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ly. however, the grip, step, and grand word may be exchanged between members of various golden dawn orders the four elements of the ancients are duplicated conditions of the following: heat and dryness fire heat and moisture air cold and dryness earth cold and moisture water there are twelve zodiacal signs, and they are: 1 aries, the ram a 2 taurus, the bull _b 3 gemini, the twins c 4 cancer, the crab d 5 leo, the lion e 6 virgo, the virgin f 7 libra, the scales g 8 scorpio, the scorpion h 9 sagittarius, the archer i 10 capricorn, the goat j 11 aquarius, the water-bearer k 12 pisces, the fishes l these twelve signs are distributed among the four triplicities, or sets of three signs, each attributed to one of the four elements. they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac. thu

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

our: pink. a fixed earth sign, for rituals concerning all kinds of material matters and security, also for patience and caution if the way ahead seems hazardous. ruled by venus. gemini, the heavenly twins: 22 may to 21 june. colour: yellow or pale grey. a mutable air sign, for spells concerning communication, learning, choices, adaptability and short-distance travel. ruled by mercury. cancer, the crab: 22 june to 22 july. colour: silver. a cardinal water sign, for spells concerning the home and family, especially for protection and for gentle love and friendship. ruled by the moon. leo, the lion: 23 july to 23 august. colour: gold. a fixed fire sign, for rituals for courage and leadership, sensual pleasures and love affairs. ruled by the sun. virgo, the maiden: 24 august to 22 september. c

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

aises the great work; rejoices in its sublimity, in the supreme art, in the intensity of the passion and ecstasy which it brings forth (note that the words "passion" and "ecstasy" may be taken as symbolical of yoni and lingam) book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 123 [127] 59 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta nu-theta there is no help-but hotch pot!-in the skies when astacus sees crab and lobster rise. man that has spine, and hopes of heaven-to-be, lacks the amoeba's immortality. what protoplasm gains in mobile mirth is loss of the stability of earth. matter and sense and mind have had their day: nature presents the bill, and all must pay. if, as i am not, i were free to choose, how buddhahood would battle with the booze! my certainty that destiny is "good" rests on its pi

the bill, and all must pay. if, as i am not, i were free to choose, how buddhahood would battle with the booze! my certainty that destiny is "good" rests on its picking me for buddhahood. were i a drunkard, i should think i had good evidence that fate was "bloody bad [128] book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 124 commentary( nu-theta) the title is a euphemism for homo sapiens. the crab and the lobster are higher types of crustacae than the crayfish. the chapter is a short essay in poetic form on determinism. it hymns the great law of equilibrium and compensation, but cynically criticises all philosophers, hinting that their view of the universe depends on their own circumstances. the sufferer from toothache does not agree with doctor pangloss, that "all is for the best in t

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

ake, damiana: yohimba: 10 :sphinx :willow, lily, ivy :11 :eagle or man (cherub of air.:aspen: 12 :swallow, ibis, ape, twin :vervain, herb mercury: serpents: marjolane, palm: 13 :dog :almond, mugwort, hazel (as moon. moonworth: ranunculus: 14 :sparrow, dove, swan :myrtle, rose, clover: 15 :ram, owl :tiger lily, geranium: 16 :bull (cherub of earth :mallow: 17 :magpie, hybrids :hybrids, orchids: 18 :crab, turtle, sphinx :lotus: 19 :lion (cherub of fire :sunflower: 20 :virgin, anchorite, any :snowdrop, lily, narcissus: solitary person or animal: 21 :eagle :hyssop, oak, poplar, fig: 22 :elephant :aloe :23 :eagle-snake-scorpion :lotus, all water plants (cherub of water: 24 :scorpion, beetle, lobster or :cactus: crayfish, wolf: 25 :centaur, horse, hyppogriff :rush: dog: 26 :goat, ass :indian hemp

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

und, imprisoned #wbx green qwry a bundle, handful rmw( punishing iniquity, visiting sin nw( dqwp) perfumed )r+wq to worship, bow down xx# 317 is sown, is scattered (ps. 97:11) m(rz dry, parched; withered h#by iron (ch) lzrp hoariness hby# coronzom (as spelt in dee fs ms; cf. 333) mznrk 318 a wash-basin and stand wnkw rwyk a copse, bush xy# square; the gsquare h hebrew alphabet (bwrm 319 cancer: a crab n+rs 320 boy: name of enoch, and of metatron r(n the friends my(r thorn; enclosure k# 322 lamb; to subdue #bk middle line y(cm)h wq hebrews (as 282) myrb( 323 long-absent brother qwxr x) uranus (referred to chokmah) swnrw) 324 (metatron (q.v) spelt with yod after mem; it denotes shekinah) nwr++ym 325 need, indigence hkyrc 326 jesus (note the letters of hwhy completed by shin= 300 q.v: the spi

es *mylk# years; two *myn# 963 achad: unity (spelt in full :d:x) garland, crown; a little wreath hr( tr( 964 a memorial of jubilation (lit. gof shouting h; note root rkz, 227 q.v, showing phallic nature of this gmemorial h) h(wrt nwrkz metatron: the archangel of kether (cf. 224 *nwr++m 966 punishing iniquity, visiting sin *nw( dqwp alterations *mywn# 968 song-maidens; muses ry# twnb 969 cancer: a crab *n+rs 970 a tree *c( 971 shem ha-mephorasch: the divided name: the 72-fold name of god #rwpmh m# a temporal order *mynmz rds 973 the name (given in deut. 28:58 without t= 92, q.v *kyhl) hwhy t) 974 (metatron (q.v) spelt with yod after mem; it denotes shekinah *nwr++ym going forth (lit. masc. gwanderers h; cf. 770 *my++w#m 976 every herb bearing seed (rz (rz b( lk 977 shakanom: a title of tiph

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

aleph lamed, el, god. 2 read reverse, the star= the will and the great work] is to fold up the sephiroth; i.e. to attain nirvana. 3 the houses of the moon. all the gifts are lunar symbols. appendix ii 114 dona virginis. puella urget sophiam sodalibus. the sophic suggler. the first day, a camel; the second day, a kiss; the third daty, a star-glass; the fourth day, a beetle s wing; the fifth day, a crab; the sixth day, a bow; the seventh day, a quiver; the eighth day, a stag; the ninth day, an horn; the tenth day, a sandal of silver; the eleventh day, a silver box of white sandal wood; the twelfth day, a whisper; the thirteenth day, a black cat; the fourteenth day, a phial of white gold; the fifteenth day, an egg-shell cut in two; the sixteenth day, a glance; the seventeenth day, an honeycom

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQ I 1

t horizontally in four or more locks of gold and silver on white, accented in black. the face is closed eyed, done in red-orange stippling for the flesh with the features defined in gold and silver. the arms extend outward and very slightly downward, in silver accented by gold on white. the hands are displayed on the side, thumbs to the fore and held palm toward the bottom; they are suggestive of crab claws. the full beard dashes to the left in the picture, and is done in silver over white, accented mostly in gold but with some black accents near the chin. this figure emerges behind and above a loose tumble of ribbon done in brown-gold striations and scrolling. the hebrew alphabet is done in silver on the ribbon, starting at the upper left with taw and ending just above the pendant tip wit

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the heads of the four beasts, in turquoise and rock-crystal. and the floor of the arena is ridged like a grating of lapis lazuli. and it is full of pure quicksilver. above the altar is a veiled figure, whose name is pan. those in the outer tier adore him as a man; and in the next tier they adore him as a goat; and in the next tier they adore him as a ram; and in the next tier they adore him as a crab; 66 and in the next tier they adore him as an ibis; and in the next tier they adore him as a golden hawk; and in the next tier they adore him not. and now the light streameth out from the altar, splashed out by the feet of him that is above it. it is the holy twelve-fold table of oit. the voice of him that is above the altar is silence, but the echo thereof cometh back from the walls of the c

r component parts. the chariot itself is the lunar crescent, waning. the canopy is supported by eight pillars of amber. these pillars are upright, and yet the canopy which they support is the whole vault of the night. the charioteer is a man in golden armour, studded with sapphires, but over his shoulders is a white robe, and over that a red robe. upon his golden helmet he beareth for his crest a crab. his hands are clasped upon a cup, from which radiates a ruddy glow, constantly increasing, so that everything is blotted out by its glory, and the whole aire is filled with it. and there is a marvelous perfume in the aire, like unto the perfume of ra hoor khuit, but sublimated, as if the quintessence of that perfume alone were burnt. for it hath the richness and voluptuousness and humanity o

who is this that seeketh the house of the virgin"(refrain (v. iii) this is he that hath given up his name. this is he whose blood hath been gathered into the cup of babalon.this is he that sitteth, a little pile of dry dust, in the city of the pyramids"(refrain (v. iv) until the light of the father of all kindle that death. until the breath touch that dry dust. until the ibis be revealed unto the crab, and the sixfold star become the radiant triangle"(refrain (v. v) blessed is not i, not thou, not he, blessed without name or number who hath taken the azure of night, and 104) crystallized it into a pure sapphire-stone, who hath taken the gold of the sun, and beaten it into an infinite ring, and hath set the sapphire therein, and put it upon his finger"(refrain (v. vi) open wide your gates

nd she hath a twin sister nephthys, whose name is perfection. and isis must be known of all, but of how few is nephthys known! because she is dark, therefore is she feared. but thou who hast adored her without fear, who hast made thy life an initiation into her mystery, thou that hast neither mother nor father, nor sister nor brother, nor wife nor child, who hast made thyself lonely as the hermit crab that is in the waters of the great sea, behold! when the sistrons are shaken, and the trumpets blare forth the glory of isis, at the end thereof there is silence, and thou shalt commune with nephthys. and having known these, there are the wings of maut the vulture. thou mayest draw to an head the bow of thy magical will; thou mayest loose the shaft and pierce her to the heart. i am eros. take

