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wn by israel regardie, lewellyn publications "the base of the two pillars are respectively in netzach and in hod, the white pillar being in netzach and the black pillar in hod. they represent the two pillars of mercy and severity. the bases are cubical and black to represent the earth element in malkuth. the columns are respectively in black and white to represent the manifestation of the eternal balance of the scales of justice. upon them should be represented in counter-charged color any appropriate egyptian designs and emblematic of the soul "the scarlet tetrahedronal capitals represent the fire of test and trial, and between the pillars is the doorway of the region immeasurable. the twin lights which burn upon their summits are 'the declarers of the eternal truth' the base of the tetra

the 0=0 degree of neophyte, your attention has been directed to the general mystical meaning of the juxtaposition of the two pillars, and therefore i will only beg of you to notice that the hieroglyphics of one are painted in black upon a white ground, and those of the other in the same colours but reversed, the better to express the interchange and reconcilement of opposing forces in the eternal balance of light and darkness, which gives form to the visible universe. the black square bases represent darkness and matter wherein the spirit, the ruach elohim, formulate the eternal pronunciation of the ineffable name: that name which the rabbins of old have said rusheth through the universe; that name before which rolled back the darkness at the birth of the morning of time. the flame-red tri

rtain that the true occult scientist of the modern world uses the ancient secret of old, and that is: keeping track of his/her work on a daily basis, whether it be pathworking, dreams, rituals or many others. 74 in qabalistic thinking, all ritualistic actions are a representation of the divine life in specific symbols. with this we can say that in all things there lies its own universal, harmonic balance. in ritual, god the vast one luminates through and within human action through the forces of the sephiroth and their powers of transformation. briefly speaking, we come back to the wisdom of the emerald tablet which states,"as above so below. everything touches everything else; every action has its own reaction or consequence; there is a universal balance. according to qabalah, it is known

e master of his own destiny, whereby he alone chooses his path and determines his fate. in the tradition of the talmud it states,"nothing is meant to be, for it is us who makes what is meant to be. these concepts alone, seen as a whole, should shed light upon the aspiring student of "making life conform to will. it is the right, or even the obligation if you will, of the occultist to maintain the balance of the universe. with this you may see a deeper concept on the difference between performing a ritual and a spell. rituals allow energies to manifest with the flow of the universe. spells, although they too may be powerful, most of the time aren't in conjunction with one's true will. with this balance obtained through ritual comes the true secret meaning of "going with the flow. sound fami

decision making. wheel of fortune this is a positve karmic card that indicates good fortune and happiness, with some boundries of course. it can also mean intoxication with success. this card along with the empress card, chariot card, or universe card is almost the ideal situation for abundance. wheel of fortune -reversed bad luck and ill fortune. justice this is a karmic card meaning justice and balance, strength and force, it can also mean an act of judgment coming on you. equilibrium. justice -reversed imbalance, hatred, bigotry, biasness and a total lack of equilibrium in that element. hanged man this indicates enforced sacrifice and punishment, also indicates loss. it can also be a card that can indicate some fatality in an area. this is generally a card of suffering. however, the per

1 10 INITIATION CEREMONY

gree of purity, but the altar before you is black to represent the terrestrial earth. learn then, to separate the pure from the impure, and refine the gold of the spirit from the black dragon, the corruptible body. upon the cubical altar, were fire, water, and. incense three mother letters of the hebrew alphabet; aleph, mem, and shin. mem is silent, shin; is sibilant, and aleph is the tongue of a balance between these contraries in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them. in this is a great mystery, very admirable and recondite. the fire produced the heavens, the water, the earth, and the air is the reconciler between them. in the year, they bring forth the hot, the cold, and the temperate seasons, and in man, they are imaged in the head, the chest, and the trunk. i now confer

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

e; with equal aptness a comparison can be drawn between valkyrs and krjpedead. a kijp is allotted to the child as soon as it is born; achilles had two krjp; between whom he might choose, and zeus put two in the balance, to decide the death of hector or achilles^ hesiod (scut. 249 254) makes the dingy white-toothed /c7 pe? contend over the fallen warriors, each throws her talons round the wounded man, eager to drink his blood, just as he ascribes talons and a thirst for blood to the moirai (p. 414: a fresh confirmation of the identity of norns and valkyrs. the claws of the moirai and keres, the wings of t

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

n an agate-stone on the fore-finger of an alderman. contrary to popular belief, wiccans do not 'hex (cast curses) or seek revenge, although some dutch and pennsylvanian witches consider that it is justifiable to 'bind' those who harm children or animals or actively promote evil or corruption. wiccans prefer to rely on the principles of natural justice that under karmic principles will redress the balance, either in this lifetime or the next. the chief moral codes are the wiccan rede and the threefold law. the wiccan rede states simply 'an it harm none, do what you will. this deceptively straightforward statement refers to the self as well as others. i have already mentioned the threefold law whereby magical intent- and, many believe, actions and thoughts- return to the sender with three ti

fe. she will learn to be aware of her environment and will feel a part of it, not above or outside it. hopefully, this will inspire her to care for it and for others around her, and to encourage others to do the same. wicca is self-governing, and i hope that skye will have integrity and confidence in herself 'having a goddess as well as a god in her life will certainly give her a better spiritual balance than either jim or i had as children. i wish for her to be strong and sure of her self, and not to be afraid to challenge or be challenged. paganism certainly provides a framework for this, and regardless of the spiritual path she chooses, i believe that growing up with these values will help her immeasurably in her life 'she is a perfect child of the gods: unspoiled and innocent of the li

. they depended for their power on herbs and flowers gathered from the wayside in the days before petrol fumes. many witches who have a hearth do still keep it well swept and fresh with flowers or seasonal greenery. between your altar candles you may like to place statues, a god and goddess figure from either your own spiritual background or from a culture that seems significant to you; this will balance the yang, or male, energies with the yin, or female. the god figure may be represented by a horn, and the goddess by a large conch shell. there are a great variety of deity figures in museum shops as well as new age shops and those selling goods from particular areas of the world. you may, however, feel more comfortable with a ceramic animal, bird or reptile for which you feel an affinity:

er you feel tired, recall the sun and inhale its light in your mind's vision. repeat both these intakes of power once every month. if you have a particularly stressful or challenging time, hold a moonstone for your moon energies in your power hand. hold a sparkling crystal quartz for the sun in the other (receptive) hand to boost the flow as you visualise the natural sources. in this way, you can balance the energies in both spheres of the brain for integrated mind and soul flow. 4- gods and goddesses the mechanics of witchcraft magick takes place at what ts eliot in the four quartets called the 'still point of the turning world, that moment of timelessness that enables thought to be turned into reality on the material plane. it operates on the principle as above, so below. this phrase com

alo calf pipe, which is still the most sacred religious object of the lakota today. the woman instructed the men in how to smoke the pipe, which in its smoke symbolised the visible spirit, in the bowl mother earth and in the stem father sky, so that it might be used for prayer offerings to her and for bringing peace to divided nations. on her visits she also taught sacred ceremonies for restoring balance and healing to both earth and people. she then set off to leave the camp, walking towards the west. when she reached the outskirts, she rolled over on the ground and was transformed into a buffalo, changing colours several times. finally, she changed into a white buffalo calf, rarest of the species, promising that when she was seen again she would restore harmony to a troubled world. the p

ADEPTUS MINOR INITIATION

the rainbow thus: t l indigo k k violet m f scarlet r a orange d c green b b yellow 28 g y blue unto the signs of the zodiac are ascribed the following: h a scarlet w b red orange z c orange j d amber f e greenish-yellow y f yellow-green l g emerald n h greenish-blue p i blue u j indigo x k violet q l crimson further, thou wilt observe that the colors of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony on the tree. colors are forces, the signatures of the forces; and the child of the children of the forces art thou "therefore about the throne of the mighty one is a rainbow of glory and at his feet is the crystal sea. but there are many other attributions of color also, seeing that the respective rays meet and blend with each other. and therefore do i greet thee with the mysti

ALEE J BOOK OF AIWASS

and what it means to be a satanist. creation the universe comes from the one (ain or no-thing) and returns to it. the first cause is not an explosion like the so-called big bang, but the emergence of chaos and order. people often ask "how can satan be the exception to every rule, the dissonance in the universal, the rebel of the cosmos, the rock cast in the still pond and still represent nature's balance factor" simply put, satan, the male principle, is chaos personified. babalon, the female principle, is order personified. these principles combine, divide and subdivide as the universe expands. these divisions create primary forms which help the co-creators weave the fabric of the universe. the process is reminiscent of the way cells divide and multiply in our own bodies. during the contra

d cannot stand and so, another expansion occurs and a new universe is formed. this process continues ad infinitum. all creatures on the wheel of life evolve gradually, as do the souls which inhabit these forms. all life springs from the dark mother, babalon, for she is the life giver, nurturer, sustainer. the role of satan is architect, builder and destroyer. both work interdependently to achieve balance, harmony and consistent change. they define, compliment and complete one another. life is an expression of both order and chaos. it consists of a continuous series of good and bad experiences which appear to follow a pattern. this is true regardless of age, irrespective of our race or religious convictions. when life goes well, our spiritual growth tends to stagnate. the onslaughts and cha

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

they form an invaluable preliminary training for the colossal work of genuine concentration when it comes to be a question of the fine, growing constantly finer, movements of the mind. 10. we may now turn to the consideration of yoga practices themselves. i assume that in the fortnight which has elapsed since my last lecture you have all perfected yourselves in asana and pranayama; that you daily balance a saucer brimming with sulphuric acid on your heads for twelve hours without accident, that you all jump about busily like frogs when not seriously levitated; and that your mantra is as regular as the beating of your heart. the remaining four limbs of yoga are pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi. i will give you the definition of all four at a single stroke, as each one to some extent

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

creating n ew karma, for the letter n, the fish, the vesica, the womb, breeds, whereas the ey e of horus does not; or, if it does so, breeds, according to turkish tradition, a me ssiah. death implies resurrection; the illusion is reborn, as the scythe of death in the tarot has a crosspiece. this is in connection with the hindu doctrine, express ed in their injunction "fry your seeds. act so as to balance your past karma, and create no new, so that, as it were, the books are balanced. while you have either a credit or a debit, you are still in account with the universe (n.b. frater p. wrote this chapter-61-while dining with friends, in about a minute and a half. that is how you must know the qabalah) note (28) oe= island, a common symbol of nibbana (29) vau-yod-aleph ain. vau-yod-ayin ayin

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

the flaming sword. a smiling woman holds the open jaws of a fierce and powerful lion 20 the prophet of the eternal, the magus of the voice of power. wrapped in a cloke and cowl, an ancient walketh, bearing a lamp and staff* 21 the lord of the forces of life. a wheel of six shafts, whereon revolve the triad of hermanubis, sphinx, and typhon* 22 the daughter of the lords of truth. the ruler of the balance. a conventional figure of justice with scales and balances 23 the spirit of the mighty waters. the figure of an hanged or crucified man* 24 the child of the great transformers. the lord of the gate of death. a skeleton with a scythe mowing men. the scythe handle is a tau. 25 the daughter of the reconcilers, the bringer-forth of life. the figure of diana huntress* 26 the lord of the gates o

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER CHANOKH

ith the fire of gathering, and beautified your garments with admiration. to whom i made a law to govern the holy ones, and delivered ye a rod, with the ark of knowledge. moreover you lifted up your voices and sware obedience and faith to him that liveth and triumpheth: whose beginning is not, nor end cannot be: which shineth as a flame in the midst of your palaces, and reigneth amongst you as the balance of righteousness and truth! move therefore, and shew yourselves! open the mysteries of your creation! be friendly unto me, for i am the servant of the same your god: the true worshipper of the highest! 169 words in this english call. the second key adagita vau-pa-ahe zodonugonu fa-a-ipe salada! vi-i-vau el! sobame ial-pereji i-zoda-zodazod pi-adapehe casarema aberameji ta ta-labo paracaled

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

uld be true to his own nature, and at the same time adapt himself to his environment (10) nature is a continuous phenomenon, though we do not know in all cases how things are connected (illustration: human consciousness depends on the properties of protoplasm, the existence of which depends on innumerable physical conditions peculiar to this planet; and this planet is determined by the mechanical balance of the whole universe of matter. we may then say that our consciousness is causally connected with the remotest galaxies; yet we do not know even how it arises from- or with- the molecular changes in the brain (11) science enables us to take advantage of the continuity of nature by the empirical application of certain xv principles whose interplay involves different orders of idea connecte

wn standards is to outrage, not only him, but oneself, since both parties are equally born of necessity (25) every man must do magick each time that he acts or even thinks, since a thought is an internal act whose influence ultimately affects action, thought it may not do so at the time (illustration: the least gesture causes a change in a man's own body and in the air around him; it disturbs the balance of the entire universe, and its effects continue eternally throughout all space. every thought, however swiftly suppressed, has its effect on the mind. it stands as one of the causes of every subsequent thought, and tends to influence every subsequent action. a golfer may lose a few yards on his drive, a few more with his second and third, he may lie on the green six bare inches too far fr

nature is beauty and harmony, mortality and immortality. in the number seven the feminine nature is again predominant, 2 but it is the masculine type of female, the amazon, who is balanced in the number eight by the feminine type of male. in the number nine we reach the last of the purely mental qualities. it identifies change with stability. pendant to this sixfold system is the number ten< the balance of the sephiroth: kether (1 "kether is in malkuth, and malkuth is in kether, but after another manner" chokmah (2) is yod of tetragrammaton, and therefore also unity. binah (3) is he of tetragrammaton, and therefore "the emperor" chesed (4) is daleth, venus the female. geburah (5) is the sephira of mars, the male. tiphereth (6) is the hexagram, harmonizing, and mediating between kether and

ave been able to make it a complete and systematic treatise. that is, when my laziness had been jogged by the criticisms and suggestions of various colleagues to whom i had submitted the early drafts> all these numbers are of course parts of the magician himself considered as the microcosm. the microcosm is an exact image of the macrocosm; the great work is the raising of the whole man in perfect balance to the power of infinity. the reader will remark that all criticism directed against the magical hierarchy is futile. one cannot call it incorrect- the only line to take might be that it was inconvenient. in the same way one cannot say that the roman alphabet is better or worse than the greek, since all required sounds can be more or less satisfactorily represented by either; yet both thes

ir upshot> the danger of ceremonial magick- the sublest and deepest danger- is this: that the magician will naturally tend to invoke that partial being which most strongly appeals to him, so that his natural excess in that direction will be still further exaggerated. let him, before beginning his work, endeavour to map out his own being, and arrange his invocations in such a way as to redress the balance<equinox vii. see also liber cxi aleph> this, of course, should have been done in a preliminary fashion during the preparation of the weapons and furniture of the temple. to consider in a more particular manner this question of the nature of ritual, we may suppose that he finds himself lacking in that perception of the value of life and

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

to his environment) 10. nature is a continuous phenomenon, thought we do not know in all cases how things are connected. magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 41 (illustration: human consciousness depends on the properties of protoplasm, the existence of which depends on innumerable physical conditions peculiar to this planet; and this planet is determined by the mechanical balance of the whole universe of matter. we may then say that our consciousness is causally connected with the remotest galaxies; yet we do not know even how it arises from- or with- the molecular changes in the brain) 11. science enables us to take advantage of the continuity of nature by the empirical application of certain principles whose interplay involves different orders of idea, connected

wn standards is to outrage, not only him, but oneself, since both parties are equally born of necessity) 25. every man must do magick each time that he acts or even thinks, since a thought is an internal act whose influence ultimately affects action, thought it may not do so at the time (illustration: the least gesture causes a change in a man's own body and in the air around him: it disturbs the balance of the entire universe and its effects continue eternally throughout all space. every thought, however swiftly suppressed, has its effect on the mind. it stands as one of the causes of every subsequent thought, and tends to influence every subsequent action. a golfer may lose a few yards on his drive, a few more with his second and third, he may lie on the green six bare inches too far fro

the development from the original oe s.b. cap "i" to the natural order of the elements. i shall call the male principle m, the female f. m.1- khien "heaven-father" f.1- khw n "earth-mother- m.2- loe the sun f.2- kh n the moon- m.3- k n fire f.3- tui water- magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 77 m.4- sun air f.4- k n earth- note how admirably they have preserved the idea of balance. m.1. and f.1. are perfection. m.2. and f.2. still keep balance in their lines. the four "elements" show imperfection; yet they are all balanced as against each other. note, too, how apt are the ideograms. m.3. shows the flames flickering on the hearth, f.3, the wave on the solid bottom of the sea; m.4, the mutable air, with impenetrable space above, and finally f.4, the thin crust of the

w adepts that should either of these schools become annihilated, the result might well be that the victor would sooner or later turn his released energy against themselves. in accordance, therefore, with their general plan of nonaction, as expressed in the tao teh king, of dealing with mischief before it has become too strong to be dangerous, they interfere gently from time to time to redress the balance. during the last two generations the masters of the yellow school have been compelled to take notice of the progressive ruin of the white adepts. christianity, which possessed at least the semblance of a white formula, is in the agonies of decomposition, even before it is 57 actually dead. materialistic science has overwhelmed the faith and magic without tears get any book for free on: www

emselves with these fantastic speculations. the serious student minds his own business, which is the business in hand. the president of a corporation does not pay his bookkeeper to make a statement of the countless billions of profit to be made in some future year. it requires no great ability to string a row of zeros after a significant figure until the ink runs out. what is wanted is the actual balance of the week "the reader is most strongly urged not to permit himself to indulge magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 118 in fantastic flights of thought, which are the poison of the mind, because they represent an attempt to run away from reality, a dispersion of energy and a corruption of moral strength. his business is, firstly, to know himself; secondly, to order

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

long as there is one single being who does not share that joy. there are some who may wish to travel back from the very threshold of the bridal chamber to assist belated guests. such at least was the attitude which gotama buddha adopted. nor shall he be alone. again it may be pointed out that the contemplative life is generally opposed to the active life, and it must require an extremely careful balance to prevent the one absorbing the other. as it will be seen later, the "vision of god" or "union with god" or "samadhi" or whatever we may agree to call it, has many kinds and many degrees, although there is an impassable abyss between the least of them and the greatest of all the phenomena of normal consciousness "to sum up" we assert a secret source of energy which explains the phenomenon

cramp his movements; it should not be so large that he has long distances to traverse. once the circle is made and consecrated, the magician must not leave it, or even lean outside, lest he be destroyed by the hostile forces that are without. he chooses a circle rather than any other lineal figure for many reasons; e.g, 1. he affirms thereby his identity with the infinite. 2. he affirms the equal balance of his working; since all points on the circumference are equidistant from the centre. 3. he affirms the limitation implied by his devotion to the great work. he no longer wanders about aimlessly in the world. the centre of this circle is the centre of the tau of ten squares which is in the midst, as shown in the illustration. the tau and the circle together make one form of the rosy cross

nity, so that his own will is only the echo of the will of the universe, yet that consciousness of "free-will" is valuable; and if he really understands it as being the partial and individual expression of that internal motion in a universe whose sum is rest, by so much will he feel that harmony, that totality. and though the happiness which he experiences may be criticised as only one scale of a balance in whose other scale is an equal misery, there are those who hold that misery consists only in the feeling of separation from the universe, and that consequently all may cancel out among the lesser feelings, leaving only that infinite bliss which is one phase of the infinite consciousness of that all. such speculations are somewhat beyond the scope of the present remarks. it is of no parti

so the ox plants his foot, and so the car wheel follows hard behind. all that we are from mind results; on mind is founded, built of mind; who acts or speaks with righteous thought him happiness doth surely find. so failing not the shadow falls for ever in its place assigned. the pantacle is then in a sense identical with the karma or kamma of the magician. the karma of a man is his "ledger" the balance has not been struck and he does not know what it is; he does not even fully know what debts he may have to pay, or what is owed him; nor does he know on what dates even those payments which he anticipates may fall due. a business conducted on such lines would be in a terrible mess; and we find in fact that man is in just such a mess. while he is working day and night at some unimportant de

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

wqn a secret (spelt in full :d:w:s correcting, configuring, restoring, repairing, reforming, renewing nwqyt 567 first-born (cf. 228) ynw#)r a cup *kws) 568 darkness *ksx 569 fingers tw(bc) 570 a couch, bed #r( ten r( heads ny#yr concussion; earthquake#(r gate, the door: a title of malkuth r# wickedness(#r mercury (the metal) typsk king: a title oftiphareth *klm 571 the mountains of zion nwyc yrrh balance )lqtm angel *k)lm 572 he was touched (i.r.q. 1117) bc(ty active lbqtm the lord thy god [is a consuming fire (deut. 4:24. see 182; deut. 28:58 *kyhl) hwhy 573 the hill of frankincense (ct. 4:6; see 456) hnwblh t(bg 574 chaldee (hath a general meaning of movement. see s.d) nw#xry to extinguish *k(d 575 beersheba: the well of the seven (gn. 21:31, 2 sam 24:7. see k.d. p.183 (b# r)b and the my

ALEISTER CROWLEY TAO TEH KING

odiless, what evil could befall him? 3. therefore let him that regardeth himself rightly administer also a kingdom; and let him govern it who loveth it as another man loveth himself((this does not mean with extreme devotion, but rather with passionless indifference) 14 chapter xiv the shewing-forth of the mystery. 1. we look at it, and see it not; though it is omnipresent; and we name it the root-balance((hadit, the root of yod) we listen for it, and hear it not, though it is omniscient; and we name it the silence((nuit, the root of he) we feel for it, and touch it not, though it is omnipotent; and we name it the concealed((ra-hoor-khuit, kether, the root of vau. weh note: this appears questionable, as the root of vau and the sun god both pertain to tipheret) these three virtues hath it, y

onoreth the adept. yet unless these relations were manifest, even the most intelligent observer might be perplexed as to which was which. this is called the crown of mystery((the adept has become so absolutely natural that he appears unskillful. ars est celare artem. it is only he who has started on the path that can divine how sublime is the master) 32 chapter xxviii the return to simplicity. 1. balance thy male strength with thy female weakness and thou shalt attract all things, as the ocean absorbeth all rivers; for thou shalt formulate the excellence of the child((weh note: the ts has a mark for a footnote at this point. none is found in the end notes to match it. crowley's intent cannot be definitely defined, but probably relates to the 'childe' of liber al, possibly as hoor-pa-kraat)

n. jade is liable to be seized and carved; ordinary stone may escape (cf. kwangtze on the rotten tree, etc. zan kien shieh. s. b. e. xxxix, p.217) 45 chapter xl omitting utility. 1. the tao proceeds by correlative curves, and its might is in weakness. 2. all things arose from the teh, and the teh budded from the tao((the law of the tao is constant compensation; its method is always to redress the balance, and reduce the equation to zero. in its action it resembles the form of energy which we call gravitation very closely. it is an inertia always tending to minimize stress) 46 chapter xli the identity of the differential. 1. the best students, learning of the tao, set to work earnestly to practice the way. mediocre students now cherish it, now let it go. the worst students mock at it. were

ood in it is evil. for how long have men suffered from misunderstanding of this. 3. the wise man is foursquare, and avoideth aggression; his corners do not injure others. he moveth in a straight line((according to his will) and turneth not aside therefrom; he is brilliant((like a star) but doth not blind with his brightness((because he keeps to his own orbit) 64 chapter lix warding the tao. 1. to balance our earthly nature and cultivate our heavenly nature, tread the middle path. 2. this middle path alone leadeth to the timely return to the true nature. this timely return resulteth from the constant gathering of magick powers((teh) with that gathering cometh control. this control we know to be without limit((like the tao) and he who knoweth the limitless may rule the state. 3. he who posse

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE HEART OF THE MASTER

ned for any fight. vi. the oracle of the gods is the child-voice of love in thine own soul! hear thou it! heed not the siren-voice of sense, or the phantom-voice of reason: rest in simplicity, and listen to the silence! the heart of the master get any book for free on: www.abika.com 12 vii. the issue of the vulture, two-in-one, conveyed; this is the chariot of power. trinc: the last oracle! viii. balance against each thought its exact opposite! for the marriage of these is the annihilation of illusion. ix. wander alone; bearing the light and thy staff! and be the light so bright that no man seeth thee! be not moved by aught without or within: keep silence in all ways! x. follow thy fortune, careless where it lead thee! the axle moveth not: attain thou that! xi. mitigate energy with love; b

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

ertain. l i b e r a l vel l e g i s sub figura ccxx as delivered by (lxxviii) xciii unto dclxvi with a commentary by t h e b e a s t- to mega therion 666 (part i, comment to chapter i) copyright (c) o.t.o. in the first edition this book is called l. l is the sacred letter in the holy twelve-fold table which forms the triangle that stabilizes the universe. see "liber 418. l is the letter of libra, balance, and 'justice' in the taro. this title should probably be "al "el, as the 'l' was heard of the voice of aiwaz, not seen "al" is the true name of the book, for these letters, and their number 31, form the master key to its mysteries. in order that the ethical and philosophical comment should be "understanded of the common people, without interruption, i have decided to transfer to an append

rhaps) the gain due to time, as explained elsewhere. but in this case what is time? it is a fundamental condition of experience, to say nothing of memory, so is necessary to the finity phase of zero to the zero power, that is, to any universe where change occurs. is there any possible connexion between two successive such phases? no; they must be alike in one respect that they each cancel out, so balance is a necessary principle. more so than time; for one could have a samadhis phase which developed nirvi-kalpa instantly. but if no time, then a unity, which could never become naught; no such phase is possible. duality is therefore the nature of any manifested universe. 1 exists, true; but only by a fiction; for there is always a -1 to cancel it. but we get the illusion of 1 when we add 1/2

eely from within, but heed not your environment, lest you make difference between one thing and another. whatever it be, it is to be made one with you by love- why am not i to learn and teach the work of the cup and of the disk? is it because they are the feminine weapons? shall the scarlet woman attend to these? the book does not say so; the passives are ignored. i feel the omission as a lack of balance, the only case of the kind in the book. this makes me certain that there is a special meaning. this wand and sword may not be the wand and sword, or rather dagger, of the elemental weapons. the wand may be that of the fool, the sword that of justice, whose letters are a& l; al is the key of the whole book. we may also take them as simple symbols, the one as that of love, the other as that

31 x 3= 93. see the tarot trumps for further study of these grades. theta-epsilon= 14, the pentagram, rule of spirit over ordered matter. strength and authority( teth and he) and secretly 1+ 4= 5, the hierophant, vau, v. also leo aries, the lion and the ram. cf. isaiah. it is a "millennial" state. lambda-eta= 38, the key=word abrahadabra, 418, divided by the number of its letters, 11. justice or balance and the charioteer of mastery. a state of progress; the church militant. mu-alpha= 41, the inverted pentagram, matter dominating spirit. the hanged man and the fool, the condition of those who are not adepts "do what thou wilt" need not only be interpreted as license or even as liberty. it may for example be taken to mean do what thou (ateh) wilt; and ateh is 406= taw-vau= t, the sign of t

t of sahara, by tolga, that above the abyss, contradiction is unity, and that nothing could be true save by virtue of the contradiction that is contained in itself. behold therefore, in this method thou shalt come presently to ideas of this order, that include in themselves their own contradiction, and have no antithesis. here then is thy lever of antinomy broken in thine hand; yet, being in true balance, thou mayst soar, passionate and eager, from heaven to heaven, by the expansion of thine idea, and its exaltation, or concentration as thou understandest by thy studies in the book of the law, the word thereof concerning our lady nuith, and hadith that is the core of every star. and this last going upon thy ladder is easy, if thou be truly initiate, for the momentum of thy force in transce

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tely follows it. but there is no sephira anterior to kether, nor is there a sephira which succeeds malkuth. by these remarks it will be understood how chokmah is a feminine noun, though marking a masculine sephira. the connecting link of the sephiroth is the ruach, spirit, from mezla, the hidden influence. i will now add a few more remarks on the qabalistical meaning of the term alqtm, metheqela, balance. in each of the three trinities or triads of the sephiroth is a duad of opposite sexes, and a uniting intelligence which is the result. in this, the masculine and feminine potencies are regarded as the two scales of the balance, and the uniting sephira as the beam which joins them. thus, then, the term balance may be said to symbolize the triune, trinity in unity, and the unity represented

the first three sephiroth, kether, chokmah, and binah) it is the trinity which created the world, or, in qabalistic language, the universe was born from the union of the crowned king and queen. but according to the qabalah, before the complete form of the heavenly man (the ten sephiroth) was produced, there were certain primordial worlds created, but these could not subsist, as the equilibrium of balance was not yet perfect, and they were convulsed by the unbalanced force, and destroyed.22 these primordial worlds are called the kings of ancient time and the kings 21 sometimes \yyjh u, otz ha-chayim, thus making possible the fudging of a different set of gematria identities t.s. 22 according to some, the qlippoth or shells are the remnants of these primal worlds t.s. liber lviii 14 of edom

ncealed in and revealed by the cross the light of the cross. further examples will be found in a note on genesis. one of the most famous is the mene, tekel, upharsin of daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under belshazzar the imaginary king. anm. the hanged man, death, the fool= sacrificed to death by thy folly. lkt. the universe, the wheel of fortune, justice= thy kingdom s fortune is in the balance. crp the blasted tower, the sun, the last judgement= ruined is thy glory, and finished. but we cannot help thinking that this exegesis must have been very hard work. we could more easily read anm. to sacrifice to death is folly. lkt. thy kingdom shall be fortunate, for it is just. crp the tower of thy glory shall endure until the last days. there! that didn t take two minutes; and belshazz

d anm. to sacrifice to death is folly. lkt. thy kingdom shall be fortunate, for it is just. crp the tower of thy glory shall endure until the last days. there! that didn t take two minutes; and belshazzar would have exalted us above daniel. similarly al, god, may be interpreted his folly is justice, as it is written: the wisdom of this word is foolishness with god. or, by yetzirah, the air is his balance, as it is written: god made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. 39 e is the base of natural logarithms; it is defined as the sum from 0 to infinity of 1 over n factorial; approximately 2.718281828 t.s. liber lviii 24 or by meaning: the ox and the goad, i.e. he is both matter and motion. we here append a sketch

miserable and blind and naked, is not a philosophical but a practical silliness. nothing exists, says the magister templi, but perfection. true; yet their consciousness is imperfect. ergo, it does not exist. for the m.t. this is so: he has cancelled out the complexities of the mathematical expression called existence, and the answer is zero. but for the beginner his pain and another s joy do not balance: his pain hurts him, and his brother may go hang. the magister templi, too, understands why zero must plunge through all finite numbers to express itself; why it must write itself as n n instead of 0; what gain there is in such writing. and this understanding will be found expressed in liber 418 (episode of chaos and his daughter) and liber legis (i. 28-30. but it must never be forgotten t

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by chance of sense or sex to find a way less iron-brained determining direction x;57 695 i know not if these hindu methods be best( tis no such life and death odds, since suffering souls to save or damn never existed. so i fall confessing: well, perhance i am 700 myself a christian after all! so far at least. i must concede christ did attain in every deed; yet, being an illiterate man, not his to balance or to scan, 705 to call god stupid or unjust! he took the universe on trust: he reconciled the world below with that above; rolled eloquence steel-tired58 o er reason s why? and whence? 710 discarded all proportion just and thundered in our ears i know, and bellowed in our brains ye must. pentecost 43 super-consciousness is the gift of the holy ghost. poet not a materialist. mohammed s ide

above them is the ninefold lotus, and a virgin came forth unto him in the hour of his rejoicing and propounded her riddle. the first riddle :4 the maiden is blind. our father: she shall be what she doth not. and a second virgin came forth to him and said: the second riddle: detegitur yod. quoth our father: the moon is full. so also a third virgin the third riddle: man and woman: o fountain of the balance! to whom our father answered with a swift flash of his sword, so swift she saw it not. came a fourth virgin, having a fourth riddle: what egg hath no shell? and our father pondered a while and then said: on a wave of the sea: on a shell of the wave: blessed be her name! the fifth virgin issued suddenly and said: i have four arms and six sides: red i am, and gold. to whom our father: eli, e

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y of hume. this weapon, too, that has destroyed our lesser, our illusionary universes, ever revealing one more real, shall we not wield it with divine ecstasy? shall we not, too, perceive the inter-dependence of the questions and the answers, the necessary connection of the one with the other, so that (just as 0 x is an indefinite) we destroy the absolutism of either? or! by their alternation and balance, until in our series. we care nothing as to which may prove the final term, any single term being so negligible a quantity in relation to the vastness of the series? is it not a series of geometrical progression, with a factor positive and incalculably vast? in the light of the whole process, then, we perceive that there is no absolute value in the swing of the pendulum, thought its shaft

illuminism,5 or the science of learning how not to say "yes" until you know that it "is" yes, and how not to say "no" until you know that it "is" no. it is the all-important word of our lives, the corner- stone of the temple, the keystone of the arch, the flail that beats the grain from the chaff, the sieve through which falsehood passes and in which truth remains. it is, indeed, the poise of the balance, the gnomon of the sun-dial; which, if we learn to read aright, will tell us at what hour of our lives we have arrived. through the want of it kingdoms have fallen into decay and by it empires have been created; and its dreaded foe is of necessity "dogma" 150 directly a man begins to say "yes" without the question "why" he becomes a dogmatist, a potential, if not an actual liar. and it is

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mediately follows it. but there is no sephira anterior to kether, nor is there a sephira which succeeds malkuth. by these remarks it will be understood how chokmah is a feminine noun, though marking a masculine sephira. the connecting-link of the sephiroth is the ruach, spirit, mezla, the hidden influence. i will how add a few more remarks on the qabalistical meaning of the term mthqla, metheqla, balance. in each of the three trinities or triads of the sephiroth is a duad of opposite sexes, and a uniting intelligence which is the result. in this, the masculine and feminine potencies are regarded as the two scales of the balance, and the uniting sephira as the beam that joins them. thus, then, the term balance maybe said to symbolise the triune, trinity in unity, and the unity represented b

he first three sephiroth, kether, chokmah, and binah) it is the trinity which created the world; or, in qabalistical language, the universe was born from the union of the crowned king and queen. but according to the qabalah, before the complete form of the heavenly man (the ten sephiroth) was produced, there were certain primordial world created, but these could not subsist, as the equilibrium of balance was not yet perfect, and they were convulsed by the unbalanced force and destroyed. these primordial worlds are called the "kings of ancient time" and the "kings of edom who reigned before the monarchs of israel" in this sense, edom is the world of unbalanced force, and israel is the balanced sephiroth (gen. xxxvi. 31. this important fact, that worlds were created and destroyed prior to th

and revealed by the cross..l v\ the light of the cross. further examples will be found in "a note on genesis" one of the most famous is the mene, tekel, upharsin of daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under belshazzar the imaginary king. mna. the hanged man, death, the fool "sacrificed to death by thy folly" 93 thkl. the universe, the wheel of fortune, justice "thy kingdom's fortune is in the balance" prsh. the blasted tower, the sun, the last judgment "ruined is thy glory, and finished" but we cannot help thinking that this exegesis must have been very hard work. we could more easily read mna. to sacrifice to death is folly. thkl. thy kingdom shall be fortunate, for it is just. prsh. the tower of thy glory shall endure until the last day. there! that didn't take two minutes; and belsh

acrifice to death is folly. thkl. thy kingdom shall be fortunate, for it is just. prsh. the tower of thy glory shall endure until the last day. there! that didn't take two minutes; and belshazzar would have exalted us above daniel. similarly al, god, may be may be interpreted "his folly is justice" as it is written "the wisdom of this world is foolishness with god" or, by yetzirah "the air is his balance" as it is written "god made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament" or, by meaning "the ox and the goad "i.e "he is both matter and motion" we here append a sketch ms. by frater p, giving his explanation by tarot, etc, of the letters of the alphabet spelt in full. mystic readings of the letters of the alphabet("se

iserable and blind and naked" is not a philosophical but a practical silliness. nothing exists, says the magister templi, but perfection. true; yet their consciousness is imperfect. ergo, it does not exist. for the m.t. this is so: he has "cancelled out" the complexities of the mathematical expression called existence, and the answer is zero. but for the beginner his pain and another's joy do not balance; his pain hurts him, and his brother may go hang. the magister templi, too, understands why zero must plunge through all finite numbers to express itself; why it must write itself as "n- n" instead of 0; what gain there is in such writing. and this understanding will be found expressed in liber 418 (episode of chaos and his daughter) and liber legis (i. 28-30. but it must never be forgotte

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hange. for the whirlings of the universe are but the course of the blood in my heart. and the unspeakable variety thereof is but my divers hairs, and plumes, and gems in my tall crown. the change which ye lament is the life of my rejoicing, and the sorrow that blackeneth your hearts is the myriad deaths by which i am renewed. and the instability which maketh ye to fear, is the little waverings of balance by which i am assured. and now the veil of silver tissue-stuff closes over him, and above that, a purple veil, and above that, a golden veil, 30 so that now the whole stone is like a thick mat of woven gold wires; and there come forth, one from each side of the stone, two women, and grasp each other by both hands, and kiss, and melt into one another; and melt away.3 and now the veils open

hose plumes of truth. for though i am the angel of the fourteenth key, i am also the angel of the eighth key. and from the love of these two have i come, who am the warden of pop and the servant of them that dwell therein. though all crowns fall, mine shall 49 not fall; for my plumes reach up unto the knees of him that sitteth upon the holy throne, and liveth and reigneth for ever and ever as the balance of righteousness and truth. i am the angel of the moon. i am the veiled one that sitteth between the pillars veiled with a shining veil, and on my lap is the open book of the mysteries of the ineffable light. i am the aspiration unto the higher; i am the love of the unknown. i am the blind ache within the heart of man. i am the minister of the sacrament of pain. i swing the censer of worsh

ubon. i enquire why her form is different. she says: since all things are god, in all things thou seest just so much of god as thy capacity affordeth thee. but behold! thou must pierce deeply into this aethyr before true images appear. for tan is that which transformeth 56 judgment into justice. bal is the sword, and tan the balances. a pair of balances appears in the stone, and on the bar of the balance is written: motion about a point is iniquity. and behind the balances is a plume, luminous, azure. and somehow connected with the plume, but i cannot divine how, are these words: breath is iniquity (that is, any wind must stir the feather of truth) and behind the plume is a shining filament of quartz, suspended vertically from the abyss to the abyss. and in the midst is a winged disk of so

e a wind beyond the door, that is blowing the flame out. and a voice comes "who is he that hath the key to the gate of the evening star" and now an angel cometh and seeketh to open the door by trying many keys. and they are none of any avail. and the same voice saith "the five and the six are balanced in the word abrahadabra, and therein is the mystery disclosed. but the key unto this gate is the balance of the seven and the four; and of this thou hast not even the first letter. now there is a word of four letters that containeth in itself all the mystery of the tetragrammaton, and there is a word of seven letters which it concealeth, and that again concealeth the holy word that is the key of the abyss.19 and this thou shalt find, revolving it in thy mind. 19 these words are probably babal

love is but a letter of the alphabet of love. now, there is a mystery in the word logos, that containeth the three letters whose analogy hath been shown in the lower heavens, samech, and lamed, and gimel, that are 93, which is thrice 31, and in them are set the two eyes of horus (ayin means an eye) for, if it were not so, the arrow could not pierce the rainbow, and there could be no poise in the balance, and the great book should never be unsealed. but this is she that poureth the water of life upon her head, whence it floweth to fructify the earth. but now the whole aethyr is the most brilliant peacock blue. it "is" the universal peacock that i behold. 118 and there is a voice: is not this bird the bird of juno, that is an hundred, and thirty, and six? and therefore is she the mate of ju

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tian! but i will up and take him by the throat.(see;'tis 2.30. twelve minutes to do that little in! and look at the handwriting! 3.6. how excellent is prana yama, a comfort to the soul! i did thirty-two cycles, easy and pleasant; could have gone on indefinitely. the muscles went rigid, practically of their own accord; so light did i feel that i almost thought myself to be "that wise one" who "can balance himself on his thumb. sleep is conquered right away from the word "jump. indeed, if satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees; then surely: satan flees, exclaiming "damn! when any saint starts pranayam! so happy, indeed, was i in the practice that i devoted myself by the waiting formula to adonai; and that i got to "neighbourhood- concentration" is shewn by the fact that

it either an adept or a maniac. thank the lord for that! it saves trouble. 10.20. undressed and robed. will do an aspiration in the hanged man position, hoping to feel rested and fit by midnight. the incense has arrived from london; and i feel its magical effects most favourable. o creature of incense! i conjure thee by him that sitteth upon the holy throne and liveth and reigneth for ever as the balance of righteousness and truth, that thou comfort and exalt my soul with thy sweet perfume, that i may be utterly devoted to this work of the invocation of my lord adonai, that i may fully attain thereto, beholding him face to face as it is written "before there was equilibrium, countenance beheld not countenance" yea, being utterly absorbed in his ineffable glory yea, being that of which th

en working hard, and doesn't realise that its work is done. just as a retired grocer wakes up and thinks "i must go and open the shop. in hindu phrase, the thought-stuff, painfully forced all these days into one channel, has acquired the habit "i.e. of flowing naturally in it. ed. i am ek grata one-pointed. just as if one arranges a siphon, one has to suck and suck for a while, and then when the balance in the two arms of the tube is attained, the fluid goes on softly and silently of its own act. gravitation which was against us is now for us. so now the whole destiny of the universe is by me overcome; i am impelled, with ever-gathering and irresistible force, toward adonai. 80 vi veri vniversvm vivvs vici! 12.57. back home to illuminate my beautiful ritual. 3.30. two pages done and set a

s debauch. i continue learning the ritual. 8.40. i will return and humble myself before the lord 94 adonai. it is near the night of the full moon; in my life the full moon hath ever been of great augury. but to-night i am too poor in spirit to hope. lo! i was travelling on the paths of lamed and of mem, of justice and the hanged man, and i fell into both the pitfalls thereof. instead of the great balance firmly held, i found only libra, the house of venus and of the exaltation of saturn; and these evil planets, smiling and frowning, overcame me. and so for the sublime path of man; instead of that symbol of the adept, his foot set firmly upon heaven, his whole figure showing forth the reconciler with the invisible, i found but the stagnant and bitter water of selfishness, the dead sea of th

from her paps."the tenth day" 12.17. now that the perfume of the incense is clearly away, one may most potently perceive the invoked perfume of the ceremony itself. and this mystical perfume of adonai is like pure musk, but infinitely subtilised far stronger, and at the same time far more delicate.(p.s. doubt has arisen about this perfume, as to whether there was not a commonplace cause. on the balance of the evidence, carefully considered, one would pronounce for the mystic theory. one should add a curious omen. on sitting down for the great struggle (11.14) john st. john found a nail upon the floor, at his feet. now a nail is vau in hebrew, and the tarot trump corresponding to vau is the hierophant or initiator whereby is o. m. greatly comforted. so poor a thing hath he become! even a

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therein it will be seen that it contains two pillars or obelisks. these two pillars, which are respectively in netzach and hod, need careful explanation. they represent mercy and severity, the former being white and in netzach, the latter black and in hod. their bases are cubical and black to represent the earth element in malkuth; the columns are respectively white and black to manifest eternal balance of the scales of justice. 245 4 hb:yod stands for chokmah, and hb:heh for binah, hb:vau for the rest except malkuth which is the final h. 5 father and (glorified) mother. 6 the theosophical term "higher self" is usually termed in the g. d "genius" abramelin calls it "holy guardian angel "vide" preface. 7 the sephirotic scheme, it will be remembered, is divided into four worlds: atziloth; b

f/ rs .evil triad_ apophrasz .satan typh/ hb:shin .on besz. hb:qof. hb:taw\ double_ altar. x /hiereus. horus kerux anubis of e+ w_ sentinel diagram 3. arrangement of the temple in the 0= 0 ritual. upon them should be represented in counterchanged colours any appropriate egyptian design emblematic of the soul. the scarlet tetrahedronal capitals represent the fire of test and trial, and between the balance is the porch way of the immeasurable region. the twin lights which flare on the summits are the "declarers of eternal truth" the pillars are really obelisks with tetrahedronal capitals slightly flattened at the apices so as to bear each a lamp. at the eastern part of malkuth, at its junction-point with the path of hb:taw, is placed the altar in the form of a double cube. its colour is blac

its center. illustration "diagram 9. the lamen of the hegemon" this is a circular ring of black enclosing a white field within which floats a solid black calvary cross "the hegemon" the place of the hegemon is between the two pillars, whose bases are in netzach and hod at the intersection of the paths of hb:peh and hb:samekh in the symbolic gateway of occult science: as it were at the beam of the balance at the equilibrium of the scales of justice, at the point of the intersection of the lowest reciprocal path with that of hb:samekh, which latter forms a part of the middle column, being there placed as the guardian of the threshold of entrance, and the preparer of the ways for the enterer thereby. therefore the reconciler between the light and the darkness, and the mediator between the sta

peculiar insignia of office are the red lamp and the wand.13 "watcher of the gods" is his name, and he is anubis the herald before them "the stolistes- the station of the stolistes is in the midst of the northern part of the hall; without, and to the north-west of the black pillar. he has the care of robes and insignia of the temple. his peculiar ensign is the cup "the goddess at the scale of the balance at the black pillar" is the name of the stolistes; and she is auramooth, or the light shining through the waters upon the earth. illustration "diagram 10. the cup of the stolistes" this is a abstract of three black lineal figures superimposed on a slightly modified tree of life. each sephiroth is represented by a white ring circumscribing a white disk, and no paths are drawn. the sephira a

pex and includes malkut in the center of its base. the whole is suggestive of a horned cup superimposed on the tree of life "the dadouchos- the station of the dadouchos is towards the midst of the southern part of the hall, and to the south-west of the white pillar. he has the charge of the lights, the fire, and the incense of the temple. his ensign is the svastika.14 "goddess of the scale of the balance at the white pillar" is the name of the dadouchos, and she is thoum-aesh-neith, or perfection through fire manifesting upon the earth. the grade of neophyte "the opening" the officers and members being assembled the kerux proceeds to the right of the hierophant and facing west raises his wand, as a symbol of the ray of divine light from the white triangle of the three supernals, and cries

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ther people that mysticism was not all folly without insisting on their devoting a lifetime to studying under me; and if only i could convince a few competent observers- in such a matter i distrust even myself- science would be bound to follow and to investigate, clear up the matter once for all, and, as i believed, and believe, arm itself with a new weapon ten thousand times more potent than the balance and the microscope. imagine me, therefore, if you please, selecting these few facts from the millions of others in the armoury of my brain, dovetailing them, and at last formulating an hypothesis verifiable by experiment. iii "but i evolve all these mysteries in the profound abyss of mind- zoroaster. this was my hypothesis "perhaps hashish is the drug which 'loosens the girders of the soul

gossiping about clairvoyance, or even "playing adam" what? you don't know how to play "adam? and you call yourself a sage? tut! the game of "adam" is played as follows. take a key, a bible, an elastic band. 67 open the bible at random till you find a favourable text. there insert the key, leaving the barrel and ring outside. put the elastic band round the book, so as to fix the key firmly in it. balance the whole arrangement by putting your thumb and that of the assistant magus of art under the ring, thumb against thumb (an important but, as i hold, heterodox school of adepts employ the forefinger) keep very still; and ask your question "adam, adam, tell me true! shall i &c. if the bible turns in a dextro-rotary manner the answer is "yes; if in the opposite direction "no" this sublime met

r hostility to the figure in the house required, of these figures. then add the meaning of the figure in the 4th, to signify the end of the matter. it may also assist you to form a reconciler from the figure in the house required and 159 the judge, noting what figure results and whether it harmonises with one or both by nature (pp. 158, 159. now consider all you have written, and according to the balance of good and evil, form your final judgment. consider also always in money questions where the part of fortune falls. take "e.g, the figure on p. 144, and form a judgment for loss of money in business therefrom. tables of witnesses and judge say: moderate* in 2nd is. evil, showing obstacle, delay* part of fortune earth is in asc. with, showing loss through querent's own blunders* springs in

its tomb. boy, as you love me, i charge you to mould pipe after pipe, till the heavens are rolled back and are lost as a tale that is told! iii silence and darkness are weaving a web broidered with nothing at uttermost ebb- cover, oh cover the shaming of seb! fling the wide veil, o nuit, on the shame- shame from the knowledge and unto the name- hide it, o hide it, in flowers of flame! now in the balance of infinite things stirs not a feather; the universe swings poised on the stealth of ineffable wings. surely the sable osirian bird sole in the aether shall utter the word now that its crying can never be heard! 192 iv see how the star of the universe blazes! millions of meteors in marvellous mazes mingle their magic of peony praises. oh! the dark streak on the heart of its flood! smitten

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dst of the circle. the magus of art silently recites to herself the exhortation of the lords of the key tablet of union,7 afterwards saying silently: i invoke ye, lords of the key tablet of union, to infuse into these elements of water and fire your mystic powers, and to cast into the midst of these opposing elements the holy powers of the great letter shin: to gleam and shine in the midst of the balance, even in the cauldron of art wherein alike is fire and moisture [after the consecration of the water, the magus of waters takes up the cup of water, and scatters water all round the edge of the circle, saying] so first the priest who governeth the works of fire, must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud-resounding sea [he then passes to the centre of the circle and scatters the wat

smiting sigil once with lotus wand] thou canst not pass from concealment unto manifestation save by virtue of the name of i.h.v.h. after the formless and the void and the darkness cometh the knowledge of the light. i am that light which riseth in the darkness: i am the exorcist in the midst of the exorcism: appear thou therefore in visible form before me, for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me now, so pass thou on unto the cubical altar of the universe [sigil re-veiled, and conducted to altar, placed on west of triangle; s.s.d.d. passes to altar holding sigil and sword as before. on her right hand is ae.a. with the magic candle: on her left is d.p.a.l. with the ritual. behind her to the east of the magica l cauldron is i.a. casting into the milk at each appro

before the circle of the great gods! adoration unto thee, anubi, who guardest the threshold of the universe! adoration unto thee, auramooth, purify me with the living waters! adoration unto thee, thaumaeshneith, make me holy with the hidden flame! adoration be unto thee, o dark-bright one! hoor! the prince of the city of blindness! adoration unto thee, o thmaist, truth-queen, who presidest at the balance of truth! adoration unto thee, asi; adoration unto thee, nephthyst. o aeshoori, lord of amennti! thou art the lord of life triumphant over death: there is naught in thee but godhead! toum! toum who art in the great dwelling! sovereign lord of all the gods, save me, and deliver! deliver me from that god that feedeth upon the damn d, dog-faced but human-headed; 200 that dwelleth by the pool

d libra. emerald. hb:vau taurus. red-orange. hb:nun scorpio. greenish blue. hb:zain gemini. orange. hb:peh sic: hb:samekh sagittarius. deep blue. hb:chet cancer. amber. hb:ayin capricornus. indigo. hb:tet leo. greenish yellow. hb:tzaddi aquarius. violet. hb:yod virgo. yellow-green. hb:qof pisces. crimson. 220 further, thou wilt observe that the colours of the paths and the sephiroth form a mutual balance and harmony in the tree [the "chief adept" then greets the newly made adeptus minor with the name of frater hodos chamelionis. the "second adept" then explains the colours of the crook and the scourge, pointing out that the crook is divided into the colours symbolic of kether, air, chokmah, taurus, chesed, leo, aries, tiphereth, capricornus and hod. and the scourge into those colours symbo

thy midst: by the lord harpocrates, the god of this mine operation: that thou leave thine abodes and habitations, to concentrate about me, invisible, intangible, as a shroud of darkness; a formula of defence: that i may become invisible, so that seeing me men see not, nor understand the thing that they behold! come unto me, o ma, goddess of truth and justice! thou that presidest over the eternal balance. auramooth, come unto me, lady of the water! thoum-aesh-neith, come unto me, lady of the fire! purify me and consecrate, for i am aeshoori the justified. for the twelve stars of light are on my brow: wisdom and understanding are balanced in my thought! wrath in my right hand and the thunderbolts; mercy in my left hand and the fountains of delight! in my heart is aeshoori and the symbol of

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is jolly good. chapter ii. might have been better with less quotation. 322 chapter iii. is first rate. mystics can only conquer the universe when they can prove themselves better than the rest of the world even in worldly things, and that by virtue of their mystic attainment. we cannot, however, subscribe to her doctrine of the agglutination of the virttis to the atman, save only in due order and balance in the case of the adept. yet we would not deny the possibility of her theory being correct. in chapter iv. she puts a drop of the kerosene of myers into her good wine. in chapter v. we begin to suspect that the authoress's brain is a mass of ill-digested and imperfectly understood pseudo-science; yet it ends finely_ our task is to learn "how to love_ and we refer the reader to mrs. synge'

h serpents of fire. 4. o thou intoxicating vision of beauty, fair as ten jewelled virgins dancing about the hermit moon; i swear to thee by the peridot flagons of spring, to quaff to the dregs thy chalice of glory, and beget a royal race before the dawn flees from awakening day. 5. o thou unalterable measure of all things, in whose lap 16 lie the destinies of unborn worlds; i swear to thee by the balance of light and darkness, to spread out the blue vault as a looking-glass, and flash forth therefrom the intolerable lustre of thy countenance. 6. o thou who settest forth the limitless expanse, spanned by wings of thunder above the cosmic strife; i swear to thee by the voiceless dust of the desert, to soar above the echoes of shrieking life, and as an eagle to feast for ever upon the silence

old beseechment of god and the unity thereof i adore thee by the twelve beseechments and by the unity thereof. 1. o thou mighty god, make me as a fair virgin that is clad in the blue-bells of the fragrant hillside; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may ring out the melody of thy voice, and be clothed in the pure light of thy loveliness: o thou god my god! 2. o thou mighty god, make me as a balance of rubies and jet that is cast in the lap of the sun; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may flash forth the wonder of thy brightness, and melt into the perfect poise of thy being: o thou god my god! 3. o thou mighty god, make me as a brown scorpion that creepeth on through a vast desert of silver; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may lose myself in the span of thy light, and

e powers of mine understanding; weight me in the unity of thy might, and roll me in the poised rapture of thine all-pervading nothingness; for thou art all and none of these in the fullness of thy not-being. 34 12. o thou god of the nothingness of all things! thou who art neither the primal cause of causes; nor the soul of what is, or was, or will be: o thou who art not measured in the motionless balance; nor smitten by the arrow-flights of man! i deny thee by the powers of mine understanding; shield me in the unity of thy might, and reckon me aright in the span of thine all-pervading nothingness; for thou art all and none of these in the fullness of thy not-being. 13. o thou god of the nothingness of all things! thou who art neither the breathing influx of life; nor the iron ring i' the m

, therefore they lived. but she feared life; therefore she wove a dew-moon in her tangled hair as a sign of the fickleness of death, and wept tears of bitter sorrow that she should live in the blossom of her youth. and her tears crept like scorpions down her cheeks, and sped away in the darkness like serpents; and for each serpent came there an eagle which did carry it away. 7 "why weep" said the balance swinging to the left "why laugh" said the balance swinging to the right "why 72 not remain still" answered the hand that held the balance. and the balance replied "because on my right laughs death and on my left weeps a virgin" 6. then the voice of the hand said to the girl "why weep" and the maid answered "because death maketh jest of my life" then the hand stayed the balance, and at once

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of all i am, perceive, and feel, my truth was but the partial pang that chanced to strike me as i sang. marsyas. in the beginning, violence marks the extinction of the sense. anguish and rapture rack the soul. these are disruptions of control. self-poised, a brooding hawk, there hangs in the still air the adept. the bull on the firm earth goes not so smooth! so the first fine ecstatic pangs pass; balance comes. olympas. how wonderful are these tall avenues of truth! marsyas. so the first flash of light and terror is seen as shadow, known as error. next, light comes as light; as it grows the sense of peace still steadier glows; and the fierce lust, that linked the soul to its god, attains a chaste control. intimate, an atomic bliss, is the last phrasing of that kiss. not ecstasy, but peace

nto infinite perspectives. you have thoroughly well understood, i suppose, that this abnormal and tyrannical growth may equally apply to all sentiments and to all ideas. thus, i have given, i think, a sufficiently fair sample of benevolence. the same is true of love. the idea of beauty must naturally take possession of an enormous space in a spiritual temperament such as i have invented. harmony, balance of line, fine cadence in movement, appear to the dreamer as necessities, as duties, not only for all beings of creation, but for himself, the dreamer, who finds himself at this period of the crisis endowed with a marvellous aptitude for understanding the immortal and universal rhythm. and if our fanatic lacks personal beauty, do not think he suffers long from the avowal to which he is obli

nd says "thou canst not pass from concealment unto manifestation save by virtue of the name hb:heh hb:vau hb:heh hb:yod. after the formless and the void and the darkness, there cometh the knowledge of the light. i am that light which riseth in the darkness! i am the exorcist in the midst of the exorcism; appear thou therefore in harmonious form before me; for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me now, so pass thou on unto the cubical altar of the universe. p. he then re-covers sigil and passes on to the altar laying it thereon as before shown. he then passes to the east of the altar holding the sigil and sword as explained. then doth he rehearse a most potent conjuration and invocation of that spirit unto visible appearance, using and reiterating all the divine

ss" then formulate forcibly about thee the shroud of darkness, and say "darkness is my name, and concealment: i am the great one invisible of the paths of the shades. i am without fear, though veiled in darkness; for within me though unseen is the magic of the light" n. repeat processes in l. o. repeat processes in m, but say "i am light shrouded in darkness, i am the wielder of the forces of the balance" p. now concentrating mentally about thee the shroud of concealment pass to the west of the altar in the place of the neophyte, face east, remain standing, and rehearse a conjuration by suitable names for the formulation of a shroud of invisibility around and about thee. q. now address the shroud of darkness thus "shroud of concealment, long hast thou dwelt concealed! quit the light; that

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s his crown; flashing hither and thither more swiftly than the lightning were its rays. his head was like the sun in its strength, even at 203 high noon. his cloak was of pure amethyst, flowing behind him like a mighty river; his armour was of living gold, burnished with lightning even to the greaves and the armed feet of him; he radiated an intolerable splendour of gold and he bore the sword and balance of justice. mighty and golden were his wide-flashing wings! terrible in his might, he bowed low before the great white spirit, and proceeded to carry out the order. for five and twenty years he toiled at the so easy task; then, flinging down his weapons in a rage, he returned before the face of his master and, trembling with passion, cast himself down in wrath and despair "pah" said the gr

ate in which it exudes from the mature stalk, as a crude resin; sometimes it is manufactured into a conserve with clarified butter, honey, and spices; sometimes a decoction is made of the flowering tops in water or arrack. under either of these forms the method of administration is by swallowing. again, the dried plant is smoked in pipes of chewed, as tobacco among ourselves. a pill sufficient to balance the ten-grain weight of the scales. this, upon the authority of pereira and the dispensatory, i swallowed without a tremor as to the danger of the result. making all due allowance for the fact that i had not taken my hasheesh bolus fasting, i ought to experience its effects within the next four hours. that time elapsed without bringing the shadow of a phenomenon. it was plain that my dose

age 331. text follows "london january 21st 1909 "sir, in reply to your letter respecting your account we bet to enclose statement here with, from which you will see that the 5 you handed to our assistant was in payment of your old account, the various items of which ranged from october 1906 to september 1907, and statements of which had been rendered to you each quarter. this payment of 5- left a balance of 6/6, and with the 13/6 charged for repairing the gold watch and 8/10- for repairing suit case, the total of your account to date is 9.10. with regard to the item of 8/10- we cannot understand how you come to be under the impression that it should only be 5, as we are certain are assistant did not quote this latter price for doing up the suit case. trusting that this explanation will mak

etterhead as that on page 331. text follows "london 30. 10. 1905 "e a crowley esq 21 warwick road 125 kensington. to relining and refitting with pigskin case of. suit case new pigskin pockets& new cut glass tooth brush bottle supplying two plated clips& refinishing side standards, removing bruises& repolishing all silver mounts cleaning& repairing a gold keyless 5 half hunting english. watch 13 6 balance of old a/c. 6 6- 6- aleister crowley1 313 1 weh note: i suppose a.c. liked the numbers. adela jupiter mars p moon venezia "may" 19"th, 1910. jupiter's foursquare blaze of gold and blue rides on the moon, a lilac conch of pearl, as if the dread god, charioted anew came conquering, his amazing disk awhirl to war down all the stars. i see him through the hair of this mine own italian girl, ad

