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18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

, thoul^h the ohg. goiinia, os. goma means both ciua and cpulae, the as. gyniing both cura and nuptiae. 238 other gods. einum, means to inspire with fear or reverence, laxd. saga, p. 130. islend. scig. 2, 155; ek bar oegisliialni yfir alia folki, fornald. sog. 1, 162; hafa oegisliialm i augum, ibid. 1, 406, denotes that terrible piercing look of the eyes, which others cannot stand, and the famous basilisk-glance, ormr i anga, was something similar^ now i find a clear trace of this norse helmet in the ohg. man's name egihelm (trad. fuld. 1, 97; in schannat no. 126, p. 286 eggihelm, i.e. ar/ihelni, identical with the strengthened-vowel form uogihelm, which i am unable to produce. but in the eckenlied itself ecke's costly magic helmet, and elsewhere even ortnit's and dietrich's, are called hi

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

of torturing animals to death in order to obtain the elemental as a slave is indefensible, utterly black magic of the very worst kind, involving as it does a metaphysical basis of dualism. there is, however, no objection to dualism or black magic when they are properly understood. see the account of the master therion's great magical retirement by lake pasquaney, where he "crucified a toad in the basilisk abode> within the circle, or the triangle, as the case may be, so that its energy cannot escape. an animal should be selected whose nature accords with that of the ceremony- thus, by sacrificing a female lamb one would not obtain any appreciate quantity of the fierce energy useful to a magician who was invoking mars. in such a case a ram<wolf would be still better in the case of mars

7 :ares :mars: 28:(athena, ganymede :juno: 29 :poseidon :neptune: 30 :helios, apollo :apollo :31 :hades :vulcan, pluto: 32:(athena :saturn :32 "bis:(demeter :ceres :31 "bis :iacchus:(liber: 312 table i: xxxviii: xxxix :key scale: animals, real and: plants, real and: imaginary: imaginary: 0: 1 :god :almond in flower: 2 :man :amaranth: 3 :woman :cypress, opium poppy: 4 :unicorn :olive, shamrock: 5 :basilisk :oak, nux vomica, nettle: 6 :phoenix, lion, child :acacia, bay, laurel, vine: 7 :lynx :rose: 8 :hermaphrodite, jackal, twin :moly, anhalonium lewinii: serpents: 9 :elephant:(banyan) mandrake, damiana: yohimba: 10 :sphinx :willow, lily, ivy :11 :eagle or man (cherub of air.:aspen: 12 :swallow, ibis, ape, twin :vervain, herb mercury: serpents: marjolane, palm: 13 :dog :almond, mugwort, haze

rm. it is weather-beaten and scarred and confident like a sea-captain. 10. also it straineth like a hound in the leash. 11. it hath pride and great subtlety. yea, and glee also! 12. let the magus act thus in his conjuration. 13. let him sit and conjure; let him draw himself together in that forcefulness; let him rise next swollen and straining; let him dash back the hood from his head and fix his basilisk eye upon the sigil of the demon. then let him sway the force of him to and fro like a satyr in silence, until the word burst from his throat. 14. then let him not fall exhausted, although he<equinox i, 6 has..the might> might have been ten thousandfold the human; but that which floodeth him is 432 the infinite mercy of the genitor-genitrix of the universe, whereof he is the ves

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 1

oh the honey and the gall of that black enchanter's lips as he croons to the eclipse mingling that most puissant spell of the giant gods of hell with the four ingredients of the evil elements; 38 ambergris from golden spar, musk of ox from mongol jar, civet from a box of jade, mixed with fat of many a maid slain by the inchauntments cold of the witches wild and old. he had crucified a toad in the basilisk abode, muttering the runes averse mad with many a mocking curse. he had traced the serpent sigil in his ghastly virgin vigil "sursum cor" the elfin hill, where the wind blows deadly chill from the world that wails beneath death's black throat and lipless teeth. there he had stood- his bosom bare- tracing life upon the air with the crook and with the flail lashing forward on the gale, till

