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ALEISTER CROWLEY ACROSS THE GULF

kness; on behalf of this virgin that is buried in thy water; to live in purity and service; to love in beauty and truth; to guard the veil from the profane; to die before the veil- and then came the awful penalty of failure. i dare not recall half of it; yet in it were these words: let her be torn by the phallus of set, and let her bowels be devoured by apep; let her be prostituted to the lust of besz, and let her face be eaten by the god. it is not good to write his name. then they loosed me, and i lay smiling in the pool. they lifted me up and brought me to the feet of the goddess, so that i might kiss them. and as i kissed them such a thrill ran through me that i thought myself rapt away into the heaven of amoun, or even as asi when hoor and hoor-pa-kraat, cleaving her womb, sprang arme

leanse the temple of its chicanery and folly. therefore at the end of the ceremony did i perform a mighty banishing, a banishing of all things mortal and immortal, even from nuit that circleth infinite space unto hadit the core of things; from amoun that ruleth before all the gods unto python the terrible serpent that abideth at the end of things, from ptah the god of the pure soul of aethyr unto besz the brute force of that which is grosser than earth, which hath no name, which is denser than lead and more rigid than steel; which is blacker than the thick darkness of the abyss, yet is within all and about all. amen! then during the day i took counsel with myself, and devised a cunning to match the cunning of them that had blasphemed osiris, who had at last become my god. yea! bitterly wou

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

rbarous names etymologically or qabalistically determined and paraphrased in english. section a. the oath. 1. thee i invoke, the bornless one. 2. thee, that didst create the earth and the heavens. 3. thee, that didst create the night and the day. 4. thee, that didst create the darkness and the light. 5. thou art asar un-nefer("myself made perfect: whom no man hath seen at any time. 6. thou art ia-besz("the truth in matter. 7. thou art ia-apophrasz("the truth in motion. 8. thou hast distinguished between the just and the unjust. 9. thou didst make the female and the male. 10. thou didst produce the seeds and the fruit. 11. thou didst form men to love one another, and to hate one another. section aa. 1. i am ankh- f- n- khonsu thy prophet, unto whom thou didst commit thy mysteries, the cerem

r reine thor" seizes the sacred lance. bacchus becomes pan. the holy guardian angel is the unconscious creature self- the spiritual phallus. his knowledge and conversation contributes occult puberty. it is therefore advisable to replace the name asar un-nefer by that of ra-hoor-khuit at the outset, and by that of one's own holy guardian angel when it has been communicated "line 6" he hails him as besz, the matter that destroys and devours godhead, for the purpose of the incarnation of any god "line 7" he hails him as apophrasz, the motion that destroys and devours godhead, for the purpose of the incarnation of any god. the combined action of these two devils is to allow the god upon whom they prey to enter into enjoyment of existence through the sacrament of dividual "life (bread- the fles

the matter that destroys and devours godhead, for the purpose of the incarnation of any god "line 7" he hails him as apophrasz, the motion that destroys and devours godhead, for the purpose of the incarnation of any god. the combined action of these two devils is to allow the god upon whom they prey to enter into enjoyment of existence through the sacrament of dividual "life (bread- the flesh of besz) and "love (wine- the blood or venom of aophrasz "line 8" he acclaims his angel as having "eaten of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil; otherwise, having become wise (in the 275 dyad, chokmah) to apprehend the formula of equilibrium which is now his own, being able to apply himself accurately to his self-appointed environment "line 9" he acclaims his angel as having laid down

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

134# ynb) songs twrymz prophets *my)bn 665 the womb mxrh tyb 666 the number of the beast. 1-36. 36 is the sum of the letters aleph to cheth (tyx= 418, hence 666 is an expansion of 418. the number of talents of gold received by solomon in one year (i kings 10:14) aleister crowley (rabbi battiscombe gunn fs transliteration) ylwrq ry+syl) ommo satan: the gevil triad h of satan-typhon, apophras, and besz. lit. gthe dimness of satan h, scil. gveil h) nts wmm( the name jesus hw#hy m# his secret place (ps. 18:11, his covering wrts your god *mkyhl) 667 the oil for lighting rw)ml nm# 668 a female merchant trxs the ears *mynz) to shut up, obstruct *msx builders *mynwb 670 deprecating, entreating rt( kinsmen, nation, populace; with, by, near *m( 671 bearing fruit yrp h#w( the gate: a title of malkut

