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ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

refinement) prcm the tabernacle nk#m sacred; saint #wdq holy #dwq he heareth (m# 411 the foundations of the earth cr) ydswm dwelling, habitation )nk#m a temporal order mynmz rds desolation, emptiness (expresses first root of all good) wht palace of delight (referred to tiphareth) nwcr lkyh 412 beth: an house tyb new (ch) tdx white whorl nbl rmc the highest height nwyl( mwr a longing for hw)t 414 azoth, the fluid (initial and final in 3 tongues: a+ z (lat+ omega (grk+ tau (heb) twz) the limitless light rw) pws ny) meditation (ps. 49:4) twgh going forth (lit. masc. gwanderers h; cf. 770) my++w#m 415 the voice of the chief seer rbd h)rb) sister twx) the holy one; sodomite #wdqh work h#(m holy (ar)#ydq 416 the lesser light (luna) n+qh rw)mh thought, meditation rwhrh a pledge nwk#m 417 olive t

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

e word of the law is thelema "thelema" is in greek letters in the ms the old comment 39. compare rabelais. also it may be translated "let will and action be in harmony" but thelema also means will in the higher sense of magical one-pointedness, and in the sense used by schopenhauer and fichte. there is also most probably a very lofty secret interpretation. i suggest: the- the essential aleph-taw, azoth, etc. word- chokmah, thoth, the logos, the second emanation. of- the partative, binah, the great mother, the- chesed, the paternal power, reflection of the "the" above. law- geburah, the stern restriction. is- tiphereth, visible existence, the balanced harmony of the worlds. thelema- the idea embracing all this sentence in a word. or: theta the- teth, the lion "thou shalt unite all these sym

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE QABALAH

10 in itself and being repeated in the 4 worlds of atziluth, briah, yetzirah, and assiah. these four worlds are themselves attributed to hwhy, which is therefore not the name of a tribal fetish, but the formula of a system. 401. ta, the emphatic, meaning essence of, for a and t are first and last letters of the hebrew alphabet, as a and w are of the greek, and a and z of the latin. hence the word azoth, not to be confused with azote (lifeless, azotos, the old name for nitrogen. azoth means the sum and essence of all, conceived as one. liber lviii 32 406. wt, the letter tau (see 400, also hta, thou. note that aha (7, the divine name of venus (7) gives the initials of ani, hua, ateh i, he, thou; three different aspects of a deity worshipped in three persons and in three ways: viz (1) with av

is the supernal fire, 6 the ruach, 1 malkuth. see illustration of caduceus in equinox no. ii.71 370. most venerable (see part i. it delivers the secret of creation into the hand of the magician. see liber capricorni pneumatici. 400. useful only as a finality or material basis. being 20 20 it shows the fixed universe as a system of rolling wheels (20= k, the wheel of fortune. 401. see part i. but azoth is the elixir prepared and perfect; the neophyte has not got it yet. 406. see part i. 68 because u and n are referred to the devil and death in the tarot. in the golden dawn portal ritual this description refers to the path of samekh, but putting a gate on the end of said path also gives us 124 t.s. 69 the reference is to nox spelt in hebrew un t.s. 70 also \ylpn, nephilim= 210. 71 the refer

et the triangle of horus dominating the stooping dragon of 8 heads, the supernals bursting the head of daath. also a r b a a a a h d r b the supernals are supported upon two squares: daba= dd, love, 8. arha= rwa, light, 207. now 8 207= 1656= 18= yj, living, and 207= 9 23, hyj, life. at this time licht, liebe, leben was the mystic name of the mother-temple of the g\d. 72 twza, a hebrew spelling of azoth, also adds to this number. vide liber cdxiv t.s. 73 comparing this with the mathers translation, this appears to be a loose paraphrase of von rosenroth s glosses rather than a direct quote; the relevant paragraphs are 696 and 697 t.s. liber lviii 42 the five letters used in the word are a, the crown; b, the wand, d, the cup; h, the sword; r, the rosy cross; and refer further to amoun the fat

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

and being repeated in the 4 worlds of atziluth, briah, yetzirah, and assiah. these four worlds are themselves attributed to ihvh, which is therefore not the name of a tribal fetish, but the formula of a system. 401. ath "the" emphatic, meaning "essence of" for a and th are first and last letters of the hebrew alphabet, as alpha and omega are of the greek, and a and z of the latin. hence the word azoth, not to be confused with azote 104 (lifeless, asotos, the old name for nitrogen. azoth means the sum and essence of all, conceived as one. 406. thv, the letter tau (see 400, also athh "thou" note that aha (7, the divine name of venus (7, gives the initials of ani, hua, ateh- i, he, thou; three different aspects of a deity worshipped in three persons and in three ways: viz (1) with averted fa

3 is the supernal fire, 6 the ruach, 1 malkuth. see illustration of caduceus in equinox no. ii. 370. most venerable (see part i. it delivers the secret of creation into the hand of the magician. see liber capricorni pneumatici. 400. useful only as finality or material basis. being 20 x 20, it shows the fixed universe as a system of rolling wheels (20= k, the wheel of fortune. 401. see part i. but azoth is the elixir prepared and perfect; the neophyte has not got it yet. 406. see part i. 414. hgvth, meditation, the 1 dividing the accursed 4. also ain svp avr, the limitless light. 418. chith, cheth. abrahadabra, the great magic word, the word of the aeon. note the 11 letters, 5 a identical, and 6 diverse. thus it interlocks pentagram and hexagram. bith ha, the house of h the pentagram; see i

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

adly his horse carried him into the night. thus he set out on his mystic quest towards that goal which he had seen, and which seemed so near; and yet, as we shall learn, proved to be so far away. in the first volume of the diaries, we find him deep in the study of the alchemistic philosophers. poring over paracelsus, benedictus figulus, eugenius and eirenaeus philalethes, he sought the alchemical azoth, the catholicon, the sperm of the world, that universal medicine in which is contained all other medicines and the first principle of all substances. in agony and joy he sought to fix the volatile, and transmute the formless human race into the dual child of the mystic cross of light, that is to say, to solve the problem of the perfect man. fludd, bonaventura, lully, valentinus, flamel, gebe

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 3

ll disciples of the sopho-spagyric art how that greatest and truest medicine of the philosopher's stone may be found and held. now first done into english from the latin original published at frankfort in the year 1678. containing 22 celebrated alchemical tracts. translated from the latin and edited by a. e. waite. with numerous most interesting engravings. fcap. quarto, 2 vols. very scarce, 35s. azoth, or the star in the east. a new light of mysticism. by arthur edward waite. imperial 8vo, pp. xvi+ 239. original edition in special binding. price 5s. a presentation of mystic doctrine and symbolism in the light of christian teaching and hermetic philosophy; evolution in the light of mysticism; the way of attainment; and the interior life from the mystic standpoint "note_ many old books on a

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

tten by moses de le n but attributed to simon ben yohai. 1280-1340 joseph ibn kaspi kabbalist "menorat kesef" equates the merkabah ladder with jacob's ladder and reintroduces the universal soul as propounded by batalyawsi. 1282-1288 arnald villanova studies hebrew and joachimist literature perhaps meets abraham abulafia. 1283 "ars demonstrativa" ramon llull. on the letters a+ t (prefigures later *azoth* formulations)circle, square, and triangle can represent everything in creation. ascends the ladder of being through the elemental to the triune structure of the divine. c. 1285 hugh de digne dies. franciscan joachite hermit of hyeres. c.1285 ya aqob ben elia of venice translated into hebrew the major introduction to the beliefs of astrological science written by abu ma shar. 1286 abulafia