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ow through the universe thy power, and trample the nectar-sweet grapes of thine essence: o thou god my god! 10. o thou mighty god, make me as a black eunuch of song that is twin- voiced, yet dumb in either tongue; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may hush my melody in thy silence, and swell into the sweet ecstasy of thy song. o thou god my god! 11. o thou mighty god, make me as an emerald crab that 26 crawleth over the wet sands of the sea-shore; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may write thy name across the shores of time, and sink amongst the white atoms of thy being. o thou god, my god! 12. o thou mighty god, make me as a ruby lion that roareth from the summit of a white mountain; i beseech thee, o thou great god! that i may echo forth thy lordship through the hills, and

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 4 2

s with a wild duck, so do thou create some harpy to torment them. who is this that followeth thee? behold this mumbler born to butcher the english language, and educated to hack it with a saw! this stuttering babbler, this harpocrates by the compulsion of a sloane square mammurra! who is this hanger-on to the bedraggled petticoats of thy lousy thalia- this beardless, witless filcher of thy fallen crab-apples? this housemaid of the court theatre, the gittite slut whose bleary eyes weep sexless crocodile tears over the crassness of the daughters of the philistines? arise, and speak to this palsied megalomaniac, this frowsy moll flanders of a degenerated chelsea, this down-at-heel "fl neur" on the outer boulevards of a prostituted literature, this little mongrel dog that fawneth upon the ill

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

camore. animal: bull. bird: dove. metal: copper. colours: all shades of blue, indigo, soft rose. gemini the twins. 22 may to 21 june. lucky stones: agate, chrysoprase, diamond, jade. lucky number: five. lucky day: wednesday. flower: snapdragon. trees: elder and filbert. animals: dog and squirrel. birds: parrot and linnet. metal: quicksilver. colours: white, silver, yellow, light green. cancer the crab. 22 june to 21 july. lucky stones: emerald, moonstone, eat's eye, pearl. lucky numbers: cancer, two; moon, seven. lucky day: monday. flowers: poppy, water-lily. trees: willow, sycamore. animals: otter, seal. birds: seagull, owl. metal: silver. colours: emerald green, white. leo the lion. 22 july to 21 august. lucky stones: amber, topaz, sardonyx, ruby. 153 lucky numbers: leo, four. sun, one

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

linking it therefore closely with great britain and also by aquarius as the ruler of its soul ray. this combination of a sixth ray personality, ruled by gemini, and a second ray soul (as has great britain, ruled by aquarius, is potent for future power and usefulness. the capital city, washington, is ruled by cancer and sagittarius, and it is this fact which leads the united states to act like the crab (cancer) and be pre-occupied with its own house which it carries on its back and to vanish into hiding at the first signs of trouble. because also the sagittarian influence is strong, there is a potent determination to stick one-pointedly to any decision made. this its sixth ray personality enforces at times almost to the point of a fanatical blindness and to the detriment of the long range v

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

lume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust creative hierarchies, page 34, you will note that this hierarchy is influencing, and is influenced by, the seventh ray of magical order and of ceremonial organisation. the basic function of this ray is to relate spirit and matter and produce the manifested form. the sign of the zodiac with which it is closely connected is that of cancer, the crab, which is a mass sign and one of the "gates" into manifested life. the following information anent the hierarchies may prove useful. it has been gathered from various sources. i might here remind you that the seven planes of our solar system are the seven subplanes of the cosmic physical plane. the four creative hierarchies which have achieved liberation are now to be found focussed upon the

r planetary life, then the true method of resolving the dualities will be known. it is interesting to note also that seven of the symbols which express the twelve signs of the zodiac are dual in their nature, and duality can be inferred from them. 1. the two horns of the ram in aries. 2. the two horns of the bull in taurus. 3. the figures of the twins in gemini (two lines. 4. the two claws of the crab in cancer. 5. the two scales of the balance in libra. 6. the two parallel lines of force in aquarius. 7. the two fishes in pisces- 34- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust these seven constellations are, therefore, closely related to six of the seven sacred planets and to one non-sacred planet. there are two signs which are simple figures and

ngle in the consciousness" of humanity: cancer leo aquarius. mass awareness individual awareness group awareness. instinctual consciousness intelligent consciousness intuitive consciousness. then, from the standpoint of achievement in capricorn, he works for several lives around the zodiacal path, descending into the sea of the mass consciousness to become what is called in the ancient books "the crab, who clears the ocean of matter which flows around the soul of man" and eventually to become a functioning world saviour in pisces. he descends into the world of men to save mankind and to further the plan. he is then "the fish who swims free in the ocean of matter" the initiate has always to express, in each sign of the zodiac, the consummation and the spiritual fruit of earlier life experie

s present turn of the great zodiacal wheel (25,000 years: tabulation viii ray constellations planets p lanets (orthodox( esoteric) aries, the ram. mars. mercury. i. will or power. leo, the lion. sun. sun. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. gemini, the twins .m ercury .v enus. ii. love-wisdom .v irgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon (veiling a planet. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. cancer, the crab. moon .n eptune- 52- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust iii. active-intelligence. libra, the scales. venus. uranus. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. taurus, the bull .v enus. vulcan. iv. harmony through. scorpio, the scorpion. mars. mars. conflict sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. leo, the lion. sun. sun. v. concrete science. sa

. mars. mars. conflict sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. leo, the lion. sun. sun. v. concrete science. sagittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. aquarius, the watercarrier. uranus. jupiter. virgo, the virgin .m ercury .m oon. vi. idealism. devotion .s agittarius, the archer. jupiter. earth. pisces, the fishes. jupiter. pluto. aries, the ram. mars. mercury. vii. ceremonial order. cancer, the crab. moon .n eptune. capricorn, the goat .s aturn. saturn. it will be obvious to you how much correlating work and how much readjustment of ideas will be needed as the new astrology is worked out into practical usefulness and eventually substituted for that now holding sway. this new astrology really embodies five sciences: 1. the science of the rays. 2. the science of esoteric interpretation whi

en rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust i go forth. 6. identification, governing liberation pisces. divine consciousness. i and the father are one. in these signs cancer, leo, sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, and pisces you have the six signs which constitute the six pointed star of the human or fourth creative hierarchy; cancer and pisces marking the two extremes. the crab symbolises imprisonment (the hard shell and the rocks under which the crab ever takes shelter, and the fish signifies freedom. in between in leo, sagittarius, capricorn and aquarius come the four stages of personality development, struggle with the pairs of opposites, and finally release into full spiritual service. in connection with the development of the intellect into the intuition and it

esult of this realisation is summed up for us in the two word mottoes of this sign: 1. and the word said: let other forms exist. i rule because i am. 2. i am that and that am i. i am the word of the self-conscious, selfish, individual leo. i am that the word of the leo subject who is rapidly gaining the higher consciousness and preparing for fresh and universal expression in aquarius. cancer, the crab this sign is not an easy one for the average student to understand for it is the polar opposite psychologically speaking of the state of group consciousness towards which humanity is, at this time, tending. it is difficult for the casual student to distinguish accurately between mass consciousness and group consciousness. human beings stand today at a midway point, generally speaking, between

and unprovable information, and in the puerile reconstruction of the past lives of theosophically inclined people (none of them based on any truth, the real truth and the real beauty of the theme have been lost to sight. cancer is one point of the watery triplicity, and the symbolism which underlies the three water signs is most interesting in one particular direction. you have, as you know, the crab, the scorpion and the fish goddesses of the sign pisces. in ancient lemuria, the symbol of pisces was a woman with the tail of a fish, and of this symbol the legendary mermaid is the memory. it was only in late atlantean times (when the conscious sense of duality was becoming present in the minds of the advanced humanity of the period) that the woman part of the symbol was dropped altogether

bol of pisces was a woman with the tail of a fish, and of this symbol the legendary mermaid is the memory. it was only in late atlantean times (when the conscious sense of duality was becoming present in the minds of the advanced humanity of the period) that the woman part of the symbol was dropped altogether and the two linked fishes took the place of the fish goddesses. you have, therefore, the crab, the scorpion with the sting in its tail and the fish. the slow moving crab, identified with its dwelling place and carrying its house upon its back, lives upon the land (physical plane life) and also in the sea (the life of the emotions; the scorpion is rapid in movement, deadly in its effect upon men around it and is a creature of the land; it is also the symbol of the transformed crab and

revelation which serves to lead the race of men nearer to their goal. tabulation x ray planets constellations orthodox esoteric a ries. the ram..mars..mercury i. will or power. l eo. the lion..the sun..t. he sun c apricorn. t he goat..saturn..saturn g emini. the twins..m. ercury..v. enus ii. love-wisdom. v irgo. t he virgin..m. ercury..t. he moon p isces. the fishes..j.upiter..pluto c ancer. t he crab..the moon..neptune iii. active intelligence. l ibra. the scales..v. enus..uranus c apricorn. t he goat..saturn..saturn iv. harmony through t aurus. t he bull..venus..vulcan conflict. s corpio. the scorpion..m. ars. mars s agittarius. t he archer..jupiter..the earth- 344- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust l eo. the lion..the sun..t. he sun

rology copyright 1998 lucis trust l eo. the lion..the sun..t. he sun s agittarius. t he archer..jupiter..the earth v. concrete science. aquarius. the water carrier..uranus..j.upiter v irgo. t he virgin..m. ercury..t. he moon vi. devotion. idealism. s agittarius. t he archer..jupiter..the earth p isces. the fishes..j.upiter..pluto a ries. the ram..mars..mercury vii. ceremonial order. c ancer. t he crab..the moon..neptune c apricorn. t he goat..saturn..saturn we are considering the expression of the shamballa force in terms of will, i.e, of divine purpose, latent in the mind of god since the beginning of time and the dawn of creation. in god's mind, that idea is seen whole and complete. in manifestation it is a gradual, self-revealing evolutionary and demonstrated activity. we know somewhat