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE QABALAH

t cherubim against microprosopus. see 4= 7 ritual supra.55 also, and very specifically, liber 418. it is the demon that purely intellectual or rational religions take as their god. the special danger of hinayana buddhism. 480. tylyl, the demon-queen of malkuth. 666. last of the mystic numbers of the sun. twrc, the spirit of sol. also tc wmmu, ommo satan, the satanic trinity of typhon, apophis and besz;56 also hwchy \c, the name of jesus. the names of nero, napoleon, w. e. gladstone, and any person that you may happen to dislike, add up to this number. in reality it is the final extension of the number 6, both because 6 111([la= 111= 1= 6, and because the sun, whose greatest number it is, is 6 (i here interpolate a note on the mystic numbers of the planets. the first is that of the planet i

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

4= 7 ritual "supra" also, and very specially, liber 418. it is the demon that purely intellectual or rational religions take as their god. the special danger of hinayana buddhism. 480. lilith, the demon-queen of malkuth. 543. ahih ashr ahih "i am that i am" 666. last of the mystic numbers of the sun. svrth, the spirit of sol. also ommv sthh, ommo satan, the satanic trinity of typhon, apophis, and besz; also shm ihshvh, the name of jesus. the names of nero, napoleon, w. e. gladstone, and any person that you may happen to dislike, add up the this number. in reality it is the final extension of the number 6, both because 6 x 111 (alph= 111= 1= 6 and because the sun, whose greatest number it is, is 6 (i here interpolate a note on the "mystic numbers" of the planets. the first is that of the pl

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 1 2

huti be so kind to me, and asar un-nefer so unkind? the answer comes direct from tahuti himself: because you have learned to write perfectly, but have not yet taught yourself to suffer. true enough, the last part! asar un-nefer, thou perfected one, teach me thy mysteries! let my members be torn by set and devoured by sebek and typhon! let my blood be poured out upon nile, and my flesh be given to besz to devour! let my phallus be concealed in the maw of mati, and my crown be divided among my brethren! let the jaws of apep grind me into poison! let the sea of poison swallow me wholly up! let asi my mother rend her robes in anguish, and nepti weep for me unavailing. then shall asi being forth hoor, and heru-pa-kraat shall leap glad from her womb. the lord of vengeance shall awaken; sekhet sh

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

winter on the expended year- from those cold feet, a frozen meer, to those cold knees, a lost lagoon, to that wild woodland, strangely near to the lone tower that tops the moon! 202 verily and amen! unhewn the great grim forest menaces. what gardener may dare to prune those woods to build me palaces? so climb, each ledge an infinite stress, lustful as light, as lechery loth, from the brutality of besz to the plumed perjury of thoth! i held him holy. holier both than aught the bearers of the bier, thoum-aesh-neith and auramoth, saw in the hiding-house of fear. the sorceries that span the sphere, the spells that harness star and sun, i whispered in his siren ear- once, twice, and thrice for every one! once, twice, and thrice- the boon's begun! with four and five and six it stirs: with seven

ncellar- hierophant past premonstra- nephthys ius thoth osiris hierophant tor isis aroueris\ hb:mem hb:ayin hb:samekh hb:nun hb:koph_ s. d t .the place. thmaist .the place. a o .of the feet .of the feet &d lc of nephthys- hegemon- of isis co iu. scale of. scale of. eu sp. bilanx. harpocrates .bilanx. nc t \hb:resh hb:tzaddi. sh e/ eo s. place of/ 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. t

termed the place of the evil one, of the slayer of osiris. he is the tempter, accuser and punisher of the brethren. wherefore is he frequently represented in egypt with the head of a water-dragon, the body of a lion or leopard, and hindquarters of a water- horse. he is the administrator of the evil triad, whereof the members are: apophrasz. the stooping dragon. satan-typhon. the slayer of osiris. besz. the brutal power of demoniac force. 247 9 a document which by some of the members of the g. d. was considered to be forged. it purported to be signed by s.d.a. and others, and authorised the founding of the temple "vide" chapter called "the magician" weh note extension: this document is reproduced as plate iv in ellic howe's book "the magicians of the golden dawn, routledge& kegan paul, lond

