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18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

i]?ing hafjju mindri hlotan med, jilepi mati oc mungati, sum haita siipnautar])i et j^air s%i]yu allir saman' uaster-jlrcs, mayday-fires, midsummer-fires, with their numerous ceremonies, carry us back to heathen sacrifices; especially such customs as rubbmg the sacred flame, running through the glowing embers, throv/ing flowers into the fire, baking and distributing large loaves or cakes, and the circular dance. dances passed into plays and dramatic representations (see ch. xiii, drawing the ship, ch. xxiii, and the witch-dances, ch. xxxiv. afzelius 1, 3 describes a sacrificial play still performed in parts of gothland, acted by young fellows in disguise, who blacken and rouge their faces (see ch. xvii, sub fine. one, wrajdt in fur, sits in a chair as the victim, holding in his mouth a bun

vestiges of iwhj oaks, to which the people paid a half heathen half christian homage. tims, in the principality of minden, on easter sunday, the young people of both sexes used with loud cries of joy to dance a reigen (rig, 1 otlier ms. have' mole' or' metallo. a brazen image on tlie oak is not to be tliought of, as such a thing would have been alluded to in what precedes or follows. 74 temples. circular dance) round an old oak in a thicket near the village of wormeln, paderborn, stands a jioly oak, to which the inhabitants of wormeln and calenberg still make a solemn procession every year.2 i am inclined to trace back to heathenism the proper name of hobj wood so common in nearly all parts of germany. it is not likely that from a christian church situated in a wood, the wood itself would

locks (8, 208. 15, 184. zeus again is distinguished by beaming eyes rpeirev oaae aphrodite has ofijxata fiapfiaipovra, 3, 397, twinkling, shimmering eyes (see suppl. figures of greek divinities show a circle of rays and a nimbus round the head^ on indo-grecian coins mithras has commonly a circular nimbus with pointed rays^ in other representations the rays are wanting. mao (deus lunus) has a halfmoon behind his shoulders; aesculapius too had rays about his head. in what century was the halo, the aureole, first put round the heads of christian saints? and we have also to take into account the crowns and diadems of kings. ammian. marc. 16, 12 mentions chnodomarius, cujus vertici flam

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

up made to fit the circle, for the group is the circle. if you want to visualise a circle, use a clear, pointed quartz crystal, or wand, or the forefinger of your power hand, and draw an outline, in the air at chest level or on the ground. the circle extends wherever you draw it from the ground upwards to above your head like a wall of gold. again, begin in the north, and continue in an unbroken, circular movement. remember, the circle is created with your own power, amplified if you wish by the sacred guardians or powers you may invoke. for this reason, creating a light body and thus drawing energy from the ground (see page 124, before casting the circle, is a powerful preliminary. some practitioners, having drawn the light, extend then-hands upwards so that light from the cosmos can also

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o you which you desire, which you shall entertain with a chaste communication, and licence them to depart. now the lamen which is used to invoke any good spirit must be made after the following manner: either in metal conformable or in new wax mixed with convenient spices and colours; or it may be made with pure white paper with convenient colours, and the outward form of it may be either square, circular, or triangular, or of the like sort, according to the rule of the numbers; in which there must be written the divine names, as well general as special. and in the centre of the lamen draw a hexagon7 or character of six corners; in the middle thereof write the name and character of the star, or of the spirit his governor, to whom the good spirit that is to be called is subject. and about t

ADEPTUS MINOR INITIATION

ith lotus wand all other adepts- yellow or matching slippers complimentary to their robes additional requirements- sash- declaration and recommendation signed by chief adept of the temple -black robe -cross of obligation with ropes -cross of victory -crux ansata -admission badge of the hiereus -crucifix and cross -rose -pastos and adept vault -crook and scourge -razor blades, and bandage -chains -circular altar -wine -dagger -sword& serpent admission badge -abiegnus diagram -minutum mundum diagram opening chief: knocks (all rise) chief: knocks. second: knocks (7 knocks total) 3 third: knocks. chief: knocks. third: knocks. second: knocks. chief "avete, fraters et sorors" second "roseae rubeae" third "et aureae crucis" chief "very honored fraters and sorors, assist me to open the tomb of the

ensure your re-admission (aspirant goes out, carrying the wand and crux of chief adept) second point (preparation of tomb. chief adept lies in full regalia in the pastos representing frater c.r.c. on his breast is the rose cross lamen suspended from the double phoenix collar. his arms are crossed on his breast and he holds crook and scourge. between them lies the book (t. lid of pastos closed and circular altar stands over it. other adepts outside tomb as before. on the altar are replaced rose cross, cup of wine, chain and dagger) second "associate adeptus minor, let the aspirant now be admitted (third adept opens door and admits aspirant who holds wand and crux of the chief. he is then placed in front facing the vault door) second "before the door of the tomb as symbolic guardians, are th

thfully represented before you (second adept enters and passes by north towards the east of the vault, and turns to face west. third adept places aspirant on north facing south, and takes his place at south facing north) second "although in the tomb, the sun does not shine, it is lit by the symbolic rose of our order in the center of the first heptagonal ceiling. in the midst of the tomb stands a circular altar with these devices and descriptions on it: a.g.r.c, ad gloriam roseae crucis, a.c.r.g, ad crucis rosae gloriam. hoc universal compendium unius mihi sepulchrum feci 'unto the glory of the rose cross i have constructed this tomb for myself as a compendium of the universal unity' 19 "within the next circle is written: hwchy mihi omnia 'hwchy is all things to me' in the center are four

iam. hoc universal compendium unius mihi sepulchrum feci 'unto the glory of the rose cross i have constructed this tomb for myself as a compendium of the universal unity' 19 "within the next circle is written: hwchy mihi omnia 'hwchy is all things to me' in the center are four figures of the \ybwrk enclosed within circles surrounded by the following four inscriptions and each distinguished by the circular altar one of the letters of the tetragrammaton: y, lion, nequaquam vacuum 'nowhere a void' h, eagle, libertas evangelii 'liberty of the gospel' w, man, dei intacta gloria 'unsullied glory of god' h, ox, legis jugum 'yoke of the law' and in the midst of all is c, the letter of m forming thus the divine name hwchy, from tetragrammaton. therefore, by god's grace having come thus far, let us

therefore merciful, even as thy father who is in heaven is merciful. remember that tremendous obligation of rectitude and self-sacrifice which thou has voluntarily taken upon thyself, and tremble thereat. and let the humble prayer of thy heart be 'god, be more merciful to me a sinner, and keep me in the pathway of truth' third "thus then, did frater n.n. and his companions, having moved aside the circular altar, and having raised the brazen plate or lid of the pastos, discover the body of our founder, with all the ornaments and insignia as here shown before you. upon his breast was the book 't, a scroll explaining in full the mystic tarot; at the end of which was written a brief paragraph concerning christian rosenkreutz, beneath which the earlier fraters had inscribed their names. followi

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

the laws of our own minds' why? it is not the contents of the mind itself that we can cognise, but only its structure. but kant has not gone to this length. he would have been extremely shocked if it had ever struck him that the final term in his sorites was 'reason itself is the only reality' on further examination, even this ultimate truth turns out to be meaningless. it is like the well known circular definition of an obscene book, which is: one that arouses certain ideas in the mind of the kind of person in whom such ideas are excited by that kind of book. 23. i notice that my excellent chairman is endeavouring to stifle a yawn and to convert it into a smile, and he will forgive me for saying that i find the effect somewhat sinister. but he has every right to be supercilious about it

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

star. fourth, thou must recite the invocation of the watcher, thrusting the sword into the earth at its station, not touching it until it is the appointed time for its departure. fifth, thou must take the seal of the star in thy right hand, and whisper its name softly upon it. sixth, thou must recite the incantation of the walking, loudly, and in a clear voice, as thou walkest about the gate in a circular fashion, beginning at the north and walking to the east, then to the south, and to the west, the number of turns being equal to the special number of the star. seventh, thou must needs arrive back at the centre of the gate, before thine altar, at which time thou must fall to the ground, looking neither to the right no to the left at what may be moving there, for these operations attract m

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

ront of the cup for the paten. on each side beyond the roses are two great candles. all this is enclosed within a great veil. forming the apex of an equilateral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the pillars, is a small black square altar, of two superimposed cubes. taking this altar as the middle of the base of a similar and equal triangle, at the apex of this second triangle is a small circular font. repeating, the apex of a third triangle is an upright tomb. 345 ii. of the officers of the mass. the priest. bears the sacred lance, and is clothed at first in a plain white robe. the priestess. should be actually virgo intacta or specially dedicated to the service of the great order. she is clothed in white, blue and gold. she bears the sword from a red girdle, and the paten and ho

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

ction that he planned magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 3 to publish. fortunately they have been preserved and are now included in the introduction to this book. their original form has been retained with the opening and closing formulae which crowley used in all his letters. crowley at first intended to call the book "aleister explains everything, and sent the following circular to his friends and disciples asking them to suggest subjects for inclusion. aleister explains everything "much gratified was the author of the book of thoth to have so many letters of appreciation, mostly from women, thanking him for not 'putting it in unintelligible language, for 'making it all so clear that even i with my limited intelligence can understand it, or think i do "neverthele

of use. 20 the first point is the banishing: everything is to be removed from the room which is not absolutely necessary to the work. in this country, one must attend to the heating. an electric stove in the east or the south, is best: it must not need attention. one can usually buy stoves with excellent appropriate symbolism (last time i did this- 13 e.v- i got a perfect ferranti at harrods. the circular copper bowl, with the central disk as the source of heat, is unsurpassable) the walls should be "self-coloured" a neutral tint- green, grey or blue-grey? and entirely bare, unless you put up, in the proper quarters, the proper designs, such as the "watch towers- see the equinox i, 7. remember that your "east" your kiblah, is boleskine house, which is as near as possible due north from ply

tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 185 as everybody will he nill he, creates "god" in his own image, it is perfectly useless to inquire what he may happen to mean by that. but even this very plain word "part. does he mean to imply a quantitative assertion, as when one says sixpence is part of a pound, or a factor 7* i mean criticisms such as "definition is impossible "all arguments are circular "all propositions are tautological" these are true, but one is obliged to ignore them in all practical discussions. 36 indispensable, as when one says "a wheel is part of a motorcar, or (part actually means "a share, that which is provided" according to skeat; and i am closer to the place where moses was when the candle went out than i was before) the fact is that very few of us know what

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

this is the link between the sword and the cup> 91 the connection between breath and mind has been supposed by some to exist merely in etymology. but the connection is a truer one<ruach means primarily "that which moves or revolves "a going "a wheel "the wind" and that its secondary meaning was mind because of the observed instability of mind, and its tendency to a circular motion "spiritus" only came to mean spirit in the modern technical sense owing to the efforts of the theologians. we have an example of the proper use of the word in the term: spirit of wine- the airy portion of wine. but the word "inspire" was perhaps derived from observing the derangement of the breathing of persons in divine ecstasy> in any case there is undoubtedly a connection betwee

e "knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel" which confers this faith. the task of attaining to this knowledge and conversation is the sole task of him who would be called adept. an absolute method for achieving this is given in the eighth aethyr (liber cdxviii, equinox v. 115 illustration on this page: a pot supported by a tripod with arms up and over the top to hold up a perforated circular grate. the upper extensions of the arms are flame-shaped. this caption beneath "the censer (crowley's patent pattern" 116 chapter xvi the magick fire; with considerations of the thurible, the charcoal, and the incense into the magick fire all things are cast. it symbolizes the final burning up of all things in shivadarshana. it is the absolute destruction alike of the magician and the uni

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

of ideas soever as a homologous series, for we have the right to choose the function which will serve to arrange them as our design requires. to protest that such a choice is arbitrary, fantastic or irrational is to assert the authority of some self-appointed "normal mind" as absolute in nature. the failure of philosophers to transcend their own mental limitations has reduced all their systems to circular arguments, and all their ontologies to solipsism, however elaborately they have endeavoured to to cloak the fact with sophistries. you cannot tie a true knot in a cord with a closed circuit. all knowledge is relative to the mind which contains it. consider "incommensurable" numbers, such as 1 and 2. this coy surd is insensible to the fascinations of the deftest dedekindian cult. it may be

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OTO GNOSTIC MASS

in front of the cup for the paten. on each side beyond the roses are two great candles. all this is enclosed within a great veil. forming the apex of an equilateral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the pillars, is a small black square altar, of superimposed cubes. taking this altar as the middle of the base of a similar and equal triangle, at the apex of this second triangle is a small circular font. repeating, the apex of a third triangle is an upright tomb. ii of the officers of the mass the priest. bears the sacred lance, and is clothed at first in a plain white robe. the priestess. should be actually virgo intacta or specially dedicated to the service of the great order. she is clothed in white, blue, and gold. she bears the sword from a red girdle, and the paten and hosts

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 5

id rock of the mountain; and that rock is a substance harder than diamond, and brighter than light, and heavier than lead. in each pylon is seated a god. there seems an endless series of these pylons. and all the gods of all the nations of the earth are shown, for there are many avenues, all leading to the top of the mountain. now i come to the top of the mountain, and the last pylon opens into a circular hall, with other pylons leading out of it, each of which is the last pylon of a great avenue; there seem 128 to be nine such pylons. and in the centre is a shrine, a circular table, supported by marble figures of men and women, alternate white and black; they face inwards, and their buttocks are almost worn away by the kisses of those who have come to worship that supreme god, who is the

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point. the top point of the hexagram exactly touches the top edge of the calvary cross, the other points being arrayed by nature of the center of the hexagram being concentric with the intersection of the arms of the cross. the note in the text indicates a defect in the illustration, that it should contain a white tau in its center. illustration "diagram 6. the lamen of the hierophant" this is a circular device. cross-hatching suggests that the different parts have all of them different colors. inside the circular shape is a space, then a narrow concentric ring. within this ring is a calvary cross 10 the banner of the east should contain a white tau in its centre. with a circular auriole ring concentric with the intersection of the limbs of the cross and intercepting the arms in such a fa

about 10 inclined from the horizontal. in the center of the banner is a calvary cross superimposed upon a very slightly larger calvary cross of a different color. there is an equilateral triangle composed of white bands enclosing the cross. this upward-pointing triangle nearly touches the top and lower limit of the sides of the banner. illustration "diagram 8. the lamen of the hiereus" this is a circular ring of white enclosing a black field with an circumscribed equilateral triangle pointing upward. the triangle is composed of white bands, and the black field is re-entrant in 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 betwe

s are the directing forces of the positive and negative currents. she is the synthesis of the thirty-second path uniting malkuth and yesod. illustration on page 268 approximated_ diagram 21. the cubical cross of twenty- two squares. 5 "see 777" cols. civ, cviii, pp. 20 and 23; and revelations, chap. i. illustration on page 268 described "diagram 22. the garden of eden and the holy city" this is a circular device. in the center is a simple tree of life with circles and lines with the circle of tipheret at the center point itself. four lines completely cross the circle through the center, forming a symmetrical cross and "x. seven squares, composed of vertical and horizontal lines, are nested each within the other such that the innermost and next innermost intercept the top and bottom circles

ekh hb:chet. 3rd- hb:chet hb:tzaddi hb:nun. 4th(bottom- divided into two smaller circles, top one has hb:dalet hb:vau hb:samekh hb:yod, bottom one has hb:taw hb:vau hb:koph hb:lamed hb:mem. 5th- hb:dalet hb:vau hb:heh. 6th- hb:heh hb:resh hb:vau hb:bet hb:gemel illustration on page 272 approximated below "diagram 28. the attributions of the ten sephiroth to the four letters (nb: for, understand a circular ring in this diagram) dee hb:yod_ water hb:heh) air hb:vau_ spirit hb:heh_ illustration on page 272 approximated below "diagram 29. the solar greek cross_ pisces_ scorpio_ cancer_ gemini aquarius libra sun aries leo sagittarius_ capricorn_ taurus_ virgo_ the hiereus then explains the two tablets "the ten sephiroth in seven palaces" and "the attribution of the ten sephiroth to the four let

278 described "diagram 39. the serpent of brass. this is a stylized tree of life. all ten sephiroth are represented by small white holes in black rings, like iron. the central pillar is the only vertical, and all three horizontal paths are depicted alike, as solid black strips connecting the sephiroth. the whole has the appearance of a grand hierophant's cross or patriarchal cross with perforated circular bosses. entwined mostly over and sometimes behind this cross is a serpent in the usual configuration for tail on path 32, all paths crossed in order, and head on path 11. only the paths represented by the cross are actually shown. illustration on page 278 approximated below- hb:chet hb:gemel hb:dalet hb:peh hb:peh-final hb:lamed hb:shin hb:mem hb:taw 8. 3. 4_ hb:aleph hb:heh hb:tet hb:yod

en dashed into that endless gulf, had not the shepherd caught me and held me back "then wings were given me, and diving off from that great rocky cliff like a sea-bird, i winged my course through the still air and was filled with a great joy "now, i had travelled thus but for a short time, when in the distance there appeared before me a silver-moss rugged hill. and on its summit was there built a circular temple, fashioned of burnished silver, domed and surmounted with a crescent. and for some reason unknown to me, the sight 33 many of these visions were carried out with frater c. s. 34 weh note: this was experienced on monday, nov. 15th, 1889 e.v. 35 a circle was first drawn, as in many invocations, in the centre of which the seer stood. 36 the robes of the neophyte in the 0= 0 ritual of

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bottom is truncated by the emergent second line, length 17mm. the second line extends to the right from the truncated first at about 5 degrees below the horizontal, its right end is rounded and its length is 16mm. the third and final line emerges just above the second from the side of the first, extends parallel to the second, is rounded to the right and 17mm long. this sigil is in the midst of a circular formation of eight hebrew letters. in clockwise sequence from the top: hb:yod hb:yod hb:heh hb:koph hb:vau hb:dalet hb:heh hb:aleph. these letters accordingly form the words jehovah in a greek cross and achad on the diagonals "he is one. in the name of god let there be light unto the void a restriction "soror s.s.d.d. altered frater i.a.'s ritual, making the operation to "form a link betw

order and is marked at the inside top "pastos. the circle covers the middle of the sides of the rectangle, and the rectangle slightly overlaps the heptagram at the top inner edge and slightly into the lower points. the equilateral triangle is beneath the two other figures and delineated by a single line edge. only the upper points of the triangle are visible between the rectangular pastos and the circular altar. in the lower half of the rectangular room, the following symbols are displayed: upper portion and to either side: two squares with upright equilateral triangles inside, the left identified as "black pillar" and the right as "white pillar. in the center of the lower half of the room is a rectangle with the word "chief. somewhat above the bottom of the room are two rectangles in line

ft arm has hb:heh. the upper part of the lower upright has hb:yod in a circle. the bottom of the lower upright is divided from the upper part by a horizontal line, and the resulting trapezoid has two diagonals with a hb:mem in a circle at the point of intersection. illustration on page 210 described "diagram 62. the reverse of the complete rose and cross" shape: this is a calvary cross with three circular lobes at the end of each of the four arms. there is a hanging-ring at the top of the uppermost central lobe of the upper arm. at the exterior intersections of the arms are three angular points, the central one in each set larger and the two smaller flanking points partly beneath the central one. within the upper arm and beneath the lobes are three crosses of malta, center one slightly hig

these are evidently to be read by transit and diagonal, rather than in the described order. center point, upper half: astrological symbols of virgo, scorpio, virgo, sun. center point, lower half: i, n, i, r (for inri) minor point to counter-clockwise: l, v (calvary cross, x (for lvx. minor point to clockwise: i, a, i, o (for iaoi. the entire center and intersection is occupied by a large figure, circular in general outline and extending into the arms. this has at its very center a calvary cross with five petaled stylized rose done in five equal sections with a petal at top. there are four points outward from the intersections of the cross and the figure is mostly contained in an open circle which would actually circumscribe a greek cross. this being a calvary cross, the lower arm extends

ially uncovered a secret door, upon which was inscribed "post cxx annos patebo [the aspirant then leaves the portal of the vault and the first point is at an end] illustration on page 126 described "diagram 69. the temple in the second point of the 5= 6 ritual" this is the same room shown in diagram 60. the heptagonal vault is shown without indication of a door, in the upper half of the room. the circular altar contains four symmetrically placed smaller circles, two above and two below, with the letters (counterclockwise from lower right: hb:yod, hb:heh, hb:vau, hb:heh. between the upper two smaller circles is a calvary cross with rose in center. other objects, including a cup and dagger are placed on the altar horizontally between the upper and lower pairs of smaller circles. beneath the

t to the aspirant that beneath the letters cxx he will find the following v+ x^ which is equivalent to "post annos lux crucis patebo "at the end of the years, i, the light of the cross, will disclose myself (the door of the vault is then opened [the "second adept" then points out to the aspirant that the vault is lit by the rays of the symbolic rose, and that in the middle of the vault stands the circular altar6 with these devices: a.g.r.c "ad gloriam rosae crucis" or a.c.r.g "ad crucis rosae gloriam" followed by "hoc universi compendium unius mihi sepulchrum feci "ie "unto the glory of the rosy cross, i have constructed this sepulchre for myself as a compendium of the universal unity" the rest of the altar symbolism is explained in the diagram. after this explanation a prayer is offered u

imur; per spiritum sanctum reviviscimus [the pastos is then closed and the aspirant quits the vault, which is made ready for the third part of the ceremony] illustration on page 218 described "diagram 70. the temple in the third point of the 5= 6 ritual" this is the same room shown in diagram 60. the heptagonal vault is shown in the upper half of the room, with a door ajar on the bottom side. the circular altar contains four symmetrically placed smaller circles, two above and two below, with the letters (counterclockwise from lower right: hb:yod, hb:heh, hb:vau, hb:heh. there is an object like the letter shin placed on the altar horizontally between the upper and lower pairs of smaller 6 see diagram 79. 7 see diagram 74. circles. the pastos is not seen. on the lower point of the triangle a

nd the serpent, saying. the one is descending, the other ascending; the one is fixed, the other is the volatile; the one unites the sephiroth and the other the paths. furthermore in the serpent of wisdom is shown the ascending spiral, and in the sword the rush of the descending white brilliance from beyond kether. illustration on page 221 described "diagram 73. the emblems on the altar" this is a circular device, three concentric rings such that the appearance is of a disk with a narrow anulus outside a slightly larger one, and the center mostly a large circle. in the exact center is a hebrew letter shin. just above this is a rose cross. to the left is a black cup formed of a crescent above, circle in center and triangle below. to the right is a loose pile of chain. below is a figure of th

. in the upper right point, same orientation: hb:lamed hb:aleph hb:yod hb:gemel hb:vau hb:ayin. in the lower point, in this configuration is written hb:mem-final hb:vau hb:aleph hb:taw hb:aleph hb:yod hb:lamed. in the center of the large triangle is a calvary cross with the 49 petaled rose, including four spikes_ see description of diagram 80, next "diagram 80. the rose and cross" this is a large circular rose on a wide but stubby greek cross. the circular rose throws arcs over the greek cross about halfway along the arms. there are four sharp points extending outward from the circumference of the rose between the arms of the cross, one between each pair of adjacent arms. in the center of the rose there is a small circle visible. the petals of the rose are arranged in seven circular rings

arms. in the center of the rose there is a small circle visible. the petals of the rose are arranged in seven circular rings of seven petals each. in each odd ring, starting with the outermost, there is one petal to the top. in each even ring there is one petal to the bottom. this arrangement allows the petals to overlap the joinings between petals from the inside to the outside "diagram 79. the circular altar" this is a circular device. the outermost ring is simply a thick black line. next is a white ring with writing, a thin black line and finally a white ring with writing. within the last ring is a large black disk. the disk has the hebrew letter shin in white in the center. there are four other circles at top, bottom, left and right within the disk. these are defined by a thin white r

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ffalovich 287 reviews 113, 285, 304 the shadowy dill-waters. by a. quiller, jr. 327 "special supplement" liber dcccclxiii_ the treasure-house of images illustrations the slopes of abiegnus "facing page" 4 the student" 10 the complete symbol of the rose and cross" 210 the elemental tablets and cherubic emblems" 212 the lid of the pastos" 218 the ceiling of the vault the floor of the vault" 222 the circular altar the rose and cross "special supplement" the triangle of the universe" 4 the greek cross of the zodiac" 70 weh note: two different versions of this editorial exist in separate marketings of the 1st edition. both will be given. this first one seems to be the earlier version. editorial happy is the movement that has no history! at the beginning of our second year we have little to reco

elbows rest on a table before him, and his hands form the sign of the "horns of horus" against his face on a level with his eyes. his hood is turned back and pulled on as a hat, showing the eye in the triangle and forming a rough triangle in cloth about that device. he wears a serpent ring on the third finger of his right hand. on the table to the left, in the corner of the photo, is a large and circular honey topaz set in a vermilion cross (colors from other sources. a ribbon is attached to the cross. to the right is a standing book, evidently crowley's magical diary. this book is bound in what looks like red moroccan leather, chased in gold and embossed (conjectured from surviving diaries of crowley's) the spine of the book has "perdurabomagister" vertically on it. the "p" has alpha and

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featherlets a semicircular curve at the base, just above the brows. there is a stylized descending gray dove in the midst, just above the lower white featherlets. a white light seems to be seen through the backs of the wings just above the dove. for the meaning of the symbolism of these "closed" wings, see the footnote below, page 147 in the equinox. the upper 2/5's of the space contains a large circular device, representing the shasrara. this looks a bit like the head of a thistle and has 72 elongated spikes emanating outward in a circle to define the outer edge of the next inward feature, a white ring. the spikes have rounded bottoms with a dot in the center of each, and there are 72 lines drawn radiating outward between them, one between each pair. five of these spikes touch and pass b

ing law; but only a line of least resistance along which all things move. its own selfishness has not even the wit to prevent buddha, and so its own selfishness proves its destruction "we cannot call nature "evil: fatal is the exact word; for necessity implies stupidity, and this stupidity is the chief attribute of nature" illustration on page 168 described "diagram 88. the bodhi satva" this is a circular diagram. there is one large black ring enclosing the outside. inside is a smaller white ring with a small seated buddha in the midst of a lotus. a clockwise spiral line begins on the outer rim of the inner circle, at about 4 o'clock. this spiral makes four complete revolutions before it contacts the outer ring at about 8 o'clock. just below the beginning curve of the inner spiral passage

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ever book "academy "a vivid imagination fostered by a keen and loving insight of nature, and this allied to a command of richly adorned language. have already assured for the author a prominent place amongst present-day poets. an enthusiastic devotion to classic song. sustained metrical charm. from first to last the poet's work is an important contribution to the century's literature "publishers' circular "this [book] contains the answer to a very well-known riddle propounded by the late elizabeth barrett browning. you remember she asked in one of her poems 'what was he doing to great god pan: down in the reeds by the river' well, mr. victor neuburg has discovered the answer, for he was obviously wandering near the river if he was not hidden in the reeds "robert ross in "the bystander "the

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

ven. extra-sensory perception a massofenergy or power raised by the witches and sent to work their will. small image made of clay or plasticine to represent a person on whom a restraint is to be worked. ancient hebrew book of magic. length of cord measuring a witch's height at the time of his initiation. sometimes held as a 'hostage' by the coven leader. originally a five-sided figure but now any circular piece of metal inscribed with witch symbols. major meeting of whole coven or several covens. cards used in predicting the future. primitive form. of religion practised by negroes of haiti and elsewherein the west indies and america. originally the witch who bound the initiate, but used only by non-witches to describe a male-witch. ancient word for witchcraft. initi t:d male or femalemembe

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f the ritual. notes l from stewart farrar what witches do; he derived it from alex sanders' bos. vernal equinox (eostar) preparation: a symbol of the wheel is on the altar, flanked with burning candles, or with fire in some form- torches, or small tripods with fire in their cups. the symbol of the wheel may be a plain disc, or an eight spoked wheel, or the pentacle. alex and maxine sanders used a circular mirror with a broad frame, also circular, decorated as a twelve-pointed star. in the centre of the circle is either a cauldron full of inflammable material, or (out of doors) a bonfire ready to be lit. hps casts the circle. hps then stands in the west, and the hp in the east, both with carrying wands. hps: we kindle this fire today in the presence of the holy ones, without malice, without

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re of kundalini and the pranic fires, eventually blends and merges with the fire of mind, and later with the fire of spirit, producing thus consummation. we must disabuse our minds of the idea that these centres are physical things. they are whirlpools of force that swirl etheric, astral and mental matter into activity of some kind. because the action is rotary, the result produced in matter is a circular effect that can be seen by the clairvoyant as fiery wheels situated: 1. in the region of the spine, the lowest part. 2. between the ribs, just below the diaphragm. 3. in the region of the left breast. 4. in the centre of the throat. 5. just above the top of the head. i would like to describe these centres in greater detail, dealing with them as seen in etheric matter, and basing what i sa

ess of evolution. 5. its eventual synthesis internally from the seven into the three. 6. its group relation- 142- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 7. its development of consciousness, or responsiveness. having predicated the above facts of the atom, we can extend the idea now to man, following the same general outline: a man. a. a man is spheroidal in form, he can be seen as a circular ring-pass-not, a sphere of matter with a nucleus of life at the centre. in predicating this we are considering the true man in his fundamental position as the ego, with his sphere of manifestation, the causal body, that body which forms the middle point between spirit and matter. b. a man contains within himself differentiated atoms, which in their totality make up the objective form of t

which induces steady development. the solar logos is distinguished 1. by the spheroidicity of his manifesting existence. his solar ring-pass-not is definite and seen. this can only be demonstrated as yet by the endeavour to ascertain the extent of the subjective control, by the measure of the solar sphere of influence, or the magnetic attraction of the sun to other lesser bodies which it holds in circular motion around itself. 2. by the activity of the life animating the ten schemes. 3. by the extent of the control exerted by the logos at any given period. 4. by the ultimate synthesis of the seven schemes into three and thence into one. this covers the obscuration of the schemes and the unification of the seven principles which they embody. 5. by his subjection to the law of his being. 6

and it might therefore be wise for him to view this manifestation from other angles and employ other terms to express the same idea. for instance, the body of the ego may be viewed in the following four ways: chart viii the egoic lotus and the centres as nine vibrations, emanating from a central point, which, in its pulsation or radiations produces three major vibrations of great force pursuing a circular activity around the centre; the nine vibrations pursue a diagonal path until they reach the periphery of the egoic sphere of influence. at this point they swing around, thus forming the well-known spheroidal form of the causal body. as nine petals of a lotus, radiating from a common centre, and hiding within themselves three central petals, which conceal a central point of fire. the radia

h the entire solar system, and which embodies its "drift" or inclination towards the systemic orbit in the heavens. the solar atom must be considered as pursuing analogous lines of activity and as paralleling on a vast scale the evolution of the planetary atom. the entire solar sphere, the logoic ring-pass-not, rotates upon its axis, and thus all that is included within the sphere is carried in a circular manner through the heavens. the exact figures of the cycle which covers the vast rotation must remain as yet esoteric, but it may be stated that it approximates one hundred thousand years, being, as might be supposed, controlled by the energy of the first aspect, and therefore of the first ray. this of itself is sufficient to account for varying and diverse influences which may be traced

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

and is the subtle counterpart of the nervous and endocrine systems. a little clear thinking therefore will demonstrate the need for excessive care, for there will obviously lie a direct effect upon the external apparatus and this in its turn will- 340- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust definitely affect what the psychologists call "behaviour. there are four of these interlaced circular "webs" lying between the five centres found on the rod of the spinal column, such as follows: 0/0/0/0/0, and three are to be found in the head. these three bisect the head, and form a series of crosses, as follows: this is much like the cross upon the union jack, which has always had an esoteric significance for the student, and indicates a point in racial evolution. this cross in the hea

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

y. the education of these thinkers should be carried on by the world servers in conformity with the following rules: 1. no word must be spoken or written which could be construed as evidencing partisanship, or as an attack upon any ruler, any form of government, or any national activity "hatred ceaseth not by hatred; hatred ceaseth by love" 2. nothing must be published in any pamphlet, newspaper, circular or letter which could evoke antagonism from any government, any political party, any economic strategist, or any religious organisation. only principles of universal application must be expressed, and no partisanship is permitted. 3. no race or nation must be regarded (either in the spoken or written word) as of greater importance essentially than any other race or nation. humanity as a w

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

a red rose bush, a most fragrant rose. the path continues down the slightly sloping green lawn to the stream, which is about fifteen feet wide, and has rocks and ferns, depths and shallows. butterflies and birds fly over it, and stepping-stones cross it at this place. the stepping-stones over the stream lead to a path which wanders towards a pagoda of chinese design, large, and with open sides. a circular table of some indian wood is in the centre of the pagoda and upon it a statue of buddha faces the entrance. before the buddha is a carved wooden bowl lined with silver and containing water, on which floats a single white lotus. there are brackets in the open sides of the pagoda, containing sweet-smelling flowers, mignonette and heliotrope. there is a circular seat around the wall, and rug

orm the beginning of the woods. in the northwest corner there are three tall yews, only and the same in the corner to the northeast. the southeast corner is filled by the pagoda, with the woods behind it and the spruce trees to right and left, in front. across the stream from the pagoda, in the middle of the lawn (the eastern line of the peonies and the red rose bush not being very far away, is a circular stone seat, called the disciples' seat. it has a small willow tree and two short copper beeches behind it, and has an english box bush at either end. in front of it is a natural rock, of chair shape and height, where the master sits to talk to the disciples. when one stands on the path and looks towards the entrance gate, one sees fruit trees, en espalier on the wall to the right, peaches

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

ng you have a repetition of the same process in the triangle of energies created by the relationship between the monad, the soul, and the personality. the changing pattern of the planetary etheric body- 93- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust it is well-nigh impossible for man to draw or make a picture of the network of triangles and, at the same time, see them taking the circular form in their totality of the etheric body of the planetary sphere. the reason is that the whole etheric body is in constant motion and ceaseless transformation, and the energies of which it is composed are in a state of constant change and circulation. it is wise to have in mind that it is the mechanism which changes and that this transformation of the square into the triangle has no ref

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

ly happens in those accidental cases (which do so much harm) is that the aspirant, through his ignorant curiosity and by an effort of the mind (not of the spiritual will, but purely as an expression of personality will, succeeds in arousing the lowest of the three fires, the fire of matter, fire by friction; this produces a premature burning and destroys the etheric web in the etheric body. these circular disks or webs are to be found between each pair of the centres up the spine and also in the head. they are normally dissipated as purity of life, the discipline of the emotions, and the development of the spiritual will are carried forward. diagram there are four of these webs. when the fourfold personality is highly developed and the ajna centre is awakening, then these webs slowly and g

will destroy and not heal- 418- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the second ray technique. let the healing energy descend, carrying its dual lines of life and its magnetic force. let that magnetic living force withdraw and supplement that which is present in the seventh, opposing four and six to three and seven, but dealing not with five. the circular, inclusive vortex descending to the point disturbs, removes and then supplies and thus the work is done. the heart revolves; two hearts revolve as one; the twelve within the vehicle, the twelve within the head and the twelve upon the plane of soul endeavour, cooperate as one and thus the work is done. two energies achieve this consummation and the three whose number is a twelve respond to

BELL CHRISTOPHER PAUL TSIU MARPO THE CAREER OF A TIBETAN PROTECTOR DEITY

ted at the very start of the program 78 in order to secure its true accomplishment at the end.128 here is further evidence of the ritual s cyclic nature. the text specifies details that the performer would know to be preliminary and reiterates them explicitly as a means to work out from the center of the ritual and its text once that center has been achieved by the performer. we will explore this circular structure as it pertains more to buddhist cosmology below. 1.17 chapter 7: transmission the seventh and final chapter details other actions that are detrimental to proper ritual achievement. the ritual concludes by establishing the seven riders as the support and protectors of future endeavors, thereby securing its transmission. the tantra ends with the colophon, explicitly crediting the

