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the sea; seeing that the matter hath come to such a pass that every trick of a buffoon is believed to be magic, that all the abominations of impious enchanters, all diabolical illusions, all pagan idolatries, all superstitions, fascinations, diabolical pacts, and lastly all that the gross blindness of the world can touch with its bands and feet is reckoned as wisdom and magic! the physician, the astrologer, the enchanter, the sorceress, the idolater, and the sacrilegious, is called of the common people a magician! also he who draweth his magic whether from the sun, whether from the moon, whether from the evil spirits, whether from stones, herbs, animals, brutes, or lastly from thousand divers sources, so that the heaven itself is astonished thereat. there be certain who draw their magic f

ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

ing and drinking as i rode; for so it becometh a prince. also i was trained to lay about me with a sword, and in the use of the bow and the spear. for it was said that horus- or men tu, as we called him in thebai- was my father and my god. i shall speak late of that strange story of my begetting. at the end of seven years, however, so great and strong had i waxen that my father took me to the old astrologer that dwelt in the well to consult him. this i remember as if it were but yesterday. the journey down the great river with its slow days! the creaking benches and the sweat of the slaves are still in my ears and my nostrils. then swift moments of flying foam in some rapid or cataract. the great temples that we passed; the solitary ibis of thoth that meditated on the shore; the crimson fl

ze. but the great lord of the house spake with me; and all his friends made as if to mock at me. but the women would not have it; they came round me and petted and caressed me; so that angry words were spoken. but even as they quarrelled among themselves, my guardian, the old eunuch, appeared among them; for he had traced me to the garden. and when they beheld the ring of the holy ancient man the astrologer they trembled; and the lord of the house threw a chain of gold around my neck, while his lady gave me her own silken scarf, broidered with the loves of isis and nephthys, and of apis and hathor. nor did any dare to take from me the little bone that i had won so dearly; and with it i made the spell of the elixir, and beheld the starry abodes ofduant, even as it was written in the old wis

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

istic (e.g. murderers, champions of sport, statesmen, monsters, philanthropists, heresiarchs) without telling you to whom it refers. build up the character, profession, story from the nativity. it sounds incredible; but more than a score of times i have been actually able to name him! by the time you have got good at this game- and a most amusing game it is- you may call yourself a very competent astrologer. sometimes, even now, you may assign the figure of the archbishop of york to jabez balfour or catherine de medici; or mix up moody and sankey with brown and kennedy; don't be discouraged; perhaps there may be something to be said for you after all! i believe, as i hope, that you will be surprised at the speed with which you acquire proficiency. all this time, moreover, you have not been

w how hard it is, as a rule, to learn how to do a thing solely from written instruction; so perhaps you had better arrange to see me one day about the actual setting-up of a figure. probably, too, there will be a few points that you would like to discuss. i will end by betting you six clothing coupons to a pound of sugar that in two years' concentrated work on these lines you will become a better astrologer than ever i was (this is very cunning of me; in two years we shall all be getting clothes without coupons) 19 love is the law, love under will. yours fraternally, chapter xxiii improvising a temple cara soror, do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law (this letter has been provoked by points discussed in your recent visit) as some of your daily practices are ceremonial, it should

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

the sciatic nerve (gn. 32:32) h#nh dyg seven h(b# 378 in peace mwl#b gpruna ignita h: gshining metal h (electrum- either gold/silver alloy or amber; burning coal lm#x a week; an oath (wb# 380 hwhy ynd) as) y (d h (n w (y h= n# k y n# k y difficulty, narrowness; egypt myrcm pain, trouble, misery nwbc( bc( thick darkness, fog lpr (see 370 )ry+sq ursa major #y( proverbs yl#m number rpsm folly #p 381 astrologer, enchanter, magician p) clamour, prayer h(w# 383 an oath h(wb# 385 assiah: the material world; action hy( shekinah, divine presence: the goddess of malkuth hnyk# lip hp# 386 tongues nw#l tziruph, combinations: tables of temurah pwryc 387 the milky way (lit. gthe way of milk h; but cf. 525) blxh lyb# 388 the hardest rock (ps 114:8 #ymlx to search out diligently #px table; bread (cf. 394)

#mrh 1091 the rose of sharon nwr#h tlcbx 1094 the slaying of the first-born twrwkb tkm 1096 the world of assiah (matter; referred to malkuth *hy#(h mlw( 1097 the opening of the uterus *mxr r+p 1098 two great lights myldgh tr)mh yn# 1100 six days mymy t# piece *cr dwelling in eternity *d( nkw# the dragon; jackal *nt loins; the upper part *myntm 1101 earth (in particular, the earth of malkuth *cr) astrologer, enchanter, magician *p) 1102 the crop; the maw *nbapthe tao teh king (liber clvii) a new translation by ko yuen (aleister crowley) the equinox (volume iii, no. viii) introduction i bound myself to devote my life to magick at easter 1898, and received my first initiation on november 18 of that year. my friend and climbing companion, oscar eckenstein, gave me my first instructions in lea

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE QABALAH

de al i. 22 t.s. 76 this may have been wishful thinking on crowley s part. the time and place of birth accompanying ac s birthchart as printed in equinox i (7) and equinox of the gods actually give cancer, not leo, rising, suggesting the figure had been fudged. the editor of the blue brick edition of magick obligingly corrected the time of birth to make leo the ascendent again. rupert gleadow (an astrologer friend of symonds to whom ac had claimed there was less than one per cent truth in astrology) prepared a hostile horoscope which was printed in the great beast as a piece of posthumous revenge t.s 77 because cheth, 8, spelt in full= tyj, 418 t.s. liber lviii 43 this all seemed to me so important that no qabalistic truths were so firmly implanted in my mind at the time when i was ordered

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 4 2

with sri swami swayam prakash nanda maithila; and then after three days' sojourn there journeyed to agra "i saw the taj. a dream of beauty" he writes "with appallingly evil things dwelling therein. i actually had to use h.p.k. formula! the building soon palls; the aura is apparent, and disgust succeeds. but the central hall is of strained aura, like a magic circle after banishing" at agra p. met astrologer and geomancer munshi elihu bux; who told him that by looking hard at a point on the wall constantly and without winking for many days he would be able to obtain an hypnotic power even to deadly and hostile current of will. on the 16th p. left agra and went to delhi, and there on the 23rd he was joined by d. a, and these two with their companions on the following day journeyed to rawal p

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

e. as the sweep of the sun through a constellation covers a period of approximately two thousand two hundred years, the shift in the course of the centuries is very slight, so slight that little difference would be noted in the casting of the planetary horoscope. in the casting of the horoscope of a solar system it would be of vital importance, but this is so far beyond the capacity of the wisest astrologer on our planet that discussion is immaterial. in casting the horoscope of a human being who is born in a particular month, however, it should be borne in mind (which it seldom is) that now the month and the sign do not coincide at all. the sun is really not in leo, for instance, during the month of august. the correct interpretation therefore of a chart is largely psychometrical and depe

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

and jupiter together powerfully influence this world of forms. it might be of interest to note that all the planets have a close relation to all the kingdoms, but that this relation should not be confounded with the planetary rays or with the fact that some of the planets are considered as "sacred planets" and some are not. i am here using the words "planetary influence" in the same sense as the astrologer uses them, for he is not dealing, either, with the basic planetary rays. it might be stated therefore that the planetary relations in this cycle are as follows: 1. the mineral kingdom. pluto and vulcan. 2. the vegetable kingdom .v enus and jupiter. 3. the animal kingdom. the moon and mars. 4. the human kingdom. mercury and saturn. 5. the kingdom of souls. neptune and uranus. 6. synthesi

usions? i but present the facts as i know them from my access to records more ancient than any known to man. the personality ray, the material form ray of the jewish people, is the third ray. their egoic ray is the first. their astrological sign is capricorn, with virgo rising. mercury and virgo play a prominent part in their destiny. these clues should suffice to give to the advanced student and astrologer those salient points which will give him light upon their strange history. because of this third ray influence, you have the tendency of the jew to manipulate forces and energies, and to "pull strings" in order to bring about desired ends. as a race, they are natural law makers, and hence their tendency to dominate and govern, because their egoic ray is the first. hence also the constan

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

t difficult and complex of problems. when the world again settles down to a cycle of peace and with opportunity for further conscious unfoldment, it will be found that that embryonic factor which we call the intuition will flower forth into as recognisable an expression of human consciousness as the present intellectual grasp and mental perception of the race. until this time comes, the searching astrologer must proceed hopefully but cannot yet expect full understanding of what i here impart. 4. an analysis of certain countries. the horoscope of a country can, therefore, be either that of the soul of the nation or of the personality of the nation, based on the form aspect; there are no means, as yet, of determining the date, for instance, of the birth of a nation or of a race. boundaries a

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

lation iv tabulation v tabulation vi tabulation vii tabulation viii tabulation ix tabulation x chapter i the zodiac and the rays what i have to say first on this subject is entirely of a preliminary nature. i seek to lay the ground for a somewhat new approach a far more esoteric approach to the science of astrology. certain things i may say will probably be regarded by the academic and uninspired astrologer as revolutionary, or as erroneous, as improbable or unprovable. as yet, however, astrology has not really proved itself to the world of thought and science, in spite of many definitely demonstrable successes. i would ask all of you, therefore, who read and study this section of a treatise on the seven rays to bear in mind the above comments and to preserve a willingness to consider hypo

vidual man. there are, for instance, in our solar system, seven sacred planets which correspond to the seven individual force centres in man, the seven solar systems, of which our solar system is one, and in their turn the seven energy centres of the one to whom i have referred in my other books as the one about whom naught can be said. much has been given in the occult books of which the average astrologer remains profoundly unaware. it is essential that he learns to think in larger wholes and to be more deeply concerned with the emanating sources and with the eternal persistent causes than with the effects of these sources upon that ephemeral creation, a human being and his temporary existence upon a most unimportant planet. as he seeks to do this, he will discover for himself the signs

essential divinity of man a divinity which is to be found in the infinite grasp of man's consciousness when illumined by the light of the soul and in his power to project his thought into the consciousness of those manifold lives whose "energetic movements" he must perforce share because his small modicum of energy is an integral part of theirs. there is one aspect of energy for which the modern astrologer makes very little allowance, and yet it is of paramount importance. this is the energy which emanates from or radiates from the earth itself. living as all human beings do upon the surface of the earth and being, therefore, projected into the etheric body of the planet (for the reason that "man stands erect) man's body is at all times bathed in the emanations and the radiations of our e

ses of his horoscope. there are two ways in which this is done: first: by having the horoscope duly cast and then taking steps to determine what should be done to negate the planetary influences where it is deemed desirable to control the personality reactions. this has to be done by the applied power of thought. this necessitates complete confidence in the understanding and interpretation of the astrologer and the recognition of the exact moment of birth. one wonders if these conditions of the exact moment and the completely wise astrologer are ever to be found as yet. second: by consciously assuming the position of the spiritual observer, and by cultivating the power to respond to the soul. then, from the angle of that soul, the man must learn to control circumstance and the attendant re

ions of the exact moment and the completely wise astrologer are ever to be found as yet. second: by consciously assuming the position of the spiritual observer, and by cultivating the power to respond to the soul. then, from the angle of that soul, the man must learn to control circumstance and the attendant reactions of the personality. the following attitudes and positions taken by the esoteric astrologer should also be noted- 10- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. that the planetary influences indicate the trend of the outer life circumstances. when correctly interpreted for the average man and for the unevolved man, they can and do indicate the personality destiny and fate; they do condition and completely control the man who has

overcome desire. this reversal of the way a man travels through the signs of the zodiac will necessitate a readjustment of the method employed by astrologers when they are casting a horoscope of senior aspirants, of disciples and of initiates. according, therefore, to an individual's point of evolution upon the path or (in other words) the individual's place upon the wheel of life, the practising astrologer will arrange the interpretation of the horoscope. it will require the work and the thought of the intuitive astrologer, dependent upon soul contact and much meditation, to determine the processes of astrological interpretation for those who are active and living souls at some one or other of the final stages upon the path. the casting of the horoscope of the average man or the undevelop

s, gemini and libra. under that influence the man learns to overcome desire through experiment with and experience of every kind of desire and selfish impulse. thus gradually, and with infinite pain, the human soul learns to function first as a member of the human family, and, secondly as a spiritual entity, the divine soul. you will see from the above that certain positions taken by the esoteric astrologer reverse the position of the orthodox astrology of today. the reason for this is that in the descent of ideas from the plane of ideas, they become "reversed" upon the astral plane and subject to the great illusion; astrology must eventually free itself from this reversal. a right understanding of the effect of the various energies and forces will make it apparent that, when the condition

ccording to the mode recognised by orthodox astrology. he, as well as the planets, apparently retrogrades through the signs and appears to pass through the constellations from aries to taurus. but this is all part of the great illusion. 2. the wheel of life and the path of man, the divine or spiritual soul, as he passes through the signs of the zodiac according to the mode studied by the esoteric astrologer. this is the path of reality as the other is the path of illusion. this carries the disciple around the path from commencement in aries to consummation in pisces. the present method is based upon the temporary truth that ordinary man is subject to the illusory nature of manifestation and "as he thinks, so is he" when, however, he becomes hercules, the sun god (or solar angel, he begins

in connection with the twelve signs. these thoughtforms were originally constructed or anchored upon the mental plane by the hierarchy in atlantean days and they have steadily gained in power ever since. they serve as focal points for certain forces and enable the individual, for instance, to be in touch with great reservoirs of energy which then definitely condition him. 2. the intuition of the astrologer. the casting of the horoscope serves to put the astrologer en rapport with the individual, but this is of small service to either party unless the intuition and sensitivity of the astrologer is actively present. 3. the capacity of the astrologer in any specific period to respond to the changes which are all the time taking place, such as the gradual shifting and changing brought about b

e equinoxes, or the slow shift of the pole of the planet. to this should be added that as man evolves the mechanism of response or the vehicles of consciousness likewise steadily improve. his reactions, therefore, to the planetary influence and to the energy of the various constellations change with equal steadiness and allowance must be made for this. it is consequently essential that the modern astrologer begin to study the point in evolution of the subject, prior to casting his horoscope. he must ascertain his approximate place upon the path of evolution. to this end, the study of the rays is most necessary through an investigation as to quality and characteristics and life objectives. astrologers will eventually be able to cast the horoscope of the soul, which is sensitive to different

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

and god. 4. the teaching on the new astrology. this teaching too has gone out to a few hundred students before its publication in book form. this new astrology has been hitherto ignored by those astrologers who have read it and (with the exception of four astrologers who have deeply appreciated it but who wish i would be more explicit) see little in it. i have given enough, could the open-minded astrologer but realise, to establish the coming astrology on a firm basis; the accuracy of what i have given will in the course of time he ascertained when astrologers who are dealing with the horoscopes of advanced people and disciples will use the esoteric planets as- 164- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust given by me, and not the ort

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

d inference. all that we surely know is that all forms are aspects of energy; that there is an interplay and an impact of energies upon our planet; that the planet is itself an energy unit composed of a multitude of energy units, and that man himself is likewise a composite bundle of forces and moving in a world of force. this is where [12] science so wonderfully has led us, and this is where the astrologer, the occultist, the idealist and the mystic also meet and testify to a concealed deity, to a living being, to a universal mind, and to a central energy. in the unfolding drama of the heavens, in the conclusions of the scientific enquirer, in the mathematical computations of the astrologers, and in the testimony of the mystic, however, we can see a steadily emerging manifestation of this

n influence- 109- the labours of hercules a marvellous thing is taking place; let us get the [190] world ready so that our children, and children's children, can see it all happen. christ sounded the note "for the time of the end" when he said "a new commandment i give unto you, that you love one another" the eleventh commandment, eleventh sign. it is only now we are discovering what a marvellous astrologer christ was. he knew that the cycle he inaugurated would pass away, that a new method of work would have to emerge whereby the masters would employ a new mode of reaching humanity, but he prepared the way for his own later work. there are three constellations in aquarius. the southern fish, pisces australes, picturing in connection with aquarius the coming world saviors. note that here

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

tern orientalist, will ever listen to a brahmanical teaching, it is useless to take the objections of european orientalists into consideration "romakapura" was in "the west" certainly, since it was part and parcel of the last continent of atlantis. and it is equally certain that it is atlantis, which is assigned in the hindu puranas as the birthplace of asuramaya "as great a magician as he was an astrologer and an astronomer" moreover, prof. weber refuses to assign any great antiquity to the indian zodiac, and feels inclined to think that the hindus never knew of a zodiac at all till "they had borrowed one from the greeks* this statement clashes with the most ancient traditions of india, and must therefore be ignored (vide "the zodiac and its antiquity. we are the more justified in ignorin

pared with the licence tacitly allowed to man in civilized countries. that those laws have been neglected for the last two millenniums does not prevent us from admiring their forethought. the brahmin was a grihasta, a family man, till a certain period of his life, when, after begetting a son, he broke with married life and became a chaste yogi. his very connubial life was regulated by his brahmin astrologer in accordance with his nature. therefore, in such countries as the punjab, for instance, where the lethal influence of mussulman, and later on of european, licentiousness, has hardly touched the orthodox aryan castes, one still finds the finest men- so far as stature and physical strength go- on the whole globe; whereas the mighty men of old have found themselves replaced in the deccan

valentinian gospel pistis sophia( 361) it is taught that of the three powers emanating from the holy names of the three[[tridunameis, that of sophia (the holy ghost according to these gnostics- the most cultured of all, resides in the planet venus or lucifer. thus to the profane, the astral light may be god and devil at once[[footnote(s* says johannes tritheim, the abbot of spanheim, the greatest astrologer and kabalist of his day "the art of divine magic consists in the ability to perceive the essence of things in the light of nature (astral light, and by using the soulpowers of the spirit to produce material things from the unseen universe, and in such operations the above and the below must be brought together and made to act harmoniously. the spirit of nature (astral light) is a unity

s in greek the "inner eye" or the seer; in hebrew, and with the help of masoretic points it means the initiator and instructor[[hebrew. it is a generic title; besides which his legend is[[vol. 2, page] 531 the adept dies but to live. that of several other prophets, jewish and heathen, with changes of made-up details, the root-form being the same. elijah is also taken up into heaven alive; and the astrologer, at the court of isdubar, the chaldean hea-bani, is likewise raised to heaven by the god hea, who was his patron, as jehovah was of elijah (whose name means in hebrew "god-jah" jehovah[[hebrew, and again of elihu, which has the same meaning. this kind of easy death, or euthanasia, has an esoteric meaning. it symbolises the death of any adept who has reached the power and degree, as also

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

whole world was "of one lip and of one knowledge" and man knew more of his origin than he does now, and thus knew that the sun and moon, however large a part they do play in the constitution, growth and development of the human body, were not the direct causative agents of his appearance on earth[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] conjunctions that regulate conceptions, and every astrologer in india knows it. during the previous and the present races, at least at the beginning of this one, those who indulged in marital relations during certain lunar phases that made those relations sterile were regarded as sorcerers and sinners. but even now those sins of old, based on the occult knowledge and the abuse of it, would appear preferable to the crimes of to-day, which are perp

ord "god" by that of karma and it will become an eastern axiom. therefore, the sidereal "prophecies" of the zodiac, as they are called by christian mystics, never point to any one particular event, however solemn and sacred it may be for some one portion of humanity, but to ever-recurrent, periodical laws in nature, understood but by the initiates of the sidereal gods themselves. no occultist, no astrologer of eastern birth, will ever agree with christian mystics, or even with kepler's mystical astronomy, his great science and erudition notwithstanding; simply because, if his premises are quite correct, his deductions therefrom are one-sided and biassed by christian preconceptions. where the latter finds a prophecy directly pointing at the saviour, other nations see a symbol of an eternal

BLUE EQUINOX

the divine perfection illustrated by the seven-fold permutation of the dyad. the equinox 16 liber lxxviii: a complete treatise on the tarot giving the correct designs of the cards with their attributions and symbolic meanings on all planes. liber lxxxiv. the completion of this book (begun in equinox i, vii, viii, which explains the system of the universe devised by dr. john dee (queen elizabeth.s astrologer) and sir edward kelly. liber cmxxxiv. the cactus. an elaborate study of the psychological effects produced by anhalonium lewinii (mescal buttons, compiled from the actual records of some hundreds of experiments; with an explanatory essay. liber cclxv. the structure of the mind. a treatise on psychology from the mystic and magical standpoint. its study will help the aspirant to make a de

y. it is such booby traps that catch such asses in lion s skins as mr. bragdon. o. m. ogilvie.s astrological birthday book. by leo bernart. j. s. ogilvie publishing co. in the preface mr. bernart correctly states that the exact date and hour of birth are necessary to delineate a horoscope. yet he publishes a book which attempts such a delineation on the birthday alone. now, the birthday tells the astrologer nothing but the position of the sun in the zodiac at the time of birth, and this position varies to a small but sufficient extent in different years. this is indeed divining hercules not merely from his foot, but from a big toe which may not be his at all. the error is often amusingly illustrated in the book itself. for example, wm. t. stead and admiral farragut were both born on july 5

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

quarius january 21 through february 19 pisces february 20 through march 20 in fact, these dates do vary from year to year, so it is necessary to check the year in question when the date is on, or close to, the cusp. in planning this map of the heavens, some help is needed in establishing the positions held by the planets at the many different hours and minutes that have passed with the years. the astrologer's aids for this are the ephemeris and the table of houses. the ephemeris gives the positions of the planets at the different times, while the table of houses gives the corrections with regard to the place of birth; the geographical location. measurement of time is given in what is known as sidereal time, measured by the stars rather than the sun. the stars appear to move around the sky

to show what might be the influences for a particular year, or other period of time. they can be plotted for countries, or towns, rather than for individuals. they can be plotted to show the most propitious time for laying the cornerstone of a new building; for marriage; money; health; business indeed for practically any purpose. there are many thousands of business people who have a professional astrologer draw up a chart for the coming business year and follow its indications scrupulously. they return year after year and seem more than satisfied. they take their horoscopes seriously, as they should be taken if the astrologer knows her/his job. when a daily newspaper's horoscope says that monday morning is going to seem long and wearing to all persons born between april 20 and may 20, the

are forecasts, special feature articles, and an action guide for each sign. monthly horoscopes are written by gloria star, author of optimum child, for your personal sun sign. articles on a variety of subjects written by well-known astrologers from around the country. much more than just a horoscope guide! entertaining and fun the year round. state year $4.95 llewellyn's daily planetary guide and astrologer's datebook: includes all of the major daily aspects plus their exact times in eastern and pacific time zones, lunar phases, signs and voids plus their times, planetary motion, a monthly ephemeris, sunrise and sunset tables, special articles on the planets, signs, aspects, a business guide, planetary hours, rulerships, and much more. large 5v4 x 8 format for more writing space, spiral bo

CHAOS MAGICK AND LUCIFERISM

ey and many chaos magicians is nothing is true, everything is permitted; this is attributed to hassan i sabbah. hasan bin sabah (perhaps a more accurate spelling) is the historical figure that was called the old man of the mountains. this ishmaelite lived during the late eleventh century and was feared from the regions of the middle east to europe. this luciferian individual, who studied with the astrologer omar khayyam at the university of nishapur, was trained with various languages and techniques of war and survival. later on in life hassan overtook the eagles nest that is also called alamut. located on the southern shore of the caspian sea around the elburz mountain range, sabbah established a fanatical power base that was soon feared throughout the region. hassan i sabbah s faith seem

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

e pyrenees, towards modern-day france. 717 muslim caliph umar ii founded the first muslim university at harran. umar brought many of the last remaining hermeticists from alexandria and installed them at harran. 721 al-jabir(jabir ibn hayyan) born in the town of tus. 732: at the battle of tours (in southern france, frankish leader charles martel manages to defeat the muslims. 754-775 kankah indian astrologer at baghdad, book on calculations for the nativity. 760 o.c of bardo th dol (tibetean book of the dead. 762: uigurs adopt the manichaean religion which became the state religion of this huge kingdom until its overthrow by the kirghiz. 810 d. georgius syncellus byzantine author of ekloge chronographias which preserves fragments of the books of enoch known through the works of the alexandr

orians pandorus and annianus (around c. e. 400. 840. manichaeism probably survived in eastern turkistan till the mongol invasion in the 13th century, maintaining itself most strongly in and around qocho (near modern turfan. 762 caliph al-mansur in baghdad founded house of wisdom for the purpose of promoting the arab's assimilation of indian, greek and persian science. 787-886 abu ma'shar. persian astrologer. al-kindi's student wrote a "great introduction (ysagoga maiore) to astrology around 850 ce; a major source for medieval astrologers. a fusion of sabian hermeticism, persian chronology, islamic religious doctrine, greek science and mesopotamian astrology. identified idris with enoch and hermes. 796-861 dhu l-nun al-misri hermetic sufi from akhmim egypt, said to have studied with jabir b

s the arts of the trivium (grammar, logic and rhetoric) have esoteric/magical correlates"-robert zoller 825 al-razi(abu bakr muhammad ibn zakariyya, born at rhagae near tehran 836 thabit ibn qurrah (thebit)exiled'sabian' of harran iun baghdad "we are the heirs and propagators of paganism" hermetic philosopher/priest and sabian scientist. 858- 929 abu abdallah mohammad ibn jabir al-battani. harran astrologer. c. 860: john scotus eriugena (c. 800-880) translates pseudo-dionysius's works into latin and adds a commentary. 873-950 al farabi islamic philosopher mystic influenced by plotinus. 875 d. abu yazid al-bistami sufi said to have first expressed symbolism of wine, cup, and cupbearer "i have come to know allah through allah, and i have come to know what is other than allah with the light o

balah; aquainted with the ideas of john scotus erigena and ibn gabirol. 1210-1281 guglielma, princess blazena vilemina, daughter of the king of bohemia. guglielmites believed that guglielma of milan was the incarnation of the holy spirit and wished to establish a church with a female pope and female cardinals. 1214 franciscan friar roger bacon, born in somerset 1215 b. yehuda ha-cohen ibn matqha, astrologer in the entourage of frederick ii. translated his encyclopaedia: midras ha-hokhmah( the search for knowledge, from hebrew into arabic. written 1245-1247. 1215-1235 vulgate cycle of arthurian stories compiled by cistercian clerics includes prose lancelot, queste del sainte graal, estoire del sainte graal, mort artu and vulgate merlin. 1216-1269 abd al-haqq ibn sabin, sufi pole star of the

priest and the first archbishop of cambalec john of monte corvino departs from rome through asia into india in 1291. his companions were the dominican nicholas of pistoia and the merchant peter of lucalongo. 1289-1298 peter john olivi led the spiritual party within the franciscan order 1290: all jews are expelled from england. many move to spain. c. 1290 master salion, a canon of padova, who was astrologer to ezzelino da romano, translated three small treatises on astrology, including the book of nativities of al-qabisi alcabitius; a small text from hebrew on geomancy; the hermetic book de stellis fixis(de stellis beibenis) of hermes and the de nativititatibus of albubather. 1291 abraham abulafia imre shefer. 3-fold unity of the sacred name 1292? abraham abulafia dies. attributed sha'are

n yhvh. joachim's alpha and omega as triangle and circle signifying the unity of the 3-in-1 "introductio in librum ioachim de semine scripturarum. commentary delineates a historical timeframe based on the letters of the hebrew and latin alphabets. demonstrates letter shapes of the hebrew and latin tetragrammata are figures for the trinity. 1294- 1307 temur ljeytu khan d.1297 guido bonatti italian astrologer influenced dante among others. 1300-1362 moses narboni kabbalist epistle on the shi'ur qoma identifies jacob's ladder with the height of the body or totality of created beings. 1300 fra dolcino anticipates the angel of philadelphia's appearance as "holy pope. arnald of villanova writes a number of important treatises on alchemy quaestiones tam esseentiales quam accidentales, epistola su

ius the areopagite and re-interprets kabbalism by means of the figura of the ninth century rabanus maurus of fulda. 1522 n.t. translated into german by m. luther. 1522-1570 moses ben jacob cordovero author of pardes rimmonim, or hashekhal("light of the intellect, and the angelology: derishot be-inyanei ha-mal'akhim. student of joseph caro and a teacher of isaac luria. 1523-1596 blaise de vigen re astrologer and alchemist, follower of guillaume postel; published traict of the figures and traict of the prayers and speeches< traict des chiffres et le traict des pri res et oraisons, a small anthology of kabbalistic texts. c.1525-c.1600 hannibal roselli. pymander 1584-1590 6 parts. franciscan taught theology at todi and cracow. confessor for john dee (1527-1608) at the prague court of rudolph i

phabetical lexicon of practical kabbalah: ta'alumot hokhman 1600-1679 barend coenders van helpen 1600-1680 athanasius kircher 1600-1665 sir kenelm digby 1600 1653 naude, gabriel- instruction a la france sur la verite de i'histoire des freres de la roze croix. 1602 publication of the first volumes of the compendium of alchemical texts theatrum chemicum. 1602-1668 rudolf glauber 1602 william lilly, astrologer and translator of trithemius, born in diseworth, county leicester, england. 1603-1675 john jonston born in poland of a scottish family. rosicrucian friend of comenius. naturae constantia (amsterdam 1632. 1603 queen elizabeth i dies; accession of james i 1603-1678 john junior winthrop 1604-1657 manasseh ben israel. 1604 basil valentine's triumphal chariot of alchemy by rosicrucian johann

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h this we came to the first gate where the porter with the blue clothes waited, bearing in his hand a supplication. now as soon as he saw me alongside the king, he delivered me the supplication, most humbly beseeching me to mention his ingenuity to the king. now in the first place i asked the king what the condition of this porter was. he friendlily answered me, that he was a very famous and rare astrologer, and always in high regard with the lord his father, but having once committed a fault against venus, and seen her in her bed of rest, this punishment was therefore imposed upon him, that he should wait at the first gate for so long until someone should release him from it. i replied, may he then be released? yes, said the king, if anyone can be found that has transgressed as highly as