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 6 2

break it at their need. leo. brother aries, in my heart is fidelity- fidelity- fidelity. aries. brother leo, a god has whispered in mine ear: it is folly- folly- folly. leo. the sun will be obscured in a moment: and no pilgrims can come to- night. aries. no pilgrims can come to-night. leo. there will be no more sacrifice. aries. there will be no more sacrifice [satan-typhon, scoripo-apophis "and" besz "enter silently in procession. the light grows momentarily dimmer] aries. hail, brethren! ye are come to adore the splendour of the sun? satan-typhon. we are come to sacrifice. aries. what are the offerings? besz. dancing. scorpio-apophis. music. satan-typhon. silence and stillness["he prostrates himself and remains motionless [scorpio-apophis "bows to "sol" and plays an adoration<
"dances in adoration in three-time [satan-typhon "rises and bows" aries. whence come ye, brethren? satan-typhon. from the dwelling-place of the sun. aries. who are ye, brethren? satan-typhon. i am the twin brother of the sun. scorpio-apophis. i am the beloved of the sun. 71 aries["to" besz] but who art thou, brother [besz "begins to stammer" leo. who art thou["they threaten him with their spears" besz "crouches in terror and lurks toward west] satan-typhon. i would have speech with my brother the sun. aries. it is well. leo. it is not well. there is danger herein to my lord["he bars the way" aries. speech cannot harm our lord. leo. brother, if thou be indeed our borther, what wilt thou say? satan-typhon. o sun, my brother, is it thy will that i have speech with thee? for i lay with thee ni

th said "that at least is scotched and dead" some one circumstance "at last that, and its effects, are past" some one terror- subtle foe "i have laid that spectre low" they know not, learn not, cannot calculate how subtly fate weaves its fine mesh, perceiving how to wait; or how accumulate the trifles that shall make it master yet of the strong soul that bade itself forget["a dim red light dawns" besz "enters, leading four" probationers "who bear the pastos. they place it before the altar] aries. what is this offering? besz. the eater of flesh is my name. aries. oh, our lord, our lord! arise in thy might, and let thine enemies be scattered [aries "and" leo "draw veil. the throne has been cast down. on the black veil is a great red cross, whereon" sol "has been crucified. before him stands"

sol "has been crucified. before him stands" satan-typhon "in the sign of apophis and typhon [aries "and" leo "fall as if slain" scorpio-apophis "plays her murder melody<adonis: waddell["meanwhile the" probationers "advance and under the direction of typhon, who stabs" sol "in the proper manner with the spear of" sol "take down" sol from the cross and lay him in the pastos. they cover it" besz "does his brutal demoniac dance upon the lid of the coffin" 73 "exeunt" omnis "exc" sol "this ends in complete darkness. silence. there is a flash of light, and the stage is shewn empty. only a glimmer remains. now" scorpio-apophis "steals on to the stage, and plays a low secret melody< the red lights increase. she uncovers and embraces the corpse. then covers it again

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

nce is to be adequately dealt with, we must have an understanding of a subject upon which very little has been written- the nature of the forces of intelligent and organised evil. the great faiths of the ancient world all had their evil gods as well as their beneficent deities, and they did not call these evil gods devils. in hinduism we have shiva and kali; in the egyptian system we have set and besz and typhon; in the grecian pantheon there are pluto and hecate. all the other faiths, also, have their angelic choirs, their archons, or builders, and all the hierarchy of heaven. protestant christianity alone has forgotten its angiology, the creator has to be both architect of the universe and bricklayer, forming man from the dust of the ground without assistance. if we refer to paradise los

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

akod is pronounced nee-ahkoh-deh. it is comprised of the first letters, of the words nazps il-amnia kiaofi ors dodrmni which means "a sword for the cursed aethyr of fear, darkness and confusion" this phrase adds up to 1275 which is the sum of the names of the three governors of the 10th aethyr, zax: lexarph= 534 komanan= 532 tabitom= 209 1275 also, 1275 =51x25, where 25 is the number for the word besz which means "matter" and 51 is the number for the word gosa meaning "strange "new" or "original" further-more, 1275 is the number for zirn mika khoronzon which means "the wonder and might of khornzon" where khoronzon is the name of the demon of the great outer abyss of zax. aiq bkr reduces 1275 to 6 and also reduces 600 (khoronzon=600) to 6. in addition, the formula is composed of six letters

inine. see yourself as an infinitesimal point of consciousness surrounded in all directions by infinite space. notes to step 4. you must make up your own prayer. as a minimum, key elements in this prayer should include: 1. the formula of iliatai. 2. the number 8. 3. the numbers 836 and 209 or the formula 209x4=836. 4. the pyramid(s. 5. the word gah meaning "spirit" whose number is 15. 6. the word besz meaning "matter" whose number is 31. 7. the word glo meaning "things" whose number is 46 (i.e, the sum of gah and besz) the prayer should be of such a nature that it allows you to actually feel an inner divinity. it should establish a link between your humanity and your spirituality, your human nature and your spiritual nature. notes to step 5. after the invocation, banish the forces that you