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

there is no success for the aspirant until he has transmuted instinct into intuition, nor is there right use of the intellect until the intuition is brought into play, interpreting and extending the intellect and bringing realization. then instinct is subordinated to both [85] labor iv the capture of the doe or hind- part 2 (cancer, june 21st- july 21st) qualities of the sign cancer is called the crab and the greeks tell us that it was the crab that was sent by hera to bite the foot of hercules (again we meet this symbol in the vulnerable "heel of achilles) this is an interesting way of expressing the liabilities of the incarnation process and of illustrating the handicaps which beset the soul as it travels along the path of evolution. it symbolizes the limitations of all physical incarnat

rd and flies across the horizon in the light of the day, disappearing again into the darkness. our word "goose, comes from the same sanskrit root, through the icelandic, and when we say "what a goose you are, we are really making a most esoteric affirmation; we are saying to another human being "you are, the bird out of time and space, you are the soul taking form; you are god in incarnation" the crab lives half on the earth, and half in the water. it the sign, therefore, of the soul dwelling in the physical body but predominantly living in the water, which is the symbol of the emotional, feeling nature. exoterically cancer is ruled by the moon, which is always the mother of form, controlling the waters and the tides. therefore, in this sign the form is dominant, and constitutes a handicap

ives half on the earth, and half in the water. it the sign, therefore, of the soul dwelling in the physical body but predominantly living in the water, which is the symbol of the emotional, feeling nature. exoterically cancer is ruled by the moon, which is always the mother of form, controlling the waters and the tides. therefore, in this sign the form is dominant, and constitutes a handicap. the crab builds its house or shell and carries it upon its back, and people born in this sign are always conscious of that which they have built; they are usually over-sensitive [87] over-emotional, ever seeking to hide away. the cancer native is so sensitive that he is difficult to handle and so elusive and sometimes so indefinite, that it is hard to understand him or to pin him down. the cardinal cr

ression, inspiration, are the four words that express the story of the cardinal cross in the heavens (the cross of the initiate) the stars there are no bright stars at all in cancer, no conspicuous or brilliant star, because cancer is a sign of hiding, of retreat behind that which has been constructed. it is not a striking constellation. it is interesting to note that there is no hebrew word for "crab. it was regarded as unclean and not mentioned. so is the material form regarded from the standpoint of spirit, and esotericists tell us that the physical body is not a principle (the substitution of the egyptian sacred scarab for the crab seems a recognition of the quality of cancer in its higher aspects when the native is an aspirant or disciple, for we go round the zodiac many times) there

f this sign, is subjected to the urge to lift himself up out of the mass to which he is held, by his instinct, and to develop instead the intuition, which will enable him so to rise. this sign is sometimes called "the coffin, by the hebrews, because it marks loss of identity, whilst, the early christians called it "the grave of lazarus, who was raised from the dead. in these words "coffin "grave "crab, and in the reference which we sometimes find to cancer as "the womb, we have the thought of hidden life, of a veiling form, of potentiality, and of that struggle with circumstances which will eventually produce, in leo, the emergence of the individual and, in capricorn, the birth of a world savior. definitely, therefore, it portrays the struggle that goes on in the life of the aspirant so th

to their heavenly or celestial home, the constellation capricorn, the other gate of the sun. capricorn was the sign from which sungods were said to the born at the winter solstice and made sacred to the sons of light (e. valentia straiton, the celestial ship of the north, vol. ii, p. 205- 53- the labours of hercules symbols the astrological symbol for the sign cancer has no relation at all to the crab. it is composed of two "asses" tails, and these again link up the gospel story with the story of the manger. in connection with the birth of jesus two asses appear, the one on which the virgin rode down to bethlehem, prior to the birth, and the other on which she rode to egypt, after the birth. close to the sign cancer are two bright stars, one called asellus borealis, or the northern ass, an

pair of opposites. the underlying love of deity reaches our solar system through gemini. polar opposite: sagittarius. a fire sign (one-pointedness; preparation for initiation. rulers: exoteric, mercury; esoteric, venus. keywords: from the angle of form "let instability do its work; from the angle of soul "i recognize my other [212] self and in the waning of that self i grow and glow. cancer, the crab element: water sign (as are also scorpio and pisces. quality: mass sensitivity; for the average man, mass identification with form; for the disciple, service for the masses. polar opposite: capricorn. an earth sign (spiritual awareness after struggle; birthplace of the christ. rulers: exoteric, the moon; esoteric, neptune. keywords: from the angle of form "let isolation be the rule, and yet t

ali naphtali is a play upon the he brew word "talceh, the ram. it means the twisting and struggling ram. note the story of abraham and the ram caught in the thicket. taurus, the bull. issachar "he bowed his shoulders to bear" this refers to the yoke and the work of the ox in producing crops- 129- the labours of hercules gemini, the twins. simeon and levi "simeon and levi are brothers. cancer, the crab zebulon he "wished for habitation, dwelling at the haven of the sea. the crab carries its habitation on its back, and dwells on the sea shore. leo, the lion judah judah is a lion's whelp "he couched as a lion" virgo, the virgin asher this name is from ishtar. ashera is the goddess of plenty. she is depicted as a virgin, carrying a sheaf of wheat. see gen. 49, 20. libra, the scales or balances

and characterized by thought and desire, works out into expression on the physical plane. in- 130- the labours of hercules this sign he arrives at knowledge of himself as a personality and gathers the golden apples of knowledge, subordinating to his enterprise the three aspects of the personal lower self, the physical body, the desire-feeling nature and the mind. in cancer (june 21- july 21, the crab, the higher faculty of the intuition is brought into play, and this is symbolized for us [226] in the capture of the elusive doe, or hind, sensitive and difficult to find. in his previous cycles of life experience, he has transmuted instinct into intellect, but now as the disciple, he must transmute intellect into intuition. the higher correspondences of all the lower powers have to be develo

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

e just the person toinduce my daughter to become pious, and fill her head with devotion and make a nun of her. soshe sent for this clever person, who was at once appointed the governess and constant attendant ofthe young lady, who, instead of quarrelling with her guardian, became devoted to her.however, everything in this world does not go exactly as we would have it, and no one knows whatfish or crab may hide under a rock in a river. for it so happened that the governess was not acatholic at all, as will presently appear, and did not vex her pupil with any threats of a nuns life, noreven with an approval of it. page 43 n r r r r r diana, beautiful diana!thou who didst save from a dreadful deathwhen i did fall into the dark ravine!i pray thee grant me still another grace.give me one glorio

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hosts of the sea knight of cups a beautiful, winged, youthful warrior with flying hair, riding upon a white horse, which latter is not winged. his general equipment is similar to that of the knight of wands, but upon his helmet, cuirass and buskins is a peacock with opened wings. he holds a cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the scale. beneath his horse's feet is the sea. from the cup issues a crab. book t page 6 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. ill dignified, he is sensual, idle and untruthful. he rules the heavens from above 20 degree of aquarius to 20 degree of pisces, thus including the greater part of pegasus. fire of water king of undines and nymphs. x. the queen of the thrones of the waters

flames, club, scarlet cloak red-gold grey or hazel queen leopard's head, winged leopard, steady flames, wand with heavy head or end red-gold blue or brown prince lion's head, winged waved and salient flames, fire wand of zelator adept yellow blue-grey princess tiger's head tiger, leaping flames, gold altar, long club, largest at bottom red-gold blue cups king peacock with opened fan white horse, crab issuing from cup, sea fair blue queen ibis ibis, crayfish issuing from cup, river goldbrown blue prince eagle scorpion, eagle; serpent issuing from cup, lake brown grey or brown princess swan dolphin lotus, sea with spray, turtle from cup brown blue or brown swords king winged hexagram winged brown horse, driving clouds, drawn sword darkbrown dark queen winged child's head head of man severed

BOOK OF BLACK SERPENT

black, and their form is that of a dragon- lion. 2. adimiron- whose colors are like blood mixed with water, a dull yellow and grey. their form is that of a lion-lizard. 3. tzelladimiron- whose colors are like limpid blood, bronze and crimson. they are like savage triangular-headed dogs. 4. schechiriron- whose colors are black, and their form blended of reptile, insect and shell-fish, such as the crab and the lobster, yet demon-faced withal. 5. tzephariron- whose colors are fiery and yellow, and their form like merciless wolves and jackals. 6. obiriron- whose colors are like clouds, and their form like grey, bloated goblins. 7. necheshethiron- whose color is like copper, and their form is like that of a most devilish and almost human-headed insect. 9. nachashiron- whose colors are like ser

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

for rituals concerning all kinds of material matters and security, also for patience and caution if the way ahead seems hazardous. ruled by venus [symbol- sym03] gemini, the heavenly twins: 22 may to 21 june. colour: yellow or pale grey. a mutable air sign, for spells concerning communication, learning, choices, adaptability and short-distance travel. ruled by mercury [symbol- sym04] cancer, the crab: 22 june to 22 july. colour: silver. a cardinal water sign, for spells concerning the home and family, especially for protection and for gentle love and friendship. ruled by the moon [symbol- sym05] leo, the lion: 23 july to 23 august. colour: gold. a fixed fire sign, for rituals for courage and leadership, sensual pleasures and love affairs. ruled by the sun [symbol- sym06] virgo, the maiden

CHIREAU YVONNE BLACK MAGIC RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION

e african tradition. known among the conspirators as "the little man who can't be killed, shot or taken" jack adopted conventions of ritual that were characteristic of obeah rebels in the caribbean "he had a charm, and he would lead them" claimed vesey. it was believed that jack had carried his conjuring implements "with him in a bag which he brought on board the [slave] ship" he distributed\ 67\ crab-claw talismans he called cullah for invulnerability, and poison, which was to be used in a preemptive attack on the enemy. jack also conducted african-based rituals of oath taking among his gullah society members, who read psalms, prayed, and swore their allegiance to the movement. a fowl, eaten half-raw and shared among them, was their "evidence of union"[19] within the trial accounts and in