DARK GODS

f a minor. legend recalls it as representing the name for one of the planetary homes of the dark gods, later famed as an early star gate. atazoth: the most powerful of the dark gods. the name itself (which correctly describes the entity only when chanted properly) signifies in one sense the purpose of the cosmic cycles and the opening of the gates since `atazoth' as a word means `an increasing of azoth' see chant illustration. davcina: female form along the 19th. path. to be vibrated. useful in works of enchantment. athushir: symbolic form along the 16th. path. serpent of fire(`dragon) often regarded as a memory of one of the dark gods during their previous (and only partially successful) intrusion into our causal universe. kthunae: word of power (kthunae) to be vibrated to bring forth thi

DIABOLUS

rom which the concept of i does not exist. this is the sethian test if you will, from testing the essence of yourself does your ability to become something better manifest into something greater. observe the illustration by aos entitled the death posture, here the skull masked individual ascends from the sigil itself, on the very left hailed by set who stands upon the alpha and omega, called also azoth and azothoz7, a dualistic sigillic formula of the adversary. here set is the lord of sorcery, by his nature of opposition does the self grow stronger through the rebellion of stasis and the fall into darkness the face becomes a skull through self-love. modern sorcery and magick is very much driven by the gnosis of set, while hidden, one who has the eyes to recognize it obtains the luciferian

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

ultimate, unknowable divinity. air: one of the five magickal elements. it has the qualities of being warm and moist. the element of the direction of the east. the primary color is yellow. aiwass (aiwaz: the name of aleister crowley's (q.v) holy guardian angel (q.v. crowley spent many years trying to determine if aiwass was merely his higher self or was, in fact, a non-physical being. akasha: see azoth. also, the records of all that has occurred, is occurring, and will occur in the universe. alchemy: the art of transforming by magick (q.v) and/or physical practices that which is base into that which is precious. such as the goal of turning a base metal like lead, into gold. this can be seen as a literal idea or as an allegory. spiritually, alchemy is the central rite of the great work (q.v

existing english/british occult order which has been the primary promulgator of the teachings of melita denning and osbourne phillips. an order whose teachings are strongly in the western esoteric tradition. the symbol of this order is a plain, unadorned eight rayed star in the form of an octagram, on it's side (to look like a cross, and a red equilateral cross in the center of a golden octagon. azoth: a word composed of the first and last letters of the hebrew and greek alphabets. it is also called the akasha (q.v) or astral light. it appears as brightness and is changeable according to the person's will- b- banish: to send away. banishing rituals clear your working area of unwanted entities and influences. one classification of abjuration (q.v. binah: hebrew for "understanding. the thir

ELIPHAS LEVI THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS

auch-hochmael, recedant ab isto fantasmata hylae ut sit sal coelestis, sal terrae et terra salis, ut nutrietur bos trituraus et addat vpei nostrae cornua tauri volantis. amen. 4 upon the ashes revertatur cinis adfontem aquarum viventium, etfiat terra fructificans, etgerminet arborem vitaeper tria nomina, quae sunt netsah, hodetjesod, in principle et in fine, per alpha et omega qui sunt in spiritu azoth. amen. 5 in mingling the water, the salt, and the ashes in sale sapientiae aeternae, et in aqua regenerationis, et in cinere germinante terram novam, omnia fiant per eloim gabriel, raphael et uriel, in saecula et aeonas. amen. 6 exorcism of the water fiat firmamentum im medio aquarum et separet aquas ab aquis, quae superius sitcut quaee superius, ad perpetranda miracula rei unius. sol ejus p

salt, that the ox may be nourished that treadeth out corn, and give to our hope the strength of the flying cherub. amen. 5. let the ashes return to the fountain of living waters, let the earth become fruitful and sprout forth the tree of life by the three names, which are netsa (victory, hod (eternity, and isiod (fountain, in the beginning and the end, by the alpha and omega, which are in spirit azoth. amen. 6. in the salt of eternal wisdom in the water of regeneration, and in the ashes which generate the new earth, let all things be established by the eloim (gods or angels, gabriel (power of god, raphael (wisdom of god, and uriel (light of god, for ages and ages. amen. 7. let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the watersthat which is abov

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

york: dover books, 1971. reprint, magnolia, mass: peter smith, 1972. thompson, charles j. alchemy: source of chemistry& medicine. london, 1897. reprint, sentry press, 1974. valentine, basil. triumphal chariot of antimony. london, 1656. waite, a. e. the alchemical writings of edward kelly. new york: samuel weiser, 1973. alchemists through the ages. blauvelt, n.y: rudolf steiner publications, 1970. azoth, or the star in the east. london, 1893. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1973. the occult sciences. london, 1923. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1973. waite, a. e, ed. the hermetical& alchemical writings of paracelsus. 2 vols, london, 1894. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1967. the works of thomas vaughan, mystic and alchemist. london, 1919. repri

goat.return home with clean consciences. according to milton, azazel is the principal standard bearer of the infernal armies. it was also the name of the demon used by mark the heretic for his magic spells. azer an angel of the elemental fire. according to some accounts, azer is also the name of the father of zoroaster, legendary author of the zend-avesta, the sacred work of the ancient persians. azoth (or azoch) name given by ancient alchemists to mercury, also known as astral quintessence, flying salve, animated spirit, ethelia, and auraric. the term also implied the essential element of the transmutation process. sources: waite, a. e. azoth; or, the star in the east. london, 1893. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1973. azael encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th e

fty years, beginning during the full moon of may in the company of one faithful person only. it must be also a fast of forty days, drinking may-dew.collected from sprouting corn with a cloth of pure white linen.and eating new and tender herbs. the repast should begin with a large glass of dew and end with a biscuit or crust of bread. there should be slight bleeding on the seventeenth day. balm of azoth should then be taken morning and evening, beginning with a dose of six drops and increasing by two drops daily till the end of the thirty-second day. at the dawn which follows thereafter renew the slight bleeding; then take to your bed and remain in it till the end of the fortieth day. on the first awakening after the bleeding, take the first grain of universal medicine. a swoon of three hou

ster, england: two worlds publishing, 1942. spirit teachings. 1898. reprint, london: spiritualist press, 1949. trethewy, a. w. the controls of stainton moses. london, 1923. the incommunicable axiom occultist eliphas levi suggested that all magic was embodied in knowledge of this secret. the axiom was to be found enclosed in the four letters of the tetragram arranged in a certain way; in the words azoth and inri written kabbalistically; and in the monogram of christ embroidered in the labarum. whoever succeeded in elucidating it became omnipotent in the practice of magic. thus did levi deal with a western occult interpretation of jewish kabbalah and eastern teachings about the creative power of the ineffable name of god, aum (see also divine name; mantra; shemhamphorash) sources: levi, elip

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

x. magicians wore it bound on their brows and breasts during ceremonies, and it was engraved on the silver reservoirs of magic lamps. the tetragram, symbolic of the four elements, was used in the conjuration of the elementary spirits.sylphs of the air, undines of the water, and the fire salamanders and gnomes of the earth. in alchemy it represented the magical elements salt, sulphur, mercury, and azoth; in mystic philosophy, the ideas spirit, matter, motion, and rest; in hieroglyphs, the man, eagle, lion, and bull. the pentagram, the sign of the microcosm, was held to be the most powerful means of conjuration in any rite. it might represent good as well as evil, for with one point in the ascendant it was the sign of christ, and with two points in the ascendant it was the sign of satan. by