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run the world, but, i most strongly suggest, they are fundamentally misguided because they do not appreciate how such a world can be easily manipulated by the few to the detriment of all. most importantly, they do not realise that the prison warders are manipulating the whole thing, including them. another significant name in this period was dr john dee, an adept (high initiate) and the official astrologer to queen elizabeth i. he was also her unofficial secret agent, and signed his reports 007.6 in a diary entry written in prague in 1586, dee describes an encounter with a "little man" whose feet "seemed not to touch the ground by a foot height, who moved in a little fiery cloud" and who went up into the sky "in a great pillar of fire. in prague, dee gave the emperor rudolph an illustrate

sinessmen, merchants, landowners, and aristocracy- were called 'speculative' masons and soon they far outnumbered the original members. this was the knights templar/ illuminati manifesting on the public stage in the guise of freemasonry. the first recorded initiation of a speculative mason in england was in 1646 when elias ashmole (don't say it too quickly) joined a lodge in warrington. he was an astrologer and indeed esoteric knowledge was to be an important part of the new masonry at the higher levels of initiation. masonry had become freemasonry and as the years passed, the only remaining connection with the stonemasons were the symbolic paraphernalia and names for the levels of initiation like apprentice, fellow craft, and master mason. the working tools of the stonemasons- the square

er similar societies, including the infamous thule society. thule was supposed to be an ancient lost civilisation of nordic people with blond hair and blue eyes. yet another foundation of the nazi belief system can be seen to have an esoteric origin, as did the swastika, the hitler salute, the idea of an aryan master race, and the view of jews. a founder of the thule society was rudolf glauer, an astrologer, who changed his name to the grand sounding baron von sebottendorff. his demands for a revolution against jews and the marxists turned the thule society into a focus for the anti-jew, anti-marxist, german master racers. out of all this came the german workers party, which would one day become the nazi party. another committed occultist and friend of sebottendorff now becomes highly sign

cessary to carry out their chosen task in this incarnation. astrological factors will be part of this, as they are for all people. the planets are like transmitters broadcasting a distinct vibration. depending where they are on their orbits in relation to the earth, different planetary vibrations, or combinations of them, are more powerful at different times in their effect on this planet. a good astrologer identifies these combinations and outlines their likely effect. things don't have to happen in response to these astrological changes because we have freewill, but they are more likely to happen. at birth we absorb the energy pattern in the atmosphere of our birthplace. this will reflect the positions of the planets at that moment. so, as the planets continue to travel the heavens durin

likely to happen. at birth we absorb the energy pattern in the atmosphere of our birthplace. this will reflect the positions of the planets at that moment. so, as the planets continue to travel the heavens during our physical lifetime, we will be affected by them in a rather different way from someone born at another time and place because our inner 'birth pattern' will be different. again a good astrologer- and the ability varies enormously as with every other profession- will be able to predict likely effects on people if they know their exact time of birth and where they were born. they will also be able to make a reasonable assessment of what we have chosen to achieve in this life by assessing the energies we absorbed at birth. when and where we are born is rarely random. the movement

is the moment when the freedom vibration begins to take over from the fear vibration as the dominant force in the human psyche as uranus, the planet of breakthroughs, discovery, rebellion, freedom, and experimentation, enters into a colossal vibratory tussle in the heavens with saturn, the planet of tradition, old values, limitation, discipline, rules, regulations, and control. the gifted british astrologer, gloria treloar,1 says of this event "when these two planets challenge each other it signals a change in mass consciousness. events and circumstances during this transit will start to shatter false 'security' which has been fixed in old social values and belief systems promoted free at last 443 through fear. experimenting with new concepts which give a greater sense of liberty and indep

ite, will increase their efforts to speed the new world order, but they will not ultimately succeed. this transition period may well stimulate many negative events, but if we raise our own consciousness and hold onto our positive sense of self, we will not attract such events to us, unless, of course, it is part of our chosen path to experience them. our state of mind is our protection from harm. astrologer, gloria treloar, told me "uranus in square to jupiter (may 5th 2000) signals a time of social and economic change and a restructuring of values. belief systems will be transformed. those already open to a different study of truth from the one that has been indoctrinated down the years, will now take a further leap in consciousness; those who have been on the sidelines, a little apprehen

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nordic master race- the nordic-reptilian hybrids i call the aryans. hess worshipped hitler as the "messiah, although how he could do this when the fuhrer was hardly blondhaired and blue-eyed was not clear. the nazis were manipulated by their demonic masters to instigate breeding programmes between the blond-haired, blue-eyed, nordic bloodlines. a founder of the thule society was rudolf glauer, an astrologer, who changed his name to the grand-sounding, baron von sebottendorff. his demands for a revolution against jews and marxists turned the thule society into a focus for the anti-jew, anti-marxist, german master-racers. out of all this came the german workers party, which would become the nazi party. another committed occultist and friend of sebottendorff was highly significant. this was d

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ou was steeped in the esoteric underground and a student ofthe arthurian and grail legends. through his extensive possessions and connections initaly he interlocked with the black nobility and other aristocratic families and he wasan inspiration behind the emergence of the renaissance when the ancient knowledge ofegypt and greece was translated into european languages. in rene danjous court wasan astrologer called jean de saint-remy and, according to several accounts, he was thegrandfather of the most famous psychic-astrologer of all time, nostradamus. thismakes sense because in the 16th century nostradamus was closely connected to thehouse of lorraine and its offshoot, the house of guise, as they pursued a bloodycampaign of assassination against their bloodline rivals in a bid, ultimately

ination against their bloodline rivals in a bid, ultimatelyunsuccessful, to win the throne of france. his very name gives his background away.nostradamus real name was michel de notre dame, michael of our lady. the frenchwriter and investigator, gerard de sede, who it seems had insider contacts, claimed thatnostradamus was an agent for the houses of lorraine and guise and was using hisposition as astrologer to the french court to manipulate on their behalf. de sede furthersuggests that many of the predictions or quatrains by nostradmus were not so muchpredictions as messages, ciphers, timetables, instructions and symbolism of past eventsand groups. he says that nostradamus spent a long time in lorraine being trainedbefore he entered the royal court of their rivals and in this period he was

ns or quatrains by nostradmus were not so muchpredictions as messages, ciphers, timetables, instructions and symbolism of past eventsand groups. he says that nostradamus spent a long time in lorraine being trainedbefore he entered the royal court of their rivals and in this period he was given access toan ancient book on which all his work became based. no wonder he was apparentlysuch a brilliant astrologer, he knew what few others were privileged to know.incidentally, gerard de sede also claims that the merovingian bloodline areextraterrestrials which, of course, has been dismissed as ludicrous, but i say hes right.160at least they are a royal bloodline which has been occupied and controlled by thereptilians of the lower fourth dimension.6in the 16th and 17th centuries, a stream of events

ssador to france to expand the spy networksand it was no surprise when a french intelligence agent told me that british and frenchintelligence are the same organisation. it certainly makes the cover up of princess dianasmurder easier. the intelligence agencies of the world, at their peaks, are esoteric, blackmagic secret societies working to the same agenda- global control. john dee was thequeens astrologer, a rosicrucian grand master, a black magician, and a secret agent forthe new intelligence network. he appears to have had a copy of the book of enoch from163some source or other and he, and the psychic edward kelley, developed a writtenlanguage they called enochian script or cipher from communications with the angels -reptilians. dee signed his reports 007- the same, of course, as james

elizabeth ii to his nephew, prince philip. the interconnectingreptilian bloodlines are simply fantastic.the russian revolution ended 300 years of rule by the romanov family which hadbegun in the 17th century with mikhail romanov; who is believed to have beensupported by the occultist and rosicrucian, dr arthur dee, and the british secretservice. arthur dee was the son of dr john dee, the infamous astrologer to queen225elizabeth i. but these families are all subordinate to the agenda and now it was time forthe romanovs to go. the same applied to the habsburg and hohenstaufen dynasties inthe same period. the infrastructure was long in place to unseat the romanovs, withfreemasonry, the rosicrucians, and other secret groupings flourishing in russia fromthe second half of the 18th century. the

he was a reptilian puppet controlled by the angel of death, josefmengele. it is highly likely, as i mentioned early on, that the reptilians are in conflictwith other extraterrestrial or inner-terrestrial races for control of the planet and therewill certainly be many competing factions in the consciousness cesspit of the lowerfourth dimension. a founder of the thule society was rudolf glauer, an astrologer,who changed his name to the grand-sounding baron von sebottendorff. his demandsfor a revolution against jews and the marxists turned the thule society into a focus for248the anti-jew, anti-marxist, german master-racers. out of all this came the germanworkers party which would one day become the nazi party. another committedoccultist and friend of sebottendorff now becomes highly signifi

possibility and if hehad he would realise that, because ofthe structure i am describing, it is notonlv dossible to follow the sameagenda across the generations, it isperfectly straightforward. why dont big corporations or banks cease to exist when onegeneration of leadership retires or dies? because the next generation takes over. exactly.so it is with the brotherhood and its agenda. perhaps the astrologer might consult hisown birth chart and identify the planetary conjunction which is closing his eyes to theobvious and the planet which impels him, like billions of others, to dismiss and condemninformation they have made no attempt to read, check, or understand.in may 1954 came the first official meeting of the next organisation in the roundtable web, the bilderberg group (bil, which was

rles poloplaying programme and the blond-haired, blue-eyed william was born on june 21st1982, the summer solstice. now first of all, what kind of father and husband insists thathis wife and son be given needless drugs to suit his polo diary? and secondly, doesanyone believe that was really the reason? the windsors are obsessed with astrology andthe esoteric arts to such an extent that the psychic-astrologer mother of an irish friend ofmine could predict with uncanny accuracy the colours the queen and queen motherwould be wearing every day. she was correct again and again because she knew thecolours connected to each day according to esoteric law. a family so steeped insatanism, the esoteric mysteries, and the sun cult, induce the heir to ensure he is born onthe summer solstice, when the su

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gs. grimoires, or books of ceremonial magic based on cabalistic belief, cataloged the names and sigils of countless demons over which it was said the magician could exercise power. many of these books were attributed to biblical figures such as solomon, moses, or enoch. the enochian system of magic adopted by the golden dawn was based on the enochian evocation of dr. john dee. dee, an elizabethan astrologer and magician, working with another man, edward kelly, produced a series of 18 keys in what they claimed was the original angelic language and apparently revealed to enoch, the first man after the fall to walk with god. the english translation of the keys bear a striking similarity to invocations in the clavicula solomonis, another medieval grimoire, but dee& kelly claimed that the keys

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ourth (4th) sephirah (q.v) on the tree of life (q.v. chiah: our true will, in hebrew. corresponds to the second sephirah on the tree of life (q.v. chiron: the newest planet of the terran solar system to be discovered (1977 c.e, lying between the orbits of saturn (q.v) and uranus (q.v. in astrology (q.v, the planet named after the most noble of the centaurs who served as a philosopher, healer, and astrologer to the greek gods. attributed as being the second in command of the zodiac (q.v) sign virgo (q.v) by many modern astrologers, though the last word has yet to be written on this subject. keywords include: teaching, mentoring, student, apprentice, medicine, healing, ecology, recycling, death with dignity. chochma: in hebrew "wisdom" pronounced "hoh-khah-mah" the second (2nd) sephirah (q.v

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cts of one and the same system, and each is unintelligible without the others. it is only when we study astrology on the basis of the tree that we have a philosophical system; equally does this apply to the tarot system of divination, and the tarot itself, with its comprehensive interpretations, gives the key to the tree as applied to human life. 5. astrology is so elusive because the uninitiated astrologer works on one plane only; but the initiated astrologer, with the tree as his ground-plan, interprets on the four planes of the four worlds, and the effect of, shall we say, saturn, is very different in atziluth, where it is the divine mother, binah, to what it is in assiah. 6. all systems of divination and all systems of practical magic find their principles and philosophy based upon the

e mind of keats to the contemplation of ideal truth and beauty. there can be no higher ideal than this for the finite mind to contemplate, for in it the law and the prophets are lifted far above the grim forbiddings of the mosaic code into the inspiration of an ideal to be pursued. 22. it is in the sphere of malkuth that civilisation has wrought for the last thousand years. it does not ii ced any astrologer to tell us that the great war marked the end of an epoch, and that we are now in the dawn of a new phase. according to qabalistic doctrine, the lightning flash, having come down the tree till it ends in malkuth, is now replaced by the symbolism of the serpent of wisdom, whose coils loop upwards on the paths till its head rests beside kether. the lightning flash represents the unconsciou

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rs are much too fond of handing round charts and discussing them. i have known some very unfortunate things come about in this way. a horoscope from someone who understands the nature of the work in hand is of great value, for the position of the planets in the heavenly houses not only serves as an aid to diagnosis but is a very important guide to treatment. it is best therefore to explain to the astrologer the nature of the case, and the kind of information that is wanted, so that he can examine the chart accordingly. a horoscope is to 76 of 103 an occult therapist what an x-ray photograph is to a doctor. while awaiting these returns, and while his mind is still uninfluenced by them, the occultist should make his own independent diagnosis. in order to do this he should have at least two i

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and thus accomplished many wonderful feats. abaris foretold the future, pacified storms, banished disease, and lived without eating or drinking. with the bones of pelops, he made a statue of minerva, which he sold to the trojans as a talisman descended from heaven. this was the famous palladium, which protected and rendered impregnable the town wherein it was lodged. abayakoon, cyrus d. f (1912) astrologer born in ceylon (now sri lanka. he was educated by buddhist priests who instructed him in the traditional science of astrology. he also became highly skilled in palmistry and the curing of disease through mantra yoga (science of sound vibration through sacred utterance. he made a number of accurate predictions of important world events, including the assassination of gandhi, the fall of

t can not be commanded at will in the slightest degree. he then related personal and family experiences of veridical dreaming. sources: abbott, david p. behind the scenes with the mediums. chicago: open court publishing, 1912. the history of a strange case. chicago: open court publishing, 1908. spirit portrait mystery. its final solution. chicago: open court publishing, 1913. abdelazys an arabian astrologer of the tenth century generally known in europe by his latin name, alchabitius. his treatise on astrology was highly acclaimed and was translated into latin and printed in 1473. other editions have since appeared, the best being that of venice (1503) entitled alchabitius cum commento, translated by john of seville. abduction, ufo during the 1980s, ufologists began to give a significant a

1994. pritchard, andrea, et al, eds. alien discussions: proceedings of the abduction study conference. cambridge, mass: north cambridge press, 1994. strieber, whitley. communion: a true story. new york: beach tree/william morrow, 1987. transformation: the breakthrough. new york: william morrow and co, 1988. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. abduction, ufo 3 aben-ragel an arabian astrologer born at cordova at the beginning of the fifth century. his book of horoscopes was translated into latin and published at venice in 1485, under the title de judiciis seu fatis stellarum. aben-ragel s predictions were known for their remarkable accuracy. abigor according to johan weyer, abigor is the grand duke of hades. he is shown in the form of a handsome knight bearing a lance, standa

ily to questions concerning war. he can foretell the future and instructs leaders on how to make themselves respected by their soldiers. sixty infernal regions are under his command. sources: weyer, johannes. witches, devils, and doctors in the renaissance: johann weyer, de praestigiis. edited by george mora. binghamton, n.y: medieval and renaissance texts and studies, 1991. abou-ryhan an arabian astrologer whose real name was mohammedben- ahmed; he is credited with introducing judicial astrology. many stories told of him in the east show that he possessed an extraordinary power to read the future. abracadabra a magical word said to be formed from the letters of the abraxas, written thus: a ab abr abra abrac abraca abracad abracada abracadab abracadabr abracadabra or the reverse way. the p

. this work, full of contradictions and fantasies, was printed in the scriptores physiognomoniae veteres of johann g. f. franz at attembourg in 1780. adam kadmon a tree of life in the kabala in the form of an idealized spiritual being. sources: halevi, z ev ben shimon. adam and the kabbalistic tree. london: rider, 1974. adams, evangeline smith (mrs. george e. jordon, jr (1859.1933) noted american astrologer. born february 8, 1859, in jersey city, new jersey; daughter of george and harriette e (smith) adams (of the adams family of new england; and a descendant of john quincy adams, sixth president of the united states. she was educated in andover, massachusetts, and chicago, illinois, and from childhood she was strongly impressed by the religious and academic atmosphere of andover, which wa

ed her headquarters at carnegie hall. from 1930 onward she broadcast three times weekly, and received thousands of letters requesting astrological readings. as early as 1931, she predicted that the united states would be at war in 1942. in 1932 she was booked for a 21-night lecture tour but canceled it after predicting her own death, which duly occurred. she is generally recognized as the leading astrologer of her time who laid the groundwork for professional astrology in the united states. she died in new york november 10, 1933. sources: adams, evangeline. astrology: your place among the stars. new york: dodd, mead, 1930. astrology: your place in the sun. new york: dodd, mead, 1928. astrology for everyone: what it is and how it works. new york: dodd, mead, 1931. the bowl of heaven. new yo

interviews are conducted at the expense of the adc project, po box 536365, orlando, florida 32853. addanc of the lake a monster that figures in the mabinogion legend of peredur. peredur obtains a magic stone that renders him invisible, and he thus succeeds in slaying this monster, which had daily killed the inhabitants of the palace of the king of tortures. addey, john (1920.1982) theosophist and astrologer, born at barnsley, yorkshire, england, on june 15, 1920. addey earned his master s degree from saint john s college, cambridge. he became interested in astrology while at cambridge, and after world war ii he joined the theosophical society s astrological lodge, which brought him into a long-term relationship with c. e. o. carter. in 1948 carter established the faculty of astrological st

to learn. these wonders were ascribed to the agency of the devil. st. augustine also speaks of a time when the possessed man was ill of a fever. though not in a trance, he saw the priest who was coming to visit him while he was yet six leagues away, and albigerius told the company assembled around him the exact moment when the priest would arrive. albumazar (or abu-maaschar (805.885 c.e) arabian astrologer of the ninth century. born in balkh, he lived in baghdad and was known principally for his astrological treatise entitled thousands of years, in which he declares that the world could only have been created when the seven planets were in conjunction in the first degree of aries, and that the end of the world will take place when these seven planets (the number has now risen to twelve) w

: scarecrow press, 1973. american academy of astrologians an early attempt to bring together the more intellectually and research-oriented astrologers for regular sessions at which serious scientific and philosophical discussions would be held. it was fashioned after some of the early eighteenth-century academies in europe. the prime mover in the academy s formation was john hazelrigg, a new york astrologer, who with three colleagues called the first meeting, held in new york in 1916. it was limited to 30 members. the membership was selfperpetuating and elected new members to replace any who died or withdrew. members had to be citizens of the united states. although most of the members came from the new york city metropolitan area, some came from around the country, such as inez perry (los

york: pocket books, 1971. kindermann, henny. lola; or, the thought and speech of animals. new york: e. p. dutton, 1923. maeterlinck, maurice. the unknown guest. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1975. schul, bill. the psychic power of animals. greenwich, conn: fawcett, 1977. selous, edmund. thought-transference (or what) in birds. london: constable& co. ltd, 1931. anselm de parma (d. 1440) an astrologer born in parma, where he died in 1440. he wrote astrological institutions, a work that has never been printed. johan weyer and some other demonologists classed anselm with sorcerers, because certain charlatans, who healed sores by means of mysterious words, had taken the name of anselmites. it has been noted by naude, however, that, in encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. a

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after six years joined the american foreign service. stationed in her homeland, she met her husband, a graduate student and future executive with merrill lynch. they settled in los angeles, california, and she became the mother of two children. march did not begin the study of astrology until 1965 and did not become a professional until 1970. however, she was quickly recognized as an accomplished astrologer and a talented instructor. she developed a large clientele, and as she could speak five languages, she was called upon to lecture across north america and europe. she was asked to join the faculty of the american federation of astrologers, the international society for astrological research, and the southwest astrology council. she has been active in both the european international cong

he society of the mecurii was an occult magical organization that operated in london, england, in the 1830s and was one of the primary groups that launched the occult and astrological revival that has led to the spectacular growth of the occult world in the twentieth century. the first public mention of the society seems to have been an announcement in the august 14, 1824, issue of the struggling astrologer, a magazine that had been launched by astrologer robert cross smith (1795.1832, later to become famous under his pen name raphael. according to the brief statement, the society consisted of some scientific gentlemen interested in promoting occult science. in a later issue it was noted that the number of the society were few and select and that their meeting place was secret. it was note

xact membership of the society is unknown, but some speculation can be made from knowledge of those who were associated with him. one possible early member was artist richard cosway (d. 1821. above and beyond his art, he gathered a large occult library, lectured on occult topics, and practiced spirit contact via clairvoyance. when he died, smith came into possession of his library. the struggling astrologer was succeeded by a new periodical in 1825, urania; or, the astrologer s chronicle, and mystic magazine, which listed smith as the editor under the pseudonym mecurius angelicus, jur. assisted by members of the mercurii. like the struggling astrologer, urania lasted only a few issues. however, after it folded smith published a collection of articles from the two periodicals as a book, the

strologer was succeeded by a new periodical in 1825, urania; or, the astrologer s chronicle, and mystic magazine, which listed smith as the editor under the pseudonym mecurius angelicus, jur. assisted by members of the mercurii. like the struggling astrologer, urania lasted only a few issues. however, after it folded smith published a collection of articles from the two periodicals as a book, the astrologer of the nineteenth century, described as a compendium of occult materials by members of the society of the mercurii. from the smith publications, membership of the mercurii appears to have included: george w. graham, an alchemist who assisted smith in setting up his business; john varley (1778.1842, a noted artist and friend of the artist/poet william blake and student of astrology; and

r analysis based upon the reading of the wrinkle lines of an individual s forehead. the use of the forehead wrinkles would appear to be but another one of the many items assigned some divinatory significance in the ancient world, and in fact it was one aspect of the ancient art of face reading or physiognomy in china. however, early in the sixteenth century, renowned mathematician, physician, and astrologer gerolomo cardano (1501.1576) proposed metopomancy as a new art. in his book, metoposcopia, he covered some 800 wrinkle configurations and related each wrinkle on the forehead to a particular astrological sign. by this method, he claimed to be able, for example, to identify adulterous women and thieves. cardano divided the area of the forehead into seven positions, each assigned to one o

ry, seemingly the victim of suicide. he starved himself to death so as to confirm his horoscope reading. sources: shaw, eva. divining the future: prognostication from astrology to zoomancy. new york: facts on file, 1995. metoposcopy the art of interpreting character and destiny through the lines in the human forehead (greek metopon. it was developed by the celebrated physician, mathematician, and astrologer jerome cardan (1501.1576. his work, including some 800 illustrations of faces, was published in an edition edited by c. m. laurenderio, titled metoposcopia, libris tredecim, et octingentis faciei humanae eiconibus complexa: cui accessis melampodia de navis corporis tractatus graece et latine nunc primum editus (lutetiae parisorum, 1658. although his interpretations were confined to line

ittle is known of his youth. he con- encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. metzger, herman joseph 1031 sidered the priesthood at one time but eventually became a marxist. he emerged out of obscurity in 1939 when he moved from lugano (in italian-speaking switzerland) to zurich. during world war ii (1939.45, under the stage name peter mano, he worked as a stage magician. he also was an astrologer. in 1947, he inherited a small publishing firm, psychosophische gesellschaft, whose owner, f. l. pinkus, had died. over the next decades, metzger s activities would be underwritten by a wealthy friend, annemarie aeschbach. after the war, metzger founded a lodge of the ordo templi orientis, the initiatory magical group then led internationally by karl johannes germer (1885.1962. he also

rant of nothing that appertained to sorcery, and possessed great craft. magicians hired themselves out to people to work evil upon their enemies, and to cause madness and maladies. he added: the necromancer is a person who has made pact with a demon, and who is capable of transforming himself into various animal shapes. such people appear to be tired of life and await death with complaisance. the astrologer practices among the people as a diviner, and has a thorough knowledge of the various signs of the calendar, from which he is able to prognosticate the fortunes of those who employ him. this he accomplishes by weighing the power of one planet against that of another, and thus discovering the resultant applies it to the case in point. these men were called into consultation at births and

sage publications, 1987. stevens, jose, and simon warwick-smith. essence and personality: the michael handbook. orinda, calif: warwick press, 1987. yarbro, chelsea quinn. messages from michael. chicago: playboy press, 1979. michael s people. new york: berkeley books, 1988. more messages from michael. new york: berkeley books, 1986. michelsen, neil franklin (1931.1990) neil franklin michelsen, an astrologer and founder of astro communications services, was born on may 11, 1931, in chicago, illinois. he attended the university of miami (from which he graduated magnum cum laude in mathematics) and in 1959 went to work for ibm as a systems engineer. through the 1960s he developed an interest in astrology and in 1971, with a primitive computer set up in his home, he began to create the databas

reference books for professional astrologers appeared, a computer-generated ephemeris (charts of the daily position of planets) and table of houses (charts showing the lo- encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. michelsen, neil franklin 1035 cations of the astrological houses. as these were expanded through the 1980s and revised by others in the 1990s, they remain popular items in the astrologer s library. in 1979 michelsen moved to san diego and three years later reorganized the company as a california corporation, astro communications services, with acs publications as its publication arm. as his work became known, he became the chairman of the national council for geocosmic research and gained international recognition for his service to the astrological community, including

EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND OTHERWORLDY BEINGS

e to you. clarksburg, wv: saucerian books. randles, jenny, 1988. abduction: over 200 docu- mented ufo kidnappings investigated. london: robert hale. stevens, wendelle c, 1983. ufo. contact from the pleiades a preliminary investigative report the report on an ongoing contact. tucson, az: wendelle c. stevens. nostradamus no s t r a d a m u s michael de nostradame (1503 1566) was a french physician, astrologer, and counselor to kings henry ii and charles ix. he is remembered for his prophecies of world events, culminating in the second coming of christ in 2000. according to an indiana woman, he returned to this world in 1996 as a channeled entity after living on the great central sun since his death. a woman who identifies herself only as pati reports that on a friday night in july 1996, she

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drawn, it dallies, shedding sweet coolness round us even when fleeing! the rainbow mirrors human aims and action. think, and more clearly wilt thou grasp it, seeing life is but light in many-hued reflection. the emperor s palace the throne-room the state council awaiting the emperor. trumpets. courtiers of all kinds enter, splendidly dressed. the emperor ascends the throne, at his right hand the astrologer. emperor. i greet you, faithful friends and dear, assembled here from far and wide. i see the wise man at my side, but wherefore is the fool not here? a squire. a pace behind your mantle s sweep there on the stairs he fell in a heap; they bore away that load of fat, but dead or drunk? no one knows that. a second squire. now at a swift, amazing pace another s pushing to his place. he s q

th, the old imperial right. chancellor. satan is laying his golden nooses; we re dealing with no right and pious uses. steward. if he brings welcome gifts to court, i m sure, a little wrong with them i can endure. commander-in-chief. shrewd fool to promise each what will befit; whence it may come, no soldier cares a whit. mephistopheles perhaps you think i m trying to betray you; well, here s the astrologer; ask him, i pray you. circle on circle, hour and house he knows. tell us then what the heavenly aspect shows. murmurs. two rogues- each to the other knowndreamer and fool- so near the thronean ancient ditty- worn and weakthe fool will prompt- the sage will speakastrologer [mephistopheles prompting him. the sun himself is gold of purest ray, the herald mercury serves for love and pay; da

n, unearth them straight. mephistopheles take hoe and spade yourself, dig on! you ll grow great, through this peasant-toil. a herd of golden calves anon will wrench their way out of the soil. then with delight, without delay, yourself you can, you will your love array. a jewel in which light and colour dance both majesty and beauty can enhance. emperor be quick, be quick! how long are we to wait? astrologer [as above] such urgent longing, sire, pray moderate! let first the motley, joyous play proceed, to no fair goal can minds distracted lead. first, penance in a calm mood doth behoove us, earn what s beneath us by what is above us. who wishes good, should first be good, who wishes joy, should mollify his blood, who asks for wine, the ripe grape should he press, who hopes for miracles, mor

eror is seated just before the wall; upon the arras there he may with ease behold the glorious battles that men fought of old. now emperor and court are seated here; the benches crowd together in the rear; and lovers in this spirit-hour s uncanny gloom have found beside their loved ones lovely room. and so, since all have duly taken places, we re ready, let the spirits come and face us! trumpets. astrologer now let the drama start without delay. our sire commands! ye walls, give way! naught hinders now. here magic doth conspire; the arras rolls away as if by fire. the wall is splitting, turning in the gloom, a deep stage seems to be appearing, a light mysterious to be nearing, and i ascend to the proscenium. mephistopheles [rising to view in the prompter s box. i hope for favour here from

! ye walls, give way! naught hinders now. here magic doth conspire; the arras rolls away as if by fire. the wall is splitting, turning in the gloom, a deep stage seems to be appearing, a light mysterious to be nearing, and i ascend to the proscenium. mephistopheles [rising to view in the prompter s box. i hope for favour here from all and each, for promptings are the devil s art of speech. to the astrologer. you know the tempo of the stars on high; you ll understand my whispering masterly. astrologer by magic might before us doth appear, massive enough, an ancient temple here. like atlas who upheld the sky of old, columns enough, in rows, you can behold. well for the weight of stone may they suffice, since two could bear a mighty edifice. architect so that s antique! i can t say i would pr

ky of old, columns enough, in rows, you can behold. well for the weight of stone may they suffice, since two could bear a mighty edifice. architect so that s antique! i can t say i would praise it; top-heavy, clumsy, is the way to phrase it. rude is called noble, awkward great; far more i love slim shafts that boundless soar. high pointed arches lift the soul on high, such edifices most do edify. astrologer receive with reverent awe star-granted hours by magic s spells enthralled be reason s powers, and in its stead, arising far and free, reign glorious, daring phantasy! what you desired so boldly, be it now perceived; it is impossible, therefore to be believed. faust rises to view on the other side of the proscenium. astrologer in priestly robe and wreathed, a wonder-man! who ll now fulfi

your heads there waver life s images, astir, yet lifeless ever. what once has been, in radiance supernal, it s stirring there, for it would be eternal, and ye allot it, powers who all things sway, to vaulted night, to canopy of day. on some the lovely stream of life lays hold, others are sought by the magician bold; boldly in rich profusion he displays the marvel whereon each would like to gaze. astrologer the glowing key doth scarcely touch the bowl, over the prospect misty vapours roll; they creep along, then cloud-like on they fare, spread out, round off, entwine, they part, they pair. now note a mystic masterpiece! for lo! the vaporous clouds make music as they go. aerial tones bring forth- what can it be? while they proceed, all turns to melody. the columned shaft, the very triglyph

e with the incense-stream is blending, refreshment to my inmost bosom sending! an older lady a zephyr pierces deep into my soul, in truth! it comes from him. a very old lady it is the bloom of youth, ambrosia-like within the boy distilling and all the atmosphere around us filling. helena appears. mephistopheles so that is she! she d not disturb my rest; pretty indeed, but still i m not impressed. astrologer for me right now there s nothing more to do; i see and honourably confess it true. the fair one comes, and had i tongues of fire!always did beauty many songs inspire. who sees her is enrapt! and far too blessed for human lot the man who her possessed. faust have i still eyes? is beauty s spring, outpouring, revealed most richly to my inmost soul? my dread path brought me to this lofties

ted with these fair remains. a dryasdust scholar i see her plainly and yet, frankly, i can see that one may doubt if she the right one be. what s present always causes obfuscation; i like to cling to written attestation. and there i read that, soon as she was sighted, the trojan greybeards all were most delighted. methinks, that fits the case here perfectly. i am not young and yet she pleases me. astrologer a youth no more! a man, heroic, brave, embraces her who scarce herself can save. strong-armed, he lifts her high in air. will he, then, bear her off? faust rash fool, beware! you dare? you hear not? halt! it is too much! mephistopheles why, this mad phantom-play, you ve made it such! astrologer. but one word more! from all we ve seen today, i call the piece the rape of helena. faust wha

rough stormy solitudes it brought here, through waves of horror to this solid land? here do i plant my foot! realities are here, here strife with spirits may the spirit dare and for itself the great twin-realm prepare. though she was far, how can she nearer be? i ll save her and then doubly mine is she. i dare! ye mothers, mothers! grant this favour! who once has known her can renounce her never! astrologer what are you doing, faustus, faustus! with what might he seizes her! the form is fading from our sight. toward the youth he turns the key, and lo! he s touching him- now! it is done! ah, woe on woe! explosion. faust lies on the ground. the phantoms dissolve in vapour. mephistopheles [taking faust on his shoulder. so there it is! to deal with fools is evil and in the end it even harms th

