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1 10 INITIATION CEREMONY

side, the others from their position being concealed from you. just so, behind the material universe, lies the concealed form of the majesty of god. the altar of incense was overlaid with gold to represent the highest degree 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, t

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

it. this is the period of apophis. it is followed by the arising not of isis, but of osiris. the ancient condition is not restored, but a new and superior condition is created, a condition only rendered possible by the process of death. the alchemists themselves taught this same truth. the first matter of the work was base and primitive, though "natural. after passing through various stages the "black dragon" appeared; but from this arose the pure and perfect gold. even in the legend of prometheus we find an identical formula concealed; and a similar remark applies to those of jesus christ, and of many other mythical godmen worshipped in different countries<golden bough" j.m.robertson "pagan christs" a. crowley "jesus" etc, etc> a magical ceremony constructed on this

ng him, and his agonized reluctance to their elimination plunging him into such ordeals that he seems (both to himself and to others) to have turned from a noble and upright man into an unutterable scoundrel; so does the "first matter" blacken and putrefy as the alchemist breaks up its coagulations of impurity. the student may work out for himself the various analogies involved, and discover the "black dragon, the "green lion, the "lunar water, the "raven's head, and so forth. the indications above given should suffice all who possess aptitude for alchemical research. only one further reflection appears necessary; namely, that the eucharist, with which this chapter is properly preoccupied, must be conceived as one case- as the critical case- of the art of the alchemist. the reader will hav

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

he has made a rose to flower, occupies himself primarily with spiritual and physiological alchemy. taking for "the first matter of the work" a neutral or inert substance (it is constantly described as the commonest and least valued thing on earth, and may actually connote any substance whatever) he deliberately poisons it, so to speak, bringing it to a stage of transmutation generally called the black dragon, and he proceeds to work upon this virulent poison until he obtains the perfection theoretically possible. incidentally, we have an almost precise parallel with this operation in modern bacteriology. the apparently harmless bacilli of a disease are cultivated until they become a thousand times more virulent than at first, and it is from this culture that is prepared the vaccine which

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

ntention to identify the climax of love with that of life. it is then not unnatural for us to ask: can 'death' have some deeper significance than appears? scorpio, the zodiacal sign of death, is really the sexual or reproductive function of nature. it is the earth-transcending eagle, the self-restoring serpent, and the self-immolating scorpion. in alchemy it is the principle of putrefaction, the "black dragon, whose state of apparent corruption is but a prelude to the rainbow-coloured spring-tide of the man in motley. the nymph of spring, syrinx, the trembling hollow reed which needs but breath to fill the world with music, attracts pan, the goat-god of ecstatic lust, by whose work the glory of summer is established anew. it is obvious that "the length of thy longing" varies with the numbe

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

that which is spiritual. the sides of the altar, 265 together with the top and underside, consist of ten squares, thus symbolising the ten sephiroth "the altar of incense was overlaid with gold, to represent essential purity, but the altar before you is black to typify the terrestrial earth. learn then to separate the pure from the impure, the refined and spiritual gold of the alchymist from the black dragon of putrefaction in evil "i now congratulate you on having attained to the 1= 10 grade of zelator, and in recognition thereof i confer on you the mystic title of pereclinos de faustis, which signifies that you are still far from the goal which has been reached by the complete initiates" shortly after this the closing takes place, and the prayer of the spirits of the earth is rehearsed

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2

had also the advantage of falling across ludlow's book, and was struck by the circumstance that he, obviously ignorant of vedantist and 36 yogic doctrines, yet approximately expressed them, though in a degraded and distorted form. i was also aware of the prime agony of meditation, the "dryness<apophis in the mystic regenerative process isis apophis osiris i a o; or the black dragon in the alchemical translation from the first matter of the work into the elixir (as molinos calls it) which hardens and sterilises the soul. the very practice which should flood it with light leads only to a darkness more terrible than death, a despair and disgust which only too often lead to abandonment, when in truth they should encourage, for that- as the oracles affirm- it is dark

s the red blood of our heart to the ineffable crown of brilliance, who have seen what angel stands in the moon-ray, who have known the perfume and the vision, seen the drops of dew supernal stand on the silver lamen of the forehead- for us is neither fear nor pride, but silence in the one thought of the one beyond all thought. the world of phantoms has no terror left; we can take the blood of the black dragon for our red tincture. we understand the precept "visita interiora terrae rectificando invenias occultum lapidem; and harnessing to our triumphal car the white eagle and the green lion we voyage at 63 our ease upon the path of the chameleon, by the towers of iron and the fountains of supernal dew, unto that black unutterable sea most still. xiii "from the cavities of the earth leap for