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l thee, o thrice holy! first probationer. o thou, divine worker! master of all that is divine! herald of all that is coming! builder of our house! holy art thou, thou that knowest the supreme mysteries! chorus. we call thee, o thrice holy! first probationer. o thou, all good, we call thee! virgo. 1["rising] not good alone, brethren! but all complete in the perfect equilibrium. fr. gemini. ay, the balance must be kept even. sister, let us invoke the lord of knowledge! virgo. he gave unto you, children of his voice, the 98 power of the making of fair things. sing ye unto your shepherd! fr. gemini["rises and stands before" mercury] o spirit, o divine messenger, mighty one, most mighty circling and all comprehending divine bearer of the wand, hail! coelestial, aethereal, inter-aethereal, water

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wash mine in blood, in the blood of these monsters of cruelty- no, of stupidity. but i am too old. i gave all for power, and i used all my power to reconcile, to heal, to amend the matter. so at the end i find myself a toothless dog. bigotry i could have beaten: it is this mountain of stupidity that crushes me. shall i summon my 103 knights and join the saracen army? that were only to change the balance, to change the cross, soaked in the blood of humanity, for the crescent, pale flame of madness. oh could i destroy both. forty years ago i strove to reconcile them by love, by sympathy. what came of it? a frolic crime, sterile as all my thoughts are. nothing, nothing has ever come of anything that i have ever done. yet that came nearest to success; for it was my one touch of love. i have n

sh, you hotel blotting-paper, you unabsorbent wad of pulp! english, you englishman" rolles nearly lost his temper at the final insult. 145 "well, then, i send you packing. go and pack, dolt! pack! trunks, portmanteaux, bags, boxes, and for the lord's sake pack some brains! take the girl to jericho or johannesburg, and get some sense, and triplets, if you can "twiddle so- being! twiddle "so- form! balance them, cheating grocer! nation of shopkeepers! twiddle! twiddle! twiddle! isn't the balance in the babe? teach her to understand children" the brother paused to re-light his pipe, thrusting the bowl into the glowing carbon of the grate "to understand children? it is hard. but we love children, sir "and what the devil is the difference between love and understanding? if you have one, you hav

in. one may also smile a little grimly at the integrity of those who try to include all magic under black magic, as is the present trick of the mystic militant here on earth. now, as one who may claim to a slight acquaintance with the literature of both paths, and to have been honoured by personal exposition from the adepts of both paths, i believe that i may be able to bring them fairly into the balance. this is the magical theory, that the first departure from the infinite must be equilibrated and so corrected. so the "great magician" mayan, the maker of illusion, the creator, must be met in combat. then "if satan be divided against satan, how can his kingdom stand" both vanish: the illusion is no more. mathematically, 1(-1= 0. and this path is symbolised in the taro under the figure of

ALEXANDRIAN BOOK OF SHADOWS OCCULT

r sky or solid ground. notes l these come from various sources there's no reason to believe that any list of aphorisms is part of the "standard" gardnerian or alexandrian bos. l sources of this list are known to include: m the witches' almanac m the grimoire of lady sheba m wicca the ancient way m paul huson's mastering witchcraft l l add your own; i did--sekhet. the tenets reincarnation learning balance harmony love trust humility tolerance notes l these have become common knowledge in neopaganism, at least in ottawa. they don't seem to be part of the gardneroid stream originally, but some gardneroid traditions have adopted them. l traceable sources include sybil leek's the complete art of witchcraft (the only published source known to me) and the wiccan church of canada (or so i have bee

ALICE A BAILEY01 THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE ATOM

what meditation really is, and there is a great deal of so-called meditation which has been truly described by a person not so long ago, as "i shut my eyes, and open my mouth, and wait for something to happen" the true meditation is something that requires the most intense application of the mind, the utmost control of thought, and an attitude which is neither negative nor positive, but an equal balance between the two. in the eastern scriptures the man who is attempting meditation and achieving its results, is described as follows and from a consideration of these words may come much help and illumination to us "the maha yogi, the great ascetic, in whom is centred the highest perfection of austere penance and abstract meditation, by which the most unlimited powers are attained, marvels a

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

y. this point involves the dispassionate discharge of all obligations and due attention to karmic debts. special emphasis should be laid, for all disciples, on the value of dispassion. lack of discrimination is not so often a hindrance to disciples these days, owing to the development of the mind, but lack of dispassion frequently is. this means the attainment of that state of consciousness where balance is seen, and neither pleasure nor pain dominates, for they are superseded by joy and bliss. we may well ponder on this, for much striving after dispassion is necessary. he has also to study the kama-manasic body (desire-mind body. this is of very real interest, for it is, in many ways, the most important body in the solar system, where the human being in the three worlds is concerned. in t

tranquility. it is possible to reach a point where naught that occurs can ruffle the inner calm; where the peace that passeth understanding is known and experienced, because the consciousness is centred in the ego, who is peace itself, being the circle of the buddhic life; where poise itself is known and felt, and equilibrium reigns because the centre of the life is in the ego, who is in essence balance; where calm rules unruffled and unshaken, because the divine knower holds the reins of government, and permits no disturbance from the lower self; where bliss itself is reached that is based, not on circumstances in the three worlds, but on that inner realisation of existence apart from the not-self, an existence that persists when time and space and all that is contained therein, are not;

which concern the physical and astral planes, and which are imparted at the first two initiations by the bodhisattva. electrical phenomena are scientifically recognised as dual in nature, but the inherent triplicity of electricity is as yet but a matter for speculation for modern science. the fact that it is triple is demonstrated to the initiate at the first initiation, and the secret of how to balance forces on the physical plane, and thereby produce equilibrium, is revealed to him at the first initiation. this secret likewise puts him in touch with certain of the builders on the physical plane that is, on the etheric levels and he can then produce physical plane phenomena should he deem it wise. this he seldom does, as the results gained thereby are practically unimportant and he waste

s of profound interest become clarified to his inner vision. they are: a. the mystery of the astral light. b. the law of karma. he is, after this, in a position to do two things, without which he cannot work off that which hinders, and thus achieve liberation; he can read the akashic records and ascertain the past, thereby enabling himself to work intelligently in the present, and he can begin to balance his karma, to work off his obligations, and to understand how karma in the three worlds can be negated. the relation of that hierarchy of spiritual beings who are connected with the law of karma as it affects man is demonstrated to him, and he knows with first-hand knowledge that the lords of karma are no myth, or symbolical units, but are highly intelligent entities who wield the law for

- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust worlds of human endeavour, and thus meditating, the student must relate this present solar system to the preceding one, in which the brahma aspect dominated, as the vishnu, or consciousness aspect dominates in this. the initiate, through the knowledge imparted, is now in a position to understand his own triple lower nature, and therefore to balance it in relation to the higher, to read the records and understand his place within the group, to manipulate the forces in the three worlds and thereby effect liberation for himself, thus helping the ends of evolution, and to co-operate intelligently with the plans of the planetary logos as they may be revealed to him stage by stage. he can now wield power, and becomes a centre of energy in

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

that has to elapse while the two are in process of blending, come those periods where, through karmic inheritance, reception is unstable and distribution inequable. as the point of race equilibrium is reached, so planetary equilibrium will likewise be attained, and in planetary attainment will come the equilibrium that must mutually take place between the solar planets. when they attain a mutual balance and interaction then the system is stabilised and perfection reached. the even distribution of prana will parallel this balancing in the man, in the race, in the planet and in the system. this is but another way of saying that uniform vibration will be achieved. b. microcosmic organic disorders. these are basically two in number: troubles due to congestion. destruction of tissue due to ove

ucceeded by one of extreme movement. this middle period produces incidentally (as the true note and rate is sought) cycles of chaos, of experiment, of experience and of comprehension. following on these two degrees of motion (which are characteristic of the atom, man, of the heavenly man or group, and of the logos or the totality) comes a period of rhythm and of stabilisation wherein the point of balance is achieved. by the force of balancing the pairs of opposites, and thus producing equilibrium, pralaya is the inevitable sequence. c. by the severing of the physical from the subtler body on the inner planes, through the shattering of the web. this has a threefold effect: first. the life that had animated the physical form (both dense and etheric) and which had its starting point in the pe

and interplay causes repulsion and attraction according to the polarity of the cosmic, systemic or physical atom. eventually this produces coherence of form; bodies, or aggregates of atoms come into being or manifestation, and persist for the length of their greater or lesser cycles until the third quality is brought into definite recognition. 3. rhythm, or the attainment of the point of perfect balance and of equilibrium. this point of perfect balance then produces certain specific effects which might be enumerated and pondered upon, even if to our finite minds they may seem paradoxical and contradictory. the limitation lies with us and with the use of words, and not in any real inaccuracy. these effects are: a. the disintegration of form, b. the liberation of the essence which the form

understand it, h. the unification of the three fires and the bringing about of spontaneous combustion, if one might so express it, i. the synthetic activity of matter in the three types of movement, rotary, spiralling-cyclic and onward progression, which unified movement will be produced by the interaction of the fires of matter, of mind and of spirit upon each other. when the point of rhythm or balance is reached in a solar system, in a plane, in a ray, in a causal body, and in the physical body, then the occupier of the form is loosed from prison; he can withdraw to his originating source, and is liberated from the sheath which has hitherto acted as a prison; and he can escape from an environment which he has utilised for the gaining of experience and as a battle ground between the pair

repulsion as thus manipulated by them. students of etymology will have noted that the origin of the word touch is somewhat obscure, but probably means to 'draw with quick motion' herein lies the whole secret of this objective solar system, and herein will be demonstrated the quickening of vibration by means of touch. inertia, mobility, rhythm, are the qualities manifested by the not-self. rhythm, balance, and stable vibration are achieved by means of this very faculty of touch or feeling. let me illustrate briefly so as to make the problem somewhat clearer. what results in meditation? by dint of strenuous effort and due attention to rules laid down, the aspirant succeeds in touching matter of a quality rarer than is his usual custom. he contacts his causal body, in time he contacts the mat

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

, 3. the gentle or slow group are pictured as crabs and often come into incarnation under the sign cancer. in these three groups are to be found various subdivisions and it is interesting to note that in the archives of the lords of karma, the majority of these three groups pass into the sign of libra (or the balances) towards the close of their endeavour. when in incarnation under this sign they balance the pairs of opposites with care, they equalise their one-sided development, modifying the unevenness of their efforts hitherto, and begin to "set an even pace" they frequently then enter the sign of aquarius and become bearers of water, having to carry "on their heads the bowl of living water" thus the rapidity of their climb up the mount of initiation has to be modified, or "the water wi

ol) of the life currents are the results of the obstacles in the lower psychic nature. each of these four results expresses the condition of the lower man; they deal with the effects of wrong centralisation or identification- 44- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. pain is the effect produced when the astral or emotional body is wrongly polarised. pain is the outcome of failure to balance correctly the pairs of opposites. it indicates lack of equilibrium. 2. despair is an effect of remorse, produced in the mental body and is itself a characteristic of what may be called "the unregenerated mental" nature. the aspirant has a perception of what might be, though the obstacles as yet overcome him; he is ceaselessly conscious of failure, and this engenders in him a condition of r

he must pass as he penetrates into the heart of the innermost: 1. the gross..form, bhutas, rational tangible sheaths. 2. the subtle..the nature or qualities, the tanmatras, the indryas, or the senses, the sense organs and that which is sensed. these can be applied to all the planes of the three worlds with which man is concerned, and have a close relation to the pairs of opposites which he has to balance on the emotional plane. behind all these is found that balanced state, called pradhana, which is the cause of what is contacted physically and sensed subtly. this balanced state can well be called unresolvable primary substance, matter united with spirit, undifferentiated yet without form or distinguishing mark. behind these three again is found the absolute principle but these three are a

even when carried to its highest stage by the adept, is but a relative overcoming. as long as the logos of our solar system, or the absolute spirit, incarnates through the medium of a solar system, this tendency will be present in the highest planetary spirit and the most elevated spiritual existence. all that is possible in overcoming attachment, or killing out desire, is to develop the power to balance the pairs of opposites on any particular plane so that one is no longer held by the forms of that plane and withdrawal becomes possible. very secondary meanings are given by the ordinary student to the words attachment, desire, and their killing out. they are interpreted in terms of the student's small advancement. they are but english words which most inadequately and only symbolically se

king generally it might be said that: 1. the attribute of inertia (or tamas) characterises the lower personal self, the sheaths of the threefold lower man. 2. the attribute of activity is the prime characteristic of the soul, and it is this quality which causes the intense activity and constant labor of the man as he seeks experience and later, as he seeks to serve. 3. the attribute of rhythm, or balance, is the quality of the spirit or monad and it is this tendency to perfection which is the cause of man's evolution in time and space and the factor which carries all life through all forms to the consummation. let us bear in mind here, however, that these three qualities are the qualities of the substance through which the triple spirit is manifesting in this solar system. the nature of sp

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uniformly held, mental power has been used in concentration and meditation and in deep philosophical and metaphysical study, but the masses of the people, not capable of these activities, have been left in peculiar and strikingly terrible conditions, from the standpoint of physical living. through the blending of the achievements of the two civilizations (now going on with increasing rapidity) a balance is being struck by means of which the race as a whole will be able to demonstrate its full potency. both the east and the west are gradually learning to take from each other to mutual advantage, and work in this field is one of the fundamental and necessary things of the present cycle. chapter two the purpose of education..education is undergoing important transformations. from a relativel

much of the testimony available to the hallucinations of the over-stimulated mystic or to the psychopathic cases with which our psychologists are constantly dealing. but it can be proved, i believe, that the developed spiritual perception and an illumined intellect can be part of the equipment of the sane and balanced business man or scientist, and need not necessarily indicate a lack of psychic balance, or emotional instability. the light of illumination and of inspiration is quite compatible with the pursuit of one's daily occupations, and this has been told us for centuries in an ancient chinese teaching, dating back to the eighth century "master l tzu said: when there is gradual success in producing the circulation of the light, a man must not give up his ordinary occupation in doing

t world, in some subject which will tend to develop the mental capacity and so bring about the ability to live in the head and not in the emotional region. focussed attention to life and its problems, and some potent mental occupation will effect a cure. it is for this reason that wise teachers of meditation parallel the meditation work with some course of reading and study, so as to preserve the balance of their students. a rounded out development is needed always, and a trained mind should accompany growth in the spiritual life. there is a third category of undesirable results which should not be omitted. many students of meditation complain that their sex life has been tremendously stimulated and is giving them much trouble. we have come across such cases. on investigation, it will usua

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

ent of his imprisonment and (as patanjali puts it "the modifications of the versatile psychic nature" the hindrances to achievement and the obstacles to progress are revealed to him and his problem becomes specific. frequently then he reaches the position in which arjuna found himself, confronted by enemies who are those of his own household, confused as to his duty and discouraged as he seeks to balance himself between the pairs of opposites. his prayer then should be the famous prayer of india, uttered by the heart, comprehended by the head, and supplemented by an ardent life of service to humanity "unveil to us the face of the true spiritual sun, hidden by a disk of golden light, that we may know the truth and do our whole duty as we journey to thy sacred feet" as he perseveres and stru

of humanity. the following rules might therefore be given: 1. it is essential that there should be an endeavor to arrive at absolute purity of motive. 2. the ability to enter the silence of the high places will follow next. the stilling of the mind depends upon the law of rhythm. if you are vibrating in many directions and registering thoughts from all sides, this law will be unable to touch you. balance and poise must be restored before equilibrium can be reached. the law of vibration and the study of atomic substance are closely intertwined. when more is known about these atoms and their action, reaction and inter-action, then people will control their bodies scientifically, synchronizing the laws of vibration and of rhythm. they are the same and yet unlike. they are phases of the law of

three worlds and in all kingdoms of nature. 3. the transmission of energy. the clue to the significance of this can be grasped as a concept, though as yet it will fail of comprehension, in the realization that the human kingdom acts upon and affects the three sub-human kingdoms. the downpouring spiritual triangle and the upraising matter triangle meet point to point in humanity when the point of balance can be found. in man's achievement and spiritualization is the hope of the world. mankind itself is the world saviour, of which all world saviours have been but the symbol and the guarantee. 4. the blending of the deva or angel evolution and the human. this is a mystery which will be solved as man arrives at the consciousness of his own solar angel, only to discover that that too is also b

by the mass of men in the occident. remember that this point is indicative of the success of the evolutionary process and not of its failure but, because much yet remains to be done, the work of the lodge is often hindered. the point reached at this time might be expressed as a swinging from the rank materialism of the past into a growing and profound realization of the unseen worlds without the balance that comes from self-acquired knowledge. the forces that have been set in motion by the thinkers the scientists of the world, the truly advanced religious men, the spiritualists, the christian scientists, the new thought workers, the theosophists and the modern philosophers and workers in other fields of human thought are gradually and steadily affecting the subtler bodies of humanity and

of fearful stress and strain, dimly sensed by the pioneers into the human kingdom from the ranks of the animal-men. should this crisis be successfully passed, the second initiation of humanity will be the result the passing through the baptism and the entering of the stream. so the world war and its resulting effects constitute the kurukshetra of the world arjuna, and the outcome is still in the balance. let this not be forgotten. there is however no cause for pessimism. the outcome of good is inevitable. it is however a question of a slow or a rapid realization and liberation from the great world illusion, and to this end every aspirant is begged to work strenuously and to lend- 131- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust his aid. every man who liberates himself, who sees c

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

, for it will be about two hundred years before all the sixth ray egos pass out of incarnation. as to the first ray egos, there are no pure first ray types on the planet. all so-called first ray egos are on the first subray of the second ray, which is in incarnation. a pure first ray ego in incarnation at this time would be a disaster. there is not sufficient intelligence and love in the world to balance the dynamic will of an ego on the ray of the destroyer. just as the human family has a relation to the planetary logos of our earth which is best expressed by stating that it constitutes his heart and brain, so does the sum total of analogous evolutions within the entire solar system constitute the heart and brain of the solar logos. intelligent activity and love are the outstanding charac

ases which express its purpose. the third purpose of deity ray iii. active intelligence or adaptability let the warden of the south continue with the building. let him apply the force which will produce the shining living stone that fits into the temple's plan with right exactitude. let him prepare the corner stone and wisely place it in the north, under the eye of god himself, and subject to the balance of the triangle. let the researcher of the past uncover the thought of god, hidden deep within the mind of the kumaras of love, and thus let him lead the agnishvattvas, waiting within the place of darkness, into the place of light. let the keeper of the sparks breathe with the breath divine upon the points of fire, and let him kindle to a blaze that which is hidden, that which is not seen

e as to purpose, name and quality will be profitable and useful. some of the names of the lord of the third ray indicate his use of force and his real nature. they are as follows: the keeper of the records. the lord of memory- 48- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust the unifier of the lower four the interpreter of that which is seen the lord of balance the divine separator the discriminating essential life the one who produces alliance the three-sided triangle the illuminator of the lotus the builder of the foundation the forerunner of the light the one who veils and yet reveals the dispenser of time the lord of space the universal mind the threefold wick the great architect of the universe and many others terms which indicate relation t

the harmony complete. prove thus the two are one. quality. the power to produce synthesis on the physical plane. 5. produce the garment of the lord; set forth the robe of many colours. then separate that robe from that which hides behind its many folds. take off the veiling sheaths. let god be seen. take christ from off the cross. quality..scientific investigation. 6. let the two paths converge. balance the pairs of opposites and let the path appear between the two. god and the path and man are one. quality..balance. thus the three major rays sum up in themselves the process of creation, of energising, through the urge of the divine will; and the work of the four minor rays (as they are called, though with no idea of there being lesser or greater) is to elaborate or differentiate the qual

ual are noted and handled which would hinder the growth of the group life and expression. it is the group note, the group colour, and the group development which count with the training staff of workers, and the individual is never considered as an individual, but only in his relation to the group. what he is told to do, and the discipline applied, is all based on the desire to preserve the group balance, and not on any personal interest in the individual. in this experiment a man is tried out to see his fitness. he will be tested early in his career as a group unit. if he passes the test and makes the grade, the group is enriched and grows thereby. if he fails, he drops out and others take his place until such time as the group unit is attuned and completed, and those who are sincere and

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ink that as long as the aspirant has achieved a measure of tolerance, of kindness, devotion, sympathy, idealism, patience and perseverance he has fulfilled the major requirements. these are indeed primary essentials, but to these qualities must be added an intelligent understanding and a mental unfoldment which will lead to a sane and intelligent cooperation with the plans for humanity. it is the balance of head and heart that is required, and the intellect must find its complement and expression in and through love. this needs a most careful re-proclaiming. love and sentiment and devotion are often confused with each other. pure love is an attribute of the soul and is all-inclusive, and it is in pure love that our relation to god and to each other consists "for the love of god is broader

a hope and a refusal to be defeated and are the guarantee of eventual success. the voice of all the world saviours and the example of the christ indicate to humanity the way that must be trodden. this leads away from the superficial and the material, from the world of unreality to the world of reality "man has had enough of a life cut off from its religious centre, and a quest for a new religious balance, a spiritual deepening will begin; in no order of his activity can he carry on any longer merely on the surface, a purely external life."21 deep calls unto deep, and from out the darkness of those depths, and through pain and suffering, the christ child will emerge, and humanity as a whole will stand ready to make the great transition into the kingdom of god. man can now pass on into the k

y of the desire nature, with its emotional reactions and its potent "wish life" a new factor now enters in, the discriminating faculty of the mind. by means of it, the disciple can bring the mental life under control and dedicate it to the life of the kingdom of god, which is consummated at the third initiation. through the correct use of the mind, the disciple is led to make right choice, and to balance (with wisdom) the endless pairs of opposites. we pass through the birth initiation somewhat unconsciously. the full significance of what we have undergone does not appear to us; we are "infants in christ" and as infants we just live and submit to discipline, gradually growing toward maturity. but there comes a time in the life of every initiate when choice must be made, and christ was face

ensitiveness, telepathy, and second-sight, a direct apprehension akin to the artist's of the whole in its parts, of the essential in a multiplicity of detail."34 to this the symbols of the devil and of father christmas bear testimony embodiments of the primal dualities in the realm of quality. man's entire existence, as man, is spent swinging between these pairs of opposites, until eventually the balance is achieved and, from then on, he moves towards that which is divine. it might profit all of us if we pondered long and deeply at times upon these two extremities of human existence good and evil, light and dark, life and form, spirit and matter, the self and the not-self, the real and the unreal, truth and falsehood, right and wrong, pleasure and pain, the urge and the drag, the soul and

ates some unevennesses in his daily life. a definition such as this is broadly inclusive, and even if we do not regard ourselves as sinners and transgressors, we surely come under the category of those whose lives show certain inequalities in conduct. we are not always the same. we are fluid in our expression of living. we are some days one thing and some days another, and because of this lack of balance and of equilibrium, we are iniquitous people in the true sense of the word. these things are good to remember, for they prevent that dire sin, self-satisfaction. the question of evil is too large to elucidate at length, but it might be defined simply as adherence to that which we should have outgrown, the grasping of that which we should have left behind. evil is, for the bulk of us, simpl

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

ice. it is not easy to serve. man is today only beginning to learn how to serve. the jar of water upon the head of the man, who has been upon the cross of sacrifice for so long a time that the position has become to him perfectly natural, indicates that the cross, which has upheld him for so long, has now disappeared. the man with the water jar upon his head indicates to us poise, equilibrium and balance. for this balance, the understanding of the law of magnetic impulse has prepared him. that is the law of polar union and its symbol is the originator of the zodiacal sign for the constellation libra balance and service. these are the two expressions of divinity which are, today, man's next great objective. service is usually interpreted as exceedingly desirable and it is seldom realised ho

e, but a new kingdom in nature will be born. the interest of this, psychologically speaking, does not lie in the historicity of the facts stated, but in the appearance upon earth today of the higher types at present found amongst men everywhere. egos of will are relatively and naturally few; egos of love are becoming more frequent in appearance; intelligent egos are widely distributed. there is a balance now being established between the egos of love and of intelligence, and these together must and will inaugurate the new civilisation which will be the field for the culture of the kingdom of god on earth. the coming of this kingdom will be as much a precipitation of an inner reality as an unseen factor, such as a germ, working within a human body. this precipitation and culturing of the ge

passes through a life in which he begins to reorganise himself for a different type of activity, and it will be found that in these cases he will have a third or a seventh ray personality. in the third incarnation he definitely begins rebuilding and works through a second ray personality until, in the fourth life, he can function safely through a first ray personality without losing his spiritual balance, if we might use such a phrase. through this type of personality, his first ray soul can demonstrate, because the disciple has "recovered feeling, gained divine emotion, and filled his waiting heart with love" in such cases as this, the astral body is usually on the second ray, the mental body upon the fourth ray, and the physical body upon the sixth ray. this naturally tends to balance or

body. physical body this is a valuable point for all who are real students to remember and to grasp. ponder upon it, for it is self-explanatory and an understanding of it will make it possible to solve the problems of: 1. alignment 2. the lines of least resistance. 3. the processes of substitution. 4. the alchemy of transmutation. 5. the fields of a. service b. avocation c. vocation. the lack of balance will also emerge if the chart is studied and man can then arrive at an understanding of what he has to do. a study of the two formulas of the first and second rays will make it clear why in humanity (and in the solar system also) these two major rays are always so closely associated, and why all esoteric schools throughout the world are predominantly expressions of these two rays. at a cer

if all of it, on the other hand, is poured into the receiving chalice of the astral nature, it might only serve to intensify the glamour and to produce fanaticism. 1. the lower psychic man physical and astral must receive a balanced quota of force. 2. the mind must receive its share of illuminating energy. 3. a third part of that energy must be retained within the periphery of the soul nature to balance thus the other two. this is a replica of the experience of the monad when coming into manifestation, for the monad retains a measure of energy within itself, it sends energy forth which is anchored in that centre of energy which we call a soul. still more energy pours forth also, via the soul, for the production of a human being an expression of the soul upon the physical plane, just as th

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e group rhythm and permits no secondary personality happenings or attitudes to mar the group work. contact, impersonality and love these three constitute the individual objectives which i set before each and all of you. the group requirements which must be met and preserved by the group, as a group, are as follows: 1. group integrity. this grows out of right integration and refers to the delicate balance which must be preserved amongst the members of the group. this is of such a nature that there emerges eventually a group steadiness and a group freedom from "oscillation" which will permit of uninterrupted group work and interplay. it will come if each of the group members will simply mind his own business and permit his group brothers to mind theirs; it will come if you keep your personal

oup of disciples to be prepared for psychic work. my reason is that under your outer reserve and your strong mental polarisation there exists a powerful psychic body at a relatively high state of development. this you have never used in this life but it was brought to its present stage of unfoldment in earlier lives. so strong have been your psychic tendencies that your soul chose in this life to balance and round out your personality by placing the emphasis upon the mind aspect. it was, however, your past psychic links which led you into the organisation whose work you have aided for some years an organisation whose work is predominantly carried out on psychic and astral levels. this should be proof to you of the accuracy of my diagnosis. psychic unfoldment, when not originating in the so

particular life choices and your preferred circumstances are correct and justified. this energy and force are reinforced also by the controlling force of your physical body which gives you a third ray brain. second, your personality ray is focussed in your astral body. the rays three, five and six are your controlling factors. this gives you devotion and mental control and it should give you real balance but, unfortunately, it does not, because the mind aspect is unduly emphasised and you are afraid of devotion. yet it is your devotion, my brother, which has brought you to us and not your mental ability. it is your devotion which has led you steadily all these years and produced your service in the world. to what have you been devoted? this is an important question for you to answer to you

of forces which is definitely useful, both to yourself and others. your mental body is governed by the first ray. your astral body is as definitely a second ray aggregation of energies and hence the influence of love which you carry everywhere with you. i would remind you, however, that when the soul and the astral body are both on the same ray, there is presented always an engrossing problem of balance. there will be, in such cases, a tendency to a lack of balance in the total effect of the equipment and with this as well you know you have constantly to deal. the physical body is of the seventh ray type but it is so controlled by your fourth ray personality that in a most peculiar sense it has little life of its own. it is negative to an amazing extent and this again constitutes a defini

signed, and the undertaking upon which you are engaged in the aiding of the plan. your second ray astral body greatly facilitates your work, giving you understanding and harmlessness; your emotions thus do not interfere with your judgment and your decisions. but the combination of a fourth ray mental body and a second ray emotional vehicle requires careful watching so as to preserve the first ray balance as you grow older and tendencies crystallise into habits. the only way to do this is to deepen and establish the soul contact which (although of the first ray) is, as you will remember, the first subray of the second ray. as you have already guessed, your physical body is on the seventh ray. hence your masonic opportunity and your ability to organise and to rule. i would remind you all tha

ALICE A BAILEY13 PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY

t practical goodwill, expressing itself through individuals, in communities and among nations. such is the sad and sorry picture of the world today and only the blind and the uncaring will deny it. only a keen realization of the situation and of the sources of the trouble will serve to impulse mankind to take the needed action. but there is another side of the picture and there is that which will balance the evil, though, as yet, it will not completely balance and offset it. today men and women everywhere in high place and in low, in every nation, community and group are presenting a vision of right human relations which must constitute the standard for the future of mankind. everywhere they are exposing the evils which must be eliminated and they are educating ceaselessly in the principle

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

the very force of organised numbers. this truth will emerge more clearly as we proceed with our studies. suffice it to say that the sixth ray people are the reactionaries, the conservatives, the die-hards and the fanatics, who hold on to all that is of the past and whose influence is potent to hinder the progress of humanity into the new age. their name is legion. they provide, however, a needed balance and are responsible for a steadying process which is much needed in the world at this time. 2. the seventh ray is steadily gaining momentum and has for a long time been stimulating and enhancing the activity of all fifth ray nations. if you bear in mind that one of the major objectives of seventh ray energy is to bring together and to relate spirit and matter and also substance and form (n

t centre of the empire is ruled spiritually by leo and materially by libra and it is, therefore, the soul factor which links great britain to france and which should assist spiritually the leo nature of the french personality. it is not, however, the spiritual quality of this sign which dominates british policy, but primarily the libra aspect. great britain regards herself as the preserver of the balance of power among the nations and as the one to mete out justice and indicate the right methods of law and order; yet her gemini nature at times offsets this, whilst taurus frequently blinds her to the real issues. it is the leo aspect also which links london to berlin, but it is leo in its more self-assertive aspect and hence some of the difficulty and hence also the close and not to be evad

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

it will remain a mystery, for the secret of world glamour lies hid in the thought that this triple differentiation veils the secret of creation. god himself produced the pairs of opposites spirit and matter and also produced the middle way which is that of the consciousness aspect or the soul aspect. ponder deeply on this thought. the triplicity of the pairs of opposites and of the narrow way of balance between them, the noble middle path, is the reflection on the astral plane of the activity of spirit, soul and body; of life, consciousness and form, the three aspects of divinity all of them equally divine. as the aspirant learns to free himself from the glamours upon which we have touched, he discovers another world of fog and mist through which the path seems to run and through which he

expression, producing eventually their synthetic work. then we have the emerging of what has been called "the threefold glamorous condition" into one major glamour. 5. the soul ray or energy is all this time steadily increasing its rhythmic potency, and seeking to impose its purpose and will upon the personality. it is the united relation and the interplay between these two which when a point of balance has been achieved sweeps the man on to the probationary path, on to the path of discipleship, and right up to the gate of initiation. there, standing before the gate, he recognises the final duality which awaits resolution. the dweller on the threshold and the angel of the presence. the nature of these glamours differs with different people, for the ray quality determines the type of glamo

at illusion is made effective, and the angel and the dweller are slowly brought into a close rapport. 6. in the earlier stages of effort and of attempted control, the dweller is positive and the soul is negative in their effects in the three worlds of human endeavour. then there is a period of oscillation, leading to a life of equilibrium wherein neither aspect appears to dominate; after that the balance changes and the personality steadily becomes negative and the soul or psyche becomes dominant and positive. 7. the astrological influences can potently affect these situations and speaking generally and within certain esoteric limits it might be noted that: a. leo .c ontrols the positive dweller. b. gemini. controls the processes of oscillation. c. sagittarius. controls the negative dwelle

tion lies largely in their hands at this time. it is right here that religion has, as a whole, gone astray. i refer to orthodox religion. it has been preoccupied with the dweller on the threshold and the eyes of the theologian have been held upon the material, phenomenal aspect of life through fear and its immediacy, and the fact of the angel has been a theory and a point of wishful thinking. the balance is being adjusted by the humanitarian attitudes which are so largely coming into control, irrespective of any theological trend. these attitudes take their stand upon the belief of the innate rightness of the human spirit, in the divinity of man, and upon the indestructible nature of the soul of mankind. this inevitably brings in the concept of the presence, or of god immanent and is the r

d nationalisms, are focussing the conflict between the dweller and the angel, and thus the three forms of glamour and the final form of the conflict between the spiritual ideal and its material opponent are appearing simultaneously. the united nations are, however, gradually and most decisively throwing the weight of their effort and aspiration on to the side of the angel, thus restoring the lost balance and slowly producing on a planetary scale those attributes and conditions which will eventually dispel illusion, dissipate glamour and devitalise the prevalent maya. this they are doing by the increased clear thinking of the general public of all the nations, bound together to conquer the three axis powers, by their growing ability to conceive ideas in terms of the whole, in terms of a des

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

ause the aura is in reality indicative of the subject's centres. from the study of this aura certain things can be ascertained: a. whether the development is above or below the diaphragm. b. whether the centres are undeveloped or developed. c. whether the nature of the controlling rays is adequately clear. d. whether the point at the centre and the petals of the lotus are controlled, or whether a balance is being achieved- 99- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust e. whether the personality is outgoing, and is therefore in a state of livingness, or whether a withdrawing is taking place due to introspection and self-centredness, or to the slow oncoming of the death process. f. whether the personality or the soul is in control, and whether, therefore, a struggle betwee

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

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

xistence, and soul is the vehicle on a higher plane for the manifestation of spirit, and these three are a trinity synthesised by life which pervades them all" s.d. i. 80. what appears in aries as spiritual energy enters into the soul stage in cancer, in which sign the soul incarnates for the first time in form, reaches a point of equilibrium in libra, in which sign soul and personality achieve a balance of cooperation and, in capricorn, the will nature arrives at fulfilment and a visioned goal is reached. in capricorn, the man reaches either the height of personal ambition or he becomes the initiate, attaining his spiritual objective. the difference between these two goals depends upon the mode of progression around the wheel of life. it should be remembered generalising again and speakin

in virgo, brought about through the activity of mercury, leading through leo to the birth of the christ in capricorn. the self-conscious individual in leo becomes the christ-conscious initiate in capricorn. 3. the crisis of the burning ground, which is brought about through the activity of uranus. this is entered through the free choice of the initiate who makes his choice in libra, the point of balance where usually the moment for the reversal of the wheel takes place. there the man has to decide whether to proceed as usual and according to custom or, reversing the wheel, to pass through the burning ground to liberation. libra is the polar opposite to aries and therefore closely related. you will note that the rays which are related to or expressing themselves through aries are curiously

n has to decide whether to proceed as usual and according to custom or, reversing the wheel, to pass through the burning ground to liberation. libra is the polar opposite to aries and therefore closely related. you will note that the rays which are related to or expressing themselves through aries are curiously balanced, rays 1 and 7 are the highest and the lowest, and therefore demand a point of balance upon the wheel which is provided in libra. rays 6 and 4 bring to this balancing process the energy of the second ray, the major building ray which enables the man to build anew and provide himself with a spiritual body of manifestation. i would also call your attention to the fact that through uranus, aries is related to aquarius. the vague beginnings in aries, the faint emergence of the l

rvice. he alternates between the pairs of opposites, both from the astral, emotional angle and from the point of view of the four arms of the mutable cross. the fluid, sensitive temperament in pisces mediumistic and psychically polarised must be stabilised in virgo, in which sign mental introspection and critical analysis become possible and serve to arrest the fluidity of pisces. these two signs balance each other. we might study the dual process taking place upon the wheel through the medium of the mutable cross of which pisces forms a part in the following manner: 1. pisces here the beginner upon the way of life starts with a material receptivity which will enable him to respond to all contacts in the cycle of manifestation. he is, at this stage, negative, fluid and endowed with an inst

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

talking to me for a little while he got up from his desk and strolled over to the bookcase from which he took a large and ponderous tome. opening it he pointed to a certain paragraph and said "young lady, read those four or five lines and get rid of your fears" i read that migraine was never fatal; had no effect upon the mentality of the subject and the victims were usually people of good mental balance and brain power. he was wise enough to read my unspoken fears and i mention this here for the benefit of other sufferers. he then sent me to bed for six months and told me to sew all the time. so i went up to castramont to my aunt margaret, back to the old bedroom that i had occupied for so many years and proceeded to make my sister an outfit of underwear ruffled petticoats all feather-sti

person. we hold (as does modern psychology) that a human being is a synthesis of the physical nature, vital activity, the sumtotal of emotional states and feeling, and the mind. these various aspects are often unrelated to each other and in the majority of cases the emotional nature dominates all the others, the mind having little opportunity to make its presence felt. when, however, a measure of balance or equilibrium is attained, when the mind, the emotional nature and the vital, physical person constitute one functioning unity, then the man is an adult being. he warrants the name of "personality" and has brought about within himself (as a result of the evolutionary process) a series of integrations. many of the students in the arcane school are working at the problem of personality inte

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

on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust condition which is the fruitful source of those difficulties which, when carried down into the physical body, produce disease of various kinds, the many tensions and congestions, the overstimulation of the centres in one part of the etheric vehicle and their underdevelopment in another, plus the unequal unfoldment and wrong balance of the centres. much is said today in modern medical investigation anent the "imbalance" of the endocrine glands, and many physical difficulties are ascribed to this frequent imbalance. but behind this condition of the glandular system lies the basic imbalance of the centres themselves. only when there is a right understanding of force and its reception and consequent use, will right balan

energies are embodied in the separate male and female organisms and are brought into relation in an act of creation, consciously undertaken, though as yet without much definite purpose. f. the dense physical externalisation of this centre is the thyroid gland. this gland is regarded as of supreme importance in the well-being of the average human being of today. its purpose is to guard health, to balance the bodily equilibrium in certain important aspects of the physical nature, and it symbolises the third aspect of intelligence and of substance impregnated with mind. it is in reality connected with the holy ghost, or the third divine aspect in manifestation "overshadowing (as the bible expresses it, the mother, the virgin mary. the parathyroids are symbolic of mary and joseph and the rela

re. we have reversed the direction of the sacral energy, hence the over-developed animal nature and functions of average humanity- 109- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust there is necessarily much more that i could add to the above, but the theme would require much careful analysis, elucidation and wording that time permits not, or the established balance of this treatise would not be preserved. there is also little that i can say anent the centre at the base of the spine. before, however, i take up whatever information is fruitful or possible, i would like to point out that the diagram on page 162 portrays the point in evolution of a disciple and not of an advanced initiate. it is not a description either of the everyday, average human bei

safe use of the controlled nervous system will then be possible; the energies, projected from the centre, via the nadis, will be safely related and brought into a synthetic functioning within the body, and the disciple will experience not only a fully awakened consciousness, and a brain which is ever intelligently receptive, but a constant inflow of spiritual life. there will then be that perfect balance and perfect health which characterise a master of the wisdom. knowledge concerning the endocrine or ductless glands is as yet in an embryonic state. much is known anent the glands connected with the sacral centre and about the thyroid gland, but to date, naturally, the medical profession does not admit that they are effects of the activity or the- 128- a treatise on the seven rays- volume

energy centres may be correct and that they are the primary conditioning factors, working through the ductless glands which, in their turn, guard the body, produce the necessary resistance, keep the blood stream supplied with the essentials to health and when rightly interrelated produce a balanced expression of the spiritual man throughout the entire physical body physiological and psychological balance. when this desirable condition is not the case, then the ductless glands, through wrong relationship and incorrect and unbalanced development, are not adequate to the task; they cannot protect the body from disease, and are unable to pour into the blood stream what the physical vehicle needs. owing to their inadequacy, the body is unable to resist infections, is in a constant state of ill

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

n help us if they re-enact the history of japan. our activity in the resynthesizing of the world must include, through our own efforts to understand and appreciate, an appeal to the orient to preserve and develop the fundamental values in its regional cultures. while the west is seeking the principles upon which peaceful and fruitful living can be founded, the east may provide us with the counter-balance to our aggressive materialism. if this new synthesis is to restore cultural and spiritual unity in mankind, the occidental world will have to acquire humility when it turns to the orient. the oriental world will not, because of its inherent nature, generate the physical energy to go to the west. we westerners went into the east in search of markets outlets for the products of our mechanica

nd knowledge, or as living energy and intelligence, are the two poles of a child's being. the task ahead of him is to develop consciously the middle or balancing aspect which is love or group relationship, in order that knowledge should be subordinated to the group need and interests, and that living energy should be turned consciously and with intention into the group whole. in doing this a true balance will be achieved and it will be brought about by the recognition that the way of service is a scientific technique for the achieving of this balance. educators therefore have three things to bear in mind during this present period of transition: 1. to reorient the knowledge, the consciousness aspect or the sense of awareness in the child in such a manner that he realises from infancy that

s and illusions find expression, bringing about the deception of the unthinking. the man who has a golden tongue, the man who has the gift of playing with words and can voice with emphasis people's grievances, the juggler in statistics, the fanatic with a certain and sure cure for social ills and the man who loves to fan race hatreds, can ever get a following. such men can with facility upset the balance of the community and lead a body of unthinking adherents to a transient success and power, or to obloquy and oblivion "in the aggregate of this play with ideas, and in the constant impact upon the human consciousness of the great concepts which lie back of our evolutionary process, the race is developing the power to think, to choose, and to build a sure foundation. through the evolutionar

hierarchy, producing the manifestation of god's kingdom on earth. this will be the consummation of all the other fusions, and will have produced certain great planetary, racial and national fusions which are incidental and necessary to progress and its inevitable results. these fusions are not carried forward as listed above in an ordered sequential fashion. there is much overlapping and lack of balance in the process, but though there may be differences and difficulties in the lengthy process, the end is inevitable and unalterable. the kingdom of god, the consummation of it all, will appear upon the planet- 93- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. inculcate the methods, productive of quality and not just of quantity, which will facilitate the emergence of certain great

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

or to pass on to other ashrams as the case might be. for this purpose the master selected some fifty people, most but not all of whom were known to a.a.b, to whom this unique and transcendent opportunity was offered. almost everyone accepted but some did not stay very long. it was not easy. as was inevitable and very human, some as time went on reacted well, others not. it is hard to keep a right balance between the soul and the personality when the spiritual stimulant is relentlessly high. the rushing into the personal life of soul force is like sunshine in a garden. weeds as well as flowers emerge. it was a new age group forcing process, tested in operation by the use of this group of chelas all of whom had voluntarily accepted, and any one of whom was free to leave at any time without

sotericist far more than does the outer form of words convey meaning to the trained mind of the exoteric reader. one glance in the direction of the disciple with the thought in mind of ascertaining the value of his contribution in words, serves to bring into my line of vision the symbol which is the product of his written thought. this symbol may be and probably is distorted a symbol without true balance; it will find its place upon some level of consciousness astral, mental or spiritual and its vibratory note will depend upon its "occult location" forget not that the world of meaning and the world of outer forms express in essentiality the world in which multiplicity is reduced to simplicity, though this does not connote synthesis. i wonder if any of you really grasp the extent of the eff

oping of sensitivity before there can be a going forward together as the situation desired demands. the time equation is one of great difficulty to the average disciple. he is either working constantly under a sense of pressure and of haste or he is "strolling along the path of life" feeling that evolution is long and why, therefore, the need to make speed? only a very few work from that point of balance which inhibits the spasmodic rushing activity of the intense devotee or the lazy moving forward of the awakened aspirant. i would ask you to study time in relation to your own souls, having in mind the peculiar opportunities of the present cycle and the outstanding need of humanity. many are still too preoccupied with what they are attempting to do, with their own development and with thei

masters of the wisdom. one of the tragedies today of the esoteric world is the vast amount of facts in the possession of esoteric students, and the piling up of knowledge anent the hierarchy and its personnel. in the minds of disciples this knowledge and this aspiration obliterates the need of their fellowmen. this constitutes one of the problems with which the hierarchy is faced. the problem of balance and of dual orientation is a very real one. as regards the impartation of spiritual knowledge, the masters who take pupils are faced with two problems: 1. the problem of the unawakened aspirant. 2. the problem of the learned disciple. ignorance and knowledge must both give place to understanding and wisdom- 18- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust i particularl

; to that pressure many of you have succumbed. you might have carried through and been more effective had you given careful attention to your thought life. one of the problems confronting disciples in times of world stress is that of the preservation of a right sense of proportion. this leads to right paralleling activity the activity of the inner disciple and the work of the outer man. a perfect balance is the goal and this is not at all easy of achievement. in all times of world agony and catastrophe (such as we are at this time experiencing) a third and paralleling aspect of life appears and complicates the problem with which the disciple is faced and which he already regards as most difficult and challenging. there is (within the man) the inner disciple, oriented consciously towards th

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

bjective the arousing of the fires of the body, the awakening of a particular centre and the moving of the serpent fire. the general world stimulation is so great at this time and the average aspirant is so sensitive and finely organised that excessive meditation, a fanatical diet, the curtailing of the hours of sleep or undue interest in and emphasis upon psychic experience will upset the mental balance and often do irretrievable harm. let the students in esoteric schools settle down to steady, quiet, unemotional work. let them refrain from prolonged hours of study and of meditation. their bodies are as yet incapable of the requisite tension, and they only damage themselves. let them lead normal busy lives, remembering in the press of daily duties and service who they are essentially and

lly and what are their goal and objectives. let them meditate regularly every morning, beginning with a period of fifteen minutes and never exceeding forty minutes. let them forget themselves in service, and let them not concentrate their interest upon their own psychic development. let them train their minds with a normal measure of study and learn to think intelligently, so that their minds can balance their emotions and enable them to interpret correctly that which they contact as their measure of awareness increases and their consciousness expands. students need to remember that devotion to the path or to the master is not enough. the great ones are looking for intelligent cooperators and workers more than they are looking for devotion to their personalities, and a student who is walki

an impact upon the second ray line of energy; the results of the impact of shamballa energy upon the first ray individuals and nations can be potent in the extreme. this impact, being relatively a new one to humanity, evokes in the world today all the political and organisational changes which are so prevalent and so disturbing. there is little that humanity can do about this except endeavour to balance this first ray display of energy with second ray or hierarchical force. this latter energy working through the world religions and the men and women who respond to the love influence can change methods (though not the purpose or the direction) by pouring in the love force. again, that force which we regard as emanating from the strictly human centre, the third ray type of energy, is of the

s which are to be found, lying far back in the night of time. if i can do this adequately and if you can read and study- 73- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust with understanding and an open mind, some of your natural bewilderment may disappear and you may then be able to help others to live calmly through this crisis and to preserve an attitude of patience, goodwill, balance and compassion. let us, therefore, consider these four points because, in so doing, we shall cover the field sufficiently i believe to bring at least some measure of light to you. later i will try to explain the significance of the great invocation and to give you some idea of the nature of the forces invoked and of the esoteric meaning which these words (used so frequently by you) are in

ower and ambition before the general good and the happiness of the world of men. this is the real and underlying issue. all the national challenges and patriotic calls are simply the attempts of the leaders everywhere to hold the people to a particular line of thought and of action. to make the world safe for democracy, to gain room to live, to defend the rights of little nations, to preserve the balance of power, to meet force with force, to restore ancient and historical boundaries, to impose some culture deemed desirable, to prevent economic destruction, to conserve national stakes and interests are all the talking points of the leaders today. but the real issue is the intangible one of direction. which way will humanity go? will it go the way of selflessness, expressed in a willingness

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

they must begin to comprehend, and the distinction (for there is a distinction) between synthesis, unity and fusion must in due time be mastered. to you, it may seem that these three words connote the same thing, but that is not so; fusion is ever related to the conscious merging of soul and substance until a point of equilibrium is achieved; at this point, unity becomes possible and the point of balance through the attainment of a point of tension is disturbed. this takes place in three definitely defined stages when the fusion of personality and soul is brought about through the self-initiated effort of the disciple: first of all upon the probationary path, then upon the path of discipleship, and finally at the third initiation, upon the path of initiation. it is essential that you ever

he paradoxes of occultism but it can be understood if the student remembers that the centres in his etheric body rule in so far as they are receptive or non-receptive to the influences emanating from the planet, via the planetary centres. it would not be advisable for me to give out the relation of the planetary centres to the centres of the human being; there is not enough love present as yet to balance such knowledge and to offset any possible misuse with its dire consequences. the reason i include them in the above outline is to show the organic wholeness of our theme, for the life of man encompasses the abstract and subjective as well as the outer physical levels of the manifested world. i have made two affirmations during the past years anent the hierarchy. one was that as a result of

ach will be somewhat different in this final section of our treatise; we will confine ourselves to the effect of the rays upon the initiate and to the relation existing between the ray energies and various initiations which i have already outlined. in this section also i do not intend to deal with the scientific awakening of the centres or with the technicalities of bringing them into the desired balance and activity. i have already given what is necessary in my various books, where a very great deal of information is given and will be found scattered through all of them. by means of this diffusion and scattering, the teaching is protected and cannot constitute a danger to the general public. students in the immediate future will have to search out the teaching in all the many volumes and

is are three aspects of one law for which, as yet, we have no name. it might be said that the masters working on the second path are working in relation to and in contact with certain great lives who work on the periphery of the constellation libra, the balances. this is due to the fact that those masters who can work with magnetic energies, and with the three above laws, have achieved a point of balance which makes their work possible; it involves also a poised attention and directive power, permitting the inflow of energies from libra which could not otherwise enter our planetary life at all. these libran energies enter our solar system via the heart of the sun and are peculiarly amenable to magnetic attraction and distribution. all these paths gradually came into being when our planetar

conditioning constellation. in a treatise on cosmic fire, i mention that energy enters our system from an unknown source, via gemini. in this latest contribution on the subject i mention that libra, the balances, is involved. thus there are found on this path of magnetic work two blended influences, those of gemini and libra. you have, therefore: the dual energy of gemini is brought to a point of balance by means of the influence of libra, and this balanced and dual energy is released then into our solar system. this entering stream of balanced energies forms the second path. i have given you much information in the above statement. i have asked a.a.b. to incorporate at the close of this instruction a passage from a treatise on cosmic fire, for this teaching anent the seven paths is as a c

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

encement and spiritual commencement, physical creation and spiritual creation, physical emergence and spiritual liberation: these are the initial impulses sensed in aries. it is the sign, therefore, of strong and potent impulses, and of violent fluctuations and exaggerated efforts; often a sign of failure, but always of ultimate success. in its opposite sign, libra, it reaches its consummation of balance and of equilibrium, for the intervening experience and the lessons learned from the intermediate five labors bring about that poise and balanced attitude which we shall note in hercules when he captures the boar, in libra [34] in the brahmanical zodiac, vishnu presides over aries and vishnu is the second person of the hindu trimurti, or the cosmic christ in incarnation, as he initiates the

dom of spirit, he is ready now for the greater work. in the next four signs, which we might regard as the signs of physical plane struggle for achievement, we have portrayed for us the tremendous battle through the medium of which the self-conscious individual, emerging out of the mass in cancer, knows himself to be the individual in leo, the potential christ in virgo, the aspirant endeavoring to balance the pairs of opposites in libra, and the one who overcomes illusion, in scorpio. these are the four signs of crisis and of stupendous endeavor. in them all the illumination, intuition and soul power of which hercules, the aspirant, is capable, are utilized to the uttermost. these have their reflection, too, on the involutionary arc, and a similar sequence of unfoldment can be traced. the s

o elusive and sometimes so indefinite, that it is hard to understand him or to pin him down. the cardinal cross cancer is one of the arms of the cardinal cross. one arm is aries, the sign of beginning, of commencement, of subjective life, of the prenatal stage, or involution, and of the first step, either towards form-taking, or towards spiritual liberation. a third arm of the cross is libra, the balance, the choosing between, the beginning of the treading of the "narrow razor-edged path, to which the buddha so frequently refers. capricorn, the fourth arm, again is birth, the birth of the world savior, birth into the spiritual kingdom, birth out of the world of matter into the world of being. involution, incarnation, expression, inspiration, are the four words that express the story of the

d that they combined within themselves, therefore, the dual attributes of the universe, the spiritual and physical. they unified in themselves the two poles. they were exoteric and esoteric; they were objective and subjective. thus we have the number ten, which is regarded as the number of human perfection and of completion, the number of a perfectly developed and unfolded human being, and of the balance achieved between spirit and matter. but it is the number wherein spirit does not dominate matter; it is the number of the aspirant whose objective it is to subordinate matter to the uses of spirit and, therefore, upset the balance of the number ten. the ancient scriptures of the east use some interesting phrases to express the nature of these celestial beings who are the men of our time, w

p within the belly of the monster. with his left arm he seized her, and held her close whilst with his trusty sword he hewed his way from out the belly of the serpent into the light of day. and so he rescued her- 66- the labours of hercules balancing thus his previous deed of death. for such is life: an act of death, a deed of life, and thus the sons of men, who are the sons of god, learn wisdom, balance and the way to walk with god. from out the council chamber of the lord, the great presiding one looked on. and from his post beside, the teacher too looked on. through the sixth gate again passed hercules, and seeing this and seeing both the girdle and the maid, the teacher spoke and said "labor the sixth is over. you slaughtered that which cherished you and all unknown and all unrecognize

AN INTRO TO STUDY OF THE KABALAH

tzach and hud are the lower limbs right and left; jesod refers to the digestive and reproductive organs and abdomen; and lastly malkuth is compared to the feet as a basis or foundation of man upon this earth or lowest plane: see the plate of the adam kadmon, archetypal man, or the first adam. these triads were looked upon as formed of a principle of union and a male and female potency, and thus a balance, mtqla, methequela, exists. almost as old as the kabalistic doctrine of the sephiroth, the intelligences, or emanations, are the peculiar forms in which they were represented in diagrams which resume all kabalistic ideas, and are emblems of these views on every subject. every deific conception can be thus demonstrated, and also the constitution of the angelic hosts, the principles of man's

ANALYSIS OF THE 5 6 INITIATION

y the rtk band. this alludes that it is to rtk alone we must hold fast, and that only in total surrender unto the light will the light descend (the left hand is the hand in which the ankh is held, the passive hand. with the right hand we project the light and the chiefs hold symbols of the projection of light which is symbolic of their wands. complete symbol of r.c. on the breast is the symbol of balance and equilibrium. it is the lamen of the rose and cross. it consists of twenty-two petals (2+ 2= 4= the tetragrammaton. seven planets, five elements, and three alchemical principles are all formed on the symbol of the perfected self, the cross. 22 paths+ 9 planets (seven ancient plus caput and cauda draconis+ 5 elements+ 3 alchemical principles= 39= 12, 1+ 2= 3, the number of the supernals

tion of the law. the man and the dagger explain the final result. w is b, the tarot card being the hierophant. the dagger is the tool through which the adept/hierophant must cut through the restriction of the true will. 8 dei inacta gloria, the "unsullied glory of god" is the end of all things. the bull and chains are life, work, labor, burial, and earth. legis jugum, the "yoke of the law" is the balance between destiny and free will "it is appointed once for a man to be born and once for a man to die" c and incense are in the middle of the altar. this is the glory of arik anpin. the altar is a symbol of flashing and brilliance. it is equilibrated in itself and therefore a fitting recipient of the flashing light, glowing brilliance, purity and balanced power. all kneel. the higher is invok

BALANCE J

modern chivalry is of masons as well as templars, because in both orders there is a quest to follow and attain. but this quest is one, a quest for the word, which is christ, and a quest for the abodes of the blessed, where the word and the soul are one. scanned from the periodical "the occult review, volume xlv, nos. 1 and 4, january and april, 19. aos artist, occultist, sensualist an essay by j. balance (taken from the exhibition catalogue) i saw my first original austin osman spare painting hanging above the seething bookshelves of atlantis, the occult bookshop that i spent my late teens lurking inside. in fact there were several of his paintings and i could not believe my eyes. until then i had only been aware of his name and had been conscious of seeing the recurring and haunting image

BALANONES TEMPLE OF SET FAQ

satanists would like to think they are pagan, but if this is the case, why the need to desacrate the pentagram as they did the cross? i know the pentagram is not central to all pagan beliefs, but there is still no need for this. all pagan faiths that i know of respect the symbols of other religions. agreed. so why do you turn the holy and glorious pentagram wrong side up? it's a symbol of dynamic balance, resting actively on one point. why do you have to turn it over with its all-important balance point pointing meaninglessly up into the air? there is additional discussion of initiation and the temple's degree system in the ref document. 2.3 satanism is the temple of set a satanic organization? the temple of set as an organization was founded in 1975 by dr. michael aquino, in san francisco

contacted through the temple's postal address or through email (balfaq@xeper.org. one frequently asked question is why balanone signs his email and posts with "pp" below his name. as stated in april, 1993 on the base of set echo and many other times "that's as close as i can get with this keyboard to the egyptian hieroglyph for shuti (the double maat feather, symbolizing my personal dedication to balance- a few others are mentioned in the ref document. 6.2.2 questions about setians are setians pagans? that's a question which depends heavily upon your definition of "pagan" see the ref document for this discussion. 6.2.3 imposters if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then how should you look at people who claim to be members of the temple of set and aren't? if you encounter someon

BASIL VALENTINE TWELVE KEYS

l through the four seasons in the fourth part of the sky (after the seven planets have exercised power, and that its course will be perfected by the test of fire in the lowest chamber of our palace, when the two shall overpower and consume the third. for this part of our magistery skill is needed, in order to divide and compound the substances aright, so that the art may result in riches, and the balance may not be falsified by unequal weights. the sky we speak of is the sky of our art, and there must be justly proportioned parts of our air and earth, our true water and our palpable fire. twelve keys of basil valentine 47 of 95 seventh key natural heat preserves the life of man. if his body lose its natural heat his life has come to an end. a moderate degree of natural heat protects agains

mity, and they are all striving to supplant each other. indeed, the tendency of events is to give the highest place to the most excellent and the most deserving. for the present state of things is passing away, and a new world is about to be created, and one planet is devouring another spiritually, until only the strongest survive. let me tell you allegorically that you must put into the heavenly balance the ram, bull, cancer, scorpion, and goat. in the other scale of the balance you must place the twins, the archer, the water vbearer, and the virgin. then let the lion jump into the virgin s lap, which will cause the other scale to kick the beam. thereupon, let the signs of the zodiac enter into opposition to the pleiads, and when all the colours of the world have shewn themselves, let the

BEHOLDERS OF NIGHT

ossibility of one becoming as a separate being, not in order with the natural universe, that he or she is uniquely different. this is the path of lucifer and lilith, those who stand within the dark wells and have illuminated the black flame of self-acknowledgement and the joys of the waking and dreaming worlds. the left hand path tests the individual, uniting the demonic with the angelic, and the balance between the two. it also frees one of the need for a spiritual father or mother, and to confirm responsibility and self-reliance by the individual themselves. that this is sometimes a lonely path is not a misstatement, but rather an angle of beauty of which we may seek comprehension of therein. what is often misunderstood is the intent of the left hand path. many view the lhp as one in lin

BLACK SERPENT1

urrito bake -1 pound ground beef (for vegetarians the boca pseudo gound beef works great, but use all three packages in the box and only use 3/4 the packet of seasoning -1 packet lawrey's beef burrito seasoning (mccormick and schilling suck in this recipe, but if you like them, go for it- 2 packages of pillsbury croissant roll dough (low fat -2 bags of shredded cheddar or colby-jack cheese (smart balance works fine) prepare beef according to the burrito seasoning packet. get a pizza pan or stone and open the 6 dough. arrange the dough to where the lower half of the triangle of dough is in the inside of the dish and the pointy part of the triangle is on the outside. this is very important. i don't know how to explain it better. just that the thicker side of the triangle needs to be at the m

the serpent wise deal death to the lies of our enemies. allow our empathy to be our protection. allow our anger to be swift with justice. be present that our enemies will not conquer us. we are as the swift flowing tide ebbing to and fro. we humbly pay homage to thee in our offer of sea salt and water that you may know our respect for your vast strength. we offer requests of healing and emotional balance that we may employ your creation to do so. hail leviathan. lord and master of water" then comes the typical ritual body in which requests of healing and emotional balance are burned within the alter or primary ritual space fire (i.e. a bowl, incense burner, or bonfire) use the remaining water to put out the fire once the requests have been burnt. the ashes must be crushed to a fine powder