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whole corpus, or rather the first fourteen of its items which were all that his manuscript contained. he dedicated the translation to cosimo, and this dedication, or argumentum as he calls it, reveals the state of mind, the attitude of profound awe and wonder, in which he had approached this marvellous revelation of ancient egyptian wisdom. in that time in which moses was born flourished adas the astrologer, brother of prometheus the physicist and maternal uncle of the elder mercury whose nephew was mercurius trismegistus.1 so the argumentum begins, with a slightly garbled version of the augustinian genealogy of hermes, which at once places him in extreme antiquity, and almost in a mosaic context. augustine has written of mercurius, continues ficino, also cicero and lactantius. he repeats

and he tried to rescue as much of their contents as possible, which made him suspected not only as a "conjuror" but as in sympathy with the papist past. an isolated and lonely figure, the modern magus collects the spiritual, and also the scientific, treasures from those great ruins which towered in broken majesty over the elizabethan scene. he enjoyed the favour of queen elizabeth to whom he was astrologer in chief though she never gave him the endowed position for the prosecution of his studies for which he pleaded and a set of intellectual courtiers, led by philip sidney, chose him as their teacher in philosophy. dee was not in england during the greater part of bruno's stay; he left for his travels on the continent in the latter part of the year (1583) in which bruno arrived. in 1585

ivinity itself.6 1 op. lat, i (iv, p. 255; due dialoghi, etc, ed. aquilecchia, p. 55. 2 op. lat, vol. cit, p. 256; due dialoghi, ed. cit, p. 57. 3 the meanings of the word mathesis seem somewhat variable. the greek /idbrjats means learning or education in general. the latin mathesis can mean, according to lewis and short (1) mathematics (2) astrology. it is in the latter sense that the late latin astrologer julius firmicus maternus uses it. according to john of salisbury (policraticus, i, 9; ii, 18, ed. webb, pp. 49, 101-2) a lot depends on how the word is accented; mathesis, pronounced with the penultimate syllable short, is the foundation of astrology; mathesis, with the penultimate long, is magic. since bruno does not accent the word, john of salisbury's rule for the identification of i

on at the end of 1595,3 probably through the influence of a powerful protector, lelio orsini, whose sympathy he had gained by these works. how close together again ran the lives of bruno and campanella, without meeting! for bruno, too, was in the prisons of the roman inquisition at this time, in some different dungeon. at the end of 1597, campanella left rome for naples where he conferred with an astrologer and with the geographer, stigliola, who had been in prison in rome with him and who was an enthusiastic adherent of the copernican astronomy.4 probably these conferences confirmed campanella in the view, to which he so often gave utterance during the calabrian revolt, that signs in the heavens were announcing the imminence of far-reaching political and religious changes. in 1598 he left

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arvard. numerous other copies probably exist the book being rigidly suppressed by the authorities of most countries, and by all branches of organised religion. the mention of dee s name in connection with the necronomicon is interesting in that he was one of the few magical adepts of the past who can present us with practical evidence of communication with non-human entities. dr. john dee was the astrologer to queen elizabeth i, and worked with a number of scryers, or seers, the most talented of which was the irishman, sir edward kelly. through the use of a magic mirror of mayan origin, kelly made contact with certain spirits, who communicated through him a series of magical calls, or keys, in a language called enochian. this language has since been studied and analysed by many historians

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en dawn. abramelin system.a potent cabbalistic system of magic. it involves six months in prayer, following which you achieve gthe knowledge and conversation of your holy guardian angel h this angel provides information on how to control demons so that they will bring you whatever you desire. agrippa.henry cornelius theophrastus bombastus agrippa von nettesheim (1486-1535) was a famous alchemist, astrologer and magician. his three books of occult philosophy or magic is considered to be a classic work. aiwass-revelation.in 1904, aleister crowley greceived h the book of the law, a revelation from an entity referring to itself as aiwass, the three short chapters in the book describe the end of the current aeon and the beginning and methods of the new aeon. aleister crowley.born edward alexand

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ossibly partofthe more general desire for respectability that characterized english occultists and distinguished them from the illuminati of the continent, who worked as much for political subversion as for spiritual enlightenment. such a path of revolution was abhorrent to studentsofthe occult arts and sciences in england, whatever the tradition they followed. thus, ebenezer sibly, physician and astrologer ex255 traordinary, dedicated his massiveillustrationoftheoccultsciences(1784)to the freemasons, praising the 'moral rectitude and purityofdesign'oftheir fraternity, and he took great pains to show the14thegoldendawnconformity of astrology with christianity and to urge 'the young student in astrology' to lead an upright and sober life. similarly, francis barrett, when advertising for stu

g house of rebman and co, being a fellow initiate in the golden dawn. brodie-innes' successor as imperator in amen-ra was less open about his occult pursuits. william peck was the citys4thegoldendawnastronomer for edinburgh, a believer in astrology,a freemason, theosophist and a member of papus' martinist order. in the opinionofmme. de steiger, peck was 'abomoccultist..a first-rate astronomer and astrologer and accustomed to great thoughts, but he was extremely coy about publicizing his in. terests. even his quite objective lectures on astronomy to the' scottish lodge of the theosophical society were published anonymously. he joined the amen-ra temple in1893,entering the second order early in1895.after brodie-innes broke with, mathers, peck became imperatorbutwassoon faced with dissen255 s

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hers.fromgreece the study passed naturally to italy and to rome. cato the elder refers to it. cneius octavius had an astrologic figure found on his person when he was slain in the days of marius. sylla was advised by the chaldeans. cicero speaks of divination received by pompey and crassus. lucian also states that julius cresar noted the revolutions of the stars. nigidius figulus was famous as an astrologer in the later years of the roman republic, and foretold the supremacy of augustus cesar.172themagical masonthese roman astrologers became generally known as chal255 deans, whether they were greeks or italians; they rose to the zenith of fame in the early century of the empire,butlater were restrained by legal decisions, from the overt practice of their art. theogenes, a citizen of apollo

d foretold the supremacy of augustus cesar.172themagical masonthese roman astrologers became generally known as chal255 deans, whether they were greeks or italians; they rose to the zenith of fame in the early century of the empire,butlater were restrained by legal decisions, from the overt practice of their art. theogenes, a citizen of apollonia, was consulted by augustuscasar.thrasyllus was the astrologer of tiberiuscasar;his son was consulted by nero. ptolomreus advised otho, and seleneus gave warnings to vespasian. these facts are narrated by the historian tacitus.theastrologer heliodorus was the adviser of the emperor valens. juvenal mentions the astrologers on several occasions.theearly christian fathers all condemned judicial astrology, among these tertullian, augustine and isidorus

ng on earth; this idea especially was related to the stars of the via lactea or milky way.thepoet manitius has left some verses on this subject.theastrology of the early romans was an intricate and difficult study; its professors were called the mathematici.thehistoryofastrology 173from their time throughout the years even to kepler, who died 1630, it may be said that every astronomer was also an astrologer to some extent. from his time the tendency to renounce astrologic claims has continually increased, until at the present day it is rare to find an astronomer of position who acknowledges any faith in prediction or in diagnosis of char255 acter from the position of the planets at birth of any man, and still less will he believe in the processes called horary astrol255 ogy, or the judgmen

pre255 dictions, and supernatural warnings which helped to arouse the enthusiasm of these hardy and superstitious warriors. osman the first, the founder of the ottoman empire in 1299, is said to have been much guided by a sheik who professed astrology. timour or tamerlane, the tartar chief, was induced to make war with baiazet, the sultan of turkey about the year 1400, by warning received by the astrologer abdullah lissan, and defeated him, as had been foretold.thesudden death of murad the second about 1451, who was a sultan of turkey, and in good health, was prophesied by the astrologic divination of a dervish, he died three days after. the glories of the reign of mohammed the second was foretold by the astrologers; he ruled from 1452 to 1480; he it was who took constantinople. an astrol

on suleyman who was born in 900th year of the hegira. in the reign of selim the second, 1572, there appeared a comet, regarding which the astrologers prophesied great floods,whichsubsequently occurred, causing immense damage to three cities. mohammed the third received a prophecy from a dervish that he would die in fifty-six days, and it so happened in 1603. murad the fourth was warned by a sheik astrologer in 1640 that he would have an unpropitious fate at an early date, and he did die according to the terms of the warning in 1640. we possess a record of a celebrated astrologer, giamasp, surnamed al hakim the wise, a physician who flourished in the reign of king darius hystaspes of persia, about 500 s.c. he is said to have foretold the coming of jesus, the future founding of a great relig

o lived 200 years before him, from oblivion. his most famous volume is thealmagest,and from this work later authors have largely extracted the treatises calledtetrabiblosandquadripartite,or the four books of astrology. there is a latin edition, printed at basle in 1551, stilltobe found in a few libraries.thevenerable bede is said to have studied astrology; he died in 735. albumazar, a famous arab astrologer, flourished ina.d.800. roger bacon, who lived from 1214 to 1292, was much addicted to astrology. about 1300 a franciscan monk, named guido bonatus, was a famous italian astrologer; he divined that his patron, the earl of monserrat, should fight a certain battle with success, but should be wounded in the knee, and so it fell out in both events. he wrotede astronomia,tractatus x; these we

divined that his patron, the earl of monserrat, should fight a certain battle with success, but should be wounded in the knee, and so it fell out in both events. he wrotede astronomia,tractatus x; these were printed at basle in 1550. henry cornelius agrippa was one of the most famous of the old occult philosophers and his works are full of astrological ideas. he was born, 1486, at cologne; he was astrologer to francis the first of france about 1524 and lost that office because he foretold unfavourable events. his three volumes onthehistory of astrology177occult philosophy were published about 1530. he is said to have formed in paris and in london secret societies of astrologic and alchymic students, which some think formed one of the sources of the rise in freemasonry. he died in 1535. a l

e he foretold unfavourable events. his three volumes onthehistory of astrology177occult philosophy were published about 1530. he is said to have formed in paris and in london secret societies of astrologic and alchymic students, which some think formed one of the sources of the rise in freemasonry. he died in 1535. a later fourth volume appears to be spurious. florent de villiers was famous as an astrologer at the court of louis the eleventh of france about 1645; he carried on a school of astrology, and king charles the seventh, the father of louis the eleventh, is said to have attended these classes. lord burleigh calculated the nativity of our queen elizabeth, and she, with other princes, consulted dr john dee, the astrologer, who was certainly to some extent a charlatan; he lived from 1

ng henry the second, and became especially notable about 1555. his astrologic prophesies were written in a thousand stanzas of four lines each. catherine de medicis made him her special favourite. he died in 1566 as physiciantoking charles the ninth; the best edition of hispropheciesis that of amsterdam, 1668. antiochus tibertus flourished in the romagna of italy in the fifteenth century, and was astrologer to prince malatesta of rimini. elias ashmole, of oxford, the famous antiquarian, speaks of the annual astrologers' feast, and mentioned the revd m. butler, saunders, town clerk of london; thomas vaughan, sir edmund dering, and william backhouse as noted astrol255 ogers.theastrologic works of william lilly are still consulted; he178themagical masonwas born in 1602. he was a great admirer

fire of london. king charles the first also consulted lilly when imprisoned in carisbrooke castle in 1647, and was advised to travel eastward for safety, but instead he journeyed to the west, with unfortunate results. at the end of william lilly'schristian astrology,edition 1647, there is a valuable catalogue of astrol255 ogical books. john gadbury was a pupil of william lilly. he became a famous astrologer and published a series of almanacs; he died in 1691. he published hisgenethlialogia, or doctrineofnativities,in 1658;celestial ambassador,1656;nativityofking charles the first,in 1659, and thenatureofprodigiesin 1660. francis barrett was the author ofthe magus,published in london in 1801; it is a compendium of the occult lore of his time. the printing of the hebrew words teems with erro

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er are numbered fromito21inclusive, the 22nd card being marked zero,o.thedesigns of these trumps are extremely singular, among them being such representations as death, the devil, the last judgment, etc.theidea that cards were first 'invented' to amuse charles vi of france is now exploded; and it is worthy of note in this connection that their supposititious 'inventor' was jacques gringonneur, an astrologer and qabalist, furthermore, cards were known prior to this period among the indians and the chinese. etteilla, indeed, gives in one of his tracts on the tarot a representation of the mystical arrangement of these52 the sorcererand his apprentice cards inthetemple ofptahat memphis, and he further says:'upona table or altar, at the heightofthe breast of the egyptian magus (or hierophant, w

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

rty aethyrs. 429 1 p r e f a c e; an introduction to this manual this manual is meant to provide a convenient and reasonably complete source of all information required by the serious practitioner of enochian magick. the branch of magick called enochian was disclosed in modere times by dr. john dee (1527-1608. dee was an authority on mathematics, navigation, astronomy, and optics. he was also the astrologer royal to elizabeth 1. his magical partner, edward talbott, who changed his name to kelly, assisted him in the descriptions of the subtle regions known as the four watchtowers and thirty aethyrs. these, together with their presiding deities, formed the kernel of the powerful magical system now known as enochian magick. dee has been called "a pioneerin spiritualism,"because he kept meticu

as your past lives. your everyday life will become more enriched and meaningful. your goal in enochian magick is to obtain an understanding of your life while consciously directing your own destiny. 13 our world according to enochian magick the first step in magick is "travel beyond the world of the senses" aleister crowley, magick without tears the magical system presented by sir john dee, court astrologer to queen elizabeth 1, views the physical world as only the lowest in a graduated series of cosmic planes. there are many invisible worlds surrounding this earth. the reason they are invisible is because they are composed of matter that is so tenuous that our eyes cannot see it. there are many degrees of matter's density. the most dense is the physical plane. the next, more ethereal and

ted. 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 the powerful system of magic introduced in the 16th century by dr. john dee, astrologer royal to queen elizabeth i, and as practiced by aleister crowley and the hermetic order of the golden dawn, is here presented for the first time in a complete, step-by-step form. there has never before been a hook that has made enochian magic this easy! in this book you are led carefully along the path from "a brief history of the enochian magical system" through "how to speak enochian

of life, on which traditional tarot decks are based, and the 30 aethyrs of enochian magick (the enochian deck has 8 extra cards because there are 8 more aethyrs than paths).the book also includes tables and figures for easy comprehension of an otherwise difficult subject, as well as tips for reading the cards for fun or profit. the unique system of enochian magick was revealed to john dee, court astrologer to queen elizabeth i of england, and his partner edward kelly by the enochian angels who inhabit the watchtowers and aethyrs of the subtle regions of the universe.the authors are foremost authorities on this subject and have published a number of books that have made a fascinating magical system accessible to a wide audience.0-87542-709-x, 352 pgs, 5-1/4 x 8,illus, softcover $12.95 pric

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despite his deep involvement in spiritualism and his knowledge of and belief in the occult, he maintained a healthy sense of proportion and perspective, as well as a sense of humour with regard to12therosicrucianseerfrom his evidence to the dialectical society(seepart 5) we learn that he began his experiments with the crystal and magic mirror in 1824 at the age of sixteen. he was also a practised astrologer and follower of mesmer's ideas on animal magnetism and its use for medical treatment. attracted to the general developing interest in spiritualism, he experimented with all its various manifestations but soon became convinced that scrying with the crystal or mirror was the only true form of spirit communication and the method least capable of being tampered with by charlatans and public

trinitarian christian god. on each occasion the crystal was used an invocation had to be made calling on both the spirit of the crystal and the protection of god. one of hockley's invocations survived in a notebook once in the possession ofmrj.watkins and was copied from there by gerald yorke.]thefollowing call for the crystal was given to me on the roth july 1834 by my friendmrjames elliott the astrologer who received it frommrjohnworsdalesm.of lincoln the author of the celestial philosophy 8 vo; genethliac astrology 8vo 1796, nativity 1819; this call has been used with great success by him, but my friendmrelliott who would be his own seer, but could never obtain any visions, shortly before his death, gave me the call and also his crystal..thedivine call probatumestf[red] h[ockley] i hum

mss.121mackenzie had been a pupil and friend of hockley but had abused their friendship in some manner and his intemperate drinking habits had not helped their relationship. hockley's reaction to attempts by irwin to bring about a reconciliation will be found in his letter to irwin of 28 march 1873 (letter 1i).2captainr].morrison, r.n (rtd (1795-1874, characterized by ellie howe as 'a well-known astrologer and promoter of dud companies. using the pseudonym zadkiel he published an annual prophetic almanac.forfurther information see christopher cooke,curiositiesofoccultliterature(london, 1863) and ellie howe,urania'sextraasconcerninghockky93that is in the hands of en soph alone? 18782nov. you will be exceedingly pleased to know that i have this morning had a long and friendly letter from br

m amongst us, and we all know how ready he is to aid and advance our common studies..1875imarch capt. morrison i know was not a mason but used frequently to mention his connection with an order which he called the order of the swastika but which bro. hockley humorously familiarised to the order of the swashtub! i meant nothing disrespectful of capt. morri255 son's attainments. he was an excellent astrologer although not so good or deep as hockley whom i still 225 believe to be the profoundest man in england. i must deplore my estrangement from him but i fear there is no chance of our meeting again. my respect for him remains, however, unaltered and will so continue..21875 7 april [mackenzie had been discussing problems within the metropolitan college sria..i find thatfraterhockley is propo

dingmsssupplied to the irwins by one of the spirits called up in their crystal. he may be having a slight dig because the irwin's crystal contact appears to be able only to give them information which has already appeared elsewhere. 4itis not clear but it would appear that thebookofsethwas dictated to the irwins through the crystal. according to josephus'h,storyofthejews,seth(3767be)was the first astrologer.theapocryphal book of enoch was an important source for occultists as it listed the namesofthe archangels and fallen angels and gives the legendofthe sonsofheaven coming to earth, marrying mortals and teaching them charms, enchantments, herbalism, and astrology. 5 thomas vaughan (1622-66, english rosicrucian who used the pseudonym eugenius philalethes. his translationofthefamaandconftss

hen i write again i will return his note that you left with me when in london.hockley'slettersto theirwins61qabalistic ms for raising spirits. legend has its source as hebrew mss of the time of solomon; the majority of the earliest knownmssare in french. an english translation by s.l.macgregor mathers was published in 1889, based on a latin codex in the british museum. 6 ebenezer sibley (1752-99, astrologer 'doctor, and freemason. his printed works on astrology and occult sciences did much to revive the subjects in england and paved the way for barrett'sthemagus.hockley copied a numberofsibley's mss from denley's collection.7john parkins, astrologer and author oftheuniversalfortuneteller(1810)andthebookofmiracles,orcelestialmuseum,(1817).apparently referred to himself as the grand ambassad

is unknown. they consist of potted lives of alchemists 'a selectionofthe most celebrated treatises on the theory and practice of the hermetic art, and an interesting if inaccurate booklist. they were hastily re-edited and added tobya. e. waite for his edition of 1888, a work whose existence he probably regretted in later years. 9 see note 5 of letter 18(12august 1874. 10johnheydon(c.1667, english astrologer and alchemist. published works on rosicrucianism although claimingnotto be a 'fraterofthe rosie cross. imprisoned for two years for incorrectly predicting cromwell's death!iinicholas culpeper (1616-54, english physician, herbalist and astrologer. hisherbalwas edited and reprinted by ebenezer sibley in 1798 .12edward hyde, rst earl of clarendon (1609-74, a leading royalist and historian

sibley in 1798 .12edward hyde, rst earl of clarendon (1609-74, a leading royalist and historian of the english civil war. his daughter, anne hyde, married the duke of york (later king james ii).13george villiers, dukeofbuckingham. royalist supporter imprisoned in the tower 1658-9.thediaiotlaryofnatiotlalbiographystates he was a 'dabbler in chemistry. 14 elias ashmole (1617-92, english antiquary, astrologer, alchem255 ist and rosicrucian. his collections formed the basis of the ashmolean museum, oxford. his diary records his initiation into freemasonry at warrington on 16 october 1646, the earliest reference so far traced to a speculative initiation in england.thecoincidence of his being a rosicrucian and a freemason gave impetus to the now discredited theory that freemasonry was born outo

nce of his being a rosicrucian and a freemason gave impetus to the now discredited theory that freemasonry was born outofrosicrucianism. 15 ashmole'stheairumchemicumbritatltlicum(165i)is probably the most important collectionofalchemical tracts published in england. 16. charles burman'smemoirsofthelifeof thatlearnedantiquary,eliasashmole(1717).17 arthur dee (1579-1657, sonofdrjohn dee, alchemist, astrologer and unlicensed medical practitioner. author of the rosicru255 cianfasciculuschemica,(1631).18 dr john dee (1527-1608, the most celebratedofenglish astrologers. a mathematician by training he practised crystallomancy with albert laski and invoked spirits with edward kelly. he headed a fraternity, dissolved in 1589,toseek the philosopher's stone and invoke angels. wroteatreatiseof therosi

alchemist. idon'tremember the anonymous elias unless it was helvetius'p visitor who made a projection before him and gave him a piece of the gold. j. a. comenius's natural philosophy reformed,165123i have forgotten. i remember denley" had it therefore i must have read it. all eiraneus philalethes25works are preeminently esteemed but georgestarkey"was the queerest fishofthe lot: a common soldier, astrologer, conjuror, alchemist and ifjohnpartridge? speaks truly a 'hang dog fellow'buthe certainly was clever. with regard to the cabala i never heardofa rudimentary work on the subject, i have the great gemofall the artecabalistica-"a huge italian folioofabout100pages containing all thebestwriters upon the subject but very little concerning numbersbutasjohnheydon? is your interlocutor i presume

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nd a determinedwill to regard the whole vision as a fancy of my overwrought mind, had taken firm hold of me "my mind" i argued "what is it? shall i believe with the superstitious and the weak that this production ofphosphorus and grey matter is indeed the superior part of me; that it can act and see independently of myphysical senses? never! as well believe in the planetary 'intelligences' of the astrologer, as in the'daij-dzins' of my credulous though well-meaning friend, the priest. as well confess one's belief in jupiterand sol, saturn and mercury, and that these worthies guide their spheres and concern themselves withmortals, as to give one serious thought to the airy nonentities supposed to have guided my 'soul' in itsunpleasant dream! i loathe and laugh at the absurd idea. i regard i

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ntion of astrology; whereas, on the other hand, all are agreed that it was the chaldeans who taught that science to the other nations. now thebes antedated considerably, not only "ur of the chaldeans" but also nipur, where bel was first worshipped-sin, his son (the moon, being the presiding deity of ur, the land of the nativity of terah, the sabean and astrolater, and of abram, his son, the great astrologer of biblical tradition. all tends, therefore, to corroborate the egyptian claim. if later on the name of astrologer fell into disrepute in rome and elsewhere, it was owing to the frauds of those who wanted to make money of that which was part and parcel of the sacred science of the mysteries, and who, ignorant of the latter, evolved a system based entirely on mathematics, instead of tran

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aled slate would have a message written upon it during a seance eve if the slate itsel was supposedly inaccessible to human agents. eghnton was acquamted with madame blavatsky and visited adyar, near madras, when h.p.b. was there during the early 1880s. he joined the london lodge of the theosophical society during the early 1880s. 5 john thomas, who lived in cheshire, was a spiri ualist mediu and astrologer. the following transcription from the title-page of his 24 thealchemist of the golden dawn 3 see 'an account of some experiments on mercury a.nd silver, made at guildford, in may 1778, in the laboratory of. pnc, m.d, f.r.s' in the annual register, 1782 (pp. g0-8, under natural history. the article describes the procedures for the manufacture of minute quantities of what was alleged to b

nced person, is far more reliable. if you will not to die prematurely and take every precaution, you will live, old and his predictions to the contrary, notwithstanding. my own impression is that you will live the full span of life in general, barring accidents against which every one should be on his guard' 1 walter richard old (1864-1929, wholater calledhimselfwalter gom old, was a professional astrologer who used the pseudonym sepharial.for his career seemyastrology andthe thirdreich (aquarian press, 1984. between august and november 1898 he wrote five letters to gardner about small loans. 2 gardner was still worrying about his horoscope and 'fatal planetaryaspects' a quarter of a century later. three letters written to him by westcott in 1922 refer to his fear of death. my dear kohn,i

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elop, please let me know. celia g. i'm amazed: you need a stranger you never met to point out if you have any serious flaw in your personality? and if i said you had some talent you'd automatically start developing it? all i know about you is that you apparently can write english and are twenty-six years old. yes, celia, i'm afraid you've got a flaw: not knowing that you have one. dear louise: an astrologer did a chart for me (birthdate june 9, 1917) and nothing that was predicted has come true for this year. in fact, everything i attempt turns wrong. i've been going downhill in every way, shape and form. it's a nightmarish roller-coaster. to name just a few: each record of mine that came out was a still-birth- not one single play, and my writing partnership was dissolved after four years

coaster. to name just a few: each record of mine that came out was a still-birth- not one single play, and my writing partnership was dissolved after four years, which means that i am a lyricist without a melody writer. my lifetime of attempts have come to naught. to finally face the reality that my lifetime has been in vain, and i am not one to kid myself, is hard. no male entered my life as the astrologer said. my health has been poor. in fact, the whole year that i had looked forward to so much has been terrible. there has been no bursting with creativity, no financial gain, no legacy. i'm baffled and sick at heart at the way everything happened to me just the opposite of what the astrologer forecast. to not have even one of the good things happen and each day to see something else go w

d sick at heart at the way everything happened to me just the opposite of what the astrologer forecast. to not have even one of the good things happen and each day to see something else go wrong- i don't get it. i just don't understand. i am in tears. andrea g. you have the same birth date and astrological conditions as hundreds of persons who have been very successful. you obviously went to some astrologer and paid him to figure out what the planetary positions were at the time of your birth, and what these positions might mean by way of influence- what the conditions were. the planetary pattern indicated a period when you [could] meet men successfully, but only if you got out of the back room and into the sunshine outdoors! the planets won't shove him through the door. if you were lookin

ver be restored? esther f. how the hell should i know? and why should it? thirty-three years difference between you? i would be embarrassed to have a man that much younger, because i'd know that it wasn't my great sex appeal or charm that brought him to me. i'd figure it was a wet diaper! it's a sick combination. why would you want to renew it? he smartened up; after eight years, you should. some astrologer or fortune teller will tell you that you and this "chap" are fated lovers who met in a previous existence and will meet again and be happy in the next. baloney! try true love tea and a senior citizen's club. dear louise: i have met a girl, a pisces, who has a strange influence on me. i am capricorn, january 5, 1947. she is not my type at all. good looking in a way, but not the kind that

. why go about making people in your society unhappy or upset- without a reason? on the other hand, witches do not hide out in dimly lit rooms, seldom emerging. personally, i am very much accustomed to public exposure. i speak at numerous club luncheons and am the centre of attention for thousands and thousands of people when i do two-way radio broadcasts for four hours at a time. i was the first astrologer in the united states to broadcast on a large, metropolitan station, and my newspaper column has been read by millions. witchcraft is my method of doing things, the way i operate. it is a modus operandi. a witch is a female who is able to understand your thoughts, read your emotions- to be psychic- and yet, not only receive thoughts but send them, project emotion and change destiny. a wi

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sion of jesus "be wise as serpents, and harmless 746. tiom mouatain u utuatod louth-west of cbin, liiioat between china uid tibet. 747. sol. being aitusted in this acheme exactly in the center of the mdar syitem (of which the ophites *pp^ httm cognisant) hence, under the direct vertical ray of the higher spiritual sun showen his brightness on all other planeu. 74s. speaking of venus, placidus the astrologer i^wayi maintained that "ber bluish luster denotes heat" as to mercury, it was a itrange fancy of the ophites to repre- sent him as a spirit of wat r, when, astrologically considered, be is a "a cold, dry, earthy and metancholy star" 749. the name vhich norberg translates, in his onomosftimn to the codtx naxarana, m fa-ho, stands in the original par'ha rabba. in the lift cf motut, given

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ble, losing the central object, or the rose (rosicrucianism) of the table, go on a scattered (knight-errant or romantic) championship in search of it. they travel over the world-but in vain. they cannot find the gr al. for it is for ever hidden in the far east, or in the land of the sun. wolfram von eschenbach tells us that meister guyot-le-provengal found at toledo an arabian book, written by an astrologer named flegetanis, containing the story of the marvellous vase called greal. the sacred vase, or the san greal, was placed, according to the myth of guyot, in a temple (or chapel, guarded by knights templeis or templois (knights templars. the temple of the greal was placed upon a mountain in the midst of a thick wood. the name of this mysterious mountain (like the mount meru of the hindo