43 is the number for balt-za meaning "in justice" aik bkr reduces 516 and 129 to 251 12 which reduces to 3 "the son or sum of one (the supernal father) and "two (the supernal mother. this is the square of nemo, the magister templi or master of the temple. amma. this square adds to 625 which is the number for yrpoiltelokh meaning "the separation of death" also 625=25x25 where 25 is the number for besz, matter. the word amma means "cursed" mtif can mean "a visit like no other" mire can mean "a visitation of torment" and affa means""empty."this square embodies the idea of the inherent limitation and mortality of matter and of all physical existence. it should be used carefully. ror. this square adds up to 524, the number for ialkomo which means'`burning windo' and khr toant beszwhichis "whee

ation. vibrate the name zaxanin (zod-ahtz-ah-nee-en, while tracing his blazing black sigh before you, and then say, o zaxanin, namer of all names, come to me now and define this manifestation of (speak the name of the object) feel the presence of these governors in the circle with you. 355 step 8. say the following: by my will, the power of lahalasa (l,ah-hah-lahsah) is multiplied by the power of besz (bess-zod) whereupon the product is the strength of ronoamb (rah-noh-ahembeh) and of onizimp (oh-nee-zodee-empeh) and of zaxanin (zod-ahtz-ahnee-en) whose product is one and two, whose sum is three, whose final number is the intelligent manifestation of matter and space. mikalzo-kafafam piripsol (meekah- leh-zodoh-kah-fah-fah-meh pee-ree-peh-soh-leh) the power of tor (toh-roh) sustains the he

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

i himself: because 1 [see .the symbolic representation of the universe. in equinox i (8] liber dccclx 74 you have learned to write perfectly, but have not yet taught yourself to suffer. true enough, the last part! asar un-nefer, thou perfected one, teach me thy mysteries! let my members be torn by set and devoured by sebek and typhon! let my blood be poured out upon nile, and my flesh be given to besz to devour! let my phallus be concealed in the maw of mati, and my crown be divided among my brethren! let the jaws of apep grind me into poison! let the sea of poison swallow me wholly up! let asi my mother rend her robes in anguish, and nepti weep for me unavailing. then shall asi being forth hoor, and heru-pa-kraat shall leap glad from her womb. the lord of ven-geance shall awaken; sekhet s

LIBER LVII

t cherubim against microprosopus. see 4= 7 ritual supra.57 also, and very specifically, liber 418. it is the demon that purely intellectual or rational religions take as their god. the special danger of hinayana buddhism. 480. tylyl, the demon-queen of malkuth. 666. last of the mystic numbers of the sun. twrc, the spirit of sol. also tc wmmo, ommo satan, the satanic trinity of typhon, apophis and besz;58 also hwchy \c, the name of jesus. the names of nero, napoleon, w. e. gladstone, and any person that you may happen to dislike, add up to this number. in reality it is the final extension of the number 6, both because 6 111([la= 111= 1= 6, and because the sun, whose greatest number it is, is 6 (i here interpolate a note on the .mystic numbers. of the planets. the first is that of the planet

LIBER SAMEKH

ous names etymologically or qabalistically determined and paraphrased in english. section a. the oath. 1. thee i invoke, the bornless one. 2. thee, that didst create the earth and the heavens. 3. thee, that didst create the night and the day, 4. thee, that didst create the darkness and the light. 5. thou art asar un-nefer1( gmyself made perfect h; whom no man hath seen at any time. 6. thou art ia-besz2( gthe truth in matter h. 7. thou art ia-apophrasz3( gthe truth in motion h. 8. thou hast distinguished between the just and the unjust. 9. thou didst make the female and the male. 10. thou didst produce the seed and the fruit. 11. thou didst form men to love one another and to hate one another. section aa. 1. i am ankh-f-n-khonsu4 thy prophet, unto whom thou didst commit thy mysteries, the c

es babe becomes the horus adult by obtaining the wand. gde reine thor h seizes the sacred lance.14 bacchus becomes pan. the holy guardian angel is the unconscious creature self.the spiritual phallus. it is therefore advisible to replace the name asar un-nefer by that of ra-hoor-khuit at the outset, and by that of one fs own holy guardian angel when it has been communicated. line 6 he hails him as besz, the matter that destroys and devours godhead, for the purpose of the incarnation of any god. line 7 he hails him as apophrasz, the motion that destroys and devours godhead, for the purpose of the incarnation of any god. the combined action of these two devils is to allow the god upon whom they prey to enter into the enjoyment of existence through the sacrament of dividual glife h (bread.the

matter that destroys and devours godhead, for the purpose of the incarnation of any god. line 7 he hails him as apophrasz, the motion that destroys and devours godhead, for the purpose of the incarnation of any god. the combined action of these two devils is to allow the god upon whom they prey to enter into the enjoyment of existence through the sacrament of dividual glife h (bread.the flesh of besz) and glove h (wine.the blood or venom of apophrasz. line 8 he acclaims his angel as having geaten of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil h; otherwise, having become wise (in the dyad, chokmah) to apprehend the formula of equilibrium which is now his own, being able to apply himself accurately to his selfappointed environment. line 9 he acclaims his angel as having laid down th