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

. they are my fields and my gardens and my orchards and my pastures. 29 glory be unto thee, who didst set thy feet in the north; whose forehead is pierced with the sharp points of the diamonds in thy crown; whose heart is pierced with the spear of thine own fecundity. thou art an egg of blackness, and a worm of poison. but thou hast formulated thy father, and made fertile thy mother. thou art the basilisk whose gaze turns men to stone, and the cockatrice at the breast of an harlot that giveth death for milk. thou art the asp that has stolen into the cradle of the babe. glory unto thee, who art twined about the world as the vine that clingeth to the bare body of a bacchanal. also, though i be planted so firmly upon the earth, yet is my blood wine and my breath fire of madness. with these wi

stand in the sign of apophis and typhon. i am the snake that devoureth the spirit of man with the lust of light. i am the sightless storm in the night that wrappeth the world about with desolation. chaos is my name, and thick darkness. know thou that the darkness of the earth is ruddy, and the darkness of the air is grey, but the darkness of the soul is utter blackness. the egg of the spirit is a basilisk egg, and the gates of the understanding are fifty, that is the sign of the scorpion. the pillars about the neophyte are crowned with flame, and the vault of the adepts is lighted by the rose. and in the abyss is the eye of the hawk. but upon the great sea shall the master of the temple find neither star nor moon. and i was about to answer him "the light is within me" but before i could fr

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 4 2

a violent movement. the lady fell unconscious without having uttered a sound, so acute and sudden had been the pain. piotr went away slowly, his hands grasping two ear-rings with a little piece of human flesh attached to them. 305 v he sought ljubov. she, who was like a shoot out of the stem of jesse, who did not judge after the sight of her eyes, who could stretch out her hand on the den of the basilisk and play on the hole of the asp, without ever coming to grief, fell a-trembling with an unconscious knowledge of that which was going to happen. it dawned upon her that she had come to a point where the road was to become broad under her feet and of an easier walk than the dark path upon which she had of late journeyed. i was hiding behind a tree when pitr approached her, and so i witness

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 4 3

miracle acclaimed the chief? here, waterlogged and muscle-bound, marooned upon a coral reef" 68 xxvi sir palamede the saracen hath gotten him a swift canoe, paddled by stalwart south sea men. they cleave the oily breasts of blue, straining toward the westering disk of the tall sun; they battle through those weary days; the wind is brisk; the stars are clear; the moon is high. now, even as a white basilisk that slayeth all men with his eye, stands up before them tapering the cone of speechless sanctity. up, up its slopes the pilgrims swing, chanting their pagan gramarye unto the dread volcano-king "now, then, by goddes reed" quod he "behold the secret of my quest in this far-famed stability! 69 for all these paynim knights may rest in the black bliss they struggle to" but from the earth's f

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 6

rm. it is weather-beaten and scarred and confident like a sea-captain. 10. also it straineth like a hound in the leash. 11. it hath pride and great subtlety. yea, and glee also! 12. let the magus act thus in his conjuration. 13. let him sit and conjure; let him draw himself together in that forcefulness; let him rise next swollen and straining; let him dash back the hood from his head and fix his basilisk eye upon the sigil of the demon. then let him sway the force of him to and fro like a satyr in silence, until the word burst from his throat. 14. then let him not fall exhausted, although the might have been ten thousandfold the human; but that which floodeth him is the infinite mercy of the genitor-genetrix of the universe, whereof he is the vessel. 15. nor do thou deceive thyself. it is

DAVID ICKE CHILDREN OF THE MATRIX

ational centre later moved to rome and it was then that we had the roman empire and the founding of the roman church, which, understandably, was a copy of the religion of babylon. it uses the same methods, symbols, and stories. it is interesting to note that the word basilica, as in st peter's basilica in rome, would appear to originate from a term relating to both a deadly serpent and royalty. a basilisk was a "mythical serpent, lizard or dragon, the "king of serpents, whose hissing drove away all other reptiles, and whose glance and breath were fatal, according to norman lewis in the comprehensive word guide (doubleday, new york, 1958. it was the "king snake" that all other reptiles feared. the american heritage dictionary of the english language, fourth edition, 2000, reveals that the n

