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ontinuance, should be cast down, and valleys filled up, to make even the ground, that israel may go safely in the glory of god, 8 moreover even the woods and every sweetsmelling tree shall overshadow israel by the commandment of god. 9 for god shall lead israel with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and righteousness that cometh from hhi (place rose, cup, paten of bread and salt, lamp, cross and triangle upon the altar (the candidate must be blindfolded and tied thrice around the waist (hierophant knocks once) kerux (goes to the east, and faces west "hekas! hekas! este be beloi (returns to the southeast and faces east) bell/ hierophant (holds up the sceptre, faces west, and knocks once "fraters and sorors of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, in the temple of isis mighty mot

he sceptre of power and the banner of the east which signify power and light, mercy and wisdom. i am called power and mercy, and light and abundance. my office is that of the expounder of the mysteries (sits down. stolistes, i command you to purify the temple and members with water" stolistes (circumambulates to the dais, faces east, sprinkles left, right, then center toward the dais, and makes a cross "i purify thee with water (faces west sprinkles left, right, then center and makes a cross "i purify thee with water (turns and gives a small head bow to the hierophant and walks back to his quarter) hierophant "dadouchos, i command you to consecrate the temple and members with fire" dadouchos (circumambulates to the dais, faces east, swings left, right, then center and makes a cross with th

"i purify thee with water (turns and gives a small head bow to the hierophant and walks back to his quarter) hierophant "dadouchos, i command you to consecrate the temple and members with fire" dadouchos (circumambulates to the dais, faces east, swings left, right, then center and makes a cross with the incense "i consecrate thee with fire (faces west, swings left, right, then center and makes a cross with the incense "i consecrate thee with fire (turns and gives a small head bow to the hierophant and walks back to his quarter) hierophant (stands, and hold the scepter in the right hand, and the banner of east in left. the kerux goes to the northeast, followed by the hegemon, the hiereus with the banner of west and sword, followed by the stolistes, and the dadouchos. each officer makes the

once in that order. the knocks are given before the words are said in the following) hierophant (knocks "khabs" hiereus (knocks "am" hegemon (knocks "pekht" hiereus (knocks "konx" hegemon (knocks "om" hierophant (knocks "pax" hegemon (knocks "light" hierophant (knocks "in" hiereus (knocks "extension (the kerux removes the rose, cup, paten of bread and salt and the lamp from the altar, leaving the cross and triangle only) hierophant "fraters and sorors of the golden dawn of the outer in the temple of isis mighty mother, i have recieved a dispensation from the chiefs of the second order to duly admit_ to the grade of neophyte. honored hegemon, instruct the candidate to hold himself/herself/themselves in readiness for the ceremony of his/her/their admission, and superintend his/her/their prep

eption (stolistes and dadouchos join the kerux at the door (the candidates are allowed into the hall, but just upon entrance they are barred by the kerux. the stolistes and dadouchos stand behind the kerux in a triangular formation, with the sentinal at the rear of the candidates) kerux "child/children of earth, unpurified and unconsecrated thou cannot enter this sacred hall" stolistes (signing a cross on the candidate's forehead "child of earth i purify thee with water" dadouchos (censing the candidate "child/children of earth i consecrate thee with fire" hierophant "conduct the candidate to the foot of the altar (hegemon does so) hierophant "inheritor of a dying world, why dost thou seek admission into our order" hegemon "my soul wanders in darkness and seeks the light of hidden knowledg

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mis, red shoes, lamen, black collar, white lamp, wand stolistes: black robe, black& white nemis, red shoes, lamen, black collar, cup of water dadouchos: black robe, black& white nemis, red shoes, lamen, black collar, censer sentinel: black robe, black& white nemis, red shoes, lamen, black collar, sword candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash, red rope, hoodwink required materials for the altar red cross and white triangle red rose red lamp cup of wine salt patten of bread chemicals for water cup of water required materials for the temple temple arranged according to diagram banners of the east and west temple pillars opening of the neophyte grade 0= 0 when the members are assembled and clothed, hierophant gives one knock and the officers rise. members do not rise except for adoration s to t

ured hierophant is it your pleasure that the candidate be admitted? hiero: it is. admit (name of aspirant)in due form, who will hereafter be known by the motto xyz. frater stolistes and dadouchos assist the kerux in the reception. stol: moves to temple entrance. dad: moves to temple entrance. kerux: child of earth, unpurified and unconsecrated thou canst not enter our sacred hall. stol (signing a cross on candidate's forehead) child of earth, i purify thee with water. dad (censing the candidate) child of earth, i consecrate thee with fire. hiero: conduct the candidate to the foot of the altar. child of earth, why dost thou request admission into this order? cand (prompted by hegemon) my soul is wandering in darkness seeking for the light of occult knowledge, and i believe that in this orde

the symbolic light of occult science to guide the way. hiero: knocks at commencement of circumambulation. kerux: kerux leads with light and wand heg: hegemon guides the candidate stolistes and dadouchos follow. they halt in the south the third time round. hiereus (knocks) hiero (knocks) kerux: child of earth, unpurified and unconsecrated, thou canst not enter the path of the west. stol (signing a cross on candidate's forehead) child of earth, i purify thee with water dad (censing candidate) child of earth, i consecrate thee with fire. heg: child of earth, twice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gate of the west they move to the west facing throne and halt. hiereus: rises, takes banner in left hand, menaces candidate with sword. heg: hegemon slips up the candidate's hoodwink. hiereus: t

the paths of the shades. hiereus (slowly sinking point of sword) child of earth, fear is failure. therefore be without fear, for in the heart of the coward virtue abideth not thou hast known me, so pass thou on. heg: slips hoodwink down again. the procession moves to the north and halt. kerux: child of earth, unpurified and unconsecrated, thou canst not enter the path of the east. stol (signing a cross on the candidate's forehead) child of earth, i purify thee with water. dad (censing the candidate) child of earth, i consecrate thee with fire. heg: child of earth, thrice consecrated, thou mayest approach the gate of the east. the procession moves to the east facing throne and halt. hiero: hierophant rises, takes banner in left hand and raises sceptre as if to strike. heg: hegemon slips up

f the existing password. i now place you between the two pillars of hermes and solomon in the symbolical gateway of occult science. hiereus: draws candidate forward between the pillars. he receives sword and banner from hegemon, stands at the latter's left, all facing candidate. hiereus: let the final consecration of the candidate take place. kerux: goes to the north and faces east. stol: signs a cross on candidate's forehead, bows to hierophant and sprinkles east. stol: frater xyz, i purify thee finally with water. dad: censing as stolistes has done. dad: frater xyz, i consecrate thee finally with fire. hiero: honoured hegemon, the final consecration of the candidate having been performed, i command you to remove the rope from his waist the last remaining symbol of the path of darkness, a

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red shoes, lamen, black collar, white lamp, wand stolistes: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, cup of water. dadouchos: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, censer sentinel: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, sword candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash, red rope, hoodwink required materials for the altar red cross and white triangle red lamp salt diagram of the flaming sword fylfot cross required materials for the temple part i banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: tau, shin, qoph enochian earth tablet lamp part i opening of the zelator grade (the members, having assembled and robed, each is seated in his proper place. hiereus (knock) all rise. hiero (sitting) fraters and sorors

us (gives sign) very honoured hierophant, no one below the grade of zelator is now present. hiero (gives sign) purify and consecrate the temple with water and with fire. kerux: advances between the pillars. stol: moves to north side of black pillar. dad: moves to south side of white pillar. kerux: stol: dad: move together to the center of the hall and face east. all salute. dad: makes sign of the cross with censer and swings forward 3 times and says: i consecrate with fire. stol: makes cross with cup, and sprinkles with water three times towards east, saying: i purify with water. kerux: salutes zelator sign. kerux: the temple is cleansed. kerux: stol: dad: return to place, kerux leading and passing with neophyte sign. hiero: let the element of this grade be named that it may be awakened in

nsed. kerux: stol: dad: return to place, kerux leading and passing with neophyte sign. hiero: let the element of this grade be named that it may be awakened in the spheres of those present and in the sphere of the order. heg: the element of earth. hiereus (knocks) let us adore the lord and king of earth. all face east. hiero: adonai ha-aretz. adonai melekh. unto thee be the kingdom and the power (cross on self) and the glory (he makes cross and circle with sceptre before him as he says malkuth, etc) malkuth, geburah, gedulah. the rose of sharon and the lily of the valley, amen. all give zelator signs. kerux: moves to altar picks up salt and goes to north, and sprinkles salt before the tablet, saying: kerux: let the earth adore adonai! kerux: places salt before the tablet of the north. hier

d the bride and queen of the kingdom, spirits of earth adore adonai! hiero: hands his sceptre to hiereus and, takes the sword of hiereus, makes the ox in center of pentagram, saying: hiero: in the name of auriel, the great archangel of earth, and by the sign of the head of the ox- spirits of earth, adore adonai! hiero: returns sword to hiereus and takes mitre-headed sceptre from hegemon and makes cross in the air, saying: hiero: in the names and letters of the great northern quadrangle, spirits of earth, adore adonai! hiero: returns sceptre to hegemon, and takes cup from stolistes, making cross, and sprinkling thrice to north, saying: hiero: in the three great secret names of god, borne upon the banners of the north- emor dial hectega- spirits of earth, adore adonai! hiero: returns cup to

ade, and i have duly received a dispensation from the greatly honoured chiefs of the second order to admit him (her) in due form. honoured hegemon, superintend the preparation of the neophyte and give the customary alarm. heg: salutes with the zelator sign, and leaves the room by south and west. sentinel: prepares neophyte who wears sash of neophyte grade and is blindfolded. he carries the fylfot cross in right hand. heg: instructs neophyte in knocks of the grade. kerux: opens the door to be just ajar) heg: let me enter the portal of wisdom. kerux: i will. kerux: opens door and admits them. sentinel: turns down lights. hiero: except adonai build the house, their labour is but lost that build it. except adonai keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain. frater (sorer) neophyte, by what aid

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

tion of his book, though not exhaustive as regards the norse system itself. but what does grimm mean by deutsch? to translate it by german would be at least as misleading in the other direction. it would not amongst us be generally understood to include what he expressly intends it to include the netherlands and england; for the english are sunply a branch of the low german race which happened to cross the sea. i have therefore thought, that for the english ear the more comprehensive title was truer to the facts on the whole than the more limited one would have been. r vl chapter i. inteoduction.i from the westernmost shore of asia, christianity had turned at once to the opposite one of europe. the wide soil of the continent which had given it birth could not supply it long with nourishmen

ce of women and children by the franks on crossing a river reminds of the greek sta^at7]pla- the first fruits of war, the first prisoner 1 adam of bremen de.'itu daniae cap. 24, of the litlinanians: draconc> adorant cum volucribus, qiiibus etiam vivos litcmt homines, quos a mercatoribus emunt, diligenter omnino probates, iie mactilam in corpore habeant. 2 hence in onr own iblk-tales, the first to cross the bridge, the first to enter the new bnihling or tlie country, pays with his life, avhich meant, falls a sacrifice. jornandes cap. 25, of thchiins: ad scythiam properant, et quantoscwuitie prius in iwjressu scytharum habuere, utavere vidorine. 46 worship. taken, was supposed to bring luck. in folk-tales we find traces of the immolation of children; they are killed as a cure for leprosy, th

qui per profanum litatorem caperet animas sacrificantium. so by liutprand's devil, whose minne is drunk, we may suppose a heathen god to have been meant (jcfa priggja sdlda 61 osni (give three tuns of ale to osinn, fornm. sog. 2, 16. gefa thor ok 0(5ni 61, ok signa fidl asum, ibid. 1, 280. drecka minni thors ok ogins, ibid. 3, 191. as the north made the sign of thor's hammer, christians used the cross for the blessing (segnung) of the cup; conf. poculum signare, walthar. 225, precisely the norse sig7ia full. minne-drinking, even as a religious rite, apparently exists to this day in some parts of germany. at otbergen, a village of hildesheim, on dec. 27 every year a chalice of wine is hallowed by the priest, and handed to the congregation in the church to drink as johannis segen (blessing;

p. 163, thor is armed with a torrida chabjhs^ it is noticeable, how frauenlob ms. 2, 214^ expresses himself about god the father: der smit uz oberlande warf sinen hamer in mine schoz. the hammer, as a divine tool, was considered sacred, brides and the bodies of the dead were consecrated with it, ssem. 74^ sn. 49. 66; men blessed with the sign of the hammer^ as christians did with the sign of the cross, and a stroke of lightning was long regarded in the^ as zeus's lightning was by the curetes or cyclopes^ that in ancient statues of the thundergod the hammer had not been forgotten, seems to be proved by pretty late evidence, e.g. the statue of a dorper mentioned in connexion with the giants (ch. xviii, quotation from fergut. and in the as. solomon and saturn, thunor wields ajiery axe (ch. x

s of the saviour, and some judeo-christian legends, were transferred to the heathen god, and particularly the myth of leviathan to lornmngandr. as christ by his death overmastered the monster serpent (barl. 78, 39 to 79, 14, so thorr overcomes the miggarssorni(-worm, snake that encircles the world, and similar epithets are given to both^ taking into account the resemblance between the sign of the cross and that of the hammer, it need not seem surprising that the newly converted germans should under the name of christ still have the lord of thunder and the giver of rain present to their minds; and so a connexion with mary the mother of god (p. 174) could be the more easily established. the earliest troubadour (diez p. 15. raynouard 4, 83) actually names christ still as the lord of thunder

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e dominion over the fish of the sea. in the name of el, strong and powerful, and in the name of elohim tzabaoth, spirits of water adore your creator. hiero: taking cup of water from before tablet and making therewith the sign of the eagle in the air before it. hiero: in the name of gabriel, the great archangel of water, and in the sign of the eagle, spirits of water adore your creator (making the cross with cup of water) in the names and letters of the great western quadrangle revealed unto enoch by the angel ave, spirits of water adore your creator (holding cup on high) in the three great secret names of god, borne on the banners of the west, empeh arsol gaiol, spirits of water adore your creator. in the name of pa agiosel great king of the west, spirits of water adore your creator. hiero

and recondite than this, for it is a glyph of the powers of fire. the angel encircled by a rainbow whence leap coruscation s of fire, and crowned with the sun, represents michael, the great archangel, the ruler of solar fire. the serpents which leap in the rainbow are symbols of the fiery seraphim. the trumpet represents the influence of the spirit descending from binah, while the banner with the cross refers to the four rivers of paradise and the letters of the holy name. he also is axieros, the first of the samothracian kabiri, as well as zeus and osiris. the left hand figure below, rising from the earth is samael, the ruler of volcanic fire. he is also axiokersos, the 2nd kabir, pluto and typhon. the right hand figure below is anadl, the ruler of the astral light. she is also axiokersa

ceremony of your passage of the 30th path will take place. temple officers part ii hierophant: red robe, r&w nemyss, gold shoes, white collar, lamen, scepter. hiereus: black robe, b&w nemyss, red shoes, red collar, lamen, sword. hegemon: white robe, white nemyss, black collar, red shoes, lamen, scepter. candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash. required materials for the altar: 2 blue tapers greek cross of 13 cubes 19th key of the tarot (sun) required materials for the temple: banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: resh astrological symbols of planets diagram of tarot cards to hebrew letters enochian water tablet 3 red lamps censer 4 chairs table of geomantic figures and ruling intelligences telesmatic symbols to each geomantic figure kamea of saturn, jupiter, mars, sun

censer 4 chairs table of geomantic figures and ruling intelligences telesmatic symbols to each geomantic figure kamea of saturn, jupiter, mars, sun, venus, mercury and moon part ii path 30 advancement hiero: honoured hegemon, you have my command to present the theoricus with the necessary admission badge and to admit him (her. heg: rises, goes to door, opens it, presents theoricus with the greek cross of the 13 squares and admits him. heg: behold he hath placed his tabernacle in the sun. heg: leads theoricus to north east and places him before and facing the pillars. hiero (knocks) frater xyz (sorer) before you in the east are the portals of the 30th, 25th, and 26th paths, leading from the grade of theoricus to those grades which are beyond. of these the only one now open to you is the 30

in the sun. heg: leads theoricus to north east and places him before and facing the pillars. hiero (knocks) frater xyz (sorer) before you in the east are the portals of the 30th, 25th, and 26th paths, leading from the grade of theoricus to those grades which are beyond. of these the only one now open to you is the 30th which leads to the grade of practicus. take in your right hand the solar greek cross, and follow your guide through the path of the sun. unto the intellectual whirlings of intellectual fire all things are subservient, through the will of the father of all. heg: leads theoricus between pillars turns to right and halts at foot of hierophant's throne. hiero: rises and takes red lamp in his hand. hiero: axieros the first kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said i am the s

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he philosophus grade initiation part i temple officers hierophant: red robe, r&w nemyss, gold shoes, white collar, lamen, scepter. hiereus: black robe, b&w nemyss, red shoes, red collar, lamen, sword. hegemon: white robe, white nemyss, black collar, red shoes, lamen, scepter. candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash, red rope, hoodwink required materials for the altar 2 red tapers 12 square calvary cross 18th key of the tarot required materials for the temple part i banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: shin, tau, qoph tablet of the serpent of brass diagram of qabalah of nine chambers diagram of hexagram of tiphareth diagrams of geomantic figures of 8 radii enochian fire tablet 3 red lamps censer 4 chairs 3 cups of water 3 small altars part i the opening (the throne of

have dominion. in the name of elohim, mighty and ruling, and in the name of tetragrammaton tzabaoth, spirits of fire, adore your creator. hiero: takes the incense from before the tablet, and making therewith the sign leo in the air before it. hiero: in the name of michael the great archangel of fire, and in the sign of the lion, spirits of fire, adore your creator (making with incense the sign of cross) in the names and letters of the great southern quadrangle, revealed unto enoch by the angel ave, spirits of fire, adore your creator (holding incense on high) in the three great secret names of god, borne on the banners of the south, oip teea pedoce spirits of fire, adore your creator. in the name of edelperna, great king of the south, spirits of fire adore your creator. hiero: replaces inc

he grade of philosophus, and i have duly received a dispensation from the greatly honoured chiefs of the second order to advance him in due form. honoured hegemon, superintend the preparation of the practicus and give the customary alarm. heg: rises, salutes the hierophant, quits the temple and sees that the practicus is prepared as follows, wearing sash of practicus, hoodwinked, and with calvary cross formed of 12 squares in right hand. hegemon takes practicus by left hand and gives an alarm of 7 knocks. heg: and the ruach elohim moved upon the face of the waters. hiereus: opens door and admits them, then returns to his place. heg: conducts practicus to south in front of the tablet of fire, faces him to east and takes from him the calvary cross. hiero: give to the hegemon the sign, grip o

ticus to the east and place him before the mystic pillars (done) the ritual of the 29th path hiero: before you are the portals of the 31st, 32nd and 29th paths as in the grade of zelator. the two former you have already traversed, and the portal of the 29th path, on the right hand leading from the grade of zelator to the grade of philosophus is now open to you. take in your right hand the calvary cross of 12 squares, and follow your guide through the path of the waters. heg: circumambulates the hall once with practicus having previously given him the calvary cross to bear. hiereus: as they approach rises with red lamp in his hand. hegemon and practicus halt before him. hiero: the priest with the mask of osiris spake and said i am the water, stagnant and silent and still, reflecting all, co

ible splendor which crossed with the currents reflected. that brow and those eyes formed the triangle of the measureless heavens, and their reflection formed the triangle of the measureless waters. and thus was formulated the eternal hexad, the number of the dawning creation. heg: turns up the lights and then conducts the practicus to the foot of hierophant's throne, handing practicus the calvary cross of 12 squares. hiero: the calvary cross of 12 squares fitly represents the zodiac, which embraces the waters of nu, as the ancient egyptians called the heavens; the waters which be above the firmament. it also alludes to the eternal river of eden divided into four heads which finds their correlatives in the four triplicities of the zodiac (places cross aside) the 29th path of the sepher yetz

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

were pragmatic, however, and pope gregory, who sent st augustine to england in ad 597, acknowledged that it was simpler to graft the christian festivals on to the existing festivals of the solstices and equinoxes. so, easter, for example, was celebrated on the first sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, which is where it remains today. in the same way, the crosses on the hot cross buns that we eat on good friday were originally the ancient astrological signs for the earth, and were eaten to absorb the power and fertility of mother earth. hot cross buns were still thought to retain their magical qualities until the early decades of the nineteenth century and were said to offer protection against drowning. for this reason, hot cross buns were hung from the roofs of coas

untries, including the uk, are not so tolerant. what is more, in many lands, especially among smaller communities, misunderstanding and prejudice still persist. in the uk, for example, wiccans who practise openly and have children are sometimes regarded with suspicion by some health professionals. my dear friend lilian, a white witch and healer, recalls how one woman passing her home would always cross herself and walk on the other side of the street. i myself once volunteered to read the runes at the local school fete to raise much-needed funds. i was told in no uncertain terms by a member of the parents' committee that the chairman of the school governors would not have any truck with the occult. i was asked to bake easter rabbit biscuits instead, but since my domestic skills are far beh

it without moving your neck or head. experiment until you get the height of the table and the distances right. for group work, you can light a circle of candles. if you are working indoors, and there is no natural harmonious sound, such as the water, you may like to play softly a cd of rainforest or ocean sounds, birdsong or dolphin calls* light incense sticks of frankincense or myrrh* sit either cross-legged on the floor on a rug or blanket with your hands supporting your knees, in the lotus position if you are skilled in yoga, or on a chair with both feet flat on the floor. if you wish, support your back with a pillow and have arm rests on the chair for your elbows. relax your arms and hands, with palms uppermost. it is important to be comfortable and not to be distracted by worrying abo

egend with arthur's sword excalibur, appears in celtic tradition as the sword of nuada whose hand was cut off in battle. with a new hand fashioned from silver, he went on to lead his people to victory. according to one account, the christian treasures were brought in ad 64 to glastonbury in england by joseph of arimathea, the rich merchant who caught christ's blood in the chalice as he was on the cross and took care of his burial after the crucifixion. some present-day, peace-loving witches, myself included, do not really like the concept of using swords, even though they are pretty spectacular for drawing out a circle on a forest floor, and swords are rarely used in home ritual magick. if you do want to use one, however, you can obtain reproduction ceremonial swords. the sword is the male

ppy for the rest of the day, so that it has happy memories. you may need to repeat the spell for a number of waning moons if the matter or person has a strong hold. if the compulsion or person returns before the next waning moon, try this short ritual* run a bath and add a drop or two of eucalyptus or pine and lavender* on a tiny square bar of soap, write a symbol to represent the problem, draw a cross through it and leave it to melt in the water while you enjoy your bath* get out of the bath when you are refreshed and when the soap has completely melted, pull out the plug, saying: sorrow grievous, flow to sea, never more to trouble me* do something positive while the soap is melting. if you do not have time for a bath, you can melt your soap in a bowl or bucket and pour it down a drain. 1

ABRAMELIN1

-goad 13 m k final= j 40 final= 600 m mem water 14 n h final= g 50 final= 700 n nun fish 15 s f 60 s samekh prop, support 16 o, aa, ng (guttural) d 70 o ayin eye 17 p, ph a final> 80 final= 800 p p mouth 18 ts, tz, j< final =m 90 final= 900 tz tzaddi fishing-hook 19 q, qh (guttural) n 100 q qoph back of the head 20 r b 200 r resh head 21 sh, s c 300 sh shin tooth 22 th, t z 400 th tau sign of the cross thousands are denoted by a larger letter; thus an aleph larger than the rest of the letters among which it is, signifies not 1, but 1000. the finals are not always considered as bearing an increased numerical value. introduction xx (appendix b) employment of a child-clairvoyant by cagliostro. the well-known joseph balsamo, count cagliostro, is said to have been born at palermo in 1743. on hi

sprinkle with holy water, then make a perfume upon the altar; and then on your knees pray before the altar as we have directed. now when the time is expired, on the last day, you shall fast more strictly; and fasting on the day following, at the rising of the sun, enter the holy place, using the ceremonies before spoken of, first by sprinkling thyself, then, making. a perfume, you shall sign the cross with holy oil on the forehead, and anoint your eyes, using prayer in all these consecrations. then open the lamen and pray before the altar upon your knees; and then an invocation may be made as follows: an invocation of the good spirits. in the name of the blessed and holy trinity, i do desire ye, strong and mighty angels (here name the spirit or spirits you would have appear, that if it be

ADDTLS

are intended as the reverse sides of the two lower ones. the latin word homo is the translation of adam in the sense of man. the squares of numbers are not of the ordinary magical class. 12 13 4 6 148 13 9 148 12 6 4 148 8 148 33 16 23 148 9 15 148 27 4 21 31 20 1 24 3 1 20 13 24 37 15 20 1 26 40 63 48 u r i e l r i l u e i l i l i e u l i r l e i r u a d a m d a r a a r a d m a d a h o y. great cross of 36 squares, lettered in black on white, stretching through the entire tablet. 2. sephirotic calvary crosses, lettered also in black on white, in the four corners on the tablets. 3. kerubic squares, which are always in the elemental color of the tablet, and are the four squares immediately above each sephirotic cross. 4. servient squares, always in the color of the tablet, and consist of t

through the entire tablet. 2. sephirotic calvary crosses, lettered also in black on white, in the four corners on the tablets. 3. kerubic squares, which are always in the elemental color of the tablet, and are the four squares immediately above each sephirotic cross. 4. servient squares, always in the color of the tablet, and consist of the 16 squares of each lesser angle beneath each sephirotic cross. the kerubic and servient squares on each tablet are colored in the elemental color with the letters drawn thereon in the complimentary color, on a subtle level, providing a spiritual force, even unto an elemental nature, thus: air tablet painted in yellow. lettering on a quarter mauve. water tablet painted in blue. lettering on c quarter orange. earth tablet painted in black. lettering on b

4 thou shall paint the lettering of the holy tablet of union on white ground. the individual rows are to be painted in the following color: exarp, attributed to a, is painted in yellow letters. 1st line. hcoma, attributed to c, is painted in blue letters. 2nd line. nanta, attributed to b, is painted in black letters. 3rd line. bitom, attributed to d, is painted in red letters. 4th line. the great cross each tablet containeth a cross of 36 squares whose shaft, consisting of two files, stretcheth from the top of the tablet unto the bottom and whose bar crosses thy tablet in the center. the double vertical lines comprising the vertical shaft are called the linea dei patri, the linea dei filiique; while the cross bar is called linea spiritus sancti. the linea dei patri and the linea dei filiiq

the center. the double vertical lines comprising the vertical shaft are called the linea dei patri, the linea dei filiique; while the cross bar is called linea spiritus sancti. the linea dei patri and the linea dei filiique are always the sixth and seventh file counting from either the left or the right; while the linea spiritus sancti be always the seventh line of letters from the top. the great cross provideth us with numerous angelic and divine names. these names be of supreme spiritual importance and should always be treated by the adept with the greatest respect and reverence. it is upon the great cross that the three secret and holy names of god do existeth. these three names are found specifically on the linea spiritus sancti. the linea spiritus sancti is comprised of 12 letters. th

et holy names of god on each tablet: a oro ibah aozpi c mph arsl gaiol b mor dial hctga d oip teaa pdoce these secret and holy names answer to iao, and are conceived to be born as sacred ensigns upon thy banners of the great king of its respective quarter. eight letters compriseth the name of the great king and the tracing of the kings name forms a spiral or a whirl in the center of the great cross. the adept shall understand that in thy workings when the 3 secret and holy names of god are invoked it is accepted that the great king is also implied. thou mayest invoke the great king specifically through the tracing of the whirls and the vibration of the name. let the adept always proceed with the specific invocation of the king with great care, for the king is a force great and terrible

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iful exempt adept- blue and purple robe with winged sphere wand 2nd adept- 6=5, mighty adeptus major- red and orange with phoenix wand 3rd adepti- 5=6, associate adeptus minor -yellow and rose pink with lotus wand all other adepts- yellow or matching slippers complimentary to their robes additional requirements- sash- declaration and recommendation signed by chief adept of the temple -black robe -cross of obligation with ropes -cross of victory -crux ansata -admission badge of the hiereus -crucifix and cross -rose -pastos and adept vault -crook and scourge -razor blades, and bandage -chains -circular altar -wine -dagger -sword& serpent admission badge -abiegnus diagram -minutum mundum diagram opening chief: knocks (all rise) chief: knocks. second: knocks (7 knocks total) 3 third: knocks. c

to represent the universe" chief "associate adeptus minor, in what part of it is he buried" third "in the center of the heptagonal sides and beneath the altar, his head being toward the east" chief "mighty adeptus major, why in the center" second "because that is the point of perfect equilibrium" chief "associate adeptus minor, what does the mystic name of our founder signify" third "the rose and cross of christ; the fadeless rose of creation; the immortal cross of light" chief "mighty adeptus major, what was the vault entitled by our more ancient fraters and sorors" second "the tomb of osiris onnophris, the justified one" chief "associate adeptus minor, of what shape was the vault" third "it was that of an equilateral heptagon, a figure of seven sides" chief "mighty adeptus major, unto wh

this title, abiegnus" 5 c b a f k l e c q n w (temple set up at beginning of ritual) third "it is abiegnus, lamb of the father. it is by metathesis abi-genos, born of the father; bia-genos, strength of our race, and the four words make the sentence,'mountain of the lamb of the father, and the strength of our race" chief "mighty adeptus major, what is the key to this tomb" second "the rose and the cross, which resume the life of nature and the powers hidden in the word i. n. r. i" chief "associate adeptus minor, what is the emblem that we bear in our left hand" third "it is a form of the rose and the cross, the ancient crux ansata or egyptian symbol of life" chief "mighty adeptus major, what is its meaning" second "it represents the force of the ten sephiroth in nature divided into a hexad

word i. n. r. i" chief "associate adeptus minor, what is the emblem that we bear in our left hand" third "it is a form of the rose and the cross, the ancient crux ansata or egyptian symbol of life" chief "mighty adeptus major, what is its meaning" second "it represents the force of the ten sephiroth in nature divided into a hexad and a tetrad. the oval embraces the first six sephiroth and the tau cross, the lower four, that answer unto the four elements" chief "associate adeptus minor, what is the emblem which i bear upon my breast" third "the complete symbol of the rose and cross" chief "mighty adeptus major, what is its meaning" second "it is the key of sigils and rituals, and represents the force of the 22 letters in nature, as divided into a three, a seven and a twelve. many and great

ysteries" 6 chief "associate adeptus minor, what is the wand which thou bearest" third "a simple wand having the colors of the 12 signs of the zodiac between light and darkness and surmounted by the lotus flower of isis. it symbolizes the development of creation" chief "mighty adeptus major, thy wand and its meaning" second "a wand terminating in the symbol of the binary and surmounted by the tau cross of life, or the head of the phoenix, sacred to osiris. the seven colors of the rainbow between light and darkness are attributed to the planets. it symbolizes rebirth and resurrection from death" chief "my wand is surmounted by the winged globe, around which the twin serpents of egypt twine. it symbolizes the equilibrated force of m and the four elements beneath the everlasting wings of the

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rves to fortify our ingrained conviction that experience itself is reality. 32. we may then ask ourselves whether it is not possible to obtain experience of a higher order, to discover and develop the faculty of mind which can transcend analysis, stable against all thought by virtue of its own self-evident assurance. in the language of the great white brotherhood (whom i am here to represent) you cross the abyss 'leave the poor old stranded wreck- ruach 'and pull for the shore' of neschamah. for above the abyss, it is said, as you will see if you study the supplement of the fifth number of the first volume of 'the equinox, an idea is only true in so far as it contains its contradictory in itself. 33. it is such states of mind as this which constitute the really important results of samyama

ethyr became so intense that definitely samadhic results were obtained. we see then that the exaltation of the mind by means of magical practices leads (as one may say, in spite of itself) to the same results as occur in straightforward yoga. i think i ought to tell you a little more about these visions. the method of obtaining them was to take a large topaz beautifully engraved with the rose and cross of forty-nine petals, and this topaz was set in a wooden cross of oak painted red. i called this the shew-stone in memory of dr. dee's famous shew-stone. i took this in my hand and proceeded to recite in the enochian or angelic language the call of the thirty aethyrs, using in each case the special name appropriate to the aethyr. now all this went very well until about the 17th, i think it w

other types of experience is based upon the possibility of expressing our impressions in adequate terms; and this is not at all the case with the results of magick and yoga. as we have already seen, every attempt at expression in ordinary language is futile. where the hero of the adventure is tied up with a religious theory, we get the vapid and unctuous bilgewater of people like st. john of the cross. all christian mystics are tarred with the same brush. their abominable religion compels them to every kind of sentimentality; and the theory of original sin vitiates their whole position, because instead of the noble and inspiring trance of sorrow they have nothing but the miserable, cowardly, and selfish sense of guilt to urge them to undertake the work. 15. i think we may dismiss altogeth

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l me, an engineer, who first found it possible to dig artesian wells in the sahara desert. the legion of honor glows red in his shabby surtout. he comes here, one of the many wrecks of the panama canal, a piece of jetsam cast up by that tidal wave of speculation and corruption. he is of the old type, the thrifty peasantry; and he has his little income from the rente. he says that he is too old to cross the ocean--and why should he, with the atmosphere of old france to be had a stone's throw from his little apartment in bourbon street? it is a curious type of house that one finds in this quarter in new orleans; meagre without, but within one comes unexpectedly upon great spaces, carved wooden balconies on which the rooms open. so he dreams away his honored days in the old absinthe house. hi

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years, was found in the midst: and he cried with a loud voice, saying "the equinox of the gods" and he went on to explain how it was that nature should no longer be the centre of man s worship, but man himself, man in his suffering and death, man in his purification and perfection. and he recited the formula of the osiris as follows, even as it hath been transmitted unto us by the brethren of the cross and rose unto this day "for asar un-nefer hath said: he that is found perfect before the gods hath said: these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, glorified through trial. for the scent of the dying rose is the repressed sigh of my suffering; the flame-red fire is the energy of my undaunted will; the cup of wine is the outpouring of the blood of my heart, sacrificed to

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. the actual meaning of this phrase has taken volumes to explain, but roughly it concerns the uniting of the conscious self, a process of individuation which culminates in a rite called "knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel; the angel signifying the pure, evolved self. yet, there are many terrors on the way to the self, and an abyss to cross before victory can be declared. demons, vampires, psychic leeches, ghastly forms accost the aspiring magician from every angle, from every quarter around the circumference of the magick circle, and they must be destroyed lest they devour the magician himself. when crowley professed to have passed the obstacles, and crossed the abyss of knowledge, and found his true self, he found it was iden

which there is no space here at present. an exhaustive examination of crowley's occultism in light of recent findings concerning sumeria, and exegesis on lovecraft's stories, is presently in preparation and is hoped to be available shortly. until that time, a few examples should suffice. although a list is appended hereto containing various entities and concepts of lovecraft, crowley, and sumeria cross-referenced, it will do to show how the editor found relationships to be valid and even startling. azatot is frequently mentioned in the grim pages of the cthulhu mythos, and appears in the necronomicon as azag-thoth, a combination of two words, the first sumerian and the second coptic, which gives us a clue as to its identity. azag in sumerian means "enchanter" or "magician; thoth in coptic

al rituals, and the elder goddess, defeater of death, who brings the promise of resurrection and rejuvenation to her followers those who must reside for a time after death and between incarnations in what is called the "summerland. sumer-land? another hallmark of the craft of the wise is evident within the necronomicon, as well as in general sumerian literature, and that is the arrangement of the cross-quarter days, which make up half of the craft's official pagan holidays. these occur on the eves of february 2nd, may 1st, august 1st, and november 1st, and are called candlemas, beltane, lammas and samhain (or hallows, respectively. the name lammas has a curious origin in the dunes at sumer. it is not less than the name of one of the four mythological beasts of the astrological fixed signs

this is perhaps a question that will go on for as long as man tries to understand himself; himself as a part of the cosmic dance and spiral, which includes the satanic as well as the deific, the sad as well as the happy. perhaps the arab was privy to some other-worldly secret that he could not reveal. perhaps he had opened the door by mistake, his own personal gate to the abyss, and was forced to cross its threshold into the unknown. we may never know. or, we may wish we never had. the editor new york, new york october 12, 1975 chart of comparisons (showing some relationships to be found between the mythos of lovecraft, the magick of crowley, and the faith of sumer) lovecraft crowley sumer cthulhu the great beast as represented in "cthdh 666" ctha-lu, kutulu the ancient ones satan; teitan

, remember! spirits, ladies of the veil of shadows, remember! spirits, lords of the light of life, remember! spirits, ladies of the light of life, remember! spirits, lords of the infernal regions, remember! spirits, ladies of the infernal regions, remember! spirits, lords of the lords of marduk, remember! spirits, ladies of the lords of marduk, remember! spirits, lords of sin, who maketh his ship cross the river, remember! spirits, ladies of sin, who maketh his ship cross the skies, remember! spirits, lords of shammash, king of the elder ones, remember! spirits, ladies of shammash gula, queen of the elder ones, remember! spirits, lords of tshku, lord of the annunaki, remember! spirits, ladies of the goddess ziku, mother of enki, remember! spirits, lords of ninnasu, our father of the numero

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s the phallus; this chapter is therefore called the sabbath of the goat, the witches' sabbath, in which the phallus is adored. the chapter begins with a repetition of o! referred to in the previous chapter. it is explained that this triad lives in night, the night of pan, which is mystically called n.o.x, and this o is identified with the o in this word. n is the tarot symbol, death; and the x or cross is the sign of the phallus. for a fuller commentary on nox, see liber vii, chapter i. nox adds to 210, which symbolises the reduction of book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 12 duality to unity, and thence to negativity, and is thus a hieroglyph of the great work. the word pan is then explained, pi, the letter of mars, is a hieroglyph of two pillars, and therefore suggest dua

the abyss, and contain all contradiction in themselves. below them is a seeming duality of chaos and babalon; these are called father and mother, but it is not so. they are called brother and sister, but it is not so. they are called husband and wife, but it is not so. the reflection of all is pan: the night of pan is the annihilation of the all. cast down through the abyss is the light, the rosy cross, the rapture of union that destroys, that is the way. the rosy cross is the ambassador of pan. how infinite is the distance form this to that! yet all is here and now. nor is there any there or then; for all that is, what is it but a manifestation, that is, a part, that is, a falsehood, of that which is not? yet that which is not neither is nor is not that which is! identity is perfect; ther

pha-lambda-lambda-omicron-sigma. this chapter is quite clear, but one my remark in the last paragraph a reference to the nature of samadhi. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 39 as man loses his personality in physical love, so does the magician annihilate his divine personality in that which is beyond. the formula of samadhi is the same, from the lowest to the highest. the rosy-cross is the universal key. but, as one proceeds, the cross becomes greater, until it is the ace, the rose, until it is the word [41] 16 kappa-epsilon-alpha-lambda-eta iota-sigma the stag-beetle death implies change and individuality if thou be that which hath no person, which is beyond the changing, even beyond changelessness, what hast thou to do with death? the bird of individuality is ecstasy;

hen analysed, and treated as a noun. besides the explanation in the note, o is the yoni; t, the lingam; and u, the hierophant; the 5th card of the tarot, the pentagram. it is thus practically identical with iao. the rest of the chapter is clear, for the note. notes (12) o= character "the devil of the sabbath. u= 8, the hierophant or redeemer. t= strength, the lion (13) t, manhood, the sign of the cross or phallus. ut, the holy guardian angel; ut, the first syllable of udgita, see the upanishads. o, nothing or nuit. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 55 [57] 24 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta kappa-delta the hawk and the blindworm this book would translate beyond-reason into the words of reason. explain thou snow to them of andaman. the slaves of reason call this book a

nu-epsilon- c? phi-lambda-epsilon-gamma-epsilon-iota gamma-alpha-rho pi-epsilon-rho-iota mu-omicron-upsilon omicron alpha-c- tau-eta-rho tau-omega-nu pi-epsilon-nu-tau-epsilon kappa- alpha-iota epsilon-nu tau-eta-iota c?-tau-eta-lambda-eta- iota omicron alpha-c?-tau-eta-rho tau-omega-nu epsilon-xi book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 58 epsilon-c?-tau-eta-kappa-epsilon. repeat the cross qabalistic, as above, and end as thou didst begin [60] commentary( kappa-epsilon) 25 is the square of 5, and the pentagram has the red colour of geburah. the chapter is a new and more elaborate version of the banishing ritual of the pentagram. it would be improper to comment further upon an official ritual of the a'.a. note (14) the secret sense of these words is to be sought in the numberat

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it shall be his child and that strangely. let him not seek after this; for thereby alone can he fall from it. iii,48: now this mystery of the letters is done, and i want to go on to the holier place. iii,49: i am in a secret fourfold word, the blasphemy against all gods of men. iii,50: curse them! curse them! curse them! iii,51: with my hawk s head i peck at the eyes of jesus as he hangs upon the cross. iii,52: i flap my wings in the face of mohammed& blind him. iii,53: with my claws i tear out the flesh of the indian and the buddhist, mongol and din. iii,54: bahlasti! ompehda! i spit on your crapulous creeds. iii,55: let mary inviolate be torn upon wheels: for her sake let all chaste women be utterly despised among you! iii,56: also for beauty s sake and loves! iii,57: despise also all co

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

gg from which all nature sprang? for as time and place have changed, so she is all of these! what of jehovah, that testy senior of genesis, that lawgiver of leviticus, that phallus of the depopulated slaves of the egyptians, that jealous king-god of the times of the kings, that more spiritual conception of the captivity, only invented when all temporal hope was lost, that medi val battleground of cross-chopped logic, that being stripped of all his attributes and assimilated to parabrahman and the absolute of the philosopher? satan, again, who in job is merely attorney-general and prosecutes for the crown, acquires in time all the obloquy attaching to that functionary in the eyes of the criminal classes, and becomes a slanderer. does any one really think that any angel is such a fool as to

rious things are to be found in burton s arabian nights, in the tale of abn al-husn and his slave-girl tawaddud. col. cxxxiii. the symbolic forms and divination meanings of these cards can be readily constructed from considerations of their natures as here indicated. line 5. this is the first decan, and begins from cor leonis. col. cxxxviii. astrological symbols are derived from the primary forms cross, crescent, circle. col. clxxiii. for meaning and special function, see original.13 they should, but do not, accurately refer to the divisions of each sign into 7 planetary parts. pietro di abano14 gives: the names of the hours and the angels ruling them. the names of the hours. hours of the day. hours of the night. 1. yayn beron 2. ianor barol 3. nasnia thari 4. salla athir 5. sadedali matho

things sacred and progane: represented by a boy with his bow and two women, a priestess and an harlot. line 18. he drives furiously a chariot drawn by two sphinxes. as levi drew it. line 19. before him goeth upright the royal ur us serpent. line 21 [h, f, and g, or sattva, rajas, and tamas. line 23. from a gallows shaped like the letter d hangs by one foot a young fair man. his other leg forms a cross with the suspending one. his arms, clasped behind his head, form an upright b, and this radiates light. his mouth is resolutely closed. line 25. a winged and crowned goddess, with flashing golden belt, stands, and pours from her right hand the flame of a torch upon an eagle, while in her left hand she pours water from an horn upon a lion. between her feet a moon-shaped cauldron of silver smo

er attitude suggests the swastika. above flashes a great star of seven rays. notes 40 line 29. below, a path leads between two towers, guarded by jackals, from the sea, wherein a scarab us marcheth landwards. line 30. below is a wall, in front of which, in a fairy ring, two children wantonly and shamelessly embrace. line 31. an angel blowing a trumpet, adorned with a golden banner bearing a white cross. below a fair youth rises from a sacrophagus in the attitude of the god shu supporting the firmament. on his left a fair woman, her arms giving the sign of water an inverted c on the breast. on his right a dark man giving the sign of fire an upright b on the forehead. line 32. an ellipse, composed of 400 lesser circles. at the corners of the card a man, an eagle, a bull, and a lion. within t

) should also be referred here. notes 54 col. xlvi. crowley s later attributions of the trigrams of the i ching, etc, to the sephiroth are given in the book of thoth, thusly: 0: tao. 1: tao teh. 2:yang. 3: yin. daath: khien. 4: tui. 5: kbn. 6: li. 7: kbn. 8: sun. 9: kh n. 10: khwbn. col. xlviii. most of these refer to symbols appearing in golden dawn rituals. line 26: possibly should read calvary cross of 6, solid as the faces of such will total 26 squares. col li. this arrangement differs slightly from the g.d. attributions given in regardie (ed, complete g.d (buried in the ring and disk paper, in that t and y have been interchanged. in the printed edition of 777, g was given in line 1 as well as line 13, and$ in line 10 (c did not appear on the table. these have been corrected as composi

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of sir edward kelly is the obtaining of the following diagrams, plates iii.-viii. he symbolized the four-dimensional universe in two dimensions as a square surrounded by 30 concentric circles (the 30 thyrs or aires) whose radii increase in a geometrical proportion. the sides of the square are the four great watch-towers (plates iv.-vii) which are attributed to the elements. there is also a black cross (or central tablet according to the arrangement shewn compare the black cross bordering the tablets in plate iii. with plate viii).6 plate iii gives the general view [the reversed letters which form the word paraoan are written in enochian for convenience, as our a and o are not distinguishable reverse from forward] plate iv. gives the complete attribution of the tablet of air. the 6th file

i. with plate viii).6 plate iii gives the general view [the reversed letters which form the word paraoan are written in enochian for convenience, as our a and o are not distinguishable reverse from forward] plate iv. gives the complete attribution of the tablet of air. the 6th file is called linea patris. the 7th file is called linea filii. the 7th line is called linea spiritus sancti. this great cross divides the tablet into four lesser (sub-elemental) tablets, the left-hand top corner being air of air, the right-hand top corner water of air, the lefthand bottom corner earth of air, the remaining corner fire of air. each of these lesser tablets contains a calvary cross of ten squares, which governs it. plates v, vi, and vii. are similar for the other elements. this is the way in which the

he way in which the names are drawn from the great tablets [examples taken from water tablet] 1. linea spiritus sancti gives the three holy names of god of 3, 4 and 5 letters respectively. mph. arsl. gaiol 2. a whorl around the centre of the tablet gives the name of the great elemental king, raagiosl [similarly for air bataivah, for earth iczhhcal, for fire edlprnaa. 3. the 3 lines of the central cross of father, son, and holy ghost give the names of 6 seniors [thus the 4 tablets hold 24 elders, as stated in the apocalypse] they are drawn of seven letters, each from the centre to the sides of the tablet. saiinov soaiznt linea patris laoazrp ligdisa linea filii slgaiol lsrahp linea s.s. these three sets of names rule the whole tablet, and must be invoked before specializing in the lesser an

s hold 24 elders, as stated in the apocalypse] they are drawn of seven letters, each from the centre to the sides of the tablet. saiinov soaiznt linea patris laoazrp ligdisa linea filii slgaiol lsrahp linea s.s. these three sets of names rule the whole tablet, and must be invoked before specializing in the lesser angles of the sub-elements. liber lxxxiv 7 the four great watch-towers and the black cross within general view7 the symbolic representation of the universe 8 the great watch-tower of the east, attributed to air. plate iv. liber lxxxiv 9 the great watch-tower of the west, attributed to water. plate v. the symbolic representation of the universe 10 the great watch-tower of the north, attributed to earth. plate vi. liber lxxxiv 11 the great watch-tower of the south, attributed to fir

8 the great watch-tower of the east, attributed to air. plate iv. liber lxxxiv 9 the great watch-tower of the west, attributed to water. plate v. the symbolic representation of the universe 10 the great watch-tower of the north, attributed to earth. plate vi. liber lxxxiv 11 the great watch-tower of the south, attributed to fire. plate vii. the symbolic representation of the universe 12 the black cross, or table of union. attributed to spirit. plate viii. liber lxxxiv 13 4. the calvary crosses. the name upon the cross read vertically is the name which calls forth the powers of the lesser angle.8 nelapr (water of water) olgota (air of water) maladi (earth of water) iaaasd (fire of water) the name read horizontally on the cross is that which compels the evoked force to obedience. omebb (wate

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these are arranged as ten panels* in this re-publication, the original half-tones have been redone as line copy. each panel consists of an illustration of a single human in a black tau robe, barefoot with hood completely closed over the face. the hood displays a six-pointed figure on the forehead- presumably the radiant eye of horus of the a. a, but the rendition is too poor in detail. there is a cross pendant over the heart. the ten panels are numbered in black in the lower left corner. the panels are identified by two columns of numbered captions, 1 to 6 to the left and 7 to 10 to the right. the description is bottom to top and left to right "1. earth: the god set fighting" frontal figure. rt. foot pointed to the fore and angled slightly outward with weight on ball of foot. lf. heel almo

against abdomen, with hands forward over heart in claws such that the knuckles are touching. passing from #5 to #6 or vice versa is done by motion of shoulders and rotation of wrists. this is different from the other sign of opening the veil, the sign of the enterer, which is done with hands flat palm to palm and then spread without rotation of wrists "7-10. the l v x signs "7+ osiris slain- the cross" body and feet as in #2. head bowed. arms directly horizontal from the shoulders in the plane of the image. hands with fingers together, thumbs to side of palm and palmer side forward. the tau shape of the robe dominates the image "8. l isis mourning- the svastica" the body is in semi-profile, head down slightly and facing right of photograph. the arms, hands, legs and feet are positioned to

arnation of the khu or magical self is another matter entirely, too abstruse to discuss in this elementary manual. weh note: i have made a correction in the above list of chapters from liber 333. the published text cites iota-digamma, which does not exist. the correct chapter is iota-sigma, which does exist and discusses the subject> even that does not persist unchanged. it is always growing. the cross is a barren stick, and the petals of the rose fall and decay; but in the union of the cross and the rose is a constant 14 succession of new lives<333, for several sermons to this effect. the whole theory of death must be sought in liber cxi aleph> without this union, and without this death of the individual, the cycle would be broken. a chapter will be consecrat

are the opposites which form the field for the operation of a. but this is a higher matter unsuited for this elementary handbook. see, however, liber samekh, point ii, section j> the same idea is expressed by the rosicrucian formula of the trinity "ex deo nascimur. in jesu morimur per spiritum sanctum reviviscimus" this is also identical with the word lux, l.v.x, which is formed by the arms of a cross. it is this formula which is implied in those ancient and modern monuments in which the phallus is worshipped as the saviour of the world. the doctrine of resurrection as vulgarly understood is false and absurd. it is not even "scriptural. st. paul does not identify the glorified body which rises with the mortal body which dies. on the contrary, he repeatedly insists on the distinction. the

: yet determined in any: direction: the devil :xv :ayin (an: 70:capricornus :parzival in black armour (baphomet: eye) en (an earthy: ready to return to throned: glish a, or: sign ruled: montsalvat as redeemeradored by: o more or: by saturn: king: horus come to male& fe: less: the: mars exalt: full growth. christmale. see: bleat of a: ed therein: bacchus with calvary- eliphas: goat, a'a: sexually: cross kithairon- levi's de: male: thyrsus. sign: love: i.e: the instinct: to satisfy: godhead by: uniting it: with the: universe: iota-alpha-digamma varies in significance with successive aeons. 33 "aeon of isis" matriarchal age. the great work conceived as a straightforward simple affair. we find the theory reflected in the customs of matriarchy. parthenogenesis is supposed to be true. the virgin

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

cries of "yes, it is) he says "a number is anything which has the number of some class" feel better now? still, it would be kind of you to go through a page or so with me, and tell me where the shoe pinches. of course i have realized the difficulty long ago; but i don't know the solution- or if there is a solution. i did think of calling magick "magick without tears; and i did try having my work cross-examined as i went on by minds of very inferior education or capacity. in fact, parts i and ii of book 4 were thus tested. what about applying the dedekindian cut to this letter? i am sure you would not wish it to develop into a goclenian sorites, especially as i fear that i may already have deviated from the diapantos7 hapaxlegomenon. love is the law, love under will. fraternally, magic wit

ortance of this at the moment is to show how 0 and 2 appear constantly in nature as the common order of events. love is the law, love under will. fraternally, 666 chapter vi the three schools of magick (i) 45 cara soror, do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. here is the first section of m. gerard aumont's promised essay28; it was originally called "the three schools of magick (don't be cross, please, because it is not in the form of a personal letter) there is today much misunderstanding of the meaning of the term "magick. many attempts have been made to define it, but perhaps the best for our present purpose of historical-ideological exposition will be this- magick is the science of the incommensurables. this is one of the many restricted uses of the word; one suited to the pre

on will later be made. there is no good purpose, even were there license, to discuss the nature of the basis of scientific attainment which is the core of the doctrines of the society. it is only necessary to point out that its correspondence with alchemy is the one genuine fact on the subject which has been allowed to transpire; for the rosicrucian, as indicated by his central symbol, the barren cross on which he has made a rose to flower, occupies himself primarily with spiritual and physiological alchemy. taking for "the first matter of the work" a neutral or inert substance (it is constantly described as the commonest and least valued thing on earth, and may actually connote any substance whatever) he deliberately poisons it, so to speak, bringing it to a stage of transmutation general

of that same (remember "a ka dua" is the best; ask me to intone it to you when you next visit me) the cup. there are plenty of chalices to be bought. it should be of silver. if ornamented, the best form is that of the apple. i have seen suitable cups in many shops. the sword. the ideal form is shown in the ace of swords in the tarot. at all events, let the blade be straight, and the hilt a simple cross (the 32 masonic sword is not too bad; kenning or spencer in great queen street, w.c.2 stock them- or used to do) the disk. this ought to be of pure gold, with your own pantacle, designed by yourself after prolonged study, graved thereupon. while getting ready for this any plain circle of gold will have to serve your turn. quite flat, of course. if you want a good simple design to go on inter

onic sword is not too bad; kenning or spencer in great queen street, w.c.2 stock them- or used to do) the disk. this ought to be of pure gold, with your own pantacle, designed by yourself after prolonged study, graved thereupon. while getting ready for this any plain circle of gold will have to serve your turn. quite flat, of course. if you want a good simple design to go on interim, try the rosy cross or the unicursal hexagram. so much for the weapons! now, as to your personal accoutrements, robe, lamen, sandals and the like, the book of the law has most thoughtfully simplified matters for us "i charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich headdress (al i, 61) the robe magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 158 may well be in the fo

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

roduced by breathing forcibly from the back of the throat and gradually closing the mouth. the three sounds represent the creative, preservative, and destructive principles. there are many more points about this, enough to fill a volume. 2. o that existent! o- an aspiration after realty, truth. 3. o the jewel in the lotus! amen- refers to buddha and harpocrates; but also the symbolism of the rosy cross. 4. gives the cycle of creation. peace manifesting as power, power dissolving in peace. 5. god. it adds to 66, the sum of the first 11 numbers. 6. he is god, and there is no other god than he. 7. o! let us strictly meditate on the adorable light of that divine savitri (the interior sun, etc. may she enlighten our minds! 8. say: he is god alone! god the eternal! he begets not and is not begot

then that the student takes a simple subject- or rather a simple object- and imagines it or visualizes it, he will find that it is not so much his creature as he supposed. other thoughts will invade the mind, so that the object is altogether forgotten, perhaps for whole minutes at a time; and at other times the object itself will begin to play all sorts of tricks. suppose you have chosen a white cross. it will move its bar up and down, elongate the bar, turn the bar oblique, get its arms unequal, turn upside down, grow branches, get a crack around it or a figure upon it, change its shape altogether like an amoeba, change its size and distance as a whole, change the degree of its illumination, and at the same time change its colour. it will get splotchy and blotchy, grow patterns, rise, fa

qual balance of his working; since all points on the circumference are equidistant from the centre. 3. he affirms the limitation implied by his devotion to the great work. he no longer wanders about aimlessly in the world. the centre of this circle is the centre of the tau of ten squares which is in the midst, as shown in the illustration. the tau and the circle together make one form of the rosy cross, the uniting of subject and object which is the great work, and which is symbolized sometimes as this cross and circle, sometimes as the lingam-yoni, sometimes as the ankh or crux ansata, sometimes by the spire and nave of a church or temple, and sometimes as a marriage feast, mystic marriage, spiritual marriage "chymical nuptials" and in a hundred other ways. whatever the form chosen, it is

dy the magician's knowledge of the laws of nature, which are the laws through which he works. he should endeavour to make geometrical constructions to symbolize cosmic measurements. for example, he may take the two diagonals as (say) the diameter of the sun. then the side of the altar will be found to have a length equal to some other cosmic measure, a vesica drawn on the side some other, a "rood cross" within the vesica yet another. each magician should work out his own system of symbolism- and he need not confine himself to cosmic measurements. he might, for example, find some relation to express the law of inverse squares. the top of the altar shall be covered with gold, and on this gold should be engraved some such figure as the holy oblation, or the new jerusalem, or, if he have the s

the wandering thoughts; and for this reason is placed about the neck of the magician, where daath is situated. these instruments also remind us of pain, death, and bondage. students of the gospel will recollect that in the martyrdom of christ these three were used, the dagger being replaced by the nails<magical instruments. the hill of golgotha is a circle, and the cross the tau. christ had robe, crown, sceptre, etc; this thesis should one day be fully worked out> the scourge should be made with a handle of iron; the lash is composed of nine strands of fine copper wire, in each of which are twisted small pieces of lead. iron represents severity, copper love, and lead austerity. the dagger is made of steel inlaid with gold; and the hilt is also golden. the ch

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

ndicates direct object; with t) room )t 402 sought into, or after #qb tested, purified rrb daughter tb a spider #ybk( paths nylyb# 403 sapphire stone ryps nb) wine-press tg 404 law, royal command, edict td almond; to watch, be awake; to hasten dq# holiness #dq 405 fearful things, serpents of the dust (job) rp( ylxz phallus; urethra (see deut. 23:2& cf. 227, rkz) hkp# 406 tau (originally, a simple cross) wt thou (masc: a name of god ht) vulgar, common; plebeian cr)h m( leg qw# alterations mywn# 407 mark, token, sign tw) the precious oil bw+ nm# cursed rwr [noah fs] ark hbt 408 the sapphire stone rypsh nb) this, here (f) t)z attachment, love, desire (deut. 10:15) q#x broken; terrified tx 409 patriarchs )thb) fathers twb) one (f) tx) holy ones #dqh prayer of holiness h#dq 410 liberty; a swall

binah, daath; the first descending triad t(dw hnyb hmkx to hide, treasure up (ps. 31:20) tnpc the doors myr# spirits, ghosts twxwr 621 the point of a sword brx txb) by-paths (see 1351) twxrw) 622 blessings tkrb the depths of the sea (samael and his wife) my twlwcm breadths twbwxr 623 holy spirit #dqh xwr the nose *m+wx 624 the number of letters in the great table of enoch (not counting the black cross of union: 12 13 4 his covenant (ps. 25:14) wtyrbw liberty twryx 625 weasels and other terrible animals *myxw) 626 the qliphoth: shells, demons twpylq 628 light (spelt in full, vau )w; cf. 633 and 643 :r:w) blessings twkrb to be wise *mkx life *myyx 629 the great trumpet lwdg rpw# nations; gentiles *myywg 630 the holy spirit)#ydq )xwr seraphim, flaming ones: the angelic choir of geburah mypr#

ALEISTER CROWLEY TAO TEH KING

n old time to the work of the present; know it as it was known in the beginning; follow fervently the thread of the tao. 16 chapter xv the appearance of the true nature. 1. the adepts of past ages were subtle and keen to apprehend this mystery, and their profundity was obscurity unto men. since then they were not known, let me declare their nature. 2. to all seeming, they were fearful as men that cross a torrent in winter flood; they were hesitating like a man in apprehension of them that are about him; they were full of awe like a guest in a great house; they were ready to disappear like ice in thaw; they were unassuming like unworked wood; they were empty as a valley; and dull as the waters of a marsh. 3. who can clear muddy water? stillness will accomplish this. who can obtain rest? let

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE BANNED LECTURE

n a matter of two and a half years to dispose of 800 children. besides, it must have taken more than a few minutes to kidnap a child with the secrecy obviously required. did the disappearance of the first four hundred, say, put no parents on their guard? i think, at the best, it is a case of little tommy who told his mother that therewere millions of cats on the wall of the back garden, but under cross-examination, in the style made popular by the dialogue of lot with almighty god, admitted that it was "tom and another" of course, it will be obvious to you by this time that i have been seduced by jewish gold, and the only way that i can think of to disarm your suspicions is to bring forward another case of the same kind, little more then a century old, with which jews had nothing to do. th

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE HEART OF THE MASTER

t house is to be found, more openly than to say: it is cut from the living rock of the middle point of the summit of an high mountain apart, the range jebelel- asharah. the heart of the master get any book for free on: www.abika.com 16 now being brought after many days into a place where light was, being shed through a carven screen of topaz, graved with a rose of nine-and-forty petals on a greek cross, from the sun, and that also at midnight, i found myself in the presence of a certain aged man (for it was written that his days should be an hundred and twenty years) who stood before a table of seven sides, whereon were fire, and incense in a thurible, and bread. of these did he bid me partake; and they being consumed, he took a phial of golden oil from their midst, and anointed mine eyes

g the mysteries of the east and west? then there burst out on a sudden a whiteness on the chart, as if the stain had been expunged (albeit not wholly by the sweep of steel) and this word writ in curving characters scimitar-sharp mohammed. next was a name sore blurred: sir edward kelly, with one writ in cipher. and in the centre of all, within the emblem of a ruby rose of five petals upon a golden cross was engraved: christian rosencreutz (for so were the brethren discreet to conceal his true name. after whom came three names great and terrible that i write not in this place. lastly appeared this newly-writ hieroglyph of the lion, and the name of that brother was hidden from me. then was i shewn the mystery of the words: how in the first period of recorded history men thought that life came

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE I CHING

excite his rage. correct him once to free; twice? let him go! treat fools and women kindly, they've their uses. wed not loose women, only that they know. chains bind the ignorant, and sorrows flow. yet- the great fool! simplicity's good glow! protect the ignorant from all abuses! 5 the hsu hexagram moon of lingam- hsu: patience; be sincere; success will gleam firmness brings fortune, thou mayest cross the stream. wait, constant, in the border of the land. wait, slandered, by the mountain torrents sand. ah! shun its mud, or mischief is at hand. still wait, midst blood. forth from cavern hie! still wait, at festival- oh firmly stand. three guests come helping; greet them courteously. 6 the sung hexagram lingam of moon- sung: strife: be cautious; seek not the extreme. seek help from friends

ream. wait, constant, in the border of the land. wait, slandered, by the mountain torrents sand. ah! shun its mud, or mischief is at hand. still wait, midst blood. forth from cavern hie! still wait, at festival- oh firmly stand. three guests come helping; greet them courteously. 6 the sung hexagram lingam of moon- sung: strife: be cautious; seek not the extreme. seek help from friends, and do not cross the stream. perpetuate not strife, though slandered thou. o'ermatched, retire, concealment be thy friend! maintain thy place, but claim no glory now. o'ermatched, the study of heaven's law perpend. now with great fortune on thy side contend! victorious, the fruit's bitter in the end. 7 the sze hexagram yoni of moon- sze: armies; all depends upon the sage, his ripe experience, and his wisdom'

gone, and the little come. again one stalk pulled brings the others too. patience, obedience, fitness, build anew. shame hide thy purpose from thy own right view! act rightly; comrades come to love thee and wonder. restoring all things, murmur, we may blunder. the darkness passes; light breaks forth from under. 13 the thung zan hexagram lingam of sun- thung zan: men's union! everywhere the clan! cross then the stream, thou firm, superior man! here first the master rises from his gate. well should he flee the cares of family! concealed, but watchful, the right born await! be ready to attack, but tempt not fate. through tears to laughter, victory crowns thy state. even in the suburbs men proclaim thee great. 14 the ta yu hexagram sun of lingam- ta yu: great havings; wealth's a sorceress, wi

follow after; but in following checked by being firm, unwavering and correct. changing pursuit, seek friends beyond thy gate. should one leave old, and follow a young boy? wiselier leave youth, and age's wit employ. adherents hurt; make sure thy way is straight. follow all excellence with eager gait. the sincere king may sacrifice with joy. 18 the ku hexagram earth of air- ku: service. thou mayst cross the stream no doubt, if thou have fully thought thy purpose out. good son, repair thy sire's infirmity; be gentle with thy mother's frailty, son. yea, clear thy father's troubles, every one. restrain thy course; view them indulgently. thus gain the praise of thine utility. do what thou wilt, thyself, a slave to none! 19 the lin hexagram yoni of water- lin: great; here's progress and success

ood fortune aid thine art! 27 the i hexagram earth of fire- i: nourishment; the matter and the mode, demand that thought should indicate the road. suffice thyself; else- how thy jaw shall quiver! look neither down nor up, the sages say. ill nourished, action merely means affray. but lo! below thee bleats the tiger's prey. improper method? firm and cautious stay! but thou, who nurturest all, mayst cross the river. 28 the ta kwo hexagram water of air- ta kwo: a weakened beam is under stress. to move in any manner spells success. place mats for things set down; then faults are few. dead willow shoots; old man young wife well wooing. the beam is weak; fate's busy with the brewing! the beam curves up- loyalty did the glueing. dead willow flowers; old wife young men pursuing! bold wader, thine h

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE LOST CONTINENT

ocess. the bond of marriage was not, however, entirely of this negative character. it had its positive side, and here closely resembled the so-called christian doctrine of christ and the church. husband and wife were to be father and daughter, mother and son, brother and sister, teacher and pupil, and above all, friends. and this relation was to subsist on all planes. the hieroglyph of love was a cross; that of marriage, parallel straight lines, and as the cross was to be transcended in the circle, so were these lines to converge not on earth, but in venus. in the meanwhile each partner led his own free life; and it often occurred that a woman, having borne two children to a man and married him, would bear two children to another man, and so on perhaps for two centuries, thus acquiring a c

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

r is necessarily a contradiction in terms; see liber 418 for the demonstration of this. there is much more on these points in liber aleph, and in "the urn "breathed" and "light" are highly significant words, implying the duality of creation in breath- inspiration and expiration- and that of vibratory light; while breath is also aleph, whose card is numbered zero; and light is l.v.x. 120, the rosy cross, wherein the positive is dissolved in the negative. al i,29 "for i am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union" the new comment i quote from "the book of lies (falsely so-called. the oyster the brothers of a'.a. are one with the mother of the child. the many is as adorable to the one as the one is to the many. this is the love of these: creation-parturition is the bliss of the one; c

ance and the charioteer of mastery. a state of progress; the church militant. mu-alpha= 41, the inverted pentagram, matter dominating spirit. the hanged man and the fool, the condition of those who are not adepts "do what thou wilt" need not only be interpreted as license or even as liberty. it may for example be taken to mean do what thou (ateh) wilt; and ateh is 406= taw-vau= t, the sign of the cross. the passage might then be read as a charge to self-sacrifice or equilibrium. i only put forward this suggestion to exhibit the profoundity of thought required to deal even with so plain a passage. all the meanings are true, if only the interpreter by illuminated; but if not, they are false, even as he is false (p.s. there was a sub-intention in the above paragraphs for the benefit of- dwarf

ly strong; and the health of any person will depend upon the freedom of that function (see "liber ci "de lege libellum, cap. iv, in "the equinox" iii (1) al i,42 "let it be that state of manyhood bound and loathing. so with thy all; thou hast no right but to do thy will" the new comment "manyhood bound and loathing" an organized state is a free association for the common weal. my personal will to cross the atlantic, for example, is made effective by co-operation with others on agreed terms. but the forced association of slaves is another thing. a man who is not doing his will is like a man with cancer, an independent growth in him, yet one from which he cannot get free. the idea of self-sacrifice is a moral cancer in exactly this sense. similarly, one may say that not to do one's will is e

is, hadit is everywhere; yet, being sought, he flies. the ego cannot be found, as meditation will show. the new comment "it is i that go" the book aleph must be consulted for a full demonstration of this truth. we may say briefly that hadit is motion, that is, change or 'love' the symbol of godhead in egypt was the ankh, which is a sandal-strap, implying the power to go; and it suggests the rosy cross, the fulfilment of love, by its shape. the wheel and the circle are evidently symbols of nuith; this sentence insists upon the conception of lingam-yoni. but beyond the obvious relation, we observe two geometrical definitions. the axle is a cylinder set perpendicularly to the plane of the wheel; thus hadit supplies the third dimension to nuith. it suggests that matter is to be conceived as t

rrowed breath. represents concentration, including aspiration- now cometh the glory of the single one, as an imperfection and stain. l passive undulation, without effort, unchecked- but by the weak one the mother was it equilibrated. c. vide s. and k* also the purity was divided by strength, the force of the demiurge. h. forcible addition of pure breath to other sounds. represents effort* and the cross was formulated in the universe that as yet was not. x combines k& s* but now the imperfection became manifest, presiding over the fading of perfection. t the sexual onslaught. a less responsible form of d* also the woman arose, and veiled the upper heaven with her body of stars. y when distinct from i, dignifies the vowel to which it is prefixed- now then a giant arose, of terrible strength;