COLLIER IRENE CHINESE MYTHOLOGY

e demanded a suitable weapon, the dragon king showed monkey a heavy iron pillar weighing several tons. no one in the sea could lift it; many feared its strange, glowing light. monkey grabbed the stick, recited a spell, and changed it into a weapon-sized iron rod. making thrusts and parries, monkey jabbed and swung the stick in the air so ferociously that the tortoises drew in their heads, and the crab, shrimp, and lobster soldiers all scuttled out of his way. but monkey was not satisfied with the wonderful iron stick. next, he demanded suitable clothing from the dragon king. the dragon king summoned his dragon brothers by beating on gongs and drums. from their treasuries, the dragons gave monkey a pair of cloudstepping shoes made of lotus fiber, a cap made of phoenix monkey 99 feathers, an

DIABOLUS

d out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. for they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of god almighty. revelation 16:13-14 ahriman appeared in the zoroastrian legends in numerous forms. his astral body was considered that of a frog, toad, or crab, often a lizard or serpent as well. the legend of zohak the king proves of significant interest concerning magical transformation, zohak was later known as azi dahaka, the demon of three faces. zohak was said to have descended from a king called mardas and tazak, who dwelled originally in tazikan or arabia. it was according to lore that zohak lived as a king for a period of time of 1,000 year

of the sky, and he sprang, like a snake, out of the sky down to the earth- the bundahishn, translated by e. w. west a form which ahriman took in that relation was a frog as well. this draws an early connection to the powers of the toad in a setting of sorcery, as well as the sexual union with women as a force of inspiration, desire and imagination. his astral body is that of the frog, the vicious crab. he neither thinks of, nor speaks, nor works the weal of the creatures of ohrmazd. greater bundahishn translated by behramgore tehmuras anklesaria ahriman was made better by union with the demon whore, who was in effect his muse but also deeply a part of his being. it took her emergence to bring him again to consciousness, to want to accomplish. dead matter also relates a powerful enigma in z

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

edom from attachment to worldly things by getting rid of suffering caused by one's desires- c- calls (keys, enochian: invocations (q.v) to the enochian (q.v) angels (q.v) dictated to john dee through his seer, the alchemist and rouge, edward kelley. the calls were used extensively in the magick of the hermetic order of the golden dawn [g.d (q.v, aleister crowley (q.v, and anton lavey. cancer "the crab" in astrology (q.v, the fourth sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of cardinal (q.v) and water (q.v) and is ruled by the planet luna (the moon (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color orange-yellow. keywords include: home, indistinct, protectively, sensitive, caring, maternally, domestically, gaspingly, moodily. capricorn "the goat" in

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

on, sound and acute in judgment, lively, playful, and generally skillful in business. places ruled by gemini are hilly and high grounds, the tops of houses, wainscoted rooms, halls and theaters, barns, storehouses, and stairs. the key phrase for gemini is i think. cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac, is a cardinal water sign. it is a negative, feminine sign, ruled by the moon. its symbol is the crab, and its glyph is said to represent the two claws of a crab. it takes its name from the latin word for crab. a moody sign, it is the source of the expression crabby. cancer is associated with the breasts and the stomach. it is a cold, moist, nocturnal, and exceedingly fruitful sign, more so than any other. the native is fair and pale, short and small, with the upper part of the body larger in

0. the stone circles of the british isles. new haven, conn: yale university press, 1976. thom, alexander. megalithic sites in britain. oxford: oxford university press, 1967. avenar a fifteenth-century astrologer who promised the jews, on the testimony of the planets, that their messiah should arrive without fail in 1444, or at the latest, in 1464. he gave, for his guarantors, saturn, jupiter, the crab, and the fish. the jews were said to have kept their windows open to receive the messenger of god who did not arrive. averroes (1126.1198) name generally used for abul-walid mohammed ibn- ahmad ibn-mohammed ibn-rushd, one of the greatest arabian philosophers, and a commentator on the works of aristotle. he was born at cordova and studied theology, mathematics, medicine, jurisprudence, and phi

g place is believed by voudou worshipers and some gypsies to excite or awaken love. bael a demon cited in the grand grimoire; head of the infernal powers. it is with him that johan weyer commenced his inventory of the famous pseudonomarchia daemonum. he alluded to bael as the first monarch of hell and said that his estates are situated on the eastern regions thereof. he had three heads, that of a crab, a cat, and a man. sixty-six legions obey him. sources: weyer, johannes. witches, devils, and doctors in the renaissance: johann weyer, de praestigiis. edited by george mora. binghamton, n.y: medieval and renaissance texts and studies, 1991. baggally, william wortley (d. 1928) former member of the council of the british society for psychical research. he cooperated with hereward carrington an

hindu named abdul. it was he who actually brought the apports. a few minutes were sufficient, and when light was produced, the medium was found to hold a live bird and a nest in each hand. many of these birds were kept for days in cages. sometimes they disappeared as mysteriously as they came, and sometimes they died in captivity. once a live, shovel-nosed shark, 18 inches long, was brought in. a crab, with dripping seaweed, was similarly apported. another time a long snake was found coiling around the medium s neck. on being covered with a cloth it disappeared in full light. undercover apports sometimes appeared in good visibility, or were seen to drop from a height away from the medium. in mc- carthy s cap, after being covered by a handkerchief, a turtle was discovered. another time he f

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

elley had a gruesome and vivid nightmare which was the basis for her story frankenstein. nearly seventy years later, novelist robert louis stevenson had a nightmare that inspired his famous story the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde, which he completed in only three days. bram stoker s immortal creation of dracula (1897) was claimed to be the result of a nightmare after a supper of dressed crab, although clearly many of the elements in the story had been germinating in the author s mind much earlier. many horror stories have also been inspired nightmares (see also fiction; succubus) nirmala devi srivastava (1923) modern hindu teacher, and wife of a united nations diplomat. she was born on march 21, 1923, in chindawara, a small hill station near nagpur, india. although born into a ch

EVIL AND UNCLEAN SPIRITS

a. wrymyda (adimiron: whose colors are like \d (blood, mingled with n, a sickly yellow and grey. their form is that of a lion-lizard, for b. wrymylylx (tzelilimiron: whose colors are like limped blood lwlx bronze and crimson. they are like two savage triangular-headed dogs, for c. wryrjyc (shichiriron: whose colors are black and their form blended as of a reptile, insect and shellfish such as the crab and the lobster, yet demon faced withall, for d. wrybhlc (shalhebiron: whose colors are fiery and yellow, their form is like merciless wolves and jackals, for e. wryrpx (tzaphiriron: whose colors are like those of l, and their form is like partially living yet decaying corpses, for f. wryrybu (abiriron: whose colors are like clouds, and their form is like grey bloated goblins, for g. wrytcjn

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

belonging quite naturally into the outlook of a renaissance magus. john dee2 (i 527-1608) was a genuine mathematician of considerable importance, intensely interested in all mathematical studies, and in the application of mathematics to produce results in applied sciences. he himself was a practical scientist and inventor, his activities in this field being many and varied; they included a flying crab for a college stage-play. in his preface to h. billingsley's english translation of euclid's elements of geometry, dee outlines the state of mathematical sciences in his time and fervently urges their prosecution and improvement, and he is certainly concerned with genuine mathematics and their application as genuine applied science. he bases this plea on "the noble earl of mirandula" who set

FRATER TENEBROUS CULTS OF CTHULHU

s in the past, they have ventured onto land and mated with humans, producing a degenerate offspring who can be recognised by icthyoid physical characteristics known as the innsmouth look, after the new england seaport whose inhabitants had interbred with the deep ones. the whisperer in darkness details a third group of nonhuman entities, which originate from the planet yuggoth (or pluto. they are crab-like creatures, fungoid in substance, which lovecraft links with the mi-go, or abominable snowman, of the himalayas. the last type which lovecraft was to describe in detail is the great race, which occupied the continent of australia some 150,000 years ago. unlike the other races mentioned above, it seems that this group may have been indigenous to the earth. physically, they were cone shaped

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

of a dragon-lion.26thesorcerer and his apprentice"(2) adimiron'-whose colours are like blood mixed with water, a dull yellow and gray. their form.isthatof a lion255 lizard.(3)tzelladimironwhose colours are like limpid blood, bronze and, crimson. they arelikesavagetriangular-headeddogs (4) schechiriron, whose colours are, black, and their form blended of reptile, insect and shell-fish, such as the crab and the lobster, yet demon-facedwithal'(5)shelhabiron- whose colours.arefiery and yellow, and their form, like merciless wolvesand'jackals (6) tzephariron- whose colours are like those of earth, and their form like partially living yet decaying corpses.(7)obiriron-r-t-t-whose colours are like clouds, andtheirform like grey, bloated goblins (8) necheshethironwhose colour is like copper, and th

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

-oh-leh you are advised to carefully study the formula of ztztzt before attempting to enter loe. the 12th aethyr lies along the tarot path of cheth on the tree of life. this is the path of the chariot, and the aethyr shares in the characteristics of atu vii. crowley saw the cup of loe being held by a charioteer, an angel in golden armor, studded with sapphires and on the crest of his helmet was a crab. your vision will probably differ in details, but the central subject of this aethyr is the cup or sangreal, and if you travel through loe you will surely encounter it in some way. the angel told crowley that "the wine of the cup is the blood of the saints" the cup is thus filled with the lives of those who have devoted themselves to 239 helping others. another name for this wine is compassio