BEHOLDERS OF NIGHT

f chaos, called often algol. the very essence of chaos is disruption and the opening of possibility, that we may destroy that which hinders ourselves and thus creating a new form of order. order exists until the self grows into stasis, thus chaos then grows into a positive self-liberation process. the opposer/adversary thus holds the black flame of being within chaos, that we are both the red and black dragon, the sun and the moon respectively. evolution itself is possible when the mind reaches back to the primal well of darkness, which holds the secrets of our origins and luciferic divinity, from then liberation is an available process of the divine gift. iii) saturn, the watchers and luciferian spirits the saturnian mysteries[7] is only one avenue of magical exploration which may be expl

l my children, of lilith-hecate, your father is ahriman, lord of phantoms and darkness. lilith in nox umbra by michael ford the dragon itself holds a significant role within the darker and self-liberating aspects of the sabbatic path, being specifically a evocation of latent forms from which we become. considering the dragon itself is a model or form of the adversary, the symbolism of the red and black dragon are present. the red dragon itself is shaitan or samael, the dual aspects of self-liberation and transformation. as the red dragon is a mirror or exteriorized (viewed as a form outside the self) form of the primal self, the dragon is also a form of ourselves developed and initiated into the luciferian mysteries. the dragon itself as the adversary is viewed in the initiatory context as

ers of night. the dragon itself is considered the center point of the sabbatic arcanum, the initiatory path of the serpent, which coils and encircles the spirit or psyche of the individual. arimanius frowned, the author foul of evil, how with shades from his dire mansion, he deformed the works of oromazes, turned to noxious heat the solar beam, that foodful earth might parch (yasht xix.11,12) the black dragon is symbolized as ahriman, the averse force of darkness and shadow. ahriman in zoroastrian terms is the great force of evil and darkness, whom was created divine but chose the shadow path. in the ancient persian religion of zoroastrianism, ahriman (called also arimanius or angra mainya) is one of the earliest forms of the devil itself, the father of those of the shadow, the demonium of

BLUE EQUINOX

ace of man.s life and its black smoke, winged flames arise, flames purified, that soaring onward .neath the karmic eye, weave in the end the fabric glorified of the three vestures of the path. now the discourse turns to the question of the origin of evil. the alchemical theory is here set forth. the first matter of the work is not so worthy as the elixir, and it must pass through the state of the black dragon to attain thereto. 38. these vestures are: nirmanakaya, sambhogkaya, dharmakaya, robe sublime. the nirmanakaya body is the .body of light. as described in book 4, part iii. but it is to be considered as having been developed to the highest point possible that is compatible with incarnation. the sambhogkaya has .three perfections. added, socalled. these would prevent incarnation. the d

CASTING THE CIRCLE

bless this circle, by the spirit mind of godhood i emerge as one who commands the elements by will alone. move and bless this circle and work! by the image of the falling pentagram and star, from which we dive to achieve the promethean light, i bless this circle, by the spirit mind of the separated psyche, made selfdeified by self- love, to build and strengthen through the mysteries of ur and the black dragon, i emerge as one who commands individual ascension by will alone. move and bless this circle of work! by who is named lucifer, come forth and bless this circle which is dedicated through thee. in the image of the morning star we each ascend, and in your image we become. prince of light and prince of darkness emerge as one! bless this circle! hail lilith, she who would bless our lives

GOETIA LUCIFERIAN

s improvement. 51 f asmoday asmoday is a great king, being a fountain source of sabbatic/luciferian witchcraft and primal sorcery. asmodai appears as a demon with three heads bull, a man and a ram, also a tail of a serpent and spits flames. his feet are webbed as a goose and sits upon an infernal dragon. asmoday appears with a lance and spear, the color of the flag on the banner is crimson with a black dragon upon it. he is the choice power under amaymon. this powerful daemon inspires astronomy, geometry and earthly arts. asmodai also inspires invincibility by the development of strength and will. as one evokes asmoday, a seeming cloud of black and gray smoke appears in the mirror it seems to move beyond the mirror from the circle yet this is a seeming illusion if ones concentration of wil

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE TWO

s% iron# quicksilver (mercury" silver the following terms are used in books about alchemy. they have the meanings gievn below. sol philosophorum the pure living alchemical spirit of gold- the refined essence of heat and fire luna philosophorum the pure living alchemical spirit of silver--the refined essence of heat and moisture the green lion the stem and root of the radical essence of metals the black dragon death putrefaction decay the king red- the qabalistic microprosopus tiphareth analogous to gold and the sun the queen white- the qabalistic bride of microprosopus malkah analogous to silver and the moon the four orders of the elements are: 1. the spirits of the earth: gnomes 2. the spirits of the air: sylphs 3. the spirits of the water: undines 4. the spirits of the fire: salamanders

the sacrifice of animals symbolizes the qlippoth, or evil demons of the plane contiguous to and below the material universe. it points out that our passions should be sacrificed. the qlippoth are the evil demons of matter and the shells of the dead. the altar of incense in the tabernacle was overlaid with gold. ours is black to symbolize our work which is to separate the philosophic gold from the black dragon of matter. this altar diagram shows the ten sephiroth with all the connecting paths numbered and lettered, and the serpent winding over each path. around each sephira are written the names of the deity, archangel and angelic host attributed to it. the twenty-two paths are bound together by the serpent of wisdom. it unites the paths but does not touch any of the sephiroth, which are li