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE QABALAH

in the book called fama fraternitatis. there are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows: chief. let us analyse the key word i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. y 2nd. nun. n 3rd. resh. r all. yod. y chief. virgo (f) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (h) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol) osiris, slain and rise. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say: the sign of osiris slain! chief bows his head to the left, raises his right arm, and lowers his left, keeping the elbow and right angles, thus forming the letter (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, raises his arms to form a v (but really to form the triple tongue of flame, the spirit, and says: the sign of apophis and typhon. 3rd. bows his he

eft, keeping the elbow and right angles, thus forming the letter (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, raises his arms to form a v (but really to form the triple tongue of flame, the spirit, and says: the sign of apophis and typhon. 3rd. bows his head and crosses his arms on his breast (to form the pentagram. the sign of osiris risen. all give the sign of the cross, and say: l. v. x. then the sign of osiris risen, and say: lux, the light of the cross. liber lviii 19 this formula, on which one may meditate for years without exhausting its wonderful harmonics, gives an excellent idea of the way in which qabalistic analysis is conduct. first, the letters have been written in hebrew characters. then the attributions of them to the zodiac and to planets are

iac and to planets are substituted, and the names of egyptian gods belonging to these are invoked. the christian idea of i.n.r.i. is confirmed by these, while their initials form the sacred word of the gnostics. that is, iao. from the character of the deities and their functions are deduced their signs, and these are found to signal (as it were) the word lux (rwa, which itself is contained in the cross. a careful study of these ideas, and of the table of correspondences, which one of our english brethren is making,31 will enable him to discover a very great deal of matter for thought in these poems which an untutored person would pass by. to return to the general dogma of the qabalists. the figure of minutum mundum will show how they suppose one quality to proceed from the last, first in t

an names isis, apophis, osiris, which correspond, give in their turn the ineffable name iao; thus we say that the ineffable is concealed in and revealed by the birth, death and resurrection of christ; and further the signs of the mourning of the mother, triumph of the destroyer, and rising of the son, give by shape the letters l.v.x, lux, which letters are (again) concealed in and revealed by the cross the light of the cross. further examples will be found in a note on genesis. one of the most famous is the mene, tekel, upharsin of daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under belshazzar the imaginary king. anm. the hanged man, death, the fool= sacrificed to death by thy folly. lkt. the universe, the wheel of fortune, justice= thy kingdom s fortune is in the balance. crp the blasted tower

that ma (recknoning as final, 700= 741= ctma, the letters of the elements; and is thus a form of tetragrammaton, a form unveiled. 100. the number of q, the perfect illusion, 10 10. also [k, kaph, the wheel of fortune. the identity is that of matter, fatality, change, illusion. it seems the buddhist view of the samsara-cakkram. 106. wn, nun, a fish. the number of death. death in the tarot bears a cross-handled scythe; hence the fish as the symbol of the redeemer. icqus= jesus christ, son of god, saviour. 108. chiefly interesting because 108= 2 2 3 3 3= the square of 2 playing with the cube of 3. hence the buddhists hailed it with acclamation, and make their rosaries of this number of beads. 111 \yhla awh dja, he is one god [la, aleph, an ox, a thousand. the redeeming bull. by shape the swa

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

. the sword of song 8 necessity of poem. mysticism v. literal interpretation. former excused. buddha rebukes poet. detailed scheme of modified poem. ho! i adopt the number. look at the quaint wrapper of this book* i will deserve it if i can: 110 it is the number of a man.33 so since in england christ still stands with iron nails in bloody hands not pierced, but grasping! to hoist high children on cross of agony, 115 i find him real for english lives. up with my pretty pair of fives !34 i fight no ghosts. but why revile (you urge me) in that vicious style 120 the very faith whose truths you seem (elsewhere)35 to hold, to hymn supreme in your own soul? perhaps you know how mystic doctrines melt the snow of any faith: redeem it to 125 a fountain of reviving dew. so i with christ: but few rece

f creation s pain not dumb! forgetful of the pangs whereby each life laments and hangs, 615 (now as i speak a lizard71 lies in wait for light-bewildered flies) ascension day 21 death-bed of poet. effect of body on mind. each life bound ever to the wheel72 ay, and each being we may guess now that the very crystals feel! 620 for them no harp-reasounding court, no palm, no crown, but none the less a cross, be sure! the worst man s thought in hell itself, bereft of bliss, were less unmerciful than this! 625 no! for material things, i hear, will burn away, and cease to be (nibbanna! ah! thou shoreless sea) man, man alone, is doomed to fear, to suffer the eternal woe, 630 or else, to meet man s subtle foe, god and oh! infamy of terror! be like him like him! and for ever! at least i make not such

sight of dinner. with sacred thirst, i, soul-hydroptic,1 read levi2 and the cryptic coptic ;3 with anet her-k uaa en ra,4 and atwuynxd arps 25 while good macgregor5 (who taught freely us) bade us investigate cornelius agrippa and the sorceries black of grim honorius and abramelin ;6 while, fertile as the teeming spawn 30 of pickled lax or stickleback, came ancient rituals,7 whack! whack! of rosy cross and golden dawn.8* truth-lover. pentecost the sword of song 26 my mahatma. what price kut humi? oh, how wise grampa must have been, bobbie! i lived, elijah-like, mt. carmel in: all gave me nothing. i slid back 35 to common sense, as reason bids, and hence, my friend, the pyramids. at last i met a maniac with mild eyes full of love, and tresses blanched in those lonely wildernesses 40 where h

rowds of priapistic plagiarists; he alone caught the fierce frenzy of baudelaire s brandied shrieks, and his first series of poems and ballads was the legitimate echo of that not fierier note. but english art as a whole was unmoved, at any rate not stirred to any depth, by this wave of debauchery. the great thinkers maintained the even keel, and the windy waters lay not for their frailer barks to cross. there is one exception of note, till this day unsuspected, in the person of george archibald bishop. in a corner of paris this young poet (for in his nature the flower of poesy did spring, did even take root and give some promise of a brighter bloom, till stricken and blasted in latter years by the lightning of his own sins) was steadily writing day after day, night after notes 57 night, of

june 18, 1901: to the side of a mind concerned with idle merriment (sic) there is certainly something a little funny in mr. crowley s passionate devotion to deities who bear such names as mout and nuit, and ra and shu, and hormakhou. they do no seem to the english mind to lend themselves to pious exhilaration. mr crowley says in the same poem: the burden is too hard to bear, i took too adamant a cross; this sackcloth rends my soul to wear, my self-denial is as dross. o, shu, that holdest up the sky, holy up thy servant, lest he die! we have all possible respect for mr. crowley s religious symbols, and we do not object to his calling upon shu at any hour of the night. only it would be unreasonable of him to complain if his religious exercises were generally mistaken for an effort to drive

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thought and meditation. 19 the material act is but the outward expression of thy thought, and therefore hath it been said that "the thought of foolishness is sin" thought is the commencement of action, and if a chance thought can produce much effect, what cannot fixed thought do? 18. therefore, as hath already been said, establish thyself firmly in the equilibrium of forces, in the centre of the cross of the elements, that cross from whose centre the creative word issued in the birth of the dawning universe. 19. be thou therefore prompt and active as the sylphs, but avoid frivolity and caprice; be energetic and strong like the salamanders, but avoid irritability and ferocity; be flexible and attentive to images like the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability; be laborious and patie

rop during a whole hour, and when you can no longer perceive the slightest tremor in any muscle; when, in short, you are perfectly steady and easy, you will be admitted for examination; and, should you pass, you will be instructed in more complex and difficult practices. 28 illustration facing next page: halftone: four photographs of a man (crowley) with face blanked out, dressed only in a gemmed cross on a chain about his neck and (upper panels only) a masonic apron. nipples and navel are air-brushed out. the postures shown are "the ibis "the god "the thunderbolt" and "the dragon. titled below to critique the examples "in the ibis the head is tilted very slightly too far back; in the thunderbolt the right foot might be a little higher and the right knee lower with advantage. iv "pranayama

he silver-starred adept. back and front, and to and fro, soul and body sway and flow in vertiginous caresses to imponderable recesses, 40 till at last the spell is woven, and the faery veil is cloven that was sequence, space, and stress of the soul-sick consciousness "give thy body to the beasts! give thy spirit to the priests! break in twain the hazel rod on the virgin lips of god! tear the rosy cross asunder! shatter the black bolt of thunder! such the swart ensanguine kiss of the resolute abyss" wonder-weft the wizard heard this intolerable word. smote the blasting hazel rod on the scarlet lips of god; trampled cross and rosy core; brake the thunder-tool of thor; meek and holy acolyte of the priestly hells of spite, sleek and shameless catamite of the beasts that prowl by night! like a

d on as soon as the police told him to, and the inspector had substituted a charge of fraud, on the complaint of a workman and a shopkeeper. a constable had just finished his evidence when i came into the court. he left the box with a self-satisfied air and the muttered remark that the culprit was "a rare bad 'un" i glanced about for the supposed criminal and found that he was seated near me on a cross-bench in the charge of a 49 sturdy policeman. he did not look like a criminal: he was tall, thin and badly dressed in a suit of rusty black, which seemed to float about his meagre person; his complexion was tallowy-white, like the sprouts of potatoes which have been kept a long time in a dark cellar; he seemed about sixty years old. but he had none of the furtive glances of the criminal; non

t. he concluded his evidence by assuring the jury that they would be doing a good thing if they put an end to the sale of such glasses. the commerce was worse than fraudulent, he declared; it was a blasphemy against god and an outrage on human nature. the unctuous canon seemed to me worse than all the rest; but the effect he had on the jury was unmistakable, and our barrister, symonds, refused to cross-examine him. to do so, he said, would only strengthen the case for the prosecution, and i have no doubt that he was right, for morris agreed with him. but even the prosecuting witnesses did not hurt us more than the witnesses for the defence. mr. penry had been advised by mr. morris to call witnesses to his character, and he had called half a dozen of the most respectable tradesmen of his ac

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t thou let endure, withdrawing thyself into thine heart in the form of an upright egg of blackness; and therein shalt thou abide for a space. 5. when all this is perfectly and easily performed at will, let the aspirant figure to himself a struggle with the whole force of the universe. in this he is only saved by his minuteness. but in the end he is overthrown by death, who covers him with a black cross. 6. so lying, let him aspire fervently unto the holy guardian angel. 7. now let him resume his former posture. two and twenty times shall he figure to himself that he is bitten by a serpent, feeling even in his body the poison thereof. and let each bite be healed by an eagle or hawk, spreading its wings above his head, and dropping thereupon a healing dew. but let the last bite be so terribl

bitten by a serpent, feeling even in his body the poison thereof. and let each bite be healed by an eagle or hawk, spreading its wings above his head, and dropping thereupon a healing dew. but let the last bite be so terrible a pang at the nape of the neck that he seemeth to die, and let the healing dew be of such virtue that he leapeth to his feet. 8. let there be now placed within his egg a red cross, then a green cross, then a golden cross, then a silver cross; or those things which these shadow forth. herein is silence; for he that hath rightly performed the meditation will understand the inner meaning hereof, and it shall serve as a test of himself and his fellows. 9 9. let him now remain in the pyramid or cone of light, as an egg, but no more of blackness. 10. then let his body be in

"the musicians" the flutes coo. it is the voice of love in spring, at dawn, in dew; and piercing through those low loves that rejoice, wails in the violin that supreme string of passion, that is more akin to death than love, that shrieking sin whose teeth tear passion's tortured skin and drink love's blood, and rage within black bowels of lust to win, to win some crown of thorns incarnadine, some cross whereof to fashion some newer, truer passion than even the agony of the violin "the prophet" yes! like a careless breeze, the close caress expands with a sob; the virgins wheel; there glows 19 in the midst a mystical rose["the dancers unfold, and their queen appears" o musical ministress of the dancing violin! in an emerald spangled skin, hooded with harvest hair close-coiled, her serpent ey

d place being once chosen, it is important, until the faculty of concentration is strongly established, not to alter them. then bodily posture is to be considered. if we stand up to meditate, then a good deal of energy goes to maintain the standing posture. lying down is also not good, because it is associated in our minds with going to sleep. therefore the sitting posture is best. if you can sit cross-legged as buddharupas sit, that is best; because this position has many good sankh ras associated with in the minds of buddhist people. now comes the all-impoortant question of what we are to meditate upon. the subjects of meditation are classified in the books under forty heads; and in the old days a man wishing to practise "kammatthana" would go to some great man who had practised long, an

re are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows- chief. let us analyse the key word- i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. hb:yod. 2nd. nun. hb:nun. 3rd. resh. hb:resh. all. yod, hb:yod. chief. virgo (virgo) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (scorpio) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol (sun) osiris, slain and risen. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say- the sign of osiris slain! 86 chief bows his head to the left, rises his right arm, and lowers his left keeping the elbow at right angles,thus forming the letter l (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, rises his arms to form a v (but really to form the triple tongue of flame, the spirit, and says- the sign of apophis and typhon. 3rd. bows his he

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hereth; z, netzach; n, hod; o, jesod. the geomantic correspondences of the enochian alphabet form a sublime commentary. note that the total angels of the aethyrs are 91, the numeration of amen. the cry of the 28th aethyr, which is called bag there cometh an angel into the stone with opalescent shining garments like a wheel of fire on every side of him, and in his hand is a long flail of 1 the lvx cross hidden in the svastika is probably the arcanum here connoted. svastika itself adds to 231= 0+ 1+ 2+ 21, the 21 keys. the cubical svastika regarded as composed of this lvx cross and the arms has a total of 78 faces- tarot and mezla. scarlet lightning; his face is black, and his eyes white without any pupil or iris. the face is very terrible indeed to look upon. now in front of him is a wheel

her is scarred by the nails of the devil. shut the book, destroy the breaker of the seal! 14 and i answered: had he not been destroyed he had not come hither, for i am not save in the darkness in the womb of her by whom came evil into the world. and this darkness swallows everything up, and the angel is gone from the stone; and there is no light therein, save only the light of the rose and of the cross. aumale, algeria "november" 23, 1909, between 8 and 9 p.m. the cry of the 27th aethyr, which is called zaa there is an angel with rainbow wings, and his dress is green with silver, a green veil over silver armour. flames of many-coloured fire dart from him in all directions. it is a woman of some thirty years old, and she has the moon for a crest, and the moon is blazoned on her heart, and h

there comes a voice: it is the dawn of the aeon. the aeons of cursing are passed away. force and fire, strength and sight, these are for the servants of the star and the snake. and now i seem to be lying in the desert, exhausted. the desert, near sidi aissa "november" 25, 1909. 1.10- 2 p.m. the cry of the 25th aethyr, which is called vti there is nothing in the stone but the pale gold of the rosy cross. now there comes an angel with bright wings, that is the angel of the 25th aire. and all the aire is a dark olive about 21 him, like an alexandrite stone. he bears a pitcher or amphora. and now there comes another angel upon a white horse, and yet again another angel upon a black bull. and now there comes a lion and swallows the two latter angels up. the first angel goes to the lion and clos

he bare body of a bacchanal. also, though i be planted so firmly upon the earth, yet is my blood wine and my breath fire of madness. with these wings, though they be but little, i lift myself above the crown of the yod, and being without fins i yet swim in the inviolate fountain. i disport myself in the ruins of eden, even as leviathan in the false sea, being whole as the rose at the crown of the cross. come ye unto me, my children, and be glad. at the end of labour is the power of labour. and in my stability is concentrated eternal change. for the whirlings of the universe are but the course of the blood in my heart. and the unspeakable variety thereof is but my divers hairs, and plumes, and gems in my tall crown. the change which ye lament is the life of my rejoicing, and the sorrow that

ameless and wanton in a place where four roads meet. there wast thou defiled, and there wast thou slain, and there wast thou left to rot. the charred stake was thrust through thy bowels, and thy parts were cut off and thrust into thy mouth for derision. all my unity is dissolved; i live in the tips of my feathers. that which i think to be myself is but infinite number. glory unto the rose and the cross, for the cross is extended unto the uttermost end beyond space and time and being and knowledge and delight! glory unto the rose that is the minute point of its center! even as we say; glory unto the rose that is nuit the circumference of all, and glory unto the cross that is the heart of the rose! 31 therefore do i cry aloud, and my scream is the treble as the bellowing of the bull is the b

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casually by performing the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, finding to my great joy and some surprise that the pentagrams instantly formulated themselves, visible to the material eye as it were bars of shining blackness deeper than the night. i then consecrated myself to the operation; cutting the tonsure upon my head, a circle, as it were to admit the light of infinity: and cutting the cross of blood upon my breast, thus symbolising the equilibration of and the slaying of the body, while loosing the blood, the first projection in matter of the universal fluid. the whole formulating the ankh the key of life! i gave moreover the signs of the grades from 0 0 to 7 4 then did i take upon myself the great obligation as follows: i. i, o.m.&c. a member of the body of god, hereby bind

f the body, while loosing the blood, the first projection in matter of the universal fluid. the whole formulating the ankh the key of life! i gave moreover the signs of the grades from 0 0 to 7 4 then did i take upon myself the great obligation as follows: i. i, o.m.&c. a member of the body of god, hereby bind myself on behalf of the whole universe, even as we are now physically bound unto the cross of suffering: ii. that i will lead a pure life, as a devoted servant of the order: iii. that i will understand all things: iv. that i will love all things: v. that i will perform all things and endure all things: vi. that i will continue in the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel: vii. that i will work without attachment: 10 viii. that i will work in truth: ix. that i will r

ial mantra to invoke him! 3.51. broke down again, mantra and all. 3.52- went on meditating in "hanged man posture"[legs 4.14. crossed, arms below head, like the figure of the hanged man in the tarot cards. ed. to formulate sacrifice and pain self- inflicted; for i feel such a worm, able only to remain a few minutes at a time in a position long since "conquered. for this reason too i cut again the cross of blood; and now a third time will i do it. and i will take out the magical knife and sharpen it yet more, so that this body may fear me; for that i am horus the terrible, the avenger, the lord of the gate of the west. 4.15- read ritual dclxxi.[the nature of this ritual is 4.30. explained later. ed. 5.10. i have returned from my shopping. strange how solemn and dignified so trivial a thing

mal triste" made me think of baudelaire's "une nuit que j'etais pr s d'une affreuse juive" and the last line obscurcir la splendeur des tres froides prunelles. and barbey d'aurevilly's "rideau cramoisi" suggested to me the following poem.[we omit this poem. ed. 11.30. done! i' th' rough! i' th' rought! now let me go back to my room, and work!(11.47. home undressed robed attended to toilet cut cross of blood once more to affirm mastery of body sat down at 11.49 and ended the day with 10 pranayamas, which caused me to perspire freely, but were not altogether easy or satisfactory. 16 "the second day" the stroke of twelve found me duly in my asana, practising pranayama. let me continue this work; for it is written that unto the persevering mortal the blessed immortals are swift what they

me, now that i am seeing my way in the operation a little more clearly, that one might consider the first day as osiris slain the second as that of the mourning of isis the third as that of the triumph of apophis v, and to-day that of osiris risen x; these four days being perfect in themselves as a 5 6 operation (or possibly with one or two more 41 to recapitulate l.v.x. lux, the light of the cross) thence one might proceed to some symbolic passage through the 6 5 grade though of course that grade is really symbolic of this soul-journey, not "vice vers and through 7 4 so perhaps if one could only dare to hope it! to the 8 3 attainment. certainly what little i have done so far pertains no higher than minor adeptship though i have used higher formulae in the course of my working

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stic philosophers. poring over paracelsus, benedictus figulus, eugenius and eirenaeus philalethes, he sought the alchemical azoth, the catholicon, the sperm of the world, that universal medicine in which is contained all other medicines and the first principle of all substances. in agony and joy he sought to fix the volatile, and transmute the formless human race into the dual child of the mystic cross of light, that is to say, to solve the problem of the perfect man. fludd, bonaventura, lully, valentinus, flamel, geber, plotinus, ammonius, iamblichus and dionysius were all devoured with the avidity and greed which youth alone possesses; there was no halting here"'now, master, take a little rest- not he (caution redoubled, step two abreast, the way winds narrowly) not a wit troubled back t

ficando invenies occultam lapidem veram medicinam; this is indeed the true medicine of souls; and so p. sought the universal solvent vitriolum, and equated the seven letters in vitriol, sulphur, 235 and mercury with the alchemical powers of the seven planets; precipitating the salt from the four elements- subtilis, aqua, lux, terra; and mingling flatus, ignis, aqua, and terra, smote them with the cross of hidden mystery, and cried "fiat lux" youth strides on with hasty step, and by summer of this year- 1898- we find p. deep in consultation with the mystics, and drinking from the white chalice of mystery with st. john, boehme, tauler, eckart, molinos, levi, and blake "rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burden'd air, hungry clouds swag on the deep" insatiable, he still pressed on, hun

black; whilst the summit will be of a brilliant whiteness although invisible to the material eye "the symbols upon the altar represent the forces and manifestations of divine light concentrated in the white triangle of the three supernals. wherefore upon this sacred and sublime symbol is the obligation of the neophyte taken as calling therein to witness the operations of the divine light. the red cross of tiphereth representing 5 =6 is placed above the white triangle; not as dominating it, but as bringing it down and manifesting it unto the outer order: as though the crucified one having raised the symbol of self-sacrifice had thus touched and brought into action in matter the divine triad of light. illustration at this point. an approximation follows\ diagram 4. the altar symbol in the 0

resenting 5 =6 is placed above the white triangle; not as dominating it, but as bringing it down and manifesting it unto the outer order: as though the crucified one having raised the symbol of self-sacrifice had thus touched and brought into action in matter the divine triad of light. illustration at this point. an approximation follows\ diagram 4. the altar symbol in the 0 =0 ritual "around the cross are the symbols of the four letters of tetragrammaton, the hb:shin of jeheshua being only implied and not "expressed" in the outer. and these are placed according to the winds" the door should be situated behind and to the west of the throne of the hiereus; it is called "the gate of the declarers of judgment" and its symbolic form is that of a straight and narrow doorway between two mighty p

nder of the sacred mysteries" is the name of the hierophant: and he is aeshuri-st "the osiris in the nether world" illustration "diagram 5. the banner of the east10" this is a banner; top is aprox. 2/3 length of sides. sides converge slightly as they approach the bottom. bottom is a downward pointing wedge, with sides about 10 inclined from the horizontal. in the center of the banner is a calvary cross. superimposed on the central junction of the calvary cross is a hexagram composed of two hollow triangles of contrasting colors (independent sources give blue and red. the bands that form each triangle interlace with those of the alternate triangle. the interlace is in such wise as to leave a long uncovered section to counter-clockwise of each point and a shorter uncovered section to clockwi

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.s.v.imperator n.s.f.cancellarius illustration facing page 12: the signs of the grades. these are arranged as ten panels* these are all halftone photos of a single human in a black tau robe, barefoot with hood completely closed over the face. the hood displays a six-pointed figure on the forehead- presumably the radiant eye of horus of the a. a, but the rendition is too poor in detail. there is a cross pendant over the heart. the ten panels are numbered in white in the upper left, but the numerals are very dim even in the ist edition (some blurred out entirely in the weiser edition. the panels are identified by two columns of numbered captions, 1 to 6 to the left and 7 to 10 to the right. the description is bottom to top and left to right "1. earth: the god set fighting" frontal figure. rt

n against abdomen, with hands forward over heart in claws such that the knuckles are touching. passing from #5 to #6 or vice versa is done by motion of shoulders and rotation of wrists. this is different from the other sign of opening the veil, the sign of the enterer, with is done with hands flat palm to palm and then spread without rotation of wrists "7-10. the l v x signs "7+ osiris slain- the cross" body and feet as in #2. head bowed. arms directly horizontal from the shoulders in the plane of the image. hands with fingers together, thumbs to side of palm and palmer side forward. the tau shape of the robe dominates the image "8. l isis mourning- the svastica" the body is in semi-profile, head down slightly and facing right of photograph. the arms, hands, legs and feet are positioned to

v, xxxviii, 14 xxxix, xl, xli, xlii, xlv, liv, lv, lix, lx, lxi, lxiii, lxx, lxxv, lxxvii, lxviii, lxxix, lxxx, lxxxi, lxxxiii, xcvii, xcviii, xcix, c, ci, cxvii, cxviii, cxxxvii, cxxxviii, cxxxix, clxxv, clxxvi, clxxvii, clxxxii. when these are committed to memory, he will begin to understand the nature of these correspondences("see" illustrations "the temple of solomon the king" in this number. cross references are given) 2. if we take an example, the use of the table will become clear. let us suppose that you wish to obtain knowledge of some obscure science. in column xlv, line 12, you will find "knowledge of sciences" by now looking up line 12 in the other columns, you will find that the planet corresponding is mercury, its number eight, its lineal figures the octagon and octagram. the

hm, amen (to the ages, amen (vi) turning to the east make a pentagram (that of earth) with the proper weapon (usually the wand. say("i.e" vibrate) i h v h (vii) turning to the south, the same, but say a d n i (viii) turning to the west, the same, but say a h i h (ix) turning to the north, the same, but say a g l a. pronounce: ye-ho-wau, adonai, eheieh, agla (x) extending the arms in the form of a cross say (xi) before me raphael (xii) behind me gabriel (xiii) on my right hand michael (xiv) on my left hand auriel (xv) for about me flames the pentagram (xvi) and in the column stands the six-rayed star (xvii-xxi) repeat (i) to (v, the qabalistic cross. 19 "the greater ritual of the pentagram" the pentagrams are traced in the air with the sword or other weapon, the name spoken aloud, and the s

performed after the "lesser ritual of the pentagram (i) stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right across body, holding the wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east and say (ii) i.n.r.i. yod. nun. resh. yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. 22 (iii) extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain("see" illustration (iv) raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say "the sign of the mourning of isis("see" illustration (v) raise the arms at an angle of sixty

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th is 16mm. the third and final line emerges just above the second from the side of the first, extends parallel to the second, is rounded to the right and 17mm long. this sigil is in the midst of a circular formation of eight hebrew letters. in clockwise sequence from the top: hb:yod hb:yod hb:heh hb:koph hb:vau hb:dalet hb:heh hb:aleph. these letters accordingly form the words jehovah in a greek cross and achad on the diagonals "he is one. in the name of god let there be light unto the void a restriction "soror s.s.d.d. altered frater i.a.'s ritual, making the operation to "form a link between thoth and the magus. this is absurd; the correct way "is as here given, in which the link is formed between the spirit and the "magus" 170 "considerations" to be performed on the day and in the hour

be with mercury 14 gemini mercury to neptune, mercury 150 saturn.1 "of the form of the circle to be employed" illustration on page 171 described "diagram 59. the circle of art" 1 weh note: this data contains typographic errors from the first edition. this is a duodecagram (twelve sided regular figure. it is oriented with a vertex to top and all diagonal chords are drawn, except those which would cross the exact center of the figure. each vertex surmounts a small ring-bordered disk, such that the portion under the doudecagram is not visible. the small ring at top has "s, that at bottom "n, that at right "w" and that at left "e_ these letters are oriented so that they would be read correctly from the perspective of a person standing at the center of the figure and looking to each vertex in

of the spirit, on its obverse the lamen of the hiereus. and he shall bear in his right hand a sword; and in his left hand the magical candle; and a black chain about his neck. the magus of the fires shall wear a white robe and yellow sash; and the rose upon his breast; in his right hand is a sword and in his left a red lamp. the magus of the waters shall wear a white robe and yellow sash and rose cross: he shall bear in his right hand a sword and in his left a cup of water "opening" the chamber of art shall be duly prepared by the assistant magus of art as aforementioned. 172 he shall draw upon the ground the lineal figures; and shall trace over them with a magic sword: he shall place the furniture of the temple in order. the members shall be assembled and robed. the chief magus rises, hol

e duly prepared by the assistant magus of art as aforementioned. 172 he shall draw upon the ground the lineal figures; and shall trace over them with a magic sword: he shall place the furniture of the temple in order. the members shall be assembled and robed. the chief magus rises, holding the ibis wand by its black end, and proclaims "hekas, hekas este bebeloi!"3 fratres of the order of the rosy cross, we are this day assembled together for the purpose of evoking unto visible appearance the spirit taphthartharath. and before we can proceed further in an operation of so great danger, it is necessary that we should invoke that divine aid and assistance, without which would our work indeed be futile and of no avail. wherefore being met thus together let us all kneel down and pray [all kneel

dwelling is in heaven, and in every virtuous and god-fearing heart. o god the vast one_ thou are in all things. o nature, thou self from nothing: for what else shall i call thee! in myself i am nothing, in thee i am all self, and live in thy selfhood from nothing! live thou in me, and bring me unto that self which is in thee! amen [all rise_ a pause "magus of art" fratres of the order of the rosy cross, let us purify and consecrate this place as the hall of dual truth. magus of the waters, i command thee to perform the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram,4 to consecrate the water of purification, 173 the wine, the oil, and the milk; and afterwards to purify the place of working with the consecrated water "magus of waters" mighty magus of art! all thy commands shall be fulfilled, and t

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le. ten are the emanations of unity, the parts of that lingam, in kether, taro= 78= 6 x 13, the influence of that unity in the macrocosm (hexagram. the centre of the whole figure is tiphereth, where is a golden sun of six rays. note the reflection of the yonis to the triad about malkuth. also note that the triangle of yonis is hidden, even as their links are secret. from malkuth depends the greek cross of the zodiac and their spiritual centre (fig. 2. for colour scales see 777< 11_ rho 1alpha omega_ 2_ 3* 6_ 9/ 4 8 /10\ 7 5 /13\ 12" represents a six-fold star, points to top and bottom. the star is formed by a line inside which are six diamond shapes making a pointed petal star to the center. a. a. publication in class a a note upon liber dcccclxiii 1. let the student recite this book, part

the storm-blasted mountains, who no longer sucklest the babe-clouds of wind-swept night! o how can i gaze upon thy countenance of eld, and yet be not blinded by the black fury of thy dethron d majesty? 9. o what art thou, o god my god, thou seraph-venom of witch-vengeance enchaunted? o thou coiled wizardry of stars! thou one lord of life triumphant over death, thou red rose of love nailed to the cross of golden light! o how can i die in thee as sea-foam in the clouds, and yet possess thee as a frail white mist possesses the stripped limbs of the sun? 10. o what art thou, o god my god, thou soft pearl set in a bow of effulgent light? o thou drop of shimmering dew! thou surging river of bewildering beauty who speedest as a blue arrow of fire beyond, beyond! o how can i measure the poisons o

er an half; but in itself it is equal to both its father and its mother; for it is father of fathers and mother of mothers. 0. therefore is it one whole, and not two halves; and being one is thirteen, which is called nothing when it is all-things. amen without lie, and amen of amen, and amen of amen of amen. 74 illustration facing page 74 partly described and partly aproximated "fig. 2. the greek cross of the zodiac "aries. emerald on scarlet. libra. scarlet on emerald. taurus. greenish blue on orange-red. scorpio. orange-red on greenish blue. gemini. royal blue on orange. sagittarius. orange on royal blue. cancer. indigo on amber. capricorn. amber on indigo. leo. violet on greenish yellow. aquarius. greenish yellow on violet. virgo. crimson on yellow-green. pisces. yelow-green on crimson

greenish yellow. aquarius. greenish yellow on violet. virgo. crimson on yellow-green. pisces. yelow-green on crimson. spirit. black on white. serpent. azure, with golden scales. border. gold_ pisces_ scorpio_ cancer_ gemini aquarius libra< aries leo sagittarius_ capricorn_ taurus_ virgo_ this is a black and white half tone on clay paper, tipped in. about and beneath the above figure of the creek cross are the interlaced coils of a serpent. this serpent does not pass beneath the spirit square, but circles from head to tail clockwise in a loose set of loops behind the arms_ thus the snake appears to be coiling counterclockwise, even though the order of passage beneath the symbols is clockwise to be in proper sequence. the head bites the tail just below aries, thence traveling back from the

under body twice to go behind libra, under the body and under scorpio, over the tail and under sagittarius, under body and head beneath capricorn, over body and under aquarius, over body and under pisces, thence under body followed by over body and under aries with the tip just within the mouth of the serpent's head. in all loopings, the scute plates of the underbelly are toward the center of the cross and the back is outward, all viewed from the side. stop press reviews nature's help to happiness by john warren achorn, m.d. w. rider and sons. 1s. net. this is the best book ever written on health. go out and hold naked nature to your breast; and you will be well. you sleep in or you sleep out, as luck will have it; sometimes you get food, and sometimes not; it's no odds; you are one with n

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e 129 the temple of solomon the king (book ii "continued) 133 the coming of apollo. by victor b. neuburg 281 the brighton mystery. by george raffalovich 287 reviews 113, 285, 304 the shadowy dill-waters. by a. quiller, jr. 327 "special supplement" liber dcccclxiii_ the treasure-house of images illustrations the slopes of abiegnus "facing page" 4 the student" 10 the complete symbol of the rose and cross" 210 the elemental tablets and cherubic emblems" 212 the lid of the pastos" 218 the ceiling of the vault the floor of the vault" 222 the circular altar the rose and cross "special supplement" the triangle of the universe" 4 the greek cross of the zodiac" 70 weh note: two different versions of this editorial exist in separate marketings of the 1st edition. both will be given. this first one s

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

il sees nothing but a blank midnight in this emptying of the soul. he is shown that this is the necessary condition of illumination. distinction is further made between these three dhyanas, and those early visions in which things appear as objective. with these three dhyanas, moreover, are four other of the four elements: and many more. above these is the veil of paroketh. its guardians. the rosy cross lies beyond this veil, and therewith the vision called vishvarupadarshana. moreover, there is the knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel. the infinite number and variety of these visions. the impossibility of revealing all these truths to the outer and uninitiated world. the vision of the universal peacock_ atmadarshana. the confusion of the mind, and the perception of its sel

oe be to that accurs d man of whom they are the iniquities! swept in their wrath's avenging flood to black immitigable seas! 24 woe to the seeker who shall fail to rend that vexful virgin veil! fashion thyself by austere craft into a single azure shaft loosed from the string of will; behold the rainbow! thou art shot, pure flame, past the reverberated name into the hall of death. therein the rosy cross is subtly seen. olympas. is that a vision, then? marsyas. it is. olympas. tell me thereof! marsyas. o not of this! of all the flowers in god's field we name not this. our lips are sealed in that the universal key lieth within its mystery. but know thou this. these visions give a hint both faint and fugitive yet haunting, that behind them lurks some worker, greater than his works. yea, it is

d; mercy, majesty and power, beauty and harmony and strength, triumph and splendour, starry shower of flames that flake their lily length, a necklet of pure light, far-flung down to the base, from which is hung a pearl, the universe, whose sight is one globed jewel of delight. fallen no more! a bowered bride blushing to be satisfied! olympas. all this, of once the eye unclose? marsyas. the golden cross, the ruby rose are gone, when flaming from afar the hawk's eye blinds the silver star. o brothers of the star, caressed by its cool flames from brow to breast, is there some rapture yet to excite this prone and pallid neophyte? olympas. o but there is no need of this! i burn toward the abyss of bliss. i call the four powers of the name; earth, wind and cloud, sea, smoke and flame to witness:

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. 12.30 p.m. began mahasatipatthana desultorily. 1.15 p.m. in mahasatipatthana. doing it very badly. seem sleepy. 1.35 p.m. went out for a walk feeling ill. ill all the week. 28th during the night began again meditation upon ajna, and "mantra aum tat sat aum" 30th. decide to do tests on old principle to see how i really stand. 179 begin. end. object. time. no. of breaks. 10.21 a.m. 10.23 a.m. red cross 2 m. 10 s. several breaks of the kind "oh, how well i'm doing it" seem quite to have forgotten what very long times i used to do. white tri- 10 m. 20 breaks. angle [this about harmonic of good; 20 m. 10 breaks is a good per- formance] apas-ak sa [very difficult: slightest noise is utterly disturbing] 10.55 a.m. 11.1 a.m. red cross 6 m. 7 breaks [but it is to be observed that a break may be o

to believe that he had progressed at all. indeed, ti must have been discouraging to him to think that on the 6th of may 1901 he, in a meditation of thirty-two minutes had only experienced ten breaks, whilst during a meditation of similar length, on the 13th of july 1903, the number of breaks had been three times as many. but 282 these interrupting voice suggestions have been named by p. telephone-cross-voices on account of their close resemblance to disjointed conversations so often heard whilst using a telephone. a similar phenomenon occurs in wireless telegraphy; chance currents make words, and are so read by the operator. they are called "atmospherics" i propose the retention of this useful word in place of the clumsy "telephone-cross-voices" like most statistics, such a comparison is m

the wanton, neither did he brandish it before the 195 eyes of the gilded courtezan- babylon, thou harlot of the seven mansions of god's glory! but he kept it free from rust, sharp and glittering bright, so that when the time came wherein he should be called upon to use it, it might leap forth from its sheath like a flash of lightning from betwixt the lips of god, and slay him who had ventured to cross his path, silently, without even so much as grating against his bones. 196 297 possibly the restraint of brahmach rya produced the siddhis, and that further restraint in its turn produced an accumulation of these occult powers, the benefit accruing from which is again placed to the credit of the bodily powers. pan to artemis uncharmable charmer of bacchus and mars in the sounding rebounding

voke! aleister crowley. 198 illustration opposite page 199 described "the interpreter (script lettering at base, credited at lower right "carl hentschel ph. lc) this is a monochrome color tinted photo of a female violinist. she stands on a white draped block, the background is white, except for the floor which seems to be wooden and is interrupted by the block. she is garbed in a black robe, rose-cross on chest, hood turned back and over hair with eye-in-triangle seen only as three or four points of the glory. her head is turned in profile to the right until the shoulders and torso- 3/4 profile. all five toes of her right foot are bare and to be seen jutting out of the robe directly toward the front. she cradles the violin between chin and left shoulder, left fingers holding a chord on the

ngers holding a chord on the frets and back of left hand toward the viewer and to the side. she holds the bow vertically and tilted away over the strings slightly toward the back. her right hand lightly grasps the end of the bow about waist high. the interpreter mother of light, and the gods! mother of music, awake! silence and speech are at odds; heaven and hell are at stake. by the rose and the cross i conjure; i constrain by the snake and the sword; i am he that is sworn to endure- bring us the word of the lord! by the brood of the bysses of brightening, whose god was my sire; by the lord of the flame and lightning, the king of the spirits of fire; by the lord of the waves and the waters, the king of the hosts of the sea, the fairest of all of whose daughters was mother to me; by the lo

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y refers to it repeatedly. jennings (hargrave. the rosicrucians, their rites and mysteries, fourth edition, revised, demy 8vo "with hundreds of illustrations. half morocco" 7"s" 6"d" some of the contents: critics of the rosicrucians criticized- the hermetic philosophers- fire- theosophy of the persians- drudical stones- the round towers of ireland- mystic christian figures and talismans- the rosy cross in indian, egyptian, greek, roman, and mediaeval monuments- the great pyramid- connexion between the templars and gnosticism- astro-theosophical system of the rosicrucians- robt. fludd- the holy greale- the round table- alchemy- the outline of the kabbalah, etc, etc. the kabbalah unveiled, containing the following books of the zohar (1) the book of concealed mystery (2) the greater holy asse

. no student of the mysteries should be without one at least of these remarkable and beautiful studies. their presence serves to remind the possessor of the constant quest and to stimulate to more persistent effort. essay of prentice mulford "crown 8vo. crimson cloth extra "3"s" 6"d. net per volume" the gift of the spirit. a selection from the essays of prentice mulford. reprinted from the "white cross library" with an introduction by arthur edward waite. third edition. contents_ god in the trees; or the infinite mind in nature. the god in yourself. the doctor within. mental medicine. faith; or, being led of the spirit. the material mind "v" the spiritual mind. what are spiritual gifts? healthy and unhealthy spirit communion. spells; or, the law of change. immortality in the flesh. regener

o what is ordinarily meant by observation, and everything or nearly everything to reflection nourished by contact with nature "a. e. waite, in the introduction" under the title "your forces and how to use them" the essays ofprentice mulford have obtained the greatest popularity in america. the gift of understanding. a further selection from the works of prentice mulford. reprinted from the "white cross library" with an introduction by arthur edward waite. contents_ introduction. force, and how to get it. the source of your strength. about economising our forces. the law of marriage. marriage and resurrection. your two memories. the drawing power of mind. consider the lilies. cultivate repose. look forward. the necessity of riches. love thyself. what is justice? how thoughts are born. posit

healing and renewing force of spring. the practical use of reverie. self-teaching: or the art of learning how to learn. how to push your business. the religion of the drama. the uses of sickness. who are our relations? the use of a room. husband and wife. the third and fourth series of prentice mulford's essays have been prepared in response to a large demand for the complete works of the "white cross library" at a more reasonable price than that of the american edition in six volumes. essays of prentice mulford. fourth series. completing the entire set of essays published in america under the title of "your forces and how to use them" contents_ the use of sunday. a cure for alcoholic intemperance through the law of demand. grace before meat; or the science of eating. what we need strengt

fetters of the very soul itself- fear not; you are not 'replacing truth of thought by mere expertness of mechanical skill "you who hold more skill and more power than your great english predecessor, robertus de fluctibus, you have not feared to reveal 'the arcana which are in he adytum of god-nourished silence' to those who, abandoning nothing, will sail in the company of the brethren of the rosy cross towards the limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many a universe":john bull" in the course of a long review by mr. herbert vivian "the author is evidently that rare combination of genius, a humorist and a philosopher. for pages he will bewilder the mind with abstruse esoteric pronouncements, and then, all of a sudden, he will reduce his readers to hysterics with some surprisingly

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ove left, the elbows and a bit of the upper arms with some rolled up sleeves. there are many scratches visible in the second photo. liber iii vel jvgorvm. 0 0. behold the yoke upon the neck of the oxen! is it not thereby that the field shall be ploughed? the yoke is heavy, but joineth together them that are separate- glory to nuit and to hadit, and to him that hath given us the symbol of the rosy cross! glory unto the lord of the word abrahadabra, and glory unto him that hath given us the symbol of the ankh, and of the cross within the circle! 1. three are the beasts wherewith thou must plough the field; the unicorn, the horse, and the ox. and these shalt thou yoke in a triple yoke that is governed by one whip. 2. now these beasts run wildly upon the earth and are not easily obedient to th

d control of thought: and without this thou mayst achieve nothing" under his direction, therefore, i began to apply myself unto the practice of raja-yoga, at the same time avoiding all, even the smallest, consideration of things occult, as also he bade me. thus, at the beginning, i did meditate twice daily, three mediations morning and evening, upon such simple objects as- a white triangle; a red cross; isis; the simple tatwas; a wand; and the like. i remained after some three weeks for 59 1/2 minutes at one time, wherein my thought wandered 25 times. now i began also to consider more complex things: my little rose cross;4 the 46 complex tatwas; the golden dan symbol, and so on. also i began the exercise of the pendulum and other simple regular motions. wherefore to-day of venus, the 22nd

wherefore to-day of venus, the 22nd of february 1901, i being in the city of guadalajara, in the hotel cosmopolita, i do begin to set down all that i accomplish in this work: and may the peace of god, which passeth all understanding, keep my heart and mind through christ jesus our lord. let my mind be open unto the higher: let my heart be the centre of light: let my body be the temple of the rosy cross. ex deo nascimur in jesu morimur per spiritum sanctum reviviscimus. we must now digress in order to five some account of the eastern theories of the universe and the mind. their study will clarify our view of frater p's progress. the reader is advised to study chapter vii of captain j. f. c. fuller's "star in the west" in connection with this exposition. 47 4 lost under dramatic circumstance

equences of their karma.32 as though mistake mother-of-pearl is taken for silver, so through the error of one's own karma man mistakes brahma for the universe. being too much and deeply engaged in the manifested world, the delusion arises about that which is manifested- the subject. there is no other cause (of this delusion. verily, verily, i tell you the truth. if the practiser of yoga wishes to cross the ocean of the world, he should renounce all the fruits of his works, having preformed all the duties of his shrama.33 "jana k nda" is the application of science to "karma k nda" the works of good and evil, that is to say of duality. 64 little by little it eats away the former, as strong acid would eat away a piece of steel, and ultimately when the last atom has been destroyed it ceases to

eep in the black earth, are lost among the starry palaces of god. in the "hatha-yoga pradipika" we read that "there can be no raja yoga without hatha yoga, and "vice versa" that to those who wander in the darkness 54 "shiva sanhita" iii, 37. 55 "ibid, iii, 33. 56 vivek nanda "karma-yoga" p. 62. 57 as in the case of jesus, the aspirant, for the joy that is set before him, must "dare" to endure the cross, despising the shame; if he would be "set down at the right hand of the throne of god" hebrews, xii, 2. 58 "if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to god (1 corinthians, xiv, 28) has more than one meaning. 59 "and when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half and hour (rev. viii, 1. of the c

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he central soul, and all the parts become the whole. sloth and activity and peace, when will ye learn that ye must cease? typhon. how should i cease from lethargy? hermanubis. how should i quench activity? sphinx. how should i give up ecstasy? c.i.c.t. what shines upon your foreheads? s.h.t("together. the eye within the triangle. 25 c.i.c.t. what burns upon your breasts? s.h.t("together. the rosy cross. c.i.c.t. brethren of the rosy cross! aspirants to the silver star! not until these are ended can ye come to the centre of the wheel. when the chill of earth black-breasted is uplifted at the glance of the red sun million-crested, and the forest blossoms dance with the light that stirs and lustres of the dawn, and with the bloom of the wind's cheek as it clusters from the hidden valley's glo

"and" capricornus "following at the head of the guard of" probationers] 62 the rite of sol 63 officers sol "leopard skin. nemyss white-gold over white-sleeved robe. spear" aries "white robe, spear" leo "red robe, spear" satan-typhon "violet robe" scorpio-apophis "green robe" bez "black-robe" four probationers "sol is enthroned in the east; behind him is a black veil which conceals a great scarlet cross. before him is a second veil. he is supported by aries on the right, and leo on the left. the other officers are without the temple, in waiting. in presentation in public, a third veil divides the temple from the congregation" 65 the rite of sol leo "parts the outermost veil, and advancing, recites chorus from "atalanta in calydon" before the beginning of years there came to the making of ma

trong soul that bade itself forget["a dim red light dawns" besz "enters, leading four" probationers "who bear the pastos. they place it before the altar] aries. what is this offering? besz. the eater of flesh is my name. aries. oh, our lord, our lord! arise in thy might, and let thine enemies be scattered [aries "and" leo "draw veil. the throne has been cast down. on the black veil is a great red cross, whereon" sol "has been crucified. before him stands" satan-typhon "in the sign of apophis and typhon [aries "and" leo "fall as if slain" scorpio-apophis "plays her murder melody<adonis: waddell["meanwhile the" probationers "advance and under the direction of typhon, who stabs" sol "in the proper manner with the spear of" sol "take down" sol from the cross and lay him in the pastos

ank and fell, the infernal gloom changed to the hot sweet shadow of my womb. i am: that darkness strange and uterine is shot with dawn and scented with the rose; the deep dim prison-house of corn and wine, flowers, children, stars, with flame far subtler glows formless, all-piercing, death-defying, divine, a sweet frail lamp whose shadow gleams and shows no darkness, is as light is where its rays cross, interweave, and marry with the day's! i am: the heart that flames from central me, seeks out all life, and takes again, to mingle its passion with my might and majesty, till the vast floods of the man's being tingle and glow, self-lost within my soul and sea of love, the sun of utter light, and single keen many-veined heart: our lips and kisses marry and muse on our immortal blisses. i am:

re to perform the invocation of mercury["all" probationers "rise and join the four others in front of the altar] mercury["leaves throne] majesty of the godhead, wisdom-crowned thoth, lord of the gates of the universe: thee, thee we invoke! o thou of the ibis head: thee, thee we invoke! thou who wieldest the wand of double power: thee, thee we invoke! thou who bearest in thy left hand the rose and cross of light and life: thee, thee we invoke! o thou whose head is as an emerald, and thy nemyss 101 as the night sky- blue! thou whose skin is of flaming orange, as though it burned in a furnace: thee, thee we invoke! behold, i am yesterday, to-day, and the brother of the morrow! i am born again and again. mine is the unseen force from which the gods are sprung; that giveth life unto the dweller

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one. and enchanters to boot. sir eustache. the maids are worse, to my mind. think of the gallant florimond, as tall a knight of his hands as ever swung sword or couched lance. sir raymond. netted like a fish! sir james. and now lives in the desert with the witch, a wild man, and banned. sir raymond. little better than a robber. and the word goes that he hath apostatized from our holy faith [all "cross themselves" jocelyn["sings] heigho! heigho! the crescent and cross! if the one is a bargain, the other's a loss. 71 who would be found on the ground of mahound a recreant knight, and a renegade boaster? better we each leave our bones here to bleach and be saved, than go burn with the paynim impostor! for the infidel swine lack our spirit divine; there crazy old prophet prohibits them wine! d

laylah "veiled. around her are waiting- women and her old nurse" fatma "at the door an eunuch on guard with drawn scimitar" ledmiya["a young girl with a stringed instrument. as the flower waits for the rain, as the lover waits for the moon, we wait, we wait, an hungry pain, for tidings from the battle plain- if those we love are hurt or slain, or if the lord hath smitten again the legions of the cross, and hewn a path of blood where glory flares. the sabre strikes, the trumpet blares, the war horse neighs- oh let us see the crescent borne to victory! laylah. is there no news? fatma. it is rumoured that the battle has begun. ledmiya. under the very walls of jerusalem! abdul khan. within the southern gate. fatma. many, many will fall. alas, alas! 84 laylah. sliman is strong and brave- my sp

the blood of these monsters of cruelty- no, of stupidity. but i am too old. i gave all for power, and i used all my power to reconcile, to heal, to amend the matter. so at the end i find myself a toothless dog. bigotry i could have beaten: it is this mountain of stupidity that crushes me. shall i summon my 103 knights and join the saracen army? that were only to change the balance, to change the cross, soaked in the blood of humanity, for the crescent, pale flame of madness. oh could i destroy both. forty years ago i strove to reconcile them by love, by sympathy. what came of it? a frolic crime, sterile as all my thoughts are. nothing, nothing has ever come of anything that i have ever done. yet that came nearest to success; for it was my one touch of love. i have never loved since, as mo

rfect prophylactic of swelled head. when the mystic meets an obstacle, he "makes believe" about it. he says it is "only illusion" he has the morphino-maniac's feeling of bien-etre, the delusions of the general paralytic. he loses the power of looking any fact in the face; he feeds himself on his own imagination; he 155 persuades himself of his own attainment. if contradicted on the subject, he is cross and spiteful and cattish. if i criticise mr x, he screams, and tries to injure me behind my back; if i say that madam y is not exactly st. teresa, she writes a book to prove that she is. such persons "swollen with wind, and the rank mist they draw, rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread" as milton wrote of a less dangerous set of spiritual guides. for their unhappy followers and imitators

-minded, but here, and still more prominently in america, there are broad-minded clergy who will welcome the unsealing. the freemasons too in their higher grades, which have more or less reached us through the rosicrucians, have very strong allusions to the apocalypse, and may profit by it, and this refers to several systems practised throughout the world. thus the order of heredom (harodim) rosy cross, which has an unchanged ritual from 1740, at least, draws upon dionysius the areopagite, a disciple of st paul, and it has also a rhythmetical description of the new jerusalem. again, two entire degrees of the scottish rite of 33 degree are drawn from the apocalypse, and certainly entered the rite before 1758, and seem as if they were drawn bodily from the rosicrucian militia of the cross: i

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of gazing into a bowl of ink, he was now allowed to use his grandmother's crystal 'don't clutch it-you'll mist it over' she scolded, the first time he tried 'sit in a relaxed position and half close your eyes. now, tell me what you see' alex gazed in shock and amazement. there were aeroplanes falling out of the sky and crashing into houses. the side wall of one house had been tom away, exposing a cross-section of tilting floors. flames were licking at buildings; people with terror-stricken faces were running wildly through the streets, carrying their screaming children. five years later, in 1940, he would gaze again at the identical scene. he now had his own witch-name, verbius, and he called his grandmother by hers, medea. sometimes he used it when his brother and sisters were there and h

about the regalia the old lady had left and the storiesof the past she had told him. a practising christian, mrs sanders was deeply shocked at her son's paganism and it was some months before she could bring herself to accept it, helped perhaps by her son's obvious happiness in his new marriage and the unquestionedgood he was doing in healing the sick.nevertheless, she asked her church for a palm cross which she put over her dead mother's photograph to ward off evil spirits. alex and maxine went to live in clanricarde gardens near notting hill gate injune 1967, but first they went through a civil marriage ceremony at the kensington and chelsea registrar's office. both had agreed at the time of their witch wedding that they would not let the stigma of illegitimacy fallon their children. no

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s don't give the full text. i couldn't find the section headings in any published source, but i included them anyway because they make the text easier to follow. l sheba *may* be a more accurate source than johns for the gbg version (some of what i took to be typos may well have been gbg-ism's) johns is probably a better source for alex sanders' own version. covens in either lineage have probably cross referenced and 'corrected' what they took to be errors (for example, in law 60, i use the word 'arraigned. sheba gives 'engained, which makes no sense (that we know of. however 'engined (meaning tortured) makes more sense in context than 'arraigned. did alex sanders mis-correct the 'engained' error? l the wiccan redes bide the wiccan redes ye must, in perfect love and perfect trust; live ye

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

he stream that, once entered, sweeps a man onward until it carries him to the feet of the lord of the world, to the feet of his father in heaven, to the feet of the three-fold logos. initiation leads to the cave within whose circumscribing walls the pairs of opposites are known- 10- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust and the secret of good and evil is revealed. it leads to the cross and to that utter sacrifice which must transpire before perfect liberation is attained, and the initiate stands free of all earth's fetters, held by naught in the three worlds. it leads through the hall of wisdom, and puts into a man's hands the key to all information, systemic and cosmic, in graduated sequence. it reveals the hidden mystery that lies at the heart of the solar system. it lea

ndly learned, and knows more about the rays and planetary hierarchies of the solar system than anyone else in the ranks of the masters. he works with those who heal, and co-operates unknown and unseen with the seekers after truth in the world's great laboratories, with all who definitely aim at the healing and solacing of the world, and with the great philanthropic world movements such as the red cross. he occupies himself with various pupils of different masters who can profit by his instruction, and within the last ten years has relieved both the master m. and the master k. h. of a good deal of their teaching work, taking over from them for certain stated times some of their pupils and disciples. he works largely, too, with certain groups of the devas of the ethers, who are the healing d

d who are polarised in their mental bodies (or, if not polarised there, are nevertheless well rounded out and balanced) and can therefore work safely and with intelligence in this type of work. it necessitates primarily people in whose vehicles can be found a certain proportion of atomic sub-plane matter, so that direct communication can be effected between the higher and the lower via the atomic cross-section of the causal body. this is not easy to explain clearly, but a consideration of the diagram in "a study in consciousness" by mrs. besant,page 27, may be helpful in explaining some matters that are apt to puzzle. we must recognise two things in pondering the subject of the masters and their disciples. first, that in the hierarchy nothing is lost through failure to recognise the law of

ss is laid upon the study of symbols, and why students are urged to ponder and meditate upon the cosmic and systemic signs. it prepares them for the grasp and inner retention of the symbols and formulas which embody the knowledge whereby- 97- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust they can eventually work. these formulas are based upon nine symbols which are now recognised: 1. the cross in its varying forms. 2. the lotus. 3. the triangle. 4. the cube. 5. the sphere and the point. 6. eight animal forms, the goat, the bull, the elephant, the man, the dragon, the bear, the lion, and the dog. 7. the line. 8. certain signs of the zodiac, hence the need for the study of astrology. 9. the cup, or the holy grail. all these symbols allied, interwoven, or taken in part, are combined

es to sound it forth. let the disciple sound the cry across the desert, over the sea, and through the fires which separate him from the veiled and hidden door. under this symbology comes to the disciple the injunction to make the desert of the physical plane life to blossom like the rose, so that from the garden of the lower life may arise those sounds and scents, and a vibration strong enough to cross the intervening space between it and the portal; to still the restless waters of the emotional life, so that in their limpid, still expanse, that portal may be reflected, and the lower life mirror forth the spiritual life of the indwelling divinity; to pass through the fiery furnace those motives, words, and thoughts which are the mainspring of activity, and have their origin upon the mental

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

nforming, a point of conscious life. we are dealing only with matter and latent heat, with the result produced by rotary movement of radiatory heat and the consequent interplay of bodies atomic. we are therefore dealing with the point we set out to consider while studying our fifth division, motion in the sheaths. 4. the circle divided into four. this is the true circle of matter, the equal armed cross of the holy spirit, who is the personification of active intelligent matter. this shows the fourth dimensional quality of matter and the penetration of the fire in four directions, its threefold radiation being symbolised by the triangles formed by the fourfold cross. this portrays the fourfold revolution of any atom. by this is not meant the ability of any atom to make four revolutions, but

t breast. 4. in the centre of the throat. 5. just above the top of the head. i would like to describe these centres in greater detail, dealing with them as seen in etheric matter, and basing what i say upon a similar statement by mr. c. w. leadbeater in "inner life" vol. 1, page 447-460. we will note the colours and petals: 1. the base of the spine, four petals. these petals are in the shape of a cross, and radiate with orange fire. 2. the solar plexus, ten petals rosy color with admixture of green. 3. the heart centre, twelve petals glowing golden. 4. the throat centre, sixteen petals of a silvery blue, with blue predominating. 5. the head centre in its twofold divisions: a. between the eyebrows, consisting of ninety-six petals, one-half of the lotus being rose and yellow, and the other h

of fire in two directions, which appear to split the vortex into two; the motion is much accelerated, and the dividing flame in the vortex shoots back and forth, stimulating the glow of the centre itself, till a much greater point of radiance is achieved. this corresponds to atlantean days. 4. the circle divided into four. we come now to the point where the centre is exceedingly active, with the cross within its periphery rotating as well as the wheel itself, and causing an effect of great beauty and activity. the man has reached a stage of very high development mentally, corresponding to the fifth root-race, or to the fifth round in the larger cycle; he is conscious of two activities within himself, symbolised by the rotating wheel and the inner rotating cross. he is sensing the spiritua

fifth round in the larger cycle; he is conscious of two activities within himself, symbolised by the rotating wheel and the inner rotating cross. he is sensing the spiritual, though actively functioning in the personal life, and the development has reached a point wherein he is nearing the probationary path. 5. the swastika. at this stage the centre becomes fourth-dimensional; the inner rotating cross begins to turn upon its axis, and to drive the flaming periphery to all sides so that the centre is better described as a sphere of fire than as a wheel. it marks the stage of the path in its two divisions, for the process of producing the effect described covers the whole period of the path. at the close, the centres are seen as globes of radiant fire with the spokes of the wheel (or the ev

turn upon its axis, and to drive the flaming periphery to all sides so that the centre is better described as a sphere of fire than as a wheel. it marks the stage of the path in its two divisions, for the process of producing the effect described covers the whole period of the path. at the close, the centres are seen as globes of radiant fire with the spokes of the wheel (or the evolution of the cross from the point in the centre) merging and blending into a "fire that burneth up the whole" a brief sentence has its place here owing to its relation to this subject. another sentence is also added here, which, if meditated upon, will prove of real value and will have a definite effect upon one of the centres, which centre it is for the student himself to find out. these two sentences are as

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

, has said that "we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is" and the revelation of the soul to man in physical plane incarnation works ever the great transformation. christ himself has said that "greater works than i do shall ye do" holding out to us the promise of the "kingdom, the power and the glory" provided our aspiration and endurance suffice to carry us along the thorny way of the cross, and enable us to tread that path which "leads up hill all the way" to the summit of the mount of transfiguration. how is this great change brought about? how does man, the victim of his desires and lower nature become man, the victor, triumph over the world, the flesh and the devil? it is brought about when the physical brain of the incarnated man becomes aware of the self, the soul, and th

hree sutras, a picture of the liberated man who has passed through the cycle of incarnation and through struggle and experience has found the true self. here is depicted the nature of the solar angel, the son of god, the ego or the higher self. he is stated to be 1. untouched by limitation. he is no longer "cribbed, cabined and confined" by the lower quaternary. he is no longer crucified upon the cross of matter. the four lower sheaths dense, etheric, emotional and mental are no longer his prison. they are but instruments which he can use or vacate at will. his will functions freely and if he stays within the realm of the three worlds, it is of his own choice, and his self-imposed limitation can be terminated at will. he is master in the three worlds, a son of god dominating and controllin

ment. for a long period and through many incarnations the soul or thinker identifies himself with this organ of perception and in the earlier stages with that also which he perceives through its use. he regards the phenomenal body he uses, the physical body, as himself, as witness the expression "i am tired" or "i am hungry" he identifies himself with his body of feeling or desire, and says "i am cross" or "i want money" he identifies himself with the mental vehicle and regards himself as thinking thus and so. it is this identification which results in the theological differences, and the doctrinal and sectarian diversities everywhere to be found, and in this fifth root race and particularly in this fifth subrace this identification reaches its apotheosis. it is the era of the personal sel

nd utter bliss takes its place. 7. full self-realisation is the next and final stage. the initiate can now say, with full conscious knowledge "i am that i am" and he knows himself as one with the all-self. doubt no longer controls. the full light of day or completed illumination takes place and floods the whole being of the seer. these are the seven stages upon the path, the seven stations of the cross as the christian puts it, the seven great initiations and the seven ways to bliss. now the "path of the just shineth ever more and more until the perfect day" the eight means 28. when the means to yoga have been steadily practised and when impurity has been overcome, enlightenment takes place leading up to full illumination. we now come to the practical part of the book, wherein instruction

he "is in the world, yet not of the world" and of him it can be said as it was said of the christ "who, being in the form of god, thought it not robbery to be equal with god: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross (phil. ii. 6. 7. 8) he is at-one with the soul of all, but isolated off, separated from all that concerns the form or material nature. the next three sutras should be read as one, giving as they do a picture of the gradual growth of the spiritual nature in the man who has arrived at the state of discriminating detachment, and through utter dispassion, knows the meaning of isolated unity. 26

ALICE A BAILEY07 FROM INTELLECT TO INTUITION

it throws a fierce light upon his problems, and constitutes the purificatory furnace into which the lower self has to go in order that all dross may be burned out, and it also destroys all hindrances which might keep him back. this same idea of fire runs through all books on christian mysticism, and many passages in the bible of a similar nature will come readily to mind. willingness to "bear the cross" to "enter the fire" to "die daily (it matters not what the symbology employed may be, is the characteristic of the true aspirant, and, before we pass on to the way of meditation and place our footsteps in those of the myriads of sons of god who have preceded us, we must gauge the depth and the height and brace ourselves for the arduous climb and the fierce endeavor. we must say with j. c. e

ot what the symbology employed may be, is the characteristic of the true aspirant, and, before we pass on to the way of meditation and place our footsteps in those of the myriads of sons of god who have preceded us, we must gauge the depth and the height and brace ourselves for the arduous climb and the fierce endeavor. we must say with j. c. earle "i pass the vale. i breast the steep. i bear the cross: the cross bears me. light leads me on to light. i weep for joy at what i hope to see when, scaled at length the arduous height, for every painful step i trod, i traverse worlds on worlds of light and pierce some deeper depth of god."2(56) we start with an emotional realization of our goal and from then pass on, through the fire of discipline, to the heights of intellectual certainty. this i

us find some time for it later on in the day. there is always a way to be found out of a difficulty, if we want a thing badly enough, and a way that involves no omission of duty or of obligation. it simply involves organization and silence. then, having found the time and the place, we shall sit down in a comfortable chair and begin to meditate. the questions then arise: how shall we sit? is the cross-legged attitude the best, or shall we kneel, or sit, or stand? the easiest and most normal position is the best always. the cross-legged attitude has been, and still is, much used in the orient, and many books have been written upon the postures, of which there are approximately eighty. but because it has been done in the past, and in the east, is no indication that it is the best for us in

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

a new vibratory rhythm so that the soul becomes the positive controlling factor and the soul forces supersede those of the bodies. this process is that of character building. let me illustrate! a man is the victim of an irritable and nervous disposition. we say to him that he needs to be calm and peaceful and to cultivate detachment and so gain control of himself. we teach him that in place of a cross disposition there should be sweetness and calm. this sounds a platitude and most uninteresting. yet what is really being stated is that in place of the restless self-centered emotional nature and the activity of the solar plexus centre (carrying the powerful forces of the astral plane) there should be imposed the steady detached and harmonising rhythm of the soul, the higher self. this work

though not at-one, and a humanity characterised by three things: 1. an amazing interrelation and intercommunication, of which the radio, the press, modern transportation, and the telephone and telegraph are the servants. 2. a wide-spread philanthropic enterprise, and the growth of the sense of responsibility for one's brother, which was totally unknown in the year 1500. movements such as the red cross, educational foundations, hospitals, and the present economic relief measures to be found in every country are its exoteric manifestations. 3. a division of the entire human family, consciously or unconsciously, into two basic groups- 236- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust first, those who stand for the old order of things, who are reactionary, and separative. they represe

ach other through the quality of the work they are doing in the outer world and the inclusiveness of the note they sound. it is inspired from above by the souls of its members and the great ones, and is energised into activity by the need of humanity itself. it is composed of living conscious souls, working through coordinated personalities. its symbol is a golden triangle enclosing an even-armed cross with one diamond at the apex of the triangle. this symbol is never reproduced in form at all. it shines above the heads of all who are in the group and cannot be seen by anyone (not even a clairvoyant) except a group member, and then only if for purposes of work his recognition needs stimulation. the motto of the group is the glory of the one. more i may not tell you now, but this will give

of many sounds and voices. the voice of the many sons of god, left playing on the playground of the lord, make their appeal for light. the cave is long and narrow. the air is full of fog. the sound of running water meets the rushing sound of wind, and frequent roll of thunder. far off, dim and most vaguely seen, appears an oval opening, its color blue. stretched athwart this space of blue, a rosy cross is seen, and at the centre of the cross, where four arms meet, a rose. upon the upper limb, a vibrant diamond shines, within a star five-pointed- 271- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust the living soul drives forward towards the cross which bars his way to life, revealed and known. not yet the cross is mounted and therefore left behind. but onward goes the living soul, eyes

nd at the centre of the cross, where four arms meet, a rose. upon the upper limb, a vibrant diamond shines, within a star five-pointed- 271- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust the living soul drives forward towards the cross which bars his way to life, revealed and known. not yet the cross is mounted and therefore left behind. but onward goes the living soul, eyes fixed upon the cross, ears open to the wailing cries of all his brother souls. stage v out into radiant life and light! the cave is left behind; the cross is overturned; the way stands clear. the word sounds clear within the head and not within the heart "enter again the playground of the lord and this time lead the games" the way upon the second tier of stairs stands barred, this by the soul's own act. no longe

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

e one. negate the dual concept. lend colour to the form. the life is one; the harmony complete. prove thus the two are one. quality. the power to produce synthesis on the physical plane. 5. produce the garment of the lord; set forth the robe of many colours. then separate that robe from that which hides behind its many folds. take off the veiling sheaths. let god be seen. take christ from off the cross. quality..scientific investigation. 6. let the two paths converge. balance the pairs of opposites and let the path appear between the two. god and the path and man are one. quality..balance. thus the three major rays sum up in themselves the process of creation, of energising, through the urge of the divine will; and the work of the four minor rays (as they are called, though with no idea of

amme. the work of the representatives of that mysterious power which we call cosmic evil, and their responding representatives, is indeed worthy of the word "black; but it is not applicable to the work of antichrist. it might be added that the work of the black forces wells up from below, whilst the work of the destroyers is impelled from above. the symbols of these two ways are the sword and the cross. after these preliminary remarks, which are intended to indicate the magnitude of the subject, we- 53- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust shall now proceed to an analysis of the three rays which still remain to be considered. the fifth purpose of deity ray v. concrete knowledge or science the thunders crash around the mountain top; dark c

are paralleled only by the life of the buddha, and this is one of the reasons why, in this fifth race, love and mind must eventually and mutually reveal each other. some of the names given to the lord of this ray are as follows: the revealer of truth the great connector the divine intermediary the crystallizer of forms the three-fold thinker the cloud upon the mountain-top the precipitator of the cross the dividing sword the winnower of the chaff the fifth great judge the rose of god the heavenly one the door into the mind of god the initiating energy the ruler of the third heaven the guardian of the door the dispenser of knowledge the angel with the flaming sword the keeper of the secret the beloved of the logos the brother from sirius the master of the hierophants this fifth ray has so m

ir way, and aught that rises on their onward path is trampled under foot. march towards the light. the work goes forward. the workers veil their eyes from pity as from fear. the work is all that counts. the form must disappear so that the loving spirit may enter into rest. naught must arrest the progress of the workers with the plan. they enter upon the work assigned with paean and with song. the cross is reared on high; the form is laid thereon, and on that cross must render up its life. each builds a cross which forms the cross. they mount upon the cross. through war, through work, through pain and toil, the purpose is achieved. thus saith the symbol. it will be noted how this purpose, when applied by man to himself, works his release. when applied by man to man, it has produced the corr

ntent to throw some light upon the somewhat obscure quality of their loved brother. 1. why is desire red? why red as blood? tell us, oh son of god, why thy way is red with blood? quality..power to kill out desire. 2. why do you turn your back upon the sphere of earth? is it too small, too poor? why kick it as a ball upon a playing field? quality. spurning that which is not desired. 3. why set the cross from earth to heaven? but earth can be a heaven. why mount the cross and die? quality..self-immolation. 4. why battle thus with all that is around? seek you not peace? why stand between the forces of the night and day? why thus unmoved and calm, untired and unafraid? quality. endurance and fearlessness. 5. see you not god in all, the life in all, and love in all? why separate yourself and le