lisk was a "mythical serpent, lizard or dragon, the "king of serpents, whose hissing drove away all other reptiles, and whose glance and breath were fatal, according to norman lewis in the comprehensive word guide (doubleday, new york, 1958. it was the "king snake" that all other reptiles feared. the american heritage dictionary of the english language, fourth edition, 2000, reveals that the name basilisk comes from the latin/greek terms basiliscus, basiliskos, and basileus, meaning king or "little king. this evolved into the old french word, basilisc. here we have the connection between royalty and the serpent yet again. the basilisk is mentioned in psalm 91, but by the time of the king james translation, the reference has been changed to an "adder. later the basilisk became associated wi

esus said that peter would deny him three times before the cock crowed and this is another theme of the solar mystery cults. the cock crowing three times was an omen of death. the symbolism of the "gate-keeper (peter) denying the sun permission to rise before its due time was a ritual found in a number of solar cults. the crow of the cock also announces the arrival of the sun. remember, too, that basilisk, the mythical king of the serpents, became interchangeable with the term "cockatrice. it was said that the basilisk was born of the cocks egg and in decorative heraldry the basilisk had the head and legs of a cock, a snake-like tail, and the body of a bird covered with serpent scales. the roman god janus, who held the keys, was fused into "peter" when christianity was founded in rome in t

DAVID ICKE RELATED THE HIDDEN GEARS OF FREEMASONRY

p has knowingly and consistently been pursuing a hidden agenda which, when fully carried out, will mean the destruction of our nation(the u.s) as we know it today and the beginning of the biblical great tribulation. our leaders are currently calling this system the new world order! the u.s. capital building once they are hidden, these occultic symbols are thought to possess great power. the snake basilisk is "said to have the power to destroy all upon whom it looks. to a person who is not an occultist, they will have no concept of the true hidden meaning contained within the symbol. and that hidden purpose is to communicate certain meanings to other occultists while hiding this meaning from all non-occultists. the symbols that were interwoven into the design of governmental center, communi

DONALDTYSON EVILEYE

look upon it. however, if it happened that the man saw the wolf first, the gaze of the wolf would lack its paralyzing effect. it was believed that the ray from the eye of the man extending itself to the wolf prevented the ray from the wolf's eye from reaching the man- the same theory that caused individuals to wear images of eyes on their clothing. no such complication existed in the myth of the basilisk, a serpent whose gaze falling upon a man at once made him immobile. we still have a remnant of this ancient belief in the form of the folk tale that says a snake can charm its prey so that it remains motionless until it is killed. the same sort of belief was also held with regard to the hyena by the ancient romans. belief in the evil eye has never ceased since the dawn of recorded history

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

e beloved sons of bel; the fates were the seven daughters of anu; the seven storm demons, including the dragon and serpent, were of ea s brood. the following description of ea s older monstrous form occurs in one of the magical incantations translated by r. c. thompson: the head is the head of a serpent, from his nostrils mucus trickles, the mouth is beslavered with water; the ears are those of a basilisk, his horns are twisted into three curls, he wears a veil in his head-band, the body is a sun-fish full of stars, the base of his feet are claws, the sole of his foot has no heel; his name is sassu-wunnu, a sea monster, a form of ea. ea was the great magician of the gods; his sway over the forces of nature was secured by the performance of magical rites, and his services were obtained by h

hir, mir 159 basil (astrologer) a florentine astrologer of the fifteenth century. basil (herb) aromatic herb of the mint family (genus ocimum) with a pungent clovelike flavor, much used in soups and other recipes. many traditions and superstitions are connected with basil. there are two suggested derivations of its popular name. it was once thought to be an antidote for the poison of the fabulous basilisk or cockatrice. another tradition cites an early greek name, basilikon, implying that the herb was used in a royal ceremony. some traditions believed it sacred, others that it was dedicated to the devil. greeks believed it was an emblem of hatred, italians that it was appropriate to lovers. in both greece and rome there were ancient rituals involving cursing when the herb was planted, whic