) mana in the brahman and akasha of the hindus, the living fire of zoroaster, the generative fire of heraclitus, the ruach of the jews, the telesma of hermest trismegistus, the ignis subtilissimus of hippocrates, the pneuma of gallien, the soul of the world of plato and giordano bruno, the mens agitat molem which vergil drew from the pythagorean philosophy, the astral light of the kabbalists, the azoth of the alchemists, the magnale of paracelsus, the alcahest of van helmont, the pantheistic substance of apinoza, the subtle matter of descartes, the animal magnetism of mesmer, the will of schopenhauer, the od of reichenbach and du prel, the unconscious of hartmann, the entelechy of driesch, the plastic mediator of eliphas levi, the psychode and ectenic force of thury, the force x and the cr

divinatory tarot decks that have been produced in the late twentieth century as expressions of the wiccan and new age movements. waite died may 19, 1942. sources: gilbert, robert a. a. e. waite: a bibliography. wellingborough, northamptonshire, england: aquarian press, 1983. a. e. waite: magician of many parts. wellingborough, northamptonshire, england: crucible, thorsons, 1987. waite, arthur e. azoth; or, the star in the east. london: theosophical publishing society, 1893. the book of black magic and of pacts. london: george redway, 1898. revised as the book of ceremonial magic. london: william rider, 1911. the brotherhood of the rosy cross. london: william rider& sons, 1924. the hidden church of the holy grail. london: rebman, 1909. the key to the tarot. london: william rider, 1910. the

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL 2

when life and liberty were endangered by the expression of opinions in advance of the commonly accepted views. it was for this reason that the alchemists who had studied more deeply that the majority, were forced to embody their teachings in highly allegorical and symbolical language. their teaching concerning the spiritual evolution of man, and their use of the terms salt, sulphur, mercury, and azoth, so mystifying to the masses, were nevertheless rooted in cosmic truths, highly illuminating to the initiate. the students of the rosicrucian teachings who have learned how the world came into being and the process of gradual creation should have no difficulty in properly understanding every part of the alchemist's language. we know in the first place, that there was a time when man-in-the-m

sulphur, and the mercurians with the metal mercury. they used this symbolic presentation partly because of the religious intolerance which made it unsafe to promulgate any other teaching than that sanctioned by the orthodox church of that day, and partly because humanity as a whole was not yet ready to accept the truths which were embodied in their philosophy. they also spoke of a fourth element, azoth, a name composed of the first and last letters of our classical languages and intended to convey the same idea as "alpha and omega--that of all-inclusiveness. this referred to what we now know as the spiritual ray of neptune, which is the octave of mercury and which is the sublimated essence of spiritual power. the alchemists knew that the moral and physical nature of man had become gross an

, is not filled with fluid, but with a gas that is like steam in that it may be condensed when exposed to the outside atmosphere, but may also be super- heated by the vibratory activity of the spirit to such an extent that it becomes a brilliant and luminous fire, the fire of purification and regeneration. this is the field of action of the great spiritual hierarchy from neptune and is designated azoth by the alchemists. this spiritual fire is not alike in every man nor is it as luminous in one as in another. the state thereof depends upon the spiritual advancement of the person in question. when the aspirant to the higher life had been instructed in these mysteries of symbolism and the time had come to speak to him plainly, the following teachings were communicated to him, not necessarily

as and speak the living word which shall endue them with life and make them vibrant with vital energy. this dual creative force thus expressed through the brain and larynx is the 'elixir-vitae' which springs from the living stone of the spiritually hermaphrodite philosopher. the alchemical process of kindling and elevating it is accomplished in the spinal cord where the salt, sulphur, mercury and azoth are found. it is raised to incandescence by high and noble thought, by meditation upon spiritual subjects, and by altruism expressed in the daily life. the second half of the creative energy thus drawn upward through the spinal canal is a spinal spirit-fire, the serpent of wisdom. gradually it is raised higher and higher and when it reaches the pituitary body and the pineal gland in the brai

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

wisdom of the qabalah page 43 plate 7: the brazen serpent secret wisdom of the qabalah page 44 it is energy and the order within energy- the balance of the forces. isaac myer writes the harmony is represented by the circle, by the serpent, an emblem of both satan and wisdom, with its tail in its mouth. in the physical universe it is the luminiferous aether, the vital caloric, the electro-magnetic azoth. it is the ambient fluid which penetrates, permeates, vitalizes all things, the ray detached from the glory of the sun, fixed by the weight of the atmosphere, and crystallized by the central attraction, to our earth. in the words of the erudite yehudah ha-levi (a.d. 1140: gthere is not any life without motion, nor motion without inspiration, no inspiration without struggle, no struggle witho

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

ndpoemsoffairyland.ananthologyofenglishfairypoetryled.]livesof alchemysticaiphilosophersled.lthemagicalwritingsofthomasvaughan[ed.]1889princestarbeam.ataleoffairylandahandbookofcartomancy,by grandorient[i.e. a.e. waite; ed.]1890lucasta:parablesandpoems1891theoccultsciences1892alexiconof alchemy oralchemicaldictionary,bymartinusrulandus [ed.]1893thegoldenstairs;talesfromthe a new light ofmysticism.azoth: or thestarintheeast thehermeticmuseumrestoredandenlarged[ed.]agoldenandblessedcasketofnature'smarvels,by benedictus figulus [ed.]thetriumphalchariotof antimony,by basilius valentinus [ed.]collectaneachemicaled.lthealchemicalwritingsofedwardkelly[ed.]1894belleandthedragon:an elfincomedy201__selectbibliography= 2001896 189818991901190219031922raymundlullysaint-martinthefrenchmystic1923lampsof

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

, they ascend and they descend, even as we see in an analogous manner the sun of our universe holds by attraction all the planets in their courses, and yet maintains an adequate repulsion between it and them at the due distances from itself, and so saves them from annihilation in its central fire. in alchemic language again we find the terms of the four255 fold scheme; salt, sulphur, mercury, and azoth, and azot again is a summary of the types of opposition, the firsts and the lasts in greek, roman and hebrew letters. rosicrucianism again develops the tetragrammaton in its religio-physical conceptions, and inri which shines in burn255 ing letters on the cross of the jesus who was christ, or holy, becomes alike 'igne naturae renovatur integra 'nature by fire is renewed in its integrity, and

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

first under what planet or element etc, it falls. then collect all the names of the sephira to which it belongs as well as those of its angels, intelligences, etc, also the sigils numbers, geomantic characters, lineal figures, thereunto belonging, then classify and arrange. 32.themethod of forming the tree of life with the cards of the tarot pack is as follows. the four aces are placed on thethe azoth lecture35throne of kether, the remaining small cardsofeach number on the successivesephiroth down to the four tens on malkuth, the twos on chokmah, threes on binah, etc. the 22 trumps are then arranged upon the 22 paths according to the letters with which they correspond. the king and queen are placed beside chokmah and binah and then the knight and knave beside tiphereth and malkuth respect

GILBERT R A THE MASONIC CAREER OF A

f a.e. waite appendix b masonic writings of a. e. waite (1) books wholly or partly relating to freemasonry the real history of the rosicrucians founded on their own manifestos, and on facts and documents collected from the writings of initiated brethren (redway, 18 87) the occult sciences, a compendium of transcendental doctrine and experiment (kegan paul, 1891 (part 3, section 3: the freemasons) azoth, or the star in the east (theosophical publishing society, 1893 (appendix ii: the secret of freemasonry) devil-worship in france, of the question of lucifer. a record of things seen and heard in the secret societies according to the evidence of initiates (redway, 1896) the life of louis claude de saint-martin, the unknown philosopher, and the substance of his transcendental doctrine (wellby