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

intelligent help they have given me. they have made the writing of this book possible. from bethlehem to calvary of those who sought my crib at bethlehem heeding a voice and following a star, how many walked with me to calvary? it was too far. glory surrounded that once mangered babe, and hope for men who struggled with their loss. but hope, fulfilled, came through my thorny crown and through my cross. truth was my sword and pain the accolade which i bestowed on those who followed on, a tethered ass the charger which i chose to ride upon. gone was the glory, then, of bethlehem, the gifts of kings and magi from the east; gone were the multitudes and only twelve were at the feast. of humble bread served in the upper room where that sad cup was passed from hand to hand in token of my love fo

ransfiguration he entered into a full realisation of what lay ahead for him, and he defined it clearly to his disciples, saying. the son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and- 31- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me."24 then we read later in the same chapter that "he steadfastly set his face to go" up to the place of suffering and of sacrifice. finally came the realisation that he had accomplished what he had set out to do. he had fulfilled the plan; the father's business had been done and the "many things" undergone. we read that even on the cross the plan still engrossed his atten

god manifest. it is therefore wise and timely to remember that "these events are reproduced in the lives of the various solar gods, and antiquity teems with illustrations of them. isis of egypt, like mary of bethlehem, was our immaculate lady, star of the sea, queen of heaven, mother of god. we see her, in pictures, standing on the crescent moon, star-crowned, she nurses her child horus, and the cross appears on the back of the seat in which he sits on his mother's knee. the virgo of the zodiac is represented in ancient drawings as a woman suckling a child the type of all future madonnas with their divine babes, showing the origin of the symbol. devaki is likewise figured with the divine krishna in her arms, as is mylitta, or istar, of babylon, also with the recurrent crown of stars, and

and through his triumphant passing of the tests of the three temptations he demonstrated the needed purity. the babe in christ, the little child, the full-grown man, the perfected man! through the bethlehem experience the babe is born. the little child grows to maturity and manifests in his purity and power at the baptism. he demonstrates at the transfiguration as the full-grown man, and, on the cross, he stands forth the perfected son of god. an initiation is that moment in which a man feels and knows through every part of his being that life is reality and reality is life. for a brief moment his consciousness becomes all-enfolding; he not only sees the vision and hears the word of recognition, but knows that the vision is of himself, and that the word is himself made flesh. this is the

ys lonely souls. they tread uncompanioned the most difficult parts of the long way of return. christ was ever lonely. his spirit drove him again and again into isolation "the great religious conceptions which haunt the imaginations of civilized mankind are scenes of solitariness: prometheus chained to his rock, mahomet brooding in the desert, the meditations of the buddha, the solitary man on the cross. it belongs to the depth of the religious spirit to have felt forsaken, even by god."33 christ's life alternated between the crowd whom he loved and the silence of the solitary places. first he is to be found in the daily life of the family experience, where the intimacies of personalities can so sadly imprison the soul; thence he passed into the solitary desert and was alone. he returned, a

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

entre. it is through the spleen that a linking up takes place between the life principle (seated in the heart) and the consciousness system, interlinking all the material organs and the atomic substance of the physical body. this statement indicates that, in the location in the human body where the spleen is found, along with its corresponding subjective force centre, two great currents of energy cross: these are the current of physical vitality or life and the current of the consciousness of the atoms which construct the form. it will be observed that we are here discussing the group subconscious life and not the conscious life and the self-consciousness. the spleen is the organ in which planetary prana or vitality is received and passed. this enters in through "the open gateway" of the s

to comprehend as yet, but the truth will be appreciated later on in the racial development. a hint can here be found as to the excessive sensitivity of the solar plexus centre to surrounding group impacts and impressions of an astral kind. there is a close rapport between the splenic centre and the solar plexus, as well as with the heart. 7. these two subjective and subconscious streams of energy cross each other in the region of the spleen and there form a cross in the human body, as they traverse each others lines of force. this is the correspondence in the human body to the cross of matter, spoken of in connection with deity. consciousness and life form a cross. the downpouring stream of life from the heart and the stream of life-giving energy from the spleen pass on (after crossing eac

able. 1. the law of sacrifice the section upon which we now enter in our studies will be difficult and controversial. the thread which will guide us out of the bewildering maze of thought into which we must perforce enter, is the golden one of group love, group understanding, group relations and group conduct. no. exoteric esoteric name name symbol ray energy 1. the law of the law of those a rosy cross outpouring fourth sacrifice. who choose to die. with a golden ray, at-one-ing bird. energy. this law of sacrifice, which is the first of the laws to be grasped by the human intelligence, and is therefore the easiest for man to understand (because he is already governed by it and, therefore- 55- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust aware o

the same. but- 56- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust what does this mean to us? naught, except a symbol. it was his impulse, his will, his desire, his incentive, his idea and purpose to appear. the creative act then took place, and the process of manifestation began its cyclic evolutionary existence. the cosmic christ was crucified upon the cross of matter, and by that great sacrifice opportunity was offered to all evolving lives in all kingdoms of nature and in all created worlds. thus they could progress. the work, in space and time, and the stupendous march of living beings towards an at present unrealised goal, began. we can give no reason for the choice made by deity thus to act. we do not know his ultimate purpose or plan; and

l life of sense consciousness in material forms, we have progressed to the intellectual life of self-conscious human beings and to the intuitive realisations of those who are beginning to function as superhuman entities. all this has been brought about as the result of the determined, conditioned activity of a great life, which chose to make a major sacrifice and to be crucified upon the cardinal cross of the heavens, and thereby pass through a cosmic initiation; which, from our minor and relatively uninformed angle, stands today crucified upon the fixed cross in the heavens, and through the medium of the mutable cross is nevertheless producing changes in the evolutionary cycle, increasing refinement of form, and that intensification of life which distinguishes his creation. a study of tho

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

to be a pledged disciple one is, therefore, set apart by perfection of character and isolated by the aspiration which inspires the life. these are people with problems, struggling to solve them; with character limitations which they are endeavouring to overcome; they are true instances of any man or woman who turns his back upon the usual approach to the world of material affairs and takes up his cross in order to find his way back to the father's home; they picture for us the man who, having "put his hand to the plough" turns not back but presses forward "towards the prize of his high calling in christ" some of these people have worked as students in the arcane school; others have never done so; still others (when they heard of the school through their affiliation with the tibetan) worked

; it will lead to fusion, personality coordination and a greatly increased efficiency. many disciples are not young and the settled habit of thought and of the feeling life is not easy to disrupt. they must, however, be disrupted and you must feel no resentment. the rhythms of the personality are stabilised and constitute your line of least resistance. you must cut athwart these, thus forming the cross of life and existence will then take on added difficulty. the results will be new rhythms of beauty. to those who are standing in the blaze of pain (and their numbers are legion, of agony, anxiety and distress seeing it on every hand and attempting to stand steady in the midst of it all i say: that which appears is not always that which truly is; that which rends and disrupts the personality

od and bathes my lower self in the- 131- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust "waters of purification" the body of desire is rendered pure and clean and strong. i can then become a cleansing force to all i meet. 6th month the will of the soul becomes my will. i know no other. that will is love and peace and power and strength to live. it bears me on. it leads me to the cross and to the resurrection. thus only can i raise and lift my fellowmen. 7th month the presence of the soul abides with me. i walk with god by night and day. i stand with god upon the ways of men; the shadow of his presence which is the presence of my soul, reveals the god on every hand, in every man. i see divinity on every hand in every form. i think, my brother, that if you ponder upon these

itually applied analysis and the consecrated functioning of the concrete mind be deliberately applied. remain ever the observer, using the concrete mind as a divinely organised instrument. work with symbols will be found of real value to you if you persevere. i would give you a hint anent them which your intuition will reveal. where the converging lines of any symbol meet and where the many lines cross there is a point of force and of illumination, a focussed centre through which the illumined mind can pierce. ponder on this. will you for six months, my brother, attempt the following meditation, remembering that i but suggest and seek not to control or to dictate. your other meditation is left to your own choice and discretion. attention to group requirements and the establishing of a self

tention to your position and attitude. the fourth and fifth questions please answer in writing and elucidate as clearly as may be. 5. elucidate the following phrases, taken from a very ancient writing. i suggest that you ponder them with care "before the throne of god, the angel, with all the other angels, stood and cried `lord of my life, grant me the strength to tread the path of revelation; to cross the sea of dark illusion, and face the lighted way of earth' god said `go forth and far away "before the gate which opens on the lighted way to peace, the angel stood alone and said `lord of my life, the way of revelation is the way of manifested life: the path of dark illusion leads to the light which scatters every shadow. i seek to tread the lighted way which leads back to thy presence. a

ALICE A BAILEY13 PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY

arity. theology is simply what men think is in the mind of god. the more ancient the scripture, the greater, necessarily, the distortion. the doctrine of a vengeful god, the doctrine of retribution in some mythical hell, the teaching that god only loves those who interpret him in terms of some particular school of theological thought, the symbolism of the blood sacrifice, the appropriation of the cross as a christian symbol, the teaching about the virgin birth and the picture of an angry deity only appeased by death are the unhappy results of man's own thinking, of his own lower nature, of his sectarian isolationism (fostered by the jewish old testament, but not generally found in the oriental faiths) and of his sense of fear, inherited from the animal side of his nature all these are fost

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

wer of the will that christ referred when he said "i, if i be lifted up, will draw all men unto me" this had no reference to the crucifixion but to the magnetic will of the christ to draw all men, through the life of the indwelling christ in every heart, out of the world of material values into the world of spiritual recognitions. it did not relate to death but to life; it had no reference to the cross but to the resurrection. in the past, the keynote of the christian religion has been death, symbolised for us in the death of christ and much distorted by st. paul in his effort to blend the new religion which christ brought with the old blood religion of the jews. in the cycle which christ will inaugurate after his reappearance, the goal of all the- 14- the reappearance of the christ copyri

m of god and, through the medium of the christ, was brought to the attention of mankind. through the instrumentality of certain great sons of god, the three divine aspects or characteristics of the divine trinity will, love and intelligence have become a part of human thinking and aspiration. christians are apt to forget that the crisis in the final hours of the christ was not that spent upon the cross, but those spent in the garden of gethsemane. then his will in agony and almost despair was submerged in that of the father "father" he said "not my will but thine be done (luke xxii.42) something new, yet planned for from the very depth of time, happened then in that quiet garden; christ, representing mankind, anchored or established the father's will on earth and made it possible for intel

being practised by so-called "heathen" and as requiring christian interference. every possible effort has been made to force orthodox christianity on those who accept the inspiration and the teachings of the buddha or of others who have been responsible for preserving the divine continuity of revelation. the emphasis has been, as we all well know, upon the "blood sacrifice of the christ" upon the cross and upon a salvation dependent upon the recognition and acceptance of that sacrifice. the vicarious at-one-ment has been substituted for the reliance which christ himself enjoined us to place upon our own divinity; the church of christ has made itself famous and futile (as the world war proved) for its narrow creed, its wrong emphases, its clerical pomp, its spurious authority, its material

presentation of a dead christ. his resurrection is accepted, but the major appeal of the churches has been upon his death- 33- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust christ has been for two thousand years a silent, passive figure, hidden behind a multitude of words written by a multitude of men (commentators and preachers. the church has pointed us to the dying christ upon the cross and not to the living, working, active, present christ who has been with us in bodily presence (according to his promise) for twenty centuries. let us, therefore, endeavour to get a truer picture of christ's activities and life and consequently of our future hope. let us try and realise the ever-present yet divine person, laying his plans for the future helping of humanity, assessing his res

e process of training. of this training, his thirty years of work in the carpenter's shop in palestine has ever been the hitherto unrecognised symbol. the word "carpenter" is significant of building, of construction, and means (in its derivation) someone who is an artificer in timber or a builder of wooden houses. this is the true meaning of the biblical story of christ's being crucified upon the cross of wood or the tree. it is related in reality to the decision made by christ in the garden of gethsemane to take over the building or reconstruction work in aquarius, and thus complete the task which he attempted to do in the piscean age. he and his disciples and the new group of world servers are the pledged builders of the new civilisation, the new "house of humanity" the preparatory work

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

essive of the british personality. it has been thought by certain astrologers that britain is ruled by aries, and this is true of it, as far as that small part which is called england is concerned; but i am dealing with the empire as a whole and not with a fraction of it. it is the gemini influence that has led to the constant movement and restlessness of the british people; which has led them to cross and recross the ocean and to stage a constant going out to the very ends of the earth, to return ever again to the centre from which they came. this is characteristic of the race. it is the gemini influence which has produced viewing the work of the nation from the personality or lower angle the secret and oft devious diplomacy and subtlety which has in the past distinguished great britain's

rld, once the flow of its energy is less obstructed. it has produced the fusion of three powerful racial types in group formation and not through admixture as in the united states; it has enabled two relatively antagonistic divisions of- 52- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust the christian faith to work together with a minimum of friction; it has made geneva the seat of the red cross that world activity which works truly impartially with and for the nationals of all countries and for the prisoners of all nations; it housed that sad but well-intentioned experiment which was called the league of nations, and will again house a more true league to meet the world need; it is that which protected the small country from the aggressive sweep of the axis powers. the motto or not

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

ession. the form of the expression is also qualified. thus the seven ways of illusion are produced. i have here outlined for you the causes and the various types of illusion to which the disciple is prone. in its pure form, this illusion has to be met and some day surmounted; it has to be isolated and dispelled by the initiate. it was the final successful effort to do this that led jesus upon the cross to cry out in words of apparent distress. he then finally dissipated the illusion of the personal, objective deity. at that moment, he entered fully into the consciousness that he was himself god, and naught else; that the theory of unity outlined by him in the gospel of st. john, chapter xvii, was indeed and in truth a fact in his own consciousness, established unalterably. yet, nevertheles

ratory stages 1. the act of naming. 2. the protective formula. the protective formula is very simple. the members of the group will say in unison "as a soul i work in light and darkness cannot touch me. i take my stand within the light- 136- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust i work and from that point i never move" as they say this, each person in the group makes the sign of the cross by touching the centre of the forehead, the centre of the chest, and each of the two eyes, thus forming the long limbed cross of the christ or of divine humanity. the cross is not, as you well know, simply a christian symbol. it is the great symbol of light and of consciousness and signifies the vertical light and the horizontal light, the power of attraction and the power of radiation, soul

entre of the forehead, the centre of the chest, and each of the two eyes, thus forming the long limbed cross of the christ or of divine humanity. the cross is not, as you well know, simply a christian symbol. it is the great symbol of light and of consciousness and signifies the vertical light and the horizontal light, the power of attraction and the power of radiation, soul life and service. the cross as now made in the catholic churches, touching the forehead, the heart and the two shoulders is the sign of matter. it signifies in reality the third aspect. the cross which the group will make is the cross of christ and of the christ consciousness. gradually the cross of christ (the cross of the risen christ) will supersede the cross of matter and of the mother aspect. its likeness to the s

pation of world glamour (technique for a group) the preparatory stages. 1. the naming of the group members, followed by ten minutes silence. 2. the protective formula: the group members say in unison "as a soul i work in light and darkness cannot touch me. i take my stand within the light. i work and from that point i never move" as these words are uttered, each group member makes the sign of the cross of divinity. 3. the three preparatory stages: a. focussing the dual light of matter and mind. b. meditation on soul contact and recognition of soul light. c. the fusion of the two lesser lights with soul light. 4. on a signal from the leader, the group says together "the light is one and in that light shall we see light. this is the light that turns the darkness into day" o m. o m. o m. the

the hierarchy) before the two initiations of the threshold and the first major initiation, the transfiguration. for many lives, the disciple has been dwelling upon the threshold. he himself is the dweller. behind the slowly opening door he senses life, energy, spiritual embodiment, and the fact of the angel. between him and that door is a burning-ground; this he faces, and this he knows he has to cross if he seeks to pass through the door. the question for him to answer is whether his will to achieve is strong enough for him to submit his personal lower self to the fires of the final purification. the personal self is now very highly developed; it is a useful instrument which the- 160- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust soul can use; it is a highly trained agent for servic

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

e world from which horizontal impression will be made upon his magnetic aura, and vertical impression will come from the higher levels of the spiritual triad and, still later, from shamballa. then the world of humanity will be to him what the subhuman kingdoms were when the fourth kingdom, the human, was the field of his registered horizontal impression. you have here the true significance of the cross of humanity clearly revealed. the fact of registration is no unusual phenomenon. sensitive people are constantly being impressed from some level of consciousness or other, and are receptive to these impressions according to the level of consciousness upon which they normally function; mediums, for instance, are exceedingly prone to receive impressions from etheric or astral levels, as are th

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

ry "the devas hear the word go forth. they sacrifice themselves and out of their own substance they build the form desired. they draw life and the material from themselves, and yield themselves to the divine impulse" a treatise on cosmic fire, pages 1196-1207 tabulation iii i. dynamic energy. electric fire cancer 1. sirius. saturn. fifth creative hierarchy capricorn (the 8th unknown) the cardinal cross- 30- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the great aries bear. sun, veiling vulcan. second creative hierarchy libra (the 11th) unknown the cardinal cross gemini 3. pleiades. mercury. fourth creative hierarchy sagittarius (the 9th) unknown the mutable cross all the above energies are called into play as far as man is concerned during the

th) unknown the cardinal cross gemini 3. pleiades. mercury. fourth creative hierarchy sagittarius (the 9th) unknown the mutable cross all the above energies are called into play as far as man is concerned during the major initiations and upon the path of initiation. ii. magnetic energy. s olar fire 4. the 7 solar taurus systems. m ars. third creative hierarchy scorpio (the 10th) unknown the fixed cross all the above energy is called into play as far as man is concerned whilst he is in training as a disciple and upon path of discipleship. note: it is not revealed through which signs of the zodiac the first or twelfth creative hierarchy pours forth its energy. before continuing with the analysis of the tabulations and showing the inter-relations existing in this particular zodiacal cycle bet

streams of force pour through: a. leo, capricorn and pisces. to b. saturn, mercury and uranus (the moon. to c. the head, ajna and heart centres. to d. the throat, the solar plexus and the base of the spine. it should be remembered that the sacral centre and the spleen are primarily connected with the planetary emanation of the earth itself. 3.consider the three great cosmic crosses: the cardinal cross t he fixed cross t he mutable cross a. initiation. discipleship. evolution. b. the planetary logos .h umanity .k ingdoms in nature. c. cosmic initiation .s olar initiation. planetary initiation. d. spirit. soul. body. e. life. consciousness .f orm. f. monad. ego. personality. g. three initiations. two initiations. ordinary man (initiates (disciples) and the relation of these three crosses to

e at a major moment of crisis in his cyclic life wherein he will begin to free himself from the path of the great illusion along which he has travelled for aeons from aries to taurus, via pisces and reversing himself will begin to travel the path of light from aries to pisces, via taurus. this changing experience is expressed for us most beautifully in the sixth section of the old commentary "the cross of many changes (the mutable cross. a.a.b) continues with its whirling, carrying crucified thereon the form of a man in whom is found the seed of all illusion. but, from the cross whereon he has been slain e'en though he knew it not the man climbs down and feels his way (with pain and many tears) on to another cross a cross of blinding light, of fiery pain, of bitter woe, and yet the cross o

e cross. a.a.b) continues with its whirling, carrying crucified thereon the form of a man in whom is found the seed of all illusion. but, from the cross whereon he has been slain e'en though he knew it not the man climbs down and feels his way (with pain and many tears) on to another cross a cross of blinding light, of fiery pain, of bitter woe, and yet the cross of liberation. it is a stationary cross, fixed in the heavens, and guarded by the angel. behind the cross, another cross appears, but that he may not reach (the angel guards the way) until the bull has rent and torn the man, and then the light shines forth; until the serpent dread has wrestled with the man and brought him to his knees, and then the lifting up into the light; until the lion has been tamed, the secret of the sphinx

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

of personality success and importance. a reaction of over-stimulation. this reaction was succeeded by one in which the criticism he had made of me became uppermost in my mind. i decided that maybe after all i was not in the class of joan of arc but simply some one who could be nicer than i had been and who could begin to control a rather violent temper. this i started to do. i tried not to be so cross and to control my tongue and for some time became so objectionably good that my family got disturbed; they wondered if i was ill and almost begged me to resume my explosive displays. i was smug and sweet and sentimental. as the years went by i found that at seven years intervals (until i was thirty-five) i had indications of the supervision and interest of this individual. then in 1915 i dis

e rock was a crystal bowl which looked as if it was three feet across. this bowl was full of water. standing ahead of the crowd and in front of the rock were three figures. they formed a triangle and, to my surprise, the one at the apex of the triangle seemed to me to be the christ. the waiting crowd appeared to be in constant movement, and as they moved they formed great and familiar symbols the cross in its various forms, the circle with the point in the centre, the five-pointed star and various interlaced triangles. it was almost like a solemn, rhythmic dance, very slow and dignified but quite soundless. suddenly, the three figures before the rock stretched out their arms towards the heavens. the crowd froze into immobility. at the far end of the bottle-neck a figure was seen in the sky

ver bothered me and i never suffered from my intervention. the m.p.s used to welcome my help to get the men quieted down. i became quite an expert. then there is the affectionate drunk and of him i was frankly terrified. i never knew what he would do or say but learnt always to keep a chair or table between myself and him. lion tamers have found a strong chair very useful between themselves and a cross lion, and i can recommend it with full- 37- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust confidence in the case of an affectionate drunk. the morose drinker is far more difficult but not so common. one learns, too, to distinguish between those men whose drinking affects their legs and those whose heads get affected and the technique employed for each is different. many is the time

as getting out of all bounds and i lived in a constant terror that the members of the congregation would discover it, and that he would lose his post. as a clergyman, he was greatly liked and was an impressive figure in his surplice and stole. he was a very good preacher. i honestly do not think i was too much to blame. i still ran my life on the aphorism "what would jesus have me do" i was not a cross person or quick on the trigger but i expect my silence and attempted patience was aggravating. nothing, however, that i could manage to do would please him and after destroying all photographs and books which he thought i might value, he had taken to knocking me about, though he never touched dorothy. he was always- 64- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust lovely to childr

o wonder if my interpretations were not as good as somebody else's. i remember pondering one day on the verse in the bible "the very hairs of your head are all numbered" it seemed to me that god was keeping a lot of statistics. i consulted a theologian in the seminary and found that his answer was that this biblical statement proved that god was not conditioned by time. i discovered next that the cross was not a christian symbol but that it long antedated christianity and this was a final blow- 72- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust i was, therefore, completely disillusioned by life, by religion with its orthodox presentation and by people, particularly my own husband whom i had idealised. no one needed me, except three babies, and i used to be needed by hundreds and t

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

quite widespread and usual. it is essential that you keep these two lines of force-activity clearly differentiated in your mind. both pass through and from the etheric body into the physical body, but only one of them originates in or is concerned with difficulties which have an etheric origin. the etheric body is a body composed entirely of lines of force and of points where these lines of force cross each other and thus form (in crossing) centres of energy. where many such lines of force cross each other, you have a larger centre of energy, and where great streams of energy meet and cross, as they do in the head and up the spine, you have seven major centres. there are seven such, plus twenty-one lesser centres and forty-nine smaller centres known to the esotericists. however, we will co

er centres. its petals are composed of 96 lesser petals or units of force (48+ 48= 96) but these do not assume the flower shape of the other lotuses. they spread out like the wings of an airplane to the right and left of the head, and are symbolic of the right hand path and the left hand path, of the way of matter and the way of spirit. they constitute symbolically, therefore, the two arms of the cross upon which the man is crucified two streams of energy or light placed athwart the stream of life descending from the monad to the base of the spine and passing through the head. the idea of relativity is one that must ever be held in mind as the student seeks to comprehend the centres, interiorly related within the etheric body, related at the same time to the subtler bodies, to the states o

of the emotions, and the development of the spiritual will are carried forward. diagram there are four of these webs. when the fourfold personality is highly developed and the ajna centre is awakening, then these webs slowly and gradually, normally and automatically disappear. the webs in the head are of much higher quality and bisect the skull horizontally and vertically. thus they symbolise the cross upon which a son of god is crucified. 11. the three channels up the spine are responsive in their totality to the three major centres: a. to the solar plexus centre, providing thus the impulse of desire and feeding the physical life and the creative urge. b. to the heart centre, providing the impulse to love and to conscious contact with ever widening areas of divine expression. c. to the he

r the complete control of the spiritual man, and the blood stream is purified and becomes an unimpeded and satisfactory channel for the circulation of that which the energised glands discharge. this is the esoteric significance of the biblical words "the blood is the life" and also of the words "saved by the blood of christ" it is not by the blood of a christ dying two thousand years ago upon the cross in palestine that man is saved, but by the livingness of the blood of those in whom the christ life and consciousness, and the quality of the christ, is perfectly demonstrating and expressed. then, when the nature of the indwelling christ is fully, spontaneously and automatically expressing itself in and through the personality, the three fires of the creative process the fire of matter, the

th drama in all kingdoms a destruction of forms which brings about release of power and permits "entrance into light through the gateway of death" page 64. a "withhold thy hand until the time has come. then give the gift of death, o opener of the door" page 65. b "separate the robe from that which hides behind its many folds. take off the veiling sheaths. let god be seen. take christ from off the cross" page 69. the first step towards substantiating the fact of the soul is to establish the fact of survival, though- 243- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust this may not necessarily prove the fact of immortality..that something survives the process of death, and that something persists after the disintegration of the physical body is steadily b

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

voked and aid you in registering what i say. here are the phrases among which i shall choose one for each full moon contact. 1. the golden lotus of the heart. 7. the triangle of fire. 2. the burning ground of fiery red. 8. the golden way to god. 3. the mountain top, bathed in the morning sunrise. 9. the ocean and the rocky shore. 4. the uplifted hand. 10. the silver torch. 5. the equal four-armed cross. 11. the iridescent cube. 6. the open door. 12. the burning bush. i shall picture these to you and name them in your hearing. note whether you can both see and hear. my blessing rests upon you and together we go forward into the future. june 1946 my brothers: the papers which i am at this time sending out to you are perhaps the most important which you have ever received. this is so not from

y the great invocation, emphasising one of the four stanzas during each of the four weeks of the month, and dwelling on its significance longer than the others. 3. your meditation must then be built up around eight words which you can arrange within your consciousness in the following manner- 125- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust god achievement matter method this cross concerns your vertical life unity goodwill expression understanding this cross concerns your horizontal life the mode of your application of all this must be related to your daily life expression, and at some point you (the incarnated soul) must realise the factual nature of your dual life as a disciple. this the superimposed crosses show. 4. give ten or fifteen minutes to the consideration

himself with the hierarchy, who work from the cosmic astral plane but through the use of the planetary antahkarana work also on buddhic-mental levels and are evoked by the desire of the mass of men. i do not intend to deal further here with the invocation, because i did so fully in the earlier meditation instructions. i earnestly beg you, however, to reread what i there wrote. meditation vii. the cross. spiritual position it is an occult truism to say that the disciple is crucified upon the fixed cross of the heavens. this he is prepared always to accept, for he knows from bitter experience how true it is; he lives in the recognition that the life of the disciple is hard and its exigencies are inescapable. curiously enough, a good deal of this recognition is based upon an unconscious and u

for he knows from bitter experience how true it is; he lives in the recognition that the life of the disciple is hard and its exigencies are inescapable. curiously enough, a good deal of this recognition is based upon an unconscious and unrealised self-pity. to offset this unrecognised habit of thought, this meditation is intended to teach the disciple to create with deliberate intention his own cross, and in this manner do away with his idea (again unrealised) that the cross is the result of his point in evolution, that it is imposed upon him by astrological conditions, and that through it the lords of karma work, exacting from him the full price for all past misdeeds. this, in reality, is not so. by the time a man is admitted into an ashram he has already worked off a very great deal of

) that the cross is the result of his point in evolution, that it is imposed upon him by astrological conditions, and that through it the lords of karma work, exacting from him the full price for all past misdeeds. this, in reality, is not so. by the time a man is admitted into an ashram he has already worked off a very great deal of his karma, both good and bad, and is now ready to build his own cross upon which he takes his stand with his hands stretched out in blessing. that is the idea underlying this seventh meditation on the vertical and the horizontal position of the practising disciple. in this meditation you therefore have: the vertical life 1. god, or the divine reality, veiled by all forms. 2. the polar opposite to this, i.e, the matter in which this divine nature is expressed

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

ent devotion the two outstanding qualities of the shamballa lives, sustaining life and giving. this is lasting devotion to the good of the whole or the expression of the spirit of synthesis and sacrifice in order again that all lesser lives (such as those embodied in the personality of man) may rise to the "resurrection which is in christ" through the crucifixion or sacrifice of the soul upon the cross of matter. it is this thought again which gives significance to the life of christ on earth for he re-enacted for us an eternal process, externalising it in such a way that it became the symbol of the motive of the entire manifested universe and the impulse which should direct each of us crucifixion and death, resurrection and life, and the consequent salvation of the whole. it is this thoug

motional solar plexus reactions. on the physical plane you will not be occupied with the problem of what to do, because every physical effort, time, and personality emphasis will be directed to the shouldering of your due share in arresting the forces of aggression from any further advance. this might mean fighting in the ranks of the allied armies, or it might mean driving an ambulance under red cross auspices; raising funds to succour the refugees; speaking on public platforms or to groups upon the issues at stake, or participating in some form of national effort to bring aid and strength to the allies. whatever it is, it will call for all that is in you and all that you are, integrated and directed to a sustained, substantial, one-pointed effort. it will throw your will-to-good behind e

disciples and aspirants measure up to the opportunity. the immediate task i enter upon my concluding remarks wondering if anything i can say will awaken disciples to the needed spiritual effort a spiritual effort which must find expression in physical plane decisions and activity. a certain aspect of physical plane effort is already being undertaken by them through very force of circumstance: red cross activity in every land, response to urgent, surrounding, physical need, and the mobilisation of their time and resources by leaders in all countries are the keynotes of the time. but it is the inner spiritual activity and orientation- 201- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust (paralleling the outer activity) which is required. this is an activity which is preceded

t one, the work is fairly simple, the next step is apparent and plain, the line of activity to be followed is clear and the inspiration is fresh and vital. but the moment that the consciousness of the disciple becomes inclusive horizontally (and that must take place, then the difficulty becomes great, and the disciple begins to understand for the first time the true significance of the words "the cross of the saviour" yet if he can train himself to stand where the four arms meet (i am here speaking symbolically) he will discover that he stands in the place of power, and at the "midway point" then he can truly begin (again speaking symbolically) to look off to the four corners of the earth, both subjectively and objectively, and with reality; immediately the strain is terrific. this is one

groups of angels, he works to open up the world of departed souls to the seeker, and much that has of late convinced the materialistic world of life beyond has emanated from him. he whom you call the master d.k. works much with those who heal with pure altruism; he occupies himself with those who are active in the laboratories of the world, with great philanthropic world movements such as the red cross, and with the rapidly developing welfare movements. his work also embraces teaching, and he does much at this time to train the various disciples of the world, taking the disciples of many of the masters and so relieving them- 331- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust temporarily, in this hour of crisis, from their teaching responsibilities. many of the healing ang

ALICE A BAILEY24 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME V THE RAYS AND THE INITIATIONS

e respectively the four types of bodies: dense physical, etheric, astral and mental. b. the aggregate of these lives which constitute in themselves four types of elementals or separate coherent, though not self-conscious, existences. these four lunar lords constitute what the ageless wisdom teaching calls "the four sides of the square" they are the "lower quaternary "the imprisoning cubes" or the cross upon which the inner spiritual man is to be crucified. these four elementals have an intelligence all their own, are upon the involutionary arc, are following the law of their own being when they tend to become powerful, and thereby fully express that which is in them. c. a dominant controlling lunar lord who is that which we understand by the term the 'lower personality; he (if the personal

f god throughout nature, and therefore throughout the entire personality life of the initiate or of the initiate group. the scales fall from the eyes, bringing about paradoxically the "dark night of the soul" and the sense of being alone and bereft of all help. this led (in the case of the christ, for instance) to that appalling moment in the garden of gethsemane, and which was consummated on the cross, when the will of personality-soul clashed with the divine will of the monad. the revelation to the initiate of the ages of severance from the central reality, and of all its attendant implications, descends upon the one who is attempting to stand "in isolated unity" as patanjali (to quote him a second time) calls the experience*(3) the omnipresence of divinity within all forms pours in upon

hat divinity is all there is, and this he learns through the revelation of the inherent separativeness of the form life, through the processes of "the dark night of the soul" and its culminating lesson of the significance of isolation and the freeing process which brings about the merging into unity through the emission of the sound, the cry, the invocation, such as the cry of the christ upon the cross symbolised. his exact words have not been transmitted to us. they vary for each ray, but all bring about the recognition of divine merging, in which all separating veils are "rent from the top to the bottom (as the new testament expresses it- 26- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust b. the omniscience of the divine whole is also brou

on is the crescent moon; that of the process of evolution as it affects the material or substantial life of the man is the waxing and the waning moon the symbol of growing desire and of the dying out of desire. the symbol of the world of meaning is light the light which shines upon the ways of men, interpreting events and bestowing revelation. the symbol of the world of mediation is the revolving cross, whilst the symbol of the world of purpose is a twofold one: the five-pointed star and then the radiant heart of the sun. remember that when we talk and think in symbols, we are placing something between ourselves and reality something protective, interpretive and significant, but something nevertheless veiling and hiding. after the fifth initiation all veils are rent and naught stands- 115

worlds at all. there is only blackness. to this the mystic has given the name "the dark night of the soul" the true dark night (of which the mystic's dark night is only a dim reflection, to speak paradoxically) marks a very exalted state of being and stage of development. it was into the blackness and darkness that christ penetrated as he overshadowed one of his masters, the master jesus upon the cross. this will strike a new note for many, and can only now be revealed. it is concerned with the facility with which a master participates in the experience, subjectively realised, of the disciples whom he has prepared for initiation. it relates also to the still higher identification of the christ with those initiates who are taking the fourth and fifth initiations, such as the master jesus in

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

ples of the hesperides the myth the nature of the test- 1- the symbols labor iii- part 2 gathering the golden apples of the hesperides the field of the labor the three symbolic constellations the lesson of the labor labor iv- part 1 the capture of the doe or hind the myth synthesis of the signs meaning of the story labor iv- part 2 the capture of the doe or hind qualities of the sign the cardinal cross the stars at-one-ment with capricorn symbols the three symbolic constellations the lesson of the labor labor v the slaying of the nemean lion the myth the number five the story of the myth the field of the labor the three symbolic constellations the lesson of the labor labor vi seizing the girdle of hippolyte- 2- the labours of hercules the myth introduction interpretations of the myth the t

s the three symbolic constellations the lesson of the labor labor v the slaying of the nemean lion the myth the number five the story of the myth the field of the labor the three symbolic constellations the lesson of the labor labor vi seizing the girdle of hippolyte- 2- the labours of hercules the myth introduction interpretations of the myth the two ways the constellations and stars the mutable cross and the planetary rulers significance of the sign and its polar opposite keynotes labor vii the capture of the erymanthian boar the myth prologue reflections of a libran the rulers of libra and its opposite sign the constellations and stars some highlights from the lecture by alice bailey labor viii destroying the lernaean hydra the myth introduction psychological analysis of the myth the ni

arch on. dim is the light at first. selfish the trend of human aspiration, and dark the deeds resultant. slowly men learn and, in learning, pass between the pillars of the gates time and again. dull is the understanding but in the halls of discipline, found in each section of the circle's cosmic sweep, the truth is slowly grasped; the needed lesson learnt; the nature purified and taught until the cross is seen- that fixed and waiting cross which crucifies the sons of men, stretched out on the crosses of those who serve and save. from out the mass of men, one man stood forth in ancient days and caught the great presiding elder's watching eye, he who eternally presides within the council chamber of the lord. he turned to one who stood, close at his hand, and said "who is that soul upon the w

sed. the great wheel turned and turning, carried all the sons of men, who are the sons of god upon their way. and as these centuries passed, a group of men emerged who slowly turned the other way. they found the way. they passed the gates and struggled towards the mountain top, and towards the place of death and sacrifice. the watching teacher saw a man emerge from out this crowd, mount the fixed cross, demanding deeds to do, service to render unto god and man, and willingness to travel the way to god. he stood before the great presiding one who works within the council chamber of the lord and heard a word go forth "obey the teacher on the way. prepare for the last tests. pass through- 5- the labours of hercules each gate and in the sphere which they reveal and guard, perform the labor whi

nything for the separated self is no part of the mission of a son of god. he has to find himself as an individual, only to discover that individualism must be sacrificed intelligently to the good of the group. he discovers likewise that personal greed has no place in the life of the aspirant who is seeking liberation from the ever recurring cycle of existence and the constant crucifixion upon the cross of matter. the characteristics of the man immersed in form life and under the rule of matter are fear, individualism, competition and greed. these have to give place to spiritual confidence, cooperation, group awareness and selflessness. this is the lesson that hercules brings to us, and this is the demonstration [10] of the life of god which is being wrought out in the creative process, and

ANALYSIS OF THE 5 6 INITIATION

he work to follow. light then appears within the universe in the form of a flaming sword. this is depicted by the number twenty-one, the number of hyha. this is, the divine name of rtk. the descent of the light from rtk to twklm formulates the flaming sword and descendeth from the above to the below. in that trapt is a reflection of rtk and that which is in rtk is reflected in trapt, the rose and cross exists in rtk as a beam of brilliance and is made manifest and pronounced in trapt. the rose and cross is a symbol of the crux ansata and is the key to the opening of the seven-sided vault of the adepti. the vault is a mystical symbol of that which is truly alive and yet buried and beyond the range and comprehension of animal man. the vault cannot be approached by the candidate unless, first

. the vault is a mystical symbol of that which is truly alive and yet buried and beyond the range and comprehension of animal man. the vault cannot be approached by the candidate unless, first, he be scourged and his physical body be likened to christ. second, he must be crucified and die with christ "for if ye will die with christ, ye shall rise with christ" clearly, we can see that the rose and cross resumes and completes i.n.r.i. and that i.n.r.i conceals i.a.o, the highest name of the divine of the early gnostics. this is amoun, the concealed one, the one which only the initiated can perceive. ankh (crux ansata) the ankhs (crux ansata) held by the chief officers are held by the rtk band. this alludes that it is to rtk alone we must hold fast, and that only in total surrender unto the l

ust hold fast, and that only in total surrender unto the light will the light descend (the left hand is the hand in which the ankh is held, the passive hand. with the right hand we project the light and the chiefs hold symbols of the projection of light which is symbolic of their wands. complete symbol of r.c. on the breast is the symbol of balance and equilibrium. it is the lamen of the rose and cross. it consists of twenty-two petals (2+ 2= 4= the tetragrammaton. seven planets, five elements, and three alchemical principles are all formed on the symbol of the perfected self, the cross. 22 paths+ 9 planets (seven ancient plus caput and cauda draconis+ 5 elements+ 3 alchemical principles= 39= 12, 1+ 2= 3, the number of the supernals. it is also a symbol of the triangle, the two con-dividin

2 paths+ 9 planets (seven ancient plus caput and cauda draconis+ 5 elements+ 3 alchemical principles= 39= 12, 1+ 2= 3, the number of the supernals. it is also a symbol of the triangle, the two con-dividing, the one reconciling. it is the reconciled one that in a mystical sense is buried and alive in the vault. thirty-nine also equals i h v h+ a ch d. in all three are sixty-one symbols of the rose cross lamen, the number of ain. in addition, 6+1=7, the sides of he vault. the rose and cross united bring down into the center of all the divine white brilliance of rtk. there on the center is another rose and cross, the rose of ruby and the o of the holy spirit, and the cross of gold, the glory of light and the 4 perfection of the lower genius united to the higher genius. rays issue forth becaus

the rose and cross united bring down into the center of all the divine white brilliance of rtk. there on the center is another rose and cross, the rose of ruby and the o of the holy spirit, and the cross of gold, the glory of light and the 4 perfection of the lower genius united to the higher genius. rays issue forth because osiris hath risen and isis shines forth a new creation. this higher rose cross in the center of the rose cross of divine light is the mystery of the higher genius descending into the rtk of man, and the lower genius is now established in trapt. in harmony, one reflects the other. the wands of the chiefs the chief adept holds the wand of thoth; in that his grade of 7=4 is that of isis, we could say isis holds the wand of thoth. the second adept is 6=5 of hrwbg and allud

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

e horse as you hear me now sing!bridle, o bridle the son of the king!come in a hurry and bring him to me!the son of the king will ere long set thee free!and because thou for ever art brilliant and fair,under a glass i will keep thee; while there,with a lens i will study thy secrets concealed,till all their bright mysteries are fully revealed,yea, all the wondrous lore perplexedof this life of our cross and of the next.thus to all mysteries i shall attain,yea, even to that at last of the grain;and when this at last i shall truly know,firefly, freely ill let thee go!when earths dark secrets are known to me, page 12 chapter ii.the sabbat: treguenda or witch-meeting how to consecrate the supper.here follows the supper, of what it must consist, and what shall be said and done to consecrate it t

ARTHUR E WAITE TEMPLAR ORDERS IN FREEMASONRY

y made an alliance and on whom they conferred their knowledge. to conceal it from others and yet transmit it through the ages they created the masonic order in i340; but the alchemical secret, which is the physical term of the mystery, has been ever reserved to those who can emerge from the veils of allegory- that is to say, for the chiefs of st. andrew of the thistle, who are princes of the rosy cross, and the grand council of the chapter. the alchemical side of this story is in a similar position to that of the perpetuation myth, of which it is an early version. there is nothing that can be taken seriously. but this is not to say that in either case there is no vestige of possibilities behind. modern science tends more and more to show us that the transmutation of metals is not an idle d

02 of the fifth volume, in a size corresponding to what is termed crown octavo among us. the hand is clear and educated. the particular templar chivalry is represented as an order connected with and acknowledging nothing else in freemasonry except the craft degrees. in respect of antiquity it claims descent by succession from certain canons or knights of the holy sepulchre, who first bore the red cross on their hearts, and were founded by james the first, brother of the first bishop of jerusalem. these canons became the knights hospitallers of a much later date. on these followed the templars, from whom the masonic knights of the temple more especially claimed derivation, though in some obscure manner they held descent from all, possibly in virtue of spiritual consanguinity postulated betw

to find. the most important are briefly these (1) that of the baldwyn encampment at bristol, which is probably the oldest of all: the procedure takes place while a vast army of saracens is massing outside the encampment (2) that of the early grand rite of scotland, subsequently merged in the scottish chapter general: the pilgrim comes to lay the sins and follies of a life-time at the foot of the cross, and he passes through various symbolical veils by which the encampment is guarded (3) that connected with the name of canongate kilwinning under the title of knight templar masonry, in which there is a pilgrimage to jericho and the jordan (4) that of st. george aboyne templar encampment at aberdeen, a strange elaborate pageant, in which the candidate has a searching examination on matters o

BALANONES TEMPLE OF SET FAQ

initiation are very meaningful within the temple of set, but for most purposes you can consider them as variations upon the fourth degree. why do you turn the pentagram upside down? or as flagg@tiac.net stated on alt.pagan on jan 10, 1996, and i responded: ft> i know some satanists would like to think they are pagan, but if this is the case, why the need to desacrate the pentagram as they did the cross? i know the pentagram is not central to all pagan beliefs, but there is still no need for this. all pagan faiths that i know of respect the symbols of other religions. agreed. so why do you turn the holy and glorious pentagram wrong side up? it's a symbol of dynamic balance, resting actively on one point. why do you have to turn it over with its all-important balance point pointing meaningle

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

ing to tsiu marpo at tengy ling monastery, lhasa (2) 37. the special arrangement of the oracular attire and weapons. 38. lhakpa d ndrup fully dressed and beginning the oracle trance. 39. lhakpa d ndrup at the height of the trance, possessed by dorj shukden. 40. a female oracle at the height of trance. 41. lhakpa d ndrup collapsing after the trance and being held up by his assistants. 42. a thread-cross. 43. the tree on which pehar landed during the reign of the fifth dalai lama. 44. a common iconographic representation of pehar. 45. painting of pehar at tengy ling monastery, lhasa. 46. a statue of pehar at the jokwukhang. 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 135 135 136 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 viii list of abbreviations dcts lelung j drung zhep dorj (sle lung rje drung bzhad pa i rd

ommence. three specific texts will be examined here; the root text, the warlord s tantra, and two smaller texts, the perfect feast petition offering and the fragment from the lightning garland. the model for the outlines given here is inspired both by stephan beyer and yael bentor, whose works are quintessential studies on tibetan ritual.119 these texts are ritual documents at their core and they cross both temporal and sectarian boundaries. the first two texts were not only composed two centuries apart, but while the warlord s tantra is a nyingma text, the perfect feast petition offering is geluk, two sects that are considered by many to be decidedly antithetical.120 my comparison between these texts will provide insight into the varied schemes of a specific ritual task and reveal the uti

ey holding a burning incense stick somewhere in the monastery. the painters were perplexed by this odd request but complied. late one night afterward, pehar shed his form of the little boy and possessed the image of the monkey. so doing, he burned the monastery down with the incense stick.221 in response, the infuriated zhangtselwa subdued pehar through ritual means and imprisoned him in a thread-cross (mdos. a thread-cross is a ritual implement made of crossed sticks surrounded by a web of multicolored thread (figure 42. thread-cross rituals draw demons or deities toward the cross and trap them within the web.222 once pehar was trapped within the thread-cross, zhangtselwa locked it in a box and threw the box into the kyichu river. as the box was floating down the river, it was spotted by

of the trance, possessed by dorj shukden (photo: r. de nebesky-wojkowitz; de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, plate 16) figure 40. a female oracle at the height of trance (photo: c. meazza 1998; diemberger 2005, p. 137) 136 figure 41. lhakpa d ndrup collapsing after the trance and being held up by his assistants (photo: r. de nebesky-wojkowitz; de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, plate 17) 137 figure 42. a thread-cross (mdos. this particular cross is one of several elements involved in a contemporary l (glud) ritual (photo: c. bell 2005) 138 figure 43. the tree on which pehar landed during the reign of the fifth dalai lama. the monastery of nechung was built up around this tree, which is currently found in the central chapel surrounded by statues of pehar in his wrathful and peaceful forms (the latter is s

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

as the seven principles which correspond to the seven distinct states of pragna, or consciousness, are allied to seven states of matter and the seven forms of force, the division must be the same in all that concerns the earth* venus is thus[[diagram] the earth[[diagram[[vol. 2, page] 30 the secret doctrine. also of astrology, represented venus in its astronomical tables as a globe poised over a cross, and the earth, as a globe under a cross. the esoteric meaning of this is "earth fallen into generation, or into the production of its species through sexual union" but the later western nations did not fail to give quite a different interpretation. they explained this sign through their mystics- guided by the light of the latin church- as meaning that our earth and all on it were redeemed b

and the earth, as a globe under a cross. the esoteric meaning of this is "earth fallen into generation, or into the production of its species through sexual union" but the later western nations did not fail to give quite a different interpretation. they explained this sign through their mystics- guided by the light of the latin church- as meaning that our earth and all on it were redeemed by the cross, while venus (otherwise lucifer or satan) was trampling upon it. venus is the most occult, powerful, and mysterious of all the planets; the one whose influence upon, and relation to the earth is most prominent. in exoteric brahmanism, venus or sukra- a male deity- is the son of bhrigu, one of the prajapati and a vedic sage, and is daitya-guru, or the priest-instructor of the primeval giants

lop into their physical forms, and the symbol is transformed into a circle with a diameter from which runs a vertical line: expressive of male and female, not separated as yet- the first and earliest egyptian tau[[diagram; after which it becomes[[diagram] or male-female separated (see first pp. of book i) and fallen into generation. venus (the planet) is symbolised by the sign of a globe over the cross, which shows it as presiding over the natural generation of man. the egyptians symbolised ank "life" by the ansated cross, or[[diagram, which is only another form of venus (isis[[diagram, and meant, esoterically, that mankind and all animal life bad stepped out of the divine spiritual circle and fallen into physical male and female generation. this sign, from the end of the third race, has t

mankind and all animal life bad stepped out of the divine spiritual circle and fallen into physical male and female generation. this sign, from the end of the third race, has the same phallic significance as the "tree[[footnote(s* in the esoteric philosophy it is male and female, or hermaphrodite; hence the bearded venus in mythology* therefore, putting aside its religio-metaphysical aspect, the cross of the christians is symbolically far more phallic than the pagan svastica[[vol. 2, page] 31 the horses of sukra's car. of life" in eden anouki, a form of isis, is the goddess of life; and ank was taken by the hebrews from the egyptians and introduced by moses, one learned in the wisdom of the priests of egypt, with many other mystical words. the word ank in hebrew, with the personal suffix

, one learned in the wisdom of the priests of egypt, with many other mystical words. the word ank in hebrew, with the personal suffix, means "my life" my being, which "is the personal pronoun anochi" from the name of the egyptian goddess anouki* in one of the most ancient catechisms of southern india, madras presidency, the hermaphrodite goddess adanari (see also "indian pantheon) has the ansated cross, the svastica, the "male and female sign" right in the central part, to denote the pre-sexual state of the third race. vishnu, who is now represented with a lotus growing out of his navel- or the universe of brahma evolving out of the central point nara- is shown in one of the oldest carvings as double-sexed (vishnu and lakshmi) standing on a lotus-leaf floating on the water; which water ris

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

presides over. the conceptions of a personal god as changeless and infinite are thus unpsychological and, what is worse, unphilosophical* plato proves himself an initiate, when saying in cratylus that[[theos] is derived from the verb[[theein "to move "to run" as the first astronomers who observed the motions of the heavenly bodies called the planets[[theoi, the gods (see book ii "symbolism of the cross and circle) later, the word produced another term[[aletheia "the breath of god[[vol. 1, page] 3 proem. phenomenon in nature* intra-cosmic motion is eternal and ceaseless; cosmic motion (the visible, or that which is subject to perception) is finite and periodical. as an eternal abstraction it is the ever-present; as a manifestation, it is finite both in the coming direction and the opposite

ture, sexless and infinite "aditi in that (rig veda, the point in the disc, or potential space within abstract space. in its third stage the point is transformed into a diameter, thus[[diagram] it now symbolises a divine immaculate mother-nature within the all-embracing absolute infinitude[[vol. 1, page] 5 proem. when the diameter line is crossed by a vertical one[[diagram, it becomes the mundane cross. humanity has reached its third rootrace; it is the sign for the origin of human life to begin. when the circumference disappears and leaves only the[[diagram] it is a sign that the fall of man into matter is accomplished, and the fourth race begins. the cross within a circle symbolises pure pantheism; when the cross was left uninscribed, it became phallic. it had the same and yet other mean

an life to begin. when the circumference disappears and leaves only the[[diagram] it is a sign that the fall of man into matter is accomplished, and the fourth race begins. the cross within a circle symbolises pure pantheism; when the cross was left uninscribed, it became phallic. it had the same and yet other meanings as a tau inscribed within a circle[[diagram] or as a "thor's hammer" the jaina cross, so-called, or simply svastica within a circle[[diagram] by the third symbol- the circle divided in two by the horizontal line of the diameter- the first manifestation of creative (still passive, because feminine) nature was meant. the first shadowy perception of man connected with procreation is feminine, because man knows his mother more than his father. hence female deities were more sacr

place- when the figure became[[diagram, the circle, or sexless life modified or separated- a double glyph or symbol. with the races of our fifth race it became in symbology the sacr, and in hebrew n'cabvah, of the first-formed races* then it changed into the egyptian[[diagram (emblem of life, and still later into the sign of venus[[diagram] then comes the svastica (thor's hammer, or the "hermetic cross" now, entirely separated from its circle, thus becoming purely phallic. the esoteric symbol of kali yuga is the five-pointed star reversed, thus[[diagram- the sign of human sorcery, with its two points (horns) turned heavenward, a position every[[footnote(s* see that suggestive work "the source of measures" where the author explains the real meaning of the word "sacr" from which "sacred "sac

ents it as a perfect circle with the (root) point in the centre. this sign was universal, therefore we find it in the kabala also. the western kabala, however, now in the hands of christian mystics, ignores it altogether, though it is plainly shown in the zohar. these sectarians begin at the end, and show as the symbol of pregenetic kosmos this sign[[diagram, calling it "the union of the rose and cross" the great mystery of occult generation, from whence the name- rosicrucians (rose cross! as may be judged, however, from the most important, as the best known of the rosicrucians' symbols, there is one which has never been hitherto understood even by modern mystics. it is that of the "pelican" tearing open its breast to feed its seven little ones- the real creed of the brothers of the rosie

BLUE EQUINOX

but the feet of the prophet were weary, and the mountain heard not his voice. 59. but i have called unto thee, and i have journeyed unto thee, and it availed me not. 60. i waited patiently, and thou wast with me from the beginning. 61. this now i know, o my beloved, and we are stretched at our ease among the vines. 62. but these thy prophets; they must cry aloud and scourge themselves; they must cross trackless wastes and unfathomed oceans; to await thee is the end, not the beginning. 63. let darkness cover up the writing! let the scribe depart among his ways. 64. but thou and i are stretched at our ease among the vines; what is he? 65. o thou beloved one! is there not an end? nay, but there is an end. awake! arise! gird up thy limbs, o thou runner; bear thou the word unto the mighty citi

hout absolute knowledge all is vain. i am going to ask the one last question. why? i have written it. an awful stillness falls. i am alone in my lodgings, i have no money, and i cannot use my will to demand it from others if i can give nothing in return to help them to find what they really seek. i have cried with christ .eli, eli, lama sabacthani. i have suffered the bloody sweat with him on the cross, and now i say with him .it is finished. amen. one last note occurs to me before i wrap up this book and seal it and address it to f. in whose hands it will be safe. i looked into the eyes of a little child this evening. does the answer lie there? sep. 5th, 12:26 p.m. it is over. i have unsealed the package and once more opened the book. this time it will be but a short entry. very quietly i

ve to work with a big w. june 12, 1911. on saturday night, in bed i attempted .thinking backwards. and successfully managed two days, with no breaks in the first day, and practically none for the day before, except a few little incidents during office hours in the morning. when i came to thoughts on waking of saturday morning and got to the .blank. i experienced some mental visions and .telephone-cross voices. but cannot say if they were connected with any dream; then suddenly i found myself lying in bed with the last thoughts of the previous night in mind. yesterday, i read the article on the subject (training of the mind) carefully, also learnt the formula of the four great meditations on love, pity, happiness and indifference. at night, i again attempted .thinking backwards. but experie

e houses of which overhung, till we reached a sort of a mosque. entering this he led me to the altar, which was supported by brackets from the wall, and above which was a beautiful stained window. at the sides were thin columns and sort of boxes, similar to theatre boxes. we knelt at the altar; and he took my hand and said .raise your consciousness. i perceived a star and crescent above me, and a cross dimly formulated in the background. after this, the astral seemed to coincide with the body; but consciousness of the astral surroundings was still clear. continued to raise consciousness, and to send out thoughts of love. perceived around me innumerable streams of thought, interlacing and like a net-work, and when the love-thought was sent out, the whole net sparkled, as with little specks

ntries is delegated by charter to the most holy, most illustrious, most illuminated, and most puissant baphomet x rex summus sanctissimus 33, 90, 96, past grand master of the united states of america, grand master of ireland, iona, and all the britains, grand master of the knights of the holy ghost, sovereign grand commander of the order of the temple, most wise sovereign of the order of the rosy cross, grand zerubbabel of the order of the holy royal arch of enoch, etc. etc. etc, national grand master general ad vitam of the o.t.o. 7. the national grand master general ad vitam is assisted by two principal officers, the grand treasurer general and the grand secretary general. there are many other officers, but they do not concern those to whom the present manifesto is addressed. 8. the whol

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e, and strength through trouble. it is the affirmation of justice upholding divine authority; and it may become the sword of wrath, punishment, and affliction. iv. the root of the powers of the earth ace of pentacles a white radiant angelic hand, holding a branch of a rose tree, whereon is a large pentacle, formed of five concentric circles. the innermost circle is white, charged with a red greek cross. from this white centre, twelve rays, also white, issue: these terminate at the circumference, making the whole something like an astrological figure of the heavens. it is surmounted by a small circle, above which is a large white maltese cross, and with two white wings. four crosses and two buds are shewn. the hand issueth from the clouds as in the other three cases. it represents materiali

prince of the chariot of earth king of pentacles a winged kingly figure seated in a chariot drawn by a bull. he bears as a crest the symbol of the book t page 9 of 26 http//www.private.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 head of the winged bull. beneath the chariot is land, with many flowers. in the one hand he bears an orb of gold held downwards, and in the other a sceptre surmounted by an orb and cross. increase of matter. increases good or evil, solidifies; practically applies things. steady; reliable. if ill dignified he is selfish, animal and material: stupid. in either case slow to anger, but furious if roused. rules from 20 degree aries to 20 degree taurus. air of earth prince and emperor of the gnomes. xx. princess of the echoing hills; rose of the palace of earth knave of pentacles

us the four threes, sixes, and nines. the first and third decans follow the same order: sunday beginning the first decan of virgo and in the third decans of gemini and capricorn. the planets govern respectively decans with the following titles- or in taurus leo libra sagittarius pisces two wands: 1 each of the other suits. or in gemini leo libra capricorn pisces two swords: 1 each of others. head cross, orb held downwards brown princess winged ram's head grass, flowers, grove of trees, sceptre with disk, pentacle like that in ace rich brown dark card central decan of meaning day 3 of wands aries established strength sun 6 of pentacles taurus material success moon 9 of swords gemini despair and cruelty mars 3 of cups cancer abundance mercury 6 of wands leo victory jupiter 9 of pentacles vir

wo white radiant angelic hands issuant per nubes dexter and sinister. they are clasped together in the grip of the first order "i.e" the four fingers of each right hand crooked into each other, the thumbs meeting above; and they hold, at the same time, by their centres, five wands or torches which are similar unto the wands of a zelator adeptus minor. one wand is upright in the middle; the others cross each other. flames leap from the point of junction. above the middle wand is the sign saturn, and below is that of leo: thus representing the decante. violent strife and boldness, rashness, cruelty, violence, lust, desire, prodigality and generosity; depending on whether the card is well or ill dignified. geburah of hb:y (quarrelling and fighting. this decan hath its beginning from the royal

hshyh and hb:llhal of the schemhamphorash. xxiv. the lord of prudence eight of pentacles a white radiating angelic hand, issuing from a cloud, and grasping a branch of a rose tree, with four white roses thereon, which touch only the four lowermost pentacles. no rosebuds even, but only leaves, touch the four uppermost disks. all the pentacles are similar to that of the ace, but without the maltese cross and wings. they are arranged like the geomantic figure populus: above and below them are the symbols sun and virgo for the decan. over-careful in small things at the expense of great "penny wise and pound foolish: gain of ready money in small sums; mean; avaricious; industrious; cultivation of land; hoarding, lacking in enterprise. hod of hb:h (skill: prudence: cunning. therein rule those mi

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

will. but don't do anything that will harm another. it's as simple as that. in april, 1974, the council of american witches adopted a set of principles of wiccan belief. i, personally, subscribe to those principles and list them here. read them carefully. 1. we practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of the moon and the seasonal quarters and cross quarters. 2. we recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility toward our environment. we seek to live in harmony with nature, in ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within an evolutionary concept. 3. we acknowledge a depth of power far greater than that apparent to the average person. because it is far greater than ordinary it is sometimes cal

t it to be (see figure 3.1. with a powered bandsaw (if you have one, or a simple hacksaw, cut out the profile and file off any rough edges. then start shaping the blade for sharpness. a grinding wheel would come in handy here, though you can work with rough and 29 30/ buckland's complete book of witchcraft smooth files. the blade is going to be double-edged, so you are aiming for a diamond-shaped cross-section (see figure 3.2. finish off the blade with two grades of wet and dry paper. now your blade will need to be hardened and tempered. heat it up again, this time until it is red hot. then take hold of it with a pair of pliers and plunge it into a bowl of tepid water (not cold, or the blade will crack) or oil. allow it to cool off then clean it with wet and dry paper. next, to temper it

east and, walking deosil, sprinkle it on the line of the circle. replace it on the altar; take up the censer and, again from the east, go around the circle once more, swinging the incense-burner along its line. return to the altar and replace it. say "the sacred circle is about me. i am here of my own free will and accord, in peace and in love" dip your forefinger into the salted water and mark a cross in a circle on your forehead, in the position of the third eye (between the eyebrows. then mark a pentagram^ on your chest, over your heart. say "i now invite the gods to witness this rite i hold in their honor" hold your hand, with finger pointing up, high in salute as you now say "god and goddess; lord and lady; father and mother of all life, guard me and guide me within this circle and wi

ever abide by the wiccan rede 'an' it harm none, do what thou wilt. so be it" take up the goblet and slowly pour the remainder of the wine on to the ground, saying "as this wine drains from the goblet (horn, so let the blood drain from my body should i ever do aught to harm the gods, or those in kinship with their love. so mote it be" dip your forefinger in the oil and again make the sign of the cross in a circle on your third eye, and the pentagram over your heart. then, also, touch the oil to your genitals, right breast (nipple, left breast, and then genitals again (this last forms the sacred triangle, symbolizing the drawing of power up from the root of that power. say "as a sign of my rebirth i take unto myself a new name. henceforth i shall be known as.(name, for my life within the c

ltar furniture, there is a dish of anointing oil between the water and the salt and a red, nine-foot length of cord and a blindfold on the altar. the priestess's goddess crown and the priest's horned helmet rest beside the altar. the initiate wears no jewelry of any kind, nor make-up, and waits in a room outside the temple room. anointing will be done as described in the self dedication. a keltic cross in a circle$ is drawn slightly above and between the eyes, in the position of the third eye; a pentagram^ is drawn over the heart; an inverted triangle is marked by touching the genitals, right breast, left breast and genitals again. the erecting the temple ritual is performed in the usual manner (see next lesson. the bell is rung three times. priestess "let there be none who suffer loneline

BUDGE E

ushing along a zone of sand, or perhaps entering the horizon. the text which refers to these scenes reads "those who are in this picture in the tuat are in the forms of (i.e, they represent) the births of the god kheper, who is carrying his horizon to this p. 216 [paragraph continues] city, so that he may come forth into the eastern horizon of the sky" two serpents, standing on their tails, which cross each other near their tips. their heads and necks are bent at right angles to their bodies, and in the space between them rests a disk; the serpents are called click to view (left) p-ankhi (right) kheper-ankh [paragraph continues] menenui. to the, right is a youthful goddess wearing a white crown, and to the left is a similar goddess wearing a red crown each holds the index finger of one han

CASE PAUL F THE BOOK OF TOKENS

y son out of egypt" and he who knoweth this shall be a measurer of mercy, and all his works shall be rooted in the strength of my law [93] comment on teth* t e t h, pronounced tayth. transcribed as" t. the number 9. meaning: serpent. the intelligence of the secret of all spiritual activities. 1 the ancient form of the letter teth was a crude picture of a tally, in the form of a circle enclosing a cross. mispawr, m s p r "number, arawfel, o r p l "darkness, and mizraim, m tz r i m, the name given to egypt by the jews, are equivalent numerically to 380. the uraeus, or royal serpent, is the characteristic symbol of egypt. those versed in egyptian wisdom will know how truly it may be said that the secret wisdom of that land is "hid in number. in egypt pythagoras learned the great mathematical

thematical principles embodied in his system. the same truths are summed up in the great pyramid. 2 nachash, n ch sh, the name of the serpent of temptation, is equivalent by number, 358, to messiach, m sh i ch, the anointed one, or redeemer "the serpent coiled around the tau" refers to the ancient form of the letter teth, a circle (suggesting the serpent holding its tail in its mouth) enclosing a cross, which was the ancient form of the letter tav (or tau. a circle enclosing a cross is a mathematical symbol of [94] c o m m e n t on t e t h the name of names, i h v h, because every circle corresponds numerically to the number 22, and every cross to the number 4. thus the circle enclosing the cross represents 22 plus 4, or 26, the value of i h v h, the unutterable name. the cross, as the let

oss represents 22 plus 4, or 26, the value of i h v h, the unutterable name. the cross, as the letter tav, stands for the number assigned to tav, 400. this number represents the total manifestation of the ten sephiroth in the four qabalistic worlds, because each sephirah is regarded as being itself tenfold, so that the numerical formula for complete manifestation is 10 x 10 x 4, or 400. hence the cross or tav is a symbol of the tree of divine perfection; and in the ancient form of teth the circle surrounding the cross is a symbol of the "power of the letters, because the total number of hebrew letters is 22, and 22 is the characteristic number of any circle. arithmetic is the basis of all practical occultism. a knowledge of the esoteric properties and uses of number is indispensable to eve

e shifting changes of existence i remain myself, and the self which i am is thine own true self. 7 therefore is the end of all wisdom hid within the one word a th h, thou. what thou seekest, truly that thou art. the treasure thou journeyest afar to find is the jewel of eternity in thy heart of hearts [188] comment on tav* tav, pronounced tahv. transcribed as "th. the number 400. meaning: mark, or cross. the administrative intelligence. 1 as the final letter of the hebrew alphabet, tav symbolically represents completeness, or the end of manifestation. the letter-name tav, th v, however, subtly conveys the idea which the meditation calls "the end which is without end. for in hebrew the letter v is used as the conjunction" and, so that the letter-name th v suggests "end" by th and "continuati

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

were pragmatic, however, and pope gregory, who sent st augustine to england in ad 597, acknowledged that it was simpler to graft the christian festivals on to the existing festivals of the solstices and equinoxes. so, easter, for example, was celebrated on the first sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, which is where it remains today. in the same way, the crosses on the hot cross buns that we eat on good friday were originally the ancient astrological signs for the earth, and were eaten to absorb the power and fertility of mother earth. hot cross buns were still thought to retain their magical qualities until the early decades of the nineteenth century and were said to offer protection against drowning. for this reason, hot cross buns were hung from the roofs of coas

untries, including the uk, are not so tolerant. what is more, in many lands, especially among smaller communities, misunderstanding and prejudice still persist. in the uk, for example, wiccans who practise openly and have children are sometimes regarded with suspicion by some health professionals. my dear friend lilian, a white witch and healer, recalls how one woman passing her home would always cross herself and walk on the other side of the street. i myself once volunteered to read the runes at the local school fete to raise much-needed funds. i was told in no uncertain terms by a member of the parents' committee that the chairman of the school governors would not have any truck with the occult. i was asked to bake easter rabbit biscuits instead, but since my domestic skills are far beh

it without moving your neck or head. experiment until you get the height of the table and the distances right. for group work, you can light a circle of candles. if you are working indoors, and there is no natural harmonious sound, such as the water, you may like to play softly a cd of rainforest or ocean sounds, birdsong or dolphin calls* light incense sticks of frankincense or myrrh* sit either cross-legged on the floor on a rug or blanket with your hands supporting your knees, in the lotus position if you are skilled in yoga, or on a chair with both feet flat on the floor. if you wish, support your back with a pillow and have arm rests on the chair for your elbows. relax your arms and hands, with palms uppermost. it is important to be comfortable and not to be distracted by worrying abo

egend with arthur's sword excalibur, appears in celtic tradition as the sword of nuada whose hand was cut off in battle. with a new hand fashioned from silver, he went on to lead his people to victory. according to one account, the christian treasures were brought in ad 64 to glastonbury in england by joseph of arimathea, the rich merchant who caught christ's blood in the chalice as he was on the cross and took care of his burial after the crucifixion. some present-day, peace-loving witches, myself included, do not really like the concept of using swords, even though they are pretty spectacular for drawing out a circle on a forest floor, and swords are rarely used in home ritual magick. if you do want to use one, however, you can obtain reproduction ceremonial swords. the sword is the male

day, so that it has happy memories. you may need to repeat the spell for a number of waning moons if the matter or person has a strong hold. if the compulsion or person returns before the next waning moon, try this short ritual* run a bath and add a drop or two of eucalyptus or pine and lavender. seite 137 wicca01.txt* on a tiny square bar of soap, write a symbol to represent the problem, draw a cross through it and leave it to melt in the water while you enjoy your bath* get out of the bath when you are refreshed and when the soap has completely melted, pull out the plug, saying: sorrow grievous, flow to sea, never more to trouble me* do something positive while the soap is melting. if you do not have time for a bath, you can melt your soap in a bowl or bucket and pour it down a drain. 1

CHAOS MAGICK AND LUCIFERISM

ly become the morning star through invocation, will and determination. the luciferian concept of self godhood emerges from the hidden god within us all. this does involve the initial working of the bornless one ritual developed by aleister crowley but also several other workings. the law of the great id: to trespass all laws -aos chaos magick invites individuals to use, develop and create as many cross systems as possible. the unity is crucial towards development and the understanding of magick as we know it. in this defining concept, the understanding of discipline is sometimes lost. discipline is the most important factor of magickal training, even within sorcery and witchcraft. the mind and body must be in fine tuned shape for the rigors of the left hand path and it s possibilities towa

CHIREAU YVONNE BLACK MAGIC RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION

