feir anpin] spread via the three axes throughout the body of z feir anpin. in this process, they pass through the throat, which is termed haran, which the arizal on parashat vayeitzei 144 is formed from the three names elokim that manifest the immature mentality [of z feir anpin, as above. in addition, the yesod of abba.which is termed yaakov [because the partzuf of this name will develop out of it].passes through it. this is the mystical meaning of g cand went to haran, h for haran signifies these three names elokim. the word gto haran, h however is in hebrew one word: the word for gharan h with a hei attached as a suffix. the additional hei in the word gto haran h signif

ukva, joseph personified the yesod of z feir anpin. benjamin also achieved this level. this is why benjamin is now written fully, with the second yud, for this indicates how he ascended and drew into himself a radiance of the yud. he said to him, gjoseph, know that i now personify the masculine principle, and i have a wife and children. h the name benjamin is usually spelled beit-nun-yud-mem-nun, as above. sometimes, however, it is spelled beit-nun-yud-mem-yud-nun. the yud is the principle masculine letter of the name havayah (the other masculine letter, the vav, is an extension of the yud, as we have seen previously) joseph said back to him, gwhat did you name them? h benjamin answered, gi named them after [you] my brother c. h the names benjamin gave his sons all refer to some aspect of

head. 5. pestilence. the numerical value of the word for gpestilence h [dever] is equivalent to the combined numerical values of two names elokim, 172.the numerical value of the word for gheel h [eikev].plus the number of letters in the second spelling-out of the name adni, 34. 172 plus 34 equals 206, the numerical equivalent of the word for gpestilence. h dever: dalet-beit-reish= 4+ 2+ 200= 206. as above, the numerical value of elokim is 86. 2 x 86= 172. eikev= ayin-kuf-beit= 70+ 100+ 2= 172. we saw above that the number of letters in the second spelling out of adni is 34. this plague issued from the tiferet of the holy nukva and smote the hod of the evil z feir anpin. this is the mystical meaning of the verse, said in connection with this plague, gbehold, the hand of g-d is c, h indicati

spelled out using the yud has the numerical value of 300. the progressive iteration of the name elokim is as follows: alef alef-lamed alef-lamed-hei alef-lamed-hei-yud alef-lamed-hei-yud-mem= 1 (1+ 30 (1+ 30+ 5 (1+ 30+ 5+ 10 (1+ 30+ 5+ 10+ 40= 5(1+ 4(30+ 3(5+ 2(10+ 1(40= 5+ 120+ 15+ 20+ 40= 200. thus, the word for gdeputy h implies the name elokim, and the three deputies were three names elokim, as above [joseph] interpreted his dream: gyou will put pharaoh fs cup c. h he hoped that he would be connected to him and be on the right [side, and thereby be rescued through him. after intepreting the chief butler fs dream and saying that he will be spared, joseph asked him to remember him to pharaoh and have him freed from jail. but at this point, he was connected to the chief butcher, who was

s being gburied h inside a ggrave. h death is not seen as a cessation of existence, but rather as a descent from one spiritual level to a lower one. it is enough, the soul complains, that i had to live a full life in this grave of the body; why must i suffer further? the image of the soul being gbattered h in the grave refers to how it is existentially gshaken h of its materialistic encrustation, as above. gwhat is this that you have done to us, taking us out of egypt [14:12] is this not the very thing we spoke to you about in egypt, saying, eleave us alone and let us serve the egyptians f? for it would have been better for us to serve the egyptians than to die in the desert! h i.e, git was better for me in the body. i may as well have submitted to the evil inclination in the physical worl

terated. the value of all these iterations are then summed. in this way, the number produced represents the gradual issuance of that name on its way gdown h into the lower partzuf. in our case, the gposterior h of ekyeh, the name associated with ima, is as follows: alef, alef-hei, alef-hei-yud, alef-hei-yud-hei. when these letters are spelled-out (with the letter yud used to spell-out the hei fs, as above, we have: alef alef-lamed-pei 1+ 30+ 80 111 alef alef-lamed-pei 1+ 30+ 80 111 hei hei-yud 5+ 10 15 alef alef-lamed-pei 1+ 30+ 80 111 hei hei-yud 5+ 10 15 yud yud-vav-dalet 10+ 6+ 4 20 alef alef-lamed-pei 1+ 30+ 80 111 hei hei-yud 5+ 10 15 yud yud-vav-dalet 10+ 6+ 4 20 hei hei-yud 5+ 10 15 544 the arizal on parashat yitro 302 this numerical equivalence thus demonstrates that gershom is sol

the emotions directed toward expression. the higher aspect of the emotions, the emotions as they are informed by the intellect, the idea that produced them, is gtruncated. h it would appear to me [rabbi chaim vital] that after prayers [every day [z feir anpin and nukva] reverted to being back-to-back, and this is why it was still called a gtabernacle. h since the numerical value of gtabernacle, h as above, alludes to z feir anpin and nukva being back-to-back. this is also why the numerical value of shiloh is the same as that of gmoses h [moshe. shiloh: shin-yud-lamed-hei= 300+ 10+ 30+ 5= 345. moshe: mem-shin-hei= 40+ 300+ 5= 345. for the numerical value of the shin [of moshe, 300] is the same as that of the name elokim spelled out with the letter yud. the arizal on parashat tetzaveh 353 al

y much more action-oriented than the first three states, can be said to truly enter and be actively present within yesod. the other three are there, but they are cloaked by their memory of their origin. thus, only netzach and hod are touched directly by the identity and power of yesod, the drive for fulfillment, and thus experience the rebounding energy sending them back up to the keter of nukva, as above. this is the mystical meaning of the verse: glift up the head of the sons of gershon. h counting them is referred to as glifting up their head, h alluding to their ascent in order shine, as we have explained. it is for this reason as well that only those that had attained the age of thirty were counted, for only such individuals derive from the upper three, covered states of gevurah, each