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

seven human beings with the faces of ravens (black, swarthy complexions, whom "the (seven) great gods created" are mentioned. or, as explained in lines 16 and 18 "in the midst of the earth they grew up and became great. seven kings, brothers of the same family" these are the seven kings of edom to whom reference is made in the kabala; the first race, which was imperfect, i.e, was born before the "balance (sexes) existed, and which was therefore destroyed (zohar, siphrah dzeniouta, idrah suta, 2928, la kabbale, p. 205 "seven kings, brethren, appeared and begat children, 6,000 in number were their peoples (hibbert lectures, p. 372. the god nergas (death) destroyed them "how did he destroy them "by bringing into equilibrium (or balance) those who did not yet exist (siphrah dzeniouta. they wer

female. before man could become male and female physically, his prototype, the creating elohim, had to arrange his form on this sexual plane astrally. that is to say, the atoms and the organic forces, descending into the plane of the given differentiation, had to be marshalled in the order intended by nature, so as to be ever carrying out, in an immaculate way, that law which the kabala calls the balance, through which everything that exists does so as male and female in its final perfection, in this present stage of materiality. chochmah, wisdom, the male sephiroth, had to diffuse itself in, and through, binah, intelligent nature, or understanding. therefore the first root-race of men, sexless and mindless, had to be overthrown and "hidden until after a time; i.e, the first race, instead

hemselves descending into matter. therefore, as continued in the appendix: 12 "many names hath god given him (satan, names of mystery, secret and terrible" 13 "the adversary, because matter opposeth spirit. time accuseth even the saints of the lord" 28, 29, 31 "stand in awe of him, and sin not; speak his name with trembling. for satan is the magistrate of the justice of god (karma; he beareth the balance and the sword. for to him are committed weight and measure and number" compare the last sentence with what the rabbi, who explains the kabala to prince al-chazari in the book of that name, says; and it will be found that the weight and measure and number are, in sepher jezirah, the attributes of the sephiroth (the three sephrim, or figures, ciphers) covering the whole collective number of

yield the esoteric meaning fully, though they may help to useful guesses* as the same author shows "the very name vulcain appears in the reading; for in the first words (of chap. iv. genesis, 5) is to be found v'elcain, or v'ulcain, agreeably to the deepened u sound of the letter vau. out of its immediate context, it may be[[footnote continued on next page[[vol. 2, page] 393 the legends of iran. balance, or line of adjustment, and therefore was the just one. the ancients held to there being seven planets, or great gods, growing out of eight, and pater sadik, the just or right one, was lord of the eighth, which was mater terra("source of measures" p. 186-70) this makes their functions plain enough after they had been degraded, and establishes the identity. the noachian deluge, as described

ltists in their interpretations, and take the later thought for the earlier idea. the original kabala was entirely metaphysical, and had no concern with animal, or terrestrial sexes; the later kabala has suffocated the divine ideal under the heavy phallic element. the kabalists say "god made man male and female "among the qabbalists, the necessity to continued creation and existence is called the balance" says the author of qabbalah; and being without this "balance" connected with ma-qom (mysterious place* even the first race is not[[footnote(s* simply, the womb, the "holy of holies" with the semites[[vol. 2, page] 458 the secret doctrine. as we have seen, recognized by the sons of the fifth adam. from the highest heavenly man, the upper adam who is "male female" or androgyne, down to the

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

ther explanation on the part played by the fourth globe and the fourth round in the scheme of evolution. from the preceding diagrams, which are applicable, mutatis mutandis, to rounds, globes or races, it will be seen that the fourth member of a series occupies a unique position. unlike the others, the fourth has no "sister" globe on the same plane as itself, and it thus forms the fulcrum of the "balance" represented by the whole chain. it is the sphere of final evolutionary adjustments, the world of karmic scales, the hall of justice, where the balance is struck which determines the future course of the monad during the remainder of its incarnations in the cycle. and therefore it is, that, after this central turning-point has been passed in the great cycle- i.e, after the middle point of

tice, where the balance is struck which determines the future course of the monad during the remainder of its incarnations in the cycle. and therefore it is, that, after this central turning-point has been passed in the great cycle- i.e, after the middle point of the fourth race in the fourth round on our globe- no more monads can enter the human kingdom. the door is closed for this cycle and the balance struck. for were it otherwise- had there been a new soul[[vol. 1, page] 183 man, the oldest son of the earth. created for each of the countless milliards of human beings that have passed away, and had there been no reincarnation- it would become difficult indeed to provide room for the disembodied "spirits" nor could the origin and cause of suffering ever be accounted for. it is the ignora

us call the 'powers' into existence" the genii are the principes, the "sons of light" but thou art the "messenger of life* and in order to counteract the influence of the seven "badly disposed" principles, the progeny of spiritus, cabar-zio, the mighty lord of splendor, produces seven other lives (the cardinal virtues) who shine in their own form and light "from on high* and thus reestablish the balance between good and evil, light and darkness. here one finds a repetition of the early allegorical, dual systems, as the zoroastrian, and detects a germ of the dogmatic and dualistic religions of the future, a germ which has grown into such a luxuriant tree in ecclesiastical christianity. it is already the outline of the two "supremes- god and satan. but in the stanzas no such idea exists. mo

force- that occultism calls attraction and repulsion- may act within our solar system, the earth's atmosphere, and beyond in the kosmos* this was proven by newton himself; for there are many phenomena in our[[footnote(s "correl. phys. forces" p. 173. this is precisely what occultism maintains, and on the same principle that "where force is made to oppose force, and produce static equilibrium, the balance of pre-existing equilibrium is affected, and fresh motion is started equivalent to that which is withdrawn into a state of abeyance" this process finds intervals in the pralaya, but is eternal and ceaseless as the "breath" even when the manifested kosmos rests "trans-solar space" writes the great humboldt "does not hitherto show any phenomenon analogous to our solar system. it is a peculia

nder the observation of at least one of his physical senses- and that he cannot do: for the simple reason that no one has ever seen, smelt, heard, touched or tasted an "atom" the atom belongs wholly to the domain of metaphysics. it is an entified abstraction- at any rate for physical science- and has nought to do with physics, strictly speaking, as it can never be brought to the test of retort or balance. the mechanical conception, therefore, becomes a jumble of the most conflicting theories and dilemmas, in the minds of the many scientists who disagree on this, as on other subjects; the evolution of which the eastern occultist, who follows this scientific strife, beholds in the greatest bewilderment. to conclude on the question of gravity. how can science presume to know anything certain

BLUE EQUINOX

suffered and shall suffer from this negligence, and i must humbly take any results that may arise out of my failure. still, even though i may have neglected the advice given me when i first became a probationer, i feel that i have progressed, be it never so slightly, along the path which from the first i set out to tread. may it not be, o adonai, that even now the second six months may be made to balance the first six, and that what is passed may yet be for the best. at that time he had not found out that things always turn out for the best; it took him a long while to realize this, but it is evident that soon afterwards his efforts produced some result; for we find an entry on sunday, august 7th, 1910 .i have found (for a few moments) the peace which passeth all understanding. amen. this

.o.m] june 18th, 10:34 to 10:53 p.m.=19 mins. 14 mins pranayama 10, 20, 20. regular and easy. 5 mins. meditation. mind cleared and became calm. it perhaps appears that little progress is made, and some slackness exists as regards exercises. the truth is, i more and more use the true essence. if a little worry occurs, automatically, i turn to that within which dissolves it at once and restores the balance. it is that nothing with which i come into closest contact during meditation, but it is ever present, and i recognize the fact. i believe it to be the true stone of the wise which turns everything to gold. i call it adonai when i give it a name at all. most often the mind slips into that state without reason or argument [yes: it does appear that more time ought to be given to the work. but

grand master and those to whom he delegates his authority, until such time as the order is established, which is the case when it possesses eleven or more profess-houses in the province. then the regular constitution is automatically promulgated. the quotation is slightly adapted from an address in one of the rituals. this is the constitution and government of our holy order: by the study of its balance you may yourself come to apprehension of how to rule your own life. for, in true things, all are but images of one another; man is but a map of the universe, and society is but the same on a large scale. learn then that our holy order has but three true grades; as it is written in the book of the law: the hermit, the lover, and the man of earth. it is but for convenience that these grades

the supreme and most holy king. he will appoint a committee to assist hium and advise him in his work; and he will usually select one person from each of the governing bodies of the order. such is a brief outline of the government of the o.t.o. it combines monarchy with democracy: it includes aristocracy, and conceals even the seeds of revolution, by which alone progress can be effected. thus we balance the triads, uniting the three in one; thus we gather up all the threads of human passion and interest, and weave them into an harmonious tapestry, subtly and diligently with great art, that our order may seem an ornament even to the stars that are in the heavens at night. in our rainbow-coloured texture we set forth the glory of the whole universe. see to it, brother magician, that thine o

emselves with these fantastic speculations. the serious student minds his own business, which is the business in hand. the president of a corporation does not pay his bookkeeper to make a statement of the countless billions of profit to be made in some future year. it requires no great ability to string a row of zeros after a significant figure until the ink runs out. what is wanted is the actual balance of the week. the reader is most strongly urged nor to permit himself to indulge in fantastic flights of thought, which are the poison of the mind, because they represent an attempt to run away from reality, a dispersion of energy and a corruption of moral strength. his business is, firstly, to know himself; secondly, to order and control himself; thirdly, to develop himself on sound organi

BOOK OF ENOCH

is in charge of all the powers, is the holy gabriel. and the fourth, who is in charge of repentance and hope of those who will inherit eternal life, is phanuel. 40.10] and these are the four angels of the lord most high; and the four voices that i heard in those days. 41.1] and after this, i saw all the secrets of heaven, and how the kingdom is divided, and how the deeds of men are weighed in the balance. 41.2] there i saw the dwelling of the chosen, and the resting places of the holy; and my eyes saw there all the sinners who deny the name of the lord of spirits being driven from there. and they dragged them off, and they were not able to remain, because of the punishment that went out from the lord of spirits. 41.3] and there my eyes saw the secrets of the flashes of lightning and of the

dom returned to her place, and took her seat in the midst of the angels. 42.3] and iniquity came out from her chambers; those whom she did not seek she found, and dwelt among them, like rain in the desert, and like dew on the parched ground. 43.1] and again i saw flashes of lightning and the stars of heaven, and i saw how he called them all by their names, and they obeyed him. 43.2] and i saw the balance of righteousness, how they are weighed according to their light, according to the width of their areas, and the day of their appearing. and how their revolutions produce lightning, and i saw their revolutions, according to the number of the angels, and how they keep faith with one another. 43.3] and i asked the angel, who went with me and showed me what is secret "what are these" 43.4] and

BOOK OF JASHAR

ah the son of lamech (from genesis 5, noah the daughter of zelophehad (from numbers 26, and naamah the daughter of lamech and zillah (from genesis 4. once we have remarked this mixing of characters from genesis and numbers, however, we are left with a more fundamental question: what happens to the story when noah is recast as a woman? by casting noah as a woman, the narrative achieves a more even balance between men's and women's roles. there is an interesting symmetry between the two central couples: human and eve, and noah and tubalcain. the subsequent naming of descendants("humans "noahites) calls our attention primarily to the husband in one couple (human) and the wife in the other (noah. but human and noah both rely on the skills, the strength, and the faithful support of their spouse

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s of the mighty gods zain gemini 64 the chariot the child of the powers of the waters; the lord of the triumph of light chet cancer 65 fortitude the daughter of the flaming sword tet leo 66 the hermit the magus of the voice of power, the prophet of the eternal yod virgo 67 the wheel the lord of the of fate forces of life koph jupiter 68 justice the daughter of the lords of truth: the ruler of the balance lamed libra 69 the hanged man the spirit of the mighty waters mem water 70 death the child of the great transformers: the lord of the gates of death nun scorpio 71 temperance the daughter of the reconcilers: the bringer-forth of life samekh sagittarius 72 the devil the lord of the gates of matter: the child of the forces of time ayin capricorn 73 the blasted tower the lord of the hosts of

BOOK OF BLACK SERPENT

ser of the other: the red coiled stooping dragon of the apocalypse, the serpent of the terrestrial eden. regard thou therefore the celestial serpent, as of brass, glistening with green and gold, the color of vegetation and of growth: banish thou therefore the evil and seek the good. for as moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of adam be lifted up, raised through the balance of strife and of trial, through the pathway of eternal life. and when, like our master, thou art extended on that tree, through suffering and through pain, let thy countenance be raised up towards the light of the holy one to invoke the divine brightness, not for thyself, but for those who have not yet attained to the pathways, even though they be thy tormentors. balanced between the spiri

BOOK OF PLEASURE

bute, i know not its name. how free it is, it has no need of sovereignty (kingdoms are their own despoilers) without lineage, who dare claim relationship? without virtue, how pleasing in its moral self-love! how mighty is it, in its assertion of "need not be-does not matter! self-love in complete perspective, serves its own invincible purpose of ecstasy. supreme bliss simulating opposition is its balance. it suffers no hurt, neither does it labour. is it not self-attracting and independent? assuredly we cannot call it balance. could we but imitate its law, all creation without command would unite and serve our purpose in pleasure and harmony. kia transcending conception, is unchanging and inexhaustible, there is no need of illumination to see it. if we open our mouths to speak of it, it is

he truth. from this consultation is the bondage made, not by intelligence shall we be free. the law of kia is its ever original purpose, undetermined, without change the emanations, through our conception they materialize the book of pleasure (self love) get any book for free on: www.abika.com 9 and are of that duality, man takes this law from this refraction, his ideas-reality. with what does he balance his ecstasy? measure for measure by intense pain, sorrow, and miseries. with what his rebellion? of necessity slavery! duality is the law, realization by suffering, relates and opposes by units of time. ecstasy for any length of time is difficult to obtain, and laboured heavily for. various degrees of misery alternating with gusts of pleasure and emotions less anxious, would seem the condi

mula holds good for any purpose*(4) illustration, the loss of faith in a friend, or an union that did not fulfill expectations. casting the shadow. the ego not being totally oblivious, let him retain only and visualise the sigil form, it is his chalice, the means of vacuity and incarnation. by the deliberation of an analogous emotion at that time, he deputises the law (reaction. miraculous is he, balance not known in this world imitated (attained. all other consciousness annulled with safety, the vehicle strong enough for the ecstasy, he is beyond hurt. now let him imagine an union takes place between himself (the mystic union of the ego and absolute. the nectar emitted, let him drink slowly, again and again*(1. after this astonishing experience his passion is incomparable, there is nothin

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

different. it is not surprising that there is no one religion that suits all people. in the same way, then, there can be no one type of witchcraft to suit all witches. some like lots of ritual, while some are for simplicity. some are from celtic backgrounds, others from saxon, scots, irish, italian, or any of a number of others. some favor a matriarchy; others a patriarchy and still others seek a balance. some prefer to worship in a group (coven, while others are for solitary worship. with the large number of different denominations, then, there is now more likelihood of everyone finding a path they can travel in comfort. religion has come a long way from its humble beginnings in the caves of pre-history. witchcraft, as one small facet of religion, has also come a long way. it has grown to

lief. i, personally, subscribe to those principles and list them here. read them carefully. 1. we practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of the moon and the seasonal quarters and cross quarters. 2. we recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility toward our environment. we seek to live in harmony with nature, in ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within an evolutionary concept. 3. we acknowledge a depth of power far greater than that apparent to the average person. because it is far greater than ordinary it is sometimes called "supernatural, but we see it as lying within that which is naturally potential to all. 4. we conceive of the creative power in the universe as manifesting throug

everse. they laud the goddess to the near, or even total, exclusion of the god! witchcraft is a religion of nature, as any witch will tell you. everywhere in nature there is male and female, and both are necessary (i have yet to meet anyone who does not have both a mother and a father. it follows, then, that both the god and the goddess are important and should be equally revered. there should be balance. but balance is as woefully missing in most traditions of the craft as it is in christianity. we are all every single one of us made up of both masculine and feminine attributes. the toughest, most macho man has feminine aspects just as the most traditionally-feminine woman has male aspects. so it is "pan a greek nature and fertility deity, originally native to arcadia. as such he is god o

up the scale and graduated, that in the afterlife there will be no plant, animal or insect life? it seems unlikely. in witchcraft the belief is that all things have souls. in saxon witchcraft, for example, it is believed that a dog will go through many incarnations, but always as a dog; a cat always as a cat; a human always as a human. there is reason for all things to be here. what we term the "balance of nature. it seems we certainly have a choice, within our species, of being either male or female, in order to experience and appreciate the different aspects. one argument often put forward by non-rein-carnationists is "if what you say is true, how do you explain the fact that the world population is continuously growing" of course it is! so is the population of souls/spirits. there are

icates the maturity or lack of it in the individual. mask: falsehood; deception; concealment mirror: need to reconsider. mother: haven; comfort. nakedness: real; true; without false attitudes; exposed; natural. night (especially midnight: greatest strength of the super-consciousness. noon: the greatest clarity of consciousness. number: in interpreting numbers you should first of all examine their balance or lack of balance. even numbers signify balance and harmony. odd numbers signify imbalance and discord. in considering the following definitions, note that a larger number is made up of a combination of smaller numbers: one the beginning; the source; the ego. two duality; the male and female; positive and negative. three the trilogy: father, mother and child; past, present and future. com

CASE PAUL F THE BOOK OF TOKENS

ywhere, centering the full perfection of mine exhaustless power, i am thy lord, o israel, and lord of countless hosts. seek me in the holy of holies, in the heart of the true temple, on the holy mountain. behold, i am with thee always, and i never sleep. 10 i am the height above all heights. my descent reacheth likewise below all depths. yet am i poised forever between height and depth in perfect balance. consider me under the aspect of aleph; there shalt thou find both height and depth and the path also which joineth them for descent and return. 11 aleph in truth am i, the ox of solar fire whose radiance lighteth all the world, whose life-breath ebbeth and floweth in creatures great and small, whose power taketh form in all the acts of men, of beasts, of plants, yea, and of things which s

two, though they be named superior and inferior, are in truth of equal rank. as it is written "that which is below is as that which is above, and that which is above is as that which is below [31] t h e book o f t o k e n s be thou not led astray by their false doctrine who ascribe to the inferior nature somewhat less of power and worth than inhereth in the superior. the two are as the pans of a balance. each hath its own peculiar quality. each hath its appointed sphere of operation. one cometh not before the other, but together they exist from everlasting to everlasting. 3 mine inferior nature is the universal substance, the divine mirror wherein i, who dwell at the heart of all things, am reflected to myself. to the uninstructed, therefore, who mistake the reflection for that which is r

e boundaries of the universe, maketh mine own being [41] the book of tokens the dwelling-place of all creatures. as it is written "lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world" in gimel appeareth my perfect wisdom, which uniteth all seeming contraries, and establisheth throughout creation the balance of warring forces. 4 now, as daleth, i present myself as the portal through which life, eternal and unbounded, entereth the realm of temporal and limited creation. that great door is binah, and binah is aima, the fruitful mother of all living. she is the "desirable one" the "precious thing" more to be sought after than rubies and fine gold. she is both "father" and "mother" for her fruitfu

eration kaph and qoph are bound together, and what bindeth them is the multiplication of the ten by itself [108] k a p h 5 by balancing opposites with exactitude unfailing, i bring mastery of all conditions and circumstances to him who seeketh faithfully to do my will. such an one will master days, and seas, and times, because through him my rulership of everything shall find free outlet. ever by balance do the wise attain. even as there can be no grasp without the hand, so is there no conciliation of seeming opposites without knowledge of my will. therefore does kaph, the hand exerting itself to grasp, follow yod, the hand creative. in the order of the sacred letters. 6 and as the rewarder and conciliator, i am the lord of fortune. whosoever conformeth his acts to my will shall know me in

oun, yawmim, i m i m, which has the value 100. 6 this paragraph refers to the attribution of the planet jupiter to kaph. the hebrew name for this planet is tsedek, tz d q, signifying "righteousness, equity, or prosperity [111] the meditation on lamed* 1 i am the goad of action, which impelleth and directeth the great ox of the breath of life. i am the power of equilibration which holdeth ruach in balance between formation and destruction, as a driver with his goad keepeth his ox from straying off the highway. yet is this directive power inherent in ruach itself, for i myself am that great breath of life. 2 and because that great breath existeth before all else, i am the leader, the chief, and the judge of all creatures. the wise find me thus concealed in lamed. 3 before this have i declare

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

on the fore-finger of an alderman [insert pic p022- contrary to popular belief, wiccans do not 'hex (cast curses) or seek revenge, although some dutch and pennsylvanian witches consider that it is justifiable to 'bind' those who harm children or animals or actively promote evil or corruption. wiccans prefer to rely on the principles of natural justice that under karmic principles will redress the balance, either in this lifetime or the next. the chief moral codes are the wiccan rede and the threefold law. the wiccan rede states simply 'an it harm none, do what you will. this deceptively seite 10 wicca01.txt straightforward statement refers to the self as well as others. i have already mentioned the threefold law whereby magical intent- and, many believe, actions and thoughts- return to the

fe. she will learn to be aware of her environment and will feel a part of it, not above or outside it. hopefully, this will inspire her to care for it and for others around her, and to encourage others to do the same. wicca is self-governing, and i hope that skye will have integrity and confidence in herself 'having a goddess as well as a god in her life will certainly give her a better spiritual balance than either jim or i had as children. i wish for her to be strong and sure of her self, and not to be afraid to challenge or be challenged. paganism certainly provides a framework for this, and regardless of the spiritual path she chooses, i believe that growing up with these values will help her immeasurably in her life 'she is a perfect child of the gods: unspoiled and innocent of the li

. they depended for their power on herbs and flowers gathered from the wayside in the days before petrol fumes. many witches who have a hearth do still keep it well swept and fresh with flowers or seasonal greenery. between your altar candles you may like to place statues, a god and goddess figure from either your own spiritual background or from a culture that seems significant to you; this will balance the yang, or male, energies with the yin, or female. the god figure may be represented by a horn, and the goddess by a large conch shell. there are a great variety of deity figures in museum shops as well as new age shops and those selling goods from particular areas of the world. you may, however, feel more comfortable with a ceramic animal, bird or reptile for which you feel an affinity:

er you feel tired, recall the sun and inhale its light in your mind's vision. repeat both these intakes of power once every month. if you have a particularly stressful or challenging time, hold a moonstone for your moon energies in your power hand. hold a sparkling crystal quartz for the sun in the other (receptive) hand to boost the flow as you visualise the natural sources. in this way, you can balance the energies in both spheres of the brain for integrated mind and soul flow [insert pic p055- 4- gods and goddesses [insert pic p056] seite 30 wicca01.txt- the mechanics of witchcraft magick takes place at what ts eliot in the four quartets called the 'still point of the turning world, that moment of timelessness that enables thought to be turned into reality on the material plane. it oper

alo calf pipe, which is still the most sacred religious object of the lakota today. the woman instructed the men in how to smoke the pipe, which in its smoke symbolised the visible spirit, in the bowl mother earth and in the stem father sky, so that it might be used for prayer offerings to her and for bringing peace to divided nations. on her visits she also taught sacred ceremonies for restoring balance and healing to both earth and people. she then set off to leave the camp, walking towards the west. when she reached the outskirts, she rolled over on the ground and was transformed into a buffalo, changing colours several times. finally, she changed into a white buffalo calf, rarest of the species, promising that when she was seen again she would restore harmony to a troubled world. the p

CHIREAU YVONNE BLACK MAGIC RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION

ce.and the evolving present. informed by distinctions of class, culture, social ranking, and economic status.had a profound impact on the ways that freedpersons perceived conjure. those who retained the older black magic page 22 of 144 http//content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docid=kt600020q0&chunk.id=0&doc.view=print 7/14/2006 supernatural traditions, we will see, often found themselves in a struggle to balance their spiritual values with their practical needs.[42] the lack of a sharp dichotomy between the sacred and the secular realms led many african americans to view the spiritual realm as directly impinging on human experience. it is perhaps owing to such a perspective that the emphasis on supernatural mediation in black religious life both before and after emancipation can be understood. afr

he curses of supernatural practitioners until she "got religion" when jack atkinson, a former georgia slave, received a "second blessing from the lord" an allusion to the christian experience of sanctification, he maintained that thereafter "no conjurer [could] bother him" another convert claimed that when god had saved him from being "conjured by a hoodoo" in return he promised to "serve him the balance of [his own] days"[44] nevertheless, there remained numbers of blacks who tenaciously held onto the supernatural beliefs of their african ancestors. these persons embodied the spiritual legacies that had been forged in the crucible of slavery, but had origins in old world cultures. in style and in outlook, african spirituality governed much of the ways that african americans knew and saw t

COLLIER IRENE CHINESE MYTHOLOGY

h are tilted toward the northwest. that is why the moon and stars move in that direction and why the rivers of china plunge downward across the country to spill into the eastern sea. chinese mythology 48 questions and answers q: why did zurong the fire god decide to fight with gong the water god? a: zurong felt that gong was too destructive, and he disagreed with gong s plan to change the earth s balance of water and land. q: who helped the water god? a: gong was aided by men, then by giant turtles, lobsters, shrimp, crabs, and other sea monsters. q: how did nuwa repair the earth? a: she melted colored stones together and patched up the sky. she stopped up the cracks with river rushes, and dammed the rivers with branches. q: what did nuwa use to prop up the sky? a: she salvaged the legs of

is astounding in comparison with most other pantheons: pan gu [panku, n wa [nuwa. and the god gun [kun] are examples to be found in this collection.3 the walls continue: in the classical chinese scheme of things, then, there was no place for a jealous god who demanded the exclusive devotion of a chosen people in return for his help. the gods held the power to influence the seasonal cycles and the balance between wet and dry, but usually they only intervened to punish people for wicked behavior, or to relieve them from excessive suffering, and if one god acted with malice towards humankind, another god could be counted on to send down a culture hero to struggle on their behalf.4 61 the xia dynasty of the great yu and his descendants lasted for six hundred years and ended the period of the g

COSIMANO CHARLES ELEMENTARY PSIONICS

ot as hard as it sounds and once you know how to do it, you never forget. it's sort of like riding a bicycle. you fall off a lot and then one day you are riding in and out of traffic giving heart failure to the parental units. as you meditate, see your etheric body. now look around your body in your mind and try to see the emitting points and the ones that are stronger or weaker. you will want to balance this, so visualize energy going into the weaker points, bringing them up to the same strength as the stronger ones. repeat this exercise for at least one week before trying to put this energy to use. take an object, the old, reliable pencil is perfect for this. lay it on the table in front of you and begin to gaze at it. don't try to avoid blinking, but just gaze comfortably at it and as y

you can build that will enable you to practice working with this energy. you will need a small piece of cardboard, a pin, and a drinking straw. push the pin through the center of the cardboard so it will stand up straight. now, carefully push a hole in one spot on the straw, at the center, being careful not to penetrate the other side but large enough that the straw can turn with little friction. balance this on the pin, so that the straw can spin freely. be certain that you place the little device where there is no breeze blowing, and that means away from heat registers as well. you want as few air currents around as possible. now just sit and wait for the straw to stop moving. it will do so naturally so be a little patient. when it is perfectly still, slowly and carefully move your right

, and that means away from heat registers as well. you want as few air currents around as possible. now just sit and wait for the straw to stop moving. it will do so naturally so be a little patient. when it is perfectly still, slowly and carefully move your right hand to within a few inches of one end. now be very careful. you don't want to touch the straw because if you do you will knock it off balance and, as you have by now already discovered, it is a real pain in the rear to get it set right in the first place. you also have to be very careful to avoid setting up an air current around when you move your hand. you want that straw as stationary as a rock when you begin. when your hand is in position over the straw, it should begin to turn, slowly at first and then faster, either towards

ddition. let us say that you have a sore throat. write the condition on a piece of paper and place that in the can with your witness sample. but, when you turn the dials, try to see your throat. this is actually easier than it sounds and with a little practice you should have no trouble accomplishing it. after all, you should have some idea what your own throat looks like! once you have the rate, balance it as you learned to in the last chapter and wait. in a reasonably short time you should feel better. another method which works pretty well is to write a command on the paper, such as, heal my sore throat, and place this in with your witness sample. when using that method, you simply take the rate and leave the dials set that way on the box. once you have set your machine by either method

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

'the father. i have used the following analogy many times, but i think it sums it up pretty well: you are a spaceman on the moon. you are receiving information through your eyes and ears from the world immediately around you. you are also receiving information about the wider picture and a greater understanding of your task from what we call 'mission control. when you, the spaceman, are getting a balance of information through your eyes and ears and from the greater perspective of mission control, everything is fine and you are operating at full potential. but think what would happen if the link with mission control was cut. suddenly the wider understanding and guidance has gone. only the 'eyes and ears' information from the world immediately around you is left to guide your thinking and b

h took over the planet and delinked humanity, vibrationally and genetically, from our full potential and higher knowledge. i don't wish to present this in reality as a simple 'light v dark 'good v evil' thing because we are all part of the same whole anyway, all aspects of the same one consciousness that we call god or creation. we all have a positive and negative polarity which we are seeking to balance. but at different points in our evolution we all have different attitudes and it is the interaction of these various thought patterns, positive and negative, which sets up the experiences that speed evolution. the other stream of thinking is represented by those entities and consciousness streams which wish to break through the limitations and disconnections imposed on humanity and the ear

, the devil, et al) and when isis, the wife of osiris, tried to put him back together again, she found all his missing parts, except you know what. such legends are, i feel, symbolic of much more straightforward truths. the obelisk and osiris's penis in that story symbolise male energy, which has dominated the world throughout recorded history. all of us, and creation as a whole, are in search of balance and harmony between opposites- negative and positive, male and female. these are the yin and yang-type forces of chinese culture. when one of these forces dominates, there is an imbalance which manifests as imbalanced behaviour. the transformation the planet is now going through is designed to bring such forces into harmony and balance so that all serve, but none dominates. the suppression

which manifests as imbalanced behaviour. the transformation the planet is now going through is designed to bring such forces into harmony and balance so that all serve, but none dominates. the suppression of female energy by the male has created a maledominated world and the 'macho man' is one of its offspring. this has not been by accident, but by design- the prison warders' design. harmony and balance in all things= wholeness. wholeness= infinite potential. that's the last thing the prison warders want, because such people are impossible to control. instead, they have sought to imbalance us. disharmony and imbalance= division of self. division of self= limited potential. the two major imbalances within ourselves and the prison in general have been the negative dominating the positive an

been given some documents called 'the next war. the title referred to the second world war, which the writers of the documents already knew was going to happen. one volume, called 'propaganda in the next war, also discussed, in passing, how the american people had been tricked into fighting in world war i. it said "for some time the issue as to which side the united states would take hung in the balance, the final result was a credit to our british propaganda. there remain the jews. it has been estimated that of the world jewish population of approximately fifteen million, no fewer than five million are in the united states; 25% of the inhabitants of new york are jews "during the great war we bought off this huge american jewish public by the promise of the jewish national home in palesti

DAVID ICKE CHILDREN OF THE MATRIX

a as a term for mother can be found in various languages all over the world. ninkharsag would later be symbolised in part by the stream of mother goddess deities with names like queen semiramis, isis, barati, artemis, diana, and the biblical mary. these were also used to symbolise the feminine principle as goddesses of the moon or waters, which are 74 children of the matrix considered feminine in balance to the masculine sun. there are often two distinct camps in these areas of research. there are those who believe that these deities were only symbolic of astronomical and esoteric principles, and those who say they were originally flesh and blood extraterrestrial "gods" or "goddesses. my own view is that sometimes, not always by any means, it is a combination of the two, as some changed ov

the reptilian mind at work. it operates very efficiently up to a point, but it does not have emotion and is therefore limited in its possibilities. it is the same with these reptilian manipulators. they cannot evolve without developing emotionally and they want the dna of those who have that dimension of self. for some reason, the nordics' genetic code is most important to them. also, without the balance of emotion, the reptilian mind can do the most horrendous atrocities to others without feeling any compassion for their victims. this is how the illuminati can manipulate wars that kill and maim tens of millions while being emotionally detached from the consequences for others of their actions. the same with scientists who carry out appalling experiments on live animals while feeling nothi

d cross or fire cross on the white background (the flag of england; and the trinity, symbolised as the trident and later the fleurde- lis and other three-pointed forms. the reptilian-illuminati know that the balanced fusion of male and female energy create a third and immensely powerful force and this is one reason for their obsession with the "trinity. new agers and others talk about the need to balance 106 children of the matrix male and female and they are right. but we lose the plot if we don't understand that there are different levels of this fusion. you can fuse the negative aspects of both energies to create a malevolent "third force" or you can balance the higher frequencies of male and female, so creating a positive third force. the world around us is, in fact, the manifestation

dren of the matrix male and female and they are right. but we lose the plot if we don't understand that there are different levels of this fusion. you can fuse the negative aspects of both energies to create a malevolent "third force" or you can balance the higher frequencies of male and female, so creating a positive third force. the world around us is, in fact, the manifestation of the negative balance and interaction of these energies. we are led to believe this is a male-dominated world, but that is only on the surface. behind the scenes it is really controlled by the negative expression of female energy. the extreme male energy is "out there" in front of our eyes in the three-dimensional world. it is macho men with guns and uniforms, the leaders of the major banks, corporations, media

ian prayers to osiris" and earlier it was a prayer to the goddess, the giver of bread or the "grain mother.24 the marys mary is an ancient name for the goddess that miraculously gives birth to the saviour sun god. its forms include mari, meri, marratu, marah and mariham. on one level, these names relate to the sea, mer or mar, and "mary" represents the feminine, the moon, the "queen of heaven, to balance the masculine sun. but they also relate to the dragon queens. isis, the egyptian moon goddess and virgin mother of horus, was known as mother mary or "mata-meri" and called the "queen of heaven "our lady, and "mother of god".25 el in the edda texts was also known as mary. the hebrews worshipped a god and goddess deity called mari-el or "mary-god, and the "mother mary" of christianity is ju

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ding of the power ofsexual energy over thousands of years and this knowledge has been practised in thewest in the secret societies and satanic rituals. once again the sexual energy is just that,energy, and can be used to create or destroy. in the eastern religions, the consciouscreation and stimulation of sexual energy is known as tantra. sexual intercourse isseen, quite rightly, as the union and balance of the male and female, the yang (male)and yin (female. the idea of tantric sex is to stimulate the sexual energy held in thebase of the spine, the kundalini energy as it has become known. this was symbolisedas uncurling serpents and in tantra the participants control and delay orgasm totransform the kundalini from its original state (ching) into the higher energy (chi) andfinally its high

ically highly responsible citizens. they are not a careless group who are apt to makemistakes. but they are secretive and bonded together by a common need and desire tomete out havoc on society. it was aleister crowley who said: i want blasphemy, murder,rape, revolution, anything bad.57it is worth emphasising again here the satanists relationship with female energy.the challenge we all face is to balance male and female energies and so enjoy the bestaspects of them and not the extremes. the satanists, however, seek to express only theextremes, thus creating disharmony and conflict. they use the malevolent, highlynegative expressions of the female energy (covert manipulation behind the scenes) tocreate the events and circumstances which the extremes of the male energy (macho445men, soldiers

iritually and emotionally unplugged, theyare very mentally sharp and come from a high level of intellectual knowledge. thisknowledge has been hoarded in the brotherhood secret society network since theancient world while being sucked out of the public domain by the destruction of nativecultures, the horrors of the inquisition, and the burning of great esoteric libraries likethe one in alexandria. balance= harmony. imbalance= disharmony. if you want dis-harmony you need imbalance. it is a simple fact and this has played a fundamental partin the brotherhoods techniques. the balanced female energy is the energy of intuitionand reconnection. this is where the idea of a womans intuition comes from. a femalebody is far more likely to manifest female energy in abundance and so most of theoracles

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c as, the change in situations or events in accordance with one s will, which would, using normally accepted methods, be unchangeable. magic is the effect of the human mind to change events or situations in accordance with one s desire. the success of magic depends upon an unbending will, intense emotional desire, and absolute faith in the outcome. it also depends upon the proper timing, imagery, balance, direction, and secrecy about magical activities. many books have been written which give spells or rituals to acquire love, wealth, and power, but the ability to use these spells effectively cannot be taught. in some it may come more naturally than in others, but magic is an art which can only be developed through experience. satanists do not burn candles of various colors for various wis

re, called a genius and an artist is said to receive inspiration from his muse. in the river analogy, the spirits are lakes and tributaries which may serve as a source for many rivers. during a cycle of restriction, the universal subconscious is dominant, and during a cycle of expansion, the dynamic consciousness is dominant. together, the dynamic consciousness and universal subconscious create a balance between the active and the passive. many people (passives) are highly influenced by their subconscious minds and therefore by the universal subconscious. they have little will of their own and simply respond to things they see happening. individual consciousness is, however, a direct manifestation of the dynamic consciousness of the universe and a few individuals (actives) are strongly gif

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eds to be a whole new artistic movement- or many such movements- which seek to go beyond this personal understanding and which seeks to develop new forms of art to express and describe what must be expressed and described in the numinous realm which lies beyond this personal understanding. we need to free ourselves from the mundane world of the past, and achieve a real understanding of and a real balance with nature herself. we need to strive to free ourselves of this planet of ours, at first in artistic visions and dreams, and then in practical reality as we reach out toward other planets around other stars. we need to dream great visions again, as we need to strive to make these visions real. thus, do we need to become inspired by greatness- we need to dream of and create new civilizatio

it is the individual approach which differs. followers of the right-hand-path humble themselves before a perceived deity in the hope for some material or spiritual reward for their actions while followers of the left-hand-path emulate a perceived deity in the hope for material and spiritual success. in all things there is an active principle and a passive principle both must exist for there to be balance. followers of the left-handpath need not worship god, for they are the very eyes, ears, minds, sinews, and hands of god (the active principle) carrying out his will within the world. now, after three years absence from the satanic community, magus susej has once again returned to lead the embassy of lucifer and to promote the aeon of lucifer. soon, he says, man will be ready to embrace the

ove the eyes of "witches" so that they would not be able to look upon them and curse them. once a magician has acquired control of his own mental states (through ritual magic, and has converted the "receiver" in his brain into a "transmitter, he is able to "influence" rather than "be influenced. he may even feel contempt for those who are led around upon rash emotional whims without the slightest balance or direction. many people carry around with them subconscious masochistic tendencies, causing them to do things which will bring pain or misery upon themselves. in magical terminology, this is called a "curse. in its most severe form, the human mind becomes unbalanced, resulting in mental illness, paranoia, psychosis, or schizophrenia. many people have "cursed" themselves or have been "cur

personified in art and in literature as an androgenous being, with both the breasts of a woman and the erect penis of a man. to attain union with the "forces of darkness, the sorcerer will summon both male and female beings into himself. the marriage should be in the form of a male/female union, however, regardless of the practitioner's sexual inclinations since magical marriage follows a natural balance (yin/yang, anima/animus) which exists in the physical world] crossing the planetary spheres preliminary statement i have crossed the gates of hell and i have become the devil incarnate. i am satan; i am lucifer; i am belial; and i am leviatan. i shall cross the planetary sphere, the seven spheres above the earth. i shall now cross the *first of the seven planetary spheres *or second, or th

ed with the fire of gathering and beautified your garments with admiration, to whom i made a law to govern the holy ones, and delivered you a rod with the ark of knowledge. moreover you lifted up your voices and swore obedience and faith to him that liveth and triumpheth, whose beginning is not nor end cannot be, which shineth as a flame in the midst of your palace and rayngneth amonst you as the balance of righteousness, and truth: move therefore, and show yourselves. open the mysteries of your creation. be friendly unto me for i am the servant of the same, your god; the true worshipper of the highest (lavey) i reign over thee, saith the lord of the earth, in power exalted above and below, in whose hands the sun is a glittering sword and the moon a through-thrusting fire, who measureth yo

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looks are deceiving and thus a test to the nature of both the opposer and the sorcerer within the context of relation. by passing through the darkness is a light revealed brighter than all others. beginning with the foundations of the adversary in the form of the egyptian set are we able to firstly understand that his force, while averse is indeed a necessary and 3 significantly important to the balance of nature in both a natural and supernatural sense. the shadow holds substance which bears the fruit of knowledge from the practitioner who is daring enough to taste it. set is the original opposer or adversary, whose form captivated and later frightened those who dare stand against him. the persian foundation of averse practice is found in some satanic lore written by zoroastrian priests

considered very hostile as it dried up and made lands inhabitable, while the moon nourished and brought moisture. plutarch writes the seth means compelling and overmastering, being a powerful force of chaos and order. typhon was collectively later known and associated to the earth s shadow, which they bring into the lunar cycle and the eclipse. in such an aspect, seth is highly significant to the balance of chaos and order, as he creates situations for both to occur. 5 set and horus indeed have a close connection as not only brothers but also deific opposites. it is suggested by e.a. wallis budge that horus means something similar to he who is above and set therefore he who is below, thus holding a significance to as above, so below and the baphomet idol long regarded as a form of hidden k

zaehner ahriman is within the ancient persian lands and lore the devil incarnate. known also as arimanius and angra mainyu, this sorcerous daemon was suggested by texts associated with zurvan to be the first born of the god zurvan, who is infinite time and space. his brother, ahura mazda is the christ like figure or opposite god who fought against ahriman for control of the world; it is this very balance which is kept in continual motion by the daeva lord of darkness. the word daeva is actually demon, announcing a path and spiritual aversion to the principles the zoroastrians held in honor. some myths mention that ahriman first saw the light across the void and so lusted for it, thus igniting the great wars between his children the daevas (demons) and druj (the word being associated with l

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athen: a person who comes from the heaths. this word has a similar history as pagan (q.v. a word used to indicate a person who is a social but non-religious pagan. hegemon/ hegemone: from the greek word "hegemononios" meaning "a leader "a guide "one who has authority over others, and "one who shows the way "a person who does something first "a commander "to train "to educate" and "to weigh in the balance. more generally, an assistant of the mysteries who reconciles opposing forces during initiation, and assists the hierophant (q.v) and the hiereus (q.v) in initiating the same. in the order of the astral star (q.v) a senior officer of a stellar temple [s.t. the associate adept and a member of clergy (chief deacon/ deaconess) of a working lodge of the society whose station is at the white pi

ring initiation, and assists the hierophant (q.v) and the hiereus (q.v) in initiating the same. in the order of the astral star (q.v) a senior officer of a stellar temple [s.t. the associate adept and a member of clergy (chief deacon/ deaconess) of a working lodge of the society whose station is at the white pillar in regular working, or at the middle of the hall during initiations to symbolize a balance and reconciliation of forces. heh-cha-loht: hebrew for "accent" see merkabah. heptagram: a star of seven (7) points drawn with a straight, single, unbroken, reflecting line. it's points are related to the seven traditional planets of astrology. the principle symbol of the argentium astrum [a.a,(q.v. hermetic order of the golden dawn, the [g.d: a secret society organized in the late 1880's

the length of each planetary hour, divide the daylight hours by twelve. they will be different in length than the night hours (to determine the length of which you divide the total time of darkness by twelve. except on the equinoxes when the planetary hours are all sixty minutes in length. humors: the four elemental qualities that make up the human body according to the ancients. when they are in balance, health results; imbalance creates sickness. hypnagogic state: a state between sleep and wakefulness, which can tend in either direction. in this state, the consciousness becomes intermittently invaded by images and impulses from the unconscious. a mild dreamlike state. hypnosis: according to don tyson, the techniques for inducing a trance state in another person or persons (including ones

a human being. christian saints, hindu yogis, and victorian spirit mediums were sometimes credited with this ability. libra "the scales" in astrology (q.v, the seventh sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of cardinal (q.v) and air (q.v) and is ruled by the planet venus (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color green. keywords include: relate, balance, complement, expressive, diplomatically, socially, discontentedly, harmoniously, impartially. license to depart: granting an entity permission to leave an area to which it has been called. little nasties: a term used by donald michael kraig to denote non-physical dwellers on the astral plane that can be shocking when first seen. this happens when the practice of magick opens up the ability

h (q.v. venus: the second planet of the terran solar system. in astrology (q.v, the planet named after the roman goddess who served as the goddess of beauty. attributed as being the ruler of the zodiac (q.v) signs taurus (q.v) and libra (q.v. on the tree of life (q.v) within the kabbalah (q.v) venus is attributed to the seventh sephirah (q.v, netzach (q.v. keywords include: harmony, relationship, balance, attraction, beauty, love, party, diplomatic, art, music, drama, pleasure, possessions, lovely, candy, sweetness, lazy, indolent, enjoyment, taste, dressing table, make up, mirror. verver: the personal seal of a loa (q.v) or god, in voudoun (q.v. it is drawn upon the earth around the center post in the peristyle (q.v) or ceremonial enclosure, with flour or ashes. also called the v v in voo

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o doubt, very reprehensible. the personalities and private lives of these individuals concern me not at all, and i do not feel disposed to discuss them" this, in my opinion, is the right attitude to adopt in the matter. i do not think any educated person will dispute the statement that a man's literary work should be judged impartially as literature, and that his character should not weigh in the balance, either for or against. ovid and byron both had to leave their country for their country's good, but that does not prevent their writings being reckoned as great literature. in a hundred years' time, when the controversies concerning his personality have died down, crowley will be recognised, quite apart from his occult work, as a great english writer of both prose and poetry. the man whos

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malkuth in the order of development of the sephiroth previously described; but consciousness descends plane by plane, and only begins to manifest when the polarising sephi roth are in equilibrium; therefore the modes of consciousness are assigned to the equilibrating sephiroth upon the middle pillar, but the magical powers are assigned to the opposing sephiroth, each at the end of the beam of the balance of the pairs of opposites. 15. the way of initiation follows the coilings of the serpent of wisdom upon the tree; but the way of illumination follows the path of the arrow which is shot from the bow of promise, qesheth, the rainbow of astral colours that spreads like a halo behind yesod. this is the way of the mystic as distinguished from that of the occultist; it is swift and direct, and

mself the keys of the practical qabalah, as he well may, can any dispute that he is entitled to them? 14. the tree is enormously valuable as a meditation glyph, quite apart from its use in magic. by meditation such as i have described in my account of my own experiences on the thirty-second path, it is possible to equilibrate the warring elements in one's own nature and bring them into harmonious balance. it is also possible to get into sympathetic rapport with the different aspects of nature which these symbols represent when applied to the macrocosm, even if these forces are not given a definite form in talismanic magic. the information that is obtained from the study of one's own horoscope is not to be accepted pasively as the dispensation of fate from which there is no appeal. we ought

; these can be identified through their astrological associations. 8. section 3. the situation on the tree.this throws an immense amount of light upon any meditation, for it reveals the equilibrium of the spiritual forces working in nature. for instance, geburah (mars) and chesed or gedulah (jupiter) are opposite each other upon the tree. the warrior king and the wise and benign lawgiver of peace balance each other. geburah when unbalanced becomes cruelty and oppression, and gedulah when unbalanced suffers evil to multiply. 9. section 4. the yetziratic text.-this consists of the description of the sphere or path given in the sepher yetzirah, or book of formations. the translation i have used is that of wynn westcott. 10. these descriptions are exceedingly cryptic, but they will from time t

esires to contact its most abstract essence, that he is seeking the spiritual principle underlying and conditioning that particular mode of manifestation. it is a maxim of white occultism that every operation should commence with the invocation of the god-name [page 114] of the sphere in which the operation is to take place. this ensures that the operation shall be in harmony with cosmic law. the balance of natural force is not lightly to be overset. it is essential to the safety of the magician that he should conduct his operations in accordance with cosmic law; therefore he must seek to understand the spiritual principle involved in every problem and work it out accordingly. every opera tion, therefore, must have its final unification or resolution in eheieh, the god-name of kether in at

r research into this most significant subject when binah has afforded us further data. iii 36. as was noted in the chapter upon kether, the four suits of the tarot pack are assigned to the four elements, and we saw that the four aces represented the roots of the powers of these elements, the four twos are assigned to chokmah, and represent the polarised functioning of these elements in harmonised balance; therefore a two is always a card of harmony. 37. the two of wands, which is assigned to the element of fire, is called the lord of dominion. the wand is essentially a male phallic symbol, and is attributed to chokmah, so we may take this card as meaning polarisation; the positive that has found its mate in the negative, and is in equilibrium. there [page 136] is no antagonism or resistanc

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ake itself noticeable at all, there will soon begin to appear characteristic dreams. these may include a sense of weight upon the chest, as if someone were kneeling on the sleeper. if the sense of weight is present, it is certain that the attack emanates locally, for the weight is due to the concentration of etheric substance or ectoplasm, and is sufficiently tangible to press down the scale of a balance when it is possible to capture it for measurement. a great deal of research has been done with materialising mediums upon the nature of this tangible subtle substance, and the reader is referred to the books on the experiments conducted by crawford with the goligher circle at belfast, and in paris with eva c. by other experimenters, for further information and evidence on this subject. it

which may be added the solar plexus and sacral plexus. the student of tantric physiology will be very dull if he has not observed that the chakras coincide in their physical location with the endocrine organs. now the endocrines have for their task the maintenance of the chemical composition of the blood. they pour into it their secretions, called hormones, in certain balanced proportions. if the balance is in any way upset, either by an overplus of one secretion or shortage of another, profound changes in metabolism take place. the whole of the life processes are regulated by the endocrines, and can be speeded up or slowed down in their different aspects as the balance of the endocrines alters. this endocrine balance is known by physiologists to be intimately associated with emotional sta

ccultism, though primarily a mental process, is not a purely mental process. it is both spiritual and material. in the great majority of cases of insanity, organic brain changes cannot be demonstrated, but alienists are more and more coming to recognise that they may look for the lues of hecate in the blood. its chemical composition may depart from normal, whether owing to a change in the hormone balance or to the by-products of disease. this change in the blood chemistry is immediately followed by a change in the emotional tone. it may become over-emotional or depressed, apathetic or irritable. the ancients described these conditions admirably as the four humours, the sanguine, the bilious, the limphatic and the choleric. it has been abundantly demonstrated by physiologists that emotional

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

art of carnelian. vignette: the deceased sitting on a chair before his heart, which rests on a stand. chapter xxxa. the chapter of not allowing the heart of a man to be driven away from him in the underworld. vignette: a heart.[2] chapter xxxb. the chapter of not allowing the heart of a man to be driven away from him in the underworld. vignette: the deceased being weighed against his heart in the balance in the presence of osiris "the great god, the prince of eternity" chapter xxxi. the chapter of repulsing the crocodile which cometh to carry the magical words# from a man in the underworld. vignette: the deceased spearing a crocodile. chapter xxxii [the chapter of] coming to carry the magical words from a man in the underworld. this chapter has no vignette. the versions of the book of the

. the chapter of going in to the princes of osiris. vignette: the deceased adoring mestha, hapi, tuamautef and qebbsennuf. chapter cxxv. the words which are to be uttered by the deceased when he cometh to the hall of maati, which separateth him from his sins, and which maketh him to see god, the lord of mankind. vignette: the hall of maati, in which the heart of the deceased is being weighed in a balance in the presence of the great gods. chapter cxxvi [without title] vignette: a lake of fire, at each corner of which sits an ape. chapter cxxviia. the book of the praise of the gods of the qerti. this chapter has no vignette. chapter cxxviib. the chapter of the words to be spoken on going to the chiefs of osiris, and of the praise of the gods who are leaders in the tuat. this chapter has no

e god either the darkest part of the twilight or the earliest dawn. he is depicted either in human form with a jackal's head, or as a jackal. in the legend of osiris and isis, anubis played a prominent part in connexion with the dead body of osiris, and in papyri we see him standing as a guard and protector of the deceased lying upon the bier; in the judgment scene he is found as the guard of the balance, the pointer of which he watches with great diligence. he became the recognized god of the sepulchral chamber, and eventually presided over the whole of the "funeral mountain" he is always regarded as the messenger of osiris. another form of anubis was the god ap-uat, the# of the pyramid texts,[3] or "opener of the ways" who also was depicted in the form of a jackal; and the two gods are o

ir subjugation by the deceased,[5] but in the theban book of the dead [1. de iside et osiride, 14. 2. see lanzone, op. cit, p. 65. 3 pyramid of unas, l. 187. 4 see le nom antique de la grande-oasis (in journal asiatique, ixe s rie, to i, pp. 233-40. 6. pyramid of unas, l. 439] p. cxviii they appear among the company of the gods who are present when the soul of the deceased is being weighed in the balance. tehuti or thoth represented the divine intelligence which at creation uttered the words that were carried into effect by ptah and khnemu. he was self produced, and was the great god of the earth, air, sea and sky; and he united in himself the attributes of many gods. he was the scribe of the gods, and, as such, he was regarded as the inventor of all the arts and sciences known to the egyp

ceremony of purifying and "opening the mouth; and in the pyramid of pepi i. it is they who wash the king and who recite for him the "chapter of those who come forth" and the"[chapter of] those who ascend"[2] the gods of the book of the dead. http//www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ebod09.htm (13 of 19 [8/10/2001 11:23:59 am] in the judgment scene in the book of the dead, grouped round the pan of the balance which contains the heart of the deceased (see plate iii, are three beings in human form, who bear the names shai, renenet, and meskhenet. shai is the personification of destiny, and renenet fortune; these names are usually found coupled. shai and renenet are said to be in the hands of thoth, the divine intelligence of the gods; and rameses ii. boasts that he himself is "lord of shai and cr

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ve, and then he replied `i thought it was you when i first saw you "we then talked over some of the incidents of hospital experience, each becoming thoroughly satisfied of the other's identity. that night i went with him to his lodge, where, after introduction, i received a most enthusiastic welcome "i will not pursue the story further, but will simply remark that `incidental expenses' during the balance of my stay in new york were not heavy" trying days were at hand for hiram lodge. general sherman entered raleigh on the morning of april 13, 1865, the advance under general kilpatrick being the first to appear. the citizens hoped that the town would be spared, but were in dread lest an overt act by some rash person should draw down the wrath of the federals, who were flushed with the decis

ing him a superb officer, whose example in the most trying circumstances was a model to others. he was a splendid type of the american volunteers which have carried our flag to triumph on many a crimson battlefield. his qualities in this respect won the admiration of his enemies, with whom he crossed swords again and again in the hot conflict, which seemed at times and for so long to waver in the balance. captain bliss's regiment was with sheridan's army in the valley of the shenandoah, and in september, 1864, was on duty at general torbert's headquarters, where bliss was in command of the provost guard. after the victories of sheridan at winchester, on the 19th, and fisher's hill, on the 22d, general torbert with his cavalry occupied waynes150 a lively time borough, va. on september z8 th

s name i have forgotten "i received a sabre wound on my head. he or you gave me a right cut and passed on. i followed you to a left-hand street. i shot at you and your horse fell. just then captain moss called me to his assistance. i went and did not see you again until that night at the hospital. i was the first man you wounded in the fight "i got your sabre from thad sheppard and carried it the balance of the war, and buried it on my return home after the surrender "i never knew hamilton. captain moss has been dead about twelve years. i know barber. he lives about thirty miles from here. i am glad we are both still living. write again" garnett set out to recover the sabre of captain bliss with the purpose of restoring it to him. two months later he wrote to the captain, telling him that

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and then in santa monica. acupuncture an ancient chinese medical system over five thousand years old, recently revived in china and demonstrated to western doctors. it is based on the belief that subtle energy flows in the body related to the cosmic principles of yin and yang. yin relates to shadow, moon, passivity, softness, femininity; yang denotes sunlight, activity, masculinity, hardness. the balance of these energies in the human body affects health and disease. acupuncture therapy alters these energy flows by inserting needles at key points for varying periods of time. anesthesia for surgical operations can also be effected by acupuncture. both ancient chinese and hindu medical systems are related to a philosophical or mystical view of the universe, and the concept of yin and yang an

locked in an unbalanced stress state. he assumed that coming out of this state can enhance all of one s life, and proposed alphabiotics is the answer to the problem. he offered alphabiotics as an alternative to other therapies that were more symptom oriented, rather than dealing with the root cause of the problem. the solution to the stress problem chrane found in new age metaphysics. the lack of balance leads to a diminution of the life energy (also called prana or qi in other systems of thought. the practice of alphabiotics allows the free flow of life energy. such energy appears to have an intelligence of its own and quickly flows to those places in the body where it is most needed. the technique of alphabiotics has the appearance of great simplicity, the patient lying on their back on

ht of as a consensus modern pagan perspective. deity is viewed as both transcendent and immanent and is most likely to manifest as female and male, and in a multiplicity of forms (i.e, the goddesses and gods. members share a deep love of nature, believe that life should be joyous, pleasurable, and loving, and refrain from harming others. the pagan path is seen as leading to growth, evolution, and balance. the church maintains a retreat house in the cascade mountains and a nearby moonstone circle constructed by menhirs where some of the annual major festivals (sabbats) are held for those members who reside in the northwest. like most pagans, the church follows a cycle of worship including eight major gatherings evenly spaced through the year and anchored in the solstices and equinoxes, and

centered upon the roman goddess diana, oriethyia found herself drawn more to the greek equivalent, artemis, and decided to start a new wiccan group with artemis at the center. like all feminist wicca, artemisian faith affirms the female image of deity, which stands in sharp contrast to the primarily male image with which oriethyia had been raised. unlike most wiccan traditions, she saw no need to balance male-female energies by naming a male consort god to stand with the goddess. she believes that the balancing of energies derives from the assertion of the feminine within a masculine-dominated culture. artemisians also identify with the ancient amazons, the legendary fighters whom even the bravest of male warriors feared and respected. they describe themselves as proud and capable women wo

ruminations culminated in 1966 with his major writing, the circle of sex, for which alan watts wrote an introduction. arthur moved beyond traditional observations on sexual roles (that continue to dominate astrology books) that treat issues of sexual attraction and compatibility to argue that each person possesses a distinct combination of yin and yang. we attract and repel others as they tend to balance our own combination of male/female attributes. he then placed this understanding that allowed for women with much yang and men with much yin, into a complex system of correspondences that involve the astrological signs, the planets, and houses of the horoscope. drawing on his reading of gay writers, arthur concluded that sexuality needs to be separated from the single need to procreate. he

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

st of fury and enter the dragon. that particular martial art was further popularized in the television movie series kung fu starring david carradine, first shown in the 1970s and revived in the 1990s. the main martial arts are: aikido (a kind of judo of graceful movement in which an opponent s force is used against him, bando (burmese boxing and wrestling, judo (wrestling with special emphasis on balance and leverage, jiu-jitsu (a more comprehensive and aggressive forerunner of judo, karate (kicking, striking, and blocking with arms or legs, kung-fu (a group of various styles of fighting and defense, shaolin (chinese shadow boxing, tae kwon do (korean system of kick-punching, and t ai chi chuan (originally a self-defense art, now a system of physical exercises to harmonize body and mind. t

f the hook and hanging upon it the wooden, brass, or cord rings also enclosed in the jar. two days later the cord ring was found on the hook. a day after its examination by prof. daniel f. comstock, the ring was found removed. another experiment with sensitive scales under a celluloid cover produced satisfactory results. with one of the pans weighted and the other empty, walter held the scales in balance and sent up the weighted pan. this dynamic feat was achieved in good visibility. similar results were achieved with a bell box, physically operated first by the depression of a key or by throwing a switch, and later (with the instrument revised) by the depression of contact boards. held in the lap of walter franklin prince, research officer of the american society for psychical research (a

rods. in his early observations of the goligher circle, crawford found that if the object to be levitated was heavy, the psychic structure beside the medium s body found support on the floor. he made many exact measurements claiming to discover that the objects were usually gripped in a manner resembling suction. he supposedly proved the presence of the psychic rods by their pressure on a spring balance and measured their reaction on the medium s body with scales. crawford said he photographed psychic structures. he claimed he noticed that if an object was lifted or glued to the floor, the medium s body showed a nearly equivalent increase or decrease in weight. the difference was distributed among the sitters (w. j. crawford, psychic structures in the goligher circle, 1921. crawford s obs

nder long exposure they would have looked as though filled with cotton wool. there were also observations to suggest that threads finer than a strand of spider s web, may connect the medium with objects in the room. elizabeth d esperance often complained of a feeling of cobwebs on her face. margery and many of her sitters had the same experience. with stanislawa tomczyk, ochorowitz photographed a balance that was supernormally depressed by fine, hairlike threads. the method must have been similar when palladino performed the same feat. in fact the thread was seen as it made a glass of water dance. slowly and cautiously, a sitter drew the thick, white thread to himself. it resisted, then snapped and disappeared with a nervous shock to the medium. ernesto bozzano observed such threads 20 tim

fic research foundation formerly inner sense scientist association, this organization was founded in 1976 with a membership of persons interested in new age religious and scientific culture, including inventors, authors, lecturers, students, and scientists. the purpose of the foundation is to bring forth the highest and best of religious and scientific understanding to humankind and to serve as a balance between religion and science. it maintains a 4,000-volume library and sponsors a correspondence course in new age world religious millennium teachings. address: 62091 valley view cir. no. 2, joshua tree, ca 92252. website: http//www.joshuatreevillage.com. sources: vandertuin, victoria. my god: the power and wisdom of the universe. calif: new age press, 1978. new atlantean research society