-of-jesus leaves were utilized to heal and give the carrier control and protection "jew david" was a plant that was especially prized among slaves for its therapeutic properties, whereas "adam and eve" root brought luck. individuals who possessed sampson's root or st.-john's-wort boasted of supernatural security. the leaves of the peace plant and the king-of-the-woods, patterned in the shape of a cross, were sacred and powerful if used with a prayer to "the father, son and holy ghost"[29] christian accoutrements were utilized in other unusual ways by african american conjurers. a common procedure for divination used by slaves involved the use of a bible for detection of criminals. jacob stroyer, who was enslaved in south carolina in the 1840s, gave a detailed account of a ritual involving

ted at their foundations and divided by a barrier or horizon line, symbolized by water. they believed that on death human beings would pass into the other realm, a land paralleling that of the living and inhabited by ancestors, ghosts, and spirits who were able to affect the lives of those in the earthly realm. many representations of the kongo universe show a cosmogram, a circle partitioned by a cross, its center bisected by a horizontal line, the symbolic division of the world of the dead from that of the living with a vertical path linking the two realms. similarly, the yoruba pictured the universe as a triple-tiered structure, arranged with the earth and the heavens in separate arenas "enfolding" an "islandlike world" that enjoined the three spheres. human beings, according to this mod

ple tink one uh dem fix 'im, but duh doctuh say he die from pneumonia"[49] for some black americans, violence followed love-and-conjure rivalries. a late-nineteenthcentury georgia folklorist recounted a wellknown incident in which two men sought "to win the affections of a young negress" by employing enemy conjuring specialists. after a bitter campaign of supernatural warfare with charms, spells "cross marks and graveyard dirt" one of the suitors found himself "fearfully mutilated with an axe" while the other "suffered a fearful beating with sticks" in a later period, the folklorist richard dorson related a story involving two african american women who waged a bloody knife fight over a man but were compelled to make up following the ministrations\ 81\ of a new orleans "two-head" doctor. s

s of witches "mos gen'ally dey rides you in de shape uv a black cat, an f rides you in de daytime too, well ez de night" other interpretations suggest a blurred distinction between witchcraft and conjuring "the negro poisoner is nearly always a great conjurer, or witch, in the estimation of the other blacks" wrote one southern historian in 1860. at the turn of the twentieth century tom peete\ 86\ cross, a philologist, asserted that "the means by which southern witches c attain their ends are many" he explained "they vary all the way from incantations c to cheap econjer f or etricks, f the rationale of which is difficult to determine" in the late 1800s the folklorist mary owen claimed that the voodoo practitioners she met in missouri's border regions "invariably [spoke] of themselves as wit

th in another face of the diamond: pathways through the black atlantic south, ed. judith mcwillie (new york: intar, hispanic arts center, 1989, p. 77. on the uses of supernatural lore among slaves, see thomas webber, deep like the rivers: education in the slave quarter community, 1831.1865 (new york: w. w. norton, 1978, 220.23. see also raymond "religious life of the negro slave" p. 822; see also cross "witchcraft in north carolina" pp. 222.23; b. a. botkin, lay my burden down: a folk history of slavery (chicago: university of chicago press, 1945, p. 29. 15. olmsted, journey to the seaboard states, p. 389; brown, my southern home, pp. 21.22, 68; letter to the editor, american missionary, june 1867, p. 126. 16. brown, my southern home, p. 76; henry bibb, narrative of the life and adventures

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

ichael sendivogius's novum lumen chemicum. simon studion s unpublished latin manuscript naometria("measurement of the temple, a naked and prime opening of the book written within and without by the key of david and the reed like unto a rod (cf. revelation xi. divided into 2 parts and 4 sections, consisting of a dialogue between "nathaniel" and "cleophas, having a crudely shaped rose design with a cross in the centre, containing 1790 pages with the dedication to the duke of wurttemberg adding yet another 205 pages. its author was particularly interested in the dates in the life of henry of navarre, believing that the prophet of islam was the spiritual son of the pope, predicting that the last pope would be crucified by the duke of wurttemberg in 1612 and that the second coming would occur i

CHYMICAL WEDDING OF CHRISTIAN ROSENKREUTZ

loss, how either to advise or to assist my poor self, and therefore fell upon my knees and besought my creator to permit nothing contrary to my eternal happiness to befall me. whereupon with fear and trembling, i went to the letter, which was now so heavy, that had it been mere gold it could hardly have been so weighty. now as i was diligently viewing it, i found a little seal, on which a curious cross with this inscription, in hoc signo vinces, was engraved. o page 2 now as soon as i espied this sign i was the more comforted, as not being ignorant that such a seal was little acceptable, and much less useful, to the devil. whereupon i tenderly opened the letter, and within it, in an azure field, in golden letters, found the following verses written. this day, today is the royal wedding day

refore with childlike confidence i returned thanks to his divine majesty, and besought him that he would further preserve me in fear of him, that he would daily fill my heart with wisdom and understanding, and at length graciously (without deserting me) conduct me to the desired end. hereupon i prepared myself for the way, put on my white linen coat, girded my loins, with a blood-red ribbon bound cross-ways over my shoulder. in my hat i stuck four red roses, so that i might sooner be noticed amongst the throng by this token. for food i took bread, salt and water, which by the counsel of an understanding person i had at certain times used, not without profit, in similar occurrences. but before i left my cottage, i first, in this my dress and wedding garment, fell down upon my knees, and bes

me was that i had left my bag and bread at the tree, and could never retrieve them. for as soon as i turned myself about, a contrary wind was so strong against me that it was ready to fell me. but if i went forward on the way, i perceived no hindrance at all. from which i could easily conclude that it would cost me my life if i should set myself against the wind, wherefore i patiently took up my cross, got up onto my feet, and resolved, since so it must be, that i would use my utmost endeavour to get to my journey s end before night. now although many apparent byways showed themselves, yet i still proceeded with my compass, and would not budge one step from the meridian line; howbeit the way was often so rugged and impassable, that i was in no little doubt of it. on this way i constantly

with me! for how easily might i have forgotten it (as it also chanced to others) as he himself told me! i quickly presented it, wherewith he was not only satisfied, but (at which i much wondered) showed me abundance of respect, saying, come in my brother, you are an acceptable guest to me; and entreated me not to withhold my name from him. now i having replied that i was a brother of the red-rosy cross, he both wondered and seemed to rejoice at it, and then proceeded thus: my brother, have you nothing about you with which to purchase a token? i answered that my ability was small, but if he saw anything about me he had a mind to, it was at his service. now he having requested of me my bottle of water, and i having granted it, he gave me a golden token on which stood no more than these two l

the following narration as any vain glory or pride of mine, but to credit me this much, that if there had not been a special necessity for it, i could very well have utterly concealed this honour which was shown me. we were all one after another distributed amongst the lords. but our old lord, and i, most unworthy, were to ride alongside the king, each of us bearing a snowwhite ensign with a red cross. indeed, i was made use of because of my age, for we both had long grey beards and hair. i had also fastened my tokens about my hat, which the young king soon noticed, and asked if i were he who could redeem these tokens at the gate? i answered in most humble manner, yes. but he laughed at me, saying, there was no need for ceremony; i was his father. page 83 then he asked me with what i had

COLLIER IRENE CHINESE MYTHOLOGY

they were easily frightened and discouraged. fushi decided to help the new humans. first, fushi taught people how to twist plant fibers together to form ropes of all widths and lengths. with the thinner ropes, he wove fishing lines and nets so people could plunge the water s depths to find food. with the thicker ropes, he braided strong bridges, then strung them across high chasms so people could cross from one mountain peak to another in search of food. when lightning set trees on fire, as so often happened, the people trembled and hid in caves. to entice the people to come out, fushi twirled together two willow sticks to start a fire. he showed the humans how cooked meat and fish were more digestible and tempting than raw meat and fish. the people soon discovered that fire could also kee

CONCERNING THE CEREMONY OF THE CONSECRATING THE VAULT

th the black end symbolized of over matter. the connection and synthesis of the symbolism between the pentagram and the altar is unmistakable. g.h. frater s.r.m.d. writes the following "the pentagram is a powerful symbol representing the operation of the eternal spirit and the four elements under the divine proceedings of the letters of the name hwchy. the elements themselves in the symbol of the cross are governed by hwhy, but the letter c representing the \yhla jwr, the divine spirit, being added thereto, the name becometh hwchy or hcwhy, the latter when the letter c placed between ruling l and the other three letters of the tetragrammaton" it is apparent that the symbology is also directly connected to the round altar. see the diagram below: c q n w hwchy the second adept now purifies w

fter the adorations and invocations of the watchtowers. five is the number of the pentagram,and its symbology should be apparent. each knock also alludes to the pentagrammaton as well. 5 hwchy forms the grand word of the 5=6 grade. the reference to the river called phrath shows the physical world, the outer order, and its hidden and secret link to the true order of the r.r. et a.c. the qabalistic cross is done in unison. this indicates our unity as one body of christ under the light divine. it is also a symbol of bringing forth and invoking the higher genius. there is a much more hidden meaning in the symbology of the cross as it relates to corpus cristi and the solstice. the cross is a symbol of the invisible middle pillar. this is covered in early order documents "the law of the convolut

icates our unity as one body of christ under the light divine. it is also a symbol of bringing forth and invoking the higher genius. there is a much more hidden meaning in the symbology of the cross as it relates to corpus cristi and the solstice. the cross is a symbol of the invisible middle pillar. this is covered in early order documents "the law of the convoluted revolution of the forces" the cross relates to the central axis of the l that receives the rays of the a. remember, in our system, it is this axis that we measure. the center point of the l rather than the equator. thus, we see in the qabalistic cross the symbology of the sun and its' life giving rays passing over the l. this is osiris/christ energy united in unison through the qabalistic cross. let us be aware always that no

onfines of the vault. next, four knocks are given with the words vibrated tkrp. this spells the word paroketh. paroketh is the veil of the vault of tiphareth and the hidden tabernacle. here, we begin to see our ancient light with our more ancient fraters and sorors as well as our rosicrucian link. the third adept is asked "what does the mystic name of our founder signify" he replies "the rose and cross of christ" this connects us to a strong christian symbol. let us, however, remember that one does not need to be christian to realize the invoking power of the word christ. is not christ within all of us? pagans and christians find a common ground in that osiris and christ are interchanged as symbolical archetypes of self sacrifice unto the higher. the next main point to highlight is the mea

of the world" in this case, he is taking on the negative energy trapped in the vault. the chief must now divest himself of his/her high office, including every insignia of the office of chief adept. the chief now calls forth the avenging angel hua. this can be a very unpleasant experience in that the chief and all second order members must resolve their negatories as the chief adept hangs on the cross of obligation. the black chain of twenty-two links shows the mundane with our negativity and sins. it is not my intention in this paper to pursue a discussion on karma vs. sin, but let us remind ourselves that we must always strive to our higher, divine self, and to become more than human. anything less than this is a negative action to our spiritual development within. we call it negative k

COSIMANO CHARLES ELEMENTARY PSIONICS

grandfather used when he played against sam sneed back in the 1950's. the field is going to be too big for you to simply follow the pendulum even though you can be pretty sure the direction the ball went, so you take two readings. hold the pendulum and let it swing, noting the direction. having done that, walk to the side some distance and take another reading. where the lines of the two readings cross, there is the ball, just waiting to be hit again. map dowsing map dowsing is nothing more than using a pendulum over a map to find something. it is a time-honored practice for finding water, minerals, oil, all sorts of things including the best house to buy. it is a very simple procedure, but depending on how detailed your search, can be time consuming. so let us say that you own a large tra

you want to find a new place to dig the well. the tract is large enough that there is a map detailing it and you take this map and hold the pendlum at one side, asking it to find the best place to sink the well. note the direction the pendulum swings and then hold the pendulum at a different spot on the edge and repeat the procedure. draw two lines along the swings of the pendulum and where they cross, there you will find water. but let us say you are looking for something on a very large map, such as where you want to move. you can, with some time, find the exact location of the the house you want. begin with the map that covers the most territory, like a map of the country or state. hold the pendulum over the vertical coordinates of the map and let it swing. mark the swing and then repe

ing for something on a very large map, such as where you want to move. you can, with some time, find the exact location of the the house you want. begin with the map that covers the most territory, like a map of the country or state. hold the pendulum over the vertical coordinates of the map and let it swing. mark the swing and then repeat the procedure over the horizontal coordinates. where they cross, there is the ideal location for you. in this case let us say they cross right over a town. your next move is to get a street map of that town and repeat the procedure all over again. this will give you an exact block to look for a home on. this method has been proven over the years to have some highly beneficial uses. lost people, for example, can be located quite readily using it when more

you may be one of them. but suppose, horrors of horrors, you don't get a stick at all, no matter what you do. then you can use the pendulum to tune the instrument. now using the pendulum to do the tuning has a little problem in that the pendulum will generally start to swing as you get close to the rate and keep swinging after you pass it. so you need to set an arbitrary point for the pendulum to cross that will tell you you have the rate. this can be done in a couple of ways. when i use the pendulum to get a rate, because i have to a couple of times a year, i hold the pendulum over the center of the pad and when the point of the pendulum crosses the edge of the pad i have the rate. the other method is to let the pendulum swing next to the edge of the table or desk and when it hits the des

DANCE OF THE WITCHES

, or carrying something, or doing any part of this rite, that is where you mind must be, and you must never hurry any part of this. take your time and really get deeply involved in every detail. now you return to the center, and face the altar. hold your hands out toward it, and slowly approach it, kneeling once at the eastern edge of the circle, which is also a tip of the triangle. as you kneel, cross your hands on your chest. say, silently "you chewed off the goat's tail; the spear-leek grew in the print of your hoof. you gave the serpent's gift to the foremother and forefather of us all you came from above, and rule over a kingdom below, bless me, deliverer whose flesh and blood i have always eaten" now comes the fun part. standing, you begin to go in a counterclockwise steady pace arou

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

st asia, you would find it impossible to believe a description of new york. but new york would still exist. and remember, only a short time has passed since the idea of humans flying off into space was considered ridiculous. over a number of years, as i have sought to grasp the nature of the human condition, a story has begun to form in my mind. when i read a book called bringers of the dawn,1 it cross-confirmed some of the themes i had written in the robots' rebellion and other ideas that i had been developing in the months that followed. it is a 'channelled' book, in that the writer, barbara marciniak, tuned her consciousness to another wavelength of reality and acted as a channel to bring information to this earth vibration. i am always wary of channelled books because, like everything

y changing their name to the knights of christ. they devoted themselves to maritime activity. the explorer, vasco de gama, was a knight of 30..and the truth shall set you free christ, as was prince henry the navigator, a grand master of the order. columbus's father-in-law was one of prince henry's captains, and inherited maps and charts from him which columbus used to 'find' the americas. the red cross on a white background was the templars symbol. it was outlawed by the pope at the time of the purge. columbus's ships sailed with the red cross on a white background!3 his historic journey was funded by king ferdinand of aragon, spain and queen isabella of castile, spain, whose marriage helped to unify spain. these were 'catholic' monarchs funding a trip by a man flying the flag of the knigh

re quickly than before. 36..and the truth shall set you free sources 1 professor g.r.s. mead, fragments of a faith forgotten (the theosophical publishing society, london, 1906) 2 manly p. hall, america's assignment with destiny: the adepts in the western esoteric tradition, part five (philosophical research society, los angeles, 1979) p58 3 it is interesting to look at where the symbol of the red cross is used today. not all of them will be signs of templar control, maybe, but many certainly will 4 letter by lt. colonel harold z. onlmeyer, commander, 8 reconnaissance technical squadron (sac, united states airforce, westover airforce base, massachusetts, to professor charles h. hapgood, of keene college, new hampshire, on july 6th, 1960. quoted by graham hancock in fingerprints of the gods

ntman for a coup on the human mind which was coordinated over many years. a small group of people known as the lunar society in birmingham, england, was significant in this. the group continued its influence under the name of the london-based royal society, which is still one of the most influential bodies in the world with regard to science. the royal society was founded by the order of the rosy cross in the reign of charles ii. another famous scientific' influence, sir isaac newton, was a rosicrucian and grand master of the priory of sion, the inner core of the knights templar. he was an inspiration behind the founding of the royal society. researchers into the background of the lunar society have shown that it mirrored (with remarkable accuracy) a group called the invisible college, des

ions they seek. and the political 'radicals, or what i call the 'robot radicals, have been duped into playing a crucial role in this. they still are. by using the modified hegel philosophy, the elite and all these families and organisations have been involved in so much manipulation of the human race, that it would take a library of books to tell the full story. even then, the interconnection and cross-referencing of names and organisations would be so complex as to be hardly comprehensible. boring you to death is not my ambition. at the same time, i want to include enough detail to show that the idea that an elite few can and do control the world and your life is no 'theory, but provable fact. therefore, in the rest of this chapter, i'm going to concentrate on the three major events in th

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ee the endless provable evidence that both "sides" were funded and controlled by the same people operating through wall street and the city of london. the story of "jesus" is another outstanding case, probably the best. the christian religion is based entirely on belief in the historical, literal, existence, of a jewish man who was born to a virgin mother, performed countless "miracles, died on a cross to save us all, disappeared from his tomb after three days, and then ascended to heaven to be with his dad. over the best part of 2,000 years, billions of lives on this planet have been controlled, limited, manipulated and directed by a belief that the jesus story actually happened. still today, vast swathes of humanity are obsessed with, and their every action based upon, this fairy tale be

vibration when the "ark" landed, causing a whirlwind of dust. they say of the nommo, a term they also use in the singular "he is like a flame that went out when he touched the earth" dogon legend says the ship, or "ark, landed on three legs, temple writes. a larger craft hovered in the atmosphere. the nommo said that some of their number would be called "the disrupters, and one would "die on the cross, the dogon legends apparently say.35 peruvian creation myths tell of a great disk that came out of the sky and landed on an island called the island of the sun. this is a place i have visited twice on the bolivian side of lake titicaca. during the great deluge, the top of this island was the first piece of land to emerge as the water receded, they say. there are sceptics ruled by the gods 37

ings, barrytown, new york, 1996 "not only among the zulu, but the dogon, and many widespread african tribes, there are stories of the nommo, who resemble the king of the water people in our legend. they are said to be intelligent beings who have visited the earth several times. they are usually described as somewhat like human beings, but with skins like reptiles. i have heard them described as a cross between a little demon and a dolphin."36 the translations of the sumerian tablets by zecharia sitchin claim that the anunnaki came from a planet called nibiru, which, he says, has a vast elliptical orbit that takes it way out beyond pluto and back between mars and jupiter every 3,600 years. the idea of nibiru referring to a planet has never felt right to me. a massive comet, maybe. but eithe

distances in different parts of the planet. it appears to be a mystery how this could be done, but it's not. the sacred places of the ancients (and the illuminati today) were invariably the vortex points on the global energy grid. this is a web of force lines, known as ley lines or meridians, which encircle and interpenetrate the planet. i'll go into more detail about this later. when these lines cross it creates a spiralling vortex of energy and figure 8: the endless legends of the "gods" travelling from a sunken land to found civilisations around the world can be explained by the movement of peoples from atlantis in the atlantic ocean and lemuria, or mu in the pacific 40 children of the matrix the more lines that cross, the bigger the vortex, obviously. it was at these multi-line vortexe

around an object and disconnect it from the laws of gravity. they could make it weightless. such a skill makes it so much easier to move and place vast stones for these "mystery" structures like stonehenge and the pyramids! the serpent grid i cannot stress enough the importance to these ancient peoples of the global energy grid and especially the major vortex points where many of the energy lines cross. this energy was often symbolised as a serpent. the more esoteric researchers who acknowledge the vast symbolism and references to serpent bloodlines, serpent knowledge, and serpent people, say these were merely codes relating to this earth energy grid known as dragon lines or ley lines (hence so many british place names end in "ley. the association of serpent symbolism with this universal e

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duced an anunnaki-humanhybrid (adam) around 200,000-300,000 years ago. im sure other extraterrestrial raceshave also interbred with humanity to produce the glorious variety of earth peoples, but39i am focusing here on the reptilian group because of their desire to control andmanipulate human affairs. clearly, the farther you go back the murkier the storybecomes, but there is enough supporting and cross-referencing evidence to present thethemes of what happened. the more i look at this, the more it is clear to me that whatthe reptilians did on mars they have done here. they infilitrated the home populationthrough interbreeding and took the place over. it seems to me that there were alreadyreptile-aryan bloodlines among the martians when they came to earth. one of themain locations for the a

straight from james bond. he got out of the plane wonderingwhat the hell was going on and he was met by tall, blond-haired people with pearlcoloured skin and bluish-purple eyes which appeared electrically charged somehow: likelaser eyes. they all wore long white gowns and, perhaps significantly, this is how thecentral-south america god known as quetzalcoatl was described. they also wore amaltese cross medallion on a chain. the pilots memory was hazy about what happenedafter he first met ole blue eyes, but he remembered walking into a room and seeing agroup of these beings sitting around a conference table. eventually, he was taken back tohis plane and as it rose from the mountain his engines and electronics restarted. nowhaving heard the descriptions of these beings by a modern us pilot

rd that somewhere before?this husband-wife-son theme of nimrod-semiramis-andninus/tammuz became the osiris-isis-horus mythologyof the egyptians with its equivalent in india, asia, china and elsewhere. much later itwould be joseph, mary and jesus. when the babylonians held their spring rites to markthe death and resurrection after three days of tammuz-ninus, they offered bunsinscribed with a solar cross. yes, even the hot cross buns of british easter traditioncome from babylon. easter comes from another face of queen semiramis- ishtar -andit is from this, and possibly another brotherhood deity, ashtaroth, that we get the nameof ashtar as in ashtar command, a completely manipulated new age belief in anextraterrestrial hero who has come to save us. the babylonian myths and symbolismprovided t

icularlywhere the sun appeared or disappeared at the equinox or solstice and where the moonwas at the extreme positions of its cycle. it was a gigantic astronomical clock, he said.but it is more than that. it is a receiver and transmitter of energy. the earths magneticgrid, or grids, consist of lines of magnetic energy known as ley lines, meridians ordragon lines to the chinese. where these lines cross, the energy spirals into a vortexand where many lines cross you have a massive vortex of energy. these are the powerplaces, the sacred sites of the ancients who knew of this system. the vortex, or spiral, isa constant throughout the universe. our galaxy is a spiral, water spirals downwards,hair grows in a spiral at the crown, the dna molecule which carries our geneticblueprint is a double sp

nsidered in astrology to be thesign ruled by the sun. the wholefoundation of british culture andlegend came from the phoenicians.the famous legend of st george andthe dragon comes from st georgeof cappadocia, the phoeniciancentre in asia minor. the battlesbetween st george and the dragon could well have been symbolic of the martian-reptilianconflicts which seem to go back a very long way. the red cross of st george (england)and the crosses of st andrew (scotland) and st patrick (ireland, and the ensigns ofscandinavia, were all carried as sacred standards of victory by the phoenicians. the redcross was the fire cross, a phoenician-aryan symbol for the sun, as was the swastika, laterused by the nazis. a swastika can be seen on a stone dedicated to the phoenician sun-godbel, which was found a

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liberty is another brotherhood symbol highlighting the lighted torch, statue of liberty is actually the statue of liberties- the liberties perpetrated on the american people by the brotherhood. it was given by french freemasons, a mirror image stands on an island in the river seine in paris. initiates into the rites of mithra were called lions and were marked on their foreheads with the egyptian cross. the first degree initiates had a golden crown placed on their heads, representing their spiritual self, and this crown, symbolizing the rays of the sun, can be found on the statue of liberty in ny harbor. all these rituals went back thousands of years to babylon and the stories of nimrod, queen semiramis, and tammuz, their version of jesus mathra was said to be the son (sun) of god who died

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mid. this book will explore how different shapes manipulate the aether and how shape power can be used by you to enhance your life, your home, office, and your general well being. xvii shape power has been used throughout known history and back into remotest antiquity. its most common manifestation has been in the use of amulets, ceremonial magic, and occult practices. symbols such as the square, cross, and triangle occur regularly in occult symbols. the cross has an uncountable number of permutations and its association with christianity is a recent phenomenon in known history. in this modern day, most people do not associate symbols as foci of energy and power. for them, a symbol is nothing more than an artistic or common figure which may or may not have any meaning and if they do have a

y that uses the symbol. for example, a company logo would have no intrinsic power in itself; however, the company may be a powerful organization. the use of the pentagram (i.e, a five pointed star) in both white (i.e, constructive with center point up) and black (i.e, destructive with center point down) ceremonial magic is well known to those who have dabbled in the occult sciences. the christian cross and the jewish star of david are common religious symbols with certain mystic power associated with them. when first studying shape power and symbols, i wondered how a symbol could be used for both constructive and destructive purposes even to the point of questioning if the symbol really had anything at all to do with the magical processes. i have long since learned differently, and i invit

he charge is due to its being at a different concentration of aether at a point in time and space than the local aether concentration. the electron's charge is due to aether flowing into and out of the vortex and the fact that the electron ring is a concentration of aether. analysis of the proton leads to the conclusion that it is also an aetheric torroidal vortex with a different radius and ring cross section3,4. the proton torroid, when it is broken up, devolves into an unstable substructure which is made of three quarks, also torroids, which spin as a complete whole to form the proton. experimental evidence in cloud chambers indicates that the quarks are unstable particles and so dissipate rapidly. a neutron is made of a proton and an electron in bondage in a nucleus, which splits up wh

her flow around in atom as generally radial with flow either toward or away from center of the atom. if we look at the flows closely, we would find that these flows are vortexing or spinning into and out of the nucleus (see figure 1.4.1-1) a complex atom with many orders of aetheric stress vortex flows (lines. a simple atom like hydrogen would have only one vortex line in and out. figure 1.4.1-1. cross section of vortex stress flows of complex atom. 1.4.2 shape power of a line the next level of geometric complexity is the line. in this instance we have an aggregated collection of atoms to form a line (i.e, from 2 or more atoms strung together to form a line. first, let us consider the aetheric flows around two atoms next to each other which would be the simplest possible line. the aetheric

an use shape to change the vibrational patterns of aether around the shape. figure 1.4.8-1. shape power of a 12-pointed tesseract 1.4.9 shape power of a circle a circle with its concentration of aetheric energy is shown in figure 1.4.9- 1. the circle can be represented as an infinite series of intersecting tangent lines. the focus point is the center of the circle. the intersecting lines actually cross energy fields in the center of the circle. therefore, aether will be concentrated in the center of the circle. this means the circle acts as an aetheric pump to draw in energy and concentrate it at the center. figure 1.4.9-1. shape power of a circle 1.4.10 symbol from mary a healing energy symbol given to a healer from beloved mary, mother of jesus, was tested as a shape power device. the sy

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e and over time becomes an adept. the adept continues to advance in knowledge and eventually becomes a magister templi (or master of the temple. this process is called initiation and, in magical orders, is marked by various membership degrees and the performance of rituals or ceremonies intended to signify that the magician has entered a new stage in his career. the magister templi may ultimately cross the abyss, come face to face with his true self or holy guardian angel, and become a magus. the magus speaks a word which creates a new aeon or changes an existing aeon, and establishes a law. it may be more accurate (but less poetic, however, to say that the magician views the tide currents of the aeonic sphere and codifies what he sees as a trend or theme into a particular word or magical

for the mildest of offenses. today, we value individual freedom and expression of thought and place the needs of individuals before the laws of religion. in this satanic age society considers the status of women, the rights of children, the plight of the poor, world peace, racial unity, arms reduction, economic free-trade, etc. what a far cry it is from burning people to death for spitting on the cross or renouncing god. it has been suggested in the past that there is a universal consciousness. if this is the case, then the relationship between the universal subconscious and the universal consciousness is similar to the relationship between the conscious and subconscious mind within our own psyche. to avoid confusion, i will refer to the universal consciousness as the dynamic consciousness

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l inclination as sinful and wicked. the only way to salvation, the people were told, was denial of the flesh and obedience to the church and state. it is questionable whether or not there was a single satanist before the inquisition, but as a result of christian oppression (and repression) the cult of satanism and practice of witchcraft and magic developed. those evil masons& brothers of the rosy cross masonic lodges, which began to appear in france and england in the 18th century and spread to other countries, made a number of false claims: a) the origin of masonry can be traced to ancient jerusalem and the construction of solomon s temple, b) freemasonry is linked with the knights templar, and c) the leader of the lodge is in contact with master beings who live in the himalayas the illum

had very few secrets to reveal other than hand-shakes and grade signs but masonry was condemned by the church as a form of devil-worship which only added to its popularity. freemasons may have had few hidden secrets, but the myth of masonic secrecy led to more myserious (and occasionally more sinister) occult lodges being established. one such group was the rosicrucians, the brethren of the rosy cross. among them was the magician francis barrett, author of the magus, a classic on the subject of ceremonial magic, and eliphas levi, author of numerous books on the cabala. this was followed a century later by another occult order, known as the golden dawn, of which the magician aleister crowley was a member. the golden dawn, like the earlier rosicrucian brotherhood, explored the study of the

ou may use any liquid as an "elixir (i have often used coffee rather than liquor since coffee is a stimulant which i found enhances the work more than alcohol) if you do not have a robe, you may wear any clothing, although you may prefer to at least dress in black. each ritual builds upon the previous rituals. each alignment you make requires that previous alignments have been made. each gate you cross requires that previous gates have been crossed. you must perform these rites in the order they are presented and you must not perform them outside of the context in which they are here given. if you are an experienced sorcerer, you may choose to perform one ritual each night "renunciation& proclamation" on the first night "lord's prayer backwards" on the second night "pact giving body, mind&

of hell. etc. 7. recite incantation three or more times; until satisfied that the alignment has been formed. 8. drink from chalice as a sign of communion with the forces of darkness. 9. extinguish candles; allow light to once again enter the ritual chamber. in the performance of these rites you shall set yourself apart to the forces of darkness, consecrate your body as a temple to the dark lord, cross the gates of hell, and become one with the forces of darkness. this differs from all other systems of magic involving the invocation of spirits. white magicians stand inside protective pentagrams wearing protective amulets to shield themselves from the forces they call upon. in the satanic bible, anton lavey mocked the hypocrisy of those who attempted to protect themselves from the forces th

om chalice as a sign of communion with the forces of darkness. 10. celebrant and partner come together in sexual union. 11. extinguish candles; allow light to once again enter the ritual chamber. the rituals of the demonic bible may be undertaken by a group or coven. if this is the case, each participant chooses a dark god/goddess as his personal archetype. the high priest performs the rituals to cross the gates of hell and become the devil incarnate. he then adopts the name of a particular archetype, such as satan or lucifer, and is known from then on by that name within the coven. he then initiates the high priestess so that she becomes the manifestation of the dark goddess. she assumes the name of a particular archetype such as hela, hecate, or diana. the other priests and priestesses a

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from the beginning until now have despaired of life and salvation-now is none of their wonted roarings heard, neither doth any groan from them sound in our ears, nor is there any sign of tears upon the face of any of them. o prince satan, holder of the keys of hell, those thy riches which thou hadst gained by the tree of transgression and the losing of paradise, thou hast lost by the tree of the cross, and all thy gladness hath perished- gospel of nicodemus vii (xxiii) here beelzebub is the tester and accuser of christ, he by having him in myth crucified acted as his initiator and teacher, he tested christ by word and prose and christ proved a powerful student. beelzebub had him face death and christ was then uplifted from flesh to spirit, just as beelzebub has experienced in the fall; ye

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it's latin name, the order of the sacred word. a well known and still existing english/british occult order which has been the primary promulgator of the teachings of melita denning and osbourne phillips. an order whose teachings are strongly in the western esoteric tradition. the symbol of this order is a plain, unadorned eight rayed star in the form of an octagram, on it's side (to look like a cross, and a red equilateral cross in the center of a golden octagon. azoth: a word composed of the first and last letters of the hebrew and greek alphabets. it is also called the akasha (q.v) or astral light. it appears as brightness and is changeable according to the person's will- b- banish: to send away. banishing rituals clear your working area of unwanted entities and influences. one classif

eek meaning "a torch bearer" originally, a hereditary officer at the mysteries of the eleusian demeter, whose torch symbolized her search for her daughter persephone, the spirit of youth and spring. in the order of the astral star, a junior officer of a stellar temple [s.t. a member of clergy (deacon/ deaconess (q.v) of a working lodge of the order who serves as the warden of the south. dagger: a cross hilted, double edged, short blade used as the magickal tool and weapon of elemental air. attributed to the direction of the east. deacon/ deaconess: from the late latin, from the greek "diakonos" meaning "servant. in the christian church, a lesser member of the clergy. one who ranks just below a priest/ priestess and is assigned the responsibility of assisting the priest/ priestess in religi

e the presence of that individual within their presence. if they are noticed they are immediately forgotten about, and paid no attention to. a ritual to accomplish this state. inner alchemy: a method of controlling the psychic (q.v) energies of the body as they are raised during sexual excitation for the purposes of working magick (q.v) and achieving enlightenment. inri: letters written on jesus' cross, they have been interpreted to mean different things, depending upon who you talk to. primarily a notarikon (q.v) from the latin by christians as meaning "iesus nazarenu, rex iudaeorum" interpreted as "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews" used to mock the christian messiah jesus (q.v) christ as he was crucified on the cross of galgatha (called calvary. secondly said to be a latin notarikon "

e vagina. results, lusting for: being focused on results rather than on the ritual to obtain the results. it uncenters the practitioner, diminishing his/her focus and chances for success. a practice to be avoided. ritual: a formalized series of actions both mental and physical, by which magickal and psychic potency is released and directed toward the fulfillment of a specific desire or goal. rose cross: 1) a symbol of adeptship in the hermetic order of the golden dawn (q.v) and 2) a ritual of protection and invisibility. r.r. et a.c; roseae rubeae et aureae crucis: from the latin, it translates in english "red rose and cross of gold" the second or inner order of the hermetic order of the golden dawn [g.d (q.v. the r.r. et a.c. was composed of all members of the g.d. who had attained the gr

icture cards of the major arcana (q.v) of which the twenty-two hebrew letters have been related, and the fifty-six (56) numbered cards of the minor arcana (q.v. some occultists believe that the tarot has an egyptian origin. others claim an eastern or middle eastern origin. the first tarot deck known to exist is the griginnior deck of italy, in the 15th century. tau: greek for the letter "t" and a cross with the horizontal bar at the top of the vertical line. the shape of a traditional ceremonial/ritual magician's robe. taurus "the bull" in astrology (q.v, the second sign of the zodiac (q.v) having the qualities of fixed (q.v) and earth (q.v) and is ruled by the planet venus (q.v. on the rainbow wand (q.v) and on the lotus wand aries is represented by the color red-orange. keywords include:

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eans to an end and nothing more. i value tradition, however, because i find it to possess a psychic efficacy which is lacking in original systems, however theoretically correct or aesthetically beautiful they may be. it is my belief that mathers got the keys to his system from the mysterious manuscripts, and that these connect up with the genuine european tradition whose symbol is the rose on the cross, and concerning which so little is known. i cannot prove this statement on the physical plane, because i have never been allowed a sight of those manuscripts or any opportunity to test the statements that are current in the order concerning its origin; but from the psychic experiences i have had in connection with the "golden dawn" i have formed the above opinion, for what my opinion may be

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thing we know. if we begin to experiment with y; to find out its relation to z, and in what proportions, it soon ceases to be entirely unknown; we have learnt something at any rate about it; and if we are sufficiently skilful we may in the end be able to express y in terms of z, and then we shall begin to understand x. 8. there are a great many symbols which are used as objects of meditation; the cross in christendom; the god-forms in the egyptian system; phallic symbols in other faiths. these symbols are used by the uninitiated as a means of concentratmg the mind and introducing into it certain thoughts, calling up certain associated ideas, and stimulating certain feelings. the initiate, however, uses a symbol-system differently; he uses it as an algebra by means of which he will read the

te creative evolution; whereas the paths represent the successive stages of the unfolding of cosmic realisation in human consciousness; in old pictures a serpent is often depicted as twined about the boughs of the tree. this is the serpent nechushtan "who holdeth his tail in his mouth" the symbol of wisdom and initiation. the coils of this serpent, when correctly arranged [page 26] upon the tree, cross each of the paths in succession and see to indicate the order in which they should be numbered. witb the help of this glyph, then, it is a simple matter to arrange all the tables of symbols in their correct positions upon the tree, granted that the symbols are given in their correct order in the tables. in certain modern books which rank mystical qabala page 20 as authorities upon the subjec

nwards to the right to reach chokmah, and then turns on a level course to the left and proceeds an equal distance beyond kether upon that side, and there establishes binah. the result is a triangular figure upon the glyph, and it is called the triangle of the three supernals, or the first trinity and is separated from the rest of the sephiroth by the abyss, which normal human consciousness cannot cross. here are the toots of existence, hidden from our eyes. chapter vii the three supernals 1. having considered in outline the development of the three first divine emanations, we are now in a position to obtain a deeper insight into their nature and significance, for we can study them in relation to each other. this is the only way to study the sephiroth, for a single sephirab, taken by itself

d kindly king, the father of his people, organising his realm, building up industry, fostering learning, and bringing the gifts of civilisation. in geburah we have a warrior king, leading his people in battle, defend mg his kingdom from the assaults of the enemy, extending his boundaries by conquest, punishing crime, and destroying evil-doers, in tiphareth we have the saviour, sacrificed upon the cross for the salvation of his people, and thereby bringing geburah into equilibrium with gedulah, or chesed. here we find the sphere of all the beneficent sun-gods and healing gods. tnus we see that the mercies of gedulah and the seventies of geburah unite for the healing of the nations. 24. behind tiphareth, traversing the tree, is drawn paroketh, the veil of the temple, the analogue, on a lower

each fresh bit of information to its correct position in our scheme; we are building up the jigsaw puzzle with a knowledge of the outlines of the picture. crowley has aptly likened the tree to a card-index file, in which each symbol is an envelope. this is a simile which it would be difficult to improve upon. in the course of our studies we shall begin to fill these filing cases, and to find the cross-indexing among them indicated by the appearance of the same symbol in other associations. chapter viii the patterns of the tree mystical qabala page 37 1. there are various methods by which the ten holy sephiroth can be grouped upon the tree of life. of these it cannot be said that one is correct and another incorrect; they serve different purposes and throw much light upon the rneaning of t

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h the lunatic. this knowledge has not been attained without cost, nor, i suspect, will the divulging of it be altogether free from cost, either. i have endeavoured to avoid, as far as possible, the use of second-hand material. we all know the person who has a friend whose friend saw the ghost with her own eyes. that is not of very much use to anybody. what we need is to have the eye-witness under cross-examination. for this reason i have not drawn upon the vast literature of the subject for illustrations of my thesis, but have preferred to rely upon cases that have come within the range of my own experience and which i have been able to examine. i think i may fairly claim to have practical, and not merely theoretical, qualifications for the task. my attention was first turned to psychology

the room of the head of the community, and put it away. i asked her why she did not do so herself, for i knew he was out, and it was her work to put away the linen. she replied that she had been to his room for that purpose, but there was a psychic barrier across the threshold that prevented her entering. she also asked me, on several occasions, to put inside my frock out of sight a little silver cross that i habitually wore, as she said she could not bear the sight of it. this cross i had purchased just before coming to this occult college, and had taken it to a priest of my acquaintance to be blessed, for i had not been altogether easy in my mind concerning the nature of the group i was joining, and during the early days of my association with it was poised on tiptoe, as it were, ready f

taken it to a priest of my acquaintance to be blessed, for i had not been altogether easy in my mind concerning the nature of the group i was joining, and during the early days of my association with it was poised on tiptoe, as it were, ready for instant flight. naturally i had kept my own council concerning the psychic precautions i had taken against my new friends, and no one was aware that the cross had been specially magnetised against psychic attack. nevertheless, the woman who would have attacked if she could, felt its influence and feared it. auto-suggestion and imagination play so large a part in so-called psychic impressions that one is chary of accepting confirmatory testimony from a psychic who knows what is expected of him, but a spontaneous reaction is in my opinion evidential

oked like one, of obsession, and had been so diagnosed by one or two members of the community, but wise handling revealed otherwise. this case reveals another interesting point in that, true to the witch-tradition, she had a horror of sacred symbols. she would not occupy a room where there was a picture of a religious subject. nothing would induce her to wear any piece of jewelry in the form of a cross, and it was impossible for her to enter a church. this case has many points of interest, especially in the fact that what was apparently a case of well-marked insanity was cleared up by occult methods. chapter iv projection of the etheric body before we can leave the subject of attack by incarnate human beings, we must consider the subject of etheric projection. in this case not only is the

ssociated with any form of ceremonial operations are invariably highly charged with magnetism and intimately linked with the force whose uses they have served. i remember, many years ago, when i had but little know ledge of occultism and no pretentions at all to psychism, that two friends and myself were amusing ourselves by turning over each other's trinket-boxes. i picked up a handsome amethyst cross from one of them, and immediately exclaimed "there is something extraordinary about this cross. it feels as if it were alive "that was the cross that was given me at my first communion" replied my friend" and it was originally a bishop's pectoral cross" her sister was greatly interested, and immediately brought her own jewel-case to me and asked me if i could pick out her first communion cro

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and blackened turnip or excrement for the host. during the course of the mass, the defrocked priest was said to copulate with the woman serving as the altar. sometimes the priest inserted holy wafers into the vagina of the woman before copulation. sometimes the copulation was anal. the words of the ritual were read backwards or distorted by replacing "god" with "devil" or "satan" the sign of the cross was made backwards. one entertaining account claims that the mass was celebrated by a talking goat who read from a missal bound in wolf's skin. the general principle of the black mass is that the mass of the church should be inverted. whereas the regular mass is intended to do good, the black mass was celebrated to do evil. for example, in the court of the french king louis xiv, black mortua

as a celebration or homage to satan or the antichrist is a relatively modern activity. it was performed in the french royal court, and probably in england by members of the hell-fire club. possibly it was also done in the russian royal court. it is unlikely that black masses were ever used in the rituals of the knights templar, even though the knights were accused of trampling and spitting on the cross. black masses formed a part of the religious practices of the late anton szandor lavey and his los angeles based church of satan, founded in the 1960s, in the sense that these rituals were performed in honor of the devil and involved a parody of the church mass. however, lavey always asserted that his black mass was not intended to defile the christian god, because he denied the existence of

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ost sphere is numbered 1, and the innermost that is next to the earthly sphere of the four elements is numbered 30. one call is used to invoke the spirits of all the aethyrs, but the name of each aethyr is inserted into the first sentence of this invocation to differentiate it. the name of the tenth aethyr is zax. it is unique in that it is associated with the spirit names that lie upon the black cross of the great tablet of the watchtowers. all the other aethyrs are linked to spirit names that appear within one of the four watchtowers on the quarters of the great table- the names linked with zax lie outside the watchtowers. they are lexarph, comanan and tabitom. it is interesting that this particular air rules over the nation of germany, in view of the attempt by the nazis to exterminate

confessions, page 623. to understand this surprising analysis, you must realize that for crowley, the abyss did not lie beneath the lowest sephirah, malkuth, the sphere of the four elements, but was a gulf that divided the tree of the sephiroth just below the three highest spheres, known collectively as the supernals. to reach the supernals in a spiritual sense, it was necessary for the seeker to cross the abyss. the abyss may be entered through the doorway of the eleventh quasi-sephirah, daath, located just below the supernals on the middle pillar of the tree. kenneth grant has treated the connection of the realm of coronzon with daath at length in his book nightside of eden, which is to a large extent a commentary and expansion on an essay by crowley titled liber ccxxxi, first published

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ch the thumb is thrust between the index and middle finger. this hand gesture was also used as the pattern for a charm to be carried on the body as a constant defense- see the illustration at the top of this page. it's difficult to imagine what practical purpose this gesture might serve, even in a symbolic sense, but it was believed to be a highly effective means of protection. for christians, to cross oneself and to utter a prayer under the breath offered some protection. a cross or crucifix worn around the neck was a sentinel against not only vampires, but the evil eye as well. stories of the evil eye are ancient. the philosopher francis bacon observed "scripture calleth envy an evil eye" a reference to proverbs 23:6-8, which reads "eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, ne

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associated with the five occult elements. because the pentagram can be drawn with a single line, it is simple and elegant to inscribe upon the air during ritual magic. the origins of this symbol are lost in prehistory. it is found on neolithic rock carvings, and was probably always regarded as a symbol of mystical power, along with a limited number of other simple symbols such as the circle, the cross, the spiral, the square, the zigzag, and so on. it was one of the earliest magic symbols for the jews- the seal of solomon in its earliest form was a pentagram. given its ancient history, the modern use and understanding of the symbol are surprisingly recent. it was not until the 19th century that the pentagram assumed the prominent place it now occupies in western practical magic. it was po

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to drive possessing spirits out of a body. this cannot be done by subjecting the body to pain. the possessing spirit enjoys all strong sensations, including pain- that is why possessed individuals are so often self-destructive. exorcising a spirit must be done magically, by calling upon a higher authority to which the spirit is subject, and by erecting wards and boundaries that the spirit cannot cross. one approach is to bind the spirit into an inanimate object, and then to discard the object in some remote place where it will not be disturbed. this was the technique used by king solomon, when he bound the evil spirits, or genii, into a brass bottle and cast the bottle into the sea (or by another account, into a deep lake. if this approach is used, be sure to put the object where no one w

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as a simple x. the graphic mark and the signature of an illiterate individual were the same (ouroboros, ancient emblem of eternity, from speculum veritatis, 17th century) an emblem is a graphic symbol employed in magic and alchemy to express an abstract idea or principle. an example of an emblem is john dee's famous hieroglyphic monad. other example are the representation of a serpent nailed to a cross, or a green lion devouring the sun. personal symbols of gods, angels, spirits and demons are usually not called emblems (lamen of the golden dawn office of kerux, from israel regardie's golden dawn) in the western tradition, the magician often has a personal symbol known as a lamen that expresses his or her higher or magical identity. when constructed correctly, it links the magic name of th

DONALDTYSON VAMPIRES

creatures of the night, such as the bat and wolf. in the form of mist they can exit and enter their graves through minute cracks in the ground. they cannot see their reflections in mirrors, nor be seen in them. for some unspecified reason, this causes the vampire to hate mirrors, and to shatter any looking glasses that happen to be around. they are equally discomforted by garlic and the christian cross, or the crucifix (cross with the figure of jesus upon it. in modern versions of the myth, vampires sometimes show contempt for the cross rather than fear. the vampires of popular modern fiction can be destroyed in a variety of ways. sunlight and holy water dissolve their flesh and bones like strong acid. in some versions of the legend, sunlight causes them to burst into flames. a stake throu

EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS OF ANI MALESTROM

represents four pillars, i.e, the four quarters of heaven, or the whole universe. as a religious emblem it symbolizes the god osiris. a fine collection of tets is exhibited in the fourth egyptian room (table-case k, and wall-case, no. 114, and among them may be noted: no. 2097,.a blue glazed fa ence pendent tet, with the horns, disk, and plumes no. 739, blue glazed fa ence pendent tet, with five cross-bars, and no. 8260, lapis-lazuli pendent tet, with horns, disk, and plumes; no. 8275, carnelian tet; no. 8270, agate tet; no. 20,623, opaque blue glass tet inscribed with the name of its owner; no. 20,636, stone tet inlaid with lapis-lazuli, carnelian, plasma, and mother of emerald] p. 358 text [chapter clv (1) the chapter of a tet of gold: osiris ani, triumphant, saith "thou risest, o still

ELIPHAS LEVI THE CONJURATION OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS

agle, obey this sign, or withdraw before this breath. moving serpent, crawl at my feet, or be tormented by this sacred fire and be dissipated with the perfumes i burn therein. let the water return to water! let a fire burn! let air circulate! let earth fall upon the earth, by virtue of the pentagram which is the morning star, and in the name of the tetragram, which is written in the center of the cross of light. amen. the sign of the cross adopted by the christians does not belong to them exclusively. it is also kabalistic, and represents the contrasts, and the quaternary equilibrium of the elements. we see by the occult stanza of the lord's prayer, which we have indicated in our dogma, 9 that there were primitively two modes of making it, or at least two very different formulas to disting

he priests and initiated; the other granted to neophytes and the profane. thus, for example, said "to thee" then he added "belong" and continued while carrying his hand to his breast "the kingdom; then to his left shoulder "justice" to the right shoulder "and mercy" next he joined the two hands adding "in the generating cycles" tibi sunt malchut et geburah et chesed per oeonas. 10 the sign of the cross which is absolutely and magnificently kabalistic, which the profanations of gnosticism have caused (he church militant and official to completely lose. this sign, made in this way, should precede and terminate the conjuration of the four. in order to control and subject elementary spirits we must never yield to the defects which characterize them. thus a light and capricious mind can never g

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lon, sumatra, st. helena, mauritius, madagascar; the sandwich group; in all the principal settlements of australia, as at adelaide, melbourne, parramatta, sidney, new zealand; in greece, where there is a grand lodge; in algeria, in tunis, in the empire of morocco, and wherever else in the old world the genius of civilization has obtained a standpoint, or christianity has erected the banner of the cross "in all the west india islands and in various parts of south america, as in peru, venezuela, new granada, guiana, brazil, chile, etc, masonry is prospering as never before. in mexico, even, respectable lodges are maintained, despite the opposition of a bigoted priesthood; and in all british america, from newfoundland, through nova scotia and the canadas to the icy regions of the north, mason

udes capitular, cryptic and chivalric grades, conferred in bodies known respectively as the chapx introduction ter, council and commandery. the chapter has four degrees- mark master, past master, most excellent master and the royal arch, together with an honorary order of high priesthood. the council has two degrees-royal master and select master. the commandery has three orders-knight of the red cross, knight templar and knight of malta. free masonry has been tardy in admitting the african race to recognition. the first negroes made free masons were prince hall and fourteen colored citizens of boston. the travelling lodge of a british regiment in 1775 conferred the symbolic degrees upon them. england granted them a charter in 1787, and the first masonic lodge, with prince hall as master

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most importantly, the editor has attempted to track down the home pages of all of the living people and contemporary movements included in this edition. unfortunately, internet addresses become obsolete at a rapid rate; so the user may find listed internet addresses to be non-operative. in such cases, using a search engine to locate person or topic in question may lead to newer internet postings. cross-references are indicated by bold type within the text or by see and see also references following an entry. indexes this edition of eop contains two new features, which now replace the former topical index. first, the internet resources section gives websites, broken down into subject groups, for organizations, societies, print products, and personalities. the second addition is the general

tries in future editions are encouraged to contact the editor. please address dr. melton either c/o gale group, 27500 drake rd, farmington hills, mi 48331-3535, or at his office: dr. j. gordon melton institute for the study of american religion box 90709 santa barbara, ca 93190.0709 a a a a secret society founded by aleister crowley (1875.1947) comprised of three orders: the silver star, the rosy cross, and the golden dawn. this society is also described as the great white brotherhood, although that is a term more properly applied by theosophists. the initials a a indicate argenteum astrum, and the triangle of dots signify a secret society connected with ancient mysteries. during his period in the hermetic order of the golden dawn (gd, crowley believed that he had reached the exalted stage

rod with a motif of a serpent. an old jewish legend states that aaron s rod was created on the sixth day of creation and was retained by adam after leaving the garden of eden, subsequently passing into the hands of a succession of patriarchs. an apocryphal christian legend states that the rod was cut from the tree of knowledge, eventually came into the possession of judas, and was the beam of the cross on which christ was crucified. the hazel wand used by water diviners in dowsing echoes the water finding by aaron s rod in the desert. some form of wand has always been a symbol of authority. the wand also survives as the magical staff of modern conjuring magicians. aasc newsletter see anthropology of consciousness ab semitic magical month. crossing a river on the twentieth of that month was

o al-bestami. sources: attar, farid al-din. muslim saints and mystics. translated by a. j. arberry. chicago: university of chicago press, 1966. zaehner, r. c. hindu and muslim mysticism. london: athlone press, 1960. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. abu yazid al-bestami 5 abyssum an herb used in the ceremony of exorcising a haunted house. abyssum is consecrated by the sign of the cross and hung up at the four corners of the house. academia de estudo psychicos cesare lombroso cesare lombroso academy for psychical research, founded in sao paolo by jose de freitas tinoco in september 1919. the academy investigated the mediumship of carlos mirabelli. in 392 sittings, mirabelli produced what were considered to be remarkable results as he demonstrated a wide variety of materiali

ical white brotherhood. lakemont, ga: csa press, 1971. melchizedek truth principles. phoenix, ariz: lockhart research foundation, 1963. acheropite term used to describe a supernormally produced portrait on cloth. another term, used for a cloth that bears the miraculous portrait of jesus, is veronica, based on an apocryphal legend of a woman who wiped the face of jesus during the procession to the cross. the controversial turin shroud is one of the more interesting examples of such a cloth. achmet see ahmad ibn sirin aconcio, jacques see jacobus acontius acontius, jacobus (ca. 1500.ca. 1566) also known as jacques aconcio. theologian, philosopher, and engineer. born in trent, tyrol, he became curate of that diocese, then became a calvinist in 1557. acontius came to england about two years la

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with vermilion upon lambskin without a blemish prepared under the auspices of the sun. the sign was next consecrated with the four elements, breathed on five times, dried by the smoke of five perfumes (incense, myrrh, aloes, sulfur, and camphor. the names of five genii were breathed above it, and then the sign was placed successively at the north, south, east, west, and center of the astronomical cross, while the letters of the sacred tetragram and various kabalistic names were prounced over it (see kabala. it was believed to be of great efficacy in terrifying phantoms if engraved upon glass, and the magicians traced it on their doorsteps to prevent evil spirits from entering and good spirits from departing. this symbol was used by many secret and occult societies, by the rosicrucians, the

nt yoga treatise the yoga sutras of patanjali. the program encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. maharishi mahesh yogi 967 claimed that students of this special course have successfully achieved the paranormal feat of levitation. photographs of students show them hovering a few feet in the air, but critics (and former students) have stated that the levitators merely bounce in the air cross-legged and do not float. to date, no irrefutable evidence of levitation by the maharishi s students has yet been produced, and several ex-students of the siddhi program have successfully sued the organization. in 1968, the council moved its headquarters to seelisberg, switzerland, and in 1979 established maharishi international university in fairfield, iowa, where they mix courses in tm and

r the successor to pope john paul ii. the last pope will be petrus romanus (peter the roman, and after that rome will be destroyed and the world will be purified by fire. some believe that these will be the final days of the last judgment, others that there will be a cleansing of the world and the commencement of a new cycle of life. sources: bander, peter. the prophecies of st. malachy. gerrards cross, england: colin smythe, 1969. dorato, m. gli ultimi papi e la fine del mondo nelle grandi profezie. rome: n.p, 1950. maitland, edward encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 970 malaysia malaysia now includes the mainland of west malaysia, sharing a land border with thailand in the north, and east malaysia, consisting of the states of sarawak and sabah (formerly north borneo. the

white, the texture fine and thin as gossamer. after this experience d esperance seemed to understand a similar happening in england. ninia, a child spirit control, was asked for a piece of her abundant clothing. she complied, but unwillingly. after the seance d esperance found a hole in her new dress. katie brink, the spirit of the medium elizabeth j. compton, cut a piece of her dress for richard cross of montreal, but on the condition that he would buy a new dress for the medium, for a corresponding hole would appear on her skirt. the cut piece was fine, gossamer-like material. the medium s dress was black alpaca, and much coarser. the cut piece fit the hole in the medium s dress. william stainton moses was once given a piece of spirit drapery sweetened by spirit musk. he sent it to the w

monds, very clear and beautiful, about the size of half a large pea. he gave them into our hands on a piece of paper. we examined them as we had the others. he laid the ring and the diamonds on the table before him, and there next appeared a wonderful cluster of rubies, set with a large ruby about half an inch in diameter in the centre. these we all handled as we had the others. last there came a cross, about four inches in length, having 20 magnificent diamonds set in it; this we held in our hands, and examined as closely as we liked. he told us that the market value of the gems was 25,000. he remarked: i could make willie the richest man in the world, but it would not be the best thing, and might be the worst. he now took the jewels in front of him and seemed to dissipate them, as one mi

EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND OTHERWORLDY BEINGS

e silenced by a government determined to keep the truth about atlantis from the public. the department of interplanetary affairs describes atlanteans as living lives of leisure and prosperity, while a national work force of robots, androids, and humanoids from genetic engineering did the empire s heavy lifting. atlantean science then fostered some bizarre genetic creations they discovered ways to cross-breed species to create mermaids and mermen, cyclops, unicorns and other creatures. that same genetic engineering gave atlanteans huge size and great strength. it all came crashing down, in both a literal and fig u r a t i ve sense, when the population s u r re n d e red itself to the pursuit of hedonistic p l e a s u res; in the meantime, evil at l a n t e a n scientists cracked the secret

she ran off to notify re l a t i ves. me a nwhile, beirne watched the scene care f u l l y, later p roviding this description to inve s t i g a t o r s: i beheld. not only the three figures, but an altar further on the left of the figure of the blessed virgin mary, and to the left of the bishop and above the altar a lamb about the size of that which is five weeks old. behind the lamb appeared the cross; it was a bit away from the lamb, while the latter stood in front from it, and not resting on the wood of the cross. around the lamb a number of gold-like stars appeared in the form of a halo. this altar was placed right under the window of the gable and more to the east of the figures, all, of course, outside the church at knock (mc- clure, 1983) the other witnesses came to the scene and o

3 (may: 10 13; pt. ii. 184 (june: 3 6. halpin, marjorie, and michael m. ames, eds, 1980. manlike monsters on trial: early records and modern evidence. vancouver: university of british columbia press. slate, b. ann, 1976. gods from inner space. ufo report 3, 1 (april: 36 38, 51 52, 54. slate, b. ann, and alan berry, 1976. bigfoot. new york: bantam books. satonians satonians, according to the solar cross foundation, a onetime organization of contactee sympathizers, are evil space people. they look exactly like good space people, but persons who encounter them can detect their negative thoughts. they also respond ambiguously and evasively when asked to identify themselves. satonians always lose in conflicts with their benevolent counterparts. a person approaching a spacecraft should be certai

can no longer do harm. according to bellringer himself reincarnated from the coeleno system but from the fifth planet, hatonn, to which he and his pleiadean family will return soon shan from the beginning was regarded as a planet of unusual attractiveness. two hundred six million years ago immigrants from the pleiades our ancestors settled on it. bellringer states that shan held a position at the cross-roads of the cosmos as a supply planet for other planets. because of its abundance and beauty it was chosen as the prison planet by lucifer, the arch-angel when he left the cosmic realms for his anarchy against god/aton. because of the presence of satan and his allies, the people of shan have had an extremely difficult time achieving complete harmony and balance with the laws of god and of t

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a pleasant summer holiday. mephistopheles make use of time, its course so soon is run, yet system teaches you how time is won. i counsel you, dear friend, in sum, that first you take collegium logicum. your spirit s then well broken in for you, in spanish boots laced tightly to, that you henceforth may more deliberately keep the path of thought and straight along it creep, and not perchance criss-cross may go, a- will-o -wisping to and fro. then you ll be taught full many a day what at one stroke you ve done alway, like eating and like drinking free, it now must go like: one! two! three! in fact, when men are fabricating thought, it goes as when a weaver s masterpiece is wrought. one treadle sets a thousand threads a-going, and to and fro the shuttle flies; quite unperceived the threads ar

hear of this! frosch you will not hinder me! my sweetheart, hail! a kiss! he sings. lift the latch! in silent night. lift the latch! the lover wakes. drop the latch! the morning breaks. siebel yes, sing on, praise and brag of her with all your might! i will in my own time be sure to laugh at you. she once led me astray, she ll do it to you too. give her a kobold for her lovesick yearning! at some cross-road let him go woo her. let some old buck, from blocksberg homeward turning, still on the gallop, bleat good evening! to her. a gallant fellow of real flesh and blood is for that wench a deal too good. i ll hear no greetings to that lass but such as smash her window-glass. brander [pounding on the table. give heed give heed! lend me your ear! you, sirs, confess that i know what is what. som

aining, as his own son loved he. he called his tailor hireling, the tailor to him flew: ho, measure now the squireling for coat and breeches too" brander be sure to tell that man of stitches that he must measure to a hair, and if his head is dear to him, i swear, no wrinkles must be in those breeches! mephistopheles in silk and velvet splendid he now was always dressed, by ribbons gay attended, a cross upon his breast. was minister created, a mighty star did sport; then all his kin, elated, became great lords at court. lord, lady, and dependent were plagued and sore distressed; the queen and her attendant were bitten by the pest. and yet they dared not whack them nor scratch by day or night. we smother and we crack them whenever we feel them bite. chorus [shouting. we smother and we crack

pheles [appears. have you now led this life quite long enough? how can it long have any charm for you? tis well, indeed, for once to try the stuff, but then, in turn, away to something new! faust i wish that you had something else to do than on a happy day to plague me like a pest. mephistopheles now, now! i ll gladly let you rest! you do not dare to say this seriously. a comrade mad, ungracious, cross, would truly be a trifling loss. the livelong day one s hands are full as they can be. what he would like for one to do or leave alone, his lordship s face will never let one see. faust so! that is just, the proper tone: you now want thanks for boring me. mephistopheles without me how would you, earth s wretched son, have kept on living? what would you have done? your hodge-podge of imaginat

sense, what good to hearts is kindness, hands benevolence, when through the state a fever runs and revels, and evil hatches more and more of evils? who views the wide realm from this height supreme, to him all seems like an oppressive dream, where in confusion is confusion reigning and lawlessness by law itself maintaining, a world of error evermore obtaining. this man steals herds, a woman that, cross, chalice, candlestick from altar; for many years his boastings never falter, his skin intact, his body sound and fat. now plaintiffs crowd into the hall, the judge, encushioned, lords it over all. meanwhile in billows, angry, urging, a growing tumult of revolt is surging. great crimes and shame may be the braggart s token, on worst accomplices he oft depends; and guilty! is the verdict often

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

scussed in more detail. starting in the late fifteenth century ce, a movement arose among some jewish converts to christianity in spain to ascribe a distinctly christian context to the hidden meanings of qabalistic doctrines. this movement gained momentum from speculation among florentine platonists that the qabalah contained a lost revelation that explains the secrets of the catholic faith. this cross-pollination led to the emergence of a distinctly christian cabala founded by giovanni pico della mirandola (1463-1494. pico s writings, and subsequently those of john reuchlin (1455- 1522, caused a sensation in christian intellectual circles and ignited an interest in this previously unknown esoteric jewish tradition that spread across italy, germany, and france. in the sixteenth century ce

and the mystical qabalah provide us with the necessary keys to identify the many gems placed in the setting of the quasi-fictionalized gospel narratives. the gospels of john and thomas, in particular, make it clear that the teachings of master yeshuvah were firmly rooted in the continuum of shemite mystical spirituality. secondly, there are universal characteristics of messianic appearances that cross all religious boundaries. from time to time in the histories of all religions, the one ineffable ground of being has taken human form to reawaken faith, revitalize the universal teachings upon which they are all based, and renew the efficacy of the succession of gatekeepers who keep those teachings alive within the respective traditions. every one of these messiahs is a manifestation with fu

ght across the vertical stroke (column of the left. the columns of the left and right are opposite reflections in the clear mirror of the central column. in the etz hachayyim (tree of life, the vertical stroke is called the line of light (bk, kav. the alif in arabic uses only this vertical stroke, reflected in the principal working tree in the sufi tradition that only uses the central column. the cross is the christian alef, with the diagonal stroke of the column of the left removed. 2 f# evolution of the alef of unity the second line of the first verse of the sifra detzniyutha (book of that which is concealed) says, until not (al) existed as weight, not (al) existed as seeing face-to-face. this is the condition where small face is turned toward vast +3' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% face and therefor

eviyah. upon passing from the nefesh (i.e. dying from the physical body, the soul retains its separation and resides in ecstatic bliss at the feet of their beloved for the duration of the small face universe. through discrimination and the renunciation of a dualistic relationship with one s small face chosen ideal, the individual consciousness can continue to expand and ascend the central column, cross the abyss of the invisible sefirah knowledge/ first, and merge with the neshamah (divine soul) in the sefirah crown/above in the world of atziluth. this is experienced as a witness state the size of the small face universe. in merging with the neshamah, all separation between the individual and small face dissolves. by renouncing the manifestation of mindgenerated universes, face turns towar

it is called sirata( straight path) in the fatiha (the opening) of the qur an, and chinuvad( connecting link) in the zend avesta of the zoroastrians. the peshitta describes it as strait is the gate and narrow is the way. by maintaining the balance between the sefiroth mercy/good and power/evil, and then between wisdom/east and understanding/north, the pilgrim may pass through the shell of terror, cross the abyss, and enter the supernal world of atziluth in sefirah crown/above. balance can be maintained by staying focused on the name hvhy as the experience deepens, whereby the letters of the name will disappear sequentially. in passing through the gate of the alef a, the consciousness of the traveler awakens in the supernal shell of the neshamah +3' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8 (divine soul, equates to

FLY THE LIGHT

bending knees to spiritual weakness. bring your young to us, a new luciferian youth! the world we live in is a christian world, look at what they have brought to humanity with their hypocritical self-deceit- war, murder, rape, incest, ignorance, blind faith and the slow destruction of the planet. it is time for a new luciferian youth, to shape the world in their own way by putting a new god on a cross, a god which demands selfstudy and self- worship, not obsessions to spiritual otherness which begins outside the self. luciferian and satanic thought begins internally, and then moves outwan the focus of life by austin osman spare preface the mutterings of aaos "now for reality "a os recovers from the death posture "nature is more atrocious" aphorism i "the effort of remembering in the vall

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

breaking of their union. the change is called death because the body dissolves, but i declare to you, my dear hermes, that the beings who are thus dissolved are but transformed. all beings are in god but not as though placed in a place, for it is not thus that they are placed in the incorporeal faculty of representation. judge of this from your own experience. command your soul to be in india, to cross the ocean; in a moment it will be done. command it to fly up to heaven. it will not need wings; nothing can prevent it. and if you wish to break through the vault of the universe and to contemplate what is beyond if there is anything beyond the world you may do it. see what power, what swiftness you possess. it is so that you must conceive of god; all that is, he contains within himself like

tions, one is amazed at the daring of those bold characters beyond the appenines, in ferrara or in padua2 who did not fear to decorate the walls of their apartments with the images of the terrible thirty-six. it is very strange to follow the convolutions and involutions of ficino's mind in this chapter xviii. before he introduces his lists of planetary talismans he has some curious remarks on the cross as a kind of talisman.3 the force of the heavens is greatest when 1 gundel, dekane und dekansternbilder, p. 280. 2 the images of the decans are shown in the astrological scheme on the walls of the salone at padua; this scheme was first fully interpreted by f. saxl (sitzungsberichte der heidelberger akademie der wissenschaft, 1925-6, pp. 49-68) through study of the astrology of guido bonatti

oque habere summam in imaginibus potestatem, ac uires& spiritus suscipere planetarum. haec autem opinio ab aegyptijs uel inducta est, uel maxime confirmata. inter quorum characteres crux una erat insignis uitam eorum more futuram significans, eamque figuram pectori serapidis 72 itcino's natural magic the celestial rays come down perpendicularly and at right angles, that is to say in the form of a cross joining the four cardinal points. the egyptians hence used the form of the cross, which to them also signified the future life, and they sculptured that figure on the breast of serapis. ficino, however, thinks that the use of the cross among the egyptians was not so much on account of its power in attracting the gifts of the stars, but as a prophecy of the coming of christ, made by them unkn

them also signified the future life, and they sculptured that figure on the breast of serapis. ficino, however, thinks that the use of the cross among the egyptians was not so much on account of its power in attracting the gifts of the stars, but as a prophecy of the coming of christ, made by them unknowingly. thus the sanctity of the egyptians as prophets of christianity through their use of the cross as a talisman comes in as an appropriate introduction to the list of talismanic images. after this list, ficino makes great play with the recommendation by doctors, particularly peter of abano, of the use of tahsmans in medicine. then, after some references to porphyry and plotinus, he comes to albertus magnus, described as professor of astrology and theology, who in his speculum astronomiae

115. 4. pinturichio, mercury killing argus, room of the saints, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 116. 5. pinturicchio, isis with hermes trismegistus and moses, room of the saints, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 116. 6 (a) pinturicchio, egyptian worship of apis, room of the saints, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 116. m* f> m m m m bulls worshipping the cross, detail of frieze, room of the saints, appartamento borgia, vatican (p. 116, pico della mirandola and cabalist magic after his elevation to the holy see' not only that, the pope wrote a personal letter to pico himself, beginning "dilecte fili salute& apostolicam benedictionem" in this letter, alexander rehearses the whole history of pico's case, mentioning the nine hundred theses, the apolog

FRATER ELIJAH ANGELS OF CHAOS

layers came as beings which i was a part: i am/ will be/ am not as/ a. it seems a. is like the older brother to as. and grendel is me/ we. i was given this meaning and conversation by the three sigils which i received from the right of godhood (rog [1] this sigil whose number was 76 was heaven [3] this sigil was the vehicle on earth [2] this sigil was a mystery until tonight. this sigil is like a cross section of the god manifold. it revealed itself to me after fusing the other two sigils. this sigil is revelation/ transmutation/ a unity of heaven and earth. end history. this was when the being, myself) revealed itself/ myself to me. it was like it was beckoning me towards god-hood to form my own manifold and therefore, my own universe. every person was a part of one of these beings (hga's

bute this book on a larger scale, to poke fun. an enigmatic reference to isobel. i know not what this is, possibly a face of our lady. the last comment is my ego talking to itself, on being questioned by various individuals as per my techniques and ways. the picture is a representation of the flaming lotus, in a tim burtonesque mockery. i/7b: a reference to the christ. a fish (pisces) nailed on a cross. the eyebrow of the fish resembles a 1. and it s mouth is distinctively reminiscent of the symbolic glyph for aquarius. there are 8 rays emanating from the cross. i/8a: excursion 2. nocturne is a border realm of interaction of dreamscape and void. there are nightmarish images which manifest and come into (and go out of) being. the automatic drawing is an analogy between one painting and anot

ll in sensation, the binding of the eye is complete. banish/ condense the horizon appendix vi the binding of the eye- results as i descended from my flight, i heard the drums the drums of evil- heavenly flight (surface) we come here now, unsure and unfit in unfilled and half-managed desires. the shell seeks continual fulfillment of divinity in the act of sex, to proclaim it s reality. it seeks to cross the chasm by unity with another shell. this seems false from the start and it knows this. for the shell is empty. the emptiness is of the ineffable. the most sacred and silent light. the journey inward is the cask cracking open and the shedding of the false ego into empty holiness. this is viewed with stark terror by the shell. i wonder now how this is led astray. the false notion knowing th