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es are such that there is no corpse, the lama visualizes the body as though present, and proceeds with the rites. a setting-face-to-face with the clear light is repeated until a yellowish liquid exudes from body orifices. in some descriptions, it is a yellowish luminosity, like an aura. if the deceased led an evil life, this state lasts but a moment. if enlightened, it lasts for an hour or so. an astrologer lama casts a death horoscope, based on the moment of death, to determine who may touch the corpse, how it will be disposed of, and what funeral rites should be performed. at the end of the first stage, the corpse is seated upright in a corner of the death chamber. care is taken not to use one of the corners assigned to the household demon. the relatives are summoned and a feast ensues

inally redeemed by union with god. his last major poem, the everlasting gospel, is a series of fragments expressing his unorthodox view of christianity and the life of christ. he painted several pictures, with occasional engravings done for the booksellers. for instance, upon suggestion of the painter john linnell, blake engraved his 30 bless the child own designs for the book of job, and for the astrologer john varley, blake drew many visionary heads, portraits of imaginary visitors, usually historical characters. among these was the celebrated ghost of a flea. he also worked on one hundred illustrations for dante s divine comedy. the bible was his favorite source for subjects, and when illustrating the poets he would choose semireligious themes such as milton or bunyan. he died peacefull

g evil and must return to the underworld to be cleansed in the river styx. the love of a good man helps her learn compassion. the dark secret of harvest home in this 1978 film a photographer and his wife move to a quiet new england hamlet from manhattan, and find that things are not as idyllic as they seem. one of the better movies about a couple who stumble onto a secret satanist cult. dee, john astrologer john dee (1527 1608) was born in london of a welsh family. he was educated in cambridge, where he became a fellow of trinity college. magic and alchemy were among his major interests from his earliest years, and he began collecting books and manuscripts. he became a well-known mathematician. he is best known to modern satanists through the inclusion of some of his enochian keys in the l

nsl. toby mccormick. 1989. york beach, me: samuel wiser, 1993. margolies,morris b. a gathering of angels: angels in jewish life and literature. new york: ballantine, 1994. enochian magic enochian magic is a system of magic teaching communication with angels and spirits, and with travel through different planes of consciousness. its origins can be traced back to the sixteenth century, when english astrologer john dee joined edward kelly in an attempt to communicate with the spirits through the practice known as scrying. communication with the spirits was possible thanks to the use of the enochian language, a complex tongue of unknown origin. its melodic sound is similar to sanskrit,greek, or arabic. each enochian letter features a numerical value, and is associated with elemental, planetary

ry, jal dastur cursetji. the zoroastrian doctrine of a future life. new york: columbia university press, 1926. turner, alice k. the history of hell. new york: harcourt brace& co, 1993. the following chronology includes information on earlier manifestations of the western occult tradition, particularly those that provide a background for the creation of modern religious satanism in the 1960s. 1608 astrologer john dee (1527 1608) dies in london. dee is best known for his enochian magic, a system of magic teaching communication with angels and spirits. some of his enochian keys are included in the latter section of the satanic bible. 1614 the rituale romanum, the catholic church s official exorcism manual, is issued during the papacy of pope paul v. it was not revised until 1999. 1674 death o

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ple the size of a small sports hall containing a ten and a half foot long green porcelain boat on wheels or runners) survives in another ms. notebook but is unpublished. 7 the reference is to sections aaa and mmm of gliber hhh h (341. 8 see gliber gaias, a handbook of geomancy h (96. 9 there was no official instruction in astrology at this period. about 1915 crowley collaborated with the new york astrologer evangeline adams on a comprehensive astrological textbook, designated by crowley liber 536, ga complete treatise on astrology. h crowley and adams fell out in a row over money after the bulk of the work had been written but before it could be published. much of the surviving material was published by adams under her name alone in the 1920s in two volumes, astrology: your place in the su

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sun and the 81 [this may have been wishful thinking on crowley.s part. the time and place of birth accompanying ac.s birthchart as printed in equinox i (7) and equinox of the gods actually give cancer, not leo, rising, suggesting the figure had been fudged. the editor of the .blue brick. edition of magick obligingly .corrected. the time of birth to make leo the ascendent again. rupert gleadow (an astrologer friend of symonds to whom ac had claimed there was .less than one per cent truth in astrology) prepared a hostile horoscope which was printed in the great beast in posthumous revenge. t.s] 82 because cheth, 8, spelt .in full= tyj, 418. t.s. on the qabalah 53 zodiac was perhaps responsible for buddha and his 12 disciples, christ and his 12 disciples, charlemagne and his 12 peers &c &c, b

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endary accounts which attempt to identify him with the cosmic principle of thought. p. 38 principally shown by their sacred ceremonial. for first advances the singer, bearing some one of the symbols of music. for they say that he must learn two of the books of hermes, the one of which contains the hymns of the gods, the second the regulations for the king's life. and after the singer advances the astrologer, with a horologe in his hand, and a palm, the symbols of astrology. he must have the astrological books of hermes, which are four in number, always in his mouth. of these, one is about the order of the fixed stars that are visible, and another about the conjunctions and luminous appearances of the sun and moon; and the rest respecting their risings. next in order advances the sacred scr

and diseases of choler, and venus diseases in the instruments of generation (the complete herbal) medi val european herbalists rediscovered only in part the ancient hermetic secrets of egypt and greece. these earlier nations evolved the fundamentals of nearly all modern arcs and sciences. click to enlarge nicholas culpeper. from culpeper's semeiotica uranica. this famous physician, herbalist, and astrologer spent the greater part of his useful life ranging the hills and forests of england and cataloguing literally hundreds of medicinal herbs. condemning the unnatural methods of contemporaneous medicos, culpeper wrote "this not being pleasing, and less profitable tome, i consulted with my two brothers, dr. reason and dr. experience, and took a voyage to visit my mother nature, by whose advi

erent parts of its form. the words upon the figure read: know thyself. in words, herbs, and stones lies a great power. figure 7 is the universal character from which all characters have been taken. figures 8, 9, and 10 are left to the solution of the reader. figure 11 is the radiating universal mercury. table xii, figures 12-19. figure 12 is called a mirror of astrological aspects. below it is an astrologer's wheel. figure 13 is similar to figure 12. figure 14 is a secret alchemical formula. the words around the circle read: out of one in all is all. figure 15 is an unsatisfactory attempt to show the comparative sizes of the suns and planets and their distances from each other. figure 16 is the solar system with its internal and spiritual heavens. a b is the solar system; c is the sphere o

1206 and died at the age of 74. it has been said of him that he was "magnus in magia, major in philosophia, maximus in theologia" he was a member of the dominican order and the mentor of st. thomas aquinas in alchemy and philosophy. among other positions of dignity occupied by albertus magnus was that of bishop of regensburg. he was beatified in 1622. albertus was an aristotelian philosopher, an astrologer, and a profound student of medicine and physics. during his youth, he was considered of deficient mentality, but his since service and devotion were rewarded by a vision in which the virgin mary appeared to him and bestowed upon him great philosophical and intellectual powers. having become master of the magical sciences, albertus began the construction of a curious automaton, which he

swallowing her up. in the second seventh, a cross where a serpent was crucified; and the last seventh, there were painted deserts, or wildernesse, in the midst whereof ran many fair fountains, from whence there issued out a number of serpents, which ran up and down here and there. upon the first of the leaves, was written in great capital letters of gold, abraham the jew, prince, priest, levite, astrologer, and philosopher, to the nation of the jews, by the wrath of god dispersed among the gauls, sendeth health. after this it was filled with great execrations and curses (with this word maranatha, which was often repeated there) against every person that should cast his eyes upon it, if he were not sacrificer or scribe "he that sold me this book knew not what it was worth nor more than i w

to cupid, who hovered about the royal pair, a small, curious-shaped casket. c.r.c. and the old lord, each bearing a snow-white ensign with a red cross on it, rode in the carriage with the king. at the first gate stood the porter with blue clothes, who, upon seeing c.r.c, begged him to intercede with the king to release him from that post of servitude. the king replied that the porter was a famous astrologer who was forced to keep the gate as a punishment for the crime of having gazed upon lady venus reposing upon her couch. the king further declared that the porter could be released only when another was found who had committed the same crime. upon hearing this, c.r.c.'s heart sank, for he realized himself to be the culprit, but he remained silent at that time. the newly created knights of

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with a little practice, you will soon be able to write them speedily. they are variously called by practitioners the runes of honorious or theban script, although this latter name does not necessarily imply a greek or egyptian derivation some witches believe that they are relics of atlantean days while others think that they have a connection with the cabalistic "enochian script" of the elizabeth astrologer and magician dr. john dee. whatever the case they are very ancient and have been used from time immemorial by witches as their magical alphabet in which spells and inscriptions were written. not only will you use these runes to write your witch name on your magical tools, but also to write it on your witch jewels. signs of identification all witches and warlocks usually possess items th

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

became intellectually evolved and capableenough to develop the high technical sciences that could expedite their freedom. so, itwas decided by the royals of england, the tudor dynasty, that though their presentresearches and operations would not be halted, a new approach was needed. the manwith the idea for this new approach and the one who would undertake its executionwas sir john dee, the court astrologer and ambassador of queen elizabeth tudor. elizabeth (e-liza-beth) was known, suggestively, as the virgin queen (said to do with herbeing a virgo, but really because the term indicates bloodlink to the serpent masters andpossibly to the reptilians. the name elizabeth means beloved of the gods.sir john dee was court ambassador to the tudors (sic, tutors. he would dutifully visit for-eign c

aith, of religious myths and superstition, therespect for ecclesiastical displeasure, the fear of committing sacrilege, and the dread of excommunica-tion and anathema. these are elements of power and government which no statesman in any age, canafford to despise, and which we may feel assured were not permitted to lie unused by so profound a pol-itician as julius caesar (p. 28)caesar was a master astrologer. he claimed decent from the goddess maia. this is somewhat the same as the egyptian pharaohs who claimed to act for maat.atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation247 appendix b: book abstracts hesus and the druidsboth in spain and gaul, caesar must have heard of hesus, the messiah, whose effigy stood at everycrossroad, whose crosses were worn upon the breast of every warrior

MORALS AND DOGMA

ted, taught him the secrets of astronomy, with the ceremonies and prayers whereby to appease the gods and learn the future from the stars. in china, astrology taught the mode of governing the state and families. in arabia it was deemed the mother of the sciences; and old libraries are full of arabic books on this pretended science. it flourished at rome. constantine had his horoscope drawn by the astrologer valens. it was a science in the middle ages, and even to this day is neither forgotten nor unpractised. catherine de medici was fond of it. louis xiv. consulted his horoscope, and the learned casini commenced his career as an astrologer. the ancient sab ans established feasts in honor of each planet, on the day, for each, when it entered its place of _exaltation, or reached the particul

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

atholic church of south lambeth.13 ashmole was introduced to the rosicrucian society by william backhouse and on october 16,1646, according to his own journal, was admitted as an accepted mason into the warrington lodge. here he found himself in the company of the warton brothers, thomas and george; the mathematician william oughteed; the doctors of theology john herwitt and john prarson; and the astrologer william lilly. with these men he founded a society whose purpose was to build the house of solomon, the ideal temple of the sciences, in imitation of the models imagined by sir thomas more and francis bacon. he persuaded the masons to allow them to meet on their premises. we should note that the society formed by ashmole, like those of more and bacon, was meant to remain secret. in 1724

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

pedia. out of print for several years, popular demand dictated that it be reprinted. it is now available again with new additions and information, from llewellyn publications. godwin has worked as a manual laborer, a newspaper reporter, an editor for a petrochemical magazine, a technical editor for two nasa contractors during the apollo missions, a typesetter, a free-lance writer and a practicing astrologer. he has never been to a writers'workshop, owns no cats, and is entirely ignorant of the martial arts. godwin believes in maintaining the open-minded, balanced attitude advocated by the middle path of cabalism. donald tyson of halifax, nova scotia, was born in 1954. his work on the sigils drawn from the planetary kameas (magic squares) has been incorporated into this printing of the gold

nce this was beyond the bounds of the ordinary. but electricity is no longer a "magical" force, for modern man has understood and harnessed it. so too, there are other forces beyond electricity and even nuclear power awaiting their further discovery and definition by man. and as crowley articulated "magic"means creating change through consciousness at will. the alchemist preceded the chemist, the astrologer the astronomer. and the magician is a threshold to an inner frontier which encompasses the limitless possibilities of the manifested and unknown universe as being contained, dormant, but inevitably actualized "within" the psyche. there is no better explanation of the structure, function, and basic concepts of the golden dawn system than in regardie's introduction to the original edition

the earthly principle. but the first cause of these is the great controller of all things, the one light, the formless. from him first came into appearance ether; thence the air, the motion producing ether waves which causes light and heat, and so on in the above order. 514 the yogi comes to know the principle of these five tattwas, their sukshma sharira, but how? further on you will see how. the astrologer who has no knowledge of the swara is as worthless as a man without a wife. it is the soul itself; it is the swara, the great controller of all, who creates, preserves, and destroys, and causes whatsoever is in this world. experience and tradition both say no knowledge is more precious than this knowledge of the swara. none else lays bare the workings of the machinery of this world, or t

REGARDIE TALISMANS

nd success: these several examples should suffice to demonstrate how both the qabalistic and the pythagorean systems of numbers may be used equally to good advantage in the formulation of sigils from the traditional magical squares. chapter two how to overcome unfavourable aspects let us deal with another related phase of this topic. suppose that you have had your horoscope erected by a competent astrologer, and the delineation indicates that too many planets are in airy signs (gemini, libra, and aquarius. if they are badly aspected, these planets could render the native rather flighty, relatively unstable, and impractical. in order to compensate for this, a talisman could be prepared which would balance out the unfavourable chart aspects. a saturn talisman could, in these circumstances, b

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

disturb nottheir calculations, but draw nigh in silence, and we will abide our time.the cond. of n. taps 3 then 4, on the entrance. no response; again a little louder; still no answer.the door is discovered to be ajar, is pushed open, and they quietly enter and listen. one of theastrologers is soliloquising and examining the shadow on a paper containing a circle and some linesand measurements.1st astrologer:great is thy power, magnificent star. if by this conjunction i can gain the mastery of itsinterpretation, then will the solution of this problem give me all i crave. catharine de medice youshall be answered, the plottings of yourself and counsellors shall not escape me, else there is noruling divinity in heaven222s astrology. where then will be my reward. i could be foolhardy onwardto c

pe, can solve wonderfulenigmas by divination, grasping knowledge from the heavenly bodies, when they appear singly orin conjunction, and interpret the unknown, according to their starry signification. the councildesires that you instruct this philosophus further. he seeks to know the future destiny of the soul, hisinner self, his undying and mortal part that must account to an impartial judge.1st astrologer:my son, thou seekest for that which an omniscient deity has wisely veiled from man, save throughreason and that delicate monitor, the conscience, planted in him. these tell us of immortality. but bemore specific in thine inquiry. may it not be of thingsmortal, as well as immortal that now concerns thee? dost thou wish to know of thyself or of another,or is it of coming events of fearful

hold, it has resulted in these straggling grey locks, these sunken eyes, andthis frame made delicate by the intensity of thought, and the wearing, interminable study of thesetabulated figures of alphonso the tenth, called the 'tesoro, and these far reaching signs andheavenly indications.cond. of n.:no, father, we seek none of these, but how to foretell the future as to the destiny of the soul.1st astrologer:my son, thou canst not find that here. if thou seekest for gold, for mortal pleasure, for health andlong life, come with us and fret out thy years with seeking to prolong them, and attaining that which,if found, might prove your life a greater burthen. than enjoyment. no, go thou to the council, ifperchance they can answer thee, and heed their instruction; if not, then to the holy fathe

oly father, theseventh element, who sits upon the throne at rome; and shouldest thou there fail, seek thine owncloset and commune with thy god, alone:he will point out the intercessor, which all men need, for he hath said 'ask, and it shall be givenunto you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you'.cond. of n.:thanks, father, for thy words of wisdom. we will seek further.1st astrologer:but, hold, ask of that comrade, he is a philomath.theconductor of n. and his companion turn to the 2nd philosophus indicated, who is an astronomer,and thus addresses him: frater, we have taken heed of the wise sayings of your companion, theastrological sage; but he disowns all ability to solve the future of the soul, and bids us turn to yourwiser counsels, or to seek for knowledge from

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART I

this reason, among the ancients, venus was the daughter of the sea, as diana was identical with the moon. hence also the name of mary signifies star or salt of the sea. to consecrate this kabalistic doctrine in the belief of the vulgar, it is said in prophetic language: the woman shall crush the serpent's head. jerome cardan, one of the boldest students, and beyond contradiction the most skilful astrologer of his time jerome cardan, who was a martyr to his faith in astrology, if we accept the legend of his death, has left a calculation by means of which anyone can foresee the good or evil fortune attached to all years of his life. his theory was based upon his own experiences, and he assures us that the calculation never deceived him. to ascertain the fortune of a given year, he sums up t

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

christmas, as idolatry, and suppressed them. it is no coincidence that, later, in wales people said it was the methodists who had driven out the fairies. another keynote of the seventeenth century was the foundation of the royal society (1662, which marked the official sanctioning of the new, emergent 'science. the career of forward ix someone like elias ashmole (1617-92, antiquary, alchemist and astrologer (who left for http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_vi.htm (2 of 6 [10/9/2001 12:32:27 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages vi-xiv) posterity not only a spell for a catching a fairy but also the ashmolean museum, oxford) would thereafter be impossible. while traditions of fairy thefts, fairy food, elf-shot, fairy ointment, changelings and the like remained current in england, wal

its assessment as a military weapon- modern studies along similar lines have been carried out by both the usa and the ussr, and there has long been an unconfirmed rumor that britain has a well-established 'esoteric' research group under governmental control. whatever the true situation at present, such matters may be traced back to at least as early as rd john dee,[7] who was cartographer, seer, astrologer and cryptographer for queen elizabeth i. kirk, however, was not remotely interested in militaristic applications, for he was a deeply religious and mystical man, and a hard-working, active clergyman devoted to the betterment of his flock. but there is a further element to kirk, for in addition to recording fairy lore and celtic belief, he undoubtedly lived through such belief himself. k

he enemies of the crown from his english house at mortlake, and report privately to elizabeth. we may set aside the discussion about the reality or delusion of dee's activities, as this has been extensively covered elsewhere.[4] http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_1.htm (3 of 8 [10/9/2001 12:33:52 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 1-9) more or less contemporary with dee was the famous astrologer, doctor of medicine, and prophet, michel de notre- dame, nostradamus. the techniques used by nostradamus were clearly defined in his own words,[8] and far from being a hermetic or kabbalistic system, as we might expect from a jewish (converted to christian) doctor, he uses a system of prophetic inspiration that may be traced back to both the classical greek and roman and ancient celtic

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rologers with little or no background in the kaballah. you may find the astrological symbolism mentioned in the book of thoth more enlightening than the kaballistic symbolism. unfortunately, as little as i "know" about the kaballah, i know less about astrology. this primer will not make any significant use of nor comment upon the astrological symbolism within the book of thoth. perhaps someday an astrologer will come forward to help in this area. lesson 8. sex (and related topics) now that i have your attention) some of the cards within the tarot are obviously sexually oriented; they include sexual symbolism. some cards picture people (singly or otherwise. all of the cards have some sexual or personal application. alchemical correspondences within the tarot can point to some of these sexua

SATANGEL

ared to come to you whenever you wish. you will take the ring, saying to him, thanks to you and to them. when you have said this, he will at once withdraw, and you too shall depart from the circle, destroying it completely k (the munich handbook, fifteenth century) barbaric evocation the 18 calls of enoch dr. john dee was an unquestionably powerful and influential magus. he was the official court astrologer of queen elizabeth i, and as a secret agent his code was 007. it is said that he visited her in norwich, presenting her with a brilliant new idea called the british empire. with kelly, he sought the knowledge and communication of angels. evidently, such was obtained, although there is much room for speculation concerning the true nature of those spirits summoned. the techniques they emp

SATANIC BIBLE

nd! shemhamforash! hail satan! the enochian language and the enochian keys the magical language used in satanic ritual is enochian, a language thought to be older than sanskrit, with a sound grammatical and syntactical bases. it resembles arabic in some sounds and hebrew and latin in others. it first appeared in print in 1659 in a biography of john dee, the famous sixteenth century seer and court astrologer. this work, by meric casaubon, describes the occultist dee's activities with his associate, edward kelly, in the art of scrying or crystal gazing. instead of the usual crystal ball, kelly, who was the gazer, used a many-faceted trapezohedron. the "angels" referred to in kelly's first revelation of the enochian keys, obtained through the windows of the crystal, are only "angels" because

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

the central figure in daoism is laozi. it is not known if he ever actually existed. daoist tradition places his birth in 604 bce, in a village in the eastern half of modern hunan province. laozi was supposedly the keeper of the archives, or histories, for the zhou (also spelled chou) dynasty (1027 256 bce) in their capital of luoyang. titled a shih, or historian, laozi may also have worked as an astrologer to the court (an astrologer studies the movements of the stars and planets, interpreting how these movements may affect events on earth) as laozi s fame as a wise man spread, he attracted visitors. one of these visitors was supposedly confucius (551 479 bce, the founder of confucianism, who was more than fifty years younger than laozi. legend has it that laozi found the younger man s id

t live to assume his role. the phrase three wise men may be a mistranslation. many biblical scholars use the word magi, which comes from the greek word for magic. the magi may have been magicians in the sense that they practiced astrology, which is the study of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the lives of humans. some historians suggest that the magi were zoroastrian astrologer-priests. in western custom they have been identified by the names of caspar, melchior, and balthasar, but they are known by other names in other traditions. the belief that they were zoroastrians is supported by the syrian christian name for one of the wise men, hormisdas. this is a variation of a persian name, hormoz, later spelled hormazd, which is the name of the patron angel of the

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

abour of a life had accumulated on the dusty shelves of my old friend d. there were to be found no popular treatises, no entertaining romances, no histories, no travels, no "library for the people" no "amusement for the million" but there, perhaps, throughout all europe, the curious might discover the most notable collection, ever amassed by an enthusiast, of the works of alchemist, cabalist, and astrologer. the owner had lavished a fortune in the purchase of unsalable treasures. but old d did not desire to sell. it absolutely went to his heart when a customer entered his shop: he watched the movements of the presumptuous intruder with a vindictive glare; he fluttered around him with uneasy vigilance, he frowned, he groaned, when profane hands dislodged his idols from their niches. if it w

ances "i reject no man's advances" answered zanoni "i must know them if they so desire; but me, in return, they can never comprehend. if you ask my acquaintance, it is yours; but i would warn you to shun me "and why are you, then, so dangerous "on this earth, men are often, without their own agency, fated to be dangerous to others. if i were to predict your fortune by the vain calculations of the astrologer, i should tell you, in their despicable jargon, that my planet sat darkly in your house of life. cross me not, if you can avoid it. i warn you now for the first time and last "you despise the astrologers, yet you utter a jargon as mysterious as theirs. i neither gamble nor quarrel; why, then, should i fear you "as you will; i have done "let me speak frankly, your conversation last night

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

elsewhere that a triangle symbol containing a letter "y" inside which divides it internally into three triangles is called the eye of the dragon, or dragon's eye. since freemasonry has its all-seeing eye which represents satan, the dragon, again we have a connection. the triangle and astrology in astrology we find the concept of the grand trine, which is considered very, very lucky. joan quigley, astrologer to movie stars and to president ronald reagan and first lady nancy reagan, says that "the grand trine is formed by three planets approximately 120 degrees apart. when you see this sign in the planets when forecasting their horoscope, you know they are about to hit (figuratively) a "grand slam home run."4 quigley illustrates the grand trine in her book, what does joan say?-my seven trian

an, says that "the grand trine is formed by three planets approximately 120 degrees apart. when you see this sign in the planets when forecasting their horoscope, you know they are about to hit (figuratively) a "grand slam home run."4 quigley illustrates the grand trine in her book, what does joan say?-my seven triangles up, triangles down, triangles, triangles all around 329 years as white house astrologer to nancy and ronald reagan.5 as it turns out, the astrological symbol for a grand trine is a triangle inside a circle. this is the same symbol configuration adapted by alcoholics anonymous (aa) founder bill wilson to be the official logo of aa. my extensive research of bill wilson's life documents he was an occultist. he despised christianity and adopted aa's concept of worship of an un

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 3

normal cognition, but this term is subject to the same sort of criticism if the receiver is not instantly certain of the validity of the information. besides, the researchers insist that the material in their field will eventually merge with present-day physics, so the adjective paranormal may be considered a misnomer. contrary to common usage, a parapsychologist is not a psychic, a mentalist, an astrologer, or one who gives psychic readings. a parapsychologist is generally a member of the parapsychological association, which was founded in 1957 and elected an affiliate of the american association for the advancement of science in 1969. a parapsychologist is a scientist who is seriously interested in the paranormal (or anomalous phenomena, which includes telepathy, clairvoyance, precogniti

n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d mysteries of the mind 159 an opinion poll conducted in canada in october 2002 discovered that 40 percent of canadians believe that certain individuals have extrasensory perception that enable them to see into the future. the poll also revealed that 30 percent of the respondents had consulted with a medium, a psychic, or an astrologer. in the united states, the national science foundation s biennial report on the state of science understanding, research, education, and investment conducted in april 2002 found that 70 percent of adults do not understand the scientific process. according to their poll, 60 percent of the respondents believed that there were individuals who possessed psychic powers or extrasensory percep

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ate a light meal, participated in various forms of recreation for two hours, then used the remaining 18 hours for study. when he left cambridge, he traveled to holland to study with mercator (1512.1594) and other learned men of his day. returning home, he was made a fellow of trinity college, and he gained a wide reputation as an astronomer. dee left england again soon after acquiring fame as an astrologer and an astronomer, and he taught at many european universities. in 1551, he was back in england and was received by king edward vi (1537.1553, who awarded him a pension of 100 crowns per annum. this stipend dee later exchanged for a rectory at upton-upon-severn. during queen mary i fs (1516.1558) reign (1553.58, dee was accused of trying to kill her by genchantments. h he was seized, co

l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d magic and sorcery 85 dr. gerald brosseau gardner (1884.1964 (raymond buckland/fortean picture library) crowley, vivianne. wicca: the old religion in the new age. london: aquarian press, 1989. gardner, gerald. the meaning of witchcraft. london: aquarian press, 1982. witchcraft today. 1954. reprint, london: rider, 1982. sybil leek (1923.1983) sybil leek was a witch, an astrologer, and a psychic who was born in england into a highly unusual family. her maternal grandmother was a psychic lady and a follower of the old religion. her father was an intellectual and well versed in metaphysics, but more inclined to a scientific investigation of a field of inquiry. sybil fs mother was a theosophist with an inborn affinity toward all children. added to these were an asso

(1946. many of the great philosophers who shaped the ideals and concepts of the west employed astrology as an aid in developing their thoughts. individuals such as pythagoras (c. 580.c. 500 b.c.e, aristotle (384.322 b.c.e, and ptolemy (127.151) were all astrologers. nicolaus copernicus (1473.1543, who gave science its first rational view of the universe, was a doctor, theologian, astronomer, and astrologer. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 124 prophecy and divination thechinese zodiac is comprised of a 12-year cycle. in the middle ages, magi, alchemists, scholars, and even the papacy embraced astrology. pope julius ii (1443.1513) trusted his astrologers to set the date for his coronation; pope paul iii (1468.1549) was guided through

9.1945, allied intelligence knew that adolf hitler (1889. 1945) and a number of his inner circle of the nazi high command, such as his deputy rudolf hess (1894.1987) and s.s. chief heinrich himmler (1900.1945, took a keen interest in astrology. during the dark days of the blitz of london, someone in great britain fs newly established psychological research bureau (prb) decided that if they had an astrologer in britain who could make the same calculations that the nazi astrologers would make, the allies might be able to ascertain what hitler intended to do next. louis de wohl (1903.1961, the son of an officer in the royal hungarian army, a novelist by profession, was known to be an expert in the field of astrology who had studied the subject for more than 20 years. de wohl was solicited by

tler intended to do next. louis de wohl (1903.1961, the son of an officer in the royal hungarian army, a novelist by profession, was known to be an expert in the field of astrology who had studied the subject for more than 20 years. de wohl was solicited by the prb to chart a course in the stars that would help bring about the downfall of the third reich. his known opponents on the nazi side were astrologer karl ernst krafft (1900.1945, graphologist/astrologer elsbeth ebertin (1880. 1944, and wilhelm wulff (1893.1984, himmler fs personal astrologer for the ss. while de wohl made some startling hits, such as predicting the date that germany would invade holland in 1940, overall he scored only an average number of accurate predictions. however, for whatever astrological accuracy he may have

other actors of their hollywood set, such as tyrone power (1913.1958, susan hayward (1918.1975, marlene dietrich (1901.1992, ronald colman (1891.1958, and robert cummings (1908. the reagans continued to confer with astrologist joan quigley regarding important dates and meetings while in office. while some americans were shocked to learn that their first lady was using the advice obtained from an astrologer to plan her husband fs dayto- day schedule, citizens of india seemed to accept calmly the fact that indira gandhi (1917.1984, prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984, used astrology to assist in decision-making until her death by assassination in 1984. many astrologers feel that the figure of a ship upon the ocean, with no visible paths to follow, no clearly defined turns or a

ribe the methods by which they may assist an individual in a situation that requires decision-making, for, in the majority of decision situations, there can be more than one alternative. the astrological diagram of the zodiac places each individual facing a moment of decision in the center of destiny, represented by a circle, universally known as the symbol of infinity, as well as perfection. the astrologer then draws radial lines from the individual fs position to the circumference, or, poetically, the perimeter of eternity, thus symbolizing the unperceived number of possibilities accessible to him or her. even if the individual is aware of only 12 of these, as might be illustrated by the houses of the zodiac, it is enough to cause him or her to wish for some sort of gnavigator h to help

or her. even if the individual is aware of only 12 of these, as might be illustrated by the houses of the zodiac, it is enough to cause him or her to wish for some sort of gnavigator h to help interpret any directional signs that may be present. the art (or science) of astrology, as practiced by a competent astrologist, may serve as one star to be used in making a fix on the chart of destiny. the astrologer and the celestial navigator have a number of things in common. both look to the heavens for their points of reference; both make use of charts and tables developed during centuries of observation and recording. both arrive at their conclusions through mathematical computation. the navigator charts a course, but does not establish a destination. the astrologer casts a horoscope, but does

otentials, according to the best knowledge and techniques available, t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 126 prophecy and divination churchscholars associated the signs of the zodiac with the 12 apostles. those who steer their lives by the stars can no longer plead their failures due to blind chance and the fickleness of fate. according to the astrologer, free will includes the prerogative of individuals to avail themselves of the best advice and direction from any and all sources they deem creditable before embarking on any course, before setting foot on any path, before making any decision, great or small, and to follow through once he or she has decided. astrology, as practiced today, not only affirms the pre-eminence of free will, b

ser applications. vogel was also working on the structuring of water for purification purposes, and the structuring of wines to rapidly age them. sources vogel, marcel, and peter prigsheim. the luminescence of liquids and solids and their practical application. new york: wiley-interscience, 1943. vogel-cut crystals by lifestream associates [online] http/ www.vogelcrystals.com. stephen quong-vedic astrologer: healing crystals [online] http//www.jyotisha.com/healingcrystals.htm. crystal distributing company [online] http//www. heartsharmony.com/vogel.htm. crystal wings [online] http//www.crystalwings.com/vogelc.html. marcel vogel, man of crystal vision the verifiable qualities of crystals are showcased in numerous applications in modern technology, but the mystical qualities of crystals are