GNOSTIC CATECHISM

f a.e. waite appendix b masonic writings of a. e. waite (1) books wholly or partly relating to freemasonry the real history of the rosicrucians founded on their own manifestos, and on facts and documents collected from the writings of initiated brethren (redway, 18 87) the occult sciences, a compendium of transcendental doctrine and experiment (kegan paul, 1891 (part 3, section 3: the freemasons) azoth, or the star in the east (theosophical publishing society, 1893 (appendix ii: the secret of freemasonry) devil-worship in france, of the question of lucifer. a record of things seen and heard in the secret societies according to the evidence of initiates (redway, 1896) the life of louis claude de saint-martin, the unknown philosopher, and the substance of his transcendental doctrine (wellby

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM11

only divided and confused, i would be shattered in fragments and unable to bestow neither to those who thirst, nor to my soul that hungers for the brilliance of supernal splendor. hlkcug would break me in pieces. my anger and despair would cause me to rage like a fire storm burning away all the hope that i have. bwlwg would consume me. wryrgt would have me in dispute with my own true will and the azoth of myself in christ osiris. 3 then i would lay upon the desert of despair as qrz bru, the ravens of death, would pluck at my spiritual eyes, leaving me blinded by my lusts and desires. my very thoughts would be confused and filled with aweful venom, and my thoughts would direct me not to return praise and joy to the lord of the universe, but rather to the stench and fowlness of lams. my anim

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FIVE

phabet of doom is their key to power. 5.15. knowing the powers of the infernal realms and their rulers will give you the means to do what you want to do. 5.16. practice the infernal alphabet of doom and you will spell doom to all hypocrisy in the world. 5.17. combine the letters of the infernal alphabet of doom and yours are the most powerfull words of power there a ov- fifth knowledge lecture or azoth azoth is a word formed from the initial and final letters of the greek, latin and hebrew alphabets thus; a and z, alpha and tau, alpha andomega. it is used with various meanings by different writers, but generally signifies essence. it is commonly used amongst the writers on alchemy. the following names occur in qabalistic writings: ain nothing- not ain soph without end ain soph aur infinite

LIBER LVII

stirling. first published anonymously, london: elkin matthews, 1897] 38 liber lviii assiah. these four worlds are themselves attributed to hwhy, which is therefore not the name of a tribal fetish, but the formula of a system. 401. ta .the. emphatic, meaning .essence of. for a and t are first and last letters of the hebrew alphabet, as and are of the greek, and a and z of the latin. hence the word azoth, not to be confused with azote (lifeless, azotos, the old name for nitrogen. azoth means the sum and essence of all, conceived as one. 406. wt, the letter tau (see 400, also hta .thou. note that aha (7, the divine name of venus (7) gives the initials of ani, hua, ateh.i, he, thou; three different aspects of a deity worshipped in three persons and in three ways: viz (1) with averted face (2)

s the supernal fire, 6 the ruach, 1 malkuth. see illustration of caduceus in equinox no. ii.75 370. most venerable (see part i. it delivers the secret of creation into the hand of the magician. see liber capricorni pneumatici.76 400. useful only as a finality or material basis. being 20 20 it shows the fixed universe as a system of rolling wheels (20= k, the wheel of fortune. 401. see part i. but azoth is the elixir prepared and perfect; the neophyte has not got it yet. 406. see part i. 414. twgh, meditation, the 1 dividing the accursed 4. also rwa [ws ya, the limitless light. 418. tyj, cheth. arbadahabra, the great magic word, the word of the aon. note the 11 letters, 5 a identical, and 6 diverse. thus it interlocks pentagram and hexagram. ah tyb, the house of he the pentagram; see idra z

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

knowledge of the daemonic force to use in a positive, creative way. the baptism is therefore one of self-initiation, so thus the symbols you believed they were are the opposite. face now and invoke shaitan, from which you shall awake. the sigil of shaitan should be focused upon and a mantra be recited, vibrating the name shaitan. take now the athame and focus upon the sigil, 29 force emerged from azoth, from which there is both the beginning and end, i do place this oath before thee. to seek the shadows, the caverns of the earth, the dead and their mighty arcana, come forth and bless my awakening. i call to the angelic, the highest meaning of self, from which all light announces the birth of my being awakened, come forth from the light of dawn. i am the source of light and darkness, from w

azel is one of the 200 original fallen angels, according to lore. it is considered that azazel is the same as shemyaza, the leader of the watchers. the zohar makes reference (in vayeze 153a) about the rider upon the serpent is the evil azazel. in islamic lore, azazel is the same as eblis and considered by other lore as the first star (in reference to any angels) which would reveal him as lucifer. azoth the beginning and end in its spiritual aspect, azoth is a form of life and death. from between comes the possibility of manifestation. ba- the soul in egyptian mythology. when the immortal physically dies, the ba, which is the astral body, lives on within the tomb and beyond. ba may be seen as the evil 34 genius of earth bound force often presented in egyptian lore as a human headed bird. th

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and funeral preparations. within luciferian sorcery, one undertakes the mask of anubis to become like anubis, some may seek the shades of the dead or further necromantic experiments depending on the predilections of the sorcerer. the alphabet of desire considered a formulaic point of congress with the `other' or 'otherness, the alphabet of desire is an unspeakable grammar which communicates with azoth or the subconscious. azoth is the beginning and the end, that which encompasses the in-between. as a sethian or luciferian, may incorporate the alphabet of desire as a tool of self-determination, or will to achieve ones goals. the alphabet of desire may be a useful tool of exploration to advance ones knowledge in the learning of herbs and their uses, astral projection, learning martial arts

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to the center to create the first point, or universal germ. the universal ain soph, therefore, no longer shines through space, but rather upon space from an established first point. isaac myer describes this process as follows "the ain soph at first was filling all and then made an absolute concentration into itself which produced the abyss, deep, or space, the aveer qadmon or primitive air, the azoth; but this is not considered in the qabbalah as a perfect void or vacuum, a perfectly empty space, but is thought of as the waters or crystalline chaotic sea, in which was a certain degree of light inferior to that by which all the created [worlds and hierarchies] were made (see the qabbalah) in the secret teachings of the qabbalah it is taught that man's body is enveloped in an ovoid of bubb

ssolving gold "6. the extraction of the quintessence or active principle of all substances "7. the preparation of aurum potabile, liquid gold, a sovereign remedy, because gold being itself perfect could produce perfection in the human frame" alchemical symbolism in alchemy there are three symbolic substances: mercury, sulphur, and salt. to these was added a fourth mysterious life principle called azoth. concerning the first three, herr von welling has written "there are three basic chemical substances which are called by the philosophers salt, sulphur, and mercury, but which are not to be confounded in any way with the crude salt, sulphur, and mercury taken from the earth or secured from the apothecary. salt, sulphur, and mercury each has a triune nature, for each of these substances conta

to the secret arcanum of the wise. the body of salt is, therefore, threefold, namely salt, sulphur, and mercury; but in the body of salt one of the three (salt) predominates. mercury is likewise composed of salt, sulphur, and mercury with the latter element predominating. sulphur, similarly, is actually salt, sulphur, and mercury, with sulphur predominating. these nine divisions--3 times 3, plus azoth (the mysterious universal life force, equals 10, the sacred decad of pythagoras. concerning the nature of azoth there is much controversy. some view it as the invisible, eternal fire; others as electricity; still others as magnetism. transcendentalism refer to it as the astral light "the universe is surrounded by the sphere of the stars. beyond that sphere is the sphere of schamayim, which i