g it, there was no reason for their impregnated souls to depart from them. they therefore possessed an extra measure of life force. thus, the expression glived h is used in reference to them, rather than gsurvived. h the other spies, however, gdied h as soon as they came to moses, inasmuch as their impregnated souls departed from them, for gthe wicked even in their lifetime are considered dead, h as above. this is why [the narrative contrasts joshua and caleb with them, saying] gfrom these men, h which appears superfluous. this is also alluded to in the verse: gand my servant caleb, since there was a different spirit with him. h12 this refers to the fact that in the other spies there was a different spirit of the impregnated souls of the [progenitors of the] tribes in them. they did not gr

nd kings. the 12 minor prophets are considered one book. 22 1st and 2nd chronicles are considered one book, and ezra-nehemiah are considered one book. 23 midrash tanchuma and rashi, loc. cit. the arizal on parashat pinchas 645 but [on shavuot, z feir anpin is not rectified by us but rather by ima, as it is written, g cwith the crown his mother [ima] crowned him with on the day of his wedding. h24 as above, shavuot is the wedding day between g-d and israel. during the sabbath day, martial relations are forbidden because during the day we must effect the coupling by actively performing mitzvot. on shavuot, this is not the case since the rectification of z feir anpin occurs without us. g-d (through the partzuf of ima) bestows upon z feir anpin his crown, i.e, is delight and will vis-a-vis tor

y the word gall h [kol, whose numerical value is 50. it is therefore written here gone portion, h for she clings to and depends upon at this point the lower extremity of the letter vav, i.e, yesod [of z feir anpin. this is in contrast to the stage [in utero] described above, when malchut is receiving her life-force from the soldiers. this is the continuation of the mystical answer to question #2. as above, the word for gportion h here [achuz] literally means gthat which is grabbed, h evoking the image of malchut hanging on to the yesod of z feir anpin in order to receive all the influx necessary for her growth and development. 9 see zohar 3:77b. 10 genesis 36:31. the arizal on parashat matot 655 this is why the portion [taken from the civilians] is given to the levites. they are the legion

ught properly, as described above. this is alluded to in the verse [which opens this passage of the torah. the numerical value of the word for gwhen h [ki] together with the first letter of the word for gyou go out h [teitzei, tav] is that of the five names elokim of the right side. the numerical value of ki (kaf-yud, 20+ 10) is 30; that of tav is 400; 400+ 30= 430. the numerical value of elokim, as above, is 86. 5 x 86= 430. these [aspects of the name elokim] appear [in this verse] with g-d fs proper name [the name havayah. the verse continues: g cto war against your enemies, and g-d [havayah] your g-d [elokim] delivers him into your hand c. h [g-d fs proper name is spelled] havayah [and read as] adni; the numerical value of these together is 91, the numerical value of amen. havayah (yud

sod, the male consciousness f drive for self-actualization that propels it to seek expression, is fulfilled only when the consciousness that has developed to this point (beginning with abba, through ima, and into z feir anpin) is deposited in a vehicle for expression that will express it properly and not gspill h it into undesirable contexts (corresponding to the gdeath h inherent in the doorway, as above. thus, the female partzuf has to have a closed womb that, as above, will contain the seed. the groom therefore places the ring on the bride fs finger, signifying the seal with which he closes her reproductive powers and dedicates them to his particular soul-slant on the divine imperative to make the world into a home for g-d. by courting her (before marriage) and ggladdening h her (throug

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

more advanced matters. 4 the golden dawn then experiment with the simple rose-cross ritual (p. 46 of volume 111. though this ritual is described in a later volume than the two now under discussion, it could well be taken out of context and mastered at the same time as the pentagram ritual. this ritual of the rose-cross teaches the formulation of the symbol in the four corners of the room, as well as above and below the axis where you stand. it results in surrounding yourself with the traditional symbol. it will provide basic discipline in at least three important matters: 1. tracing geometrical figures with the hand. 2. imagining them clearly in your mind. 3. vibrating the appropriate names. a simple instruction on the latter process is to be found in the portal paper already mentioned, as

s on each side. in chesed is the water triangle, in geburah the fire triangle. and tiphareth unites and reconciles them so as to form a reconciliation between them in the form of the hexagram. the symbol of salt on the tree of life embraces all the sephiroth but malkuth, and is as it were, the reconciler between the sulphur and mercury. the horizontal dividing line implies the precept of@ hermes "as above so below" the drawing rep <269> resents the trinity o- erating through tre a sephiroth and reflected downwards in the four trian les of the elements. air is re 8 ected from kether through tiphareth a v to yesod. water is reflected from binah throu h chesed to hod; fire is re 8 ected from chokmah through geburah to netzach; while earth is mal- v a kuth, the receptacle of the other three. o

paration of the pathway for the shining light, the light divine. the evil persona of a man is in the sphere of the qlippoth, and the devils are the microcosms of the macrocosm of the qlippoth. this evil per <216> sona hath its parts and divisions, and of it the part which toucheth the malkuth of the nephesch is its kether. tremble therefore at the evil forces which be in thy own evil persona. and as above the kether of a man are his angelic and other forms, so below the malkuth of the evil persona are awful forms, dangerous even to express or think of <217> task undertaken by the adeptus minor this, then, is the task to be undertaken by the adeptus minor. to expel from the sephiroth of the nephesch the usurpation by the evil sephiroth; to balance the action of the sephiroth of the ruachin