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

e my divine leadership upon the earth 16 luciferian will and immortality the will of the luciferian is essential in the development of the mind and body of the practitioner of vampirism. the black order of the dragon recognizes both the masculine and feminine demonic archetypes of the path of luciferian witchcraft, namely samael and lilith. in the auspices of the vampyric path, it is ahriman (the black dragon) and tiamat (the red dragon. while tiamat in this aspect is the primordial form of lilith, she appears black from the wisdom of endless time. it is that samael, lilith and leviathan are joined in primal union hence tiamat is the collected sumerian adversary. she is the mother of darkness, dragons and vampirism. vampirism is a concept which begins in the subconscious. it is a power whi

nd the obtainment of knowledge and wisdom. black magick in itself does not denote harm or wrongdoing to others, rather describes black as considered to the arabic root word fhm, charcoal, black and wisdom. black is thus the color of hidden knowledge. magick is to ascend and become, by willed focus and direction. cain the antinomian nomad and sorcerer who was the spiritual offspring of samael (the black dragon) and lilith (red dragon/the mother of demons) through the body of eve in biblical lore. cain was said to have been the initiate of the caul, and through his first step on the left hand path (antinomian practice) he is the initiator of the sorcerer and witch. cain is also the black smith who sparks the black flame in the mind of the initiate. tubal-cain is the baphometic daemon which i

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

ntention to identify the climax of love with that of life. it is then not unnatural for us to ask: can 'death' have some deeper significance than appears? scorpio, the zodiacal sign of death, is really the sexual or reproductive function of nature. it is the earth-transcending eagle, the self-restoring serpent, and the self-immolating scorpion. in alchemy it is the principle of putrefaction, the 'black dragon, whose state of apparent corruption is but a prelude to the rainbow-coloured spring-tide of the man in motley. the nymph of spring, syrinx, the trembling hollow reed which needs but breath to fill the world with music, attracts pan, the goat-god of ecstatic lust, by whose work the glory of summer is established anew. it is obvious that 'the length of thy longing' varies with the numbe

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

on d quicksilver g silver) the following terms are used in books about alchemy. they have the meanings given below. sol philosophorum the pure living alchemical spirit of gold-the refined. essence of heat and dryness. luna philosophorum the pure living alchemical spirit of silver-the refined essence of heat and moisture. c120> the green lion the stem and root of the radical essence of metals. the black dragon death-putrefaction-decay. the king red-the qabalistic microprosopus. tiphareth-analogous to gold and the sun. the queen white-the qabalistic bride of microprosopus. malkah-analogous to silver and the moon. the four orders of the elementals are: 1. the spirits of the earth gnomes 2. the spirits of the air sylphs 3. the spirits of the water undines 4. the spirits of the fire salamanders

the sacrifice of animals syrnbolises the qlippoth or evil demons of the plane contiguous to and below the material universe. it points out that our passions should be sacrificed. the qlippoth are the evil demons of matter and the shells of the dead. the altar of incense in the tabernacle was overlaid with gold. ours is black to symbolise our work which is to separate the philosophic gold from the black dragon of matter. this altar diagram (page 123) shows the ten sephiroth with all the <122> connecting paths numbered and lettered, and the serpent winding over each path. around each sephirah are written the names of the deity, archangel and angelic host attributed to it. the twenty two paths are bound together by the serpent of wisdom. it unites the paths but does not touch any of the sephi

e, the others from their position being concealed from you. just so, behind the material universe, lies the concealed form of the majesty of god <64> the altar of incense was overlaid with gold to represent the highest degree 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, the 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

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

tierra y de todo el mundo, para congregarnos para la batalla de aquel gran d a, del dios todopoderoso. 40 the three traitors constitute the reincarnating ego, the psychological i, the satan that must be dissolved in order to incarnate the inner christ, which is constituted by kether, chokmah and binah. the superior triangle is the resplendent dragon of wisdom whereas the inferior triangle is the black dragon. the sign of the infinite or the tau cross is found in the center of the two triangles; both are phallic (sexual) signs. the soul is found between the two triangles and has to decide between the white dragon and the black dragon. such a dilemma is absolutely sexual. the clue is found in the serpent. the rooster s legs of abraxas are made by the double tail of a serpent. the tempting s

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