named abraxas. the sect posited three grades of existence.material, intellectual, and spiritual.and possessed two allegorical statues, male and female. the doctrine had many points of resemblance to that of the ophites and the jewish kabala. sources: legge, francis. forerunners and rivals of christianity from 333 b.c. to 330 a.d. 2 vols. 1915. reprint, new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1964. basilisk (or cockatrice) a fabulous reptilian monster of ancient and medieval legend believed to be generated from a cock s egg hatched by a serpent or a toad in a dunghill. accounts of this monster vary, but it was generally said to have either the face of a cock or a distorted human face, with the wings and feet of a fowl and the tail of a serpent. it was represented this way in heraldry. it was

erally said to have either the face of a cock or a distorted human face, with the wings and feet of a fowl and the tail of a serpent. it was represented this way in heraldry. it was reputed to be a deadly creature with a destructive power similar to that of the fabulous gorgons of greek legend. a human being could survive its deadly glare only by viewing it in a mirror; however, if anyone saw the basilisk before it saw that person, the creature would die. it was even believed to kill itself if it saw its own image in a mirror. even its breath was poisonous to plants and animals, as well as to humans, and was believed to have the power to split rocks. it is possible that this fearsome creature really evolved from exaggerated travelers tales of the horned adder or the hooded cobra, confused

would die. it was even believed to kill itself if it saw its own image in a mirror. even its breath was poisonous to plants and animals, as well as to humans, and was believed to have the power to split rocks. it is possible that this fearsome creature really evolved from exaggerated travelers tales of the horned adder or the hooded cobra, confused with such awesome reptiles as the gila monster. basilisk has also been applied to a group of iguanalike lizards (basiliscus, found on the banks of rivers and streams in central america and mexico. sources: borges, jorge luis, with margarita guerrero. the book of imaginary beings. translated by norman thomas de giovanni. new york: e. p. dutton, 1970. bassantin (or bassantoun, james (ca. 1504.1568) scottish astrologer and mathematician, the son o

e road to mictlan, the place of the dead, all have cock s feet. cocks are also sacrificed in the voudou and santeria ceremonies of the west indian islands. there is a widespread folk belief that once in seven years the cock lays a little egg. in germany it is necessary to throw this over the roof, or tempests will wreck the homestead; but should the egg be hatched, it will produce a cockatrice or basilisk. in lithuania the cock s egg should be put in a pot and placed in the oven. from this egg is hatched a kauks, a bird with a tail like that of a golden pheasant, which, if properly tended, will bring its owner great good luck. a chronicle of basel in switzerland mentions that in the month of august 1474 a cock in that town encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. cock 305 was acc

body and beg to be released. the cock was also regarded as having a connection with light and with the sun, probably because of the redness of his comb and the fiery sheen of his plumage, or perhaps because he heralds the day. it is the cock who daily wakens the heroes in the scandinavian asgard (see alectromancy) cockatrice another name for the fabulous and deadly reptilian monster known as the basilisk. cock lane ghost widely discussed disturbances of a poltergeist in 1762 at a house on cock lane, smithfield, in london, england. they were attributed to the restless spirit of a mrs. kent, a former resident of the house, and communications were received through raps that she was murdered by her husband. the accused party retorted that an attempt was being made to blackmail him. dr. samuel

ts own. if itself be larger of the two, then it is able to afflict its prey with madness, and it fearlessly begins to nibble his hands or paws (whichever they may be) to prevent resistance; if it be smaller, it quietly runs away. in the tenth chapter of the first book of vairus the author inquires, an aliqui se fascinare possint? a question that is decided in the affirmative by the example of the basilisk of narcissus, and of one less known, though equally unfortunate, eutelis. in the twelfth chapter vairus states that the more wicked a person is, the better he is adapted to exercise evil fascination. this book offers two cautions: let no servant ever hire himself to a squinting master, and let jewellers be cautious to whose hands, or rather eyes, they intrust their choicest wares. additio

GAMBLE ELIZA BURT THE GOD IDEA OF THE ANCIENTS OR SEX IN RELIGION

sovereign" there is no lack of evidence to prove that for several centuries great numbers of christians regarded christ as a solar incarnation similar to those which from time to time were born in the valleys of the nile and the ganges. by the fathers in the church jesus christ was named the new sun, and in the early days of christianity the egyptians struck a coin representing o. b. or the holy basilisk, with rays of light darting from his head, on the reverse side of which was figured "jesus christ as the new solar deity" the similarity if not the actual identity of the religion of christ and that of the pagans in the second century is shown by various writers. the emperor hadrian writing to his friend servianus says "those who worship serapis are also christians; even those who style t