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

of antiquity. aristophanes speaks thus on the subject in plato's "banquet "our nature of old was not the same as it is now. it was androgynous, the form and name partaking of, and being common to both the male and female. their bodies were round, and the manner of their running[[footnote(s* see extracts from that essay in "the theosophist" of february, 1883[[vol. 2, page] 134 the secret doctrine. circular* they were terrible in force and strength and had prodigious ambition. hence zeus divided each of them into two, making them weaker; apollo, under his direction, closed up the skin" meshia and meshiane were but a single individual with the old persians "they also taught that man was the product of the tree of life, growing in androgynous pairs, till they were separated at a subsequent mod

ution stands between that of the latter and that of the animal, for which man, in his turn, is a macrocosm. then the race becomes (4) the androgyne, or hermaphrodite. this process of men-bearing explains, perhaps, why aristophanes* describes the nature of the old race as androgynous, the form of every individual being rounded "having the back and sides as in a circle" whose "manner of running was circular. terrible in force and strength and with prodigious ambition" therefore, to make them weaker "zeus divided them (in the third root-race) into two, and apollo (the sun, under his direction, closed up the skin" the madagascans (the island belonged to lemuria) have a tradition about the first man, who lived at first without eating, and, having indulged in food, a swelling appeared in his leg

must have been brought over "from immense distances and with prodigious efforts" charton (voyageurs anciens et modernes, vol. i, p. 230) speaks of a specimen of such rock "from ireland" which had been submitted to the analysis of an eminent english geologist, who assigned to it a foreign origin "most probably african" this is a strange coincidence, as irish tradition attributes the origin of her circular stones to a sorcerer who brought them from africa. de mirville sees in that sorcerer "an accursed hamite" we see in him a[[footnote(s* see, among others "history of paganism in caledonia" by dr. th. a. wise, f.r.a.s, etc* ham was no more a titan or giant than shem and japhet. they are either all arkite titans, as faber shows them, or myths[[vol. 2, page] 344 the secret doctrine dark atlan

ation of these constellations "but in many places we see the lion (simha[[vol. 2, page] 433 theories of a self-made adept. mackey adds "with his tail turned up over his back, and ending with a serpent's head; thereby showing that the lion had been 'inverted; which, indeed, must have been the case with the whole zodiac and every other constellation, when the pole had been inverted" speaking of the circular zodiac, given also by denon, he says- there "the lion is standing on the serpent, and his tail forming a curve downward, from which it is found that though six or seven hundred thousand years must have passed between the two positions, yet they had made but little difference between in the constellations of leo and the hydra; while virgo is represented very differently in the two. in the

rew] or h to n, then[[hebrew] or the latin jun or juno, the base of the chinese riddle, the key measuring numbers of sni (sinai) and jehovah coming down on that mount, which numbers (1,065) are but the use of our ratio of 113 to 355 because 1,065= 355 x 3 which is circumference to a diameter of 113 x 3= 339. thus the first born of brahma prajapati (or any demiurgos) indicates a measuring use of a circular relation taken from the chakra (or vishnu) and, as stated above, the divine manifestation takes the form of life and the first born "it is a most singular thing: at the entrance passage to the king's chamber the measurement from the surface of the great step* and the grand gallery to the top of the said gallery, is by the very careful measures of piazzi smyth 339 inches[[diagram] take a a

erence, the latter of diameter, embraces all. two expressions of circumference to diameter in integrals are used in the bible (1) the perfect, and (2) the imperfect. one of the relations between these is such that (2) subtracted from (1) will leave a unit of a diameter value in terms, or in the denomination of the circumference value of the perfect circle, or a unit straight line having a perfect circular value, or a factor of circular value (p. 22. such calculations can lead one no further than to unriddle the mysteries of the third stage of evolution, or the "third creation of brahma" the initiated hindus know how to "square the circle" far better than any european. but of this more anon. the fact is that the western mystics commence their speculation only at that stage when the universe

1 "before the mathematical numbers" says proclus (in quinto libro, euclid "there are the self-moving numbers; before the figures apparent- the vital figures, and before producing the material worlds which move in a circle, the creative power produced the invisible circles" deus enim et circulus est, says pherecydes, in his hymn to jupiter. it was a hermetic axiom, and pythagoras prescribed such a circular prostration and posture during the hours of contemplation "the devotee must approach as much as possible the form of a perfect circle" prescribes the secret book. numa tried to spread among the people the same custom, pierius* tells his readers; and pliny says "during our worship, we roll up, so to say, our body in a ring, totum corpus circumagimur* the vision of the prophet ezekiel remin

in shape, one nail being at each corner of the triangle. the wounds or stigmata in the extremities are necessarily four designative of the square. the three nails with the three wounds are in number 6, which denotes the 6 faces of the cube unfolded (which make the cross or man-form, or 7, counting three horizontal and four vertical bars) on which the man is placed; and this in turn points to the circular measure transferred on to the edges of the cube. the one wound of the feet separates into two when the feet are separated, making three together for all, and four when separated, or 7 in all- another most holy (and with the jews) feminine base number" thus, while the phallic or sexual meaning of the "crucifixion nails" is proven by the geometrical and numerical reading, its mystical meani

one, from an opposite incline, making the top unit of the four in length the corner or apex of a triangle. this is the display of the candlestick. now take away the line of three units in length and cross it on the one of four units in length, and the cross form results. the same idea is conveyed in the six days of the week in genesis, crowned by the seventh, which was used by itself as a base of circular measure (p. 51[[vol. 2, page] 582 the secret doctrine. the phallic element into religion, the more spiritually-minded nations had made of the cross (as 3, 4= 7, their most sacred divine symbol. in fact, circle, cross, and seven- the latter being made a base of circular measurement- are the first primordial symbols. pythagoras, who brought his wisdom from india, left to posterity a glimpse

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ho are the lipika, produced by the three. the rejected son is one. the "sonsuns" are countless- stanza v. 1. the primordial seven, the first seven breaths of the dragon of wisdom, produce in their turn from their holy circumgyrating breaths the fiery whirlwind. 2. they make of him the messenger of their will. the dzyu becomes fohat, the swift son of the divine sons whose sons are the lipika, runs circular errands. fohat is the steed and the thought is the rider. he passes like lightning through the fiery clouds; takes three, and five, and seven strides through the seven regions above, and the seven below. he lifts his voice, and calls the innumerable sparks, and joins them. 3. he is their guiding spirit and leader. when he commences work, he separates the sparks of the lower kingdom that f

word) makes them while naming them. the word (verbum) or the speech of every man is, quite unconsciously to himself, a blessing or a curse; this is why our present ignorance about the properties or attributes of the idea as well as about the attributes and properties of matter, is often fatal to us[[footnote(s* the literal signification of the word is, among the eastern occultists of the north, a circular wind, whirlwind; but in this instance, it is a term to denote the ceaseless and eternal cosmic motion; or rather the force that moves it, which force is tacitly accepted as the deity but never named. it is the eternal karana, the ever-acting cause[[vol. 1, page] 94 the secret doctrine "yes, names (and words) are either beneficent or maleficent; they are, in a certain sense, either venomou

ligences, whose agency is a necessary factor in the scheme of nature. but once the operation of these intelligences is admitted in one place, it is only a logical deduction to extend it still further. no hard and fast line can be drawn- stanza v- continued. 2. they make of him the messenger of their will (a. the dzyu becomes fohat; the swift son of the divine sons, whose sons are the lipika* runs circular errands. he is the steed, and[[footnote(s* the difference between the "builders" the planetary spirits, and the lipika must not be lost sight of (see nos. 5 and 6 of this commentary[[vol. 1, page] 108 the secret doctrine. the thought is the rider (i.e, he is under the influence of their guiding thought. he passes like lightning through the fiery clouds (cosmic mists (b; takes three, and f

r present abstraction- the incognisable deity. it represents limitless time in eternity. the zeroana akerne is also the "boundless circle of the unknown time" from which circle issues the radiant light- the universal sun, or ormazd- and the latter[[footnote(s* the numbers 3, 5, and 7 are prominent in speculative masonry, as shown in "isis" a mason writes "there are the 3, 5, and 7 steps to show a circular walk. the three faces of 3, 3; 5, 3; and 7, 3; etc, etc. sometimes it comes in this form- 753/2= 376.5 and 7635/2= 3817.5 and the ratio of 20612/6561 feet for cubit measure gives the great pyramid measures" etc, etc. three, five and seven are mystical numbers, and the last and the first are as greatly honoured by masons as by the parsis- the triangle being a symbol of deity everywhere (se

nt of spirit into matter, of the logos falling as a ray into the spirit, then into the soul, and finally into the human physical form of man, in which it becomes life* ormazd is the logos, the "first born" and the sun[[vol. 1, page] 114 the secret doctrine. is identical with kronos, in his aeolian form, that of a circle. for the circle is sar, and saros, or cycle, and was the babylonian god whose circular horizon was the visible symbol of the invisible, while the sun was the one circle from which proceeded the cosmic orbs, and of which he was considered the leader. zero-ana, is the chakra or circle of vishnu, the mysterious emblem which is, according to the definition of a mystic "a curve of such a nature that as to any, the least possible part thereof, if the curve be protracted either wa

e mysteries too far beyond our planetary system and the visible kosmos, yet there were great seers and prophets in olden times who were enabled to perceive the mystery of breath and motion retrospectively, when the systems of worlds were at rest and plunged in their periodic sleep[[vol. 1, page] 117 the antiquity of physical sciences. tendency, from the first awakening of kosmos to a new "day" to circular movement. the "deity becomes a whirlwind" they are also called rotae- the moving wheels of the celestial orbs participating in the world's creation- when the meaning refers to the animating principle of the stars and planets; for in the kabala, they are represented by the ophanim, the angels of the spheres and stars, of which they are the informing souls (see kabala denudata "de anima" p

otion in the phenomenal or manifested world "from this first proceed extension, space, figure, and succession, or time. as in geometry a point generates a line, a line a surface, and a surface a solid, so here the connatus of a point tends towards lines, surfaces and solids. in other words, the universe is contained in ovo in the first natural point. the motion toward which the connatus tends, is circular, since the circle is the most perfect of all figures. the most perfect figure of a motion. must be the perpetually circular, that is to say, it must proceed from the centre to the periphery and from the periphery to the centre (quoted from principia rerum naturalia) this is occultism pure and simple[[vol. 1, page] 119 the evolution of the principles. of thought) reflects itself in chhayal

other, after the first cosmic and atomic differentiation had commenced in the primitive acosmism. it is idle to speak of "laws arising when deity prepares to create" for (a) laws or rather law is eternal and uncreated; and (b) that deity is law, and vice versa. moreover, the one eternal law unfolds everything in the (to be) manifested nature on a sevenfold principle; among the rest, the countless circular chains of worlds, composed of seven globes, graduated on the four lower planes of the world of formation (the three others belonging to the archetypal universe. out of these seven only one, the lowest and the most material of those globes, is within our plane or means of perception, the six others lying outside of it and being therefore invisible to the terrestrial eye. every such chain o

in this direction. mistakes have now to be checked by the original teachings and corrected. if one of the said works has too pronounced a bias toward materialistic science, the other is decidedly too idealistic, and is, at times, fantastic. from the doctrine- rather incomprehensible to western minds- which deals with the periodical "obscurations" and successive "rounds" of the globes along their circular chains, were born the first perplexities and misconceptions. one of such has reference to the "fifth" and even "sixth-rounders" those who knew that a round was preceded and followed by a long pralaya, a pause of rest which created an impassable gulf between two rounds until the time came for a renewed cycle of life, could not understand the "fallacy" of talking about "fifth and sixth roun

ter, allegorized- if one likes- in the shape of the spirit of creative fire or heat. if, rejecting the poetical form and allegory, science chooses to see in this the primordial fire-mist, it is welcome to do so. whether one way or the other, whether fohat or the famous force of science, nameless, and as difficult of definition as our fohat himself, that something "caused the universe to move with circular motion" as plato has it; or, as the occult teaching expresses it "the central sun causes fohat to collect primordial dust in the form of balls, to impel them to move in converging lines and finally to approach each other and aggregate (book of dzyan "being scattered in space, without order or system, the world-germs come into frequent collision until their final aggregation, after which t

l (book of the dead, xvii, 50) beaming in his egg (the sun, and he starts off as soon as the god shoo (the solar energy) awakens and gives him the impulse "he is in the solar egg, the egg to which is given life among the gods (ibid, xlii, 13. the solar god exclaims "i am the creative soul of the celestial abyss. none sees my nest, none can break my egg, i am the lord (ibid, lxxxv. in view of this circular form, the" issuing from the[[diagram" or the egg, or the male from the female in the androgyne, it is strange to find a scholar saying- on the ground that the most ancient indian mss. show no trace of it- that the ancient aryans were ignorant of the decimal notation. the 10, being the sacred number of the universe, was secret and esoteric, both as the unit and cipher, or zero, the circle

olar system. yet the great man is quite right; and no earths or moons can be found- except in appearance- beyond, or of the same order of matter as found in our system. such is the occult teaching[[vol. 1, page] 498 the secret doctrine. solar system, which he confessed his inability to explain by the law of gravitation "such were the uniformity in the directions of planetary movements, the nearly circular forms of the orbits, and their remarkable conformity to one plane (prof. winchell. and if there is one single exception, then the law of gravitation has no right to be referred to as an universal law "these adjustments" we are told "newton, in his general scholium, pronounces to be 'the work of an intelligent and all-powerful being" intelligent that "being" may be; as to "all-powerful" th

as earth, for instance, which had not always mankind on it, and now bears (produit) men (revue des deux mondes, july 15, 1860[[vol. 1, page] 503 scientific aberrations. planets rotate because they are made to rotate. and the modern physical system of the universe is a physical impossibility (soirees) for did not herschell say the same thing when he remarked that there is a will needed to impart a circular motion, and another will to restrain it (discours, 165) this shows and explains how a retarded planet is cunning enough to calculate so well its time as to hit off its arrival at the fixed minute. for, if science sometimes succeeds with its great ingenuity in explaining some of such stoppages, retrograde motions, angles outside the orbits &c &c, by appearances resulting from the inequalit

powers, yet the same. as described by seers- those who can see the motion of the interstellar shoals, and follow them in their evolution clairvoyantly- they are dazzling, like specks of virgin snow in radiant sunlight. their velocity is swifter than thought, quicker than any mortal physical eye could follow, and, as well as can be judged from the tremendous rapidity of their course, the motion is circular. standing on an open plain, on a mountain summit especially, and gazing into the vast vault above and the spacial infinitudes around, the whole atmosphere seems ablaze with them, the air soaked through with these dazzling coruscations. at times, the intensity of their motion produces flashes[[vol. 1, page] 634 the secret doctrine. like the northern lights during the aurora borealis. the s

BLUE EQUINOX

ry and recount this experience in detail as it was somewhat different from any previous experiment. after prayer, formulated astral enclosing body and began to rise. tried to ascend middle pillar. dark blue, then more purple. presently found my astral body in a sort of open temple square with 4 pillars for corners, open sides and a high domed roof. in the centre the equinox 164 of the floor was a circular basin of water. someone said (of the water .it is thyself (or thy mind. could distinguish nothing for some time. presently a star appeared in the centre of the pool, evidently reflected through a circular hole in centre of roof. looking up, could not see this star from where i was standing on the step at front of temple. someone said .enter the water. did so, finding it reached to the nec

most like a kite. leaning upon it, i was carried backwards for some distance, during which time i watched a changing landscape below. wishing to descend, i dropped towards the earth, and found body supported by another. when near the ground, skimmed over the earth and eventually came to a dark gateway or tunnel. walked into this and proceeded, lighted by a silver star on brow, till i arrived at a circular room at the end, lit by one candle placed on a round table at which sat an old white-bearded man writing in a book. i approached him, and said .why writest thou, father. and he replied .that those who read may live (i seem to have asked him another question, but cannot remember what) then i said .what writest thou, father. and he replied .death, always death. and i said .show me thy writi

cup for the paten. on each side beyond the roses are two great candles. all this is enclosed within a great veil. the equinox 250 forming the apex of an equilateral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the pillars, is a small black square altar, of superimposed cubes. taking this altar as the middle of the base of a similar and equal triangle, at the apex of this second triangle is a small circular font. repeating, the apex of a third triangle is an upright tomb. ii of the officers of the mass the priest. bears the sacred lance, and is clothed at first in a plain white robe. the priestess. should be actually virgo intacta or specially dedicated to the service of the great order. she is clothed in white, blue, and gold. she bears the sword from a red girdle, and the paten and hosts

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arth prince and emperor of the gnomes. xx. princess of the echoing hills; rose of the palace of earth knave of pentacles a strong and beautiful amazon figure with rich brown hair, standing on grass or flowers. a grove of trees near her. her form suggests hebe, ceres, and proserpine. she bears a winged ram's head as a crest: and wears a mantle of sheepskin. in one hand she carries a sceptre with a circular disk: in the other a pentacle similar to that of the ace of pentacles. she is generous, kind, diligent, benevolent, careful, courageous, persevering, pitiful. if ill dignified she is wasteful and prodigal. she rules over one quadrant of the heavens around the north pole of the ecliptic. earth of earth princess and empress of the gnomes. throne of the ace of pentacles. herein are resumed t

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for storing and directing energies. they, then, can be of a conductive metal iron or steel. all other items should be non-conductive silver, gold, brass, stone, wood since they are not used in that fashion. but why not have a little aestheticism with your altar? lesson two: beliefs/ 21 22/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft why not do things properly? you are working in a circle, so why not a circular altar? to me, a rectangular altar in a circle always looks somewhat incongruous. this is one of the reasons a tree stump is so ideal. in fact a beautiful altar can be made by putting legs on a section of tree-trunk. the legs should be glued on. one such altar i have seen was made truly beautiful by the maker a craftsman in both senses carving figures of the god and the goddess into the le

the bottom of the horns, where they join the bowl, can be bound with leather to cover and hide the join. another possibility is to make a leather hat and attach horns. basic patterns for hats can be purchased in any department store or piece goods store. most of them involve cutting segments and sewing them together. you can fasten the horns as described above, but you will need a large square or circular "washer" on the inside, against which to tighten the screws. yet another way is to make an open copper (or other metal) circlet for the head and attach the horns to that. in all of the above, antlers may be used in lieu of cowhorns. it will be necessary, however, to drill a hole in the base of the antler to accept the screw. inscriptions i have talked about engraving and etching your work

universal life church against the i t lr s i 210/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft clothing accessories sandals for those who would like to make their own sandals, here is a fairly simple method: cloak a cloak is a nice accessory. it's the sort of thing that can be worn by skyclad witches, before and after circle, if necessary, or it can complement a regular robe. the simplest cloak is semi-circular, hanging to the ground and with a hood, or cowl. it is fastened at the neck and can be of any suitable material. a heavy cloak for winter and a light one for spring and fall is a good idea. the color can either match or contrast with your robe. there are a few books available, for children, that do treat the craft in a positive light. i would recommend the following: the witch next door b

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he liveth have their nourishment from the words of this god in their own tuat" p. 277 click to view the exit of ra from the tuat, i.e, sunrise. p. 278 4. he who is in this picture in the invisible form of horus in the thick darkness, is the hidden image which shu lifteth up beneath the sky, and keb-ur cometh forth in the earth in this image" 24. the end of the tuat, which is represented by a semi-circular wall or border formed of earth and stones, or perhaps granite. at the middle point of this border is the disk of the sun which is about to rise on this world, and joined to it is the head of the "image of shu" with his arms stretched out along the rounded border of the tuat. above his head is the beetle, symbol of khep[er, who has emerged from the boat of the sun-god, and below is the "im

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

up made to fit the circle, for the group is the circle. if you want to visualise a circle, use a clear, pointed quartz crystal, or wand, or the forefinger of your power hand, and draw an outline, in the air at chest level or on the ground. the circle extends wherever you draw it from the ground upwards to above your head like a wall of gold. again, begin in the north, and continue in an unbroken, circular movement. remember, the circle is created with your own power, amplified if you wish by the sacred guardians or powers you may invoke. for this reason, creating a light body and thus drawing energy from the ground (see page 124, before casting the circle, is a powerful preliminary. some practitioners, having drawn the light, extend then-hands upwards so that light from the cosmos can also

CHIREAU YVONNE BLACK MAGIC RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION

eligious world in which black americans lived.[6] in their spiritual practices, freedpersons exhibited a variety of actions and behaviors. other than conjuring practices, worship ceremonials such as the ring shout were prominent. the shout was widely reported on and routinely denounced by observers in the south "i never saw anything so savage" wrote the schoolteacher laura towne, referring to the circular, ecstatic dance that she had observed among blacks of the coastal regions of south carolina. another missionary, noting the persistence of the shout among sea islands blacks, called it a "fetish dance, doubtless the relic of some african rite" the african american educator charlotte forten declared the shouting ritual to be a "barbarous" remnant of\ 126\ african paganism. teachers and mis

" he and his contemporaries strongly believed that the aim and purpose of freedpersons f education was to impart character through the cultivation of responsibility, hard work and "common sense" with this commission, members of the hampton administration instituted a system that they hoped would reshape the beliefs and behavior of the ex-slaves and their children.[19] in 1878 armstrong sent out a circular letter to friends, interested parties, and subscribers of the school's newspaper, the southern workman, stating his intent to focus on the "curious prevalence of superstition among the colored people of the south" armstrong requested eyewitness accounts of folk beliefs among blacks, and in particular, descriptions of root doctors and conjurers. his aim in gathering this material was to "d

CONCERNING THE CEREMONY OF THE CONSECRATING THE VAULT

ony of consecrating the vault of the adepti by g.h. frater p.c.a. this a most solemn and yet joyous occasion. it acts as a binding link between our order and the divine. the vault of the adepti places itself as a physical image of the heart of our order. the vault allows us to maintain an etheric link between each other and with the chief of the second order. we must first be aware that the round circular altar that is usually found over the pastos is outside the vault. note the diagram of the temple layout. c b a f k l 5 c q n w this is a notable point. the reason for this is that the altar must be charged separately. for unless the altar is charged as well as the vault, the elemental forces in hwchy will not be invoked. the relationship between the four kerubs on the altar and the four e

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nd all the quotes by his parents and grandmother are from direct correspondence and conversations with me.4 zack said that he was taken from the centre in cary to a house where he was tied up and made to watch people sacrifice a little boy. he said that he and other children were made to drink the blood and eat the flesh of the dead child. he also said that they took his own blood. he had a small circular puncture on his elbow, which looked like a mole was growing there. he said this is where they put the "needle-knife" into him. he has also talked of large spiders he saw in movies on these occasions and of seeing "bad movies" all the time. the mother of another boy at the centre, a four year old called tyler, said her son had asked her if it was all right for people "to eat each other. za

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erhood front in the united kingdom,lloyds bank. the statues of mary holding the baby jesus in the christian churches aremirrors of the way the egyptians portrayed isis holding the baby, horus. st bernard wasclearly a covert disciple of the goddess religion and was born at fontaines near dijon, acentre for black madonna worship. the templars shared his passion and they built theirown churches in a circular shape, indicating the feminine. the widespread use of thedome or womb by the brotherhood also relates to this, among other things.the new age belief system has often fallen into the trap of believing that femaleenergy is good and male energy not so good, because they think the world is male-dominated. in fact the world is dominated by the extremes of both energies, male andfemale. i am no

op circles strongly suggests that the beamsystems employed in this duplicitous act incorporate mossbaur technology. the soil withinthe circle would emit radiation and any creature unfortunate enough to be irradiated by thebeam would be carbon ised. prior to commencing a crop circle, the gamma-ray beamwould require adjustment for focus and power setting. this could account for the one ormore small circular depressions usually to be found adjacent to the crop circle.483some people will ask why, if they are made by the authorities, such an effort wouldhave been made to discredit them with hoaxers to the point where the media now ignorethem. its a very good question, but the fact remains that human technology can makethem and we should know that. incidentally, desborough suggests that flight t

DAVID ICKE RELATED THE HIDDEN GEARS OF FREEMASONRY

ship which we see in the goathead pentagram is the brand practiced by freemasonry. let us look at these freemasonry symbols. the three most sacred symbols of freemasonry are the compass, the square, and the rule or straight-edge. look at the united states capitol, and you will see that it is laid out in the form of a circle. this represents the top of a professional compass of that era, which was circular. pennsylvania avenue, running from the capitol to the white house, represents one leg of the compass. maryland avenue, running from the capitol to thomas jefferson memorial (left, represents the second leg of the compass. in this instance, you will have to lay out a ruler and draw a solid line from the capitol to the jefferson memorial to get the full effect, because maryland does not run

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direct aether; even to the point of changing aetheric frequency relationships in the 12-tesseract to yield color modifications in the aetheric field around the tesseract. however, there is still another level of complexity within aether. this has to do with the fact that aether has natural flow patterns. one of the observations, which many researchers have found, is that aether prefers to move in circular arcs or spiral patterns. dr. wilhelm reich found that orgone (reich's name for a high concentration of aether) moves in spiral patterns and its constant motion is that of spirals. schauberger, in his groundbreaking research work on diamagnetic energy (schauberger's name for aether, also discovered that the diamagnetic energy moved in spiral and vortical patterns (see chapter 2 of this boo

er width, facing north, with hands at chest height, held together in a prayerful pose, and centered mentally and spiritually. these movements affect many levels of energy within the person from the spiritual through the aetheric, mental, emotional, and physical. cutter movement begin with the standard pose. then move the hands slightly apart keeping the palms facing. start rotating the hands in a circular motion, all the time keeping them parallel and held as close to each other as possible without touching. with hands continuing rotating, squat down and bring arms down in front of your body to the ground level between your feet; and then stand back up, all the while doing the cutter motion, bringing the hands up over the top of the head. be sure as you squat and then stand back up, to kee

when facing north. we have named this movement "cutter" after the motion of cutting up the negative energies in and around the four lower bodies. scoops movement begin with the standard pose. squat down and bring arms around in front of your body in an embracing motion. as you squat, make a scooping motion and scoop the green energy into your four lower bodies with hands cupped and arms moving in circular arcs toward the body, scooping in the energy. the word "bodies" is used to make you think and visualize the energy going into your mental, emotional, physical, and aetheric bodies. the initial scooping should be done with hands close to the ground doing several scoops, and maintain the scooping as you slowly stand up. as the masters stood up, they fluffed up their aura with a circular mot

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

of the right or masculine pillar of the tree. circulation of the body of light: a ritual developed from the middle pillar ritual (q.v) of the g.d (q.v) by melita denning and osborne phillips of the .order of the aurum solis [o.s.v (q.v, wherein the practitioner moves spiritual energy throughout and around the body. circumbambulate: to go around in a circle once. a description of walking in such a circular pattern used in magickal rituals< a name="clairadience">clairaudience: from the latin "clear hearing" a psionic (psychic (q.v) discipline of: 1) the auditory perception by the conscious mind through the unconscious of sounds, usually voices, transmitted by an unknown agency, usually an angel (q.v, spirit, or other entity. or 2) the auditory perception by the conscious mind through the unc

technique, most of what is described as "pathworking" today is actually nothing more than guided visualization. pendulum: a device used in one form of divination (q.v) by dowsing (q.v. the motions of a pendulum, a small weight at the end of a short length of thread or fine chain, are often used to communicate with spiritual entities. pentacle: any device which has a pentagram (q.v) on it. usually circular in shape, and made of metal, wood, parchment, or clay material. also, the tool of elemental earth. pentagram: a five pointed star. also called the pentalpha because it can be formed by five capital "a's" it is used to represent spirituality (spirit over the four elements) when it has one point up. with two points up it is said to represent materialism or "evil" some forms of wicca (q.v) d

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points away from any centralised human organisation. i have seen the most extravagant claims made on behalf of some such great white lodge or temple of the illuminati, especially by certain american enterprises, for i refuse to call them occult orders; but i have never seen them substantiated. in fact, those who are loudest in their claims give out teaching which would disgrace a patent medicine circular. by their fruits ye shall know them and the fruits of these self styled adepti are bilious concoctions. the eternal temple in the heavens, however, is another matter and innumerable witnesses, of every age and faith, have borne witness to its existence; but they all declare that it is reached in vision, and not by any journey into the wilderness, however remote. it is to this eternal temp

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hes upon that hill-top. fortunately nobody was about, but i do not know that it would have made very much difference if they had been, for we were caught up out of ourselves and the air seemed full of rushing golden flames, lying level in the wind. for days afterwards we seemed charged with elemental energy by that extraordinary dance. 39 of 103 it may be interesting to note that we danced with a circular movement, each revolving on our own axis at the same time, and that we both danced and revolved deosil, that is, with the sun. all this occurred spontaneously, the tide of the elements catching us up and away. i have never known a more glorious experience. it was indeed the divine inebriation of the mysteries. after this there were no more smashings of crockery. i have already noted my ex

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ally read the signatures of spirits, although they are usually a series of separate or connected forms written out in a line in a way that resembles writing. by contrast, the sigils of spirits are usually more compact and resemble little drawings (secret seal of solomon, from the lemegeton or lesser key of solomon) a spirit seal is a more polished graphic representation of the spirit. it is often circular or oval in shape, and usually contains the sigil of the spirit inscribed in its center. it may also bear the name of the spirit in latin, greek or hebrew letters around it edge, and other occult symbols such as glyphs of the planets, zodiac signs or elements. by connotative usage, a physical object bearing a spirit symbol, such as a medallion, is more likely to be referred to as the spiri

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

[5] but the most recent theory put forth is that it was situated neither above nor below the earth, but beyond egypt to the north, from which it was separated by the mountain range which, as the egyptians thought, supported the sky.[6] the region of the tuat was a long, mountainous, narrow valley with a river running along it; starting from the east it made its way to the north, and then taking a circular direction it came back to the east. in the tuat lived all manner of fearful monsters and beasts, and here was the country through which the sun passed during the twelve hours of the night; according to one view he traversed this region in splendour, and according to another he died and became subject to osiris the king, god and judge of the kingdom of the departed. the fields of aaru and

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individual "we must not censure the local dealers too severely, for had they disregarded the notice served upon them, they would not only have been boycotted, but that fearful agent, dynamite, would have been used against them. although the woful situation did not last long, it was long enough for me to give some help to suffering womanhood and helpless children. i wrote to other ministers and a circular was distributed, asking for peace and an observance of the laws. it proved useless, however, for the men were in a desperate mood and a riot followed, which was prevented from becoming a bloody massacre through the arrival of the militia "the sight of my members, tried and true, insulted and pelted with chunks of rocks, filled me with righteous indigna182' true to his oath tion. in octobe

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e oblations to them. in ancient times, this festival was celebrated on february 21, but the roman church transferred it to november 1. it was originally designed to give rest and peace to the souls of the departed. in some parts of scotland, it is still customary for young people to kindle a fire, called a hallowe en bleeze, on the tops of hills. it was customary to surround these bonfires with a circular trench symbolic of the sun. in perthshire, the hallowe en bleeze is made in the following fashion. heath, broom, and dressings of flax are tied upon a pole. the torch is lit; a youth takes it and carries it upon his shoulders. when the torch is burned out, a second is tied to the pole and kindled. several of these blazing torches are often carried through the villages at the same time. ha

ed any night in our great cities by a well-dressed professional, we should at once deny their possibility. as it is they astonish us but little. one of the most peculiar and characteristic exhibitions of their power, was to summon a spirit to answer inquiries concerning the future and the absent. a great similarity marked this proceeding in all northern tribes, from the eskimos to the mexicans. a circular or conical lodge of stout poles, four or eight in number, planted firmly in the ground was covered with skins or mats, a small aperture only being left for the seer to enter. once in, he carefully closed the hole and commenced his incantations. soon the lodge trembles, the strong poles shake and bend as with the united strength of a dozen men, and strange, unearthly sounds, now far aloft

is conqueror; christ is king; christ is master. every pebble must bear the name of one of the suspected persons. the stones are removed at sunrise, and the one representing the guilty person is hot and glowing. the seven penitential psalms must then be recited, with the litanies of the saints, and the prayers of exorcism pronounced against the thief or the sorcerer. his name must be written in a circular figure, and a triangular brass nail driven in above it with a hammer, the handle of which is of cypress wood, while the exorcist declares, thou are just, lord, and just are thy judgments. at this, the thief would betray himself by a loud cry. if the anathema has been pronounced by a sorcerer, and one wishes merely to escape the effects of it and cause it to return to him who has cast it

nce has reached at various times in the attempt to represent the eternal and infinite in precise terms. seventeenth-century mystic jakob boehme recognized the whole deep between the stars, as the heaven of one of the three hierarchies, and placed the other two above it; in the midst of all which, he says, is the son of god; no part of either is farther or nearer to him, yet are the three kingdoms circular about him. the visions of emanuel swedenborg date a century later, and describe his intimacy with the angelic world. the angels described to him in great detail a level of spiritual existence qualitatively different from the visible world of sensation. angelic realms in jewish thought jewish teachers have developed an elaborate doctrine of a heavenly hierarchy. some, such as bechai and jo

pider webs (one as large as 60 feet, over lake michigan. other falls have been reported over the years, and accounts were collected by charles fort, famous for his assemblage of accounts of anomalous natural events. in the 1950s angel hair became associated with ufos. a famous case occurred in france in 1952 during which a local high school principal reported seeing a cylindrical-shaped ufo and a circular one. the flying objects left a film behind them, which floated to the earth and fell to the ground covering trees, telephone wires, and roofs of houses. when the material was picked up and rolled into a ball, it turned gelatinous and vanished. occasional additional accounts have appeared in the literature over the years, though angel hair is by no means a common element of ufo reports. an

ne the thing growing under the drapery. finally she raised the drapery altogether and disclosed a perfect plant, its roots firmly grown and packed in the sand. she presented it to oxley. through raps, instructions were given not to discuss the matter but sing something and be quiet. they obeyed. more raps came and told them to examine the plant again. to their great surprise they observed a large circular head of bloom, forming a flower fully five inches in diameter, that had opened while the plant stood on the floor at oxley s feet. the plant was 22 inches in height, with a thick woody stem that filled the neck of the water carafe. it had 29 leaves, each smooth and glossy. it was impossible to remove the plant from the water bottle, the neck being too small to allow the roots to pass; ind

such as judaism and christianity. avebury avebury is possibly the most spectacular of the ancient megalithic monuments in the british isles, far surpassing in size the more well-known stonehenge. like stonehenge, it is located in wiltshire. enough of the monument has survived that a picture of what it looked like when it was completed can be reconstructed. the large ritual area is surrounded by a circular earth embankment some 1200 feet in diameter. immediately inside of the embankment is a ditch, and on the inner edge of the ditch there once stood a circle of some 100 stones; a number of which once formed the western half of the circle remain in place. inside the large circle were two inner circles, both of approximately 340 feet in diameter. in the center of the circle to the north is a

ir curled, was liberally sprinkled with flour, and then had water showered upon him, if he was not dunked. the origin of this custom is not known, nor is it quite clear what part the devil played in it. the custom is reminiscent of the traditional initiatory rites of apprentices in trade guilds such as printing, and it may also be a precursor of initiations in college fraternities. baquet a large circular tub that figured prominently in the magnetic treatment that charles d eslon, a friend and follower of franz a. mesmer s, prescribed for his patients. the marquis of puysegur tells us in his book du magnetisme animal (1807) that some bottles, arranged in a particular manner, were placed in the baquet and partly covered with water. the tub was fitted with a lid having several holes through

a churchyard, or beneath swinging gibbets, and the number of ghosts so summoned and galvanized into life might be one of legion. regardless of desired outcome the procedure usually included profanation of christian ritual, such as diabolical masses and administration of polluted sacraments to animals and reptiles; bloody sacrifices of animals, often of children; of orgiastic dances, generally of circular formation, such as that of the witches sabbat. for paraphernalia and accessories the sorcerers scoured the world and the imagination and mind of man and bent all things, beautiful or horrible, to their service. because different planets were believed to rule over certain objects and states and invocations, such would be of great potency if delivered under the planets auspices. mars favore

then in 1597, he had a falling-out with the king and he packed up his possessions and left the country. while disrupting his life, it was a fortuitous move and he eventually settled in prague, where he would live the rest of his life. there he hired a young assistant named johannes kepler who would take the calculations brahe had made and determined that the planetary orbits were elliptical, not circular. taken together, the work of brahe and kepler did much to destroy the older earth-centered view of the solar system and facilitate the transition to the heliocentric (sun-centered) view. what is often forgotten, or simply ignored by historians of science, was that brahe was also a mundane astrologer. mundane astrology studies the charts of nations that are read much as are charts of indiv

ditation to the west. brown s opinions inadvertently led to his involvement in an unfortunate affair in 1997. in november of 1996, he was a guest on the art bell show, a late-night radio show that features interviews with people who espouse a variety of psychic experiences. that evening the question arose of a photograph of the recently discovered hale-bopp comet. the photo seemed to show a white circular object following the comet. brown stated emphatically that the object was a spacecraft. as it turned out, brown s statement found its way to a small group of believers in san diego, california, who were looking for a spaceship to arrive and carry them away from earth. their belief in his statement became one factor leading to the mass suicide of the heaven s gate group at the spring equin

he took part in spiritualist seances with her. it was an open secret that the queen had a special interest in spiritualism, particularly after the death of prince albert. she certainly held a number of seances and is said to have used the services of medium robert james lees. brown died march 27, 1883, at windsor castle and was buried at crathie cemetery. he was praised by the queen in the court circular as her best and truest friend, and she had a statue erected to him at balmoral. sources: underwood, peter. queen victoria s other world. london: harrap, 1868. victoria, queen. leaves from the journal of our life in the highlands. smith, elder, 1868. williams, henry l. life of john brown. for 30 years personal attendant of. the queen. london: e. smith, 1883. brown, courtney encyclopedia of