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

itfulness from bownets. gutslaff says in his book on wohhanda p. 209' i am told that on this beck the husbandmen of old had their augurium respecting weather, which they managed thus. they set in the beck three baskets in a row, and not heeding the two outer, gave their mind wholly to the midmost, what kind of fish would come into the same- for if into this basket were gotten a scalejess fish, as crab, quab or the like, they had ill weather and unfruitful year to dread, and were fain to sacrifice an ox for to obtain good weather. whereupon they set the baskets in as before, and if again a scaleless fish were found therein, then a second time did they merrythought. bownet. corn. cross-wat. 1115 sacrifice an ox, and set the baskets in for the third time. if once more they found a scaleless f

re horae spatio supra ubi ecclesia construi debuit lentis volatibus stetit; et ne hoc ab incredulis casu coutigisse putaretur, ipso natali domini die quadriennio continue supervolando monasterium circumire, mirautibus plurimis, eadem aqidla cernebatur/ a flying jten indicates the site of the future castle, deut. sag. no. 570. boundaries are hallowed by the running or walking of a mind horse, of a crab, ea. 86. where the fratres philaeni had won the new frontier by running, they let themselves be huried alive (hie se vivos obrui pertulerunt. pomp. mela 1, 7; the true reason of this ratification by burial will be made clearer presently. remus had seen six, and romulus twelve vultures fly auspicious at the founding of their city, nieb. 1, 248 (see suppl. we know how the old northmen conducted

am instructions as to cure^ much the same occurs in medieval legends, e.g. that passage in the life of st. ida. put together with this the first dream in a new house or stable, p. 1146 (see suppl. there wero superstitious signs, by observing which you could 1 diseases also were hung up pictorially: thus, before miraculous images in bavaria and austria, among the waxen hands and feet you may see a crab- or toad-like figure, understood to be the' ber-mutter' that crawled about in the body, schm. 1, 188. hofer 1, 78. wolf's deutsche sagen p. 491" jac. phil. tomasiui de douariis ac tabehis votivis, patavii 1651, 4, cap. 34, p. 214 26 vota pro aegrotantium salute. signs of death. plague. 1181 tell whetliei' one dangerously ill would fall a prey or get well: the cries^ the flight, the wheeling o

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

were the things which adventurous people had seen very rarely in the twilight of the remotest valleys and the dense perpendicular woods above the limits of normal hill-climbing. it would have been less uncomfortable if the stray accounts of these things had not agreed so well. as it was, nearly all the rumors had several points in common; averring that the creatures were a sort of huge, light-red crab with many pairs of legs and with two great batlike wings in the middle of the back. they sometimes walked on all their legs, and sometimes on the hindmost pair only, using the others to convey large objects of indeterminate nature. on one occasion they were spied in considerable numbers, a detachment of them wading along a shallow woodland watercourse three abreast in evidently disciplined fo

ings in the rivers were seen only on the first morning after the flood. and here s the worst. i tried to photograph it for you, but when i developed the film there wasn t anything visible except the woodshed. what can the thing have been made of? i saw it and felt it, and they all leave footprints. it was surely made of matter- but what kind of matter? the shape can t be described. it was a great crab with a lot of pyramided fleshy rings or knots of thick, ropy stuff covered with feelers where a man s head would be. that green sticky stuff is its blood or juice. and there are more of them due on earth any minute. walter brown is missing- hasn t been seen loafing around any of his usual corners in the villages hereabouts. i must have got him with one of my shots, though the creatures always

HUEBNER LOUISE WITCHCRAFT FOR ALL WICCA 04

be that kind of a romance, too! i got the word three times in a row after juggling the book around so much that my finger never should have hit the same place twice. the secret is to set a code and stick with it from the first. now you can tell not only your own fortune every day, but anybody else's you wish. 4- the card spell- the biggest spell of all "when the light goes down in evening and the crab is on the crawl (gloom glob vendors (louise huebner) witches are always being contacted by people who are eager to know their fortune, what destiny has in store for them. and, because witches tend to be psychic, often they can get impressions of the future that prove true. but this is not the chief business of a witch: a witch doesn't care much about peering into the future to see what destin

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

cts, sembed (seeded, or spotted, on the blue field. these are, in their origin, the scarab ei of the orientals; they were dignified by the egyptians as the emblems of the enlightened. if the reader examines carefully the sculpture in the british museum representing the mithraic sacrifice of the bull, with its mystic accompaniments (no. 14, grand central saloon, he will perceive the scarab uis, or crab, playing a peculiar part in the particulars of the grand rite so strangely typified, and also so remotely. the motto placed under the lilies, which are the arms of france, runs as follows: lilia non laborant, neque nent. this is also (as all know) the legend, or motto, accompanying the royal order of knighthood denominated that of the saint-esprit, in france. we are immediately now recalled t

tombs of thebes, belzoni found scarab ei with human heads. there is hardly any symbolical figure which recurs so often in egyptian sculpture or painting as the scarab us, or beetle, and perhaps scarcely any one which it is so difficult to explain. he is often represented with a ball between his fore-legs, which some take for a symbol of the world, or the sun. he may be an emblem of fertility. the crab on the denderah zodiac is by some supposed to be a beetle (egyptian antiquities. it is for some of the preceding reasons that one of the mystic names of lucifer, or the devil, is the lord of flies, for which strange appellation all antiquaries, and other learned decipherers, have found it impossible to account of the figure of the fleur-de-luce, fleur-de-lis, or flowerde- luce (lus, luz, loos

LIBER 777

erb mercury, major-lane, palm[[lime or linden] 13 dog[[stork, camel] almond, mugwort, hazel (as, moonwort, ranunculus[[alder, pomegranate] 14 sparrow, dove[[swan, sow, birds generally] myrtle, rose, clover[[fig, peach, apple] 15 ram, owl tiger lily, geranium[[olive] 16 bull (cherub of e[[all beasts of burden] mallow[[all giant trees] 17 magpie, hybrids[[parrot, zebra, penguin] hybrids, orchids 18 crab, turtle, sphinx[[whale, all beasts of transport] lotus 19 lion (cherub of b[[cat, tiger, serpent, woman] sunflower 20 virgin, anchorite, any solitary person or animal[[rhinoceros] snowdrop, lily, narcissus[[mistletoe] 21 eagle[[praying mantis] hyssop, oak, poplar, fig[[arnica, cedar] 22 elephant[[spider] aloe 23 eagle-snake-scorpion (cherub of c) lotus, all water plants 24 scorpio, beetle, cr

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

he star= the will and the great work] is to fold up the sephiroth; i.e. to attain nirvana. 3 the houses of the moon. all the gifts are lunar symbols. sapientiae lux viris baculum. femina rapta inspirit gaudium. pleiades. dignitates. amicitia. amor. sophia. 82 appendix ii the first day, a camel; the second day, a kiss; the third daty, a star-glass; the fourth day, a beetle.s wing; the fifth day, a crab; the sixth day, a bow; the seventh day, a quiver; the eighth day, a stag; the ninth day, an horn; the tenth day, a sandal of silver; the eleventh day, a silver box of white sandal wood; the twelfth day, a whisper; the thirteenth day, a black cat; the fourteenth day, a phial of white gold; the fifteenth day, an egg-shell cut in two; the sixteenth day, a glance; the seventeenth day, an honeycom

LIBER LXXVIII

hosts of the sea knight of cups a beautiful, winged, youthful warrior with flying hair, riding upon a white horse, which latter is not winged. his general equipment is similar to that of the knight of wands, but upon his helmet, cuirass and buskins is a peacock with opened wings. he holds a cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the scale. beneath his horse's feet is the sea. from the cup issues a crab. graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. ill dignified, he is sensual, idle and untruthful. he rules the heavens from above 20 of k to 20 of l, thus including the greater part of pegasus. b of c king of undines and nymphs. 16 liber lxxviii x the queen of the thrones of the waters queen of cups a very beautiful fair woman like a crowned queen, seated upon a throne, be

dark dark dark dark hair red-gold red-gold yellow red-gold fair gold-brown brown brown dark-brown light-brown dark light-brown dark dark dark-brown rich-brown symbols black horse, waving flames, club, scarlet cloak leopard, steady flames, wand with heavy head or end waved and salient flames, fire wand of zelator adept. tiger, leaping flames, gold altar, long club, largest at bottom. white horse, crab issuing from cup, sea ibis, crayfish issuing from cup, river scorpion, eagle; serpent issuing from cup, lake dolphin lotus, sea with spray, turtle from cup winged brown horse, driving clouds, drawn sword head of man severed, cumulus clouds, drawn sword arch fairies winged, whirling hair, nimbi, drawn sword and sickle silver altar, smoke, clouds, drawn sword light-brown horse, ripe cornland, s

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

race in the first passage. the chariot is all carved out of pure, clear amber, so that electric sparks fly about as the furs rub it. the whole cushions and rugs are all beautiful soft ermine fur. there is a canopy of bright blue with stars (like the sky in the dream world, and the chariot is drawn by two sphinxes, one black and one white. the charioteer is a most curious person; he is a great big crab in the most lovely glittering armour, and he can just drive! his name in the mysterious name i told you about with eleven letters in it, but be call him jehu for short, because he.s only nineteen years old. it.s important to know though because this journey is the most difficult of all, and without the chariot one couldn.t ever do it, because it is so far.much further than the heaven is from