THE TAROT OF C C ZAIN

back its youth to the world, for like tongues of triple flame we shall brood upon the great deep. hail unto the lords of the groves of eleusis *eleusis, vol. iii, pp. 229, 230. that which was to be said hereon is spoken, amen without lie, amen and amen of amedthe tarot of c. c. zain more properly called the brotherhood of light tarot, this tarot pattern was developed by an american occultist and astrologer, elbert benjamine (aka c.c. zain, 1881--1951, the founder of the church of light. decker and dummett in a history of the occult tarot report that zain's lessons 22 through 33, forming a study course on the tarot, were originally issued in 1918 (as separate papers. on this early stage the church of light used a set of black and white tarot cards, where the majors and courts were taken fr

THE WITCH CULT OF ZOS VEL THANATOS

ey and many chaos magicians is nothing is true, everything is permitted; this is attributed to hassan i sabbah. hasan bin sabah (perhaps a more accurate spelling) is the historical figure that was called the old man of the mountains. this ishmaelite lived during the late eleventh century and was feared from the regions of the middle east to europe. this luciferian individual, who studied with the astrologer omar khayyam at the university of nishapur, was trained with various languages and techniques of war and survival. later on in life hassan overtook the eagles nest that is also called alamut. located on the southern shore of the caspian sea around the elburz mountain range, sabbah established a fanatical power base that was soon feared throughout the region. hassan i sabbah s faith seem

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and i shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof. 2:10 the chaldeans answered before the king, and said, there is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king s matter: therefore [there is] no king, lord, nor ruler [that] asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or chaldean. 2:11 and [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 2:12 for this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of babylon. 2:13 and the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought daniel and his

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is almost always the case, even with the most skillful and dedicated healers. medical science may be limited, but within its limits it is effective and should be turned to first, not last, for the treatment of sickness. only after you have consulted a doctor should you consult a magical healer or attempt to use magical healing techniques on yourself. viii i n 1564, the great english philosopher, astrologer, and magician john dee wrote a short latin tract in the form of twenty-four theorems titled the monas hieroglyphics (the hieroglyphic monad. it was begun on january 13th and finished on the 25th of the same month while dee was visiting the city of antwerp. the work was printed at antwerp by william silvius in march of 1564. in structure, it follows the pattern of classical texts on geom

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

, basilisks, dragons, phantoms, etc) are destroyed by putting sulfur powder inside of our shoes. sulfur originates invisible vapors that rise in order to disintegrate these types of larvas. malignant forms of thoughts and larvas enclosed within any room are disintegrated when one burns sulfur upon a flaming piece of charcoal. the quicksilver (mercury) is useful to prepare lustral water. the great astrologer nostradamus spent many nights before a copper container filled with water. this great seer, by looking into these waters, saw the future events that he left written in his famous prophesies. if we add mercury to water and place a mirror at the bottom of the copper container, a marvelous clair-tele-idoscope is formed. we advise the use of any copper container with the exception of the ca

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be too cumbersome. other planetary influences may then be examined for the most auspicious timing. if the talisman is to be mercurial in character, you may ask: is the planet astrologically favored at the time the talisman is being made? one should attempt it at a time when the sun is in gemini or virgo, for example, or when one of these signs is conjunct the moon. you do not need to be an adept astrologer to discover some basic positive correspondences for the best times to make your particular talisman. the moon should also be on the increase (unless trying to diminish something. failing all else, it is nearly always permissible to create any talisman on a wednesday, because one of the things mercury rules is the making of seals and pentacles. prayers and intention following the qabalis

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

mple under the guidance of temple advisors should feel free to write to us in washington. laura jennings-yorke ra horakhty temple hermetic society of the golden dawn 31849 pacific hwy. south, suite 107 federal way, wa 98003 xv author's introduction the enochian system of magic began on march 8, 1581, through the efforts of dr. john dee and edward kelley (sometimes spelled kelly. dee was the court astrologer of queen elizabeth i of england, and kelley was his partner. a clairvoyant, kelley acted as the channel of communication between dee and various angelic entities. kelley made contact with these entities by skrying with a crystal, or shewstone. dee carefully recorded the results of the angelic communications in a series of diaries which are now in the british library (sloane 3188, 3189

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ss is formed of 13 squares, which fitly refer to the sun's motion through the zodiac. these signs being further arranged in the arms of the cross according to the four elements with the sun in the center, represent that luminary as the center of the the 30th path of the sepher yetzirah. which answereth unto the letter resh is called the collecting intelligence, and it is so called because from it astrologers deduce the judgement of the stars, and of the celestial signs, and the perfections of their science according to the rules of their revolutions. it is therefore, the reflection of the sphere of the sun, and the path connecting yesod with hod, foundation with splendor. hierophant, theoricus and hegemon come to west of altar. hiero: before you upon the altar is the 19th key of the tarot

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

cury, venus, mars, jupiter and saturn. uranus, neptune and pluto were discovered only after the invention of the telescope and so have not assumed the importance in magick that they have in astrology. what is more, the first astronomers 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 recipe

ABRAMELIN1

s. on the fly-leaf of the original ms. is the following note in the handwriting of the end of the eighteenth century: this volume contains 3 books, of which here is the first. the abraham and the lamech, of whom there is here made question, were jews of the fifteenth century, and it is well known that the jews of that period possessing the cabala of solomon passed for being the best sorcerers and astrologers. then follows in another and recent hand: 1 probably the same as gio peccatrix the magician, the author of many manuscripts on magic. 2 since writing the above, i have heard casually that a copy of at least part, or perhaps of the whole, is said to exist in holland. introduction iii volume composed of three parts 1st part 102 pages. 2nd 194 3rd 117 413 june, 1883. the style of the fren

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hours and minutes whereof the ignorant make so much, is further a very great error. wherefore i have resolved to write this particular chapter, in order that this error might appear more plainly evident unto him who readeth it, and that he may draw profit therefrom so as to operate with judgment. 7 of abramelin the mage 51 the sixth chapter. concerning the planetary hours and other errors of the astrologers. t is true that the wise in astrology do write of the stars and of their movements, and that these attaining thereto do produce divers effects in inferior and elemental things; and such are, as we have already said, natural operations of the elements; but that they should have power over the spirits, or force in all supernatural things, that is not, neither can ever be. but it will ins

rding unto the will of god. why then, even further than this, should we attribute unto a planet a day and hour, if during the whole period of such day it appeareth not above the horizon! abramelin as a most excellent master in natural things taught unto me a very different form of classification (which also well examine, and see whether it be not more surely founded than the aforesaid rule of the astrologers, and made me to comprehend what should be the true planetary hours. when the planet beginneth to appear upon the horizon then doth its day begin (whether it be light or dark, black or white, and until it bath passed its elevation25 its day lasteth until it riseth anew, and after that it hath set its night endureth; so that as well in the days of the sun as in those of the moon and of t

being over you and above your head, that is to say when it is in the meridian. then, naturally, will sometimes arrive the hours of two planets together and beginning at the same moment; they then produce an effect according unto the nature, quality, and complexion of these stars.26 but all this only hath power in natural things. here have i declared and proved unto you the errors of the (common) astrologers; keep yourselves carefully from the insensate follies of their days and hours, because if ye make use of these as do the false magicians and enchanters, god will chastise you; and in order to chastise you will pay but little attention unto the awaiting of the hour of saturn or of mars. i therefore now conclude this chapter, having sufficiently treated of the false and useless method em

eep yourselves carefully from the insensate follies of their days and hours, because if ye make use of these as do the false magicians and enchanters, god will chastise you; and in order to chastise you will pay but little attention unto the awaiting of the hour of saturn or of mars. i therefore now conclude this chapter, having sufficiently treated of the false and useless method employed by the astrologers in the election of days and of hours. of abramelin the mage 53 the seventh chapter. regarding what it is necessary to accomplish during the first two moons of the beginning of this veritable and sacred magic. e who commenceth this operation should consider with care that which we have before said, and should pay attention unto that which followeth; and the thing being of importance, i

e of their seventh month= tisri. 18 ie, religious denomination. 19 it is immaterial whether the religious conception be theistic or pantheistic. 20 the initiates of the true rosicrucian wisdom, know that there is a certain force in the observance of the equinoxes. 21 abraham evidently means his guardian angel. 22 here abraham admits to an extent what i have urged in my previous notes. 23 i.e, the astrologers to whom abraham refers in the first sentence of the chapter. 24 i.e, the moon and monday; sun and sunday; mars and tuesday (tuisco is a name of mars; venus and friday (freya's day, after freya, the scandinavian goddess, etc. 25 et jusqua ceguil tremonte son jour dure jusqua cequil se leve derechef. 26 this is the initiated rosicrucian teaching, which is very different to that of the ou

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ology and the tree of life is extremely valuable, especially when reinforced and amplified by the holy qabalah. this tree of life is susceptible to infinite ramifications, and there is no need in this connectin to explore its subtleties. we ought to be able to make a fairly satisfactory diagram for elementary purposes by taking as the basis of our illustration the solar system as conceived by the astrologers. i do not know whether the average student is aware that in practice the significations of the planets are based generally upon the philosophical conceptions of the greek and roman gods. let us hope for the best, and go on! 8. the planet saturn, which represents anatomy, is the skeleton: it is a rigid structure upon which the rest of the body is built. to what moral qualities does this

ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

d not only royal, but mixed with the divine. fifty virgins in their silver tissue stood about her shaking their sistrons, as if the laughter of the gods echoed the cries of the woman. by the bed stood the priest of horus with his heavy staff, the phoenix for its head, the prong for its foot. watchful he stood lest sebek should rise from the abyss. on the roof of the palace watched the three chief astrologers of pharaoh with their instruments, and four armed men from the corners of the tower announced each god as it rose. so these three men ached and sweated at their task; for they had become most anxious. all day my birth had been expected; but as toum drew to his setting their faces grew paler than the sky; for there was one dread moment in the night which all their art had failed to judg

the night which all their art had failed to judge. the gods that watched over it were veiled. but it seemed unlikely that fate would so decide; yet so they feared that they sent down to the priest of thoth to say that he must at all costs avoid the threatening moment, even if the lives of mother and child should pay for it; and still the watchmen cried the hour. now, now! cried the oldest of the astrologers as the moment grew near- now! below in answer the priest of thoth summoned all his skill. when lo! a rumbling of the abyss. the palace reeled and fell; typhon rose mighty in destruction, striding across the skies. the world rocked with earthquake; every star broke from its fastening and trembled. page 2 gulf.txt and in the midst lo! bes-na-maut my mother; and in her arms myself, laughi

skill. when lo! a rumbling of the abyss. the palace reeled and fell; typhon rose mighty in destruction, striding across the skies. the world rocked with earthquake; every star broke from its fastening and trembled. page 2 gulf.txt and in the midst lo! bes-na-maut my mother; and in her arms myself, laughing in the midst of all that ruin. yet not one living creature took the slightest hurt! but the astrologers rent their robes and beat their faces on the ground; for the dread moment, the unknown terror, had gone by; and with it i had come to light. in their terror, indeed, as i learnt long after, they sent messengers to the oldest and wisest of the priests; the high-priest of nuit, who lived at the bottom of a very deep well, so that his eyes, even by day, should remain fixed upon the stars

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

babylon new york, 1975 seligmann, k. magic, supernaturalism, and religion new york, 1968 shah, i. oriental magic new york, 1973 the secret lore of magic new york, 1972 the sufis new york, 1973 tallqvist, k.l "die assyrische beschworungsserie maqlu nach dem originalem im british museum herausgegeben" acta societatis scientiarum fennicae helsingfors, 1895 thompson, r.c. reports of the magicians and astrologers of nineveh and babylon london, 1900 semitic magic london, 1904 the devils and evil spirits of babylonia london, 1904 the testimony of the mad arab this is the testimony of all that i have seen, and all that i have learned, in those years that i have possessed the three seals of masshu. i have seen one thousand-and-one moons, and surely this is enough for the span of a man's life, thoug

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

together with progressed horoscopes, to say nothing of prenatal, mundane, and even horary figures. to appreciate the entire mass of data, to balance the elements of so vast a concourse of forces, and to draw a single judgment therefrom, is a task practically beyond human capacity. besides all this, the actual effects of the planetary positions and aspects are still almost entirely unknown. no two astrologers agree on all points; and most of them are at odds on fundamental principles<astrologers are ignorant of their own subject, as of all others> this science had better be discarded unless the student chances to feel strongly drawn toward it. it is used by the master therion himself with fairly satisfactory results, but only in special cases, in a strictly limited

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

d, male, laborious qualities, and in the ascendant might have been jupiter, suggesting many of the qualities of pisces: and so forth. 14 now let me start! you want me to explain the system- or no-system- which i use. i do not "move in a mysterious way my wonders to perform" for nothing could be simpler. for its origin i have to thank abramelin the mage, who empties the vials of his scorn upon the astrologers of his time with their meticulous calculations of "the hours of the planets" and so on. i think he goes too far when he says that a planet can have no influence at all, or very little, unless it is above the horizon; but he meant well, bless him! and, though he does not say so, i believe that i do my stuff in very much the same way as he did. modern astrologers multiply their charts un

o compensate for the distraction caused by the complication. what i do observe to examine the situation of to-day is transits. these i have found very reliable; but even with these i usually ignore aspects of minor importance. truth to tell, conjunctions mean very much more than the rest put together. talking of aspects, i think it ridiculous to allow vast "orbs" like 15 for luna, and 12 for sol. astrologers go to extreme lengths to calculate the "solar revolution" figure not to a degree, not to a minute, but to a second: and that when they don't know the exact time of birth within half an hour or more! talk about straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel! then what does an hour or so matter anyhow, if you are going to allow an aspect, whether it is 2 or 10 off? this even with delicate as

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

503 g r# the cup of the stolistes expelled, cast forth #rg to rage #gr 504 sought for #rd half, middle; midnight (m.h) twcx a pauper; oppressed *kd 506 taurus: an ox; the left-hand ox rw# fronds [hand-shaped] branches (see 1196; bound, tied up twpk persons, faces mypwcrp the pillar of mercy: the paths vau and kaph (cf. 48& 463 *k w 507 that which causes ferment; yeast rw# masters of the heavens: astrologers mym#h yl(b pure, clear, transparent, innocent *kz 508 daybreak; black rx# palate *kx 509 bridge rw#g to break down, overturn *kdh 510 resh: the head #yr the allegorical sense (of scripture, etc; see 247& 400 #wrd straight, level; honest, upright; direct; just conduct (i.e. maat, niyama, etc) r#y song ry# dragon (cf. 440& 450) nynt 511 the head)#yr row, rank (military; line; series hrw)

nd arabic^^kthm, gto cover, conceal h *mtkm dragon; jackals, wild beasts (pl. of 450 *mynt 1061 and breathed into his nostrils the neschamah of [their] lives (i.r.q. 939) myyx tm#n wyp)b xpyw palace of delight (referred to tiphareth *nwcr lkyh strong, hardy *mynt) 1062 white whorl *nbl rmc 1066 the lesser light (luna *n+qh rw)mh a pledge *nwk#m persons, faces *mypwcrp 1067 masters of the heavens: astrologers *mym#h yl(b 1068 boleskine: the house of the beast *nyk#lwb 1070 vapour, smoke *n( 1075 the song of songs myry#h ry# seizing without difficulty *myrcm ylb hlxn 1079 madness *nw(g# 1080 concealed *np# 1081 tiphareth: beauty tr)pt notariqon (the qabalistic method of acronyms *nwqyr+wn 1082 son of ayish: ursa minor*#y( nb 1086 gsatanas h: the goat satan *z( n# 1087 balm; the balsam tree *

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

ay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star! my father compounded with my mother under the dragon s tail, and my nativity was under ursa major; so that it follows i am rough and lecherous. sfoot! i should have been that i am had the maidenliest star in the firmament twinkled on my bastardizing. if there is one sound philosophical dictum in the play, it is this (i am not going to argue with astrologers in the twentieth century) it is one we can test. on questions of morality and religion opinions veer; but if shakespeare was a leader of thought, he saw through the humbug of the star-gazers; if not, he was a credulous fool; not the one man of his time, not a debauched genius (for sir r. burton in this phrase has in a sense anticipated my discovery) but a mere elizabethan. this the gre

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

en confers on the theoricus the title of the thirty- first path, which ends the first part of the ceremony of 3= 8. the second part consists of the ritual of the thirtieth path. the "hierophant" explains the solar greek cross, and then says "the thirtieth path of the sepher yetzirah, which answereth unto the letter 'resch' is called the collecting intelligence; and it is so called because from it astrologers deduce the judgment of the stars, and of the 272 celestial signs, and the perfections of their science, according to the rules of their resolutions. it is therefore the reflection of the sphere of the sun; and the path connecting yesod with hod, the foundation with splendour" 13 "see 777" cols. xciii, xciv, xcv, pp. 21, 20. 14 "see 777" col. viii, p.2 illustration on page 273 approxima

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d portion of the logoic physical body, with the sixth subplane of the physical plane, or with the liquid portion of- 531- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust the human physical body and of the planetary physical body, also with the sixth type of energy or force, or the sixth ray. the major scheme over which neptune presides forms a systemic triangle of great interest for esoteric astrologers with the sixth scheme and one other. this is symbolised in the three pronged trident which the god neptune is always portrayed as holding, the prongs being literally the symbolic triangles connected with each other by three lines of force. this planet has also a vital relation to the sixth logoic principle, or buddhi, and therefore the sixth principle of man. no man begins to co-ordina

e of an ego is concerned. the great signs of the zodiac concern the heavenly man, and necessarily, therefore, the monads of every human being. the planetary influences must be studied to find out the quality of a man's ray, and this in the above indicated threefold manner. man is the monad, therefore, he expresses a small part of his enfolding life. in this solar system he is essentially the ego. astrologers should study the planetary schemes in the light of the heavenly man, viewing them as an incarnation of a planetary logos, and thus strive to cast the horoscope of the planetary logos. they cannot succeed in doing so, but in the attempt may learn much and achieve new light upon a most difficult subject. in considering this question of the adaptation of the form to vibration, or the cons

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fect upon our planet and of which astrology is as yet the immature study. e. certain cosmic forces which, it will be recognised later, play upon and produce changes in our solar system and consequently upon our planet and upon all forms upon and within that planetary life. this has been touched upon in the treatise on cosmic fire. to all of these the planetary web of life is responsive, and, when astrologers work in the occult way and consider the planetary horoscope, they will arrive more quickly at an understanding of the zodiacal and cosmic influences. the anima mundi is that which lies back of the web of life. the latter is but the physical symbol of that universal soul; it is the outer and visible sign of the inner reality, the concretion of the sensitive responsive entity which links

elucidated, slowly unravelled, and more easily comprehended. a little knowledge leads to much confusion unless laid aside for future use when the years of instruction have increased the store. to return to our theme: the heart centre in man opens the door into what is called "the heart of the sun" the throat centre opens the way into full understanding of the path of the physical sun and all true astrologers must eventually have that centre functioning. the head centre opens the way to the central spiritual sun, each passing, via the planetary correspondence, to one of the cosmic planes- 210- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust thus we have a summation of technicalities, and of facts, which are (under the law of analogy) of purely academic interest and no more. even those

n a limpid pool. astrology and the energies to these two energies, a third group of energies must be added, and these are the basis of much of our astrological research. they emanate from the twelve constellations which form our solar zodiac. their effect is infinite and the permutations of these three groups of energies lead to the infinite complication which we find in nature. the claims of the astrologers as to the reality of the energies playing upon the human organism can be seen to be true; their claims as to their capacity to interpret are for the most part unfounded. so little is really known by the highest intelligence on the planet; for, forget not, that the adepts utilise primarily the intuition. these energies leave their mark upon every form in every kingdom in nature, acting

ue. that in the revelations that astrology will make in time to come will be found the secret of the true coordination between soul and form is also correct. but that astrology is not yet to be found. too much is overlooked and too little known to make astrology the exact science that many claim it is. the claim will be fulfilled at some future date, but the time is not yet. certain factors which astrologers should bear in mind, and certain conditions they are only too apt to forget, may however be briefly noted. for the sake of clear understanding we will simply tabulate a number of statements which should be studied with care by the average investigator in this field. i cannot here write a treatise on the energies with which astrology should deal, sorely as such a treatise is needed. ast

an being who is born in a particular month, however, it should be borne in mind (which it seldom is) that now the month and the sign do not coincide at all. the sun is really not in leo, for instance, during the month of august. the correct interpretation therefore of a chart is largely psychometrical and dependent upon the thought-form of the constellation which has been built up for ages by the astrologers. energy follows thought. for thousands of years certain types of energy and their consequent qualifying effects on substance and form have been considered to be thus and so. therefore, thus they are, except in the case of the highly evolved, of the true aspirant who has oriented himself, and is thus escaping from the wheel of existence and beginning to govern his stars, and so is no lo

energies of two types of constellations in the case of the man who is neither purely human nor purely spiritual. the ordinary horoscope is negated. the horoscope is not possible as yet of delineation. the only horoscope, which is basically and almost infallibly correct is that of the entirely low grade human being who lives entirely below the diaphragm and is governed by his animal nature alone. astrologers must remember also that there are several undiscovered planets which are producing pulls and shifts and focussing streams of energy upon our earth which tend to complicate the problem still further. pluto is one of them, and having now emerged into manifestation (or rather into recognition) to it will be assigned all the unexplained conditions. pluto will be made the scapegoat for faul

d our sun and producing its effects. it governs however the death or cessation of old ideas and emotions, and its influence is therefore largely cerebral and in that you have the clue to its late discovery. mankind is only on the verge of becoming mental. its effects are felt first in the mental body. the names of the planets are not the result of arbitrary choice but the planets name themselves. astrologers will eventually find it necessary to cast three horoscopes or three charts: one purely- 255- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust physical dealing with the body of nature; one primarily emotional, and dealing with the quality of the personality and with its sensitivity, or state of awareness; the third will be the chart of the mental impulses and conditions. it will be

l be found that each line will function in relation to another line, and the trends of the life energies will become apparent. eventually, even in this department of knowledge "the star will shine forth" this will constitute a new branch of psychology and its true exponent for our age will duly be found. i but indicate the lines of the future astrology in order to safeguard the present. one thing astrologers need at this time to do and that is to make due allowance for this transition period out of pisces into aquarius. this is seldom done, but it is evident that the tremendous turmoil incident to these transitions affects the individual chart, and frequently offsets individual destiny or karma. people are submerged in planetary and racial destinies, and their own tiny affairs are offset a

bmerged in planetary and racial destinies, and their own tiny affairs are offset almost entirely and sometimes completely negated. it is not possible to cast the horoscope of the planet, and those who propose to do so are deceiving themselves and others. the horoscope of the fourth kingdom in nature, of humanity, will eventually be cast, but it will be done by initiates, and there are no initiate astrologers working on the physical plane at this time. one hint here i give. the sun was in sagittarius when the first human tendencies struggled to the fore. the stage of animal man was completed and when sagittarius was dominant (from our planetary standpoint i am using words with care) the great event of individualisation took place. but the brain of the then human being failed to register wha

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and mutilation was influenced by the fourth sub-ray; and the time when astrology was widely practised as representing the third sub-ray; while the earlier epoch of the gnostics may have been the outcome of the second sub-ray. but these are only conjectures, and while the last named is possible, there can be no such correspondence of time in the previous cases, as the alchemists, flagellants, and astrologers were all more or less contemporary during the middle ages. the rise of modern spiritualism is no doubt due to the seventh sub-ray influence, and it may also be a foreshadowing of the great seventh ray still to come. it is interesting to note that this- 106- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust movement was started by a secret society

t will be obvious to the observant reader also that certain sacred planets and certain non-sacred planets have a close relation with each other through the rays which influence them. these are: ray i. vulcan. pluto. ray ii .j upiter. the sun. ray iii. saturn. the earth. ray iv .m ercury .t he moon. ray vi .n eptune .m ars. these relationships will provide a somewhat new field of investigation for astrologers. you will note therefore how peculiarly this earth on which we live is suited to the development of the incarnating sons of god. man comes forth, as do all lives within the radius of influence of a solar system, upon the inspiration of love, expressed in wisdom. love is not a sentiment. love is the great principle of attraction, of desire, of magnetic pull, and (within our solar system

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ng the water-pot, to which christ referred when he sent his disciples into the city, saying "behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in."9 this is the zodiacal sign into which we are entering. it might be as well to point out that this is astronomically true and not simply a pronouncement of the astrologers. the symbol which stands for the zodiacal sign leo, is the lion. this sign is the symbol of individuality, and under its influence the race arrives at self-consciousness and men can function as individuals. christ, in his teaching, emphasised the significance of the individual and in his life demonstrated the supreme value of the individual, his perfecting, his service and- 113- from b

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anks of the new group of world servers definitely react, and they produce a stimulation of the heart centre (betelgeuse) and the head centre (sirius. the secondary effect of these energies is upon the mineral kingdom, particularly upon that peculiar product, gold, and that enigma, money. 4. venusian forces of great potency are also playing upon our planet. in this connection, i would suggest that astrologers would be well advised to pay more attention to the activity and the- 431- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust influence of venus. much emphasis has been laid upon saturn and mars in the charts now considered. in the future, equal emphasis will have to be paid to the planet venus, which in the aquarian age will supersede mars as a b

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f highly developed people, aspirants, disciples and initiates who are beginning to control their stars and consequently their actions; the events and the happenings in their lives then become unpredictable. the new and future astrology endeavours to give the key to the horoscope of the soul, as it is conditioned by the soul ray and not by the personality ray; enough has been given by me to enable astrologers, who are interested and of the new inclination, to work out the future from the angle of this new approach. astrology is a fundamental and most necessary science. a.a.b. is not well versed in astrology; she cannot set up a chart nor could she tell you the names of the planets with the houses which they rule. i am, therefore, entirely responsible for all that appears in this and all my

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

ma (past) of humanity itself as it differentiates itself into nationalities, living at one period of time upon certain territories and so constituting that amalgamation of forms which we call nations or races. basically and fundamentally the souls, informing these nations or races, remain detached from identification with them until such time as such souls can function on earth. until, therefore, astrologers know more about group astrology and know also how to determine past influences as well as forecasts, it will not be possible for them to assign the correct ruling signs to the various countries and nations or to check the accuracy or the inaccuracy of the statements which i may make in the following tabulations. that type of astrology which concerns itself with the past, we call essent

oul will then be in greater control and certain great groups of human beings (those who now compose the present nations) will be ready for initiation upon the mountain top of capricorn. i cannot spend much time analysing this but would like to indicate one or two points which would serve to guide your thoughts and to clarify the issue. in this manner i can point the way for the future guidance of astrologers who have an esoteric bias. the subject is, however, sufficiently abstruse to deter most people. the relations to be established cannot be based upon some definite starting point, as is sometimes possible in casting the individual horoscope, but upon energy effects, coming direct from the signs themselves, or via certain planetary rulers (again either exoteric, esoteric or hierarchical;

s determining in its effect upon the future. in considering great britain, we note first that the ruling sign is gemini from the standpoint of the soul of the people, and that taurus governs the material outer form of the nation; it is this factor that has led her people to appear before the world under the symbol of john bull, expressive of the british personality. it has been thought by certain astrologers that britain is ruled by aries, and this is true of it, as far as that small part which is called england is concerned; but i am dealing with the empire as a whole and not with a fraction of it. it is the gemini influence that has led to the constant movement and restlessness of the british people; which has led them to cross and recross the ocean and to stage a constant going out to t