. she completed her ph.d. in metaphysical science and transpersonal psychology at westbrook university. torres writes widely for new age periodicals but is best known for her work on several divinatory tools, the sacred path wheel and faces of womanspirit. the sacred path wheel was developed from torres years of experience at reading tarot cards assisted by her channeling activity. the wheel is a circular chart divided into twelve segments. each segment represents one of the elements of power that are believed to be with each individual as they align with the soul. when the elements are in balance, the individual becomes aware of his/her inner power and can walk in love and strength. the information included in the sacred path wheel was given to torres from her angelic guardians. it primar

physical phenomena. detroit: gale research, 1993. heuvelmans, bernard. the birth and early history of cryptozoology. cryptozoology 3 (1984: 1.30. in the wake of the sea-serpents. new york: hill and wang, 1968. on the track of unknown animals. new york: hill and wang, 1958. centre for crop circles studies (cccs) british organization concerned with the phenomenon of crop circles. cccs publishes the circular. address: 12 tintagel close, exeter, ex4 9eh, united kingdom. website: http/ www.cropcircleconnector.com/anasazi/cccs97.html. centre house a british fellowship founded in 1966 by new age teacher christopher hills to provide training in yoga, meditation, awareness, and sensitivity development. the center consisted of a resident community that organizes special courses, lectures, and semina

the spirits through the planchette had foretold a great flood. the boxer uprising was prophesied by the planchette. these spirits disturbed family relations, caused fits of frothing at the mouth, and made some of their victims insane. in closing she declared that chinese spiritism was from hell, the obsession baffling the power of both christian missionaries and native priests. nevius sent out a circular communication for the purpose of discovering the actual beliefs of the chinese regarding demonism through which he obtained much valuable information. wang wu-fang, an educated chinese, writes: cases of demon possession abound among all classes. they are found among persons of robust health, as well as those who are weak and sickly. in many unquestionable cases of obsession, the unwilling

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in its early period the magic circle convened at st. george s hall in portland place, where the famous stage magicians maskelyne and devant performed their feats. in 1910 the magic circle moved to anderton s hotel, fleet street, where it held meetings and monthly concerts (named seances. individual magicians showed off their latest tricks. the organization still publishes the magazine, the magic circular ten times a year and maintains two reference libraries. membership numbers around 1,400 and includes doctors of medicine, philosophy, and divinity, as well as those of more humble occupations. however, full membership is limited to those who have knowledge of and practice magic. address: 12 stephenson way, euston, london, nw1 2hd england. website: http//www.themagiccircle.co.uk/info/mcinf

form: salom arepo lemel opera molas the variant form is specified in the book of the sacred magic of abra-melin the mage as a charm to obtain the love of a maiden. other magic squares were composed of numbers or letters in irregular arrangements that were believed to have magical power. such squares were inscribed on parchment or other materials and worn as talismans. other talismans were made in circular format, in wax or in metal, and used to invoke spirits. these were sometimes termed seals. the term magic circle more properly indicates the protective circle traced upon the ground by the magician when invoking spirits. talismans in the form of magic squares have long been used by hindus and moslems for magical purposes and in religious rituals. maginot, adele (ca. 1848) noted early fren

n seeing the remarkable cures of j. j. gassner in switzerland, he concluded that magnetic force must also reside in the human body, and thereupon mesmer dispensed with magnets. in 1778 he went to paris where he was very favorably received. by the public, that is; the medical authorities there, as elsewhere, refused to countenance him. his curative technique was to seat his patients around a large circular vat, or baquet, in which various substances were mixed. each patient held one end of an iron rod, the other end of which was in the baquet. in due time the crisis ensued. violent convulsions, cries, laughter, and various physical symptoms followed, these being in turn superseded by lethargy. many claimed to have been healed by this method. in 1784 the government appointed a commission of

der the presidency of benjamin franklin, including jean sylvain bailly and j. k. lavater; four more commissioners were added from the royal society of medicine. the delegates restricted their activity to the search for evidence of a new physical force that was claimed as the agent of the cure. as part of their investigation, they observed mesmer s use of the famous baquet. this baquet was a large circular tub filled with bottles that dipped into the water. the baquet was covered, and iron rods projected from the lid through holes therein. the rods were bent and could be applied to any part of the body by the patients who sat in rows. the patients were tied together by a cord that passed around the circle. sometimes they held hands in a chain. there was music. the operator, with an iron rod

the dead and that he regularly communed with spirit entities. he also brought the welcome message that the whites would soon be driven from the land. from his spirit contacts he had learned a dance that he taught his followers. with nakaidokilini assuming a position in the center, dancers would be arranged in lines outward, much as spokes on a wagon wheel. they faced inward and as they moved in a circular pattern around him, he sprinkled them with hoddentin, a sacred yellow powder made from the pollen of the tule-rush, a plant widely used by the apache. in june of 1881, he asserted his position by offering to raise two prominent apache chiefs who had been recently killed, if a sufficient number of blankets and horses were brought to him. the excited apache accumulated the horses and blanke

e number of striking phenomena that have never been explained; only a certain number of her classical and customary tricks were detected, which every investigator of this medium s phenomena had known to exist and had warned other investigators against for the past twenty years. no new form of trickery was discovered and carrington had warned the sitters against the old and well-known methods in a circular letter in advance. according to palladino, when her power was strong, the phenomena began almost at once. when it was weak, long waiting was necessary. it was on such occasions that she was tempted to cheat. she did this so often that, as carrington stated: practically every scientific committee detected her in attempted fraud, but every one of these committees emerged from their investig

achusetts. sources: berger, arthur s, and joyce berger. the encyclopedia of parapsychology and psychical research. new york: paragon house, 1991. pickering, edward charles. possibility of errors in scientific researches, due to thought-transference. proceedings of the american society for psychical research 1 (1885. pickering, edward charles, and j. m. peirce. discussion of returns in response to circular no. 4. proceedings of the american society for psychical research 1 (july 1885. pleasants, helene, ed. biographical dictionary of parapsychology. new york: helix press, 1964. pico della mirandola, giovanni (1463.1494) italian astrologer and kabbalist born february 24, 1463. his family played a prominent part in a number of the civil wars which convulsed medieval italy; they owned extensiv

on the face of which the alphabet and the numerals one to ten are printed. also printed are the words yes, no, goodbye and don t know. these letters, words, and numerals are printed on the outer edge of a circle, the diameter of which is about seven inches. in the center of this circle, firmly affixed to the cardboard, is a block of wood three inches square. the upper surface of this block has a circular channel in which balls run. over the balls a circular piece of hard wood, five inches in diameter, is placed and attached to the outer edge of this a pointer. the upper piece of wood is attached to the lower by an ordinary screw, upon which the upper plate revolves when used for communication. another form is the ouija board, on which, in a convenient order, the letters of the alphabet ar

nd silver; but we have another kind of metal we call accelity verua, which far exceeds all the rest in strength and durability. the cross supporters of this magnificent bridge are made of this durable material; they are nine feet in diameter. the immense bridge is only for foot passengers; its width is about 2000 feet; it has 2000 lamps of large dimensions. namely, nine feet in diameter; they are circular in form, and are lighted with gas. this bridge took 300 years to construct it, at a cost of 300,000,000 sterling; it employed about 40,000,000 workmen. it was laid out by a seraph; it is paved with pantine pardia, which is more durable than any other material we have. it is neither stone nor iron, yet it is harder than the diamond or sapphire. the pavement is all cut in stars; the balustr

and inscribed with magic characters. the body of the illustrious founder was discovered in perfect preservation, and a number of marvels were discovered buried beside him, which convinced the existing members of the fraternity that it was their duty to make these known to the world. it was this discovery that immediately inspired the brotherhood to make its existence public in the aforementioned circular, and they invited all worthy persons to apply to them for initiation into their order. they refused, however, to supply their names and addresses, and asked those who wished for initiation encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. rosicrucians 1325 to signify their intention by the publication of printed letters, which they would be certain to notice. in conclusion they assured t

n a certain way, sufficient for the first atom to form the first world. this process continues six times, the atoms of the succeeding lower worlds are formed from the world immediately higher and each time with a multiple of forty-nine atoms. gradually, and with time, the aggregation containing the atoms of all seven worlds completely intermingled, contracts until it forms a nebula with the flat, circular form familiar to astronomy students. the center is more dense than the fringes. during the process of flattening and due to the initial revolving motion, rings are formed encircling the center. from these rings the planets are formed and later these planets can support human life. the various worlds penetrate each other substantially within the same bounds, with the exception being the wo

nd labeled the young boy the antichrist. when the decision was made to make the transition, the dutoits and their son were the first victims. they were murdered on october 3, 1994, and their two assailants then committed suicide in the house in morin heights, quebec. on that same day, 22 people were found dead in cheiry, switzerland, 18 of whom were found in a room with their bodies arranged in a circular patterns as if they were the spokes of a wheel. on october 25 bodies were found in two chalets in granges-sur salvan, switzerland. it was later concluded that of the total of 52 dead, only 15 were suicides. besides the three people murdered in canada, the majority had been drugged and killed, many by shooting. di mambro and jouret were among those who committed suicide. however, the next

on, and several mediums. a journal published by a senor alcantara was supported by the viscount de torres solanot and many other leaders of science and literature in spain. through this publication the opponents of spiritualism were amazed to learn of the immense progress the cause was making, and the number of distinguished persons who assembled nightly in circles to promote its investigation. a circular calling the attention of the spanish public to the phenomena of spiritualism was published in 1875 by viscount solanot. the authors of this circular met with no little response. however, the energetic viscount again promoted the subject before the paris exposition of 1878. in articles written for el criterio, he argued for the development of an international cooperative effort by spiritua

or in the night. the destruction of the new motor had a certain advantage in silencing critics of the machine s failure to work as predicted. other spiritualists took the loss philosophically, s. b. brittan commenting in the spiritual telegraph that, if the new motor is to be the physical savior of the race, it will probably rise again. john murray spear also projected plans for the building of a circular city, or perfect earthly home. these plans were also inspired by spirits. emma hardinge britten, writing in modern american spiritualism (1869, observes. that mr. spear honestly believed in a spiritual origin for the various missions he undertook, and the remarkable part he played, none who ever have come into personal relations with him can question. the unwavering patience with which he

the spiritualist weekly banner of light, who visited england in 1859. he was introduced into society under the auspices of the medium d. d. home, with whom he frequently held joint sittings. in the same year, the american minister presented squire at court. lockhart robertson described in the spiritual magazine (1860) some displays of psychic force in his sitting with squire. reportedly, a heavy circular table was tossed in the air and thrown on the bed when the medium placed his left hand on the surface; his other hand was held and his legs were tied to the chair on which he sat. afterward, the table was twice lifted onto the head of robertson and the medium. sri international contract research firm conducting advanced research in physics, electronics, bioengineering, and parapsychology

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ars just before he lost consciousness. at this point in his narrative, robinson said, steve showed me why he wore his hair long at the back of his head. behind each ear at the base of the parietal bones of his skull were bare, seared, scarred patches of skin upon which no hair could grow. both of these areas behind the ears were a little smaller than the size of a silver dollar and were perfectly circular. steve said they were the marks of a dero slave! in the ordeal that followed, brodie was only intermittently conscious. on three or four occasions, he awoke to find himself in a cage with other human beings. they told him that he was in the caves, and they were under the control of the deros, who could snatch any human being off the face of the earth if they so chose. each time it became

en from its cabin. not long afterward, a young meteorologist told the lorenzens that in 1948, while visiting wright air development center (soon to be renamed wright-patterson air force base) in dayton, ohio, he had spoken with an old friend, an air force man. the friend, in coral lorenzen s words, showed him space suits ranging from three to about five and a half feet in height and diagrams of a circular ship that bore a strong resemblance to a flying saucer. he said that people who laughed about flying saucers were going to get a big jolt some day these suits had been taken off the bodies of men who had apparently perished in the crash of their saucer-shaped ships (lorenzen, 1962. 82 dead extraterrestrials on may 7, 1955, a caracas, venezuela, newspaper, el universal, carried a sensation

lves as venusians, they expressed interest in matthews s work with electrical genius nikola tesla. matthews was taken to a waiting spacecraft, a giant saucer-shaped structure called mother ship x-12, which housed twenty-four smaller craft as well as living quarters for crew members. at one point, the visitors showed matthews the control room. contrary to his expectations, it was bare except for a circular table in the middle and four pilots, two men and two women, each facing one of the four directions. the venusians explained that the craft flew on mental power alone. in subsequent contacts, matthews learned that one of his hosts was the captain, who called himself frank. he also met frank s life companion, introduced as frances. frank said the names stood for truth. further reading bord

ed. as he ran home, he saw his sister looking out of the w i n d ow of the family s apartment. just as he was waving at her, he felt a golden light surrounding him and an intense heat surging all t h rough his body. he found himself ascending inside the light until, suddenly, a gold and silver spaceship appeared just above him. it had no door, but he entered it by passing through a wall. inside a circular room he encountered a hairless, androgynous-looking fig u re who jananda sensed was male. the fig u re, dressed in a silver uniform with a pyramid logo on his chest, said his name was jahrmin (pro n o u n c e d ya r m i n. a tall blond woman appro a c h e d him, touched his hand, and let him know via telepathy that her name was ja n a. through her touch, the boy found himself transformed

icasso, fabio, 1991. infrequent types of south american humanoids. strange magazine 8 (fall: 21 23, 44. karen late at night, on the highway between ma t i a s and barbosa, brazil, on ja n u a ry 21, 1976, a couple in a car saw a blue light envelope the landscape. the light moved tow a rd them until it cove red their vehicle. the car was absorbed as if through a chimney into a brilliantly luminous circular object. two dark- f e a t u red fig u re s, male and more than six feet tall, appro a c h e d and signaled that the two humans should step out of their car. the ground seemed to move under them, and the woman said she felt d runk even though she had consumed no alcohol. the couple could not understand the a l i e n s strange language until one gave each of them a headset and plugged it in

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

in the qabalistic teachings regarding the work of the chariot (ma aseh merkabah) and the work of the creation (ma aseh b reshith) provide rich opportunities for comparison with the ideas and models of modern physics and astrophysics. for instance, it has been particularly popular in some recent books to compare the lurianic doctrine of the 0' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% expansion of light in the envacuous, circular contraction (tzimtzum) to the modern astrophysical model of the big bang. in the big bang model, this universe originated in a quantum fluctuation that generated an immense explosion of tremendous mass (1058, or in the more technical parlance, 10e58 grams) contained in an infinitesimally small space (10e-33 cm. as the universe expanded and cooled, clouds of plasma accumulated through whic

of the creation as a unity in the name hvhy. it is seen when returning from the negatively existent roots of the tree, looking down at the sefirah in the throat center from the sefirah at the crown of the head. the yosher is a distinctly anthropomorphic form of the name hvhy. it is encircled by the leviathan(]tyvl) of vast face, described as a snake devouring its tail. 21 the leviathan acts as a circular fence around the yosher and defines the field of superimposition. it also displays the ubiquitous mystical principle that the end is contained in the beginning. an obscure teaching says that the yosher drips out from leviathan s fang. this is paralleled in the tantric tradition, where shiva is described as swallowing the poison of maya and holding it in his throat. in the sifra detzniyuth

he same succession of centers or stations of consciousness that correspond to various nerve plexi along the spinal column and cerebrum. the chakric and sufi trees have only one format, with all of their centers in a single vertical row. in contrast, there is a considerable variety of trees of life in the qabalah. some are flat and linear with one, two, or three vertical columns; some are flat and circular; and yet others are threedimensional. almost all books on the qabalah contain only diagrams of flat trees. most of those flat trees have a straight vertical trunk called the central column, flanked by two parallel side branches called the side columns, or the column of the right and the column of the left. 2" 2' 8 +5 a pattern of ten circles connected by lines is superimposed upon the thr

e said to emanate from or be anchored in the substratum of the unmanifest, undifferentiated negatively existent roots. the central column emanates from the negatively existent roots through a single point in the uppermost sefirah, called crown in the zohar and above in the sefer yetzirah. in the initial event at the genesis of the universe, the unmanifest light of the endless enters the tzimtzum (circular contraction) through that point in the supernal world of atziluth (emanation, triggering a quantum fluctuation that generates the big bang and subsequent inflation of the universe. it then descends through the successive three worlds, thereby manifesting the complete tree. the central column is called the line of light (kav) in the lurianic doctrine presented in the etz ha chayyim. with t

he six-pointed star, commonly known as the star of david. the star of david, a two-dimensional symbol composed of two interlocking triangles, is easily the most recognizable symbol of the jewish religion. this way of viewing the star certainly presents a wealth of interpretative possibilities. the sefer yetzirah yields two forms of the six-pointed star as trees of perfection. the first is a flat, circular form (see figure 4.9 on page 127. the second presents the star as two interfacing pyramids containing the ten sefiroth 3' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% and the letter-gates (see figure 4.10 on page 128. by way of comparison, it is interesting to note that the six-pointed star is also an ancient and important symbol in the north indian tantric tradition, dating back to the second millennium bce. in th

are distinguished by their depth, the obscurity of their language, and the propriety of :2 h' 8 :2" 2" f "1" 2: e2 2" 5 their imagery. the zohar s exposition takes the form of a dialogue among a group of rabbis led by rabbi shimeon ben yochai. in qabalistic terms, each of the rabbis embodies a specific sefirah, and the nature of the respective sefiroth colors what they say. figure 5.2 displays a circular form of the tree derived from several verses in the idra rabba. it presents the entire group of zoharic rabbis in relation to their respective sefiroth. all of the sefiroth emanate from a central, invisible sefirah described in the text as the hidden brain of vast face. the names and locations of the sefiroth on the idra rabba tree are distinctly different from those commonly found in oth

es are all flat and fallen. 2 f 0#5 fallen tree with gates (luria) 0' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8- 0- 0' the preceding chapters presented a varied array of trees of life yielded by the primary sources of the mystical qabalah. they included trees that are two-dimensional, and trees that are three-dimensional; trees that involve one, two, or all three columns; trees that are vertical in their orientation, and circular trees that emanate from a central sefirah. while a case can be made that the mystical qabalah has the greatest diversity of different tree forms, other traditions such as the north indian tantrikas, taoists, and the polynesian kahunas also have maps of consciousness that present their respective worldviews. most such maps in other traditions are not specifically called trees of life. they

god is like a light in a lantern (ajna chakra, upper tan in the taoist tree) 7th plane- perfect absorption and extinction in non-dual consciousness (sahasrara chakra* it is interesting to compare the ancient hebrew sefer yetzirah (book of formation) with various aspects of the eighth and oldest wing of the chinese i ching (book of change, called the shuo qua. for instance, one can superimpose the circular version of the flat tree of life diagram from the sefer yetzirah (figure 4.9 on page 127) directly over the before-the- world sequence produced from verses of the shuo kua, depicted in figure 5.10. in the sefer yetzirah, the sefiroth are created in pairs. the phrase balancing in weight in the first verse of the sifra detzniyutha alludes to this. in the shuo kua, the three-lined trigrams a

in thought intended to enhance understanding, it is interesting to compare the holodeck with the qabalistic worldview. the qabalistic worldview describes the universe as a small face totality-dream in the mind of vast face. from that perspective, the space outside the ship would correspond to the negatively existent roots of the tree (i.e. ayn. the walls that form the holodeck would represent the circular leviathan of vast face surrounding the tzimtzum. the empty space of the holodeck would correspond to the vacuum within the tzimtzum. by the will of vast face through the action of small face, the kav( line of light) enters the tzimtzum through the point of the sefirah crown/above. the kav is the clear mirror of the central column of the tree, from which the two side columns are opposite r

thoracic cavity, or in 4' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% front of the eyes. one can perform the visualization with eyes closed or open. it was cited that brilliant name of fire (shem hameforesh) is a descriptive title for the name hvhy. hence, in using a root mantra centered upon the name hvhy, the process of creative imagination is used to visualize the name as dancing letters of fire against a solid black, circular background. the black circular background represents the contraction (tzimtzum. the black circular background can be placed against a light blue background as the negatively existent endless light (see figure 6.1. 2 f 4# horizontal ezra hvhy on the tzimtzum surrounded by leviathan compared to the hermetic and religious qabalah, the mystical qabalah is relatively fluid. within certain para

d. within certain parameters, it allows considerable flexibility in the choice of practices and how% e2 2 e" 2' 8: h f e 2 45 they are performed. while we are all familiar with the color of fire, there is no rigid prescription prohibiting an individual from using other colors such as white, red, gold, or even black for the fire letters. one might also prefer to use a different color for the solid circular background. a meditator may visualize the linear form or the yosher (upright) form of the name hvhy as dancing letters of fire. we could see the name as flaming ezra hebrew letters or as flaming sinatic hebrew letters. more instructions for meditations that employ the hebrew root mantra are provided in chapter seven. the mantra ani yod heh vav heh is found in numerous places in the torah

our elohim) refers to the creative aspect of small face in general, and the consciousness of our local star (sun) in particular. the mantra then returns to the station of small face with the repetition of hvhy. it climaxes with echad (dxa, alluding to the great unity of vast and small face. in using the shem ayn for meditation, one can visualize the name hvhy as dancing letters of fire on a black circular background against a light blue background, as previously described. the root mantra and holiest utterance in the qur an is la illaha il allah (hu. maimomades the rambam asserted that this utterance and the shem ayin are essentially the same.15 la is the not (al, illaha is vast face, il is the glue between vast and small face, and allah is the small face totality archetype. hu refers to t

many traditions, people also wash their feet and wipe a little water on their heads. if you are focusing on the lord hvhy as your small face chosen ideal, then you might want to place an image on the wall that displays the name. a previous section described the visualization of the sinatic or ezra hebrew name as dancing letters of fire (of various colors according to one s choice) against a solid circular background. one can use either the horizontal or yosher form of the name hvhy. place the solid black circle of the tzimtzum against a solid light blue background, which represents the negatively existent light of the% e2 2 e" 2' 8: h 2 +5 endless. constructing the letters and the light blue background of the tzimtzum from day-glo colored material, which glows when a black light is shined

ng ani hvhy and the affirmation of unity i.e. the shema. let s say that you have decided to take ah-ni yod heh vav heh as the mantra you wish to use. sit in a relaxed and posturally sound position, and begin to slowly repeat the phrase. try to get into a comfortable rhythmic cadence. as you repeat the mantra, visualize the hebrew letters of the name hvhy as dancing letters of fire against a solid circular background, surrounding which is a light blue background. see that visualization either within your heart center or before your eyes. you may choose to see them either as sinatic hebrew letters or ezra hebrew letters. you may elect to see the horizontal version of the name hvhy or the vertical yosher form (figure 2.3 on page 67, figure 6.1 on page 168, figure 7.1 on page 194, and figure 7

or ezra hebrew letters. you may elect to see the horizontal version of the name hvhy or the vertical yosher form (figure 2.3 on page 67, figure 6.1 on page 168, figure 7.1 on page 194, and figure 7.2 on page 195. it is possible to do this with your eyes open or closed. see the letters in the color that appeals to you xfire orange red, white, gold, etc. while you could use different colors for the circular tzimtzum, black is recommended. do not make the act of visualization a stressful process, and don t expect to literally see what you are visualizing right away. visualization is a skill that requires cultivation. it begins as an act of creative imagination. over time, with diligence and grace, it deepens into something much more real% e2 2 e" 2' 8: h 2" 5 when you first begin to do mantri

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

to the "thirty-six horoscopes" in his list of gods is a genuinely egyptian feature of that work, and in one of the stobaeus fragments we hear, within the familiar framework of a conversation between hermes and his son tat, of the great importance of the thirty-six. we have said, my child, that there is a body which envelops the whole ensemble of the world: you should represent it to yourself as a circular figure, for thus is the all. i represent to myself such a figure, as you say, o father. represent now to yourself that, below the circle of this body, are ranged the thirty-six decans, in the middle between the universal circle and the circle of the zodiac, separating these two circles, and, as it were sustaining the circle of the all and circumscribing the zodiac, moving along the zodiac

s, etc. the power of the first ketlier: the supreme hokhmah: wisdom binah: intelligence hesod: love or mercy gevurah: power and wrath rahimin: compassion netsch: eternity hod: majesty yesod: basis malkuth: kingdom or glory pico, p. 113: scholem, major trends, p. 209. 101 pico della mirandola and cabalist magic pico's meanings are, as can be seen, mostly the same, and he shows understanding of the circular arrangement, or movement, of the sephiroth through which the last connects with the first. it is no accident that there are seventy-two of pico's cabalist conclusions, for the fifty-sixth conclusion shows that he knew something of the mystery of the name of god with seventy-two letters: qui sciuerit explicare quaternarium in denarium, habebit modum si sit peritus cabalae deducendi ex nomi

ps deeper connection between the teachings of dionysius and those of the "ancient hebrews, pico means to suggest a comparison of the dionysian hierarchies with the sephiroth. in the sephiroth also, there is a certain gradation, the highest of them being concerned with pure contemplation of unutterable mysteries whilst the lower ones seem to have more connection with the affairs of men. there is a circular movement in the sephiroth (which pico shows that he has understood in cabalist conclusion 66) by which the first can connect with the last; such a movement is also understood within the apparently byzantine fixity of the angelic hierarchies, since these in their sum represent the trinity. pico nowhere, so far as i can discover, sets out a definite correlation between sephiroth and angelic

campanella later made a latin translation of the work, which is not quite the same as the original, and it was this revised and modified latin version which was published in his lifetime, first in germany in 1623, and later in paris in 1637, the parisian edition being slightly different from the german one. the city of the sun was on a hill in the midst of a vast plain, and was divided into seven circular divisions (girt) called after the seven planets. the houses, palaces, cloisters of the city were built along these girt, which were separated from one another by walls. four roads traversed the city, starting from four outer gates, the points of the compass, and running towards the centre. in the centre, and on the summit of the bill, there was a vast temple, of marvellous construction. i

s that the latter assumes that "platonical and grecanical" opinions in the hermetica were all inserted by christian writers skilled in greek learning. but since we know that "pythagorism, platonism, and the greek learning in general was in great part derived from the egyptians" why should not such learning in the hermetic books have come straight from the egyptian priests, its true source ?5 this circular argument shows how strong a hold renaissance respect for egypt as the fount of wisdom still had on cudworth's mind. the example he gives is that the dogma in trismegistic books "that nothing in the world perisheth, and that death is not the destruction, but change and translation of things only" though pythagorean, was derived by pythagoras from the egyptians and fits very well with anoth

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL

this great ideal he proceeded to carry into execution, though heaven and earth held their breath in awe at the audacity of his purpose. the bible gives very little information about the molten sea. in second chronicles, the fourth chapter, we learn that hiram made such a vessel, that it was of considerable size, that it stood upon 12 oxen arranged so that their heads were at the periphery of this circular basin and their hind parts were towards its center. it was intended solely for use by the priests. much is said of a nature to bewilder the reader, but the above salient points prove the signal importance of this instrument, as we shall see when we study and compare the masonic account with this veiled word of the bible. the masonic story runs as follows: when hiram had about completed th

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

his penis, which had been cut into many sections. isis and osiris were wrote about by albert pike, saying they were "the active and passive principles of the universe. commonly symbolized by the generative parts of man and woman [morals and dogma, p. 401] you must focus on the bottom of the broken column and not the top. the bottom of the column shows the phallic upright column inserted into the circular base, which is the symbol of the female vulva. the column is broken, of course, to symbolize the belief that osiris' penis had been cut into many sections. but albert mackey, 33 degree masonic author, states that the regular column is a phallus symbol "the phallus was an imitation of the male generative organ. it was represented usually by a column, was was surrounded by a circle at the b

urrounded by a circle at the base [mackey, a manual of the lodge, 1870, p. 56. mackey also stated this in the symbolism of freemasonry, p. 60] sex in the point within a circle the point and the circle carries a sexual connotation. another masonic author states that this symbol is used in sun worship, and then says "the female principle, symbolized by the moon, assumed the form of a lunette [small circular opening, or crescent, while the male principle, symbolized by the sun, assumed the form of the lingam [phallus] and placed himself erect in the center of the lunette, like the mast of a ship["point within a circle" short talk bulletin, august, 1931, masonic bulletin designed to read within the lodges, p. 4] sex within a circle the circle is commonly used to depict the female sexual organ

FULL MOON RITUALS

views his work at the long table- where the beginnings of a feast are prepared, with many extra platters, bowls and pitchers to receive that which friends may bring in offering to each other this moon- and ends by lighting all of the tapers in the triple candelabra which span the table's length. seeing that all is ready in the great hall, deer moves to its far end and throws open the doors to the circular stone ritual room, the first room built here and still the old castle's heart. surprised by a magic he's never really noticed before, deer ponders how it is that doors from the northern end of the great hall open onto the north quarter of the ritual room. then decides that this is simply one of the many mysteries of the place. by the altar, cloud's apple broom stands and he wastes no time

the northern end of the great hall open onto the north quarter of the ritual room. then decides that this is simply one of the many mysteries of the place. by the altar, cloud's apple broom stands and he wastes no time taking it in hand and sweeping widdershins in a widening spiral, until he removes all the dust and unwanted energy into the great hall and then into the fire. upon returning to the circular room, deer again admires the hemicolumns set against the wall about the stone room's perimeter, which support the ribwork of its vaulted ceiling, before opening the small panel on the eastern section of the wall. here lay two discoveries- the first and foremost cloud's and the latter his own- both embodied in a simple lever. deer pulls it down and watches as a small skylight irises open i

way as to make the procession feel to him as though he leaps from moment to moment, rather than sailing through the vast sea of time. he proceeds about the space- one circle of the perimeter, one a spiral in towards the altar stone, and a final spiral outwards- ending by the doors at which they'd entered. seeing that all have taken up their stations about the circle, deer quietly closes the heavy circular doors, turns to face into the circle and stands in silence, contemplating the circle about to be raised..his contemplation done, deer recognizes with the deep booming of the cloister bell that the time is at hand. casting his eyes, and his smile, about the circle, he welcomes sisters and brothers and friends- both old and new- to this gathering. then, moving with only the sound of a shimm

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

mbol until three-dimensional thought, so to say, is topped and the spirit is freed. in the east this process is usually reversed, and symbol is taken from symbol until the last vanishes and the spirit is left as the one reality. in the west this science is called ceremonial magic; in the east, yoga. both these methods of approach, though opposite, are effective; the one is like travelling round a circular road from left to right, and the other from right to left. yet the first is extraordinarily dangerous. for example, take a fly-wheel: if the object is to stop its motion, either the energy of the engine should be decreased until the wheel ceases to revolve, or its energy increased until through centrifugal force the secret wisdom of the qabalah page 82 wheel gexplodes h. though this sudde

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

which appeared in the daily press only a few years ago "after the assembly opened, the committee for the selection of a seal made a report recommending: that the general assembly hereby adopts as its official seal the device of a serpent suspended upon a cross, uplifted within a wilderness, in form as represented upon the official seal of the trustees of the general assembly, and displayed upon a circular field of the same proportions. in addition thereto the figure of a rising sun appearing above the margin of the wilderness, whose out-shooting beams shall occupy the centre of the field. further, the decoration of a demi-wreath of two palm branches (in the form of the wreath upon the seal of the westminster assembly of divines, placed around the margin of the upper hemisphere of the field

of this remarkable structure. stonehenge is composed of four circles of mammoth upright shafts twenty feet high, the one circle within the other, with immense stones placed across them like architraves. in ancient symbolism the circle was the emblem of eternity, or of the eternal female principle. mountains were also sacred to the gods. it has been said that a ring of mountains gave rise to these circular temples. faber assures us that a circular stone temple was called the circle of the world or the circle of the ark, that it represented at once the inclosure of the noetic ship; the egg from which creation was produced; the earth, and the zodiacal circle of the universe in which the sun performs its annual revolutions through the signs. stonehenge is said to be the temple of the water god

at temple at abury, which part must be most eminently called the temple "the plan on which abury was built, is that sacred hierogram of the egyptians and other ancient nations, the circle and snake. the whole figure is the circle, snake, and wings. by this they meant to picture out, as well as they could, the nature of the divinity" the temple which represents the body of the snake is formed by a circular agger of earth having its ditch withinside. as this is contrary to the mode adopted in works of defence, it is thought to prove the religious character of abury. in a description given of this shrine by higgins is the following "these ramparts inclose an area of 1400 feet in diameter, which on the edge nearest the ditch was set round with a row of rough, unhewn stones, and in the center w

having its ditch withinside. as this is contrary to the mode adopted in works of defence, it is thought to prove the religious character of abury. in a description given of this shrine by higgins is the following "these ramparts inclose an area of 1400 feet in diameter, which on the edge nearest the ditch was set round with a row of rough, unhewn stones, and in the center was ornamented with two circular temples, composed of the same native stones"[159 [159] celtic druids. description of plates, p. xx. the space of ground included within the vellum has been estimated at twenty-two acres, and the outward circumvallation was computed at 4800 feet. the number of stones that formed this outer circle was originally one hundred, of which, in the year 1722, there were eighteen standing, and twen

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

esexofficioin allgradesof the fellowship, either personally or by his appointed substitute. in those cases where certain offices are taken by sorores of the fellowship, the necessary alterations are made in the modesofaddress.187__appendixe. 186theclothingofcelebrantsandofficers1. the honourablefraterphilosophicuswears a green robe over his black habit and a collar of red silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwiththe letter yod.thegreen colour ofthemaster's robe representsthegrowth in lifewhichisofgod.thesymbol ofthelion is embroidered thereon, upon the left side,withthe inscription:faciestertia,faciesleonis.themaster bears a wand, surmounted by a calvary cross, having four circles at the end of the four arms and one circle toward the centre of the lowermost arm. 2. the honour

vary cross, having four circles at the end of the four arms and one circle toward the centre of the lowermost arm. 2. the honourablefraterpracticuswears a yellow robe over his black habit, symbolizing the beginning of transmutation in god.thesymbolofthe eagle is embroidered thereon, upon the left side,withthe inscription:faciesquarta,faciesaquilae. his collar is of violet silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwiththe letter he, being the first he of the divine name.hebears a. surmounted by a flaming heart. 3. thehonourablefratertheoreticuswears a blue robe over his black habit, symbolizing the aspiration and desirewhichinitiate the great quest and reflect things unrealized. itbearsthesymbol of the man embroidered thereon,uponthe left side,withthe inscription:faciessecunda,faci

st he of the divine name.hebears a. surmounted by a flaming heart. 3. thehonourablefratertheoreticuswears a blue robe over his black habit, symbolizing the aspiration and desirewhichinitiate the great quest and reflect things unrealized. itbearsthesymbol of the man embroidered thereon,uponthe left side,withthe inscription:faciessecunda,facieshominis. his collar isoforange silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwiththe letter vau. he bears a wand, surmounted by an open eye, signifying the eye of mind. 4. theauxiliaryfraterzelatorwears a cloak of reddish brown, corresponding to the adamic earth and symbolizing the first movement of the divine spirit toward the making of a living soul.thesymbol of theoxis embroidered thereon,withthe inscription:faciesuna,faciescherub. his collar i

r vau. he bears a wand, surmounted by an open eye, signifying the eye of mind. 4. theauxiliaryfraterzelatorwears a cloak of reddish brown, corresponding to the adamic earth and symbolizing the first movement of the divine spirit toward the making of a living soul.thesymbol of theoxis embroidered thereon,withthe inscription:faciesuna,faciescherub. his collar isofblue-green silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwiththe letter he, being the he finalofthe divine name. he bears a wand, surmounted by a calvary cross, having acrownuponthe upper arms.thefrater zelator is in symbolical correspondencewiththe guide of the paths and grades. 5. the fraterthurificanswears a red surplice and a collarofgreen silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwithan equilateral6, having the ap

r zelator is in symbolical correspondencewiththe guide of the paths and grades. 5. the fraterthurificanswears a red surplice and a collarofgreen silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwithan equilateral6, having the apex upward, as a symbol of fire. he is in symbolical correspondencewiththe master.6.thefrateraquariuswears a blue surplice and a collar of orange silk, fromwhichdepends a circular lamina, inscribedwithan equilateral'\h having the apex downward, as a symbolofwater.heis in symbolical correspondencewiththe warden. 7. thefraterostiarius,whois not strictly an officer, has no special vestments. he carries a wand, surmounted by a doveofpeace. there is no sword in a templeofthe rosy cross. 8. in addition to the black habit, the frater ostiarius and all unofficial members w

dupwithtwounpublished storiesc.1900-10.dealingsinbibliomania.unpublished typescriptwithms correctionsc.1923.index202a.e.waite-magicianofmanyparts_theindependentandrectified rite of thegoldendawn(a) manuscript rituals, 2vols.c.1904-6.(b)r:.r:.eta:.c:.convocations.typescriptsand manuscripts of waite'saddressesto the order, togetherwithcopies ofthepreliminary report, declaration of independence; and circular letters 1903-8 (c) bound volume of completed forms of application for candidates for the order, togetherwithorder summonses. 1904-13 (d)thetestimoniesoffraterfinemrespice(i.e. r. w. felkin. manuscript transcript of waite's conversationswithfelkin over the third order, the german rosy cross, and other matters concerning felkin's temple. 1915 (the conversations from 1906 to 191ftthegoldenda