EVIL AND UNCLEAN SPIRITS

serpent as of brass; glistening with green and gold, the colors of vegetation and of growth. banish thou, therefore, the evil and seek the good, thou who wouldst know the life of ages, thou who would follow in the footsteps of our master, o brother of the order of the golden dawn! for as moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up and raised through the balance of strife and of trial, through the pathway of eternal life. and when, like our master, thou art extended upon the tree through suffering and through pain, let thy countenance be raised up towards the light of the holy one, to invoke the divine brightness, not for thyself, but for those who have not yet attained unto the pathway, even though they may be your tormentors. balanced between th

EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND OTHERWORLDY BEINGS

tes that shan held a position at the cross-roads of the cosmos as a supply planet for other planets. because of its abundance and beauty it was chosen as the prison planet by lucifer, the arch-angel when he left the cosmic realms for his anarchy against god/aton. because of the presence of satan and his allies, the people of shan have had an extremely difficult time achieving complete harmony and balance with the laws of god and of the creation. among other things, satan has kept humans ignorant or fearful of the extraterrestrial races that are visiting shan and attempting to change it for the better. shan has been a special schoolroom for the gifted kids a tough course to learn tough lessons. sadly enough, most have failed the course (bellringer, n.d. see also: contactees further reading

FAUST

ows not how to rule his own, his inborn self, is all too fain to rule his neighbour s will, as prompts his own proud mind. here was a great example fought even to the end: how violence opposes greater violence, how freedom s lovely, thousand-blossomed wreath is rent, and the stiff laurel bends around the ruler s head. here of an early budding greatness pompey dreamed, there caesar by the wavering balance watchful lay! strength will they measure. and the world knows now who won. the watch-fires glow and flash, diffusing ruddy flames; the ground where blood was shed exhales reflected light; and by the night s most rare and wondrous splendour lured, the legion of hellenic myths assembles here. round all the watch-fires fabled forms of ancient days hover uncertain to and fro or sit at ease. in

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

ng across the face of the abyss of the invisible sefirah realization/first at the throat center. in qabalah, the gate of the alef a is called the sword bridge. it is called sirata( straight path) in the fatiha (the opening) of the qur an, and chinuvad( connecting link) in the zend avesta of the zoroastrians. the peshitta describes it as strait is the gate and narrow is the way. by maintaining the balance between the sefiroth mercy/good and power/evil, and then between wisdom/east and understanding/north, the pilgrim may pass through the shell of terror, cross the abyss, and enter the supernal world of atziluth in sefirah crown/above. balance can be maintained by staying focused on the name hvhy as the experience deepens, whereby the letters of the name will disappear sequentially. in passi

d (tzimtzum) himself in the middle point..he contracted the light (of the endless. and the light was withdrawn to the sides around the middle point, and there remained an empty space, atmosphere (ryva, ether, and a vacuum surrounding the exact middle point. and, behold, the contraction was evenly balanced around that empty middle point in such a manner that the vacuum was circular and in complete balance and sameness all around. 3' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8- a 1 sifra detzniyutha 1. 2 unpublished translation. 3 vast face: one sees several versions of this appellation arising from differences between hebrew and aramaic e.g. arikh anafin, arikh afim. 4 idra rabba 136, 137. 5 idra rabba 54. 6 sifra detzniyutha 4. 7 the idea that only small face can know vast face is a recurrent theme that takes variou

. the superstring loop is said to be the underlying entity that unifies all forms of energy. 5 on p.167-68 of his book before the beginning (addison wesley, 1997, martin rees describes the nature of the negative space expansion energy: very early on, the expansion would have been exponentially accelerated, so that an embryo universe could have inflated, homogenized, and established the fine-tuned balance between gravitational and kinetic energy when it was only 10-36 seconds old..the repulsion arises because space itself was very different in that initial era. before the nuclear and electromagnetic forces had acquired their separate identities, empty space (what physicists call the vacuum) would have a huge store of energy latent in it; but this form of energy had the seemingly perverse pr

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

rseus of vain anxiety. let us chase away the ophiuchus of evil-speaking, the eagle of arrogance, the dolphin of lust, the horse of impatience, the hydra of concupiscence. let us put far from us the cetus of gluttony, the orion of ferocity, the river of superfluities, the gorgon of ignorance, the hare of timidity. let us no longer carry in our breast the argo of avarice, the cup of insobriety, the balance of iniquity, the cancer of slowness, the capricorn of deception. let not the scorpio of fraud come near us, nor the centaur of animal affection, the altar of superstition, the crown of pride, the fish of unworthy silence. may the twtns of indecent familiarity fall with them, and the bull of concern for mean things, the ram of inconsiderateness, the lion of tyranny, the aquarius of dissolut

out of heaven, in spite of pro- spanish mars's plea for her, and simplicity ascends in her place.3 it is clear, by implication, that catholic spain represents another kind of pedantry, making for war and social disruption. in contrast, under gemini, cupid, apollo, mercury, saturn, venus speak in favour of love, friendship, and peace which are to replace partiality.4 under libra, we learn that the balance must go down to look into injustices on earth, amongst other things to correct the violence done to nature in vestal edifices.5 the ethic which bruno advocates is that of a rule of law and order which encourages peaceful and useful activities and from which warring between sects is banished. in its private aspect, this ethic encourages good venereal, jovial, and solar characteristics and i

y which the magia and cabala of the christian magus were kept 1 agrippa, de occult, phil, i l l, 16. 2 see op. lat, i l l, p. 496 (besler's transcripts from the steganographia in the noroff manuscript. 270 giordano bruno and the cabala within a christian scheme? here again traces of the former synthesis remain as when eruno speaks with admiration of the areopagite in the eroici furori' though the balance is profoundly altered. and, once again, bruno starts from agrippa's de occulta philosophia to reach new conclusions about religious magic. one of bruno's strangest and most interesting works is the thirty seals,2- the first book which he published in england, in 1583, and the one which contains the challenging address to the doctors of oxford3 which relates to his highly controversial visi

rew mysticism is not lacking. the dedication states, as we have seen, that the loves are to be likened to the mysticism of the song of songs, and in the text, bruno twice alludes to the mystical "death of the kiss" of the cabalists as an experience comparable to those which he is describing.1 the eroici furori is thus still, in a manner, within hail of pico della mirandola's synthesis, though the balance has been radically altered. moreover the christian, or at least the pseudo-dionysian, element in the renaissance magus, is also not lacking in bruno's work. there is a christian influence in his mysticism when he speaks, as he often does, of the divine influences as "divine love. this, with his frequent quotations from the psalms, lends an accent to his mysticism which is not to be found i

was at bottom primarily a hermetic optimist gnostic, though touched with infinitely complex influences of neoplatonism, cabalism, pseudo-dionysianism, and the traditions of catholic philosophy which he had learned in his dominican training. thus once again, bruno appears as a renaissance magus, proceeding from the ficino-pico synthesis (via the de occulta philosophia of agrippa) but shifting the balance so that the hermetic element is predominant, with the cabalist and pseudo-dionysian elements subservient to the leading egyptian naturalism. yet, it was not for nothing that hermes trismegistus had been inside the church, as we saw him at siena. hermetism had been profoundly christianised through its supposed prophetic allusions to christianity. religious hermetism had been, and was being

FRATER ELIJAH ANGELS OF CHAOS

but is a coordinator and filter. it is through her that we advance (up to a point. we may choose whatever initiation scheme we desire, but thee angel guides us (so it is you shall have attained knowledge& conversation of the holy guardian angel as a minimum requirement. this of course is not an excuse for nondiscipline and indiscriminate judgment. on the contrary, to be a scarlet angel requires a balance of forces (so we do not collapse or explode, although this can be fun at times. we accept nothing as absolute. so now the wyrm awakens. a word is issued, a glance back, eyes rush to meet. in desperate sanctity this word is it s sound is of projection in silence, and we live on horizon. appendix i some notes on chrnzn there is no way to anticipate the benediction of that secret arrival. it

FRATER TENEBROUS CULTS OF CTHULHU

o be found in the call of cthulhu) as already stated, nodens is the only member of the elder gods to be mentioned by name, and lovecraft gives no further information concerning him. the sign of the elder gods is described as an upright pentagram containing an eye-shaped sigil. the points of the pentagram symbolize the four elements, plus that of spirit, the fifth or hidden element. combined, they balance the mono-elemental nature of the old ones, suggesting that the elder gods may exist on a higher plane the eye suggests the opening if the ajana chakra, or third eye, symbolizing the facility of astral vision. in one sense, the beings described above are designated gods in as much as they are worshipped by great numbers of other beings, both human and non-human. amongst these are the elder

FRATER U D PRACTICAL SIGIL MAGIC

it is quite feasible to include the time factor in the sentence of desire. for example, gthis my wish to become healthy again this month, h etc. but an overloaded psychic time schedule in manager fashion would definitely be too much for our magical faculty. in the chapter gbut how does it work? h we will take a closer look at time factors and control of success. thus, you should try for a proper balance between wishy-was 22/ practical sigil magic a sen up with a writ and tence of desire of the gthis my wish to be rather well h format is somewhat too vague, for even if the sigil did produce the desired success, you probably would not become aware of it, spells for winning in a lottery in which you strive to fix the exact amount of money to the third decimal place will, due to information o

FREEMASON BLUEBOOK

e brethren, at the conclusion of which he is given the private grand honors at the request of the master, taking cue from the grand marshal (note: private grand honors consist of giving the dueguards and signs of the three degrees. do not give grand hailing sign) 7. master presents gavel to grand master and asks him to preside. 8. grand master accepts gavel and asks grand marshal to introduce the balance of the suite. 9. as each of the remaining officers is introduced, he steps between the lines, facing east, salutes with dg and steps back into line. when all have been introduced, grand marshal leads entire suite to east, forming a semicircle facing west; maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (52 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:56 am] 10.or, as each is introduced he s

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

es the six pointed crest of solomon or hexagram, the most wicked symbol in witchcraft [david j. meyer, dancing with demons: the music's real master] the hexagram is the sign used in the royal arch in freemasonry. masonic author wes cook, writing in did you know? vignettes in masonry from the royal arch mason magazine [missouri lodge of research, 1965, p. 132] stated that the hexagram represented "balance and harmony" in all facets of the world. another masonic publication links the hexagram with the infamous chinese yang and yin symbol["the significant numbers, short talk bulletin, september, 1956, vol. 34, no. 9, p. 5] in summary, the hexagram is the most wicked, and one of the most powerful, of all symbols in witchcraft. it is used to call forth demons into this dimension, to communicate

FULL MOON RITUALS

if they don't, it kicks back to the previous leader to try someone else. if the outgoing leader really doesn't want to nominate, he or she will ask for a volunteer. who gets to do the other stuff? usually we ask for volunteers for the quarter, goddess and god invocations. if there are more volunteers than needed, it's the leader's choice. this isn't a question of quality; it's usually a matter of balance (males and females, old people and new people, whatever. what's a petition? after the invocations are completed, the leader usually does a transition to the body of the ritual, which normally consists of people's personal workings, which are frequently of the "asking for something" persuasion, hence the word "petition, which is used to mean anyone's personal contribution. other than workin

ours, a thousand thank you's for three wonderful years of information" another hug, with a whispered one for imajicka as well, and deer returns to his place in the circle. he waits until. boudica laughs at red deer as she puts the garters in a pouch. she thinks to herself "what an odd way to get your garter" she approaches the altar, and lays upon it an orange from her pouch. a bit of sunshine to balance the grey weather she's been wandering around in lately "yea, another year older, and the crones are gathering. where to go from here. so much to do. maybe a few extra hours in a day? changes coming all the time. hang on for the ride" she whispers to the wind, and then turns around and looks to the owl and the deer. glance over at carri and typo. look around the room at all the other friend

y move along their paths. please smile on them" she adds a web woven of blue and purple silk, with gold and silver ribbons "i ask for your help for me, as i begin the new journey of learning and discovery with my younger son. please help me to find the right way to re-kindle the flames of excitement and passion about learning in him, to keep my head and wits about me, and to have the patience and balance i will sorely need to have both boys at home. thank you" smiling at her friends, suz steps back to await..morgan, impressed beyond words (as always) at the amount of time and thought that red deer has put into this month's working, steps forward from her place in the circle and lays a spray of some of her home-grown sage upon the altar. an herb of jupiter, whose energies morgan has been wo

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

s? because the wisdom of the few has been cast like pearls before the swinish ignorance of the many. the intellectual evolution of the masses has not kept pace with the physical evolution of the scientists. a new body has been built, a body of titanic power, yet it is still inhabited by a mind which belongs to a far less powerful instrument. the result is a moral disintegration- a throwing out of balance, out of focus, out of equilibrium. chaos surrounds us, because the mysteries have been communicated to those unworthy to receive them, and not until the new body is endowed with a new mind will a new soul be born within it. such an equilibrium can alone be established through wonder- a stepping out from the finite towards the infinite, a transmutation of satan into god. secret wisdom of th

series; and algebra, as far as it was understood by the arabians, was, as a secret, known to and hidden by certain italian mathematicians for three hundred years. the jewish secret doctrines the world is a mystery, and mysteries are dangerous to the uninitiated: here are two facts which would seem to be uncontradictable; for divulgence has invariably led to active discontent, caused by a loss of balance between the spiritual and the mundane. like all other peoples, the jews realized this, and long before the qabalah was known as an occult science, the mysteries of creation, evolution, and dissolution were locked up in their sacred writings. then came the great dispersion: a small people bereft of nationship was cast into a dissolving world, and almost simultaneously a new cult arose calle

t to remember, for it has been the binding force which has kept judaism intact; it has waterproofed it against solvent influences. further still, the qabalah does offer to humanity a world religion or cult. in a silent and secret way its doctrine is the conquering mystery of the life-force. the philosophy of the qabalah the philosophy of the qabalah is not difficult to define; it is a question of balance, of poise, and of equilibrium. but to explain what is meant by balance or poise is not so easy, and in place of attempting to do so in a few sentences we will let this central principle evolve slowly on its own in this and the next four chapters. esoterically, the object of this philosophy is a return of the universe into the structure of the first adam; this mystery we will attempt to exp

s a lie, a lie which protects a sublime truth- the reabsorption of the world into the pure spirit of god. to the masses of the jewish peoples such a statement will be considered blasphemous. yet in the zohar we read: with his ordinary understanding, man cannot understand the revelation of mysteries. all that i am about to reveal to you can be revealed only to the masters, who know how to keep the balance because they have been initiated. 12 the shell, the white, and the yolk form the perfect egg. the shell protects the white and the yolk, and the yolk feeds upon the white; and when the white has vanished, the yolk, in the form of the fledged bird, breaks through the shell and presently soars into the air. thus does the static become the dynamic, the material the spiritual. if the shell is

approach, and the earthly eden which is approached by thirty-two paths- the 22 letters and 10 numerals. no one knows the earthly eden but the little face [the seven lower sephiroth, and no one knows the heavenly eden but the great face [the three supernal sephiroth. should the upper eye [kether] cease looking into the lower eye [malkuth, the world would perish. 36 thus does this unvarying idea of balance run on. gthe union of man with god h, says saint theresa, gis nothing but the reunion of two bodies which have been separated but are always one. h the connecting link is the power of will, which is neither good nor evil, but a power or energy, which can be filtered through good or evil. it is, as it were, the beam of light of a magic lantern, the slides it penetrates being the nature of m

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

ishernora home.buthe did have a job.fromfebruary1898,for a periodofsome five years,bothlondon and provincial newspapers were bombardedwitha constant streamofbrief 'paragraphannouncements-e-advertisementsextolling the virtuesofhorlick 's malted milk. they recommended the drink as a cure for dyspepsia, malnutrition, and influenza, as a means of preventing tubercolosis, and as a specific to 'restore balance to deranged constitutions. malted milk would give stamina to cyclists, restore overworked clergymen, business-men, and 'brain workers, and 'spread health insteadoftyphoid-whichcannot always be saidofcow'smilk',it was presented as a84a.,e.waite-magicianofmanyparts_significant factor inwinningthesouthafrican war,whilethosewhodidnotdrinkit appeared to be inimminentdangerofserious illness or d

.chronicoverwork and a pronounced tendency to hypochondria often laid him low,butthe medical membersofhis order usually succeeded in restoringhimto health. in1913he had been introduced todrelizabeth severn, a psycho-therapist (in thesense of one engaging in psycho-spiritual healing)whohad joined the independent and rectifiedrite(as soror prudentia in libramine) and offered to restore his physical balance. whatever process she used, it worked:'thatis no ordinary power which works in her simple processes, and the result is an almost startling restoration, accompanied by renewed mental freshness. to bear this testimony is a matter of common justice, more especially as ibroughtwithme no living faith, except in heruttersincerity, and my detachment couldnothave been encouraging('thewayofthe soul

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

es our store of information. let us not, with folded arms, float with the tide of indolence,butever strive after increase of that true knowledge which is wisdom andthehistory oftherosicrucians 47remember that 'to labour is to pray, or as the latin motto hasif,'laborareest orare,'for the day is coming to each one of us when no man can work and the value of the work of each man will be tried in the balance of justice, and if we have done wellweshall gain a rich reward.[privately printed (1913.]4. inmemory ofrobertfluddfratres, we have today made a pilgrimage to the church of bearstead to commemorate the life and work ofdrrobert fludd, who, born at milgate house in 1574, was the son of sir thomas fludd, treasurer of war to queen elizabeth. originally intended for the army, he was excused from

are the explanatory titles of the great name, the shema; this shema distributed into its elements is the shemhamphorasch. the ten sephiroth bear names. the first is the crown, the last the kingdom; kether and malkuth. the kingdom suggests the crown, the universe proves the exist255 ence of god, the eye below is illuminated by the eye above, the son suggests the father, the equilibrated scale of a balance suggests the existence of its fellow; humanity points out its creator. kether, the crown! but where is the crown unless on the kingdom, which is malkuth: god is crowned by his works, he is revealed in human thought. thus that which is above, is like that which is below. kether is in malkuth, and the idea of kether is the malkuth of human intelligence. god creates the soul of man, and the h

three complete and absolute conceptions of the one god, three in one, and three in each of the triads, nine and one; the circle, and the axis around which the circle revolves; the essence and the existence of the two hieroglyphic signs of number, of the decad,the volatile and the fixed, the moveable and the stable, form variable to infinity, and being unchangeable in its essence, are the eternal balance of life. form undergoing improvement, and being reborn more full of life, after an apparent destruction, this is progress, this is victory or netsach. order always identical, law always stable, existence always indestructible, it is eternity, it is thejod,it is the harmony of two contraries, it is the law of creation, the jesod.thetwo forces, and this law of harmony are revealed in all nat

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

he terrestrial eden. regard thou therefore the celestial serpent, as of brass, glistening with. green and gold, the colour of vegetation and of growth: banish thou therefore the evil and seek the good, thou who wouldst follow in the footsteps of our master, brother of the golden dawn. for as moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of adambelifted up, raised through the balance of strife and of trial, through the pathway of eternal life. and when, like our master, thou art extended on that tree, through suffering and through pain, let thy countenance be raised up towards the light of the holy one to invoke the divine brightness, not for thyself,butfor those who have not yet attained unto the pathways, even though they be thy tormentors.24 the sorcerer and his app

, check, immature, unripe.s.thehierophant,or pope.mercy, beneficence, kindness, goodness; r. over- kindness, weakness, foolish exercise of generosity.6. thelovers.wise dispositions, proof, trials sur255 mounted; r. unwise plans, failure whenputto the test.7. thechariot.triumph, victory, overcoming obstacles; r. overthrown, conquered by obstacles at the last moment.8.themis,or justice.equilibrium, balance, justice; r.62thesorcerer and his apprenticebigotry, want of balance, abuse of justice,inequality. bias .iii':19 .the bennit.prudence,caution, deliberation;prudence, timorousness, fear.iii,!10. the wheeloffortune.,go6d fortune,pected luck; rvill-fortune, failure, unexpectedill-luck!!1 lstrength, or fortitude.power, might, force,fortitude; r. abuse of powerv.overbearingness, want01,;1fortit

nted by the flying globe of the egyptians.10. the wheeloffortune.a wheel of seven spokes, the cosmogonical wheel of ezekiel, with a dog-headed figure ascending on one side (anubis, the egyptian mercury; and a demon descending on the other (the egyptian evil deity, typhon; the former of these bears a caduceus, the latter a trident; both figures are bound to the wheel. above them is a sphinx at the balance-point of the wheel, holding a drawn sword between its lion's claws.12. the devil.throned on a cube above the universe is a goat-headed, satyr-like figure, bearing on its brow the pentagram, apex upward, so as to make it a symbol of light. with one hand it points upwards to the symbol of the moon in increase, with the other downwards to that of the moon in decrease, thus symbolising the ete

her vastness exalted' notethatthe last atus is called the 'universe. 8 justice is referred to, and,and11 strength is referred totoandq,which causeth a transposition in the attribution, for these are cognate symbols. but at one time the82thesorcerer and his apprenticesword of justice wastheegyptian 'knife' symbol of the*'sickle of leo, while the scales represented the sun having'.just quitted the balance point of highest declination. similarly the female and the lionrepresentedthe idea of venus (lady) offire of vulcan (hinexalted).but'the earliest attribution was the lion-goddess (or lion-god of.'horus)to.q.andmatthegoddess oftruthwith herscales'to, and this is therefore better. alsowas attributed to.225..horus at one time. so unto the 'foolish man' is attributed air, moveable .and'.never

a being added by the egyptian priests.inthis there is a certain amount of truth. libra was introduced by the priests of egypt, or perhaps earlier, but not as an additionbuta substitution; the original sign was the altar ara (fig. 11, sometimes called the altar of abel, which, with the decanal signs, clearly shows the mystery of the atonement, rising above the law of karma.thesign of libra, or the balance of the table of osiris, indicates the weighing of the actsofthedead, and the future state as the certain result thereof, a conception natural and obvious to a people whose ideas were bounded by the lower principles, and who had not learnt the possibility of rising above these principles and beyond the law of karma.thesubstitution of libra for ara marks a distinct stage in the progress of r

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iled accounts of these basic elements of materialist philosophy. in his book, masonluktan esinmeleler (inspirations from freemasonry, master mason selami isindag writes about masonry's pure materialist philosophy: all space, the atmosphere, the stars, nature, all animate and inanimate things are composed of atoms. human beings are nothing more than a spontaneously occurring collection of atoms. a balance in the flow of electricity among atoms assures the survival of living things. when this balance is destroyed (not the electricity in the atoms, we die, return to the earth and are dispersed into atoms. that is, we have come from matter and energy and we will return to matter and energy. plants make use of our atoms, and all living things including us make use of plants. everything is made

ientific circles as proven, shows scientif- dch materialism revisited the materialist theories in masonic literature are no different from those found in the writings of materialist ideologues such as marx, engels and lenin. ically that the universe was created from nothing millions of years ago. the laws of thermodynamics show that matter does not have the ability to organize itself and that the balance and order in the universe is the result therefore of a conscious creation. by demonstrating the extraordinary design in living things, biology proves the existence of a creator that made them all (for detailed information, see harun yahya's the creation of the universe, darwinism refuted, the evolution deceit) in his article, isindag continues to explain that masons are, in fact, materiali

e look at these writings, we see clearly that behind the materialist philosophy lies the "worship of matter" masonic materialism: the divinization of matter it is necessary to understand clearly what the materialist philosophy is: those who espouse this philosophy believe that the great order and global freemasonry dde prof. penrose maintains that materialism can never account for the human mind. balance of the universe, and the millions of species of living things in the world, including human beings, came about only by the activity of the atoms that comprise matter. in other words, they believe that lifeless and unconscious atoms are creators. no matter how modern this idea may seem, it is, in fact, a reemergence of a belief that has existed since the earliest ages of history: idolatry

inan entitled "the way of truth" maintains: if we accept the animist hierarchy that spirit exists in an atom, that a molecule directs the spirit in an atom, that a cell directs the spirit in a molecule, that an organ directs the spirit in a cell, is not the main spirit that directs the whole body the god of these lesser spirits?90 this false and primitive doctrine leads masons to believe that the balance and order in the universe is effected by lifeless matter. again, in mimar sinan, an article has appeared about the world's geological development. it states: this surface deterioration occurs so subtly that we can say that the present state of life has been attained as a result of this hidden intelligence in magma. if this were not so, water would not collect in hollows and the earth would

debate about the theory of evolution, the evolutionist side will probably accuse those who do not accept the theory as dogmatic, and declare themselves scientific by maintaining that science has no interest in "dogmas" however, this accusation is false. belief in the existence of god, and that he created all beings, is a belief that is supported by much rational and scientific evidence. there is balance, order and design in nature, and it is clear that this was established intelligently and with deliberate purpose. it is for this reason that the qur'an calls human beings to discover the signs of god, and invites them to consider this balance, order and design, and in many verses commands them to think about the proofs in the heavens and on earth of the existence of god. those proofs point

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the gods but in a gnostic system we prefer a more impersonal description. this world includes any number of original principles, it is the higher reaches of plato s world of ideals. in the general gnostic- theosophic tradition it has a triune principle. within the triune principle is the power of polarity, this is important as it gives rise to the sexual polarity of most pagan traditions and the balance between mind and intuition in others. the third is the other world, it is an intermediate reality and is comprised of any number of planes, worlds or locales. these can be described in semi-analytic terms as planes or dimensions or in more organic terms as worlds, halls or localities. the fourth is the earth or the physical world. the fifth is the underworld, the realm of the dead. in most

g has ended, later in life we may look back and suddenly realize how much it helped us, but during the period of harsh discipline we may despise the process and the teacher(s) involved. on a cosmological level evil cannot exist, if the great chain of being unfolded from a single principle then everything must have its place and role and to suggest a separate ontologically evil force destroys this balance. so how does evil exist? this paradox is symbolized in the gnostic astrological traditions as the planet saturn. saturn is both sophia, wisdom and satan, the tester. in the old testament satan was not a rival to god but worked within gods court to test and trial the faithful. saturn is hence a dual image and it is to saturn that the title demiurge is usually applied. saturn is also sophia

yugas a step further, he discusses the cultural focus of each period and the changes that take places within the ideological and spiritual traditions of each epoch. the golden age is that of the polar tradition, it was based in the arctic regions where days and nights were long and the axis mundi was a steady focus within the night sky. at this time the traditions of sky and earth worship were in balance, while the sky had ascendancy, the role of earth (albeit in submission) was acknowledged and relevant. the classes as seen within the divine caste system (which reflected the ages of history) were in balance and creativity and intelligence were rewarded. as the polar age ended and migrations from the arctic were caused by changes in weather patterns, aryan man spread across the globe and m

rija gimbutas and others gives a good outline of the worship that occurred in this period. as the ages unfounded, in reaction against this earthly epoch, the dionysian or copper age began. the worship of strength, violence, masculine virtues battle against the feminine values and patriarchal civilisations were formed. while these civilisations were of great historical importance, to achieve their balance they suppressed the lunar or silver cultures and hence existed as a reaction rather than as a creative expression. this being so, it only took so long before the clashes between the two forces dragged man into the current age, that of the kali yuga. now lunar and dionysian, feminine and masculine, sky and earth are in conflict and battle and will continue so until the age ends in bloodshed

t taste the fruits of life eternal, but is dragged back again, it reverses it courses and takes its way back to creeping things and that ill-fated soul having failed to know itself, lives in servitude to uncouth and noxious bodies, in this doom are vicious souls condemned. hermes. the gnostic handbook page 82 in the western tradition it is figuratively called the book of judgement. this book is a balance sheet of the actions of the person as he reincarnates. as time progresses the positive and negative attributes of a person s life weigh against each other and the person continues to reincarnate. at various stages the balance will reach a crucial stage and accordingly the circumstances of a persons life will drastically change to give them a further opportunity to enter transfiguration. th

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causes and effects the particle or point the wave or line fig 13 gnostic theurgy page 56 (karma or sanskaras) of lifetimes. at death the persona starts to dissolve and then is reformulated when the psychic memory system enters a new body. in some sense the experience of self or identity in everyday life is illusionary, the self we experience is simply a mask that has been generated by our karmic balance-sheet. the true self is way beyond this level of experience. this constant process of reincarnation, reformation of the persona and re-creation of experience leads us into a consideration of the nature of eternal re-occurrence. eternal re-occurrence if we accept the mould understanding of the everyday self, then we must consider one of the major ramifications of this theory, that of eterna

erience the hga as a separate entity. as a novice in the gnostic tradition we experience the battles with the animal and adept, and sense the hga as a far away goal. in many traditions (such as bhakti yoga) the hga is seen as a focus of devotion and veneration. it is even sometimes visualized as a deity or personal spirit. this stage of the spiritual path is where we mind body emotion life out of balance work etc life centred on the true self fig 16 gnostic theurgy page 69 work to subjugate the mind and body and awaken the hga. this stage is probably one of the most misunderstood aspects of the mystical tradition. christians talk about giving their life to jesus, making christ the centre of their existence and yet do not have any idea of what this really means. the christian concept of con

vast entity. self delusion is the price they paid and one of the biggest risks on the spiritual path. there are many risks on the path of transfiguration, be aware of them! the process of awakening the light self is central to gnostic practice, but also thwart with danger. we are living at the end of the age, in the fallen kingdoms- expect trouble. it is not possible to achieve a state of perfect balance, for we are exiles in an gnostic theurgy page 71 the bodies, mind and related titles mind, planes and worlds the mind. the planes. the worlds. self. divine. atziluth. anima/animus. monadic. atziluth. collective unconscious. spiritual. briah. collective unconscious. intuitive. briah. personal unconscious. mental. yetzirah. rational mind. emotional. yetzirah. cellular consciousness. physical

ge of the inner teachings and offer pithy morality and prejudice in the place of wisdom. the promise is the gift of the crown of life. that is returning to the treasury of light, reaching the crown at the pinnacle of the tree of life, the top of the head chakra (kether. the church of pergamos the church of pergamos is the solar plexus chakra. it is known as elevation or height, for it governs the balance of the organism through its central position. it is also elevated in that it dominates and controls the lower chakras. the characteristic of the city is that of being the capital city where the supreme court and priests of babylon sat in judgement. it can hence be understood that the pergamos is the seat of control and discrimination (right thinking. however, there is clearly a great dange

mperative that our self-control comes from the true self, not just from subpersonalities or the mind. the mind is a great servant, but a dangerous master. the commendation of the church is given because it holds fast to what it has been taught, has not denied the faith and has accepted the fact there are and will be many martyrs due to the stand they have taken. this relates to the achievement of balance through the solar plexus, which demands separation from the world and holding securely to the static currents, even though there is persecution from the fallen kingdoms. the counsel and warning is the message that the church holds many conflicting doctrines and must repent (repentance means to turn around, to go in the other direction) this can be understood on two levels, firstly, one can

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s with a goal in mind and do not dabble with the spirits of the goetia. you have been warned. working with angelic spirits angelic(k) spirits are celestial or empyrean forces, based primarily in the element air. they are commonly associated with lucifer and are the higher articulated solar and lunar shadow forms of the initiatic guide, by one conjoined with the demonic spirit the self develops in balance, rather than repression and self-deception. such angels are fallen, and contain a demonic or infernal aspect to their character. approach this with respect and seek to become like the essence you so seek. the angelick spirits of the shemhamphorasch are the guardians who lead one to the threshold (azazel, shaitan. spirits should be invoked as how lucifer would command by resolve and silent

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lack background. this way, each corridor of the pentagram may be explored by methods of traveling and skrying in the spirit vision. 4 the pentagram ritual 5 (s.b.r.p. and s.i.r.p) the pentagram is under the presidence of hwchy. the four elements form a cross in the pentagram and are governed by hwhy with the point uppermost. it is a fitting symbol of the microprosopic man stretched out in perfect balance and harmony before the divine. the letter c is the symbol of the "fires of life" the \yhla jwr, the divine spirit that hovered over the waters of creation. when the letter c is added to the tetragrammaton, it forms the name hwchy, hcwhy. the latter name is the formation when the letter c is placed between the three letters of the tetragrammaton and ruling l. as one can observe from the dia

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e. phanael: angel who appeared to dee and kelley. phara: angel, ruled by the angel ephra. phra: kerubic angel of water angle of earth tablet. pi adph/ piadph: jaw/ jaws/ within the depth of my jaws. pi i: she is. pi: she/ place (n/ bed. pia: cacodemon, counterpart of the angel iahl. piad: your god (cf. iad, mad, oiad. piadph: jaw/ jaws. piamol: righteousness. pian: quality, also see aspian. piap: balance (n. pid: cacodemon of water angle of air tablet. pida: subservient angel of fire angle of water tablet. pidiai: marble/ sleeves/ marble sleeves. pidiai collal: marble sleeves. pii: pi i, she is/ bed/ she is a place. pilah: moreover. pild: of the earth/ continually. pilzin: firmament of waters. pinzu-a (meaning unknown) pir: cacodemon of water angle of air tablet/ holy one/ holy ones. 50 pi

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h pilah farzm a rod with the ark of knowledge. moreover ye lifted up your znrza adna gono iadpil ds hom od voices and sware obedience and faith to him that liveth and toh soba ipam lu ipamis ds triumpheth: whose beginning is not nor end cannot be: which loholo vep zomd poamal od bogpa shineth as a flame in the midst of your palace and reigneth aai ta piap piamol od vaoan zacare amongst you as the balance of righteousness and truth. move ca od zamran odo cicle therefore and show yourselves: open the mysteries of your qaa zorge lap zirdo noco creation. be friendly unto me for i am the servant of the same mad hoath iaida. your god, the true worshipper of the highest. 7 the second key adgt vpaah zong om faaip sald can the wings of the winds understand your voices of wonder vi-i-v l sobam ial-p

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h pilah farzm a rod with the ark of knowledge. moreover ye lifted up your znrza adna gono iadpil ds hom od voices and sware obedience and faith to him that liveth and toh soba ipam lu ipamis ds triumpheth: whose beginning is not nor end cannot be: which loholo vep zomd poamal od bogpa shineth as a flame in the midst of your palace and reigneth aai ta piap piamol od vaoan zacare amongst you as the balance of righteousness and truth. move ca od zamran odo cicle therefore and show yourselves: open the mysteries of your qaa zorge lap zirdo noco creation. be friendly unto me for i am the servant of the same mad hoath iaida. your god, the true worshipper of the highest. the second key adgt vpaah zong om faaip sald can the wings of the winds understand your voices of wonder 7 vi-i-v l sobam ial-p

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ld not concentrate under the presidency of the name, and the life of the body would cease. thus far concerning the ruach as a whole, it is the action of the will in trapt. from jxn and dwh are formed the thighs and the legs. they terminate in the symbols of five, as do the arms, but they are not so moveable, owing to the effect of twklm. in them are placed the faculties of support in firmness and balance; they show the more physical qualities of the ruach. in them is the sustaining force of the ruach. they are the affirmations of the pillars of the sephiroth, as answering to the passive, 5 the arms more answering to the pillars which are active. they are the columns of the human temple. from dwsy are formed the generative and execretory organs, and therein is the seat of the lower desires

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g personal to myself. i hereby direct my legal representatives whomsoever, in case of my death or incapacity, to return the same at once, unread and unopened, to g.h. frater p.c.a, at 14050 cherry avenue, suite r- 159, fontana, california, 92337. 2 u3 this, then, is the task to be undertaken by the adeptus minor: to expel from the sephiroth of the nephesch the usurpation by the evil sephiroth; to balance the action of the sephiroth of the ruach and those of the nephesch; to prevent the lower will and human consciousness from falling into and usurping the place of the automatic consciousness; to render the king of the body, the lower will, obedient to and anxious to execute the commands of the higher will, that he be neither an usurper of the faculties of the higher, nor a sensual despot- b

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e it after unveiling it partly, and say "thou canst not pass from concealment unto manifestation save by virtue of the name of hwhy. after the formless and the void and the darkness, then cometh the knowledge of the light. i am that light which ariseth in darkness. i am the exorcist in the midst of the exorcism. take on, therefore, manifestation before me for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me now, pass thou on unto the cubical altar of the universe" step 23 reveil the talisman, pass to the altar, place it on the white triangle, and stand east, facing west, with the left hand on talisman, and the sword held over it with the right hand. retrace all the sigils etc. say: 8 "thou intelligence of nogah named hagiel, i invoke thee in the divine name of yhvh tzboath

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ms and body of the tunic, the cross. the symbolism of the temple the bases of the two pillars are respectively in jxn and dwh; the white pillar being in jxn and the black pillar in dwh. they represent the two pillars of mercy and severity. the bases are cubical and black to represent the l element in twklm. the columns are respectively black and white to represent the manifestation of the eternal balance of the scales of justice. upon them should be represented in counterchanged color any appropriate egyptian designs, emblematic of the soul. 5 the scarlet tetrahedronal capitals represent the o of test and trial, and between the pillars is the porchway of the region immeasurable. the twin lights which burn on their summits are "the declarers of the eternal truth" the bases of the tetrahedra

fice before the path leading to the higher be attained "avenger of the gods" is the name of the hiereus, and he is "horus in the abode of blindness unto, and ignorance of the higher" hoor is his name. the station of the hegemon is between the two pillars whose bases are in jxn and dwh at the intersection of the paths p and s in the symbolic gateway of occult science as it were, at the beam of the balance, at the equilibrium of the scales of justice; at the point of intersection of the lowest reciprocal path with that of s, which forms a part of the middle pillar. she is placed there as the guardian of the threshold of entrance and the preparer of the way for the enterer. therefore she is the reconciler between light and darkness, and the mediator between the stations of hierophant and hier

olistes is stationed in the northern part of the hall to the northwest of the black pillar whose base is in dwh, and is there as the affirmer of the powers of moisture, n, reflected through the tree into dwh. the cup is the receptacle of this, filled from dwh so as to transmit its forces into twklm, restoring and purifying the vital forces therein by cold and moisture "goddess of the scale of the balance at the black pillar" is the name of stolistes, and she is "the light shining through the waters upon earth" aura-mo-ooth, and there is a connection between her and the aurim or urim of the hebrews. the dadouchos is stationed toward the midst of the southern part of the hall, to the southwest of the white pillar whose base is in jxn and is there as the affirmer of the powers of o reflected

s. the dadouchos is stationed toward the midst of the southern part of the hall, to the southwest of the white pillar whose base is in jxn and is there as the affirmer of the powers of o reflected down the tree to jxn. the censer is the receptacle thereof, the transmitter of the fires of jxn to twklm, restoring and purifying the vital force therein by heat and dryness "goddess of the scale of the balance at the white pillar" is the name of dadouchos, and she is "perfection through fire manifesting on earth" thaum-aesch-nia-eth, and there is a connection between her and the thummum of the hebrews. the stolistes has the care of the robes and insignia of the temple as symbolizing by their cleansing and purification, the purging away of the evil of twklm by the waters of the. the dadouchos has

epresent powers and not persons, the feminine form of the greek names is not usually used, for the powers are positive (male) or negative (female) according to the god form used. thus, hierophant, hiereus, and kerux are more natural offices for fraters, while hegemon, stolistes and dadouchos are more natural for sorors, but the office itself carries no implication of sex and sometimes the psychic balance of a ceremony may be better maintained when a frater is hegemon and a soror is hierophant. the hierophant must be of the 5=6 grade and a zelator adeptus minor. the hiereus must be at least a philosophus, and the hegemon at least a practicus but preferably a philosophus. the kerux must be at least a theoricus while the stolistes and the dadouchos must be at least a zelator. a neophyte is on

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the lotus wand or sword, and says, thou canst not pass from concealment unto manifestation save by virtue of the name, hwhy. after the formless and the void and the darkness, then cometh the knowledge of the light. i am that light which riseth in the darkness. i am the exorcist in the midst of the exorcism. appear thou therefore in visible form before me, for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me now, so pass thou on to the cubical altar of the universe! p. he then recovers the sigil and passes to the altar, laying it thereon as before shown. he then passes to the east of the altar, holding the sigil and sword as already explained. then he does rehearse a most potent conjuration and invocation of the spirit unto visible appearance, using and reiterating all the

veil talisman, smite with flat of sword, and say, thou canst not pass from concealment unto manifestation save by virtue of the name hwhy. after the formless and the void and the darkness, then cometh the knowledge of the light. i am that light which riseth in darkness.i am the exorcist in the midst of exorcism. take on therefore, manifestation before me, for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me now so pass thou on unto the cubical altar of the universe. p. he then recovers talisman or material basis, passes on to the altar, laying it thereon as before shown. he then passes to the east of the altar, holding left hand over the talisman, and sword over it erect. then does he rehearse a most 9 potent conjuration and invocation of that spirit to render irresistible

of darkness. then, formulating forcibly about thee the shroud of darkness, say, darkness is my name, and concealment. i am the great one invisible of the path of the shades. i am without fear, though veiled in darkness, for within me, though unseen, is the magic of light. n. repeat process in l. o. repeat process in m but say, i am light shrouded in darkness. i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. p. now, concentrating mentally about thee the shroud of concealment, pass to the west of the altar in the place of the neophyte, face east, remain standing, and rehearse a conjuration by suitable names for the formulating of a shroud of invisibility around and about thee. q. now, address the shroud of darkness, thus: shroud of concealment, long has thou dwelt concealed. quit the light, th

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the hierophant to admit the candidate into the hall of truth and justice. the hierophant, in granting the permission, seals the candidate with a new name given to the physical body of the outward man, but signifying the aspirations of his soul. as a consequence of the affirmation of the motto as the name of the candidate in the hall of truth, osiris, sends forward the goddess of the scales of the balance to baptise him with n and the companion goddess to consecrate him with d. as it is written, unless a man be born of water and of the spirit, he shall in no way enter the kingdom of heaven. the kerux instantly bars the candidate s passage to mark that though he has been admitted, the natural man of unpurified desires cannot be a dweller in the hall of the truth. the goddesses of the scales

cies of shadow of himself is thrown forward to the place of the pillars, where the scales of judgment are set. at the same time that the first consecration establishes a semblance of the pillars to his right and left, it also has drawn forth from him a semblance of himself to the place vacated by the hegemon between the pillars. here then stands the shadow of the candidate while the scales of the balance oscillate unseen. unseen also and colossal, there is imaged before him tho-oth, as wrffm, in the sign of the enterer of the threshold, ready, according to the decision of the human will, to permit or withhold the descent of the lower genius of the candidate. meanwhile, the great assessors of judgment examine into the truth of the accusations formulated by the evil and averse antithesis. th

e mystic circumambulation in the path of darkness is led by the kerux with the symbolic light, as formulating that the higher soul is not the only divine light, but rather a spark from the ineffable flame. the kerux, in his turn, is but the watcher of the gods. after the kerux comes the hegemon, the translator of the higher self, leadng the candidate. then comes the goddesses of the scales of the balance, the stolistes and the dadouchos. they move once around; the formation in darkness of the hnyb angle of the white triangle of the three supernals. the hierophant knocks once as they pass him in affirmation of mercy, the hiereus in affirmation of severity. the invisible assessors each give the sign of the enterer as the candidate passes on his way. at the second passing by the hierophant, t

ppropriate to a particular candidate than another and the hierophant will usually find that he halts at the right place instinctively. the hiereus stands on the left of the candidate, the hegemon on his right, thus forming the triad of the supernals. the kerux, stolistes, and dadouchos represent an inferior and supporting triad behind him as if they affirmed that he has passed the judgment of the balance. it is best, though not absolutely necessary, that the hierophant and the hiereus should hold their banners. in any case, it should be done astrally. the higher self of the candidate will be formulated in the invisible station of harpocrates behind the hierophant, who in his present position is aroueris. the hierophant gives a single knock to seal the matter and then invokes the lord of th

nd draw down to the candidate, by their insignia, and the influence of their symbols, the forces of the supernal triad. it is important, therefore, that at this point, they should be in these places. the candidate now stands between the pillars, bound with a rope like the mummied form of osiris, between isis and nepthys. the final consecration now takes place by the goddesses of the scales of the balance. the candidate stands for the first time during the ceremoy at the point representing the equilibrium of the balance. meanwhile, the kerux goes to the north, ready for the circumambulation so as to link that with the final consecration of the candidate. the final consecration is also demanded by the hiereus, horus, the powerful avenger of osiris, as still menacing to the evil persona of th

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vine ruler of hnyb, and by the name of layqpx, your archangel. aid me with your power, in your office to place a veil between me and all things belonging to the outer and material world. clothe me with a veil woven from that silent darkness which surrounds your abode of eternal rest in the sphere of yatbc (pause) come unto me, oh thamaah, goddess of truth and justice who presides over the eternal balance of this hall of dual manifestation of truth. auramooth, come unto me, thou lady of the purifying waters of life. thaum- aesh-neith, come unto me, lady of the consuming fire, purify me and consecrate me who is aeeshoorist, the justified one, lord of life, triumphant over death. upon my brow are arrayed the twelve stars of light. wisdom and understanding are balanced in my neschamah. hrwbg a

" step 13 perform the analysis of the keyword and the qabalistic cross. formulate the black egg around you, and imagine the results of success. say" let the shroud of concealment encircle me at a distance of eighteen inches from the physical body. let the egg be consecrated with o and n (place the o and n on either side of you "o auramo-oth and thaum-aesh- neith, ye goddesses of the scales of the balance, i invoke and beseech you, that the vapors of this magical n and this consecrating m be as a basis on the material plane for the foundation of this shroud of art" step 14 formulate the shroud mentally. say "i, of the rosea rubea et aurea crucis, do hereby formulate to myself the blue-black egg of hoorpokratist as a shroud of concealment that i may attain knowledge and power for the accompl

and the blueblack egg between them. then pass to east. step 19 do the rose cross, keeping your hands close to your body. dedicate it to containing your aura within the black egg. say "invisible, i cannot pass by the gate of the invisible, save by the virtue of the name of light" step 20 formulate the shroud forcibly. say" i am the light shrouded in darkness. i am the wielder of the forces of the balance" 9 step 21 concentrate the shroud mentally. go to the west of the altar, and remain standing. say "o thou divine creature of the creative darkness of spirit, formulate thou about me. i command thee by the name of hwchy. come unto me, shroud of darkness and of night. i conjure ye, o particles of spiritual darkness, that ye enfold me as an unseen guard and as a shroud of utter silence and of

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e it after unveiling it partly, and say "thou canst not pass from concealment unto manifestation save by virtue of the name of hwhy. after the formless and the void and the darkness, then cometh the knowledge of the light. i am that light which ariseth in darkness. i am the exorcist in the midst of the exorcism. take on, therefore, manifestation before me for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me now, pass thou on unto the cubical altar of the universe" step 23 reveil the talisman, pass to the altar, place it on the white triangle, and stand east, facing west, with the left hand on talisman, and the sword held over it with the right hand. retrace all the sigils etc. say: 8 "thou intelligence of qdx named layphy, i invoke thee in the divine name of la. o thou, wh

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done harm to mankind. not have i taken aught of the 6 oblations in the temples. not have a purloined the cakes of the gods. not have i carried off the offerings of the blessed dead. not have i fornicated. not have defiled myself. not have i added to, not have i diminished the offerings. not have i stolen from the orchard. not have i trampled down the fields. i have not added to the weight of the balance. not have i diminished from the weight of the balance. not have i carried off the milk from the mouth of a babe. not have i driven away the cattle which were upon their pastures. not have i captured the birds of the preserves of the gods. not have i taken fishes with bait of their own bodies. not have i turned back water at its season. not have i cut a cutting in water running. not have i

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ivine that, rising and expanding, may shine within my heart, a center of the supernal splendor" step 23 stop in the north, form the pillars, and aspire. pass east, say "after the formless and the void and the darkness, cometh the knowledge of the light. so in the place of the guardian of the gate of the east, i draw thee into my heart, o vision of the rising sun. thou dwellest in the place of the balance of the forces where alone is perfect justice. unbalanced mercy is but weakness, and unbalanced severity is cruelty and oppression. therefore, in the name of the motionless heart, i pass on unto that great altar whereon is sacrificed the body of my higher genius" step 24 pass to the cauldron on the altar. stand east of altar, facing west, and as you read, place the four elements of rose, wi

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arriving at the east, strike it once, unveil it partially. say: thou cannot pass from concealment into manifestation save by the name hwhy. after the formless and the void and the darkness cometh the knowledge of the light. i am the light that ariseth in the darkness. i am the exorcist in the midst of exorcism. therefore, take on manifestation before me, for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me, pass thou on to the cubical altar of the universe. step 6 cover the talisman, bring to the cubical altar, and place it within the white triangle. leave the cord bound, but remove the black cover. move to the east, place left hand on the talisman with right hand holding sword. retrace all sigils (point upward, pommel downward. say: thou intelligence, laykn, i invoke the

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM8

about this primordial point, for in it is the potential of all things and of no thing. all things emanate from the primordial point, and all things end at the primordial point. the cross within the circle is attributed to hmkj. here, we have the root of wisdom according to the sepher yetzirah. thus, the cross within the circle is a representation of all things and no thing in perfect harmony and balance, as well as unity. hnyb is represented by the triangle inside the circle. the triangle is the only lineal figure in which all the surfaces can be reduced. what we are saying here is that every polygon can be divided into triangles by simply drawing lines from its angles to its center. the triangle is the simplest of all lineal figures, therefore, it is the first of all lineal figures. in t

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

?17 the seventh stratum of the ancient mexican underworld was called teocoyolcualloya: place where beasts devour hearts .18 is it a coincidence that one of the stages of the ancient egyptian underworld, the hall of judgement, involved an almost identical series of symbols? at this crucial juncture the deceased s heart was weighed against a feather. if the heart was heavy with sin it would tip the balance. the god thoth would note the judgement on his palette and the heart would immediately be devoured by a fearsome beast, part crocodile, part hippopotamus, part lion, that was called the eater of the dead .19 finally, let us turn again to egypt of the pyramid age and the privileged status of the pharaoh, which enabled him to circumvent the trials of the underworld and to be reborn as a star

radio frequencies are disturbed when jupiter, saturn and mars line up.7 and in this connection evidence has also emerged of a strange and unexpected correlation between the positions of jupiter, saturn and mars, in their orbits around the sun, and violent electrical disturbances in the earth s upper atmosphere. this would seem to indicate that the planets and the sun share in a cosmic-electrical balance mechanism that extends a billion miles from the centre of our solar system. such an electrical balance is not accounted for in current astrophysical theories.8 5 the biblical flood and the ice epoch, pp. 288-9. fifteen trillion miles is equivalent to fifteen thousand billion miles. 6 ice ages, pp. 80-1. 7 earth in upheaval, p. 266. 8 new york times, 15 april 1951. graham hancock fingerprin

ed with mature and highly developed civilizations, which he uses unselfishly for the benefit of humanity. he is instinctively gentle but capable of great firmness when necessary. he is motivated by a strong sense of purpose and, after establishing his headquarters at heliopolis (or tiahuanaco, or teotihuacan, he sets forth with a select band of companions to impose order and to reinstate the lost balance of the world.31 leaving aside for the present the issue of whether we are dealing here with gods or men, with figments of the primitive imagination or with flesh-and-blood beings, the fact remains that the myths always speak of a company of civilizers: viracocha has his companions, as have both quetzalcoatl and osiris. sometimes there are fierce internal conflicts within these groups, and

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

to all tongues but always with the originals in the writing of the beast; for in the chance shape of the letters and their position to one another; in these are mysteries no beast shall divine. aleister crowley, in sardonic commentary on his fundamentalist plymouth brethren upbringing, called himself the great beast. in crowley s original liber al, sheet 16 of chapter iii is a page containing the balance of verse 47 written over a grid made with simple lines. an unexplained diagonal line crosses the page, and a circle with an x in it appears near the end of this line. published versions of the text that do not reproduce the original omit this peculiarity, which the text itself cautions against. carol a. smith continues: there are letters along the top of the page, and it would seem to be o

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

use, the life-principle, pure spirit. taurus: pure substance, undiferentiated matter. gemini: motion, phenomena, elementary relationships. cancer: universal womb, pure waters of life, the motherprinciple. leo: creation made rnanifest, divine incarnation, creative activity, the ideal mart. virgo: organized matter purifed and refined, the ideal woman. libra: ideal relationships, perfect harmony and balance, universal harmony. scorpio: emotional power, regeneration, death. sagittarius: aspiration, transformation of consciousness, the principie of perfection. 71 72 capricorn: crystallization of matter, matter organized for use, governing authority. aquarius: universal brotherhood, trae lmowledge. pisces: emotion as universal solvent, dissolving of form, elimination of boundaries, cosmos finto

tion (the chariot of cancer) by the two modes of karmic 183 retribution (the justice of libra. karma is both personal and collective and can result in either harmony or conflict, good or evil this dualistic nature of justice was personified by the egyptian goddess maati (maati was the twofold aspect of maat, goddess of truth and justice, consort to the god thoth, whose hall of maati contained the balance where all were weighed against her feather of justice. a sigil of toog from the watchtower of earth is: a sigh of toog from the watchtower of water is: a sigil of toog from the watchtower of air is: a sigil of toog from the watchtower of fire is: the letters gisa, med, med, ged are written, 184 the formula of mzkzb i am hard and strong and male; but come thou! i shall be soft and weak and

t. in the center of the word is the hermit of virgo. he is flanked on the ieft by the lunar reflective forces of the moon in pisces, and on the right by the solar creative forces of strength/lust in leo. in addition, 189 he has the love of life expressed by the devil in capric on his left and mobility expressed by the chariot in can on his right. vrelp is thus the individuality that he learned to balance the forces of duality in his life. with an understanding of this formula, you can enter the city of the pyramids without becoming trapped there (the letter vau will assure that you not carry detachment to extremes. the sigh of vrelp from the rose (figure 6) is: the letters vau, don, graph, ur, orals are written: 190 the formula of ivitdt i pluck thee, 0 my god, like a purple plum upon a su

magical ability (temperance/art in sagittarius) while the fruit of the work (spirit of the empress) will be found centered in the joy of creativity (strength/lust in leo. this six-lettered formula expresses a double concept: on one hand existence is delight and bliss is a natural condition of living while on the other hand excessive revelry must be tempered by spiritual insight.1vitdt suggests a balance between the joy of the spiritual impulse and the desires of the world. the sigh of ivitdt from the watchtower of fire is: the letters gon, vau, gon, gisa, gal, gisa are written: 192 the formula of niakod nor by memory, nor by imagination, nor by prayer, nor by fasting, nor by scourgin nor by drugs, nor by ritual, nor by meditation; only by passive love shall he avail. aleister crowley, lib

it (see crowley's magick without tears for a detailed explanation of these three magi-cal types, and also zim, the garden of nemo later in this manual. this formula is a play on the mixing of the qualities of leo (creativity) and the initiatory awareness of the high priestess (caput draconis. one is the downward creative impulse, the other the upward spiritual impulse. ztztzt expresses the proper balance necessary between these two complementary forces. the sisil of ztztzt from the watchtower of air is: the letters ceph, gisa, ceph, gisa, ceph, gisa are written: 196 the formula of iliatai i who was priest of ammon-ra, who saw the nile flow by for many moons, for many, many moons, am the young fawn of the grey land. aleister crowley, liber vii the enochian word iliatai, pronounced ee-lee-ah

GREY W G CONDENSATION OF KABBALAH

b had to be applied as a control to make any energy effective, they again combined all the previous spheres, and conceived a fifth state or sphere called gevurah, or severity, the economy of existence which applies a brake to the acceleration of initial energy. having thus got things under control, a central resultant came into being as the sphere of tiferet, or beauty and harmony. a condition of balance, stability and order to act as a nucleus for the now controllable pattern being produced. so now the triplicity-scheme could be repeated on lower levels and the next issue of energy in a masculinized direction was termed netzach, victory or achievement. something done successfully. accomplishment. a natural outcome of what has been done so far, but in order for this to be fulfilled, someth

atural, the polarity of the fourth sphere down would be wrong, because it should have been on the masculine right instead of the neutral centre. they solved this problem by considering that if the final creative act were equivalent to the expulsion of an individual from a womb, then the final tenth sphere of the human world, should be another stage lower and the two above it should follow suit to balance the design. this gave figure 3, which left a space below the top three concepts which provided a useful symbology of its own. a gap, or abyss just below this top level of consciousness which clearly indicated the difference between divine and human thinking. it also symbolised our legendary fall by which we were supposed to reach the level of this material world. this abyss was then marked

green (mixture of 4 and 6) while sphere 8 is orange (mixture of 6 and 5. the ninth sphere is a pale moon-coloured semi-yellow, with a very faint touch of orange and green mixed. at the tenth sphere comes a complete change to the tree-colours of the four seasons. light green for leaves at spring, dark green for summer, russet at autumn, and black for the bare branches of winter as a complementary balance in the brilliance of keter. this also brings in the time-element. the colours tell their own story with the middle pillar of light shining first from space into our sun, which reflects to the moon and thence to our earth for the enlightenment of man and our fellow creatures. so we see the direct line of light from god itself with which we should try and align ourselves if everything is rea

omes in the foetus. 5 severity or economy. origination governed by the god-aspect elohim gibur (god-goddesses of strength/might).creation byarchangelchamael orsamael (burner or venom of god. formation by the angelic order of serafim (fiery serpents. expressively by the planet madim (mars. humanly by the development of female chromosomes in the foetus. 6 harmony and beauty. here life is brought to balance originatively by the god- aspect yhvh eloah ve-da at (i will be god-goddess of knowledge. creatively by archangel michael (the god-like. formatively by the angel order of the malachim (kings or messengers. expressively by shemesh (the sun) as life-supporting nucleus of our solar system. it is said that the male-female chromosomes are combined into the best possible being here, and the ulti

GRIFFIN DAVID MAGICAL EVOCATION OF THE AVERSE FORCES

ywhh red-violet l yhiloa e hwhy blue-violet k la l violet f r/bgi yhiloa e red a t['d"w g h'/la e hwhy orange b t/ab;x] yhiloa e yellow c t/ab;x] hwhy green y yj' lae yd"v' blue 8 kether hywhite chokma h hy: grey binah yhiloa e hwhy black malkuth .rblack o la lk;ymi red n la lyrib]g" blue m laep;r g yellow l la lyriwa black first the constraints of the triangle of art, then the balance and harmony of the divine and archangelical names around the magic circle protect the magician. the energy of any unbalanced force, even if it somehow managed to penetrate these defenses, would become so balanced in the process as to render it completely harmless. the magician's third and final line of defense is the invocation ritual preceding the evocation summoning the light forces of t

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

a moment, that beside this mysterious diffusion of myths there has also been borrowing from without, nay, that they could be purposely invented or imported, though it is a harder matter than one would imagine for this last sort to take root among the people. roman literature has from early times spread itself over other european lands, and in certain cases it may be quite impossible to strike the balance between its influence and that inner growth of legend. and nowhere is extrinsic influence less a matter of doubt than where, by the collision of christian doctrine with heathenism among the peeface. xxxv converted nations, it became unavoidable to abjure the old, and in its place to adopt or adapt what the new faith introduced or tolerated. oftentimes the church and i have specified sundry

his is the true hall-mark of the epos, to endow its leading characters with a lasting inextinguishable life. but siegfried is also wuotan (pp. 26n. 134, dietrich is wuotan^ other signs that the end of the world is at hand: when the swan drops the ring from his bill (p. 429; when the giant's rib, from which a drop falls once a year, has all trickled away (deut. sag. no. 140; when the tongue of the balance stands in (ib. 294; when, says a swed. song, the stone in the green valley falls; when the ship made of men's 7iails is built (p. 814* p. 822-3; even the particles ever, once, one day, olim, apply to both states of being. heroes inside hills. 961 future. in the castle-cellar of salurn, in the silesian zobtenberg (p. 937, charles is wuotan (p. 394; and wuotan, after muspilli, rises on the w

heaven to the abyss of hell seems to have lamed him, like hephsestus hurled down by zeus (p. 24 1^ he further resembles that god and the lame smith wieland (volundr p. 370) by his skill in working metals and in building, as also by his dwelling in a sooty hell. here the antithesis to clear shining white deity demands a dingy black hue, as the dark elves were opposed to the light. we may therefore balance the white baltac (p. 228, the radiant berhta (p. 272) against the gloomy powers, light-elves against black-elves, though the two principles touch, and even generate one another. the word alp seems to contain the notion of white, night and day come out of one another, night was the mother of day (p. 735, halja, demeter, diana, mary (p. 312-3 n) present themselves half black or wholly darken