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

entralised and the truth was more clearly seen, though much remains as yet to be discovered and may even be of as revolutionary a nature. from certain astrological angles, a similar process of decentralisation must take place and the solar system must no longer be regarded as a point around which the zodiac revolves or through which the sun passes in its great cycle of approximately 25,000 years. astrologers with insight may deny that this is the commonly accepted attitude. yet for purposes of clarity and in connection with the general public the inference is permitted and accepted by the ignorant. upon this theory anent the zodiac rests very largely what we call the great illusion, and i would have you bear this in mind as you study with me the newer approaches of this greatest and oldest

it is the immediate purpose of astrology to bring about. at present, the position of the average believer in astrology is that he is an individual of importance (at least to himself, that he is living on that important planet, the earth (important to humanity, and that, through astrology, he can discover his destiny and know what he ought to do. in making this comment, i do not refer to those few astrologers who possess real esoteric knowledge. they are few in number indeed, and only a handful of them are to be found- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust practising at this time. the modern investigator likes to believe that on him impinge and through him flow all those energies which come from the sign in which the sun "finds" itself at

subject of esoteric astrology from the standpoint of the horoscope at all. universal relationships, the interplay of energies, the nature of what lies behind the great illusion, the deluding "appearances of things as they are" and the destiny of our planet, of the kingdoms in nature and of humanity as a whole these will constitute the major part of our theme. it is immaterial to me whether modern astrologers accept or reject these presented ideas. i will endeavour to give you certain facts as the hierarchy recognises them; i will indicate, if i can, the subjective realities of which the outer illusion is but the phenomenal appearance, conditioned by men's thoughts throughout the ages; i will emphasise the fact of the livingness of the sources from which all the energies and forces which pl

ergies, the impulses and the rhythms, the cycles and the times and seasons that esoteric astrology deals. h.p.b. stated this in the secret doctrine. i would remind you that there is an astrological key to the secret doctrine which cannot yet be given in completeness. i can, however, give you some hints and suggest some lines of approach, and these, if carried in the consciousness of the illumined astrologers, may enable one of them at a later date to discover that key and then turning it on behalf of humanity reveal the fourth great fundamental of the ageless wisdom of which three are already given in the proem of the secret doctrine. space is an entity and the entire "vault of heaven (as it has been poetically called) is the phenomenal appearance of that entity. you will note that i did n

from the earth itself. living as all human beings do upon the surface of the earth and being, therefore, projected into the etheric body of the planet (for the reason that "man stands erect) man's body is at all times bathed in the emanations and the radiations of our earth and in the integral quality of our planetary logos as he sends forth and transmits energy within his planetary environment. astrologers have always emphasised the incoming influences and energies as they beat upon and play through our little planet, but they have omitted to take into adequate consideration the emanating qualities and forces which are the contribution of our earth's etheric body to the larger whole. this we will consider later, but i felt the necessity of calling your attention to it at this time. anoth

e moon is noted as a thought effect and as the result of a powerful and most ancient thoughtform; nevertheless, the moon has no quality of her own and can transmit nothing to the earth. let me reiterate: the moon is a dead form; it has no emanation at all. that is why the moon is spoken of in the ancient teaching as "veiling either vulcan or uranus" this hint or inference has always been here and astrologers would do well to experiment with this suggestion i have made anent the moon and (instead of working with the moon) let them work with vulcan when dealing with the undeveloped or average man and with uranus when considering the highly developed man. they would find some interesting and convincing results eventuate. students would also do well to remember that the twelve constellations w

e group relations. it indicates, from the angle of the ageless wisdom, nothing more. this is a reversal of the usual astrological position. the reason that i proffer this is that humanity is enough evolved so that the astrology of the soul will become possible before long; it constitutes from many points of view a reversal of normal procedure. this is both wise and necessary, and also inevitable. astrologers will eventually be divided into two classes: the exoteric astrologers who will be occupied with the horoscope of the personality, and the esoteric astrologers who will be occupied with the purposes of the soul. 3. that the rising sign indicates the remoter possibilities, and the spiritual goal and purpose of the immediate incarnation and of the immediate succeeding incarnations. this s

ective and mystical "death of the personality" this is a phrase indicating the transfer of the focus for the distribution of energy from the personality (a definite centre of force) to the soul (another definite centre. i realise that these concepts are not in line with the usual astrological postulates. however, astrology would not be wasting time if it experimented with these ideas for a while. astrologers- 11- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust might discover some most interesting and arresting problems and perhaps arrive at an accuracy which is at present unknown. it might be of some service if i enlarged somewhat upon this point: in connection with the sun sign, the rising sign and the effect of the thoughtform relating to the moon

igns of the zodiac are concerned primarily with the life expression of the heavenly man (as far as our planet is concerned) and therefore with the destiny and life of the planetary logos. they are also concerned with the great man of the heavens, the solar logos. i refer in this last instance to their effect as it makes itself felt in the solar system as a whole and with this effect there are few astrologers at this time fit to deal. i would remind you- 13- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust that to the lives who inform these great constellations and whose radiation [page 22] dynamic and magnetic reaches our earth, this effect is incidental and unnoticed. the primary effect that they have is upon our planetary logos and this effect reach

tion of this vast subject, and in the process of indicating the attitude of the ageless wisdom to this new and coming (yet very ancient "science of effective energies" as it has been called, i may present a new approach, or point out an unsuspected relation and from the standpoint of the ageless wisdom correct what are deemed errors by the teachers on the inner side of life, i am hoping that some astrologers may be found who will be sensitive to that which is new. i am believing that there are investigators along astrological lines who will be open-minded enough to recognise possible hypotheses and then to make fair experiment with them. may i repeat: i am not writing a treatise upon astrology, but one upon the seven rays and their equivalent and corresponding energies, upon the effects of

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

ebatable who will come out on top" that battle is always on and, in the case of a gemini who is awake and serving, it becomes a very vital matter and also a rather private one. gemini people are also supposed to be chameleonlike in nature and changeable in quality and often double-faced. i am none of these, at least, in spite of many faults and it is possible that my rising sign saves me. leading astrologers, to my amusement, assign different signs as my rising sign virgo, because i love children and cooking, and "mothering" an organisation; leo, because- 10- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust i am very individual (by which they mean difficult and dominant) and also very self-conscious; and pisces, because that sign is the sign of the mediator or the intermediary. i am

ople free. it was this contact with the general public that slowly began to start in 1921 and inaugurated a very difficult period in my life. i have always felt that i should astrologically have cancer rising because i like to hide and not be seen and the verse in the bible that has always seemed to me to be so important refers to "the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land" many of the leading astrologers have amused themselves by attempting to cast my horoscope. most of them have given me leo rising because they regard me as so individual. only one of them has ever given me cancer rising and he had insight and sympathy with my problem of publicity, and i think that inclined him to make cancer my rising sign. however, i believe that my rising sign is pisces. i have a pisces husband and

t and say that their horoscope is entirely accurate and that everything happened to them as their horoscope indicated. what they are really saying amounts to i am an entirely mediocre person; i have no free will of my own; i am entirely conditioned by my stars and, therefore, have not the faintest intention of making any progress in this life at all. this type of horoscope is one that the best of astrologers avoid. the finest men in- 131- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust this field are primarily concerned with character delineation which is most helpful and with the effort to discover in what manner the horoscope of the soul can be cast so that the life purpose of the incarnating individual can be ascertained, and therefore a clear distinction can be made between the

f highly developed people, aspirants, disciples and initiates who are beginning to control their stars and consequently their actions; the events and the happenings in their lives then become unpredictable. the new and future astrology endeavours to give the key to the horoscope of the soul, as it is conditioned by the soul ray and not by the personality ray. enough has been given by me to enable astrologers, who are interested and of the new inclination, to work out the future from the angle of this new approach. astrology is a fundamental and most necessary science. a.a.b. knows nothing about astrology; she cannot even set up a chart nor could she tell you the names of the planets and the houses which they rule. i am, therefore, entirely responsible for all that appears in this and all m

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

tres into full functioning activity, not from the angle of awakening or of stimulation, but from the angle of a "wheel turning upon itself" this is an old testament expression and is wholly inadequate, but i can find none other to substitute. the wording is totally blind and inadequate and will prove to you somewhat meaningless, except to the initiate who has experienced that turning. as esoteric astrologers know well, there comes a life cycle wherein the disciple reverses himself upon the wheel of life (the zodiacal wheel) and from going clockwise around the zodiac, he now begins to go anti-clockwise; he learns that the substance aspect of his nature may still be conditioned by the forces flowing through them sequentially and serially, and according to his horoscope and according to the e

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

e second thing, therefore, to remember is that there are two zodiacs, the greater and the lesser. the former comprises the twelve constellations through which the sun and planetary system appear to pass in a great cycle of over 25,000 years. the latter is the same circle of constellations through which the earth appears to pass in its annual revolution around the sun, and it is upon this that the astrologers base their predictions and cast the horoscope. thus we have in these two zodiacs the symbol of the progress of the life informing a solar system, a planet and a man "as the earth in its yearly journey around the sun passes through a sign of the zodiac each month, so does our solar system during its great journey around the central sun of the universe (alcyone) pass through each sign of

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

n of historical facts, arranged from other people's history in jewish garb- genesis excluded, which is esotericism pure and simple. but it is really from the euxine to kashmir and beyond, that science has to search for the cradle- or rather one of the chief cradles- of mankind and the sons of ad-ah; and especially in after times, when the garden of ed-en on the euphrates became the college of the astrologers and magi, the aleim. but this "college" and this eden belong to the fifth race, and are simply a faint reminiscence of the adi-varsha, of the primeval third race. what is the etymological meaning of the word eden? in greek it is [hedone, signifying voluptuousness. in this aspect it is no better than the olympus of the greeks, indra's heaven (swarga) on mount meru, and even the paradise

s name- the verbum[[vol. 2, page] 356 the secret doctrine. heaven originate with st. john, and in his revelation? emphatically we answer- no. his "dragon" is neptune, the symbol of atlantean magic. to demonstrate the negation the reader is asked to examine the symbolism of the serpent or the dragon under its several aspects- the sidereal and cosmic glyphs. every astronomer- besides occultists and astrologers- knows that, figuratively, the astral light, the milky way, and also the path of the sun to the tropics of cancer and capricorn, as well as the circles of the sidereal or tropical year, were always called "serpents" in the allegorical and mystic phraseology of the adepts. this, cosmically, as well as metaphorically. poseidon is a "dragon "chozzar, called by the profane neptune (peratae

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

nomical calculations that the number of the planets must be seven, the ancients were led to introduce the sun into the scale of the celestial harmonies, and make him occupy the vacant place. thus, every time they perceived an influence that pertained to none of the six planets known, they attributed it to the sun. the error only seems important, but was not so in practical results, if the ancient astrologers replaced uranus by the sun, which is a central star relatively motionless, turning only on its axis and regulating time and measure; and which cannot be turned aside from its true functions. the nomenclature of the days of the week is thus faulty "the sun-day ought to be uranus-day (urani dies, urandi" adds the learned writer, ragon* planetary system "the sun rotates on his axis always

n them, with regard to their physical and spiritual effects, without having thoroughly mastered their relations with, and action upon the respective positions of nations and races, in their destiny and evolution. this system cannot be comprehended if the spiritual action of these periods- pre-ordained, so to say, by karmic law--is separated from their physical course. the calculations of the best astrologers would fail, or at any rate remain imperfect, unless this dual action is thoroughly taken into consideration and dealt with upon these lines. and this mastery can be achieved only through initiation. the grand cycle includes the progress of mankind from the appearance of primordial man of ethereal form. it runs through the inner cycles of his (man's) progressive evolution from the ether

al systems, still they do not fail to perceive the movements and note the behaviour of meteors and comets. they record the periodical advents of those wanderers and "flaming messengers" and prophesy, in consequence, earthquakes, meteoric showers, the apparition of certain stars, comets, etc, etc. are they soothsayers for all that? no, they are learned astronomers. why, then, should occultists and astrologers, as learned, be disbelieved, when they prophesy the return of some cyclic event on the same mathematical principle? why should the claim that they know it be ridiculed? their forefathers and predecessors, having recorded the recurrence of such events in their time and day, throughout a period embracing hundreds of thousands of years, the conjunction of the same constellations must nece

BOOK OF ENOCH

racelets, and ornaments, and the art of making up the eyes, and of beautifying the eyelids, and the most precious stones, and all kinds of coloured dyes. and the world was changed. 8.2] and there was great impiety, and much fornication, and they went astray, and all their ways became corrupt. 8.3] amezarak taught all those who cast spells and cut roots, armaros the release of spells, and baraqiel astrologers, and kokabiel portents, and tamiel taught astrology, and asradel taught the path of the moon. 8.4] and at the destruction of men they cried out; and their voices reached heaven. 9.1] and then michael, gabriel, suriel and uriel, looked down from heaven and saw the mass of blood that was being shed on the earth and all the iniquity that was being done on the earth. 9.2] and they said to

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

excellent diplomat. saturn is inhibited, persevering, cautious; often taciturn, reserved. saturn is associated with the law, mining, printing, dentistry, building and real estate, second-hand books, agriculture and death. uranus is excitable and erratic, a little too forceful and inclined to be sarcastic. it has an affinity with nature, also technical objects. to do with electricians, inventors, astrologers. very much of the occult. neptune is inclined to mysticism, also to individuality. knows but does not say. can be of very doubtful character, capable of murder, rape, etc. sometimes vague; sometimes confused. associated with eating places, bars, prostitution, narcotics, navigation, the ocean, nursing, advertising. pluto is generally associated with children; youth. leaders, wanting thi

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

a great calligraphist; one a winemaker and/or seamstress and another a psychic and psychometrist. lesson fifteen: solitary witches/ 219 as stated, the solitary has only her/his own knowledge available. this, then, is another disadvantage but, again, one that must be accepted. there is certainly no reason why, as a solitary, you should not be in touch with others (wiccans and non-wiccans) who are astrologers, tarot readers, herbalists, etc. and to call upon them for help and advice when needed. it is just that you don't have them readily to hand there in the circle with you, available at all times. 7. a solitary can change with her/his moods. a gardnerian coven rigidly follows the gardnerian rites. a welsh-keltic coven rigidly follows the welsh-keltic rites. a dianic coven rigidly follows

, aspects, a business guide, planetary hours, rulerships, and much more. large 5v4 x 8 format for more writing space, spiral bound to lay flat, address and phone listings, time zone conversion chart and blank horoscope chart. state year $6.95 llewellyn's astrological calendar: large wall calendar of 52 pages. beautiful full color cover and color inside. includes special feature articles by famous astrologers, introductory information on astrology. lunar gardening guide, celestial phenomena for the year, a blank horoscope chart for your own chart data, and monthly date pages which include aspects, lunar information, planetary motion, ephemeris, personal forecasts, lucky dates, planting and fishing dates, and more. 10 x 13 size. set in central time, with conversion table for other time zones

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

cury, venus, mars, jupiter and saturn. uranus, neptune and pluto were discovered only after the invention of the telescope and so have not assumed the importance in magick that they have in astrology. what is more, the first astronomers 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 recipe

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

alexander the great (356-323 bc) helps to spread astrology from babylon and egypt throughout the middle east. greek philosophers exposed to new occult ideas from egypt and babylon. astrology is personalized in greece. alexander founds library of alexandria. 300? bce euclid 290 bc alexandria in egypt becomes center of astrological research. eratosthenes, arristyllus and timocharis are its leading astrologers. 285 septuagint, first greek trans. of the o.t. c. 250 bce salmeschiniaka. asrological work lists images and interpretations for each degree of the zodiac. c. 200 bce buddhism comes to central asia. nechepso egyptian pharaoh& petosiris, his priest, said to have invented astrology. astrological textbook bearing their names was written or translated into greek= an encyclopedia of cosmogo

apocrypha. lotus sutra. cyranides(hermetica which catalogues the occult properties of birds, fishes, plants, and stones for the 4 elements of air,water,earth and fire. its first book has 24 chapters each beginning with a letter of the greek alphabet) ptolemy writes the tetrabiblos, the most comprehensive work on astrology to date. already aware of the precession of the equinoxes, ptolemy cautions astrologers to use the tropical spring equinox as the start of the first zodiac sign. other astrologers such as hephaestion of thebes and julius firmicus use it as seminal work. circa 150-250 nagarjuna passes along prajnaparamita sutra. 185-254 origen of alexandria 200-245 julius sextus africanus: historian and alchemist. eusebius describes africanus as being the author of a work called kestoi(the

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

tened the lives of those who listened to him. he fled to switzerland and died in 1925, a year after his centre at dornach was burned down by the nazis. in 1934, all forms of fortune telling were banned in berlin and later esoteric books were banned throughout germany. secret societies were disbanded and even the thule society and the german order (which had together founded nazism) were targeted. astrologers were attacked and killed and people like lanz von liebenfels were prevented from publishing their work. this purge had two main motives. to distance hitler and the nazis from the occult in the minds of the public and other countries, and, most importantly, to pull up the ladder and stop anyone else from using esoteric knowledge against them as they were using it against others. this is

mon theme between such predictions, i believe, are that they were channelled to this reality from frequencies outside the prison where the knowledge of what will occur is available to us. there are two main reasons, i feel, why all the predictions have pointed to the last years of the 1990s and beyond. these relate to astrology and something called the photon belt or beam. there are, according to astrologers, a number of rare planetary alignments and sequences in the latter period of the 1990s which are likely to trigger enormous change on all levels of people and planet- a transformation indeed of the old evolutionary cycle. the vibrations of the planets affect us very powerfully. as the pull of the moon moves the tides of whole oceans, so our bodies are affected by the same spiritual mag

DAVID ICKE THE BIGGEST SECRET

ledge in german society, but it isnt. he knew asmuch as anyone the power available to those with the understanding, and he wanted tokeep that for himself. in 1934, all forms of fortune telling were banned in berlin andlater esoteric books were banned throughout germany. secret societies were disbandedand even the thule society and the german order (which had together foundednazism) were targeted. astrologers were attacked and killed and people like lanz vonliebenfels were prevented from publishing their work. this purge had two mainmotives: to distance hitler and the nazis from the occult in the minds of the public and250other countries and, most importantly, to pull up the ladder and stop anyone else fromusing esoteric knowledge against them as they were using it against others. this is a

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

by a current of anger or rage (or other strong emotion) and hit you at your "weakest link" atziloot: pronounced "ahts-ih-loot" it is the uppermost of the four kabalistic worlds. it means the world of archetypes or emanations. augur: any number of high ranking ancient roman priests who were considered oracles, performing divinations (q.v) for the good of the state or private citizens. augurs were astrologers, and diviners which interpreted such omens as the flight of birds or the occurrence of thunder and lightening. they were of the noble class, and wore white robes, trimmed in purple. there is an old legend that states that several druids of gaul and britain were converted to a roman religion, and were made augurs for their territories after rome had conquered them. aura: an emanation of

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

ationships, and these are very important in practical occultism, as will be seen later. 12. four important fourfold divisions find a place under them, thus enabling us to see their relationships among themselves. these are the four worlds of the qabalists; the four elements of the alchemists; the fourfold classification of the signs of the zodiac and the planets into triplicities, employed by the astrologers; and the four suits of the tarot pack used in divination. this fourfold classification resembles the rosetta stone which gave the key to the egyptian hieroglyphs, for on it were inscriptions in egyptian and greek; greek being known, it was possible to work out the meaning of the corresponding egyptian hieroglyphs. it is the method of arranging all these sets of factors on the tree whic

the thrust-block which gives dynamic life-force its secure basis, out of the resistance to spiritual force, as we have already noted, comes the idea of mystical qabala page 106 implicit evil, which is so unjust as binah. this comes out very clearly when we consider the ideas that rise up in association with saturn-chronos. there is something sinister about saturn. he is the greater malefic of the astrologers, and anyone who finds a square to saturn in therr horoscope. regards it as a heavy affliction. saturn is the resister; but, being a resister, he is also a stabiliser and tester who does not allow us to trust our weight to that which will not bear it. it is an illuminating point that the thirty-second path, which leads from malkuth to yesod and is the first path trodden by the soul stri

o note the reentrant curves of these chains of associated ideas in connection with each sephirah, for we cannot but see how the same images crop up again and again in every train of ideas that we pursue, even when we start from ideas as apparently divergent as the mother, the sea, and time. 46. to each planet is assigned a virtue and a vice; in other words, each planet may be, in the words of the astrologers, well or badly aspected, well or ill dignified. we cannot go through life without noting that every type of character has the vices of its virtues; that is to say, its virtues, carried to extremes, becomes vices. so it is with the seven planetary sephiroth; they have their good and bad aspects according to the proportions in which they are represented; when there is lack of equilibrium

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

hich it is to be wrapped. pack the wrapped article in a wooden box, being sure that any padding which is used is also virgin. the report of a single psychometrist should not be relied upon. specimens should be sent to two at least. it is also well when sending specimens, and especially when sending a birth-hour for a horoscope, not to allow the name to be known lest gossip should be spread about. astrologers are much too fond of handing round charts and discussing them. i have known some very unfortunate things come about in this way. a horoscope from someone who understands the nature of the work in hand is of great value, for the position of the planets in the heavenly houses not only serves as an aid to diagnosis but is a very important guide to treatment. it is best therefore to explai

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n at barnsley, yorkshire, england, on june 15, 1920. addey earned his master s degree from saint john s college, cambridge. he became interested in astrology while at cambridge, and after world war ii he joined the theosophical society s astrological lodge, which brought him into a long-term relationship with c. e. o. carter. in 1948 carter established the faculty of astrological studies to train astrologers, and addey became one of its first students, obtaining his diploma in 1951. within a few years, however, he found himself doubtful of his art and its scientific underpinnings. he turned to scientific research, his most important focus centering on longevity and people suffering from polio. his observations led him to the development of a wave theory of astrology. he subsequently moved

and the insights of hindu astrology into what he termed harmonics, a system of astrology that emphasizes the integral divisions of the horoscope chart. he saw in harmonics a method of bringing a united theoretical base to the many different systems of astrology that were emerging in the postwar world. in 1958 addey led in the founding of the astrological association, a professional association of astrologers primarily in great britain. his underlying agenda was the development of harmonic theory, which he presented in a series of booklets in the 1970s. harmonics was initially received with some enthusiasm by addey s astrological colleagues; however, as astrologers worked with addey s thought, they found it was too abstract and offered little insight to assist in the essential task of inter

pt to provide astrology with an acceptable scientific base. in 1970 addey founded the urania trust, which had the exceedingly ambitious goal of reintegrating astrology into astronomy, an objective on which almost no progress has been made. addey also served a term as editor of the astrological journal. addey died in 1982. sources: addey, john. astrology reborn. tempe, ariz: american federation of astrologers, 1972. harmonic anthology. tempe, ariz: american federation of astrologers, 1976. harmonics in astrology. romford: l. n. fowler, 1976. selected writings. tempe, ariz: american federation of astrologers, 1976. lewis, james l. the astrology encyclopedia. detroit: gale research, 1994. additor a ouija board modified by the addition of a little round hollow box with a pointer protruding fro

the first degree of aries, and that the end of the world will take place when these seven planets (the number has now risen to twelve) will be together in the last degree of pisces. his treatises include de magnis conjunctionibus (augsburg, 1489, introductorium in astronomian (venice, 1506, and flores astrologici (augsburg, 1488. he died at wasid, central asia. sources: mcintosh, christopher. the astrologers and their creed: an historical outline. new york: frederick a. praeger, 1969. alchemy the art and science by which the chemical philosophers of medieval times attempted to transmute the baser metals into gold and silver. alchemy is also the name of the gnostic philosophy that undergirded the alchemical activity, a practical philosophy of spiritual purification. there is considerable di

opedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. alfarabi 27 mospheric vibrations and mocking the pythagorean theory of the music of the spheres, attained some celebrity. he gained the goodwill and patronage of the sultan of syria in a somewhat curious fashion. while passing through syria he visited the court of the sultan, who was at that moment discussing abstruse scientific points with doctors and astrologers. alfarabi entered in his stained and dusty traveling attire (he had been on a pilgrimage to mecca, and when the sultan bade him be seated, he, either unaware of or indifferent to the etiquette of court life, sat down boldly on a corner of the royal sofa. the monarch, unused to such informality, spoke in a little-known tongue to a courtier, and asked him to remove the presumptuous philo

tect and stimulate subtle, unseen energies, and assisted members and others in developing psychic and spiritual abilities. it aimed to provide a channel for bringing paranormal discoveries into everyday life. it published the quarterly journal specula. last known address: po box 1182, huntsville, al 35807. american astrological society among the earliest attempts to form a national association of astrologers and astrological organizations, the american astrological society was founded on september 22, 1915, with the goal of championing the cause of astrology among the public in north america. it had a five-member board. for many years american academy of astrologians encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 40 gustave w. ekstrome of minnepolis, minnesota, was its corresponding se

lic figures. address: starlog group inc, 475 park ave, new york, ny 10016. american dowser (magazine) quarterly publication for members of the american society of dowsers, a long-established organization concerned with water witching, discovery of lost articles or persons, and related parapsychological phenomena. address: the american society of dowsers, danville, vt 05828. american federation of astrologers founded in 1938 as a federation of local associations and individuals in 20 countries interested in the advancement of astrology through research and education. the association conducts examinations of individuals interested in astrology, maintains a specialized library, publishes educational and research texts as well as the monthly afa bulletin, and sponsors an annual convention. the

a federation of local associations and individuals in 20 countries interested in the advancement of astrology through research and education. the association conducts examinations of individuals interested in astrology, maintains a specialized library, publishes educational and research texts as well as the monthly afa bulletin, and sponsors an annual convention. they have a web site at http/ www.astrologers.com. address: p.o. box 22040, tempe, az 85283. american folklore society (afs) long-established american society, founded in 1888, concerned with the scholarly study, collection, and publication of folklore throughout the world. it works to establish public policy to honor diverse cultures and their traditions. the society holds an annual convention and publishes the quarterly journal

he accepted it as a symbol of his break with the severe fundamentalism of his plymouth brethren father. sources: crowley, aleister. the confessions of aleister crowley. edited by john symonds and kenneth grant. new york: hill& wang, 1969. kirban, salem. 666. huntingdon valley, penn: salem kirban, 1970. mcbirnie, william s. anti-christ. dallas: international prison ministry, 1978. antipathy early astrologers claimed that the dislike one feels for another person or thing is caused by the stars. thus, two persons born under the same aspect will be mutually attracted and will love without knowing why. others born under opposite conjunctions will feel an unreasoning hate for each other. but what is the explanation for the antipathy people sometimes have for the commonest things? lamothe-levaye

on apro bulletin publication of the aerial phenomena research organization, a long-established body sponsoring conferences on ufos. the bulletin began a decline in the 1970s due to loss of support by apro and was discontinued in the 1980s. aquarian age an age of universal brotherhood and enlightenment that many believe humanity is presently entering. it is often identified with the new age. while astrologers have used it as a technical term for many years, it was popularized by the broadway musical hair with the song this is the dawning of the age of aquarius. astrologers believe that the earth enters a new zodiacal age every 2,160 years, a figure calculated by the changing position of the sun at the spring equinox each year. among astrologers and occultists, there is no consensus on the d

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that continent and survived into the middle ages as witchcraft. christians regarded the practice of magic, at least the popular forms practiced in the pagan culture competing with their religion, as foreign to the spirit of their faith. thus the thirty-sixth canon of the ecumenical council held at laodicea in 364 c.e. forbade clerks and priests to become magicians, enchanters, mathematicians, or astrologers. it ordered, moreover, that the church should expel those who employed ligatures or phylacteries, because, it said, phylacteries were the prisons of the soul. the fourth canon of the council of oxia in 525 c.e. prohibited the consultation of sorcerers, augurs, and diviners, and condemned divinations made with wood or bread, while the sixteenth canon of the council of constantinople in

orces with joan mcevers to found aquarius workshops, the vehicle for their teaching activity. their magazine, aspects, soon became one of the most popular in the field, and their multivolume textbook series, the only way to .learn astrology, one of the most used textbooks for teaching astrology to newcomers to the field. in addition, she has written numerous articles for the many journals serving astrologers. march has received a variety of honors for her contributions to the field, including the highly prized regulus award in 1972 for service to the astrological community. she received the award again in 1989 (along with mcevers) for her educational activities. sources: march, marion, and joan mcevers. the only way to. learn about horary and electional astrology. san diego: astro computin

gs of the gnostic catholic church. metzger led the group until he fell ill toward the end of the 1980s. he died on july 14, 1990. his ashes are kept enshrined at the chapel at appenzell. sources: koenig, peter r. herman joseph metzger.oho of the o.t.o. and patriarch of the gnostic catholic church. http/ www.cyberlink.ch/ koenig/bishops.htm. april 23, 2000. mexico and central america sorcerers and astrologers occult science among the ancient mexicans could be represented as a middle ground derived between the tribal medicine men and the magical practices of the medieval sorcerer. the sources of information are limited, chiefly gleaned either from the works of the early missionaries to the country, or from the legends and myths of the people themselves. writing about the sorcerers of mexico

t of several books, diet, sex, and yoga. it was followed by additional titles on yoga, reincarnation, and astrology. increasingly, through the 1970s, moore became a well-known leader in the astrological world and she was a leading force in integrating it with a reincarnation perspective. reincarnation was the subject of her work on the faculty for the 1974 convention of the american federation of astrologers. she developed a technique called hypersentience that enabled people to recall their previous incarnations, and through the 1970s edited the hypersentience bulletin. moore and douglas separated in 1972, and she later married howard alltourian, jr. she was at the height of her career in 1979 when she disappeared. on january 15, alltourian returned home to find his wife missing. nothing

http//www.morrispratt.org. morrison, richard james (1795.1874) the contemporary revival of interest in astrology reversed a trend that saw astrology almost disappear from western culture by the end of the eighteenth century. astrology began its slow return in a format capable of existing in the scientificallyoriented world due in large part to the efforts of a series of nineteenth century british astrologers, most of whom wrote under pseudonyms. richard james morrison was one of the important writers and publishers who kept astrological knowledge alive. morrison was born on june 15, 1795, in london. he joined the navy at the age of 11 and rose to the rank of lieutenant in 1815 during the napoleonic wars. he retired in 1817, still a young man. he became interested in astrology through r. c

the icelandic poetic edda. sources: the poetic edda. oxford: clarendon press, 1969. nat an evil spirit (see also myanmar) national astrological association (naa) at various intervals throughout the twentieth century, the growing astrological community has been engaged in the arduous process of organizing. the naa, founded by llewellyn george, was one important step toward a national federation of astrologers. it was organized in hollywood, california, at a convention held july 19.23, 1927. george was elected the first president. in spite of the organizational name, membership was drawn mainly from the west coast. original cooperating members included most of the leading astrologers and astrological organizations in california, the torch center of vancouver, british columbia, and the astrol

e west coast. original cooperating members included most of the leading astrologers and astrological organizations in california, the torch center of vancouver, british columbia, and the astrological research bureau and school of boston, massachusetts. the naa s plans for a campus-based astrological college were never brought to fruition. it was eventually superseded by the american federation of astrologers, organized in 1938. sources: hartman, william c. who s who in occultism, new thought, psychicism, and spiritualism. jamaica, n.y: occult press, 1927. weschcke, carl llewellyn, and stan baker. the truth about astrology. st. paul: llewellyn publications, 1989. national astrological society (naso) non-profit organization founded in 1968 to promote high standards of practice and instructio

illiam c. who s who in occultism, new thought, psychicism, and spiritualism. jamaica, n.y: occult press, 1927. weschcke, carl llewellyn, and stan baker. the truth about astrology. st. paul: llewellyn publications, 1989. national astrological society (naso) non-profit organization founded in 1968 to promote high standards of practice and instruction in astrology, to facilitate communications among astrologers through meetings and publications, and to foster cooperation among persons and organizations concerned with astrology. during the years of its existence, naso held annual conferences in cities throughout north america, acted as an educational institution, maintained an astrological library, and facilitated access to ibm computing for members with high level projects. voting membership

cations, and to foster cooperation among persons and organizations concerned with astrology. during the years of its existence, naso held annual conferences in cities throughout north america, acted as an educational institution, maintained an astrological library, and facilitated access to ibm computing for members with high level projects. voting membership was open to professional or qualified astrologers, non-voting membership for associates. the society published the naso journal and the naso international astrological directory from it headquarters in new york city. national colored spiritualist association of churches african americans were among people attracted to the spiritualist movement, especially in the years following the formation of the national spiritualist association (n

don melton, and gary l. ward. encyclopedia of african american religion. new york: garland, 1993. the national spiritualist association of united states of america. one hundredth anniversary of modern spiritualism. the author, 1948. national council for geocosmic research (ncgr) organization devoted to medical astrology in north america. the ncgr was founded in massachusetts in 1971 by a group of astrologers and physicians interested in exploring areas of mutual concern and possible research. the organization traces its beginning to an informal study group that originally met in 1957 in new york city. the ncgr has developed an interdisciplinary program that includes scientists from many fields. members seek to discover new means of correlating earthly events with celestial phenomena, espec