from a variety of viewpoints is allied to the tree of life, and vice-versa. thus the system of grades, and the division of the organisation into three separate orders- the order of the golden dawn in the outer, the second order of the r.r. et a.c, and the unnamed third order of masters, whose sephiroth obtain above the abyss- is based upon a natural and a very recondite series of correspondences "as above so below" so that as the tree of life consists of a glyph which represents not only a material 272 the three chiefs 2 73 physical universe but also a uranography of the invisible and spiritual world, so does the order consist, in all actuality, of more than an external order. concealed within and behind the grade system, is the invisible order, of true adepts, unknown and, in most cases

he left hand to the mouth and touch the centre of the lower lip with the left forefinger. close the other fingers and thumb, and drop the right hand to the side. imagine that a watery vapor encircles and encloses you. this is the reflux of the current. this sign is also used as a protection against attack. the sign represents a concentration of astral light about the person. having given the sign as above, it is a protection against all attack and danger of obsession. to make it yet stronger, the form of the god should be taken. if spiritual force is required, formulate as if standing on a lotus or rising from it. for force in contemplation and meditation, formulate as if seated upon a lotus. but for more material force, as if standing upon a dragon or a serpent like some statues of harpoc

the example is purely of my own invention, and of course is not contained in the book t, wherein only the mode of working is given i have purposely taken a commonplace, trivial, and material question for elucidation (s.rm.d) example (cont) we will suppose the enquirer to have duly and carefully shuffled the cards, thinking of his affairs, and that the diviner has dealt them round into 12 packets as above shown. the packet containing the significator is located in the ascendant, and it contains the following cards in the order given. this mode of reading shows that as the sigxuficator is in the ascendant it will principally relate to the enquirer's manner of living at this point. the significator is in this case right way up, whereas in the previous reading it was inverted and is looking t

ixes generally-gain and success. 4 fives generally-order, regularity. 3 fives generally-quarrels, fights. tarot divination 4 fours generally-rest and peace. 3 fours generally-industry. 4 threes generally-resolution and determination. 3 threes generally-deceit. 4 deuces generally-conference and conversations. 3 deuces generally-reorganization and recommencement of a thing. the keys are not noticed as above, by threes and fours. 4. m a, and brief meaning of the 36 smaller cards. wands deuce-influence over another. dominion. three-pride and arrogance. power sometimes. four-settlement. arrangement completed. five-quarrelling. fighting. six-gain and success. seven-opposition; sometimes courage therewith. eight-a hasty communication, letter or message. swiftness. nine-strength. power. health. en

draco, part of lyra. head, body and right arm of cepheus, the king and father of andromeda, the whole of cygnus, head and body of lacerta, back and part of head of vulpecula the fox. 20. princess (knave) of pentacles. rules from north pole to 45o latitude, and from 0" of aries to 30" of gemini longitude. the throne of the ace embraces from 22"-30' of aries to 7"-30' of gemini within the latitude as above. star group. body of draco, legs and part of right arm, and sceptre of cepheus, tail and hind quarters of ursa minor, with the pole star of our earth, head and neck of camelopardalis (giraffe, body and right arm, throne and legs of cassiopeia, the queen of cepheus and mother of andromeda, head of ursa major. 7. prince of wands. rules from ecliptic to 45" north latitude and from 20" cancer

is to imagine a moonstone spheroid, containing the universe, yourself standing as it were, at first, in the centre, and the tablet of union at the north and south poles. at the same time divide the surface into four quarters, and imagine yourself outside the spheroid. this is objective working. 13. these tablets can be applied to the universe, to the solar system, to the earth, or to man himself "as above, so below" 14. perhaps the most convenient method for a beginner to <325> adopt is to apply this scheme to the earth, treating the three deity names as the three signs of the zodiac in one quarter. for example, take the fire tablet and place oip on the sign leo, teaa in virgo, and pdoce in libra. and so on with the other god names, treating the kerubic sign as the point de depart, one qua

, bohr's copenhagen interpretation, and schr'ddinger's cat) it is now possible to correlate the teachings of ancient wisdoms, if we have the courage to see them clearly. one profitable vein of research is in r buckminster fuller's synergetic geometries which link the patterns of thought to the interpatternings of the stars and subatomic particles. this is clearly a not so faint echo of the axiom "as above, s below" another is in reexamining the ancient egyptian teaching as brought to light by the researches of ra. schwaller de lubicz connecting consciousness and matter in hieroglyphic expression. we may find the eternal wisdom of the ancient sages etched in stone and built into their architecture helpful in understanding humanity as part and not separate from nature. things have changed a

RELIGIOUS TENANTS OF THE YEZIDI

him that seeketh my direction. and i am he that placed adam in my paradise/ fn. 1. derwishes among the mohammedans are inducted into office by drinking a bowl of milk into which a sheikh has spat, which ceremony is called h l by the arabs. the original word which i have translated "confidents" designates literally those learned men whom eastern monarchs used to entertain at their courts. the term as above applied seems to indicate the kaww ls who are the sacred poets of the yezeedees. p. 114 and i am he that made nimrod a hot burning fire. and i am he that guided ahmet mine elect, i gifted him with my way and guidance. mine are all existences together, they are my gift and under my direction. and i am he that possesseth all majesty, and beneficence and charity are from my grace. and i am h