FRATER U D PRACTICAL SIGIL MAGIC

ghter and by concentrating on something completely different, the more secular the better. one version of this technique has already been described in chapter 1. it is performed by standing in front of a mirror on which you have drawn your sigil with water-soluble colors. here again, physical over-exertion is employed. stare into the eyes of your mirror image without fluttering your eyelids, then cross your arms behind your head or your neck, push your arms backwards as far and uncomfortably as you can, and tense all your muscles while holding your breath (you may also stand on tiptoes) keep this posture until you cannot bear the tension and/or pain anymore. then release the tension spasmodically while interna1izng the sigil. banish by laughter, think of something else, etc. 34/ practical

FREEMASON BLUEBOOK

retary grand treasurer past grand wardens grand wardens past grand masters deputy grand master grand master grand deacons grand standard bearer grand sword bearer b.entering the lodge hall. maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (51 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:56 am] 1. when lodge officers arrive at the outer door, stewards will remain inside the hall, face each other and cross rods to allow suite to enter beneath the arch formed. deacons go to the rear of the procession. marshal will inform the grand marshal that the lodge is ready to receive the grand master and will then step to one side. 2. grand marshal announces "the grand lodge of maine. 3. wor. master gives three raps to raise the lodge. 4. suite marches to rear of altar in double file, halts at the altar

lations will clearly show that there is no ground for this distinction, and that they teach the propriety of masons, in their character as such, honoring the chief magistrate while living, and mourning for him when dead. the post of honor in masonic processions is in the rear. marshals should walk or ride on the left flank of a procession. when a procession faces inwards, the deacons and stewards cross their rods, so as to form an arch for the brethren to pass beneath. all processions return in the same order in which they set out. the musicians, if masons, follow the stewards: otherwise they precede the tyler. maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (55 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:56 am] when there is an escort, it leads the procession, but halts just before reachi

nature of the ground allows and the attendance is large enough to require it, as far as the services can be heard with convenience. if it is impracticable for the brethren to form in a single line within convenient distance, other lines may be formed in the rear of the first. the mourners take their places inside the circle at the foot of the grave, and the bearers on each side of it: the deacons cross their rods over the head and the stewards over the foot, and retain their places throughout the service. if the body is to be placed in a tomb, the coffin should be deposited a little in front of it and remain there until the ceremonies are finished: and the brethren form around the coffin in the same manner as around the grave. the custom of burying a brother with masonic honors is ancient

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL 2

thereof. hiram abiff failed in his great effort to make the molten sea at the time when he was building solomon's temple, because he, the son of the fiery lucifer spirits, did not know how to blend the element fire with the water poured into his mold by the sons of seth, the creatures of the water god, jehovah. at that time he was given a new hammer and a new word. the hammer was in the form of a cross. the word was written upon a disc, before he was finally slain by his adversaries. and so he slept until as lazarus, the widow's son of nain, he was raised by the strong grip of the lion's paw, the lion of judah. then the disc was found, also the new cruciform hammer, and upon the disc the mystic symbol, the rose. in these two symbols lie hidden the great secret of life, the blending of wate

FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM BY MAX HEINDEL

his shattered ambition, the conspirators set upon and fatally wounded him; but before he expired, he hid the hammer and disc upon which he had inscribed the word. this was never found until ages later when hiram "the widow's son" was reborn as lazarus and became the friend and pupil of the lion of judah, who raised him from death through initiation. when the hammer was found it had the shape of a cross, and the disc had become a rose. therefore hiram took his place among the immortals under the new and symbolical name christian rosenkreuz. he founded the order of temple-builders which bears his name; in that order aspiring souls are still instructed how to fuse the base metals and make the white stone. the symbology of the foregoing will be explained in the following chapters. part v the m

and gave man a better chance to draw to himself materials which will allow him to form altruistic purposes and desires. thus the age of altruism was there inaugurated. by faith in this blood, and by imitation of the christ life the sons of seth are therefore provided with a means of purging from themselves the curse of selfishness; while the sons of cain were given the emblem of the rose and the cross to teach them to work faithfully to make the molten sea, the philosopher's stone, and to find the new word which shall admit them to the kingdom, for they believe more in works than in faith. the accompanying chart shows graphically the three ages mentioned in this article (1) the first age, when each human being was a complete creative unit, male-female, double sexed, and ruled by one hiera

rofessedly religious acquire a tinge of gold in their auras due to the higher altruistic impulses common to the west. paul speaks of this as "christ being formed in you" for when we have learned to mix the alloy by spiritual lives, when we vibrate to the same pitch as he, we are christ-like, ready, as said, to pull the plugs of the crucibles and to pour the molten sea. christ was liberated on the cross through spiritual centers located where the nails are said to have been driven, and elsewhere. and one who has prepared the molten sea is also instructed by the teacher how to pull the plugs and soar into the higher spheres or, as the masonic saying is, to "travel in foreign countries" this is in harmony with the dictum of christ that to become his disciple one must leave father and mother

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

t "masonry is identical to the ancient mysteries" which means that all their teachings in all their books are precisely the same as the ancient, pagan, satanic mysteries [p. 624, teachings of the 28th degree] of course these top 5% call jesus christ an "inferior god" they never, ever mention him in their teachings or their rituals. this shouldn't surprise you since the pope carries a bent satanic cross as seen on another page which shames christ on the cross. freemasons used luciferic symbols within the layout of government center washington d.c. freemasons worship lucifer, the light-bearer. lucifer and satan are biblically the same individual, freemasonry is really the worship of satan. by quoting their own sources and depicting the symbols in which they use, this claim is proven. freemas

, who was the son of samael, the spirit of fire. today, we find the latter among the alchemists, the hermetic philosophers, the rosicrucians and the freemasons [p. 20] hall places freemasonry among the circle of the damned- sons of cain, who rebelled against god; alchemists who are known sorcerers, black magicians, and worshippers of satan, and the rosicrucians who have so desecrated the precious cross of jesus christ with pentagrams and hexagrams as to make you sick. hall's major revelation was that freemasonry is the son of samael. being careful not to confuse samael with the beloved prophet samuel. samael is one of the infernal names of satan. in fact, house of theosophy author, writing under the influence of her demon possessing her- master d.k- identifies samael as satan [the secret d

so identifies itself with the pagans who divine the future by studying the entrails of a bull. you consistently see the symbol of the bees and their beehive throughout freemasonry. christianity does not use this symbol "purity" and "salvation" are depicted by the honey. purity is depicted within the bible as either jesus himself or as white wool or as a white garment. salvation is depicted as the cross or jesus arising from the grave. but, the pagans are surely true to the biblical description of them as "worshipping the creature rather than the creator [romans 1:25] the july, 1998, issue of the scottish rite journal states that the eagle was also a symbol of regeneration and rebirth [jim tresner, 33 degree "wings of the eagle, wings on our feet" scottish rite journal, july, 1998, p. 7. bu

, slaughtered the priests of baal, and finally abolished it altogether in israel. yet, here, freemasonry boldly states that they revere him. but, let us get back to the subject at hand, i.e, sexual connotations of masonic symbols. masonic author, j.s.m. ward states "thus we see that the hammer or gavel, and the tau, were originally the same, and this is a natural evolution of symbols, for the tau cross is evolved from the phallus, and that is the symbol of god the creator [ward, freemasonry and the ancient gods, 1921, p. 238] i find it highly interesting to see the masonic authors admit they worship the creature rather than the creator [romans 1:25] because it shreds their flimsy claim to be christian into a billion bits. in this sentence, we see utter blasphemy against god. here, masonic

te a list of the symbols by which he did not want man representing him. even though he did not list the phallus, i am absolutely certain god would not want man thinking of him as a phallus! however, ward is not finished with this subject yet, and in going on, he answered my question, above, as to why the gavel is always represented upside down, not up "but this is not the only place where the tau cross occurs. the. gavels are all t-crosses, and combine in one symbol the hammer, the sign of the rule, and the t-cross, the symbol of the male or creative side of the deity; and, lest there should be any mistake, the t is placed on the apron of the master of the lodge, though placed upside down so as to give the symbol of the square, and also to emphasize its phallic meaning [ibid; emphasis adde

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

of which is 25, that is one unit less than the numerical value of tetragrammaton, which is 26. one is the numerical value of aleph, a, hence in omar khayyam we read: a hair perhaps divides the false and true; yes; and a single alif were the clue- could you but find it-to the treasure-house, and peradventure to the master too. this mystery is solved as follows: aleph is composed of two odin and a cross-bar which is a vau. it represents the world above separated from the world below by the vital force; its value is consequently 10+ 6+ 10= 26, and 26 is the numerical value of tetragrammaton. its symbols are also the swastika, fylfot, or gammadion (see plate vi on page 42) the redemption from satanic rule can only be attained by seeing god as he really is and not as he is in his reflection; f

and the inverted or evil pentagram (see diagram 4 on page 53. ten is a combination of unity and zero; therefore mystically there is a relationship between od and aleph, and od and what is beyond aleph- the beginning. the numerical value of aleph is one, the two arms of which convey the meaning of gas above so beneath h. in this letter is symbolized the whole of creation. the top arm is deity, the cross-bar the waters, motionless as zero, and the lower arm the reflection of the higher arm on the waters. thus we obtain from a, or 1 0 1, or 10 0 10; the first equals 2, the second 20, and od spelt in full- od vau daleth- equals 20; therefore the two together equal 22, that is the twenty-two letters of the hebrew alphabet which constitute the paths of the tree of life and out of which, with the

n a delusion, a dream, and a nightmare. for the individual to will that light shall be is something quite different from being hypnotized into believing that light is and already exists. belief is of the dust of the earth, it is the static shadow of divine power; will is of the breath of life, it is the dynamic force of that same essence. thus it happens that true faith is belief crucified on the cross of will, a transmutation of the material into the spiritual. for an individual to accomplish an act of will is to attain to the supreme eucharist; but for an individual to obliterate the wills of others by forcing his will, however spiritualized it may be, on to others is to take part in a black mass. that is to obliterate light, and the higher the spirituality the deeper the darkness result

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

original god-idea of the israelites ix--the phoenician and hebrew god set or seth x--ancient speculations concerning creation xi--fire and phallic worship xii--an attempt to purify the sensualized faiths xiii--christianity a continuation of paganism xiv--christianity a continuation of paganism-(continued) xv--christianity in ireland xvi--stones or columns as the deity xvii--sacrifices xviii--the cross and a dying savior the god-idea of the ancients. introduction. through a study of the primitive god-idea as manifested in monumental records in various parts of the world; through scientific investigation into the early religious conceptions of mankind as expressed by symbols which appear in the architecture and decorations of sacred edifices and shrines; by means of a careful examination of

tree of life, in which the trunk has given place to the entire body of a woman. this, also, is netpe, who is still spiritual wisdom or the maternal principle. we are informed by forlong that diana was worshipped by the amazons under a sacred tree.[12] from this symbol the tree, which grew first into the figure of a divine woman, and later assumed the form of a divine man, arose the emblem of the cross [12] rivers of life, vol. i, p. 70. on the nineveh tablets is pictured a tree of life which is surrounded by winged spirits, bearing in their hands the pine cone, a symbol indicating life, and which is said to have the same significance as the crux-ansata, or cross, among the egyptians. in later ages, the tree of life, i. e, the divine man, or cross, or both together, furnish immortal food t

e who lay hold upon them, exactly in the same manner as did netpe, the goddess of wisdom, or spiritual life, in former times. according to the testimony of barlow, this is the subject "most frequently symbolized on early christian sepulchral tablets and monuments"[13] christ's body was the "bread of life" and his blood was the "wine from the tree of life" of which to partake was life eternal. the cross, as in earlier religions, represented completeness of life. the jambu tree, the buddhist god-tree, is in the shape of a cross.[14 [13] essays on symbolism, p. 74 [14] wilford, asiatic researches. among the kelti a tall oak was not only a symbol of the deity, but it was jupiter himself, while the earth from which it sprang was the great mother. throughout europe, in all ages, the oak has rece

ion improperly called idolatry does or did prevail. the sacred images of the tartars, japanese, and indians are almost all placed upon it, of which numerous instances occur in the publication of kaempfer, sonnerat, etc: the brama of india is represented sitting upon a lotus throne, and the figures upon the isaic table hold the stem of this plant, surmounted by the seed vessel in one hand, and the cross representing the male organs in the other: thus signifying the universal power, both active and passive, attributed to that goddess"[19 [19] symbolism of ancient art. the lotus is the most sacred and the most significant symbol connected with the sacred mysteries of the east. upon this subject, maurice observes that there is no plant which has received such a degree of honor as has the lotus

ntation of the god amun or amun-ra, which superseded the triune deity, kneph, sate, and anouk at thebes, and from which in assyria doubtless proceeded the trinity, amun, bel-nimrod, and hea, is supposed to be identical with the greek zeus, which means the sun. this god is represented by a female figure seated on a throne. it is crowned with two long feathers, and in the right hand is observed the cross, the emblem of life. manetho, the celebrated egyptian historian, declares that the name of this god signifies "concealed" there can be little doubt that the titles of the ancient deity--the destroyer or regenerator, or, in other words, those of the god of life which embraced the idea of the moving force throughout nature, were, in course of time, appropriated by the rulers of the people. it

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

and mr christopher watkins, all ofwhomsupplied mewitha wealth of correspondence between waite and machen;andbymr a. b. collins, miss marjorie debenham,mrc. j. forestier-walker, mrs madge strevens, and mr colin summerford,whohave each provided invaluable information on waite'stwomarriages and on his later life. for the story of waite's involvementwiththe goldendawnandwiththe fellowship of the rosy cross i am greatly indebtedtomrwarwick gould, the revddrroma king, mr.keithjackson.mr roger parisious, mrs francine prince,mrjohnsemken, mr andrew stephenson, and those anonymous survivors of the fellowship of the rosy crosswhowish forever to remain unknown. aleister crowley's referencesto waite were found for mebymrclive harper and mr martin starr,while i could not havecharted waite's masonic car

. ada waite .7.toptrees, east molesey,homeof the stuart- menteath family.8 .cover design by evelyn stuart- menteath fortheunknownworld.9. waite's entry in the addressbookof the hermeticorderofthe goldendawn.1 0.theofficial record( fwaite's re-admission theg:.r273 11.arthurmachen. 12. a. e. waite(c.1920).13. a. e. waite (1922. 14. a. e. waite in his robes as1mpera tor of the fellowship of the rosy cross (photograph bycoburn,1922).15. a. e. waite and his daughter, sybil(c.1930).16.marybroadbent schofield, wait e's secondwife(c.1930__11_thehiddenchurchandasecrettraditionwait e' searlystudyofthekabbalah ledhimto arguethat'thepointsofcontactbetweenoccult science and the kabalah are very numerous,butbetween mysticism and the kabalah they are, comparatively speaking, few; in generalthekabbalah wa

se affairthatstyled itself'thehermetictext society. it progressed as far as a prospectus, printed in1908,whichoffered a list of sixty potential titles for translating and editing, arranged under fiveheadings(witha sixth section for 'miscellaneous and unclassifiedworks):great texts102 a. e.waite-magicianofmanyparts_of christian mysticism; lesser textsofchristian mysticism;theliterature of the rosy cross; the archaeology .of freemasonry and templarism; and,theliterature of alchemy. according to the prospectus, the 'primary intention' of the society was'toplace within the reach of its members the great and memorable texts of christian mysticism, of all schools and periods, excluding nothing on the ground of difficulties in doctrine,butdistinguishing clearly the position of each text in relati

leister. crowley-who.had supported mathers becausethelondon chiefs refused to admithimto the secondorderafter he had passedthroughthe outer grades-i-to enforce his demands.thesubsequent events were farcical. crowley arrived attheorder's premises in blythe road, hammersmith, attired'inhighland dress, a black mask over his face, and a plaidthrownover his head and shoulders, an enormous gold or gilt cross on his breast, and a dagger at his side (reportofe.a. hunter, quoted in howe,optcit, p. 225; he was promptly turfed out, his hired'chuckers-out' sent packing, mathers was suspended from hisownorder, and the r.r. eta.e.declared its independence. freed from mathers's. paranoid rule, the secondorderframed anewconstitutionon 21 april 1900 and elected a new executiveofthree chiefs and seven ordin

3s0 were for waite and 150[orfelkin; the remaining six were fine-paper copies, apparently for felkin's officers).butthecost-24311.2s.0d-horrifiedfelkin and he declined to participate in producing rituals for the more advanced grades.theindependent and rectifiedriteproved less parsimonious and by the endof1910 alltheouterordergrade rituals had been printed, togetherwiththatof'theportal of the rosy cross' and the solemn festivaloftheequinox. felkin was more concerned to find the secret chiefs,whomhe believed were active somewhere in germany, and to this end he sent, in1911,one of his members, neville meakin (exorientelux, to visitrudolfsteiner and to take part in his rosicrucian ceremonies. before his departure meakin had been elevated to gradeofadept usminorby waite 'acting as adeptus exemp

GILBERT THE GOLDEN DAWN TWILIGHT OF THE MAGICIANS

lyn underhill and a novelist like charles williams.thoughwaite did become amemberofthe golden dawn, its curriculum meant little to him, as indicated in his autobiography,shadowsof lift andthought.after the revolt at theturnofthe century he was a memberofthe committee that governed the schismatic members and in consequenceofthis he ultimately formed his own organization, the fellowship of the rosy cross.itemployed his modificationsofthe basic golden dawn initiatory rituals, whichofcourse he had to transform and rewrite: his fellowship died when he did, in1942.all of this is described in robert gilbert's historyofthe golden dawn and in his biographyofwaite (still in preparation; interesting sidelights on the storycanalsobe found in hisa.e.waite:abibliography.*thisbook fills in several import

schew politics utterly, but contrary to masonic practice'oursociety does not exclude a worthy woman from being initiated, this provision dating, perhaps, from1490when the rosicrucians 'did separate themselves from the free-masons. from this, and from the fact that it had no instituted rituals, it would seem that de chazal's order did not derive from the german masonic order of the golden and rosy cross, of1m,butfrom the earlier alchemical rosicrucians described by sig255 mund richter in1710.bacstrom gives a further account of defoundation15chazal in a letterof1804to alexander tilloch, one of his fellow alchemists,butmakes no reference to the rosicrucian society.thereis in fact no evidence that bacstrom propagated theorderinengland-butlater occultists convinced themselves that he did simply

d philosophy, and their artsofmedicine; and he at last settled down in south germany about the year1413.after several years spent in the studyofthe knowledge and arts so collected, c.r. chose three companions, fratres g.v, la (who, it was noted, was not a german) and1.0.,and instructed them fully in the precious resultsofhis travels, and so these four fratres founded the 'fraternityofthe rose and cross'.theymade a magical alphabet, language and dictionary, and wrote the books m (magicon, axiomata, rotamundiand protheus; they also designed and built the house called'domussancti spiritus' as the home of the fraternity. after a few years a second circle of four other fratres was formed; these werecr.,the sonofthe deceased father's brotherofcr.,b, a skilful painter,g.g.andpd.,who acted as secr

eady ensured, with mathers' help, that theorderwould be well publicized.thefirst step in promoting theordercame in february 1888, with a letter from mathers to the editor oflight.ostensibly this was in reply to a critical article on eliphas levi, but it was effectively apufffor the newborn golden dawn 'eliphas levi was indeed an initiate of the kabbalah, a member of the fratern255 ity of the rosy cross, and of other kindred orders, and was acknowledged as a brother by those who know" on the firstofmarch the warrant for the isis-urania temple of that same 'fraternity of the rosy cross, under its new name of the orderofthe golden dawn in the outer, was drawn up and signed.itis a somewhat introverted document, for thethreechiefs of the second order,deoduce comite ferro (mathers, sapiens domin

deptusminor(so=6260, adeptus majorw=5260)and adeptus exemptus (7260",o)_and a further three for the secret chiefs of the third order who dwelt solely on the astral plane: magister templi (8260=3260),magus(9260=2260)and ipsissimus(10260=i .all save the highest were drawn directly from the structure of the s.r.i.a. and indirectly from the eighteenth-century german masonic order of the gold and rosy cross.itwas essential to westcott's scheme of things to have ten grades, for they were intended to represent the ten sephiroth, or emanations, of the kabbalistictreeof life, the first grade,1260=n10260,standing for the tenth and lowest sephira, malkuth, and the unattainable tenth grade,10260=1260,standing for kether, the firstofthe sephiroth. entry to the second order was at first by examina255 ti

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rinted within the last fifty years has created one tithe of the flutter, in the world of the learned, that was caused bythisthirty-three pagelatinpamphlet, published in germany in 1614.thereformation, we must remember, had just become an accomplished fact; it was a sweeping change that had affected a vast tract of semi-civilised country, and perhaps some explan255 ation of the outcry against rosy cross was a form of protest against another possible attempt at the conversion of men, like the reformation of catholicism which had preceded it, and had, while making great improvements, greatly unsettled men's minds, and had shaken european religious and social life to its foundations. the narrative, then, of christian rosenkreuz created a veritable intellectual panic among the learned, and it w

ight within her, and being inspiredbyknowledge gained in the east by travel and initiation there: the differences being that in the former case the few thousand learned of all europe were alone approached by a printed manifesto- while in our time the whole nation is approached by personal teaching, supplemented by the use of the press.letus see then shortly what is known historically of this rose cross order, whose manifesto excited so great an interest.thebookfama fratemitatisnarrates that about the years 1375-1450, there flourished a very learned man, who, having spent many years in travel through the east- asia minor, chaldea, arabia and fez- came again to europe, and after a residence among the moors in spain, returned to his native state in germany, full-filled with the hermetic scien

dea, arabia and fez- came again to europe, and after a residence among the moors in spain, returned to his native state in germany, full-filled with the hermetic sciences and' capable in magical arts, which knowledge he had acquired by many initiations in eastern lands. he adopted a covered mystic name, as medieval teachers mostly did; the name he took was 'christian rosenkreuz, or christian rosy cross, or shortly c.r, with a signum or seal of a rose on a cross formed of six squares, such a cross as if closed up would form a cube. he settled in a certain retired place and drew around hun a select circle of friends and pupils who were ultimately, after training, received by him into the grades of mystic initiation which he had himself collected. after some years of tuition and elementary pr

umed, as the same is herelivelycounter255 feited with all the ornaments and attires; in his hand he held a parchment book, calledt,the which, nextuntothe bible, isourgreatest treasure, which ought to be deliveredtothe censure of the world. at the end of this book standeth this elogium, which then follows in latin -itmaybeshortly translated thus 'a seed sown in the breast of ihesus 'christian rose cross, sprung from a noble and famous german family.theman of his age for the most subtle imaginations and divine revelations, and one of unwearied labour in the search for heaven's mysteries and those alsoofhumanity; he was secretly admitted to a morethanregal or imperial gaza (or treasure house) during his journeys in arabia and africa; he instituted and became the custodian for posterity of the

acher, in a room suffused with the peace which now at length dwells over the memory of her character, at once so enthusiastic and so contemplative- and of her personality, at once aggressive and so endearing. thousands of persons of culture, and hundreds of occultists and pseudo-occultists, could be found willing to testify that they were not in possession of any evidence that successors of 'rosy cross the adept' still exist in england; or that any suchavault exists here or anywhere else in europe. yet that need not upset my belief, or your belief, if you hold it, that adept rosicrucians do still exist; nor willitupset the fact that i have met a person in this very blavatsky lodge (who was known to most of the elders in theosophy among you) who assured me of the truth of these assertions

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july 1900.]4.theazoth lecturelazothis a word formed: from the initials and thefirial letters of the latin, greek and hebrew alphabets, a; z;253andc>(olong)andmandm:thusazrom.itis used with various meanings by. different writers;butit generally..267 signifies beginning and end; the astral light wherein are the elements and the philosophic mercury extracted from sol; or it may mean essence. 2. the cross with equal arms +represents the equation of theelementsandhence is derived its meaning of corrosion and corruption or resolutionofanything into its component parts, 3.theterms raven or crow, lion and eagle, have various alchemical significations. generally: raven or crow=inhibition through blackness lion=heat and sulphurous action eagle=sublimation 4. one great. distinction between alchemic

2.chokmah- air 3.binah- water and earth 4.chesed- fire 5.geburah- height 6.tiphereth- depth 7.netzach- east 8. hod- west 9.yesod- north 10.malkuth- south 18. the ten sephiroth are thus united in seven palaces. 19. in each of the 4 worlds are the ten sephiroth of that world, and each sephira has its own ten sephiroth; thus there are 400 sephiroth in total number, the number of the letter, tau, the cross, the universe, the completion of all things. and 400 is the square of the number 10 multiplied by 4, the number of the letters of tetragrammaton. 20. these are the seven angels ruling the seven planets under the seven archangels thereof: h cassiel.zl sachiel,r3zamael,oanael,raphael) gabriel.34 the sorcererand his apprentice21. the seven heavens of the planets are:hghareboth,2!.zebol,r3makon

he. meaning of the equilibrium of the sephiroth which they connect. 34. there is a hieroglyphic form of writing hebrew words. by using the symbols to which the letters correspond in the yetziratic attribution. 35. this is the symbol of sulphur on the tree of life.kbg 225h 225t225y.mch225 chs225 n36. this is the symbol ofsalton the tree of life.ky .m36 the sorcererand his apprentice37. the calvary cross of 12 squares refers to the zodiac and to the eternal rivers of eden divided into four heads.naharn38. the four rivers of paradise issuing from the one river are: the spiritnaharthe one river.6pison6hiddekel'i'"1my'phrath\jgmox39. the square pyramid is attributed to the four elements: on the apex is the word ethmnmeaning essence: on the base is olamho'w,meaning world. 40. the calvary cross o

presents the trinity operating through the sephiroth and reflected downwards in the four triangles of the elements. air is reflected from kether through tiphereth unto yesod, water is reflected from binah through chesed to hod, fire is reflected from chokmah through geburah into netzach. while malkuth is earth, the receptacle of the other three. 43. in the hegemon's badge on the tree of life, the cross embraces tiphereth, netzach, hod and yesod, and rests on malkuth. also the calvary cross of six squares refers to the six sephiroth of microprosopus, the sun and forms the cube opened out.38 thesorcererand his apprentice44. the symbol of venus on the tree of life embraces the whole of the sephiroth and is therefore the fitting symbol of the isis of nature. hence, also, its circle is always t

i"emasculinecharacter.ifwe examine the small cards carefully we shallbestruck at once by the comparative similarities ofpattern of the sceptres. and the swords.which areolllydistinguished from eachby theformerbeing.225straightandthe latter beingcurved.we shall also notice that the. deuces have peculiaritiesoftheir own, which distinguishthem.from the rest of the suit. the deuce of sceptres forms a cross with two roses and two lilies in the opposite angles; the cross between the rose of sharon and the lily of the valley. the deuceofcups shows a tesselated pavement or cloth whereon the cups stand; between them is a species of caduceus, whose serpents are replaced by lion-beaded foliations, which recall the chnuphisserpent of the gnostics, and. certain familiar. forms. of the elemental spirits

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n between the rose croix degree and rosicrucianism proper, he is most unflattering to the former 'when ill-informed persons happen to hear that there are sovereign princes of rose- croix "princes of rose-croix de heroden &c, among the masonic brethren, they naturally identify these splendid inanities of occult nomenclature with the mysterious and awe-inspiring rosicrucians. the origin of the rose-cross degree is involved in the most profound mystery. its foundation has been attributed to johann valentin andreas, but this is an ignorant confusion, arising from the alleged connection of the theologican of wurtemberg with the society of christian rosencreutz'11[11. merely impolite references such as these could have been ignored, but not so his final chapter 'modern rosicrucian societies, whi

e german centre of the order to found a temple in london, to be known by the name of isis urania. the hierarchical structure of the golden dawn and its system of grades paralleled those of the s.r.i.a- which was scarcely to be wondered at, given that all three founders were prominent members of the s.r.i.a- and were derived ultimately from the eighteenthcentury german order of the golden and rosy cross. the grades and their symbolism were far from secret as they had been printed in 1877 as 'two tables illustrative of rosicrucian philosophy' in kenneth mackenzie's royal masonic cyclopaedia21[21. waite was certainly aware of the order's existence, and of its nature, before he joined it in june 189122[22, for he had used the motto of fraulein sprengel under his own pseudonym of 'grand orient'

d the rituals of the early grand rite from the 4th to the 44th degrees and. found i was also in possession of the order of the temple for scotland which, having regard to my affiliation with the grand priory of england, was the very last thing i wanted. in like manner i am in possession by the most heterodox means possible of the mark degrees of masonry, of a rival royal arch knight of malta, red cross of rome and constantine and even the royal ark mariners. if the fact that i had been affiliated should transpire generally it will no doubt lead to a good deal of trouble. his reception in geneva was to be a happier affair for his path had been smoothed by edouard blitz who, in his capacity of great prior for, america, both introduced waite to the rectified rite and highly recommended him. i

in his covering letter he intimated that he 'was going among the brethren of geneva to learn and not to teach'72[72. he was also 'required to choose (1) a mystic name (2) a motto, also symbolical (3) armorial bearings prior to my being armed as a knight in the secret conclave. i have chosen therefore as follows (1) eques a longe aspiciens (2) sacramentum regis abscotidere bonum est (3) argent, a cross sable, 71[71] quoted from his carbon copy of the replies, pasted into his diary for 1902/03 72[72] diary, 16 february 1903 between four roses gules, which is, of course, purely rosicrucian and is assigned to me by myself for that reason'73[73. thus prepared, he travelled to geneva, arriving early on 28 february 1903, to be received by joseph leclerc (1835-1927, great prior of the independent

ly accepted, as was his great knowledge of the esoteric byways of freemasonry, and this undoubtedly helped him to gain entrance to the various lodges, chapters and preceptories he sought to join- all of which contained potential converts to his ideas. once converted they tended to seek admission to the independent& rectified rite of the golden dawn and to its successor, the fellowship of the rosy cross, but it must be stressed that waite never actively sought recruits. he did, however, seize every opportunity to propagate his doctrine of the secret tradition, not only through his lectures (see appendix c) but also when speaking informally. his first masonic venture into public debate was at a meeting of quatuor coronati lodge on 3 october 1902, when he commented on e. j. castle's paper 'th

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this greatest scientific error of all time. ddj materialism revisited a relief from the pagan civilization of mesopotamia. ddk -vthe theory of evolution revisited t is 1832. hms beagle is making its way across the vast atlantic. the ship looks like any ordinary cargo or passenger ship, but its journey is a journey of discovery, and one that will last many years. setting out from england, it will cross the entire ocean and reach the shores of south america. the beagle, a ship that had been of little known importance until that time, was setting out on a 5 year voyage. that which would ultimately make that ship famous was its passenger, charles robert darwin, a 22 year-old naturalist. he had not actually studied biology but had been a student of theology at the university of cambridge\ thou

s" is an understanding of science aligned to naturalism, a theory that does not accept the existence of god. this distorted approach to scientific study was developed secretly in esoteric societies that needed to use signs and symbols for this purpose, and so the roots of masonry were established. one of these so-called secret societies, responsible for planting the roots of masonry, was the rose-cross (rosicrucian) order, a sort of meeting point between the templars and masons. this order, first heard of in the fifteenth century, created a fury of interest in alchemy, especially in europe, of which its members were said to possess secret knowledge. but the most important legacy of the rose cross order today is the naturalist philosophy, and the idea of evolution, of which it is a part. th

y the ancient greeks' materialist and evolutionist myths. the fact that this school of thought, that the great islamic scholar ghazali so loathed and refuted in his works, has a masonic character to it surely casts some important light on the matter. in his work entitled al-munqidh min al-dalal (deliverthe symbol shown above is used in masonic lodges, and is a rosicrucian symbol (the rose and the cross) combined with a masonic symbol (the compass and square. global freemasonry dei ance from error, ghazali directly criticized the ikhwan as-safa' society, explaining that it espoused a corrupt philosophy influenced by the ideas of the ancient greeks. and, in his work entitled fedaih-ul-batinniyye, he demonstrated the perversity of the teachings of the ismaili sect, to which the ikhwan as-safa

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n between the rose croix degree and rosicrucianism proper, he is most unflattering to the former 'when ill-informed persons happen to hear that there are sovereign princes of rose- croix "princes of rose-croix de heroden &c, among the masonic brethren, they naturally identify these splendid inanities of occult nomenclature with the mysterious and awe-inspiring rosicrucians. the origin of the rose-cross degree is involved in the most profound mystery. its foundation has been attributed to johann valentin andreas, but this is an ignorant confusion, arising from the alleged connection of the theologican of wurtemberg with the society of christian rosencreutz'11[11. merely impolite references such as these could have been ignored, but not so his final chapter 'modern rosicrucian societies, whi

e german centre of the order to found a temple in london, to be known by the name of isis urania. the hierarchical structure of the golden dawn and its system of grades paralleled those of the s.r.i.a- which was scarcely to be wondered at, given that all three founders were prominent members of the s.r.i.a- and were derived ultimately from the eighteenthcentury german order of the golden and rosy cross. the grades and their symbolism were far from secret as they had been printed in 1877 as 'two tables illustrative of rosicrucian philosophy' in kenneth mackenzie's royal masonic cyclopaedia21[21. waite was certainly aware of the order's existence, and of its nature, before he joined it in june 189122[22, for he had used the motto of fraulein sprengel under his own pseudonym of 'grand orient'

d the rituals of the early grand rite from the 4th to the 44th degrees and. found i was also in possession of the order of the temple for scotland which, having regard to my affiliation with the grand priory of england, was the very last thing i wanted. in like manner i am in possession by the most heterodox means possible of the mark degrees of masonry, of a rival royal arch knight of malta, red cross of rome and constantine and even the royal ark mariners. if the fact that i had been affiliated should transpire generally it will no doubt lead to a good deal of trouble. his reception in geneva was to be a happier affair for his path had been smoothed by edouard blitz who, in his capacity of great prior for, america, both introduced waite to the rectified rite and highly recommended him. i

in his covering letter he intimated that he 'was going among the brethren of geneva to learn and not to teach'72[72. he was also 'required to choose (1) a mystic name (2) a motto, also symbolical (3) armorial bearings prior to my being armed as a knight in the secret conclave. i have chosen therefore as follows (1) eques a longe aspiciens (2) sacramentum regis abscotidere bonum est (3) argent, a cross sable, 71[71] quoted from his carbon copy of the replies, pasted into his diary for 1902/03 72[72] diary, 16 february 1903 between four roses gules, which is, of course, purely rosicrucian and is assigned to me by myself for that reason'73[73. thus prepared, he travelled to geneva, arriving early on 28 february 1903, to be received by joseph leclerc (1835-1927, great prior of the independent

ly accepted, as was his great knowledge of the esoteric byways of freemasonry, and this undoubtedly helped him to gain entrance to the various lodges, chapters and preceptories he sought to join- all of which contained potential converts to his ideas. once converted they tended to seek admission to the independent& rectified rite of the golden dawn and to its successor, the fellowship of the rosy cross, but it must be stressed that waite never actively sought recruits. he did, however, seize every opportunity to propagate his doctrine of the secret tradition, not only through his lectures (see appendix c) but also when speaking informally. his first masonic venture into public debate was at a meeting of quatuor coronati lodge on 3 october 1902, when he commented on e. j. castle's paper 'th

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or planes may vary depending on the esoteric tradition, the model- the great chain of being remains remarkably the same. in the words of arthur lovejoy, author of "the great chain of being "it (the great chain of being, has been the dominant official philosophy of the larger part of civilised mankind through most of its history. the traditional model of the universe. that sign is the sign of the cross, which very clearly represents the manner of achievement of this realization by the perfect communion, of all the states of the being, harmoniously and conformably ranked, in integral expansion, in the double sense of''amplitude" and" exaltation. in fact, this double expansion of the the gnostic handbook page 16 being may be regarded as taking place horizontally on the one hand, that is, at

orresponding to one of the" worlds" or degrees, which are included in the total synthesis of" universal man. in this cruciform representation, the horizontal expansion therefore corresponds to the indefinitude of possible modalities of one and the same state of the being, regarded integrally, and the vertical super-imposition to the indefinite series of states of the total being. symbolism of the cross, rene guenon if we wish to conceptualize the "great chain of being" there is a simple place to start. let us begin by viewing material life as a horizontal line, on this line we have everyday existence, we could even use two lines to refer to the influences of time and space. in any event these occurrences are horizontal, they exist within the experience of time, space and matter and hence e

e horizontal, they exist within the experience of time, space and matter and hence exist on the material line. at the same time we can suggest this line is intersected by another, a vertical line, the line of spirit. whereas the horizontal moves from life to death, beginning to end and repeats again and again, the vertical moves from alpha to omega, from the heights to the depths. this image, the cross, is the primal image of the great chain of being and traditional cosmology. it is pregnant with meaning and within it are the central concepts of gnosticism. if we consider the cross and the intersection between the spiritual and the material, we can also contemplate the variations in ideals between these two extremes. the material emphasises the physical, material and quantitative, while th

acred centre. it is from this centre that we can begin to unfold some of the major concepts of the traditional view of the world. the sacred centre is the point where man touches the divine and can come under the influence of the spiritual world while existing within the physical, it is only at this nexus that enlightenment is possible. the gnostic handbook page 17 if we consider the image of the cross we can delineate certain characteristics, there is the sacred centre, the vertical line becomes the axis mundi, the horizontal line becomes the earth, above which are the supernal worlds, below which are the infernal. this map of the living cosmos is central to the sacred lore. while it may take many forms in the traditions that abound on planet earth, the essential characteristics are the s

tical line becomes the axis mundi, the horizontal line becomes the earth, above which are the supernal worlds, below which are the infernal. this map of the living cosmos is central to the sacred lore. while it may take many forms in the traditions that abound on planet earth, the essential characteristics are the same. when applied to traditional models of the universe, the horizontal bar of the cross becomes the earth, midgard, physical reality and the axis mundi becomes the pillar that spans the worlds. it is sometimes images as a vertical series of planes, worlds or dimension, a tree, a ray (the ray of creation of gurdjieff) or a pillar. indeed it is the beanstalk that jack climbed to reach the world of the giants! the axis mundi and the sacred tree the axis mundi is the pillar and at

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rming the electromagnetic field of the gnostic from the dialectic to the static. the kundalini or serpent power based in the lowest centre is energised in such a way that the serpent seed (the taint of the archons) is replaced by the serpent of wisdom (the gnostic theurgy page 77 messiah. it is interesting to find that this transition is reflected in the old testament tale of moses holding up the cross interwined with the serpent to heal the people of israel. the serpent mentioned is numerically equilvant to three hundred and fifty eight, which is also the number of the messiah or christos- the self awakened saviour, the true self of every awakened being. the four attributes of each church as given in the book of revelation are: 1. characteristics of the church and city. 2. commendation of

mond body, an unbreakable jewel, a light that cannot be extinguished. this diamond body is the vehicle in which the true self manifests and is able to travel through the world of the archons, battling against the seven planets and fallen webs and traps. after navigating through gnostic theurgy page 84 the fallen kingdom it can, because of its light nature, shed its lower skin and pass through the cross or barrier and return home to the pleroma. the practices of this buddhist sect are esoteric in nature and have much in common with the secret techniques used within the celestial path of the gnostic tradition. this tradition is also found reflected in the secret chariot or merkeva mysticism of the kabbalistic tradition. seven days of re-creation another tradition which expresses this process

s the time when the great light of gnosis purifies and transcends the base chakra and transmutes its desires and drives into the something of a higher nature. the centre is red as it is the colour of passion and of sacrifice, it symbolises the struggle and pain requirement to overcome the lower instincts. the central icon of the rosicrucians epitomises this with its image of a blood red rose on a cross of suffering. the first state is when man begins to known that the good and true are something higher. arcana celestia, emanuel swedenborg (ac 20. the second day this is when we divide the things of the dialectic from those of the static (the firmament from that which is below the firmament) from the chakric perspective the sacral centre or sexual centre is where we must make decisions about

world and the archons, it is described variously as a wall, palisade, turnstile and portal. it is seen as the great divide or barrier (horos, and is said to be bounded with an embankment of dazzling white fire flaming walls. between the higher and lower worlds is a narrow bridge, a rope, a ladder or a gateway through which only the transfigured can pass. the best known symbol of this abyss is the cross (stauros, it is pre-christian in origin and includes pre and post christian symbolism. it emphasises that only through death to the world of the archons and rebirth and resurrection to light, can we enter the treasury. in the hermetic tradition, saturn (binah) is seen as the guardian of the abyss. after the soul has left earth it must venture through the seven planets, however only with corr

alachim. kings. netzach. elohim. the gods. hod. ben elohim. sons of the gods. yesod. cherubim. strong ones. malkuth. ishim. sons of fire. assiah: the lower world the world of matter is where things become solid, they manifest. attributions in this world can vary greatly, traditionally, there are the planets. but we have more than simply their physical manifestation. while assiah is matter it also cross-over into the lower reaches of the astral as the veil or paroketh is not as strong as the abyss. accordingly, each planet has a related angel, intelligence and spirit, in some sense the angel is from yetzirah while the intelligence and spirit is attributed to assiah. gnostic theurgy page 98 the earth is composed of four directions and elements, each with attributions of archangels, angels, r

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s become points of obsessional belief which seem to speak or send impulses and desires to the sorcerer which may be contrary to the purpose of the ritual. the pentacle of solomon/tetragrammaton is the sigil of the will of god (god may represent set or the divine will the isolate self. you may have the pentacle of tetragrammaton on your person, symbolic of the will of the rite. when one enters the cross-roads of spirits you are in the arena of anon, the spirits which have existed between the aethyr and the earth for timeless ages the take the flesh of our desires, therefore posing a dangerous tight rope walk of obsession/possession. consider the strength of will as the guide in the working, thus the reason for one being in direct contact with the hga/angel-serpent and envenomed with the lig

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF AIR

us by e.i. ford pg. 68 belial by e.i. ford pg.70 sigils of crowley edition with accents by e.i. ford pg.74 satan cube from abramelin accented by e.i. ford pg. bthe sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 2 6/27/2004 7:54 am the invoking pentagram ritual of air relax and perform the fourfold breath perform the qabalistic cross 1. touching the forehead, say atah. 2. touching the breast, say malkuth. 3. touching the right shoulder, say ve-geburah. 4. touching the left shoulder, say ve-gedulah. 5. clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-olam, amen. facing east, use the index finger of the right hand, a dagger, or the white end of the outer wand of double power to trace a large lesser invoking pentagram. charge it

d vibrate "yhvh (yode-heh-vav-heh. keeping the arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 2 of 2 6/27/2004 7:54 am the arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right an

and we shall direct the course of the evening breeze to fly before thee. o spirit of spirits! o eternal soul of souls! o imperishable breath of life! o creative sigh! o mouth which breathest forth and withdrawest the life of all beings, in the flux and reflux ebb and flow of thine eternal word, which is the divine ocean of movement and of truth! amen. give the theoricus sign repeat the qabalistic cross. note: the lesser rituals of the pentagram, or commonly called lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, and the lesser invoking ritual of the pentagram (lbrp/lirp) were the only actual rituals taught to and used by the outer order of the traditional golden dawn. however, here at the sanctuary of ma'at we have incorporated this lesser invoking pentagram ritual as an introduction ritual to th

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th principle of nature, while still adhering to principles set forth by the founders. this lesser invoking ritual should be used as a daily ritual which will help invoke the energy and call the spiritual forces into ones temple or ritual space. it is recommended to be perfomed in the mornings for as long as one is in the zelator grade. relax and perform the fourfould breath perform the qabalistic cross 1. touching the forehead, say atah. 2. touching the breast, say malkuth. 3. touching the right shoulder, say ve-geburah. 4. touching the left shoulder, say ve-gedulah. 5. clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-olam, amen. facing east, use the index finger of the right hand, a dagger, or the white end of the outer wand of double power to trace a large black lesser invoking pentagram. char

ry of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 2 of 2 6/27/2004 8:00 am charge the pentagram as before by thrusting the wand, through the center of the pentagram and vibrate "agla (ah-gah-la. keeping the arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right an

orkmen! o silver whiteness! o golden splendor! o crown of living and melodious diamond! thou who wearest the heavens on thy finger like a ring of sapphire! thou who hidest beneath the earth in the kingdom of gems, the marvelous seed of the stars! live, reign, and be thou the eternal dispenser of the treasures whereof thou hast made us the wardens! amen. give the zelator sign repeat the qabalistic cross. note: a few of the benefits that may be obtained from this ritual; it will aid in grounding mental and emotional conditions, it will allow the student to call forth the four elements of earth within his/her circle, and the zelator will have the ability to commune with the great archangel uriel. a few basic rules should be kept in mind when performing the ritual. while in the learning stage

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF FIRE

itual for balancing, grounding and conversing with the archangel auriel, it is usually not necessary to banish afterwar uthe sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 3 6/27/2004 8:05 am the invoking pentagram ritual of fire the invoking pentagram ritual of fire relax and perform the fourfold breath perform the qabalistic cross 1. touching the forehead, say atah. 2. touching the breast, say malkuth. 3. touching the right shoulder, say ve-geburah. 4. touching the left shoulder, say ve-gedulah. 5. clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-olam, amen. facing east, use the index finger of the right hand, a dagger, or the white end of the outer wand of double power to trace a large lesser invoking pentagram. charge it

m and vibrate "adni (ah-doh-nye. keeping the arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 2 of 3 6/27/2004 8:05 am extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right an

s a third order in our elemental empire. there our continual exercise is to praise and to adore thy desires: there we ceaselessly burn with eternal aspiration unto thee! o father! o mother of mothers! o archetype eternal of maternity and of love! o son, the flower of all sons! form of all forms! soul, spirit, harmony and numeral of all things! amen. give the philosophus sign repeat the qabalistic cross. note: the lesser rituals of the pentagram, or commonly called lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, and the lesser invoking ritual of the pentagram (lbrp/lirp) were the only actual rituals taught to and used by the outer order of the traditional golden dawn. however, here at the sanctuary of ma'at we have incorporated this lesser invoking pentagram ritual as an introduction ritual to th

GOLDEN DAWN INVOKING PENTAGRAM RITUAL OF WATER

http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 3 of 3 6/27/2004 8:05 am as one is in the practicus gra/2the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 2 6/27/2004 8:04 am the invoking pentagram ritual of water the invoking pentagram ritual of water relax and perform the fourfold breath perform the qabalistic cross 1. touching the forehead, say atah. 2. touching the breast, say malkuth. 3. touching the right shoulder, say ve-geburah. 4. touching the left shoulder, say ve-gedulah. 5. clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-olam, amen. facing east, use the index finger of the right hand, a dagger, or the white end of the outer wand of double power to trace a large lesser invoking pentagram. charge it

and vibrate "eheieh (eh-hey-yay. keeping the arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 2 of 2 6/27/2004 8:04 am extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right an

e. o thou ocean of infinite perfection! o height which reflectest thyself in the depth! o depth which exhalest into the height! lead us into the true life, through intelligence, through love! lead us into immortality through sacrifice, that we may be found worthy to offer unto thee, the water, the blood, and the tears, for the remission of sins! amen. give the practicus sign repeat the qabalistic cross. note: the lesser rituals of the pentagram, or commonly called lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, and the lesser invoking ritual of the pentagram (lbrp/lirp) were the only actual rituals taught to and used by the outer order of the traditional golden dawn. however, here at the sanctuary of ma'at we have incorporated this lesser invoking pentagram ritual as an introduction ritual to th

GOLDEN DAWN LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE HEXAGRAM

of the hexagram (brh) serves this purpose. like the lbrp, though, it is a minor banishing for lesser workings. before attempting to consecrate any magical weapons both the supreme ritual of the pentagram and hexagram should be learned. however, with this ritual and the lbrp, rituals such as israel regardie's middle pillar exercise can be performed -frater p.a.l. face east. perform the qabalistic cross as in the lbrp. perform the analysis of the keyword. trace the banishing hexagram of fire, in gold, before you in the air vibrate ararita and end in the sign of silence. turn to the south. trace the banishing hexagram of earth. vibrate ararita turn to the west. trace the banishing hexagram of air. vibrate ararita. turn to the north. trace the banishing hexagram of water. vibrate ararita. tur

GOLDEN DAWN LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM LBRP

ing unto him or her. with the image of the obsession or disturbing thought in the east, the neophyte should then perform the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram to disintegrate the image, seeing it in his/her mind's eye dissolving on the further side of the circle of flame which is formulated in the pentagram ritual. the lesser bannishing ritual of the pentagram (lbrp) perform the qabalistic cross 1. touching the forehead, say atah. 2. touching the breast, say malkuth. 3. touching the right shoulder, say ve-geburah. 4. touching the left shoulder, say ve-gedulah. 5. clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-olam, amen. facing east, use the index finger of the right hand, a dagger, or the black end of the outer wand of double power to trace a large (flaming blue or brilliant white) ban

ite light as you turn or move to the north. facing north, with the black end of the wand trace a large bannishing earth pentagram. charge the pentagram as before by thrusting the wand, through the center of the pentagram and vibrate "agla (ah-gah-la. keeping the arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right an

laming red and green robes carrying a sword say "on my right hand michael (mee-chai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripened wheat. say "on my left hand uriel (ur-ee-el (say "for about me flames the pentagram, and in the column shines the six-rayed star" repeat the qabalistic cross. note: the sanctuary of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 3 of 3 6/27/2004 7:51 am note: there are many people who will perform this ritual that have problems visualizing. if you are one who has problems seeing visual pictures, just know in your mind that it is there. for example, like with the pentagrams, although you may not

GOLDEN DAWN LESSER INVOKING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM LIRP

g ritual of the pentagram, and the lesser invoking ritual of the pentagram (lbrp/lirp) were the only actual rituals taught to and used by the outer order of the traditional golden dawn. this invoking pentagram ritual should be used as a daily ritual which will help invoke the energy and call the spiritual forces into ones temple or ritual space. perform the fourfould breath perform the qabalistic cross 1. touching the forehead, say atah. 2. touching the breast, say malkuth. 3. touching the right shoulder, say ve-geburah. 4. touching the left shoulder, say ve-gedulah. 5. clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-olam, amen. facing east, use the index finger of the right hand, a dagger, or the white end of the outer wand of double power to trace a large lesser invoking pentagram. charge it

ry of maat order of the golden dawn- content http//www.ritual-magic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 2 of 2 6/27/2004 7:53 am charge the pentagram as before by thrusting the wand, through the center of the pentagram and vibrate "agla (ah-gah-la. keeping the arm extended, trace a line of white light as you turn or move back to the east. facing to the east extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me raphael (rah-fahy-el. visualize before you the great archangel of air rising out of the clouds in flowing yellow and violet robes, carrying a caduceus wand. behind you visualize another figure and say "behind me gabriel (gah-bree-el. see the archangel stepping out of the sea like the goddess venus, dressed in robes of blue and orange, with cup in hand. see to your right an

laming red and green robes carrying a sword say "on my right hand michael (mee-chai-el. see another great archangel at your left, who rises up from the vegetation of the earth in robes of citrine, olive, russet, and black, holding stems of ripened wheat. say "on my left hand uriel (ur-ee-el (say "for about me flames the pentagram, and in the column shines the six-rayed star" repeat the qabalistic cross. note: a few of the benefits that may be obtained from the l.i.r.p; it will aid in grounding mental and emotional conditions, it will allow the student to call forth the four elements within his circle, and the zelator will have the ability to commune with the four great archangels. a few basic rules should be kept in mind when performing the ritual. while in the learning stage, it is advisa

GOLDEN DAWN MEDITATION WITH THE ARCHANGEL AURIEL

y in the north; drawing the same pentagram and intoning the same word in all four quarters (remain in the north and say "in the divine name adonai ha-aretz, i open this temple in the element of earth. may the archangel uriel look with favor upon this ceremony! may the angel phorlakh and the ruler kerub be also in attendance! i have gained admission in this temple through the badge of the hermetic cross. hear me! i arn one who has received the mystic title of periclinus de faustis and the symbol of aretz. as a wanderer in the wilderness, i invoke the powers of earth to bear witness to my spiritual endeavor. grant me the knowledge of the element of earth and the active realm, so that i may obtain greater understanding of hidden things and thereby advance in the great work" circumambulate the

GOLDEN DAWN SUPREME BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

rmed to clear a room that must be used out of necessity for both temple and secular purposes. whenever the need for clearing an area of unwanted energies arises, the sword of vengeance can be employed with much success. if you are banishing a room which is to be re-dedicated as a temple space, clear the area of all objects and furniture. 1 face the east. with sword in hand, perform the qabalistic cross (hold the sword with point up while performing the qabalistic cross) trace the banishing pentagram of spirit active, with the tip of the sword in the air before you. vibrate the name "exarp" draw the spirit sigil in the center and vibrate "eheieh" give the lvx signs. draw the banishing pentagram of air and intone the name "oro ibah aozpi" trace the sigil of aquarius in the center and vibrate

m of spirit passive while vibrating the name "nanta" draw the sigil of spirit in the center and intone "agla" give the lvx signs. trace the banishing pentagram of earth and vibrate the name "emor dial hectega" trace the sigil of taurus in the center and intone "adonai" give the sign of zeiator. then give the projection sign and the sign of silence. return to the east. stand in the form of the tau cross and say: before me, raphael. behind me, gabriel. on my right hand, michael. on my left hand, uriel. for about me flames the pentagram and in the column shines the six-rayed star (visualize each archangel when intoning the names) repeat the qabalistic cross as in the beginning. the ritual is ended and the room should be completely void of all previous energies 2 notes: excerpted from the "rit

GOLDEN DAWN SUPREME INVOKING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

agic.com/welcome/modules.php?name=content. 1 of 2 6/27/2004 7:57 am the supreme invoking ritual of the pentagram the supreme invoking ritual of the pentagram (sirp) the sirp may be performed using any of the following implements: the hierophant's wand, the lotus wand, the chief adept's wand in the portal, the ur-uatchti, or the four elemental weapons. 1 stand and face east. perform the qabalistic cross. facing east, trace a large invoking pentagram of spirit active. thrust through the center of the pentagram and vibrate "exarp" trace the spirit sigil in the center and intone "eheieh" give the lvx signs. then trace the invoking pentagram of air and vibrate "oro ibah aozpi" draw the sigil of aquarius in the center of the pentagram and intone "yhvh" give the sign of the theoricus. turn to the

rust though the center of the pentagram and vibrate "nanta" trace the spirit sigil in the center and intone "agla" give the lvx signs. then trace the invoking pentagram of earth and vibrate "emor dial hectega" draw the sigil of taurus in the center of the pentagram and intone "adonai" give the sign of the zelator. keep the arm extended. turn to face the east. extend both arms out in the form of a cross and say "before me, raphael. behind me, gabriel. on my right hand, michael. on my left hand, uriel. for about me flames the pentagram, and in the column shines the six-rayed star" repeat the qabalistic cross. notes: 1. excerpted from the "ritual use of magical tools" chic and tabatha cicero, 2000, llewellyn publications, st. paul, mn. 2. the lvx signs vs. the portal signs "in some of the rit

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS A

the microcosm 2. evil persona 3. task of the adeptus minor 4. of traveling in the spirit vision concerning other microcosms 5. how the spiritual consciousness can act around and beyond the sphere of sensation. 6. of obsession, trance, and death 7. liber hodos chameleonis (u-7) 8. receive z1 and z3 (to be tested on knowledge and understanding) 9. make and consecrate the lotus wand [d] 10. the rose cross ritual (commit to memory) 11. make and consecrate the rose cross lamen [e] and [f] 6 12. make and consecrate the sword and four elemental weapons [g] 13. consecration ceremony of the vault of the adepti [k] 14. hermes vision 15. lineal figures 16. minutum mundum (commit to memory [w] 17. z.a.m. first stage lectures 1. lecture on sigils (sigils by g.h. frater d.d.c.f. comentary and addition b

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS B

the white rays which issue forth from the five corner angles. study the diagram well and let the z.a.m. construct his own full color diagram on a black background. this way, each corridor of the pentagram may be explored by methods of traveling and skrying in the spirit vision. 4 the pentagram ritual 5 (s.b.r.p. and s.i.r.p) the pentagram is under the presidence of hwchy. the four elements form a cross in the pentagram and are governed by hwhy with the point uppermost. it is a fitting symbol of the microprosopic man stretched out in perfect balance and harmony before the divine. the letter c is the symbol of the "fires of life" the \yhla jwr, the divine spirit that hovered over the waters of creation. when the letter c is added to the tetragrammaton, it forms the name hwchy, hcwhy. the lat

that the enochian names are not vibrated without the presence of the tablet of union and the four watchtower tablets. remember to invoke the forces of the four elements in the four quarters, begining in the east, then moving to the south, the west and then the north, taking due care to complete the circle in the east. all invocations and banishings are to be opened and closed with the qabalistic cross. in some cases, certain other names that pertain to the quarter may also be vibrated. make certain that the following pentagrams of are utilized in conjunction with the proper elemental pentagram; either invoking or banishing, according to the work you are doing, and take due caution to vibrate the proper names with the proper pentagram. o- active spirit pentagram m- active spirit pentagram

e elements. element enochian pronunciation m exarp ex-ahr-pey o bitom bee-toh-em n hcoma hah-koh-mah l nanta nah-en-tah divine name pronunciation oro ibah aozpi oh-row ee-ba-ha ah-oh-zoad-pee oip teaa pdoce oh-ee-peh tay-ah-ah peh-doh-kay mph arsl gaiol em-pay-hay arsel gay-ee-ol 13 mor dial hctga ee-more dee-ahl heck-tay-gah supreme banishing ritual of the pentagram step 1 perform the qabalistic cross. step 2 a) move to the east, and holding your magical sword in your right hand, make the closing active spirit pentagram. visualize it bright white while vibrating the word "exarp (pronounced ex-ahr-pey, stabbing the pentagram with the sign of the enterer on the last syllable of the name. b) feel the energies, and then draw the white spirit wheel in the center of the closing active spirit pe

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS C C1

inning at the angle of the planet under whose regimen thou art working, following the course of the sun to invoke and reversing the course to banish. in addition, it is important that the symbols of the elements are not usually traced on as sigils but are represented by the kerubic emblems of k, e, b, and. 17 the lesser ritual of the hexagram (i.r.h./b.r.h) step 1 always begin with the qabalistic cross. according to the work you are doing use whatever magical tool may be necessary. in most cases, the lotus wand or the magical sword is appropriate. step 2 stand facing east. to invoke, trace the figure thus: l y f k b c vibrate the name atyrara and bring the point of the magical implement to the center of the figure. to banish, trace the form thus: l y f k b c vibrate the name atyrara. step

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS D

our wand by the lotus itself. it is really the most pure part of the wand. it is the crown, if you will, of kether. in spiritual or sephirotic workings, or even in workings where you are rising up in the planes, the lotus is to be inclined toward the forehead. consecration of the lotus wand the tools necessary for the consecration of the lotus wand are! a private room! the white triangle! the red cross of six squares! incense (frankincense or myrrh! a rose, representing m! a cup of wine, representing n! a lamp, representing o! bread and salt, representing l! the altar draped in black. it is also important to get an astrological figure of the position of the heavens at the time of consecration. however, the zodiacal wheel is also appropriate for the consecration of the lotus wand. to be mor

eremony when you come to the east and purify in the east saying "i purify thee with water" and facing west and doing the same. then you take the incenser and perform the same procedure with o. another method may be done by purifying each elemental quarter with n and o, beginning in the east and ending in the east. so, as you go to the east, sprinkle or swing to the left, right, center, and draw a cross in the air with the tool and say "i purify/consecrate thee with n/o" then move on to each of the other quarters repeating the same. after you have performed these banishings and purification's with n and o, you will then say the call from the chaldean oracles. for nit is "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud resoundi

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS E

ning; leave nothing out here. step 8 perform the reverse circumambulation to break up the forces. remember, going in reverse breaks up the vortex. step 9 place your lotus wand just outside the precincts of your magical circle and perform the l.b.r.p. and b.r.h. placing the wand outside of the circle ensures that the newly bestowed energies are not discharged. 9 10 a b c d e f g h i j ere the rose cross lamen r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 the rose cross lamen is a sacred symbol of our rosicrucian fraternity. it must be made and consecrated by each individual adept alone. it must never be touched by any other person, and it should be wrapped up in white silk or linen. the adept motto is to be painted on the reverse side. this lamen must be worn at all adept meetings

touched by any other person, and it should be wrapped up in white silk or linen. the adept motto is to be painted on the reverse side. this lamen must be worn at all adept meetings, but never worn before the outer order or non-members. the lamen is a complete synthesis of the masculine or what we refer to as the positive rainbow scale of colors. the scale of colors employed is the king scale. the cross is divided into four parts. each arm of the cross belongs to one of the four elements. top m bottom l right n left o the white portion of the cross belongs to, the ruach ha kadosh (the holy spirit, and unto the planets. there are twenty-two petals on the rose. the twenty-two petals relate to the twenty-two paths of the tree of life. the twenty-two petals sit on the cross in trapt. trapt is t

paths of the tree of life. the twenty-two petals sit on the cross in trapt. trapt is the receptacle of the forces of the ten sephiroth and the twenty-two paths of the tree of life. the center of the rose is white and this looks no more than just a small dot. it is the reflected spiritual brightness and the unity of rtk. beneath the white center of rtk is the red rose of five petals and the golden cross of six squares with four brightly painted green rays projecting out at the angels of the cross. thus, we have our order, the rosea rubea et aurea crucis. combined together, they are the symbols of the "receiving force" just below the rose and above the bottom l arm is a white section. on it is placed a hexagram with the symbols of the planets. they are placed in the order of the supreme ritu

reation. in other words, the petals of the elements are on the opposite side of the arm elements. the rose is a perfect symbol. the hermetic rose is a fitting symbol of the entire, manifested universe. in another adept manuscript, we will cover the proper method of extracting sigils from the rose. it is a perfect emblem to extract sigils in that it represents the entire universe. back of the rose cross lamen the back bears the inscription in latin "the master jesus christ, god and man" this is written between four maltese crosses which allude to the exploding or 5 manifesting outwards of the four elements. the adept should place this on the top arm because it affirms the decent of the divine will into trapt. trapt alludes to the heart center on the body, the place where the rose cross lame

ause it affirms the decent of the divine will into trapt. trapt alludes to the heart center on the body, the place where the rose cross lamen rests when worn. the lowest portion is written the name or motto of the adeptus minor. this alludes to becoming "more than human" this is an impossible task without the aid of the divine will and assistance from rtk. this now explains why on the face of the cross, the portion above twklm is white. it is a reminder that the must be rescued from the material. in the center on the back side, written in latin, and between the alchemical symbols is "blessed be the lord our god who hath given us the symbol signum" both the words "symbol" and "signum" consist of six letters which relate to trapt, where the rose cross hangs on the body, and to the six creati

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS F

t. zorge: be friendly unto me/ be friendly. zrruoa: demonic name (reversal of aourrz) commanding cacodemons of fire of air. zudna (meaning unknown) zumvi: seas. zuraah: fervently/ with humility. zurchol: angelic king ruling in the south-south-east. zure (meaning unknown) zurza: znurza, swear. zxpi: subservient angel of fire angle of earth tablet. zylna: in itself/ itsef f consecration of the rose cross lamen r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 even after you have carved, cut, and painted your rose cross lamen, it is still incomplete until it is empowered, consecrated and charged by the following ritual. it is a well known axiom that "practice makes perfect" one of the secrets of a true adept is that he or she does not just consecrate and empower his magical implements o

and such as once a year, for example, on the solstice, to reconsecrate and re-empower their tools. others have been known to empower and reconsecrate their tools up to a hundred times and even more. it only makes sense that the more you empower a tool, the more effective it will be for you in your magical workings. the adept should have an altar that is draped in black. upon the altar is the red cross and the white triangle as in the neophyte grade in the hall of the neophyte. in addition to the cross and triangle upon the altar a rose is placed as a symbol of m, a lamp or small censer as a symbol of o a chalice to symbolize n, and bread and salt to represent types of l. the chalice filled with wine representing the element of n should be placed between the triangle and the cross as the m

d be some incense (preferably a rose amber blend) and a second chalice of nplaced in the south and north part of the temple or working area (our rosicrucian order highly recommends the use of a pure rose incense mixed with amber. it should be about a fifty/fifty blend) in addition to the tools mentioned, the adept will also need his or her consecrated lotus wand. step 1 the new unconsecrated rose cross lamen should be placed in the triangle on the altar. the adept, holding the black band of the lotus wand, goes to the northeast portion of the temple and says "hekas, hekas, este bebeloi" the adept will then circumambulate back to behind the altar in the center of the temple. step 2 perform the l.b.r.p. step 3 perform the b.r.h. at the conclusion of the b.r.h, the adept should place his lotu

ing east. if the adept is working in a confined space, he may then place it in a holder which is upon his body or set it along this side of the altar. step 4 let the adept pick up the second nchalice which is in the north. beginning in the north, consecrate the four quarters with the element of n. this may be accomplished by sprinkling nfrom the left to the right to the center and tracing a large cross. let the adept now recite the following "so therefore first the priest who would governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud and resounding sea" beginning in the south, do likewise with o, consecrating the four quarters, and again incensing with the movements of left, right and center and a large cross. let the adept then recite the following "and when after

rt thou lord of the universe, holy art thou which nature hath not formed, holy art thou, the vast and mighty one, ruler of the light and of the darkness" step 7 let the adept now perform the s.i.r.p at the four quarters. be sure to utilize the proper grade sign in each quarter. let the adept be certain, that when using the lotus wand, to hold it by the white portion when performing the qabalistic cross, and in addition, holding the kerubic bands that apply to each of the elements. 4 step 8 upon completion of the s.i.r.p, let the adept move to the west of the altar and face east, holding the lotus wand by the white band. trace in the air over the rose cross, as if one was standing in the center of the rose, the symbol of the circle and the cross (this is a solar cross with a circle around i

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the name of the third river is hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of assyria. and the fourth river is euphrateitg empowerment and consecration ritual for the four elemental weapons of the adeptus minor r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 necessary requirements 1. all four newly made elemental weapons to be placed on the altar in their respective quarters. 2. the cross and triangle of the neophyte grade. 3. the tablet of union. 4. a rose, incense, candle, chalice of water and paten of salt and bread. 5. the four elemental tablets placed in their proper quarter in the working area. 6. the adept's regalia of the second order, wearing the rose cross lamen, holding and utilizing the consecrated lotus wand and magical sword of the art. it is possible to consecr

t the adept hold the lotus wand by the black portion, move to the northeast section of the temple and vibrate "hekas, hekas, este bebeloi" 3 step 2 setting down the wand and picking up the magical sword of the art, the adept shall now perform the l.b.r.p. step 3 laying down the sword, let the adept take up the chalice of water and purify the temple in all four quarters by the formula of tracing a cross and sprinkling thrice in the form of the n triangle. recite the following "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud and resounding sea" step 4 replacing the chalice, let the adept take the incense (we recommend that our rosicrucian fraternity use the traditional rose and amber incense blend. consecrate the four quarters

ling thrice in the form of the n triangle. recite the following "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud and resounding sea" step 4 replacing the chalice, let the adept take the incense (we recommend that our rosicrucian fraternity use the traditional rose and amber incense blend. consecrate the four quarters by o, tracing a cross in each quarter and waving the censer thrice in the form of the o triangle. recite the following "and when after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" step 5 setting down the censer, let the adept hold the lotus wand by the white portion and circumam

w this adoration with the usual sign of the enterer, followed by the sign of harpocrates) 4 step 7 let the adept perform the s.i.r.p. of the specific element required, utilizing the lotus wand and holding the appropriate band of the kerubic figure. draw the appropriate invoking spirit pentagram and invoking elemental pentagram for the particular element that is being used. end with the qabalistic cross, holding the lotus wand by the white band. step 8 as the adept begins to consecrate each individual tool after the opening, he or she shall stand facing the altar and the quarter of the element whose implement is being consecrated and empowered. step 9 let the adept hold the lotus wand by the appropriate corresponding kerubic band. trace in the air over the implement that is being consecrate

the art in this case, use the pommel and not the point to do the tracing. final notes let the adept take the newly consecrated implement and perform the s.i.r.p of its particular element in the four quarters. the adept must precede each pentagram with the equilibriating pentagram of. let the adept be attentive to reciting all of the divine names associated with the tool. close with the qabalistic cross and prayer. when the consecration and empowerment of the implement is complete, let the adept keep his or her tool wrapped in white silk or linen. step 13 purify the temple with n and consecrate with o, exactly as in the opening of the ceremony. step 14 perform the reverse circumambulation, closing the vortex by utilizing the closing of the veil. step 15 standing west of the altar facing eas