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

ll just remind you for a moment of these currents. there is the akasa, which produces the capacity, the potentiality of motion, which causes the ether- that is to say, the absolutely undifferentiated matter which fills thatspace255to become so differentiated as to become capable of motion, causes it to become granular. and following that, operates the vayu tatwa which sweeps these granules into a circular motion. upon that again operates the taijas tatwa, which sweeps the moving particles into a glowing incandescent mass of fire mist, in fact. and so is born the first nebula, the nebula which hereafter shall take the formofour solar system.thenfollowing upon the fiery tatwa, the fiery current which has created the fire mist, comes the apas, its natural reaction, the cold and contracting fo

e word day and night, and the word sun and moon, areusedlargely as blinds. yet there is no reason, and isaythis absolutely with knowledge, why this amount of knowledge should be blinded at all; because it is, i believe,ofvety great use in the medical profession ifitis carefully studied.thetatwas211now then, as we know, the universe is born from the akasa, which is, according to some writers, of a circular shape, according to others an elliptical shape, according to others an egg shape, butitmatters not. some of the upanishads have laid down the circular shape, and babbitt in his theory of atomic philosophy has laid down this egg shape. but whatever shape it may be, there is some definite shape which is cut off and isolated, by the first running of the akasa tatwa, the first flutter of the

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

rathustra fredrich nietzsche. gnostic theurgy page 222 behold! i teach you the overman. the overman is our vision of post-human development, he is a new creation, a new man. we may visualise the early stages of mans experience as worm and ape, yet man is a transition between ape and the overman and his value is as a transition and not an end. the cycles of planet earth create a wave, this wave is circular and perpetual. it is the wave of re-occurrence, this wave carries on physical life as we understand it and is collective not individual. when a creature dies, it does not go to heaven, the lands of the creator or to some elysium gardens, it returns to the wave. there is no separate or discrete individuality in the wave, only a constant repetition of life and death, returning to the earth

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS K

dwsy: the true adept does not require external motivation but only a strong hunger to unite with the divine. twklm "by their fruits ye shall know theitk ritual of the consecration of the vault of the adepti r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r chief adept- winged globe wand and crux ansata 2 second adept- phoenix wand and crux ansata third adept- lotus wand and crux ansata pastos circular altar with elemental tools cross of obligation written oath of obligation (this ritual is to be used for a new vault and on each day of corpus christi (members assemble and wear regalia. the three chiefs are robed and seated as in opening of 5=6. the vault door is closed; the pastos remains inside the vault, but the circular altar is placed in the outer chamber, in the center. upon the al

els of the watchtowers of the universe. guard this vault during this revolution of the solar course. keep far from it the evil and the uninitiated that they penetrate not into the abode of our mysteries, and inspire and sanctify all who enter this place with the illimitable wisdom of the light divine (chief adept gives the sign of 5=6. all others copy. pastos is replaced inside the vault, and the circular altar is placed on top. all resume positions as in the opening of the vault) closing chief adept/ second adept/ chief adept/ second adept/ third adept/ 14 chief adept "avete fraters et sorors" second adept "rosea rubea" third adept "et aurea crucis" chief adept "very honored fraters and sorors, assist me to close the vault of the adepti. associate adeptus minor, how many princes did dariu

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS Z3

for the goddess thma- est whereby she is attributable to the four letters of the name, and therewith to the elements and the tree. n: hnyb, heh. d: hmkj. yod. thma-oe-tt thma-oe-sh l trapt. vau. m twklm. heh. thm-a-oe-st (final) thm-a-oe (middle pillar) in the equinox ceremony, the hegemon is m, spirit, and the principal officer. she reconciles from east to west, and from north to south, and in a circular formulrtthe rose cross ritual r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 the rose cross ritual is a primary ritual of the adept in the r.r. et. a.c. all adepti in the order perform this ritual on a regular basis. it has several positive uses. it encapsulates the aura, providing a protection against outside influences. it acts as a veil. the pentagrams do protect, but they als

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

ry of achiotlan, seized the stone from the indians: he had it ground up, although a spaniard offered three thousand ducats for it, stirred the powder in water, poured it upon the earth and trod upon it. 8 equally typical of the profligate squandering of the intellectual riches concealed in the mexican past was the shared fate of two gifts given to cortez by the aztec emperor montezuma. these were circular calendars, as big as cartwheels, one of solid silver, and the other of solid gold. both were elaborately engraved with beautiful hieroglyphs which may have contained material of great interest. cortez had them melted down for ingots on the spot.9 more systematically, all over central america, vast repositories of knowledge accumulated since ancient times were painstakingly gathered, heape

spot over which the great ziggurat of quetzalcoatl now rose. there was a precedent for this which further strengthened the intriguing possibility that the remnants of a truly ancient civilization might still be lying around in central america waiting to be recognized. for example, just south of the university campus of mexico city, off the main road connecting the capital to cuernavaca, stands a circular step pyramid of great complexity (with four galleries and a central staircase. it was partially excavated in the 1920s from beneath a mantle of lava. geologists were called to the site to help date the lava, and carried out a detailed examination. to everyone s surprise, they concluded that the volcanic eruption which had completely buried three sides of this pyramid (and had then gone on

multicoloured clay.10 at one spot some 15,000 cubic feet of earth had been dug out of the ground to make a deep pit; its floor had been carefully covered with serpentine blocks, and all the earth put back. three mosaic pavements were also found, intentionally buried beneath several alternating layers of clay and adobe.11 la venta s principal pyramid stood at the southern end of the site. roughly circular at ground level, it took the form of a fluted cone, the rounded sides consisting of ten vertical ridges with gullies between. the pyramid was 100 feet tall, almost 200 feet in diameter and had an overall 8 the ancient kingdoms of mexico, p. 30. 9 ibid, p. 31. 10 the prehistory of the americas, pp. 268-9. 11 ibid, p. 269. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 130 mass in the region of 30

tain it. and, as was the case with the negro heads, it was obvious that the face of the bearded caucasian man could only have been sculpted from a human model. the racial verisimilitude was too good for an artist to have invented it. the same went for two other caucasian figures i was able to identify among the surviving monuments from la venta. one was carved in low relief on a heavy and roughly circular slab of stone about three feet in diameter. dressed in what looked like tight-fitting leggings, his features were those of an anglo-saxon. he had a full pointed beard and wore a curious floppy cap on his head. in his left hand he extended a flag, or perhaps a weapon of some kind. his right hand, which he held across the middle of his chest, appeared to be empty. around his slim waist was

ore, that a man standing still on the equator is in fact in motion, revolving with the planet at just over 1000 miles per hour.2 viewed from outer space, looking down on the north pole, the direction of rotation is anti-clockwise. while spinning daily on its own axis, the earth also orbits the sun (again in an anti-clockwise direction) on a path which is slightly elliptical rather than completely circular. it pursues this orbit at truly breakneck speed, travelling as far along it in an hour 66,600 miles as the average motorist will drive in six years. to bring the calculations down in scale, this means that we are hurtling through space much faster than any 1 hamlet s mill, pp. 57-8. 2 figures from encyclopaedia britannica, 1991, 27:530. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 223 bullet

on these occasions affects not only the great movements of our oceans but those of the reservoirs of hot magma penned within the earth s thin crust (which has been described as resembling a paper bag filled with honey or molasses swinging along at a rate of more than 1000 miles an hour in equatorial rotation, and more than 66,000 miles an hour in orbit 13. the wobble of a deformed planet all this circular motion, of course, generates immense centrifugal forces and these, as sir isaac newton demonstrated in the seventeenth century, 9 berossus, fragments. 10 skyglobe 3.6. 11 roberta s. sklower, predicting planetary positions, appendix to frank waters, mexico mystique, sage books, chicago, 1975, p. 285ff. 12 earth in upheaval, p. 138. 13 biblical flood and the ice epoch, p. 49. graham hancock

iamond as being the cutting jewel; and only the considerations of its rarity in general, and its absence from egypt, interfere with this conclusion. 10 an even bigger mystery surrounded the hollowing out of the sarcophagus, obviously a far more difficult enterprise than separating it from a block of bedrock. here petrie concluded that the egyptians must have: adapted their sawing principle into a circular instead of a rectilinear form, curving the blade round into a tube, which drilled out a circular groove by its rotation; thus by breaking away the cores left in such grooves, they were able to hollow out large holes with a minimum of labour. these tubular drills varied from 1/4 inch to 5 inches diameter, and from 1/30 to 1/5 inch thick..11 of course, as petrie admitted, no actual jewelled

capable of penetrating and furrowing diorite with ease, and capable also of withstanding the enormous pressures required throughout the operation. what sort of instrument was that? by what means would the pressure have been applied? how could sufficient accuracy have been maintained to scour parallel lines at intervals of just 1/30-inch? at least it was possible to conjure a mental picture of the circular drills with jewelled teeth which petrie supposed must have been used to hollow out the lung s chamber sarcophagus. i found, however, that it was not so easy to do the same for the unknown instrument capable of incising hieroglyphs into diorite at 2500 bc, at any rate not without assuming the existence of a far higher level of technology than egyptologists were prepared to consider. nor wa

sudden, catastrophic and geologically recent change. before reviewing a few of these facts, let us remind ourselves that we are referring to a landmass today oriented by the curvature of the earth so that the sun never rises on it during the six winter months and never sets during the six summer months (but rather, as viewed from the pole, remains low above the horizon, appearing to transcribe a circular path around the sky during each twenty-four hours of daylight. antarctica is also by far the world s coldest continent, where temperatures on the polar plain can fall as low as minus 89.2 degrees centigrade. although the coastal areas are slightly warmer (minus 60 degrees centigrade) and shelter huge numbers of seabird rookeries, there are no native land mammals and there is only a small

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

nt of the computer program, lexicon, which at this writing yields over 20,000 alternate cipher solutions, all mapped on a 26-pointed star pattern. millions of failures were encountered in the process, and the surface has barely been scratched. is this somehow embedded in the cipher of liber al? there are intriguing hints. for example, successful cipher 360 (as in 360 degrees in a circle) yields a circular pattern. but to say that there are over 20,000 variants of the cipher embedded in the book of the law creates a certain intimidation factor. to say that these are only a small fraction of the actual number of successful ciphers hidden therein is, therefore, almost so intimidating as to scare away even the most dedicated reader. to those who may find the whole process intimidating or confu

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

ry, and that he dared not say those words again. the whole country believed him accursed (see suppl. in the highlands, and especially in caithness, they now use needfire chiefly as a remedy for preternatural diseases of cattle brought on by witchcraft.1 to defeat the sorceries, certain persons who have the power to do so are sent for to raise the needfire. upon any small river, lake, or island, a circular booth of stone or turf is erected, on which a couple or rafter of a birchtree is placed, and the roof covered over. in the centre is set a perpendicular post, fixed by a wooden pin to the couple, the lower end being placed in an oblong groove on the floor; and another pole is- placed horizontally between the upright post and the legs of the couple, into both of which the ends, being taper

hesis the two forms must have parted company very early, supposing the gothic name of november jmleis to be cognate. 1 the word wheel seems to be of the same root as while, goth, liveila, ohg. huila, i.e. revolving time; conf. goth, hveila-hvairbs, ohg. huil-huerbic, volubilis. another symbolic epithet of the sun seems to be of great age: the warlike sentiment of olden times saw in him a gleaming circular shield, and we noticed above (p. 700) that the sky itself formed a sceldbyrig. notker cap. 71, finding in his text the words sinistra clypeum coruscantem praeferebat (apollo/ translates: f an dero winsterun truog er einen* rotetv sjtilt/ then adds a remark of his own: wanda selbiu diu sunna, einemo sffilte gelih ist/ in german law and german poetry ve catch the glimmer of these red shield

HAMIL THE ROSICRUCIAN SEER

fwater; but when she was invited to this sort of divination, and did it unwillingly,shewil$sometimesmistaken' aubrey, in his miscellanies" gives the form of the crystals as commonly used in his time.drdee used several stones, oneofwhich is now in case no.20,of the mineral room, at the british museum; it belonged, with hismss,to the collectionofsir r. cotton; another, composed apparently of a flat circular and highly-polished piece of cannel coal, about six inches in diameter, came to the hands of lord peterborough, and from thence passed into the possession of horace walpole, and was sold at the strawberry-hill sale, in 1842, and most probably was the one alluded to by butler.tupon referring to that very remarkable and scarce work, entitled 'a true and faithful relation of what passed betw

HEAVEN HELL

untains, and was on the plane either of the land of egypt or of the sky above it. on the outside of the tuat was a chain of mountains also, similar to that which encompassed the earth, and so we may say that the tuat had the shape of a valley; and from the fact that it began near the place where the sun set, and ended near the place where he rose, it is permissible to say that the tuat was nearly circular in form. that this is the view taken by the egyptians themselves is proved by the scene which is reproduced in the book of gates (page 303. here we have the body of osiris bent round in a circle, and the hieroglyphics enclosed within it declare that it is the tuat. with the identification of osiris with the tuat we need not deal here, but it is important for our purpose to note that in th

en by the egyptians themselves is proved by the scene which is reproduced in the book of gates (page 303. here we have the body of osiris bent round in a circle, and the hieroglyphics enclosed within it declare that it is the tuat. with the identification of osiris with the tuat we need not deal here, but it is important for our purpose to note that in the time of seti i. the egyptians assigned a circular form to the tuat. the view put forward by signor lanzone to the effect that the tuat was the place comprised between the arms of the god shu and the body of the sky-goddess nut, whom, according to the old legend, he raised up from the embrace of her husband the earth-god seb, so forming the earth and the sky, thus appears to be untenable. 1 now as the tuat was situated on the other side o

and others "qerret" i.e "circle" the first indicates that the region to which it was applied was believed to consist of cultivated lands, the second suggests a place where there were many buildings and houses, the third a territory which was vast and spacious, and which, in some respects, represented p. 94 an empty courtyard, or hall, or compound of a house, and the fourth probably describes the circular form of some divisions. now since the tuat was traversed by the sun-god during the hours of the night, the egyptians regarded each of these divisions as the equivalent of an hour, and hence it came that the sections of the books of the tuat were often called "hours" the first hour corresponding to the first division, and so on up to the twelfth hour. it will, however, be urged that during

e upper sky "they bring with them the soft winds and breezes which accompany the dawn, and guide the god to shu" who is the personification of the atmosphere and of whatever is in the vault of heaven. of this god are seen (vol. i, p. 277) only the head and arms, and when the beetle of khepera comes to him, he receives him, and places the newly-born sun-god in the opening in the centre of the semi-circular wall which ends this p. 194 vestibule of the world of light, where he is seen by the people on earth in the form of a disk. this disk either represents a transformation of the sun-god effected by shu, or the celestial ball containing the germs of life, of which the type on earth is the ball of eggs which the sacred beetle is seen rolling along the ground. the mummified form in which the d

HINE P OVEN READY CHAOS

ons and techniques for achieving those aims. chaos magic is one of the many ways of doing magick, and this booklet is a concise introduction to the chaos approach. 7 oven-ready chaos what is chaos magick? what"is chaos magic? good question. since it burst upon the magical scene in the late 70 s it has generated a great deal of debate about what it is, what it isn t, and who s doing it right- such circular arguments being beloved of occultists, it seems. at this point, it would be tempting to launch into a lengthy discussion of the history of magic leading up to chaos magic, but instead i ll confine it to a sweeping generalisation and say that before chaos came kicking and screaming onto the scene, the dominant approach to doing magic (and still is, to a great extent) was the systems approa

HOWE THE ALCHEMIST OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

ars ago and i have quite forgotten all about it. i have no triangular wheel, but remember a triangle was in the german ms which i have hunted in vain thro' the dust of ages. i must have disposed of it when i left my lodgings or else it is gone astray in some unaccountable manner" from this it appears you are right as to there being a 6 missing. i have a kabbalistic ms on numbers, which contains a circular wheel, which may help to elucidate the matter. i will 97 285 uxbridge road 3 february 1901 the letters i frederick hockley, a well-known 'seer' and producer of strange magical manuscripts, had died as long ago as 1885. no copy of a catalogue of his library is known. see also p. 105. 96 the alchemist ofthe golden dawn far as i remember i must have three copies, one printed thin oblong quar

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

er sold his cottage in west street and sailed with his wife to his old home in oslo. of his stirring experience he would tell his friends no more than he had told the admiralty officials, and all they could do was to give me his oslo address. after that i went to sydney and talked profitlessly with seamen and members of the vice-admiralty court. i saw the alert, now sold and in commercial use, at circular quay in sydney cove, but gained nothing from its non-committal bulk. the crouching image with its cuttlefish head, dragon body, scaly wings, and hieroglyphed pedestal, was preserved in the museum at hyde park; and i studied it long and well, finding it a thing of balefully exquisite workmanship, and with the same utter mystery, terrible antiquity, and unearthly strangeness of material whi

aspect, constructed piecemeal by different makers of scientific apparatus in europe and america, and guarded carefully from the sight of any one intelligent enough to analyse it. those who did see it- a workman, a servant, and the new housekeeper- say that it was a queer mixture of rods, wheels, and mirros, though only about two feet tall, one foot wide, and one foot thick. the central mirror was circular and convex. all this is borne out by such makers of parts as can be located. on the evening of friday, 26 september, i dismissed the housekeeper and the maid until noon of the next day. lights burned in the house till late, and a lean, dark, curiously foreign-looking man called in an automobile. it was about one a.m. that the lights were last seen. at 2.15 a.m. a policeman observed the pl

mood of horror that the very aspect of the creatures was left unmentioned. at no time was i able to gain a clear hint of what they looked like. there were veiled suggestions of a monstrous plasticity, and of temporary lapses of visibility, while other fragmentary whispers referred to their control and military use of great winds. singular whistling noises, and colossal footprints made up of five circular toe marks, seemed also to be associated with them. it was evident that the coming doom so desperately feared by the great race- the doom that was one day to send millions of keen minds across the chasm of time to strange bodies in the safer future- had to do with a final successful irruption of the elder beings. mental projections down the ages had clearly foretold such a horror, and the

inuously on, thrust deeply in my mouth- i felt myself torn by the fantastic stalactites of the jagged floor above me. i was now close to the great underground archival structure which seemed to form my goal. sliding and clambering down the farther side of the barrier, and picking my way along the remaining stretch of corridor with hand-held, intermittently flashing torch, i came at last to a low, circular crypt with arches- still in a marvelous state of preservation- opening off on every side. the walls, or such parts of them as lay within reach of my torchlight, were densely hieroglyphed and chiselled with typical curvilinear symbols- some added since the period of my dreams. this, i realised, was my fated destination, and i turned at once through a familiar archway on my left. that i cou

ty enough; yet a certain suspicion of regularity in the fancied unevenness was highly disquieting. when i brought the torchlight close to one of the queer places i did not like what i saw- for the illusion of regularity became very great. it was as if there were regular lines of composite impressions- impressions that went in threes, each slightly over a foot square, and consisting of five nearly circular three-inch prints, one in advance of the other four. these possible lines of foot-square impressions appeared to lead in two directions, as if something had gone somewhere and returned. they were, of course, very faint, and may have been illusions or accidents; but there was an element of dim, fumbling terror about the way i thought they ran. for at one end of them was the heap of cases w

e-circle prints and of what my dreams had told me of such prints- and of strange winds and whistling noises associated with them. and i thought of the tales of the modern blackfellows, wherein the horror of great winds and nameless subterrene ruins was dwelt upon. i knew from a carven wall symbol the right floor to enter, and came at last after passing that other book i had examined- to the great circular space with the branching archways. on my right, and at once recognisable, was the arch through which i had arrived. this i now entered, conscious that the rest of my course would be harder because of the tumbled state of the masonry outside the archive building. my new metal-eased burden weighed upon me, and i found it harder and harder to be quiet as i stumbled among debris and fragments

it for habitation. at an amateur antiquarian i almost lost my olfactory disgust and my feeling of menace and repulsion amidst this rich, unaltered survival from the past. but i was not to reach my destination without one very strong impression of poignantly disagreeable quality. the bus had come to a sort of open concourse or radial point with churches on two sides and the bedraggled remains of a circular green in the centre, and i was looking at a large pillared hall on the right-hand junction ahead. the structure's once white paint was now gray and peeling and the black and gold sign on the pediment was so faded that i could only with difficulty make out the words "esoteric order of dagon. this, then was the former masonic hall now given over to a degraded cult. as i strained to decipher

HP LOVECRAFT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

new mechanical appliance at different points along previously explored paths would bring to light materials of a sort hitherto unreached by the ordinary methods of collection. pabodie s drilling apparatus, as the public already knows from our reports, was unique and radical in its lightness, portability, and capacity to combine the ordinary artesian drill principle with the principle of the small circular rock drill in such a way as to cope quickly with strata of varying hardness. steel head, jointed rods, gasoline motor, collapsible wooden derrick, dynamiting paraphernalia, cording, rubbish-removal auger, and sectional piping for bores five inches wide and up to one thousand feet deep all formed, with needed accessories, no greater load than three seven-dog sledges could carry. this was m

magination, with vast aggregations of night-black masonry embodying monstrous perversions of geometrical laws. there were truncated cones, sometimes terraced or fluted, surmounted by tall cylindrical shafts here and there bulbously enlarged and often capped with tiers of thinnish scalloped disks; and strange beetling, table-like constructions suggesting piles of multitudinous rectangular slabs or circular plates or five-pointed stars with each one overlapping the one beneath. there were composite cones and pyramids either alone or surmounting cylinders or cubes or flatter truncated cones and pyramids, and occasional needle-like spires in curious clusters of five. all of these febrile structures seemed knit together by tubular bridges crossing from one to the other at various dizzy heights

cts were, so far as substance was concerned, all from lake s camp; and consisted of tin cans as queerly opened as those we had seen at that ravaged place, many spent matches, three illustrated books more or less curiously smudged, an empty ink bottle with its pictorial and instructional carton, a broken fountain pen, some oddly snipped fragments of fur and tent cloth, a used electric battery with circular of directions, a folder that came with our type of tent heater, and a sprinkling of crumpled papers. it was all bad enough but when we smoothed out the papers and looked at what was on them, we felt we had come to the worst. we had found certain inexplicably blotted papers at the camp which might have prepared us, yet the effect of the sight down there in the prehuman vaults of a nightmar

s, just as the dots on those insane five-pointed grave mounds might have been made; and he might conceivably have prepared rough, hasty sketches- varying in their accuracy or lack of it- which outlined the neighboring parts of the city and traced the way from a circularly represented place outside our previous route- a place we identified as a great cylindrical tower in the carvings and as a vast circular gulf glimpsed in our aerial survey- to the present five-pointed structure and the tunnel mouth therein. he might, i repeat, have prepared such sketches; for those before us were quite obviously compiled, as our own had been, from late sculptures somewhere in the glacial labyrinth, though not from the ones which we had seen and used. but what the art-blind bungler could never have done was

ook- just what change of immediate objective it was that so sharpened our sense of expectancy. we certainly did not mean to face what we feared- yet i will not deny that we may have had a lurking, unconscious wish to spy certain things from some hidden vantage point. probably we had not given up our zeal to glimpse the abyss itself, though there was interposed a new goal in the form of that great circular place shown on the crumpled sketches we had found. we had at once recognized it as a monstrous cylindrical tower figuring in the very earliest carvings, but appearing only as a prodigious round aperture from above. something about the impressiveness of its rendering, even in these hasty diagrams, made us think that its subglacial levels must still form a feature of peculiar importance. pe

its carvings, if preserved, could not but be highly significant. moreover, it might form a good present link with the upper world- a shorter route than the one we were so carefully blazing, and probably that by which those others had descended. at any rate, the thing we did was to study the terrible sketches- which quite perfectly confirmed our own- and start back over the indicated course to the circular place; the course which our nameless predecessors must have traversed twice before us. the other neighboring gate to the abyss would lie beyond that. i need not speak of our journey- during which we continued to leave an economical trail of paper- for it was precisely the same in kind as that by which we had reached the cul-de-sac; except that it tended to adhere more closely to the groun

ll-nigh omnipresent sculptures, which indeed seem to have formed a main aesthetic outlet for the old ones. about 9:30 p.m, while traversing a long, vaulted corridor whose increasingly glaciated floor seemed somewhat below the ground level and whose roof grew lower as we advanced, we began to see strong daylight ahead and were able to turn off our torch. it appeared that we were coming to the vast circular place, and that our distance from the upper air could not be very great. the corridor ended in an arch surprisingly low for these megalithic ruins, but we could see much through it even before we emerged. beyond there stretched a prodigious round space- fully two hundred feet in diameter- strewn with debris and containing many choked archways corresponding to the one we were about to cros

rom our aerial survey, meant an outside glaciation of some forty feet; since the yawning gulf we had seen from the plane had been at the top of an approximately twenty-foot mound of crumbled masonry, somewhat sheltered for three-fourths of its circumference by the massive curving walls of a line of higher ruins. according to the sculptures, the original tower had stood in the center of an immense circular plaza, and had been perhaps five hundred or six hundred feet high, with tiers of horizontal disks near the top, and a row of needlelike spires along the upper rim. most of the masonry had obviously toppled outward rather than inward- a fortunate happening, since otherwise the ramp might have been shattered and the whole interior choked. as it was, the ramp showed sad battering; whilst the

ey as remarkably well-preserved. along our path the single torch showed a customary profusion of carvings, but we did not pause to examine any of these. suddenly a bulky white shape loomed up ahead of us, and we flashed on the second torch. it is odd how wholly this new quest had turned our minds from earlier fears of what might lurk near. those other ones, having left their supplies in the great circular place, must have planned to return after their scouting trip toward or into the abyss; yet we had now discarded all caution concerning them as completely as if they had never existed. this white, waddling thing was fully six feet high, yet we seemed to realize at once that it was not one of those others. they were larger and dark, and, according to the sculptures, their motion over land s

and i have recollections of emerging into the great sculptured hemisphere and of threading our back trail through the cyclopean rooms and corridors of the dead city; yet these are purely dream fragments involving no memory of volition, details, or physical exertion. it was as if we floated in a nebulous world or dimension without time, causation, or orientation. the gray half-daylight of the vast circular space sobered us somewhat; but we did not go near those cached sledges or look again at poor gedney and the dog. they have a strange and titanic mausoleum, and i hope the end of this planet will find them still undisturbed. it was while struggling up the colossal spiral incline that we first felt the terrible fatigue and short breath which our race through the thin plateau air had produce

HP LOVECRAFT THE CALL OF CTHULHU

er sold his cottage in west street and sailed with his wife to his old home in oslo. of his stirring experience he would tell his friends no more than he had told the admiralty officials, and all they could do was to give me his oslo address. after that i went to sydney and talked profitlessly with seamen and members of the vice-admiralty court. i saw the alert, now sold and in commercial use, in circular quay at sydney cove, but gained nothing from its noncommittal bulk. the crouching image with its cuttlefish head, dragon body, scaly wings, and hieroglyphed pedestal, was preserved in the museum at hyde park; and i studied it long and well, finding it a thing of balefully exquisite workmanship, and with the same utter mystery, terrible antiquity, and unearthly strangeness of material whic

HP LOVECRAFT THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH

it for habitation. at an amateur antiquarian i almost lost my olfactory disgust and my feeling of menace and repulsion amidst this rich, unaltered survival from the past. but i was not to reach my destination without one very strong impression of poignantly disagreeable quality. the bus had come to a sort of open concourse or radial point with churches on two sides and the bedraggled remains of a circular green in the centre, and i was looking at a large pillared hall on the righthand junction ahead. the structure's once white paint was now gray and peeling and the black and gold sign on the pediment was so faded that i could only with difficulty make out the words "esoteric order of dagon. this, then was the former masonic hall now given over to a degraded cult. as i strained to decipher

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

ally or aloud, which will be answered with a yes or no or perhaps. the questions mainly ought to concern the leader himself, for example if he is willing to manifest himself or if he is already embodied on this planet and such like. as soon as the contact has been brought about with the help of the pendulum one can use a planchette instead of waiting for the strokes on the glass. this gadget is a circular disk divided in sections, each marked with a letter of the alphabet; a small circular blank is left in the center of it. the pendulum will point out single letters and by spelling the letters, one will receive messages in detail from the leader. after achieving a good result, one can arrange for a bigger planchette containing the entire alphabet, numbers, sections with yes, no and perhaps

a solid fluid condenser. for our magic purpose the ones mentioned before are of special value, and i will describe the production of these mirrors on the basis of some examples. 1. for the magic mirrors produced in the simplest way, with the help of a condenser, the surface of any mirror or of a glass bowl will be suitable. it must only be spread with a liquid or a solid fluid condenser. 2. cut a circular disk from a pasteboard 8-20 inches in diameter, the size depending on how big you want the mirror to be. now cut the same disk from a piece of blotting or filter paper, moisten or spread it evenly several times with a painting brush or a swab of cotton wool until it is saturated with the fluid condenser and let it dry. glue the blotting paper onto the pasteboard disk, wait until dry, and

disk from a piece of blotting or filter paper, moisten or spread it evenly several times with a painting brush or a swab of cotton wool until it is saturated with the fluid condenser and let it dry. glue the blotting paper onto the pasteboard disk, wait until dry, and the mirror is ready to use. everybody will certainly be able to construct a mirror like this. supposing somebody does not like the circular form, he may choose an oval or angular shape. you can put the mirror into a frame if you like. the fluid condenser that is required here can be the simple one, but the compound condenser is more recommended. 3. the procedure of the third method is exactly the same, but here you have to cover the surface of the impregnated blotting paper with a very thin layer of colorless lacquer and stre

ISIS UNVEILED

ut with his patar; the latter being written in cbaldaic characters. once the latter word is coupled with the name skimeon, several times the 'illuminator' who rarely breaks his contemplative solitude, is shown inhabiting a kpum (cave) and teaching the multitudes of eager scholars standing outside, not orally, but through this patar. the latter receives the words of wisdom by applying his ear to a circular bole in a partition which conceals the teacher from the listeners, and then conveys them, with explanations and glosses, to the crowd. this with a slight change was the method used by lythagoras, who, as we know, never allowed his neophytes to see him during the years of probation, but instructed them from behind a curtain in his cave. but whether the 'illuminator' of the graeco-demotic m

at least as early as four centuries b. c, for aristotle does not seem to treat the question as an innovation of the 'neo-ivthagoreaus* besides, as we have remarked above, the representations ot the archaic deities, on the walls of the temples, are (rf themselves quite sug- gestive enough. so, for instance, vishnu is represented in the kiirmira- idra (his second avatar) as a tortoise sustaining a circular pillar, on which the semblance of himself (m&yd, or the illusion) mts with all his attri- butes* while one hand holds a flower, another a club, the third a sbdl, 767. ckipt. ric, n. p. 284. 76s. ibid. 769. king: tia omma. p. 370; 2di1 cd. 770. ptoiatoroe nla. 771. 608 b. c. 772. this dty wu built 332 b. c 773. jfefatay. xii. vui; xiii, viu. 774. see[d.ixibbl>iirice:hii<^ffmdmta,i. digitiz

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

match its breathing rhythm we begin to glimpse its power. using this tool is also like saying to your dow are you there? i really want to feel you. divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 45. take a few moments and sit in stillness then. breathe through your nose with deep, fine and connected breaths, no pausing as you inhale then exhale so that you are literally circular breathing. once you have an even rhythm, move your awareness to the energy behind your breath and just watch and feel your breathing rhythm. remember you are focusing now on the inner force that breathes you and you will know when you have found its rhythm as you will begin to feel its waves of love pulsating through you. after awhile you will no longer be focused on deep, fine connected

we come into perfect balance on an inner energy level. finally as you keep contracting and releasing those muscles and sending more energy up the spine, through the spiritual centers and in to the heart, you imagine this energy now flowing from the heart in a perfect orbit back to the perineum and then back up the spine again. keep repeating until you feel the energy flowing quite naturally in a circular orbit. known as the microcosmic orbit. as the flow accelerates imagine a color to this energy and trust that the color that comes to you is perfect for you now. eventually you may feel as if the energy flow is happening naturally without your need to contract or release your muscles anymore. once you have mastered this on your own you can add this practice to your sexual sharing when eith

nutrition game is the digestive system bio-shield. its purpose is to act as an internal conversion system that instantly transmutes everything we eat into the perfect vibration of light that we need. using our will, imagination and intention we. take some time and sit in stillness and centre ourselves with the love breath tool then. visualize 5 lines of light coming out of your fingers and with a circular motion begin to. weave a web of etheric light around your mouth. around your throat. down your esophagus. continue to weave this circular pattern of light around your stomach. down around your intestines, and finally. down around your elimination system. wrap your whole digestive system in a field of pink light, then golden light, then blue light, then violet light. check on the inner pla

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

s in the living light, which is the last exalted show of fluent or of inflamed brilliant matter, passing off beyond into the unknown and unseen world of celestial light (or occult fire, to which all the forms of things tend, and in which even idea itself passes from recognition as meaning, and evolves spiring up, as all flame does, to escape and to wing away. vesta, or the fire, was worshipped in circular temples, which were the images, or the miniatures, of the temple of the world, with its dome, or cope, of stars. it was in the atria of the temples, and in the presence of and before the above-mentioned lights, that the forms of ceremonial worship were always observed. it is certain that vesta was worshipped at troy; and neas brought her into italy: manibus vittas, vestamque potentem, ter

1447 before christ, it follows that the first degree of libra could not have coincided with the vernal equinox more lately than 15,194 years before christ, to which, if you add 1790 years since christ, it appears that 16,984 years have elapsed since the origin of the zodiac (volney, ruins of empires, 1st english edition, 1792, p. 360. all white things express the celestial and luminous gods; all circular ones, the world, the moon, the sun, the destinies; all semicircular ones, as arches and crescents, are descriptive of the moon, and of lunar deities and meanings. the egyptians, says porphyry, employ every year a talisman in remembrance of the world. at the summer solstice, they mark their houses, flocks, and trees with red* see figs. 190, 191, 192, 195, post. see, also, pp. 47, 48, 52, 5

rst man, and not hwj, eve, his wife. here we have the object of adoration of the ophites the female generative power the destroying, regenerating power among the ophites, and, indeed, the gnostics generally. the serpent was called the megalistor, or great builder of the universe (maia, or bhuddist illusion. here again we recognise, under another name (ophites, the cyclopes, or the builders of the circular temples at stonehenge and everywhere else. mr. payne knight has repeated an observation of stukeley, that the original name of the temple at abury was the snake s head. and he adds, it is remarkable that the remains of a similar circle of stones (circular temple) in boeotia had the same name in the time of pausanias (pausanias, boeot. cap. xix. s. 2. the famour oracular stone, enclosed in

ght is the decalogue, surmounted by the initials, a. w (alpha and omega; on the left are the monograms of the saviour, i c c c; beneath, is the lord s prayer. the whole altar displays feminine colours and emblems, the temple church being dedicated to the virgin maria. the winged horse, or pegasus, argent, in a field gules, is a badge of the templars. the tombs of the templars, disposed around the circular church in london, are of that early norman shape called dos d ne: their tops are triangular; the ridge-moulding passes through the temples and out of the mouth of a mask at the upper end, and issues out of the horned skull, apparently, of some purposely trodden creature. the head at the top is shown in the honour-point of the cover of the tomb. there is an amount of unsuspected meaning in