RUBY TABLET OF SET

anifest as norse, druid, or egyptian in format. by far the wiccans compose the largest segment of the neo-pagan community. wicca or witchcraft is derived from the ancient paganism practiced in western europe, especially the british isles. magick, an essential element in modern wicca, seeks mastery of all the cosmic forces believed to control the world. witches believe in the ancient principal of "as above, so below" and in their worship seek to create a microcosm, a magical image of the whole. the universe is generally viewed as a sphere. the magical circle, drawn at the beginning of all magical rituals, is the outline of the microcosm intersecting the floor. witchcraft had grown slowly until the repeal of the last of england's anti-witchcraft laws in the 1950s. growth accelerated in the 1

ng, which itself was a culmination of other workings and feelings of the previous week. let that which is within be manifest without. this statement came out emphatically during the working. nexbet(1) had been receiving impressions about the shen and her role with it. before this evening the shen had appeared as a gigantic faceted crystal with a deep blue center. on this evening the shen appeared as above- and in this case xonsu(2) felt it pulsating, while nexbet beheld it: large, with a gold corona at first, then radiating blueness, that pulsed vividly out of its crystal core. with this image came the understanding that infinity is a term which has been misunderstood: it stands for all the depths, all the being we can imagine, rather than time and space. the heart of xem revealed: the hea

blished- we sensed a new kind of intimacy on a new level which could not have happened for us before this working. it was clear that another aspect of xem has come into being. footnotes 1. priestess sarris 2. priestess reynolds the book of knowing the way classification: v4- a17.22- 5 author: margaret wendall iv date: november, xiv(1) html revision: december 10, 1998 ce subject: xem reading list: as above, so below on the north solstice of the year x of my aeon, i, set, revealed my self to ra-en-set and charged him with the great work of rebuilding my temple and order in the glory that it had in khem of old. to enable him to fulfill this work i revealed many truths which he transcribed in the book of coming forth by night, and to seal my bond i revealed the first part of my word. ra-en-set

eeling from them that i had. when our conversation ended, i began to count- nineteen parts- and re-opened my working to ask set if these were the nineteen parts of the word of set promised by the book of coming forth by night (ref. a. in less than an hour i had written down the book of knowing the way. it begins with a reminder that what happens in the macrocosm must also happen in the microcosm: as above, so below. on the north solstice of the year x of my aeon, i, set, revealed my self to ra-en-set and charged him with the great work of rebuilding my temple and order in the glory that it had in khem of old. to enable him to fulfill this work i revealed many truths which he transcribed in the book of coming forth by night, and to seal my bond i revealed the first part of my word. ra-en-se

crowley's formula "love under will" comes to mind. from magic without tears: the great work is the uniting of opposites. it may mean the uniting of the soul with god, of the microcosm with the macrocosm, of the female with the male, of the ego with the non-ego or what not. by "love under will" one refers to the fact that the method in every case is love, by which is meant the uniting of opposites as above stated, such as hydrogen and chlorine, sodium and oxygen, and so on. any reaction whatever, any phenomenon, is a phenomenon of "love" as you will understand when i come to explain to you the meaning of the word "point-event" but love has to be "under will" if it's to be properly directed. you must find your true will, and make all your actions subservient to the one great purpose. our "to

th of life. i am the god sokaris who dwells in the fourth and fifth angles of the shining trapezohedron. now, may all of the magical spells and all of the words that have been spoken here alert the gods and may i encounter the company of the gods. xepera xeper xeperu! i have come into being and have created that which has come into being [extinguish the black flame/close the gates [ring the bell (as above [utter the traditional closing words] so it is done! ceremony of the travelers of the way this psychodrama is intended to evince the existence of the god-being throughout history. the rite deals also with the stature of humanity from ancient times through the present. four examples of "superior-type beings" are given, not for their respective roles, but for their place outside the sphere

present, which stands at the vortex of all that was and shall ever be. by what right do you claim passage [the initiate responds. if found acceptable] by this gift, gain the way [the initiate approaches the sorceress of the well, who says] by the sacrifice of self, receive your self. i am the knife's edge, the ever-present now. partake of thine own understanding [she distributes the well's water as above [the initiate progresses to the third guardian, who says] i guard the well of hvergelmir. that through which you have passed and that through which you are passing finds its ultimate expression here in the waters of destiny. by what will you claim passage [the initiate responds. if found acceptable] by this sacrifice, gain the way [the initiate approaches the sorceress of the well. the so

that through which you are passing finds its ultimate expression here in the waters of destiny. by what will you claim passage [the initiate responds. if found acceptable] by this sacrifice, gain the way [the initiate approaches the sorceress of the well. the sorceress stares silently into the eyes of the initiate, determining the essence of the individual. the waters of the well are distributed as above [the initiate progresses to the personification of the crucible of the temple of set, who accepts the initiate's offering of the filled vessel. the liquid is mingled with the well-spring of the temple. after meditation upon the alchemical process, the blended magics are offered to the initiate [the initiate progresses to the main altar where the synthesized essence is consumed and individ

SATANIC RITUALS

y officer or politician, and the second was sent off to a religious order. so controversial was this arrangement that it produced a catch phrase "le rouge et noir" if one of the young men happened to be of intellectual bent, which was often the case, the priesthood provided virtually the only access to libraries and avenues of higher learning. it was to be expected that the hermetic principle of "as above, so below" and vice versa would apply to gifted and intelligent individuals. an inquiring, well-developed mind could often be dangerously skeptical and subsequently irreverent! thus there was always a supply of "depraved" priests ready and willing to celebrate satanic rites. history has, in fact, produced entire sects and monastic orders that fell into humanistic and iconoclastic fever. t

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

e sticks, during the sacrifice take the ring out of the ointment, and anoint thyself with the unction from it. thou shalt anoint thyself early in the morning, and turning towards the east shalt pronounce the words written below. the beetle shall be carved out of a precious emerald; bore it and pass a gold wire through it, and beneath the beetle carve the p. 43 holy isis, and having consecrated it as above written, use it. the proper days for the celebration were the 7th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 24th, and 25th, from the beginning of the month; on other days abstain. the spell to be recited began "i am thoth" the inventor and founder of medicines and letters "come to me, thou that art under the earth, rise up to me, thou great spirit" 3. the amulet of the buckle this amulet repres