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s-rah-hay-pay-mee slgaiol ess-el-gah-ee-ol saiinou sah-ee-ee-noh-oo soniznt soh-nee-zoad-nay-tay laoaxrp lah-oh-ah-ex-ray-pay ligdisa el-ee-gah-dee-y-j sacred oath as it relates to the tree of life r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r obligation 2 "rtk: i, frater/soror, a member of the body of christ, do this day spiritually bind myself, even as i am now bound physically upon the cross of suffering. hmkj: that i will to the utmost lead a pure and unselfish life, and will prove myself a faithful and devoted servant of this order. hnyb: that i will keep secret all things connected with the order, and its secret knowledge from the whole world, equally from one who is a member of the first order of the golden dawn as from an uninitiated person, and that i will maintain the vei

uch. such are the words of this my obligation as an adeptus minor, whereunto i pledge myself in the presence of the divine one, and of the great avenging angel, hua, and if i fail herein, may my rose be disintegrated and my power in magic cease" sacred oath as it relates to the tree of life let the adept, to the best of his ability, memorize and contemplate the sacred oath he or she took upon the cross of suffering. let the adept understand the relationship between the ten parts of the oath and their relationship to the tree of life. as a meditational aid, let the adept dress in a black robe with a twenty-two link chain about his or her neck, and in a dark room, recite the oath with this contemplation on the ten sephiroth. 4 rtk: let us bind ourselves to our "eternal" light- the light of p

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e external motivation but only a strong hunger to unite with the divine. twklm "by their fruits ye shall know theitk ritual of the consecration of the vault of the adepti r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r chief adept- winged globe wand and crux ansata 2 second adept- phoenix wand and crux ansata third adept- lotus wand and crux ansata pastos circular altar with elemental tools cross of obligation written oath of obligation (this ritual is to be used for a new vault and on each day of corpus christi (members assemble and wear regalia. the three chiefs are robed and seated as in opening of 5=6. the vault door is closed; the pastos remains inside the vault, but the circular altar is placed in the outer chamber, in the center. upon the altar are the cross, cup, dagger, and

by the white band afterwards and resumes position) chief adept "mighty adeptus major, let the place be purified by the lesser banishing ritual of the hexagram (second adept performs this with black end of wand, holding it by the white band. on completing the circle in the east, he gives the 5=6 signs, and the analysis of the keyword) chief adept (advances to the altar without his wand, taking the cross from the altar, goes to the south, raises the cross above his head and slowly circumambulates the chamber with sol, repeating "and when, after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" chief adept (on reaching the south, he faces south, and makes with th

oss from the altar, goes to the south, raises the cross above his head and slowly circumambulates the chamber with sol, repeating "and when, after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" chief adept (on reaching the south, he faces south, and makes with the cross the invoking pentagram of fire, saying "oip teaa pedoce. in the names and letters of the great southern quadrangle, i invoke ye, ye angels of the watchtower of the south (chief adept replaces the cross on the lion. takes the cup, goes to the west, sprinkles water, and circumambulates with sol, saying) 3 "so therefore first the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lus

es his place saying "the sun daily returning is the dispenser of light to the earth. let us thrice complete the circle of this place, the abode of the invisible sun (chief adept leads, second adept follows, then all the others, and the third adept last. they circumambulate thrice, saluting the east with 5=6 signs as they pass. upon finishing, all resume places. chief adept extends his arms like a cross facing west while all others face east and all say adoration to the lord of the universe) all "holy art thou lord of the universe. holy art thou which nature has not formed. holy art thou the vast and mighty one, ruler of the light and the darkness (chief adept changes place with third adept. third adept as hierophant inductor performs the ceremony of the opening of portal. any other adept c

urth river of eden" third adept "what is the sign" hodos "the sign of the rending asunder of the veil" third adept "what is the word" hodos "peh" third adept "resh" associate adept "kaph" third adept "tav" hodos "the whole word is paroketh, meaning the veil of the tabernacle" 5 third adept "in and by that word, i declare the portal of this vault of the adepti duly opened (makes qabalistic sign of cross "unto thee, o tetagrammaton, be ascribed malkuth, geburah, and gedulah (crossing fingers) unto the ages, amen" all (makes qabalistic sign of cross "unto thee, o tetagrammaton, be ascribed malkuth, geburah, and gedulah (crossing fingers) unto the ages, amen (fourth adept replaces the altar within the vault, leaving the cross, cup and dagger in place outside for use in the obligation. close th

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nd adept "by the continual multiplication of the first five numbers of the decimal scale" chief adept "post centum viginti annos patebo. thus, i have closed the vault of the adepti in the mystic mountain of abiegnus" third adept "ex deo nascimur" second adept "in yehashuah morimur" chief adept :per sanctum spiritum reviviscimus (all present give lvx signs in silencho14 tetragrammaton on the great cross thou shall know that the holy name hwhy is to be found on each of the holy tablets in the following manner: great cross thou shall read the tetragrammaton always beginning from the top of the linea dei patris and the linea dei fellique ascribing the appropriate letter to each tablet, and read in a spherical fashion (letter ascending in an upward direction) to the bottom of both lines. each t

tablet" whyh (f) yh(f)wh h(f)yhw hwh(f)y" water tablet" whyh(f) yh(f)wh h(f)yhw hwh(f)y" earth tablet" wh(f)yh wh(f)yh h(f)why h(f)why" fire tablet" wh(f)yh wh(f)yh h(f)why h(f)why! do not confuse same tetragrammaton allocation with very different natures of the tablets. the elemental composition differs enormously in each lesser angle. servient squares 16 the servient squares beneath the calvary cross appear as four vertical columns of four squares each (do not count the white squares from the sephirotic cross. thou shall observe the following rule when attributing the letter of the tetragrammaton to the servient squares: the columns (reading from above downward) follow the identical order of the kerubic square above. this order is followed downward for the ranks. thou shall read from rig

with yafbc and ending with hnbl. book t provides us with the 36 small cards of the tarot and their attributions to the decanates of the 12 signs. following is the illustrational diagram of all four great crosses, with the appropriate attributions of the zodiacal, planet, and related tarot attribution. the adept should color these diagrams for better understanding and comprehension. 17 sephirotic cross: 18 thou shall note that the sephirotic crosses consist of 10 squares. each square is referred to one of the sephiroth on the tree of life. the sephirotic cross represents the sephiroth modified by the letter of the lesser angle. rtk in the a lesser angle is rtk of w. in the d lesser angle it be rtk of y, etc. kerubic squares: in the kerubic ranks thou shall note that the outside square is a

in lower two quarters read c from left to right. b names read left to right in upper two quarters; in lower two quarters read a from right to left. note: each square has a double attribution to the tetragrammaton. thus for example, column w rank y does not coincide in nature with column y rank w (anymore than a of d in the tattwas is the same as d of a) signs of the zodiac attributed to the great cross thou shall take notice that the wanderers and abiders are attributed to the great cross. each of the 12 signs of the zodiac is to be referred to three squares. thou will recall that each zodiacal sign is divisible into 3 decanates or divisions of 10 degrees. it thusly follows that each of the squares refers to a specific decanate. the zodiacal sign refers to the group of 3 squares or block

to the great cross. each of the 12 signs of the zodiac is to be referred to three squares. thou will recall that each zodiacal sign is divisible into 3 decanates or divisions of 10 degrees. it thusly follows that each of the squares refers to a specific decanate. the zodiacal sign refers to the group of 3 squares or block. here be the rules governing the attributions of the 12 signs to the great cross: kerubics to the linea spiritus sancti cardinals to the linea dei patris mutables to the linea dei fellique thou shall not confuse the cross of ten squares as illustrated in the admission badge of the 27th path of p, as taught in the 4= 7 grade of philosophus. thou shall note that the assignment of the planets to the sephirotic cross is quite different. thou shall also note that the system e

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bus h y j chariot d populus y h f strength e fort. maj. h w y hermit f conjunctio s.c. rtk k wheel/fort. k- w y l justice g puella h h m h. man c via h h n death h rubeus y w s temperance i acquisitio h y u devil j carcer s.c. hrwbg p tower f- w h x star k tristitia h w q moon l laetitia s.c. trapt r sun a- y h c l. judgem. d cauda drac. h h t universe l (b) caput drac. s.c. stands for sephirotic cross. appendix b: 31 the enochian alphabet the following is the enochian alphabet (this sometimes, though wrongly, was called theban, together with the english equivalents of its letters and the enochian titles. enochian title english b pe b c veh c or k g ged g d gal d f orth f a un a e graph e m tal m i gon i,y, j h na-hath h l ur l p mals p q ger q n drun n x pal x o med o r don r z ceph z u v

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a pyramid of any square by knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these independently so as to produce a specific type of pyramid akin to the nature of that section. here be the rules for analyzing a pyramid. the rules are concise and direct and should be memorized. great cross triangle no. 1 sign of the zodiac, small card of the tarot. triangle no. 2 m triangle no. 3 the planet of the decan triangle no. 4 element symbol of the tablet the no. 2 square of the great cross is always m and painted white, indicating the operation of m within the element. triangle no. 4 is to be colored in the element of the tablet, thus we have yellow for a, blue for c red for d, and bl

n the enochian system. here they are: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the element of a. c and y rule the element of b. f rules the element of c. while the coloring of the truncated pyramids in other attributed forms has been given consideration is not acceptable to deteriorate the elemental nature of the tablets by painting them in anything other than the prescribed manner. sephirotic cross triangle no. 1 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 2 emblem of m. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle. triangle no. 4 sephiroth, letter of the tetragrammaton, tarot card. kerubic squares of the lesser angle triangle no. 1 tarot card of the lesser angle. triangle no. 2 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 3 kerubic symbol answering to letter of the name. trian

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b in the center, using the lotus wand. say: 3 "and the elohim said 'let us make adam in our own image, after our likeness, and let him have dominion' in the name yhvh tzoboath, lord of hosts, spirits of fire adore your creator. sign the leo kerub with the fire wand. say "in the sign of leo the lion, and in the name of michael, great archangel of fire, spirits of fire, adore your creator" make the cross with the wand. say "in the names and letters of the great western quadrangle, spirits of fire, adore your creator" hold the lotus wand on high. say "in the three great secret holy names of god borne upon the banners of the west, oip teaa pdoce, and in the name of,edlprnaa great king of the south, spirits of fire, adore your creator" step 6 still facing south, vibrate very powerfully the sixt

the name of elohim and in the name of yhvh tzboath, i command ye, o ye dwellers in the realm of fire, that ye fashion for me a magical base in the astral light wherein i may invoke the divine forces to charge this talisman of nogah" step 7 go to the appropiate dirtection to begin the supreme invoking ritual of the venus hexagram. perform the keyword in the east. step 8 precede with the qabalistic cross, closing with the keyword. return to the altar so that the latter is between the operator and the previously ascertained position of venus. say "o thou divine one, who dwellest in the majesty and desire of netzach, the seventh sephira. yhvh tzboath, lord of hosts, ruling in glory, magnificence and grace, look upon me, i beseech thee, as i perform this consecration ceremony. let a ray from th

he life of nogah. step 29 circumambulate three times with the talisman in the right hand. return to the throne of the east, place the talisman upon the ground between the pillars and say "it is the word of the veil, the veil of the tabernacle of the temple before the holy of holies, the veil which was rent assunder. it is the veil of the four elements of the body of man which was offered upon the cross for the service of man. i heard the voice of the holy one proclaim 'thou art my son. this day have i begotten thee. thou shalt rule the nations with a rod of iron. thou shalt break them in pieces as a potter's vessel' let therefore the elements obey the voice of yhvh. o ye spirits of flashing fire, and air, spirits of water and earth, even ye legions of demons who dwell in the land of twilig

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o record. the proper mantle of office of the imperator is the flame, scarlet robe of o and severity, as on him do the energy and stability of the temple depend. if he has subofficers to assist him, they partake of his symbolism. his mantle is the symbol of unflinching authority, compelling the obedience of the temple to all commands issued by the second order. upon the left breast thereof, is the cross and triangle of the golden dawn, both white, representing the purification of the temple in the outer order by o. he may wear a lamen similar to that of hierophant. his place in the temple is at the extreme right of the dais, and at the equinox, he takes the throne of hierophant when that office is vacated. the proper mantle of office of the praemonstrator is the bright blue robe of n, repre

dge of the second order from the outer order. he superintends the working of the outer order, seeing that in it nothing be relaxed or profaned, and duly issues to the temple any instruction regarding the ritual received by him from the greatly honoured chiefs of the second order. he is therefore to the temple the reflector of the wisdom beyond. his sub-officers partake of his symbolism. the white cross and triangle on his left breast on the robe represents the purification of the outer order by n. he may wear a lamen like that of the hierophant, but blue upon an orange field and depending from a collar of orange. he may bear a sceptre surmounted by a maltese cross in the elemental colors. the proper mantle of office of the cancellarius is the yellow robe of m. upon him depend the records o

is the recorder, and more immediately than either of the preceding chiefs, the representative of the executive authority of the second order over the outer. his duty is to see that in no case knowledge of a grade be given to a member who has not properly attained to it. he is the immediate circulator of all communications from the second order. his sub-officers partake of his symbolism. his white cross and triangle represent the purification of 4 the outer order by m. cancellarius may wear a lamen like that of hierophant, but of yellow on a purple field, and depending from a purple collar; and he may bear a sceptre surmounted by a hexagram of amber and gold. the sceptres of the chiefs should be of the same color as their mantles, with a gold band to represent trapt, being the first grade o

resses, or nemysses are worn by the chiefs and officers with those of the chiefs being of the color of their mantles striped with the complementary color. those of the officers are striped equally in black and white or plain black squares of approved pattern. the key to the formation of the tunic and nemyss is the crux ansata, for the nemyss makes the oval, and the arms and body of the tunic, the cross. the symbolism of the temple the bases of the two pillars are respectively in jxn and dwh; the white pillar being in jxn and the black pillar in dwh. they represent the two pillars of mercy and severity. the bases are cubical and black to represent the l element in twklm. the columns are respectively black and white to represent the manifestation of the eternal balance of the scales of justi

side and the base will be black, while the summit is of a brilliant whiteness. the symbols upon the altar represent the forces and manifestation of the divine light, concentrated in the white triangle of the three supernals as the synthesis. wherefore, upon this sacred and sublime symbol, is the obligation of the neophyte taken as calling therein to witness the forces of the divine light. the red cross of trapt (is here placed above the white triangle, not as dominating it, but as bringing it down and manifesting it unto the outer order as though the crucified one, having raised the symbol of self-sacrifice, had thus touched and brought into action in matter the divine triad of light. around the cross are the symbols of the four letters of the name jehovah with the c of hwchy being only im

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ereus to address candidate. 22. v hierophant addresses neophyte on subject of study. 23. w blood produced. speech of kerux. hiereus final caution. 24. x the closing takes place. y evocation a. the magic circle. b. the magician, wearing the lamen of the hierophant and his scarlet robe. pentacle, whereon is engraved the sigil of the spirit to be invoked, has painted on the back of it the circle and cross as shown on the hierophant s lamen. c. the names and formulae to be employed. d. the symbol of the whole evocation. e. the construction of the circle and the placing of all the symbols, etc, employed in the places properly allotted to them so as to represent the interior of a g.d. temple, and the purification and consecration of the actual piece of ground or place selected for the performanc

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directed to strengthening its action. as the badge is placed upon him, it is as if the two great goddesses, isis and nephthys, stretched forth their wings over osiris to restore him again to life. the mystic circumambulation follows in the path of light to represent the rising of light in the candidate, through the operation of self-sacrifice. as he passes the hierophant s throne, the red calvary cross is astrally formed above the astral white triangle on his forehead, so that so long as he belongs to the order, he may bear that potent and sublime symbol as a link with his higher self and as an aid in searching out the forces of the divine light, if he will. the higher soul or genius now returns to the invisible station of harpocrates, the place of the hidden center, yet continuing to reta

ho moves. first comes the establishment of a vertical current in the direction of the middle column by the exchange of words between the hierophant and the hiereus. the hegemon, who is in the whole ceremony of the equinox the important officer, by reason of his insignia, seals and arrests the current in the center by a single knock and the words, i am the reconciler between them. then follows the cross current established between the stolistes and dadouchos, again fixed and sealed by the hegemon, thus, symbolising the equilateral cross of the elements (of which the center would naturally be about the invisble station of harpocrates) but is arrested by the hegemon between the columns. the cross currents are thus thrown into the image of the calvary cross of the rivers to ally it with the sy

circumambulates, halting at the cardinal points and facing them, representing the course of the sun through the zodiac in order to attract the solar ray. under the control of its superior, the light of osiris, and the adorations are performed at the stations of the kerubim to mark the limits of the circle. this time, it is with the lamp of the watcher of the gods and with the sign of the calvary cross of trapt that the hegemon seals in the center the solar light. the 13 formal assertion of the entry of a new current of light is proclaimed, and the mystic words are recited to close the ceremony. from this ceremony there are many practical formulae derivable which will be easily comprehended by the zam who has mastered the whole of this lecture. only let him remember that the formulae of th

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

e p t u s m i n o r 2 the rose cross ritual is a primary ritual of the adept in the r.r. et. a.c. all adepti in the order perform this ritual on a regular basis. it has several positive uses. it encapsulates the aura, providing a protection against outside influences. it acts as a veil. the pentagrams do protect, but they also light up the astral plane and make entities aware of you. so the rose cross ritual is far more effective for containment. when you feel distracted, unfocused, or unbalanced, it is advisable to use the pentagram ritual to banish and the rose cross ritual to maintain peace. this ritual does not light up the astral plane, and thus, does not attract energies to you. it can be used as a form of meditation. the sound of the words hwchy and hcwhy are very meditative. the a

e effective for containment. when you feel distracted, unfocused, or unbalanced, it is advisable to use the pentagram ritual to banish and the rose cross ritual to maintain peace. this ritual does not light up the astral plane, and thus, does not attract energies to you. it can be used as a form of meditation. the sound of the words hwchy and hcwhy are very meditative. the aspect of the balancing cross of tiphareth, encapsulated by the red rose and the white lines connecting provide a very meditative state for the tarot contemplation. as a form of meditation, the rose cross ritual is a very valuable asset. when you are familiar with the ritual, but not before that point, it can be done by resting or lying down. you should allow part of yourself to get the sensation of walking around your b

. this is similar to the comfort ritual. however, it can have a more profound effect and can be more quieting. it can also be used to restore vigor, vitality, and health to the person you are doing it for. also, because of its calming effect, it is very helpful in the area of mental disturbances and mental problems. it is a protection against psychic invasion from the thoughts of others. the rose cross is protection against disturbed psychic conditions such as negative thoughts charged with fear or terrible things that may have happened, such as when somebody has been extremely sick or has died. let us keep in mind that the order does not deny such things as psychic vampires, intentional or unintentional. most of us know people who are well meaning and perhaps not intentionally negative, b

terrible things that may have happened, such as when somebody has been extremely sick or has died. let us keep in mind that the order does not deny such things as psychic vampires, intentional or unintentional. most of us know people who are well meaning and perhaps not intentionally negative, but when you are around them you find that your energy is just depleted, drained, or much less. the rose cross ritual is a good protection from them. it provides mild invisibility because the nature of the ritual itself contains the aura. some occultists feel that one's aura, or the auric body of a person, actually sees the auric body of another long before the physical eyes do. be as it may, you can remove the possibility of them seeing you without them at least having the intention of doing so. in

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me who is aeeshoorist, the justified one, lord of life, triumphant over death. upon my brow are arrayed the twelve stars of light. wisdom and understanding are balanced in my neschamah. hrwbg and power are on my right hand, and the thunderbolts of f! dsj on my left hand, and the sweet fountains of magnificence. in my heart is hwchy, the reconciler who is the symbol of the red 5 rose on the golden cross. my two thighs are as mighty pillars on the right and on the left supporting me; splendor and victory, for they cross with the currents reflected from the supernal light. i am established as an eternal rock of righteousness, for dwsy is the foundation of the righteous. the sphere of my nephesch, and the seven palaces of twklm are cleansed and consecrated, balanced and pure, in the might of t

ck of righteousness, for dwsy is the foundation of the righteous. the sphere of my nephesch, and the seven palaces of twklm are cleansed and consecrated, balanced and pure, in the might of thy name, ynda, to whom be twklm, hlwdg, hrwbg, the rose of sharon and the lily of the valley. amen" step 10 perform the advanced middle pillar and the circulation of the body. seal the energy by drawing a rose cross before you. step into it. step 11 assume the god form of hoorpokratist. say "hoorpokratist, thou art lord of the silence. hoorpokratist, thou art lord of the sacred lotus. o thou, hoorpokratist, thou that standest in victory on the heads of the infernal dwellers of the waters wherefrom all things were created, thee, thee i invoke, by the name of hyha and the power of alga. oh thou divine bab

say "hoorpokratist, thou art lord of the silence. hoorpokratist, thou art lord of the sacred lotus. o thou, hoorpokratist, thou that standest in victory on the heads of the infernal dwellers of the waters wherefrom all things were created, thee, thee i invoke, by the name of hyha and the power of alga. oh thou divine babe in the egg of blue, lord of defense and silence, thou bearest the rose and cross of life and light! thee, thee i invoke for my exaltation to that light. oh ye divine one who is the hope of man's immortality, come unto me and aid me. behold! he is in me and i in him. mine is the lotus, as i rise as hoorpokratist from the firmament of waters. my throne is set on high. my light is as that of ra in the firmament of nu. i am the center and the shrine, the silence and the eter

about me, and clothe this my astral form with an egg of blue, the shroud of darkness. gather yourselves, ye flakes of astral light, and shroud my form in your substantial night. clothe me and hide me, but at my control. darken man's eyes that he see me not. gather at my word divine, for ye are the watchers, and my soul is the shrine" step 13 perform the analysis of the keyword and the qabalistic cross. formulate the black egg around you, and imagine the results of success. say" let the shroud of concealment encircle me at a distance of eighteen inches from the physical body. let the egg be consecrated with o and n (place the o and n on either side of you "o auramo-oth and thaum-aesh- neith, ye goddesses of the scales of the balance, i invoke and beseech you, that the vapors of this magica

ion of this shroud of art" step 14 formulate the shroud mentally. say "i, of the rosea rubea et aurea crucis, do hereby formulate to myself the blue-black egg of hoorpokratist as a shroud of concealment that i may attain knowledge and power for the accomplishment of the great work, and to use the same in the service of the eternal genius. and i bind and obligate myself, even as i was bound to the cross of obligation, and do spiritually swear and affirm that i will use this power to a good purpose only, to 7 help me eventually to aid and serve my fellow man. and i declare that with the divine aid in this operation, i shall succeed, that the shroud shall conceal me alike from men and spirits, that it shall be under my control, ready to disperse and to re-form at my command. by inscription on

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yqpx. in thy holy name send forth thy archangel layqpx. oh layqpx, i invoke thee now in the name of \yhla hwhy. thou who art prince of spiritual initiation through suffering and of strife against evil. aid me, i beseech thee, to transcend the evil and obstacles of the qlippoth. for the contending forces of laymwat would have me divided within myself and against my brothers of the red rose and the cross of gold \aygwu would steal me from my true will and prevent me from attaining perfect wisdom. layrts would shroud me in confusion from my true will and my higher development. then i would be not only divided and confused, i would be shattered in fragments and unable to bestow neither to those who thirst, nor to my soul that hungers for the brilliance of supernal splendor. hlkcug would break

rough my nephesh and purify it like mountain rain. let the eternal splendor be absorbed deep within me to my very ruach, unto the core of my very existence and life" step 4 trace the l hexagram with the sigil in the center "i entered this world as one who was alive, yet i was not. then i saw the light that shineth in the night standing upon a lonely hill, the light of the red rose upon the golden cross. oh thou beautiful one, thou red rose of life and light, teach me of death, teach me of life, teach me of self sacrifice, so that i may not shrink in my hour of trial, but that my name may be written upon high and my genius stand in the presence of the holy one, blessed be he" step 5 standing in the east facing west, expand your aura and create an animated shell of yourself from your own nep

y be enabled to rise beyond that lower selfhood which generates into nothingness, unto that higher selfhood which is the radiating clear light of the spirit" visualize the angel hru touching your nephesch. step 6 look at your spiritual body and say "i call upon the divine white brilliance to descend upon very honored frater/soror_ in the name of isis (make 'l, apophis (make 'v, osiris slain (make cross) and risen (make sign of osiris risen. iao! let the divine light descend" see the divine light descend upon your spiritual body "buried within the light in a mystical death, rising again in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified through the brilliance of the light divine thou dweller of the invisible. like our master hast thou suffered tribulation, pain, poverty, torture, and sorrows

n of osiris risen. iao! let the divine light descend" see the divine light descend upon your spiritual body "buried within the light in a mystical death, rising again in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified through the brilliance of the light divine thou dweller of the invisible. like our master hast thou suffered tribulation, pain, poverty, torture, and sorrows that lead unto the black cross of obligation and death. these sorrows have not been nor will be in vain, but rather the purification of spiritual initiation leading to the pure gold. in the alembic of thy heart, through the athanor of thy affliction, seek ye always the true stone of the wise" step 7 pass to the east, face your self face to face and say "peace profound my brother/sister! come with peace in your spirit. pas

irit form covered in divine white brilliance and move to the east. take on the god form of osiris/hwchy, making it strong and well defined. walk toward your spirit form and say "i come in the power of light, i come in the light of wisdom, i come in the mercy of light, the light hath healing in its wings. i tell thee that as the light can manifest from the darkness, so shall by the rose of red and cross of gold the light descend upon you. long has thou dwelt in the darkness, quit the night and seek the day. khabs am pekht. konx om pax. light in extension. iao! let the divine light descend" step 10 walk forth and enter the double, feeling as one glorified in light yet remaining still in the osirian god form. say "do not touch me, for i have not yet ascended unto my father" step 11 now rise i

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t on top of the altar) chief adept "for osiris onnophris, who found perfect before the gods hath said (point toward the altar 'these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, and glorified through trial. for the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering (lifts up the rose on high (first adept rings the bell during iao) all "iao" chief adept "the light of the cross (forms a cross (pause 'and the cup of wine is the pouring out of the blood of my heart, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the newer life (lifts the cup up on high (first adept rings the bell during iao) all "iao" chief adept "the light of the cross (forms a cross 'and the bread and salt are as the foundations of my body which i destroy in order that they may be renewed (lifts bread and salt

art, sacrificed unto regeneration, unto the newer life (lifts the cup up on high (first adept rings the bell during iao) all "iao" chief adept "the light of the cross (forms a cross 'and the bread and salt are as the foundations of my body which i destroy in order that they may be renewed (lifts bread and salt on high (first adept rings the bell during iao) all "iao" chief adept "the light of the cross (forms a cross 'and the fiery red flame that darts and flashes through the universe is the energy of mine undaunted will (lifts the lamp on high) 3 (first adept rings the bell during iao) all "iao" chief adept "the light of the cross (forms a cross 'for i am osiris triumphant, even osiris onnophris, the justified one. i am he who is clothed with the body of flesh, yet in whom is the spirit o

, and without me the universe is naught" chief adept (passes from the altar to the east. assumes osiris god form. all assume sign of osiris slain. says the following while moving toward the altar "i come in the power of light! i come in the wisdom of light! i come in the mercy of light! the light hath healing in its wings (all assume sign of osiris risen) chief adept (goes to the east and forms a cross "blessed be thou lord of the universe, for thy glory flows out to the ends of the universe rejoicing (drops arms to the side then extends the arms forward as in a greeting with palm upwards "we invite you all, you glorious beings of the great eastern quadrangle, ye mighty archangels, angels, kings, rulers, and elementals. come now, assemble in this temple to partake with us of this holy euch

greeting with palm upwards "we invite you all, you glorious beings of the great eastern quadrangle, ye mighty archangels, angels, kings, rulers, and elementals. come now, assemble in this temple to partake with us of this holy eucharist "all make the theoricus grade sign (chief adept moves back behind the cubicle altar) first adept (circumambulates to the fire tablet, holds arms in the form of a cross in front of the tablet "blessed be thou lord of the universe, for thy glory flows out to the ends of the universe, rejoicing (drops arms to the side then extends arms forward as in a greeting with palm upwards "we invite you all, you glorious beings of the great southern quadrangle, ye mighty archangels, angels, kings, rulers and elementals. come now and assemble in this temple to partake wi

th palm upwards "we invite you all, you glorious beings of the great southern quadrangle, ye mighty archangels, angels, kings, rulers and elementals. come now and assemble in this temple to partake with us of this holy eucharist "all make the philosophus grade sign (first adept circumambulates back to his place) 4 second adept (circumambulates to the water tablet and extends arms in the form of a cross "blessed be thou lord of the universe, for thy glory flows out to the ends of the universe, rejoicing (drops arms to the side, then extends arms forward as in a greeting with palm upwards "we invite you all, you glorious beings of the great western quadrangle. ye mighty archangels, angels, kings, rulers and elementals. come now, assemble in this temple and partake with us of this holy euchar

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epti" second adept "the symbolic burying place of our founder christian rosencruetz which he made to represent the universe" chief adept "associate adeptus minor, in what part is he buried" third adept "in the center of the heptagonal sides beneath the altar, his head being toward the east" chief adept "why in the center" second adept "because that is the point of perfect equilibrium, just as the cross of christ is the symbol of the equilibrium of self sacrifice" chief adept "associate adeptus minor, what does the mystic number of our founder signify" third adept "the rose and cross of christ, the fadeless rose of creation, the immortal cross of light" chief adept "mighty adeptus exemptus, what was the vault called by our more ancient fraters and sorors" second adept "the tomb of osiris on

g of this title 'abi- agnus" third adept "it is abi-agnus, lamb of the father. it is by metathesis, abigenos, born of the father. bia-genos, strength of our race, and the four words make the sentence "mountain of the lamb of our father and the strength of our race. iao. yehashuah. such are the words" chief adept "mighty adeptus exemptus, what is the key of this vault" 4 second adept "the rose and cross which are hidden in the power of the word i.n.r.i" chief adept "associate adeptus minor, what is the emblem which i bear on my breast" third adept "the complete symbol of the rose and cross" chief adept "i also carry the wand of the winged globe around which the twin serpents of egypt twine. it symbolizes the balanced force of the spirit in the elements behind the wings of the holy one. asso

hird adept (makes the 'x' sign "sol, osiris, slain and risen" all "isis, apophis, osiris, iao. let the divine light descend" all (makes the 'x' sign "the sign of osiris slain" chief adept (makes the 'l' sign "the sign of the mourning of isis" second adept (makes the 'v' sign "the sign of typhon and apophis" third adept (makes the 'x' sign "the sign of osiris risen" all "lvx, lux, the light of the cross (all quit the tomb) chief adept "in the grand word, yehashuah, and by the keyword i.n.r.i. and through the concealed word, lvx, i have opened the tomb of the adepti (the bell rings twenty-one times) chief adept "fraters and sorors of the rosea rubea et aurea crucis, it is to the ends that we unseal our hearts which through the force of our ruach, we have allowed to become encased in matter

e logos that prepares us for the endless night's journey across the great abyss. the glorious sun of tiphareth shall shine on the summit of calvary. fraters and sorors, let us remember that it is by our wounds that we are healed. it is by the wounds on our bosom and the wounds of yehashuah, the sacrificing of the lower unto the higher that we are justified. for it is not the actual blood upon the cross that renews us and glorifies us, but rather it is the life force that we as rosicrucians devote to the great work, and our triumphant and glorious return home unto the infinite light of the supernals" second adept "let us this day renew ourselves unto the light, for if we cling unto the ruach, then we have the fruits of the ruach which end in the endless grade. if amoun wishes to come after

ather it is the life force that we as rosicrucians devote to the great work, and our triumphant and glorious return home unto the infinite light of the supernals" second adept "let us this day renew ourselves unto the light, for if we cling unto the ruach, then we have the fruits of the ruach which end in the endless grade. if amoun wishes to come after me, he must deny his very self, take up his cross and follow in my steps. whosoever loves his life will lose it, but whosoever loses his life for my sake, will preserve it. what profit does a man show in his gaining the world and destroying himself in the process? what can a man offer in exchange for his life, for if anyone in this fateless and corrupt age is ashamed of me, the son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes with the holy a

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is secret wisdom. strengthen and establish_(his/her name_ in his/her search for the divine light. increase his/her spiritual perception so that he/she may accomplish his/her true will, and that thus he/she may be enabled to rise beyond that lower self-hood which became as nothing unto that highest self-hood which is the clear light of the spirit" step 11 go to the east of the altar. make the rose cross over the elements while vibrating the enochian spirit invocation. perform the qabalistic cross. step 12 "for osiris onnophris who is found perfect before the gods hath said 'these are the elements of my body, perfected through suffering, glorified through trial. the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering. and the flame-red fire as the energy of mine undaunted will

his ceremony, i do project unto thee this ray of the divine white brilliance that it may bring thee peace and happiness and rest" step 26 make the sign of the enterer three times to project the light "be thy mind open unto the higher. be thy heart a center of the light. be thy body, whatsoever its nature, a temple of the holy spirit" make the sign of silence. step 27 pause. perform the qabalistic cross "unto thee, sole wise, sole eternal and sole merciful one be the praise and the glory forever, who has permitted_(his/her name, who now standeth invisibly and humbly before thee to enter thus far into the sanctuary of thy mystery. not unto us, but unto thy name be the glory. let the influence of thy divine ones descend upon his/her head, and teach him/her the value of selfsacrifice so that h

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minor to make and consecrate his/her sword. this in no way changes the classical currents of the order, it just allows a wellinformed and disciplined individual to advance a bit faster. it is our belief, that with all the published material available on magic and the art thereof, this will not pose an undo strain on the adept. the natural order of consecration is as follows: 1. lotus wand 2. rose cross lamen 3. magical sword (this is necessary to consecrate the elemental tools) 4. four elemental tools in the following order: 1. air dagger 2. fire wand 3. water chalice 4. earth pantacle one final note, it is best to consecrate the magical sword and all tools more than once. experience teaches that "by names and images are all powers awakened and re-awakened" l.v.x. the magical sword is to b

. to obtain real force implanted in any magical weapon by consecration, the adept requires to be healthy, pure, strong in mind, free from anxiety and apart from disturbances. he requires also to have mastered the details of the ceremony and to be familiar with the proper pentagrams and other symbols. the consecration ritual of the sword prepare: the chamber, the central altar draped in black, red cross and white triangle, rose and incense, cup and n, lamp, plate and salt, white robe, sash, consecrated rose cross and lotus wand, new sword, red cloak, hierophant's lamen, an invocation to f and hrwbg. in addition, prepare an astrological figure to show the position of f at the time. in wording and in formulating the invocation to the forces of hrwbg, force and strength are to be specially req

h would hinder my search for the true light" step 12 then, slowly trace in the air above the sword as if standing upon it, the invoking hexagram of f. do this with the lotus end, still holding the white band. step 13 next, trace over the sword the letters of the names in the invocation and their several sigils. step 14 put down the wand. take up the cup and purify the new sword with n, making the cross upon it. put down the cup. step 15 take up the incense and wave it over the new sword. step 16 take up the new sword, and with it, perform the lesser invoking ritual of the hexagram of f, and also perform the supreme invoking hexagram of f, repeating "atyrara" and "rwbg \yhla" lay down the sword. step 17 with the cup, purify the chamber as before. step 18 with the incense, purify as before

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e kerub in the center, using the lotus wand. say: 3 "and the \yhla said 'let us make adam in our own image, after our likeness, and let him have dominion' in the name la, strong and mighty, spirits of n, adore your creator" sign the eagle kerub with the water cup. say "in the sign of the head of the eagle, and in the name of layrbg, great archangel of n, spirits of n, adore your creator" make the cross with the cup. say "in the names and letters of the great western quadrangle, spirits of n, adore your creator" hold the lotus wand on high. say "in the three great secret holy names of god borne upon the banners of the west, mph arsl gaiol, and in the name of ra-agiosel, great king of the west, spirits of n, adore your creator" step 6 still facing west, vibrate very powerfully the fourth eno

e an astral banner of the east surrounding one's self "in the name of twabx \yhla and in the name of la, i command ye, o ye dwellers in the realm of n, that ye fashion for me a magical base in the astral light wherein i may invoke the divine forces to charge this talisman of qdx" step 7 go to the east to begin the supreme invoking ritual of the jupiter hexagram. step 8 precede with the qabalistic cross, closing with the keyword. return to the altar so that the latter is between the operator and the previously ascertained position of k. say "o thou divine one, who dwellest in the majesty and love of dsj, the fourth sephira. la, source of the river gihon, god strong and mighty, ruling in glory, magnificence and grace, look upon me, i beseech thee, as i perform this consecration ceremony. let

wer and receiver" step 29 circumambulate three times with the talisman in the right hand. return to the throne of the east, place the talisman upon the ground between the pillars and say "it is the word of the veil, the veil of the tabernacle of the temple before the holy of holies, the veil which was rent assunder. it is the veil of the four elements of the body of man which was offered upon the cross for the service of man. i heard the voice of the holy one proclaim 'thou art my son. this day have i begotten thee. thou shalt rule the nations with a rod of iron. thou shalt break them in pieces as a potter's vessel' let therefore the elements obey the voice of hwhy. o ye spirits of flashing o, and m, spirits of n and l, even ye legions of demons who dwell in the land of twilight, recognize

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of hwchy the redeemer, i do now suffer all spirits bound by this ceremony no longer needed in the service of this telesmata, to depart in peace unto their places. may the blessings of hwchy, hcwhy be with you now and forever more, and let there be peace between me and you. i now declare this temple and rite duly closed" step 34 knock/ bellorfama fraternitatis of the meritorious order of the rosy cross r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 seeing the only wise and merciful god in these latter days hath poured out so richly his mercy and goodness to mankind, whereby we do attain more and more to the perfect knowledge of his son jesus christ and of nature, that justly we may boast of the happy time wherein there is not only discovered unto us the half part of the world, whi

thers had. he did bind those three unto himself, to be faithful, diligent, and secret, as also to commit carefully to writing all that which he should direct and instruct them in, to the end that those which were to come, and through especial revelation should be received into this fraternity, might not be deceived in the least syllable and word. after this manner began the fraternity of the rosy cross- first by four persons only, and by them was made the magical language and writing, with a large dictionary, which we yet daily use to god's praise and glory, and do find great wisdom therein. they made also the first part of the book m, but in respect that that labour was too heavy, and the unspeakable concourse of the sick hindered them, and also while his new building (called sancti spiri

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et wisdom. strengthen and establish (state earthly name) in his/her search for the divine light. increase his/her spiritual perception so that he/she may accomplish his/her true will, and that thus, he/she may be enabled to rise beyond that lower self-hood which became as nothing unto that highest self-hood which is the clear light of the spirit" step 10 go to the east of the altar. make the rose cross over the elements while vibrating the enochian spirit invocation. make qabalistic cross "for osiris onnophris who is found perfect before the gods hath said 'these are the elements of my body perfected through suffering, glorified through trial. the scent of the dying rose is as the repressed sigh of my suffering, and the flame-red fire as the energy of mine undaunted will. and the cup of wi

o the light. out of the darkness, let the light arise" 7 step 21 stand between the pillars, facing east "i am the reconciler with the ineffable, the dweller of the invisible. let the white brilliance of the divine spirit descend "be thy mind open unto the higher. be thy heart a center of the light. be thy body, whatsoever its nature, a temple of the holy spirit" step 22 pause. make the qabalistic cross "unto thee, sole wise, sole eternal and sole merciful one be the praise and the glory forever, who has permitted (state earthly name, who now standeth humbly before thee as (whisper your power name) to enter thus far into the sanctuary of thy mystery. not unto us, but unto thy name be the glory. let the influence of thy divine ones descend upon his/her head, and teach him/her the value of se

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hat he shall soon lose his life in seeking us, than attain happiness by finding inanalysis of the keyword r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 the analysis of the keyword is first introduced to the new adeptus minor in the adeptus minor initiation. the chief adept says "the keyword is i.n.r.i. which is inscribed with its correspondences upon this complete symbol of the rose and cross which i bear upon my breast. these letters have been occasionally used as initials of the following sentences: jesus nazarenus rex judecorum, whence it symbolizes the grand word of this grade which is hwchy or the hebrew name of jesus, formed of the holy letter c, representing the \yhla jwr, placed within the center of the name hwhy. it has also been interpreted as: igne natura renovatur int

nto life "for if you will die with hwchy ye shall rise with him" osiris becomes osiris onnophoris, the justified one, only after death and resurrection. this is symbolized by the light of the sun, the golden dawn, rising in the darkness of early morning. light! the master jesus said "i am the light of the world" so, if we wish to rise into light and illumination, we must be prepared to "carry our cross" and become transformed on the cross of suffering. let us recall the words of the chief adept in the pastos "buried with that light in a mystical death, rising in a mystical resurrection, cleansed and purified by him, our master, o brother of the cross and rose. like him, o adepts of all ages have ye toiled. like him have ye suffered tribulation. poverty, torture and death, have ye passed th

the alchemical formula of spiritual transformation into the light of adonai. the analysis of the keyword step 1 say with meaning "i. n. r. i" draw the hebrew letters in the air from right to left, visualizing them flaming in bright blue as you are saying them. 6 y r n y step 2 form the "l" while saying "virgo, isis, mighty mother" form the "v" while saying "scorpio, apophis, destroyer" form the "cross" then "x" while saying "sol, osiris, slain and risen" form the "l" while saying "isis" form the "v" while saying "apophis" form the "x" while saying "osiris" step 3 slowly move your arms from the "x" position to the "v" position while vibrating "iao (pronounced ee-aahh-oohh) step 4 vibrate "let the divine light descend" draw down the light as your arms descend to the sides of your body. feel

ying "isis" form the "v" while saying "apophis" form the "x" while saying "osiris" step 3 slowly move your arms from the "x" position to the "v" position while vibrating "iao (pronounced ee-aahh-oohh) step 4 vibrate "let the divine light descend" draw down the light as your arms descend to the sides of your body. feel the light completely descend around you. step 5 with your arms in the form of a cross. say "the sign of osiris slain" step 6 raise your right arm straight up with your palm facing to the left, keeping your left arm straight out with your palm facing forward. tilt your head slightly to the left. you are forming the letter "l, and saying with meaning "l. the sign of the mourning of isis" step 7 raise both arms to form the letter "v" with your palms facing each other and tilt yo

and tilt your head slightly back and say with meaning "v. the sign of typhon and apophis" 7 step 8 bring your arms down across your chest to form an "x" make certain that your palms are touching your chest. bow your head, and say with meaning "x. the sign of osiris risen" step 9 now form each letter as you say each letter "l.v.x" from the "x" position, slowly open up your arms into the form of a cross while saying "lux (looox" step 10 now say with meaning "the light of the crosyiritual of spiritual alchemy r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 preface this ritual may be performed as a high level, inner alchemical ritual by any adept, either solo or in group form. any adept who performs this ritual of inner alchemy and spiritual attunement unto the divine genius should fi

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p.c.a. 7= 4 chief adept r.r. et. a.c. items needed! four elements: wine, bread and salt, rose, fire incenser! lotus wand! fire wand! cup! air dagger! earth pantacle! sigils for: layqpx, yatbc \ylara \yhla hwhy! banishing sword! incenser! large cauldron on the altar with fire burning in it! four watchtower tablets! tablet of union step 1 "hekas, hekas, este bebeloi" 3 face east, perform qabalistic cross, and perform the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, then, with the black end of the lotus wand, but holding by the white band, perform the lesser banishing ritual of the hexagram. perform the full lvx signs. step 2 advance to the altar without the wand and take therefrom the fire wand. face south, raise the wand above your head, and slowly circumambulate in the path of a, saying "and

rength through suffering, hwchy, hcwhy, do i crush ye down, o ye forces of evil that be beneath the universe in me, thus, do i transmute ye, that ye also may become a base and a foundation unto my higher soul, that my genius may manifest unto me physically, in me and by me, and thus, also ye shall help forward the great work" step 27 pass forward to between the pillars. with arms in the form of a cross, attract the genius from above, and say "o mighty being, the locks of whose head are formed from the divine white brilliance of the eternal crown, who are clothed with the garment of purity, and girt with the golden girdle of the sun of beauty, in whose right hand are grasped with an absolute rule the seven mighty archangels who govern the seven states of mortal man, grant unto me the power

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ter" magus of water "mighty chief, all thy commands shall be obeyed (magus of water performs l. b. r. p. and then takes water chalice off west altar and brings it to the east facing chief adept) magus of water (draws invoking water pentagram in the air and swings "in the name of hcoma and by the name of mph arsl gaiol, i purify thee with water (magus of water stands in the east facing west, draws cross in air with chalice and sprinkles) magus of water "in the name of el, strong and mighty, and in the name of gabriel, the great archangel of water, i purify thee with water" magus of water (scatters water around the edges of the circle beginning in the east sprinkling every few inches) says "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire, must sprinkle with the lustral waters

fire "mighty chief, all thy commands shall be obeyed (magus of fire performs the b. r. h. with lotus wand. he then takes red incenser of the south altar and brings it to the east facing chief) magus of fire (draws the invoking pentagram of fire, then swings "in the name of bitom and by the names oip teaa pdoce, i consecrate thee with the magic fires of light" 4 (faces west, swings/ and draws the cross in the air with the incenser "in the name of yhvh tzabaoth, and in the name of the great archangel of fire michael, i consecrate thee with fire" magus of fire (he then lights the four red lamps at the edge of the circle, starting in the east and ending at the fifth lamp sitting on the center altar, while saying at the beginning of the lighting "and when all the phantoms have vanished, thou s

, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe. hear thou the voice of fire (returns to position) chief adept (moves to the east, takes air dagger and draws the invoking pentagram of air "i exorcise all evil and impure spirits by the powers of air and in the name of exarp and oro ibah aozpi (faces west, swings/ and makes a cross in the air and says "in the name of shaddai el chai, all mighty and everlasting god, and in the name of the great archangel of air, raphael, i exorcise thee through the power of air (circumambulates once around the temple starting in the east while saying "such a fire existeth, extending through the rushing of air, or even a fire formless, whence cometh the image of a voice or even a flashin

less, whence cometh the image of a voice or even a flashing light abounding, revolving, whirling forth, crying aloud" second adept (moves over to the north, picks up pantacle and salt, moves to the east facing east, and draws the invoking pentagram of earth "i exorcise all evil and impure spirits by the powers of earth and in the name of nanta and mor dial hctga (now faces west, swings/ and draws cross in the air "in the name of adonai ha aretz and adonai melekh and in the name of the great archangel of earth, auriel, i cleanse thee through the power of earth (tosses a pinch of salt (circumambulates around the temple, starting in the east, sprinkling the salt around the circle while saying "stoop not down into that darkly splendid world, where in gloom, delighting in unintelligible images

le symbol. behind us gabriel. in the sign of the lion (draws leo symbol. on our right michael. in the sign of the head of the ox (draws taurus symbol. and on our left auriel (second adept draws invoking pentagrams, of each element in each quarter using lotus wand, starting in the east) chief adept "for before us flames the pentagrams and behind us shines the six rayed star (perform the qabalistic cross (remaining behind the altar "prepared in body, mind and spirit, we now invoke thee ye great lords of the watchtowers of the universe. guard well this magic circle, and let no evil or impure spirit enter therein. strengthen and inspire us in this righteous and holy operation of the magic of light. keep far removed the evil and unbalanced so that we, who are weak, may be strong and may enter i

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ive abilities, and enhancement of the jwr. its greatest potential to the adept of our order is to act as a conduit of solar illumination into the trained adepts sphere of sensation. let the adept never be without conscious thought that the great angel of solar o, lakym, is here attributed as well as the light of christ. it is ra, osiris onnophris and the red rose of self-sacrifice upon the golden cross of perfection. let, therefore, the adept be ever reminded that this talisman should not be made for the uninitiated (save in grave circumstances of life threatening health) in that the forces of solar light could react upon the non-adept in adverse and damaging ways. remember always that the sun is the visible dispenser of light to our world, yet, too much exposure can burn beyond repair. th

adam in our own image, after our own likeness and let him have dominion. in the name of \yhla, mighty and ruling, and in the name of twabx hwhy, spirits of o adore your creator! step 3 take the incense before the fire tablet and make the sign of e within the pentagram. say: in the name of lakym, the great archangel of o and in the sign of e the lion, spirits of o adore your creator! step 4 make a cross with the incense. say: in the name and letters of the great southern quadrangle revealed unto enoch by the great angel ave, spirits of o, adore your creator! hold incense on high. say: in the three great secret names of god borne upon the banner of the south, oip teaa pdoce, spirits of o, adore your creator! step 5 still facing south, vibrate the sixth key activating the line of bitom (while

ator! make the 4=7 grade sign. step 6 move back to the east between the pillars, facing west. say: in the name of twabx hwhy and in the name of \yhla, i compel and command ye, ye spirits of o, that ye fashion for me a magical base in the astral light wherein i may invoke the divine forces to charge and empower this magical talisman of cmc. 5 a invocation step 1 facing east, perform the qabalistic cross and the supreme invoking ritual of a. close with the analysis of the keyword. step 2 return to the altar so that the altar is between the operator and the previously ascertained position of cmc. recite the following: o thou divine one who dwellest in the majesty and beauty of trapt the sixth sephira, tudw hwla hwhy look upon me, i beseech thee, as i perform this consecration ceremony. let a

ion ceremony. let a ray from thy holy perfection descend upon me, to awaken within my being that which shall prove a channel for the working of thine abundant power and beauty. may this talisman of a which i have made, be a focus of thy light, life, and love and beauty, so that it may awaken within my soul a clear vision and a stronger aspiration to the light divine. step 3 trace letters and rose cross sigil of tudw hwla hwhy in the air, and visualize these letters like flames burning before you and within your heart. vibrate the divine name one time for each letter. say: grant unto me thou great and beautiful king of trapt the presence and power of thy holy archangel lapr that he may aid me with his power and might! step 4 using the lotus wand held by the band of e, let the adept draw bef

the fire tablet on side altar and draw the invoking circle and active spirit pentagram with the spirit wheel. then draw the invoking fire pentagram. invoke o by saying: in the name of \yhla, in the name of twabx hwhy and by the name of lakym your archangel, spirits of o, adore your creator. i command ye spirits of o to bind into this creature of talismans the substance of your fiery realm (trace cross) in the three great secret holy names of god borne upon the banners of the south, oip teaa pdoce, spirits of o give unto me the substance of your realm that it may be mine forever. bind it unto this creature of talismans which i have created (make invoking circle) in the name of edlprnaa, great king of the south, spirits of o,i command ye! concentrate upon this talisman the substance of your

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wn my censer (dadouchos takes the red lamp from the altar and returns with the sun to his place) 4 (kerux passes to the northeast to begin his circumambulation. kerux moves to the east and halts before the hierophant) all face east. hierophant (holding up the rose, faces east "let us adore the lord of the universe. holy art thou, lord of the air, who hast created the firmament (hierophant makes a cross in the air with the rose and salutes) all give theoricus grade sign or the sign of your grade" kerux (passes to the south and faces the dadouchos who turns south holding up the lamp "all face south" dadouchos "let us adore the lord of the universe. holy art thou, lord of fire, wherein thou hast shown forth the throne of thy glory (makes a cross with the lamp) all give philosophus grade sign

rt thou, lord of fire, wherein thou hast shown forth the throne of thy glory (makes a cross with the lamp) all give philosophus grade sign or the sign of your grade" kerux (passes to the west and faces the hiereus, who turns west holding cup on high "all face west" hiereus "let us adore the lord of the universe. holy art thou, lord of the waters, whereon thy spirit moved at the beginning (makes a cross with the cup) all give practicus grade sign or the sign of your grade" kerux (kerux passes to the north and faces the stolistes "all face north" stolistes (turns to the north, holding the paten on high "let us adore the lord of the universe. holy art thou, lord of the earth, which thou hast made for thy footstool (makes a cross with the paten) all give zelator grade sign or the sign of your

f the morning and flee unto the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me and thy right hand shall hold me. if i say peradventure the darkness shall cover me, even the night shall be turned light unto thee! thine is the air with its movement! thine is the fire with its flashing flame! thine is the water with ebb and flow! thine is the earth with its enduring stability (makes a cross over the altar with the lamp. hegemon keeps the lamp "all give the neophyte grade sign toward the altar" imperator "by the power and authority vested in me, i confer the new password. it is" 5 (hierophant, taking the rose, quits his throne, which is taken by the imperator. hierophant then goes to the east of the altar and lays down the rose. he returns to the east and lays down his lamen and

d order you have been appointed to the office of hierophant of this temple for the ensuing six months. are you willing to assume its duties and responsibilities" hierophant "i am" chief adept "then i will thank you to advance to the east, giving the grade sign of the order of the r.r. et a.c (done) second adept "benedictus dominus deus noster" third adept "qui dedit nobis hoc signum (touches rose cross on breast) chief adept "very honoured frater, standing in the eastern place of the temple, i will thank you to give me the secret word of the order of the golden dawn (done) second adept "habes verbum" third adept "et verbum caro factum est, et habitavit in nobis" chief adept (rises "wherefore, brethren, let us remember that when the body is assumed by the word, the man becomes a living soul

anding in the eastern place of the temple, i will thank you to give me the secret word of the order of the golden dawn (done) second adept "habes verbum" third adept "et verbum caro factum est, et habitavit in nobis" chief adept (rises "wherefore, brethren, let us remember that when the body is assumed by the word, the man becomes a living soul, for which reason we persevere in the pathway of the cross as we look for the assumption of the rose. the very honoured adeptus secondus will now deliver the charge before the installation (sits down) second adept (rises "the high office to which you have been appointed by the decree of the chiefs of the second order involves duties of a solemn kind and their proper fulfillment is a sacred responsibility which rests for a period upon you. the chief

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moon is full in one's sphere of sensation makes it possible to perform it indoors under the inner light of the full moon, if conditions don't permit to work outdoors. full regalia is not necessary for this vigil. however, if the adept does have the ability to work outdoors in regalia undisturbed, then it is more than permissible. it is only required that the adept wear his or her consecrated rose cross lamen. if during the time of the vigil one is working in a public park or parking lot, then the rose cross may be worn underneath clothing so as to hide it from the profane and outside influences. let the adept take caution not to continue on in mundane activity with the rose cross lamen. the adept may wish to also take a ritual cleansing bath or perform whatever other activity he or she may

ay. i am osiris onnophris, the justified one. i am the lord of life, triumphant over death. there is no part of me which is not of the gods. i am the preparer of the pathway, the rescuer unto the light; out of the darkness, let the light arise" step 9 as the adept is saying this, let him slowly open up his or her arms from the sign of osiris risen, as if to open up his chest, revealing the golden cross and red rose in the center of his being. step 10 let the adept, now under the guidance of the higher genius, feel a deep and profound connection with the chiefs of the third order and fellow fraters and sorors throughout the world. there should exist no feelings of separateness or individuality. the adept should feel eminently inter-connected to the cosmos. step 11 as the divine white brilli

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e shells unto their habitations. i invoke tehuti, the lord of wisdom and of utterance; the god that cometh forth from the veil. oh thou, majesty of the godhead, wisdom-crowned tehuti, lord of the gates of the universe, thee, thee i invoke. oh, thou of the ibis head, thee, thee i invoke. thou who wieldest the wand of double power, thee, thee i invoke. thou who bearest in thy left hand the rose and cross of light and life, thee, thee i invoke. thou whose head is as an emerald, and thy nemyss as the night sky blue, thee, thee i invoke. thou whose skin is a flaming orange as though it burned in a furnace, thee, thee i invoke. behold, i am yesterday, today, and the brother of tomorrow. i am born again and again. mine is the unseen force whereof the gods are sprung, which is as life unto the dwe

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work with these figures, but if you work at all in the area of talismanic work, you will be using polygons and polygrams. the point within the circle, the primordial point, is a representation of rtk. much can be said about this primordial point, for in it is the potential of all things and of no thing. all things emanate from the primordial point, and all things end at the primordial point. the cross within the circle is attributed to hmkj. here, we have the root of wisdom according to the sepher yetzirah. thus, the cross within the circle is a representation of all things and no thing in perfect harmony and balance, as well as unity. hnyb is represented by the triangle inside the circle. the triangle is the only lineal figure in which all the surfaces can be reduced. what we are saying

jewish star. it represents the force of the planets acting through the various signs of the zodiac. this is very powerful and effective in sealing the astral image of nature under the presidency of the sephiroth, as well as the seven palaces. the hexagram is especially attributed to a. this symbol is one of great power and of great strength. in it are both the combination of the pentagram and the cross, thus, forming a very potent and positive triad which are in harmony with each other. the heptangle refers to the seventh sephira of jxn. as we disperse the power of the seven planets through the week and the year, we have the creation of the heptagon. it also alludes to the seven colors of the rainbow. the heptagram is the star of f and is applicable to her nature. the lineal figure of the

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d n h n w d h a y y dwh y y h h w a d n b 16 hmkj hnyb hrwbg trapt dwh twklm twklm dwsy jxn dsj rtk 17 a b c d e f g h i j k l a b c d e f g h i j k l 18 rtk a b c 5 f k l 5 hmkj hnyb dsj hrwbg jxn trapt dwh dwsy twh recommendation of the adeptus minor r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 official letter of recommendation for admission to the sacred brotherhood of the rose and cross r. r. et a. c. official letter of recommendation and dispensation for advancement to the second order of the hermetic order of the golden dawn. in the name of the lord of the universe, and by special dispensation from the chiefs of the second order of the temple of isis and the supreme chief of the second order of the hermetic order of the golden dawn international, do hearby this date_ reco

GOLDEN CHAIN AND THE LONELY ROAD

nomous participant and representative of the tradition. his or her name is entered into the book of lineages and the names of fellow brethren are communicated. within the ambit of the lineage in which the above process is actuated there are no grades or degrees beyond the principal initiation ritual, although it must be stated that some traditional lineages, such as the black boar and the serpent-cross, do utilise graded structures. in the case of the black boar lineage, for example, a three degree system is operated, broadly based upon the apprentice, journeyman, and master grades of freemasonry and medieval craftsmans' guilds. in this system the first degree corresponds to the dedication rite; the second degree marks a mid-way stage- suitable if someone does not possess the requisite abi

ages of a rite are formally given by a master or mistress to an aspirant and the spiritual wardens of the book are bestowed as familiars or guides to the book's new owner. in cases where face-to-face tuition cannot be accomplished, a one-to-one mode of textual transmission is sometimes utilised, most often accompanied by a psychic linking between bestower and recipient. the lineage of the serpent-cross is one such example of a sabbatic lineage externally supported by textual transmissions and internally augmented via psychic connectivity. in its case, the original motivation of the lineage is oneirically derived and its method of implementation is in accord with dream-tuition. where the lonely road guides us, where the black book- the grimoire unknown- is revealed as a tome of some mage's

ng of what i am attempting to convey, but sometimes the most subtle of events- the fall of a feather- the turn of a card- the opening of a book, can forth-show the presence of one's spiritual guides and bring to light an imminent turn in the path. the meetings between man and spirit cannot be confined to the formal circumstances of rite and ceremony; interaction will occur where the paths of fate cross and the aspirant is receptive, whether he or she knows it or not. in addition to omens, magical initiations of an especial kind can be granted by the subjection or experiential immersion of the self in elemental power. to pass over fire is to learn the forge's secret. to fall amid the rushing waters and be spared is a blessing from the undines. to walk at night through storm-wind and gale, t

e in the one true lineage of 'witchblood. though its design is cast though countless ways, it is ever the path of one. the force of the initiator, the spirit of perfect gnostic realisation, is perpetually acting upon the field of consciousness. upon that great vista we call 'mind' the impress of the initiating power is perceived in instants of direct revelation; the spirit of cain reifies at the 'cross-roads' of fateful possibilities, in axial moments which transect the borderlands of spirit and flesh. when each and every moment, in and of itself, is linked in a continuum of gnostic rapport with the ingressing force of the magical current, then we have attained mastery upon the path, but until that time we must seize each chance and turn each opportunity into a tryst between the soul of ma

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

rt ii foam of the sea peru and bolivia graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 43 chapter 4 flight of the condor i m in southern peru, flying over the nazca lines. below me, after the whale and the monkey, the hummingbird comes into view, flutters and unfolds her wings, stretches forward her delicate beak towards some imaginary flower. then we turn hard right, pursued by our own tiny shadow as we cross the bleak scar of the pan-american highway, and follow a trajectory that brings us over the fabulous snakenecked alcatraz: a heron 900 feet long conceived in the mind of a master geometer. we circle around, cross the highway for a second time, pass an astonishing arrangement of fish and triangles laid out beside a pelican, turn left and find ourselves floating over the sublime image of a gia

ble spectacle of natural beauty and power. but there was also a feeling of otherworldliness about this place, which seemed to float above the clouds like an enchanted kingdom. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 70 although our ultimate destination was tiahuanaco, we were aiming that night for the town of copacabana on a promontory near the southern end of lake titicaca. to reach it we had to cross a neck of water by improvised car ferry at the fishing town of tiquine. then, with dusk descending, we followed the main highway, now little more than a narrow and uneven track, up a series of steep hairpin bends and on to the shoulder of a mountain spur. from this point a contrasting panorama unfolded: the dark, dark waters of the lake below appeared to lie at the edge of a limitless ocean

with the overall artistic character of the frieze. among the riot of stylized animal figures carved into the gateway of the sun were a number of other extinct species as well. i knew from my research that one of these had been convincingly identified by several observers as toxodon22 a three-toed amphibious mammal about nine feet long and five feet high at the shoulder, resembling a short, stubby cross between a rhino and a hippo.23 like cuvieronius, toxodon had flourished in south america in the late pliocene (1.6 million years ago) and had died out at the end of the pleistocene, about 12,000 years ago.24 21 ibid. 22 see the calendar of tiahuanaco, p. 47. posnansky's work is also replete with references to toxodon. 23 encyclopaedia britannica, 1991, 11:878. 24 ibid, 9:516. see also quater

he paving blocks above the nilometer at elepantine island, aswan. i am indebted to us film maker robert gardner for pointing this similarity out to me. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 93 12,000 years ago, when lake titicaca was more than 100 feet deeper than it is today, tiahuanaco would have been an island, as shown above. equally thought-provoking was the appearance of the symbol of the cross on many of these ancient blocks. recurring again and again, particularly at the northern approach to puma punku, this symbol always took the same form: a double crucifix with pure clean lines, perfectly balanced and harmonious, deeply recessed into the hard grey stone. even according to orthodox historical chronology these crosses were not less than 1500 years old. in other words, they had b

with absolutely no knowledge of christianity, a full millennium before the arrival of the first spanish missionaries on the altiplano. where, come to that, had the christians obtained their crosses? not only from the shape of the structure to which jesus christ was nailed, i thought, but from some much older source as well. hadn t the ancient egyptians, for example, used a hieroglyph very like a cross (the ankh, or crux ansata) to symbolize life. the breath of life. eternal life itself?8 had that symbol originated in egypt, or had it perhaps occurred elsewhere, earlier still? with such ideas chasing one another around my head, i walked slowly around puma punku. the extensive perimeter, which formed a rectangle several hundred feet long, outlined a low pyramidal hill, much overgrown with t

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

l child and one-time heir-apparent, charles stansfeld jones, sometimes called frater achad. achad, in his book 31, does indeed find the key to the code, but 70 years passed before a full transcription of the code was made. in the original handwritten manuscript of the book of the law, a single page is inexplicably overlaid with a grid, a line, and an enigmatic mark sometimes referred to as a rose cross, although it looks much like one of the four keys to the royal arch masonic cipher. liber al was dictated in 1904, according to crowley, by a pr terhuman some of his successors say extraterrestrial intelligence calling itself aiwass. long after both achad and crowley were dead, one carol smith and a group in england calling itself the oaa fully deciphered the code. another 10 years were to p

ned. there is only one order which can be obtained and all 26 letters appear in this order. crowley writes, then this line drawn is a key..and abrahadabra. abrahadabra is an 11-fold word, and counting down 11 spaces and numbering the letters thus obtained in sequence gives one the value of the english alphabet. thus we have both order and value, as mandated in liber al the line drawn and the rose cross symbol bear a striking resemblance to the area where the key is revealed, notes smith. but one cannot appreciate this without he original handwritten text at hand. as i have discovered the rose cross (which looks like a circle with a simple cross superimposed, or a gun site, or register mark) may contain other secrets. by following the line drawn down from the top of the page to its end at t

mbol bear a striking resemblance to the area where the key is revealed, notes smith. but one cannot appreciate this without he original handwritten text at hand. as i have discovered the rose cross (which looks like a circle with a simple cross superimposed, or a gun site, or register mark) may contain other secrets. by following the line drawn down from the top of the page to its end at the rose cross one can find a method for obtaining both order and value in a single operation, after moving the block of four letters suggested by the rose cross to the page top at the upper end of the diagonal line. order and value then no longer secret cipher of the ufonauts 29 fail and repeat to infinity. jake stratton-kent puzzled over the strange string of letters and numbers in liber al 11:76: 4 6 3

eration john king s earlier role in blavatsky s life, koot hoomi= 109= thou king seems of interest. that crowley s controls have similar associations many years later is also of interest; lam= 24= god, and also dawn; abuldiz= 77= 0 warrior, another androgynous reference. the letter 0 used as a word has an occult meaning that, when used to refer to a male being, renders the phrase androgynous. the cross references are complex. for example, koot hoomi= 109= androgynous, but also lord hadit now (from a qabalistic standpoint, identical with lord hadit won (compare the 1970s new age control seth. seth= 58= hadit. hadit, nuit and ra hoor khuit are the trinity of the book of the law) although the names are of ancient egyptian deities, in the book of the law they are transformed into the forces ba

eed spore (child, as ninny) o orifice (a source concept) p power q quest (as quest-ion) r horror danger (used ar, symbol of a dangerous quantity of disintegrant force in an object) s sun (used sis; an important symbol, always referring to a sun whose energy is given off through atomic disintegration) t integration, growth (used te; the most important symbol of the alphabet; the true origin of the cross symbol. it signifies the integrative force of growth; as, all matter is growing the intake of gravity is the cause. the force is t. tic means the science of growth. integration-i-con [understand) u you v vital (use vi; the stuff mesmer called animal magnetism) w will x conflict (force lines crossing each other) y why z zero nothing. neutralization (a quantity of energy of t neutralized by an

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

e act of the human self confronting the spiritual self. it is a mystical experience in which the human personality or ego melts into its source. in the east, this'blowing out' of the ego is called nirvana. it involves a magical shift in your sense of identity. your sense of identity will shift from the human personality to the spiritual individuality. this shift in identity is necessary to safely cross the abyss and directly confront the holy guardian angel in zid. 11 the goals of enochian magick "the first step is the separation of (what we call, for convenience) the astral body from the physicai body. as our experiments proceed, we find that our astral body itself can be divided into grosser and subtler components. in this way we become aware of the existence of what we can, for convenie

r value is undoubted, as only a little study and application prove. israel regardie, introduction to the enochian system a knowledge of these tables could then, if complete, afford an understanding of the laws which govern the whole creation. the hermetic order of the golden dawn. the book of the concourse of the forces figure 1, appendix a, shows the four great watchtowers connected by the black cross as constructed by john dee and given to the public by aleister crowley. each watchtower is constructed of 12 squares by 13 squares. this gives a total of 156 squares per watchtower and 675 total squares, although only 644 are importara (624 watchtower squares and 20 tablet of union squares. the 51 black cross squares shown in figure 2, appendix a, are reduced to 20 to comprise the tablet of

in number, each referred to one of the elements of earth, air, fire and water. in addition to these four there is another smaller tablet, which is called the tablet of union, referred to the element of ether or spirit. its function, as its name implies, is a unite and b nd together the four elemental tablets. the hermetic order of the golden dawn the book of the concourse of the forces the black cross is shown in figure 1, appendix a, as the central horizontal row and vertical column of darkened squares. the two horizontal arms have 12 squares each and the top and bottom vertical arras have 13 squares each. the central square at the midpoint of the tablet malees the total number of squares 51. this is the numerical value of the word gosa (goh-sah, meaning strange or unusual. the letters w

figure 1, appendix a, as the central horizontal row and vertical column of darkened squares. the two horizontal arms have 12 squares each and the top and bottom vertical arras have 13 squares each. the central square at the midpoint of the tablet malees the total number of squares 51. this is the numerical value of the word gosa (goh-sah, meaning strange or unusual. the letters within this black cross spell out the four cosmic elements as follows: exarp (ehtz-ar-peh) meaning air is written: hkoma (heh-koh-mah) meaning water is written: 35 nanta (nah-en-tah) meaning earth is written: bitom (bee-toh-meh) meaning fire is written: the 51 squares of the black cross contain empty squares as well as repeated letters (each of the four elements is spelled out twice on the black cross. therefore, t

-meh) meaning fire is written: the 51 squares of the black cross contain empty squares as well as repeated letters (each of the four elements is spelled out twice on the black cross. therefore, they are usually arranged in four words of five letters each as shown in figure 3, appendix a. this arrangement of 20 squares is called the tablet of union. the name is derived from the fact that the black cross joins all four watchtowers together into a single tablet as shown in figure 1, appendix a. the letters of the tablet of union are used to prefix the names of specific watchtower angels (see appendix b. the resultant names are the names of the archangels. the letters of the tablet of union are also used to prefix the names of demons. this is shown in the sixteen figures of appendix b. each sq

GRIFFIN DAVID MAGICAL EVOCATION OF THE AVERSE FORCES

n it. the magician's second line of defense is the magic circle. the r. r. et a. c. magic circle shown below is suitable to evoke any averse force from 9 this method was apparently rediscovered by "poke" runyon of the ordo templi astarte. 7 the tree of life. the outer ring contains the divine names that correspond to the signs of the zodiac in the same arrangement in which they appear on the rose cross lamen and in the correct colors. the second ring contains the divine names attributed to the planets and to the corresponding sephiroth in the order of the vault of the adepti's planetary walls. the inner ring contains the names of the archangels of the elements as well as the divine names of the sephiroth that are the root of each element. thus the magic circle contains all the divine names