iverse is surrounded by the sphere of the stars. beyond that sphere is the sphere of schamayim, which is the divine fiery water, the first outflow of the word of god, the flaming river pouring from the presence of the eternal. schamayim, the fiery androgynous water, divides. the fire becomes the solar fire and the water becomes the lunar water. schamayim is the universal mercury--sometimes called azoth--the measureless spirit of life. the spiritual fiery original water--schamayim--comes through eden (in hebrew, vapor) and pours itself into four main rivers [the elements. this is the river of living water- azoth [the fiery mercurial essence] that flows out from the throne of god and the lamb. in this eden [vaporous essence or mist] is the spiritual earth [incomprehensible and intangible, or

gs in the universe. its power is perfect, after it has been united to a spirituous earth"(process--first distillation) separate that spirituous earth from the dense or crude by means of a gentle heat, with much attention"(last digestion) in great measure it ascends from the earth up to heaven, and descends again, newborn, on the earth, and the superior and the inferior are increased in power. the azoth ascends from the earth, from the bottom of the glass, and redescends in veins and drops into the earth and by this continual circulation the azoth is more and more subtilized, volatilizes sol and carries the volatilized solar atoms along with it and thereby becomes a solar azoth, i.e. our third, and genuine sophic mercury, and this circulation of the solar azoth must continue until it ceases

o the virgin mary which opens thus "hail mary, full of grace, the lord be with thee. blessed thou among women" click to enlarge leaf 16. the first sentence reads "the dead bodies remain; the spirits are freed by the death in the bodies. you will ride with that death with a scythe, and the light of the sun, the moon, and the fixed stars" over the scythe is written "subject to the sun, the moon and azoth, complete the work" the four words in the curve of the scythe blade say "man's head, head of raven" the three lines to the right are interpreted thus "this figure is called laton, for it looks black in a vessel, and is the beginning of corruption" the text below the ladder states "this is the ladder of primitive matter which when placed in a vessel turns black, the gradually changes to white

ted to an elaborate symbolic drawing of alchemical equipment, under which are the words "the furnace of distillation, congealing, rectification, perfection, fixation: quintessence of the philosophers" by "quintessence" should be understood the "fifth essence" of the most wise. click to enlarge leaf 24. the words at the top read "i, the bird [the adept, speak into thine ears from the sun, moon and azoth. the work is perfected with little labor" the panel to the left describes the nature of primordial matter and the drink of the philosophers. the text to the right reads "this is my beloved son whom i saw and loved. if he be resurrected, he will remain at home, and in that house the spirit will be the soul and the body; for mercury may be called the son of the sun and the moon" under the chil

t symbol to be associated with the earth. though a cross within a circle has long been regarded as a sign of the planet earth, it should really be considered as the symbol of the composite element earth, since it is composed of the four triangles of the elements. for thousands of years the cross has been identified with the plan of salvation for humanity. the elements--salt, sulphur, mercury, and azoth--used in making the philosopher's scone in alchemy, were often symbolized by a cross. the cross of the four cardinal angles also had its secret significance, and masonic parties of three still go forth to the four cardinal points of the compass in search of the lost word. the material of which the cross was formed was looked upon as being an essential element in its symbolism. thus, a golden

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s. the antiquity of the planetary sigils is shown by the fact that, among the gnostic talismans in the british museum, there is a ring of copper with the sigils of venus, which are exactly the same as those given by the mediaeval writers on magic. where psalms are referred to i have in all instances given the english and not the hebrew numbering of them. in some places i have substituted the word azoth for alpha and omega, e.g, on the blade of the knife with the black hilt, figure 62. i may remark that the magical sword may, in many cases, be used instead of the knife. in conclusion i will only mention, for the benefit of non-hebraists, that hebrew is written from right to left, and that from the consonantal nature of the hebrew alphabet, it will require fewer letters than in english to ex

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the moon, from the living and the dead. face the altar "sekah, sekah, zrazza umpesha "by the hidden light known under the black sun, by the prayers whispered in silence unto the blood dripping moon i summon forth the adversary, noctulia- hecate, goddess before me this night. i call forth my lord, the devil, whom is a shadow of my self, just as i, isolate and individual between the dual essence of azoth, from which the toad awaits, shall the secret gates be opened "i call upon thee, satandar and asentacer, i summon thee forth phantom of darkness, i call forth the spirit of the werewolf, beast of darkness and shadow. send now the gray shape which makes men tremble. sah zrizzu usha bapesta zrazza" take the wolf/dog skull and use the teeth to mark the left breast with the mark of the werewolf

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ute justice; for the mind, mathematical and practical truth; for the body, the quintessence, a combination of light and gold. the prima materia of the great work, in the superior world, is enthusiasm and activity; in the intermediate world, intelligence and industry; in the lower world, labor: and, in science, it is the sulphur, mercury, and salt, which by turns volatilized and fixed, compose the azoth of the sages. the sulphur corresponds with the elementary form of the fire; mercury with the air and water; and salt with the earth. the great work is, above all things, the creation of man by himself; that is to say, the full and entire conquest which he effects of his faculties and his future. it is, above all, the perfect emancipation of his will, which assures him the universal empire of

zoth of the sages. the sulphur corresponds with the elementary form of the fire; mercury with the air and water; and salt with the earth. the great work is, above all things, the creation of man by himself; that is to say, the full and entire conquest which he effects of his faculties and his future. it is, above all, the perfect emancipation of his will, which assures him the universal empire of azoth, and the domain of magnetism, that is, complete power over the universal magical agent. this magical agent, which the ancient hermetic philosophers disguised under the name of"_prima materia" determines the forms of the modifiable substance; and the alchemists said that by means of it they could attain the transmutation of metals and the universal medicine. there are two hermetic operations

adepts the elixir of long life or the powder of projection, advised them to seek for the philosophal _stone. the ancients adored the _sun, under the form of a black stone, called elagabalus, or heliogabalus. the faithful are promised, in the apocalypse, a white stone. this stone, says the masters in alchemy, is the true _salt_ of the philosophers, which enters as one-third into the composition of azoth. but azoth is, as we know, the name of the grand hermetic agent, and the true philosophical agent: wherefore they represent their salt under the form of a cubical stone. the philosophal stone is the foundation of the absolute philosophy, the supreme and unalterable reason. before thinking of the metallic work, we must be firmly fixed on the absolute principles of wisdom; we must be in posses

rent in it, which it attracts to itself and transmutes in its nature; after which it precipitates itself rapidly toward the earth, whither it is attracted by a fixed nature like unto its own. these words, in form enigmatic, but clear at bottom, distinctly express what the philosophers mean by their mercury, fecundated by sulphur, and which becomes the master and regenerator of the salt. it is the azoth, the universal magnetic force, the grand magical agent, the astral light, the light of life, fecundated by the mental force, the intellectual energy, which they compare to sulphur, on account of its affinities with the divine fire. as to the salt, it is absolute matter. whatever is matter contains salt; and all salt [nitre] may be converted into pure gold by the combined action of sulphur an

ce, primarily developed as magnetism, and in which is perhaps the secret of life or the vital force. paracelsus, the great reformer in medicine, discovered magnetism long before mesmer, and pushed to its last consequences this luminous discovery, or rather this initiation into the magic of the ancients, who understood the grand magical agent better than we do, and did not regard the astral light, azoth, the universal magnetism of the sages, as an animal and particular fluid, emanating only from certain special beings. the four elements, the four symbolic animals, and the re-duplicated principles correspond with each other, and are thus arranged by the hermetic masons [illustration] the air and earth represent the _male_ principle; and the fire and water belong to the _female_ principle. to

natural and appropriate symbol of this earth and the things that belong to it, are of it, or concern it. the compass is an equally natural and appropriate symbol of the heavens, and of all celestial things and celestial natures. you see at the beginning of this reading, an old hermetic symbol, copied from the "materia prima" of valentinus, printed at franckfurt, in 1613, with a treatise entitled "azoth" upon it you see a triangle upon a square, both of these contained in a circle; and above this, standing upon a dragon, a human body, with two arms only, but two heads, one male and the other female. by the side of the male head is the sun, and by that of the female head, the moon, the crescent within the circle of the full moon. and the hand on the _male_ side holds a _compass, and that on