SZYMANSKI GREG SEARCHING FOR THE ILLUMINATI DEEP WITHIN THE BOWELS OF THE VATICAN

in alter is out when called up. may be used to verify deep trance state before initiating deep programming. trainers are taught to read these readouts "trainer's table: a large table, frequently steel covered with plastic, or easily cleaned material. on the sides at intervals are restraints for arms, legs, neck to prevent movement "trainer's chair: large chair with arm rests. will have restraints as above at intervals to restrain movement while person sits in chair. shock equipment: models and types are quite varied, depending on age and company. most have a set of rubber covered wires, with electrodes that may be connected with velcro, rubber (steel tips imbedded under finger and toe nail beds, or gel pads (larger body areas such as chest, arms, legs. some are tiny electrodes, which can b

TECHNICIANS GUIDE TO THE LEFT HAND PATH

levels of proportion. magic is possible because of this mirror construction that indicates that the individual reflects the principles involved in his/her own spiritual and physical genesis. with the advent of newtonian physics this idea was ridiculed. however, with the arrival of the new quantum physics these very old ideas have found a new significance and relevance. the old hermetic concept of as above, so below, and the concept of the microcosm and macrocosm, has taken on new and more profound meaning in the post modern era. this conceptual mirror in which observer and the observed share characteristics of principle is not as wild and out there of an idea as one would initially suppose. in fact, the new physics of relativity and quanta avoid this type of designation: there is no differ

TEXE MARRS CODEX MAGICA SECRET SIGNS MYSTERIOUS SYMBOLS AND HIDDEN CODES OF THE ILLUMINATI

but man and the world are progressively becoming more like satan and his dark angels more corrupt and evil every day, in every way. evolution, oddly, becomes fact, except that man isn't evolving from apes, he is becoming an ape. he is transferred into base animal, devoid of god's values, without the mind of christ, but instead filled with instincts and ambitions of pride, lust, murder, and envy. as above, so below this, then, is the end-goal of illuminism: to destroy earth, debase civilization, end pure spirituality, induce chaos on earth, and bring order according to satan's illuminati script. earth is to be hell and hell on earth: as above, so below. this is the meaning of the double-headed eagle; the androgynous joining of man and woman; the mixing of the yin and yang; the checkerboard

les, male and female, in the sex act, releasing the generative energy of creation. the result symbolized is, of course, the jewish star of david, known as the seal, or symbol, of solomon or simply as the six-pointed star. the cabalists say this star represents the combined energy of good and evil becoming one force; it represents the "white jehovah and the black jehovah" it is the epitome of the "as above, so below" doctrine. as lavey put it, it represents "the third way" to the illuminati, nothing is static, everything is deceit; the force is dynamic, ever-changing, the quicksand of light that diffuses and reappears only to disappear again. dark is light and light is dark and no one can divine a difference. satan is therefore god and god is satan, and the serpent chases its own tail. fore

urning the two heads of the eagle one carved on the desk, the other on the rug in opposite directions, the illuminati is reproducing, or mimicking, the symbol of the double-headed eagle in freemasonry. a ravenous bird from the east to the illuminati, the eagle is a symbol of overriding importance and, in its doubleheaded form, the eagle represents the illuminati's principal luciferian doctrine of as above, so below. it also represents the great work of the initiation of the world. how prophetic, then, is the bible verse found in isaiah 46:11 which reveals that in the last days, a "ravenous bird from the east" shall be called forth by god to wreak havoc and destruction on rebellious mankind and the fallen world. so when you see the duality principle("as above, so below) represented in the p

eaded eagle. that ravenous dark bird 251 252 codex magica the shadow figure in the background of this photo of egyptian president hosni mubarak faces the opposite direction. appropriate considering the masonic principle of the combining, or synthesis of opposites (photo: u.s. new& world report, march 14, 2005, p. 30) sammy davis, jr, popular singer and entertainer, integrated the illuminist sign "as above, so below" into his dance performance. in his autobiography "yes, i can" davis confessed to being a past member of high priest anton lavey's church of satan. in his performances, davis often wore a satanic pentagram necklace. he also painted the fingernail black as a sign of his devotion to his master, the devil. one of sammy davis, jr.'s most popular songs, the candy man, reportedly was

unt. the press and media made chief moose into a celebrity and hero, though clearly his police skills were not just inadequate, they had proven to be vastly incompetent and bungling. moose turns out to be a puppet of the jewish adl and a "chosen one" of the illuminati. this photo in time (january 6, 2001) unmasks chief moose as a stooge of the elite. it illustrates perfectly the satanic doctrine "as above, so below" we see chief moose, a black man, shrouded in darkness, his hands giving a masonic symbol (explained elsewhere in codex magica. they rest on a mirror surface in which the shadow image of the chief is seen. viewed either as is or upside down, we observe the secret sign of the diamond (two triangles abutted together, indicating the portal of hell, high sign of the conspiracy. it d

sickle emblems as the u.s.s.r.'s official seal. one of the clergy leaders of the orthodox church in greece wears a pendent of the crowned double-headed eagle as a talisman around his neck. the cross, meanwhile, is relegated to the left side of the satanic talisman. that ravenous dark bird 257 the magical head of zohar is a cabalistic design illustrating the concept of opposites, the principle of "as above, so below" it is widely used by cabalists and jewish rabbis as an instructional device. abraxas, the gnostic rooster god, symbolic of the sun god. notice the two serpent legs, indicating the satanic doctrine of duality. 258 codex magica in tarot card decks, one of the cards depicts "the magician (also called the magus or the juggler, a young man holding up a wand in his right hand, and po