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

osed some material to be quickened by god, but a simple, not a composite one. tre means both tree and wood, askr the ash-tree (fraxinus; the relation of askr to the isco of heroic legend has already been discussed, p. 350. if by the side of askr, the man, there stood 1 e femoribus natus= uravya, uruja, bopp s gloss. 54a. 2 majer s mythol. taschenbuch. 2, 4. 572 creation. an estcja, the woman, the balance would be held more evenly; they would be related as meshia and meshiane in the persian myth, man and woman, who likewise grew out of plants. but the edda calls them askr and embla: embla, emla, signifies a busy woman, ohg. emila, as in fiur-emila (focaria, a cinderella (graff 1, 252, from amr, ambr, ami, ambl (labor assiduus, whence also the hero s name amala (p. 370. as regards askr howev

(see suppl. 2 t/&gt;we&lt;r&lt;ri /scwxercu viicijv (ii. 7, 21. 1c, 121, as jsoi xi? will, counsel, is usually attributed to zeus (i]fuv /soi xercu 17, 331; and sometimes v!&gt;os (17, 176) or v6t]/ui.a, purpose (17, 409. his great power is illustrated by the gold chain (creipa, ii. 8, 19 28, but passages presently to be cited shew that he had to leave destiny to be decided by the balance. 856 desfflny. 857 noun, on. scop, os. giscapu, as. gesceapu; i have not found an ohg. scaf, kiscafin the same sense, though the sing, is forth coming, and, like the sing, skap in on, signifies indoles, consilium, graff 6, 450. the later icelandic uses a masc. skapnaffr, and the dan. skiebne (on. skepna= forma, indoles. the os. intensifies its giscapu by prefixes: wurdigiscapu, hel. 103, 7

inet, et fata iinponit diversa duorum, quern damnet labor, et quo vergat pondere letum. i am the more particular in quoting these, as the christian legend also provides the archangel michael, the conductor of souls, with scales, in which the good and evil deeds of them that die are weighed against one another, and the destinies of souls determined by the outcome 1 (see suppl. the application of a balance to actions, to sins, is very natural; the (apocryphal) 2 esdras 3, 34 i conf. deut. s. no. 479; a coll. dem heile ze liebem kinde/ warnnng 2596. si ist s. sundertriutel (fondling, in der wiirzegarten kan si brechen ir rosen/ ms. 1, 88a. now, as wuotan can take the place of the gifting norn (p. 858, so he can that of saelde; he is himself the bestower of all bliss, he takes up children to h

H SPENCER LEWIS ROSICRUCIAN MANUAL AMORC 1990

ition from the rosicrucian point of view, it is not surprising that we should speak of an aura surrounding an atom. this aura of influence or magnetic quality has been recognized by scientists for many years. modern science describes the atom as consisting of a tiny nucleus of positive polarity around which move a number of electrons of negative polarity. the number of electrons is just enough to balance the number of units of positive polarity associated with the nucleus. it is the electrons which impart to the atom its size. electrons are also the units that are transferred or shared between atoms when they combine to form molecules. although the existence of electrons in atoms has been established since the turn of the century (1900) the true nature of the electron has not yet been esta

to refer to only in a veiled way in the interpretation of the work and discoveries of dr. john dalton. conclusion members are urged to study this carefully. reference to any standard textbook on chemistry will be helpful. it must be realized that since dalton's time there have been changes in phraseology and that modern instruments such as the spectograph, the electron microscope, the electrical balance, the x-ray, and many other wonderful precision instruments have revealed things not known to dalton and have shown, in some ways, that some of his terminology or explanations are in error. however, his fundamental principles were definitely sound and some of his ideas are still considered a realm to be investigated by modern science. of what these consist the rosicrucian student is well in

HANDBOOK OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

ve a historical overview of the sources for egyptian myth. protodynastic (dynasty 0) and early dynastic periods (dynasties 1 2: c. 3200 2686 bce according to a tradition found in ancient chronologies, egypt was originally divided into separate kingdoms of upper (southern) and lower (northern) egypt. a king menes was said to have united these kingdoms and founded a new capital at memphis to be the balance of the two lands. menes cannot easily be identified with any specific king known from contemporary records. early kings there is plenty of archaeological evidence for a series of powerful southern kings in the late fourth millennium bce. the hieroglyphic system of writing may have been invented for administrative and ritual purposes at the court of these kings.9 two early towns were associ

r. if this were our only source for the myth, the story would be very difficult to follow because the actual death of osiris is not mentioned and his enemy is only identified as the disturber. rules still prevented explicit images of those moments when maat was threatened by terrible events. there was one place in which it did become permissible to show the forces that daily threatened the divine balance, and that was in new kingdom royal tombs. in the great crisis of death, the king needed to identify with gods in crisis and share in their triumph in overcoming the forces of destruction. underworld books underworld book is a general term for a type of mortuary text used in royal tombs and cenotaphs of the new kingdom. it is taken from an egyptian term for the genre to which these books be

eities. 36. the only partial parallel to this incident in an egyptian text is an episode in the tale of the two brothers in which bata cuts off his own penis after being accused of adultery by his brother. he throws it in the river where it is eaten by a catfish. bata s name links him with seth, however, rather than with osiris. it may be that a myth about osiris s losing his penis was created to balance the ancient myth about seth losing his testicles. 37. this is a role that could be of great significance in egyptian culture, particularly among royalty, who were often raised by foster mothers. many writers have noted parallels between the myth of horus in chemmis and the story of moses being hidden in a floating basket among the rushes and then given to his own mother to wet nurse. 38. t

l. ryhiner. l offerande du lotus dans les temples gyptiens de l popque tardive. rites gyptiens vi. brussels: 1986. primary sources: pt 249, 512; ct 80; bd 15, 81 158 handbook of egyptian mythology maat (ma et) the central concept of egyptian cosmology and ethics was personified as the goddess maat wearing an ostrich feather on her head. the word maat can mean truth, justice, righteousness, order, balance, and cosmic law. the goddess maat was the beloved daughter of ra, the creator sun god. she traveled with him in the sun barque, delighting his heart and giving life to his nostrils. the primary duty of an egyptian king was to be the champion of maat. in the afterlife, the dead were judged on whether they had done and spoken maat. deities, themes, and concepts 159 figure 34. painted relief

erson into the afterlife. eventually joining maat became a euphemism for dying. in the book of the dead, the hall of the two truths (or the double maat) is the place where the souls of the dead come to be judged. the hearts of the dead were weighed against the feather of maat, and her image sometimes surmounts the scales. if, like ra, the dead person had maat in his or her heart, the scales would balance and the deceased would be declared true of voice or justified (see figure 7. a hymn from the time when egypt was occupied by the persians evokes the beautiful face of maat shining from the heart of ra. the goddess is urged to reside in the tongue and the head of the persian king, so that he will do maat. during the greco-roman period, maat seems to have lost her central place in egyptian r

HEAVEN HELL

n theologians before osiris attained to the high position which he occupied in the dynastic period. on the other hand, the evidence on this point which is to be deduced from the papyrus of ani must be taken into account. at the beginning of this papyrus we have first of all hymns to ra and osiris, and the famous judgment scene which is familiar to all. we see the heart of ani being weighed in the balance against the symbol of righteousness in the presence of the great company of the gods, and the weighing takes place at one end of the house of osiris, whilst osiris sits in his shrine at the other. the "guardian of the balance" is anubis, and the registrar is thoth, the scribe of the gods, who is seen noting the result of the weighing. in the picture the beam of the balance is quite level

result of the weighing. in the picture the beam of the balance is quite level, which shows that the heart of ani exactly counterbalances the symbol of righteousness. this result thoth announces to the gods in the following words "in very truth the heart of osiris hath been weighed, and his soul hath stood as a witness for him; its case is right (i.e, it hath been found true by trial) in the great balance. no wickedness hath been found in him, he hath not purloined the offerings in the p. 51 temples, 1 and he hath done no evil by deed or word whilst he was upon earth" the gods in their reply accept thoth's report, and declare that, so far as they are concerned, ani has committed neither sin nor evil. further, they go on to say that he shall not be delivered over to the monster amemet, and t

f the delta, and near the kingdom of osiris, lord of mendes and busiris. before, however, the god can enter it, he must pass through the gate of the sixth division, which is called nebt-aha, and which is guarded by the monster serpent set-em-maat-f. in the gate or close to it, is the judgment hall of osiris, and it is tolerably certain that no soul entered his kingdom without being weighed in the balance of the god. the scene in which the hall is depicted is of great interest, for it is different in many important particulars from the representations of the judgment which we find on papyri, even in those which belong to the period of the xviiith and xixth dynasties. all the texts which describe it are written in hieroglyphics, but in many of them the hieroglyphics have, as champollion poin

sties. all the texts which describe it are written in hieroglyphics, but in many of them the hieroglyphics have, as champollion pointed p. 159 click to view nebseni being weighed against his heart. out, special and very unusual values, and the title "enigmatic writing" given to them by goodwin is appropriate. in the ordinary judgment scenes we find that the heart of the deceased is weighed in the balance against the feather symbolic of maat or righteousness, that the operation of weighing is carried out by thoth and anubis in the presence of the great gods, the owner of the heart himself sometimes looking on, that the gods accept and ratify the verdict of thoth, and that the deceased is then led into the presence of osiris by horus. sometimes the heart of the deceased is weighed against hi

ad, i.e, the damned, or his enemies. the top of the hall is protected with a row of spear beads, and from the ceiling hang four heads of gazelle, or oryges; according to a legend certain enemies of osiris transformed themselves into these animals, and were slain by the god. on the platform, immediately in front of the god, stands thoth, in the form of a mummy, and be serves as the standard of the balance; the object in the pan is being weighed against the symbol of "evil, which it seems to counterbalance exactly. this being so, it seems that the wickedness of the deceased did not go beyond a recognized limit. anubis, in the upper corner of the scene, addresses some words to thoth, who bears the balance on his shoulders. in the small boat near the balance is a pig being beaten by an ape; 1

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

d. at the theatres, on the bois, at the cafes, on theboulevards, and everywhere that idle paris disports itself, madame aimee de lassa attracted great attentionand made a sensation. they lodged in luxurious apartments on the rue richelieu, frequented the best places, received goodcompany, entertained handsomely, and acted in every way as if possessed of considerable wealth. lassa hadalways a good balance chez schneider, ruter et cie, the austrian bankers in rue rivoli, and wore diamondsof conspicuous lustre. nightmare talesan unsolved mystery6 how did it happen then, that the prefect of police saw fit to suspect monsieur and madame de lassa, anddetailed paul delessert, one of the most ruse inspectors of the force, to "pipe" him? the fact is, theinsignificant man with the splendid wife was

l. i deny this. my soul, my vital soul,or the spirit of life, has expired with my body, with the gray matter of my brain, this "i" of mine, thisconsciousness, is not yet proven to me as eternal. reincarnation, in which the bonze felt so anxious i shouldbelieve, may be true. why not? is not the flower born year after year from the same root? hence this "i"once separated from, its brain, losing its balance and calling forth such a host of visions. beforereincarnating. i was again face to face with the inexorable, fatal clock. and as i was watching its needle, i heard the voice ofthe bonze, coming out of the depths of its white face, saying "in this case, i fear you would have only toopen and to shut the temple door, over and over again, during a period which, however short, would seem toyou

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

the evils that you speak of are not peculiar to the individual or even to the nation, they are more or less universal; and it is upon this broad line of human interdependence that the law of karma finds its legitimate and equable issue. q. do i, then, understand that the law of karma is not necessarily an individual law? a. that is just what i mean. it is impossible that karma could readjust the balance of power in the world's life and progress, unless it had a broad and general line of action. it is held as a truth among theosophists that the interdependence of humanity is the cause of what is called distributive karma, and it is this law which affords the solution to the great question of collective suffering and its relief. it is an occult law, moreover, that no man can rise superior t

s no immediate hope of any relief short of an earthquake, or some such general engulfment! a. what right have we to think so while one-half of humanity is in a position to effect an immediate relief of the privations which are suffered by their fellows? when every individual has contributed to the general good what he can of money, of labor, and of ennobling thought, then, and only then, will the balance of national karma be struck, and until then we have no right nor any reasons for saying that there is more life on the earth than nature can support. it is reserved for the heroic souls, the saviors of our race and nation, to find out the cause of this unequal pressure of retributive karma, and by a supreme effort to readjust the balance of power, and save the people from a moral engulfmen

outlet for this accumulated misery. q. well, then, tell me generally how you describe this law of karma? a. we describe karma as that law of readjustment which ever tends to restore disturbed equilibrium in the physical, and broken harmony in the moral world. we say that karma does not act in this or that particular way always; but that it always does act so as to restore harmony and preserve the balance of equilibrium, in virtue of which the universe exists. q. give me an illustration. a. later on i will give you a full illustration. think now of a pond. a stone falls into the water and creates disturbing waves. these waves oscillate backwards and forwards till at last, owing to the operation of what physicists call the law of the dissipation of energy, they are brought to rest, and the w

o good, only its laws endure. it will not be despised of anyone; who thwarts it loses, and who serves it gains; the hidden good it pays with peace and bliss, the hidden ill with pains. it seeth everywhere and marketh all; do right-it recompenseth! do one wrong- the equal retribution must be made, though dharma tarry long. it knows not wrath nor pardon; utter-true, its measures mete, its faultless balance weighs; times are as naught, tomorrow it will judge or after many days* such is the law which moves to righteousness, which none at last can turn aside or stay; the heart of it is love, the end of it is peace and consummation sweet. obey. and now i advise you to compare our theosophic views upon karma, the law of retribution, and say whether they are not both more philosophical and just th

where it leads to, and tell me the name of that pagan country where crimes are more easily committed or more numerous than in christian lands. look at the long and ghastly annual records of crimes committed in european countries; and behold protestant and biblical america. there, conversions effected in prisons are more numerous than those made by public revivals and preaching. see how the ledger-balance of christian justice) stands: red-handed murderers, urged on by the demons of lust, revenge, cupidity, fanaticism, or mere brutal thirst for blood, who kill their victims, in most cases, without giving them time to repent or call on jesus. these, perhaps, died sinful, and, of course-consistently with theological logic-met the reward of their greater or lesser of fences. but the murderer, o

HINE P OVEN READY CHAOS

nspiration, and wild parties. she does get a little bitchy at times, but who doesn t? 26 phil hine discordian opening ritual by prince prance 1. clap x5 2. the erisian cross: light in my head fire in my genitals strength at my right side laughter at my left side love in my heart. 3. trace spiral pentagrams* at the 4 quarters& zenith. 4. face east: blessed apostle hung mung1, great sage of cathay, balance the hodge and podge and grant us equilibrium. 5. face south: blessed apostle van van mojo2, doctor of hoodoo and vexes, give us the voodoo power and confuse our enemies. 6. face west: blessed apostle sri syadasti3, patron of psychedelia, teach us the relative truth and blow our minds. 27 oven-ready chaos 7. face north: blessed apostle zarathud4, hard-nosed hermit, grant us the erisian doub

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

o concede. there was, he insists, something later; and the queerness of the youth at this stage he attributes to the practice of rituals learned abroad- odd enough things, to be sure, but by no means implying mental aberration on the part of their celebrant. ward himself, though visibly aged and hardened, was still normal in his general reactions; and in several talks with dr. willett displayed a balance which no madman- even an incipient one- could feign continuously for long. what elicited the notion of insanity at this period were the sounds heard at all hours from ward's attic laboratory, in which he kept himself most of the time. there were chantings and repetitions, and thunderous declamations in uncanny rhythms; and although these sounds were always in ward's own voice, there was so

i am there. i will tell you why i say this when i see you. i have come home for good, and wish you would call on me at the very first moment that you can spare five or six hours continuously to hear what i have to say. it will take that long- and believe me when i tell you that you never had a more genuine professional duty than this. my life and reason are the very least things which hang in the balance. i dare not tell my father, for he could not grasp the whole thing. but i have told him of my danger, and he has four men from a detective agency watching the house. i don't know how much good they can do, for they have against them forces which even you could scarcely envisage or acknowledge. so come quickly if you wish to see me alive and hear how you may help to save the cosmos from sta

e youth their momentous call; making no concealment of their object and questioning the now acknowledged patient with extreme minuteness. charles, although he was inordinately long in answering the summons and was still redolent of strange and noxious laboratory odours when he did finally make his agitated appearance, proved a far from recalcitrant subject; and admitted freely that his memory and balance had suffered somewhat from close application to abstruse studies. he offered no resistance when his removal to other quarters was insisted upon; and seemed, indeed, to display a high degree of intelligence as apart from mere memory. his conduct would have sent his interviewers away in bafflement had not the persistently archaic trend of his speech and unmistakable replacement of modern by

ject which would- if real and brought out of that noxious abyss- have formed irrefutable evidence. when i came upon the horror i was alone- and i have up to now told no one about it. i could not stop the others from digging in its direction, but chance and the shifting sand have so far saved them from finding it. now i must formulate some definite statement- not only for the sake of my own mental balance, but to warn such others as may read it seriously. these pages- much in whose earlier parts will be familiar to close readers of the general and scientific press- are written in the cabin of the ship that is bringing me home. i shall give them to my son, professor wingate peaslee of miskatonic university- the only member of my family who stuck to me after my queer amnesia of long ago, and

HP LOVECRAFT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

tude designated by lake as the site of his camp. our apprehensions were over what we might find, or fail to find, at the end of our journey, for silence continued to answer all calls dispatched to the camp. every incident of that four-and-a-half-hour flight is burned into my recollection because of its crucial position in my life. it marked my loss, at the age of fifty-four, of all that peace and balance which the normal mind possesses through its accustomed conception of external nature and nature s laws. thenceforward the ten of us- but the student danforth and myself above all others- were to face a hideously amplified world of lurking horrors which nothing can erase from our emotions, and which we would refrain from sharing with mankind in general if we could. the newspapers have print

HP LOVECRAFT THE NAMELESS CITY

like depths. it was a deep, low moaning, as of a distant throng of condemned spirits, and came from the direction in which i was staring. its volume rapidly grew, till it soon reverberated frightfully through the low passage, and at the same time i became conscious of an increasing draught of old air, likewise flowing from the tunnels and the city above. the touch of this air seemed to restore my balance, for i instantly recalled the sudden gusts which had risen around the mouth of the abyss each sunset and sunrise, one of which had indeed revealed the hidden tunnels to me. i looked at my watch and saw that sunrise was near, so bracing myself to resist the gale that was sweeping down to its cavern home as it had swept forth at evening. my fear again waned low, since a natural phenomenon te

HP LOVECRAFT THE OUTSIDER

eless, voiceless monster held me. my eyes bewitched by the glassy orbs which stared loathsomely into them, refused to close; though they were mercifully blurred, and showed the terrible object but indistinctly after the first shock. i tried to raise my hand to shut out the sight, yet so stunned were my nerves that my arm could not fully obey my will. the attempt, however, was enough to disturb my balance; so that i had to stagger forward several steps to avoid falling. as i did so i became suddenly and agonizingly aware of the nearness of the carrion thing, whose hideous hollow breathing i half fancied i could hear. nearly mad, i found myself yet able to throw out a hand to ward of the foetid apparition which pressed so close; when in one cataclysmic second of cosmic nightmarishness and he

HUEBNER LOUISE WITCHCRAFT FOR ALL WICCA 04

put three of them in the seventh circle, or, if you want to dream about love, put two in the twelfth circle. four sevens has to do with intrigues and very low class people, a mixture you'd want to use in connection with somebody else. three sevens has to do with older people. if you want to help your grandmother feel better, put them in the third circle. two sevens has to do with a great deal of balance and control over anything that you're involved with. once more, here is a capsule list of card meanings for quick reference: ace of clubs: money, good news, business. king of clubs: an easy-going sort of a fellow. queen of clubs: a sympathetic female. jack of clubs: an alert man, a go-getter. ten of clubs: successful ventures, business or otherwise. nine of clubs: a surprise twist to whate

INDUCTION CHARM AND THE INITIATION

ter into the binding part of the contract- in exchange for their support, protection, and shelter on the witching road to wisdom, and in exchange for their power answering to your will, during petitions wherever you happen to be- in the compass or just anywhere in your days and nights, you swear that your power will answer to their will- and rely on them. this is very important, because it is the balance. a day will come, perhaps many days, when their wills will command, and your power- your essential power and life as a person, will have to obey. even your death may be their will. you agree beforehand that you will willingly join your power to their will, whatever it may be. your further ask them to speak to me in vision, do not abandon me to the grave, nor hand me over to hard fate utter

INFERNAL SABBAT LIVE

clay (material, and considered it a test that in heaven azazel was the highest angel preaching the light of god, when cast to earth became the instructor to man and woman in the arts of sorcery and magick. azazel (lucifer) was the brightest angel as he was made of flame, which held in itself the light source devoid and separate from the other elements. azazel later called shaitan held a precious balance within itself; it is the coincidentia oppositorum, this is the black light of iblis, the flame of selfperception and rebellion from which one seeks the balance of self. the destiny and map of ones life is chosen by thought, will and action, thus iblis is the imagination. lucifer is thus the imagination of self, realization and the strength to become something better. this black mass, as pe

INFERNAL UNION

and lilith is made possible according to the zohar by the presence of tanin ver or the blind serpent, leviathan, who represents by its nature the violence and chaos of the vast oceans of the unconscious, the depths of the mind touched upon in sexual union. leviathan like the endless ocean is the immortal essence which joins the sun and moon in establishing the eternal perfection of the union and balance of both in the individual, the magickal child of this congress. a poignant point of this union is the fact that samael is the daemon of lust who resides within each individual, the darkside from which all desire, positive or negative manifests. the creation-source of each individual from birth, to the manifestation of ones will. this focus is called oz, referred to before. lilith represent

ed cultural norms of sexuality and the incubus in relation to the law. i suddenly realized there is far more to my life. i realized the obvious connection to lilith with whom i still hold a deep attraction in every way. with this new knowledge i perceived life from a different viewpoint, with more energy and intimate interest in all of life. i felt younger again with a different sense of self and balance. as to the sinister nature of samael, i must say i had a quite unsettling thought cross my mind for a moment, i believe brought about by a new realization of my place of being on the edge of accepted standards, more antinomian in nature than what i had accepted before .i was cutting an apple and thought if i saved apple seeds and ground them up, they could be used to poison someone if i ne

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

ost powerful thing, something inconceivable, the ultimate cause of all things existing and created. to put it in a nutshell, it is the causal sphere. therefore akasa is spaceless and timeless. it is the non-created, the incomprehensible, the indefinable. the various religions have given it the name of god. it is the fifth power, the original power. everything has been created by it and is kept in balance by it. it is the origin and the purity of all thoughts and intentions, it is the causal world wherein the whole creation in subsisting on, beginning from the highest spheres down to the lowest ones. it is the quintessence of the alchemists; it is all in all. 8. karma an immutable law, which has its aspect just in the akasa principle, is the law of cause and effect. each cause sets free a c

. the contrary will be the case in the negative form. the watery principle, in its active form, will influence the building-up activity; in its negative form, it will produce the disintegrating, dissolving activity of all the fluids in the body. with the principle of air rests the task of controlling the electrical fluid of the fire and the magnetic fluid of the water in the body, keeping them in balance. for this reason it has been characterized as the neutral or mediating element. it has been said in the fundamental key about the forces of the principle of earth that it has the function inside the body to keep together the influences of the three elements. in the active form of the earthy principle, it has an animating, vivifying, invigorating influence and, in the negative form, it is t

hods, as most of them are generally known. the natural therapy employs thermic effects such as bathing, poultices, herbs, massages, etc. the allopathist utilizes concentrated medicines, which are causing the effects corresponding to the elements and destined to repair health. the homoeopathist brings to life the contrasting element according to the device similia similibus curantur to achieve the balance of all that is in danger in conformity with the polarity laws. the electro-homoeopathist by use of his remedies, influences the electrical and magnetical fluids directly to balance the disorderly elements, according to the kind of illness, by a suitable reinforcement of these fluids. and so each curing method serves the purpose of restoring the disturbed equipoise of the elements. by study

e magician does not pay any attention to such misconception. in the interest of his mago-mystic development, the magician must be moderate in eating and drinking, and observe a reasonable mode of life. it is impossible to fix precise rules or prescriptions, the magic way of life being quite individual. each and all must know best what agrees or disagrees with them. it is a sacred duty to keep the balance everywhere. there are three kinds of asceticism (1, intellectual or mental asceticism (2) psychic or astral asceticism, 93) physical or material asceticism. the first kind has to do with the discipline of thoughts, the second kind is engaged in ennobling the soul through control of passions and instincts, and the third kind is concerned with harmonizing the body through a moderate and natu

. making of the (black& white) mirrors of the soul step i magic physical training 1. the material or carnal body 2. mystery of breathing 3. conscious reception of food 4. the magic of water step ii magic mental training 1. autosuggestion or the secret of subcosciousness 2. concentration exercises a. visual b. auditory c. sensory d. olfactory e. taste step ii magic psychic training 1. magic-astral balance with respect to the elements 2. transmutation or refinement of the soul a. by fight or control b. by auto-suggestion c. by transmutation step ii magic physical training 1. conscious pore breathing 2. conscious position of the body 3. body control in everyday life, at will step iii magic mental training 1. concentration of thoughts with 2 or 3 senses at once 2. concentration on objects, lan

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

s invited. thankfully each human bio-system has been equipped with its own perfect and limitless supplier of true nourishment for our dow has the power to satiate all our hungers. when we work consciously with dow power and the river of grace it naturally commands, our lives become a streamlined flow of ease and joy where nothing feels like a problem and everything operates in perfect harmony and balance within the whole. while we can satisfy our hunger for love or health or wealth, until we satisfy our natural hunger to know our dow we will never feel fulfilled. every being has been programmed to know its dow for our dow is our bio-systems intelligent creator, a force that some call god and it is not until we remember it and merge consciously with it that we can be fulfilled. the sages ca

except that sometimes the naivety of pure faith is one of the requirements to access level 3 of the field of divine nutrition. perhaps too much intellectual knowledge may bind the door of our heart. it has always been demanded of the pioneers of our world that we have courage and trust and faith. for defying the odds, expanding boundaries and challenging the status quo while we maintain personal balance and integrity is an interesting task and one for either the brave hearted or just naive. when i first became public with my experiential research in the level 3 field of divine nutrition, people said that my naivety protected me and in retrospect i think it s true, for faith allows many to surf the waves of life unaware of the resistance that lies beneath the tides of change. divine nutrit

t divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 41 allow us to grow emotionally, mentally and spiritually. for example: being ignored as a child may push someone into the world of entertainment, where they in turn may then nourish millions with their on-stage presence, and at the same time their inner child is fed via the mass adulation of audience acceptance, which can balance out their childhood lack. 3b. the non-conventional food of the family is the food that comes when we work with the reality of a global family. this means relating to everyone we meet as if they are as potentially nourishing and important to us as a blood-line relative can be. this is part of the love thy neighbor game that jesus spoke of that is required today in the unification of humanit

nutrition prana power preparation system. nourishment via accessing solar energy and wind and earth and plant prana. healing sounds, mantras and programming code tools: for the emotional and mental tuning to the theta. delta field and accessing appropriate nourishment for these aspects of our self. this includes the taoist 6 healing sounds plus the use of specific mantras and the perfect health, balance, weight, image programming code. the nourishment of the microcosmic orbit tool. the dow power tool of the violet light& the divine amrita& pituitary& pineal gland activation. nourishment and our purity of heart. the nourishment of ecstasy tool and elemental equilibrium. nourishment from the food of the goddess. the above are just a few non-conventional sources that we will now focus on as

estyle. in dimensional biofield science, light rays act as computer hardware that is then operated and directed by specific software programs that are comprised of thought, will and intention. a basic fact in dimensional biofield science is that all thoughts, words and actions. that are beneficial for all. will be supported by the purest and most powerful fields. see below for the perfect health, balance, weight and image program, required for successful divine nutrition feeding. the control of our thoughts and the direction of our perceptions of the world, are crucial to this success. a vegetarian diet tunes us to the fields of kindness and compassion which are a natural part of the theta. delta field. a vegetarian diet also improves health and decreases our draining of the world s resour

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

in a supplementary mention of ever-burning lamps, cites an instance of another similar lamp which was discovred a little before his time, and which was considered to have been burning for a thousand and fifty years. it is supposed that the perpetuity of the flame of these wonderful lamps was owing to the consummate tenacity of the unctuous matter with which the light was maintained; and that the balance was so exquisitely perfect between the feeding material and the strength of the flame, and so proportioned for everlasting provision and expenditure, that, like the radical moisture and natural heat in animals, neither of them could ever unduly prevail. licetus, who has advanced this opinion, observes that in order ot effectually prevent interference with this balance, the ancients hid the

he addition. a comparative display of all marks or symbols which give occult expression to the female side of nature, and its astronomical and astrological signs, affords the same result of identity. the marks of the signs f and h, and their ciphers, are interchangeable, and reflect intimately from one to the other. it must be remembered that the sign libra our modern september the hinge-point or balance-centre of the two wings of the celestial zodiac was an addition by the greeks. here, according to the sab an astrological tradition, the origin of good and evil, of the malific and the benevolent cabalistic investments of nature, the beginning of this two-sexed, intelligent sublunary world, were to be found-all contained in the profoundest mysteries of this double sign. the cabalistic theo

t pervades all nature in its prosperous or intended progress, although it is only the wail, or plaint, of the instinctive soul on its wounded, or sacrificed, or ruined side. it mourns for its original lost paradise. the music of the spheres is no unreal thing, but real as is the atmosphere of the spirits; for music is the atmosphere of the spirits, and discords (though the necessity, support, and balance of creation) are a medium for the coarse and low spirits, who inundate, as it were, the lees and the settlings of nature. in discords, or in the inharmonious strife amidst the sounds, the rabble of the spirits (so to term them) are stimulated to their envious and spiteful, or malific or freakish and blundering, bad life. beauty is not, however, necessarily beauty it may be seduction. for t

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

(sic) where they never were before& all of a sudden, too the other category of clouds, or storms, of seemingly cosmic nature, are larger sometimes we think they may be larger than the earth itself, and in the case of dusts or mists they may be very much larger. they seem to cause all sorts of widespread trouble and disturbance, either directly or by generally upsetting the earth's meteorological balance. they may cause discoloration of the sun for considerable periods; or diminution in its light, with ensuing darkness; or very cold weather, such as the extremes of the winter of 1882-83, when space around the earth seemed to be replete with clouds of spatial debris. they may bring floods to the whole earth, simultaneously, they do not always seem to be wholly vaporous, and there are some w

later. authors childishness from the earliest days of organized astronomical observation there have been these sightings of round and spindle-shaped bodies crossing the disc of the sun. some of these observations disclosed objects so discordant with the established framework of the solar system that science considered them anomalous and often denied the validity of the observations and the mental balance of the observers. despite scathing linguistic fire, however, some of these vital notations got through to editors of astronomical and other journals. many such observations are tabulated in the observatory, but they are also scattered through the scientific literature in general. since it has now been irrefutably demonstrated that these could not have been intra-mercurial planets, their si

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

rs or more. difficult tasks or weakly performed ritual are more likely to be delayed. in most cases a slight delay is alright, and it gives us time to get used to the comming changes. and sometimes the effects of a ritual appear to extend to before the ritual was performed! 4) because of the way magick works, a ritual may create an emphasis in what is sought, and a de-emphasis in everything else. balance is therefore important here. once the magical result is achieved it may be 'bound' to you and difficult to get rid of should you later decide to do so. example: you use a magick ritual to help you find and buy a new house. years later when you decide to sell it, you are unable to do so. consider your magical goals wisely so you dont get stuck with something you don't really want. note that

is particularly noticeable in using magick to affect the weather (and the main reason why you should not use magick to affect the weather. for example..your performance of a ritual to produce a sunny day produces a sunny day. the next day is sunny, alright, but the rest of the month is cold and overcast. here the weather seems to react to the magick in the opposite way to re-establish its natural balance. it is something like pushing a pendulum to one side and releasing it- the pendulum swings to the other side. to quote emmerson "for everything you gain you lose something. i don't know that this is always true in magick, but it does illustrate the point. and another reason not to use magick to affect the weather is that it might foul it up in other parts of the country (world. 6) finally

greater self-knowledge and technical expertise in the art. 2 i believe that magic always works. magic is a tool, a reality shaper. like any tool, however, its ability is limited to the operator's knowledge and skill. for an illustration, let's use the bow and arrow. your intention is the arrow and your magical technique for directing that intention is the bow. you use the bow/technique to poise, balance and guide the intention/arrow with the strength of your arms and hands/ determination and will. 3 what happens when this all works together optimally? the will firmly grasps the clear intention, balances it upon the technique, you gather your emotional and mental force, and then fire the intention into the invisible world to be made manifest. in its own time and way, your wish materializes

KETAB E SIYAH

es of the cosmos to his whim. but astaroth said, close not thy eyes having seen only this much, for, were thou to bring all the systems of god to thy use, still would thy comprehension be bounded by the limits of these laws and the acceptance of the divine order as the finality of thy race. so i confronted man, saying, throughout the universe hath the once single will of god been succeeded by the balance of perfect opposition, wherein the forces of the angels of heaven and those of the daemons of hell act to mutual frustration, serving in concert only to uphold the great barrier of will between order and chaos. and man is the child of imbalance, who shall resolve the issue between heaven and hell, and who, unmatched by racial antithesis, shall transcend the rule of the order of god and est

and the lord of light said to me, into thy charge, daemon of essence, i give the essence of my own being, the black fire whose power alone can effect creation by force of will. against thee who wield the black magic no law shall stand, and thus i call thee belial, who art one without master. and as i have bequeathed this essence to thee, so let it come finally to man, who shall overcome the great balance and bring to the flame a change, for in supremacy it shall become red with the perfection of the will of man. and to earth came belial, to view the teachings of asmodeus and astaroth. and i saw that satan, who himself oft chanced company of men, spoke of the black flame to the first magi of men, testing their wills in the control of the raw forces of the cosmos unbound from the law of god

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE ONE

f the hall of truth" in the 125th chapter, they are represented by the sacred gateway, the door to which the aspirant is brought when he has completed the negative confession. the archaic pictures on the one pillar are painted in black upon a white ground, and those on the other in white upon a black ground, in order to express the interchange and reconciliation of opposing forces and the eternal balance of light and darkness which gives force to visible nature. the black cubical bases represent darkness and matter wherein the spirit, the ruach elohim, began to formulate the ineffable name, that name which the ancient rabbis have said "rushes through the universe" that name before which the darkness rolls back the birth of time. the flaming red triangular capitals which crown the summit of

an account of his initiation, and is satisfied by his right to enter. he states that he has been taken into the ante-chamber of the temple and there stripped and blind-folded, he had to grope for the entrance of the hall, and having found it he was reclothed and anointed in the presence of the initiated. he is then asked for the pass-words and demands that his soul should be weighed in the great balance of the hall of truth, whereupon anubis again interrogates him concerning the symbolism of the door of the hall, and his answers being found correct, anubis says "pass on, thou knowest it" among other things the initiate states that he has been purified four times, the same number of times that the neophyte is purified and consecrated in the ceremony of the neophyte. he then makes the long

bes how he had washed in the washing place of the south, and rested in the north, in the place called "son of the deliverers" and he becomes the dweller under the olive tree of peace, and how how he was given a tall flame of fire and a sceptre of cloud, and made a lake of it. the initiate is then brought to the actual pillars, and has to name them and their parts under the symbol of the scales of balance. he also has to name the guardian of the gateway who prevents his passage, and when all these are propitiated, the plea of the hall itself cries out against his steps, saying "because i am silent, because i am pure" and it must know that his aspirations are pure enough hand high enough for him to be allowed to tread upon it. he is then allowed to announce to thoth that he is clean from all

LAITMAN M BASIC CONCEPTS IN KABBALAH

rnance. it is incomprehensible why nature is so gentle in the mother s womb and during early childhood, and so ruthless in adulthood, when we seemingly b a s i c c o n c e p t s i n k a b b a l a h 32 need its help even more. a question arises: are we not the reason for nature s cruelty toward the world? all of nature s actions are interconnected; hence, by violating one of its laws, we upset the balance of the entire system. it does not matter whether we speak of nature as a heartless, purposeless guide or as a creator with a plan, a goal, and wisdom. we exist in a world of certain laws, and by violating them we are punished with the corrupted environment, society, and our corrupted selves. besides, since nature s laws are interconnected, breaking one of them may cause us to suffer an une

s, one who suddenly decides to isolate oneself from society will be subject to a life of suffering because that person will be unable to provide for his or her needs. nature obliges us to live among others like us, and by communicating with them, carry out two operations: to receive everything needed from society, and to give the society the product of our labors. violating either rule upsets the balance in society and therefore deserves society s punishment. in the case of excessive reception (such as stealing, society s penalty quickly follows. should a person refuse to serve society, punishment, as a rule, does not follow at all or is not directly related to the transgression. this is why the condition that obliges one to provide a service to society is usually ignored. nature, however

LAITMAN M FROM CHAOS TO HARMONY

mbued within them, in harmony with nature and with each other. however, if we observe man s nature, we will find that it is essentially different from the rest of nature. man is the only creature that can take pleasure in exploiting others and in seeking sovereignty over another. only man receives pleasure from being unique, apart from, and superior to others. thus, man s egoism breaches nature s balance. the desire to receive pleasure evolved in us over time, following the growth of human desires. its first manifestation was in simple desires, such as wanting to eat, to reproduce, and to experience family. the appearance of more advanced desires, such as craving wealth, honor, sovereignty, and knowledge, prompted the evolution of human society and its social structures: education, culture

aws of nature more easily, and draw conclusions for humans. at first glance, nature seemed like a ring of egoists where only the fittest survive. this led researchers to cultivate various theories explaining the direct or indirect motives of animals to act altruistically.14 however, more intense scrutiny and a broader perspective reveal that every struggle and confrontation actually increases the balance in nature, and the reciprocal support of sustenance. these struggles yield better health and an overall improved evolution of nature s creatures. another example of the balance in nature can be found in the early 1990s, when the north korean government decided to get rid of street cats that had become a nuisance. several weeks after the eradication of most of the cats, there was a major in

iving body. nature created a regularity by which the adhesive that joins the cells and the organs as a living body is the altruistic relationship among them. thus, it follows that the force that creates and sustains life is altruistic, a force of giving and sharing. its objective is to create a life based on altruistic existence, harmonious, and balanced among all its elements. 61 4 breaching the balance o man! seek no further for the author of evil; thou art he--jean-jacques rousseau, the creed of a savoyard priest for man is the cruelest animal--friedrich nietzsche, thus spake zarathustra man is the only animal that blushes. or needs to--mark twain, following the equator except for the human ego, all of nature s elements operate according to the law of altruism. they are in balance with

art he--jean-jacques rousseau, the creed of a savoyard priest for man is the cruelest animal--friedrich nietzsche, thus spake zarathustra man is the only animal that blushes. or needs to--mark twain, following the equator except for the human ego, all of nature s elements operate according to the law of altruism. they are in balance with their environments and create harmonious systems. when the balance is breached, the organism begins to disintegrate. thus, the ability to reconstruct the balance is a necessary condition for the existence of life. 62 from chaos to harmony in fact, the body expends its entire protective power on maintaining the balance. when we speak of a strong body or a weak body, we refer to its ability to preserve its balance. preserving the balance requires each eleme

wer on maintaining the balance. when we speak of a strong body or a weak body, we refer to its ability to preserve its balance. preserving the balance requires each element to act altruistically regarding the system it is part of, and which provides the basis of nature s comprehensive harmony and perfection. if a certain element does not abide by life s principle of altruism, it thus breaches the balance. these two terms altruism and balance are therefore intertwined by way of cause and effect. in all creatures but man, there is a balancing software that makes them perform whatever is required to maintain balance at any given moment. other creatures always know what to do, and hence do not stumble upon uncertainties or unfamiliar situations where they are unaware of how to behave within th

LAITMAN M KABBALAH REVEALED

operate similarly. think of a scale with a one-kilogram weight on it. the traditional weighing mechanism is made of a spring that stretches according to the weight, and a ruler that measures the tightness of the spring. once the spring stops stretching and rests at a certain point, the numbers on the ruler indicate the weight. actually, we do not measure the weight, but 106 kabbalah revealed the balance between the spring and the weight (figure 6. this is why kabbalist ashlag says that we cannot perceive the abstract form, the object in and of itself, because we have absolutely no connection with it. if we can place a spring on it to measure the external impact, we ll get some result. but if we can t measure what is happening on the outside, it s as though nothing is happening. moreover

LAITMAN M KABBALAH ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND

former beliefs, because now we are united with the creator, and can view all events through the prism of the eternal- 26- attaining the worlds beyond truth. progress is only possible along three simultaneous, parallel lines. the right line is faith; the left line is cognition and comprehension. these two lines never diverge, for they are mutually opposed to each other. therefore, the only way to balance them is by means of a middle line, which consists of both the right and left lines at the same time. this middle line connotes spiritual behavior, where reason is used in accordance with one s degree of faith. all spiritual objects are coiled around the creator; they are layered onto him in the order from which they emerged from him. everything in the universe that is layered around the cr

n of the creator when we feel the power of the spiritual forces. in order for one who is still under the influence of egoism to perceive the closest upper object (the creator, the creator must equalize some of his qualities with those of the lower being the person seeking a connection with the creator. he will endow some of his altruistic qualities with egoistic attributes, and can then come into balance with the person seeing connection with him. the upper part elevates the malchut-midat hadin to the level of his galgalta ve eynaim. as a result, his ahap acquires egoistic qualities. in this manner, his ahap "descends" to the lower part (the spiritual level of the seeker) and comes into a state of equivalence with the qualities of the lower part. eradicating egoism- 127- initially the lowe

s the creator to diminish his disclosure of his general dominion, his omnipotence, and his light (ohr hochma, this is called "the screen of hirik" through this screen, we are able to diminish the revelation of the upper reason (the left line) to the point at which this revelation can be balanced with faith, the right line. the correct correlation between faith and knowledge is called a "spiritual balance" or the middle line. we, as individuals, determine the state we desire to be in. once the correct correlation of faith and knowledge is in place, we can then attain perfection. this is known as "the middle line" the part of revealed knowledge (the left line) that we can use in proportion to our faith (the right line, by proceeding by faith above reason (the middle line, is added onto those

reator gave us, even the most lowly, both today and in the future, to accomplish our goal: the correction of the soul. this process is similar to planting a seed. if it is planted in fertile soil and is properly cared for, then the seed will sprout, grow, and bring forth its fruit. therefore, we need both a good mentor and good soil (environment) in order that all of our traits should develop and balance, with each and every trait combining to create a proper relationship to help us achieve our main goal. every question that is awakened in us is sent by the creator, who awaits the correct answer from us. the answer to the questions of the body and the mind, the egotistic questions such as "what for" and "what do i gain from it" have only one answer an answer that the body does not understa

LAITMAN M KABBALAH SCIENCE AND THE MEANING OF LIFE

w i care for you. i want to delight you with what i have prepared for you; please, will you eat for me? by so doing, the host displays before the guest a deficiency, a need for pa r t i: k a b b a l a h m e e t s q ua n t u m p h y s i c s 54 the guest to receive. now the guest feels that consenting to eat the food would fulfill the host s need. eating would thus be doing the host good. thus, the balance of power changes: if the guest receives in order to please the host, it is no longer reception, but bestowal. it follows that the guest uses the host s love to give pleasure back to the host. another example of a giving-receiving relationship is between parents and children. actually, the child is the head of the family, using the parents love to manipulate them in order to satisfy its nee

e, make the most of what the world brings to our doorsteps, and change the world to fit our needs. either way, it does not seem that our lives are working very well. the best state in which we can get along with the world is that of equilibrium. if everyone understood me and wanted exactly what i want, that would be a state of equilibrium. there is no state more perfect than the sense of being in balance with the world. it can only be compared to being a fetus in my mother s womb: everything exists only to care for me; there is no need to erect any defenses. science refers to that state as homeostasis. the greek word, homo, means same or similar, and stasis is greek for condition. this is the state of being that every object in reality strives to achieve. s t r i v i n g f o r b a l a n c

to that state as homeostasis. the greek word, homo, means same or similar, and stasis is greek for condition. this is the state of being that every object in reality strives to achieve. s t r i v i n g f o r b a l a n c e 85 the laws of physics, chemistry, and biology explain that the only reason for any movement of matter, whether still, vegetative, animate, or speaking, is its longing to be in balance with its surroundings. for us, as human beings, to be in balance with our surroundings, we must know about the nature of the surrounding world and how we can equalize with it. only then will we know how to arrive at a state where everyone wants what we want, think the same thoughts, and hold no grudges against others. thus, everything would unfold in peace and love. this is the goal for wh

s a certain limit beyond which we cannot perceive. this point between the perceptible, physical world and what lies beyond our perception is the meeting point between science and kabbalah. kabbalah explains that there is a mode of research that allows us to penetrate the level of causes. using it, one can understand with certainty why the world exists, what it wants of us, and how we can exist in balance with it, a balance we will experience as peace and tranquility. those who have already researched that realm are called kabbalists, and their writings describe the outcome of their research. kabbalists say that beyond visible matter stand nature s will and deliberation, which surround the whole reality. this will and deliberation circumscribe reality, watch over it, and operate it in order

ence in life. kabbalah names these internal prearrangements that guide one s course in life, reshimot. the reshimot exist in every person, and every state that one experiences is intended to teach something that will promote one toward obtaining the ultimate goal. if we knew the forces that operated on us and our interior structure, we could prepare for every future state. if we knew how to be in balance with the general law of reality, reality would seem totally opposite from its present appearance. the wisdom of kabbalah is not meant to teach us about reality in a merely scientific manner so that we can philosophize about the residents of the upper worlds. rather, it teaches us how to control our destiny every single moment. all of the forces and events that pressure us are intended to h

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y perceive such a small part of it? all the fields of science deal with what we perceive through our senses, but kabbalah deals with acquiring knowledge that exceeds their limitations. for example, when information in the form of sound approaches us, how do we know it is sound? there are waves around us and some of them press our eardrums, which in turn flex an inner mechanism to bring it back to balance. the brain measures the force and the frequency of the return of the eardrum to its original position, and translates that pressure to information about sound. we perceive this data as a combination of sounds- a tune, a rustle and other such noises. t h e w i s d o m o f k a b b a l a h 55 in other words, our reaction is only a side-effect of pressure that was first activated on us by our

ive someone insane? can over-exploring kabbalah have a negative effect on a person with strong emotional responses? a: no, this is impossible if you study correctly. the learning consists of two parts: reading essays and letters of kabbalists and the study of the science itself: the structure of the system of creation. those two must be studied following a certain ratio, in order to sustain their balance in man. s u p e r f l u o u s s o u r c e s q: i feel confused by your principle of restricting alternative sources. if i understand you correctly, all beginners are strongly recommended to use only a number of selected sources. but the book al pi sod states that absolutely everything points to the creator, whether it s the psalms, agadot, tanya, the literal torah, even mathematics and phy

, and there is no way to get used to the fact that it s only a game sent from above, just an exercise. any advice? a: practice and experience will turn feelings into wisdom and you will begin to evaluate the states you are in not just from your feelings, but also mentally, measuring, changing and comparing them, and seeing the connections. everything comes with time. how much time it will take to balance between the feelings and the brain, to long for the creator not just emotionally but also mentally, depends on the efforts you apply. s t i c k i n g w i t h t h e a s c e n t q: during a spiritual ascent, when you re supposed to think about a lower situation, does that mean that you have to artificially descend to that situation? s p i r i t ua l wo r k 177 a: only the evil force pushes u

ble he feels, the more his mind is occupied. all souls are linked together. until they are happy in the highest level, the kabbalist cannot rest. a t i m e f o r c o n t r o l q: what do contemporary kabbalists influence, if there are any? a: there are a great many kabbalists. there are hidden kabbalists who have no intention of becoming known, or of teaching others. they exist simply in order to balance this world, in order to perform their unique operations in it. in order for the world to exist, people have to correct it from below upward, precisely from our world. for that reason, there are kabbalists in each generation who perform such corrections and deal with tuning the system of the supreme leadership from within our world. because the generations never stop evolving in spiritualit

LAITMAN M THE PATH OF KABBALAH

perties the light evokes. the light itself has no properties; it is abstract. malchut discerns properties because of the influence of the light on its own attributes. all our reactions are compulsory and useful. this includes the spiritual reactions of our souls as well as our animate, physical reactions. it is a common concept that every disease is a result of the body s attempts to maintain its balance. t h e pa t h o f k a b b a l a h 142 for example, let s say that a person has a certain illness. in response, the body deliberately raises the temperature in order to fight the bacteria and defend itself. a disease is regarded not as a state of sickness, but as an external expression of something that happens in the body, a breach of the inner balance. that is why it is not good to suppre

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

ately balanced and carefully graduated, and is composed not only of the etheric substances of our material plane, but also of the still finer matter of the emotional and mental worlds. this thought-form is constructed for a definite purpose, and if outsiders, whose minds are working along different lines, were present, they would quite unintentionally cause a good deal of friction and destroy the balance and efficacy of the form. it is not that we consider ourselves to be superior to those other people, but that we are training ourselves to think along certain definite lines, and they as a rule arc not. 373. we must also keep prominently in our minds the obligation to preserve absolute secrecy in the outer world about our masonic meetings and all that takes place at them. there unquestiona

feelings, guiding and controlling his astral body, so that his work will express high emotion and arouse it in others. 599. in the third stage the a. is supplied with a rule and level, and he reads and hears about natural science- mathematics, geometry, philosophy, biology and sociology. he is now dealing with the mental plane and his bodies thereon, and the rule and level tell him of the order, balance and common sense that are necessary in this work. 600. at the next stage the candidate finds himself no longer dealing with the things of his personal nature, but looking upwards to that higher part of himself which will come to flower in the later part of his path. he sees such matters first of all in the lives of great men and women who have adorned the pages of history. he carries a pen

ay be said in a certain sense to repeat it at a higher level. the e.a. controls and uplifts emotion in the astral body; the rose-croix of heredom develops far higher love in the buddhi which corresponds to it. the f.c. tries to strengthen his intellect to comprehend the hidden mysteries of masonry; the knight k.h. unfolds within him that grander intellectual quality which gives him always perfect balance and a sense of absolute justice, so that he understands the working of karma. the m.m. combines within himself and carries farther qualities of the degrees below him; the due-guard of his degree shows that he is intended to be shedding blessing and help around him wherever he goes; and of course this is true to a far greater extent and at a far higher level of the sovereign grand inspector

the different planes was investigated by the inner sight, and shown to the student. the whole of what we now call black masonry led up to an explanation of karma, as divine justice, this having been preserved for us in shadow in what is now the 31, that of the grand inspector inquisitor commander, whose symbol is a pair of scales. in egypt this pair of scales was taken as an emblem of the perfect balance of divine justice; the aspirant learnt that all the horror sometimes associated with the working out of karma was indeed based on absolute justice, although it appeared as evil to the lesser vision of the profane. 798. thus the first stage of the higher instruction, that of the rose-croix or red masonry, is devoted to the knowledge and assurance of good, while to the second stage, that of

egyptian ideas, and in many cases a whole sentence would be needed folly to explain the latter. love and wisdom strength the power to discover and appreciate beauty discernment (good judgment or r.w.m. w.s.w. w.j.w. i.p.m. discrimination) eloquence truth and accuracy industry (diligence) efficiency sense of unity (sympathy) courtesy tact decision (promptitude) courage cheerfulness confidence calm balance perseverance (steadfastness) reverence devotion foresight (calculation or prescience) orator or mouthpiece secretary (recorder and librarian) administrator (treasurer) director of ceremonies director of music s.d. j.d. i.g. tyler columns one-pointedness sense of honour impartiality (unprejudicedness) justice desirelessness control of thought control of emotion control of body judicious spe

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

the different planes was investigated by the inner sight, and shown to the student. the whole of what we now call black masonry led up to an explanation of karma as divine justice, this having been preserved for us in shadow in what is now the 31, that of the grand inspector inquisitor commander, whose symbol is a pair of scales. in egypt this pair of scales was taken as an emblem of the perfect balance of divine justice; the aspirant learnt that all the evil and horror associated with the working out of karma was indeed based on perfect justice, although it had appeared as evil to the lesser vision of the profane. 176. thus the first stage of the higher instruction, that of the rose-croix or red masonry, was devoted to the knowledge of good, while the second stage, that of k.h. or black

LEFT HAND PATH AND RIGHT HAND PATH

gions. this usage was popularized by aleister crowley, who maintained that his religion, thelema, was, despite appearances, not of the left-hand path. it is not known whether she borrowed these terms from tantra or from a different source; some have suggested that she, or perhaps crowley, borrowed the terms from the kabbalah, which speaks of the left hand pillar of serverity, the middle pillar of balance, and the right hand pillar of mercy. while this usage of the terms is still current in some occult circles, many occultists now see the left-hand path as encompassing all modern occult practices, while the right- hand path is considered to encompass traditional religions, such as christianity, though most christians would disagree with such a classification. new religious movements which d

followers of right- hand path religions as sheep, implying that they exhibit a "herd mentality. usage in modern occultism today, the terms left-hand path and right-hand path are almost exclusively used by self-proclaimed followers of the left-hand path, who hold varying opinions of the right- hand path; some see the two paths as equally valid approaches to truth, whose relationship is akin to the balance between yin and yang, while others criticize the right-hand path for being too restrictive. according to the latter view, the right-hand path's imposition of formal dogmas and codes of behaviour upon an individual takes away one's ability to be truly responsible for one's own life, thereby destroying a part of one's identity. according to some, this is the main difference between the two p

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

heaven in their original rebellion and were cast into hell, in south asian mythology the asuras often storm out of the underworld, succeed in taking over heaven, and drive the devas out. the devas then appeal to the high god (usually vishnu, though occasionally shiva or the goddess, who comes to their aid, defeats the asuras, drives them back into the hell worlds, and reestablishes the deva/asura balance of power. one of the factors at work in the hindu religious ecology that distinguishes it from western religions is the assumption of the notion of reincarnation. as this notion was brought to bear on south asian mythology, devas became capable of ignoble actions, which could result in their punishment (their fall) by being reborn as asuras. asuras, on the other hand, unlike western demons

ren. as mistress of the dead, i am not pure enough to take my rightful place among the other great gods. i have dwelt alone in sadness, but the god whom you sent to me has opened my heart to love. return him to me! return him to me or i shall raise up the dead, and they will eat the living, until the dead outnumber the living (dalley 1989, 173. 84 evocation and invocation this threat to upset the balance between the living and the dead would result in an intolerable situation that, like ishtar s disappearance from the land of the living, would eventually destroy everything, including the gods. it is thus a threat to which the celestial divinities must respond. in one version of this myth, ereshkigal threatens to kill nergal.nergal responds by invading the underworld, assaulting its queen

e main source of the fraternity s teachings, which include tarot, alchemy, and astrology, as well as occult psychology. members of the fraternity, who work through instruction in the occult, meditation, and ritual, is characterized by three levels. the first level trains new initiates into wisdom, love, and power, whereas the second level is formed by the initiates that have developed harmony and balance, and whose higher self is in control of their lives. finally, the third level is composed of the great adepts and masters of the ages, guiding the fraternity from the inner realms. paul a. clark is the present head of the fraternity. 94 fraternity (society) of the inner light see also magic and magical groups for further reading: clark, paul a. the book of the rose. covina, ca: fraternity

e world around one, ones place in that world and ones duty to the self. it s a constant interplay of cause and effect that we attempt to control by the method of magic. if we keep basic physics in mind and learn to adjust any given action to the proper chord the re-action will become mathematically predictable. the mechanics of space have always been a key to the successful practice of magic. the balance of the manifesto outlines the various grades of development within the order. as reflected in this document, gotos leans heavily toward the ceremonial magic tradition, especially as bequeathed to modern satanism by aleister crowley and crowley s student, frater achad (charles stansfeld jones. unlike certain other groups, the gnostic order and temple of satanas is not simply an online organ

day scenarios of other middle eastern religions, the dead are resurrected: upon the day when the caller shall call unto a horrible thing, abasing their eyes, they shall come forth from the tombs as if they were scattered grasshoppers, running with outstretched necks to the caller. the unbelievers shall say, this is a hard day (arberry 1969, 247. and judged: then he whose deeds weigh heavy in the balance shall inherit a pleasing life, but he whose deeds weight light in the balance shall plunge in the womb of the pit (arberry 1969, 348. paradise (al-jannah) is located at the macrocosmic center of light and is composed of eight levels (or, according to some authorities, as many as the number of souls. this is viewed as a garden where all kinds of delights are prepared for the saved. on the f

LIBER 777

the flaming sword. a smiling woman holds the open jaws of a fierce and powerful lion 20 the prophet of the eternal, the magus of the voice of power. wrapped in a cloke and cowl, an ancient walketh, bearing a lamp and staff* 21 the lord of the forces of life. a wheel of six shafts, whereon revolve the triad of hermanubis, sphinx, and typhon* 22 the daughter of the lords of truth. the ruler of the balance. a conventional figure of justice with scales and balances 23 the spirit of the mighty waters. the figure of an hanged or crucified man* 24 the child of the great transformers. the lord of the gate of death. a skeleton with a scythe mowing men. the scythe handle is a tau. 25 the daughter of the reconcilers, the bringer-forth of life. the figure of diana huntress* 26 the lord of the gates o

LIBER ALEPH

is called to the sublime task of the a.a, wherein he must master thoroughly every detail of the great work, so that he may in due season accomplish it not only for himself, but for all who are bound unto him. there are very many for whom in their present incarnations this great work may be impossible; since their appointed work may be in satisfaction of some magical debt, or in adjustment of some balance, or in fulfilment of some defect. as is written: suum cuique. now because thou art the child of my bowels, i yearn greatly towards thee, o my son, and i strive strongly with my spirit that by my wisdom i may make plain thy way before thee; and thus in many chapters will i write for thee those things that may profit thee. sis benedictus. i liber aleph vel cxi 2 b de arte kabbalistica (of th

ather the sun in the great cosmos, or of his viceregent in the little. t liber aleph vel cxi 36 ai de liberatate iuvenum (of the liberty of childen) thou that art the child of mine own bowels, how shall i write to thee concerning children? for herein is the gordian knot in our whole rope of wisdom, and it may not be severed by sword, no, not of a greater than alexander the two-horned. and it is a balance like that of the egg, and the violence of a columbus will but crack the tender shell which we must first of all preserve. now sentinel to this fortress standeth a certain paradox of general application, and in this large order i will declare it, so that its particular sense may enlighten thee hereafter. and this is the paradox, that there are bonds which lead to slavery, and bonds which le

o, that was the greatest of all the magicians of his time: in medio tutissimus ibis. which thing has also been said by many wise men in other lands; and the holy qabalah confirmeth the same, placing tipheret, which is the man, and the beauty and harmony of things, and gold in the kingdom of the metals, and the sun among the planets, in the midst of the tree of life. for the centre is the point of balance of all vectors. so then if thy wilt live wisely, learn that thou must establish this relation of balance with every thing soever, not omitting one. for there is nothing so alien from thy nature that it may not be brought into harmonious relation therewith; and thy stature of manhood waxeth great even as thou comest to the perfection of this art. and there is nothing so close kin to thee it

hy wilt live wisely, learn that thou must establish this relation of balance with every thing soever, not omitting one. for there is nothing so alien from thy nature that it may not be brought into harmonious relation therewith; and thy stature of manhood waxeth great even as thou comest to the perfection of this art. and there is nothing so close kin to thee it may not be hurtful to thee if this balance is not truly adjusted. thou hast need of the whole force of the universe to work with thy will; but this force must be disposed about the shaft of that will so that there is no tendency to hindrance or to deflection. and in my love of thee i will adorn this thesis with example following. i liber aleph vel cxi 44 a% de sapientia in re sexuali (of wisdom in sexual matters) onsider love. here

ion; and parsifal, who yielded not, able to exercise the true power of love, and thereby to perform the miracle of redemption. of this also have i myself written in my poema called adonis. it is the same with food and drink, with exercise, with learning itself, the problem is ever to bring the appetite into right relation with the will. thus thou mayst fast or feast; there is no rule than that of balance. and this doctrine is of general acceptation among the better sort of men; therefore on thee will i rather impress more carefully the other part of my wisdom, namely, the necessity of extending constantly thy nature to new mates upon every plane of being, so that thou mayst become the perfect microcosm, an image without flaw of all that is. c the book of wisdom or folly 45 ar de gradibus q

LIBER CCXLII AHA

of all i am, perceive, and feel, my truth was but the partial pang that chanced to strike me as i sang. marsyas. in the beginning, violence marks the extinction of the sense. anguish and rapture rack the soul. these are disruptions of control. self-poised, a brooding hawk, there hangs in the still air the adept. the bull on the firm earth goes not so smooth! so the first fine ecstatic pangs pass; balance comes. olympas. how wonderful are these tall avenues of truth! aha! 17 marsyas. so the first flash of light and terror is seen as shadow, known as error. next, light comes as light; as it grows the sense of peace still steadier glows; and the fierce lust, that linked the soul to its god, attains a chaste control. intimate, an atomic bliss, is the last phrasing of that kiss. not ecstasy, bu