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

th-takings, but also the beating of bounds, consecrations, image-processions, spells and formulas, while retaining their heathen character, were simply clothed in christian forms. in some customs there was little to change: the heathen practice of sprinkling a newborn babe with water (vatni ansa p. 592, dicare p. 108, line 5) closely resembled christian baptism, the sign of the hammer that of the cross, and the ei-ection of tree-crosses the irmensuls and world-trees of paganism. still more significant must appear that passage where voluspa and the bible coincide (p. 811; in the far later solar-lio-s traces of christian teaching are discernible. in a conflux of so many elements it could not but happen, even where the mental conceptions and views of a simple populace unable to do without myt

se-hachil, gl. herrad. 185' is mass-weed, chasuble. graft' 4, 797. 924 spectres (where heathenism lasted longer) rather than in south germany (yet see hahsherg, hdgelherg, mone's anz. 4, 309. hachilstat, graff 4, 797. that the wild hunter is to be referred to wodan, is made perfectly clear by some mecklenburg legends. often of a dark night the airy hounds will bark on open heaths, in thickets, at cross-roads. the countryman well knows their leader wod, and pities the wayfarer that has not reached his home yet; for wod is often spiteful, seldom merciful. it is only those who keep in the middle of the road that the rough hunter will do nothing to, that is why he calls out to travellers 'midden in den weg' a peasant was coming home tipsy one night from town, and his road led him through a woo

is what happened to the gi"andparents of the good people now at bresegardt. they were silly enough to kill the dog into the bargain; from that hour there was no' sag und tag (segen bless, ge-deihen thrive, and at length the house came down in flames. better luck befalls them that have done dame gauden a service. it happens at times, that in the darkness of night she misses her way, and gets to a cross-road. cross-roads are to the good lady a stone of stumbling: every time she strays into such, some part of her carriage breaks, which she cannot herself rectify. in this dilemma she was once, when she came, dressed as a stately dame, to the bedside of a labourer at boeck, awaked him, and implored him to help her in her need. the man was prevailed on, followed her to the cross-roads, and foun

dressed as a stately dame, to the bedside of a labourer at boeck, awaked him, and implored him to help her in her need. the man was prevailed on, followed her to the cross-roads, and found one of her carriage wheels was off. he put the matter to rights, and by way of thanks for his trouble she bade him gather up in his pockets sundry deposits left by her canine attendants during their stay at the cross-roads, whether as the effect of great dread or of good digestion. the man was indignant at the proposal, but was partly soothed by the assurance that the present would not prove so worthless as he seemed to think; and incredulous, yet curious, he took some with him. and lo, at daybreak, to his no small amazement, his earnings glittered like mere gold, and in fact it was gold. he was sorry no

he proposal, but was partly soothed by the assurance that the present would not prove so worthless as he seemed to think; and incredulous, yet curious, he took some with him. and lo, at daybreak, to his no small amazement, his earnings glittered like mere gold, and in fact it was gold. he was sorry now that he had not brought it all away, for in the daytime not a trace of it was to be seen at the cross-roads. in similar ways frau gauden repaid a man at conow for putting a new pole to her carriage, and a woman at gohren for letting into the pole the wooden pivot that supports the swing-bar: the chips that fell from pole and pivot turned into sheer glittering gold. in particular, frau gauden loves young children, and gives them all kinds of good things, so that when children play &tfru gaude

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

stone, and carted even the largest blocks together with his one white mare. his dwelling-house he built on rocks, his fields he fenced with stone ramparts. once he had a quarrel with a merchant of libau; to punish him, he put his w/iite mare to draw a stone equal to twelve cartloads all the way to libau, intending to drop it at the merchant s door. when he reached the town, they would not let him cross the bridge, fearing it would break under the load, and insisted on his removing the stone outside the liberties. the strong man, deeply mortified, did so, and dropt the stone on the road that goes to grobin by battenhof. there it lies to this day, and the lettons, as they pass, point to it in astonishment.1 kinte s white mare may stand for the scandinavian smith s svaftilfari; the defeat of

t, olaf wished to sail through varmeland and by l. vaner to nerike, when the troll shouted to him: kong olaf med dit pipuga skiigg (peaky beard, du seglar for nar min badstuguviigg (bathroom wall! olaf replied: du troll med din rak och ten skal bli i sten och aldrig mer gora skeppare men (shalt turn to stone, and never more make skipper moan. the giantess turned into stone, and the king erected a cross at dalky church in elfdals herred.2 the danish rhyme is also quoted as follows: hor du oluf rodeskjag, hvi seiler du igjennem vor stueviig (through our chamber wall? and: stat du der og bliv til steen, og (gjor) ingen dannemand (no dane) mere til ineen! 3 in norway itself the legend runs thus: the hornelen mountains in bremanger were once connected with maroe, but are now divided from it by

proves the antiquity of the word, whose sacred meaning secured it against change. ms. 2, 149b: i man seit (saith) von heilawdge uns vil, wie heil, wie guot ez si, wie gar vollekomen der eren spil, wie gar sin kraft verheilet swaz wundes an dem man verseret ist/ how good for healing wounds, etc. martina 116: grot, du froude fliizzic heilawdc/ and in a like sense 248. 283. applied to christ and his cross, mar. 224: f der bourn ist gemeizzen, da daz heilwce.ge von bechumet, daz aller werlte gefrumet/ the tree whence cometh h. and more gener ally, f ein heilwdge, diut. 1, 352; much later, in anshelm s chron. of bern 1, 308, t h&ilwag among other charms and magic appliances. lastly, in phil, von sittewald (strasb. 1677) 1, 483: running spring-water, gathered on holy christmas night, while the c

ivers, brooks, pools and springs can be consecrated and assigned as their abode; oegir (p. 237) and ran (pp. 311, 497) ruled in the sea, and the waves are called their daughters: all this gives a new stamp to the veneration of the element. of this very natural, but not essential, combination of simple rude water-worship with a faith in higher beings, i will give a few more specimens. as those who cross a river by ferry or by bridge have to dread the power of the daemon that dwells in it (p. 497, so vulgar opinion in sweden (sup. k, 40) holds it advisable, in crossing any water in the dark, to spit three times, as a safeguard against evil influences. 2 precautions are also taken in drawing water from a well: before drawing any, the greeks at mykono salute three times in honour of teloni (fo

all the parish assemble, each inhabitant receives notice to extinguish every bit of fire in his house, so that not a spark is left alight in the whole village. then old and young walk to a hollow way, usually towards evening, the women carry ing linen, the men wood and tow. two oaken stakes are driven into the ground a foot and a half apart, each having a hole on the inner side, into which fits a cross-bar as thick as an arm. the holes are stuffed with linen, then the cross-bar is forced in as tight as possible, the heads of the stakes being held together with 1 zeitschr. des less, vereins 2, 281. 2 not a word about sheep: supposing cocks and hens were likewise hunted over the coals, it would explain a hitherto unexplained proverb (eeinhart xciv. 606 elements. cords. about the smooth round

GRIMOIRE OF TURIEL

ged me to buy. he informed me that the papers were the manuscripts of a system of ceremonial magic, the secret grimoire of turiel. these were the original dated 1518. written in latin, and a copy written in english, a translation from the original. the original copy was in fragments, almost worn away, but the copy was intact. i told the guide the original was not worth taking, but i would buy the cross and the copy. he agreed to this, and thus i became the possessor of the grimoire. since 1927 i have rewritten the manuscript owing to the fact that i was on the move so often, and for the sake of convenience the new writing was entered into a note book of convenient size, and the copy purchased in las palmas i destroyed. i have reason to believe that the present manuscript is the only one in

then say, asperges me, etc. consecration of the sword: o great god who art the god of strength and fortitude and greatly to be feared, bless o lord, this instrument that it may be a terror unto the enemy, and therewith i may fight with and overcome all phantasms and oppositions of the enemy, through the influence and help of thy most holy mighty name, on, st. the secret grimoire agla, and in the cross of jesus christ our only lord. amen. be thou blessed and consecrated in the name of the father, son, and holy ghost. asperges me, etc. benediction of the lamens (symbois. circles: o god thou god of my salvation i call upon thee by the mysteries of thy most holy name, on, st. agla, i worship and beseech thee by thy names el, elohim, elohe, zebaoth, and by thy mighty name tetragrammaton, saday

y, holy, lord god of sabaoth, which will come to judge the quick and the dead; thou art alpha and omega, the first and the iast, king of kings, and lord of lords, ioth, abiel, anathiel, aniasim, alganabro, el, sedomel, gayes, hehi, messias, tolosm, elias, eschiros, athanatos; by these thy holy names, and al! others, i do call upon thee and beseech thee, o lord, by thy nativity and baptism, by thy cross and passion, by thine ascension, and by the coming of thy holy ghost, by the bitterness of thy soul when it departed from thy body; by thine angels, archangels, prophets, patriarchs, and by al! thy saints, and by alt the sacraments which are made in thine honour, i do worship and beseech thee, i bless and desire thee, to accept these prayers and conjurations. i implore thee, o holy adonay, a

H SPENCER LEWIS ROSICRUCIAN MANUAL AMORC 1990

is in the title. its colleges and university were also incorporated, and a patent was secured from the united states government protecting the name and symbols of the order in the united states and throughout the world. the name and symbols are also registered with many other nations of this jurisdiction. amorc is the only rosicrucian movement in north america having a patent on the symbol of the cross with one rose in its center, which is the true ancient symbol of the order in all lands. therefore, amorc repeats again its statement: it is a part of the worldwide rosicrucian order, most jurisdictions of which use the same name except for slight variations due to translation in foreign languages. it is part of the one and only rosicrucian order that is truly international. it is the only r

l reference on page 125 [10] mrs. may banks-stacey co-founder and first grand matre in u.s.a (see biographical reference on page 123 [11] master kut-hu-mi, the illustrious d. g. m. of tibet (bod-yul) beloved hierophant of the r.c [12] robert fludd robert fludd (1574-1637. english physician, mystic philosopher, and rosicrucian apologist. fludd wrote the brief apology for the fraternity of the rosy cross and other treatises wherein he zealously defended the rosicrucians of his time [13] isaac newton sir isaac newton (1642-1727).english natural philosopher and rosicrucian. newton, a genius in the worlds of physics and mathematics, put forth concepts which had a revolutionary impact on science [14] jacob boehme jacob boehme (1575-1624).german mystical philosopher and rosicrucian. boehme was th

ions it shall be guarded by the guardian of the temple, assisted by the deputy master. in the first degree initiation, this room is in charge of the conductor of the lodge, and no one may enter it without permission of the conductor, unless so decreed by the master. the chamber of a temple this is a hidden room, wherein the first part of the first initiation is conducted. it is the chamber of the cross, the abiding place of life and "death" the tomb of silence, and the place of terror. all [32] these names have been applied to it in the past, and each expresses to the mind of the initiate its function in the first degree initiation. this chamber is guarded, at first degree initiations, first by the conductor in the antechamber, then by the herald, and then by the torchbearer. when not used

etween the east and the shekinah would interrupt the flow of such vibrations, and disturb the harmony established there. when the sanctum is entered for any legitimate purpose, he who enters it may pass only to the center of it, and must leave it from the same point by which he entered it. likewise must each who enters it immediately face the east, from the center of it, and make the "sign of the cross" before doing that act or performing that function which necessitated entrance into the sanctum. in leaving the sanctum, he who entered it must only leave by the same point of entrance. the master "for he who is greatest among you, shall be the greatest servant unto all" the master of every lodge is the master-servant. that title and position have been bestowed upon one because of ability, c

d not younger than 10 years of age. each must serve until 16 years of age, during which time she must retain her virtue (remaining unmarried. each is retired with honor on her 16th birthday, when a successor is installed with fitting ceremony. colombes are, in fact, symbolic of conscience during their term of office. they shall be installed and attend regular convocations [38 [39] the sign of the cross reference has been made many times in the preceding pages to the sign of the cross. an explanation of this term and sign is necessary. briefly written, in ancient manuscript and in official papers, the term is expressed or indicated by "s.c" again, the term and sign are expressed by a cross, and often words "sign of the" are used. the sign itself is made as follows: starting with the left ha

HAMIL THE ROSICRUCIAN SEER

her than theory later joined the golden dawn. hockley's firm belief that the rosicrucian path lay through the crystal would probably have met with little support amongst the generality of the sria's membership. hockley is claimed as a memberofanother very shadowy rosicrucian group, which 'may have formed the model for the golden dawn: the fratres lucis, also known either as the brotherhood of the cross of light or the orderofthe swastika.thefratres lucis had its origins in 1873 when between 31 october and 9 november count cagliostro, by means of herbert irwin and the crystal, gave to f. g. irwin the history and ritualsoftheorder. cagliostro informed irwin that the order had originated in fourteenth-century florence, from whence it spread to rome, paris, and vienna. among former members wer

ason and i have no doubt that what he was referring to were themasonicknights templar and rose croix degrees.thelatter is now the 18th degree of the antient and accepted [scottish] rite of freemasonry, which in higgins' time did not exist as a coherent rite in england.therose croix degree was generally worked within knights templar encampments and was variously referred to as the rose croix, rose cross, rouge croix, rosae crucis or rosie cross degree. intensely christian in content the rose croix had nothing about it, even in higgins' time or earlier, to link it with the ideas or traditions of rosicrucianism, other than a very confusing set of alternative names! inritualmagicinengland(1970) francis king, without any supporting evidence, claimed a definite lineofcontinuity from sibley to ba

as to his becoming a freemason.theanswers are, to say the least, surprising 'i have a greatobjectionto your being afellowof a fm lodge unless you could at once become a member of that sacredsocietyof which the fathers are at jerusalem'[why)'it is not onlyfollybut wickedness in joining asocietywho do no possible good but a great deal of harm [what is the sacredsociety)'they arefollowersofthe rosy cross [where arethey]'the societyis in france and unless you went there and were installed a brother you could not possibly become one. napoleon the rst emperor of france was a member of that society [what is their purpose/what do theystudy]'they study the occult sciences after an interview with an invisible power, which they have at stated times. the elders travel to jerusalem [where do theymeet]

th histerms,anyperson, dead orliving,whom the same visitor pleased to name.theenglish travellers, after abundant enquiries and some scruples, repaired to his residence, paid their fees, and were admitted to hissanctum.they found themselves in the presence of a very handsome young moor, with a very long black beard, a crimson caftan, a snow-white turban, blue trousers, and yellow slippers, sitting cross-legged on a turkey carpet three feet square, with a cherry stalk in his mouth, a cup of coffee at his left elbow, a diamond-hafted dagger in his girdle, and in his right hand a large volume clasped with brazen clasps. on hearing their"drdee relates in his diary, published by the camden society in 1842 '16th march, 1575. her majestie (elizabeth) willed me to fetch my glass so famous, and to s

good training may make him better than his fellow-men; but no sort of government or education can make him perfect, as he must be if loving kindness and mercy were thoroughly practised by him. without religion, no education could make a man wise170therosicrucianseerand the salvation of maniscomplete. for the redemption, salvation, and happiness of the very worst of all, the saviour died upon the cross. he was the essence of thefather,-thespirit of thefather,-onewithhimself,-sentby him on earth amongst men in their own form, to enlighten them according to his word.thebody was sacrificed for their sins, and the spirit again returned to be oneasbefore. proposition6-'menare saved by the favour of god, through faith in jesus christ; and those dying out of his favour and faith are heirs of eter

HANDBOOK OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

orld had once been different. egypt had become one of the driest places on earth and a hard country to get in or out of. to the north there were marshes, saltwater lakes, and the mediterranean sea. the ancient egyptians were never enthusiastic seafarers and were one of the few coastal cultures to worship no deities of the sea. to the east, west, and south there were deserts that were dangerous to cross. these deserts made up about 90 percent of egypt s territory. the egyptians called them the red land in contrast to the black land of the valley.6 the mountainous areas of the deserts contained gold, gemstones, and types of hard stone that could be used to make long-lasting buildings and artifacts. the south of the country often went without rain for many years at a stretch. when rain did 2

rn delta. he argued that the priests knowledge was important to humanity because, unlike the greeks, the egyptians had access to very ancient and continuous records. herodotus thought it possible to identify many egyptian deities with greek ones, so he calls osiris, dionysus, and horus, apollo. it became a general practice among classical writers to use greek names for egyptian deities, but these cross-cultural identifications are not always consistent. herodotus says more about religious architecture and rituals than about mythology. as for the sto- 34 handbook of egyptian mythology ries told by the egyptians, he wrote, let whoever finds them credible use them. 78 he does not relate the full osiris myth because he saw it as comparable to the greek mystery cults, which devotees had to vow

HEKAS

he time when names were first given and thus to the edge of mythic time, beyond this our practices alone may reveal that which is veiled to the intellectual acuity of academia..for between the histories that we may trace there is a hidden story uncharted by mere books of paper and the memories of civilisation; this secret history is that of the wandering few who exchanged knowledge at the isolate cross-roads where-ever their peregrination of chance might cross paths with another "return to the circle for there the ghosts of old still tread their path and it is in your own breath that they find voice today" therefore, to begin once more with the 'circle- we may find that there are spells of incantation for circle-craft which date back to the earliest written inscriptions in ancient mesopota

and which i have given as the title for this article 'hekas. here the word existed in the form heka or hekau meaning 'the power of magick; it is believed to derive from the sound of the frog and thus supplies us with a totemic association with the batrachia employed by the witch and the horse-whisperer 'hekas' also gave us hekate- the greek name of the goddess who keeps the gateway of the triple cross-roads, hexe- the spell, mark or charm, hag- the black goddess of the old moon, who in khem was represented as hekt the frog-headed mother of incantation. it was in egypt that the role of stellar worship was at an apotheosis in recorded history; as man looked to the heavens there turned the great dragon about the zenith, marking out the year and tracing the ancient circle in the firmament of

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

ofwalhalla. it heaves its last sigh in another form, and is hurled on to the cold, hopeless plane of remorse. itcloses its innocent eyes in its last sleep, as an infant, and is forthwith carried along by the beauteous elves oflight into another body- the doomed generator of pain and suffering. in each case the mists of death aredispersed, and pass from the eyes of the soul-ego, no sooner does it cross the black abyss that separates thekingdom of the living from the realm of the dead. thus "death" becomes but a meaningless word for it, avain sound. in every instance the beliefs of the mortal take objective life and shape for the immortal, as soonas it spans the bridge. then they begin to fade, and disappear "what is my past" enquires the soul-ego of urd, the eldest of the norn sisters "why

ess became gradually transformed into intense blackness, it ceased altogether. there was nothing now nightmare talesvii- eternity in a short dream43 within my immediate perceptions, but that fathomless black space, as dark as pitch; to me it appeared aslimitless and as silent as the shoreless ocean of eternity upon which time, the progeny of man's brain, is forever gliding, but which it can never cross. dream is defined by cato as "but the image of our hopes and fears" having never feared death when awake,i felt, in this dream of mine, calm and serene at the idea of my speedy end. in truth, i felt rather relieved at thethought- probably owing to my recent mental suffering- that the end of all, of doubt, of fear for those iloved, of suffering, and of every anxiety, was close at hand. the co

nd patron, sat in a corner, entranced asusual. crouched on a projecting rock, about midway between the entrance and the water, with hislemon-yellow, wrinkled face, flat nose, and thin beard, he looked more like an ugly stone idol than a humanbeing. many of the company pressed around him and received correct answers to their questions, thehungarian cheerfully submitting his mesmerized "subject" to cross-examination. suddenly one of the party, a lady, remarked that it was in that very cave that old mr. izvertzoff had sounaccountably disappeared ten years before. the foreigner appeared interested, and desired to learn more ofthe circumstances, so nicolas was sought amid the crowd and led before the eager group. he was the host andhe found it impossible to refuse the demanded narrative. he rep

ungarian, with a strange expression on his face, and encircling with his armthe slender childish figure "the little fellow has seen the double of my shaman, which roams sometimes faraway from his body, and has mistaken the phantom for the man himself. let him remain with us for a while" at these strange words the guests stared at each other in mute surprise, while some piously made the sign ofthe cross, spitting aside, presumably at the devil and all his works "by-the-bye" continued the hungarian with a peculiar firmness of accent, and addressing the companyrather than any one in particular "why should we not try, with the help of my shaman, to unravel the mysteryhanging over the tragedy? is the suspected party still lying in prison? what? he has not confessed up to now?this is surely very

fromsunstrokes under the tropics, from cold in the polar regions. all this notwithstanding, the doctor spoke witha never-abating enthusiasm about their "winterings" in greenland and novaya zemla, and about the desertplains in australia, where he lunched off a kangaroo and dined off an emu, and almost perished of thirstduring the passage through a waterless track, which it took them forty hours to cross "yes" he used to remark "i have experienced almost everything, save what you would describe assupernatural. this, of course, if we throw out of account a certain extraordinary event in my life- aman i met, of whom i will tell you just now- and its. indeed, rather strange, i may add quiteinexplicable, results" there was a loud demand that he should explain himself; and the doctor, forced to y

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

hael, i.e, having failed to incarnate in due time, the bodies predestined for them got defiled, hence the original sin of the senseless forms and the punishment of the egos. that which is meant by the rebellious angels being hurled down into hell is simply explained by these pure spirits or egos being imprisoned in bodies of unclean matter, flesh. life is at best a heartless play, a stormy sea to cross, and a heavy burden often too difficult to bear. the greatest philosophers have tried in vain to fathom and find out its raison d' tre, and have all failed except those who had the key to it, namely, the eastern sages. life is, as shakespeare describes it: but a walking shadow-a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. it is a tale told by an idi

evil we have done when our attention is called, and we have either suffered from it ourselves or enjoyed its fruits. possibly, close analysis of the feeling would show us that thing which we regret is rather the necessity that seemed to require the evil as a means of attainment of our selfish ends than the evil itself. attractive as this prospect of casting our burden of sins "at the foot of the cross" may be to the ordinary mind, it does not commend itself to the theosophic student. he does not apprehend why the sinner by attaining knowledge of his evil can thereby merit any pardon for or the blotting out of his past wickedness; or why repentance and future right living entitle him to a suspension in his favor of the universal law of relation between cause and effect. the results of his

HEPTAMERON

he air, that day wherein you would do this work; to wit, the name of the king and his three ministers. without the circle, in four angles, let penheptameron 2 tagones be made. in the inner circle let there be written four divine names with crosses interposed in the middle of the circle; to wit, towards the east let there be written alpha, and towards the west let there be written omega; and let a cross divide the middle of the circle. when the circle is thus finished, according to the rule now before written, you shall proceed. of the names of the hours, and the angels ruling them. it is also to be known, that the angels do rule the hours in a successive order, according to the course of the heavens, and planets unto which they are subject; so that that spirit which governeth the day, rule

HINE PHIL ASPECTS OF EVOCATION

t people suffering from aphasia or huntingdon.s chorea (both neurological disorders which impair speech) can carry a tune, and group singing is a common element in therapeutic voice training. anthropologists have done a great deal of work examining the role that music plays in hallucinogenic journeys. the presence of music as a ritual accessory to hallucinogenic drug use can be observed on a wide cross-cultural base. marlene dobkin de rios, in her book hallucinogens: a cross-cultural perspective, suggests that the ritualised use of music within hallucinogenic journeys helps the shaman .leading. such an experience to provide a structure with which to point participants towards significant experiences within the trip. this is also seen in voudoun, where specific drumming rituals announce the

HINE P OVEN READY CHAOS

s history. nowadays, in our more chaos-positive age, eris has mellowed somewhat, and modern discordians associate her with all intrusions of weirdness in their lives, from synchronous to mischevious occurences, creative flashes of inspiration, and wild parties. she does get a little bitchy at times, but who doesn t? 26 phil hine discordian opening ritual by prince prance 1. clap x5 2. the erisian cross: light in my head fire in my genitals strength at my right side laughter at my left side love in my heart. 3. trace spiral pentagrams* at the 4 quarters& zenith. 4. face east: blessed apostle hung mung1, great sage of cathay, balance the hodge and podge and grant us equilibrium. 5. face south: blessed apostle van van mojo2, doctor of hoodoo and vexes, give us the voodoo power and confuse our

HOWE THE ALCHEMIST OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

england; to the staffs of the london library (as so often during the past forty years, the chiswick public library and the library of the theosophical society of england. the letters device used by ayton on his writing paper t he earliest of ayton's surviving letters was written in 1886 to captain francis george irwin (1828-93, of bristol. a. e. waite described him in the brotherhood of the ro y cross (19 24, pp 568 ff) as 'a believer in the occult arts within the measure of a thinking and reading person of his particular mental class. for the rest [he] was satisfied apparently with the pursuits of spiritualism, to the truth ofwhich his circle bears witness in unpublished writings. waite mentioned too that irwin 'was a zealous and amiable mason, with a passion forrites and an ambition to

but impossible to those engaged in my business. in the list of works sold by the t[heosophical] p[ublishing] s[ociety] are some on the yoga philosophy which will give you some idea of the process for gaining the higher spiritual powers. in the "arya magazine" there were advertisements of publications on it, such as "a treatise of the sublime science1 t. w. wilson 'sub rosa' in the g.d, was at 63 cross street, manchester, when he became a founder member of the order's horus temple at bradford in may 1888. he was also a member of the soc. ros. the letters 4 27 chacombe vicarage 12 april 1889 i have just heard today that a chemist of occult proclivities a theosophist, has just succeeded in making some incense, the formula for which was given him by h.p.b. he had not before been able to get t

redway's unsatisfactory dealings with mathers (and indirectly with f. l. gardner) in connection with the the letters 39 t()rm,e 's the sacred magic ofabra melin the mage( 189 8, see my the magzclans ofthe golden dawn (1972. redway's business failed c.190 0. ayton was referring to the recent death of walter moseley, of butldwas hall, shrewsbury. according to a. e. waite (thebrotherhood of the rosy cross, 1924, p. 569, his 'health had been seriously damaged by the us of drugs or occu t purp?s s. george redway acquired his books on occult ph.t1osophy and similar subjects, including a number of hockle manuscnpts. a copy of redway's catalogue is in the library of the united grand lodge of england. 4 countess wachtmeister was one of the many titled early converts to theosophy. she joined the t.s

hope it will. soon leave me. johnson first cheered me up by coming, and smce then i have been gradually improving, but still i dare not risk travelling just at present. a draught in a rail-road carriage would bring on bronchitis again, and i should not be a cheerful guest. many thanks, therefore, for your kind invitation 5 west hoathly 27 december 1897 51 [mourning border] 3 carlton avenue horn's cross by greenhithe zz july 1898 horn's cross by greenhithe 2 november 1898 to visit you, which i should much like later on before the november fogs arrive. also my sister is coming for a few days from brighton to visit me for a fortnight. i have some business transactions to get thro' which as yet i have been quite incapable of attending to. when i come we will have a long talk upon the occult. m

ck] to be the other one. we, occultists, should help one another, and i hope i may rely on you for helping me in this way. my sister has come to live with me permanently, for i found it impossible to live alone any longer, after such a congenial and capable companion as i have had for so many years. we shall leave this house next lady day, for this one is too small and inconvenient for us. horn's cross by greenhithe 25january 1899 54 the letters 91 rectify a nativity. i have neglected my mathematics and astrology too for many years and could not do it now. astrology, as i take it, is founded upon the taro, which, when worked by a skilled and experienced person, is far more reliable. if you will not to die prematurely and take every precaution, you will live, old and his predictions to the

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

g like a pall above the place, and in the birdless eaves and black, ivyless walls blake felt a touch of the dimly sinister beyond his power to define. there were very few people in the square, but blake saw a policeman at the northerly end and approached him with questions about the church. he was a great wholesome irishman, and it seemed odd that he would do little more than make the sign of the cross and mutter that people never spoke of that building. when blake pressed him he said very hurriedly that the italian priest warned everybody against it, vowing that a monstrous evil had once dwelt there and left its mark. he himself had heard dark whispers of it from his father, who recalled certain sounds and rumours from his boyhood. there had been a bad sect there in the old days- an outla

ot like them. the designs were largely conventional, and his knowledge of obscure symbolism told him much concerning some of the ancient patterns. the few saints depicted bore expressions distinctly open to criticism, while one of the windows seemed to show merely a dark space with spirals of curious luminosity scattered about in it. turning away from the windows, blake noticed that the cobwebbed cross above the altar was not of the ordinary kind, but resembled the primordial ankh or crux ansata of shadowy egypt. in a rear vestry room beside the apse blake found a rotting desk and ceiling-high shelves of mildewed, disintegrating books. here for the first time he received a positive shock of objective horror, for the titles of those books told him much. they were the black, forbidden things

n the pitch-darkness. must be retinal impression left by flashes. heaven grant the italians are out with their candles if the lightning stops! what am i afraid of? is it not an avatar of nyarlathotep, who in antique and shadowy khem even took the form of man? i remember yuggoth, and more distant shaggai, and the ultimate void of the black planets. the long, winging flight through the void. cannot cross the universe of light. re-created by the thoughts caught in the shining trapezohedron. send it through the horrible abysses of radiance. my name is blake- robert harrison blake of 620 east knapp street, milwaukee, wisconsin. i am on this planet. azathoth have mercy- the lightning no longer flashes- horrible- i can see everything with a monstrous sense that is not sight- light is dark and dar

madness in the private collection of melville f. peters, esq, of george st, and covering this and a somewhat antecedent period, throws vivid light on the outrage done to public sentiment by this ill-assorted match. the social influence of the tillinghasts, however, was not to be denied; and once more joseph curwen found his house frequented by persons whom he could never otherwise have induced to cross his threshold. his acceptance was by no means complete, and his bride was socially the sufferer through her forced venture; but at all events the wall of utter ostracism was somewhat torn down. in his treatment of his wife the strange bridegroom astonished both her and the community by displaying an extreme graciousness and consideration. the new house in olney court was now wholly free from

one of the puppets in a show he had seen in the autumn of 1764 in hacher's hall, when a man from germantown, pennsylvania, had given a clever mechanical spectacle advertised as 'a view of the famous city of jerusalem, in which are represented jerusalem, the temple of solomon, his royal throne, the noted towers, and hills, likewise the suffering of our saviour from the garden of gethsemane to the cross on the hill of golgotha; an artful piece of statuary, worthy to be seen by the curious' it was on this occasion that the listener, who had crept close to the window of the front room whence the speaking proceeded, gave a start which roused the old indian pair and caused them to loose the dogs on him. after that no more conversations were ever heard in the house, and weeden and smith conclude

HP LOVECRAFT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

xactly those on the queer greenish soapstones dug up from mesozoic or tertiary times. the eight perfect specimens mentioned by lake seemed to have been completely blown away. we were careful, too, about the public s general peace of mind; hence danforth and i said little about that frightful trip over the mountains the next day. it was the fact that only a radically lightened plane could possibly cross a range of such height, which mercifully limited that scouting tour to the two of us. on our return at one a.m, danforth was close to hysterics, but kept an admirably stiff upper lip. it took no persuasion to make him promise not to show our sketches and the other things we brought away in our pockets, not to say anything more to the others than what we had agreed to relay outside, and to hi

g air currents inside the primordial masonry. if such should develop, or if our paper supply should give out, we could of course fall back on the more secure though more tedious and retarding method of rock chipping. just how extensive a territory we had opened up, it was impossible to guess without a trial. the close and frequent connection of the different buildings made it likely that we might cross from one to another on bridges underneath the ice, except where impeded by local collapses and geologic rifts, for very little glaciation seemed to have entered the massive constructions. almost all the areas of transparent ice had revealed the submerged windows as tightly shuttered, as if the town had been left in that uniform state until the glacial sheet came to crystallize the lower part

atical principles, and were made up of obscurely symmetrical curves and angles based on the quantity of five. the pictorial bands followed a highly formalized tradition, and involved a peculiar treatment of perspective, but had an artistic force that moved us profoundly, notwithstanding the intervening gulf of vast geologic periods. their method of design hinged on a singular juxtaposition of the cross section with the two-dimensional silhouette, and embodied an analytical psychology beyond that of any known race of antiquity. it is useless to try to compare this art with any represented in our museums. those who see our photographs will probably find its closest analogue in certain grotesque conceptions of the most daring futurists. the arabesque tracery consisted altogether of depressed

ast circular place, and that our distance from the upper air could not be very great. the corridor ended in an arch surprisingly low for these megalithic ruins, but we could see much through it even before we emerged. beyond there stretched a prodigious round space- fully two hundred feet in diameter- strewn with debris and containing many choked archways corresponding to the one we were about to cross. the walls were- in available spaces- boldly sculptured into a spiral band of heroic proportions; and displayed, despite the destructive weathering caused by the openness of the spot, an artistic splendor far beyond anything we had encountered before. the littered floor was quite heavily glaciated, and we fancied that the true bottom lay at a considerably lower depth. but the salient object

HP LOVECRAFT EX OBLIVIONE

ley and a sacred grove with temples, and a high wall pierced by a little bronze gate. when i saw this lore, i knew that it touched on the scenes i had haunted, and i therefore read long in the yellowed papyrus. some of the dream-sages wrote gorgeously of the wonders beyond the irrepassable gate, but others told of horror and disappointment. i knew not which to believe, yet longed more and more to cross for ever into the unknown land; for doubt and secrecy are the lure of lures, and no new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace. so when i learned of the drug which would unlock the gate and drive me through, i resolved to take it when next i awaked. last night i swallowed the drug and floated dreamily into the golden valley and the shadowy groves; and when i ca

HP LOVECRAFT THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH

aving behind, the panorama ahead had contracted to a street scene, and in spots i could see where a cobblestone pavement and stretches of brick sidewalk had formerly existed. all the houses were apparently deserted, and there were occasional gaps where tumbledown chimneys and cellar walls told of buildings that had collapsed. pervading everything was the most nauseous fishy odour imaginable. soon cross streets and junctions began to appear; those on the left leading to shoreward realms of unpaved squalor and decay, while those on the right shewed vistas of departed grandeur. so far i had seen no people in the town, but there now came signs of a sparse habitation- curtained windows here and there, and an occasional battered motorcar at the curb. pavement and sidewalks were increasingly well

the side i glimpsed, i knew that those hoarse strokes were tolling the hour of eleven. then suddenly all thoughts of time were blotted out by an onrushing image of sharp intensity and unaccountable horror which had seized me before i knew what it really was. the door of the church basement was open, revealing a rectangle of blackness inside. and as i looked, a certain object crossed or seemed to cross that dark rectangle; burning into my brain a momentary conception of nightmare which was all the more maddening because analysis could not shew a single nightmarish quality in it. it was a living object- the first except the driver that i had seen since entering the compact part of the town- and had i been in a steadier mood i would have found nothing whatever of terror in it. clearly, as i

open space where eliot street obliquely crosses washington at the intersection of south. though i had never seen this space, it had looked dangerous to me on the grocery youth's map; since the moonlight would have free play there. there was no use trying to evade it, for any alternative course would involve detours of possibly disastrous visibility and delaying effect. the only thing to do was to cross it boldly and openly; imitating the typical shamble of the lnnsmouth folk as best i could, and trusting that no one- or at least no pursuer of mine- would be there. just how fully the pursuit was organised- and indeed, just what its purpose might be- i could form no idea. there seemed to be unusual activity in the town, but i judged that the news of my escape from the gilman had not yet spre

ace homologous to the one i had traversed- and subsequently back northward and westward in a zigzagging line through lafayette, bates, adam, and bank streets- the latter skirting the river gorge- to the abandoned and dilapidated station i had seen from my window. my reason for going ahead to babson was that i wished neither to recross the earlier open space nor to begin my westward course along a cross street as broad as south. starting once more, i crossed the street to the right-hand side in order to edge around into babeon as inconspicuously as possible. noises still continued in federal street, and as i glanced behind me i thought i saw a gleam of light near the building through which i had escaped. anxious to leave washington street, i broke into a quiet dogtrot, trusting to luck not

at the window; but there were no lights within, and i passed it without disaster. in babson street, which crossed federal and might thus reveal me to the searchers, i clung as closely as possible to the sagging, uneven buildings; twice pausing in a doorway as the noises behind me momentarily increased. the open space ahead shone wide and desolate under the moon, but my route would not force me to cross it. during my second pause i began to detect a fresh distribution of vague sounds; and upon looking cautiously out from cover beheld a motor car darting across the open space, bound outward along eliot street, which there intersects both babson and lafayette. as i watched- choked by a sudden rise in the fishy odour after a short abatement- i saw a band of uncouth, crouching shapes loping and

HP LOVECRAFT THE THING IN THE MOONLIGHT

2--of a plain, double-trucked type common from 1900 to 1910. it was untenanted, but evidently ready to start; the trolley being on the wire and the air-brake now and then throbbing beneath the floor. i boarded it and looked vainly about for the light switch--noting as i did so the absence of the controller handle, which thus implied the brief absence of the motorman. then i sat down in one of the cross seats of the vehicle. presently i heard a swishing in the sparse grass toward the left, and saw the dark forms of two men looming up in the moonlight. they had the regulation caps of a railway company, and i could not doubt but that they were conductor and motorman. then one of them sniffed with singular sharpness, and raised his face to howl to the moon. the other dropped on all fours to ru

HP LOVECRAFT THROUGH THE GATES OF THE SILVER KEY

nd consciously shapen pylon. before that dank, dripping wall he stood silent and awestruck, lighting one match after another as he gazed. was that stony bulge above the keystone of the imagined arch really a gigantic sculptured hand? then he drew forth the silver key, and made motions and intonations whose source he could only dimly remember. was anything forgotten? he knew only that he wished to cross the barrier to the untrammeled land of his dreams and the gulfs where all dimensions dissolved in the absolute. chapter three what happened then is scarcely to be described in words. it is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and an anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid

HUEBNER LOUISE WITCHCRAFT FOR ALL WICCA 04

e can accept the energy force of love, yet refuse to acknowledge that other forms of psychic exchange can take place, such as mental telepathy. almost everyone has, at one time or another, experienced forms of psychic energy. we all know the common occurrence of suddenly thinking of someone we haven't seen in a long time, only to receive a phone call from him shortly thereafter. or having letters cross in the mail, indicating that you and a parted friend had simultaneous thoughts of each other. it may be as simple a thing as wishing you had some ice cream, only to have your husband stop and buy some on his way home, with no word from you. or it could be an incident as disturbing as having foreknowledge of a death or accident to a loved one, sometimes at the very moment the tragedy is occur

sed. the poor girl was looking for true love, but in the wrong place, in the wrong world. she was never going to find it, never. she was unbalanced and psychiatry didn't help. how could i tell this girl that she was never going to meet a man who was the answer to her dreams? but there are some answerable problems, questions dealing with witchcraft and common human problems that are typical of any cross section of america. these i can try to answer, even though i sometimes get impatient with the writers. these are real people who write to me, either as a result of television appearances, two-way radio broadcast programmes, or through my syndicated newspaper column "sorcery, spells, symbols and stars" dear scorpio, you may not be, as you stated so clearly in your letter "enough josephine for

INFERNAL UNION

n the seven-headed beast with related sigils. i showered and put on nefilim-zoon. shut off at 11:15, banished, cast circle but without calling the enochian angels. i started the ritual by my declaration of intent and followed this by a simple acceptance of my pure intention and use of intense imagination throughout. manibus plenis, and a drop of blood on the lilith sigil. banished, dismissed. put cross of malkuth in blood/semen over the third eye of baphomet on the sigil of infernal union. went to bed though i didn t dream anything meaningful related to the ritual that i could remember upon awakening. the next night finished reading the compleat vampyre. several things became apparent to me, one of which was the type of vampire i found most meaningful to me, its nature deeply related to ot

there is far more to my life. i realized the obvious connection to lilith with whom i still hold a deep attraction in every way. with this new knowledge i perceived life from a different viewpoint, with more energy and intimate interest in all of life. i felt younger again with a different sense of self and balance. as to the sinister nature of samael, i must say i had a quite unsettling thought cross my mind for a moment, i believe brought about by a new realization of my place of being on the edge of accepted standards, more antinomian in nature than what i had accepted before .i was cutting an apple and thought if i saved apple seeds and ground them up, they could be used to poison someone if i needed to. i immediately realized the criminal nature of this, and the need for control from

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

all the believers to whom the divine principle manifested itself somehow in ecstasy. as the magician does not know in which form god will manifest to him, the kind of manifestation will be expressed according to his religious faith. in the instance of a christian, this may happen in the form of a symbol such as a white dove for the holy spirit, in the person of christ himself or in the shape of a cross; all this is, however, of secondary importance. the main point is the quality of the divinity that manifests itself to the respective person. how strong and pervasive this manifestation of god to the individual will be depends entirely in the measure of his mental and psychic maturity. this kind of manifestation will be experienced by all persons in whom a state of bodily rapture or ecstasy

INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW CHUMBLEY

is a line of questioning we apply to ourselves in order to test our own rationale. in one very significant respect, the magical projection of the cultus has operated as a pharos for the curren, that is, a beacon or point of orientation for several manifestations of traditional craft. diverse streams of traditional observance, which otherwise may have passed into spirit, have met, communicated and cross- fertilised, simply because the cultus has been visible in exoteric terms, whilst at the same time being recognisable in terms of esoteric knowledge. magically composed works can convey many texts at once; a singular word can open many unseen paths. when eye meets eye in knowing it does not matter if a mask is worn. personally i consider the merit of our outer actions lies in the consolidati

IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY

. consequently, when the anglo-normans came over, they found that the native celts had no predisposition towards accepting the view of the witch as an emissary of satan and p. 8 an enemy of the church, though they fully believed in supernatural influences of both good and evil, and credited their bards and druids with the possession of powers beyond the ordinary. had this country never suffered a cross-channel invasion, had she been left to work out her destiny unaided and uninfluenced by her neighbours, it is quite conceivable that at some period in her history she would have imbibed the witchcraft spirit, and, with the genius characteristic of her, would have blended it with her own older beliefs, and so would have ultimately evolved a form of that creed which would have differed in many

ing as the object they desired to gain through sorcery was of greater or less importance. during all that period they believed in none of the doctrines of the church; they did not adore the body of christ, nor enter a sacred building to hear mass, nor make use of consecrated bread or holy water. 2. they offered in sacrifice to demons living animals, which they dismembered, and then distributed at cross-roads to a certain evil spirit of low rank, named the son of art. 3. they sought by their sorcery advice and responses from demons. 4. in their nightly meetings they blasphemously imitated the power of the church by fulminating sentence of excommunication, with lighted candles, even against their own husbands, from the sole of their foot to the crown of their head, naming each part expressly

. 40 forms of punishment were meted out, no doubt in proportion to their guilt. he says "with regard to the other heretics and sorcerers who belonged to the pestilential society of robin, son of art, the order of law being pre, served, some of them were publicly burnt to death; others, confessing their crimes in the presence of all the people, in an upper garment, are marked back and front with a cross after they had abjured their heresy, as is the custom; others were solemnly whipped through the town and the market-place; others were banished from the city and diocese; others who evaded the jurisdiction of the church were excommunicated; while others again fled in fear and were never heard of after. and thus, by the authority of holy mother church, and by the special grace of god, that mo

at mellifont aforesaid, and also that he might understand where and in what region the most wicked traitor hugh, earl of tyrone, then was, and what he was contriving against the said lord the king and the state of this kingdom of ireland, and also that he might find out and obtain divers treasures of gold and silver concealed in the earth at mellifont aforesaid and at cashel in the county of the cross of tipperary, feloniously and against the peace of the said lord the king. it is to be known that the aforesaid john was taken, and being a prisoner in the p. 79 castle of the city of dublin by warrant of the lord king was sent into england, therefore further proceedings shall cease" 1 his ultimate fate is not known; nor is it easy to see why punishment was not meted out to him in ireland, a

so king james may have been anxious to examine in person such an interesting specimen. if so, heaven help the poor parson in the grip of such a witch hunter. in the year 1609 there comes from the county of tipperary a strange story of magical spells being counteracted by the application of a holy relic; this is preserved for us in that valuable monastic record, the triumphalia s. crucis. at holy cross abbey, near thurles, there was preserved for many years with the greatest veneration a supposed fragment of the true cross, which attracted vast numbers of people, and by which it was said many wonderful miracles were worked. amongst those that came thither in that year was "anastasia sobechan, an inhabitant of the district of callan (co. kilkenny, tortured by magical spells (veneficis incan

ISIS UNVEILED

have deserved the sting- ing sarcasm of the late professor de morgan, who remarked of them that "they wear the priest's cast-off garb, dyed to escape detection" the christian clergy are in like manner attired in the cast-off garb of the htatken priesthood; acting diametrically in opposition to their gotta moral precepts, but nevertheless sitting in judgment over the whole worid. when dying on the cross, the martyred man of sorrows forgave his enemies. his last wonis were a prayer in their behalf. he tau^t his disdptes to curse not, but to bless, even their foes. but the hdrs of 11. a.sapolcgg. 1 1 7, 9. digitizecoy google ca-raouc blaspheuy against heaven 9 st. peter, the adf-constituted representatives on earth of that same meek jesus, unhesitatingly curse whoever resists their despotic w

, a wondrous depth! it is awful to look therein; an awfulness of honor, and a trembling of love. the enemies [read pagans] thereof i kale vehement- ly; oh thai thou toouldst slay them with thy two-edged sword, that uiey might no longer be enemies to it; for so do 7 ime to fuae them slain" wonderful spirit of christianity; and that from a manichaean converted to the religion of one who even on his cross prayed for his ss! digitizecoy google the ancient of days 33 who the enemies of the 'lord' were, according to the christians, is not difficult to surmiae; the few inside the augustinian fold were his new children and favorites, who had supplanted in his affections the sons of israel, his 'chosen people' llie rest of mankind were his natural foes. the teeming multitudes of heathendom were pro

, called iviinmgivtm who wrote all tbeir sacred book* according to the command td god or by 'ditine revelation' the oompaukin and inatructor of iiia and onrit wai tboth, or hennca ii, who was an iocunation of the celestial ucnoes. digitizecoy google 60 isis unveiled isis is alao by right the queen of heaven, and ia generally represented carrying in her hand the crux anaata compoaed of the mundane cross and of the staurot of the gnostics, she is a great dea] younger than the celestial virgin, neith. in one of the tombs of the pharaohs that of barneses in the valley of biban- 1-muluk in thebes, champollion junior discovered a picture, according to his opinion the most ancient ever yet found. it represents the heavens symbolized by the figure of a woman bedecked with stars. the birth of the s

mmu- nion by the chaplain of the palace, who was apprised of the plot, and at midnight of the appointed day, in the chamber of the sick man and in presence only of catherine and a few of her confederates, the 'devil's mass' was celebrated. let us give the rest of the story as we find it in one of levi's works "at this mass, celebrated before the image of the demon having under his feet a reversed cross, the sorcerer consecrated two wafers, one black and one white. the white was given to the child, whom they brought clothed as for baptism, and who was murdered upon the very steps of the altar immediately after his communion. his head, separated from the trunk by a single blow, was placed all palpitating upon the great black wafer which covered the bottom of the paten, then placed upon a tab

intain, and science half confinns, our most trifling acts and thoughts are indelibly impressed upon the eternal mirror of the astral ether, there must be somewhere, in the boundless realm of the unseen universe, the imprint of a curious pic- ture. it is that of a gorgeous standard waving in the heavenly breeze at the foot of the great 'white throne' of the almighty on its crimson rtnmiialf face a cross, symbol of 'the son of god who died for mankind' with an olire branch on one side, and a sword, stained to the hilt with hu- man gore, on the other; a legend selected from the psalma emblazoned in golden letters, reading thus: exurge, domini, ta judica eataam nuam. for such appears the standard of the inquisition, on a photograph in our posaession, from an original procured at tiie escorial

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

21: de-tox program 124 technique no. 22: dow surrender 127 technique no. 23: cellular pulsing& forgiveness 129 technique no. 24& 25: alternate breathing& tratak 135 technique no. 26: digestive bio-shield 140 technique no. 27: basic bio-shield 141 technique no. 28: bio-shield maintenance 142 technique no. 29: self-sustaining template 144 technique no. 30: chi machine 147 technique no. 31: maltese cross meditation 167 technique no. 32: field weaving personal tuning 175 technique no. 33: field weaving global tuning 176 technique no. 34: field cocooning& extensions 177 technique no. 35& 36: field resetting 184 divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 11. chapter 1 everyone is hungry for something everyone is hungry for something whether it s definable or not, h

d mirrors our body s 6 trillion plus cells. one of the most interesting points i have discovered with the taoist teachings is that they say that only the violet light can be successfully programmed. divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 64 in chapter 11 we will look at the three-fold flame of violet light of saint germain and also the significance of the maltese cross. violet light feeding and flooding the bio-system with violet light: the flooding of our cells with the violet light of the theta. delta field is another tool of nourishment that produces some amazing results. as discussed earlier, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, physical immortality, the ability to use 100% of our brain, enjoying a stress free healthy vehicle, the ability to be

agulating around you, gathering molecules and atoms to reform a new bio-body around this new grid and template. imagine a new form being molded that is ageless, self sustaining and self regenerating. imagine a holographic image of the perfect you, beaming out from this template. complete, whole, healthy, happy and fulfilled. ageless, radiant, self sustained. instruct your dow: i ask my dow to now cross the lines of time and gather all the learning from all my emotional experiences through all time, all the love, compassion, mercy, wisdom, honor, empathy, joy, wisdom, and power that i need to create an emotionally balanced, strong and healthy template now. instruct your dow as you hold the image of your body youthing: i ask that my bio-body template be age (25, 35, 45. think of what you wou

a kok sui, for indepth research into the phenomenal capabilities of the human body, michael murphy s book the future of the body offers great credibility. similarly, dr deepak chopra is the leading researcher in understanding the mind/body connection. 16) similarly if someone sends you an important piece of information that aids your work, credit him or her and thank him or her where appropriate. cross promotion and respectful acknowledgement is part of the new game of unity and needs to be encouraged and supported as divine etiquette. divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 151 17) choose the media that will best advantage you and your research product or your proposal. for example, spiritual or holistic programs usually provide less bias, more open covera

vibration and the daily lifestyle they have been leading that has made them physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually fit. when they receive the data that divine nutrition is constantly flowing within them anyway, just waiting for an opportunity to provide all the nourishment that they need, when they hear this and really understand this, and know and trust their dow enough, then they can cross over quickly. also due to the media work that we have done, where i have spoken to over 800 million people regarding our dow s nurturing power, this reality has now been firmly anchored in the morphogenetic field and hence more and more are now clicking into the divine nutrition field with seemingly little preparation. this is due to: a) their lifestyle that has put them in the theta frequen

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

rywhere when offered especially when encountered by foreigners and americans. preface to the first edition his book, which now leaves our hands, concentrates in a small compass the results of very considerable labour, and the diligent study of very many books in languages living and dead. it purports to be a history (for the first time treated seriously in english) of the famous order of the rose-cross, or of the rosicrucians. no student of the occult philosophy need, however, fear that we shall not most carefully keep guard standing sentry (so to speak) not only over this, which is, by far, the pre-eminent, but also over those other recondite systems which are connected with the illustrious rosicrucians. an accomplished author of our own period has remarked that, he who deals in the secre

s reasoing. 120 chapter the fifteenth. footsteps of the rosicrucians amidst architectural obejcts. 130 chapter the sixteenth. the round towers of ireland. 137 chapter the seventeenth. prismatic investiture of the microcosm. 142 chapter the eighteenth. cabalistic interpretations by the gnostics. 147 chapter the nineteenth. mystic christian figures and talismans. 157 chapter the twentieth. the rosy cross in indian, egyptian, greek, roman, and medi val monuments. 165 chapter the twenty-first. myth of the scorpion, or the snake, in its many disguises. 173 chapter the twenty-second. ominous character of the colour white to english royalty. 177 contents xv chapter the twenty-third. page. the beliefs of the rosicrucians meaning of lights and of commemorative flambeaux in all worsihp. 186 chapter

iences) speak, men either revile or contemn, they either envy or laugh. when we discourse of gold, they assume that we would assuredly produce it if we could, because they judge us by themselves; and when we debate of it, and enlarge upon it, they imagine we shall finish by teaching them how to make gold by art, or furnish them with it already made. and wherefore or why should we teach t the rosy cross. 33 them the way to these mighty possessions? shall it be to the end that men may live pompously in the eyes of the world; swagger and make wars; be violent when they are contradicted; turn usurers, gluttons, and drunkards; abandon themselves to lust? now, all these things deface and defile man, and the holy temple of man's body, and are plainly against the ordinances of god. for this dream

o vanity! dr. edmund dickenson, physician to king charles the second, a professed seeker of the hermetic knowledge, produced a book entitled, de quinta essentia philosophorum, which was printed at oxford in 1686, and a second time in 1705. there was a third edition of it printed in germany in 1721. in correspondence with a french adept, the latter explains the reasons why the brothers of the rosy cross concealed themselves. as to the universal medicine, 34 the rosicrucians. elixir vitce, or potable form of the preternatural menstruum, he positively asserts that it is in the hands of the illuminated, but that, by the time they discover it, they have ceased to desire its uses, being far above them; and as to life for centuries, being wishful for other things, they decline availing themselves

letter tau. the whole first chapter of genesis is said to be contained in this latter emblem this magnificent, all-including tau. three bent spikes, or nails, are unmistakably the same symbol that belus often holds in his extended hand on the babylonian cylinders, afterwards discovered by the jewish cabalists in the points of the letter shin, and by the mediaeval mystics in the three nails of the cross. the gnostics and their remains, ancient and medi val, p. 208. this figure, which is clearly a nail, has also characteristics, which will be remarked in its upper portion, which suggest a likeness to the obelisk, pin, spike, upright, or phallus. the hebrew letter shin, or sin, counts for 300 in the hebraic numeration. each spica, or spike, may be taken to signify 100, or ten tens. we have st

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

levitation 84 marks and "footprints" 91 disappearing planes 97 fireballs and lights 101 legends 106 part iv astronomy speaks the incredible decade 115 ufo's against the sun 119 location of ufo's 125 ufo patrol 128 the height of the puzzle 133 the case is proved! 137 a note on sources 144 list of illustrations a flying saucer photographed over brasil 2 passage of auroral beam, november 17, 1882 13 cross found in an ancient grave in georgia. 50 meteor from an organic cloud, salford, england, 1877 59 the "devil's hoofmarks" 92 six ufo's seen and drawn by astronomer barnard in 1882 136 comet "b" of 1881 141 14 note: anyone reading this book would have to know that electron quatums (sic, within molecular structures, are similar in scope of "field" as planets orbits. they would have to know that

from the sky near chicago, on april 9. a professor who did not see the fall and who was not there, said that the slag was there all the time. but the new york times of april 14, 1879 said that about two bushels had fallen. 54 1881: two silver crosses were found by charles c. jones in georgia. an unintelligible inscription was upon them and they were definitely not christian since both arms of the cross were of equal length. 1884: nature, of january 10, quotes a kimberley newspaper "toward the end of november, 1883, a thick shower of ashy matter fell at queenstown, south africa. it was in marble-sized balls, soft and pulpy, and crumbled when dry. the shower was confined to one narrow strip of land, and thus hardly attributable too krakatao almost halfway around the world. with the fall, lou

of a coin at a depth of thirty feet, by well borers, in september, 1833. it was about the size of a shilling and unlike anything seen before. although buried for many centuries, the markings were well preserved, represent a warrior or hunter, and had a roman appearance "roanoke" a whole colony kidnapped. there are a number of these coins which have been found in unexplained places, and where the cross found in an ancient grave in georgia. the inscription is undecipherable. the horse s head is crudely scratched by an unskilled hand at a later date than the original. was it dropped by a ufo? 71 burial at very early dates is indicated. a coin described by donelly is fully discussed in proceedings of the american philosophical society, and was brought up from a depth of one hundred and twenty

ked at in a mirror, some of the inscription resembles roman numerals, but is not quite intelligible. their appearance is certainly not indicative of anything within everyday experience. they may have been dropped from space ships. the alphabetical characters resemble our own to a degree, but are not interpretable in any known language. these were found in an ancient grave in the state of georgia. cross is atruscan-lemurian, language is that now called "black tongue" spoken by "gitana" the world over. show this to a brother-gypsy& lord know what the reaction would be if the original were shown. it is a chiefs or nabobs own insignia of clan. he flew to that place but had to walk, later. he died from walking for his muscles were not used to or for such purpose. manner of death indicated by ho

now what the reaction would be if the original were shown. it is a chiefs or nabobs own insignia of clan. he flew to that place but had to walk, later. he died from walking for his muscles were not used to or for such purpose. manner of death indicated by horses head, even tho there were no horses on this land at that time. his name and address& his accomplishments are signified on the metal. the cross was left so that the body might be brought home. the making of this required calipers, scribes and drawing compass, plus mathematics. punch, a press, a set ot stamps, a drill, severaldifferent files, a forge, smelter& etc. or one force-ray stamp& burner press (italics by jemi) we continue to have a choice between terrestrial antiquity or spatial antiquity. but antiquity we do have, and a rac

KARR DON NOTES ON THE STUDY OF EARLY KABBALAH JEWISH MYSTICISM IN ENGLISH

ublication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, without permission in writing from the author. reviewers may quote brief passages. 20081 26 claim the title gkabbalah, h conventionally agreed to be a phenomenon begun in medieval times (though traditionally thought to be from antiquity. our approach may at first appear to be at cross purposes, for, while there is a case supporting a definition for kabbalah which is more inclusive (as in gruenwald fs comments noted above or in the suggestions in moshe idel fs article noted below, there are those of us who would like to see kabbalah circumscribed sufficiently to salvage it from the excessive, near-generic use of the term, primarily in christian and occult circles, to refer

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hin, bound by spells that if their master died they too would fade, such was the suspicion of michael upon all things. yet upon another of heaven's high spires that reached higher than the highest mountains and burned with a thousand precious stones and ores, surveying the dominion of adonai yahweh, corrupted by its high ambitions, watched gabriel, toying, in his idle vigil, with his four-bladed, cross-shafted scythe that had drunk eagerly of the blood of giants, men and the shedim. like the tigress that stalks the deer, he gazed out from the western perimeter to the eastern and from south to north, desirous of the dominion of the lands. where michael had plotted in agitation, looking in all directions for that which would end his rule, scheming against all, believing that he was schemed a

r's chalice. a single scratch alone and you are finished. savour then these last moments as i savour them" then a flash, a crash, and my eyes saw not nor my ears heard for an instant and i believed that it was some great spasm of the storm 283 yet, regaining then my perception i saw that this was not so. in shards about me was my sword and about me fragments of a quadruple scythe once joined as a cross but broken now into a hundred parts and before me like a bear enraged, steadily, yet with most lethal purpose, advanced utanapishtim, mace raised high, mace that had shattered the weapons locked in that embrace of death escaped, upon now unarmed gabriel who stumbled backwards to the stern. for a moment stood the elohim prince in defiance of my noble son whose life having saved myself with fo

thus were the lands repeopled with both men and beasts. utanapishtim sent forth his people from the cities of his land to go beyond tigris of the rising sun and to go from the western bank of the river, euphrates of the setting sun, to restore once more the nations of the earth. passing beyond the western frontier of the land, crossing then the river of lamech's death who had so rashly sought to cross over, passing into the western lands the people of chaldee discovered there the children of noah, descended from their mountain. perceiving that they abased themselves to yahweh and knowing well in their hearts that such was not fit for men they went forth amongst the villages where lived the children of noah and conquered them by flame and bronze. then went they to the altars of adonai yahw

is raiment was torn into rags. never had a king looked so wretched. yet, looking down upon him, pilate perceived that the captive gazed upward to meet his eyes with a stare so piercing and noble 349 that pilate, for but a moment, doubted not that he looked upon a king. now he turned to the cohanim that waited in the shadows like jackals and with a nod doomed wretched jesu to die as a thief upon a cross. once more the soldiers of rome took him up and a cross was brought for him to bear. he was made to walk the street of shalem, bearing upon his back the instrument by which distant rome would destroy him. he walked with bandits on that road and upon each side came the city's people to mock and laugh as the captives passed. so was the son of gabriel brought to golgotha to die upon the cross

ping. too short now do those moments seem as jesu blew out his last breath in these words to me "father, into your hands do i commend my soul" and gladly did i take it to me. blessed is he that sleeps within the earth that he is reborn through me and lives eternal by his nobility. yet not all found peace upon that day and one voice cried out in wrath to see him that was his son suffer so upon the cross. thus stood gabriel at golgotha, unseen, even as was taken down the body of his one son amongst my multitudes, and this curse did he roar that it resounded betwixt earth and heaven "what have you done, you jews? you know not, in truth, both of the deed that you have wrought and what consequence it shall have for you. you have slain my son that which in all the world i loved. now is there but

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FIVE

yod is referred to abba. heh to aima. vau to zauir anpin. heh (1) to malkah. these letters are also referred to the four worlds and the four suits of the tarot thus: yod atziluth wands heh briah cups vau yetzirah swords heh (f) assiah pentacles there are ten sephiroth in each of the four worlds. each sephirah has its own ten sephiroth making 400 sephiroth in all- the number of the letter tau, the cross, the universe, the completion of all things. the tarot is referred to the tree of life in the following manner. the four aces are placed on the throne of kether. the remaining small cards of each suit are placed on the respective sephiroth, two on chokmah, three on binah, etc. the twenty two trumps are then arranged on the paths between them according to the letters to which they are attribu

on binah, etc. the twenty two trumps are then arranged on the paths between them according to the letters to which they are attributed. the king and queen of the suit are placed besides chokmah and binah, the knight and knave by tiphareth and malkuth. the tarot trumps thus receive the equilibrium of the sephiroth they connect. admission badges used in the grade of philosophus first is the calvary cross of twelve squares. it admits to the path of qoph, the 29th path, and refers to the zodiac and to the eternal river of eden, divided into four heads as follows: naher- the river 1. hiddikel 2. pison 3. gihon 4. phrath euphrates the pyramid of the four elements admits to the path of tzaddi, the 28th path. on the sides of the pyramid are the hebrew names of the elements. on the apex is the word

o the eternal river of eden, divided into four heads as follows: naher- the river 1. hiddikel 2. pison 3. gihon 4. phrath euphrates the pyramid of the four elements admits to the path of tzaddi, the 28th path. on the sides of the pyramid are the hebrew names of the elements. on the apex is the word eth, meaning essence and on the base is the word olam, meaning world. the next badge is the calvary cross of ten squares admitting to the path of peh, mars, the 27th path. the ten squares are referred to the ten sephiroth in balanced disposition. it is also the opened out form of the double cube of the altar of incense. another badge is the hegemon s cross admitting to the grade of philosophus. this cross embraces tiphareth, netzach, hod, and yesod resting upon malkuth. this cross also refers to

agrams of both the practicus and philosophus grade. it is often referred to as the seven palaces of assiah attributed to the ten sephiroth. this drawing represents the triad of elements operating through the sephiroth and reflected downwards into the tree. air is reflected straight down the middle pillar, from kether through tiphareth to yesod and the upper quadrant of malkuth. water is relfected cross-wise from binah through chesed to hod. fire is reflected cross-wise from chokmah through geburah to netzach. malkuth therefore becomes the receptacle of the other three elements. the reflection of the elements down the tree meditation number five let the philosophus meditate upon the symbol of the fire triangle in all its aspects. let him contemplate the symbol of the planet venus until he r

ess itself in perfect service to all mankind and which embraces nature both visible and invisible. let him identify himself with the powers of fire, consecrating himself wholly until the burnt sacrifice is consummated and the christ is conceived by the spirit. let him meditate upon the triplicity of fire- its attributes and correspondences. meditation number six let the aspirant meditate upon the cross in its various forms and aspects as shown in the admission badges throughout the grades. let him consider the necessity and prevalence of sacrifice throughout nature and religion. let him realise the saying of the master, whosoever shall save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life shall save it. except an ear of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone, but if

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FOUR

y. the number of the sum of each column of figures and the number of the total of all the number of the squares are also especially attached to the planet. for example the number of the planet saturn is 3, square 9, the sum of all columns vertical, horizontal and diagonal is 15. the total sum of all numbers is 45. these numbers are then formed into divine and spirit names. the solid greek cubical cross it is the admission badge for the path of tau, and is composed of 22 squares which answer to the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet. the solid triangle or tetrahedron this figure is also known as the pyramid of fire. it is the admission badge for the path of shin, representing the simple fire of nature and the latent or hidden fire. the three upper triangles (note figure is in 2 dimensional s

the hebrew alphabet. the solid triangle or tetrahedron this figure is also known as the pyramid of fire. it is the admission badge for the path of shin, representing the simple fire of nature and the latent or hidden fire. the three upper triangles (note figure is in 2 dimensional space) refer to fire- solar, volcanic and astral. the lowest or basal triangle represents the latent heat. the greek cross this admission badge for the path of resh has thirteen squares. it is referred to the sun in the twelve signs of the zodiac, arranged in triplicities. the cup of stolistes it is the admission badge to the grade of practicus. it is referred to the tree of life as shown in the diagram. it embraces nine of the sephiroth exclusive of kether. yesod and malkuth are referred to the lower triangle t

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE ONE

atred and jealousy, but to turn the force he hitherto expended in these directions towards the attainment of perfection, that the malarial marsh of his nature may become a clear and limpid lake, reflecting the divine nature truly and without distortion. let him identify himself with the powers of water, considering the water triplicity in all its aspects, with its attributions and correspondenc a cross each letter represents a number and also has a meaning. five letters have a different shape when written at the end of a word (remember, hebrew is read right to left. mem is the only final with an oblong shape. kaph, nun, pe, and tzaddi have tails that come below the line when written as finals. hebrew letters are holy symbols. they should be carefully drawn, and square. v. the sephiroth the

ving attained this, the neophyte should consider a point as defined in mathematics having position, but no magnitude and let him or her take note of any important ideas which arise during this simple meditation. concentrating his or her mind on this point of meditation, let him or her endeavor to realize the immanence of the divine wisdom throughout nature, in all her aspects. vii. the qabalistic cross and lesser ritual of the pentagram [gm note: these rituals are extremely simple, and easy to memorize. these are the only rituals in golden aeon that i will expect players to know and be able to perform without prompts or a sheet. the rationale for this is that they are extremely common elements of rituals, and even normal activities and for the sake of grace, i'd like to see them performed

eon that i will expect players to know and be able to perform without prompts or a sheet. the rationale for this is that they are extremely common elements of rituals, and even normal activities and for the sake of grace, i'd like to see them performed without prompts. i'm not too concerned with perfection or quality, as long as it "looks good- thelemites note that the traditional g.d. qabalistic cross does not include iao] introduction to the ritual there is a much employed ritual which utilizes the symbol of the pentagram as a general means to banish and invoke the elemental forces. this ritual is called the lesser ritual of the pentagram. however, it should not simply be regarded as a mere device to invoke or banish, for it is really the stone of the wise and incorporates within its str

invoke or banish, for it is really the stone of the wise and incorporates within its structure a high magical formula of self-initiation. it is, to all intents and purposes, a ritual of self-initiation. this ritual is given to the neophyte of the order as a means for him/her to come into contact with the invisible forces of nature and to learn how to direct those elementary forces. the qabalistic cross and lesser ritual of the pentagram 1. touching the forehead, say ateh (thou art) 2. touching the breast, say malkuth (the kingdom) 4. touching the right shoulder, say ve-geburah (and the power) 5. touching the left shoulder, say ve-gedulah (and the glory) 6. place the two palms of the hands together upon the breast, and say le-olahm (forever) 7. fingers pointing up, say amen. 8. advance to t

ntagram with the proper weapon (wand to invoke, dagger to banish. say (i.e, vibrate) yod he vau he- imagining that your voice carried forward to the east of the universe. 9. turning to the south, the same, but say adonai 10. turning to the west, the same, but say eheieh 11. turning to the north, the same, but say agla 12. return to the east, completing the circle, extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say: 13. before me raphael; 14. behind me gabriel; 15. on my right hand, michael; 16. on my left hand, auriel; 17. before me flames the pentagram, 18. and in the column shines the six-rayed star. 19-24. repeat 1 through 6, the qabalistic cross. for banishing use the same ritual but reversing the direction of the lines of the pentagram. invoking pentagram banishing pentagram viii. the us

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE THREE

s to heh (final. these four suits also refer to the four worlds of the qabalah. wands to atziluth, cups to briah, swords to yetzirah, and pentacles to assiah. the honours of the tarot pack are, as it were, the vice-gerants of the great name (yhvh, in the qabalistic world to which each suit is referred. they also symbolize father, mother, son, daughter; birth, life, death, resurrection. the fylfot cross the 17 squares out of a square of smaller squares, refer to the sun in the twelve signs of the zodiac and the four elements. they are arranged so that the fixed signs, mutable and cardinal signs are placed in juxtaposition. the caduceus this form of the caduceus of hermes is that of the three mother letters, shin, aleph. and mem. it represents air, as the mediator between fire above and wate

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use or research. copies may be made for others at reasonable cost of copying and mailing only, no additional charges may be added* liber iii vel jugorum. 0. 0. behold the yoke upon the neck of the oxen! is it not thereby that the field shall be ploughed? the yoke is heavy, but joineth together them that are separate- glory to nuit and to hadit, and to him that hath given us the symbol of the rosy cross! glory unto the lord of the word abrahadabra, and glory unto him that hath given us the symbol of the ankh, and of the cross within the circle! 1. three are the beasts wherewith thou must plough the field; the unicorn, the horse, and the ox. and these shalt thou yoke in a triple yoke that is governed by one whip. 2. now these beasts run wildly upon the earths and are not easily obedient to t