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gs of edom and on his horns the names of the eleven dukes of edom, for daath having developed in the dragon a new head, the seven headed dragon with ten horns became eight headed and eleven homed (genesis, 36:31 to 43. chronicles 1: 43 to 54) note: the edomites were the descendants of esau who sold his birthright. their kings came to syrnbolise unlawful and chaotic forces. fifth knowledge lecture azoth is a word formed from the initial and final letters of the greek, latin and hebrew alphabets thus:-a and z, aleph and tau, alpha and omega. it is used with various meanings by different vzriters but generally signrfies essence. the following names occur in qabalistic writings- ain-the negative?'n (not--not) ain soph tld]'n (limitless) ain soph aur 1 1 n (the limitless light) these are the ve

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ng infantry, or theclashing sabres of the fierce squadrons of horse; until in brief, armies of hungry demons in their wildcareer are seen it. their brilliancy, and then by an invisible agency are extinguished. behold aloft theglowing sky with myriad stars, a brilliant sea of reflecting flame. this latent heat or generic fire isfound in the coldest flinty stone, in the thinnest purest air, oxygen, azoth, ozone, in every and allthings, supernaturally magnificent, a royal element. this is natural or physical fire: all-powerful,when not under due restraint. lead on. my pass is incensus (inflamed).the conductor repairs with the theoricus direct to the west, where sits the 2nd ancient, facing theeast with a plain mirror reflecting the light of a burning taper by his side.rituals of the societas

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imself. such is the explanation of the triad and the origin of the dogma of the trinity. the magical dogma is also one in three and three in one. that which is above is like or equal to that which is below. thus, two things which resemble one another and the word which signifies their resemblance make three. the triad is the universal dogma. in magic principle, realization, adaptation; in alchemy azoth, incorporation, transmutation; in theology god, incarnation, redemption; in the human soul thought, love and action; in the family father, mother and child. the triad is the end and supreme expression of love; we seek one another as two only to become three. there are three intelligible worlds which correspond one with another by hierarchic analogy; the natural or physical, the spiritual or

ge seems to be the first root and fundamental substantive of the verb to believe and the verb to grow, thus combining the conceptions of science, religion and progress. the great magical agent manifests by four kinds of phenomena, and has been subjected to the experiments of profane science under four names caloric, light, electricity, magnetism. it has received also the names of tetragram, inri, azoth, ether, od, magnetic fluid, soul of the earth, lucifer, etc. the great magical agent is the fourth emanation of the life-principle, of which the sun is the third form see the initiates of the school of alexandria and the dogma of hermes trismegistus. in this way the eye of the world, as the ancients called it, is the mirage of the reflection of god, and the soul of the earth is a permanent g

of certain men, and can yet be discovered. it is the great magical arcanum, depending on an incommunicable axiom and on an instrument which is the grand and unique athanor of the highest grade of hermetists. the incommunicable axiom is enclosed kabalistically in the four letters of the tetragram, arranged in the following manner: 20 the doctrine of transcendental magic in the letters of the words azoth and inri written kabalistically; and in the monogram of christ as embroidered on the labarum, which the kabalist postel interprets by the word rota, whence the adepts have formed their taro or tarot, by the repetition of the first letter, thus indicating the circle, and suggesting that the word is read backwards. all magical science is comprised in the knowledge of this secret. to know it an

mancy or other magical works. we shall return also to the great magical agent in the fourth chapter of the ritual, where we shall complete our indications of the characteristics of the great arcanum, and of the means of recovering this tremendous power' here let us add a few words on the four magical elements and elementary spirits. the magical elements are: in alchemy, salt, sulphur, mercury and azoth; in kabalah, the macroprosopus, the microprosopus and the two mothers; in hieroglyphics, the man, eagle, lion and bull; in old physics, according to vulgar names and notions, air, water, earth and fire. but in magical science we know that water is not ordinary water, fire is not simply fire, etc. these expressions conceal a more recondite meaning. modern science has decomposed the four eleme

e science of the tarot signs and their complex and varied application to the divination of all secrets, whether of philosophy, nature or the future itself. we shall recur to this work in the twentieth chapter of our ritual. 52 xi[ k the magic chain manus force the great magical agent, by us termed the astral light, by others the soul of the earth, and designated by old chemists under the names of azoth and magnesia, this occult, unique and indubitable force, is the key of all empire, the secret of all power. it is the winged dragon of medea, the serpent of the edenic mystery; it is the universal glass of visions, the bond of sympathies, the source of love, prophecy and glory. to know how to make use of this agent is to be the trustee of god's own power; all real, effective magic, all occul

f the ancients, when i obtained truly astounding results which will be set forth in the thirteenth chapter of this work. 58 xii s l the great work discite crux the great work is, before all things, the creation of man by himself, that is to say, the full and entire conquest of his faculties and his future; it is especially the perfect emancipation of his will, assuring him universal dominion over azoth and the domain of magnesia, in other words, full power over the universal magical agent. this agent disguised by the ancient philosophers under the name of the first matter, determines the forms of modifiable substance, and we can really arrive by means of it at metallic transmutation and the universal medicine. this is not a hypothesis; it is a scientific fact already established and rigoro

magical ceremonial. his successes were incredible, for never has any physician approached paracelsus in his marvels of healing. but paracelsus arrived at magnetism long before mesmer and had carried to its final consequences this luminous discovery, or rather this initiation into the magic of the ancients, who better than us understood the great magical agent and did not regard the astral light, azoth, the universal magnesia of the pages, as a special animal fluid emanating only from a few secular creatures. in his occult philosophy, paracelsus opposes ceremonial magic, the terrible power of which he did not certainly ignore, but he sought to decry its practices so as to discredit black magic. he locates the omnipotence of the magus in the interior and occult magnes, and the most skilful

ians invites his believers to build on the stone or rock, if they do not wish their structures to be demolished. he terms himself the cornerstone, and says to the most faithful of his apostles, thou art peter (petrus, and upon this rock (petram) i will build my church. this stone, say the masters in alchemy, is the true salt of the philosophers, which is the third ingredient in the composition of azoth. now, we know already that azoth is the name of the great hermetic and true philosophical agent; furthermore, their salt is represented under the figure of a cubic stone, as may be seen in the twelve keys of basil valentine, or in the allegories of trevisan. once more, what is this stone actually? it is the foundation of absolute philosophy, it is supreme and immovable reason. before even dr

s those of azot and inri. at the beginning of the french translation of a book by the sieur de nuisement on the philosophical salt, the spirit of the earth is represented standing on a cube over which tongues of flame are passing; the phallus is replaced by a caduceus; the sun and moon figure on the right and left breast; the figure is bearded, crowned and holds a sceptre in his hand. this is the azoth of the sages on its pedestal of salt and sulphur. the symbolic head of the goat of mendes is occasionally given to this figure, and it is then the baphomet of the templars and the word of the gnostics, bizarre images which became scarecrows for the vulgar after affording food for reflection to sages innocent hieroglyphs of thought and faith which have been a pretext for the rage of persecuti