LIBER CHANOKH

ith the fire of gathering, and beautified your garments with admiration. to whom i made a law to govern the holy ones, and delivered ye a rod, with the ark of knowledge. moreover you lifted up your voices and sware obedience and faith to him that liveth and triumpheth: whose beginning is not, nor end cannot be: which shineth as a flame in the midst of your palaces, and reigneth amongst you as the balance of righteousness and truth* collation of the various mss. of these calls has not done away with various readings; and there is not enough of the language extant to enable a settlement on general principles..ed. read here vooan in invocations of the fallen spirits. the forty-eight keys or calls 22 move therefore, and shew yourselves! open the mysteries of your creation! be friendly unto me

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

suffered and shall suffer from this negligence, and i must humbly take any results that may arise out of my failure. still, even though i may have neglected the advice given me when i first became a probationer, i feel that i have progressed, be it never so slightly, along the path which from the first i set out to tread. may it not be, o adonai, that even now the second six months may be made to balance the first six, and that what is passed may yet be for the best? at that time he had not found out that things always turn out for the best; it took him a long while to realize this, but it is evident that soon afterwards his efforts produced some result; for we find an entry on sunday, august 7th, 1910. i have found (for a few moments) the peace which passeth all understanding. amen. this

o.m] june 18th, 10:34 to 10:53 p.m.=19 mins. 14 mins pranayama 10, 20, 20. regular and easy. 5 mins. meditation. mind cleared and became calm. it perhaps appears that little progress is made, and some slackness exists as regards exercises. the truth is, i more and more use the true essence. if a little worry occurs, automatically, i turn to that within which dissolves it at once and restores the balance. it is that nothing with which i come into closest contact during meditation, but it is ever present, and i recognize the fact. i believe it to be the true stone of the wise which turns everything to gold. i call it adonai when i give it a name at all. most often the mind slips into that state without reason or argument [yes: it does appear that more time ought to be given to the work. but

LIBER CXLVIII SOLDIER AND THE HUNCHBACK

llery of hume. this weapon, too, that has destroyed our lesser, our illusionary universes, ever revealing one more real, shall we not wield it with divine ecstasy? shall we not, too, perceive the interdependence of the questions and the answers, the necessary connection of the one with the other, so that (just as 0 is an indefinite) we destroy the absolutism of either? or! by their alteration and balance, until in our series. we care nothing as to which may prove the final term, any single term being so negligible a quantity in relation to the vastness of the series? is it not a series of geometrical progression, with a factor positive and incalculably vast? in the light of the whole process, then, we perceive that there is no absolute value in the swing of the pendulum, though its shaft l

LIBER CXX

ndidate in the proper robe) which shineth and sheddeth light upon that which belongeth to his breast, sending forth light into darkness, bringing to peace the two gods that are at war in his heart. mine is the mighty spell that raiseth up him that was fallen. i have taken possession of the lord of darkness; i have rescued the eye of the sun. i have brought forth thoth, and made even the scales of balance. mine is the ureret-crown; maat is in my body; its mouths are of turquoise and rock crystals; my home is among the burrows of lapis-lazuli: i am he that sheddeth light in the darkness: the darkness is made light and bright by me. i have given light in the darkness. i have overthrown the devourers. i have sung praises to them that dwell in the darkness. i have raised up those that wept, tha

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

l up and take him by the throat (see .tis 2.30. twelve minutes to do that little in) and look at the handwriting! liber dccclx 44 3.6. how excellent is pr.n.y.ma, a comfort to the soul! i did thirty-two cycles, easy and pleasant; could have gone on indefinitely. the muscles went rigid, practically of their own accord; so light did i feel that i almost thought myself to be .that wise one. who .can balance himself on his thumb. sleep is conquered right away from the word .jump. indeed, if satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees; then surely: satan flees, exclaiming .damn. when any saint starts pranayam! so happy, indeed, was i in the practice that i devoted myself by the waiting formula to adonai; and that i got to .neighbourhood-concentration. is shewn by the fact that

it either an adept or a maniac. thank the lord for that! it saves trouble. 10.20. undressed and robed. will do an aspiration in the hanged man position, hoping to feel rested and fit by midnight. the incense has arrived from london; and i feel its magical effects most favourable. o creature of incense! i conjure thee by him that sitteth upon the holy throne and liveth and reigneth for ever as the balance of righteousness and truth, that thou comfort and exalt my soul with thy sweet perfume, that i may be utterly devoted to this work of the invocation of my lord adonai, that i may fully attain thereto, beholding him face to face.as it is written .before there was equilibrium, countenance beheld not countenance..yea, being utterly absorbed in his ineffable glory.yea, being that of which ther

een working hard, and doesn ft realise that its work is done. just as a retired grocer wakes up and thinks .i must go and open the shop. in hindu phrase, the thought-stuff, painfully forced all these days into one channel, has acquired the habit [i.e, of flowing naturally in it..ed] i am ek.grata.onepointed. just as if one arranges a siphon, one has to suck and suck for a while, and then when the balance in the two arms of the tube is attained, the fluid goes on softly and silently of its own act. gravitation which was against us is now for us. so now the whole destiny of the universe is by me overcome; i am impelled, with ever-gathering and irresistible force, toward adonai. 12.25. vi veri vniversvm vivvs vici!1 12.57. back home to illuminate my beautiful ritual. 3.30. two pages done and

this debauch. i continue learning the ritual. 8.40. i will return and humble myself before the lord adonai. it is near the night of the full moon; in my life the full moon hath ever been of great augury. but tonight i am too poor in spirit to hope. lo! i was travelling on the paths of lamed and of mem, of justice and the hanged man, and i fell into both the pitfalls thereof. instead of the great balance firmly held, i found only libra, the house of venus and of the exaltation of saturn; and these evil planets, smiling and frowning, overcame me. and so for the sublime path of man; instead of that symbol of the adept, his foot set firmly upon heaven, his whole figure showing forth the reconciler with the invisible, i found but the stagnant and bitter water of selfishness, the dead sea of th

john st. john 93 the tenth day 12.17. now that the perfume of the incense is clearly away, one may most potently perceive the invoked perfume of the ceremony itself. and this mystical perfume of adonai is like pure musk, but infinitely subtilised.far stronger, and at the same time far more delicate (p.s..doubt has arisen about this perfume, as to whether there was not a commonplace cause. on the balance of the evidence, carefully considered, one would pronounce for the mystic theory) one should add a curious omen. on sitting down for the great struggle (11.14) john st. john found a nail upon the floor, at his feet. now a nail is vau in hebrew, and the tarot trump corresponding to vau is the hierophant or initiator.whereby is o. m. greatly comforted. so poor a thing hath he become! even as

LIBER DCLXXI VEL PYRAMIDOS

yond. thou in the light and in the night art one, above their moving might! he lays the wand, etc, on the altar, uses the scourge on his buttocks, cuts a cross with the dagger upon his breast and tightens the chain of the bell about his forehead, saying: 2 liber dclxxi the lustral water! smite thy flood through me.lymph, marrow and blood! anointing the wounds, say: the fire informing! let the oil balance, assain, assoil! the invoking spiral dance: so life takes fire from death, and runs whirling amid the suns. hail, asi! pace the path, bind on the girdle of the starry one! sign of the enterer. homage to thee, lord of the word! sign of silence. lord of the silence, homage to thee! repeat both signs. lord, we adore thee, still and stirred, beyond infinity. the secret word. m. m (blue, orange

passing of the second pylon (stagger and fall back to earth. suit action to words) asar! who clutches at my throat? who pins me down? who stabs my heart? i am unfit to pass within this pylon of the hall of maat (rubric as before) the lustral water! let thy flood cleanse me.lymph, marrow, and blood! the scourge, the dagger and the chain purge body, breast and brain! the fire informing! let the oil balance, assain, assoil! still, in corpse-position: for i am come with all this pain to ask admission to the shrine. i know not why. i ask in vain unless it be that i am thine. i am mentu his truth-telling brother, who was master of thebes from my birth. o heart of me! heart of my mother! o heart that i had upon earth! stand not thou up against me, a witness! oppose me not, judge, in my quest! 6 l

dow of the wings! i am not marked with the white flame of breath. i am under the shadow of the wings! i am a traitor! die the traitor.s death! he is slain by the sword. i am under the shadow of the wings! this last raises candidate erect. 8 liber dclxxi invoking spiral dance. now let me pace the path, bind on the girdle of the starry one! bar in northwest asar! who clutches at my throat (etc, to .balance, assain, assoil) in north. see horus. soul mastering terror is thy name! lord of the gods! dread lord of hell! i am come. i fear thee not. thy flame is mine to weave my maiden spell! i know thee, and i pass thee by. for more than thou am i! bar in southeast asar (rubric as before) in south. see isis. sorrow that eateth up the soul! dam of the gods! the blue sky.s queen. this is thy name. i

LIBER LLL PARADIGMAT PIRATE

me passes. try to observe these shapes in as passive a manner as possible. do not attempt to capture or retain these images. just let them float in and out of your conscious awareness. 3) when the images eventually evolve into an entire scene, you can enter the dream lucidly and perform whatever action you desire. the trick in this technique is to recall that you are dreaming. you must maintain a balance between lucidity and the dream world. too much control and the dream collapses into conscious fantasy. too little control and you simply fall into a deep sleep. once you have achieved a lucid dreaming state, there are three types of magical activity that you may choose to engage in: 1. you may choose to perform enchantments with pre-drawn sigils. 2. you may choose to extend your perception

LIBER LVII

tely follows it. but there is no sephira anterior to kether, nor is there a sephira which succeeds malkuth. by these remarks it will be understood how chokmah is a feminine noun, though marking a masculine sephira. the connecting link of the sephiroth is the ruach, spirit, from mezla, the hidden influence. i will now add a few more remarks on the qabalistical meaning of the term alqtm, metheqela, balance. in each of the three trinities or triads of the sephiroth is a duad of opposite sexes, and a uniting intelligence which is the result. in this, the masculine and feminine potencies are regarded as the two scales of the balance, and the uniting sephira as the beam which joins them. thus, then, the term balance may be said to symbolize the triune, trinity in unity, and the unity represented

identities. t.s] on the qabalah 15 chokmah, and binah) it is the trinity which created the world, or, in qabalistic language, the universe was born from the union of the crowned king and queen. but according to the qabalah, before the complete form of the heavenly man (the ten sephiroth) was produced, there were certain primordial worlds created, but these could not subsist, as the equilibrium of balance was not yet perfect, and they were convulsed by the unbalanced force, and destroyed.22 these primordial worlds are called the .kings of ancient time. and the .kings of edom who reigned before the monarchs of israel. in this sense, edom is the world of unbalanced force, and israel is the balanced sephiroth (genesis xxxvi, 31. this important fact, that worlds were created and destroyed prior

cealed in and revealed by the cross the light of the cross. further examples will be found in .a note on genesis. one of the most famous is the mene, tekel, upharsin of daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under belshazzar the imaginary king. anm. the hanged man, death, the fool .sacrificed to death by thy folly. lkt. the universe, the wheel of fortune, justice .thy kingdom.s fortune is in the balance. crp the blasted tower, the sun, the last judgement .ruined is thy glory, and finished. but we cannot help thinking that this exegesis must have been very hard work. we could more easily read anm. to sacrifice to death is folly. lkt. thy kingdom shall be fortunate, for it is just. crp the tower of thy glory shall endure until the last days. there! that didn.t take two minutes; and belshazz

anm. to sacrifice to death is folly. lkt. thy kingdom shall be fortunate, for it is just. crp the tower of thy glory shall endure until the last days. there! that didn.t take two minutes; and belshazzar would have exalted us above daniel. similarly al, god, may be interpreted .his folly is justice. as it is written .the wisdom of this word is foolishness with god. or, by yetzirah .the air is his balance. as it is written .god made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. or by meaning .the ox and the goad. i.e .he is both matter and motion. we here append a sketch ms by frater p, giving his explanation by tarot, etc, of the letters of the alphabet spelt in full. 28 liber lviii mystic readings of the letters of the

iserable and blind and naked. is not a philosophical but a practical silliness. nothing exists, says the magister templi, but perfection. true; yet their consciousness is imperfect. ergo, it does not exist. for the m.t. this is so: he has .cancelled out. the complexities of the mathematical expression called existence, and the answer is zero. but for the beginner his pain and another.s joy do not balance: his pain hurts him, and his brother may go hang. the magister templi, too, understands why zero must plunge through all finite numbers to express itself; why it must write itself as .n. n. instead of 0; what gain there is in such writing. and this understanding will be found expressed in liber 418 (episode of chaos and his daughter) and liber legis (i. 28-30. but it must never be forgotte

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

ut mind by chance of sense or sex to find a way less iron-brained determining direction x;57 i know not if these hindu methods be best(.tis no such life and death odds, since suffering souls to save or damn never existed. so i fall confessing: well, perhance i am myself a christian after all! so far at least. i must concede christ did attain in every deed; yet, being an illiterate man, not his to balance or to scan, to call god stupid or unjust! he took the universe on trust: he reconciled the world below with that above; rolled eloquence steel-tired58 o.er reason.s .why. and .whence. discarded all proportion just and thundered in our ears .i know. and bellowed in our brains .ye must. 675 680 685 690 695 700 705 710 fifty years of europe worth a cycle of cathay. method of christ. the poet

above them is the ninefold lotus, and a virgin came forth unto him in the hour of his rejoicing and propounded her riddle. the first riddle :4 the maiden is blind. our father: she shall be what she doth not. and a second virgin came forth to him and said: the second riddle: detegitur yod. quoth our father: the moon is full. so also a third virgin the third riddle: man and woman: o fountain of the balance! to whom our father answered with a swift flash of his sword, so swift she saw it not. came a fourth virgin, having a fourth riddle: what egg hath no shell? and our father pondered a while and then said: on a wave of the sea: on a shell of the wave: blessed be her name! the fifth virgin issued suddenly and said: i have four arms and six sides: red i am, and gold. to whom our father: eli, e

LIBER SAMEKH

the sixth* this corresponds to the emotional and metaphysical fog which is characteristic of the emergence of thought from homogeneity. the clear and concise differentiation of ideas marks the adult mind. point iii 35 the adept must keep himself in hand, however tempted to make a new heaven and a new earth in the next few days by trumpeting his triumphs. he must give time a chance to redress his balance, sore shaken by the impact of the infinite. as he becomes adjusted to intercourse with his angel, he will find his passionate ecstasy develop a quality of peace and intelligibility which adds power, while it informs and fortifies his mental and moral qualities instead of obscuring and upsetting them. he will by now have become able to converse with his angel, impossible as it once seemed;

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

l and afraid of spoiling his prospects, because really, you see, he could never become king and have a son a fairy prince without me. but one can only do that by getting to the third house, and it.s a dreadful journey, i do most honestly assure you. there are two passages, one from the eighth house and one from the sixth; the first is all water, and the second is almost worse, because you have to balance yourself so carefully, or you fall and hurt yourself. to go through the first you must be painted all over with blood up to your waist, and you cross your legs, and then they put a rope round one ankle and swing you off. i had such a pretty white petticoat on, and my prince said i looked just like a white pyramid with a huge red cross on the top of it, which made me ever so glad, because n

LIBER XLI THIEN TAO

ere shall be masters of the synagogue, but they shall never seek to dominate. they shall most carefully abstain from inducing any man to seek the tao by any other way than that of equilibrium. they shall develop individual genius without considering whether in their opinion its fruition will tend to the good or evil of their country or of the world; for who are they to interfere with a soul whose balance has been crowned by the most holy tao? gthe masters shall be great men among men; but among great men they shall be friends. gsince equilibrium will have become perfect, a greater than napoleon shall arise, and the peaceful shall rejoice thereat; a greater than darwin, and the minister in his pulpit give open thanks to god. gthe instructed infidel shall no longer sneer at the church-goer

LINDOW JOHN NORSE MYTHOLOGY A GUIDE TO THE GODS HEROES RITUALS AND BELIEFS

earth on which asgard, midgard, and the worlds of the giants are located. meletinskij argued that cosmogony and eschatology were distinguished by the axes and that this distinction had a chronological aspect. hastrup described the difference as one of reversibility: events on the vertical axis were girreversible, h for they were fated; those on the horizontal axis were greversible, h in that the balance between gods and giants was so close. both clunies ross and jens peter schjodt, ghorizontale und vertikale achsen in der vorchristlichen skandinavischen kosmologie, h in old norse and finnish cultic religions and place names, ed. tore ahlback, scripta instituti donneri aboensis, 13 (abo, finland: donner institute for research in religious and cultural history, 1990, 35.57, disagreed. schjo

LOGOMACHY OF ZOS

s is to be in harmony with yourself; little more is permitted or desirable. seek your environment and adapt it: do not ask z..q$ 5! e. i know only vaguely what i have made from self into myself. if others loved themselves half as much as i do, there would be no wars. everything would seem less dangerous than reality, for everyone would escape or unrender it. vitality of idea, vitality of form and balance of composition. these are the essentials of the masters who make their truths live. when you are bored it is evidence of disease. you are going blind, deaf, or are paralyzed, etc. friendship is only the refraction of a desire for a fuller self. until i am god in myself, i am nothing to god. we are much worse in prospect than in retrospect. passion is purchased by passion. those of small de

: an averaging of variant inequalities from inexactitudes as an approximate. remiss always. time-space is an empirical relativism deriving from our manifold of incomplete and unsynthesized representations seeking nexity. the unrelated has neither time, space, nor ego. we cannot guess our purpose, and never surpass it, but it is imperative that we believe in one for it confers ability. there is no balance without equal tension or reciprocal compensation. we are as shadows of our doubts, delusion-reared, haunted by hopes and fears, cramped in some corner we imagine real and secure c and pray to god, intent to prey. the incredible may follow the possible, because none can assess what may become true or what is impossible. when we speak of the impossible or the inconceivable we really mean som

om looking only for our own likenesses. life is a potency, becoming a selection of indulgences; a path through the chaos we make. how soon fearing. shocked, we cry out for salvation, and backslide to some old mothering or protectiveness. no escape but to breathe the human smell, touch the hirsute flesh: shall again adventure c must transgress. compensating mechanisms often demand an antithesis to balance or fulfil them, as with character and temperament: an ideal union. the masculine woman and the effeminate man. equity is the stabilizer of eternity. i( h= 2/ 2 4v. 6* 9. f authority to shelve his own responsibility. unappreciated ability becomes devitalized, breeds a self-indulgent sickness. a self pity that suffers alone. i. 2' e..1 2 o, n &7 u( x k..1 y! k <7 it is in all things and all

and re-indulging existing forms, reshaping them to form new pleasures of flesh impacting flesh. at least, so i who love fat women imagine. when thoughts dissociate themselves from the correspondences and gradations between contrasting things, they will reform abundantly with new correlatives as emotional content in our resultant processes of rearrangement. final representation is an asymmetrical balance. this( f. 2 o( 9$ o. w=h .5: s( 5: h7..1( w% 5. s* 5..1. g us in contact with reality. all reality being more abstract than actual, a para-ideal we know and cannot grasp. the nearest we attain to it is by a union of all the senses. a personal sentiment can, by suitable emotional channeling, be affective and can associate and express nuances and..1' e< e e..1 2 5..w7#7e7 e5: 2..1. portrayin

s by the mysterious chemistry of our believing. h 5#"d( m &7 j 4" overadorns, paints, ostentatiously clothes and transfers to mode. the is often to marry a fiction. our work and behaviour is the truer portrait, 5! 9= 2 9=h v :7 when thought dissociates itself from the correspondences and gradations between contrasting things, these will re-form abundantly; final representation is an asymmetrical balance. t 6 9".1 2 level of our genius. so, rightly or wrongly, i think this: what was once free, casual, and formless seeks arbitrary laws, is precipitated into time and dimensional form with definite functional purpose and direction about which we can only guess. to realize all probabilities within definite limits. unreached yet..that wonderful first glance at anything which is fleeting but, i

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

ch they will be bound. one will use the circle that is developed from goetic sources for this work, and the triple hermetic circle of hamara t would be used for the magician to stand or sit within. some sorcerer s due to aesthetic alignment prefer to use 23 the goetic circle of pacts, as developed by eliphas levi. this would be advised if for the advanced black magickian who is able to ultimately balance the concepts of holy and infernal. one would use the rituals of daemonic evocation or summons of shadow forms or qlippothic beings for such operations, not the great work or holy magick. let the sorcerer not be bound by the instruments of magickal art, for these are outer projections and extensions of the will. the sorcerer may be clothed and draped in the night sky, covered in the grave s

in darkness and light, azal ucel, the system employed is one of 31 summoning up the angelic and daemonic spirit within the self the true will by means of a mask of luciferian witchcraft. the very methods themselves are contained in the calling of the four directions each a component of higher illumination of self; which is combined with the bestial/demonic with the angelic. this is the center of balance which was often deemed necessary in the workings of abramelin magick; which issues control over daemonic forces within and beyond the self. azal'ucel is a sigillic word formula of azazel and lucifer to combind the ancient middle eastern with the western idea of what the bringer of light may or may not be. aleister crowley s excellent and useful liber samekh explores this system entirely, h

LUCIFERIAN WITCHCRAFT AN INTRODUCTION

seeking the love of nature and folk magic, from which many in europe in our current time are seeking yet again. witchcraft is the direct descendent of ancient shamanic cultures and practices, which has flourished with humanity since the beginning of time. the essence of witchcraft is of two basic aspects, being the discovery of the self and the unity with nature, and the mastery of sorcery and a balance of both dayside and darkside practices (2) the sethanic witchcraft current has been cultivated in europe through those who hold the key to the gnosis within their minds; it seems to speak through the blood. this unspoken aspect of the tradition of the old is known directly as witchblood, it is a silent, unspoken yet natural degree of the folk ability to practice magick. this is the inner m

LURQUIN STONE EVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS CREATION MYTHS

ection. the designer made a mistake: hot flashes in postmenopausal women hiv is a recent problem with which humans have had to contend. but there are many other, age-old problems with our physiology that cast considerable doubt upon the notion of id. one such problem concerns hot flashes in 76 evolution and religious creation myths postmenopausal women. when menstruation stops, a woman s hormonal balance changes, one result of this being hot flashes. after menopause, many women suffer from hot flashes, in some cases severely so. there are women who have hot flashes about every 15 minutes every single day, along with periods of severe sweating that interrupts sleep throughout the night. hot flashes can be extremely uncomfortable, producing a strong sensation of overheating, flushing of the

ir milk or meat. also, in these countries, pigs are traditionally the main source of animal proteins. and pigs are not dairy animals. in east and southeast asia, lactose intolerance remains high because these societies never relied on milk as food. individuals in china and thailand who became lactose tolerant through mutation never experienced enhanced fitness and hence did not change the genetic balance of their populations. this example shows how biological natural selection in humans intersects harmoniously with cultural differentiation and evolution. but, of course, there is much more to culture than subsistence mode and diet. culture is also language, a worldview, social structure, religion and rituals, and a whole host of other things that we do not normally connect with biological c

further, it cannot even be investigated by science because it is akin to a miracle. cosmology has provided a coherent picture, well grounded in experimental observation, of cosmic evolution, from the big bang until today. one cosmological model subdivides the history of the universe into three phases. to understand the first phase, it is important to know that, for many scientists, the net energy balance of the universe is zero. how is this possible? it is thought that the energy contained in both matter and radiation (represented by einstein s famous equation e mc2) is the same amount of energy as the total gravitational energy of the universe (represented by the mutual attraction of all material objects in the cosmos. but since the universe is expanding, gravitational energy has a negati

MACNULTY W KIRK KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY

w idea. the striking thing about these columns is that each is of a different order of architecture. in masonic symbolism they are assigned names: wisdom to the ionic column in the middle, strength to the doric column on the left, and beauty to the corinthian column on the right.42 the three pillars, like the tree of life, speak of a universe in which expansive and constraining forces are held in balance by a coordinating agency. in masonic terms this idea is called the "rule of three" four worlds the universe as it was perceived43 by the renaissance philosophers consisted of "four worlds" the hermetica describes such a division with each of the four worlds associated with one of the classical "elements."44 kabbalah has the same division as review of "tree mechanics" will indicate.45 they

quality; judging fairly implies treating all persons in that way. in addition, horizontals convey, at least to me, the quality of stability. i have placed the plumb rule at hesed because, for me, verticals have the quality of growth and aspiration (e.g. gothic architecture. the square, which defines the relationship between the other two, is placed at tiferet which has the function of holding the balance (maintaining the proper relationship) with respect to the two side sefirot. a perfect ashlar is a building stone which has been worked to its proper shape and is ready to be placed in the building. in figure 14 the perfect ashlar is shown to the right of the tree at the level of the soul, and according to the lectures such a stone is to be found within the middle chamber. for the figure 14

y a reel of string on a pin that can be stuck in the ground; and by tying the pencil to the string one is enabled to lay out large drawings and designs. but notice, when used in this way the skirret is a constraint on the pencil; just as binah, understanding is a constraint on hokmah, revelation. the compasses are actually dividers; and they are a tool of proportion, appropriate to keep things in balance. i have placed them at keter where they also indicate that the two sides to the tree become one in the last analysis. to the right of the tree is a tracing board, the third of the immovable jewels. it, too, is an instrument of creativity and design and appropriate for the creative level of the spirit where it indicates that labor in this degree is concerned with understanding and cooperati

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

ering caused by the evil genius of the persians, ahriman, who sought to overthrow the power of ahura-mazda. those who hold the opinion that before its revision by the greeks the zodiac consisted of only ten signs adduce evidence to show that libra (the scales) was inserted into the zodiac by dividing the constellation of virgo scorpio (at that time one sign) into two parts, thus establishing "the balance" at the point of equilibrium between the ascending northern and the descending southern signs (see the rosicrucians, their rites and mysteries, by hargrave jennings) on this subject isaac myer states "we think that the zodiacal constellations were first ten and represented an immense androgenic man or deity; subsequently this was changed, resulting in scorpio and virgo and making eleven; a

m between the ascending northern and the descending southern signs (see the rosicrucians, their rites and mysteries, by hargrave jennings) on this subject isaac myer states "we think that the zodiacal constellations were first ten and represented an immense androgenic man or deity; subsequently this was changed, resulting in scorpio and virgo and making eleven; after this from scorpio, libra, the balance, was taken, making the present twelve (the qabbalah) each year the sun passes entirely around the zodiac and returns to the point from which it started--the vernal equinox--and each year it falls just a little short of making the complete circle of the heavens in the allotted period of time. as a result, it crosses the equator just a little behind the spot in the zodiacal sign where it cro

s long* the asterisms, constituting the zodiacal constellations mixed with others, are represented in a spiral. the extremities of this spiral, after one revolution, are leo and cancer. leo is no doubt at the head. it appears to be trampling on a serpent, and its tail to be held by a woman. immediately after the lion comes the virgin holding an ear of corn, further on, we perceive two scales of a balance, above which, in a medal lion, is the figure of harpocrates. then follows the scorpion and sagittarius, to whom the egyptians gave wings, and two faces. after sagittarius are successively placed, capricornus, aquarius, pisces, the ram, the bull, and the twins. this zodiacal procession is, as we have already observed, terminated by cancer, the crab" p. 56 the antiquity of the zodiac is much

of the soul. among the greeks, harmony and the soul were considered to be similar in nature, because all souls are harmonic. the hexad is also the symbol of marriage, because it is formed by the union of two triangles, one masculine and the other feminine. among the keywords given to the hexad are: time, for it is the measure of duration; panacea, because health is equilibrium, and the hexad is a balance number; the world, because the world, like the hexad, is often seen to consist of contraries by harmony; omnisufficient, because its parts are sufficient for totality (3 +2+ 1= 6; unwearied, because it contains the elements of immortality. by the pythagoreans the heptad--7--was called "worthy of veneration" it was held to be the number of religion, because man is controlled by seven celest

was also looked upon as an appropriate emblem of resurrection and reincarnation, for though apparently dying each fall it blossomed forth again with renewed verdure each ensuing spring. under the appellations of the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is concealed the great arcanum of antiquity--the mystery of equilibrium. the tree of life represents the spiritual point of balance--the secret of immortality. the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, as its name implies, represents polarity, or unbalance--the secret of mortality. the qabbalists reveal this by assigning the central column of their sephirothic diagram to the tree of life and the two side branches to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil "unbalanced forces perish in the void" declares the secret

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

and whether he becomes sufficiently aware of where his nose is leading him of his karma, if you will. at this point it would be germane to mention the subject of curses and blessings inflicted by witches on people. in view of the preceding, you will see that when you as a witch inflict your will magically on someone, what in effect you are doing is throwing the weight of your witch power into the balance of a person's choice of future, and thus guiding his selection in favour of one direction as opposed to a set of others. this, of course, can be effected only through a contact with his deep mind, the place where the mysterious choices are made, hence the whole rigmarole of the magical operation. but remember, and this is an important thing to bear in mind at all times, should your victim

MEANING OF MASONRY

ols of the mysteries, when aspirants for the higher life were wont to quit the outer world and enter temples or sanctuaries of initiation, prolonged periods were allotted to the practical achievement of what is briefly summarized in our first degree. we are told seven or more years was the normal period, though less sufficed in worthy cases. the most severe tests of discipline, of purity, of self-balance were required before a neophyte was permitted to pass forward, and a reminiscence of these tests of fitness is preserved in our own working by the conducting of the candidate to the two wardens, and submitting him to a merely formal trial of efficiency. for it is impossible to-day, as it was impossible in ancient times, for a man to reach the heights of moral perfection and spiritual consc

the setting up of the pillars. what, then, did they signify? i can deal with the subject but very superficially here. in one of their aspects they stand for what is known in eastern philosophy as the" pairs of opposites" everything in nature is dual and can only be known in contrast with its opposite, whilst the two in combination produce a metaphysical third which is their synthesis and perfect balance. thus we have good and evil; light and darkness (and one of the pillars was always white and the other black; active and passive; positive and negative; yes and no; outside and inside; man and woman. neither of these is complete without the other; taken together they form stability. morning and evening unite to form the complete day. man is proverbially imperfect without his" better half"

man and woman. neither of these is complete without the other; taken together they form stability. morning and evening unite to form the complete day. man is proverbially imperfect without his" better half" woman; the two marry to impart strength to each other and to establish their common house. physical science shows all matter to be composed of positi ve and negative electric forces in perfect balance and that things would disintegrate and disappear if they did not stand firm in perfect union. every drop of healthy blood in our bodies is a combination of red and white corpuscles, by the due balance of which we are established in strength and health, whilst lack of balance is attended by disease. the pillars therefore typify, in one of their aspects, perfect integrity of body and soul su

to typify the human organism. the lower and physical part of us is animal and earthy, and rests, like the base of jacob's ladder, upon the earth; whilst our higher portion is spiritual and reaches to the heavens. these two portions of ourselves are in perpetual conflict, the spiritual and the carnal ever warring against one another; and he alone is the wise man who has learned to effect a perfect balance between them and to establish himself in strength so that his own inward house stands firm against all weakness and temptation. and in still another sense the two pillars may be seen exemplified in the human body. there are our two legs, upon both of which we must stand firm to acquire a perfect physical balance. and y having discerned this simple truth, and having seen that the path of tr

d education, and his outlook on life and knowledge of truth are correspondingly restricted and imperfect. full and perfect knowledge is possible only when the deep seeing vision and consciousness of man's spiritual principle have been awakened and superadded to his other cognitive faculties. this is possible only to the true master, who has all four methods of knowledge at his disposal in perfect balance and adjusted like the four sides of the lodge; and hence the place of the master and past-masters being always in the east. the" depth" of the lodge" from the surface of the earth to its centre) refers to the distance or difference of degree between the superficial consciousness of our earthly mentality and the supreme of divine degree of consciousness resident at man's spiritual centre wh

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

ith such forces as they are demonic or the more balanced counter spelling daemonic (neutral spirit intelligences or elementals which hold their own godlike association not associated with any dogma s such as good or evil. the great opening of the abyss is encoded within the grimoire, open and enter with care. our basis is to establish a thought process ushering forth in this upcoming age based on balance and ancient values. the subconscious must be explored on numerous levels to understand what is known as the beast within. we do not wish to throw in a new religion, or claim something amazing or revolutionary. this book was conceived after a great personal undertaking which involved the goddess babalon, for which opened the 6 6 gates of hecate and lilith. this work is seen by me personally

, the will to explore and suggest, to destroy and create. the daemonic elementals which breed in the subconscious mind from the time of birth and on can be banished and often made useful to the fighting individual. there is no devil worship or ill intent involved for the worker of shadow magick, it is up to the individual which path they take. i have always intended, from the beginning to present balance and insight into a dangerous psychic path. that of the shadow sorcerer is not that of mental weakness; however it often tests the mind on ever possible level. questions, answers, fears and pain await those who explore. fear not however, without the trials of life there is no true knowledge or experience. it is through consciously and willfully exploring areas of ourselves- analyze and beco

ion and lust. many have developed from personal experience 11 11 (ie. childhood or early life trauma) a predatory complex which would act itself out from frustration during the dream state. the main difference between a serial killer and a dreamer is the killer takes his/her desires out on flesh instead of a subconscious dream situation. such an individual would lack self control and the need for balance and understanding. for the sorcerer, it is known that natural instincts of hunting and survival are not to be repressed and ignored, but rather should be explored and understood, for a significant part of the individuals make up lies in those hidden corridors. the lycanthropic strain of humanity lies in its hidden urges and primal desires. english sorcerer and artist austin osman spare (3)

to be a mental and physical terror. one of the first werewolves, lycon, was turned into a wolf by zeus in a form of punishment for a crime. in scandinavia, werewolves were regarded as great warriors who fought for their land and family honor. the werewolf was not one in the actual form of a wolf, however, but a norseman covered in the skin of a bear or wolf. they would attain a mental-shamanistic balance of beast and with a mind sigil of odin and wotan ascend to the battle which would last to the death. their ferocity was legendary and these warriors, who had no one sided concepts of good or evil, found a balance for the love of their culture and family. they fought in harmony with nature. there was however a shadowside within their culture: the great demon-wolf fenrir which devoured the s

s is witch blood except this state always remains within the subconscious; it is a light no one wants to go out! witchcraft is the direct descendent of ancient shamanic cultures and practices, which has flourished with humanity since the beginning of time. the essence of witchcraft is of two basic aspects, being the discovery of the self and the unity with nature, and the mastery of sorcery and a balance of both dayside and darkside practices. the connection between witchcraft and the zos kia cultus is more profound than one may first believe. the sorcery of zos kia cultus has its roots in the luciferian tradition of which austin spare was heir by witch paterson. the sabbat of the witches is also misunderstood to some extent and there is a need to further present theories and actual path w

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

and genetic manipulation401 appendix f: general chronology of events monkey. it had an analgesic potency 100 times that of morphine and 40 times greater than enkephelins.beta endorphins were split into alpha and gamma, the difference being only one amino acid. whilegamma produced a sensitivity to pain, alpha produced analgesia. it was then postulated that betaendorphins could act like a switch to balance reaction to pain. lower blood sugar regulates certain neu-rotransmitters and controls certain hormones, all leading to certain behavioral effects from speed-learn-ing to flight-or-fight and pain suppression. so, schizophrenia at this time was diagnosed as typifying ade-activation of the beta endorphins. beta endorphins have emerged as the most important element inthe biochemistry of behavi

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

dictates survival; this life is the only flesh you will have. make the best of it. how can one make the best of their life? how does one find the strength to mutate into something else? what is a luciferian, a satanist, a vampire. here, i will attempt to describe the essence, what you will find in those born into this path. those who understand the 19 beauty in destruction and creation. those who balance spiritual hope, desire and equal it with their creative will to become and manifest their wishes on earth. this short tome will be hated; humans hate the idea of something better or the possibility of self improvement. save it for a new year some will say, this year i will lose weight, this year i will finish this project, you hear the sheep sound this off. yet they always fall into the po

the legends of ahriman as the dragon. here is the adversary, she is the night and the abyss. tiamat can give life and create what she wishes, much like ahriman created the archdaevas to counter creation. tiamat was a sorceress, a powerful first witch who was both vampire and goddess to all. the demonic feminine is equally important to the adversarial formula in luciferian witchcraft as it is the balance which acknowledges the female generative principle as the foundation of all actions and purpose. the associative name of tiamat was tamtu, both names referring to the primeval sea and the dragon 20 which personified it. tiamat is thus very close to the idea of the hebraic leviathan, the dragon of the abyss. the sea is also connected to the abyss and thus the subconscious. in corey s ancien

to a sphere and then stored accordingly. you may try this before sleeping; it provides a powerful preparation and relaxation practice which will fuel your dreams or nightmares. as in the luciferian path, it is essential to the slowed study and planning of your short and long term planning. this means school, career and what you want to do with your life. a practitioner of the luciferian path will balance the spiritual and material to their own end not focusing too much on one to stop the other. in terms of magical practice, the luciferian would implement the practice of magick and sorcery based on the ends they wish to achieve. there is no specific or set practice to proceed the grimoires offered are suggestions based on practice rather than defined dogma do what works for you. astral proj

pent your entire astral body turns black and red, the colors of predatory strength. your inner light is hidden and encircled by darkness, ahriman awakes within. as you transform you can feel the burning fire of life, the hunger for more life. this is lilith, the very motivator of samael or lucifer, who is now ahriman. consume the rest of the angel in front of you. rejoice in life! 8. focus on the balance of your inner light and darkness, how you may motivate your light to control and shape the darkness based on what you wish to achieve. say in your mind: by the essence of lucifer am i god. i will devour as much energy as i can. i am both as lucifer and ahriman, lilith and the darkness of night. i will cast aside doubt and illusion and devour the hindering light of god until i am unchalleng

will be fed from. once this has been determined, the magickian must practice a form of mediation to gain control of the body and further strengthen the subconscious desire to drain. at the point of sleep, your focus should be on the one you intend to visit. remember, the goal is never to harm another it is to drain enough energy to grow strong from without harming your subjects own astral energy. balance and know your limitations. astral forms- hag sexual desire the hag inspires nightmares and the vampire who projects in this form causes terror in the victim which spills out astral energy, the hag then drains this energy before releasing and flying out. think about your flesh wrinkling, graying in color, eyes burning black. wolf or werewolf-intense sexual desire and lust or aggression. lyc

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

o enter into heaven by dying today, rather than years from now, your guardian angel will do nothing to spare you from today s danger; self-preservation (of the mortal life) is, in many ways, the duty of your tutelary demon, rather than your guardian angel. it is important not to confuse the light, which represents the guardian angel or god himself, with the lightbringer, which is prometheus. this balance of angel, demon, and man is the perfect way of ensuring free-will, all while keeping man neck-deep in a spiritual game. if a tutelary demon, or guardian demon, were to gain undue control over the wills of the individual, the results would be a decline in moral character, physical, and mental health. this being, which drives us by selfishness, greed, and base ambitions (such as sex and powe

beliefs so interchangeably is proof of this. what else i found interesting was how some magicians referred to osiris (and yahweh) as lord; except, when they spoke of him, or identified him in any way, it was always in terms of jesus christ. famous phrases: sun of the golden dawn sign of osiris slain: extend arms out to the sides, legs together, palms forward, hang head down. represents sacrifice, balance, and transformation. sign of osiris risen: cross arms over chest, right over left, legs together. represents resurrection and transcendence. excerpt from the ritual of the hexagram: virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, the destroyer. sol [sun, osiris, slain and risen! ee-ahh-ohh! ee-ahh-ohh. do sign of osiris slain and say the sign of osiris slain. do sign of the mourning of isis

. the metal copper, for instance, is inclined to the influence of venus. therefore, copper is a venereal metal (venereal..venus. the goddess of lust and sex, go figure) element color direction nature elementals ruler air yellow east separation sylphs paralda water blue west union undines nichsa fire red south energy salamanders djin earth green/brown north stability gnomes ghob sprit white center balance n/a n/a planet color day# characteristics saturn black saturday 3 death; limitation; decay jupiter blue thursday 4 growth; prosperity; luck; justice mars red tuesday 5 violence; change; success; disease sun gold sunday 6 power; creative energy; goodness venus green friday 7 love; socialization; sex; the arts mercury purple wednesday 8 intellect; business; communication; travel moon silver

ve constructed a culture just beneath the surface of our own. some of these people remain as potentials their entire life, and never come into awareness of their vampiric nature; these types may still have access to subtle powers, and may be drawn to occupations where they are the center of attention of a large crowd. there are different types of vampires, and each type is different regarding its balance of material and spirit; some vampires lean towards more spirit, while others lean towards the flesh. the vampire is a being whose astral body is disconnected to their physical, unlike humans whose astral and physical bodies are tightly bound. because of this schism, their energy centers, or chakras, are essentially broken and the life-force produced by these centers cannot sustain the vamp

MICHAEL W FORD NOX UMBRA

of a vampyre shade from which is an exteriorized form of the self, an elemental of the mind. this is clearly a building point of the will and an act of becoming. when binding the vampyre to the self and the skull, the magician then sleeps with the form in a death posture overnight, awaking to the meditations upon shaitan in the noon-day sun. this aspect reflects the self in opposition, and how a balance is necessary and healthy. during the sleep the vampyre shade of the self would feed from the body in the death posture. requirements a human skull which would have the tap detached (available from medical supply companies, this will be the resting place or nganga of the vampyre, which would act as a coffin or tomb. obtain a small amount from a cemetery of burial ground, which will be the s

motion and how one may control their deepest desires. this instinct is the primal aspect of the animals of the earth, how their mind's work, the intuition, understanding, graciousness and ferociousness when the animal hunger emerges. the vampyric and daemonic feminine is the point of intellect which combines and balances elegance and nobility with predatory instincts, the beast itself. it is this balance of being which allows self-improvement and introspection, ultimately to create a self-deified and productive god and goddess. the luciferian essence is found within the eyes of cain, the father of witchblood, buried deep within the dark well of the watchers, from which our mind is of the deep. leviathan the serpent guards this gateway of the arcana of sleep, from which the twilight brings

MIDNIGHTS CIRCLE A COMMENTARY OF AZOTHOZ

ching and fire influenced spirit of sorat/shaitan/set, which is the core essence of the isolated spirit of the adept. equally the moon and night (darkness) is the gnosis which must be explored through the dreaming essence of lilith az, the emotional, instinctual and sorcerous path. it is the direct transition and embodiment of the adept in the antinomian left hand path concept. it is essential to balance both, as one feeds the other, be it masculine and feminine qualities. the union of the sun and the moon defines the essence of being, thus separates by will the isolate consciousness of the adept. azothoz a book of the adversary by michael w. ford illustrated by elda isela ford published by succubus publishing http//algol.chaosmagic.com azothoz is a formula used specifically in the golden

MOODY RAYMOND A LIFE AFTER LIFE

t of experiences which i have had myself. at the same time i cannot claim total objectivity on that basis, since my emotions have become involved in this project. in hearing so many people relate the fascinating experiences with which this volume deals, i have come to feel almost as though i have lived through them myself. i can only hope that this attitude has not compromised the rationality and balance of my approach. secondly, i write as a person who is not broadly familiar with the vast literature on paranormal and occult phenomena. i do not say this to disparage it, and i feel confident that a wider acquaintance with it might have increased my understanding of the events i have studied. in fact, i intend now to look more closely at some of these writings to see to what extent the inve

MORALS AND DOGMA

stream. the ornamentation that does not cover strength is the gewgaws of babble. neither is dialectic subtlety valuable to public men. the christian faith has it, had it formerly more than now; a subtlety that might have entangled plato, and which has rivalled in a fruitless fashion the mystic lore of jewish rabbis and indian sages. it is not this which converts the heathen. it is a vain task to balance the great thoughts of the earth, like hollow straws, on the finger-tips of disputation. it is not this kind of warfare which makes the cross triumphant in the hearts of the unbelievers; but the actual power that lives in the faith. so there is a political scholasticism that is merely useless. the dexterities of subtle logic rarely stir the hearts of the people, or convince them. the true a

undaries, and makes necessity and its safety the plea for open robbery. the great merchant nation, gaining foothold in the orient, finds a continual necessity for extending its dominion by arms, and subjugates india. the great royalties and despotisms, without a plea, partition among themselves a kingdom, dismember poland, and prepare to wrangle over the dominions of the crescent. to maintain the balance of power is a plea for the obliteration of states. carthage, genoa, and venice, commercial cities only, must acquire territory by force or fraud, and become states. alexander marches to the indus; tamerlane seeks universal empire; the saracens conquer spain and threaten vienna. the thirst for power is never satisfied. it is insatiable. neither men nor nations ever have power enough. when r

son of being, is being itself. we may inquire "why does something exist" that is "why does such or such a thing exist" but we cannot, without being absurd, ask "why is being" that would be to suppose being before being. if being had a cause, that cause would necessarily be; that is, the cause and effect would be identical. reason and science demonstrate to us that the modes of existence and being balance each other in equilibrium according to harmonious and hierarchic laws. but a hierarchy is synthetized, in ascending, and becomes ever more and more monarchial. yet the reason cannot pause at a single chief, without being alarmed at the abysses which it seems to leave above this supreme monarch. therefore it is silent, and gives place to the faith it adores. what is certain, even for scienc

h too long for that which we have to learn and do; and that there is an almost fabulous distance between our age and that of our grandfather. but when, at the age of sixty, if we are fortunate enough to reach it, or unfortunate enough, as the case may be, and according as we have profitably invested or wasted our time, we halt, and look back along the way we have come, and cast up and endeavor to balance our accounts with time and opportunity, we find that we have made life much too short, and thrown away a huge portion of our time. then we, in our mind, deduct from the sum total of our years the hours that we have needlessly passed in sleep; the working-hours each day, during which the surface of the mind's sluggish pool has not been stirred or ruffled by a single thought; the days that w

cs of the profoundest interest, and the most ennobling and refining contemplation. they occupy much of his leisure; and as he becomes familiar with the sorrows and calamities of this life, as his hopes are disappointed and his visions of happiness here fade away; when life has wearied him in its race of hours; when he is harassed and toil-worn, and the burden of his years weighs heavy on him, the balance of attraction gradually inclines in favor of another life; and he clings to his lofty speculations with a tenacity of interest which needs no injunction, and will listen to no prohibition. they are the consoling privilege of the aspiring, the wayworn, the weary, and the bereaved. to him the contemplation of the future lets in light upon the present, and develops the higher portions of his

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

e sees his or her face, and no other. if thou dislikest what is seen, change thyself. marcelo ramos motta, 1975 e.v. the title liber al vel legis sub figura ccxx as delivered by xciii= 418 to dclxvi title: in the first edition, this book was called l. l is the sacred letter in the holy twelvefold table which forms the triangle that stabilizes the universe. see liber 418. l is the letter of libra, balance, and 'justice' in the taro. this title should probably be al "el, as the 'l' was heard of the voice of aiwaz, not seen. al is the true name of the book, for these letters, and their number 31, form the master key to its mysteries. with regard to the above note by a.c, serious students should consult liber v vel reguli, the ritual of the mark of the beast, for a more thorough analysis of th

n true wills. paradoxical though it may seem, sin mores disapprove violently of sexual deviations. sin men hate homosexuals and feel compelled to beat them or insult them. this excessive reaction of hostility is a defense mechanism. they feel attracted, therefore they fear. a society that is sexually equilibrated will tolerate exceptions. a society that is sexually unhealthy will not, because its balance is unstable, and it is easily upset by deviations. one must add that the above remarks are just as true of societies where the concept of the female exists without the male. while it is true that everybody has absolute right to interpret the external-or the internal universe as they please, an interpretation that is too partial or twisted leads inevitably to interference with the will of o

tion and position. the wheel moves; manifestation now is possible. its perception implies three-dimensional space, and time. but note that the mover is himself not moved. the 'cube in the circle' emphasizes this question of dimension. the cube is rectilinear (therefore phallic no less than the axle; its unity suggests perfection projected as a 'solid' for human perception; its square faces affirm balance, equity, and limitation; its six-sidedness sets it among the solar symbols. it is thus like the sun in the zodiac, which is no more than the field for his fulfilment in his going. he, by virtue of his successive relation with each degree of the circle, clothes himself with an appearance of 'matter in motion, although absolute motion through space is a meaningless expression (eddington, spa

partial projections of the absolute; we may allow every image presented to us to be of equally intrinsic and essential entity with ourselves, and its presentation to us a phenomenon necessary in nature; and we may adjust our apprehension to the actuality that every event is an item in the account which we render to ourselves of our own estate. we dare not desire to omit any single entry, lest the balance be upset. we may react with elasticity and indifference to each occurrence, intent only on the idea that the total, intelligently appreciated, constitutes a perfect knowledge not indeed of the absolute, but of that part thereof which is ourselves. we thus adjust one imperfection accurately to another, and remain contented in the appreciation of the righteousness of the relation. this path

s edition of the tao teh king. the idea of "people; however, by globing all individuals, no matter how diverse of nature or activity or interests, in one statistical monster with no head, is deadly misleading to freedom. you miss the tree for the forest, and you are the tree. it matters not one jot what others think or do "every number is infinite. your single individual opinion on a plate of the balance weighs as much as the opinions of all other stars gathered on the other, for your orbit is "at rest; that is, its aim is infinity, as is theirs, which means that your orbit is a function, or resultant, of all theirs. it is this that makes it unique, therefore as important as all theirs. the "people, therefore, if rightly understood, can never be more important than you. the plates weigh th

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

rgo for their crimes. they were regarded as prophetic divinities, and had sanctuaries in many parts of greece. the moira are mentioned as assisting the charites to conduct persephone to the upper world at her periodical [141]reunion with her mother demeter. they also appear in company with eileithyia, goddess of birth. nemesis. nemesis, the daughter of nyx, represents that power which adjusts the balance of human affairs, by awarding to each individual the fate which his actions deserve. she rewards, humble, unacknowledged merit, punishes crime, deprives the worthless of page 158 undeserved good fortune, humiliates the proud and overbearing, and visits all evil on the wrong-doer; thus maintaining that proper balance of things, which the greeks recognized as a necessary condition of all civ

s nemesis who prompted the deed, and presided over its execution. homer makes no mention of nemesis; it is therefore evident that she was a conception of later times, when higher views of morality had obtained among the greek nation. nemesis is represented as a beautiful woman of thoughtful and benign aspect and regal bearing; a diadem crowns her majestic brow, and she bears in her hand a rudder, balance, and cubit;.fitting emblems of the manner in which she guides, weighs, and measures all human events. she is also sometimes seen with a wheel, to symbolize the rapidity with which she executes justice. as the avenger of evil she appears winged, bearing in her hand either a scourge or a sword, and seated in a chariot drawn by griffins [142] nemesis is frequently called adrastia, and also rh

the name of necessitas [149] ker. in addition to the moira, who presided over the life of mortals, there was another divinity, called ker, appointed for each human being at the moment of his birth. the ker belonging to an individual was believed to develop with his growth, either for good page 166 or evil; and when the ultimate fate of a mortal was about to be decided, his ker was weighed in the balance, and, according to the preponderance of its worth or worthlessness, life or death was awarded to the human being in question. it becomes evident, therefore, that according to the belief of the early greeks, each individual had it in his power, to a certain extent, to shorten or prolong his own existence. the keres, who are frequently mentioned by homer, were the goddesses who delighted in

each other in single combat, the two goddesses, thetis and eos, hastened to olympus to intercede with page 329 its mighty ruler for the life of their sons. resolved even in this instance not to act in opposition to the moira, zeus seized the golden scales [298]in which he weighed the lot of mortals, and placed in it the respective fates of the two heroes, whereupon that of memnon weighed down the balance, thus portending his death. eos abandoned olympus in despair. arrived on the battlefield she beheld the lifeless body of her son, who, after a long and brave defence, had at length succumbed to the all-conquering arm of achilles. at her command her children, the winds, flew down to the plain, and seizing the body of the slain hero conveyed it through the air safe from the desecration of th

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

eeminent role in the propagation of the sciences. until the tenth century, churches were primarily built of wood. the art or science of framework construction, although complicated, is still less difficult than that of cutting and constructing with stone. the progress of this latter method brought about the overall advancement of architecture. stonecutting in fact leads to statics, the science of balance, and mathematics is the basic element of this discipline. toward the end of the tenth century, a man renowned for his position, character, and worth, the benedictine gerbert (a native of aurillac ecclesiastical and monastic associations 39 and, under the name of sylvester, the first french pope) brought about great progress in science and mathematics through his broad knowledge, which cont

magination of a single master; it was the gradual and slow work of collective faculties who ripened their concept little by little, through implementing and modifying it. the gothic style supplied the solution to a technical problem that had arisen for romanesque architects: the weight of the vault forced them to give their buildings squat proportions. this problem "inspired them to perfect their balance system, which was how they were led to the discovery of a system of intercrossed buttresses that would carry the vault while disguising its weight; the gothic cathedral continues and completes the romanesque church."4 the distinctive feature of gothic art is essentially the use of interecclesiastical and monastic associations 41 secting ribbed arches that support the vault like a kind of a

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of other human knowledge or experiences. what humans cannot easily understand, they have historically tended to regard with apprehension and suspicion. this is- in the precise sense of the term- a natural tendency which cannot be rationally overcome. the priesthood should not resent humankind for this, but must take the tendency into account when interacting with humans. an empathetic, sensitive balance must be found in which the influence unique to the priesthood continues to be brought to bear upon humanity, but also in which the priest or priestess is not ostracized by humanity. this is a continuous, difficult task- and one which all initiates of the priesthood must expect for the duration of their exercise of office. the _onyx tablet of set_ is that part of the _jeweled tablets of set

d meeting rooms. i usually try to schedule the most important events during the last 3 days of conclave since some people may not be able to attend the whole thing. if conclave is in a city like san francisco or other tourist mecca, leave some free time for sightseeing, etc. paying the bill- the usual procedure is to give the hotel a deposit, amount to be determined by the hotel, and then pay the balance in full at the end of the banquet dinner. if we are in the hotel under "temple of set, the treasurer (or ed or other authorized check signer) will pay with a temple check. if we are using a pseudonym (writer's group, then we pay by personal credit card and the person gets reimbursed by thetemple via a temple check. it is important to get a detailed accounting of what they are billing us fo

iple asserting itself again, since the temple can seem bewilderingly complex in light of its orders, pylons, words, conclaves and scope of interests (as exemplified in our reading list. the thing that ties all of this together is the principle of xeper, which we as members of the priesthood serve as constant reminders of when fellow initiates get off track "the fate of my gifted race rests in the balance" ipsissimus aquino has stated that priesthood is a deliberate act. but what is the act of priesthood? to facilitate that same realization within others that we recognize as the true potential of the gift of set. this is possible only through an acknowledgment of the gift onyx tablet: ot.i.3.1 temple of set author: william d. pridgen iii date: may 9, 1996 ce revision: html revision: august

agical situation. this is not an absolute power. what is? but the sensitivity element that comes from a developed/ initiated understanding is what allows the "truth (defined on a case-by-case basis) to be evoked. the importance of this ability is for his or her own benefit and to help fine-tune an initiate's magical quest. if the temple of set has initiates who are fooling themselves, the dynamic balance of the forum of the temple can be disrupted internally. 4) a priest or priestess has the enhanced ability to rationally or intuitively peel back subjective overlays. this greater cognitive process is a communication of essential principles found within a person, initiate, or given situation. this ability is not necessarily easier, just more definitive. with this aspect an increased level o

of other things you have no room for anything else" while the story may contain a definite right-hand path flavor, it none the less illustrates some principles relevant to third degree initiation. first, you cannot receive anything unless you are prepared to receive it. secondly, essence is like material, or at least it is easier to speak of it when we consider it as such. state 3: working toward balance no one can fully impress upon you what the sensation of priesthood is like. as with so many things in life, one can only know of it by being it. no one can approach the experience fully prepared for all that will happen. i recall thinking soon after my own ordination "why didn't anyone tell me about this" but the funny thing is- they did. in looking back through dr. aquino's "black magic"

PATH OF INITIATION

he meeting with the fetch mate, or otherworldly lover- the congress of the incubi/succubi, the faery marriage between the mortal and the immortal, this world and the next, soul and spirit, or the "wedding chamber" sacrament of the gnostics; this is the final culmination of the divine chain of events set into motion by the call of the initiate, the merging and union of the balanced human nature (a balance achieved by the merging with the puckril) and the divine nature. this is the invisible mystery or the spirit-essence of all. it is strange but true that even though the initiate "travels" or journeys to the locations where these forces interact with him or her, their original call set into motion a chain of events that led seemingly inescapably to those beings or forces- and thus, what loo

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

ert. horus first performed the key mummification rite of opening the mouth on his father osiris. with other rites, it ensured that all the bodily functions could be restored after death through the spells contained in the book of the dead. horus as a wedjat eye hunefer the gods who sit in judgment of hunefer include utterance, perception, and the southern, northern, and western ways. souls in the balance after death, each person went before osiris in the hall of two truths. here, a man named hunefer is led by the jackalheaded god anubis. anubis checks the scales that weigh hunefer s heart against the feather of maat, which symbolizes truth. ammit a crocodile-headed monster with the forequarters of a lion and hindquarters of a hippopotamus waits to gobble up the heart if hunefer is judged g

g, o clear-voiced muse, of castor and polydeuces, begotten by olympian zeus and born to great leda beneath the peaks of taygetos. hail, o dioscuri, riders of swift horses! homeric hymn to the dioscuri clytemnestra by john collier (1850 1934) nemesis, with whom leda is associated, was the daughter of night, and the goddess of divine retribution. she oversaw the distribution of wealth, looked after balance, avenged arrogance and punished any excess even of happiness that upset the natural balance of the world. wife of a king leda s husband, tyndareus, was a son of perseus daughter gorgophone; her father was king thestius. clytemnestra clytemnestra, leda s daughter, was forced to marry agamemnon, king of mycenae, after he killed her husband tantalus and her child. she bore him four children:

e patron of farming and all agricultural work. he probably derives from the corn culture of haiti s original indian population, rather than from african roots. azacca is said to be the younger brother of ghede (see above; but where ghede is sophisticated and worldly, azacca is simple and naive. cane ghede s cane is both a phallic symbol, appropriate to a god whose actions are often obscene, and a balance on which the lord of death may weigh souls. erzulie freda erzulie freda is identified here with the christian virgin of sorrows. she often cries for the loss of her only child, by ogoun, a girl called ursule who drowned. voodoo mythology derives mainly from the fon in nigeria (see pp. 88 89. legba, aido-hwedo, agb, and gu retain many of their fon characteristics, although gu has taken the

PHOSPHORUS THE SHADOWING FORTH OF LUCIFER

al, a focus of strength whose power still remains within all of us. awaiting the moment of becoming, these daemonic atavisms exist on subconscious levels of the mind. the opening of such abyssic gates leads the psyche towards rising forth and becoming something of evolutionary progression. lucifer stands as the fountain head of astral magick (i.e, astral projection, dream control, ect) lucifer is balance in the instance of both shadow and light, blood red and jet black. lucifer is the colour of an awakened and enlightened mind. the psyche which is open for magical inspiration. blavatsky understood the significance of balance within the individual, to ascend the individual from the beast like qualities so inherent within our subconscious. blavatsky wrote "thus it stands proven that satan, o

blavatsky wrote "thus it stands proven that satan, or the red fiery dragon, the "lord of phosphorus" and lucifer, or "light bearer" is in us; it is our mind-our temptor and redeemer, our intelligent liberator and saviour from pure animalism" asmodeus/ahriman is the fountain head of sorcery and earth based black magic. asmodeus is the god of black witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy and diabolism. the balance of asmodeus/ahriman is to unite the materialistic flesh side of life with the spiritual, or luciferic. falling to either side could result in the destruction of the self. black magic is the focus of making the psyche immortal, surviving earth bound after death. luciferic magick is the focus of astral projection and holy magick. ascension is the primary goal, to rise towards godhead. the ri

between the organization minded occult student and the christian church enthusiast? the essence of witchcraft in the current age seems slip and often unclear. wicca presents nature in a beautiful and deeply moving semblance, which in itself, is not entirely the case. nature is both beautiful, positive and light filled however also destructive, murderous, predatory and black. this is a significant balance point in which individuals should be aware, and able to reflect with balance. wicca is a powerful tool for those ultimately kind at heart, who may weave magick within their own life to a certain end. dark witchcraft, or sabbatic magick, is a balance of light and dark energies. witchcraft is a tool of the luciferian spirit, and the god forms of sabbatic magick are very much akin to the self

ead through ascending. sorcery is an extension of witchcraft as they are based upon the powers of the earth associated with water, air and fire. these together lead the individual towards a higher point of understanding and if properly worked, can lead towards holy magick. vampirism is a significant tool in human evolution because it places in perfect harmony the ever-changing self within natural balance. to ascend one must devour the energies that offer themselves. vampirism holds its foundation in dream and myth, forming strongly in a conscious reality, as one may know it. vampiric sorcery is a dangerous magick to control as it tests every point of mental strength one may have developed. if unbroken, can further strengthen the individual who would ascend to godhead. one must delve the de

energies that offer themselves. vampirism holds its foundation in dream and myth, forming strongly in a conscious reality, as one may know it. vampiric sorcery is a dangerous magick to control as it tests every point of mental strength one may have developed. if unbroken, can further strengthen the individual who would ascend to godhead. one must delve the depths of the psyche (abyss) in order to balance the holy light. thelema inadvertently supports and provides a significant foundation for the like-minded individual who seeks this light. the vampiric sorcerer is not one who once the image of the self, the facade is stripped away, would simply vanish from lack of substance. the sorcerer would already have developed a strong body of light through astral and earth magick and be emanating th