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

of the world, have mercy upon us. grant us thy peace' therefore, the lamb of god is a title given to the sun, who is said to be reborn every year in the northern hemisphere in the sign of the ram, although, due to the existing discrepancy between the signs of the zodiac and the actual star groups, it actually rises in the sign of pisces. the summer solstice is regarded as occurring in cancer (the crab, which the egyptians called the scarab--a beetle of the family lamellicornes, the head of the insect kingdom, and sacred to the egyptians as the symbol of eternal life. it is evident that the constellation of the crab is represented by this peculiar creature because the sun, after passing through this house, proceeds to walk backwards, or descend the zodiacal arc. cancer is the symbol of gene

ving the waters of the ocean, she naturally appeared to be the sovereign of humidity; and by seeming to operate so powerfully upon the constitutions of women, she equally appeared to be the patroness and regulatress of nutrition and passive generation: whence she is said to have received her nymphs, or subordinate personifications, from the ocean; and is often represented by the symbol of the sea crab, an animal that has the property of spontaneously detaching from its own body any limb that has been hurt or mutilated, and reproducing another in its place (the symbolical language of ancient art and mythology) this water sign, being symbolic of the maternal principle of nature, and recognized by the pagans as the origin of all life, was a natural and consistent domicile of the moon. the aut

corn, further on, we perceive two scales of a balance, above which, in a medal lion, is the figure of harpocrates. then follows the scorpion and sagittarius, to whom the egyptians gave wings, and two faces. after sagittarius are successively placed, capricornus, aquarius, pisces, the ram, the bull, and the twins. this zodiacal procession is, as we have already observed, terminated by cancer, the crab" p. 56 the antiquity of the zodiac is much in dispute. to contend that it originated but a mere few thousand years before the christian era is a colossal mistake on the part of those who have sought to compile data, concerning its origin. the zodiac necessarily must be ancient enough to go backward to that period when its signs and symbols coincided exactly with the positions of the constella

human body (male and female. 3rd. he caused the letter (z) to predominate in movement, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them gemini (the twins) in the universe, the month sivan in the year, and the left foot of the human body (male and female. 4th. he caused the letter (ch) to predominate in sight, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them cancer (the crab) in the universe, the month tammuz in the year, and the right hand of the human body (male and female. 5th. he caused the letter (t) to predominate in hearing, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them leo (the lion) in the universe, the month ab in the year, and the left kidney of the human body (male and female. 6th. he caused the letter (i) to predominate in work, crow

hich, falling into the river, swelled its flow. these tears are seen dropping from the lunar face. court de g belin also relates the towers to the pillars of hercules, beyond which, according to the egyptians, the luminaries never passed. he notes also that the egyptians represented the tropics as dogs who as faithful doorkeepers prevented the sun and moon from penetrating too near the poles. the crab or crawfish signifies the retrograde motion of the moon. this card also refers to the path of wisdom. man in his quest of reality emerges from the pool of illusion. after mastering the guardians of the gates of wisdom he passes between the fortresses of science and theology and follows the winding path leading to spiritual liberation. his way is faintly lighted by human reason (the moon, whic

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

whose teeth tear the limbs of those in nightmares. this is restrained desires they are given substance by such shells. vampyres may enter the nightmare of another by evoking these spirits, sending and binding dog form-sigils and draining life energy in the nightmare. schechiriron cancer (june 21 july 22 -active water spirits whose forms are black their form blended of reptile, insect and like the crab and the lobster, yet demon-faced. the vampyre magickian may seek atavistic knowledge through dreams with these demons, also draining emotions from others when sleeping. shelhabiron leo (july 23 august 22 -fixed fire spirits whose colors are fiery, yellow and they appear as merciless wolves and jackals, howling among flames and seeking to devour those in their path. master these spirits by evo

MORALS AND DOGMA

this nomenclature, they, to complete a system, assumed arbitrary and fanciful names. thus the ethiopian of thebes or saba styled those stars under which the nile commenced to overflow, stars of inundation, or that _poured out water (aquarius. those stars among which the sun was, when he had reached the northern tropic and began to _retreat_ southward, were termed, from his retrograde motion, the crab (cancer. as he approached, in autumn, the middle point between the northern and southern extremes of his journeying, the days and nights became equal; and the stars among which he was then found were called stars of the balance (libra. those stars among which the sun was, when the lion, driven from the desert by thirst, came to slake it at the nile, were called stars of the lion (leo. those a

the moon in cancer. each other planet had two signs; mercury had gemini and virgo; venus, taurus and libra; mars, aries and scorpio; jupiter, pisces and sagittarius; and saturn, aquarius and capricornus. from this distribution of the signs also came many mythological emblems and fables; as also many came from the places of exaltation of the planets. diana of ephesus, the moon wore the image of a crab on her bosom, because in that sign was the moon's domicile; and lions bore up the throne of horus, the egyptian apollo, the sun personified, for a like reason: while the egyptians consecrated the tauriform scarab sus to the moon, because she had her place of exaltation in taurus; and for the same reason mercury is said to have presented isis with a helmet like a bull's head. a further divisio

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS E

to leave her lair, from which she at length emerged, and sought refuge in a wood on a neighbouring hill. heracles now rushed forward and endeavoured to crush her heads by means of well-directed blows from his tremendous club; but no sooner was one head destroyed than it was immediately replaced by two others. he next seized the monster in his powerful grasp; page 270 but at this juncture a giant crab came to the assistance of the hydra and commenced biting the feet of her assailant. heracles destroyed this new adversary with his club, and now called upon his nephew to come to his aid. at his command iolaus set fire to the neighbouring trees [240]and, with a burning branch, seared the necks of the monster as heracles cut them off, thus effectually preventing the growth of more. heracles ne

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

lory of this world passes and a great light shines over the splendid sea" book one <99> book one first knowledge lecture 1. the four elements of the ancients are duplicated conditions of: heat and dryness fire a heat and moisture air a cold and d yness earth b cold and moisture water v 2. the signs of the zodiac are twelve: 1. aries, the ram 2. taurus, the bull 3. gemini, the twins 4. cancer, the crab 5 .leo, the lion 6. virgo, the virgin 7. libra, the scales 8. scorpio, the scorpion 9. sagittarius, the archer 10. capricorn, the goat 11. aquarius, the water-bearer 12. pisces, the fishes these twelve signs are distributedamong the four triplicities or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the zodiac

hosts of the sea. knight of cups a beautiful youthful winged warrior, with flying hair, riding upon a white horse, which latter is not winged. his general equipment is similar to that of the knight of wands, but upon his helmet cuirass and buskins is a peacock with opened wings. he holds a cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the scale. beneath his horses' feet is the sea. from the cup issues a crab. graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. 111- dignified, he is sensual, idle, and untruthful. he rules the heavens from above 20" of aquarius to 20' pisces including the greater part of pegasus. fire of water. king of undines and of nymphs. book 't x queen of the thrones of the waters. queen of cups a very beautiful fair woman like a crowned queen, seated <149> upon

ed-gold grey or horse's head scarlet gold doak. hazel queen winged leopard. steady flames. wand red-gold blue or leopard with heavy head or end. brown wands prince or winged lion's wand and salient flames. fire yellow blue knight head wand of z. a. m. grey princess or tiger's head tiger, leaping flames. gold al- red-gold blue prince tar, long dub, largest at bottom. king peacock with white horse, crab issuing from fair blue open wings cup. sea. queen ibis crayeish is issuing from gold- blue cups river. brown prince eagle scorpion, eagle-serpent is brown grey or issuing from lake. brown princess swan dolphin, lotus. sea with spray, brown blue or turtle from cup. brown king winged winged brown horse, driving dark dark hexagram clouds, drawn sword. brown queen winged head of man severed. cumu

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

impress of a paradise, and all nature rejoices in fullnessas doth man in his growing strength. nature wells forth. no herb, no flower, no tree is wanting forornament or use, for sight, scent or taste. the bounty of god supplies man222s necessities, comfort andrecreation.the loving month of june displays its gorgeous constellation of minor stars, and is represented by thezodiacal sign cancer, the crab. as man has arrived at his full estate, this is termed the "gate ofman: it is the fourth step of the ascending signs, the solstitial point, marking the northern limit ofthe sun from the equator.companions with conductor proceed to suffragan, whose five lights have just been lit. lights of 2ndrituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliaphilosophus39 ancient out.suffragan, 7th sign: observe

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

ure of the circle. we may remark, in passing, that the author of the apocalypse, that key of the christian kabalah, composed the number of the beast, that is to say, of idolatry, by adding a 6 to the double senary of abracadabra, which gives 18 kabalistically, the number attributed in the tarot to the hieroglyphic sign of night and of the profane. the moon, together with the towers, dog, wolf and crab. a mysterious and obscure number, the kabalistic key of which is 9, the the triangle of pantacles 25 number of initiation. on this subject the sacred kabalist says expressly: ghe that hath understanding h that is, the key of kabalistic numbers. glet him count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred three score and six. h it is, in fact, the decade

ologers: each of them represents the name of a genius, be he good or evil. it is known that the signs of the zodiac correspond to various celestial influences and consequently signify an annual alternative of good or evil. the names of the genii designated by the above characters are: for the ram, sataaran and sarahiel; for the bull, bagdal, and araziel; for the twins, sagras and saraiel; for the crab, rahdar and. phakiel; for the lion, sagham and seratiel; for the virgin, iadara and schaltiel; for the balance, grasgarben and hadakiel; for the scorpion, riehol and saissaiel; for the archer, vhnori and saritaiel; for the goat, sagdalon and semakiel; for the water- bearer, ssakmakile; for the fishes, rasamasa and vacabiel. the wise man, seeking to read the sky, must observe also the days of

pitated from the summit of the ruins. one of the personages in his fall reproduces perfectly the letter ayin. p heaven of the soul, outpourings of thought, moral influence of idea on form, immortality. hieroglyph, the blazing star and eternal youth. we have described this symbol previously. x the elements, the visible world, reflected light, material forms, symbolism. hieroglyph, the moon, dew, a crab rising in the water towards land, a dog and wolf barking at the moon and chained to the base of two towers, a path lost in the horizon and sprinkled with blood. q composites, the head, apex, prince of heaven. hieroglyph, a radiant sun and two naked children, taking hands in a fortified enclosure. other tarots substitute a spinner unwinding destinies, and yet others a naked child mounted on a

RUBY TABLET OF SET

t the grail and less evidently toward the knight. it is tempting to reverse the previous paragraph's remark that the card seems to be in a state of movement, but i will let it stand with the qualifier that the action leans toward the subtle. there are other figures in this trump; the composite sphinx-figures, the stars on the knight's armor, the concentric rings moving outward from the grail, the crab, the shape on the floor of binah, and so on. it would be possible to go another two or three pages with this atu, as with others, but a question presents itself in the form of what is applicable to this aeon. it would seem at first that the answer would be a brief one; i suspect that although the reply would not be wordy, it would paint a picture of a calm and rational presence meditating on