s. the essence of divination, that is to say, the great magical arcanum, is represented by all the symbols of science, and is connected intimately with the one and primeval doctrine of hermes. in philosophy, it gives absolute certitude; in religion, the universal secret of faith; in physics, the composition, decomposition, recomposition, realization and adaptation of philosophical mercury, called azoth by the alchemists; in dynamics it multiplies our forces by those of perpetual motion; it is at once mystical, metaphysical and material, with correspondent effects in the three worlds; it procures charity in god, truth in science and gold in riches, for metallic transmutation is at once an allegory and reality, as all the adepts of true science are perfectly well aware. yes, gold can be made

and material, with correspondent effects in the three worlds; it procures charity in god, truth in science and gold in riches, for metallic transmutation is at once an allegory and reality, as all the adepts of true science are perfectly well aware. yes, gold can be made really and materially by means of the stone of the sages, which is an amalgam of salt, sulphur and mercury, thrice combined in azoth by a triple sublimation and a triple fixation. yes, the operation is often easy and may be accomplished in a day, an instant; at other times it requires months and years. but to succeed in the great work, one must be divinus a diviner, in the kabalistic sense of the term and it is indispensable to have renounced, in respect of personal interest, the advantage of wealth, so as to become its d

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it may feed the threshing ox, and strengthen our hope with the horns of the flying bull! amen. 30 the ritual of transcendental magic over the ash may this ash return unto the fount of living waters; may it become a fertile earth; may it bring forth the tree of life, by the three names which are netsah, hod, and jesod, in the beginning and in the end, by alpha and omega, which arc in the spirit of azoth! amen. mingling the water, salt and ash in the salt of eternal wisdom, in the water of regeneration, and in the ash whence the new earth springeth, be all things accomplished by eloim, gabriel, raphael and uriel, through the ages and aeons! amen. exorcism of the water let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters; the things which are above

gabriel, raphael, anael, samael and oriphiel. afterwards the pentacle is placed successively at the north, south, east, west and centre of the astronomical cross, pronouncing at the same time, one after another, the consonants of the sacred 36 the ritual of transcendental magic tetragram, and then, in an undertone, the blessed letters aleph and the mysterious tau, united in the kabalistic name of azoth. the pentagram should be placed upon the altar of perfumes and under the tripod of evocations. the operator should wear the sign also as well as that of the macrocosm, which is composed of two crossed and superposed triangles. when a spirit of light is evoked, the head of the star. that is, one of its points. should be directed towards the tripod of evocations and the two inferior points tow

creation, the great work is fulfilled, at least as concerns cause and instrument. the great agent or natural mediator of human omnipotence cannot be overcome or directed save by an extra-natural mediator, which is an emancipated will. archimedes postulated a fulcrum outside the world in order to raise the world. the fulcrum of the magus is the intellectual cubic stone, the philosophical stone of azoth. that is, the doctrine of absolute reason and universal harmonies by the sympathy of contraries. one of our most fertile writers, and one of those who are least fixed in their ideas, m. eugene sue, has founded a vast romance-epic upon an individuality whom he strives to render odious, who becomes interesting against the will of the novelist, so abundantly does he gift him with patience, auda

t is mathematical and practical truth; for the body, it is the quintessence, which is a combination of gold and light. in the superior world, the first matter of the great work is enthusiasm and activity; in the intermediate world, it is intelligence and industry; in the inferior world, it is labour; in science it is sulphur, mercury and salt, which, volatilized and fixed alternately, compose the azoth of the sages. sulphur corresponds to the elementary form of fire, mercury to air and water, salt to earth. all masters in alchemy who have written concerning the great work have employed symbolical and figurative expressions, and have been right in so doing, not only to deter the profane from operations which would be dangerous for them, but to make themselves intelligible to adepts by revea

in virtue of its exaltation, acts on its inherent humidity, which it attracts and transmutes into its own nature, when it falls rapidly to earth, where it is drawn by a fixed nature similar to its own. these words, enigmatic in form but clear in essence, express openly what the philosophers understand by their mercury fructified by sulphur, which becomes the master and regenerator of salt. it is azoth, universal magnesia, the great magical agent, the astral light, the light of life, fertilized by animic force, by intellectual energy, which they compare to sulphur on account of its affinities with divine fire. as to salt, it is absolute matter. all that is material contains salt, and all salt can be converted into pure gold by the combined action of sulphur and mercury, which at times act

cale of 22 characters for its trunk or body and the three degrees of the triad for its wards. as such it was represented by postel in his key of things kept secret from the foundation of the world. he indicates as shown opposite the occult name of this key, which was known only to initiates. the word may read rota, thus signifying the wheel of ezekiel, or tarot, and then it is synonymous with the azoth of hermetic philosophers. it is a word which expresses kabalistically the dogmatic and natural absolute; it is formed of the characters of the monogram of christ, according to the greeks and hebrews. the latin r or greek p is found between the alpha and omega of the apocalypse; the sacred tau, image of the cross, encloses the complete word, as represented previously in our gritual h. without

. the three worlds of the kabalah: the base of the coffer, to which were fitted the four rings of two levers, analogous to the pillars of the temple, jakin and boaz; the body of the coffer, on which the sphinxes appeared in relief; and the cover, overshadowed by the wings. the base represented the kingdom of salt, to use the terminology of the adepts of hermes; the coffer, the realm of mercury or azoth; and the cover, the realm of sulphur or of fire. the other objects of the cultus were not less allegorical, but would require a special treatise to describe and explain them. 140 the ritual of transcendental magic saint-martin, in his natural table of the correspondences between god, man and the universe, followed, as we have said, the division of the tarot, giving an extended mystical comme

he obverse side of the medal contains the letters of the alphabet, arranged in a magical square, as follows: it will be observed that this alphabet has only twenty-two letters, the v and n being duplicated, and that it is arranged in four quinaries, with a quaternary for base and key. the four final letters are two combinations of the duad and the triad, and read kabalistically they form the word azoth by rendering to the shapes of the letters their value in primitive hebrew, taking n for a, z as it is in latin, v for the hebrew w vau, which is pronounced o between two vowels, or letters having the value of vowels, and x for the primitive tau, which had precisely the same figure. the entire tarot is thus explained in this wonderful medal, which is worthy of paracelsus, and we hold it at th

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

ather than to explain the hidden points its compass stretches towards. in some sections of the essay this will be hinted towards, but not explained. one important aspect of sorcery has been left out tho u, or rather has not been clearly stated. that is the influence of what might be named as the charge or the stellar fluidity that must enter the ritual and electrify the effects, also known as the azoth. this is quoted later in the text in the following well-compromised extract "magick is the transmutability of the quintessence of all nature called azoth (supreme occult agency of change. cell 0 being the aat of the 1st and 12th letter of the sacred alphabet this aat is the first cell of power associated with the letters a and l (ayin and lamed. this cell inhabits the ancient one of spirit w

irth of the void. cell 2 being the aat of the 3de and 14th letter of the sacred alphabet this cell represents the manifestation of the spirits and powers governing the sigil under the dominon of the second hidden star (orion, but in general there are a strong sub-stellar touch to the material presented in this aat, and therefore it is essentially reflected in the lunar rays of the mystery) of the azoth. this cell is focused on the formation of the fluidity and fluxity of the magical matrix of invocation. this is the abode of the goddess of water, salt and fire. she who is colour and sex (p. 146. the 2nd cell is setting forth the mysteries of the goddess trifold of nature and marks through this synthesis the lesser mystery of the three lunar phases and how the growth, maturity and the old a