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 1

encer into action. this takes place whenever it is necessary to influence the essential qualities of chesed and gevurah and bring them into action etc. it is yesod, which represents the fulcrum, that tips the scales and decides how the netzach and hod will be put into action and exactly in what proportion they will be, just as every time that a decision is made, it comes about through tipping the balance of the scales to one side or the other. when the verdict is decided, it is weighed on the "scales of righteousness" which are netzach and hod. they decide exactly how to bring the influence out to the recipient. if the decision is favorable, there will be a greater proportion of netzach to hod, and if it is not, there will be a greater proportion of hod to netzach. the general matter of th

kelipah (external shells. because of this we perceive ourselves as independent entities, totally separate from g-d and g-dliness. moreover, this is the very reason we perceive ourselves at all. in other words, every human being has an awareness of self solely because we live in a world of kelipah. this is in contrast to the worlds detailed above, which are higher than our world. there, there is a balance between "good" and "evil. our world, however, is basically completely "evil. there is an absolute concealment of g-dliness (which is the very definition of "evil. it is specifically because of this that there is no innate sublimation to g-dliness, whatsoever, on the part of human beings. however, for this very reason, it is specifically human beings who have the free choice and the ability

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

to the chief butcher, who was in the middle. that is why he [later] married his daughter. joseph mistakenly thought to connect himself to chesed, when in fact he was connected to tiferet. joseph, personifying yesod, is firmly grounded in the middle axis of the sefirot. it was thus not proper for him to seek salvation from someone associated with the right axis. sexual fidelity and purity is about balance, not leaning toward one extreme. joseph married osnat, the daughter of potiphar, the chief butcher.18 17 genesis 40:10. 18 genesis 41:45, 37:36. the arizal on parashat bo (2) 10 the chief baker began his dream with the word, geven h [af. this signifies the addition of gevurah and strength. even though he also mentioned three wicker baskets, signifying the three deputies.as they each inter

let [sing] of c h evidently, the original intention was for mankind to be aware and conscious of g-d fs unity much more directly than it is now. since the sin of the golden calf, in which the jewish people insisted on an intermediary between them and g-d (which they originally conceived of as moses, but in his absence demanded a substitute, the human mind functions on the principle of duality and balance, contrast and juxtaposition represented by the twin tablets of the covenant. this most likely ties in with the teaching of the sages that had the first tablets not been shattered, there would have been no need for the oral torah. this obviously is not referring to the part of the oral torah that explicates the written torah, for would had to have been in any case. rather, it is referring t

ukva, the ephod] descends below afterwards, part of her remains above, as it is written, gyour word, o g-d, forever stands in heaven. h8 here we are taught that even when one is involved in expressing and transmitting the divine inspiration to the world, he must remain ganchored h above; part of him must always retain consciousness of the original, pristine inspiration. this way, he will maintain balance and not lose sight of his goals while involved in the exigencies of translating the inspiration to others. this, as we mentioned in the comments to parashat mishpatim, is an all-toocommon pitfall. a common appellate for the sefirah of malchut is gthe word of g-d, h since, as we said above, malchut is the force of expression of the inspiration of z feir anpin. the verse, gyour word, o g-d

rld. according to the midrash,5 lilith was adam fs first wife, created out of the earth just as he was. she insisted on lying on top of adam during intercourse, and when he refused, insisting that it was more proper for him to lay on her, she left him and was transmuted into a demon. we mentioned previously that the dichotimization of mankind into male and female was g-d fs way of assuring proper balance between the male drive to retreat into abstract unity with the divine and female drive to manifest g-dliness in this world. the glue which holds these two opposite drives together, enabling them to rectify reality properly, is the attraction or passion they have for each other, each one sensing that the other one is its true complement and completion. allegorically, then, lilith fs insiste

ld of yetzirah, separating the good [in it] from the evil. this is necessary for it is impossible for good and evil to be intermixed as they were before the sin, for through sin the power of evil increased, and the good would just be subdued before it. as was stated above, good and evil are mixed together equally in the luminous shell. once a person sins, however, the evil is strengthened and the balance is upset. repentance cannot be merely an attempt to return to the state of affairs that existed before the sin; it is too late. the initial innocence has been lost, and the only avenue open 11 proverbs 5:5. 12 micah 7:19. 13 3:63. 14 3:41. 15 avot 4:2. the arizal on parashat acharei mot (2) 486 is to align the potential good with actual good, i.e, holiness, and let the evil that has been a

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

limitations these are ultimates to which every man mist work. meanwhile, in orzer to render that attainment possible in its fullest sense, several important matters require attention. the personality must be harmonised. every element therein demands equilibriation in order that illumination ensuing from the magical work may not prodice fanaticism and pathology instead of adeptship and integrity. balance is required for the accomplishment of the great work'%quiiib um is the basis of the soul" heref fore, the four grades of <50> earth, air, water and fire plant the seeds of the microcosmic pentagram, and above them is placed, in the portal ceremony, the crown of the spirit, the quintessence, added so that the elemental vehemence may be tempered, to the end that all may work together in bala

ed with the fire of gathering. who beautified your garments with admiration. to whom i made a law to govern the holy ones, and delivered you a rod with the ark of knowledge. moreover, ye lifted up your voices and sware obedience and faith to him that liveth and triumpheth. whose beginning is not nor end cannot be. who shineth as a flame in the midst of your palaces and reigneth amongst you as the balance of righteousness and truth. move therefore and show yourselves. open the mysteries of your creation. be friendly unto me, for 1 am the servant of the same your god, a true worshipper of the highest" this grade, referred to the veil paroketh, which separates the first and second orders, is intermediate between the purely elemental grades and the spiritual grade of adeptus minor. a crown to

of the hall of truth" in the 125th chap ter, they are represented by the sacred gateway, the door to which the aspirant is brought when he has completed the negative confession. the archaic pidures on the one p i ar e painted in black upon a white ground, and those on the other in white upon a black ground, in order to express the interchange and reconciliation of opposing forces and the eternal balance of light and darkness which gives force to visible nature. the black cubical bases represent darkness and matter wherein the spirit, the ruach elohim, began to formulate the ineffable name, that name which the ancient rabbis have said "rushes through the universe" that name before which the darkness rolls back at the birth of time. the flaming red triangular capitals which crown the summit

ount of his initiation, and is satisfied by his right to enter. he states that he has been taken into the ante-chamber of the temple and there <116> stripped and blind-folded, he had to grope for the entrance of the hall, and having found it, he was reclothed and anointed in the presence of the initiated. he is then asked for the pass-words and demands that his soul should be weighed in the great balance of the hall of truth, whereupon anubis again interrogates him concerning the symbolism of the door of the hall, and his answers being found correct, anubis says 'tass on, thou knowest it" among other things the initiate states that he has been purified four times, the same number of times that the neophyte is purified and consecrated in the ceremony of the neophyte. he then makes the long

en a tall flame of fire and a sceptre of cloud which he preserved in the salting tank in which mummies were swathed. and he found there another sceptre called "giver of breath and with that he extinguished the flame and shattered the sceptre of cloud, and made a lake of it. the initiate is then brought to the actual pillars, and has to name them and their parts under the symbol of the scales of a balance. he also has to name the guardian of the gateway, who prevents his passage, and when all these are propitiated, the plea of the hall itself cries out against his steps, sayingtbecause i am silent, because i am pure" and it must know that his aspirations are pure enough and high first knowledge lecture 59 enough for him to be allowed to tread upon it. he is then allowed to <117> announce to

REGARDIE TALISMANS

related phase of this topic. suppose that you have had your horoscope erected by a competent astrologer, and the delineation indicates that too many planets are in airy signs (gemini, libra, and aquarius. if they are badly aspected, these planets could render the native rather flighty, relatively unstable, and impractical. in order to compensate for this, a talisman could be prepared which would balance out the unfavourable chart aspects. a saturn talisman could, in these circumstances, be most useful. saturn is not merely the grim reaper, the tester, the burden of life to be carried patiently on the shoulders. it also represents balance, equilibrium, and stability. it is the third sephirah on the tree of life, binah, the symbol of which is the triangle, the basic geometric figure represe

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

whatsoever is grand or scientific in the religious dreams of the illuminated, of jacob bohme, swedenborg, saint-martin and the rest, is borrowed from the kabalah; all masonic associations owe to it their secrets and their symbols. the kabalah alone consecrates the alliance of universal reason and the divine word; it establishes by the counterpoise of two forces in apparent opposition, the eternal balance of being; it alone reconciles reason with faith, power with liberty, science with mystery: it has the keys of the present, past and future! to become initiated into the kabalah it is insufficient to read and to meditate upon the writings of reuchlin, galatinus, kircher, or picus de mirandola; it is necessary to study and understand the hebrew writers in the collection of pistorius, the sep

aspect of the practice, which cornelius agrippa himself terms venomous magic. it is true that there are no longer pyres for sorcerers, but always, and more than ever, are there penalties dealt out to malefactors. let us confine ourselves therefore to stating, as the occasion offers, the reality of such power. to direct the astral light we must understand also its twofold vibration, as well as the balance of forces termed magical equilibrium, expressed in the kabalah by the senary. considered in its first cause, this equilibrium is the will of god; it is liberty in man and mathematical equilibrium in matter. equilibrium produces stability and duration. liberty generates the immortality of man, and the will of god gives effect to the laws of eternal reason. equilibrium in ideas is reason and

sexes, begets various impulses within us, and contributes to solicitudes of conscience; it is influenced frequently by reflections of other minds, and thus temptations are produced on the one hand, and on the other profound and unexpected graces. the traditional doctrine of two angels who sustain and tempt us is explained in this manner. the two forces of the astral light may be represented by a balance wherein are weighed our good intentions for the triumph of justice and the emancipation of our liberty. the astral body is not always of the same sex as the terrestrial, that is, the proportions of the two forces, varying from right to left, seem frequently to belie the visible organization, producing seeming aberrations of human passion and explaining, while in no wise morally justifying

ct point of view or in their realization. in their abstract or idealized sense, they take the higher names of chokmah, wisdom, and binah, intelligence. their realization is stability and progress, that is, eternity and victory hod and netsah. such, according to the kabalah, is the groundwork of all religions and all sciences a triple triangle and a circle, the notion of the triad explained by the balance multiplied by itself in the domains of the ideal, then the realization of this conception in forms. now, the ancients attached the first notions of this simple and impressive theology to the very idea of numbers, and qualified the figure of the first decade after the following manner: 1. kether- the crown, the equilibrating power. 2. chokmah.-wisdom, equilibrated in its unchangeable order

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

nd the other will be new. gnotwithstanding, it will be always a house. h what else can you expect? 17 chapter ii magical equilibrium equilibrium is the consequence of two forces. if two forces are absolutely and invariably equal, the equilibrium will be immobility and therefore the negation of life. movement is the result of an alternate preponderance. the impulsion given to one of the sides of a balance necessarily determines the motion of the other. thus contraries act on one another, throughout all nature, by correspondence and analogical connexion. all life is composed of an inspiration and a respiration; creation postulates a shadow to serve as a bound for light, of a void to serve as space for the plenitude, of a passive fructified principle to sustain and realize the power of the ac

imperishable model. the alternate use of contrary forces, warmth after cold, mildness after severity, love after anger, etc, is the secret of perpetual motion and the permanence of power. coquettes know this instinctively, and hence they make their admirers pass from hope to fear, from joy to despondency. to operate always on the same side and in the same manner is to overweight one basin of the balance, and complete destruction of equilibrium is a rapid result. continual caressings beget satiety, disgust and antipathy, just as constant coldness and severity in the long run alienate and discourage affection. an unvarying and ardent fire in alchemy calcines the first matter and not seldom explodes the hermetic vessel: the heat of lime and mineral manure must be substituted at regular inter

needed; we must possess, moreover, an inaccessible laboratory, in which there will be no danger of being ever surprised or disturbed. then, and this is an indispensable condition, we must know how to equilibrate forces and restrain the zeal of our own initiative. this is the meaning of the eighth key of hermes, wherein a woman is seated between two pillars, with an upright sword in one hand and a balance in the other. to equilibrate forces they must be maintained simultaneously and caused to act alternately: the use of the balance represents this double action. the same arcanum is typified by the warning to the imprudent 53 dual cross in the pantacles of pythagoras and ezekiel: see the plate which appears at chapter 18 in the gdoctrine h, where the crosses equilibrate each other and the pl

ns of the symbol; then regeneration by labour and propagation by sorrow, which is the law of initiations and ordeals; the division of cain and abel, which is the same symbol as the strife of anteros and eros; the ark borne upon the waters of the deluge like the coffer of osiris; the black raven which does not return and the white dove which does, a new setting forth of the dogma of antagonism and balance. all these magnificent kabalistic allegories of genesis, which, taken literally and accepted as actual histories, merit even more derision and contempt than voltaire heaped upon them, become lumithe key of occultism 59 nous for the initiate, who still hails with enthusiasm and love the perpetuity of true doctrine and the universality of initiation, identical in all sanctuaries of the world

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 the crab, rahdar and. phakiel; for the lion, sagham and seratiel; for the virgin, iadara and schaltiel; for the balance, grasgarben and hadakiel; for the scorpion, riehol and saissaiel; for the archer, vhnori and saritaiel; for the goat, sagdalon and semakiel; for the water- bearer, ssakmakile; for the fishes, rasamasa and vacabiel. the wise man, seeking to read the sky, must observe also the days of the moon, the influence of which is very great in astrology. the moon attracts and repels alternately the ma

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

t of initiation and vision, so a change of circumstance in the elemental realms can leave him trapped. to this day children are told in scotland that if the wind changes while they pull grimaces, they will be stuck so for the rest of their lives. grimacing is frequently associated with the presence of fairies, who grimace and present ugly looks to the unwitting seers in an attempt to put them off balance or to mock them. page 33 the usual method. to get a transient sight. is to put his foot on the seer's foot, and the seer's hand is put on the inquirer's head. this position (see figure 5) is one which kirk disapproves of, as it implies spiritual subjection. in kirk's day it was widely used to prove to the skeptical that there was indeed the sight, and instances of its use are mentioned lat

change occurs between the initiate and the inner world entity; through which love the divine redemption is activated. the process described in thomas, therefore, may be said to be a more advanced or developed means of achieving the liberation. indeed, according to the laws of magic, tam lin, in his liberated form, has left a wrathful fairy queen behind in elfland, and he is bound to reconcile and balance this state as his task in his new and innocent identity. worldwide copyright 1990, 1998-2001 ,rjstewart, all rights and permissions reserved http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_126.htm (13 of 13 [10/9/2001 12:36:58 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds flip to page# appendix 4: thomas rhymer 138 from robert kirk, walker between worlds (copyright r j stewart 1990) first published in under

other two, ministers to our needs. that part which bums surrounds a gulf and fierce people, and its divers streams, flowing back, separate this from the orb of earth, increasing fire from fire. thither descend those who transgress the laws and reject god; whither their perverse will leads them they go, eager to destroy what is forbidden to them. there stands the stern-eyed judge holding his equal balance and giving to each one his merits and his deserts. the second part, which freezes, rolls about the foreshorn sands which it is the first to generate from the near-by vapor when it is mingled. with the rays of venus's star. this star, the arabs say, makes shining gems when it passes through the fishes while its waters look back at the flames. these gems by their virtues benefit the people w

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(#9d) aleister crowley mounts a tongue-in-cheek attack on the concept of the golden mean, based on his objection to compromise as a device for seeking answers or virtues "there is great danger in this golden mean, one of whose main objects is to steer clear of shipwreck, scylla being as fatal as charybdis. no, this lofty and equable attitude is worse than wrong unless it derives from striking the balance between two very distant opposites. one of the worst perils of the present time is that, in the reaction against ignorant bigotry, people no longer dare to make up their minds about anything. the very practice, which the a a so strongly and persistently advocates, tends to make people feel that any positive attitude or gesture is certainly wrong, whatever may be right. they forget that the

er i have personally superintended having him seven years a-killing winding up by hanging, disemboweling, and quartering him. but of course i'm not necessarily right about this in any sense; it is merely that i happened to be born the kind of man who feels like that "of course, in no case does the golden mean advise hesitating, trimming, hedging, compromising; the very object of ensuring an exact balance in your weapon is that its blow may be clean and certain "you know how all our faults love to disguise themselves as virtues: very often as what our neighbors call virtues, not what we ourselves think them. we are all ashamed to be ourselves, and this is sheer, stark stultification. for we are ourselves; we cannot get away from it; all our hypocrisies and shams are just as much a part of o

hened by new sources of income and by the pressures of frequent wars (which tended to unify nations around central authorities. the age of absolutism marked the beginning of the modern state system, characterized by (1) legal equality of states (2) right of states to declare war, pursue a foreign policy, and make alliances (3) employment of diplomacy as a substitute for war; and (4) birth of the "balance of power" concept. elizabeth i of england died in 1603 and was followed by james i and then charles i, who so antagonized the parliament and the populace through arrogance and excessive, arbitrary taxation that the english civil war broke out in 1642. it ended in 1649 with the beheading of charles and the institution of oliver cromwell's protectorate. in 1660 parliament invited the classif

s article is concerned solely with opposites and the ranges of potentiality between them. drafts of this article had such capitalization, and that capitalization quickly became quite tedious. so, throughout this article we will normally not capitalize the word, and will trust that you remember these meanings as you read through the article and taxonomy [similarly, the words "absolute "opposition "balance, and others with technical meanings within the temple of set will generally be used in the technical sense throughout this article, and will not be capitalized here] we will normally capitalize the names of the opposites we discuss, rather than placing those names in quotes. we feel capitalized names are easier to read in this quantity than quoted names. ii. the hierarchy expanding the tax

osites is included within the scope of another (when they are examples of activity or states within that scope. examples: sadness and joy are emotions, and are therefore lower than the opposites of emotion and indifference. set and harwer are examples of consciousness. when one set of opposites depends upon another, the dependent set is lower than the other. examples: mortality depends upon life. balance depends upon one's state of initiation. in the taxonomy we provide a hierarchic code for each set of opposites, referring to that set's level in this hierarchy. these codes are subject to change from one version of the taxonomy to another. there will be textual notes discussing many sets of opposites, perhaps discussing their position in the hierarchy, or why we've classified them the way

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

e. entering this ladder will lead the seeker on a journey of realization of the essence of the conjuration of the letters and its many possibilities. remember also that this journey is undertaken with the help of the horned one, the ox and his tool the goad. this should in itself compromise a warning of not embarking on this journey towards the airy houses of ultimate self-hood unless the desired balance already has been achieved under the venusian influence of lady libra. the influences of the fool, apethiui is as said both rewarding and cursing. the occult laws considering justice must be taken into account as it is formulated in the saying of the witches: may the blessing, curse and cunning be cell 1 being the aat of the 2nd and 13th letter of the sacred alphabet "all worship is soliliq

of ononshu, the black goddess who is both the begotten and the begotter of the realm of the sphere of the black goddesses, like hekate, lilith, kali, artemis and the like. in ononshu they are united into one and the distinction is the between. to accomplish the treading of the path of stellar waters the connection towards the animalistic spirits and the atavistic totems are crucial to construct a balance between the lowest and the highest of the forms of spirit and matter. this is important since these bestial totems are guides in the stellar work. the names of the stellar signs should be enough to point toward this important fact. to encounter the great bear you should align yourself with this totemic representation. there is also a mention of the servitors of the path of khepeshm the sta

SALMANRUSHDIE THESATANICVERSES

y, and these people seem to have worked things out okay" saladin's mouth opened and shut. changez patted zeeny on the knee "he came to accuse, dear. he came to avenge his youth, but we have turned the tables and he is confused. now we must let him have his chance, and you must referee. i will not be sentenced by him, but i will accept the worst from you _the bastard. old bastard. he wanted me off-balance, and here l am, knocked sideways. i won't speak, why should i, not like this, the humiliation "there was" said saladin chamcha "a wallet of pounds, and there was a roasted chicken" o o o of what did the son accuse the father? of everything: espionage on child-self, rainbow-pot-stealing, exile. of turning him into what he might not have become. of making-a-man of. of whatwill-i-tell-my-frie

mesopotamia and the great persian empire. to petra and to palmyra, where once solomon loved the queen of sheba. those were fatted days. but now the fleets plying the waters around the peninsula have grown hardier, their crews more skilful, their navigational instruments more accurate. the camel trains are losing business to the boats. desert-ship and sea-ship, the old rivalry, sees a tilt in the balance of power. jahilia's rulers fret, but there is little they can do. sometimes abu simbel suspects that only the pilgrimage stands between the city and its ruin. the council searches the world for statues of alien gods, to attract new pilgrims to the city of sand; but in this, too, they have competitors. down in sheba a great temple has been built, a shrine to rival the house of the black sto

ould all become the brides of the bumbler, baal. at first the madam tried to talk them out of it, but when she saw that the girls meant business she conceded the point, and told them to send the writer in to see her. with many giggles and nudges the twelve courtesans escorted the shambling poet into the throne room. when baal heard the plan his heart began to thump so erratically that he lost his balance and fell, and "ayesha" screamed in her fright "o god, we're going to be his widows before we even get to be his wives" but he recovered: his heart regained its composure. and, having no option, he agreed to the twelvefold proposal. the madam then married them all off herself, and in that den of degeneracy, that anti-mosque, that labyrinth of profanity, baal became the husband of the wives

ose overarching branches turned the avenue into a green tunnel into which the sky and the sunlight were dripping, here and there, through the perfect imperfections in the canopy of leaves. in this sylvan secrecy, saladin saw himself, accompanied by a small boy of about five, whom he was teaching to ride a bicycle. the boy, wobbling alarmingly at first, made heroic efforts to gain and maintain his balance, with the ferocity of one who wishes his father to be proud of him. the dream-chamcha ran along behind his imagined son, holding the bike upright by gripping the parcelrack over the rear wheel. then he released it, and the boy (not knowing himself to be unsupported) kept going: balance came like a gift of flight, and the two of them were gliding down the avenue, chamcha running, the boy pe

going fast-forward from one action-packed climax to the next _welcome home, saladin thought, and rang the doorbell. pamela, when she saw him, actually caught at her throat "i didn't think people did that any more" he said "not since _dr. strangelove" her pregnancy wasn't visible yet; he inquired after it, and she blushed, but confirmed that it was going well "so far so good" she was naturally off balance; the offer of coffee in the kitchen came several beats too late (she "stuck with" her whisky, drinking rapidly in spite of the baby; but in point of fact chamcha felt one down (there had been a period in which he'd been an avid devotee of stephen potter's amusing little books) throughout this encounter. pamela clearly felt that she ought to be the one in the bad position. she was the one w

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tions of our forebears. instead we are more comfortable to reduce such ideas to psychological concepts. modern magicians and witches, even those who consider belief to be a 1 alchemy being translated to mean the black science, and having its origins in egypt. no moral implications are intended by the word; indeed it was several thousand years before anyone saw the need to invent a white magick to balance the black. working tool rather than an end in itself, find no less difficulty than our cowan (uninitiated) contemporaries. i have already stated my belief that the modern language of psychology is no less advanced than the ancient systems of sorcery. in his work pacts with the devil, dr. christopher s. hyatt quotes from the personal correspondence of carl jung, the psychologist whose conce

of the canon. yet by the time the new testament was compiled the influence of enoch had been absorbed, along with elements of the persian zoroastrian religion, judea being under persian rule from the 6th to 4th centuries b.c. in their cosmology there are two principles of ahura mazda, being creative, and ahriman, being destructive. so evenly matched are they that the slightest flux can topple the balance, and mortal-kind are constantly being drawn to one side or the other. originally the devil was the shadow side of god, his dark aspect. mal ak was the term employed for that aspect of god that was able to communicate with mortal kind. it was this concept that was translated into the concept of the angel. only the shadow was able to communicate because the light is too great for a human to

sters whose duty lies in the administering to the seekers after spiritual gods. the sixteenth gives recognition of the wondrous contrasts of the earth, and of the sustenance of these dichotomies. the seventeenth benightens the benumbed and destroys through revelation. the eighteenth opens the gates of hell and casts up lucifer and his blessing. the nineteenth is the great sustainer of the natural balance of the earth, the law of thrift, and of the jungle. it lays bare all hypocrisy and the sanctimonious shall become as slaves under it. it brings forth the greatest outpouring of wrath upon the miserable. lays the foundations for the lover of life. the first key 1i reign over you 2saith the god of justice 3in power exalted above 1ol sonf vorsag 2gohu iad balt 3lonsh 1the firmament of wrath:

a rod 2with the ark of knowledge. 3moreover ye lifted up your 1cab 2erm iadnah 3pilah farzm 1voices and sware 2obedience and faith 3to him 4that liveth 1znrza 2adna gono 3iadpil 4ds hom od 1triumpheth: 2whose beginning is not 3nor end cannot be: 4which 1toh 2soba ipam 3lu ipamis 4ds 1shineth as a flame in the midst of your palace 2and reigneth 1loholo vep zomd poamal 3od bogpa 1amongst you as the balance 2of righteousness and truth. 3move 1aai ta piap 2piamol od vaoan 3zacare 1therefore and show yourselves: 2open the mysteries of 1 ca od zamran 2odo cicle 1creation. 2be friendly unto me 3for i am 4the servant of the same 1qaa 2zorge 3lap zirdo 4noco 1your god, 2the true worshipper of 3the highest. 1mad 2hoath 3iaida [1. or sobolo] the second key 1can the wings of the winds 2understand your

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word is important. pride is great up to the point you begin to throw out the baby with the bathwater. the rule of satanism is: if it works for you, great. when it stops working for you, when you've painted yourself into a corner and the only way out is to say, i'm sorry, i made a mistake, i wish we could compromise somehow, then do it. 9. lack of aesthetics this is the physical application of the balance factor. aesthetics is important in lesser magic and should be cultivated. it is obvious that no one can collect any money off classical standards of beauty and form most of the time so they are discouraged in a consumer society, but an eye for beauty, for balance, is an essential satanic tool and must be applied for greatest magical effectiveness. it's not what's supposed to be pleasing it

SATANIC BIBLE

he ego xi. religious holidays xii. the black mass (earth--book of belial- the mastery of the earth i. theory and practice of satanic magic (definition and purpose of lesser and greater magic) ii. the three types of satanic ritual iii. the ritual, or "intellectual decompression, chamber iv. the ingredients used in the performance of satanic magic: a. desire b. timing c. imagery d. direction e. the balance factor v. the satanic ritual: a. some notes which are to be observed before beginning ritual b. the thirteen steps c. devices used in satanic ritual (water--book of leviathan- the raging sea i. invocation to satan ii. the infernal names iii. invocation employed towards the conjuration of lust iv. invocation employed towards the conjuration of destruction v. invocation employed towards the

upon him, who, having cursed his enemy, plods his way, long of face, and forrowed of brow- all are common examples of misdirected emotional energy. small wonder that the "white" magician fears retribution after casting an "evil" spell! retribution, to the guilt-ridden sender, would be assured, by their very conscience-stricken state! the ingredients used in the performance of satanic magic e. the balance factor the balance factor is an ingredient employed in the practice of ritual magic which applies to the casting of lust and compassion rituals more than in the throwing of a curse. this ingredient is a small, but extremely important one. a complete knowledge and awareness of this factor is an ability few witches and warlocks ever attain. this is, simply, knowing the proper type of individ

is attempting, through magic, to receive great acclaim for your unmusical voice? are you a plain, glamorless witch with oversized feet, nose, and ego, combined with an advanced case of acne, who is casting love spells to catch a handsome young movie star? are you a gross, lumpy, lewd-mouthed, snaggle-toothed loafer who is desirous of a luscious young stripper? if so, you'd better learn to use the balance factor, or else expect to fail consistently! to be able to adjust one's wants to one's capabilities is a great talent, and too many people fail to realize that if they are unable to attain the maximum "a half a loaf can be better than none. the chronic loser is always the man who, having nothing, if unable to make a million dollars, will reject any chance to make fifty thousand with a disg

my vestures, and trusseth you up as the palms of my hands, and brighten your vestments with infernal light. i made ye a law to govern the holy ones, and delivered a rod with wisdom supreme. you lifted your voices and swore your allegiance to him that liveth triumphant, whose beginning is not, nor end cannot be, which shineth as a flame in the midst of your palaces, and reigneth amongst you as the balance of life! move therefore, and appear! open the mysteries of your creation! be friendly unto me, for i am the same- the true worshipper of the highest and ineffable king of hell! the second key in order to pay homage to the very lusts which sustain the continuance of life, itself, the second enochian key extends this recognition of our earthly heritage unto a talisman of power (enochian) ada

of truth have their abiding; that is called in thy kingdom "strength through joy, and is not to be measured. be thou a window of comfort unto me. move therefore, and appear! open the mysteries of your creation! be friendly unto me, for i am the same, the true worshipper of the highest and ineffable king of hell! the nineteenth key the nineteenth enochian key is the great sustainer of the natural balance of the earth, the law of thrift, and of the jungle. it lays bare all hypocrisy and the sanctimonious shall become as slaves under it. it brings forth the greatest outpouring of wrath upon the miserable, and lays the foundation of success for the lover of life (enochian) madaritza das perifa lil cahisa micaolazoda saanire caosago od fifisa balzodizodarasa iaida. nonuca gohulime: micama adoi

SATANIC RITUALS

ferences. since man is the only animal who can lie to himself and believe it, he must consciously strive for some degree of self-awareness. inasmuch as ritual magic is dependent upon emotional intensity for success, all manner of emotion producing devices must be employed in its practice. the basic ingredients in the casting of a spell can be categorized as desire, timing, imagery, direction, and balance. each of these is explained in the author's prior work, the satanic bible. the material contained in this volume represents the type of satanic rite which has been employed in the past for specialized productive or destructive ends. it will be observed that a pervasive element of paradox tuns throughout the rituals contained herein. up is down, pleasure is pain, darkness is light, slavery

concepts of satanism and the manifestations of insanity into a total assumption of the role of needed social adversary. this phenomenon has been eloquently defined by* inaccurate assumption; the traditional messe noir employs a parody of matthew 6:9 rather than a word-order inversion. psychiatrist thomas s. szasz in the manufacture of madness. wherever this polarity of opposites exists, there is balance, life, and evolution. where it is lacking, disintegration, extinction and decay ensue. it is high time that people learned that without opposites, vitality wanes. yet opposite has long been synonymous with bad. despite the prevalence of adages like "variety is the spice of life-"it takes all kinds-'the grass is always greener" many people still automatically condemn whatever is opposite as

o he used for ceremonial purposes. a wizard or cultist of 1800 may have thrilled at his words when speaking of "waiting at the darkness visible, lifting our eyes to that bright morning star, whose rising brings peace and salvation to the faithful and obedient of the human race" now he may say "standing at the gates of hell to summon lucifer, that he might rise and show himself as the harbinger of balance and truth to a world grown heavy with the spawn of holy lies" in order to engender the same emotional response. the guiding thoughts behind satanic rituals past and present have emanated from diverse minds and places, yet all operate on much the same "frequency" many people who never conceptualized their personal philosophies discover that the principles of satanism are an unequalled vehic

niedrige gesetz. das grosse gesetz bringt das gleichgewicht, ist beharrlich ohne barmherzigkeit. das niedrige gesetz verbleibt als schlussel und der schimmernde trapezoid ist die t r! from prisms wrought within the twilit grotto i speak through angles mirrored with thoughts senescent and supreme. o learn the law, my brothers of the night-the great law and the lesser law. the great law brings the balance and doth persist without mercy. the lesser law abideth as the key, and the shining trapezoid is the door! o mein bruder, studiere gut den stein des fluges, unerkkannt f r jene ohne ihn, innen warten die grell schimmernden antlitze der jagdhunde die welt zu entflammen! sind die winkel klein und ruhig oder gigantisch in ihrer br llenden gewaltt tigkeit, es ist in der weise, die wir so gut ke

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text; nor are they sins against god because there s no actual god (outside of man) to sin against! if anything, they re sins (offenses) against our fellows via the law of the survival of the fittest: those who become the victims, or prey, to the predators who are more cunning and stronger. there is no such thing as equality in our world, nor should there be. pre-existing factors serve to maintain balance in both the animal kingdom and the social strata of man. so since satan, a myth, is so much like what we actually are, it is he who so to speak keeps us out of mythical heaven and down here where we belong on earth. he represents the instinct within us all. he is the will and the strength to go forward and conquer our enemies and win the -4- most tender affections of those we desire. most

gainst xianity, you must first destroy your belief! the doctrine of antichrist our world has become corrupt by the nazarene teachings. the war must be waged against xians and their self-destructive creed. we must become the catalysts for war, which will begin a systematic reduction of worthless, malignant beings upon the earth. they have placed a burden upon mankind and our nature a nature out of balance. all shall recognize that our religion of satan and its expression are protected by the first amendment. verily, we must utilize these freedoms afforded us to the utmost! countless forms of communication afford us the opportunity to herald the word of satan. we must propagate the satanic doctrines to those who can hear those who have the intelligence, self-knowledge, and the will to stand

SATANISM AN EXAMINATION OF SATANIC BLACK MAGIC

m a moral perspective there is little, or often, no attempt to apologise for such cases from any satanic quarter. here one comes across the satanic morality, or amorality where what is traditionally accepted by society is not by satanism. it is by going against the accepted norm that the satanist finds the freedom within, by going to extremes of emotion, thought and action the satanist can find a balance between them,one that is based, not on rhetoric, but on both personal experience and premeditated action. so whilst society has attempted to imbue its members with moral constraints which are often portrayed as being permanent and absolute, satanists see themselves as tending towards a more honest approach, developed from conscious experience, where morality is considered as being both tem

focus for the conscious mind, which then enables the more advanced of the two participants to raise the level of contact to the psychological rather than the purely physical. under such methods 'the work of many weeks can be compressed into days or hours'(14) the transference from the physical to the psychological is a method whereby the energy raised may be directed within the psyche and used to balance and cleanse the individual psychologically, where the destruction of specific aspects of the individual's psyche are necessary for further development to be made. the use of sex is considered then, not to be- as the order of nine angles perceive it- drawing forth energy, but rather in the speed that the changes in consciousness are made and in the creation of balance and the restoration of

rce and hypothetical a far more open approach is advocated by the order of nine angles. the sacrificial tradition of the order of nine angles is believed to date back to the time of the semimythical land of albion. originally the order of nine angles state that the sacrificial custom occurred once every seventeen years, when a priest of the tradition was sacrificed in order to 'retain the 'cosmic balance- in modern times to keep a nexion open'(27) this tradition has continued until modern times and although it is believed to have remained as it once was in essence, the outward form, that is, the words and chants of the ritual are believed to have been altered over the years. what is understood is that the ritual sacrifice was performed in honour of the dark and violent goddess baphomet- th

e conscious, more aware of their effects, both personal and supra-personal, thus enabling judgement to be cultivated. instinctive acts are not 'evil- they usually derive from immaturity. evil acts derive from maturity- but immaturity is required to reach this stage. that is, there is a growth 'morality' tries to stifle instinct and thus restricts growth. satanic acts of evil in effect redress the balance- and allow real maturity to develop. satanism- an examination of satanic black magic side 21 af 21 file//c:\windows\skrivebord\nyt%20til%20bibilotek\ona\various\satanism_an_examin. 20-04-03 a collection of sacred-magick.com< the esoteric librchshem ha-mephoresch the 72 fold name this refers to the seventy two names of the expounded name yhvh. four is the number of the letters of the tetrag

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has been destroyed in the fall, and cut from the sephirotic tree by the intersecting folds of the great dragon who then becomes its ruler as shown in the great altar diagram of the 4-7 grade. behold, i am against thee, pharoah, king of egypt, the great dragon thai lieth in the midst of the rivers. and the first of the sons of jacob who goeth down is joseph whose two tribes, ephraim and manasseh, balance each other in chesed and geburah. that is to say, that there first comes down into the desolated earth the combined power of mercy and severity. and ephraim, the kerubic sign of the ox, is the natural ruler of earth in malkuth, under the power of h final of the holy name, the bride, eve, and the queen. and the schem ha-mephoresch, the 72, are found in the number of the family of jacob s so

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

he british isles, and is the source of many modern neo-pagan movements. world religions: almanac xvii words to know church: from the greek, this word refers to the community of all christians. it is also the place where christians go to worship. consciousness: the condition of being aware of one s thoughts, feelings, and existence. conservative: a movement in modern judaism that tries to strike a balance between orthodox and reform judaism. conversion: a change in which a person adopts a new set of religious beliefs. coven: a group of neo-pagans, such as wiccans. alternately referred to as circles, groves, kindreds, garths, hearths, and other terms. covenant: in religion, a covenant refers to an agreement between god or a messenger of god and his followers. creed: a statement of belief or

and other terms. covenant: in religion, a covenant refers to an agreement between god or a messenger of god and his followers. creed: a statement of belief or basic principles. crucifixion: the suffering and death by nailing or binding a person to a cross. cuneiform: sumerian writing, so-called because of its wedge-shaped marks. daevas: ancient persian deities. dao: the path or way; the rhythmic balance and natural, flowing patterns of the universe. de: political power that is the result of a ruler s virtue and honesty. deity: a god or goddess. dharma: righteousness in one s religious and personal life. diaspora: the scattering of the jews throughout the world. digambara: literally sky-clad; one of the two major sects of jainism. disciple: a person who accepts and assists in spreading the

ve that by observing ritual and courtesy in daily life and through education, a person can lead a right life and also create a well-ordered and peaceful society. followers. confucianism has 5.6 million followers, mostly in east asia. name of god. tian, which means heaven, or the ordering principle in the universe, represents god. symbols. the yin and yang symbol is sometimes used to represent the balance found in confucian ideals. worship. there is no regular religious service for confucians, though there are temples built in confucius s honor at which offerings are sometimes made. dress. confucians do not wear a standard type of dress, but they do remove their shoes when entering a confucian temple. texts. the analects, the collected sayings of confucius, is the primary confucian text. si

cular social interaction. in addition, confucius taught the rectification of names principle, which means that a father should behave like a father, a son like a son, and a ruler like a ruler. this means that people must know what both the words and these social roles imply, in order to act within proper bounds. li also is important in the doctrine of the mean, which teaches that life should be a balance between extremes. li is also important to the five relationships, which confucius defined as father and son, older brother and younger brother, husband and wife, older friend and younger friend, and ruler and subject (and, by extension, teacher and student and many other similar relationships. these relationships are strictly defined in confucianism, with age (and gender) determining respe

represents the connectedness of opposing forces in the universe. it is a circle divided into two equal and curving parts, one black and one white, with a black dot in the white section and a white dot in the black section. this represents the two types of forces in the universe, the male or sunlike yang force and the female or receptive moon force of the yin. the symbol shows these two forces in balance and harmony. world religions: almanac 165 confucianism worship confucianism has no clergy and no traditional houses of worship. instead, it is incorporated into every aspect of a person s life. in the modern world perhaps the idea of ancestor worship or respect comes closest to a form of confucian worship. many chinese and other believers have shrines to dead relatives in their homes. at t

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rth, upon all the inhabitants of the earth. the verse then continues (jeremiah 1:15) for i call all the families of the kingdom of the north says god and they will come, and each one will place his throne at the opening of the gates of jerusalem evil will be their business, and the evil urge will also constantly strive. the word satan means turning aside, since he turns all the world aside to the balance of guilt. how is this indicated? it is written (genesis 38:16, and he turned aside to her, and the targum renders this vesata [satah being the root of satan. it is likewise written (proverbs 4:15, turn aside (s the) from it and pass on. 165. what is the significance of the seventy date palms? they had accepted upon themselves the commandments, as it is written (exodus 15:26, if you listen

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the gods of the living, air, water, fire; and also height, depth, east, west, south and north (29) chapter ii section 1. the twenty-two sounds and letters are the foundation of all things. three mothers, seven doubles and twelve simples. the three mothers are aleph, mem and shin, they are air, water and fire water is silent, fire is sibilant, and air derived from the spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them. 2. he hath formed, weighed, and composed with these twenty-two letters every created thing, and the form of everything which shall hereafter be. 3. these twenty-two sounds or letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly modified in five places; in the throat, in the mou

ed, as it were, vast columns out of the intangible air, and by the power of his name made every creature and everything that is; and the production of all things from the twenty-two letters is the proof that they are all but parts of one living body (34) chapter iii section 1. the foundation of all the other sounds and letters is provided by the three mothers, aleph, mem and shin; they resemble a balance, on the one hand the guilty, on the other hand the purified, and aleph the air is like the tongue of a balance standing between them (35) 2. the three mothers, aleph, mem and shin, are a great mystery, very admirable and most recondite, and sealed as with six rings; and from them proceed air, fire, and water, which divide into active and passive forces. the three mothers, aleph, mem and sh

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s the personification of sin and evil. recalling what serge sauneron's the priests of ancient egypt has to say about the egyptian world- view, the negative connotations become understandable. sauneron explains that the egyptians thought that "the universe, predetermined since its creation, has been organized for all eternity according to patterns unvaryingly alike (p. 29, and that holding up this balance is indispensable, moreover not by 'inventing' new solutions when difficulties arise, but rather by seeking the already existing remedy from old texts (p. 119) rostislav holthoer, the professor of egyptology in the university of uppsala (in sweden, who teaches the subject also in helsinki university, mentioned on one class that "the 'nefer' of the people was to particularize the neteru, thu

SETIAN DIVINATION

the divinatory system as a map showing where your true core self stands, you are imposing three things on yourself. firstly you are separating your self from the universe by the simple act of reminding yourself that you are the center of it. secondly you are making yourself aware of blind spots in your initiation. if you can't see how a certain world is important as another, it reflects a lack of balance, that needs to be corrected by willed action, or will be corrected by the universe in her usual sweet and loving way. thirdly it reminds you of the deeper work that needs to be done- making your own map of the cosmos, so that you can affect it with utter precision now, and after your death. this later exercise in objective consciousness is very hard. i hope that as setians play with the di

SEVEN SCROLLS CHILDREN OF THE BLACK ROSE

weight. most adepts find that they have done more right than wrong. the suffering incurred by most brothers and sisters, far outweighs their mistakes. here is wisdom; the purpose of your personal recounting is to place your mental "feet" on solid ground, understanding that everything has a price, and you have pay it. the object here is ending up owing nothing to anyone and restoring your soul to balance. the result of all this mental thrashing around will be a near spotless mental environment as most of the junk memories are now transferred out of your mind and written in your journal. now once your memories are transferred to your journal, there is no further use or purpose in remembering them. so, let them go. the floor of your mental attic should be fairly clear by now, but once you ar

unk memories are now transferred out of your mind and written in your journal. now once your memories are transferred to your journal, there is no further use or purpose in remembering them. so, let them go. the floor of your mental attic should be fairly clear by now, but once you are down to the most pertinent items, the ones you really have to deal with, you have a little accounting to do. the balance sheet as with any other asset and liability sheet, apply your own positive actions that you have done to the left column, and list your mistakes on the right. when you have done a full and honest recounting to the best of your ability, add up both columns, subtract the lesser from the greater, and you will have your true disposition. most of the time, brothers find themselves on the asset

ur mistakes on the right. when you have done a full and honest recounting to the best of your ability, add up both columns, subtract the lesser from the greater, and you will have your true disposition. most of the time, brothers find themselves on the asset side of the page. should you find otherwise, see lesson one, hit the street, find those worse off than yourself, then bring yo ur sheet into balance by your own hand. you'll know when you've done it right. just don't get silly about it. do you have a debt you can't pay? then send a letter of apology, explaining the circumstances and asking the lender to forgive the debt. if you wish, send them a penny on the dollar. if the lender won't forgive the debt, then it is his problem. it is better not to lend or borrow as a loan is only a gift

ters of apology do not need to carry a return address or even come from the town in which you currently reside. the point is that you are doing something positive to settle a matter in your own mind. did you steal a candy bar? give a candy bar. did you take a life? save a life. do not forget that helping a stranger in need will settle many debts, and they do not even need to be of like substance. balance is the key. as you deal with each and every memory both good and bad, right or wrong, mark its disposition next to it in your journal. when you pay a debt, mark it "paid in full. when you settle a score, mark it "settled. and when you have done all you could to set things right, mark that item "canceled. so it is written, so it shall be! out of mind, in the book, close the book. you have m

t effort to settle your life, and the rest of the world will just have to live with it. declare bankruptcy if you must, but clear out your mind and start fresh. once you have brought all of your life up to date and have figured out just what has happened, you may deal with the rest of your life on a day-to-day basis. yo u'll keep your journal up-to-date and have a running total of your whole-self balance sheet. you will have discovered your strengths and weaknesses and will be better able to deal with them in the future. that is the whole point. the object here is to be mentally bullet proof. the opposition will hate you, but oh well. adepts don't kid themselves or anyone else. that is why we say that a brother or sister is neither good nor evil. no one is either all positive or all negati

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

t to govern it. the time, alas! is not yet arrived when men of worth can serve with impunity their country. so long as the knaves rule, the defenders of liberty will be only the proscribed" for two hours, through that cold and gloomy audience, shrilled the death-speech. in silence it began, in silence closed. the enemies of the orator were afraid to express resentment; they knew not yet the exact balance of power. his partisans were afraid to approve; they knew not whom of their own friends and relations the accusations were designed to single forth "take care" whispered each to each "it is thou whom he threatens" but silent though the audience, it was, at the first, wellnigh subdued. there was still about this terrible man the spell of an overmastering will. always though not what is call

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

ngraving them upon it was but a step, and this step was taken as early as the ivth dynasty. the text is as follows "my heart, my mother; my heart, my mother! my heart whereby i came into being! may naught stand up to oppose me at [my] judgment; may there be no opposition to me in the presence of the sovereign princes; may there be no parting of thee from me in the presence of him that keepeth the balance! thou art my double (ka, the dweller in my body, the god khnemu who knitteth and strengtheneth my limbs. mayest thou come forth into the place of happiness whither we go. may the shenit, who form the conditions of the lives of men, not make my name to stink. let it be satisfactory unto us, and let the listening be satisfactory unto us, and let there be joy of heart unto us at the weighing

s, and let the listening be satisfactory unto us, and let there be joy of heart unto us at the weighing of words. let not that which is false be uttered against me before the great god, the lord of amentet. verily how great shalt thou be when thou risest in triumph" it was this chapter which the deceased recited when he was in the judgment hall of osiris, whilst his heart was being weighed in the balance against the feather symbolic of right and truth. from certain papyri it seems as if the above words should, properly, p. 35 be said by the deceased when he is being weighed against his own heart, a conception which is quite different from that of the judgment of the heart before the gods. the scribe nebsent being weighed in a balance against his heart in the presence of osiris (from the pa

ords of power given to him by thoth, osiris would have been powerless under the attacks of his foes, and similarly the dead man, who was always identified with osiris, would have passed out of existence at his death but for the words of power provided by the writings that were buried with him. in the judgment scene it is thoth who reports to the gods the result of the weighing of the heart in the balance, and who has supplied its owner with the words which he has uttered in his supplications, and whatever can be said in favour of the deceased he says to the gods, and whatever can be done for him he does. but apart from being the protector and friend of osiris, thoth was the refuge to which isis fled in her trouble. the words of a hymn declare that she knew "how to turn aside evil hap" and

the great god, and he replies "osiris" the guardian of the hall is now content, and he says "advance, verily thy name shall be mentioned to him; and he further promises that the cakes, and ale, and sepulchral meals which the deceased shall enjoy shall come from the "eye of ra" in another chapter 1 the deceased addresses seven gods, and says "hail, ye seven beings who make decrees, who support the balance on the night of the judgment of the utchat, who cut off heads, who hack necks in pieces, who take possession of hearts by p. 165 violence and rend the places where hearts are fixed, who make slaughterings in the lake of fire, i know you, and i know your names; therefore know ye me, even as i know your names" the deceased, having declared that the seven gods know his name and he their names

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

must be based "the material of the stone leads our thoughts to the necessity for choice between destruction and peace. of iron man has forged his swords, of iron he has also made his ploughshares "the shaft of light strikes the stone in a room of utter simplicity. when our eyes travel from these symbols to the front wall, they meet a simple pattern opening up the room to the harmony, freedom and balance of apace. 9 "there is an ancient [chinese] saying that the sense of a vessel is not in its shell but in the void. so it is with this room. it is for those who come here to fill the void with what they find in their center of stillness (emphasis supplied) lodestone the world goodwill bulletin is published by lucis press ltd (owned by lucis trust) at 88 edgware rd. marble arch, london w-2, e

gy, the roc."27 a curious fact concerning the original great seal seems to have eluded the notice of all the writers who have concerned themselves with its history and significance. the face of the seal contains the number 13 repeated 6 times (as totten noted. 13 x 6 equals 78. the 13 six-pointed stars on the original die also repeated this figure (13 x 6: 78, thus establishing an exact numerical balance between the crest and the entire coat of arms. the arms and crest in st. paul's chapel, n. y. c. a. l. totten was the first historian to photograph and publicize the painting of the arms and crest in st. paul's chapel in new york city:28 immediately alter the inauguration of george washington, their first constitutional president, congress adjourned, and in a body proceeded to st. paul's c

TECHNICIANS GUIDE TO THE LEFT HAND PATH

another aspect of the antinomian current and how it is understood. this is the intellectual and analytic aspect. based largely in the filter of philosophical inquiry and rationalism, this methodology is vital to propelling the current of individualism into future creations. these two modalities; romanticist/rationalist, the language of the heart and of the intellect are essential to the order and balance of the anarchic approach encompassed and embraced within the postmodern setian religious resurgence. they are what imposes order within the chaos of syncretism. very simply, methods of transformation must first be seeded through the acquiring of knowledge, and this knowledge must then be perceived in a specific manner- of value to the individual- in order to be of value to the process of c

is book to go on further. functional conscience& objective consciousness two ideas central to antinomianism is objective consciousness and functional conscience. objective consciousness is the quality of consciousness obtained when it has dissented- to the extent possible- from the influences of ideas that are not one s own. this dissent will particularly influence and impact ideas of justice and balance. it is only through the actions of dissent that these principles of equilibrium are pure. ridding oneself of bias is a fundamental resistance that must be observed within oneself, once observed, bias that is good for the individual can be maintained, bias that serves no utility must be discarded. the determination of utility, as good or bad, can only be regarded as those elements that eith

at odds with each other. the goal- lose weight- and the means- fasting- combined with the activity of a fully energized will led to tragedy. the actual strategy left out a key component- obtain as much information as possible regarding the plan of action undertaken and take into account negative consequences of such actions just as seriously as the positive results hopefully to be obtained. this balance of goal/action/strategy is absolutely paramount to consider when developing the will to act. the delayed will one aspect of the will that needs to be considered is the time necessary to accomplish the end goal. it is a great mistake to think that most actions lead to immediate gratification of the desire will. in fact, there is most often a delay once the five steps outlined have been actu

een actually manifest. the active will manifests after the first four stages have been complete and are integrated within consciousness as a nagging need to act. the neural net necessary to engage in the activity of the will itself seems to require a necessity to gestate as an aspect of consciousness, then, it takes off with full momentum. it is during this period that the adept must maintain the balance just spoken of, this is due to the fact that one of the forms of resistance that is encountered at this stage is the overcoming of a few words about resistance the antinomian, through his or hers dissent from cultural, psychological, environmental and genetic tendency (cpeg) is the ideal candidate to express their will. the influences of cpeg forms the myriad complications that resist the

TELESMATA AND FLASHING TABLETS

nature. the above also includes a flashing tablet. warning: do not destroy a talisman without discharging it first. to throw a jupiter talisman in a fire is to cause severe torture to the forces employed in the talisman. these forces may later react upon you. 4 8. let the adept create a flashing tablet in two colors in proper proportion. one color should not dominate the other. they should be in balance and in harmony. the method of employing three colors is as follows: utilize the heptagram and draw two lines to the point exactly opposite- this would yield two flashing colors. basic mode of charging and consecrating step 1 use the proper words and letters when charging a tablet. these would be the letters governing the signs under which the operator falls, along with the correct planetar

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

quilibrium and the holy empire of the illuminati, to be ruled by their cabalistic messiah, or king actually the antichrist. pike revealed this ultimate objective to subordinate illuminists on page 861 of his celebrated textbook, morals and dogma: the royal secret, of which you are a prince, if you are a true adept..is that which the sohar (an occultic and cabalistic text) terms the mystery of the balance. it is the secret of the universal equilibrium..such, my brother, is the true word of a master mason; such is the true royal secret, which makes possible, and shall at length make real, the holy empire of true masonic brotherhood.1 ruining god's creation ezekiel 28 tells us that, as first created by god, lucifer was a beautiful creature, one of the most lovely in heaven. his body was not o

understood, therefore, why the gay homosexual movement adopted the sign of the pink triangle as its emblem. for male homosexuals particularly, the goddess image and feminine archetype were powerful motivators dictating 328 codex magica adaptation of the triangle as symbol of "gay liberation" to occultists, the triangle pointing upward represents fire and that pointing downward water. to combine, balance, and unite the two brings dualism, or equilibrium, which is a goal of freemasonry and a cardinal tenet of all illuminist religious systems. the pope's triceps the vatican also got into the triangle act. in some roman catholic churches today, behind the altar we find displayed the all-seeing eye inside a triangle. meanwhile, the pope can often be seen wearing the symbol of the triceps on hi

THE BLACK LODGE

unto the grade of magus, and therefore were they bound with the curse of thoth. but, being guardians of the truth, they have taught nothing but falsehood, except unto such as understood (that is, except unto such as had the potential of becoming masters of the temple; for the truth may not pass the gate of the abyss. but the reflection of the truth hath been shown in the lower sephiroth. and its balance is in beauty (tiphereth, and therefore have they who sought only beauty come nearest to the truth. for the beauty receiveth directly three rays from the supernals (the paths of intelligence vau, gimel and that of which the mystery is mentioned in al i 57, and the others (geburah and gedulah, which with tiphereth form the adept triad) no more than one. so, therefore, they that have sought a

e paths of intelligence vau, gimel and that of which the mystery is mentioned in al i 57, and the others (geburah and gedulah, which with tiphereth form the adept triad) no more than one. so, therefore, they that have sought after majesty (gedulah) and power (geburah) and victory (netzach) and learning (hod) and happiness (yesod) and gold (malkuth) have been discomfited (because they did not seek balance, or harmony, which is beauty. and these sayings are the lights of wisdom that thou mayst know thy master, for he is a magus (that is, the angel of the aethyr was telling the human consciousness of aleister crowley, the "scribe, that his being as master of the temple had reached initiation into the second sephirah, chokhmah" the curse of thoth consists precisely in that, in the present evol

the new aeon in the microcosm, as heru-ra-ha is the new aeon in the macrocosm" let these words of the master (frater 216 .8=3 a .a) be a sign and a beacon to all those who are of us. dearest sisters and brothers, understand that to be a complete man or a complete woman in this aeon means that you must combine your innate maleness with your innate femaleness, augmenting both such that they are in balance. when, dear brothers and sisters, these disparate elements are in balance, then must you annihilate them in combination, which is bliss; 0=2. thus only may you enter the stream of life to emerge as the virgin of al. blessings, peace and silence in the name of our lord to mega therion and in the name of our seven times holy lady babalon love is the law, love under will. the black lodge less

st 25 years ago! the threat that hiv poses to the aspirant can not be underestimated. for to underestimate in this regard is to die. if thelema is to survive so must its aspirants, adherents and brothers& sisters. that adjuration in another document known to you all better if you take no partner in the outer, even sub-rosa, becomes much more intelligible and clear to you. as in all these things a balance must be maintained. your lessons in the ordeals have taught you that balance is the way and the truth and the lvx. to the women of thelema; you must be especially careful for it is among your sex that the disease is growing the fastest at the present time. this fact is due to the nature of heterosexual intercourse which leaves the semen in the vagina. if that semen be from an infected male

aware of and sensitive to the dangers of the plague called aids and you must use precaution in all situations. it is your responsibility; men are too often willing to pass this responsibility to the women; i tell you plainly this is an old aeonic attitude and it is to be despised among you! the true man and the true woman will rise to this occasion and will prosper; they will heed this lesson on balance and it will make them strong. the weak and the pioneers will perish. this is a hard thing to say but it is true. as our holy law says "compassion is the vice of kings" further it is said "a king may choose his garment as he will: there is no certain test: but a beggar cannot hide his poverty" the lack of restraint and of caution will kill as surely as chastity and cowardice (the one is dea

THE BOOK OF PLEASURE

e, i know not its name. how free it is, it has no need of sovereignty (kingdoms are their own despoilers) without lineage, who dare claim relationship? without virtue, how pleasing in its moral self-love! how mighty is it, in its assertion of "need not be-does not matter! self-love 16 in complete perspective, serves its own invincible purpose of ecstasy. supreme bliss simulating opposition is its balance. it suffers no hurt, neither does it labour. is it not selfattracting and independent? assuredly we cannot call it balance. could we but imitate its law, all creation without command would unite and serve our purpose in pleasure and harmony. kia transcending conception, is unchanging and inexhaustible, there is no need of illumination to see it. if we open our mouths to speak of it, it is

elf" do i fashion the kia, without likeness, but which may be regarded as the truth. from this consultation is the bondage made, not by intelligence shall we be free. the law of kia is its ever original purpose, undetermined, without change the emanations, through our conception they materialize and are of that duality, man takes this law from this refraction, his ideas-reality. with what does he balance his ecstasy? measure for measure by intense pain, sorrow, and miseries. with what his rebellion? of necessity slavery! duality is the law, realization by suffering, relates and opposes by units of time. ecstasy for any length of time is difficult to obtain, and laboured heavily for. various degrees of misery alternating with gusts of pleasure and emotions less anxious, would seem the condi

holds good for any purpose. 21: illustration, the loss of faith in a friend, or an union that did not fulfill expectations. 45 casting the shadow. the ego not being totally oblivious, let him retain only and visualise the sigil form, it is his chalice, the means of vacuity and incarnation. by the deliberation of an analogous emotion at that time, he deputises the law (reaction. miraculous is he, balance not known in this world imitated (attained. all other consciousness annulled with safety, the vehicle strong enough for the ecstasy, he is beyond hurt. now let him imagine an union takes place between himself (the mystic union of the ego and absolute. the nectar emitted, let him drink slowly, again and again22. after this astonishing experience his passion is incomparable, there is nothing

THE CRAFT GRIMOIRE OF ECLECTIC VERSION 2

ave their house and children clean, and find a new wardrobe hanging in their closet. maybe if you have a maid, a nanny and someone to do your shopping, and you ve trained them to understand facial tic commands. then, and only then will you get the result that you seek. when it comes to the reality of magick, you ll get those results, faster the old fashioned way. i have yet to meet anyone who can balance and spin a pencil with their mind, walk on water (without it being frozen first) or fly through the air (without the use of an aircraft. these are the dreams of the young and the science of the hollywood special effects artist. it is said that there are those in the far east who have mastered some of these feats. they ve spent their whole life in meditation to achieve this. so if you are r

inter solstice, the longest night of the year. lighting of the yule log is symbolic of welcoming the sun. imbolg, also called lady s day, is a time of renewal. in days past a common fire was lit, and all members of a community would take a brand from the fire home, to rekindle their own hearth fires. today we call it groundhog day. ostara, the spring equinox, a time when daylight and night are in balance. a time of blessing the seed, planting, and fertility. beltain, a hinge day when winter gives way to summer. again the veil is thin between the worlds. dance around a may pole, celebrate the joy and ecstacy of life. litha, the summer solstice, the shortest night of the year. time to rejoice in the warmth of the sun, while the world is full of growing life. lughnassadh, the first of the har

of the sun, while the world is full of growing life. lughnassadh, the first of the harvest festivals. in celtic tradition it is the day the young son challenges his father the king, for rulership. in the course of their battle, the father is wounded, this is symbolized by the following days growing cooler. mabon, the second harvest festival, the fall equinox. once again daylight and night are in balance. now is the time to celebrate the gifts of the earth mother. page 6 grimoire of eclectic magick) archetype gods and goddesses( all gods are one god, all goddesses are one goddess, and there is one initiator! from aspects of occultism by dion fortune gods of ancient egypt horus imiut isis khepera khnum maat min nekhbet nephthys nut osiris ptah ra re sekhmet selket seshat set shu sobek tawer