1995 (as the wordsworth book of spells. 51 endnotes liber samekh 1 the goetia version of the invocation has gosorronophris h( fosoronnwfrij) which in any case is generally regarded as a greek corruption of asar un-nefer( gosiris the beautiful h, as the standard early 20th-century transliteration went. see also crowley fs remarks on this line in point ii. 2 the goetia version has giabas h( fiabaj. besz (bec) is a coptic spelling of the dwarf-god bes, as employed in the golden dawn, where for some inexplicable reason he had become one of the three elements making up the gevil persona h and was described as the gbrutal power of demonic force h (i am unaware of any evidence for bes being regarded as a demonic or malignant power in egypt) oddly, in some of the graco-egyptian magical papyri, bes

MICHAEL FORD A RITE OF THE WEREWOLF

and mastery of the self. night is the in-between point which later unveils the light, therefore being a barrier and initiation aspect of the self and such conceptual matter. the numerical 666, described by aleister crowley is the number of the beast11, which is inherent in the sun in the zodiac. the sun is also associated with the adversarial triad, being shaitan (set) typhon, apophras (apep) and besz, a god of transformation. the devil as an initiatory force is considered masculine, thus is represented by the phallus or source of creative life. in the tarot, the devil is attributed to capricornus, and the hebrew letter ayin, being an eye. the symbolism of the devil as the initiator may be best understood by the tarot as presented in the book of thoth. satan/set is the ass headed god of th

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

s avenues and different paths of life if one stays trapped inside one particular ego? the sorcerer who is able to uphold the strength and character of self through will is able to master his or her own universe. he or she can live as they will, creating or destroying as they wish, and relishing all that makes life worth living. this is why change is a wonderful thing, why the dancing egyptian god besz is a chief symbol of the sorcerer, because the form is constantly changing and evolving, each act a religious movement of life and joy. even more to the sorcerer s benefit is that in modern society change is an accepted part of life. this means we can move behind the scenes, do our will and not be harassed for our different or strange behavior, save the magickian is not running about hurting

esh. the means of translation from atavistic urges, the will to flesh and the strength to attain all within possible reach. the hand is the flesh, the strength to make manifest what the eye believes and desires. the hand is the force of will and the strength of focus. the hand is all touching, respectful to the will and the self as form and entity. kia is the formless essence of all, the heart of besz in no form. kia is the eye or vulva which is the basis for will, desire and belief. to focus ones energy within kia and utilize the interplay of will, desire and belief is to make the enfleshing union of zos and kia. zos (the hand) is the strength and maker of that which kia (the eye) sees and wishes to be. the unity of the hand and the eye represents the all seeing eye, vision and the hand w

d kia. zos (the hand) is the strength and maker of that which kia (the eye) sees and wishes to be. the unity of the hand and the eye represents the all seeing eye, vision and the hand which makes flesh "i believe what i will and will what i believe"-aos the system of the zos kia cultus as first described by austin spare is at all points associated or enfleshed with the essence of the egyptian god besz, the ever changing, ever transforming one. the zos kia cultus differs from other systems which manifest themselves through dogmatic doctrine. for example thelemic magick, which is based on the maxim "do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" and "love is the law, love under will. such systems are most significant in their will training techniques through ceremonial magick and the art o

SATANGEL

the final vibration the practitioner returns to normal consciousness. further banishing and grounding may be employed if necessary; thee i invoke, the bornless one thee, that didst create the earth and the heavens thee, that didst create the night and the day thee, that didst create the darkness and the light thou art ra hoor khuit, myself made perfect, who no man has seen at any time thou art ia besz, the truth in matter thou art the truth in motion thou hast distinguished between the just and the unjust thou didst make the female and the male thou didst produce the seeds and the fruit thou didst form men to love one another, and to hate one another i am [n, thy servant, unto whom thou didst commit thy mysteries, the ceremonies of albion thou didst produce the moist and the dry and that w

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