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

t masses in orbital motion, so that when they approach the earth they are held against its attraction by the dynamic force of their velocity. meteoric and cometic orbits are of what we call very high eccentricity, which is to say that the material following such paths varies extremely in it distance from the sun, as compared to the movement of the earth and other planets, which have orbits almost circular. then, as the ice swarm approach the sun, in its periodic orbital circuit, tiny amounts of ice are melted and, being fluid, the film of melted ice is pulled toward the side of greatest gravitational attraction, probably earthward or sunward. this melted ice flows toward the direction of greatest gravity, on the surface of the spatial iceberg exactly as, and for the same reasons that, the

eight feet. a piece of the gold thread had been forwarded to the office of the kelso chronicle. that is a very simple item, indeed! just a wee bit of gold thread in solid rock! matching the gold thread in interest is something found inside a lump of coal by a mrs. culp, at morrisonville, illinois, in 1891. when the lump of coal for her cooking range fell apart she was startled to find embedded in circular fashion, a small gold chain about ten inches long and of quaint workmanship. if the cubical austrian meteorite is not enough to convince you that things of intelligent manufacture were falling into coal beds in tertiary times, then surely this one will. cube shaped by mag. force compressor.caused tremendous heat, thus the regard of it as being a meteorite. it is further reported that jame

s; people froze to death in naples that night. naples in southernmost italy. did something bring in the cold of outer space? the journal of royal meteorological society contains some extracts from the captain's log, of the ship lady of the lake, captain f.w. banner. on march 22, 1870 position 5 47' n. lat, 27 52' w. longitude, the crew observed a remarkable cloud in the sky. it was a cloud with a circular form which enclosed a semicircle divided into four parts, the central dividing line (cord, bar, partition or what) starting at the center of the circle, and extending far beyond the limits of the structure, then curving backward, like a hook. no cloud ever shaped by wind could ever take this shape, nohow, in nature this cloud had geometric shape, and a mechanical complexity. in fact it ha

n the quarry. in easter island a similar great stone, a statue, still lies in the quarry where it was being sculptured, in a depression from which great power manipulation would be required to move it. in both cases work stopped suddenly, and apparently the "force-lift" for the 1,200 ton stones was lost, somehow. the bombardment, of which the east coast shows good signs, even yet. the grand bank, circular swamps& etc. largest would have been cut into regular building sizes or else it had a twin to be marched to. it seems necessary to conclude that while massive stone work was in progress all over the world (for we have to include india, tibet, polynesia, etc, sources of power were limited in number, and available only to a few important projects. it seems that such levitators disappeared s

clusters within which there were rows of cup marks in straight lines, since the hovering machine would be certain to drift back and forth, due to air currents and other disturbances while using its powerful ray to maintain position over a certain area or object. grav. field not steady, causes wobbles i am reminded, here, of the pigs somewhere in the french-canadian wilderness which were killed by circular burned spots of totally unexplained origin. some hints might be gained by studying all of the places where cup marks are found, and determining whether these locales have any prominent features in common, such as might attract a space flyer, either for a particular interest, or merely for anchoring. for levitating stone, perhaps. one must have some permanent way of finding ones way to lif

, burning "lamps" fell from the sky, and at arpinium, forty-two miles east of praeneste, a thing like a round shield was seen in the sky" ship cleaning off "coat& obviously in a hurry, too 99 bc "when murius and valerius were consuls in tarquinia, there fell in different places a thing like a flaming torch and it come suddenly from the sky. towards sunset, a round object, like a globe, or a round circular shield took its path in the sky from west to east" that is as good a description of a saucer as any. these describe the great activity& undersea building (to a small inference) of the "chain cities" and too, the s-m's resistance to the l-m's in the "small war" after "great return" now let us consider the hieroglyphs from an egyptian papyrus, together with a translation by boris de rachewi

132 during time before "the ice? it is from this material that we come to the conclusion that space flight is not a new phenomenon, but rather a lost art! xxxxxxxxx that i can "remember" therefore, i strongly recommend that legislation be enacted to once to assign qualified researchers to the field of gravity. there, and not in atoms, shall we discover the secret of the true flight into space. a circular pattern of bar magnets 342 of them, have no weight if they are attached to a common sheet of metal& are xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1 in short, they float in the air, all 900 lbs of them. xxxxxxxxxxxxx 1&2 2 (in center, i wish were one drive-inductor. 3 boy! oh boy! ed: the following note appears on 111 above part four "and a little child shall lead them" nothing describes a little-mans

ditions. here is his report, extracted from a letter to observatory. the only observation which i would here place on record was made on the morning of the 21st of october (1889) at nine o'clock am, when, on looking at the moon (mr. hirst) found that a large part of it was covered with a dark shade quite as dark as the shadow of the earth during an eclipse of the moon; its outlines were generally circular and it seemed to be fainter near the edges it quite obliterated the view of about half the moon's terminator (or that part where the sunlight ends) whilst those parts of the terminator not within the shadow could be very distinctly seen. i should estimate the diameter of the shadow, from the part we could see on the moon, as about three-quarters the diameter of the moon. this is one of th

mobilization for m-chil& the building of it. if between moon and sun, it was well within the intense glare of sunlight and difficult to see. not only would it escape a casual glance but might evade a search and, unless solid, it might be almost entirely invisible. we cannot tell how far it was from the moon, but by the geometry of shadows we can make some estimates. russell describes the shape as circular and fainter towards the edges. this is a typical description of a dense umbra and lighter penumbra. making allowance for a tapering shadow, and the estimated diameter, the object should not have been much over 100,000 miles away and probably about 75,000 to 80,000 miles. it is similarly obvious that the object itself must have been approximately the same size as the combined umbra and pen

before sunset and seemed to be of either cometary or planetary appearance. this is a well attested instance of observation by two men who were sober and reliable. 140 gruituisen saw two bodies cross the sun together on july 26, 1819. there are a goodly number of sightings which report two objects traveling together, e.g, the planets seen by watson and swift during the eclipse of july 29, 1878. a circular, well-defined spot, with a circular atmosphere and orange-gold tint, not seen again the same evening, is reported by two independent observers: stark and steinbuhl. it crossed the sun in about five hours. february 12, 1820. on july 31, 1826, stark saw a round spot on the northwest border of the sun at 4:45 pm which was not visible on either of the preceding day or following days. the amer

gainst the sun could have, unless they had intrinsic brilliance per unit of apparent area much in excess of that of the sun itself. on september 12, 1857, at wandsbeck, ohrt saw a remarkable round spot near the north border or edge of the sun, at 1:00 pm, it had disappeared when the sun was next seen on the 14th. this thing was a little bit smaller in appearance than mercury. on august 1, 1858, a circular, opaque body moving from east to west was watched for about one and a half hours in late afternoon by wilson at manchester, england. in 1859, dr. lescarbault, an amateur astronomer of oregeres, france, announced that he had observed the passage of a body of planetary size across the sun on march 26. dr. lescarbault wrote to le verrier, knowing of le verrier's interest in intra-mercurial p

es in space. so called ethereal types are the old force- shield cooking full blast, made good protection. 148 with his letter to the scientific american, harrison sent a description and a sketch. he described it as looking like a planetary nebula, which has but slight resemblance to a comet, or any other celestial object. to us, however, there is value in his drawing. a planetary nebula is almost circular, and certainly not flat on one side. this object looked organic. we are vaguely reminded of some of the shapes of pyramids, bells, pears, etc, which have been reported for generations. clearly a nebulous or gaseous object, freely suspended in space, would assume a symmetrical shape and fuzzy edges. this thing did neither. its appearance alone indicates that it was a ufo. its motion clinch

LAITMAN M THE PATH OF KABBALAH

ho seek blessings from the wise, some study the torah as history, and some look for secrets in the letters, like treasure hunters. but within the wisdom of kabbalah are people who are closer to the center, to the desire to cleave to the creator, and there are others who are farther from that goal. the latter kind studies kabbalah like a science and seeks knowledge within its pages. it is like the circular ripples that form around a stone thrown in the water. anyone who hears about the wisdom of kabbalah will find a unique approach to it, in a position that matches the desire of one s soul for correction. those who have not come to kabbalah yet, have not come to it because their time hasn t come. q: is it okay for adolescents to take kabbalah classes? a: yes. i recommend the articles from t

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

with regard to the origin of the corinthian column. a greek poet and architect named calimachus once visited a cemetery and saw there the grave of a child, on which an acanthus plant had grown in a manner that struck the poet as so pleasing and beautiful that he had it cut in stone, and it became the original of the form now seen on the capital of every corinthian pillar. on the grave there was a circular box of toys which had been put there by the nurse of the child in order to please its spirit- for at that time the idea was prevalent that departed spirits were in the habit of visiting their places of burial or sepulture, and were in a position to enjoy the objects placed there for them, or the counterparts of those objects, which thus became their possessions on the other side of death

t of as divided into safes, in which archives, books of the law and other documents were kept. 165. plate vi 166. 167. the chapiters which fit on to the top of the pillars like caps are the most interesting part of these remarkable castings. the ornamentation of these capitals will best be understood from the illustration. the whole chapiter swells upwards in a somewhat urn-like form, with a flat circular disc resting upon it. the upward curve of the urn is continued through the disc, and makes a projection above the disc which is a segment of a sphere, though this was of course not visible to anyone looking up from the foot of the pillar. it would be more correct to say that the form suggested is not actually a sphere but rather an oblate spheroid, and in the original stone pillar which o

34. the three movable jewels are the square, the level and the plumb-rule. they are worn, depending from their collars, by the three principal officers, and are then called their jewels of office. they are movable because they are transferred by master and wardens to their successors on the day of installation of new officers. the collar was also worn in ancient egypt, but it was much more nearly circular, like a necklace, instead of being pointed and hanging low on the breast, as it is now worn. 235. the square is usually considered to represent morality, the level equality, and the plumb-rule uprightness or justice. it will be seen that in this case the term gsquare h is applied exclusively to the tool, and not to the geometrical figure. in his masonic encyclopaedia, kenning mentions tha

l, then three to the left. then, with the arm extended in front, the censer is swung in seven graduated circles, each circle above the other, so that by the time the seventh and smallest circle is made, the arm is raised to its full height. the thurifer bows again to the r.w.m, and then passes directly to the altar, which he encircles, beginning at the e, swinging the censer at short chain with a circular motion. he then returns to the r.w.m. fs pedestal, bows and squares the lodge to the w.j.w. fs pedestal, where the ceremony which took place at the previous pedestal is repeated, save that the w.j.w. receives five swings of the censer, one triple and two single. a pause is observed between single swings, just as between triple swings. he next passes to the w.s.w. fs pedestal, censing him

hand, they may be glowing and pulsating with living light, so that an enormously greater amount of force passes through them, with the result that there are additional faculties and possibilities open to the man. 387. this divine energy which rushes into each centre from without sets up at right angles to itself, that is to say, in the surface of the etheric double, secondary forces in undulatory circular motion, just as a bar magnet thrust into an induction coil produces a current of electricity which flows round the coil at right angles to the axis or direction of the magnet. the primary force itself, having entered the vortex, radiates from it again at right angles, but in straight lines, as though the centre of the vortex were the hub of a wheel, and the radiations of the primary force

hich were quite different from ours- probably something we have not yet discovered. they had thus a thin veil of incense rising round each of these little altars. 839. the altar in the centre of the lodge was peculiar, and requires a little explanation. it was built on the same general plan as those of the angels, but it was considerably more massive. its edge was thick, and not strictly speaking circular; it was really a polygon with forty sides- a side for each person present. the altar-top was perhaps about seven feet in diameter, and each of the forty little facets was square. the altar was made of some kind of obsidian or possibly jade-glass-like, not black, but dark blue or green. in the centre of this thick altar-top there was hidden a very bright light, quite invisible when all the

. the altar-top was perhaps about seven feet in diameter, and each of the forty little facets was square. the altar was made of some kind of obsidian or possibly jade-glass-like, not black, but dark blue or green. in the centre of this thick altar-top there was hidden a very bright light, quite invisible when all the mechanism was closed. 840. in the upper surface of this hollow altar there was a circular opening, closed by a little door, the two halves of which could slide apart so that the light could shine out upwards towards the roof through that hole in the top of the altar. apart from this, each of the facets had a little door that drew up. one could take hold of the projecting frame, and draw up the little door, so that a pencil of light shone out horizontally towards the far-distan

the little door opposite to the speaker, and the corresponding colour shone forth- always the double ray, that which the man gave and the ray from the centre which answered it. 869. when all the forty members had uncovered their lights in that way, the r.w.m. said: 870. gthe circle is complete; let the light shine. h 871. with these words he opened the top of the table, sliding back the two semi-circular doors, so that a strong cylindrical beam of white light flashed up to the roof. the coloured rays of the qualities were perhaps four inches in diameter, but this beam measured a couple of feet through- a great funnel of light shooting up to the ceiling, which was very lofty- at least seventy feet high, i should think; and then in response to that, the blazing star was unveiled at its full

atures may have been absorbed by the later religion. we may clearly regard this as the egyptian form of the eucharist, for its object was identical; the brn. offered themselves, body, soul and spirit, to god, he entered into them in an especial manner in return, and they then acted as the channels of his bounty to the world. 876. the boy returned from the master fs pedestal bearing in his hands a circular golden dish with a domed cover perhaps twelve inches in diameter; in fact, it was in shape and size by no means unlike some that are used to hold vegetables at a modern dinner table, but made apparently of solid gold, richly chased and evidently very heavy. the girl bore a cup of similar manufacture- not quite the christian chalice; more like the two-handled loving-cup of mediaeval times

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

s father was an officer in the prussian army who had served with great distinction under frederick the great may well have disposed the doctor the more readily to accept these remarkable documents. 763. the charleston transformation 764. the second great transformation of the high degrees, though it was on a far smaller scale than the first, took place at charleston before 1801. we learn from the circular of dr. dalcho that 765. on the 31st of may, 1801, the supreme council of the thirty-third degree for the united states of america was opened, with the high honours of masonry, by brothers john mitchell and frederick dalcho, sovereign grand inspectors-general; and in the course of the present year (1802) the whole number of grand inspectors-general was completed, agreeably to the grand con

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

ng, i m in hell, seated next to some former irs auditors. in the background, one hears various sounds associated with the underworld shrieks, flames, and the like. despite the heat, however, jillette stays cool because of the iced tea he is drinking. other product names are more indirect. dirt devil, for example, is the name of a very popular vacuum cleaner. the name is derived from a short-lived circular wind pattern that briefly stirs up dirt like a minicyclone. the quasi-spectral appearance of the cloud of dark,moving dust may be responsible for its name. the connection with vacuum cleaners is straightforward, although dirt devil pushes the association one step further by including a curved, pointed tail under its brand name as a logo. yet other ads are harder to classify. in a roy roge

should be motivated to defend satanism is not explained, although kisser seems to imply that they are ivory tower researchers who have not looked closely at the phenomenon. for people deeply committed to the belief in an underground satanic network, however, the explanation is obvious: anyone dismissing the satanic threat is ipso facto either a satanist or in league with satanists a handy bit of circular reasoning that protects such beliefs from empirical disconfirmation. see also satanic ritual abuse;mind control for further reading: hicks, robert d. the pursuit of satan: the police and the occult. buffalo, ny: prometheus books, 1991. lewis, james r. cults in america. santa barbara, ca: abc-clio, 1998. richardson, james t, joel best, and david g. bromley, eds. the satanism scare. new yor

the day. satan is viewed as representing our true self, so that the worship of satan is nothing but the worship of ourselves. for further reading: the church of the morning star s official website: http//www.churchoflucifer.8m.com. circle in most if not all religious traditions, attention is given to the place in which worship and other religious activities occur. there is much information about circular forms in comparative religion and depth psychology. circles often, for example, represent the earth and the mother principle. in jungian psychology, they symbolize wholeness and unity. mandalas, which are meditation diagrams associated with hinduism and buddhism, are frequently drawn in the form of circles. according to the south asian tradition, meditating on mandalas allows meditators a

the word curse. it derives from the german word hexe, which means witch. hexe, in turn, comes from the old german term for hag, hagazussa or hagzissa. the term seems to have come into modern english through the pennsylvania dutch, who use it to designate both good and evil spells. the expression hex signs refers to magical symbols and signs used by the pennsylvania dutch.hex signs are usually of circular shape and represent flowers, stars, hearts, swastikas, wheels, and many other symbols. each carries a definite meaning and provides a particular type of protection or enhancement of certain qualities. some hex signs are designed and used to favor courage, fertility, virility.others are placed on cradles, or on the doors of houses and of stables to prevent bewitchment. see also curses for

with physical mediumship. s ances usually, though not always, take place in the home of one of the participants, often in the house of the medium if a professional psychic is involved. certain guidelines have been developed which, it is claimed, increase the probability of successful communications. as much as possible, sitters should be an even admixture of male and females, and should sit in a circular pattern. younger participants have more psychic energy, and skeptics seem to place a damper on such proceedings. other kinds of guidelines are that new people should only very cautiously be included in a regular meeting circle. to avoid becoming too obsessed with spirit contact, meetings should be restricted to two or three per week and, under normal circumstances, for periods of two hour

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

ry and recount this experience in detail as it was somewhat different from any previous experiment. after prayer, formulated astral enclosing body and began to rise. tried to ascend middle pillar. dark blue, then more purple. presently found my astral body in a sort of open temple square with 4 pillars for corners, open sides and a high domed roof. in the centre the equinox 164 of the floor was a circular basin of water. someone said (of the water) it is thyself (or thy mind. could distinguish nothing for some time. presently a star appeared in the centre of the pool, evidently reflected through a circular hole in centre of roof. looking up, could not see this star from where i was standing on the step at front of temple. someone said: enter the water. did so, finding it reached to the nec

most like a kite. leaning upon it, i was carried backwards for some distance, during which time i watched a changing landscape below. wishing to descend, i dropped towards the earth, and found body supported by another. when near the ground, skimmed over the earth and eventually came to a dark gateway or tunnel. walked into this and proceeded, lighted by a silver star on brow, till i arrived at a circular room at the end, lit by one candle placed on a round table at which sat an old white-bearded man writing in a book. i approached him, and said: why writest thou, father? and he replied that those who read may live (i seem to have asked him another question, but cannot remember what) then i said: what writest thou, father? and he replied: death, always death, and i said: show me thy writin

LIBER LXXVIII

of e prince and emperor of the gnomes. xx princess of the echoing hills: rose of the palace of earth knave of pentacles a strong and beautiful amazon figure with rich brown hair, standing on grass or flowers. a grove of trees near her. her form suggests hebe, ceres, and proserpine. she bears a winged ram's head as a crest: and wears a mantle of sheep-skin. in one hand she carries a sceptre with a circular disk: in the other a pentacle similar to that of the ace of pentacles. she is generous, kind, diligent, benevolent, careful, courage-ous, persevering, pitiful. if ill dignified she is wasteful and prodigal. she rules over one quadrant of the heavens around the north pole of the ecliptic. e of e princess and empress of the gnomes. throne of the ace of pentacles. a description of the cards

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

e name utgarda- loki means gloki-of-the-utgards (pl, h and i find attractive the idea that gods and men live in single spaces, whereas the giants are spread about on the periphery of the world. the medieval worldview of our sources conceived of the world as a round disk, with the ocean all the way around it, and snorri in fact says in gylfaginning that the gods gave land along the beaches of this circular cosmos for the giants to settle in. see also asgard; midgard utgarda-loki (loki-of-the-utgards) giant; host, opponent, and deceiver of thor and companions. the myth of thor and his companions f visit to utgarda-loki is told at considerable length in snorri fs gylfaginning, of which it makes up nearly one-sixth. it may conveniently be divided into three parts: thor fs visit to the family o

LURQUIN STONE EVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS CREATION MYTHS

spect of evolution. this brings us to the next step, the notions of tautology and teleology, the first used by creationists to discredit darwin, and the second used by mainstream scientists to criticize creationists. 50 evolution and religious creation myths the two big ts creationists accuse evolutionary biology (in its simplest, original darwinian form) of being tautological or, in other words, circular. the word tautological refers to an explanation that seems true whether or not the parts constituting the explanation are true or false. one good example of a tautological statement is all crows are either black, or they are not black. this sentence is a tautology because it is true no matter what color crows are. in the case of darwinism, the expression survival and reproduction of the f

ll crows are either black, or they are not black. this sentence is a tautology because it is true no matter what color crows are. in the case of darwinism, the expression survival and reproduction of the fittest is seen by some as a tautology because, indeed, it can be said that the fittest survive and reproduce simply because they are the fittest. looked at in isolation, this phrase is a typical circular argument. but is this all that evolution has to say? we think not. a scientific circular argument can be resolved by looking at it from the outside. if this argument conflicts with experimental data, it should be rejected, like any such argument. in the example of sickle cell anemia described above, in regions affected by malaria, the proportions of individuals carrying the a /a, a /s, an

ude metaphor. but why do they stop at just these few examples? let us take a look at a metabolic pathway chart (which summarizes many biochemical reactions taking place in living cells) and decide whether this chart is reducibly or irreducibly complex. metabolic charts, familiar to all life sciences undergraduates, reveal a tangled mess of biochemical compounds linked by arrows, some linear, some circular, and many merging. surely, any portion of a metabolic pathway chart looks irreducibly complex! but, of course, this is just a visual impression, not a fact. an excellent example of this is the krebs cycle (named after its discoverer, sir hans adolf krebs, also called the citric acid cycle. the krebs cycle consists of a complicated series of cyclical biochemical reactions that metabolize s

ions as to why this is so. no 80 evolution and religious creation myths experimental protocols to test the concept of a designer have been proposed, and certainly not carried out. worse, id supporters have been unable to define and explain irreducible complexity (as we just showed above in great detail) other than saying over and over that irreducible complexity is irreducibly complex, which is a circular argument. as we explained in chapter 2, the accusation that evolution by natural selection is a tautology was resolved by making quantitative observations in natural populations. a saying in science is that if a perceived phenomenon is not quantitatively measurable, it might as well not exist. and so is irreducible complexity: it is not measurable, it is not quantifiable. anyone can claim

esired characteristics, such as yield in corn, milk production in cattle, and shape in dogs. sickle cell anemia: a heritable blood disorder characterized by malfunctioning hemoglobin. stromatolite: layered, domelike structure where cyanobacteria and other organisms proliferate. symbiosis: the action of living in very close proximity and cooperating at the biological level. tautology: basically, a circular argument. teleology: a philosophical position that affirms ultimate design and purpose in all things. theory: systematically organized scientific knowledge of accepted principles. a valid theory must have explanatory and predictive value. transcription: the action of generating rna molecules by copying a dna template. transformism: the notion that nature, animate and inanimate, slowly cha

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

he hermetic isis--the symbols peculiar to isis--the troubadours--the mummification of the dead. 45 the sun, a universal deity the solar trinity-christianity and the sun--the birthday of the sun--the three suns- the celestial inhabitants of the sun--the midnight sun. 49 the zodiac and its signs primitive astronomical instruments--the equinoxes and solstices--the astrological ages of the world--the circular zodiac of tentyra--an interpretation of the zodiacal signs- the horoscope of the world. 53 the bembine table of isis plato's initiation in the great pyramid--the history of the bembine table--platonic theory of ideas--the interplay of the three philosophical zodiacs--the chaldean philosophy of triads--the orphic egg. 57 wonders of antiquity the ever-burning lamps--the oracle of delphi--th

at veneration for the nature spirits (fairies, gnomes, and undines, little creatures of the forests and rivers to whom many offerings were made. describing the temples of the druids, charles heckethorn, in the secret societies of all ages& countries, says "their temples wherein the sacred fire was preserved were generally situate on eminences and in dense groves of oak, and assumed various forms--circular, because a circle was the emblem of the universe; oval, in allusion to the mundane egg, from which issued, according to the traditions of many nations, the universe, or, according to others, our first parents; serpentine, because a serpent was the symbol of hu, the druidic osiris; cruciform, because a cross is an emblem of regeneration; or winged, to represent the motion of the divine spi

of beauty; of different ages, and in various attitudes, sitting or upright; of one or the other sex, as a virgin or a young man, a husband or a bride, that all the shades and gradations might be marked. every thing luminous was subsequently attributed to the gods; the sphere, and all that is spherical, to the universe, to the sun and the moon- sometimes to fortune and to hope. the circle, and all circular figures, to eternity--to the celestial movements; to the circles and zones of the heavens. the section of circles, to the phases of the moon; and pyramids and obelisks, to the igneous principle, and through that to the gods of heaven. a cone expresses the sun, a cylinder the earth; the phallus and triangle (a symbol of the matrix) designate generation (from essay on the mysteries of eleus

nto three distinct parts: spirit, soul, and body. his physical body was unfolded and vitalized by the material sun; his spiritual nature was illuminated by the spiritual sun; and his intellectual nature was redeemed by the true light of grace--the soular sun. the alignment of these three globes in the heavens was one explanation offered for the peculiar fact that the orbits of the planets are not circular but elliptical. the pagan priests always considered the solar system as a grand man, and drew their analogy of these three centers of activity from the three main centers of life in the human body: the brain, the heart, and the generative system. the transfiguration of jesus describes three tabernacles, the largest being in the center (the heart, and a smaller one on either side (the brai

p man in the almanac" by allotting a sign of the zodiac to each of twelve major parts of the human body. p. 55 in the northern hemisphere, and after passing through this constellation it immediately begins to increase. hence the greeks said that jupiter (a name of the sun god) was suckled by a goat. a new and different sidelight on zodiacal symbolism is supplied by john cole, in a treatise on the circular zodiac of tentyra, in egypt "the symbol therefore of the goat rising from the body of a fish [capricorn, represents with the greatest propriety the mountainous buildings of babylon rising out of its low and marshy situation; the two horns of the goat being emblematical of the two towns, nineveh and babylon, the former built on the tigris, the latter on the euphrates; but both subjected to

tronomy) when the aquarian age is thoroughly established, the sun will be in leo, as will be noted from the explanation previously given in this chapter regarding the distinction between geocentric and heliocentric astrology. then, indeed, will the secret religions of the world include once more the raising to initiation by the grip of the lion's paw (lazarus will come forth) click to enlarge the circular zodiac of tentyra. from cole's treatise--the circular zodiac of tentyra, in egypt. the oldest circular zodiac known is the one found at tentyra, in egypt, and now in the possession of the french government. mr. john cole describes this remarkable zodiac as follows "the diameter of the medallion in which the constellations are sculptured, is four feet nine inches, french measure. it is sur

eks, and romans to seal lighted lamps in the sepulchers of their dead as offerings to the god of death. possibly it was also believed that the deceased could use these lights in finding his way through the valley of the shadow. later as the custom became generally established, not only actual lamps but miniatures of them in terra cotta were buried with the dead. some of the lamps were enclosed in circular vessels for protection; and instances have been recorded in which the original oil was found in them, in a perfect state of preservation, after more than 2,000 years. there is ample proof that many of these lamps were burning when the sepulchers were sealed, and it has been declared that they were still burning when the vaults were opened hundreds of years later. the possibility of prepar

and it is for this reason undesirable to ask for things which, if obtained, would only prove to be injurious. the god of pythagoras was the monad, or the one that is everything. he described god as the supreme mind distributed throughout all parts of the universe--the cause of all things, the intelligence of all things, and the power within all things. he further declared the motion of god to be circular, the body of god to be composed of the substance of light, and the nature of god to be composed of the substance of truth. pythagoras declared that the eating of meat clouded the reasoning faculties. while he did not condemn its use or totally abstain therefrom himself, he declared that judges should refrain from eating meat before a trial, in order that those who appeared before them mig

either beginning nor end; good, for such is the nature of god; the receptacle of matter, because it produces the duad, which is essentially material. by the pythagoreans monad was called chaos, obscurity, chasm, tartarus, styx, abyss, lethe, atlas, axis, morpho (a name for venus, and tower or throne of jupiter, because of the great power which abides in the center of the universe and controls the circular motion of the planers about itself. monad is also called germinal reason, because it is the origin of all the thoughts in the universe. other names given to it were: apollo, because of its relation to the sun; prometheus, because he brought man light; pyralios, one who exists in fire; geniture, because without it no number can exist; substance, because substance is primary; cause of truth

, cheth, signifies chamah, the sun's light, i. e. the universal, invisible, cold fire of nature attracted by the sun, manifested into light and sent down to us and to every planetary body belonging to the solar system (2, resh, signifies ruach, i. e. spirit, air, wind, as being the vehicle which conveys and collects the light into numberless foci, wherein the solar rays of light are agitated by a circular motion and manifested in heat and burning fire (3, or mem, signifies majim, water, humidity, but rather the mother of water, i. e. radical humidity or a particular kind of condensed air. these three constitute the universal agent or fire of nature in one word, chiram, not hiram" albert pike mentions several forms of the name chiram: khirm, khurm, and khur-om, the latter ending in the sacr

abbis postulated certain theories regarding the manner in which ain soph projected creations out of itself, and they also assigned to this absolute not-being certain symbols as being descriptive, in part at least, of its powers. the nature of ain soph they symbolize by a circle, itself emblematic of eternity. this hypothetical circle encloses a dimensionless area of incomprehensible life, and the circular boundary of this life is abstract and measureless infinity. according to this concept, god is not only a center but also area. centralization is the first step towards limitation. therefore, centers which form in the substances of ain soph are finite because they are predestined to dissolution back into the cause of themselves, while ain soph itself is infinite because it is the ultimate

e is abstract and measureless infinity. according to this concept, god is not only a center but also area. centralization is the first step towards limitation. therefore, centers which form in the substances of ain soph are finite because they are predestined to dissolution back into the cause of themselves, while ain soph itself is infinite because it is the ultimate condition of all things. the circular shape given to ain soph signifies that space is hypothetically enclosed within a great crystal-like globe, outside of which there is nothing, not even a vacuum. within this globe--symbolic of ain soph--creation and dissolution take place. every element and principle that will ever be used in the eternities of kosmic birth, growth, and decay is within the transparent substances of this int

oken till the great day "be with us" which is the end of the cycle of necessity, when all things return to their ultimate cause. in the process of creation the diffused life of ain soph retires from the circumference to the center of the circle and establishes a point, which is the first manifesting one--the primitive limitation of the allpervading o. when the divine essence thus retires from the circular boundary to the center, it leaves behind the abyss, or, as the qabbalists term it, the great privation. thus, in ain soph is established a twofold condition where previously had existed but one. the first condition is the central point--the primitive objectified radiance of the eternal, subjectified life. about this radiance is darkness caused by the deprivation of the life which is drawn

tions throughout the kingdoms of nature is drawn from the latent powers within his auric egg. man never passes from this egg; it remains even after death. his births, deaths, and rebirths all take place within it, and it cannot be broken until the lesser day "be with us" when mankind--like the universe--is liberated from the wheel of necessity. the qabbalistic system of worlds on the accompanying circular chart, the concentric rings represent diagrammatically the forty rates of vibration (called by the qabbalists spheres) which emanate from ain soph. the circle x 1 is the outer boundary of space. it circumscribes the area of ain soph. the nature of ain soph itself is divided into three parts, represented by the spaces respectively between x 1 and x 2, x 2 and x 3, x 3 and a 1; thus: x 1 to

ity they represent the archetypal man, adam kadmon, the prwt gonov, who in his individuality or unity is yet dual, or bisexual, the greek didumos, for he is the prototype of all humanity. thus we obtain three trinities, each contained in a 'head' in the first head, or face (the three-faced hindu trimurti, click to enlarge the four sephirothic trees. the forty concentric circles shown in the large circular cut in the preceding chapter are here arranged as four trees, each consisting of ten circles. these trees disclose the organization of the hierarchies controlling the destinies of all creation. the trees are the same in each of the four world but the powers vested in the globes express themselves differently through the substances of each world, resulting in endless differentiation. p. 12

MASTERING WITCHCRAFT

ronze as their only metal, and relied for weapons chiefly upon slender arrows with delicate elder-leaf-shaped flint tips. their religion, which was connected in some way with the moon and stars, was conducted amidst stone circles, surrounded by a bank and ditch (the original witch circle, in fact. the prytani appear to have kept very much to themselves, isolating themselves within raths, or large circular encampments, the only contact between the two races being made by the celtic shamans, or druids, a word probably signifying wise ones, or wizards. much or all of the druidic lore would appear to have been drawn from contact with the prytani. indeed many druids were probably born of prytanic fathers to celtic mothers. the legendary merlin was maybe one such as this, born of "mortal" mother

MEANING OF MASONRY

is desirable first to indicate four noteworthy features connected with this supreme order and distinctifying it from the three grades leading to it. in speaking even of these incidentals the before mentioned difficulties of both exposition and apprehension will already make themselves felt. first, no one can be received into a chapter without first having attained master mason's rank. second, the circular symbol of the grand geometrician, which in the second degree shone high above in the ceiling of the temple, and in the third degree had moved downwards and burned as a glimmering ray in the east to guide the candidate's feet into the way of peace, has now descended completely to the chequer-work floor, where it rests as the centre and cubical focus of the entire organism and bears the sac

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

ersons would be favored and protected. some writers contend that after hybrid-ization the genetically manipulated individuals had very extended lifetimes and couldmaintain the same form for many hundreds of years. atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation17 old world disorder in prehistory, most tribes were predominately of the matriarchal type, which is why allbronze age villages were circular in design. even the later concept of the arthurianround table indicates the idea that no one man is head and that kingship (sic, kin-ship) arises from the camaraderie and collaboration of all, not the ego driven, auto-cratic travesties of later periods. in many cultures the dead warriors were buried in cir-cular cairns or mounds called sidhes (pronounced she. this word connotes femalebrea

the earths orbit is very erratic and unstable. the speed of rotation on the axis has changed considerably. the earth has a negative electrical charge. this charge emanates from the core. the suns magnetic field reverses every 11 years. modern astronomy recognizes only nine planets in the solar system, mercury, v enus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune and pluto. mercurys orbit is not circular.v enus orbits very slowly for its size and in opposite direction.mars is also slow and extremely erratic.uranus has a tilted axis.pluto has an eccentric orbit.chiron, exists between saturn and uranus, broke off from the former.roche limitthe roche limit exists around earth as a protective gravitational field. alien bodies and space debriswill normally disintegrate in it. sumerian cosmolog

of his indignation, to destroy the whole land (from verse 13:3-5, quoted on p. 93)who are these that fly in a cloud, and as the doves to their windows (isaiah 9:8)for behold, the lord will come with fire, and with his chariots, like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire (isaiah 1 6:15)ufos in rome 100 b.c.(from roman historian, julius obsequens)at sunset a circular object like a shield was seen to sweep across the sky from west to east (p. 131)this globegolden in color fell to earth from the sky and was seen to gyrate (p. 131)appendix b: book abstracts186atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation professor hermann oberthprofessor oberth, the father of rocketry, declared that this planet is definitely being watched by beingsfrom outer space

MOODY RAYMOND A LIFE AFTER LIFE

wasn't anything that hurt, it was just sort of like a lifting and it being above me [my "being] felt as if it had a density to it, almost, but not a physical density-kind of like, i don't know, waves or something, i guess: nothing really physical, almost as if it were charged, if you'd like to call it that. but it felt as if it had something to it. it was small, and it felt as if it were sort of circular, with no rigid outlines to it. you could liken it to a cloud. it almost seemed as if it were in its own encasement. as it went out of my body, it seemed that a large end left first, and the small end last. it was a very light feeling-very. there was no strain on my [physical] body; the feeling was totally separate. my body had no weight. the most striking point of the whole experience was

ly spirit. it wasn't a body, just a wisp of smoke or a vapor. it looked almost like the clouds of cigarette smoke you can see when they are illuminated as they drift around a lamp. the form i took had colors, though. there was orange, yellow, and a color that was very indistinct to me- i took it be an indigo, a bluish color. this spiritual form didn't have a shape like a body. it was more or less circular, but it had what i would call a hand. i know this because when the light reached down for me, i reached up for it with my hand. yet, the arm and hand of my body just stayed put, because i could see them lying on the bed, down by the side of my body, as i rose up to the light. but when i wasn't using this spiritual hand, the spirit went back to the circular pattern. so, i was drawn up to t