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

day sticks to it, and shall then take it to church with him on christmas day, will there see all the witches facing the wrong way (or, upside down; but he must get home before the benediction is pronounced, or it may cost him his life. it is only upon going to church that any of these recognitions can take place; but they seem also to depend on your heing the first to see, as in meeting a wolf or basilisk. another means of recognising a witch is, that when you look into her eyes, you see your image reflected upside down^ running at the eyes is a mark of old witches. sup. i, 787 (see suppl. one thing that in our tales of witches has dropt into the rear, their eating men's hearts out of their bodies, stands in the forefront of the more primitive servian way of thinking. vuk has a song no. 36

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

s. on a phoenician coin, found at citium or cyprus, and engraved in higgins s celtic druids, p. 117, may be seen a cross and an animal resembling a hippocampus, both of which, or objects closely similar, appear on ancient sculptured stones in scotland. the same two things, a cross and a strange-looking animal, half mammal, half fish or reptile, but called by mr. hodgson, of newcastle-upon-tyne, a basilisk, appear together on a mitliraic sculptured slab of the roman period, found in the north of england. what is more remarkable still, the star and crescent, or sun and moon, also appear, the whole being enclosed in what has been called the fire-triangle, or triangle with its face upwards. 134 the rosicrucians. the builder, london architectural journal, of june 6th, 1863, has some valuable ob

endennis, cornwall. it is 11 feet long, 4 feet deep, and 6 feet wide. from this the following derivatives may be safely made: men-amber, mon-amber, mon-ambra, mon- amrha, mon-amra (m om-ra, om-ra, red stone, or magic, or angelic, or sacred stone. this red colour is male it signifies the salvator. the following is the recognitory mark or talisman of the ophidi: f. the scarabaeus, bee, ass, typhon, basilisk, saint-basil, the town of basle (basil, or bale, in switzerland (of this place it may be remarked, that the appropriate cognisance is a basilisk, or a snake, the mythic horse, or hippocampus, of neptune, the lion, winged (or natural, the pegasus, or winged horse, the python, the hydra, the bull (osiris, the cow (or io, are mythological ideas which have each a family connection. all the ab

y. in the old books of heraldry, the curious inquirer will find (as will all those who doubt) this woman or virgin of the irish harp to whom, in the modern heraldic exemplification, celestial wings are given, and who is made beautiful as an angel (which in reality she is, the other form being only her disguise) represented as a dragon with extended forky pinions, and piscine or sernifish- like or basilisk extremity. there is a wonderful the irish angel or siren. 297 refluent, or interfluent, unaccountable connection, in the old mythology, between the woman, the dragon or the snake, and the sea: so that sometimes, in the obscure hints supplied in the picturesque suggestive ancient fables, it is really difficult to distinguish one from the other. the associations of an interchangeable charac

LIBER 777

] ephesus 32 bis ceres luke 31 bis [liber[[bacchus] the holy ghost [insufficient information] table i (continued) 11 xxxviii* animals, real and imaginary. xxxix* plants, real and imaginary. 0[[dragon[[lotus, rose] 1 god[[swan, hawk] almond in flower[[banyan] 2 man amaranth[[mistletoe, bo or pipal tree] 3 woman[[bee] cypress, opium poppy[[lotus, lily, ivy] 4 unicorn olive, shamrock[[opium poppy] 5 basilisk oak, nux vomica, nettle[[hickory] 6 phoe nix, lion, child[[spider, pelican] acacia, bay, laurel, vine[[oak, gorse, ash, aswata] 7 iynx[[raven, all carrion birds] rose[[laurel] 8 hermaphrodite, jackal[[twin serpents, monoceros de astris] moly, anhalonium lewinii 9 elephant[[tortoise, toad [banyan, mandrake, damiana[[ginseng, yohimba] 1010 sphinx willow, lily, ivy[[pomegranate, all cereals]