SALMANRUSHDIE THESATANICVERSES

ustralien, and there were the three grotesquely pneumatic, singing space sirens known as the alien korns, maybe because you could lie down among them, and there was a team of venusian hip-hoppers and subway spraypainters and soul-brothers who called themselves the alien nation, and under a bed in the spaceship that was the programme's main location there lived bugsy the giant dung-beetle from the crab nebula who had run away from his father, and in a fish-tank you could find brains the super-intelligent giant abalone who liked eating chinese, and then there was ridley, the most terrifying of the regular cast, who looked like a francis bacon painting" of a mouthful of teeth waving at the end of a sightless pod, and who had an obsession with the actress sigourney weaver. the stars of the sho

SATANISM AN EXAMINATION OF SATANIC BLACK MAGIC

would light a fire whilst the devil was seated upon a throne in the form of either a goat, representing satan himself, or a dog, which may have been connected with the dark goddess- the dog being one of the sacred animals of hekate- rather than with satan himself. the witches would then approach and adore the devil, though their approach would be in a manner foreign to normal men, such as walking crab-like or with their backs turned to him. after this 'came the offering of the candles to the devil and the obscene kiss'(7) where the witch kisses the devils behind. following the obscene kiss, initiation, baptism or marriage would occur followed by the feast and the orgy which concluded the witches sabbath. the inclusion of a feast and an orgy at the end of the witches sabbath is very much re

SOLOMON

said [1 "we are the thirty-six elements, the world-rulers [2] of this darkness. but, o king solomon, thou wilt not wrong us nor imprison us, nor lay command on us; but since the lord god has given thee authority over every spirit, in the air, and on the earth, and under the earth, therefore do we also present ourselves before thee like the other spirits, from ram and bull, from [35] both twin and crab, lion and virgin, scales and scorpion, archer, goat-horned, waterpourer, and fish [1. acts ii. 1. 2. kosmokratores. cp. paul, eph. vi. 12; origen, c. celsum, viii, 58] 73. then i solomon invoked the name of the lord sabaoth, and questioned each in turn as to what was its character. and i bade each one come forward and tell of its actions. then the first one came forward, and said "i am the fi

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL

ost intelligent citizens of the zodiac; but they have a dual nature, and they frequently have difficulty in choosing between two courses of action. they are active, and they love freedom, change, and variety. in matters of health, nerves are liable to plague geminis, and they often prefer to live close to meadows and woods where they are able to gain vigor from the wind and the rains. cancer, the crab, june 22 to july 22, is a water sign. the ancient chaldeans named cancer after the crab, because of its backward or oblique movement, which brought to their mind the sun fs immobility during the summer solstice as it enters this sign. cancers have great imaginations, and they glory in fantasies of love and romance. cancers hate to be flustered, and they like to take their time over important

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

f gthe nameless quest, h and hself h the dragon which we must slay *1. songs of the spirit, vol. i, p. 50 *2. ibid. vol. i, p. 54. central, supreme, most formidable, night gathered its garments, drew itself apart; gaunt limbs appear athwart the coprolite, veil the deep agony, display the heart; even as a gloomy sea, wherein dead fishes be, poisonous things, nameless; the eightfold fear, misshapen crab and worm, the intolerable sperm, lewd dragons, slime-built. stagnant, the foul mere crawled, moved, gave tongue, the essential soul of dung that lived and stung; that spoke: no word that living head may hear. last, a dark woman pressed the world unto her breast, soothed and caressed with evil words and kisses of the mouth of sin *the temple of the holy ghost, vol. i, p 198. on we must press

predicate. what is it then that it does possess? it is the reason itself which is at fault; the delicate time-piece of kant fs intellect has gone wrong, it has ceased to gtick, h and with the terrific blow of an a priori club, he proclaims it mended, and regulates each chiming clock in the house of many mansions by means of its handless face] thus has the great lion of crowleyanity set the little crab of konigsberg and his lunar hut in their appointed niche in the great solar mansion of eternity. at length we have arrived at the end of our first series of arguments, which may be generalized as the infoldment of all rational philosophies into one uncertain philosophic problem. berkeley, as we have seen, opened the gateway of scepticism, and was the first to vanish in the absolute ether of p

THE ABYSS AND TABAET

epresents the current of what is collectively called luciferian, despite whatever culture it is made manifest in, to use and grow within that dark power. as one moves through the luciferian path, the initiate becomes like ahriman yet without the right hand path deficiencies placed upon it in traditional folklore. sources from the avesta and denkard his astral body is that of the frog, the vicious crab. greater bundahishn ahriman is the sorcerous being which holds within the darkness the gift of life, while his initiation twists and makes a predator of the one who enters the religion of sorcery. ahriman becomes viable through the adept just as az or jeh does. some initiates of the modern path of yatuk dinoih choose a specific daeva to work with, one to cultivate and empower through their ow

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

y. in this character she is represented by a small basaltine figure, of egyptian sculpture, at strawberry hill, which is covered over with symbols of various kinds from top to bottom.1 that of the bull is placed lowest, to show that the strength or power of the creator is the foundation and support of every other attribute. on her head are towers, to denote the earth; and round her neck is hung a crab-fish, which, from its power of spontaneously detaching from its body, and naturally reproducing, any limbs that are hurt or mutilated, became the symbol of the productive power of the waters; in which sense it appears on great numbers of ancient medals of various cities.2 the nutritive power is signified 1 a print of one exactly the same is published by montfaucon, antiq. expliq. vol. i. plat

ears on great numbers of ancient medals of various cities.2 the nutritive power is signified 1 a print of one exactly the same is published by montfaucon, antiq. expliq. vol. i. plate xciii. fig. i. 2 see those of agrigentum, himera, and cyrene. on a small one of the firstmentioned city, belonging to me, a cross, the abbreviated symbol of the male powers of generation, approaches the mouth of the crab, while the cornucopia issues from it (see plate xx. fig. 3: the one represents the cause, and the other the effect of fertilization. 96 on the worship by her many breasts, and the destructive by the lions which she bears on her arms. other attributes are expressed by various other animal symbols, the precise meaning of which i have not sagacity sufficient to discover. this universality of the

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

ot defined by the stars does not lessen their importance as archetypes. the zodiac of the chaldeans is at least 4,000 years old, and has scarcely changed. here are the signs, names, and representations of the zodiac given in tradi- tional order, proceeding counterclockwise around the heavens: aries ram ll libra scales itj taurus bull ?tl scorpio scorpion n gemini twins 2 sagittarius archer cancer crab 25 capricorn sea-goat q leo lion zz aquarius water-bearer iijj virgo virgin x pisces fishes the tree of the sephiroth may be viewed as a terrestrial and human symbol based on the division of fives (the number of man, while the zodiac may be con- sidered a heavenly and divine symbol based on the division of sixes (the number of god. this distinction is simplistic but can be useful in practical

o break it down into its component parts. the zodiac has a twofold division into signs that are animal and signs that are human. the animal signs are aries, taurus, cancer, leo, scorpio, capricorn, and pisces. the human signs are gemini, virgo, libra, sagittarius, and aquarius. the animal signs may be subdivided into four higher beasts, the ram, bull, lion, and goat and three lower creatures, the crab, scorpion, and fish. the human signs are divided into two male (sagittarius and aquarius, two female (virgo and libra, and one androgyne (gemini. the animal signs are all highly aggressive and sexual. the ram, bull, lion, and goat are among the most potent beasts symbolically. the crab and scorpion are both threatening-the crab has its claw and the scorpion its sting. the fish has always been

ways been a symbol of generation and fecundity. all three of the air signs appear in the human division. air is traditionally the ele- ment of the intellect and therefore of humanity. of the four higher beasts, two signs are fire and two are earth--opposite elements. au three water signs appear among the lower creatures because water is the element of crawling and hidden things. the symbol of the crab is its claw, which is grasping and enclosing, and thus female; the symbol of the scorpion is its sting, which is thrusting and therefore male. the male and female aspects of the lower creatures are reconciled in the two fish, which are outwardly androgynous, and double to indicate the two sexes com- bined. notice that the fish also face opposite directions. this sign of the zodiac is often ca

h, which are outwardly androgynous, and double to indicate the two sexes com- bined. notice that the fish also face opposite directions. this sign of the zodiac is often called the fishes, indicating two different species of fish. there is a curious and striking balance to be observed in this division of ani- mal life. the lowest level is presented as a trine-the fish, wholly water creatures; the crab, which lives both in the sea and on the land; and the scorpion, wholly a land dweller. the middle level is given as a quaternary-two domesticated beasts, the goat and the bull (earth; and two wild beasts, the lion and the ram (fire. the highest level presents the five kinds of human occupation. the water- bearer is a laborer. the virgin is a priestess of the mysteries. the lady of the scales

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

ncluded among lunar plants hyssop, rosemary, the palm tree, and the olive tree. among animals he mentioned the dog, chameleon, pig, deer, goat, panther, otter, baboon, cat, and any beast with horns that curve inward, such as the cow. water fowl are also lunar in nature, as are mice, flies, beetles, and any creature that breeds in the mud. sea animals particularly lunar in nature are the tortoise, crab, oyster, clam, and frog. he particularly 185. agrippa, 80. chapter eleven: astral doorways 183 singled out menstrual blood as the most lunar of substances. he mentioned a number of other creatures, but this list will give an impression of the lunar nature. lunar elements are earth and water, making their combination in the form of moist soil or mud highly lunar. earth was probably classed as