spirits. their manifestation and how to evoke them and also the conjuration of these powers. the methods are known through spare as the death-posture and the technique is based upon the sigilic formation of will-desire-belief based on the sacred alphabet of the magus. in spares case this was known as the alphabet of desire, in the case of solomon qayin az-khidir this is known as the signs of tzab-azoth. even if spares alphabet is completely workable for whomever adept attempting to pursue a magical procedure the goal should be to construct such grammatical alignments with the spirits through the intimate relation developed through the mysterious in the 2nd cell and further. in the previous cell the adept enters a magic zone where the godforms are treated more external, in this cell he call

nd several keys to the secrets of the 11 cells. this house is symbolised by the 8 -rayed cross which are the spider! when you open this gate you must become the gate. the cross of the angels and sub- angels is the complete and correct form of the absolutness of the one. the portals of life and death open on all edges to run together into the core of them both, the bindu found in the source of the azoth. the letters daleth and samekh is associated with the influences in this cell. it s a strong a alchemical brew. this is the bonding of oppositions under the rulership of cool venusian heat, keeping in mind that the luchiferian philosophy is ruled by venus in its most attainable manifestation this is really a cell that is responsible for blazing up the light and make the seeker a seer. this i

s of the procedures to follow in the conjuration of this aat is evident and refers to the various modes of sexual congress and the type of kala these sexo-magical asanas will lead to. this aat is under the influence of aquarius and inhabits the potentiality of cultivating the new language of the famulus through the use of the divine artist as the vessel of the arte, and through this producing the azoth of transformation and the fluids of congress with the famulus. to accomplish this one must have understood and mastered the powers of the house of sah, which is related to the magical process of transformation. this transformation is based in the motion and manipulation of the firesnake in connection with ayin (o) which hints towards the eye and the capricornian influence illustrated by the

SINISTER TAROT

e union of balancing forces. the sowing of the seed of change that which may transform and carry evolution beyond the abyss, and thus beyond self-image- or that which may destroy. the invoking of energies that coerce to create something beyond self. vii the ruby is the password she of the white robe rides the transparent horse the maiden closes. on broken legs he steps forth he becomes the dragon azoth- satanas the menstruum- the sinister aspect implicit within the homogenous metallic water: the explosive factor in the delicate balancing of life-enhancing elements. change by adversity the accuser. the brutal realities that threaten to devour the abstract, the romantic. insight and control via the understanding of the primal- or destruction by it. viii their name inside the room of sacrific

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

he top of the wheel is the nemesis seated on a platform as a sphinx with a sword: head cloth, stern male face and woman's breasts, winged. the sword is hilt to wheel and up to left "archee" is written over the wing to the left. risking on the right of the wheel is a hermanubus or variation of serapis: dog's head, human body, carries a caduceus half hidden behind head and wheel, legs before wheel "azoth" is written above the head of this figure. a demon reminiscent of proteus descends the wheel on the left. his head is bearded and horned, his legs are tentacular and finned. he carries a trident below "hyle" is written below his head. that substance is one which is heaven and earth; that is to say, according to its degrees of polarization, subtle or fixed. 108 this substance is what hermes t

here it is: 1 degree. the four imponderable fluids are nothing but the diverse manifestations of one same universal agent, which is light. 2 degree. light is the fire which serves for the great work under the form of electricity. 3 degree. the human will directs the vital light by means of the nervous system. in our days this is called magnetism. 4 degree. the secret agent of the great work, the azoth of the sages, the living and life-giving gold of the philosophers, the universal metallic productive agent, is magnetized electricity< the alliance of these two words still does not tell us much, and yet, perhaps, they contain a force sufficient to

phical stone, and the transmutation of metals, according to the secrets of abraham the jew, of flamel, and of raymond lully. all these prodigies are accomplished by means of a single agent which the hebrew calls od, as did the chevalier de reichenback, which we, with the school of pasqualis martinez, call astral light, which mr. de mirville calls the devil, and which the ancient alchemists called azoth. it is the vital element which manifests itself by the phenomena of heat, light, electricity and magnetism, which magnetizes all terrestrial globes, and all living beings. in this agent even are manifested the proofs of the qabalistic doctrine with regard to equilibrium and motion, by double polarity; when one pole attracts the other repels, one produces heat, the other cold, one gives a blu

hich they concentrated in their athanor. this is what results from the obscure dogmas of basil valentine, of bernard trevisan, and of henry khunrath, who, all of them, pretended to have worked the transmutation, like raymond lully, like arnaud de villeneuve, and like nicholas flamel. the universal light, when it magnetizes the worlds, is called astral light; when it forms the metals, one calls it azoth, or philosophical mercury; when it gives life to animals, it should be called animal magnetism. the brute is subject to the fatalities of this light; man is able to direct it. it is the intelligence which, by adapting the sign to the thought, creates forms and images. the universal light is like the divine imagination, and this world, which changes ceaselessly, yet ever remaining the same wi

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

ese grades. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael/my..20secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/note66.html [12/28/2001 2:05:27 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. part three the secret instructions of the seventh, eight and ninth degrees66* weave the circle round him thrice and close your eyes with holy dread; for he on honey-dew hath fed. and drunk the milk of paradise. agape vel liber c vel azoth sal philosophorum the book of the unveiling of the sangraal wherein it is spoken of the wine of the sabbath of the adepts being the secret instruction of the ninth degree* the sun is the wine and the moon is the cup. pour the sun into the moon. hafiz* preliminary prayer from thine hand, o lord, cometh all good; from thee flow down all grace and blessing. the characters of nature with thy fin

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

arcano a.z.f. quien quiera hacer subir por el canal medular al alma del mundo, debe trabajar con el azufre (fuego, con el mercurio (agua, y con la sal (tierra filos fica. s lo as se nace en esp ritu y en verdad. 22 the twelve secret keys of basil valentine (basilius valentinus, the benedictine of erfurt are found within the arcanum a.z.f. the entire secret of the great work is enclosed within the azoth series of basil valentine. azoth is the sexual creative principle of nature. the magnum work has been realized when the rose of the spirit blooms upon the cross of our body. the three principle-elements are the three mother letters of the hebraic alphabet. when one is practicing the arcanum a.z.f. one is working with these three principle-elements within the great laboratory of nature. one w

hese are the three principle-elements, the i.a.o, the sulfur, mercury and salt contained within the four elements of nature. the elemental paradises of nature are found within these principle-elements. the kabbalist- alchemist must learn how to use sulfur, mercury and salt. en el arcano a.z.f, est n las doce llaves secretas del benedictino de erfurt (erfurt, basilio valent n. en el manuscrito del azoth, de valent n, se encierra todo el secreto de la gran obra. y el azoth es el principio creador sexual de la naturaleza. cuando la rosa del esp ritu florece en la cruz de nuestro cuerpo, la obra magna, ha sido realizada. los tres elementos principios son las tres letras madres del alfabeto hebraico. cuando se practica con el arcano a.z.f, se trabaja con los tres "elementos principios. dentro d

cross of the initiation is received in the heart temple. the magnetic center of the father is found between the eyebrows. the sanctuary of the mother is found within the heart temple. the four points of the cross symbolize the fire, the air, the water and the earth (also spirit, matter, movement and repose. remember beloved disciple that the four elements of alchemy are: salt, mercury, sulfur and azoth: the salt is the matter; the mercury is the ens seminis, the azoth is the mysterious ray of kundalini. the mercury of secret philosophy must be fecundated by sulfur (fire) so that the salt can become regenerated. only like this can we write the book of azoth, write it upon a rod if what you want is initiation. the clue of our liberation is found in the lingam-yoni. arcano iv aum. el arcano c

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