LIBER AASH

confident like a seacaptain. 10. also it straineth like a hound in the leash. 11. it hath pride and great subtlety. yea, and glee also! 12. let the magus act thus in his conjuration. 2 liber a fash vel capricorni pnevmatici 13. let him sit and conjure; let him draw himself together in that forcefulness; let him rise next swollen and straining; let him dash back the hood from his head and fix his basilisk eye upon the sigil of the demon. then let him sway the force of him to and from like a satyr in silence, until the word burst from his throat. 14. then let him not fall exhausted, although the might have been ten thousandfold the human; but that which floodeth him is the infinite mercy of the genitor-genetrix of the universe, whereof he is the vessel. 15. nor do thou deceive thyself. it i

LIBER CXCVII STORY OF SIR PALAMEDES

miracle acclaimed the chief? here, waterlogged and muscle-bound, marooned upon a coral reef. 61 xxvi sir palamede the saracen hath gotten him a swift canoe, paddled by stalwart south sea men. they cleave the oily breasts of blue, straining toward the westering disk of the tall sun; they battle through those weary days; the wind is brisk; the stars are clear; the moon is high. now, even as a white basilisk that slayeth all men with his eye, stands up before them tapering the cone of speechless sanctity. up, up its slopes the pilgrims swing, chanting their pagan gramarye unto the dread volcano-king .now, then, by goddes reed. quod he .behold the secret of my quest in this far-famed stability! for all these paynim knights may rest in the black bliss they struggle to. but from the earth fs ful

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

actitioner of the black arts. the will in this instance is a magical one, however, and if viewed out of magical context and within the framework of everyday life, would constitute a splendid example of extravagant egocentricity or even megalomania. it is the will of a spoiled child we are dealing with here, one which brooks no opposition and impudently stares down any attempt at resistance with a basilisk eye. this will is switched on during the actual magical operation, and it functions hand in hand with the bubbling and boiling emotions evoked by means of your wicked imagination. it is in effect the lens through which the burning emotions are focused. in order to sharpen your will to the correct needlepoint, you may wish to employ one or two aids in the form of simple exercises designed

usband or maybe your mother-in-law were to confront you, uttering words to the effect of "audrey! what are you doing dressed up like that in here? and why haven't you got any lights on? you'll strain your eyes. and what's all that terrible smoke? are you trying to set the place on fire" total anticlimax. and probably the finish of your witchcraft for quite a while. you may well try to employ your basilisk gaze at that point, but unless you have a very well developed magical will, it will probably avail you naught. no, all possibilities of authorized intrusion must be strictly limited. it is not worth the battering to your newly burgeoning witch's ego. a disaster like that can set months of hard work to little or no account. so, bearing all these considerations in mind, shroud yourself with

e is joined to the spirit of the other and strong ligations made- and most violent love is only stirred up with a sudden looking on, as it were, with a darting look, or piercing into the very inmost of the heart. while trying to fulfil conditions 1, 2 and 3 you will stir your deep mind, summoning all the pyramid powers into activity, letting your imagination run on a lustful rampage, bending your basilisk gaze upon your victim with all the intensity of a burning will held steady by the hand of faith, the while maintaining that enigmatic secretive smile which is the trademark of your craft. an old dodge used by witches for pumping up the power to its required intensity is the use of rhythmic breathing. here we make use of two principles: the oxygenation of the blood to bring increased energ

ss such as the warlock knows will prove acceptable to the object of his lust. now the trick of this spell lies in arranging that the two dogs couple on a thursday around the hour of 8 a.m, 3 p.m, or 10 p.m; having arranged for this accordingly, you must then contrive to catch the reflection of the copulating dogs in your looking glass, uttering this spell forcefully as you do so, and bending your basilisk gaze on the scene before you: i the dog and she the bitch, i the helve and she the axe, i the cock, and she the hen. as my will, so mote it be! having done this, hopefully without exciting too much attention from your neighbours, either present the loaded looking glass to your future ladylove as a gift, or in some way induce her to gaze into it. one look and she will be lost to you. be pr