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between patients and attending physicians and nurses; and many cases wherein observers underwent a change in their own personal philosophy after witnessing the experience of the dying person. among the many patterns disclosed by the study, osis feels that one of the most consistent was that phenomena relevant to the survival hypothesis occurred most often when the physiological and psychological balance of the patient was not greatly disturbed. according to the research project s findings as reported by osis, trends in line with the survival hypothesis occurred predominantly in patients whose mentality was not disturbed by sedatives or other medications, who had no diagnosed hallucinogenic pathology, and who were fully conscious as well as responsive to their environment. the study found

ty press, 1992. how the major religions view reincarnation reincarnation, the belief that the soul of a man or woman who has died will later be born again into another physical body, is an ancient doctrine, ancient even at the time of the greek and roman empires. plato (c. 428 348 b.c.e) alludes to reincarnation in many of his essays, and he seems to be speaking of the law of karma, the spiritual balance of cause and effect, in book x of laws when he says: know that if you become worse, you will go to the worst souls, or if better, to the better; and in every succession of life and death you will do and suffer what life may fitly suffer at the hands of life. cicero s (106 43 b.c.e) treatise on glory concedes that the counsels of the divine mind had some glimpse of truth when they said that

al memory of a prior existence. what does matter to the therapists is their claim that thousands of men and women have obtained a definite and profound release from a present pain or phobia by reliving the origin of their problems in some real or imagined former existence. while skeptics may scoff at men and women who claim to recall past lives while under hypnosis, and even question their mental balance, psychiatrist reima kampman of the university of oulu in finland has said that her research demonstrates that people who are able to display multiple personalities or alleged past lives under hypnosis are actually healthier than those who cannot. according to kampman, one of her subjects, a 28- year-old woman, revealed eight different personalities in progressive chronological order, rangi

at of christianity. inverted swastika: the swastika is another once-honorable symbol that simply represented the perpetual progression of the four seasons, the four winds, the four elements, and so forth. already perverted when the nazis claimed it as their symbol, satanists are said to invert it to show the elements of nature turned against themselves and out of harmony with god s divine plan of balance. ritual calendar: satanism adopted the traditional calendar of witchcraft and celebrates eight major festivals, known as sabbats: february 1 candelmas march 21 spring equinox april 30 walpurgisnacht may 1 beltane june 21 summer solstice august 1 lammas september 23 fall euinox october 31 samhain* december 21 winter solstice 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

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standing of the self through dreams. from jung s perspective, freud expressed a contempt for the psyche as a kind of waste bin for inappropriate or immoral thoughts. in jung s opinion, the unconscious was far more than a depository for the past; it was also full of future psychic situations and ideas. jung saw the dream as a compensatory mechanism whose function was to restore one s psychological balance. his concept of a collective unconscious linked humans with their ancestors as part of the evolutionary tendency of the human mind. jung rejected arbitrary interpretations of dreams and dismissed free freudian association as wandering too far from the dream content. jung developed an intricate system of elaborations, in which the dreamer relates all that he or she knows about a symbol as i

e centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) to continue to investigate the scientific basis of the relaxation response. dr. andrew weil is an internationally recognized harvard medical school graduate and an advocate of alternative approaches to medicine, including the use of meditation. in his book spontaneous healing (1995, he recommends meditation to his patients as a means of restoring balance in their lives. mood swings, depression, erratic energy levels, hectic schedules, unhealthy eating habits, and unstable relationships are all signs of a life out of balance, which is a high disease factor. weil and many other doctors are advising and/or teaching a variety of meditation techniques with great success in treating these and other afflictions. research and documentation continu

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e goddess brigid. the spring equinox happens around march 21 and is a powerful time of magic. beltane, may 1, celebrates love and oneness. the summer solstice, occurring around june 21, is also a time of power and strength of the deities of nature. august 1 recognizes lammas, a time when fruit ripens and there are signs that harvest is near. the fall equinox, near or on september 21, celebrates a balance between light and dark, night and day. in the middle ages, the christian influence, so visible during the day, seemed to vanish at night as great groups of people gathered around a statue of the horned god and began professing their allegiance to the great deities of nature. to staunch christians, this horned image was an obscene representation of satan, a black, grotesque figure that was

ed itself from the everyday world and formed another world of its own, a graphologist would expect to see the handwriting symbols for imagination exaggerated to a tremendous degree. in the case of the extreme neurotic, the differences are again quantitative, rather than qualitative, dealing with a blown-up effect on one trait, and perhaps, a diminished, or totally absent, symbol trait which could balance the overemphasized qualities of the other. normal handwriting would, therefore, have to show the balance missing in neurotic or psychotic handwriting. a balanced handwriting would be the outward manifestation of a balanced mind. leftward movement of the handwriting indicates a writer who has a tendency to live in the past and to be of a passive disposition. rightward movement usually revea

laimed that the very world is built upon the magical power of numbers. according to his doctrines, numbers contained within them the essence of all that is in the natural and the spiritual worlds. for those who followed the teachings of pythagoras, the number one symbolized unity and therefore the creator-god. two represented the duality of good and evil and stood for the devil. four, symbolizing balance, was considered by pythagoreans as their most holy and sacred number, and their most solemn oaths were sworn on four. pythagoreans also used numbers to represent various planets and elements. for example, five stood for fire; six, earth; eight, air; twelve, water. in addition to the teachings of pythagoras, cornelius agrippa fs (1486.1535) work occult philosophy (1533) quite likely furnish

ies do a lot of traveling and learn to understand all classes and conditions of people, and they are generally without racial prejudice. five people always are seeking the new and progressive. number five personalities must guard against becoming self-indulgent. 6.because six is the number of devotional, impersonal love, these people serve quietly, cheerfully, and efficiently, applying the law of balance to adjust inharmonious conditions. people often come to six personalities for material or spiritual aid, and they must always be ready to give it. some persons with a six life-path are musically endowed, but their real love is for the home and the harmony therein. the opposite polarity for the six personality is to become tyrannical. 7.seven is a cosmic number related to the seven planets

nd keepers, f. a. mitchell-hedges (1882.1959) and his daughter anna (1910, it is considered the finest example of a crystal skull. fashioned from clear quartz, the mitchell-hedges crystal skull is realistic in size (the cranium approximates that of an average female adult, and its jaws were formed from the same piece of crystal as the skull. the jaws fit neatly into sockets and maintain a perfect balance with the skull. the two biggest mysteries of the mitchell- hedges skull concern the craftsmanship used to make it and the story surrounding its discovery. the skull is believed to have been formed from a large block of crystal that was carved into a rough shape of a skull and then smoothed into its final shape with water and a solution of silicon-crystal sand or, perhaps, through some unkn

THE GOD OF THE WITCHES

oney forthe king. rufus openly declared that neither st. peter nor any other saint had any influence with god, and hewould ask none of them for help. one of the accusations against rufus was that he had the temerity todisbelieve in the ordeal. when fifty deer-stealers had cleared themselves by this means, rufus said that godeither did not know the deeds of men or else he weighed them in an unfair balance. he was also wroth ifanyone ventured to add the usual reserve of god's will to anything that he (rufus) undertook or ordered to beundertaken. he had that belief in himself that he would have everything referred to his wisdom and poweronly. this is quite consistent if rufus believed himself to be god incarnate.our knowledge of rufus is obtained chiefly from christian chroniclers, at whose h

THE HOLY ROSARY OF THE BRETHREN

he spiritual alchemical fire necessary to enhance all other practices. practical qbl seems to become more effective as well. while the adept is under no obligation to practice the rosary daily, it has been observed by those who do that it acts as an alchemical catalyst, keeping the practitioner, as it were, between the sacred pillars in a greater, more noticeable state of harmony, integration and balance. the rosary of our order has built within it the mystical formula of yhshvh. this is the greatest and most potent symbol of elemental harmony. it is directed by spirit, and thus, it sublimely evokes the forces of the four elements directed by the divine spirit. the physical shape of the rosary is in the shape of c; the symbol of a over the cross of corrosion. therefore, the adept is forewa

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

gin to believe in vast plots cleverly organized, in hidden, all-powerful societies. eugene sue invents rodin< churchmen talk of the illuminati and of the freemasons; wronski dreams of his bands of mystics, and there is nothing true and serious beneath all that but the necessary struggle of order and disorder, of the instincts and of thought; the result of that struggle is balance in progress, and the devil always contributes, despite himself, to the glory of st. michael. physical love is the most perverse of all fatal passions. it is the anarchist of anarchists; it knows neither law, duty, truth nor justice. it would make the maiden walk over the corpses of her parents. it is an irrepressible intoxication; a furious madness. it is the vertigo of fatality seeking ne

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

ich neatly mirrors the kabbalistic scheme of the four elements and the ten sephiroth. in theological terms, chockmah represents the logos, the "divine word" or will. all that was potential in kether is now directed, and what was merely "location" now has "direction. logos translates as either word or thought, and hence is taken as the self-expression of god. in heraclitus, logos is the underlying balance or rationality in the manifest world of flux. the stoics took this idea as the reason of the universe, god. the "divine plan" that mystics search for has its place in chockmah, the layer of the creative process wherein the lattice or "array" is formed. jewish thinkers, on the other hand, identified the logos with wisdom, and the memra, or word. john states "in the beginning was the logos

iately, with an active geburah. that is to say, we shoot first and ask questions later, or allow our fear to drive us rather than our urges to creativity. obviously, if chesed were not constrained by a correctly functioning geburah, life would become dysfunctional in the opposite extreme, with chaos and anarchy without point. it is the work of the adept grades in the initiatory system to learn to balance these states both within and without, to ensure that tiphareth, the pivotal point of the tree, is maintained in a dynamic equilibrium. the zohar puts it that the "left arm draws the immensity of space in rigour, and that geburah is associated with the "repentance of god" and the archangel samael. it also points out that mercy and severity are united in tiphareth. the sepher yetzirah states

ymbolise in the concentric circles model of kabbalah that geburah is the outer circle of chesed, which has its roots in binah, to which the oil can be associated. wippler mentions that one can meditate on geburah and chesed as analysis and synthesis, in order to reach an accurate self-evaluation. this resumes the idea of justice, the path running from geburah to tiphareth, the central sephirah of balance. a useful object of meditation for this triad, and indeed any part of the tree, would be a prism, into which light enters as a single "ray, and emerges "split" into the visible spectrum of colours. this signifies the process of manifestation down the tree, as the unified state is manifest in apparently seperative states, objects and identities. on the psychological level, geburah represent

cording to the dual states of each. this is the point where "as is below, so above" is equally "as is above, so below. the upper sephiroth cannot flow into the lower in an optimum state if the lower are unbalanced, and neither can the lower sephiroth function correctly when the upper sephiroth are disturbed. tiphareth, the sephirah representing human self-awareness, is the key-stone on which this balance rests. indeed, in ephesians 2.20, paul makes reference to "the foundation of the apostles and prophets, jesus christ himself being the chief corner-stone" which in kabbalah can be read to say that yesod (meaning the "foundation) is the sephirah of prophecy and communication to the outside world (malkuth, but the corner-stone is self-awareness as practised by christ, a personification of ti

gher genius, a specific experience attributed to tiphareth. b. the initiation of the heart ix. hermit: the hermit connects awareness to the expansive force of chesed, love or mercy. the hermit embodies the contemplation of the heart on the mysteries of creation in the inner silence of devotion. as the sufi saying states "the worker is hidden in the workshop. xi. justice: the atu of justice is the balance of tiphareth with respect to geburah, discrimination. lamed, the letter attributed to the path, is the "ox goad, and symbolises the work of the initiate in balancing the "two cells" which st. catherine of siena speaks of, where..if you dwelt in self-knowledge alone, you would despair; if you dwelt in the knowledge of god alone, you would be tempted to presumption. one must go with the othe

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

ic authors, translators, and most golden dawn magicians. the sephardic pronunciation is used almost exclusively by western magicians today. with this in mind, we have changed the spelling of the introduction to the third edition xxiii words mentioned above in tlus edition of the middle pillar to reflect the modem usage that most readers are familiar with. part two contains our own work titled the balance between mind and magic. this comprises a number of chapters which we have added to supplement and enhance many of the ideas introduced by regardie in part one. chapter six contains a further exploration of the principles of jungian psychology and qabalah. in the foreword of the middle pillar, written in 1938, regardie expressed a desire to add more information on the art of relaxation and

vel to the dictates of the unconscious. the so-called banishng ritual of the pentagrams is a vital techruque designed to eliminate undesirable elements from the psychc sphere, and thus to permit the process of consciousness expansion to proceed without harm or hndrance. the use of the archaic exercise referred to as the middle pillar will increase the field of attention, aid in the achievement of balance and equilibrium, and unfold to the aspirant a completely new and remarkable sphere of power and spiritual perception. v i i iin troductiotno the seconedd ition every techruque of magic is intended in various ways to widen the field of vision of the conscious ego to the deeper, more spiritual aspects of the divine nature-which, in reality, is his true or higher self. of the numerous techruq

enlightened man, the sage, from him who is ignorant and unenlightened. just as in physics, where the electron may be considered either as an electrical particle or as a system of radiations or waves, so this yechidah may be considered from two quite distinct points of view. it is the innermost kernel of the self, the deepest core of consciousness itself, unconsciousness to pillar of beneficence (balance) figure 2: the tree of life. the tree of life 29 our ordinary awareness-while on the other hand it is the life-flow itself, the current of libido, which is the sum-total of our vitality and our life. since the translation of eastern texts has been made available, many psychologists have pounced on several chinese terms for inclusion within the technical nomenclature of their own systems. o

n end the curse of indecisiveness, assisting the mind to a more responsive and open attitude to the dictates or intuitions of the higher self. at first, only the middle pillar receives attention. but as practice renders the student expert, even dexterous in manipulating his visualizations, he will find it worth while to lengthen the duration of the practice, increasing the field of his attention. balance and equilibrium brought within achievement by the formulation of the centers of the middle pillar, then the sephiroth of the two side pillars of mercy and severity are added to the picture.28 progress is bound to the tree of lifi 43 be slow and gradual here, but given patience and perseverance a new sphere of power and spiritual perception will unfold itself. as a means of giving poise to

de of severity) only applies to the tree of life as it is reflected onto the human body in magical workings, not as it is seen in diagrams of the tree. the left-hand pillar (binah, geburah, and hod) is known as the pillar of severity and the right-hand pillar (chokmah, chesed, and netzach) is known as the pillar of mercy. 3. also known as the middle pillar, the pillar of mildness or the pillar of balance, alluding to its aspect of moderation between two extremes. 4 "the one" 5. it is our opinion that the freudian id, in its more restricted definition, conesponds to the qabalistic nephesh rather than the yechidah. see part two, chapter six. 6. a chinese term for "way" it refers to the one absolute reality which is said to have brought forth "ten thousand things" it is the union of yin (fema

THE PATH OF KABBALAH

lf cannot feel the light, but only the properties the light evokes. the light itself has no properties. malchut feels them because of the influence of the light. all our reactions are compulsory and useful; the spiritual reactions of our soul as well as our animate, physical reactions. it is a common concept that all the diseases are a 99 of 273 consequence of attempts of the body to maintain its balance. let us assume that one is sick with a certain illness: the body raises the temperature deliberately in order to fight the bacteria and defend itself. a disease is perceived not as a state of sickness, but as an external expression of something that happens in the body, a breach of the inner balance. that is why it is forbidden to kill a symptom of a disease so as not to suppress the body

THE SHADOWED ONES

we must seek to know thyself before one may seek onward communication with the watchers, for they do not rule us they offer guidance from those initiates who seek a knowledge most profound. iii the names of the fallen angelick ones and watchers azazel seek when the sun is at its height, by fire and air. this is the enfleshed angel which is at heart and soul a dragon of both darkness and light. by balance of the mind and heart can you seek to become like azazel, who came forth from the void of chaos and created a form of order. that order is always torn asunder by the chaos willed of azazel, just as fire consumes to create anew. azazel tests and confronts, yet strengthens and blesses that which withstands or falls in honesty. this is the essence of the adversary who is two who may be sought

ocking the spirits which may serve you, great elementals and atavisms both grotesque and demonic. araqiel brings to you all the knowledge of the earth, and how by respect and love shall it flourish with us. certain lands may know the desert like steel and industry, yet some must not be touched by the pollution of man. the green forests and desert lands must be kept in a kind of found harmony, and balance unless you all seek certain destruction. araqiel brings the gifts of knowledge and joy through the respect of the land, and those creatures which dwell upon it. araqiel communicates the wisdom of a balanced mind to work according to his or her own design. by dream and by waking do we hear the voice of araqiel. sariel knows the motions and phases of the moon, and by seeking him one may know

cates the wisdom of a balanced mind to work according to his or her own design. by dream and by waking do we hear the voice of araqiel. sariel knows the motions and phases of the moon, and by seeking him one may know the path of the goddess in her beautiful and horrifying aspects. always know, we are both demon and angel in the skull of man, we are of beast and of higher spirit. it is our duty to balance and seek a perfection of both according to the path of lucifer, who holds the mask of the devil. know all forms and choices accordingly. kokabel knows too the stars and the great seven heads of the dragon. by your initiation seek him in that which is brought by trance and dreaming dominion. seek azazel at times within the dragon by chant and devotion. leviathan is the dragon guardian of th

f this adam know not those things which are determined, wherefore they oft-times fall into error. the beasts of the field, and of heaven, and the fish of the sea, all of them are in my hand and under my control kitab el-jelwa i am the dragon clothed in the feathers of the peacock, that which is sacred unto me. i formed this bird to represent the beauty of the hidden soul, what may become from the balance of the mind. by becoming like me you shall to gain control in your world, thus the balance of the earth and the body temple of man and woman must be recognized. seek my bride of earth and stars with my own union so that you may become as my son or daughter. to join in communication with my brothers and sisters, those watchers who reside in the earth, wandering in both darkness and light, e

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

an ostrich-like self-delusion that the cindery asteroid still lights our way; let us rather apply our mental spectroscope to the analysis of its rays. there shall we perchance discover the blending of all opposites in one harmonious light; thence shall we travel to the holy and humble house of the heart, wherein our god is born, whose name is ineffable, a crown of glory, exalted forever above the balance of righteousness and truth. t.a.r.o. as author of the following essay to you my readers, i can but say with the four beasts of the apocalypse: gcome and see. h gbehold the lion c hath prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals thereof. h for until now gno man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. h yet through the

rough my own strength *the fatal force, vol. i, p. 143. thus she spoke to the assembled princes and peoples of egypt, when sixteen seasons past she sat crowned, naked, exultant, pregnant with the child of her own son fs begetting. awed by the enormity of her lust, the multitudes worship their phadrian queen: but the mood passed, and we see a lecherous woman whose magician power is broken, and the balance of her mind made one with the fool fs bauble, and her wand that was of steel and fire, like a reed, snapped *the fatal force, vol. i, p. 143. once again we see her, ratoum, queen of egypt, before the coffin which is supposed to contain the child of her incest, but which holds in reality her leprous and long-forgotten husband. she is maddened with lust and religious frenzy, and stands entra

t not been for the garter, i might never have seen the star. in it we find the sublime maxim, almost universal, which has been postulated by all the greatest ethical codes of the world. it is the moral prototype, the favashi of the zoroastrian, the tree of knowledge of babylonia and genesis, the light and darkness of isaiah, the yakheen and boaz of solomon, the unique athanor of the qabalist, the balance of hegel; the polarity of the worlds, the great centripetal and centrifugal forces, the harmony of the spheres, the path of the stars, the life of the universe. without vice there can be no virtue, without virtue there can be no vice. without the one, the other becomes absolutely incomprehensible, and beyond our judgement. hegel held: gthat a thing can only arise through its opposite, h an

homme grandit dieu s feleve h. it was but a reconstruction of the same idea as held in exodus, xxxiii, moses was unable to look at god face to face; it was also the same idea as held by charles darwin. the theory of evolution. the growth of the protoplast into man, of evil into good. khephra, god of the morning emerging from the black thunders of night. above us flames the zodiac, the sign of the balance lies between virgo and scorpio, the eagle is the emblem of good, the scorpion of evil, the eaglewinged serpent of good and evil; and it is with this doctrine of good and evil that we shall now deal. as there was darkness before syhla formed the light, and as knowledge is the outcome of ignorance, so is also virtue the outcome of vice. eritis sicut deus, scientes bonum et malum. it was sata

ste-exclusiveness has become fetid with the horrors of besiegement, the moats are filled with the putrid carcasses of an unjust war; fever reigns, vice laughs, the inhabitants starve, sucking the putrid pus from the wounds of the dead, and devouring rats and other vermin. outside in the camp of vice, plague reigns and pestilence rules; yet if the summed evils of virtue and vice were cast into the balance of truth, who dare say which would outweigh the other? everyone knows the degradation as well as the ennoblements of war; the former ever as some leprous brach licking at her heels; the latter a halo of sainthood to be cast o fer the skull of the timecleansed skeleton, which was once a spongy mass of wriggling larvae. during his life the thief stole, he lied, and he cheated; pursued, he wa

THE TAROT OF C C ZAIN

lms and forces of nature. two sphinxes, one white and the other black, are harnessed to the car. a sphinx, as composed of the four emblems of the zodiacal quadrants, indicates the passage of time. the white sphinx signifies fortunate periods, and the black one signifies periods of adversity; both of which serve the soul victorious over the ordeals met in its pilgrimage of eternal progression. the balance--arcanum viii. in divination, arcanum viii may be read as justice or equilibrium. arcanum viii is figured by a woman, blindfolded and seated upon a throne. she wears a crown of lance-heads, holds in her right hand a raised sword, in her left hand a balance, and from her brow the sacred serpent thrusts its head. this is the ancient symbol of justice, which weighs all acts and opposes to evi

he golden cup represents the forces of man, and that from the silver cup the forces of woman; together revealing the truth of soul-matehood, and indicating how the finer energies of man rejuvenate woman and how the finer energies of woman rejuvenate man; their forces mutually sustaining each other and making a joint immortality possible. the eight-point star symbolizes the law of equilibrium, the balance between spirit and matter, male and female, the inner and the outer. it is the book of the apocalypse sealed with seven seals, and thus represents the inner realization and the outer realization, the birth of the soul and the birth of the body, under the influence of the planets, represented by the 7 surrounding stars, or seals. each of these smaller stars, or seals, has four points, to si

THE WITCH CULT OF ZOS VEL THANATOS

ws lines of mental danger to those who normally should be of sound and strong mind, for even an obsession weakness, if preyed upon by such elementals, could aid to madness and failure. the emphasis of shamanistic magick is present, coinciding with the parallel system of crowley's thelema, meaning will in greek. focus and difference being not of dual aspects. however, always present in its need of balance. spare's system still requires much attention and focus, not just for the sake of study, but to build a stronger alphabet of desire for the aspiring sorcerer who will always be apt to transverse the spheres of both light and shadow, the angelic and the demonic. further reading: the witches sabbat (fulgur limited) from inferno to zos (fulgur limited) zos speaks by kenneth and steffi grant (

THE ABYSS AND TABAET

ere is the immortal spirit which exists in the depths of the mind, guided up through the darkness with an inner fire of rahab, the angel of violence, whose breath is the lightening of inspiration and self-deification. this ancient spirit rises up from the oceans in our bodies and envenoms our spirit to the possibilities of our deification! from the great sleep does the adversary come forth as the balance of the feminine and masculine, the primal path of the black and red serpent. rahab, who makes the orbs of light dark with its presence, a shadow cast upon the self-righteous and weak. as ahriman did he first create the predators of the earth, wolves, serpents, flies, scorpions, did his fire of darkness create the six archdaevas who bring wisdom and power to mankind, against the mindnumbing

vas who bring wisdom and power to mankind, against the mindnumbing arch-angels of ahura mazda. was it not jahi whose voice of inspiration rouse the dragon from his slumber, bringing chaos and motion into this world? yet ahriman brings order as well, knowing that stasis is death and the spirit must continually move forward. the adversary s origins are found in both the feminine and masculine, that balance must bring the lively intelligence of existence. here is the sacred cup made from the human skull, to drink of it s elixir is to taste the lifeforce which illuminates and makes free the spirit! one may refer to the name of ahriman or angra-mainyu for a source of the adversary on earth. the root of the word mainyu is the avestan word, derived from the latin mens meaning the human mind. angr

practices what, rather that the demonic feminine or the fiery inspiration itself is central to initiatory development. my grimoires or books of the adversary, luciferian witchcraft and liber hvhi deal exclusively with the dark feminine and masculine as equal forms of the adversary and luciferian practice, something which requires more discipline to work with in terms of initiation as it requires balance and the application of reason to achieve magical results. one may consider the demon of the void mentioned in john dee s diaries who is called coronzom, known by modern enochian and thelemic students as choronzon. this demon is considered a madness inspiring beast, causing fragmentation of the mind and the loss of mental vitality. choronzon in the black temple rites of the characith lunar

THE BOOK OF GATES

on "osiris, master of hades, earth, and tanen" osiris, who wears the double crown of the south and north, and holds in his right hand the symbol of "life" and in his left a sceptre, is seated on a chair of state, which is set on the top of a platform with nine steps. on each stop stands a god, and the nine gods are described as the "company which is with sar, i.e, osiris" on the topmost step is a balance, in which the actions of the deceased are weighed; the beam of the balance is supported either by the deceased, or by a stand which is made in the form of a bearded mummy. one pan of the balance contains some rectangular object, and the other a figure of the bird which is symbolic of evil and wickedness. behind the balance is a boat, which is sailing away from the presence of osiris; in it

ranscribed-"hail, o ye who make to be maat the word of your little one, may thoth weigh the words, may he make to eat his father" immediately over the boat is the short inscription which goodwin renders by"[when] this god entereth, he (i.e, the ape) riseth and putteth under restraint am-a (i.e, the eater of the arm" 1 p. 164 behind the pair of scales is the legend 1 which mr. goodwin renders "the balance-bearer does homage; the blessed spirits in amenti follow after him; the morning, star disperses the thick darkness; there is good will above, justice below. the god reposes himself, he gives bread to the blessed, who throng, towards him" the translation by m. lef bure reads "the bearer of the hatchet and the bearer of the scales protect the inhabitant of amenti [who] takes his repose in ha

THE DARK FORCES

res but most importantly in its possibilities. we extend the frontiers of evolution while others sleep and cry. 5) all that enervates we despise: we have nothing to do with the cowardly and weak who are trapped by their own failings and who scurry about in the filth that covers those who do dis-honourable deeds. we revere honour because honour means self-excellence and a recognition of the cosmic balance that is an adept. 6) when we hate we hate openly and with pride and when we love we love with a passion to match our arroga nce: always mindful never to love anyone or anything so much that we cannot see it die, since death is a natural changing of forces. 7) we would rather die than submit to anyone or anything and this pride is the pride of satan, that symbol of our defiance and a sign o

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

m the first to the second degree. s: what does it demand? c: a pass word. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p2c3.html (5 of 15 [12/28/2001 2:03:09 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. s: give me that word. c: thelema. s: what is its import? c: will. s: pass, thelema (e. takes c. to centre) s: you now stand in the centre of our camp, the place of the balance. hear first the book of the balance (orator, who may be any member of the oasis, and is selected for the excellence of his delivery, reads liber librae published in equinox i) s: another and more serious obligation will now be required of you. are you willing to take it? c: i am. s: officers, do your duty (they go to altar, w. directs c. to place right hand on the open book. he places dagg

t. s: let him drink of the well (all resume seats, except w. and e, who lead c. to well. they put his hands on the edges so that he has to bend over to get his mouth to the water. either he overbalances, or they tip him in. he is left to scramble out as best he can (a pause) s: brother magician, it is legitimate to gratify thirst, but it is wise to observe precaution. either from your own lack of balance, or from the malice of others, you may find yourself in a disgraceful, humiliating, and ridiculous position, even should you be fortunate to escape more serious injury. you must learn to do a given thing in a given way at a given time. fellow-soldiers, let the candidate be instructed in the proper method of satisfying thirst (w. and e. do this as in opening, c. replacing s. the wine in thi

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

; why then should i think upon a maid? 31:2 for what portion of god [is there] from above? and [what] inheritance of the almighty from on high? 31:3 [is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity? 31:4 doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? 31:5 if i have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; 31:6 let me be weighed in an even balance, that god may know mine integrity. 31:7 if my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; 31:8 [then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. 31:9 if mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or [if] i have laid wait at my neighbour s door; 31:10 [then] let my wife grind unto another, and

from him. 62:6 he only [is] my rock and my salvation [he is] my defence; i shall not be moved. 62:7 in god [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength [and] my refuge [is] in god. 62:8 trust in him at all times [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: god [is] a refuge for us. selah. 62:9 surely men of low degree [are] vanity [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity. 62:10 trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them] 62:11 god hath spoken once; twice have i heard this; that power [belongeth] unto god. 62:12 also unto thee, o lord [belongeth] mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. psalm 63 a psalm of david, when he was in t

of the lord [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity. 10:30 the righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. 10:31 the mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 10:32 the lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness. 11:1 a false balance [is] abomination to the lord: but a just weight [is] his delight. 11:2 [when] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom. 11:3 the integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 11:4 riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. 11:5 the righteousness of the perfect shall direct his

r of the lord [men] depart from evil. 16:7 when a man s ways please the lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. 16:8 better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. 16:9 a man s heart deviseth his way: but the lord directeth his steps. 16:10 a divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. 16:11 a just weight and balance [are] the lord s: all the weights of the bag [are] his work. 16:12 [it is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. 16:13 righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. 16:14 the wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. 16:15 in the light of the king s countenance [is]

t with him that flattereth with his lips. 20:20 whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. 20:21 an inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. 20:22 say not thou, i will recompense evil [but] wait on the lord, and he shall save thee. 20:23 divers weights [are] an abomination unto the lord; and a false balance [is] not good. 20:24 man s goings [are] of the lord; how can a man then understand his own way? 20:25 [it is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry. 20:26 a wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 20:27 the spirit of man [is] the candle of the lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. 20:28 mercy and trut

TRUE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT

occultists "pan" or "the horned god" or "set" or even "satan" are symbols of unconscious, repressed sexuality. to the occultist, there is no devil, no "god of evil" there is, ultimately, only the ain sof aur of the cabbalah; the limitless light of which we are but a frozen spark. evil, in this system, is the mere absence of light. all else is illusion. the goal of the occult path of initiation is balance. in freemasonry and high magick, the symbols of the white pillar and black pillar represent this balance between conscious and unconscious forces. in gardnarian wicca, the goddess and horned god- and the priestess and priest, represent that balance. there is nothing, nothing of pacts with the "devil" or the worship of evil in any of this; that belongs to misguided exchristians who have bee

ites" were to propitiate the caprice of the gods, not necessarily to honor them. the first neopagan revivalists, gardner, crowley and dr. murray, well understood this. neopagan wiccans usually do not. in introducing a "goddess element" into their theology, crowley and gardner both understood the yin/yang, male/female fundamental polarity of the universe. radical feminist neopagans have taken this balance and altered it, however unintentionally, into a political feminist agenda, centered around a near-monotheistic worship of the female principle, in a bizarre caricature of patriarchal christianity. bigotry, i submit, cuts both ways. i do not say these things lightly; i have seen it happen in my own time. if this be truth, let truth name its own price. i was not sure, until norm and john got

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

, sometimes divided into four, and sometimes into a greater number of compartments. 2 antiquarians have supposed this to be merely the impression of something put under the coin, to make it receive the stroke of the die more steadily; but, besides that it is very ill adapted to this purpose, we find many coins which appear, evidently, to have received the stroke of the hammer (for striking with a balance is of late date) on the side marked with this square. but what puts the question out of all doubt, is, that impressions of exactly the same kind are found upon the little talismans, or mystic pastes, taken out of the egyptian mummies, which have no impression whatever on the reverse.3 on a little brass medal of syracuse, we also find the asterisc of the sun placed in the centre of the squa

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

stinguished as singularly different, more important, and central. the difficulty with a sun-central arrangement is that it results in an imbalance among the other six planets that cannot be corrected by rearranging them in con- trasting pairs around the sun. in fact, balanced pairs are impossible. no other plan- et except the sun adequately balances the moon, and no planet at all can successfully balance mercury, which is solitary and unique among the wandering bodies. the sun may be central astronomically, but it can never be central magically because it is by its nature unbalanced. it is blazingly masculine where neutrality is demanded. it is yellow, and to be neutral, it must be colorless. it has an observable sphere, allowing it to balance in this respect only another observable sphere

sive feminine end. between them lie the remaining five planets, also arranged in pairs about a theoretical center. jupiter is the masculine mate of feminine saturn. mars is the masculine mate of feminine venus. but mercury has no mate, for the simple reason that it embodies both mascu- line and feminine elements within itself. as a magical symbol, mercury is balanced and complete. because of this balance, it neither needs to be, nor will tolerate being, paired to any other planet. xvi new millennium magic as is explained in the chapter on the hexagram, the traditional system of astro- logical symbols for the planets is not a set of arbitrary tokens, but reflects both the nature of the individual planets and their interrelationship. it proves the unique- ness of mercury with unmistakable cl

our of these planets are double-compound, partaking of the pure solar or lunar qualities blended with the quality of the earth, which is repre- sented by the cross: jupiter: 3 mars: 6 saturn: fi venus: 9 unique and apart, mercury is made up of the symbols of the three primary forces-sun, moon, and earth. it is the only planet that combines the solar and lunar symbols. these are held in harmonious balance by the symbol of earth: mercury: this relationship between the seven traditional planets and the earth is pre- sented clearly and concisely in the following diagram: the symbols? and d represent the nodes of the moon, caput draconis and cauda draconis. they have been modified from their more common shapes to show that the nodes are composed of the essential qualities of sun and moon. a sec

center, thereby leaving the moon without a counterweight, and also places androgenous and self-sufficient mercury, symbol of the awakened center of the magus, on the periphery. when mercury is moved to the center and the sun placed at the zenith opposite its mate, the moon, at the nadir, then saturn descends to the lower left point opposite jupiter on the upper right point. the result is perfect balance. the sun takes the number three, which as the perfect trine is in harmony with its glory. saturn takes the solidly material eight, which represents the cube just as the four of jupiter suggests the square. mercury assumes the central six, the num- ber of god and of the enlightened magus. extending the logic of a mercury-central system to the chakras, mercury must occupy the heart, which is

which is the resplendent thousand-petaled lotus, source of spiritual illumination. saturn descends to the belly chakra to symbolize the process of breakdown and decay in the lower intestine. on the tree of life mercury accords well with the mediating and regulating nature of tiphareth. the beauty of tiphareth stems from its dynamic equipoise. this is its perfection. it does not create so much as balance. on the other hand, the sun is a good extension of the radiant spiritual light descending down the tree from the supernal triad. located in daath, the sun represents the combined life- giving energies of kether, chokrnah, and binah. saturn embodies the material pre- occupation with form in the eighth sephirah, hod. no doubt problems will arise when this new system comes into conflict with

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o sleep at night, but this practice has its disadvantage, in that sleep usually comes before useful work can be done. the golden dawn preferred the sitting posture and employed it with good success. most people find that they do not fall out of their chairs, as might be expected. this is also true for hypnosis-hypnotized subjects rarely fall from their chairs. the body automatically maintains its balance. my own recommendation is that experiments of projection be done lying on top of a bed. you may, if you wish, practice while seated, but better results are usually gained by those who lie on their backs. i do not recommend that you practice while in bed under the covers, as a general rule, only because it is too easy to drift into ordinary sleep due to the sleep habits you have formed thro

ut the twig from a living branch. it should be quite small and light-no more than a few inches long. tie it in the middle to a length of white sewing thread and suspend it in the air about three feet above the center of your bed. make sure you attach the thread firmly to the ceiling with masking tape or a pushpin so that it does not fall. the thread should be tied around the twig at its center of balance so that it moves in the slightest breeze or at the touch of your breath. as you fall asleep in the darkness, be aware of the suspended twig above you and allow your consciousness to be drawn up toward it. imagine it spinning and bobbing in the tiny currents of air stirred by your own gentle breathing. as you drift into sleep, recite this little verse, either aloud in a low voice or mentall

ved into the rim on the opposite side and appears to descend with the wheel's rotation. children wearing the carnival masks of fantastic animals laugh with glee as they cling to the rungs on the edge of the wheel and try to ride it to the sphinx, who keeps as a prize a brass ring on the end of its sword. a country carnival is in progress all around the wheel. men are engaged in contests involving balance as they try to knock each other off a narrow rail. a primitive turntable is pushed by young men as several young women cling to it and shriek with glee. confections are sold from carts with large awnings over them. barkers at the doors of tents attempt to intrigue the fairgoers into paying a fee to enter. the entire town appears to be enjoying itself under the warm rays of the afternoon su

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actions of a ritual are described in precise and exhaustive detail, it is still not enough. the ritual will prove ineffective unless the practitioner has trained and strengthened his or her occult faculties. introduction xiii you can study the theory of how to ride a bicycle for months, and receive advice from hundreds of expert cyclists, but unless you actually practice on a bike to improve your balance, when you try to ride you are certain to fail. it is the same with ritual magic. you must know in complete detail the physical actions needed for a ritual. you must also know how to visualize subtle forces involved in the ritual, and how to manipulate them both within your body and in the greater world. even this is not enough, however, unless you also have trained in ritual techniques and

indicates that you must shorten the durations of each of the four parts of the cycle by an equal degree. accomplish this either by changing the mantra to one that is shorter, or by mentally sounding the mantra more quickly. the regulating factor is how long you can comfortably keep your lungs emptied. this will establish the interval for the other three parts of the breath cycle. you must find a balance between moderate effort and excessive strain. if the exercise it too easy, you will not derive benefit from it; if it is too difficult, you may injure your lungs by over- or underinflating them. when stopping the breath, be aware of the urge to gasp for more air, but do not allow this yearning to become physically painful. if you grow dizzy, or see blackness or sparkling lights in your fie

ng is pulling gently upward on the top of your skull. this will aid you in establishing the correct posture, hereafter referred to as the standing posture. your weight should be distributed equally on both feet, and equally between your heels and the balls of your feet. tuck your chin in just a little, push your pelvis forward, and turn your hands slightly outward. there should be no strain, only balance and a slight tone in your muscles to maintain the alignment of your body. gaze directly forward at the unseen, distant horizon that lies on the other side of the wall of your practice room. take several deep, regular breaths. direct your inner awareness to the surface of your skin. slowly, allow your perception to wander over your entire body. start at the sole of your left foot and move y

ch varies in intensity depending on your mood or state of health. hold your entire aura in your awareness. with the force of your will, draw it toward the surface of your skin. the sensation of resistance is similar to what is felt when you try to compress a balloon. the aura has a tendency to seek to expand through any gaps, just as when you squeeze a balloon it will expand between your fingers. balance the energy of your will over the entire surface of the aura and compress it until it floats less than an inch above the skin of your body. maintain this compression for a minute or two, and contemplate the sensation of this concentrated aura as a subtle pressure of energy against your skin, then release it. allow your aura to resume its natural shape and distance from your body. contemplat

of your aura into a perfect globe that completely surrounds you. the object you intend to charge lies beyond the limit of your expanded aura-be aware of it outside this shining balloon of light. harden the shell of your aura by the power of your will and make its inner surface like transparent glass. as you step forward with your right foot a &stance of twelve inches or so to shift your center of balance toward the object, throw your hands downward toward the object with your elbows locked and your fingers stiff, and begin to vibrate on your exhaled breath the name of power. project your will strongly through your eyes and hands at the object while vibrating the name, which in the example is adonai. since the name is used in an elementa1 context, each hebrew letter of the fourfold name is

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n the kabbalah by the three hebrew mother letters, aleph (h, mem (d),a nd shin (w. shin stands for fire, but also for the cardinal quality of the zodiac. mem stands for water, but also for the fixed quality. aleph stands for air, but also for the mutable quality. the mutable lies between the cardinal and fixed (as is shown in the illustration on page 21. aleph is said to be like the tongue of the balance. the ba'alai shem meditated seven days because seven is a potent number in magic, the sum of three and four, the number of the wandering bodies of the heavens. for this same reason, they each circumambulated the clay figure seven times, moving sunwise to generate a creative vortex, as opposed to a counterclockwise, destructive vortex. they met at the riverbank at "four after midnight (prob

cult association that may have played a part in the divination is the polarity of the human body. the right side is masculine, the left side feminine. if the gold disk is drawn in the right hand and the silver disk in the left, this is in harmony with the polarity of the body. however, if the gold disk is drawn in the left hand and the silver disk in the right, this is in discord with the natural balance of the body. another polarity is with the sets of six names signifying the tribes of israel worn by the high priest on his shoulders. according to josephus, the names of the six elder sons of jacob were engraved into the onyx stone on the priest's right shoulder, and the names of the six younger sons were engraved into the onyx stone on his left shoulder. he further states "each of the sar

the fire of gathering, which beautified your garments with admiration; to whom i made a law to govern the holy ones, which delivered you a rod with the ark of knowledge. moreover, you lifted up your voices and swore obedience and faith to him that liveth and triumpheth; whose beginning is not, nor end cannot be; which shineth as a flame in the midst of your palace, and reigneth amongst you as the balance of righteousness and truth. move, therefore, and show yourselves! open the mysteries of your creation. be friendly unto me: for i am the servant of the same your god, the true worshiper of the highest. analysis of the first key all of the keys should be understood as commands given to various classes of angels by the magician wearing the christ-form. the magician speaks with the voice of t

t key is the unifjrlng aspect of christ the lord and king. this is demonstrated by the use of the sun and the moon in the imagery. the sun represents day and the visible creatures-spirits of the right side-who are the angels of consciousness. the moon represents night and the invisible creatures-spirits of the left side-who are the angels of the unconscious. another telling symbol of unity is the balance. reminding the spirits of his power, the messiah says about himself that he "shineth as a flame in the midst of your palace, and reigneth amongst you as the balance of righteousness and truth" still another unifying symbol is that of the clasped hands. the hands are one model of the tree of the sephiroth. there is only one messiah. however, this heavenly christ can exhibit different aspect

balah it is the left, female side of the sephirothic tree that punishes, and the right, male side that dispenses mercy. however, this apparent contradiction is not as puzzling as might first appear, both the sons of fury and the daughters of justice belong to the left side of the tree. they represent, respectively, the severe justice of punishment and the equitable justice that restores a correct balance. in the familiar statue of blind justice, the sons are represented by the sword in the hand of the goddess justice, while the daughters are the balance. both are contained within the fifth sephirah, which carries the two names din (rigorous judgment) and geburah (binding strength. the daughters of the just would seem to fall under din and the sons of fury under geburah. on the tree as a wh

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in the sabbatic goat is the glyph 18 see sabbat, witch and initiator illustration by elda isela ford, cover of book. 19 see the yatuk dinoih second edition by the present author. 20 the symbolic place of magickal practice, the crossroads are traditionally where rites were practiced in honor of hecate and other godforms via nocturna. vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 32 of wisdom, self-illumination, balance and the transformative quality leading to self-deification. the arabic aniza bedouin clan is perhaps a sound source of the baphomet or horned one in witchcraft. the aniza tribe was a very powerful and renown group of warriors who were both violent in war, and very kind to their women and children. the connection between the cult of the revellers goes back to abu el-atahiyya (748-c. 828, wh

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nvocation of one's h. g. a. as regardie explains: the attainment is grounded upon a solid base, one not built on shifting sands that the merest breath of wind could overthrow; the knowledge and conversation (of the holy guardian angel) is rooted in the very spirit and body of the whole being, and no danger is there at all of an illumination obsessing him with a fanatical idea, or overthrowing the balance of his mind (1972, p202-03. when choosing the divine names to be placed on the talisman, the god-name is of utmost importance (this is distinguished from the angelic names and names of intelligences and spirits, which we will examine in more detail in later chapters) this is because the divine name, which corresponds to pure sphere energy, is itself a complete, absolute, harmonious idea of

ed both to invoke and to banish spirits. five symbolizes the transcendence of spirit over nature. it signifies versatility and adventure as well as mediation and intuition. 6. six is represented on the tree by beauty and harmony, called tiphareth. it is the number of perfect equilibrium and divine order through harmony. to it is attributed the sun, which keeps the rest of the planetary spheres in balance. it's symbolic form is represented by the six-pointed star or seal of solomon. the latter symbol is frequently described by the hermetic maxim "as above, so below" or the analogical union of the macrocosm and microcosm. its energy is loving, tolerant, compassionate, and harmonizing. 7. seven is composed of the ternary and the quaternary and is considered sacred in many mystical traditions

der, pituitary glands (with jupiter. time passages: aging and dying; depression. jupiter: liver, pituitary glands, hormones. growth of the human organism. mental optimism. mars: sex organs, muscles. fevers. strong magnetic aura. sun: heart, spine, thymus. to maintain youthfulness; health in general. helps to fight bacteria. venus: kidneys, throat, parathyroid. calcium level in the body. emotional balance. mercury: brain, nervous system, breathing. mental alertness and concentration. moon: breasts, pancreas, menstruation and conception. to achieve a reconciled heart. work with cycles, fluctuations. pluto: antibodies, defense system, generational or inherited illnesses. 36 figure 3-1 figure 3-j. additional correspondences the symbols of the elements are given in the charts in figures 3-1, 3

mea of jupiter 4 9 5 16 14 7 11 2 15 6 10 3 1 12 8 13 81 82. western mandalas of transformation. idea of the primal driving force being adjusted to suit our individual needs in terms of our relationship to this energy. the might and power of god are being borne by the outstretched wing of lamed, whose symbol is libra, the scales (pp. 154-55. the underlying principle of this sacred name is that of balance or equilibrium (lamed, justice) combined with the power of the life-force (aleph. this perfect equilibrium is represented by the number four, which is the value of al when it is reduced (30+1=31=4. another word which corresponds to four is abba (aba, which is often interpreted as father, but which actually corresponds more closely to the word daddy. it is the affectionate name which jesus

ber was thought to be important in the dynamic symmetry of art and in the actual structure of physical forms throughout the universe. one of the words that equals seven when the letters are added together is bahdah (bda, which means to form, fashion, or produce something new. most students will know that venus is most often associated with desire, often thought of in erotic terms. in qabalah, the balance represented by the number seven is brought about by attaining mastery over the desire nature. this has nothing to do with figure 9-h: alternate kamea figure 9-1 figure 9-j repression. it simply means that we control it, it doesn't control us. this lower desire nature, which is always hungry for things, is the object of many sublimation techniques, especially in eastern yogas. in the wester

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those who gave their will over to him. we should realize that the more a black hole devours, the more insatiable its appetite becomes. could lucifer/satan himself be in one sense the "bottomless pit, consuming all life and creation and goodness and light that he possible can in his twisted "revenge" towards a just yet merciful creator? there are those who say that darkness and light must live in balance with each other, that there really is no good or evil but just "experience. i would say to such people that they should add some intelligence to such mindless platitudes of "unconditional love. if you are "unconditionally loving" a murderer as he rapes and mutilates your daughter without making any effort to protect your own child then you are hating your child and all those children that

but just "experience. i would say to such people that they should add some intelligence to such mindless platitudes of "unconditional love. if you are "unconditionally loving" a murderer as he rapes and mutilates your daughter without making any effort to protect your own child then you are hating your child and all those children that will be destroyed by such a creature in the future. should we balance health with terminal cancer? or balance out peace with thermonuclear annihilation? the universe was created, using one analogy, as a machine which was intended to work in perfect harmony. however in giving his creatures free agency the creator knew that he was also giving us personality and soul, yet with the risk that we might choose to cause destruction to the "machine. a blood cell for

adam lost his supernatural dominion and innocence, his connection with his creator having been severed by the dark cloud of guilt which adam had allowed himself to create- the divine dominion-flow having been severed at the human level- nature began to turn wild, harmony turned to chaos, love turned to selfishness, and the spirit of the world became a slave to the material. everything went out of balance, vegetation began to decay, animals began to turn hungry and to turn on each other in predatory self-preservation. a "virus" had entered the paradisical "hologram" that the creator had programmed. however rather than force humanity to do his will and thus fill the universe with soulless robots, the creator allowed his creatures to choose and determine their own destiny. they would have the

tate(mild panic. you can think or do "the unexpected" and they do "freak out. so..stay calm and centered. they respect that. then they "think" you are dangerous. but, if you fear them, they will taunt your weakness and will disrepect you. careful, don't dis-"rep" them either. they are no better than you. i "glean" they want something we have. something in our soul nature. we can "shift" to theta "balance" and link to the source. they are too far into analyzing. unbalanced. they like drugs like cocaine, opium, magic mushrooms and "milking" humans for endorphins. they can't get into your mind without you having the opportunity to get into their reptilian brain, too. they know alot about the outward form of creation. they know the "force..but, behind that is "the source. they need us, we don'

ave mixed feeling about posting it here. but here goes. i climbed to the roof of the building i was working on (rebuilding and expanding the capacity of a silo that stores plastic pellets at] inc. in evansville in) when i got to the top i felt dizzy, and disoriented, for a few seconds (i thought i was having another numbness attack that i told] i've been having) i grabbed hold of a pipe to get my balance. when i felt stable again, i looked around, everything had changed. the sky was grey and smoky looking, buildings all around me were either demolished or still smoldering from fire. there were cars on the hiway out front, wrecked or just abandoned, there were bodys, some still smoldering laying everywhere. it was sickening. i just stood there, looking in amazement. i was trying to figure o

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tival of lights, sacred to the young maiden goddess, is one of the most beautiful and poetic of the year. eight sabbats of witchcraft get any book for free on: www.abika.com 13 l a d y d a y: the vernal equinox= by mike nichols now comes the vernal equinox, and the season of spring reaches it's apex, halfway through its journey from candlemas to beltane. once again, night and day stand in perfect balance, with the powers of light on the ascendancy. the god of light now wins a victory over his twin, the god of darkness. in the mabinogion myth reconstruction which i have proposed, this is the day on which the restored llew takes his vengeance on goronwy by piercing him with the sunlight spear. for llew was restored/reborn at the winter solstice and is now well/old enough to vanquish his riva

ending 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 medieval church christianized under the name of 'michaelmas, the feast of the archangel

, this is the day of the year when the god of light is defeated by his twin and alter-ego, the god of darkness. it is the time of the year when night conquers day. and as i have recently shown in my seasonal reconstruction of the welsh myth of blodeuwedd, the autumnal equinox is the only day of the whole year when llew (light) is vulnerable and it is possible to defeat him. llew now stands on the balance (libra/autumnal equinox, with one foot on the cauldron (cancer/summer solstice) and his other foot on the goat (capricorn/winter solstice. thus he is betrayed by blodeuwedd, the virgin (virgo) and transformed into an eagle (scorpio. two things are now likely to occur mythically, in rapid succession. having defeated llew, goronwy (darkness) now takes over llew's functions, both as lover to

only in this way that llew can be killed, and blodeuwedd'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

strological 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 is balanced between cauldron and goat, between summer and winter, on the balance (libra) point of the autumnal equinox, with one foot on the summer solstice and one foot on the winter solstice. this, of course, is the answer to a related bardic riddle. repeatedly, the 'mabinogion' tells us that llew must be standing with one foot on the cauldron and one foot on the goat's back in order to be killed. but nowhere does it tell us why. why is this particular situation the

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g a guillotine to cure dandruff. clare boothe luce those who write clearly have readers; those who write obscurely have commentators. albert camus confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life. the object can be stated this way: live the best life you can. life is a game whose rules you learn if you leap into it and play it to the hilt. otherwise, you are caught off balance, continually surprised by the shifting play. non-players often whine and complain that luck always passes them by. they refuse to see they can create some of their own luck. darwi odrade, dune 1st farmer: if you had 100 horses, and i had none, would you give me one? 2nd farmer: yes. 1st: if you had 100 cows, and i had none, would you give me one? 2nd: yes. 1st: if you had 2 pigs. 2nd: now

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. wyn n wes tcott the decad into two equal parts. but they called it pallas, and immortal, because pallas presides over the ether, or 5th element (akasha) which is indestructible and is not material to our present senses. and cardiatis or cordialis, because like a heart it is in the middle of the body of the numbers, thus- 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 the ancients had a maxim, pass not above the beam of the balance, that is be not the cause of injury; for they said, let the members in a series form a balance beam. thus when a weight depresses the beam, an obtuse angle is formed by the depressed side and the tongue vertical, and an acute angle on the other. hence it is worse to do than to suffer injury, and the authors of injury sink down to the infernal regions, but the injured rise to the gods. sinc

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d to identity of difference (a= b. in the theosophic symbolism adopted by kabbalists, god is characterized as balancing two major attributes, the outpouring hand of mercy on the right and the constricting hand of judgment on the left, the masculine impulsion to overflow and the feminine capacity to receive. god s becoming, and the nature of being that may be adduced therefrom, is measured by this balance, a harmony that preserves opposites in their opposition. in the thirteenth century kabbalists were already employing the term hashwa ah, which, as gershom scholem noted, corresponds to the latin indistinctio or aequalitas, and the related hashwa at ha-ahdut, equanimous one, to describe the lack of differentiation or what we might call the indifference of opposites in ein sof, or in the wil

recensions and attributed to a specific rabbi in other recensions,77 that one merits studying torah through acts of kindness, gemilut hesed. i have not succeeded in locating a source or even a precise parallel to the maxim as it is cited in bahir, but it is easy enough to list a number of rabbinic dicta wherein a tight connection is drawn between torah and charitable, compassionate behavior.78 on balance, it seems to me, the bahiric text offers an interpretation of a maxim that circulated independently in either oral or written form. if, for the sake of argument, we assume this to be case, then the critical question is: how did the author of the bahiric text understand the maxim? by the merit of the water that was divided at the beginning indeed the division that is the beginning one studi

[tihyeh, tau you shall be graced [tahun, tau you shall die [tamut, this is the one that was changed into evil.62 the tau, according to abulafia, symbolizes tif eret, the attribute positioned in the center between left and right, which is also designated as truth and peace. the theosophic interpretation of the rabbinic dictum thus imparts to us a depiction of truth as the synthesis of opposites, a balance struck between the extremes of judgment and mercy, an interplay of withholding and overflowing. this accounts for the kabbalist s adding the word tahun to the talmudic pair tihyeh and tamut. in contrast to the destabilization of the distinction between being and non-being brought to the fore by the inscrutable nature of death, the identification of the seal with the attribute of tif eret o

has paved our path in the middle from beginning to end. the play of energy in the world of bounded space and measured time requires binary structures shadow and light, left and right, male and female, good and evil, judgment and mercy, pure and impure. but in the realm of divine unity the world of unbounded space and immeasurable time, not to speak of the unspeakable beyond the pleroma the poetic balance is such that, at root, shadow is light, left is right, male is female, good is evil, judgment is mercy, and pure is impure. for many kabbalists, according to abulafia s testimony, not to mention non-enlightened jews, truth is predicated on a discrimination between opposites that preserves their antinomical difference. the phenomenon of time is an illustration of this larger point. as ralph

ecessary of god: the outpouring, outstretching, self-giving being, and an equivalently eternal force of selfhood, of retreat into itself, of being in itself. that being and this force are both already god itself, without god s assistance. this is precisely what i have found to be the case in my study of kabbalistic documents. the dialectic of mercy and judgment, overflowing and containing, is the balance of life and the measure of eros even unto death. interestingly, schelling uses the language of retreat to characterize the force of selfhood, of being in itself as opposed to the self-giving being. according to the kabbalistic doctrine of simsum, the withdrawal of divine light, the holding in of the breath, is similarly understood to be an expression of limitation, demarcation, and the set

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in darkness and light, azal'ucel, the system employed is one of summoning up the angelic and daemonic spirit within the self- the "true will" by means of a mask of luciferian witchcraft. the very methods themselves are contained in the calling of the four directions- each a component of higher illumination of self; which is combined with the bestial/demonic with the angelic. this is the center of balance which was often deemed necessary in the workings of abramelin magick; which issues control over daemonic forces within and beyond the self. azal'ucel is a sigillic word formula of azazel and lucifer to combind the ancient middle eastern with the western idea of what the bringer of light may or may not be. aleister crowley's excellent and useful liber samekh explores this system entirely, h

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altar. make the portal sign and vi brate "ol sonuf vaorsagi goho iada salta elexarpeh comananu tabitom zodakara eka zodakara od zodameranu do kikle qaa piape piamoel od voan. i invoke ye, ye angels of the celestial spheres, ye are the guardians of the gates of the universe. be ye also the guardians of the mystic sphere. keep removed from this sphere all that is destructive to it and keep all the balance and harmony. let this sphere be pure and holy so that the powers of the holy seal of truth may flow in peace and harmony within this humble sphere" take up the lotus wand, holding it by the white band. ci] cumambulate deosil to the east. stand between the pillars. poir the rose of the lotus wand towards the seal and say "seven rest in seven and the seven live by seven. the seven govern sev

wicked spirits, such as paraoan. 45 in "the book of the concourse of the forces" an exhortation is given with these three names, which has to be recited before any work or study of enochiana was to be undertaken: 7- will reign over you, saith the god of justice. 0 lexarph, comanan, tabitom. move, therefore, and show yourselves forth and appear; declare unto us the mysteries of your creation, the balance of righteousness and truth" this is part of the first enochian call. the call is attributed to the tablet ofunion as a whole, with some golden dawn modifications. by studying the attribution of the governors of the aethyrs to the kabbalah we find that these three names are at the supernal of the tree relating to the sephiroth of chesed, just before one crosses the abyss (see figures 18 thr

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linked to, our personalized sphere of chesed within our bodies. the phrase "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" relates to the sephirah of geburah, and the strength and security that is associated with it through the second adept. so far, we have called on two extremes. to call down either would be asking for trouble, but the christ energy of i.n.r.i. synthesizes it safely into a powerful force of even balance and polarity. the phrase "sol, osiris, slayen and risen" uttered by the third adept, now equates us with transferring that energy into the dired- sphere of man, guph, the physical body; but with new vitality. sol is the energy of the sun, while osiris is the renewed form of life. the dwb, as it is called down, in fact works through the various subtle body layers and hence a resurgence of v

tion of the man is the extension from tiphareth i.e, the moment adam is created, that is the beginning of the reflection of the lower triad, and finally, of malkuth. eve is the synthesis of creation and represents the mother of life, as the name chavah. the 3=8 diagram thus represents the establishment of life, i.e, created life, and it is the tree of knowledge of good and evil, because it is the balance point between good and evil; for in the material body we are placed to give victory to which we will. hence the significance of the serpent "ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil" but the knowledge of evil brought with it the descent into the qlippoth, and although malkuth is directly involved in the "fall" the sephiroth immediately above cannot be said to have actually entered into t

r, but by me. then the neschamah speaks; down to "i have entered into the invisible" then it is as if the consciousness went into the genius, which says "i am the sun in his rising, i have passed through the hour of the cloud and night" then follows "i am amon the concealed one, the opener of the day" like the great god in atziluth "i am osiris onnofris, the crucified one" who is perfected in the balance and risen above all considerations that cometh from maya, or illusion, and who only seeks the eternal life from above, and then, as if in a supreme moment "i am the lord of life, triumphant over death, and there is no part of me that is not of the gods (that is the voice of kether) this again is followed by a synthetical culmination, as if all the divine ones united in the utterance "i am

arid vanmel admiration jiresam are cahis are (and are not) i cahisje age, an aeon min all things tofajlo always paid amongst (ye) aai amongst us alome and od (sometimes x, rarely z all powerful (the) ia-i-don anger vaunupeh another ka appareled (are) zodonak appear zodamran apply (yourselves to us) imful-mar are (see above) arise torzodu ark erem ark (of knowledge) ladanah art (thou) ieh as ta b balance barren stone oreri beautiful vaurebsa beauty beasts (of the fielii) lenithmoug beginning tpame. taoda, faoda, iaodaf beginning acro-odzodi become (thus are ye become) noand be (it shall) tariam bed tainta beneath (ye) orocaha before (in front of) asapta be (thou) bolap be (that it may be) noalaun because baden bindeth (together) comemahe bitter sting jiroseb blood (of) kauila bring down da

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