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

t within themselves. first, we want our disciples to discover each arcanum firstly within themselves, then within all of nature. the arcanum xviii is light and darkness, white magic and black magic. on the eighteenth card appears a dog and a wolf barking/howling at the moon. we can also see, in that illustration, two pyramids, one is white and the other is black. in that arcanum the symbol of the crab [scorpion] isn t missing. in the arcanum xviii, the number nine is found twice, 9 plus 9 equals 18. in this arcanum, the ninth sphere is repeated twice. we already know that the number one is positive and that the number two is negative. so, if we repeat the ninth sphere for the first time and for the second time, we will have the sex in its two aspects: positive and negative. arcano xviii va

WICCA MAGICK OCCULT THREE GREEN BOOKS DRUIDISM

the great turtle of the eastern sea, what fun i have! i come out and hop around the railing of the well, or i go back in and take a rest in the wall where a tile has fallen out. when i dive into the water, i let it hold me up under the armpits and support my chin, and when i slip about in the mud, i bury my feet in it and let it come up over my ankles. i look around at the mosquito larvae and the crab and polliwogs and i see that none of them can match me. to have complete command of the water of one whole valley and to monopolize all the joys of a caved-in well this is the best there is! why don t you come some time and see for yourself? but before the great turtle of the eastern sea had even gotten his left foot in the well his right knee was already wedged fast. he backed out and withdr

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

een published. the 12 signs of the zodiac are named in hebrew, beginning with aries; taleh, shur, thaumim, sartan, ariah, bethuleh, mazanaim, akrab, kesith, gedi, deli, and dagim. in arabic; al hamal, al thaur, al tauman, al sartan, al asad, sunbul, al zubena, al akrab, al kaus, al gedi, debi and al haut. in chinese, pe yaugh, the sheep; kin nieu, golden bull; shang huing, two brothers; kin hiai, crab; sin, lion; sha niu, the house girl; tien tchingh, the claws of a scorpion; tien kie, the scorpion; gun ma, the man horse; mu thien, the hill sheep; pao pingh, precious vase; and shang yu, two fishes. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott the old sanskrit hindu names used by astrologers at the present time are; mesha, rishaba, mithuna, katakam, simha, kany

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE LOST CONTINENT

a third, an ancestor of our hippopotamus, was really tamed, and was employed by the serviles for preparing the ground for the corn, trampling through the fields while they were covered with sea- water, and thus leaving deep holes in which the seeds were cast. its flesh was not unlike bear, but more delicate. notable, too, was the great quantity of turtle; also the giant oysters, the huge deep sea crabs, a kind of octopus whose flesh made a nutritious and elegant soup, and innumerable shell-fish, added to the table. the waterways were haunted by shoals of a small and poisonous fish* whose bite was immediate death to man, a fact which altogether cut off communication between one island and another except by air, as the hippopotamus-animal, although immune to its bite, was unable to swim. of

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

books there are detailed accounts of these three groups of aspirants and they are portrayed under three symbols: 1. the intense group are depicted as goats, and aspirants of this type are frequently found in incarnation under the sign capricorn, 2. the moderate group are depicted by a fish, and many born under the sign pisces are found in this category, 3. the gentle or slow group are pictured as crabs and often come into incarnation under the sign cancer. in these three groups are to be found various subdivisions and it is interesting to note that in the archives of the lords of karma, the majority of these three groups pass into the sign of libra (or the balances) towards the close of their endeavour. when in incarnation under this sign they balance the pairs of opposites with care, they

COLLIER IRENE CHINESE MYTHOLOGY

warriors. as gong s battle raft approached, zurong blasted forth a huge, towering pillar of fire. the leaping flames were sucked into the hollow cores of the raft s bamboo poles, which burst into flame, plunging gong s soldiers to their watery deaths. gong jumped off the burning raft and dove down into the sea. quickly, the water god called forth all his loyal subjects: the giant turtles, shrimp, crabs, and lobsters of the waters. out of the deep sea, monsters rose with huge horns and wings like bats. the water god smiled as he surveyed his mighty forces. unlike his human army, these water warriors had their own protective armor. they lived in the sea and could not die by drowning. at gong s command, they stirred up waves as high as mountains to quell the fire god. gong cried to his rival

downward across the country to spill into the eastern sea. chinese mythology 48 questions and answers q: why did zurong the fire god decide to fight with gong the water god? a: zurong felt that gong was too destructive, and he disagreed with gong s plan to change the earth s balance of water and land. q: who helped the water god? a: gong was aided by men, then by giant turtles, lobsters, shrimp, crabs, and other sea monsters. q: how did nuwa repair the earth? a: she melted colored stones together and patched up the sky. she stopped up the cracks with river rushes, and dammed the rivers with branches. q: what did nuwa use to prop up the sky? a: she salvaged the legs of a dead warrior-turtle to prop up the sky. q: what did nuwa give the people and why? a: she gave them a bamboo flute in the

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

ity of gravel alleged to have come from central america and quite unlike anything seen in australia, two perfect clay tablets covered with cuneiform inscriptions and several thousands of years old, said to have been brought direct from the mounds at babylon, and finally, a bird s nest containing several eggs and the mother bird undoubtedly alive. he was famous for living apports, jungle sparrows, crabs, turtles. once an 18-inch-long shark, at another time a 30-inch snake appeared mysteriously in the seance room. the apport of jungle sparrows passed the test of a committee of investigation in milan. six years later, however, bailey got into trouble in grenoble. the investigators claimed that he smuggled in the birds in his intestinal opening, and they found a local dealer who identified bai

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

rmaid with the following description: see-wyf. a monster resembling a siren, caught near the island of borne, or boeren, in the department of amboine. it was 59 inches long, and in proportion as an eel. it lived on land, in a vat full of water, during four days seven hours. from time to time it uttered little cries like those of a mouse. it would not eat, though it was offered small fish, shells, crabs, lobsters, etc. after its death, some excrement was discovered in the vat, like the secretion of a cat. in 1857 two fishermen from scotland, where numerous reports of mermaids have surfaced, made the following declaration, recorded in the shipping gazette: we, the undersigned, do declare, that on thursday last, the 4th june 1857, when on our way to the fishing station, lochindale, in a boat

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

emata" and physical things there is a place where the natural forces of things can be drawn, as is done by the magi. heraclitus, epicurus, synesius, proclus confirm this and necromancers use it much.3 (note the curious company in which bruno places epicurus) neither pythagorean symbolic number, nor "mathesistical" use of number is the "real artificial magic" which can produce mechanical doves and crabs. bruno is not at all in the line of the advance of mathematical and mechanical science. rather he is a reactionary who would push the copernican diagram or a compass invention back towards "mathesis. but the scientific or the genuinely philosophical approach to giordano bruno is not the only approach. as one follows him on his wanderings, the conviction grows ever stronger that the new philo

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

commoners, and hand it over to the maigreve. the waggon holds 60 or 70 bundles of may (birch, which are delivered to the maigreve to be further dis tributed. monasteries and churches get large bundles, every steeple is adorned with it, and the floor of the church strown with clippings of boxwood and field-flowers. the maigreve entertains the commoners, and is strictly bound to serve up a dish of crabs. but in all this we have only a fetching-in of the may-waggon from the wood under formal escort of the maygrave; not a word now about the battle he had to fight with winter. is it conceivable that earlier ages should have done without this battle? assuredly they had it, and it was only by degrees that custom left it out. by and by it became content with even less. in some parishes of holstei

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

oted in magazines of learning, substantiated by countless eyewitnesses and newspaper articles, contemporary with the falls. this is excluding, or course, the numerous ancient and biblical references. the latter, for the uninhibited thinker, are not difficult to allow. live things falling from the sky have been almost exclusively confined to sea life and lower forms: snails, worms, reptiles, fish, crabs, and a few insects. most of these have high reproductive rates, simple living habits, and require a minimum of attention to raise. in case someone is thinking "hoax" why was it, or would it be, confined to these lower forms? why not rabbits or groundhogs or cats? why snails, fish, worms? accepting as i do the veracity of the many reports of live things having fallen from the skies, i submit

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

stains like blood; obscene advances and abandoned caresses begin. a little while, and the whole assembly is beside itself with drink and wantonness, with crimes and singing. they rise, a disordered throng, and form infernal dances. then come all legendary monsters, all phantoms of nightmare; enormous toads play inverted flutes and thump with paws on flanks; limping scarabaei mingle in the dance; crabs play the castanets; crocodiles beat time on their scales; elephants and mammoths appear habited like cupids and foot it in the ring: finally, the giddy circles introduction 5 break up and scatter on all sides. every yelling dancer drags away a dishevelled female. lamps and candles formed of human fat go out smoking in the darkness. cries are heard here and there, mingled with peals of laught

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t, and went for her opera-glasses. she returned to find the beach full of shadows, and this time she was afraid, because whereas the norman fleet came sailing, when it came, proudly and openly and without recourse to subterfuge, these shades were sneaky, emitting stifled imprecations and alarming, muted yaps and barks, they seemed headless, crouching, arms and legs a--dangle like giant, unshelled crabs. scuttling, sidelong, heavy boots crunching on shingle. lots of them. she saw them reach her boathouse on which the fading image of an eyepatched pirate grinned and brandished a cutlass, and that was too much _i'm not having it, she decided, and, stumbling downstairs for warm clothing, she fetched the chosen weapon of her retribution: a long coil of green garden hose. at her front door she c

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hood proverbs on human conduct proverbs on virtue proverbs on cooperation and contentment proverbs on opportunity proverbs on human beings proverbs on nature proverbs on leadership more wisdom of the african world wisdom of the hindus and greeks frogs desiring a king the bat, the birds and the beasts the dog and the wolf the fox and the grapes the lion and the statue the man and his wives the two crabs hercules and the waggoner the man and the wooden god the miser the bundle of sticks the buffoon and the countryman the serpent and the file green book volume three oriental and monotheist wisdom zen koans see his buddha nature yueh holds it pai-yuns black and white the dry creek yueh-shan s lake living alone nan ch uan s rejection thoughts from confucius tao of pooh the stone cutter the cork

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