MORALS AND DOGMA

this is not to _interpret_ the symbols of masonry. it is said by some, with a nearer approach to interpretation, that the point within the circle represents god in the centre of the universe. it is a common egyptian sign for the sun and osiris, and is still used as the astronomical sign of the great luminary. in the kabalah the point is yod, the creative energy of god, irradiating with light the circular space which god, the universal light, left vacant, wherein to create the worlds, by withdrawing his substance of light back on all sides from one point. our brethren add that "this circle is embordered by two perpendicular parallel lines, representing saint john the baptist and saint john the evangelist, and upon the top rest the holy scriptures (an open book "in going round this circle"

are found on the most ancient edifices; and these mathematical figures and instruments, adopted by the templars, and identical with those on the gnostic seals and abrax, connect their dogma with the chaldaic, syriac, and egyptian oriental philosophy. the secret pythagorean doctrines of numbers were preserved by the monks of thibet, by the hierophants of egypt and eleusis, at jerusalem, and in the circular chapters of the druids; and they are especially consecrated in that mysterious book, the apocalypse of saint john. all temples were surrounded by pillars, recording the number of the constellations, the signs of the zodiac, or the cycles of the planets; and each one was a microcosm or symbol of the universe, having for roof or ceiling the starred vault of heaven. all temples were original

p of the persian magi and british druids. the gods of britain were the same as the cabiri of samothrace. osiris and isis appeared in their mysteries, under the names of hu and ceridwen; and like those of the primitive persians, their temples were enclosures of huge unhewn stones, some of which still remain, and are regarded by the common people with fear and veneration. they were generally either circular or oval. some were in the shape of a circle to which a vast serpent was attached. the circle was an eastern symbol of the universe, governed by an omnipotent deity whose centre is everywhere, and his circumference nowhere: and the egg was an universal symbol of the world. some of the temples were winged, and some in the shape of a cross; the winged ones referring to kneph, the winged serp

ugust veil of mystery and silence. speaking of the temple of minerva, or of that isis who was styled the mother of the sun-god, and whose mysteries were termed _isiac, at sais, he speaks of a tomb in the temple, in the rear of the chapel and against the wall; and says "it is the tomb of a man, whose name respect requires me to conceal. within the temple were great obelisks of stone[_phalli, and a circular lake paved with stones and revetted with a parapet. it seemed to me as large as that at delos [where the mysteries of apollo were celebrated "in this lake the egyptians celebrate, during the night, what they style the mysteries, in which are represented the sufferings of the god of whom i have spoken above" this god was osiris, put to death by typhon, and who descended to the shades and w

bull. and the throne of solomon, with bulls adorning its arms, and supported on lions, like those of horus in egypt and of the sun at tyre; likewise referred to the vernal equinox and summer solstice. those who in thrace adored the sun, under the name of saba-zeus, the grecian bakchos, builded to him, says macrobius, a temple on mount zelmisso, its round form representing the world and the sun. a circular aperture in the roof admitted the light, and introduced the image of the sun into the body of the sanctuary, where he seemed to blaze as in the heights of heaven, and to dissipate the darkness within that temple which was a representative symbol of the world. there the passion, death, and resurrection of bakchos were represented. so the temple of eleusis was lighted by a window in the roo

dignities of the state, and received complete instruction in the philosophical and religious doctrines of the druids. the greeks also styled the [greek ?p?pt, thrice-born; and in india perfection was assigned to the yogee who had accomplished many births. the general features of the initiations among the goths were the same as in all the mysteries. a long probation, of fasting and mortification, circular processions, representing the march of the celestial bodies, many fearful tests and trials, a descent into the infernal regions, the killing of the god _balder_ by the evil principle _lok, the placing of his body in a boat and sending it abroad upon the waters; and, in short, the eastern legend, under different names, and with some variations. the egyptian anubis appeared there, as the do

errestrial corpuscles which serve to feed it. no one of the three elements being entirely separated from the others, all material beings composed of these three elements, whereof each is triple, may be designated by the figurative number of three times three, which has become the symbol of all formations of bodies. hence the name of ninth envelope, given to matter. every material extension, every circular line, has for representative sign the number nine, among the pythagoreans; who had observed the property which this number possesses, of reproducing itself incessantly and entire, in every multiplication; thus offering to the mind a very striking emblem of matter which is incessantly composed before our eyes, after having undergone a thousand decompositions. the number nine was consecrate

e by threes, or the triple triangle, is found in the three m ra or fates, the three centimanes, and the three cyclopes, offspring of ouranos and gaia, or heaven and earth. the metals, like the colors, were deemed to be seven in number, and a metal and color were assigned to each planet. of the metals, gold was assigned to the sun and silver to the moon. the palace of deioces in echatana had seven circular walls of different colors, the two innermost having their battlements covered respectively with silvering and gilding. and the seven spheres of borsippa were represented by the seven stories, each of a different color, of the tower or truncated pyramid of bel at babylon. pharaoh saw in his dream, which joseph interpreted _seven_ ears of wheat on one stalk, full and good, and after them _s

the universal and invisible light, cognizable by the senses, that emits its blaze in the sun, moon, planets, and other stars. philo calls it the "universal light" which loses a portion of its purity and splendor in descending from the intellectual to the sensible world, manifesting itself outwardly from, the deity; and the kabalah represents that only so much of the infinite light flowed into the circular void prepared for creation within the infinite light and wisdom, as could pass by a canal like a line or thread. the sephiroth, emanating from the deity, were the rays of his splendor. the chald an oracles said "the intellect of the generator, stirred to action, out-spoke, forming within itself, by intellection, universals of every possible form and fashion, which issued out, flowing fort

no vacant space for worlds; but all space was filled with the light of his substance, which he had with fixed limits placed in the centre of himself, and of the parts whereof, and wherein, he was thereafter to effect a folding together. what then did the lord of the will, that most perfectly free agent, do? by his own estimation, he measured off within his own substance the width and length of a circular space to be made vacant, and wherein might be posited the worlds aforesaid; and of that light which was included within the circle so measured, he compressed and folded over a certain portion. and that light he lifted higher up, and so a place was left unoccupied by the primal light. but yet was not this space left altogether empty of that light; for the vestiges of the primal light still

nd on all sides of it drew back, and so a certain vacuum was left, called void space, its circumference everywhere equidistant from that point which was exactly in the centre of the space. a certain void place and space left in mid-infinite: a certain _where_ was thereby constituted wherein emanations might be, and the created, the fashioned and the fabricated. this world of the _garmenting--this circular vacant space, with the vestiges of the withdrawn light of the infinite yet remaining, is the inmost garment, nearest to his substance; and to it belongs the name aor penai-al _light of the countenance of god. an interspace surrounds this great circle, established _between_ the light of the _very_ substance, surrounding the circle on its outside, and the substance contained _within_ the ci

et forth the decrees of his wisdom. it is not possible to attain to an understanding of the creation of man, except by the mystery of letters; and in these worlds of the infinite is nothing, except the letters of the alphabet and their combinations. all the worlds are letters and names; but he who is the author of all, has no name. this world of the covering [or _garment--vestimenti [that is, the circular vacant space, with the vestiges of the removed light of the infinite still remaining after the first contraction and compression, is the _inmost_ covering _nearest_ to his substance; and to this covering belongs the general name aur penial _light of the countenance of god: by which we are to understand the light of the substance. and after this covering was effected, he contracted it, so

rom _them; for all the attributes of these nine superior sephiroth could be assigned to himself, even if he should never operate outwardly; but malakoth, which is empire or dominion, could not be attributed to him, unless he ruled over other existences; whence from the point malakoth he produced all the worlds into actuality. these circles are ten in number. originated by points, they expanded in circular shape. ten circles, under the mystery of the ten sephiroth, and between them ten spaces; whence it appears that the sphere of splendor is in the centre of the space malakoth of the first occult adam. the first adam _in the ten circles above the splendor, is called the first _occult_ adam; and in each of these spaces are formed many thousand worlds. the first adam is _involved_ in the prim

ence the process of creation, it was necessary for him, first of all, to effect a vacant space within himself. to this end the deity, whose nature is approximately expressed by describing him as light filling all space, formless, limitless, contracts himself on all sides from a point within himself, and thus effects a quasi-vacant space, in which only a vestige of his light remains; and into this circular or spherical space he immits his emanations, portions of his light or nature; and to some of these, sexual characteristics are symbolically assigned. the infinite first limits himself by flowing forth in the shape of _will, of determination to act. this _will_ of the deity, or the deity _as_ will, is _kether, or the _crown, the first sephirah. in it are _included_ all other emanations. th

the kabalistic phallus. add to this yod, the ternary name of eve, and you form the name of jehova, the _divine_ tetragram, the transcendent kabalistic and magical word? thus it is that unity, complete in the fecundity of the ternary, forms, with it, the quaternary, which is the key of all numbers, movements, and forms. the square, turning upon itself, produces the circle equal to itself, and the circular movement of four equal angles turning around one point, is the quadrature of the circle. the binary serves as a measure for unity; and the relation of equality between the above and the below, forms with them the ternary. to us, creation is mechanism: to the ancients it was generation. the world-producing egg figures in all cosmogonies; and modern science has discovered that all animal pr

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

ance is distinguished by a serene gravity of expression [50] vesta. vesta occupies a distinguished place among the earlier divinities of the romans. her temple in rome, containing as it were the hearthstone of the nation, stood close beside the palace of numa pompilius. on her altar burned the never-ceasing fire, which was tended by her priestesses, the vestal virgins.[22] the temple of vesta was circular in form, and contained that sacred and highly prized treasure the palladium of troy.[23] the great festival in honour of vesta, called the vestalia, was celebrated on the 9th of june. demeter (ceres. demeter (from ge-meter, earth-mother) was the daughter of cronus and rhea.[24] she represented that portion of gaa (the whole solid earth) which we call the earth's crust, and which produces

reserved to this day, and are regarded as examples of purest art. on a pedestal in the centre of the edifice stood the statue of the divinity to whom the temple was dedicated, surrounded by images of other gods, all of which were fenced off by rails. altars. the altar in a greek temple, which stood in the centre of the building and in front of the statue of the presiding deity, was generally of a circular form, and constructed of stone. it was customary to engrave upon it the name or distinguishing symbol of the divinity to whom it was dedicated; and it was held so sacred that if any malefactor fled to it his life was safe from his pursuers, and it was considered one of the greatest acts of sacrilege to force him from this asylum. the most ancient altars were adorned with horns, which in f

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

is concentration i darkened the room. barry s body became totally relaxed, and his breathing deepened. he described the visions as he experienced them, speaking slowly and carefully. his visions were vivid, and he was fully conscious of his physical environment. barry would occasionally pause; these moments are indicated by three periods) in the text. almost instantly he began to describe a small circular object moving through the time-field. the visions continued: it has got a little chute underneath. it s now producing a sort of shovel yet not a shovel but a telescopic-type thing coming out from the bottom of it similar to a u-junction. it appears like water coming out of it in drops, or it could even be coins i m not sure. i m watching it. it s red in color. it s dripping into some pool

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

is a law of evolution. nor is it to be doubted that eastern influences were at work in this area as they were in others. in fact, they became so imbedthe collegia and the barbarian invasions 31 ded that several centuries later, the crusaders had trouble recognizing their own religion among the various christian sects of asia minor. architecture also transformed at this time. the curved shapes of circular churches replaced the straight lines of the roman basilica, and eventually the domes, each more audacious than the one built before, took on an appearance that indicated their architects had found models among the persian seleucca and ctesiphon. this period marked the birth of byzantine art, a synthesis of greco-latin art and the teachings of asia minor, egypt, and syria, which themselves

recting churches dedicatd to the glory of the lord. like their benedictine teachers, they first built in the romanesque style, but here again byzantium prevailed and eastern churches often served as models for those of the templars. this influence was extended to the construction of the orders' commanderies in europe and is especially visible in the shapes of the templar chapels, which are either circular, such as those in paris (the rotunda, london (fleet street, and tomar in portugal, or polygthe crusades and the templars 69 onal, such as those in segovia, montmorillon, laon, and metz.18 architectural details amount to merely one sign of eastern influence. the rediscovery of the byzantine world actually gave impetus to a broad and profound cultural and social movement. the contact with b

n 1535, the bishop of cologne, herman, convoked a masonic builders corporations in italy. germany, and switzerland 175 assembly in that city to coordinate on measures that should be taken relative to accusations and the dangers threatening free masons. the result would have been a kind of charter, dated june 24, 1535, written in latin, drawn with masonic characters, and addressed in the form of a circular by the chosen masters of the order of saint john to all the lodges of their society" but this document would not be produced until 1819 by prince frederic of nassau, who had in mind a reformation of dutch and belgian freemasonry, for which he was the grand master. the resulting charter, known as the cologne charter, did, however, indicate the existence of a masonic hierarchy of five grade

ONYX TABLET OF SET

may be certified by a public accountant. section 8.06. the temple of set may adopt, use, and at will alter a corporate seal. such a seal, if adopted, shall be affixed to all corporate instruments, but failure to affix it shall not affect the validity of any such instrument. article 9. insignia section 9.01. insignia of the temple of set shall consist of a pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field. the edges of the pentagram shall not touch the circular field. section 9.02. the insignia described in section 9.01 may be used by any member of the temple of set in accordance with the provisions of this article, but it shall not be embellished with any other designs or have any other insignia superimposed upon it. section 9.03. insignia of the i shall be a silver pentagram, two p

of the pentagram shall not touch the circular field. section 9.02. the insignia described in section 9.01 may be used by any member of the temple of set in accordance with the provisions of this article, but it shall not be embellished with any other designs or have any other insignia superimposed upon it. section 9.03. insignia of the i shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of white. section 9.04. insignia of the ii shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of red. section 9.05. insignia of the iii shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of black. section 9.06. insignia of the iv shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of blue. section 9.07. insignia

silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of red. section 9.05. insignia of the iii shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of black. section 9.06. insignia of the iv shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of blue. section 9.07. insignia of the v shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of purple. section 9.08. insignia of the vi shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of gold. section 9.09. insignia of honorary setian shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of green. section 9.10. no member of the temple of set may wear or otherwise use the distinctive insignia of a degree other than that which

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

ithout realizing it, they engage in a tug-of-war, each unaware that the other is pulling at the far end of the rope. of course, in the meantime, hare escapes. in only one story of the many that reveal his wily character, is he completely outwitted. this is the story of the race between hare and tortoise, in which tortoise, instead of racing hare, simply positions members of his family along their circular racecourse, and sits waiting to greet hare at the finishing line. anansi the spider anansi the spider is a trickster figure belonging to the west african ashanti tribe. among the zande tribe he is known as ture. one of the best-known myths is the one in which anansi asks the sky god onyankopon (also called nyame) if he can buy the stories for which he is famous. what makes you think that

e black mouth society of the mandan translates in its entirety: earth always endures. grizzly bears two men dressed as grizzly bears sit by the big canoe, threatening to devour anyone who comes near them, and generally disrupting the ceremony. women bring them dishes of meat to appease them. the legend of madoc t he echoes of christianity in mandan mythology and culture, and the similarity of the circular mandan bull boat to the welsh coracle, struck george catlin who lived among the mandan. he suggested that the mandan were descended from a lost expedition of welshmen under the command of madoc, a prince who sailed from north wales to america in 1170 and founded a colony there. however, the madoc legend is dubious and seems to have been a tudor construct to confound spanish claims to the

PIKE CUMMINGS THE SPURIOUS RITES OF MEMPHIS AND MISRAIM

n france, i can vouch for as true. those who now manage the rite and sell its degrees, in new york, publish that it is recognized by the gr or of france. but this is false, in the sense in which it is intended to be taken; and in selling degrees and titles by means of it, the vendors are obtaining money under false pretenses. on the d ath of april, b i g c, grand master marshal magnan addressed a circular to the dissenting lodges and masons of france, inviting them to return to their allegiance.marconis seized the opportunity to apply for the affiliation of his rite with the grand orient.his request was granted, and two new lodges were soon after constituted. yet, although the grand college of rites thus admitted the rite of memphis, this admission was accompanied with such restrictions th

th a serious and unexpected repulse.when he had constituted his first lodge at paris, the leaders of the rite of mizraim, taking umbrage it this invasion of their jurisdiction, at once wrote to the prefect of police, informing him of the expulsion of marconis, and praying that he might be debarred from constituting and holding lodges. not obtaining as speedy relief as they expected, they issued a circular addressed to all their lodges,chapters, etc.,warning them against the machinations of marconis, and setting forth their reasons for his expulsion. the police finally interfered, and on the b hth of may, b i e a, all the lodges of the rite of memphis were closed. from that date, until b i e i finding his occupation gone, he turned his attention to masonic literature and published in succes

tam. from egyptian masonic history of the original and unabridged ancient and ninety-six( j g x) degree rite of memphis (utica,n.y: 1879) the next step in the farce was as follows. the spurious egyptian rite of memphis, presided over by calvin c. burt, became dissatisfied with their chief, and he (burt) agreed to sell out to darius wilson for b, a a a dollars. a small hole-and-corner meeting, the circular of brother lord [of whom more anon] informs us,was held by a few members who were favorable to darius wilson xabout eight we believe xwho were said to represent f a g chapters and b a, d b j members, which was probably a mathematical calculation of what they might expect to get before the world came to an end. but a remainder of the prospective ten thousand members refused to agree to dar

ils of the united states, fined$ f, a a a, and sentenced to serve two years in the federal penitentiary. his pretension to scottish recognition was exposed by testimony showing that the grand lodge of scotland does not recognize these rites as belonging to freemasonry.32 the rite of memphis in england on october c e, b i f j, w. grey clarke, grand secretary of the grand lodge of england, issued a circular (see the freemason, september c d, b i h b) directing masters of lodges to see that no member of the reformed order of memphis, or rite of the grand lodge of philadelphes should be admitted to any lodge, and asking them to remind the members of their lodges that they could hold no communication with irregular lodges without incurring the penalty of expulsion from the order, and the liabil

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 1

hes (brudim. these torah terms hint at the three above mentioned levels of nekudah, sefirah and partzuf. the term akudim (bands) represents the level of nekudah, in which the sefirot are all "bound" up in a single vessel and are thus indistinguishable from each other. they are all expressed in the essential desire, such as the essential desire for kindness, for example, similar to a band which is circular, representing that it is bound up within itself. the small speckles (nekudim) represent the level of sefirah, in which the particular divisions of each sefirah are recognizable, but nonetheless, remain disjointed and do not interconnect to work in conjunction as a unified system. the large splotches (brudim) represent the level of partzuf, in which the sefirot are recognizable as distinct

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

auty. wanderer in the wild darkness, we call thee to the gentle light. long hast thou dwelt in darkness- quit the night and seek the day" with these poetic and deeply symbolic words, the three principal officers in the neophyte grade ceremony ritually bring the candidate into the order of the golden dawn as well as to the light. this is not unlike edinger's explanation in ego and archetype of the circular development of the ego-self axis of which the anima may be the bridge. the "night" is the unconscious, and the "day" increased consciousness. edinger refers to an alternating process of ego-self separation and ego-self union as a spiral-like psychological development throughout all of life. whereas this is natural to the human condition, the system of the golden dawn acts as a precise cat

the red dragon and the forces of the primitive archetypes upon which the candidate trod as emblematic of his conquest. placed in the centre of the vault was the pastos of rosenkreutz- though the pastos is also referred to as the tomb of osiris the justified one. both of these beings may be considered as the type and symbol of the higher and divine genius. immediately above this coffin rested the circular altar mentioned in the fama. it bore paintings of the kerubic emblems, and upon these were placed the four elemental weapons and a cross, the symbol of 38 the golden dawn resurrection. at one point in the ceremony, the acting hierophant, or chief adept as he is now called, is interred in the pastos as though to represent the aspirant's higher self which is hidden and confined within the p

t, carrying the wand and crux of chief adept. second point prepare tomb as in diagram. chief adept lies in pastos on his back to represent c. r c. he is clothed in full regalia; on his breast is the complete symbol of the rosy cross suspended from the double phoenix collar. his arms are crossed on breast, and he holds crook and scourge; between them lies the <222> book t. lid of pastos closed and circular altar stands over it. other adepti outside tomb as before. on the altar are replaced rose cross, cup of wine, chain and dagger. second associate d e p t ums inor, let the aspirant now be admitted. third ad. opens the door, and admits aspirant, who carries wand and crux of chief, he is placed in fronf of and facing vault door. second before the door of the tomb, as symbolic guardians, are

ame is faithfully represented before you. second adept enters and passes by north to east of vault, and turns to face west. third adept places aspirant on north facing south, and takes his place at south facing north <224> second although in the tomb the sun does not shine, it is lit by the symbolic rose of our order in the centre of the first heptagonal ceiling. in the midst of the tomb stands a circular altar with these devices and descriptions on it: a.g.rc.-ad gloriam roseae crucis. a.c.rg.-ad crucis roseae gloriam. hoc universal compendium unius mihi sepulchntm feci- unto the glory of the rose cross i have constructed this tomb for myself as a compendium of the universal unity. within the next circle is written: yeheshua mihi omnia-yeheshua is all things to me. in the centre are four

therefore merciful, even as thy father who is in heaven is merchl. remember that tremendous obligation of rectitude and self-sacrifice which thou hast voluntarily taken upon thyself, and tremble thereat. and let the humble prayer of thy heart be "god, be merciul to me a sinner, and keep me in the pathway of truth" third thus, then, did frater n. n. and his companions, having moved <228> aside the circular altar, and having raised the brazen plate or lid of the pastos, discover the body of our founder, with all the ornaments and insignia as here shown before you. upon his breast was the book t, a saoll explaining in full the mystic tarot; at the end of which was written a brief paragraph concerning christian rosenkreutz, beneath which the earlier fratres had inscribed their names. following

h forward the good. and between the light and that darkness vibrate the colours of the rainbow, whose crossed and reflected rays, under the planetary presidency are shewn forth in these seven walls. remember that thou hast entered by the door of the planet venus, whose symbol includes the whole ten sephiroth of the tree of life. each wall of the the ceiling of the vault the floor of the vault the circular altar the rose and cross at the head of pastos (49 petals) the side of the pastos the wall of the vault 246 the golden dawn: volume 11 book three tomb is said mystically to be in breadth five feet and in height eight feet, thus yielding forty squares, of which ten are marked and salient, representing the ten sephiroth in the form of the tree of life, acting throughout the planet. the rema

sfinished, hegives one knock and kerux comes forward to begin the closing, which is that of the neophyte grade <264> the consecration ceremony of the vault of the adept1 with watch-tower ceremony (to be used for a new vault and on each day of corpus christi) members assemble and wear regalia. three chiefs robed and seated as in opening of= m. door of vault closed; pastos remains inside vault, but circular altar is placed in the outer chamber, in the centre. upon the altar are the cross, cup, dagger, and chain as usual; also the crossed scourge and crook. lncense burning is also placed over letter shin. water is placed in the cup. chief associate adeptus minor, see that the portal of the vault is closed and guarded (done) chief advances to altar, lifts his wand on high, and says: hekas heka

trength and defence. the air dagger is for air, for vau of yhvh, and is to be used with the three other elemental implements. they belong to different planes and any substitution of one for the other is harmful. the pentacle for earth the pantacle or pentacle should be formed of a round disc of wood, about 4?h inches in diameter, and from y2 inch to 1 inch in thickness; nicely polished, and truly circular, and of even thickness. there should be a circular white border and a white hexagram on each face of the disc. the space within the white border should be divided into four compartments by two diameters at right angles. these four compartments are to be coloured: the upper, citrine; right, olive-green; left, russet-brown; lowest, black. the divine and angelic names should be written in bl

y she is attributable to the four letters of the name, and therewith to the elements and the tree. water. binah. heh. fire. chokrnah. yod. thma-oe-tt thma-oe-sh air. tiphareth. vau. earth. malkuth. heh. thm-a-oe-st (final) thm-a-oe (the middle pillar) in the equinox ceremony, the hegemon is air, spirit, and the principal officer. she reconciles from east to west, and from north to south, and in a circular formulae 'note: mathers' instinct was far more true than the scholars of his era. in 3 enoch (the hebrew enoch, we have that matrix where gnostic cosomo ony fused with jewish enochian and throne and chariot m sticism. here metatron serve2 the great god of the jews, as "little i.a.o."d id the nost tic transcendant e i ta no.th er title of metatron (whose secret name was michael, was johoel

ce and emperor of the gnomes. xx. princess of the echoing hills. rose of the palace of earth. knave of pentacles a strong and beautiful amazon figure with red brown hair, standing on grass and flowers. a grove of trees near her. her form suggests here, ceres, and proserpine. she bearsa winged ram's head as a crest, and wears <154> a mantle of sheep's skin. in one hand she carries a sceptre with a circular disc, in the other a pentacle similar to that of the ace of pentacles. she is generous, kind, diligent, benevolent, careful, courageous, preserving, pitiful. if ill-digrufied, she is wasteful and prodigal. rules over one quadrant of the heavens around the north pole of the ecliptic. earth of earth. princess and empress of the gnomes. throne of the ace of pentacles <156> the thirty-six dec

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ent will find himself amply repaid by experimenting with the drawing of sigils of every conceivable type of name on this rose of twenty-two petals. he may find such sigils of more practical value than those made from the traditional kameas. on the various talismans that the student may perceive in the books referred to in the bibliography, he will find various words and versicles inscribed in the circular margins on the periphery of the talisman. these versicles or words are also traditional. the words were, as a rule, biblical names of god, together with the names of angels, spirits and intelligences. elaborate tables of these hierarchies have come down to us from the sources already mentioned. in the appendix to this manual will be found such a table of names. moreover, phrases and sente

ked strength would be an ideal symbol to transpose on the blue circle of vayu. the need for change in an otherwise dull poverty-stricken existence could well be represented by the two of pentacles in the golden dawn suit. incidentally, there is no need to be a slavish imitator when making talismans. even though the symbol for earth is the yellow square, the student could still make a conventional circular talisman on which to draw prithivi. or, in the case of the silver half-circle or crescent of apas, the circular talisman could still be made, and then draw the crescent on it with such other symbols as he deems appropriate. this discussion is purely arbitrary, and is intended simply to stimulate the ingenium or latent creativity of the student. the alchemical symbols for the elements coul

of god. water being the element required to remedy the character defect, i select a large piece of heavy silver paper on which to paint names and symbols in peach water-colours or poster paints. the size of the silver crescent, apas, will be determined mostly by convenience, first in working with it on the drawing board, and secondly as to whether it will fit into my wallet. a four inch diameter circular talisman is perhaps the most convenient. in order to have as many sides as possible on which to draw as large a variety of symbols as i possibly can, it is decided to use a double sphere connected by a tab, thus: on one of the sides, it seems that a peculiarly appropriate symbol would be the ace of cups from, let us say, the waite or golden dawn pack of the tarot cards, using as many of t

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

is eminently the kabalistic and magical word, xnxv, being that which the high-priest in the temple pronounced jodcheva. so unity, complete in the fruitfulness of the triad, forms therewith the tetrad, which is the key of all numbers, of all movements and of all forms. by a revolution about its own centre, the square produces a circle equal to itself, and this is the quadrature of the circle, the circular movement of four equal angles around the same point. that which is above equals that which is below, says hermes. here then is the duad serving as the measure of unity, and the relation of equality between above and below forms with these the triad. the creative principle is the ideal phallus; the created principle is the formal cteis. the insertion of the vertical phallus into the horizo

niuses, there are eccentric men, and the term would seem to have been invented by an adept. the man who is eccentric in his genius is one who attempts to form a circle by combating the central attractive force of established chains and currents. it is his destiny to be broken or to succeed. now, what is the twofold condition of success in such a case? a central point of stability and a persistent circular action of initiative. the man of genius is one who has discovered a real law and is possessed thereby of an invincible active and directing force. he may die in the midst of his work but that which he has willed comes to pass in spite of his death, and is indeed often insured thereby, because death is a veritable assumption for genius. when i shall be lifted up from the earth, said the gr

ts. now, it is well known in vulgar magic that a bewitchment that is, a determined will resolved on doing evil, invariably has its result, and cannot draw back without risk of death. the sorcerer who liberates anyone from a charm must have another object for his malevolence, or it is certain that he himself will be smitten and will perish as the victim of his own spells. the astral movement being circular, every azotic or magnetic emission which does not encounter its medium returns with force to its point of departure, thus explaining one of the strangest histories in a sacred book, that of the demons sent into the swine, which thereupon cast themselves into the sea. this act of high initiation was nothing else but the rupture of a magnetic current infected by evil wills. our name is legi

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t soon manifests, and the strongest will is not slow to absorb the others. the direct and positive grasp of hand by hand completes the harmony of dispositions, and it is for this reason a mark of sympathy and intimacy. children, who are guided instinctively by nature, form the magic chain by playing at base or rounds: then gaiety spreads, then laughter 62 the ritual of transcendental magic rings. circular tables are more favourable to convivial meetings than those of any other shape. the great circular dance of the sabbath, which concluded the mysterious assemblies of adepts in the middle ages, was a magic chain: it joined all in the same intentions and the same acts. it was formed by standing back to back and linking hands, the face outside the circle, in imitation of those antique sacred

lptures of old temples. the electric furs of the lynx, panther and even domestic cat, were stitched to garments, in imitation of the ancient bacchanalia. hence comes the tradition that the sabbath miscreants each wore a cat hung from the girdle, and that they danced in this guise. the phenomena of tilting and talking tables have been fortuitous exhibitions of fluidic communication by means of the circular chain. mystification combined with it after wards, and even educated and intelligent persons were so infatuated with the novelty that they hoaxed themselves, and became the dupes of their own absurdity. the oracles of the tables were answers more or less voluntarily suggested extracted by chance: they resembled the conversations which we hold or hear in dreams. other and stranger phenomen

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he monad and the dyad in the creation of existence [as a plane is formed "4" extends creation to three dimensions, and was seen to conceal the sacred decad (1+2+3+4=10 "5" symbolizes the five atomic shapes: the pyramid, cube, octahedron, icosahedron, and dodecahedron (further representing fire, earth, air, water, and ether "6" is the first perfect number (its products adding to 6, and like "5" is circular in that its powers always produce numbers ending in itself "7" is the only prime number in the decad which cannot generate another number in the decad "8" symbolizes the cube, and "9" is important as the highest number before the series is repeated. most of plato's comments concerning panpsychism, numbers, mathematics, and geometry are echoes, simplifications, and corruptions of pythagora

umanity. indirectly, all evil has come from it also. the universe, evil, a prison for the "spiritual material" is conceived of in various ways, largely depending on the acumen, imagination and source materials available to the various leading gnostic thinkers. however, jonas and other scholars agree that the universe as prison is conceived of as consisting of seven spheres, which are not perfect, circular spheres, but large, long extending arcs which are so placed that the universe does appear to be a perfect sphere having seven layers. however, there is a small opening between the points of the various arc-like layers, and the spiritual man is able by gnosis to detect these, pass through each layer individually, and finally escape into the great beyond. 2. anthropology what is man accordi

the most rigorous standards of the cross-examination system of the sophists. the chimaera: statements like that are liable to get you into a great deal of trouble, i hope you know. the sphinx: only with those who underestimate plato and interpret this as a slur against him. quite the contrary, it is all the more indicative of his brilliance. the entire process of "logical reasoning" is ultimately circular. what humans loosely term "cause and effect" relationships are not really that at all. they are rather observations of phenomena believed to occur consistently under identical environments. but logic cannot explain why electrons circle protons, or why the color red and the color blue are distinct, or why the universe exists at all. yet every one of our senses tells us that these things ar

g first divided by the maker, then collected by proportions. and again establishing the operation within it self, according to its station, it produceth geometry out of it self, and one figure, and the principles of all figures, but according to its motion, sphaerick: for she is moved by circles, but consists always in the same manner according to the causes of those circles, the straight and the circular: and for this reason likewise geometry is precedent to sphaerick, as station is to motion. but forasmuch as the soul produced these sciences, not looking on the excitation of ideas, which is of infinite power, but upon the boundure of that which is limited in their several kinds, therefore they say that they take infinite from multitude and magnitude, and are conversant only about finite:

nents of a unified timecontinuum, then the first objection disappears. and limited recomposition [short of transmutation] would account for the second. the sphinx: and this would put the concept of the recollective basis of knowledge in a new light as well. instead of knowledge being cumulative or progressive [again a purely linear concept] with the linear "passage" of time, it can be considered "circular. rearrangements and recombinations of certain all-inclusive principles which are part of the cyclical continuum, i.e "timeless" the chimaera: a provocative way of approaching the theory of the forms. the sphinx: let us try to "clear the air" of modern presuppositions and place ourselves in the time-environment that plato himself perceived. as he looked at the world around him and observed

a dark band which is his umbilical, for he is also a child of darkness. a dark nemes covers his upper vertebrae and his skull which is divided at the crown by a headband- indicating phi quality. upon his pineal gland is the hooded serpent one, the force of essential fire, she "who twines the spine and rests her head upon the brow" her trailing body neatly separates the two halves of the brain. a circular disk rests upon the heart of the initiate, but the pentagram which would normally be in the center of the disk hovers freely above and before him- indicating his freedom and the conditions of his path. he has entered the inner temple, the setian realm. the pentagram before him "shines forth" in its principle of creation and change. the initiate is reminded and charged not to succumb to re

on is generative and exhibits fertility and fecundity. he is bisexual and is strongly prone to related activities. the ram is protective of family (order) and environment (temple, as the ram/goat regards the order as sacred. yet, amon introduces unpopular theories and judgments, as he is the examiner. foresight and perception are the catalysts for the breathing out of amonian verbiage. beautiful, circular-horned ram. emblematic of the neter. related to the serpentine (horns. his seed spills into the chalice as milk into a pail. for the goat gives of his essence for love of those and him who drink. red eyes can be seen in darkness. and can see through transparency and treachery. theban, divine ra not yet born, yet ancient. through deep, dark halls the ram comes to guide his army for the wor

ervation of the self as a being distinct and separate. the goal of immortality. 21. asp the naked self. relationship with the subjective universe; its mastery. the shedding of masks and indoctrinations to reveal one's inner core. self-expression in the exterior universe. the perception of runa. the thirtieth aethyr- tex sunday 21st november, xxvii aes, 12:59 a.m. at first, i stood upon a central, circular table of silver which revolved slowly, drawn round by four very world-weary kerubic beasts. large mountains loomed in the north and i walked over to them, finding a colossal figure crudely shaped from stone, bound by the shackles of karma. this is the illusion of constraint caused by self-guilt and hypocrisy. but illusions can be shattered and freedom triumph. the stone man fell to pieces

in no place, but exist in every place. the twenty-sixth aethyr- des monday 2nd august xxviii aes, 1:28 a.m. i was in a black void, with rolling clouds above and below me, flashes of lightning crashing up and down between them, to the rhythm of three-fold beats of thunder. a vast, dark spirit approached, pale faced and robed in black. its enormous wings were like huge scythes, cleaving the air in circular slashes in its wake. i perceived that it had two heads, one above and one below, like a playing card, and it wailed piteously. i called upon the names of the governors and the spirit regained its composure, telling me that i had passed beyond the circles of the earth, coming to that blasphemous and tortuous realm whence the fragmented dualities that sustain the life of the world are wroug

eated with large doses of electromagnetic vibrations and ionization. the coil should be powerful enough to influence the chamber to a noticeable degree. i have used coils as well as van de graaff generators with voltage discharges of 50 volts through 3 million volts, and of course chamber size dictates the power needs of the discharge device to be employed. the rites of yuggoth was performed in a circular chamber 50 feet across, and so a tesla coil of no less than 3 million volts worked excellently. commercial units proving expensive as well as limited in their production (they're usually not constructed with black magical principles in mind, i chose to build my own. the completed unit stands three and a half feet tall, is mounted on a specially constructed trapezoidal base, and in place o

d may be certified by a public accountant. section 8.06 the temple of set may adopt, use, and at will alter a corporate seal. such a seal, if adopted, shall be affixed to all corporate instruments, but failure to affix it shall not affect the validity of any such instrument. article 9. insignia section 9.01 insignia of the temple of set shall consist of a pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field. the edges of the pentagram shall not touch the circular field. section 9.02 the insignia described in section 9.01 may be used by any member of the temple of set in accordance with the provisions of this article, but it shall not be embellished with any other designs or have any other insignia superimposed upon it. section 9.03 insignia of the i shall be a silver pentagram, two poi

s of the pentagram shall not touch the circular field. section 9.02 the insignia described in section 9.01 may be used by any member of the temple of set in accordance with the provisions of this article, but it shall not be embellished with any other designs or have any other insignia superimposed upon it. section 9.03 insignia of the i shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of white. section 9.04 insignia of the ii shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of red. section 9.05 insignia of the iii shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of black. section 9.06 insignia of the iv shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of blue. section 9.07 insignia of t

a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of red. section 9.05 insignia of the iii shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of black. section 9.06 insignia of the iv shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of blue. section 9.07 insignia of the v shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of purple. section 9.08 insignia of the vi shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of gold. section 9.09 insignia of honorary setian shall be a silver pentagram, two points upraised, against a circular field of green. section 9.10 no member of the temple of set may wear or otherwise use the distinctive insignia of a degree other than that which he

he summoning of the elements and transitioning to the focus upon the great pentagram (star) with the three goals (personal, pylon, temple) in mind, seems well suited. the major global pylon connection takes place here. the resolution leads inexorably to the 5-tone communication theme of close encounters. each of the five tones flash from each of the points of the pentagram, in a counter-clockwise circular affair (i still flood with tears from this connection, which is totally unlike any experience i have ever had in occult matters. rationale for the selection of elements for summoning the drawing of the four elements through the slightly more traditional satanic forms of satan, lucifer, belial, and leviathan is intended to cover the four directions of the compass without concern for physic