e serpent, shall stand for all eternity. the scottish rite textbook, a bridge to light, by rex hutchens, 33rd degree, outlines the knowledge and symbols used for the various degrees of freemasonry. in this book, hutchens restates the principles of albert pike's 19th century classic, morals and dogma. according to these principles, the oroboros serpent shown in this design (levi's occult magic of "as above, so below) represents eternity and the holy spirit of the triune godhead. in other words, the illuminists are declaring that the serpent, identified in the scriptures as the devil, is, in their religion, the divine holy spirit! a blasphemous concept, indeed. a company called azure green puts out a catalog offering "egyptian deity wall plaques" including this one, a depiction of the combin

use newt gingrich, shown here wearing his judaism skull cap, is into new age cabalistic magic and is a paid spokesman for zionist interests. magical signs of the jewish cabala 421 jason alexander, who played the loveable loser "george costanza" on the show, posed for tv guide magazine in a blatantly cabalistic body pose. plus, his left and right hands gave the "el diablo" horned devil sign in an "as above, so below" gesture. michael richards, who portrayed the klutzy "kramer" in seinfeld, also seems to relish giving cabalistic and masonic hand signs and gestures. richards was pictured on the front cover of the scottish rite journal, and inside the publication, he told of how pleased he is to be a freemason.3 star trek's leonard nimoy("mr. spock) is constantly sighted in cabalistic poses. h

accorded supernatural powers. angels, archangels, grimoires, devas, and elementals are worshipped and feared. there are "gods" and more "gods" but only a mysterious, hazy supreme deity behind everything. this supreme deity is a pantheistic god who fills up the whole universe. in fact, he is the macrocosm, the universe. of course, as in all illuminist magic, there's the double-minded theology of "as above, so below" the insidious lie that black is white and vice versa; that good and evil are one, that the shadow and the substance are unitary. sex magic holds an important place in cabalism, and sex ritual is a popular vocation of students of cabala. margie martin, in her informed, unpublished manuscript for her upcoming book, the molten image, explains that the tarot cards of witches and oc

ty on occult symbols and their meaning, a copy of speaker newt gingrich's time magazine photo with the t-rex dinosaur image on newt's necktie, she sent me back this flyer advertising a book, the church of satan, written by luciferian high priest michael a. aquino. as you can see, the flyer has images of two dragon serpents atop satanic pentagrams facing each other (the occult sign of duality, or "as above, so below. in fact, the two serpentine dragons do resemble the t-rex dinosaur image. new york mayor wagner kneels and kisses the ring of catholic cardinal spellman as reverend mcginly, president of the jesuit-run fordham university, looks on with a sly grin on his face "i fell in to a burning ring of fire" 493 it seems that california governor arnold schwarzenegger("the terminator) is wel

arrives for his druid initiation ceremony. was churchill taught the true, occult meaning of the fiery and destructive "v" hand sign that he later made so famous it became used around the world (photo: from the book, the druids, by peter berresford ellis) victory for the devil 523 in this ancient engraving, dionysius the areopagite, an athenian "convert" to christianity, gives the double "v" sign-"as above, so below" with left hand toward hell. dionysius was a mystical christian, a gnostic heretic who is thought to have been the author of an occultic treatise entitled the mystical divinity (from the book, mystics and mysteries of alexandria, by manly p. hall, 33) the green man, sign of the druids, is found carved on wood and in concrete in the architectural details of buildings, altars, and

THE CRAFT GRIMOIRE OF ECLECTIC VERSION 2

aft, part of the invocation of the spirit monon also calls upon the power of these guardians to aid in the ritual working. the elements in magick are not the same elements that you find in chemistry class, or your back yard, although they are symbolic of each other. it is this symbolic relationship that we employ in the art of magick. the qualities of the physical reflect the power of the occult. as above, so below! earth is the foundation element. it is solid, dependable and stable. in magick its color is green or black, and it is used in spells for employment, money, fertility, and prosperity of any kind. the celtic goddess, dana is associated with earth. in the tarot it is the suit of pantacles, or coins. it is also know as assiah, the material world. page 8 elements and watch towers co

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL

ur main principles behind early magic remained constant throughout the evolution of magical practices: 1) a representation of a person or thing can be made to affect the person or thing it depicts. 2) once objects have been in touch with each other they continue to influence one another even at great distances. 3) an unseen world of spirit forces may be invoked to fulfill the magician fs will. 4) as above, so it is below; as within, so it is without. there is nothing in heaven or in earth that is not also in humankind. primitive animism, such as imitating the animal of the hunt through preparatory dance, cutting off a bit of an enemy fs hair or clothing to be used in a charm against him, and invoking evil spirits to cause destruction to competing villages, eventually gained a higher level

THE GOLDEN ESSENCE

at an appropriate place, on the ground, in natural bodies of water, at the roots of trees, etc. as they are being left, the leader says: as some is taken, so is this given, by the sons and daughters of dame wisdom: for what is taken is truly given and what is given is truly taken the first and last are wed as the serpent s tail and head. renewal is always. here is shown a mystery. a bell is rung as above to conclude the rit 2-1 the holy rosary of the brethren of the r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r this material is private and has been lent to me on trust, to return on demand. it contains nothing of pecuniary value and nothing personal to myself. i hereby direct my legal representatives whomsoever, in case of my death or incapacity, to return the same at once, unread

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ything else. thus, if a change occurs within one sphere, the whole is equally changed, and if a change occurs across wider areas of the lattice, then equally, every discrete point will be changed in reflection. this model is a more holistic vision of the many levels model previously adopted by some esoteric writers, which is more linear in that one world tends to be seen above or about the other "as above, so below" can be equally considered as "as within, so without, or even "as here, so everywhere. perhaps we can also see this pattern at work in that minute accidents of fate are often more influential in the causing of large divergences of personal and world history than pre-arranged grand events organised specifically to alter such things. examples include the vision of the roman empero