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

h the renaissance imbibed from them) that what is old is pure and holy, that the earliest thinkers walked more closely with the gods than the busy rationalists, their successors. hence the strong revival of pythagoreanism in this age. they also had the impression that what is remote and far distant is more holy1; hence their cult of the "barbarians, of indian gymnosophists, persian magi, chaldean astrologers, whose approach to knowledge was felt to be more religious than that of the greeks.2 in the melting-pot of the empire, in which all religions were tolerated, there was ample opportunity for making acquaintance with oriental cults. above all, it was the egyptians who were revered in this age. egyptian temples were still functioning, and devout seekers after religious truth and revelatio

rmal astrology based on belief in the determination of man's fate by the stars and using calculations based on horoscopes to foretell the predestined future. and it has recently been pointed out3 that pico repeats in this book what is practically ficino's theory of astral influences borne on a "celestial spirit. further, pico actually cites "our marsilius" as one of those who have written against astrologers "following in the traces of plotinus, in the interpretation and exposition of whom he has much aided platonic studies, amplifying and enlarging them."4 this could be an allusion to that commentary on plotinus, the de vita coelitus comparanda and its magia naturalis (including plotinised talismans) as a work indirectly defended through being drawn in amongst those against 1 thomdike, iv

laimed that all sciences are vain, including the occult sciences. since agrippa's major interest, up to the end of his life, was undoubtedly in the occult sciences, the publication of the book on the vanity of such sciences before the publication of his survey of those sciences in the de occulta philosophia can probably be regarded as a safety-device of a kind frequently employed by magicians and astrologers for whom it was useful, in case of theological disapproval, to be able to point to statements made by themselves "against" their subjects, by which, however, they usually mean that they are only against bad uses of such knowledge, not their own good uses. the universe is to be divided, says agrippa in the first two chapters of his first book, into three worlds, the elemental world, the

rso-113 recto (ed. lapp, p. 169; cf. walker "the prisca theologia in france, p. 210. 2 pontus de tyard, deux discours, etc, 1578, preface by du perron, sig. a iiii verso; cf. my book the french academies ofthe sixteenth century, warburg institute, university of london, 1947, pp. 88-9. 175 religious hermetism in the sixteenth century her interest in talismans and her encouragement of magicians and astrologers, and it would be difficult to believe that there was not also something of a magical intention behind her festivals. when in the ballet comique de la reine of 1581, the product of the festival tradition which she founded, catherine saw jupiter and mercury descending from heaven in response to the incantatory music and singing, it is doubtful, great artist though she was, whether she sa

idearum to the king, who thereupon made him a reader' if henri looked at the de umbris idearum he would certainly have recognised its magic images, for we saw, in an earlier chapter, that at one time this king sent to spain for magic books, which he allowed d'aubigne to see when they arrived, and one of which was picatrix.2 it is also incredible in view of his mother's addiction to magicians and astrologers, that henri should not have known a good deal about magic. the more probable version of the story would be that henri was attracted by the rumour about magic in connection with bruno, and this was why he sent for him. bruno also told the inquisitors that when he went into england he had with him letters of introduction from the french king to the french ambassador in england, michel de

lso ibid, pp. 57, 59. 312" giordano bruno in germany giordanisti" could have any connection with the unsolved mystery of the origin of the rosicrucians who are first heard of in germany in the early seventeenth century, in lutheran circles.1 early in 1588, bruno left wittenberg for prague where he stayed for about six months.2 here the emperor rudolph ii held his court and gathered under his wing astrologers and alchemists from all over europe to assist in his melancholy search for the philosopher's stone. bruno was not a practising alchemical hermetist, but he tried to interest the emperor in his "mathesis, dedicating to him a book, which was published at prague, and which had the provocative title of articuli adversus mathematicos? it may be only a curious coincidence that fabrizio morde

ity of the sun itself can be reflected within, as "local memory".1 as a memory system, the city will have to be compared and contrasted with bruno's systems. and in the monarchia di spagna, campanella recommends that a plan of constellations should be made, with the princes of the house of austria placed in the heavens, and which is also to serve for "local memory: let him (the monarch) send able astrologers abroad into the new world; that there they may give an account of, and describe all the new stars that are in that hemisphere; from the antarctick pole to the tropick of capricorn, and may describe the holy crosse, whose figure is at that pole, and about the pole itself they may place the effigies of charles v and of other princes of the house of austria; following herein the example o

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

ormsofoccultism. waite had no interest in eastern philosophy, was unconcerned by the furore that followed the hodgson i cared nothing whether h.p.b. had manufactured either cups or saucerswiththe help of alleged masters in tibet, or hadboughtthem at a bazaar and buriedthem'(slt,p.88)-andwas generally unimpressed by'thestrange crew that filled sinnett's drawing-room at theosophical gatherings, the astrologers, the mesmerists,thereaders of hands and a few, very few only,ofthe motley spiritist groups'(sly,p. 87. none of their concerns had any appealfor waite,butthe theosophical society did introduce him to sinnett, to edward maitland, and to c. c. massey, a real scholar (he translatedduprel' sphilosophyofmysticism)and a theosophist in the mystical sense ofjacob boehme,whotook himtocallonh.p

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at religion by mahommet, and that the magian faith should be abandoned; see the classic work of dr hyde on the ancient persians.theold testament has several references to astrology, andthehistory of astrology175to soothsayers who judged of human events divining them by the stars. these refer to the chaldean philosophers, who were called magi. consult these references: isaiah xlvii. 13:'letnow the astrologers stand up, and save thee from these things' danieli.20:theking found daniel better than all the astrologers in his realm. daniel ii. 27: daniel asks the king if the astronomers cannot show the secret to the king. daniel iv. 7:theastrologers failed to explain a dream. daniel v. 7, 11:theking calls on the astrologers to explain a writing. genesis xli, 8:themagicians are called on to expla

satan until jerome so used it; milton adopted it.themoon was called irak and levanah, or labanah, and was considered the ruler of night.thesun was named shemesh, and chamah, and cheres; and was called the ruler of day.thehebrew word for star in general was kukab, but this word was also applied to the planet venus, especially by the kabalistic rabbis of the middle ages. i may mention a few notable astrologers individually: claudius ptolemy lived at alexandria in egypt, the great centre of learning in the first century,a.d.his works illustrated one of the earlier systems of astronomy, which have come down to us, and many astrological treatises are extant which bear his name. he was the eminent student who rescued the labours of hipparchus, who lived 200 years before him, from oblivion. his m

e and this occurred in a church by the falling of a stone from the roof. julius firmicus maternus wrote an astrologic treatise in venice 1497. valentine naibod, of padua, foretold danger to himself from a sword wound, and many years after was murdered by thieves in hishouse-theystabbed him. he wrotedecoeloetterra,libri 3, venice, 1573. nostradamus (michel de notre dame) was one of the most famous astrologers of france; he was the physician of king henry the second, and became especially notable about 1555. his astrologic prophesies were written in a thousand stanzas of four lines each. catherine de medicis made him her special favourite. he died in 1566 as physiciantoking charles the ninth; the best edition of hispropheciesis that of amsterdam, 1668. antiochus tibertus flourished in the ro

red by astrological ideas; he foretold truly events that happenedtocaspar peucer, the son-in-law of melancthon, and, in a famous oration, delivered by order of the king in 1574, he dwelt on the importanceoftheart; again, he drew up the horoscope of the king's eldest son, prince christian, in his birth in 1577, and his successor, kepler, who died in 1630, was also a student of the works of the old astrologers.thehistory of astrology179geronimo cardan, born at paris in 1501, has left a large number of volumes which testify to his researches into the laws of astrology; he was both an m.a. and anm.d.a very sympathetic reference to astrology as the forerunner of astronomy will be found inold andnewastronomyby richard a. proctor, london, 1892. hesays-'noneof the races of antiquity roseabovea cer

and without devising systems for reading and ruling the planets' according to lalande it was not until the time of saint clement of alexandria in the second century, that natural became distinguished from judicial astrology, and astronomy from astrology. astrology then has been a science from the earliest times, and eminent men of all ages have either made it a study, or have sought the advice of astrologers. its attractiveness has led many men to a serious study of astronomy, a more tangible science, which has developed into enormous importance. that astron255 omy has supplanted astrology is certain, and yet astrological ideals are still very much of interest to a great number of people. the hope of a possible science of knowing the unknown is doubtless at the root of the matter. man is a

eator, god.inthe times of the ancient egyptian dynasties, the priest255 hood was the dominant power, and not the military. each pharaoh was passed through the priestly system of culture, and on his accession became the head of the religion of the country. he was esteemed the chief magician as well as the benevolent despot of his people.thepriestly caste included a prophetic branch of diviners and astrologers, mathematicians and wonder workers.thename and titles of the great god varied from time to time, and in the several districts the secondary gods had different names,butat all times and at all places there appears to have been a form of religious worship for the people, and a special esoteric faith and ceremonial for the priesthood of the higher classes, and for the cultured few who bec

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place of abode of a humanity which has developed itself beyond the necessity for the state of trial in whichitnow is, will, i think, probably be elsewhere. to know then the characteristic of the earth or of any planet, we have to know simply the obliquity of its axis, and then to know the exact nature of the tatwic currents which belong to that plane to which it is polarised. the rules of the old astrologers and the characteristics which they affixed to [he star groups give us a267 great clue. i have not anything like time to go intoitnow;butanyonewho has the patience to followitout can easily do so, andifyou look at the direction of the earth's axis, look at the characteristics of the constellations round the pole star and the characteristics of the constellations round the celestial equa

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to possess both spirits and intelligences. the gnostic tradition has always been unsure of astrology and see the heavenly forces as energies which must be reckoned with, not gods to be worshipped. the present change of cycle is that movement from pisces to aquarius, while there is some variation in the dating it is generally accepted that aquarius will dawn around 2024 with some margin of error (astrologers fluctuate the dating of the age of aquarius from between the year 2000 to around 2100. at the change of each sign there is much transformation, for example, the change from aries to pisces at approximately 6 bce triggered a wide range of spiritual manifestations. it would be possible to link zoroaster, gautama buddha and jesus/james all into the nexus of the movement from aries to pisc

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

assemble in cancer, so arranged in one row that a straight line may pass through their spheres. 9 a conjunction of five planets that can be expected to have profound gravitational effects will take place on 5 may in the year 2000 when neptune, uranus, venus, mercury and mars will align with earth on the other side of the sun, setting up a sort of cosmic tug-of-war.10 let us also note that modern astrologers who have charted the mayan date for the end of the fifth sun calculate that there will be a most peculiar arrangement of planets at that time, indeed an arrangement so peculiar that it can only occur once in 45,200 years. from this extraordinary pattern we might well expect an extraordinary effect. 11 no one in his or her right mind would rush to accept such a proposition. nevertheless

HAMIL THE ROSICRUCIAN SEER

el convinced that nothing approaching a transmission of thought takes place196 therosicrucianseerthatthe phenomena thus elicited has a closer connexion with the spiritual world than the rationalists of the present day are disposed to allow: the following extracts are given from that remarkable piece of autobiography,williamlilly'shistoryof hislife andtimes,from the year1602to1681.'all the ancient astrologers of england were much startled and confounded at my manner of writing, especially old mr wm. hodges, who lived near wolverhampton, he swore 1 did more by astrology than he could do by the crystal and use thereof, which indeed he understood as well asanyonein england. his angels were raphael, gabriel, anduriel,john scott, my partner, having occasions into staffordshire, address255 ed him

al of a rosicrucian philosopher from apriljothto june 15th 1797, containing the processofthe philosopher's stone. by an alchemist. 1832 bookofthe offices and ordersofspirits; transcribed from a folioms.written byt.porter, 1583 [and] keys of rabbi solomon, transcribed from a ms translation into french, and thence into english bydrsibley, byt.palmer (hioi) 1833 collection of horoscopesofalchemists, astrologers and occult philosophers.(hi2i)*1833 journal of a rosicrucian philosopher.[as 1829 [and] copy of the admissionofdr. bacstrom into the society of the rosy cross by the count du chazal at the island of mauritius 1794 (hrob)secretwriting29certify that it was true! if the original could be found it would provide one of the most remarkable instances of proven clairvoyance ever recorded. a fu

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

vent either cosmic, mundane, physical, or metaphysical. there were cycles of only a few years, and cycles of immense duration, the great orphic cycle referring to the ethnological change of races lasting 120,000 years, and that of cassandrus of 136,000, which brought about a complete change in planetary influences and their correlations between men and gods-a fact entirely lost sight of by modern astrologers. deist one who admits the possibility of the existence of a god or gods, but claims to know nothing of either, and denies revelation. an agnostic of olden times. deva (sans) a god, a "resplendent" deity, deva-deus, from the root div "to shine" a deva is a celestial being-whether good, bad or indifferent-which page 150 the key to theosophy- hp blavatsky.txt inhabits "the three worlds" o

HOWE THE ALCHEMIST OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

but there was little public interest in great britain until 188 i when h. p. sinnett, who had been one of madame blavatsky's converts in india, published his occult world. sixty years later a. e. waite recalled its 'remarkable account of strange phenomena and yet stranger claims 'i remember very well the strange crew that filled sinnett's drawing room at theosophical gatherings' he continued 'the astrologers, the mesmerists, the readers of hands, and a few, very few only, of the motley spiritualist groups" when westcott founded the hermetic order of the golden dawn in 1888 he intended it to be a secret and highly-exclusive alternative to the theosophical society; in fact a school of occultism based on the western hermetic-qabalistic tradition, and hence without any hindu or buddhist elemen

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and insight, so most witches utilize that evening for card spellcasting. astrology devotees will recognize in the circles' pattern a debt to their planetary lore, a common influence. true, but it doesn't mean that if you know astrology that enables you to become a witch. most reputable witches can do just about anything, and they are well-informed on astrology. my family has three generations of astrologers, but six generations of witches as far back as we can trace. the cards are most important. shuffle the cards and cut them in three stacks, then put the stacks one on top of the other. take the first twelve cards from the top to give yourself a fortune reading. the meaning of the card in relationship to the meaning of the circle gives you a picture of what is about to happen. you start

g my lifetime and enjoyed them all. i was born january 13. margie m. you are living on pennies a day, yet you admit spending what must have been many precious dollars for psychic readings and probably astrology charts and fortune tellings. it's your amusement; more than that you probably get friendship and a fantasy that things are going to be better. you feel you can buy friendship and hope from astrologers and fortune tellers. you don't want to know anything about the future; you know it is not going to change. you want somebody to tell you things that will be the things a friend would tell you to cheer you up, if you had a friend. my advice, find a friend. don't buy fortunes. dear louise: i am a widow, sixty-four years old come next november 14. i have had a rare friendship with a chap

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

y of amulets too. furthermore, this category includes fluid condensers in solid or liquid form or blotting papers moistened with them, loadstones and natural magnets as well as tiny artificial horseshoe magnets. last of all let me mention the precious and semi-precious stones that are particularly suitable fluid condensers and have been used at all times for protection, luck, success and healing. astrologers have ascribed a special effect to each stone on the base of color and hardness theory, and advised people born under a certain sign or planet to bear the respective stone as a lucky stone. but the true magician knows, of course, that these astrologically selected stones have a very insignificant effect, and that such a stone is absolutely worthless for anyone that does not believe in s

ISIS UNVEILED

ns of magicians and philosophers, which affords as good a proof as any that john was generally considered a kabalist. as the apostle was in- cluded among the number, and moreover conspicuous, the imperial edict banished him not only from home, but even from the continent. it was not the christians whom confounding them with the jews, as acme historians will have it the emperor persecuted, but the astrologers and kabalists* the accusations against jesus of practising the magic of egypt were numerous and at one time universal, in the towns where he was 322. an, xix, 12. 323. seesuetoniiwbrtladoinifiiui^ 3, 12, 14- it ii neiuier crudt. dot an iiuuie injnl^iiee in it. which showi thia emperor in history ui puiing hii time in catchiiu flies mid trmnafixiiig them with golden bodjdn, but relisioi

as bom at kamarina or una, a city of soothsayers, and invented astronomy' josephus claims the same birthplace for terab, abraham's father. the tower of babel was built as much by the direct descendants of shem as by those of the 'accursed' ham and canaan, for the people in those days were 'one' and the "whole earth was of one language; babel was simply an astrological tower, and its builders were astrologers and adepts of the primitive wisdom-religion, or again what we term secret doctrine. the berosian sibyl says: before the tower, zeni-an, titan, and ya- petoathes governed the earth. zeru-an wished to be supreme, but his two brothers resisted, when their sister, astlik, intervened and appeased them. it was agreed tiiat zeru-an should rule, but bis male children should be put to death; an

e 'secret doctrine* is found held by the people of eritene [in bactria; it was the religion of the persians when they con- quered the assyrians. from thence it is easy to trace the introduction of this emblem of lite represented by the bull, in every religious system. the college of the magians had accepted it with the change of dynasty? daniel is described as a rabbi, the chief of the babylonian astrologers and magi" therefore we see the assyrian uttle bulls and the attributes of siva reappearing under a hardly modified form in the cherubs of the talmudistie jews, as we have traced the bull apis in the sphinxes or cherubs of the mosaic ark; and as we find it several thousand years later in the company of one of the christian evangelists, luke. whoever has lived in india long enough to acq

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

white and black of the egyptians, which were adopted by the teutons and the templars. these white and black tinctures are heraldically argent and sable: luna, or pearl, for tears; saturn, or diamond, for sadness, penance, and ashes. in these strange senses, the rosicrucians accepted colours as in themselves talismanic, powerfully operative through their planetary efficients, or signatures, as the astrologers call them. these ideas, more or less pronounced, have prevailed in all ages and in all countries, and they lurk largely in suspicion through our own land. we are all aware, in england, of the objection to the colour green in certain cases. it is the spirit-colour, a magic colour, the colour of the fairies, as the cabalistic, tutelary, miniature spirits are called, who are supposed to b

place is to the right, is properly the standard; and the second colour, or the regimental colour, to which is the dragon as an ensign. 243 assigned the left-hand, or female, or sinister place, is the dragon. the dragon was supposed to conduct to victory, because its figure was a most potent charm. the standards and guidons of the cavalry follow the same magic rule. the planets are supposed by the astrologers and alchemists to exercise dominion more particularly in the order following, and to produce effects upon their own appropriate undermentioned metals, on planetarily corresponding days. these are sol, for gold, on sunday; luna, for silver, on monday; mars, for iron, on tuesday; mercury, for quicksilver, on wednesday; jupiter, for tin, on thursday; venus, for copper, on friday; and satu

erald (green; friday; the unlucky in one sense, the sacred woman s day in another sense. the stone was brought from heaven (rescue) by angels, and left to the care of titurel, the first king of the greal, who transmitted it to amfortas, the second king, whose sister herze -lo de was the mother of parsival, the third king of the san greal (these are the three kings of cologne, or the three magi or astrologers) a great many towns pretended to possess this holy relic. in 1247 the patriarch of jerusalem sent the san gr al to king henry the third of england, as having belonged to nicodemus (see the gospel of nicodemus) and joseph of arimathea. the inhabitants of constantinople, about the same time, also fancied that a vessel which they had long esteemed as a sacred relic was the san gr al. the

KASAK VEEDE UNDERSTANDING PLANETS IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA

e it consists of three dingirs. similar sounding ul or ul means estar f and is often used as a determinative. in late astrological texts three more determinatives are used for stars: te, ab2 and gan2, now written by assyriologists as mul2, mulx and mul4 accordingly. the original reasons for using these are currently unknown; they could be either cryptograms or a sophisticated joke of professional astrologers. baru (reiner 1995: 5. of course, mul did not mean only estar f. halloran fs dictionary about the word mul: gstar; constellation; planet; meteor (gi6/mi, enight f+ ul, estar, ornament f [mul archaic frequency: 6. v, to (let) sparkle, shine, glow h (halloran 1999. as the akkadian cuneiform system is mainly syllabic, it allows the same word to be written in several ways. e.g. estar f kak

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

with ouija boards, dungeons and dragons, and other role-playing other games can lead to possession. he further asserts that certain actions, roles, and tasks attract possessing spirits: illicit sex homosexual sex the viewing of pornography the use of mind-altering drugs hypnosis listening to rock music, especially if the musicians are themselves possessed leading a religious cult worshiping satan astrologers psychics finally, cogan advocates a multiphase program for overcoming possession, only the first step of which is becoming saved. the possessed must: be saved and filled with the holy spirit pray to god for the power of jesus s blood seek a counselor for help pray for deliverance anticipate resistance by the demon(s; they might not want to leave easily; expect that the demon(s) might t

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

ay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star! my father compounded with my mother under the dragon.s tail, and my nativity was under ursa major; so that it follows i am rough and lecherous .sfoot! i should have been that i am had the maidenliest star in the firmament twinkled on my bastardizing. if there is one sound philosophical dictum in the play, it is this (i am not going to argue with astrologers in the twentieth century) it is one we can test. on questions of morality and religion opinions veer; but if shakespeare was a leader of thought, he saw through the humbug of the star-gazers; if not, he was a credulous fool; not the one man of his time, not a .debauched genius (for sir r. burton in this phrase has in a sense anticipated my discovery) but a mere elizabethan. this the gr

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

of the sun--appears to be leading the way, and to aid by his powerful paw in lifting the sun up to the summit of the zodiacal arch* this visible connection between the constellation leo and the return of the sun to his place of power and glory, at the summit of the royal arch of heaven, was the principal reason why that constellation was held in such high esteem and reverence by the ancients. the astrologers distinguished leo as the 'sole house of the sun' and taught that the world was created when the sun was in that sign 'the lion was adored in the east and the west by the egyptians and the mexicans. the chief druid of britain was styled a lion (stellar theology and masonic astronomy) when the aquarian age is thoroughly established, the sun will be in leo, as will be noted from the expla

ria believed that it represented the mass of the heavens; others held the opinion that it was the moon. more probably it was the mysterious eighth sphere of the ancients, the dark planet which moved in the same orbit as the earth but which was always concealed from the earth by the body of the sun, being in exact opposition to the earth at all times. is this the mysterious lilith concerning which astrologers have speculated so long? isaac myer has stated "the pythagoreans held that each star was a world having its own atmosphere, with an immense extent surrounding it, of aether (see the qabbalah) the disciples of pythagoras also highly revered the planet venus, because it was the only planet bright enough to cast a shadow. as the morning star, venus is visible before sunrise, and as the ev

a wand of polished copper and wear a ring set with a turquoise and a crown or diadem decorated with lapis lazuli and beryl; and on saturday (the day of saturn) he should carry a wand ornamented with onyx stone and wear a ring set with onyx and a chain about the neck formed of lead (see the magical ritual of the sanctum regnum) paracelsus, agrippa, kircher, lilly, and numerous other magicians and astrologers have tabulated the gems and stones corresponding to the various planets and zodiacal signs. the following list has been compiled from their writings. to the sun is assigned the carbuncle, ruby, garnet--especially the pyrope- and other fiery stones, sometimes the diamond; to the moon, the pearl, selenite, and other forms of crystal; to saturn, the onyx, jasper, topaz, and sometimes the

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

t the same as the egyptian pharaohs who claimed to act for maat.atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation247 appendix b: book abstracts hesus and the druidsboth in spain and gaul, caesar must have heard of hesus, the messiah, whose effigy stood at everycrossroad, whose crosses were worn upon the breast of every warrior, and whose second coming, whichhad long been predicted by the druid astrologers, coincided very closely with the period of his owninvasion of those countries. this is curiously similar to the coming of cortez and pisarro to the incas.winter solstice 48 b.c. julius caesar is deified at the temple of jupiter ammon. he was now the son of god. tiberiusrefused to be deified as a god. declaring himself to be mortal, he was upbraided.augustuswhen the tremendous commotion

ad not those who expected chil-dren, removed the tablets of the law from the walls of the aerarium; and thus defeated the atrocious act.(p. 47)the expulsionsthe church of augustus tolerated no rivalry and permitted no heresiesthe egyptians and jews in thecity of rome were ordered to renounce their impious worship or leave italy at short notice. four thou-sand of them were transported.the chaldean astrologers, and afterwards all astrologers, magi, andworshippers of strange gods, were banished out of italy (p. 53)claudius and caligulaclaudius and caligula also insisted on being worshipped as actual gods.the strange separatism of the emperorsthe deified julius appears in his statues and coins covered with a veil. augustus was repeatedly absentin the provinces, whence he returned to rome in a

MORALS AND DOGMA

and constellations, than the arrangement of the hebrew camp in the desert, and the allegory in regard to the twelve tribes of israel, ascribed in the hebrew legends to jacob. the hebrew camp was a quadrilateral, in sixteen divisions, of which the central four were occupied by images of the four elements. the four divisions at the four angles of the quadrilateral exhibited the four signs that the astrologers called _fixed, and which they regard as subject to the influence of the four great royal stars, regulus in leo, aldebaran in taurus, antares in scorpio, and fomalhaut in the mouth of pisces, on which falls the water poured out by aquarius; of which constellations the scorpion was represented in the hebrew blazonry by the celestial vulture or eagle, that rises at the same time with it a

e found nearly all the signs of the zodiac. astrology was practised among all the ancient nations. in egypt, the book of astrology was borne reverentially in the religious processions; in which the few sacred animals were also carried, as emblems of the equinoxes and solstices. the same science nourished among the chaldeans, and over the whole of asia and africa. when alexander invaded india, the astrologers of the oxydraces came to him to disclose the secrets of their science of heaven and the stars. the brahmins whom apollonius consulted, taught him the secrets of astronomy, with the ceremonies and prayers whereby to appease the gods and learn the future from the stars. in china, astrology taught the mode of governing the state and families. in arabia it was deemed the mother of the scie

sseminated in the air and all the elements. the persians considered the moon to have been impregnated by the celestial bull, first of the signs of spring. in all ages, the moon has been supposed to have great influence upon vegetation, and the birth and growth of animals; and the belief is as widely entertained now as ever, and that influence regarded as a mysterious and inexplicable one. not the astrologers alone, but naturalists like pliny, philosophers like plutarch and cicero, theologians like the egyptian priests, and metaphysicians like proclus, believed firmly in these lunar influences "the egyptians" says diodorus siculus "acknowledged two great gods, the sun and moon, or osiris and isis, who govern the world and regulate its administration by the dispensation of the seasons. such

fied as jupiter, as bacchus, as vishnu, or as buddha, and all the various attributes ascribed to it; and also the worship of those animals that were consecrated in the ancient temples, representatives on earth of the celestial signs, and supposed to receive by transmission from them the rays and emanations which in them flow from the universal soul. all the old adorers of nature, the theologians, astrologers, and poets, as well as the most distinguished philosophers, supposed that the stars were so many animated and intelligent beings, or eternal bodies, active causes of effect here below, animated by a living principle, and directed by an intelligence that was itself but an emanation from and a part of the life and universal intelligence of the world: and we find in the hierarchical order

, as it were, the return of the soul toward the gods; that the time when the principle of light recovered its superiority over that of darkness, or day over night, was the most favorable one for souls that tend to re-ascend to their principle; and that when darkness and the night again become victors, was most favorable to the descent of souls toward the infernal regions. for that reason, the old astrologers, as firmicus states, fixed the locality of the river styx in the 8th degree of the balance. and he thinks that by styx was allegorically meant the earth. the emperor julian gives the same explanation, but more fully developed. he states, as a reason why the august mysteries of ceres and proserpine were celebrated at the autumnal equinox, that at that period of the year men feared lest

le. it is the movement of the heavens that, by their revolutions, furnished the seminal incitements and forces, whose emanations received by the earth, make it fruitful, and cause it to produce animals and plants of every kind. philo says that moses recognized this doctrine of two causes, active and passive; but made the former to reside in the mind or intelligence external to matter. the ancient astrologers divided the twelve signs of the zodiac into six male and six female, and assigned them to six male and six female great gods. heaven and earth, or ouranos and gh, were among most ancient nations, the first and most ancient divinities. we find them in the ph enician history of sanchoniathon, and in the grecian genealogy of the gods given by hesiod. everywhere they marry, and by their un

the divine soul acted as a cause, there also was intelligence; and thus heaven, the stars, the elements, and all parts of the universe, became the seats of so many divine intelligences. every minutest portion of the great soul became a partial intelligence, and the more it was disengaged from gross matter, the more active and intelligent it was. and all the old adorers of nature, the theologians, astrologers, and poets, and the most distinguished philosophers, supposed that the stars were so many animated and intelligent beings, or eternal bodies, active causes of effects here below, whom a principle of life animated, and whom an intelligence directed, which was but an emanation from, and a portion of, the universal life and intelligence of the world. the universe itself was regarded as a

PHOSPHORUS THE SHADOWING FORTH OF LUCIFER

the noon-day sun" as blavatsky so elegantly defined it, is the foundation of the basis of magick. magick itself means to "ascend" towards the light of god. god itself defined as the individual self and the light of knowledge "the significant symbol of wisdom given to us by research is lucifer, the bringer of light. everybody is searching for perception, wisdom is a child of lucifer. the chaldean astrologers, the egyptian priests, the indian brahmans; they are all children of lucifer. already the first man became a child of lucifer when the serpent taught him good and evil. what they got to know by perception was the sacred cosmic mystery. in front of it they kneeled in devotion. it was the light that showed their souls to their destiny. in devotion they received wisdom which became faith

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

der documents. one matter which i have never seen taken up by astrological writers is that concerning starting the zodiac with the star regulus in leo. the teaching emphasizes that were this done, the constellations and the signs would coincide "within the zodiac" wrote louis macniece in his book astrology "there are twelve constellations. these bear the same names as the twelve signs used by the astrologers, but astrologically they have nothing to do with the case. if you are told that the sun was in that particular sign when you were born between march 31 and april 30-this does not mean that you were born under the actual group of stars &own as aries. once upon a time d e sun was (or appeared to be) amag tgat goup at that time of vear, but he is not there now, thanks to what is known as