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straight choice" he trembled silently "it's a, i'm off my head, or b, baba, somebody went and changed the rules" now, however, there was the comforting cocoon of this railway compartment in which the miraculous was reassuringly absent, the arm-rests were frayed, the reading light over his shoulder didn't work, the mirror was missing from its frame, and then there were the regulations: the little circular red--and- white signs forbidding smoking, the stickers penalizing the improper use of the chain, the arrows indicating the points to which- and not beyond- it was permitted to open the little sliding windows. gibreel paid a visit to the toilet and here, too, a small series of prohibitions and instructions gladdened his heart. by the time the conductor arrived with the authority of his cre

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

turies ce. its practices are intended to bring a person to quick enlightenment. its teachings are based on texts called tantras, which describe meditation and techniques for buddhist practice. some of these techniques include yoga (a physical and spiritual practice that can include holding difficult physical positions for some time, chanting or repetition of mantras, and the creation of mandalas (circular diagrams with spiritual significance, usually created with colored sand. tibetan buddhism is the most wellknown form of vajrayana buddhism. vajrayana buddhism is followed by 6 percent of buddhists. smaller schools within these three main schools, there are many subschools. pure land buddhism developed in china. it tells of a fabled heavenly land in the west that is a midway point on the w

meat, so observant catholics may eat fish on these days. there is no specific dress code or diet for christians. the clergy of various branches, denominations, and orders do, however, have distinctive clothing. this includes the priest s collar, the robes of some monks, the black attire and headpiece that nuns (women who have devoted their lives to god) used to wear, and the distinctive robes and circular hats worn in the eastern orthodox tradition. in the western tradition, the pope, the cardinals, and the bishops of the roman catholic church wear hats or caps called mitres that are presented to them when they enter into their offices. mitres are related to the ancient crown of the roman emperors in constantinople and are a sign of the authority these people hold. rites of passage major s

ly october. confucian temples were once the sites of many offering ceremonies. sometimes these were led by the emperor himself. for example, the emperor would perform the winter solstice (the shortest day of winter) ceremony in beijing to celebrate the return of positive yang energy, wearing blue robes embroidered with dragons. at the confucian temple, he would light a pile of sticks set onto the circular-shaped altar, signifying the shape of heaven. the rising smoke from this fire summoned the god shangdi, the supreme lord, to the ceremony. the meat from a young bull would be served as an offering, all accompanied to the 166 world religions: almanac confucianism music of gongs, flutes, and stones beaten like drums. the emperor would also lead the ceremony at the temple of agriculture at t

a reminder that god is present in all things. jains understand the swastika to symbolize the four forms of existence held by souls that have not been freed. it reminds them of their goal of freeing the soul from worldly existence. world religions: almanac 287 indigenous religions has no beginning or ending. this symbolism was used in sioux living arrangements. the people lived in tepees that were circular at the base, and tepees in a village were arranged in a circle. another symbol was the sacred pipe, which symbolized the unity of the sioux people with the earth, of which the pipe is made. it was believed that when people prayed with the sacred pipe, the spirits would come. care of the sacred pipe, also known as the calf pipe, was given to the sioux by a spirit called white buffalo woman

o refer to the motive behind acts of terrorism. world religions: almanac 317 islam that it attempts to depict the meaning or spirit of things rather than their physical forms. it appeals to people beyond those who follow the faith. geometric patterns, crafts, and calligraphy are among the forms of popular islamic art. calligraphy is a stylized form of writing, often done with a brush and ink. the circular patterns in islamic geometric art, such as those that may appear in vibrantly colored mosaics, are a reminder to muslims that allah is endless. the circle is without beginning or end and continues on forever, as does allah. the repetition of a design also is a reminder of the infinite, or never-ending. plant motifs or decorations, called arabesques, are also commonly used. mosques are oft

lar point at the top. the khanda was used by guru gobind singh to stir the amrit in the first amrit ritual used to create the khalsa, the sikhs seventeenth-century fighting force. while the khanda was a dagger used in battle, it also has spiritual significance. the right edge symbolizes freedom; the left, divine justice. in the center of the khanda is a circle called a chakkar. this is actually a circular iron weapon with a sharpened outer edge (popularized in the television series xena: warrior princess. as with many circular religious symbols, it represents the eternity of god, who is without beginning and end. finally, two crossed swords encircle the insignia. the left sword, called piri, represents spiritual freedom; the right sword, called miri, represents political freedom. piri and

mericans did not adopt the circle for practical purposes. for example, they did not use the wheel. instead, the circle symbolized the unity of the people. the lakota were imagined as united, as in a circle, just as the four directions were seen as part of a vast circle that has no beginning or ending. this symbolism was used in sioux living arrangements, where the people lived in tepees that were circular at the base. tepees in a village an oglala sioux man stands before tepees at pine ridge reservation in south dakota, 1891. the tepee s circular shape is sacred, symbolizing the unity of the people. national archives and records administration. world religions: primary sources 35 black elk speaks were arranged in a ring. efforts made by whites to force the sioux to live in square or rectan

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at they give none to their children, since they do not obey my will. 114. what is the meaning of the word shevet [which has the connotation of both a tribe and a rod? it is something simple and not square. what is the reason? because it is impossible to have one square inside another square. a circle inside a square can move. a square inside a square cannot move. 115. what are the things that are circular? they are the vowel points in the torah of moses, for these are all round. they are to the letters like the soul, which lives in the body of man. it is impossible for [man] to come [into this world] unless [the soul] endures within him. it is impossible for him to speak anything, great or small, without it. in a similar manner, it is impossible to speak a word, great or small, without the

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who is called [by the name] hvhy, the universe would not exist; but all things would be destroyed. hence it is written: and the lord hvhy alone shall be exalted in the day of that.191 1 torah shmoth 27:17. 2 the circle mentioned here is the ayin (i, o) of vast face. 3 the five chapters are the negatively existent roots of the tree and the four qabalistic worlds. the great hall (lkh, hekal) is the circular contraction(,vomo, tzimtzum, see etz hachayim, luria) into which the positively existent tree emanates. 4 not (al) is a common synonym for ayn ]ya, nothing, mysterious unknown at the roots of all things. 5 this person is one of the thirty-six righteous tzadikim upon whom the world depends. he sees everything as the ayn ]ya and relishes nothing in the creation that is made from the ayn ]ya

on the first six days described in torah b reshith. 29 the seventh above them is the seventh millennium of the small face universe, spent in the great sabbath by jews, christians, and muslims. 30 these twelve hours are the hours spent by the letters in atziluth alone i.e. witness states of alef worlds. 31 isaiah 2:17. 23 32 this serpent, or leviathan, is an allusion to the border of the tzimtzum (circular contraction, the totality of the chayot: n, s, e, w, up, down. this serpent is also called ananta in sanskrit, and astrid in roman mythology. 33 psalms 74:14. 34 thaninim is indicated to be singular, with the letter indicating the plural form missing. 35 ezekiel 1:22. these chayot are the directional sefiroth traveling at the velocity of light in a four dimensional space-time continuum. 3

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st interesting features of this celebrated blazon is the fact that its artist (name unknown. conceived aright the natural arrangement of the crest or constellation. the stars in this blazonry, which by the way are correctly five-pointed, are arranged irregularly over the field, and not circumscribed or confined in a circle. the clouds which surround the group. roll back and break away in a marked circular form. thus the emblem of eternity. the circle. does not in any way limit the group. its very arrangement implies the future growth of the new constellation, as rolling further back the clouds shall let in other stars until a form results whose stellar distribu -29- tion we cannot even dimly yet discern. the marked avoidence, too, of their arrangement in the form of a six-pointed constella

d to demean ourselves with that charity -30- humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the divine author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. grant our supplication, we beseech thee, through jesus christ our lord. amen [emphasis supplied] washington's prayer was adapted from his circular letter to the governors; its use of the phrase "our blessed religion" reflected in unmistakable terms washington's conviction that the united stales was a christian nation. a very early drawing in columbian magazine29 of the coat of arms shows the constellation of five-pointed stars scattered over the whole field, as in the painting in st. paul's chapel. it's glory also breaks through the

SZYMANSKI GREG SEARCHING FOR THE ILLUMINATI DEEP WITHIN THE BOWELS OF THE VATICAN

a. secret initiations are said to take place in the catacombs of the vatican and was pope john paul i killed after 39 days in office for wanting to expose the truth about vatican finances and the illuminati? 16 jan 2006 by greg szymanski part i while mass is being said in the sistine chapel and tourists are being shown the works of michelangelo, deep within the bowels of the vatican sits a large, circular room with 13 separate chambers, each leading to a distinct catacomb. when a mummified body is placed in front of each doorway, a young child is then brutally sacrificed with a long, golden knife during what is said to be a secret induction ceremony for new members of the illuminati, better known as the new world order. as a young freelance reporter in rome during the early 1980s, i heard

dered a sealing ceremony at that point. and basically i was told a little bit about what i was expected to do during the ceremony. when we got there, we went through the vatican. underneath the vatican there is a large room that i described to you when we talked before. it has 13 catacomb chambers leading into it. and what they do is as you go down these steps into the room, you can see that it's circular, so they're all rounded. they bring out the mummies from the catacombs. and they set them beside each one [each of the 13 catacomb chambers, and they say "that's the spirit of the fathers watching over the ceremony" during the ceremony, there was a large table in the center of the room. it was on top of this huge golden pentagram. they had a ceremony there. gs: so how many kids, how many

TECHNICIANS GUIDE TO THE LEFT HAND PATH

pon very broadly here. this chapter, in many ways, is the schematic for this technicians guide of the left hand before discussing the concept of the true will it is important for us to define what is meant by the term will in general. this issue has been the property of many philosophers who have tried to extract the particulars, but i am going to avoid (to the extent possible) from entering that circular debate. rather, the idea of the will is going to be examined through observation, and logical reckoning, in other words i will generalize, and you will enable the particulars according to created circumstance. the will is a force and activity that is a functional component of self consciousness. the will enables activity to occur within consciousness, and in the case of the magical will (

outward from its source- will result in a number of harmonic activities, each being further removed from its point of origination. the proverbial ripples generated from a rock thrown in a pond is almost a good metaphor for this activity. however, unlike the ripple on the pond, this ripple will be more like a line zig zagging and stretching forth from the originating action, rather than a somewhat circular and equal force being expended in all directions from that source. each point in the line that marks a movement from going straight forward is a burst of activity (and also forms a geometric patterning. the magical theory i am presenting here states that it is these diffuse harmonic relationships (zig-zagging line of activity) that make things happen out there. each harmonic (or point in

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aloft the globe, the allseeing eye, etc. united mine workers union poster, 1890. the two miners are exchanging a masonic handshake, being overseen by the all-seeing eye. almost all unions in america and europe were founded by jewish activists deep into cabala, masonry, and other occult secrets. 274 codex magica the riddle of the great seal of the united states 275 three versions of oroboros, the circular serpent biting its own tail. above left: this version is from atlanta fugiens, by michael maier, 1618. above right: this version of oroboros is from dahomey, west africa. left: an early, hand-painted masonic apron depicts many occult symbols, including the serpent oroboros, the skull and bones, pentacle stars, the pyramids, the mallet, and the x. the fox-tv network ran 67 episodes of the

prime contender on the national and world scenes. this photo took up the entire page in time magazine, but there was no caption or explanation about it (photo: time magazine, september 30, 1996) 400 codex magica lucent technologies ceo patricia russo in a usa today newspaper (december 30, 2001) photo and article. see how clever the editors were in placing russo's head so that the red, serpentine, circular lucent technologies (similar to the oroboros) appears to be an occultic ring or halo (nimbus. banker e.h. harriman (center) with sons roland (left) and averell (right) in 1907. young averell harriman is giving the masonic sign with his left arm. averell harriman went on to become governor of new york state, u.s. ambassador to dictator joseph stalin's communist russia, and a patriarch of t

ever be used in correspondence. instead they were to be replaced by the astrological symbol for the sun; that is, the circle with a dot in the middle.7 burns also gives evidence that the point within an arch-druid from pagan great britain in his ceremonial robes (from wellcome's ancient cymric medicine) scorched by the sun 463 the circle was used by the druids of britain, whose stone temples were circular with a single stone erected in the center. they believed this design conferred magical powers. flower power and magic circles the daisy flower, the marigold, and the sunflower also are indicative of the sun as deity and so, traditionally, adherents of the mystery religions, as well as hindus, zoroastrians, and others, utilize these symbols. adam weishaupt, founder in 1776 of the order of

forum spokesman, ramesh kallidai (bbc news/uk, january 19, 2005) scorched by the sun 469 in 2003, when the coca-cola company in hong kong ran an ad promotion featuring a robot adorned with swastikas, jewish spokesmen balked. a jewish rabbi, however, admitted "the nazi swastika can easily be confused with buddhist swastikas that are common in asia (ananova.com news, may 1, 2003) 4 7 0 codex magica circular images of goddess worship and sun adoration are found in many new age and occult publications. witches are major promoters of the goddess revival. above is an ad for a witch's periodic newspaper (address deleted. scorched by the sun 471 an interesting drawing of an upscale witch, complete with lunar force (moon in window, pentagram (on chair, naked goddess holding the radiating sun in her

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mound is approximately five feet high, and its length is 30 feet, diminishing in height toward the head and the tail of the serpent. near the open jaws of the serpent is another much smaller, oval mound. there are other such serpentine mounds near the mississippi river at mcgregor, iowa; another structure in licking county, ohio, resembles an alligator. at prairie du chien, wisconsin, there is a circular mound enclosing a pentagram. the outer circle measures 1200 feet, and the pentagon is 200 feet on each side. the mound is 36 feet in diameter and 12 feet high. its summit is composed of white pipe-clay, beneath which has been found a large quantity of mica. four miles away, on the low lands of the kickapoo river, is a mound with eight radiating points, very likely representing the sun. th

tches round. 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 d u n e x p l a i n e d 294 mystery religions and cults a coven is traditionally comprised of no more than 12 members. the round was performed with the dancers in a back-to-back position with their hands clasped and their heads turned so that they might see each other. a lively dance such as this, which was essentially circular in movement, would need little help from drugged drinks to bring about a condition of vertigo in the most hearty of dancers. in his the satanic mass (1965, h. t. f. rhodes writes: the result of the dance was an ecstatic condition wherein, as the movement progressed, officiants and congregation were united as if in one body. in the sixteenth century, florin de raemond described the rites o

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ning was so dreary that olivier wished earnestly for a nice, warm inn in which to spend the night. leaving the main road, she found herself passing along a strange avenue lined by huge gray megaliths. she concluded that she must have been approaching avebury. although olivier had never been to avebury before, she was familiar with pictures of the area and knew that the place had originally been a circular megalithic temple that had been reached by long stone avenues. when she reached the end of an avenue, she got out of her automobile so that she might better view the irregularly falling megaliths. as she stood on the bank of a large earthwork, she could see a number of cottages, which had been built among the megaliths, and she was surprised to see that, in spite of the rain, there seemed

t form of wedding rings were the fetters bound around a woman s wrists and ankles to indicate that she had been captured and become the property of a man in the tribe. from what can be ascertained from historical records available, it would appear that the ancient egyptians were the first to use the wedding ring in taking their marriage vows. in hieroglyphics a circle represents eternity, and the circular form became symbolic of a marriage that would be binding throughout all time. the early anglo-saxon groom gave a pledge or wed to his intended at the betrothal ceremony. at this time he also placed a metal ring around her right hand, where it remained until the marriage ceremony, at which time it was transferred to her left hand. the ring was used in christian marriage ceremonies as early

ion had erected the socalled iron curtain, and the free nations of the world had to start worrying about the communist menace before they had really had time to recover from the nazi s third reich. in fact, some people said that the flying saucers were a new secret weapon launched against the united states by diehard nazis hiding in south america. other people in the know claimed that the bizarre circular craft were new weapons that had been created by the german scientists who had been kidnapped by the soviets during the last days of the war. paranoia ran rampant and while some scientists laughed at the notion of spaceships, others who seemed to be just as knowledgeable made convincing arguments for an invasion from outer space. it wasn t long before people were seeing alien invaders on t

arcass had lain exposed for several days, it was not unduly decomposed, nor had it begun to smell. even more unusual is the fact that no predators, vultures, or buzzards had approached the carcass. ufo investigators stated that they had noted a high radiation count around snippy s remains and reported finding areas where the chico brush had been squashed to within 10 inches of the ground. fifteen circular exhaust marks were found 100 yards from the carcass of the horse. six identical holes, each two inches wide and four inches deep, were found in a nearby area. in addition, the investigators said that they found the imprint of a circle 75 feet in diameter, and a number of smaller areas where the chico brush had been flattened in circles 15 feet in diameter. reports of snippy s supposed dea

touchstone pictures released m. night shyamalan s signs, starring mel gibson as a pennsylvania farmer who discovers a crop circle in his field. the motion picture re-ignited controversy regarding crop circles and quite likely inspired numerous imitators who created mysterious designs of their own in fields throughout the united states and canada. m delving deeper andrews, colin, and pat delgado. circular evidence. london: bloomsbury publishing, 1990. experts amazed by crop circle designs. bbc news, july 19, 2002 [online] http//news.bbc. co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2138000/ 2138424.stm. howe, linda moulton. mysterious lights and crop circles. penn: linda moulton howe productions, 2002. lin, rosanne. china says crop circles appeared there 3,000 years ago. the shanghai star, august 2

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ch unprovoked butchery as that exhibited toward the rucks had the white farmers watching their employees apprehensively and preparing for another brutal attack on their isolated homes. but the next violent raid occurred on march 26, 1953, against the police station at naivasha. the station was overrun and guns and ammunition were taken away in a truck. later that same night, the mau-mau bound the circular huts of the villages of lari with cables so the doors could not be opened, poured gasoline over the thatched roofs, and set the homes on fire. most of the men of the village were away serving in the kikuyu guard, an anti-mau-mau force, so the greatest number of the 90 bodies found in the charred remains were those of women and children. in addition, the mau-mau had mutilated more than1,00

e energy of each individual until all of them forgot their own personality in expression of worship of the horned god and the goddess. the sabbat dance, or, as it is commonly known, the witches f round, was performed with the dancers moving in a back-to-back position with their hands clasped and their heads turned so that they might see each other. a wild dance such as this, which was essentially circular in movement, would need little help from the drugged drinks to bring about a condition of vertigo in the most hearty of dancers. the celebration lasted the entire night, and the crowd did not disperse until the crowing of the cock the following morning. reports of regular celebrations of the various sabbats came from all over europe. an estimated 25,000 attended such rituals in the countr

nkind. garden city, n.y: doubleday, 1937. mintz, ruth finer. auguries, charms, amulets. middle village, n.y: jonathan david publishers, 1983. nelson, felicitas h. talismans& amulets of the world. new york: sterling publishers, 2000. mirror the first mirror was quite likely a quiet pool in which one caught a fleeting reflection of an image of oneself. the early greeks had mirrors that were made of circular pieces of polished bronze, sometimes with richly adorned handles. the early egyptians also had bronze mirrors, highly polished dishes, usually with graceful and decorative handles. since early times the mirror has been used in divination, in attempts to read the future or the past. in ancient greece divination performed by means of water and a mirror was so popular and so widely practiced

ets of levitation and of transforming and reassembling solid materials. ufo enthusiasts argue that visitors from outer space may have directed the erecting of megaliths, particularly since so many megalithic sites were devised with the intention of viewing and charting the skies above. ancient megaliths are generally divided into five categories: 1. alignments, stones placed in rows and other non-circular shapes; 2. burial chambers, underground chambers usually covered by a mound of some kind; 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 d u n e x p l a i n e d objects of mystery and power 195 white witch kevin carlyon working with crystals at stonehenge (kevin carlyon/fortean picture library) 3. monoliths (from the greek; gmono h means single, glitho h is stone, singl

g what may have been as many as 53 young women who were sacrificed to honor the death of a great ruler-priest. in 1961, dr. warren wittry unearthed the remains of a circle of red cedar posts that may have been used as a solar calendar to note coming seasons and to help determine when to plant and when to harvest crops. the discovery was dubbed gwoodhenge, h in recognition to its similarity to the circular arrangement known as stonehenge in great britain. sources: harpur, james. the atlas of sacred places. old saybrook, conn: konecky& konecky, 1994. thomas, david hurst. exploring ancient native america. new york: macmillan, 1994. cahokia and its woodhenge vision, an image of the virgin with the babe resting on her knee was carved from a peach tree and placed next to the well and the power p

an astronomical observatory. some of the buildings in the religious center are threewalled structures, including what is called the great central temple and the temple of the three windows. the latter building is believed to be associated with an incan legend that their original ancestors emerged from a cave that had three windows. also located in the religious center is the temple of the sun, a circular tower believed to have an astronomical orientation. the most accepted view of machu picchu portrays it as a religious sanctuary serving high priests and gvirgins of the sun. h more than 80 percent of the graves found on the site contain the bones of females, considered to have been gchosen women. h machu picchu was thought to have been visited by selected members of incan royalty who were

teudt fs holy line theory met the same fate as watkins fs ley lines. there were so many possibilities for connecting a variety of objects on a landscape that the odds were better of finding alignments than not finding them. teudt made another observation that had more lasting significance. he noted that an ancient chamber constructed in the naturally formed megaliths called the extersteine had a circular window that formed a point where rays of light at the midsummer solstice shone through, and where the moon was visible when it reached its northernmost position. he believed the neolithic peoples (before 2000 b.c.e) had used the site as an astronomical observatory and a calendar. the extersteine, which lies at the approximate latitude as stonehenge in great britain, is a natural site of f

ion based on careful tests performed with the best in modern equipment. as hawley observed, each new discovery seems to broaden the sublime aura of stonehenge. located on salisbury plain in england, stonehenge is a site of concentric rings of stone, an avenue, and paths leading to nearby burial sites. the stone circles are situated on a henge, an area enclosed by a bank and ditch; the surrounding circular ditch is 340 feet in diameter and five feet deep. there are four stone alignments.two are circles and two others are horseshoe-shaped patterns. the outer circle is about 100 feet in diameter and originally consisted of 30 upright stones (17 still stand, weighing an average of 25 tons and linked on top by a ring of stones. the stones, composed of sarsen, a kind of sandstone, average about

nd ring consists of bluestones, a smaller-sized stone. within that circle are five linteled pairs of sarsen stones in a horseshoe shape. another horseshoe, consisting of bluestones, is at the center. an avenue outlined with parallel banks and ditches 40 feet apart leads into the henge. a single standing stone, called the heel stone, is positioned in the center of the avenue just outside the outer circular ditch. several of the upright stones were toppled during the roman occupation of britain between 55 b.c.e. and 410 c.e. two upright stones and a lintel fell in 1797, and two more in 1900. the five stones that fell since 1797 were put back in place in 1958 to restore the look stonehenge had between 400 and 1797. several theories have emerged about when stonehenge was erected and the purpos

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n proportionately less. they were long-headed and probablyhad dark complexions (hence perhaps the affectionate nickname of brownie given to the kindly fairy).in great britain the neolithic and bronze-age people lived on open downs and moors; they were chieflypastoral, practising agriculture but rarely. they no longer lived in caves like palaeolithic man, but builthouses or huts. these houses were circular in plan, and were sunk in the earth to the depth of two or threefeet; the floor was paved with stone, and the lower part of the walls was of stone also; the upper part of thewalls was of wattle-and-daub or of turf, and the roof was of turf supported by a central post which perhapscarried a wooden frame. the hearth, when there was one, was in the middle of the one chamber, and therewas an

hich were covered withforest, they are in open grassy country. in those parts are found also the little flint arrow-heads which arecommonly called "elf-bolts, and are known to be of the bronze-age.a hut of the kind described above is shown on plate viii, where it is called a "fairy house" and as the twoprincipal inhabitants wear crowns it must be the palace of the fairy king and queen. the hut is circular, ispartly sunk below the surface of the ground and is roofed with turf on which shrubs are growing. it is one of agroup of similar huts, which from the outside have the appearance of little hills or mounds, which is perhapswhat john walsh[4] meant when he said that he consulted the fairies on hills. the inhabitants are smaller thanthe man who is speaking to them, but they are not dwarfs o

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the hub. there is no image of fortuna to turn it. the base of the post is held by a blunt double crescent on the ground, rounded horns slightly up and in parallel like a hot-dog bun. two nosed serpents issue from the base, cross once and arch toward the post just below the wheel. the wheel is double, having an outer and an inner ring with eight spokes running through both rims. the spokes have a circular expansion with central hole inside and a bit short of the inner rim. these spokes appear to be riveted to the inner rim. at the top of the wheel is the nemesis seated on a platform as a sphinx with a sword: head cloth, stern male face and woman's breasts, winged. the sword is hilt to wheel and up to left "archee" is written over the wing to the left. risking on the right of the wheel is a

um. we have seen them, and here is a minute description of them. they were traced forcibly, and the pencil had almost cut the paper. they had been dashed on to the paper without order or alignment. the first was the symbol which the egyptian initiates usually placed in the hand of typhon. a tau with upright double lines opened in the form of a compass; an ankh (or crux ansata) having at the top a circular ring; below the ring, a double horizontal line; beneath the double horizontal line, two oblique lines, like a v upside down. the second character represented a grand hierophant's cross, with the three hierarchical cross-bars. this symbol, which dates from the remotest antiquity, is still the attribute of our sovereign pontiffs, and forms the upper extremity of their pastoral staff. but th

urned upside down, is the hierolgyphic sign of the goat of black magic, whose head may then be drawn in the star, the two horns at the top, the ears to the right and left, the beard at the bottom. it is the sign of antagonism and fatality. it is the goat of lust attacking the heavens with its horns. it is a sign execrated by initiates of a superior rank, even at the sabbath<circular host, how could it be upside down- o. m> 2 degree- the two hermetic serpents. but the heads and tails, instead of coming together in two similar semicircles, were turned outwards, and there was no intermediate line representing the caduceus. above the head of the serpents, one saw the fatal v, the typhonian fork, the character of hell. to the right and left, the sacred numbers iii and vii

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al, moral and physical triangles (note that mathers termed these the intellectual, moral and material worlds, but dion fortune disagreed with his "misleading translations" and rephrased them as the supernal, ethical and astral triangles, see diagram 5. emanative systems are based on the concept of a genesis point which emits a series of hypostases or worlds, which are usually arranged in liner or circular patterns, or some combination, as in the tree of life, and then subdivided into hierarchies or orders of being. following from this core idea, the human being is then seen as a fragmented reflection of this source, to which it can attain by contemplation and transcendence of the less real. as plotinus and aristotle both perceived it, this contemplation of its own virtue formed a self-simi

, according to papus) double m: death (water) mother h religion single the distributive aspect of chockmah is in its reception and transmission of the light of kether. indeed, chockmah is that process in itself, and thus recurs at all levels of the tree. the double letter kaph also directly mirrors the nature of chockmah in its attribution of "force, and indicates that the nature of that force is circular (in its attribution to the "wheel" atu of the tarot. mem, subtitled "death" in this scheme indicates that chockmah is the first and last sephiroth that can be known, due to kether having no other reference outside itself. as religion, heh refers to the perfect path of yod flowing down the tree as the tao from chockmah, or the "strait and narrow way. in the "derivation of the channels, che

e world of atziluth, emanation) is yah, spelt yod-heh, relating to sapentia, or wisdom. this name formulates the first duality of divinity into active (yod) force and passive (heh) form. the extension is completed by binah as the lightning flash of the creative process continues its expansion. through the auphanim (chockmah in the world of yetzirah, formation, chockmah influences the forms of all circular movements, and lays the "astral" template of swirling movements, evident in everything from the shape of shells, the physical structure of the brain and to the grand dance of planets in orbit, and the vast sprawls of spiral star-dense galaxies. chockmah is the first order, and that order is spiral. as crowley drew upon the "star" atu spiral lines, quoting zoroaster "god is he, having the

nt of this card on the tree connects it between geburah (discernment) and tiphareth (awareness) on the path of lamed (discipline. following on from the initial mem stage, we may see this step as the organisation and adjustment inherent in the universal processes. moving on from the process of continual adjustment, we add the spin of the wheel of fortune, that is to say, the action of time and the circular or spiral force that can be seen in everything from the dna helix, the conch shell, a whirlpool, a body in orbit, or an entire galaxy. the hub of the wheel, the spokes and the rim also signify "synchronicity, a term coined by carl jung to denote an "accausal connecting principle" in play within all things. thus, so far the cards denote quite accurately the evolutionary process from the be

ixed and placed in equilibrium. candle; nr; the candle dies to release the light. the second ritual builds the sapphire temple further by creating a circle within which the work is performed. the altar is usually the centre of the circle, or can be placed in the east, which is where the sun rises and hence is symbolic of the dawning of light. as the ritual is assigned to chockmah, the actions are circular and involve the candle as a pillar of light. again, the actions follow the pattern of energy indicated by the letters composing chockmah; point cheth draw a circle about your temple space in any manner that seems appealing, using either your hand to point, or a wand or stick. this represents the enclosure (cheth) within which you will work. point kaph light a candle on your altar and plac

can be used to elevate mundane acts to their optimum potential. 3. make further research with regard to "will, through either the thelemic writings of aleister crowley, or through the psychological school of psychosynthesis. chapter two 1. observe and note down any action, and following the action, keep a note of those events which spread out from this action. these might be mapped as a series of circular ripples moving out from a central point. note any cyclic or spiral sequences, such as when the original event gets repeated, but in a slightly different format (this is the same process as found in fractal patterns. 2. make a list of apparent opposites, such as day and night, hot and cold, black and white, and so forth. try in each case to find the merging point between them, and observe

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or the wedjat (the eye of horus. both were considered powerful amulets for protection. the ankh is the symbol of eternal life, while the wedjat is the symbol for health, wholeness, protection, and general well-being (see figure 14, p. 198) to trace the ankh in the air before you, start on the left side at the point where the circle meets the crossbar and, drawing in a clockwise motion, trace the circular "head" of the ankh. next, trace the shaft of the ankh, leading from the middle of the crossbar to the lowest point of the shaft. finally, start at the left point of the crossbar and move straight across to the right point of the crossbar. to trace the eye of horus in the air before you, start at the left point of the eyebrow line and trace clockwise. next, trace the outline of the eye its

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es, and its form was very distinct. suddenly, it either lowered itself toward the horizon, or the bank of cloud-mist made an upward movement maybe, both movements occurred for the machine passed behind the cloud and did not reappear. immediately afterward, a great flush of color spread over the sea" may through august 1947 saw the first modern ufo wave in the united states. odd lights, glistening circular machines, and reddish flying cigars cap tured the american imagination. tiffany thayer, the eccentric novelist and founder of the fortean society, named after charles fort, chortled over the air force explanations in the society's journal, doubt. obviously the government was determined to cover up the true facts in this new situation. mystics and cranks quickly appeared, explaining the ph

nsanity and bankruptcy. iii "while driving toward new cumberland, we saw a light hovering near a hillside" john vujnovic, an attorney from weirton, west virginia, said, describing his experience on the evening of october 7, 1966 "the light started coming toward the car and i guess my son was frightened and i slowed the car so that we were a good distance behind the object "the object had an outer circular light that glowed, but there was no sound at all. i stopped the car for a better look and the thing started coming down over the highway. i think it was about four hundred feet in the air" mr. vujnovic was driving south on state route 66 from chester, west virginia, to weirton in the northernmost tip of the state. his was one of the first important sightings in west virginia that october

e indians avoid it? was it filled with hairy monsters and frightful apparitions way back when? across the river in ohio, industrious indians or someone built the great mounds and left us a rich heritage of indian culture and lore. the absence of an indian tradition in west virginia is troublesome for the researcher. it creates an uncomfortable vacuum. there are strange ancient ruins in the state, circular stone monuments which prove that someone had settled the region once. since the indians didn't build such monuments, and since we don't even have any lore to fall back on, we have only mystery [1] american indian linguistic families and tribes, a map issued by c.s. hammond& co, new york- chief cornstalk and his shawnees fought a battle there in the 1760s and cornstalk is supposed to have

rea, a music teacher, mrs. roy grose, was wakened by the barking of her dog at 4:45 a.m. on the morning of november 17, 1966. it was unusual for her little pet to bark late at night, so she got up to investigate. the moon was out and was very bright, she recalled. she looked out the kitchen window and saw an enormous object hovering at treetop level in a field on the other side of route 7. it was circular, the size of a small house, and brilliantly illuminated. it seemed to be divided into sections glowing with dazzlingly bright red and green lights "i was stunned" she said. before she could wake up her husband, the object made a zig- zag motion and suddenly disappeared. she did not mention the sighting to anyone outside her immediate family until weeks later. that afternoon a seventeen-ye

ceived any reports. i asked mrs. hyre and the mcdaniels to be alert for any rumors of sightings. within days i tracked down dozens of ufo witnesses throughout the ohio valley. at 2 a.m. on the morning i was first prowling the tnt area, a young man living further up the ohio river got up to go to the bathroom and saw a brilliantly illuminated object floating in the air just above the water. it was circular in shape and appeared to have windows in it covered over with curtains like crumpled aluminum foil. two hours later, mr. and mrs. charles hern of cheshire, ohio, saw something very similar. their home was directly opposite the tnt area on the ohio side of the river. mr. hern was walking his dog when he noticed a red light on the opposite riverbank. at first he thought it might be a trappe

inous "cigars" discharging small globes of light which sailed toward new york and long island. and on long island and neighboring connecticut, those globes were cutting nightly capers. during my frequent treks out to long island, i saw several of the objects myself and i collected some eyewitness testimony that boggled my already much-boggled mind. one family of seven people swore they had seen a circular object land near a wooded area on long island. they stopped their car to watch and were astonished when they saw two figures, normal-human-sized beings, exit through a door in the object as a large black car crossed the field and stopped nearby. the two beings got into the car and it drove off. the object took off quickly and disappeared into the night sky. similar incidents had been repo

thing. by this time we were all pretty scared. we thought sure the others at the camp must have seen it, too, but afterward they said they hadn't seen a thing [1] john magor, ed, canadian ufo report, no. 16, box 758, duncan, b.c, canada- there was a bend in the river between us so i couldn't say for sure whether they did or not" the witnesses claimed they got a good look at the thing, that it was circular, about eighty feet in diameter, hovering about two hundred feet in the air, and had been in view for a full fifteen minutes. how did it depart "well, if we told people about this, they'd think we were crazy" the witness said "but all of a sudden it looked as if it had turned into an airplane. it made a noise like a plane and it looked like a plane, only all the lights went out except for

e it's going down a flight of stairs" she noted. we were watching the famous "falling leaf motion which has been described by many ufo witnesses. about 12:30 a.m. mrs. hyre decided to call it a night. she drove off leaving me alone in my car sitting, like an idiot, waiting for something to happen. and it did. one hour later, at 1:35 a.m. on april 3, 1967, i had my best sighting. a clearly defined circular object suddenly zipped down from the sky and passed parallel to my car. it was so colorful that it is burned into my memory. the greenish upper surface was topped by a bright red light. there were reddish "portholes" or circular lights around the rim. the colors were so brilliant they were almost unearthly. it disappeared behind some trees to my left. i felt it was very close. perhaps onl

d at their 1953 decision, the cia/air force plan to debunk, downgrade, and ridicule flying saucers was, in retrospect, the most responsible course the government could take. but they underestimated the scope of the phenomenon and its ability to manipulate humans and generate propaganda. iv. on may 20, 1967, steve michalak was out prospecting near falcon lake, manitoba, canada, when he saw a large circular object land. it seemed to be made of glittering metal "like stainless steel" he approached it and thought he could hear voices mumbling inside. he called out but received no answer. instead, the object spewed out some kind of gas or flame which caught him full in the chest and sent him reeling backward as it took off. both his shirt and the skin underneath were burned with an odd checkerb

recalled only that he wore a gray coat, had black hair, and never spoke. tom got into the car "it was a very old buick" he reported "but it was very well kept. it looked brand-new. it even smelled brand-new" they drove for about thirty minutes to a remote spot on a back road in maryland. when tom got out of the car he was astonished to see the egg-shaped object waiting for them. he was put into a circular room containing nothing but a couple of bucket seats and a gray tv screen. vadig and his companion disappeared into another part of the ship. after a few minutes the tv screen came alive, the object shuddered, and tom watched the image of the earth receding to a tiny speck on the screen. three or four hours passed. he was still dressed in his waiter's uniform and did not have a watch. but

repeated the name several times so it would stick in tom's memory. their vehicle traveled through a large city with low, flat buildings and signs written in some kind of oriental-looking characters. the people, male and female, were all nude "there were some real lookers there, too" tom commented. after the tour, they returned to the egg-shaped craft and took off again. tom sat alone in the same circular room watching the television screen for hours. finally they arrived back on earth at the same place from which they had left. tom, vadig, and the silent man returned to the old buick and drove for about thirty minutes until they reached his apartment house "i'll see you in time" vadig declared, then the car drove off. tom ran into his apartment, determined to wake up his roommates and tel