THE NECRONOMICON SIMON VERSION

e. an alternative possibility exists: that, by landing on the moon, we have come to reinstate the ancient covenant and thereby assure our protection against the outside. since "the gods are forgetful, buy treading on their celestial spheres we are reminding them of their ancient obligations to us, their created ones. for, as it is said in one of man's most ancient of covenants, the emerald table "as above, so below. man's power to alter the nature of his environment must develop simultaneously with his ability to master his inner environment, his own mind his psyche, soul, spirit. perhaps, then, the lunar landing was the first collective initiation for humanity, which will bring it one step closer to a beneficial force that resides beyond the race of the "cruel celestial spirits, past the

not have an alphabet as we know it, but they had developed a syllabary, very much like the japanese "kana" script of today. in phonetic transliterations, the english spelling sought to approximate the sumerian pronunciation. however, there are a few sounds which english does not possess, and which have been put into phonetic variations. important examples below: x as in the german "ach" ch (same as above) q as in "like" k (same as above) sh as in "shall" ss as in, perhaps "lasso; a hissing "s" common to arabic languages z as in "lots; a hard "ts" sound, not quite as in "zoo" remember, in the transliterations which follow, every letter must be pronounced. there are no schwas or silent syllables in sumerian. hence "kia" is pronounced "keeya "kaimanu" is pronounced "ka-ee-mah-nu" or, if spok

THE STAR IN THE WEST BY CAPTAIN FULLER A CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY

passion of the sea *mysteries: lyrical and dramatic. vol. i, p. 100. so ends the first part of this mystical and symbolic poem, in the second part the queen speaks, her love is similar to that of galice, h if not sublimer: gi was so glad he loved enough to go h. gmy arms could never have released his neck. h the king dies and soon the queen also. love is symbolized in this poem in its higher form as above death. she seeks and finds gthere is no sin. h and i? i knew not anything, but know we are still silent, and united so, and all our being spells one vast to be, a passion like the passion of the sea *mysteries: lyrical and dramatic. vol. i, p. 101. besides the freedom of lovers, aleister crowley advocates the freedom of the children of love; he does not visit the sins of the fathers on th

THE WITCH CULT OF ZOS VEL THANATOS

e depths of his or her mind and assemble, through various means, a system unique to the person creating it. chaos is a beautiful friend, which often throws random lightning bolts, is nonetheless always beside you when you go to sleep at night. it should be considered fair game to dash through the darkness of the night, to understand and explore the very foundations of the demonic and the angelic, as above, so below while the luciferian gnosis is highly approachable through the systems of what is considered chaos magick, the form of the astral body allows a severance of eventual worldly bonds. this allows the luciferian adept to take her or his fill of worldly pleasure and eventually ascend astral in the light of lucifer, as an undead god or completely remain within the astral plane. one wo

THE BOOK OF GATES

ich the characters are to be read has given rise to differences of opinion. one of the chief difficulties in the matter is caused by the way in which the two legends are written on the sarcophagus of seti i. looking at the hieroglyphics as they stand, they seem to form one continuous inscription, but, if we examine the scene as it appears in the tomb of rameses ii, we see that we must divide them as above. mr. goodwin made an p. 166 attempt to transcribe and translate a part of the texts, but as he considered them to form only one inscription we cannot accept his rendering. m. lef bure has made translations of both texts, and they read 1- i "they, they hide those which are in the state of the elect. they the country [belonging to them, is ameh in the land. behold, these are they whose head

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

eeding from the father is the essence that writeth the father to the son; and this mystery is concealed in many sacred names that have been revealed to you, very illustrious sir knights and perfectly illuminated brethren of our ancient order. learn therefore now this, the third motto of our supreme council, which it signifieth mystically. deus est homo, that is, god is man. the which sayeth that, as above, so below; as without, so within. there is no part of man that is not god; and there is no part of god that hath not its counterpart in man. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p3c3.html (7 of 18 [12/28/2001 2:05:41 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. now learn also this, that god is never to be known by thee; for all thou knowest is but thy

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

ation and intuition. 6. six is represented on the tree by beauty and harmony, called tiphareth. it is the number of perfect equilibrium and divine order through harmony. to it is attributed the sun, which keeps the rest of the planetary spheres in balance. it's symbolic form is represented by the six-pointed star or seal of solomon. the latter symbol is frequently described by the hermetic maxim "as above, so below" or the analogical union of the macrocosm and microcosm. its energy is loving, tolerant, compassionate, and harmonizing. 7. seven is composed of the ternary and the quaternary and is considered sacred in many mystical traditions. it has endless correspondences: the seven planets, the seven notes on the scale, the seven virtues, the seven sacraments, the seven metals, the seven d

uty, the luminous conception of equilibrium in forms, intermediary between the crown and the kingdom, mediating principle between creator and creation.a sublime conception of poetry and its sovereign priesthood (transcendental magic, 1972, p. 97. to this sphere is attributed the number six and the seal of solomon, or hexagram. this is the geometrical symbol which best illustrates the great maxim "as above, so below" the joining of the microcosm with the macrocosm. according to the principle of analogy, whatever is in the godhead is reflected in the human being. the three principles of intelligence, love, and creativity find expression in the body through the three centers of the brain, the heart, and the sexual chakra, or seat of kundalini. as the "world is magnetized by the light of the s