MORALS AND DOGMA

ounded at the bottom, and covered all over the outside with the wonderful hieroglyphics of the egyptians. the spout was not elevated, but extended laterally, projecting like a long rivulet; while on the opposite side was the handle, which, with similar lateral extension, bore on its summit an asp, curling its body into folds, and stretching upward, its wrinkled, scaly, swollen throat" the salient basilisk, or royal ensign of the pharaohs, often occurs on the monuments--a serpent in folds, with his head raised erect above the folds. the basilisk was the phoenix of the serpent-tribe; and the vase or urn was probably the vessel, shaped like a cucumber, with a projecting spout, out of which, on the monuments of egypt, the priests are represented pouring streams of the _cruz ansata_ or tau cros

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

e, were the effects of bewitchment actual, as indeed an adept cannot doubt, how much more imprudent and ill-advised would seem this utterance of the good emperor! there are persons whom we can never offend with impunity, and if the injury we have done them is mortal, we begin forthwith to die. there are those also whom we never meet in vain, whose mere glance alters the direction of our life. the basilisk who slays by a look is no fable; it is a magical allegory. generally speaking, it is bad for health to have enemies, and we can never brave with impunity the reprobation of anyone. before opposing ourselves to a given force or current, we must be well assured that we possess the contrary force, or are with the stream of the contrary current; otherwise, we shall be crushed or struck down

n avoiding a fixed glance at anyone, still being the first to look at those whom we have reason to fear, so as to escape unexpected fluidic projections and fascinating regards. there are certain animals which have the power of breaking the currents of astral light by an absorption peculiar to themselves. they are violently antipathetic to us and possess a certain sorcery of the eye: the toad, the basilisk and the tard are instances. these animals, when tamed and carried alive on the person, or kept in one's rooms, are a guarantee against the hallucinations and trickeries of astral intoxication, a term made use of here for the first time and one which explains all phenomena of unbridled passions, mental exaltations and folly. tame toads and tards, my dear sir, the disciple of voltaire will

SATANGEL

d traced her image, in a manner and form which he explained in the examination; he did this on a sunday, depicting her image beneath the names of devils, using implements, materials and techniques described in the examination k likewise, he said and confessed that poisons were made by the aid of devils, by which men could be killed, through their working or by the aid of demons k and taken from a basilisk, toad, serpent, spider or scorpion k k and that on the feast of saint john the baptist he gathered certain herbs for medicine, as specified in the proceedings, and on bended knee he first adored them, then extracting them in the name of his devils, and in despite of almighty god, the creator of all k in these terms the classical grimoire may be seen as presenting a comprehensive and gener

SATANIC BIBLE

senger of voluptuous delights, and let these obscene vistas of my dark desires take form in future deeds and doings. from the sixth tower of satan there shall come a sign which joineth with those saltes within, and as such will move the body of the flesh of my summoning. i have gathered forth my symbols and prepare my garnishings of the is to be, and the image of my creation lurketh as a seething basilisk awaiting his release. the vision shall become as reality and through the nourishment that my sacrifice giveth, the angles of the first dimension shall become the substance of the third. go out into the void of night (light of day) and pierce that mind that respondeth with thoughts which leadeth to paths of lewd abandon (male) my rod is athrust! the penetrating force of my venom shall shat

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ond legion: asmodeus, adramaleck, astaroth, kali, nergal, lilith, typhon, moloch, midgard, diabolus the third legion: caop, amon, skoll, hati, azazel, marchocias, serapis, bali, orias, maskim, mastema, nebrios, emma, furfur, pazuzu the fourth legion: pursan, nabarus, alastor, silcharde, incubus, succubus, hekate, asag, mara, euronome, forneus, xaphan, ukoback, belphegor, kobal, lerva, necrofiend, basilisk* magickal laws regarding successful evocation of devils and demons* 1 suspend non-belief during ritual. fantasy is essential to successful ritual. 2 suspend non-belief while applying outer magickal art/suggestion, etc. the catalyst, in most instances, to realizing one s ritualized desires lies with the application of positive or negative fantasy; created situations; the use of what is com

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