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star. fourth, thou must recite the invocation of the watcher, thrusting the sword into the earth at its station, not touching it until it is the appointed time for its departure. fifth, thou must take the seal of the star in thy right hand, and whisper its name softly upon it. sixth, thou must recite the incantation of the walking, loudly, and in a clear voice, as thou walkest about the gate in a circular fashion, beginning at the north and walking to the east, then to the south, and to the west, the number of turns being equal to the special number of the star. seventh, thou must needs arrive back at the centre of the gate, before thine altar, at which time thou must fall to the ground, looking neither to the right no to the left at what may be moving there, for these operations attract m

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y who seek blessings from sages, some study the torah as history, and some look for secrets in the letters, like treasure hunters. but within the wisdom of kabbalah, there are people who are closer to the center, to the desire to cleave to the creator, and there are people who are farther from that goal. the latter kind studies it like a science and seeks knowledge in the kabbalah. it is like the circular ripples that formulate around a stone thrown in the water. any person who hears about the wisdom of kabbalah will find his own approach to it, in a position that matches the desire of his soul for correction. those who have not come to kabbalah yet, have not come to it because their time hasn t come. q: is it okay for adolescents to take kabbalah classes? a: yes. i recommend the articles

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

nt of the children fs special service mission. suffer the little children, etc. and angela the head of a zenana mission. gthink of the poor heathen kept in such terrible seclusion! h the end is as farcical as society herself. angela is suffocated in sulphuric acid whilst washing off her enamel, and glenstrae sawn into thirty-eight pieces whilst playing with little children, by stumbling against a circular saw. ghis lordship was very fond of children, as you may know. it seems he was pursuing. it is, i am told, an innocent child fs game. one of the factory hands; and. he stumbled. h *why jesus wept, vol. iii, p. 48. molly is pronounced virgo intacta by twenty-three eminent physicians,*1. and marries percy who is of course quite reformed.*2. farewell, you filthy-minded people! i know a stabl

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nowledge becomes his staff of prudence supporting him in all his endeavors. the wheel- arcanum x. in divination, arcanum x may be read as change of fortune. arcanum x is figured by a wheel of eight spokes suspended by its axis upon a dual column. at the right hernanubis, genius of good, strives to mount to the summit of the circumference. at the left, typhon, genius of evil, is precipitated. on a circular platform in equilibrium on the wheel, is poised a sphinx, holding in its claws a javelin. at the foot of the dual column two serpents raise their heads. this is the wheel of destiny. the circular platform upon which the sphinx stands represents the zodiac; and the sphinx, as a composite of the four constellations marking the zodiacal quadrants- eagle, lion, man and bull--signifies the pas

THE BOOK OF GATES

found the carcass of a bull in it, embalmed with asphaltum; and also, scattered in various places, ail immense quantity of small wooden figures of mummies 6 or 8 in. long, and covered with asphaltum to preserve them. there were some other figures of fine earth baked, coloured blue, and strongly varnished. on each side of the two little rooms were wooden statues standing erect, 4 ft. high, with a circular hollow inside, as if to contain a roll of papyrus, which i have no doubt they did. we found likewise fragments of other statues of wood and of composition "but the description of what we found in the centre of the saloon, and which i have reserved till this place, p. 78 merits the most particular attention, not having its equal in the world, and being such as we had no idea could exist. i

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

rituals of the o.t.o. part two the rituals themselves* first degree29 prefatory note once again there is a variation in the nature of the signs, grips, etc, used at the present time. nevertheless, details survive of those used in the o.t.o. in its early years and these have therefore been included in the text of the ritual. first degree first point (illustration) the oasis is a space, preferably circular. in the west is a well, with a coping-stone; that is, a cubical altar with a removable top. it is made so as to hold water; and on this water floats an ark, preferably proportioned as is given in the canon, containing a dagger, a disk, and the book of the law. in the east is an altar, cylindrical, where burns a candle. this is overshadowed by a conical tent, where is a throne composed of

, even as the sun, our father, is always in the heaven, even when we perceive him not. now, the dagger is in the form of a cross. and the disk in that of a circle; crosses and circles are therefore the true sign of our order. you will therefore stand perfectly erect, the feet together. now link the thumbs of your hands; and placing the left foot behind and cross the right, swing it outward with a circular motion until it comes to rest in front of and across the right. it is in this position that the secrets of the lustration are communicated; they consist of a sign, a grip, and a word. the sign is given by clenching the fingers of the right hand, and making a motion as if to stab the throat with the thumb. the grip is given by seizing the thumb of the brother in your fingers, and pressing

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

parts of the temple, but apartments of the priests, places for victims and sacred utensils, and chapels dedicated to subordinate deities introduced by a more complicated and corrupt worship, and probably unknown to the founders of the original edifice.4 the portico, which runs parallel with these buildings5 inclosed the temenos, or area of sacred ground, which in the pyr thia of the persians was circular, but is here quadrangular, as in the celtic temple in zeeland, and the indian pagoda before described. in the centre was the holy of holies, the seat of the god, consisting of a circle of columns raised upon a basement, without roof or walls, in the middle of which was probably the sacred fire, or some other symbol of the deity.6 the square area in which it stood, was sunk below the natur

in the north, belonged to the same religion, 1 see plate xv. fig 1, c c. 2 see plate xvii, fig. 1. 3 see proclus in theol. platon. lib. i. c. 19. 66 on the worship which appears, at some remote period, to have prevailed over the whole northern hemisphere. according to that ancient historian, the hyperboreans inhabited an island beyond gaul, as large as sicily, in which apollo was worshipped in a circular temple considerable for its size and riches.1 apollo, we know, in the language of the greeks of that age, can mean no other than the sun, which, according to c sar, was worshipped by the germans, when they knew of no other deities except fire and the moon.2 the island i think can be no other than britain, which at that time was only known to the greeks by the vague reports of phoenician m

r than the sun, which, according to c sar, was worshipped by the germans, when they knew of no other deities except fire and the moon.2 the island i think can be no other than britain, which at that time was only known to the greeks by the vague reports of phoenician mariners, so uncertain and obscure, that herodotus, the most inquisitive and credulous of historians, doubts of its existence.4 the circular temple of the sun being noticed in such slight and imperfect accounts, proves that it must have been something singular and important; for, if had been an inconsiderable structure, it would not have been mentioned at all; and, if there had been many such in the country, the historian would not have employed the singular number. stonehenge has certainly been a circular temple, nearly the s

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of this idea. within this sea of white light, desire ranged endlessly seeking some limited quality upon which it could fur itself and rest. but as yet there was nothing. the absolute freedom embodying the will to realize all potential was as yet unrealized. the frustrated desire of god recoiled upon itself, falling inward ever closer togeth- er, becoming ever more dense, metaphorically assuming a circular and then a spi- ral direction of travel. this questing inward after fulfillment is known in the kabbalah as the "primal swirlings" and may be pictured as flecks of light dancing in a whirlpool. the tightening spiral coalesced into the first ghmmering of a sense of self-a math- ematical point without dimension or substance. this point gave the perception of the all a vantage from which to

, it turned inward even as a serpent will curl up for comfort in the cold, and the pulse became a circle, which is a wave turning upon itself. this idea is represented by the ancient symbol of the serpent pierced by a sword that pins it to the ground: it is also implied in the oriental symbol of the yin and yang, which shows a wave enclosed by a circle. the fixing of a wave causes it to exhibit a circular motion (see diagram at the top of page 28. a circle marks the boundary between outward and inward going. it is the bal- ance of these two opposite tendencies. as such, it has no thickness but merely divides, in the same way the present divides the past from the future. when the pulse of desire begins to rotate, a circle is created. this is the serpent with its tail held in its mouth: the

erely divides, in the same way the present divides the past from the future. when the pulse of desire begins to rotate, a circle is created. this is the serpent with its tail held in its mouth: the circular tendency that arose before the formation of the first point is not a circle as the human mind normally understands it. a circle drawn on paper pre- supposes three-dimensional space. the primal circular desire took place before space-time, when there was no form, no point of self-awareness, only pure desire acting in a void. it did not act toward anything because there was nothing else. rather, it fled from unending nothingness. having gone out in all directions, so to speak, and discovered nothing, it turned away and in upon itself. the symbol of a circle is often used to represent tota

, which progresses by means of the wave and, to conserve its inner heat, turns itself in a spiral through the circle of its body. the galaxy is a model of spiral motion, as are the paths of certain subatomic particles. all movement around a point is made up of the inward spiral of concen- tration and the outward spiral of dispersion acting in some degree of balance. when the balance is perfect, a circular motion results; however, there is nothing perfect in matter. the paths of the planets around the sun, once thought of as cir- cular and then as elliptical, are really spiral as the planets slow minutely year by year due to natural forces. the spiral is actually a two-dimensional representation of an infinitely long cylinder viewed from the end with one point perspective. the line of the s

lf by manifesting a point. thus the spiral began as a negative motion of with- drawal and wrapping inward for protection, then became a positive and active striving to realize the center of self. referring this to the metaphor of the serpent, at the start the undulating ser- pent draws itself inward for protection from the cold. then it seeks to devour itself to appease its hunger. whereas at the circular stage of motion it held its tail in its mouth, in the spiral stage it begins to swallow its tail. this very common symbol of the dragon devouring its tail is always the desire of chaos to manifest itself through the point, and the corresponding urge in manifest being to reunite with the boundless all. to perceive this truth, project ahead mentally the natural consequence of a ser- pent ea

of its function. for example, it is the nature of scissors to cut; in cutting, they destroy the ability of paper to fulfill its reason for being, which is to enclose. the physical objects can be replaced by the active elemental principles of fire, water, and air. water puts out fire by smothering it; air triumphs over water by evaporating it; and fire consumes air to feed itself. a model of this circular motion can be observed in the lower seventh, eighth, and ninth sephiroth of the kabbalistic tree, where the motion proceeds in a clockwise direction: each of the three principles triumphs over another, yet no principle is exalted over all. the element that defeats another is itself overcome by the element defeat- ed by the vanquished. this can be considered in relation to the three faces

ds them but the locus upon which the physical elements are based. for example, elemental fire is not the fire that springs from a match-it is the preva- lent inner quality of that fire. all material things are mixtures of the four elemen- tal principles, with one being dominant. n fire is the male element. its motion is linear and it originates action. v water is the female element. its motion is circular; it receives and trans- forms the impulse of fire. air, the element of the child, contains both male and female within it in potential. it partakes of the mingled qualities of fire and water, being both volatile and cool, and is the product of their union. its motion is vibratory. 0 earth is the crystallization of the three preceding elemental principles in the sphere of matter. although

ly, and so on. the second he restores the balance. consider the seasons of the year. two are opposite (summer and winter, and the other two are essentially the same (temperate, except that the direction of motion is reversed fi-om one to the other. that is, in spring the temperature goes from cool to warm, and in autumn it goes from warm to cool. the changing of the seasons is often thought of as circular motion. if it were circular it would look like this: yod however, the actual motion of the seasons and all other cycles is spiral since each element is separated by time from the one it replaces. the summer of one year appears the same as the summer of the previous year, but it is completely new, and built on the summer that preceded it. the four letters of the tetragrammaton can be repre

hod of using the pentagram. 1) elemental force is to be invoked by drawing the pentagram in a clockwise direction. 2) elemental force is banished by drawing the pentagram in a counter- clockwise direction. 3) the line of the pentagram always begins and ends at the element under consideration. these three simple rules are all that is necessary to rationalize the drawing of the pentagram. it is the circular motion of the line, mentally pictured and willed, that calls up or banishes. it is the distinguishing of a particular point that isolates the elemental force under consideration. since, as has been said before, it is naturally given to humans to rule the four lower elements through the point of spirit, the pentagram is one of the most potent universal symbols in all magic. no malefic forc

microproso- pos, or lesser countenance. hermetically, it is the union of opposites, the mating of the sun and moon. in christianity it is jesus christ. magically, it is linked to the table of hexagram 8 planets colors motions elements directions senses body trees music sun yellow v vibratory@ spirit up sight head apple trumpet mars red linear n fire south hearing right leg yew drum venus green 0 circular v water west taste left arm birch guitar jupiter orange linear a air north smell right arm oak organ saturn blue 0 circular b earth east touch left leg elm bass moon purple v vibratory a inertia (black moon) down motion sexual organs willow z violin f r z$ seven planets of the ancients, which must not be confused with the planets of astronomy, for the ancient planets are god-forms rather

once through the middle of the tetragram, dividing it into upper and lower halves. the fixed banner of fire, 1vh3, which is linked to leo, gives a cross pattern on the tetragram that cuts twice through the center point and divides the tetragram into four quarters: cardinal mutable fixed if you think of the diamond of the tetragram as a circle, you will see that the cardinal motion is essentially circular, an apt representation of the sun; the muta- ble motion divides the figure into two crescents, and thus represents the active power of the moon; and the fixed motion cuts the figure into four quarters, a per- fect expression of the power of the earth. you will recall the significance of these three primary glyphs from the examination of the planets (see chapter 13. the tetragram may be us

her cards are related to it as the fixed center of the personality the reading is about. in a general sense the fool is the significator of the tarot. this is why the meanings ascribed to the fool are so many and varied. the fool takes his shape from his environment. as the fool reacts against each card, it colors his nature. the diviner looks over the shoulder of the fool as he moves through the circular universe of the major arcana, and as the fool enters into each card in turn, it becomes a door and opens inward on the subconscious of the diviner. traditionally the fool was placed between the twentieth and twenty-first cards-the judgement and the world. it was obvious to occultists that this had been done not for any useful reason but simply because the early users of the tarot did not

l between any of the numbered cards. understanding the role of the fool is the single most important step in learn- ing tarot symbolism because the fool reveals the dynamics underlying this philo- sophical machine. the diviner and the fool are one, but the diviner is colored by various shades of prejudice and bias, whereas the fool is as clear as water. the diviner stands with the fool in a great circular chamber with twenty-one glass windows of different colors. as the diviner approaches a window, the light shining through it casts over him or her a certain hue, and causes the diviner to experience life from that color. since the diviner has colors in his or her own personality, however, he or she can never experience the light shining through the windows in its purity. to do this the div

ayer is your shield of protection. pray before and after the period of meditation. of course, prayer alone can be done anytime and under any conditions without harm. pray for purity and the coming of the light. through this constant prayer and a regular, pure lifestyle, the physical sur- roundings in which you live will be cleansed and made ready for the descent of the light. the prayer creates a circular barrier around your living space through which shadows of lies and confusion cannot pass unless you foolishly invite them to enter. within this temple built of prayer and pure aspirations, it is safe to open your innermost heart. for the purification of the body you must sleep only so much as is strictly nec- essary for health on a hard bed or on the floor. rise at first light of morning

non-material forms should be visualized in colors that accord with their natures. it should be born in mind that the assignment of colors is one of the most dis- puted matters in practical magic. many of the traditional assignments in the west are not the same as those found in the east. each school seems to have its own sys- tem, wildly different from most others. a system of colors based on the circular spectrum has been presented that attempts to deal rationally with the question. as it moves from the primaries and secondaries into the tertiary colors, its assignments become more doubtful. how- ever, it is a connected whole, and this itself is very useful in magic. it is important that the magus believe with complete confidence that the color he or she is using for a symbol is the right

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were build for religious purposes by the ancient race that erected stonehenge and other great cosmic circles and spirals such as avebury. the center of fairy activity in ireland is a similarly shaped, grass-covered hill. it is named tara, and was the residence of the ancient kings of ireland. tara hill in the county of meath stands about 510 feet in elevation, and is crowned with a series of six circular earthen works, known as raths. the largest is called the king's rath (ruth-nu-riogh, and within its boundary is the meeting place (forradh, a flat-topped mound on which important gatherings of the people were held. it contains the sacred stone of destiny (lia fail, a phallic standing stone on which the ancient kings of ireland were crowned. the stone is not in its original location, but w

etimes suffer a pattern of marks known as "fairy bruising" those taken by aliens suffer scars or cup-shaped depressions in their flesh. 8. fairies give humans a potion or enchanted food to sap their will. aliens sometimes give abductees a thick liquid to drink. 9. fairies sometimes appear in glowing spheres of light. aliens sometimes appear in glowing spheres of light. 10. fairies sometimes leave circular marks on the ground where they have danced, called fairy rings. alien spaceships that have landed sometimes leave circular burn marks or impressions in the ground. 11. fairies sometimes vanish into thin air. aliens sometimes vanish into thin air. 12. fairies have been observed to pass directly into solid rock. aliens have been seen walking through doors. there are also obvious similaritie

ubmitted to society and enter the cultural arena. that's the part which i find most interesting. clark: before we go into that, let's clarify your views on the nature of the physical aspect. when i asked you if there was such a thing as a solid, three-dimensional flying saucer, i was thinking in these terms: let's suppose that somebody says he has seen a ufo, the bottom part of which was flat and circular. he says he saw the object come down, settle on the soil and then fly off again, leaving a flat circular impression. doesn't that clearly suggest the presence-at least for the duration of the sighting-of a solid object whose physical structure was more or less as the witness perceived it? vallpe: not necessarily. we have evidence that the phenomenon has the ability to create a distortion

y immediately became cold and his head began to ache. he lay on his bed, and almost at once found himself leaving his body. looking back, he saw his physical body still lying on the bed. he felt as if he floated on a cloud, but the place above his eyes continued to hurt. after a sudden jolt, the darkness cleared away and he found himself surrounded by a golden glow. he saw that he was seated in a circular room with metal walls and a glass dome. outside the dome was a night sky filled with stars. bender immediately assumed that he was inside a flying saucer. an alien activated a kind of circular picture tube, in which bender saw scenes that were in full color and appeared three-dimensional. the alien proceeded to give bender a kind of travel documentary of its home world and the various doi

sumed that he was inside a flying saucer. an alien activated a kind of circular picture tube, in which bender saw scenes that were in full color and appeared three-dimensional. the alien proceeded to give bender a kind of travel documentary of its home world and the various doings of the alien race that i will not relate, since it has no relevance to the subject of astral projection. however, the circular viewing tube is interesting because it parallels very closely the experience of oliver fox as a child, when the fairy came to him and showed him a circular projection of an animated farmhouse scene, in full color, which fox from his edwardian-era perspective could only compare to a magic lantern slide projection. the appearance, disappearance, and subsequent reappearance of the piece of m

TYSON DONALD THE MAGICAL WORKBOOK

e stronger the sensation. when you notice this pressure, open your eyes and observe how far away the pencil point is from your skin. release one hand without moving the pencil and estimate the distance by touch. ideally, the point of the pencil should be more than an inch away from your forehead. do not be disheartened if you fail to experience spontaneous astral visions after passing through the circular red doorway and opening your inner eyelids. specific visions are not the object of the exercise. it is designed to enable you to separate your consciousness from your body, and to become better aware of your astral form. on the other hand, do not be surprised if you find that after practicing the exercise regularly for several weeks, images spontaneously appear against the imagined blue b

the left. walk through the doorway into a room with an oak floor and palegray walls that are almost white. the ceiling is painted the same pallid gray. close the door behind you without turning to look through its opening. you stand in the northwest corner of a large square chamber. there is no window in the room, but ample light streams in from visualization 111: astral temple 65 above through a circular dome made up of many small triangular panes of clear glass crystal. blue sky can be seen through the dome. in the middle of the floor rests a black marble altar in the shape of a double cube. the altar is two feet square and four feet high. its sides are featureless. on the center of the bare altar top a white candle burns in a short brass candlestick. around the altar a white circle nine

the opening and closing procedures of this exercise may be used for many different rituals, not solely for a ritual of cleansing. i have added to the circumambulations the sign of the enterer from the golden dawn neophyte grade, which was described in detail in exercise 26 in connection with charging objects with elemental force. this powerful projecting gesture can also be used to encourage the circular flow of occult potency around the circumference of the ritual circle, and was employed in this way in golden dawn rituals. its use is not strictly necessary in this exercise, but it helps to strengthen the vortices created above the altar. the three hebrew mother letters, aleph, mem, and shin, are associated, respectively, with the higher aspects of the elements air, water, and fire. if t

y, the planet of balance and union that contains both solar and lunar principles. in the coin method, pennies are used to define the circle because they are composed of bronze, a mixture of copper (metal of venus) and tin (metal ofjupiter. the influence of both these planets is benign-jupiter is known as the greater fortune, and venus as the lesser fortune. twelve is the number of the zodiac, the circular band of stars that surrounds the earth. dimes are used to define the triangle because they signiftr a value of ten, the number of the tetractys, and dimes are composed of nickel and iron, metals used in the making of the swords and knives that are traditionally employed to control or punish lower spirits. copper is the metal of venus, whose symbolic shape is round; iron is the metal of ma

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

ross and the termination with an arrowhead. each group of three banners beginning with the same letter is related to the element of that letter. for example, the banners ihvh, ihhv, and ivhh are all banners of elemental fire. the three banners in each elemental group have very distinct forms that are based upon their cardinal, mutable, and fixed energies. the tracing of a cardinal sigil creates a circular, or spiraling, energy flow. the tracing of a mutable sigil creates a linear zig-zag like a lightning bolt. the tracing of a fixed sigil creates a crossing pattern, as shown in the illustration on page 34. invoking banishing invoking banishing tetragrammaton cardinal mutable fixed the three sigil forms it is useful to remember that the initial turning motion in all invoking sigils for the

icorn, but we do not recall which form of the name this is, or the shape of its sigil. by knowing the tetragram, we know that the sigil begins at the left corner, because capricorn is an earth sign, and the second he, on the left corner, is the letter of tetragrammaton related to elemental earth. also, we know capricorn is one of the cardinal signs-therefore the sigil of its banner will be of the circular kind, its initial movement in a clockwise direction because we wish to invoke an overt form. remembering the tetragram and the position of the letters at its corners, and knowing the cardinal sigil form, we mentally trace around the edge of the tetragram clockwise from the second he of earth, which gives us the correct banner of capricorn, hihv. the uses for these sigils of tetragrammaton

igns form the top and bottom parts of the monad, connected by the cross of the elements. dee explains the glyph of taurus as the thin crescent which the moon reveals in the sign of taurus just after emerging from conjunction with the sun in the sign of aries. he explains the sign of aries as two semicircles representing the waxing and waning halves of the moon, which, when united, reveal the full circular glory of the reflected solar orb. in theorem xi, he writes concerning aries that the period of twenty-four hours divided by the equinox "denotes most secret proportions" it is significant that the hieroglyphic monad is divided into twenty-four theorems. this was not an accident, as dee states in the final theorem of his work, saying "so now at last we consummate and terminate the metamorp

it. when you feel that it has absorbed as much light as is possible during that ritual, seal the light into the ring with the symbol of the circle-cross, inscribed vertically upon the air with the right index finger in the case of gold rings, but with the left index finger in the case of silver rings. sit comfortably before the altar and regard the ring. visualize its hoop expanding into a large circular window of light, and through the window see the angel of the ring standing before you arrayed in light, looking back at you. try to picture the angel in as much detail as possible (see chapter xiv. 118 tetragrammaton eventually the angels will become animate and you will be able to communicate with them. contemplate the lord of the ring for half an hour or so, then will the circle of ligh

ws a circle with four towers, or castles, at the four quarters of the earth. leading in to the center from the gate of each tower is a walkway representing a colored cloth, or carpet. moving toward the center on each of these colored carpets is a trumpeter, followed by three standard-bearers, six seniors, a king, five princes, five crosses arranged in a cross pattern, and sixteen dispositors. the circular center of the amulet shows the twenty-four seniors, having arrived at the center, gathered into a ring as if to consult. this golden disk has survived and is in the safekeeping of the british museum. it is highly significant that the seniors are mentioned twice-first, in four groups of six issuing out of the gates of the watchtowers and, later, gathered in a ring of twenty-four to consult

nd shaped like a blazing sun. its point extends beyond the zodiac ring to the outermost fourth ring of the clock face, which is divided into twenty-four parts numbered with roman numerals, for the twenty-four hours of the day. although the hand of the sun is longer than that of the moon, the sun, which points to the hours, appears to me to be the hour hand. this would be symbolically correct. the circular face of the clock is enclosed in a square with four circular windows, one in each corner (symbolizing the four beasts. above the clock is a statue of the seated virgin mary holding christ upon her knee. she represents the queen of heaven in revelation 12:l. to her right is a large roman numeral x; to her left is an equally large arabic numeral 5 (in connection with these numerals, see the

d and third angles of the great table, the watchtowers of the south and west. their "courses7' visit with comfort the earth. this is a complex word. in elizabethan times, a course was a point of the compass-the word was used in this sense by shakespeare. thus the courses of the mighty spirits of the fourth angle, the watchtower of the north, are their resident compass points "course" also means a circular motion of a heavenly body, as in the course of the moon. finally, the word "course" can mean a continuous process of time, or a succession of events. again, we have the time metaphor that is so pervasive throughout the keys. notice that the messiah commands the spirits to "harken unto my voice" because (as is true of the serpent) all his power is in his jaws-that is, in his words. he says

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horisms of patanjali, a classical guide to students of yoga, was written" this "well" is said to be an entrance to one of the naga's underworld lairs. sherman minton also states that "sheshna's well, an alleged opening into the underground reptilian underworld of "patalas [consisting of seven worlds or cavern levels, may be seen today in benares, india, and..it has forty steps leading down into a circular depression to a stone door covered with cobras. this is said to lead to patala, the reptile netherworld" case file #11 from "on the shores of endless worlds" by andrew tomas (souvenir press, p. 160..even in this jet-age every hindu is familiar with and usually believes in the legend of the nagas, the "serpents" which live in extensive underground palaces in the rocky himalayas. it is beli

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l cases it seems to have been a severe test of obedience on the part of the novice, as time and again we read that other knights had to threaten him with drawn swords before he would do it, and that he only did it to save his life. charge no. 4 seems to point to novices actually being killed who refused to conform, though this point does not seem clearly proved. the shape of the templar churches, circular outside, octagonal within, is peculiar to them. it is said to be copied from the mosque of the dome in jerusalem, which they thought was the temple of solomon, and it is possible that this may have influenced them; but the templars, of all the crusaders, had more intercourse with the inhabitants of palestine; they should very soon have learnt when and by whom that mosque was built; that i

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mmaton. the tarot pack has also 4 court cards, cavalier, king, queen and violet or knave. also called knight, king, queen and princess by some mystics. 59. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott chapter nine the pentad, five, 5. rom the nicomachean extracts, we derive our knowledge of the pythagorean doctrine of the number five. it is an eminently spherical and circular number, because in every multiplication it restores itself and is found terminating the number. it is change of quality, because it changes what has three dimensions into the sameness of a sphere by moving circularly and producing light. and hence, light is referred to the number 5. also it is the privation of strife, because it unites in friendship the two forms of number even and odd; t

the ruling part, the head, has seven parts for external use, two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and a mouth. there are seven things seen, body, interval, magnitude, color, motion and permanency. there are seven inflections of the voice, the acute, grave, circumflex, rough, smooth, the long and the short sounds. the hand makes seven motions; up and down, to the right and left, before and behind, and circular. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott there are seven evacuations; tears from the eyes, mucous of the nostrils, the saliva, the semen, two excretions and the perspiration. modern medical knowledge corroborates the ancient dictum that in the seventh month the human offspring becomes viable. menstruation tends to occur in series of four times seven days

old conceits were that the tenth wave of the sea is always larger than others; and that birds laid the 10th egg of a larger size than the others. the word ten was used by the hebrews, instead of a large number, so that care must be exercised in translating this; thus nehemiah interprets ten generations of deuteronomy xxiii. v. 3 to mean for ever. nehemiah xiii. 1. the kabalists called 5, 6 and 10 circular numbers, because when squared, the result shows the same number in the unit figure, thus: 5x5=25 and 5x25=125 6x6=36 and 6x36=216 10x10=100 and 10x100=1000 numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott an old periphrasis mentioned by shakespeare is, i d set my ten commandments in your face, meaning the finger nails for scratching. see 2 henry vi. i.3. the maho

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ent. e. r. dodds has cogently outlined the aristotelian principles underlying the proclean theorem: the physical universe is finite save in the sense that finite bodies are potentially divisible ad infinitum. and movement in a finite space can continue through an infinite time only by returning periodically to its starting-point. hence the only movement which is both continuous and perpetual is a circular movement, like that of the heavenly bodies. 106 for proclus, the way of the soul mirrors the way of the heavenly bodies, and thus, as he further adduces, every psychic period is measured by time; the soul is characterized by circular motion, continuous and perpetual, and it is in this sense that time is the image of eternity. the way of the soul, like the spiritual power (dunamis) of bein

lized behavior, one discerns the concomitant spatialization of time and temporalization of space.8 rather than sharply bifurcating the terms paired in the compound time-space, it is more useful to note their convergence with/in varied socio-cultural constellations. second, from the perspective of judaism as a religious phenomenon, the assumed mutual exclusivity of time configured as linear and as circular the arrow and the cycle a crucial dichotomy that has shaped conceptions of temporality in western thought, is in fact false; the two cannot so easily be separated. 9 there has been a tendency based, in the words of jonathan z. smith, on a groundless distinction 10 to correlate linear time with the historical and cyclical time with the mythical, and likewise to correlate the former with an

view of the biblical literature to that of the rabbinic literature as a transition from a collective historical memory to a collective ahistorical memory. 26 historical and ahistorical are not to be polarized respectively as dynamic-optimistic and static-pessimistic models of time.27 to grasp the concept of time that has informed jewish religiosity, it is better to speak of linear circularity, or circular linearity,28 a mythopoeic conception that prevails in the scriptural texts produced by priests and scribes as well as in the pericopae of the rabbis that over time inspired the minds and hearts of jewish poets, philosophers, exegetes, and mystical visionaries. the widely proclaimed epistemological insight that human thinking is circular is perceived as a weakness by those who conceive the

t in opposition to time and therefore resistant to the fluctuation of historical contingency a binary considered traditional in western thought35 but rather a conception of temporality that calls into question the linear model of aligning events chronoscopically in a sequence stretched invariably between before and after. the hermeneutical principle of the rabbis embraces a notion of time that is circular in its linearity and linear in its circularity. when the scriptural narrative is viewed within this framework, after is before precisely because before is after, but before cannot be after unless after is before. underlying the dictum, moreover, is a belief in revelation as the textualization of sacred language the materialization of text in both graphic and phonic dimensions, to be grasp

i shon, in terms of his doctrine of the two types of light: the straight light, or yashar, that issues from keter to malkhut, and the restored light, or hozer, that is reflected back from malkhut to keter:159 this is the way the wheel turns and rotates without end or limit [we-khen derekh ha-galggal hozer u-mitggalggel ad ein sof we-takhlit. 160 needless to say, the turning and rotating suggest a circular motion indicative of the sefirotic activity, but the forms of the straight and restored light by which the latter is also described are manifestly linear. insofar as the world of discrete entities continues to exist, a condition to which cordovero refers in blatantly apocalyptic terms as long as the world is impaired on account of the filth of the serpent and the shell [kol od she-ha-olam

mundane modes of temporality is not traversable: the time that can be spoken of in conjunction with the sefirot is a time/less time, a time that is the measure of the immeasurable stream issuing forth without pause from the infinite source; by contrast, the time ascribed to corporeal bodies is, like the bodies themselves, finite. yet there is one aspect of the latter that mirrors the former: the circular quality of the lifecycle, the trajectory extending backward to the beginning that reverts forward to the end. in another passage, which may have linear circularity (a)temporal poetics 85 been the fitting continuation of the above citation,183 azriel explicates the following midrashic comment on the verse on the day that moses finished (num 7:1: rav said that in every place where it says a

. way-making goes before and yet, as the incipient [anf ngliche, remains behind by itself. in this we perceive that from whence there is emergence is the same as that back toward which evasion returns. 24 on the way there are perspectives, but solely in the end is the indeterminacy determined, and only then can we speak of destiny, of having been sent forth in historical resoluteness to chart the circular extension of primordial temporality, that is, time in its originary sense as the expectation of what is recollected in the recollection of what is expected.25 beginning and origin have diametrically opposite trajectories: beginning is what stands behind us, origin what stands before us. the origin invades the future by awaiting us in the past, advancing beyond all that is to come by retur

ime beckons in the chronic withholding of death. in death we come to know the secrecy of time in (un)knowing the time of secrecy. in this unknowing, we clasp the moment as the momentary lettinggo of the moment, unassimilable in the withdrawal of its transcendence. the experience of death, if indeed we can speak of death as an experience,32 provides us with a phenomenological model of time that is circular in its linearity: what is yet to be reverts to what has already been in the form of what is yet to be what has already been. we traverse the quadrilateral span of time in linear progression, but the inescapability of our temporal demise paradoxically occasions the continual deferral of the end, which recurs precisely because it has never been. the time of our death is determined exclusive

istorical fate of christianity, eternal life s surmounting of the eternal way.4 for the one who lives beyond history, the beginning is the end, the end the beginning. the surpassing of time is experienced in the fullness of time, the spontaneous recurrence of what has never been only that which has never been can recur in the instant that has no before or after.5 linear time is eternalized in the circular rhythms of the sacred time of liturgy and ritual, a process exemplified especially in the celebration of sabbath.6 the jewish sabbath instantiates the coalescence of past, present, and future, the temporal correlates of the theological categories of creation, revelation, and redemption. in the life of the jew, who lives in and from the end, time has been proleptically redeemed and the exp

sness of space and time, see sider, four-dimensionalism, pp. 87 98. 8. endsj, to lock, pp. 375 378. 9. gould, time s arrow, pp. 10 16. 10. smith, imagining religion, p. 29. see also idem, slip in time, pp. 68 70, and boman, hebrew thought, pp. 125 126: according to aristotle, therefore, we must represent time by the image of a line (more accurately: by the image of movement along a line, either a circular line to indicate objective, physical, astronomical, and measurable time, or a straight line as demanded by the grammatical time of past, present, and future in which are laid those actions that we express in temporal terms. it is an illusion to believe that these two ways of looking at time are so different that they cancel each other out; they do have in common the principal feature, con

e self-division of biblical poetics, an internal divergence between levels within its composition: between the ordering of narratives (up to episodic units) and of narrative (cycles, books, canonical history, blocks and architectonics, micro-plot and macro-plot if you will (p. 83. without entering into the details of sternberg s discussion, it is su cient to note that he, too, discerns linear and circular patterns of narrative time at work in the biblical text. see also goldberg s studies cited in n. 27, this chapter. finally, the dismantling of the dichotomization of linear/historical and cyclical/mythical modes of time may have implications for undermining another binary presumed by many scholars, mythos versus logos. the bibliography on this topic is vast and i will here mention only th

r cyclical; time in historical dimensions simply is not a consideration in thinking about what happens and what counts. instead, paradigms for the formation of the social order of transcendence and permanence govern, so that what was now is, and what will be is what was and is. for a more detailed analysis, see neusner, presence, pp. 39 60. it is equally plausible to speak of a convergence of the circular and linear to account for the rabbinic sensibility regarding the timeless nature of time and the timely nature of timelessness. also relevant to this question is the analysis of agus, innere zeit, pp. 87 111, and the brief comments regarding the jewish indifference to time in funkenstein, perceptions, pp. 253 254. 22. palestinian talmud, berakhot 4:1, 7c (cited according to the editio pri

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importance cannot be over-emphasized in the enochian system. i have taken the liberty of placing certain grids around various sections of the tablet of nalvage (see figure 107) to make its meaning and function clearer. the first piece of information on this tablet is its action, which is listed in the original manuscripts as follows "1. its substance is attributed to god the father. 2. the first circular mover, the circumference, god the son, the finger of the father, and mover of all things. 3. the order and knitting together of the parts in their due and perfect proportion, god the holy ghost. lo in the beginning and end of all things" this statement shows that the tablet is the actual tool or binding factor for the angelic hierarchies under their functions. this is shown by nalvage whe

olored bright blue; neither too pale nor too dark. they must be edged with bright orange colour. the colours must be clear and correct. the petals may be formed by paint or by coloured paper pasted on the glass" the earth pentacle "the pantacle or pentacle should be formed of a round disc of wood, about 4-1/2 inches in diameter, and from 112 inch to 1 inch in thickness, nicely polished, and truly circular, and of even thickness. there should be a circular white border and a white hexagram on each face of the disc. the space within the white border should be divided into four compartments by two diameters at right angles. these four compartments are to be coloured: the upper, citrine; right, olive-green; left, russet-brown; lowest, black. the pentacle should be the same on both sides, and s

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