31 and april 30-this does not mean that you were born under the actual group of stars &own as aries. once upon a time d e sun was (or appeared to be) amag tgat goup at that time of vear, but he is not there now, thanks to what is known as the1 recession of the equinoies (a very slow shift in the sky as observed from theearth, that takes 25,800 years to come full circle. the signs that most modem astrologers deal with are 12 exactly equal sections of the total circle of the zodiac. each section measures 30" and it makes no difference what fixed stars are contained in it "this disconcerting fact provides ready ammunition for opponents of astrology as all students of the subject know, due to the precession of the equinoxes, the signs and the constellations are now separated by as much as a w

es which fitly refer to the sun's motion through the zodiac, these signs being further arranged in the arms of the cross according to the four elements with the sun in the centre and representing that luminary as the centre of the whole. the thirtieth path of the sepher yetzirah which <110> answereth to the letter resh is called the collecting intelligence, and it is so called because from it the astrologers deduce the judgment of the stars, and of the celestial signs, and the perfections of their science according to the rules of their resolutions. it is therefore the reflection of the sphere of the sun and the path connecting yesod with hod- foundation with splendour. hierophant rises. hegemon and theoricus step back and follow him to the altar where he places theoricus in the west, hier

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

nd in conformity with our society. we do proclaim our new initiatea philosophus entitled to all the rights, powers, privileges end prerogatives of the fourth grade of thefirst order of the society of rosicrucian.frater, you may now retire.second sectionthe philosophus is robed in green, and guided by the cond. of n. toward the entrance of the 4thapartment, astronomic hall; in which there are four astrologers and astronomers deeply immersedin their occupations. there is also a vacant seat and desk.before announcing themselves, the cond. says to the philosophus: these wise sages, to whom youare now to be introduced for scores of years have been reverenced for their many virtues. some areknown as astrologers, the foretellers of future events, consequent upon a close study of themovements of t

of another,or is it of coming events of fearful import the dreaded traversing storm, or other fearful evaluating ofnature which unbidden and unwelcome cause unrest as to the fate of some dear but distant friend? ifthou seekest to be informed of nature's works, the earth and its surroundings, speak to ben-ardac,the rosaic arab there that is his study, and of it, he is the master. our province, as astrologers, is toseek the knowledge of startling forces in nature, and the destiny of man through two channels andwe classify them thus: the arab grasps at nature, the terrestrial, and the substance that envelopes therituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliasecond section47 earth, the air and its components, and watches, when twinkling in the light, the fall of 'star-dross',which you call g

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART I

resents the angel of light; the moon, the angel of aspirations and dreams; mars, the destroying angel; venus, the angel of loves; mercury, the angel of progress; jupiter, the angel of power: saturn, the angel of the wilderness. they were named also michael, gabriel, samael, anael, raphael, zachariel and orifiel. these governing potencies of souls shared human life during successive periods, which astrologers measured by the revolutions of the corresponding planets. but kabalistic astrology must not be confounded with that which is called judicial. we will explain this distinction. infancy is dedicated to the sun, childhood to the moon, youth to mars and venus, manhood to mercury, ripe age to jupiter, and old age to saturn. now, humanity in general subsists under laws of development analogo

t for us to condemn and reject lightly anything which comes before us encompassed and supported by such imposing authorities. long and patient observations, conclusive comparisons, frequently repeated experiments, must have led the old sages to their decisions, and to refute them the same labour must be undertaken from an opposite standpoint. paracelsus was perhaps the last of the great practical astrologers; he cured diseases by talismans formed under astral influences; he distinguished upon all bodies the mark of their dominant star; there, according to him, was the true universal medicine, the absolute science of nature, lost by man's own fault and recovered only by a small number of initiates. to recognize the sign of each star upon men, animals and plants, is the true natural science

vexation, heart exile, change of place, publicity and contradictions, with some eventuality which will be decisive for the rest of my life: every indication in the present leads me to endorse this forecast. hence i conclude that, for myself and for this year, experience confirms fully the precision of cardan's astrological calculus, which connects furthermore with the climacteric years of ancient astrologers. this term signifies arranged in scales or calculated on the degrees of a scale. johannes trithemius in his book on secondary causes has computed the recurrence of fortunate or calamitous years for all empires of the world. in the twenty-first chapter of our ritual we shall give an exact analysis of this work, together with a continuation of the labour of trithemius to our own days and

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART II

frightful symptoms, king charles ix was dying. the queen-mother, who ruled him entirely and had everything to lose under another reign. the queen- mother, who has been suspected as author of the disease, even against her own 92 the ritual of transcendental magic interests, because hidden devices and undeclared interests have been attributed always to her who was capable of anything. consulted her astrologers and then had recourse to the foulest form of magic, the oracle of the bleeding head, for the sufferer's condition grew worse and more desperate daily. the infernal operation was performed in the following way. aa child was selected, of beautiful appearance and innocent manners; he was prepared for his first communion by the almoner of the palace. when the day or rather night of the sac

as, for example, the progressive weakening of the ottoman empire; but, as mentioned already, his constellated letters are exceedingly arbitrary. he states, for the rest, that he derived his predictions from a hebrew kabalist, rabbi chomer, but does not pretend to understand him especially well. here follows a table of magical characters designed according to the zodiacal constellations by ancient astrologers: each of them represents the name of a genius, be he good or evil. it is known that the signs of the zodiac correspond to various celestial influences and consequently signify an annual alternative of good or evil. the names of the genii designated by the above characters are: for the ram, sataaran and sarahiel; for the bull, bagdal, and araziel; for the twins, sagras and saraiel; for

RUBY TABLET OF SET

this primer, and i had to justify my statements. i wrote the lessons on numerology and alchemy, and after some intensive study wrote the lesson on the kaballah. but i do not know enough astrology to write a lesson on astrology and the kaballah. 20 8, 9 19 sun 21 8, 10 20 aeon 22 9, 10 21 universe table 5: correspondences between kaballistic paths and the atu i went to the experts. i asked setian astrologers for help, but they were too unfamiliar with the tarot. i asked other setian scholars of the tarot, but they were too unfamiliar with astrology. so i ended up studying astrology to try to find connections between it and the tarot. i studied several respected and seemingly reasonable treatises concerning the two schools of knowledge and their inter-relationships, and have had to reject t

f the universe, based on the data of the holy qabalah" imposed symbolism has been discussed in my own writings, primarily a view of numerology (the scroll of set x.1) and remanifestation; a symbolic synthesis (ruby tablet. imposed symbolism is that symbolism placed upon an object of study by the student, rather than symbolism extracted from the object of study. some readers of this primer will be astrologers with little or no background in the kaballah. you may find the astrological symbolism mentioned in the book of thoth more enlightening than the kaballistic symbolism. unfortunately, as little as i "know" about the kaballah, i know less about astrology. this primer will not make any significant use of nor comment upon the astrological symbolism within the book of thoth. perhaps someday

long will these situations continue? how long will it be before your corner drugstore carries a pill which makes people respect you? how long will it be before you walk up to a busy intersection, press the "push to cross" button, and are teleported across the street? just as the ancient alchemists studied their magick (which has grown into the "hard" science of chemistry, and just as the ancient astrologers studied their magick (which has grown into the "hard" science of astronomy, so should the magician of today study the sciences of tomorrow. he should endeavor to study and use the sciences of tomorrow, becoming technician, engineer, and theoretician. all occult studies and actions can be magical, can lead towards a science of tomorrow, can use an (as yet) undiscovered law of today's sc

SATANGEL

ticists, texts which are commonly accepted to be metaphorical. we might like to think, for example, that modern chemistry is progressive, and that alchemy was in some way primitive, or that modern astronomy is an improvement upon the astrology of the ancients. yet this is not really so; the ancient egyptians possessed knowledge of chemistry that is only now being verified by modern science. their astrologers were aware of the dog star sirius before modern astronomers were. the difference is that these schools also possessed the esoteric wisdom, of which modern science recognises only the outer forms. so it is with the hermeticists, who were well aware of much that we now call psychology, yet also recognised that the human mind is not the limited faculty that modern man supposes. the cracki

SEPHER YETZIRAH WESTCOTT

th path is called the natural intelligence; by it is completed and perfected the nature of all that exists beneath the sun (this path is omitted by rittangelius: i presume by inadvertence) the twenty-ninth path is the corporeal intelligence, so called because it forms every body which is formed in all the worlds, and the reproduction of them. the thirtieth path is the collective intelligence, and astrologers deduce from it the judgment of the stars and celestial signs, and perfect their science, according to the rules of the motions of the stars. the thirty-first path is the perpetual intelligence; but why is it so called? because it regulates the motions of the sun and moon in their proper order, each in an orbit convenient for it. the thirty-second path is the administrative intelligence

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

wants you, by arthur lyons, the mysterious press, new york, 10019) in this 17th century alchemical drawing, the antichrist king and his unholy trinity (three crowns over earth) worship the transforming fire from their sun deity, symbolized by the triangle within a circle. black magic, masonic witchcraft, and triangle powers 387 in this page right out of the bulletin of the american federation of astrologers (afa, we find the corporate seal and its explanation. however, the explanation given is weak at best and seems geared to please the majority of astrologers who are active in the organization without giving away any real secrets. almost any knowledgeable student of the occult can see hidden meanings in these symbols far beyond the official explanation. symbols that beg for more esoteric

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL

tory of magic. new york: meridian books, 1960. spence, lewis. an encyclopedia of occultism. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1960. magi everyone who knows the traditional story of christmas has heard of the three magi who followed the star in the east and who traveled afar to worship at the manger wherein lay the baby jesus (c. 6 b.c.e..c. 30 c.e. these magi were not kings, but gwise ones, h astrologers and priests of ancient persia, philosophers of zoroastrian wisdom, and their title has provided the root for the words gmagic, h gmagician, h and so forth. such men were the councilors of the eastern empires, the possessors of occult secrets that guided royalty. in europe during the middle ages, those who bore the title of magi were more likely to be men who had devoted their lives to

to the gods and goddesses, and when the right number was evoked, the corresponding deity answered. the roman emperors, considered somewhat divine themselves, could consult the gods, but it was generally forbidden for commoners to do so. although up until the fourth century most of the roman emperors were openly opposed to magic and divination, prescience was widely known in the land of the tiber. astrologers, both native and from chaldea, were much in demand, and other diviners practiced augury utilizing the entrails of slaughtered animals. although diviners and soothsayers were sometimes banished and sometimes executed, it was usually because they had failed to see what caesar wanted them to see or because they had seen more than caesar wanted them to see, not merely for the practice of t

for the purpose of determining the will of the powers of heaven. the greeks enlarged the scope of astrology to include all the known sciences. empedocles, a greek philosopher of about 450 b.c.e, developed the idea that the universe is composed of four basic elements: fire, water, air, and earth. following the conquest of babylonia by alexander the great (356.323 b.c.e, it was found that chaldean astrologers had divided the signs of the zodiac into four triangles of three each and called the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d prophecy and divination 119 ancients held the celestial bodies in great regard. groupings by the same names as were empedocles fs four elements. aries, sagittarius, and leo were termed fire signs; cancer, scorpio

take their time over important decisions. cancer people usually strive to be cheerful and avoid depressions. because of their natural affinity for water, whenever possible they make their homes on the coast or close to a lake or a large body of water. leo, the lion, july 23 to august 23, is a fire sign. leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac, represents the lion, king of beasts, and according to roman astrologers, the savage lion of nemea, slain by hercules. the typical leo is a rather impressive person who dearly loves to t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d prophecy and divination 121 thefour kinds of temperament are sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, and melancholic. be in the limelight. leo people generally have plenty of energy and strongwi

ied subjects. aquarians do not fit into the general concept of conventional living, and they make for most interesting, albeit unusual, friends and companions. aquarians must be free of mental and emotional tensions if they are to be healthy. pisces, the fish, february 20 to march 20, is a water sign. pisces, the fishes swimming in opposite directions, has been known by that designation since the astrologers of babylonia named the constellation two fishes as long ago as 2000 b.c.e. although pisces people are industrious workers, they do not possess a great deal of stamina. it seems that fate often picks on pisceans, and they are more liable to come into contact with suffering. for this reason, nursing, social work, medicine, and missionary work tend to attract pisceans, and they are genera

alth. while many people associate astrology only with the brief summaries of the zodiacal signs in their daily newspapers and probably don ft affix a great deal of serious attention to the advice provided by astrology columns, there are millions of men and women today who still regard the celestial bodies with the same veneration as did the ancients. zolar, once described as gthe dean of american astrologers, h wrote in the preface to his book it fs all in the stars (new york: zolar publishing, 1962: gastrology, in its purity, though forming a system of divination, is totally unconnected with either fortune telling or mediumship. it is a divine science of correspondences, in the study and application of which the intellect and intuition become t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h

c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d prophecy and divination 123 blended in a natural, harmonious manner. they commence to vibrate in unison. when this union becomes complete, the ignorant man becomes the prophetic sage. h joseph goodavage, author of astrology: the space age science (1966, began his book with the following declaration: gover many thousands of years astrologers have deduced a connection between the motions of the planets and positions of the stars with every kind of terrestrial activity. their ability to predict future trends.even actual events.has been repeatedly demonstrated. h the gstar gospel, h outlined in the history of creation and origin of species (1967) by reuben luther katter, attaches religious interpretations to the 12 signs of t

has been an integral aspect of daily life in china for centuries and remains so today. although communist doctrine and its rationalistic leaders have attempted to stamp out the influence of astrology and to depict its tenets as nothing more than superstition, the average man or woman in china will still make major decisions based on the guidance received from astrology. throughout western history astrologers have claimed an association with the movements of the planets, comets, and eclipses with every important event that has taken place. among the more familiar are the appearance of comets at the birth and death of julius caesar (c. 100.44 b.c.e; the advent of world war i (1914) heralded by solar and lunar eclipses; and the birth and death of mark twain (1835.1910) coincident with the app

ith the movements of the planets, comets, and eclipses with every important event that has taken place. among the more familiar are the appearance of comets at the birth and death of julius caesar (c. 100.44 b.c.e; the advent of world war i (1914) heralded by solar and lunar eclipses; and the birth and death of mark twain (1835.1910) coincident with the appearance of halley fs comet. in addition, astrologers have proclaimed the influence of the gstars h on the lives of everyone from alexander the great (356.323 b.c.e) to president george w. bush (1946. many of the great philosophers who shaped the ideals and concepts of the west employed astrology as an aid in developing their thoughts. individuals such as pythagoras (c. 580.c. 500 b.c.e, aristotle (384.322 b.c.e, and ptolemy (127.151) wer

e western world, practiced and defended astrology. brahe fs exact planetary figures allowed his pupil johannes kepler (1571.1630) to work out his great laws of motion. sir isaac newton (1642.1727, who followed in kepler fs footsteps, used an eclectic mix of science and astrology to arrive at many of his theories. admiral george dewey (1837.1917) and president grover cleveland (1837.1908)consulted astrologers throughout their lives. psychiatrist dr. carl jung (1875.1961) used astrology charts to assist him in diagnosis and treatment of his patients. john j. o fneill, science editor of the new york herald tribune, the first science writer to win a pulitzer prize, began as a skeptic and ended up a believer in astrology. astronomer gustaf stromberg (1882.1962) of the mount wilson observatory b

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

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. the world of babylon new york, 1975 seligmann, k. magic, supernaturalism, and religion new york, 1968 oriental magic new york, 1973 shah, i. the secret lore of magic new york, 1972 the sufis new york, 1973 tallqvist, k.l "die assyrische beschworungsserie maqlu nach dem originalem im british museum herausgegeben" acta societatis scientiarum fennicae helsingfors, 1895 reports of the magicians and astrologers of nineveh and babylon london, 1900 thompson, r.c. semitic magic london, 1904 the devils and evil spirits of babylonia london, 1904 the testimony of the mad arab this is the testimony of all that i have seen, and all that i have learned, in those years that i have possessed the three seals of masshu. i have seen one thousand-and-one moons, and surely this is enough for the span of a ma

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ef shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put if off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly [which] thou shalt not know. 47:12 stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. 47:13 thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from [these things] that shall come upon thee. 47:14 behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame [there shall] not [be] a coal to warm at [nor] fire to sit before it. 47:15 thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured [even] th

id he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before nebuchadnezzar. 1:19 and the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like daniel, hananiah, mishael, and azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 1:20 and in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm. 1:21 and daniel continued [even] unto the first year of king cyrus. 2:1 and in the second year of the reign of nebuchadnezzar nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2:2 then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the chaldeans, for to shew the king his d

m, i have found a man of the captives of judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 2:26 the king answered and said to daniel, whose name [was] belteshazzar, art thou able to make known unto me the dream which i have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 2:27 daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, the secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men] the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; 2:28 but there is a god in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; 2:29 as for thee, o king, thy thoughts came [into thy mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth sec

generation to generation. 4:4 i nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: 4:5 i saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 4:6 therefore made i a decree to bring in all the wise [men] of babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. 4:7 then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and i told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 4:8 but at the last daniel came in before me, whose name [was] belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him i told the dream [saying] 4:9 o belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because i kno

:5 in the same hour came forth fingers of a man s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 5:6 then the king s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. 5:7 the king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the chaldeans, and the soothsayers [and] the king spake, and said to the wise [men] of babylon, whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. 5:8 then came in all the king s wise [men] but they could not read the writing, nor make known to

pake and said, o king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: 5:11 there is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king [i say] thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, chaldeans [and] soothsayers; 5:12 forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same daniel, whom the king named belteshazzar: now let daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. 5:13 then was daniel brought in before the king [and] the king spake and sai

ion. 5:13 then was daniel brought in before the king [and] the king spake and said unto daniel [art] thou that daniel, which [art] of the children of the captivity of judah, whom the king my father brought out of jewry? 5:14 i have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods [is] in thee, and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. 5:15 and now the wise [men] the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing: 5:16 and i have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet

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sun to mercury as the central influence of planetary magic. there are good rationales for a sun-central pattern, which is why it has endured for so many centuries. the sun is the most beautiful heavenly body, its power the most overt. it is the only "planet" that can directly be felt, producing life- giving warmth and chastising the unwary with sunburn and sun-blindness. all the magi of old were astrologers. they observed the planets and ordered them by their apparent motions. the moon was quickest, saturn slowest, and the sun of median speed. therefore the sun was assigned the central planetary sphere. modern astronomy did nothing to upset this sun centrality. the sun is observed by telescopes and calculated by mathematics to reside at the center of the solar system, fixed in relation to

l arm is the surface of the sea. the remaining five wandering bodies of the heavens visible to the ancients are uniformly dimensionless points of light and so form a distinct group. they are defined by combinations of two or all of the three primary symbols. all meanings later assigned to them derive from this base. this is a vital insight into the nature of astrology, but incredibly, most modern astrologers fail to grasp it. they remain under the mistaken impression that the meanings of the planets derive from long centuries of observation, or were grafted onto the planets from ancient myths. these were later considerations. in the begin- ning, the magi of persia observed seven wandering bodies, and applied to this set of elements a complete circle of meaning. the fundamental symbols reve

t of the diagram are the two variants based upon the crescent of the moon. in the left point are the two variants based upon the circle of the sun. this diagram represents all possible permutations of the three simple symbols. no other planets can exist within the framework of astrology apart from those dis- played within the fifteen small triangles that surround the triangle of light. had modern astrologers understood this inescapable fact when they attempted to incor- porate the newly discovered outer planets, uranus, neptune and pluto, into the ele- gant system of ancient astrological symbolism, they would not have made such an embarrassingly awkward job of it. in order to be valid, each of the three new planets must correspond in meaning to one of the five mercury-variants. if it does

strology must be understood to act in a different way than it was supposed to act in the past. if astrology has predictive applications, these must stem from the syn- chronicity of heaven and earth. the patterns of the planets and stars do not com- pel events on earth, they mirror those events, and through the application of archetypal symbols some understanding of those events may be intuited by astrologers when they examine the heavens. the magical mechanism is identical to that used in divination by the tarot. the images on the tarot cards are mythic and archetypal, even as are the symbols of astrology. the shuffling of the tarot deck provides a synchronous link between the querent and the cards, even as the motion of the heavens over time provides a synchronous link between the birth c

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tzach to mallruth hebrew letter: qoph tarot trump: xviii the moon correspondence: pisces "the twenty-ninth path is the corporeal intelligence, so called because it forms every body which is formed in all the worlds, and the reproduction of them. 30. hod to yesod hebrew letter: resh tarot trump: xix the sun correspondence: sun 238 soul flight "the thirtieth path is the collective intelligence, and astrologers deduce from it the judgment of the stars and celestial signs, and perfect their science, according to the rules of the motions of the stars" 31. hod to malkuth hebrew letter: shin tarot trump: xx the last judgement correspondence: fire "the thirty-first path is the perpetual intelligence; but why is it so called? because it regulates the motions of the sun and moon in their proper orde

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

wings of the winds, the banner rings, the divination by urim and thummim, the twelve stones of the tribes of israel, the breastplate of aaron, the ring of solomon, and the enochian watchtowers and keys, all represent groundbreaking work in magic. it is my sincere hope that some of the innovations presented here will find their place in the day-to-day practices of kabbalists, ritual magicians, and astrologers over the years to come. lvx donaltdy son march 21,1994 bedford, nova scotia historoyf the name t etragrammaton, from the greek tetra (four) gramma (letter, is the word used by early jewish authors writing in the greek language to signify the most sacred and powerful name of god composed of four hebrew letters. it appears in the works of philo judaeus, an alexandrian of the first centur

hers, reuben and zebulun, are linked with water. i am not the only person to notice the allusions to the zodiac in the blessing of jacob. alfred j. pearce in his classic work the text-book of astrology gives the assignment of the blessings to the signs arrived at by one dr. hales, based upon the researches of a general vallancey (see text-book of astrology, reprinted by the american federation of astrologers, washington, dc, 1970, p. 6. fixed mutable cardinal 82 tetragrammaton it is obvious from references in scripture that the breastplate was a divinatory device used by the high priest or king of israel in times of great trial. within a pouch hidden inside the fold of the breastplate behind the twelve stones resided the two mysterious and sacred objects, urim and thummim. when moses robes

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

it is necessary that the being (which is not the ego) be born within us. something old must die within the human being and something new must be born within. regeneration signifies the creation of a new cosmos within us. this type of creation is possible only by working with the lion of fire. uranus controls the chakras of the sexual glands, yet the schools of regeneration are neptunian. eminent astrologers affirm that neptune influences the pineal gland; the potency of the pineal gland depends on the sexual potency. great schools of regeneration have existed through the course of history (it is enough for us to remember the rosicrucian alchemical school that became secret in the year 1620. likewise, it comes into our memory the schools of aryavarta ashrama of tibet, as well as the sect o

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transmutation. we can visualize the same process happening within us, and much of the psychological interpretation of carl jung uses alchemical allegories. herbs, too, are rooted in ancient lore and are connected to planetary correspondences. many of the charts and correspondence tables have the seven planetary spirits at their center. the ancients did not know about the three other planets which astrologers use today, although the empty space on the tree for the hidden sphere of daath was integrated into qabalah at a very early stage and incorporates much of what we now recognize as plutonian energy. the more ancient understanding of the twelve signs and their planetary rulers is demonstrated in figure 3-d, which shows how the whole scheme was viewed within the concept of the cycle of the

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g as the time of jesus's birth. this is because the lambing season occurs in the spring and that is the only time when shepherds are likely to 'watch their flocks by night- to make sure the lambing goes well. knowing this, the eastern half of the church continued to reject december 25, preferring a 'movable eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 8 date' fixed by their astrologers according to the moon. thus, despite its shaky start (for over three centuries, no one knew when jesus was supposed to have been born, december 25 finally began to catch on. by 529, it was a civic holiday, and all work or public business (except that of cooks, bakers, or any that contributed to the delight of the holiday) was prohibited by the emperor justinian. in 563, the council of

ltane bash as long as it's before may 5th. this may also be a consideration for covens that need to organize activities around the week-end. this date has long been considered a 'power point' of the zodiac, and is symbolized by the bull, one of the 'tetramorph' figures featured on the tarot cards, the world and the wheel of fortune (the other three symbols are the lion, the eagle, and the spirit) astrologers know these four figures as the symbols of the four 'fixed' signs of the zodiac (taurus, leo, scorpio, and aquarius, and these eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 20 naturally align with the four great sabbats of witchcraft. christians have adopted the same iconography to represent the four gospel-writers. but for most, it is may 1st that is the great hol

odern witches call them the four 'lesser sabbats, or the four 'low holidays. the summer solstice is one of them. technically, a solstice is an astronomical point and, due to the procession to the equinox, the date may vary by a few days depending on the year. the summer solstice occurs when the sun reaches the tropic of cancer, and we experience the longest day and the shortest night of the year. astrologers know this as the date on which the sun enters the sign of cancer. this year (1988) it will occur at 10:57 pm cdt on june 20th. however, since most european peasants were not accomplished at eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 21 reading an ephemeris or did not live close enough to salisbury plain to trot over to stonehenge and sight down its main avenue

ndown. however, british witches often refer to the astrological date of aug 6th as old lammas, and folklorists call it lammas o.s('old style. this date has long been considered a 'power point' of the zodiac, and is symbolized by the lion, one of the 'tetramorph' figures found on the tarot cards, the world and the wheel of fortune (the other three figures being the bull, the eagle, and the spirit. astrologers know these four figures as the symbols of the four 'fixed' signs of the zodiac, and these naturally align with the four great sabbats of witchcraft. christians have adopted the same iconography to represent the four gospel-writers 'lammas' was the medieval christian name for the holiday and it means 'loaf-mass, for this was the day on which loaves of bread were baked from the first gra

ghtly (rather like a top that's slowing down, the date may vary by a few days depending on the year. the autumnal equinox occurs when the sun crosses the equator on it's apparent journey southward, and we experience a day and a night that are of equal duration. up until harvest home, the hours of daylight have been greater than the hours from dusk to dawn. but from now on, the reverse holds true. astrologers know this as the date on which the sun enters the sign of libra, the balance (an appropriate symbol of a balanced day and night. this year (1988) it will occur at 2:29 pm cdt on september 22nd. however, since most european peasants were not accomplished at calculating the exact date of the equinox, they celebrated the event on a fixed calendar date, september 25th, a holiday the mediev

s lover, goronwy, llew's dark self, is hiding nearby with a spear at the ready. but as llew is struck with it, he is not killed. he is instead transformed into an eagle. putting this in the form of a bardic riddle, it would go something like this: who can tell in what season the lion (llew, betrayed by the virgin (blodeuwedd, poised on the balance, is transformed into an eagle? my readers who are astrologers are probably already gasping in recognition. the sequence is astrological and in proper order: leo (lion, virgo (virgin, libra (balance, and scorpio (for which the eagle is a well-known alternative symbol. also, the remaining icons, cauldron and goat, could arguably symbolize cancer and capricorn (representing summer and winter, the signs beginning with the two solstice points. so llew

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llowers wore. the famous crucifixion tree in benin city was in constant use until it was destroyed by a british expedition in 1897. now, during the period 1400 to 1700 the witch persecutions were raging, so is it not most likely that some poor witch would volunteer for a dangerous and unhealthy exploring expedition to escape the inquisition? a number of the kings of benin were noted magicians and astrologers. they might easily have protected a fellow-worker and picked his or her brains; so, while i am very much interested in mr. hughes's theory and would like to know that it was true, i can only say that as far as i am concerned it is 'not proven. to recapitulate, ritualistic magic, kabalistic magic, art magic or black magic are alike attempting to evoke genii, demons or elemental spirits

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

ent, and predestination. the five duties of a member of the christian church were stated by the fathers. to keep holy the festivals; to observe the fasts; to attend public worship; to receive the sacraments; and to adhere to the customs of the church. st. paul said he preferred to speak 5 words in a language understood by his hearers than 10,000 in an unknown tongue. in arranging a horoscope some astrologers use only 5 aspects of the planets the conjunction, the opposition, sextile, trine and square; and the evil or good fortune of the person seems to depend on them. among the romans a display of 5 wax candles indicated that a marriage was being celebrated; and special prayers were also made on such occasions to these 5 deities, jupiter, juno, venus, pitho and diana. see rabelais, 3. 20. n

nthian and composite. sir thomas browne, 1658, notes an ancient greek division of vegetables into five classes- dendron, arbor, tree; thamnos, frutex, bush; phruganon, suffrutex, herb; poa, herba, grass; and askion or gymnon, fungus, mushroom and seaweed. note the quintuple section of a cone circle, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola and triangle. agathe tuche, that is good fortune, is the old title of astrologers for the 5th house (succedent) of the heavens, as shown in an astrological figure and which refers to offspring, success in hazardous schemes of fortune or pleasure, and wealth. joshua hanged 5 kings on 5 trees, they were found hidden in a cave, and were the kings of jerusalem, hebron, jarmuth, lachish and eglon. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott

imal vegetable pallas minerva owl she-goat olive aphrodite venus dove he-goat myrtle helios sol cock bull laurel hermes mercury ibis dog hazel zeus jupiter eagle hart horsechestnut demeter ceres sparrow sow apple hephaistos vulcan goose ass box aries mars magpie wolf dog-wood artemis diana daw hind palm hestia vesta heron lion pine hera juno peacock sheep thorn poseidon neptune swan horse elm the astrologers associated colors with the twelve signs of the zodiac, thus- numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott table of colors& zodiiiac siiigns zodiac sign color attribute pisces white aquarius blue capricorn black or brown sagittarius yellow or green scorpio brown libra black or crimson virgo black and blue leo red and green cancer green and brown gemini red

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

pe yaugh, the sheep; kin nieu, golden bull; shang huing, two brothers; kin hiai, crab; sin, lion; sha niu, the house girl; tien tchingh, the claws of a scorpion; tien kie, the scorpion; gun ma, the man horse; mu thien, the hill sheep; pao pingh, precious vase; and shang yu, two fishes. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the old sanskrit hindu names used by astrologers at the present time are; mesha, rishaba, mithuna, katakam, simha, kanya, tulam, vrishchika, dhanus, makaram, kumbha and minam. the 12 simple letters of the hebrew alphabet have affinities with the zodiacal signs, but the order of relation is a rosicrucian private doctrine. 108. there were 12 recorded appearances of jesus after his death; to mary magdalene, to the galician women, to two

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