in, according to knorr rosenroth. yod is contained in the word yesod as well: yvd (ysvd. when combined with the shin, it forms a root which means "of being" or "appearing like" and by its contraction come all ideas of "reality or substantiality" according to d'olivet (1921, p. 368) the number 3321 is equal to the phrase "on earth as it is in heaven" in greek, which, like the great hermetic maxim "as above, so below" points to the most perfect expression of the principle of reflection, brought to full manifestation in the sphere of the moon. the number forty-one is the center of the kamea as given by agrippa, and 41x81 (the number of cells) also equals 3321. his kameas and seal are given in figures 10-n, 10-o, and 10-p. i am going to include one final example of sigil making using the techn

attwas that blavatsky says the prismatic or rainbow scale is "a false reflection, a true maya [1980, p. 398. the student should study the charts in figures a and b closely, concentrating on discovering their meaning, particularly the chart in figure 14-b. it is not a random arrangement of colors. keep in mind the principles discussed earlier about complementary colors, and the hermetic principle "as above, so below" what happens when they are done in this order? they also stimulate these corresponding colors. the silver-white at the end is not really a chakra; it is the absent daath. it corresponds to the shell or aura of the etheric body, and is visualized as surrounding all of the chakras, which are flashing in the shining colors attributed to them. as alice bailey said: think of the eth

WORKBOOK FOR GRADE 0 VOID AND THE ABYSS

the double vessels or fetishes of the bestial and angelick atavisms and familiars. by exteriorizing ones adversarial aspects of "i" and "being" one 8 may objectively view the essence of self, manifest its strengths again in the union of flesh and mind. the guardian of flaming sword and corpse-king of the scepter is in reference to the illustration by elda isela ford, based on passing through the 'as above, so below' forces of the sethanic path unto the 8-pointed sabbatic/luciferian star sometimes called algol. this ritual was a sethian development of the 'headless one' ritual (worked through by jake stratton-kent and charles gonzales) or 'bornless one' ritual as developed and adapted by aleister crowley and the greek papyrus. one may perform the rite as one of self-isolated stimulation via

ZALEWSKI SECRET INNER ORDER RITUALS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN OCR

each elemental enochian tablet. for example take the serviant square with the zodiac attribution of aries in the watery part of air tablet. its corresponding squares will be: the aries square in the watery part of fire, the aries square in the watery part of earth, and the aries square in the watery part of the water tablets. a small thesis on the differences of the visions is to be done and sent as above (d) project into enochian squares of a complete lesser angle (serviant, kerubic and calvary cross) and record visions for each square (e) project into the squares of a complete central cross and record each working (f) do ritual of invisibility (g) do ritual of transformation. note: remember to slay the pyramid squares in the order given in (9) which covers the sequence in detail. section

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

river showed deep green from this vantage point, reflecting the greenness of the steep jungle slopes. and there were patches of white water and wonderful sparkling gleams of light. i gazed across the ruins towards the dominant peak. its name is huana picchu and it used to feature in all the classic travel agency posters of this site. to my astonishment i now observed that for a hundred metres or so below its summit it had been neatly terraced and sculpted: somebody had been up there and had carefully raked the near-vertical cliffs into a graceful hanging garden which had perhaps in ancient times been planted with bright flowers. it seemed to me that the entire site, together with its setting, was a monumental work of sculpture composed in part of mountains, in part of rock, in part of tre

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

gure 1 shows the cosmic planes that surraund our world. actually, they are meant to be concentric, interpenetrating spheres, not separate levels like the skins of an onion. the astral plane is not up in the sky somewhere. it interpenetrates the earth plane. however, its extension is larger than that of the earth and so it is shown in the diagram as a larger sphere. 14 the hermetic axiom "as aboye so below" is used in enochian magick to explain how each cosmic plane can be divided into subplanes. there is an air of water subplane, and an earth of fire subplane, and so on. in addition, at the outer boundary of each cosmic plane is located a ring-passnot. this effectively prohibits passage of a lower cosmic element frito a higher sphere. earth can not pass finto water, nor air finto fire. the

ll probably not fully realize this theorem until you enter the higher aethyrs (especially the third aethyr, zom) but at least an intellectual understanding of it should be obtained at the beginning of your practice.this theorem is the underlying principie behindall operations of enochian magick.it explains how these operations work. this theorem is directly related to the hermetic axiom "as aboye so below" and the magical axiom that man is a microcosm. the outer world is a macrocosm of man the microcosm. whatsoever is in the world of man has its counterpart somewhere within man himself. whatsoever is in the world which is not within man, will not be encountered by man. this theorem holds trae for all energies, forces, beings, and things throughout the universe. the practice of enochian mag

ties and corresponding sphinxes. sorne squares are associated with astrology signs and tarot cards. a detailed analysis of the many forces and currents that flow through these squares is described in enochian magic. the detailed results are induded in the appendices of this manual (see appendices a through d. they are not haphazard, but represent a natural outcome of the hermetic axiorn "as aboye so below" the mapping of the watchtowers includes data from logical correspondences, experimentation, and intuitive insight. it is intended as a useful guide much like a roadmap for anmar country. as a magician, you must fill in the details for yourself as you discover them. 34 the tablet of union the enochian tablets are four in number, each referred to one of the elements of earth, air, fire and

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

be acquainted. they were on the whole more like the lotus than like an ordinary lily; but on the other hand the leaves were by no means lotus leaves. 176. to the ordinary worshipper in the temple all this rather complicated ornamentation was merely decorative, but to the initiate it was full of esoteric significance. first, these two pillars were an exemplification of the occult axiom, gas above, so below h, for though they were absolutely alike in every particular it was always understood that they represented respectively the terrestrial and celestial worlds. on tat, the left-hand pillar, each link of each chain symbolized what in our oriental studies we call a branch-race, and the links as they descended became larger and thicker to indicate a deeper descent into matter, until the fourt

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