LAITMAN M KABBALAH ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND

disclosing myself to you, but i will hide myself ever deeper. guest: why? is it not the same for you whichever way i receive from you? after all, you want me to enjoy. why hide from me? host: if i disclose myself entirely, you will receive so much pleasure from the eternity, almightiness and wholeness of me, that you will not be able to accept that pleasure for my sake. that thought will not even cross your mind and you will later feel ashamed again. besides, because the pleasure will be perpetual, it will, as we ve seen before, eliminate your want, and again you ll be left drained of will- 54- attaining the worlds beyond guest (finally realizing: so that s the reason that you hide from me, in order to help me! and i thought that it was because you didn t want me to know you. host: my grea

ght. going even further, if we realize that these states of darkness are necessary for spiritual advancement, and are even desirable, and sent to us by the creator himself, then we will welcome them. we will recognize that the creator has offered us the gift of perceiving shadows, or the incomplete darkness, so that we may seek the source of the light. however, if we do not use the opportunity to cross into the light, then the creator will conceal himself from us completely. absolute darkness will prevail, bringing with it a sensation of the absence of the creator and his rule. then, we will no longer understand how and why spiritual goals were ever entertained, and how reality and personal reason could have been ignored. this complete darkness will continue until the creator again shines

LAITMAN M KABBALAH SCIENCE AND THE MEANING OF LIFE

of bestowal, that person must make the force of bestowal the light that fills one when he or she is corrected project upon one s present state. the surrounding light corrects us and brings us back to the quality of bestowal. it pa r t i: k a b b a l a h m e e t s q ua n t u m p h y s i c s 46 is like a decent person who has gone astray and now reawakens to return to decency. in fact, in order to cross the barrier that separates the corporeal world from the spiritual world, we must change our intention from relating to each other hatefully to relating to each other with love. the same rules apply to all parts of creation, from the lowest element of reality to the highest. it all depends on the perspective of the observer who discovers the rules. however, until a science is mathematically e

beyond that boundary. this is not in the hands of science to discover, and at this point, science admits its limitations. rav laitman: our perception of reality stems from our research of reality. it is created within us according to our senses and our perception. quite possibly, if we had been created with mental and intellectual technologies that let us analyze what we see differently, we could cross that border. in other words, while this may be the limit of our present qualities, perhaps this limitation exists only in our present state. is it possible that we could find some way to change our attributes and cross that boundary? let me put it differently: is it possible that everything we do not know about quantum particles stems from the fact that we are b e t w e e n k a b b a l a h a

dr. satinover: in this talk, i deliberately chose to leave my personal view of the world, of spirituality and of kabbalah aside. i am not an expert on any of them. here i am trying to serve as an emissary of the scientific world and remain self-effacing concerning what science can or cannot do. it is possible that human beings were emanated as creatures of spiritual potential that enables them to cross that border. as a human being, i long to do just that, and i think that all people will strive to this. it might be that kabbalah is the scientific method that makes doing that possible. yet, hard science requires us to be vigilant and to recognize its limits. science can lead humankind to the borderline, but it cannot take us across. in other words, a scientist cannot use quantum theory as

order. as a human being, i long to do just that, and i think that all people will strive to this. it might be that kabbalah is the scientific method that makes doing that possible. yet, hard science requires us to be vigilant and to recognize its limits. science can lead humankind to the borderline, but it cannot take us across. in other words, a scientist cannot use quantum theory as a method to cross the border that the method itself points to. rav laitman: concerning the argument that there are infinite possibilities around us, is it not the observing scientist who chooses from among them? dr. satinover: we do not know. quantum theory demonstrates that certain particles choose one trajectory and others choose another; but we cannot say where this choice comes from. nothing can be said a

ing computers of such fantastic power that could literally work magic. how did the assumption arise that two different states could exist simultaneously? here we should mention an experiment conducted by richard feynman some fifty years ago. assume that there is a full water tank containing a device that moves up and down. this action creates waves from two different sources, causing the waves to cross paths. eventually, the path-crossing of the waves will create a pattern known as an interference pattern (figure 8. this pattern is a collection of the path-crossing of the waves. it is a very well known phenomenon and we can easily calculate where these crossing points will be. figure 9 figure 8 q ua n t u m t h e o r y 75 now let us picture a similar experiment, but with particles instead

LAITMAN M THE KABBALAH EXPERIENCE

is a period when we restrict our intentions and try not to fulfill them. instead, we want to advance toward the creator for our own pleasure. this spiritual situation is like a seed from which a new entity grows. that new entity is called the crossing of the barrier and the beginning of the ascent t h e k a b b a l a h e x p e r i e n c e 40 t h e pa s s ag e v ac q u i r i n g a s o u l q: if we cross the barrier, does it mean we can no longer do something without the right intention, such as in our ordinary lives? a: no one does anything without intention, since nature does not permit doing anything without a reason. when energy is spent, we demand to know what it is spent on. the expending of energy happens subconsciously. in the process of studying kabbalah, we gradually start answerin

hey become proud of themselves. is it right to be proud for the purpose of inner correction? a: when people invest a lot in their spiritual development, a sense of self-satisfaction develops, and they begin to take pride in their efforts. it is a good idea to be careful of such gratifications. however, the efforts should continue regardless of one s conclusions about oneself. naturally, before we cross the barrier between our world and the spiritual one, all our efforts stem from the will to get something for ourselves. but these efforts gradually expose the evil in us, making us feel as though we are growing worse. for example: i would always drive my neighbor in my car, lend money to friends and help my relatives. these acts gave me satisfaction and made me respect myself, until i sudden

anged is its inner content. the salad becomes more than a source of pleasure; it becomes a vessel by which i can make spiritual contact with something higher than myself. then, the nature, the will to receive all the delights becomes a means to attain something completely different, and a person sets sail into the spiritual sphere. t h e f i r s t s p i r i t ua l d e g r e e q: how does a person cross the barrier for the first time? a: when we change our aim from for me to for the creator, we begin to feel within (or around) us that which was previously hidden from us due to our nature of reception for ourselves alone. that new sensation is called the upper world, or the creator. one feels the creator according to how much of that aim is at one s disposal. that amount is one s first spiri

l of creation, meaning kabbalah actually starts beyond the barrier. 4. the barrier stands between israel and kabbalah because the desire called israel (with the aim for the creator) is under the power of egoism (egypt, surrounded by this wall. today, this desire feels the need to escape from egypt. c r o s s i n g t h e b a r r i e r q: please answer my question: do people feel when they actually cross the barrier? if so, is this feeling lasting or temporary? i mean, can a person know certainty that he is already there? a: we go through all processes both before and after crossing the barrier in full consciousness, but the crossing itself is impossible to predict in advance. crossing the barrier is a one-way climb to the spiritual world, but never back to ours. we are aiming to achieve lis

ic desires of the world of assiya will never be able to want the sensations of for oneself. if that is the case, how can we ever climb to higher worlds? a: everyone has private desires that were given to them from above in order to feel them in this world. these desires can be measured for quality and quantity. when we can restrict them (avoid using our desires only for ourselves, that is when we cross the barrier, the gateway between this world and the spiritual world. the ascent to the higher degrees comes after we acquire a screen- after the correction of the intent to receive for ourselves, over the new and greater desires to enjoy. afterwards, these desires are used as much as possible, as long as the intent is to give to the creator, to enjoy for him. by doing so, we bring him as gre

LAITMAN M THE PATH OF KABBALAH

that state it is called katnut (smallness, infancy. if we in this world have only beastly and corporeal desires, then we live like everything else on earth. our next state begins only when the point in the heart appears in us. then, we begin to feel a mysterious attraction to spirituality that we cannot ease, even though we do not know what spirituality is. if we study kabbalah at that state, we cross the barrier and enter the spiritual world. this is the third situation. at that stage, a screen t h e pa t h o f k a b b a l a h 18 with aviut shoresh (root coarseness) replaces the point in the heart. it is called galgalta with the light of nefesh. that state is regarded as the embryonic state. much like an embryo in our world, the seeker wants nothing but to lie inside the maternal womb, i

. when we work on ourselves with kabbalah, we enter a state called the exile in egypt. during this process, we feel that we are becoming less virtuous, that we were better before we began our studies. this is incorrect; it is through our studies that we discover our true nature. as we continue to study and be influenced by the light and our correct study of kabbalah, we develop a strong desire to cross this barrier and enter the spiritual world. we long to resemble the creator, even in the smallest manner. c h a p t e r 1. 6 l a n d m a r k s we might be amazed to find along our spiritual paths that not only are we not evolving, but we have come to a halt, or are even retreating. we will find that our chances to enter the spiritual are rapidly dimming. but it is at that precise stage when

e creator. when there is a screen, there is no need for the curtain, because the screen can resist the light. t h e d i v i s i o n o f t h e 1 2 5 d e g r e e s t h at c o n s t i t u t e o u r wa y there are 125 degrees of attainment between our world and the world ein sof. but all we need for our correction is to reach the world of atzilut, meaning the end of the second restriction. we have to cross the worlds of assiya, yetzira, and beria, each consisting of 2,000 years (states, degrees. thus, the sum total of the corrections we have to go through is 6,000, after which we enter the corrections that belong to the first restriction. our souls consist of five parts: keter, hochma, bina, zeir anpin, and malchut. they are divided by the intensity of their will to receive, and t h e pa t h o

o the vessel and the higher world appears. when that happens, we are able to pa r t o n e: t h e b e g i n n i n g 33 keep the law of the world we are in, and therefore do not need the law. we rise above it and keep it of our own conscious will. since our souls consist of five parts, we must acquire five separate screens in ascending degrees of power, according to the coarseness of the egoism. we cross the barrier when we acquire a screen of root coarseness and attain the spiritual degree of the world of assiya. a screen for first degree coarseness raises us to the degree of the world of yetzira. a screen for second degree coarseness raises us to the degree of the world of beria. a screen for third degree coarseness raises us to the degree of the world of atzilut. and finally, a screen for

r feelings. in that case, we can connect with a book or connect with the group. within a short time, we will feel a change for the better. pa r t o n e: t h e b e g i n n i n g 39 however, every situation should be taken as an ascent to the next degree. if the time has come for the soul to correct, there is no escaping. any attempt to do so will only make the pain worse. all we can feel before we cross the barrier are beastly desires. as we approach the barrier, while in it and across it, we discover the desires of the creator. in none of those desires will we find man. the only desire in which we have free choice is that of agreement with the creator s providence. the soul of adam ha rishon (the first man) broke into 600,000 parts that are interconnected, but have a different coarseness

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

en i myself lived there. 40. the first idea of its meaning was that it conveyed to us and symbolized in action the way in which the great architect had constructed the universe- that in the movements made and in the plan of the lodge were enshrined some of the great principles on which that universe had been built. the vortical movement in the censing, the raising and lowering of the columns, the cross, the anchor and the cup upon the ladder of evolution- all these things and many more we interpreted in that way. the different degrees penetrated further and further into the knowledge of his methods and of the principles upon which he works. for we not only held that he worked in the past, but that he is working now, that his universe is an active expression of him. in those days, books fil

the three pillars, ionic, doric and corinthian, symbolize these three divisions of the world- the field of consciousness, as it has been called in the bhagavad gita. 140. all the living beings which people this world display the light of the divine life and consciousness in their varying degrees. they are all parts of god the son, the christ, the great sacrifice, the divine life crucified on the cross of matter. he also is a trinity, and this is seen in the three powers of consciousness appearing in man as the spiritual will, the intuitional love and the higher intelligence, which are the root of all human will, love and thought. since the officers are the life in the lodge, they represent these qualities in consciousness, which are called in sanskrit philosophy ichchha, jnana and kriya

nd thereby established for ever, as i have already explained in chapter i. it seems strange that so many authors should speak of the north and south pole stars, when the fact is that there is no star of any consequence at the south pole. the southern pole of the heavens is situated in an unusually barren tract of the sky, and the nearest star of any consequence is that at the foot of the southern cross, which is no less than twenty-seven degrees from the pole. 149. on the tops of the two columns in the very ancient symbolism there were at first four lines or cross sticks, which were symbols of heaven and earth, as in fig. 3. 150. figure 3 151. 152. how the four quarters or the square, or rather the two squares, arose may be understood from fig. 4. 153. figure 4 154. 155. the first symbol s

the pursuance of his duties, the s.d. at the obtaining of light from the sacred fire, and the thurifer when he censed the altar. 215. the exceeding importance of squaring the lodge accurately is another aspect of the same idea. the currents of force are rushing along and across that pavement in lines like the warp and woof of a piece of cloth, and also round the edges of it, and anyone who has to cross it, or even come near it, should be careful to move with the force and not against it. hence the imperative necessity of always keeping to one direction. in modern days less care seems to be taken of the mosaic pavement; i have even seen a case in which the attendance-book, which all have to sign, was placed on a table in the middle of it. with us in egypt that pavement occupied almost the w

sion of their country, and to some slight extent they blended with them; that is the explanation of the traces of negro blood which are found in the ancient egyptians. 247. these nilotic negroes also used the same symbol, but they altered it somewhat; instead of having the two sticks crossed (fig. 8 a, they laid them across the vertical rod one above the other (fig. 8 b, thereby making the double cross which is still used by the greek church, having come to it via the coptic church. but in the meantime another development of this symbol had taken place. if we draw lines joining each of the two ends (fig. 8 c& d, we get the double axe- the double-headed battle-axe, which appeared when hafting was invented. that was the sign of the chief or king in many parts of the world. among the chaldean

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ition. the succession of l.m.s. the grand lodges of york, ireland and scotland. the ancients. the holy royal arch. the united grand lodge. craft masonry in other countries chapter x other lines of masonic tradition the stream of secret societies. the knights templars. the suppression of the templars. the preservation of the templars tradition. the royal order of scotland. the brothers of the rosy cross. the literature of rosicrucianism. the traditional history of the rosicrucians. the history of the order. chapter xi the scottish rite origin of the rite. the jacobite movement. the oration of ramsay. the chapter of clermont. the council of emperors. stephen morin. frederick the great. the charleston transformation. the spread of the scottish rite. chapter xii the co-masonic order the restor

own heart and in those of his brn. he also learnt that god had descended and shared our lower nature with us in order that we might ascend to share his true nature with him. 171. that link is still made for the brn. of the rose-croix, and each should become a radiant centre of that love wherever he goes, forgetting himself utterly in the service of others. the splendid crimson angels of the rosy cross, who now attend our sovereign chapters and pour out through them the fullness of their love for the helping of the world, were also known in ancient egypt, and these were linked with the sovereign princes in their higher principles, so that their seraphic love also was at hand to be outpoured in blessing. to their guardianship the candidate was entrusted, and he had to realize his unity with

rrection. 195. certain portions of the ritual of this fourth initiation according to the egyptian rite were curiously entangled with the christian teachings, and became utterly materialized and distorted in somewhat the same way as the legend of osiris became distorted in egypt itself. the rubric of this part of the initiation was as follows: 196. then shall the candidate be bound upon the wooden cross, he shall die, he shall be buried, and shall descend into the underworld; after the third day he shall be brought back from the dead, and shall be carried up into heaven to be the right hand of him from whom he came, having learnt to guide (or rule) the living and the dead(*the christian creed, by the rt. rev. c. w. leadbeater, p. 98) 197. during the ceremony the candidate laid himself down

l die, he shall be buried, and shall descend into the underworld; after the third day he shall be brought back from the dead, and shall be carried up into heaven to be the right hand of him from whom he came, having learnt to guide (or rule) the living and the dead(*the christian creed, by the rt. rev. c. w. leadbeater, p. 98) 197. during the ceremony the candidate laid himself down upon a wooden cross, made hollow to receive and support his body. his arms were lightly bound with cords, the ends of which were left loose to typify the voluntary nature of the sacrifice. the candidate then passed into trance, left the physical body and passed in full consciousness on to the astral plane. his body was carried down into a vault below the temple and was placed in an immense sarcophagus, where it

loyed them only when the wind was almost directly astern. 217. the cretan race 218. these people were an arm or family of the fourth or keltic sub-race of the fifth or aryan race. in chapter xix of man: whence, how and whither a brief history of that sub-race is given; it includes the following remarks on the subject of the origin of the cretans: 219. the first section [of the fourth sub-race] to cross into europe from asia minor were the ancient greeks- not the greeks of our ancient history, but their far-away ancestors, those who are sometimes called pelasgians. it will be remembered that the egyptian priests are mentioned in plato s timaeus and critias as having spoken to a later greek of the splendid race which had preceded his own people in his land; how they had turned back an invasi

LESSER ABSORBING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM OF SET

ing the blade down to your pelvis. men- point the blade outward and up like an erect penis. women- press the handle to your pelvis bone, with the blade resting against you. say "i live" 4) extend your right arm out to your side. holding the blade in your fist. the edge should point up at the sky. say "as above" 5) extend your left arm out to the side with the edge pointing down. say "so below" 6) cross both arms across your chest with the blade in the left hand, in an "x" with closed fists. say" xeper and remanifest. so it is done" formulation of the inverted pentagram (xxxiv aes) 1) begin in the south. carve an inverted pentagram into the air ahead of you. imagine it flaming red. begin at the bottem and move up and to the left. vibrate "xepera" 2) move to the east. repeat vibrate "xeper"

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

, caves, or some other remote area, often by flying, to diabolical celebrations. satan himself presided over the assembly while seated on a throne. participants divested themselves of their clothing and copulated with demons. the core of the meeting often involved the sacrifice of a human being. babies were usually cooked and eaten. new witches signed a pact, renounced christianity, trampled on a cross, and received a mark on their bodies from satan s claw. although they are associated with the middle ages in most people s minds, the deadliest witchhunts were conducted in the twilight of the medieval world. it has been suggested that witchhunting was, in fact, a displaced reaction to the breakup of medievalism and the emergence of the modern world. whatever the factors at work in this phen

ion for any single volume to even begin to encompass everything. i have thus been forced to make choices about what was and what was not incorporated into the following pages. my overarching criterion was whether or not particular phenomena were part of popular culture. at the same time, i made a number of important exceptions to this rule. for instance, out of a desire to include a multicultural/cross-cultural component, i included entries on the devils and hells found in world religious traditions (christianity was not given a separate entry because the great bulk of the information contained in these pages derives directly or indirectly from the christian tradition) i also included brief entries on a significant number of fallen angels a kind of who s who in hell as well as entries on c

urate description of this christian fantasy: the popular concept of the black mass is thus: a defrocked priest stands before an altar consisting of a nude woman, her legs spreadeagled and vagina thrust open, each of her outstretched fists grasping a black candle made from the fat of unbaptized babies, and a chalice containing the urine of a prostitute (or blood) reposing on her belly. an inverted cross hangs above the altar, and triangular hosts of ergot-laden bread or black-stained turnip are methodically blessed as the priest dutifully slips them in and out of the altarlady s labia. then, we are told, an invocation to satan and various demons is followed by an array of prayers and psalms chanted backwards or interspersed with obscenities. all performed within the confines of a protective

rotective pentagram drawn on the floor. if the devil appears he is invariably in the form of a rather eager man wearing the head of a black goat upon his shoulders. then follows a potpourri of flagellation, prayer-book burning, cunnilingus, fellatio, and general hindquarters kissing all done to a background of ribald recitations from the 28 black mass holy bible, and audible expectorations on the cross! if a baby can be slaughtered during the ritual, so much the better; for as everyone knows, this is the favorite sport of the satanist (99) as with other components of infernal mythology, the belief in the real existence of black masses was widespread in the middle ages. lavey, the founder of modern satanism, drew on a few elements of this literary satanism (e.g, black candles and the use of

utilization of circles for protection is actually quite old. during the western medieval period, for example, circles would be drawn on the floor around the seriously ill and around newborns and their mothers to protect them from demonic forces. circles are also cast to contain the energies that are created within the circle during a given ritual they become invisible boundaries that one does not cross without disrupting the energy. there are several ways of conceiving the circle collective unconscious 53 as a kind of energy containment field.with respect to such activities as casting a spell, for example, the circle allows energy to build up without leaking out into the surrounding area until the proper moment when the energy is projected outward in a concentrated burst. more generally, t

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s the second practice of meditation("ccxx. ii" 22. 11. let the aspirant take wine and strange drugs, according to his knowledge and experience, and be drunk thereof (the aspirant should be in so sensitive a condition that a single drop, perhaps even the smell, should suffice. ed "this is the first practice of magick art("ccxx. ii" 22. 12. let the aspirant concentrate his consciousness in the rood cross set up upon the mountain, and identify himself with it. let him be well aware of the difference between its own soul, and that thought which it habitually awakes in his own mind "this is the third practice of meditation, and as it will be found, a comprehension and harmony and absorption of the practices of intelligence("ccxx, ii" 22. 13. let the aspirant apply himself to comprehend hadit as

. 1. wine and strange drugs. 27. summary continued. preliminaries. these are the necessary comprehensions. 1. the nature of hadit (and of nuit, and the relations between them) 28. summary continued. preliminaries. these are the meditations necessary to be accomplished. 1. identification with nuit, body and spirit. 2. identification with hadit as the snake. 3. identification with hadit as the rood cross. 4. destruction of reason. 5. the falling of the heavens. 29. summary continued. preliminaries. these are the ethical practices to be accomplished. 1. the destruction of all unworthiness in one's self and one's surroundings. 2. fulness, almost violence, of life. 30. summary continued. preliminaries. these are the magick arts to be practised. 1. during the preparation, perform the invocations

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chakkrams; progress by slaying the pairs of opposites; the methods of sabhapaty swami, etc, etc) ii. 1. the student must first obtain a thorough knowledge of book 777, especially of the columns printed elsewhere in this book. when these are committed to memory, he will begin to understand the nature of these correspondences (see illustrations in "the temple of solomon the king" in equinox no. 2. cross references are given) 2. if we take an example, the use of the tables will become clear. let us suppose that you wish to obtain knowledge of some obscure science. in column xlv note 1, line 12, you will find "knowledge of sciences" by now looking up line 12 in the other columns, you will find that the planet corresponding is mercury, its number eight, its lineal figures the octagon and octag

, say le-olahm, amen (to the ages, amen. vi. turning to the east make a pentagram (that of earth) with the proper weapon (usually the wand. say (i.e. vibrate) hvhy. vii. turning to the south, the same, but say ynda. viii. turning to the west, the same, but say hyha. ix. turning to the north, the same, but say alga (pronounce: ye-ho-wau, adonai, eheieh, agla. x. extending the arms in the form of a cross say, xi. before me raphael; xii. behind me gabriel -379- xiii. on my right hand, michael. xiv. on my left hand, auriel; xv. for about me flames the pentagram, xvi. and in the column stands the six-rayed star. xvii-xxi. repeat (i) to (v, the qabalistic cross. the greater ritual of the pentagram the pentagrams are traced in the air with the sword or other weapon, the name spoken aloud, and the

is to be performed after the "lesser ritual of the pentagram (i. stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right across body, holding wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east and say (ii. i.n.r.i. yod, nun, resh, yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iaw (iii. extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say "the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv. raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say "the sign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v. raise the arms at an angle of sixty de

quare, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say "the sign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v. raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say "the sign of apophis and typhon (see illustration (vi. cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head and say "the sign of osiris risen (see illustration (vii. extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi) saying "l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross (viii. with the magical weapon trace the\ 1 hexagram of fire in the east, saying "ararita (atyrara- this word consists of the initials of a# sentence which means "one is his beginning\ o

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phallus lord of all life; indubitable, undeniable, a basis for the faith of all men. 3. the secret of the vii: our particular method of instruction, selection, governance, and initiation. 4. the secret of the vi, the history of the temple, the mystery of baphomet, our war on those never wholly subdued foes of humanity, tyranny and superstition. 5. the secret of the v: the mystery of the rose and cross; and the one law do what thou wilt. 6. the secret of the lesser degrees: the cycle of existence- ex nihil nihil fit. 7. the secret of these things reverenced: the sun, the moon, the phallus, the tree, the ancestor, the fire, the lion, the snake, and the mountain [of these is discourse in our epistle de natura deorum] xxi valediction now therefore all is said, most holy, most illuminated, mos

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gg from which all nature sprang? for as time and place have changed, so she is all of these! what of jehovah, that testy senior of genesis, that lawgiver of leviticus, that phallus of the depopulated slaves of the egyptians, that jealous king-god of the times of the kings, that more spiritual conception of the captivity, only invented when all temporal hope was lost, that medi val battleground of cross-chopped logic, that being stripped of all his attributes and assimilated to parabrahman and the absolute of the philosopher? satan, again, who in job is merely attorney-general and prosecutes for the crown, acquires in time all the obloquy attaching to that functionary in the eyes of the criminal classes, and becomes a slanderer. does any one really think that any angel is such a fool as to

ettle[[all scarlet flowers] 32 crocodile ash, cypress, hellebore, yew, nightshade[[elm] 32 bis bull (cherub of e) oak, ivy[[cereals] 31 bis sphinx (if sworded and crowned) almond in flower table of correspondences 12 xl* precious stones. xli. magical weapons. clxxxvii. magical formul (see col. xli) 0[[star sapphire, black diamond[[no attribution possible] lastal. m. m 1 diamond swastika or fylfot cross, crown[[the lamp. 2 star ruby, turquoise lingam, the inner robe of glory[[the word] viaov 3 star sapphire, pearl yoni, the outer robe of concealment[[the cup, the shining star] babalon. vitriol 4 amethyst, sapphire[[lapis lazuli] the wand, sceptre, or crook ihvh 5 ruby the sword, spear, scourge, or chain agla. alhim 6 topaz, yellow diamond the lamen or rosy cross abrahadabra. iao: inri 7 eme

the horns, energy, the burin. 16 topaz the labour of preparation[[the throne and altar. 17 alexandrite, tourmaline, iceland spar the tripod. 18 amber the furnace[[the cup or holy graal] abrahadabra 19 cat s eye the discipline (preliminary[[phoe nix wand] to mega qhrion 20 peridot the lamp and wand (virile force reserved, the bread[[lotus wand. 21 amethyst, lapis lazuli the sceptre. 22 emerald the cross of equilibrium. 23 beryl or aquamarine the cup and cross of suffering, the wine[[water of lustration. 24 snakestone[[greenish turquoise] the pain of the obligation[[the oath] aumgn 25 jacinth the arrow (swift and straight application of force) on 26 black diamond the secret force, lamp on 27 ruby, any red stone the sword. 28 artificial glass[[chalcedony] the censer or aspergillus. 29 pearl t

hien 31 evocation, pyromancy kbn 32 works of malediction and death khbn 32 bis alchemy, geomancy, making of pantacles[[travels on the astral plane] kbn 31 bis invisibility, transformations, vision of the genius. table i (continued) 15 xlvii. kings and princes of the jinn. xlviii. figures related to pure number. xlix* lineal figures of the planets &c, and geomany. 0. the circle 1. the point 2. the cross the line, also the cross 3. the triangle the plane, also the diamond, oval, circle, and other yoni symbols 4 tetrahedron or pyramid, cross the solid figure 5 the rose the tesseract 6 calvary cross, truncated pyramid, cube. 7 a rose (7 x 7, candlestick 8. 9. 1010 altar (double cube, calvary cross sephirothic geomantic figures follow the planets. caput* and cauda draconis* are the nodes of the

4 tetrahedron or pyramid, cross the solid figure 5 the rose the tesseract 6 calvary cross, truncated pyramid, cube. 7 a rose (7 x 7, candlestick 8. 9. 1010 altar (double cube, calvary cross sephirothic geomantic figures follow the planets. caput* and cauda draconis* are the nodes of the moon, nearly= neptune and herschel respectively. they belong to malkuth. 11. those of dy triplicity 12 calvary cross octagram 13 greek cross (plane, table of shewbread enneagram 14. heptagram 15. puer* 16. amissio* 17 swastika albus* 18. populus and via* 19. fortuna major and fortuna minor* 20. conjunctio* 21. square and rhombus 22 greek cross solid, the rose (3+ 7+ 12) puella 23. those of cy triplicity 24. rubeus* 25 the rose (5 x 5) acquisitio* 26 calvary cross of 10, solid carcer* 27. pentagram 28. tris

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d pay no heed to thy fellows, insofar as they impede thee not. and let this be the rule. for every will is pure and every orbit free; but error bringeth confusion. see therefore that none leave his path, lest he foul that of his brother; and remember also that with speed cometh ease of control. let each man therefore urge briskly his chariot in a right line toward the centre; for two radii cannot cross. and beware most of this love, because it lieth so close to will that dis-ease thereof easily imparteth his error to the whole way of the magician. t the book of wisdom or folly 99 gt de corpore umbra hominis (of the body, shadow of the man) oncerning the on, o my son, learn that the sun and his vicegerent are in all ons, of necessity, father, centre, creator, each in his sphere of operation

t five new operations are made possible; and these are the works proper to the perfected man. first, the work which lieth level, the vau with the h, is of he yang and the yin, and maketh one the human with the divine, as in the attainment of the master of the temple. yet his work hath his perversion, which is of death. thus then for these four works, they pertain all to the natural formula of the cross and rose. i the book of wisdom or folly 107 dg de operibus stell microcosmi, quorum sunt quattuor majores (of works of the star of the microcosm, of which there are four greater) my son, behold now the virtue and mystery of the silver star! for of these four works not one leadeth to the crown, because tetragrammaton hath his root only in chokmah. so therefore the formula of the rosy cross av

ctical use, each after his kind; and it should be well for thine instruction if thou study upon hese my words, and found upon them a system. o my son, forget not therein the arcanum of their balance and proportion; for herein lieth the mystery of their holiness. o liber aleph vel cxi 108 dd de stella macrocosmi (of the star of the macrocosm) hus far then concerning the pentagram, how it is of the cross, and its virtue of the highest; but the hexagram is for the most part a detail of the formula of the rose and cross. already have i shewed unto thee how the most holy trinity is the yang; but the spirit, and the water (or fluid) and the blood, that bear witness in the inferior, are of the yin. thus the operation of the hexagram lieth wholly within the order of our plane, uniting indeed any s

. t the book of wisdom or folly 135 ee de duobus pr miis vi (of the two rewards of the path) et it be a treasure in thine heart, o my son, this mystery that i shall next unveil before thine eyes, o eagle that art undazzled by the brilliance of light, that soarest continually with virile flight to thine august inheritance. behold the beatific vision is of two orders, and in the formula of the rosy cross it is of the heart and is called beauty; but in the formula of the silver star (id est, of the eye within the triangle) it is of the mind, and is called wonder. otherwise spoken, the former is of art, a sensuous and creative perception; but the latter of science, and intellectual and intelligible insight. or again, in our holy qabalah, the one is of tiphereth, the other of binah, and in pure

the mystic) he path therefore unto this beatific vision of beauty, o my son, is that practice of bhakti yoga which is written in the book called eight score and fifteen, or .astarte. by this mine hand when i was in gaul the beloved, at montigny that is hard by the forest of the blue fountain, with agatha my concubine, the very soul of love and of musick, that had ventured herself from beneath the cross austral that she might seek me, to inspire and comfort me, and this was my reward from the masters, and consolation in the years of my sorrow. but the way that leadeth to the other form of this vision of beatitude, to wit, science is gnana yoga or raja yoga, of which i have written only here and there, as one who should throw great stones upon the earth in disorder, by default of building th

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firmly established them in order and disposition, 10. he proclaimed the perfection, the bride, the delight of god in his creation. 11. but though thus he worked, he tried ever his work by the star 418. 8 liber dcccxiii vel ararita 12. and it deceived him not; for by his subtlety he expanded it all into the twelve rays of the crown. 13. and these twelve rays were one. 9 v y 0. in the place of the cross the indivisible point which hath no points nor part nor magnitude. nor indeed hath it position, being beyond space. nor hath it existence in time, for it is beyond time. nor hath it cause or effect, seeing that its universe is infinite every way, and partaketh not of these our conceptions. 1. so wrote ou m the exempt adept, and the laughter of the masters of the temple abashed him not. 2. no

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il sees nothing but a blank midnight in this emptying of the soul. he is shown that this is the necessary condition of illumination. distinction is further made between these three dhyanas, and those early visions in which things appear as objective. with these three dhyanas, moreover, are four other of the four elements: and many more. above these is the veil of paroketh. its guardians. the rosy cross lies beyond this veil, and therewith the vision called vishvarupa-darshana. moreover, there is the knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel. the infinite number and variety of these visions. the impossibility of revealing all these truths to the outer and uninitiated world. the vision of the universal peacock.atmadarshana. the confusion of the mind, and the perception of its sel

woe be to that accursed man of whom they are the iniquities! swept in their wrath fs avenging flood to black immitigable seas! woe to the seeker who shall fail to rend that vexful virgin veil! fashion thyself by austere craft into a single azure shaft loosed from the string of will; behold the rainbow! thou art shot, pure flame, past the reverberated name into the hall of death. therein the rosy cross is subtly seen. olympas. is that a vision, then? marsyas. it is. olympas. tell me thereof! marsyas. o not of this! of all the flowers in god fs field we name not this. our lips are sealed in that the universal key lieth within its mystery. but know thou this. these visions give a hint both faint and fugitive yet haunting, that behind them lurks some worker, greater than his works. yea, it is

y and power, beauty and harmony and strength, triumph and splendour, starry shower of flames that flake their lily length, a necklet of pure light, far-flung liber ccxlii 24 down to the base, from which is hung a pearl, the universe, whose sight is one globed jewel of delight. fallen no more! a bowered bride blushing to be satisfied! olympas. all this, of once the eye unclose? marsyas. the golden cross, the ruby rose are gone, when flaming from afar the hawk fs eye blinds the silver star. o brothers of the star, caressed by its cool flames from brow to breast, is there some rapture yet to excite this prone and pallid neophyte? olympas. o but there is no need of this! i burn toward the abyss of bliss. i call the four powers of the name; earth, wind and cloud, sea, smoke and flame to witness

we stir not. everywhere is our temple right appointed. all the earth is faery fair for us. am i not anointed? the sigil burns upon the brow at the adjuration.here and now. olympas. the air is laden with perfumes. marsyas. behold! it beams.it burns.it blooms* olympas. master, how subtly hast thou drawn the daylight from the golden dawn, aha! 37 bidden the cavernous mount unfold its ruby rose, its cross of gold; until i saw, flashed from afar, the hawk fs eye in the silver star! marsyas. peace to all beings. peace to thee, co-heir of mine eternity! peace to the greatest and the least, to nebula and nenuphar! light in abundance be increased on them that dream that shadows are! olympas. blessing and worship to the beast, the prophet of the lovely star! fmpliber ]wnj [chanokh] sub figur lxxxiv

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of sir edward kelly is the obtaining of the following diagrams, plates iii.-viii. he symbolized the four-dimensional universe in two dimensions as a square surrounded by 30 concentric circles (the 30 thyrs or aires) whose radii increase in a geometrical proportion. the sides of the square are the four great watch-towers (plates iv- vii) which are attributed to the elements. there is also a .black cross (or .central tablet. according to the arrangement shewn.compare the black cross bordering the tablets in plate iii. with plate viii).6 plate iii gives the general view [the reversed letters which form the word paraoan are written in enochian for convenience, as our a and o are not distinguishable reverse from forward] plate iv. gives the complete attribution of the tablet of air. the 6th fil

i. with plate viii).6 plate iii gives the general view [the reversed letters which form the word paraoan are written in enochian for convenience, as our a and o are not distinguishable reverse from forward] plate iv. gives the complete attribution of the tablet of air. the 6th file is called linea patris. the 7th file is called linea filii. the 7th line is called linea spiritus sancti. this great cross divides the tablet into four lesser (sub-elemental) tablets, the left-hand top corner being air of air, the right-hand top corner water of air, the left-hand bottom corner earth of air, the remaining corner fire of air. each of these lesser tablets contains a calvary cross of ten squares, which governs it. plates v, vi, and vii. are similar for the other elements. this is the way in which th

the names are drawn from the great tablets [examples taken from water tablet] 1. linea spiritus sancti gives the three holy names of god of 3, 4 and 5 letters respectively. mph. arsl. gaiol 2. a whorl around the centre of the tablet gives the name of the great elemental king, raagiosl [similarly for air bataivah, for earth iczhhcal, for fire edlprnaa. liber lxxxiv 5 3. the 3 lines of the central cross of father, son, and holy ghost give the names of 6 seniors [thus the 4 tablets hold 24 .elders. as stated in the apocalypse] they are drawn of seven letters, each from the centre to the sides of the tablet. saiinov soaiznt linea patris laoazrp ligdisa linea filii slgaiol lsrahp linea s.s. these three sets of names rule the whole tablet, and must be invoked before specializing in the lesser a

s the 4 tablets hold 24 .elders. as stated in the apocalypse] they are drawn of seven letters, each from the centre to the sides of the tablet. saiinov soaiznt linea patris laoazrp ligdisa linea filii slgaiol lsrahp linea s.s. these three sets of names rule the whole tablet, and must be invoked before specializing in the lesser angles of the sub-elements. 4. the calvary crosses. the name upon the cross read vertically is the name which calls forth the powers of the lesser angle.7 nelapr (water of water) olgota (air of water) maladi (earth of water) iaaasd (fire of water) the name read horizontally on the cross is that which compels the evoked force to obedience. omebb (water of water) aalco (air of water) ocaad (earth of water) atapa (fire of water) 5. above the bar of the calvary cross re

y cross remain in each case four squares. these are allotted to the kerubim, who must next be invoked.8 they are tdim dimt imtd mtdi, being metatheses of there four letters. the initial determines the file governed; e.g. tdim governs the file which reads t(o)ilvr. these angels are most mighty and benevolent. they are ruled by names of god formed by prefixing the appropriate letter from the .black-cross. to their own names. the symbolic representation of the universe 6 the four great watch-towers and the black cross within general view9 plate iii r z i l a f a y t l p a e t a o a d v p t d n i m a r d z a i d p a l a m a a l c o o r o m e b b c z o n s a r o y a u b x t o g c o n z i n l g m t o i t t x o p a c o c a n h o d d i a l a a o c s i g a s o m r b z n h r p a t a x i o v s p s] f

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

thout absolute knowledge all is vain. i am going to ask the one last question. why? i have written it. an awful stillness falls. i am alone in my lodgings, i have no money, and i cannot use my will to demand it from others if i can give nothing in return to help them to find what they really seek. i have cried with christ eli, eli, lama sabacthani. i have suffered the bloody sweat with him on the cross, and now i say with him it is finished amen. one last note occurs to me before i wrap up this book and seal it and address it to f. in whose hands it will be safe. i looked into the eyes of a little child this evening. does the answer lie there? sep. 5th, 12:26 p.m. it is over. i have unsealed the package and once more opened the book. this time it will be but a short entry. very quietly i k

ll have to work with a big w. june 12, 1911. on saturday night, in bed i attempted thinking backwards and successfully managed two days, with no breaks in the first day, and practically none for the day before, except a few little incidents during office hours in the morning. when i came to thoughts on waking of saturday morning and got to the blank i experienced some mental visions and telephone-cross voices, but cannot say if they were connected with any dream; then suddenly i found myself lying in bed with the last thoughts of the previous night in mind. yesterday, i read the article on the subject (training of the mind) carefully, also learnt the formula of the four great meditations on love, pity, happiness and indifference. at night, i again attempted thinking backwards, but experien

e houses of which overhung, till we reached a sort of a mosque. entering this he led me to the altar, which was supported by brackets from the wall, and above which was a beautiful stained window. at the sides were thin columns and sort of boxes, similar to theatre boxes. we knelt at the altar; and he took my hand and said: raise your consciousness. i perceived a star and crescent above me, and a cross dimly formulated in the background. after this, the astral seemed to coincide with the body; but consciousness of the astral surroundings was still clear. continued to raise consciousness, and to send out thoughts of love. perceived around me innumerable streams of thought, interlacing and like a net-work, and when the love-thought was sent out, the whole net sparkled, as with little specks

LIBER COLLEGII SANCTI

in the journal of the college of thelema, black pearl, in the late 1990s, and in an appendix to james eschelman fs book the magical and mystical system of the a a according to this the neophyte robe was plain black with a hood and the symbols added were as follows: zelator: silver eye in a triangle on the forehead; practicus: hexagram of 48 rays (silver) around the triangle; philosophus: calvary cross of six squares (in various colours) on the breast; dominus liminis: rose emblem at the centre of this cross. contra this, it has been suggested that the dark-coloured hooded robes with a rose cross on the breast and the eye in a triangle surrounded by a 48-rayed hexagram on the forehead of the hood, as worn by crowley and leila waddell in a number of contemporary photographs, were in fact on

LIBER CORDIS CINCTI SERPENTE

but the feet of the prophet were weary, and the mountain heard not his voice. 59. but i have called unto thee, and i have journeyed unto thee, and it availed me not. 60. i waited patiently, and thou wast with me from the beginning. 61. this now i know, o my beloved, and we are stretched at our ease among the vines. 62. but these thy prophets; they must cry aloud and scourge themselves; they must cross trackless wastes and unfathomed oceans; to await thee is the end, not the beginning. 63. let darkness cover up the writing! let the scribe depart among his ways. 64. but thou and i are stretched at our ease among the vines; what is he? 65. o thou beloved one! is there not an end? nay, but there is an end. awake! arise! gird up thy limbs, o thou runner; bear thou the word unto the mighty citi

LIBER DCCCLX JOHN ST

casually by performing the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, finding to my great joy and some surprise that the pentagrams instantly formulated themselves, visible to the material eye as it were bars of shining blackness deeper than the night. i then consecrated myself to the operation; cutting the tonsure upon my head, a circle, as it were to admit the light of infinity: and cutting the cross of blood upon my breast, thus symbolising the equilibration of and the slaying of the body, while loosing the blood, the first projection in matter of the universal fluid. the whole formulating the ankh.the key of life! i gave moreover the signs of the grades from 0 =0 to 7 =4. then did i take upon myself the great obligation1 as follows: i. i, o.m &c, a member of the body of god, hereby bin

the body, while loosing the blood, the first projection in matter of the universal fluid. the whole formulating the ankh.the key of life! i gave moreover the signs of the grades from 0 =0 to 7 =4. then did i take upon myself the great obligation1 as follows: i. i, o.m &c, a member of the body of god, hereby bind myself on behalf of the whole universe, even as we are now physically bound unto the cross of suffering: 1 [this is the .oath of the abyss. or the oath of 8 =3. t.s] john st. john 9 ii. that i will lead a pure life, as a devoted servant of the order: iii. that i will understand all things: iv. that i will love all things v. that i will perform all things and endure all things vi. that i will continue in the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel: vii. that i will wor

bic .he is god and there is no other god than he] 12.13- 12.24 liber dccclx 12 went on meditating in .hanged man posture [legs crossed, arms below head, like the figure of the hanged man in the tarot cards..ed] to formulate sacrifice and pain self-inflicted; for i feel such a worm, able only to remain a few minutes at a time in a position long since .conquered. for this reason too i cut again the cross of blood; and now a third time will i do it. and i will take out the magical knife and sharpen it yet more, so that this body may fear me; for that i am horus the terrible, the avenger, the lord of the gate of the west. read ritual dclxxi [the nature of this ritual is explained later..ed] 5.10 i have returned from my shopping. strange how solemn and dignified so trivial a thing becomes, once

mal triste. made me think of baudelaire fs .une nuit que j.etais pres d fune affreuse juive: and the last line obscurcir la splendeur des tres froides prunelles. and barbey d.aurevilly fs .rideau cramoisi. suggested to me the following poem [we omit this poem..ed.]1 11.30. done! i. th. rough! i. th. rough! now let me go back to my room, and work (11.47) home.undressed.robed.attended to toilet.cut cross of blood once more to affirm mastery of body.sat down at 11.49 and ended the day with 10 pr.n.y.mas, which caused me to perspire freely, but were not altogether easy or satisfactory. the second day the stroke of twelve found me duly in my .sana, practising pr.n.y.ma. let me continue this work; for it is written that unto the persevering mortal the blessed immortals are swift. what then shoul

o me, now that i am seeing my way in the operation a little more clearly, that one might consider the first day as osiris slain, the second as that of the mourning of isis l, the third as that of the triumph of apophis v, and to-day that of osiris risen x; these four days being perfect in themselves as a 5= 6 operation (or possibly with one or two more to recapitulate l.v.x. lux, the light of the cross. thence one might proceed to some symbolic passage through the 6= 5 grade.though of course that grade is really symbolic of this soul-journey, not vice versa.and through 7= 4; so perhaps.if one could only dare to hope it!.to the 8= 3 attainment. certainly what little i have done so far pertains no higher than minor adeptship though i have used higher formula in the course of my working. 1 [i

LIBER DCCCXI ENERGIZED ENTHUSIASM

he bell are excellent, to startle, and the crises of a ceremony. hot, drubbing, passionate, in a different class of ceremony, a class more intense and direct, but on the whole less exalted, the tom-tom stands alone. it combines well with the practice of mantra, and is the best accompaniment for any sacred dance. xii of sacred dances the most practical for a gathering is the seated dance. one sits cross-legged on the floor, and sways two and fro from the hips in time with the mantra. a solo or duet of dancers as a spectacle rather distracts from this exercise. i would suggest a very small and very brilliant light on the floor in the middle of the room. such a room is best floored with mosaic marble; an ordinary freemason fs lodge carpet is not a bad thing.1 the eyes, if they see anything at

ose entrance stood a young man and a young woman, both dressed in simple robes of white silk embroidered with gold, red and blue. the former bore a torch of resinous wood, the latter sprayed us as we passed with attar of roses from a cup. the room in which we now were had at one time been a chapel; so much its shape declared. but the high altar was covered with a cloth that displayed the rose and cross, while above it were ranged seven candelabra, each of seven branches. the stalls had been retained; and at each knight fs hand burned a taper of rose-coloured wax, and a bouquet of roses was before him. in the centre of the nave was a great cross.a gcalvary cross of ten squares, h measuring, say, six feet by five.painted in red upon a white board, at whose edges were rings through which pass

t astonishing sensation; i can imagine a man feel thus as he awaits his executioner, when he has passed through fear, and is all excitement. i looked down my stall, and saw that each was similarly affected. during the libation the high priestess sang a hymn, again in greek. this time i recognized the words; they were those of an ancient ode to aphrodite. the boy attendant now descended to the red cross, stooped and kissed it; then he danced upon it in such a way that he seemed to be tracing the patterns of a marvellous rose of gold, for the percussion caused a shower of bright dust to fall from the canopy. meanwhile the litany (different words, but the same chorus) began again. this time it was a duet between the high priest and priestess. at each chorus knights and dames bowed low. the gi

rvellous rose of gold, for the percussion caused a shower of bright dust to fall from the canopy. meanwhile the litany (different words, but the same chorus) began again. this time it was a duet between the high priest and priestess. at each chorus knights and dames bowed low. the girl moved round continuously, and the bowl passed. this ended in the exhaustion of the boy, who fell fainting on the cross. the girl immediately took the bowl and put it to his lips. then she raised him, and, with the assistance of the guardian of the sanctuary, led him out of the chapel. the bell again tinkled in the architrave. the herald blew a fanfare. the high priest and high priestess moved stately to each other and embraced, in the act unloosing the heavy golden robes which they wore. these fell, twin lak

ve the secret sign of the rose croix. it was at this part of the ceremony that things began to happen to me. i became suddenly aware that my body had lost both weight and tactile sensibility. my consciousness seemed to be situated no longer in my body. i gmistook myself, h if i may use the phrase, for one of the stars in the canopy. in this way i missed seeing the celebrants actually approach the cross. the bell tinkled again; i came back to myself, and then i saw that the high priestess, standing at the foot of the cross, had thrown her robe over it so that the cross was no longer visible. there was only a board covered with ermine. she was now naked but for her coloured and jewelled head-dress and the heavy torque of gold about her neck, and the armlets and anklets that matched it. she b

LIBER DCLXXI VEL PYRAMIDOS

ks forth from under. he goes to the west, in the centre of the base of the triangle of (m, asi (a, and hoor (c: o thou, the apex of the plane, with ibis head and phoenix wand and wings of night! whose serpents strain their bodies, bounding the beyond. thou in the light and in the night art one, above their moving might! he lays the wand, etc, on the altar, uses the scourge on his buttocks, cuts a cross with the dagger upon his breast and tightens the chain of the bell about his forehead, saying: 2 liber dclxxi the lustral water! smite thy flood through me.lymph, marrow and blood! anointing the wounds, say: the fire informing! let the oil balance, assain, assoil! the invoking spiral dance: so life takes fire from death, and runs whirling amid the suns. hail, asi! pace the path, bind on the

phallus with the light. i gild my right knee with the light. i gild my right foot with the light. i gild my left knee with the light. i gild my phallus with the light. i gild mine elbow with the light. i gild my navel with the light. i gild my heart wedge with the light. i gild my black throat with the light. i gild my forehead with the light. i gild my phallus with the light. the three-fold star cross-crowned, i rise partaker of the mysteries. rising in sign mulier asar un-nefer! i am thine waiting thy glory in the shrine, thy bride, thy virgin, ah my lord! smite through the spirit with thy sword asar un-nefer! rise in me the chosen catamite of thee come! o come now! i wait, i wait patient-impatient, slave of fate bought by thy glance. come now, come now vel pyramidos 11 touch and inform

hoor-apep! let the silence speech beget! two strokes on bell. banishing spiral dance: the words against the son of night (etc, to .breaks forth from under) he goes to the west, in the centre of the base of the triangle of (m, asi (a, and hoor (c: o thou, the apex of the plane (etc, to .art one, above their moving might) he lays the wand, etc, on the altar, uses the scourge on his buttocks, cuts a cross with the dagger upon his breast and tightens the chain of the bell about his forehead, saying: the lustral water! smite thy flood (etc) anointing the wounds, say: the fire informing! let the oil (etc) the invoking spiral dance: so life takes fire from death, and runs whirling amid the suns. banishing spiral dance: vel pyramidos 13 now let mine hands unloose the sweet and shining girdle of nu

text; in any case the nearest thing i have to a primary source is the facsimile in the equinox (one page of what appears to be the first draft ms. was irrelevantly included in the compilation o.t.o. rituals and sex magick edited by p.r. konig and a.r. naylor (thame, oxon: i-h-o, 1999. the one variant i will note here is that at the end of the .hanged man. section, the couplet .the three-fold star cross-crowned, i rise. appears only in the first draft ms. and the ts. made from it, and is omitted in all subsequent revisions. the title follows the equinox printing, although the sothis publication gives a similar title, following the surving tss. the word m. m is believed to be muaum (the fourth dot and the yellow-green coloured band in the cipher represent a concealed yod which is not pronoun

LIBER HAD

s the second practice of meditation (ccxx. ii. 22. 11. let the aspirant take wine and strange drugs, according to his knowledge and experience, and be drunk thereof (the aspirant should be in so sensitive a condition that a single drop, perhaps even the smell, should suffice. ed) this is the first practice of magick art (ccxx. ii. 22. 12. let the aspirant concentrate his consciousness in the rood cross set up upon the mountain, and identify himself with it. let him be well aware of the difference between its own soul, and that thought which it habitually awakens in his own mind. this is the third practice of meditation, and as it will be found, a comprehension and harmony and absorption of the practices of intelligence (ccxx. ii. 22. 13. let the aspirant apply himself to comprehend hadit a

. 1. wine and strange drugs. 27. summary continued. preliminaries. these are the necessary comprehensions. 1. the nature of hadit (and of nuit, and the relations between them) 28. summary continued. preliminaries. these are the meditations necessary to be accomplished. 1. identification with nuit, body and spirit. 2. identification with hadit as the snake. 3. identification with hadit as the rood cross. 4. destruction of reason. 5. the falling of the heavens. 29. summary continued. preliminaries. these are the ethical practices to be accomplished. liber h a d 6 1. the destruction of all unworthiness in one.s self and one.s surroundings. 2. fulness, almost violence, of life. 30. summary continued. preliminaries. these are the magick arts to be practised. 1. during the preparation, perform t

LIBER HHH

thyself into thine heart in the form of an upright egg of blackness; and therein shalt thou abide for a space. 5. when all this is perfectly and easily performed at will, let the aspirant figure to himself a struggle with the whole force of the universe. in this he is only saved by his minuteness. liber hhh sub figura cccxli 3 but in the end he is overthrown by death, who covers him with a black cross. let his body fall supine with arms outstretched. 6. so lying, let him aspire fervently unto the holy guardian angel. 7. now let him resume his former posture. two-and-twenty times shall he figure to himself that he is bitten by a serpent, feeling even in his body the poison thereof. and let each bite be healed by an eagle or hawk, spreading its wings above his head, and dropping thereupon a

itten by a serpent, feeling even in his body the poison thereof. and let each bite be healed by an eagle or hawk, spreading its wings above his head, and dropping thereupon an healing dew. but let the last bite be so terrible a pang at the nape of the neck that he seemeth to die, and let the healing dew be of such virtue that he leapeth to his feet. 8. let there be now placed within his egg a red cross, then a green cross, then a golden cross, then a silver cross; or those things which these shadow forth. herein is silence; for he that hath rightly performed the meditation will understand the inner meaning hereof, and it shall serve as a test of himself and his fellows. 9. let him now remain in the pyramid or cone of light, as an egg, but no more of blackness. 10. then let his body be in t

LIBER III VEL JUGORUM

rom a r.jayoga practice described in a book by said author; a summary by crowley survives in his diariicliber iii vel jvgorvm v a a publication in class d 1 o 0. behold the yoke upon the neck of the oxen! is it not thereby that the field shall be ploughed? the yoke is heavy but joineth together them that are separate.glory to nuit and to hadit, and to him that hath given us the symbol of the rosy cross! glory unto the lord of the word abrahadabra, and glory unto him that hath given us the symbol of the ankh, and of the cross within the circle! 1. these are the beasts wherewith thou must plough the field; the unicorn, the horse, and the ox. and these shalt thou yoke in a triple yoke that is governed by one whip. 2. now these beasts run wildly upon the earth and are not easily obedient to th

LIBER ISRAFEL

e shells unto their habitations. 4. i invoke tahuti, the lord of wisdom and of utterance, the god that cometh forth from the veil. 5. o thou! majesty of godhead! wisdom-crowned tahuti! lord of the gates of the universe! thee, thee, i invoke! o thou of the ibis head! thee, thee i invoke. thou who wieldest the wand of double power! thee, thee i invoke! thou who bearest in thy left hand the rose and cross of light and life: thee, thee i invoke. thou, whose head is as an emerald, and thy nemmes as the night-sky blue! thee, thee i invoke. thou, whose skin is of flaming orange as though it burned in a furnace! thee, thee i invoke. 6. behold! i am yesterday, to-day, and the brother of to- morrow! i am born again and again. mine is the unseen force, whereof the gods are sprung! which is as life un

LIBER LIBRAE

t thought and meditation. the material act is but the outward expression of thy thought, and therefore hath it been said that gthe thought of foolishness is sin. h thought is the commencement of action, and if a chance thought can produce much effect, what cannot fixed thought do? 18. therefore, as hath already been said, establish thyself firmly in the equilibrium of forces, in the centre of the cross of the elements, that cross from whose centre the creative word issued in the birth of the dawning universe. 19. be thou therefore prompt and active as the sylphs, but avoid frivolity and caprice; be energetic and strong like the salamanders, but avoid irritability and ferocity; be flexible and attentive to images like the undines, but avoid idleness and changeability; be laborious and patie

LIBER LVII

in the book called fama fraternitatis. there are three officers, and they repeat the analysis of the word as follows: chief. let us analyse the key word.i. 2nd. n. 3rd. r. all. i. chief. yod. y 2nd. nun. n 3rd. resh. r all. yod. y chief. virgo (f) isis, mighty mother. 2nd. scorpio (h) apophis, destroyer. 3rd. sol) osiris, slain and rise. all. isis, apophis, osiris, iao. all spread arms as if on a cross, and say. the sign of osiris slain! chief bows his head to the left, raises his right arm, and lowers his left, keeping the elbow and right angles, thus forming the letter l (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, raises his arms to form a v (but really to form the triple tongue of flame, the spirit, and says. the sign of apophis and typhon. 3rd. bows his

ow and right angles, thus forming the letter l (also the swastika. the sign of the mourning of isis. 2nd. with erect head, raises his arms to form a v (but really to form the triple tongue of flame, the spirit, and says. the sign of apophis and typhon. 3rd. bows his head and crosses his arms on his breast (to form the pentagram. on the qabalah 21 the sign of osiris risen. all give the sign of the cross, and say. l. v. x. then the sign of osiris risen, and say. lux, the light of the cross. this formula, on which one may meditate for years without exhausting its wonderful harmonics, gives an excellent idea of the way in which qabalistic analysis is conduct. first, the letters have been written in hebrew characters. then the attributions of them to the zodiac and to planets are substituted, a

iac and to planets are substituted, and the names of egyptian gods belonging to these are invoked. the christian idea of i.n.r.i. is confirmed by these, while their initials form the sacred word of the gnostics. that is, iao. from the character of the deities and their functions are deduced their signs, and these are found to signal (as it were) the word lux (rwa, which itself is contained in the cross. a careful study of these ideas, and of the table of correspondences, which one of our english brethren is making,31 will enable him to discover a very great deal of matter for thought in these poems which an untutored person would pass by. to return to the general dogma of the qabalists. the figure of minutum mundum will show how they suppose one quality to proceed from the last, first in t

se of .natural logarithms; it is defined as the sum from 0 to infinity of 1 over n factorial; approximately 2.718281828. t.s. on the qabalah 27 revealed by the birth, death and resurrection of christ; and further the signs of the mourning of the mother, triumph of the destroyer, and rising of the son, give by shape the letters l.v.x, lux, which letters are (again) concealed in and revealed by the cross the light of the cross. further examples will be found in .a note on genesis. one of the most famous is the mene, tekel, upharsin of daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under belshazzar the imaginary king. anm. the hanged man, death, the fool .sacrificed to death by thy folly. lkt. the universe, the wheel of fortune, justice .thy kingdom.s fortune is in the balance. crp the blasted tower

he swastika, and so the lightning .as the lightning ligheneth out of the east even unto the west, so shall be the coming of the son of man..46 an allusion to the descent of shiva upon shakti in samadhi. the roman a shows the same through the shape of the pentagram, which it imitates. sa, ruin, destruction, sudden death. scil, of the personality in samadhi. lpa, thick darkness. cf. st. john of the cross, who describes these phenomena in great detail \oa, the hindu aum or om.47 llwhm, mad.the destruction of reason by illumination. hlwo, a holocaust. cf. sa. alp, the hidden wonder, a title of kether. 114. omd, a tear. the age of christian rosenkreutz. 120 ]ms, samech, a prop. also ydswm, basis, foundation. 120= 1 2 3 4 5, and is thus a synthesis of the powers of the pentagram [also 1+ 2+ 15=

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

.connspuez dieu. apology for manner of poem. a chance for tibet. hopes. identity of poet. attention drawn to my highly decorative cover. ascension day 5 ho! i adopt the number. look at the quaint wrapper of this book* i will deserve it if i can: it is the number of a man.33 so since in england christ still stands with iron nails in bloody hands not pierced, but grasping! to hoist high children on cross of agony, i find him real for english lives. up with my pretty pair of fives !34 i fight no ghosts .but why revile (you urge me .in that vicious style the very faith whose truths you seem (elsewhere)35 to hold, to hymn supreme in your own soul. perhaps you know how mystic doctrines melt the snow of any faith: redeem it to a fountain of reviving dew. so i with christ: but few receive the qaba

ak a lizard71 lies in wait for light-bewildered flies) 580 585 590 595 600 605 610 615 heaven suffers hell.s pangs, owing to reproaches of bard. ethical and eloquent denunciation of christian cosmogony. 18 the sword of song each life bound over to the wheel72 ay, and each being.we may guess now that the very crystals feel. for them no harp-reasounding court, no palm, no crown, but none the less a cross, be sure! the worst man.s thought in hell itself, bereft of bliss, were less unmerciful than this! no! for material things, i hear, will burn away, and cease to be (nibbanna! ah! thou shoreless sea) man, man alone, is doomed to fear, to suffer the eternal woe, or else, to meet man.s subtle foe, god.and oh! infamy of terror! be like him.like him! and for ever! at least i make not such an erro

e the sight of dinner. with sacred thirst, i, soul-hydroptic,1 read levi2 and the cryptic coptic ;3 with anet. her-k uaa en ra,4 and atwoynxd arps while good macgregor5 (who taught freely us) bade us investigate cornelius agrippa and the sorceries black of grim honorius and abramelin ;6 while, fertile as the teeming spawn of pickled lax or stickleback, came ancient rituals,7 whack! whack! of rosy cross and golden dawn.8* truth-lover. 5 10 15 20 25 30 poem dissimilar to its predecessor. will it lead somewhere this time? reflections on the weather, proper to beginning a conversation in english. autobiography of bard. lehrjahre. wanderjahre .the magician of paris. how clever i am! pentecost 23 i lived, elijah-like, mt. carmel in: all gave me nothing. i slid back to common sense, as reason bid

rowds of priapistic plagiarists; he alone caught the fierce frenzy of baudelaire.s brandied shrieks, and his first series of poems and ballads was the legitimate echo of that not fierier note. but english art as a whole was unmoved, at any rate not stirred to any depth, by this wave of debauchery. the great thinkers maintained the even keel, and the windy waters lay not for their frailer barks to cross. there is one exception of note, till this day unsuspected, in the person of george archibald bishop. in a corner of paris this young poet (for in his nature the flower of poesy did spring, did even take root and give some promise of a brighter bloom, till stricken and blasted in latter years by the lightning of his own sins) was steadily writing day after day, night after 54 the sword of so

june 18, 1901. to the side of a mind concerned with idle merriment (sic) there is certainly something a little funny in mr. crowley.s passionate devotion to deities who bear such names as mout and nuit, and ra and shu, and hormakhou. they do no seem to the english mind to lend themselves to pious exhilara-tion. mr crowley says in the same poem: the burden is too hard to bear, i took too adamant a cross; this sackcloth rends my soul to wear, my self-denial is as dross. o, shu, that holdest up the sky, holy up thy servant, lest he die! we have all possible respect for mr. crowley.s religious symbols, and we do not object to his calling upon shu at any hour of the night. only it would be unreasonable of him to complain if his religious exercises were generally mistaken for an effort to drive

LIBER LXXVIII

hrough trouble. it is the affirmation 10 liber lxxviii of justice upholding divine authority; and it may become the sword of wrath, punishment, and affliction. iv the root of the powers of the earth ace of pentacles a white radiant angelic hand, holding a branch of a rose tree, whereon is a large pentacle, formed of five con-centric circles. the innermost circle is white, charged with a red greek cross. from this white centre, twelve rays, also white, issue: these terminate at the circumference, making the whole something like an astrological figure of the heavens. it is surmounted by a small circle, above which is a large white maltese cross, and with two white wings. four crosses and two buds are shewn. the hand issueth from the clouds as in the other three cases. it represents materiali

, foolish. she rules from 20 i to 20 j. c of e the queen of gnomes. xix the prince of the chariot of earth king of pentacles a winged kingly figure seated in a chariot drawn by a bull. he bears as a crest the symbol of the head of the winged bull. beneath the chariot is land, with many flowers. in one hand he bears an orb of gold held downwards, and in the other a sceptre surmounted by an orb and cross. increase of matter. increases good or evil, solidifies; practically applies things. steady; reliable. if ill dignified he is selfish, animal and material: stupid. in either case slow to anger, but furious if roused. rules from 20 a to 20 b. 22 liber lxxviii d of e prince and emperor of the gnomes. xx princess of the echoing hills: rose of the palace of earth knave of pentacles a strong and

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, sceptre with hexagram, pentacle as zelator adept barren land, fan, light one side only, sceptre with cube, orb of gold flowerly land, bull, sceptre with orb and cross, orb held downward grass, flowers, grove of trees, sceptre with disk, pentacle like that in ace crests winged black horse fs head leopard fs head, winged lion fs head, winged tiger fs head peacock with opened fan ibis eagle swan winged hexagram winged child fs head winged angel fs head medusa fs head winged stag fs head winged goat fs head winged bull fs head winged ram fs head cards king qu

o white radiant angelic hands issuant per nubes dex-ter and sinister. they are clasped together in the grip of the first order, i.e. the four fingers of each right hand crooked into each other, the thumbs meeting above; and they hold, at the same time, by their centres, five wands or torches which are similar unto the wands of a zelator adeptus minor. one wand is upright in the middle; the others cross each other. flames leap from the point of junction. above the middle wand is the sign f, and below is that of e: thus repre-senting the decante. violent strife and boldness, rashness, cruelty, violence, lust, desire, prodigality and generosity; depending on whether the card is well or ill dignified. geburah of y (quarrelling and fighting. this decan hath its beginning from the royal star of

ll of the schemhamphorash. xxiv the lord of prudence eight of pentacles a white radiating angelic hand, issuing from a cloud, and grasping a branch of a rose tree, with four white roses thereon, which touch only the four lowermost pentacles. no rosebuds even, but only leaves, touch the four uppermost disks. all the 30 liber lxxviii pentacles are similar to that of the ace, but without the maltese cross and wings. they are arranged like the geomantic figure populus. above and below them are the symbols! and f for the decan. over-careful in small things at the expense of great: gpenny wise and pound foolish h: gain of ready money in small sums; mean; avaricious; industrious; cultivation of land; hoarding, lacking in enterprise. hod of (skill: prudence: cunning. therein rule those mighty ange

LIBER MMCMXI NOTE ON GENESIS

h that alone amongst the shells is nogah, the sphere of venus, exalted unto holiness (venus is the goddess of love) liber mmcmxi 8 our father c.r.c, the tomb of osiris; the god revealer, coming, moreover, by the central path of s through the midst of the triangle of light. and the lock which guards that door is as the four gates of the universe. and the key is the ankh, immortal life.the rose and cross of life; and the symbol of venus. 4. 1. 2. 3. 6. 5. 7. fig. iii.third symbol. by producing the paths whereby the forces of the three (see second symbol) were concentrated into four, we find they read 1+ 4= 5, 2+ 4= 6, 3+ 4= 7. and thus is revealed the second triangle of the hexagram of creation* further, this reflected triangle showeth forth the evol-ution of the four worlds and their consol

er. which appeared in the second part of geheime figuren der rosenkreuzer (an eighteenth century german alchemical- rosicrucian work, as used in the adeptus minor ritual of the r.r. et. a.c. the latin motto on the final emblem translates as .may the lord our god, who gave unto us the signs, be blessed. it is a slight adaptation of a latin motto which appeared on the figure of the .golden and rosy cross. in geheime figuren (which design was in turn borrowed by mathers for the reverse of the .complete symbol of the rose cross. in the r.r. et a.c. ta.liber mmm the studentship syllabus of the 4 iot liber mmm this course is an exercise in the disciplines of magical trance, a form of mind control having similarities to yoga, personal metamorphosis, and the basic techniques of magic. success with

LIBER MMM

st with it. eventually the sound may seem to repeat itself automatically and may even occur in sleep. these are encouraging signs. sound concentration is the key to words of power and certain forms of spell casting. image concentration the part of the mind in which pictorial thoughts arise is brought under magical control by image concentration. a simple shape, such as a triangle, circle, square, cross, or crescent, is chosen and held in the mind s eye, without distortion, for as long as possible. only the most determined efforts are likely to make the imagined form persist for any time. at first the image should be sought with the eyes closed. with practice it can be projected onto any blank surface. this technique is the basis of casting sigils and creating independent thought forms. the

LIBER O

amen (to the ages, amen (vi) turning to the east, make a pentagram (that of earth) with the proper weapon (usually the wand. say (i.e, vibrate) i h v h (vii) turning to the south, the same, but say a d n i (viii) turning to the west, the same, but say a h i h (ix) turning to the north, the same, but say a g l a. pronounce: ye-ho-wau, adonai, eheieh, agla.9 (x) extending the arms in the form of a cross,10 say (xi) before me raphael (xii) behind me gabriel (xiii) on my right hand michael (xiv) on my left hand auriel (xv) for about me flames the pentagram (xvi) and in the column stands the six-rayed star (xvii-xxi) repeat (i) to (v, the .qabalistic cross. the greater ritual of the pentagram the pentagrams are traced in the air with the sword or other weapon, the name spoken aloud, and the si

formed after the .lesser ritual of the pentagram (i) stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right arm across body, holding the wand or other weapon upright in the median line. then face east, and say (ii) i. n. r. i. yod. nun. resh. yod. virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, destroyer. sol, osiris, slain and risen. isis, apophis, osiris, iao (iii) extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say .the sign of osiris slain (see illustration (iv) raise the right arm to point upwards, keeping the elbow square, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say .the sign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v) raise the arms at an angle of sixty de

quare, and lower the left arm to point downwards, keeping the elbow square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say .the sign of the mourning of isis (see illustration (v) raise the arms at an angle of sixty degrees to each other above the head, which is thrown back, and say .the sign of apophis and typhon (see illustration (vi) cross the arms on the breast, and bow the head, and say .the sign of osiris risen (see illustration (vii) extend the arms again as in (iii) and cross them again as in (vi, saying .l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross (viii) with the magical weapon trace the hexagram of fire in the east, saying .ararita (atyrara) which word consists of the initials of a sentence which means .one is his beginning; one

be them. they are classified, tentatively, in .the herb dangerous. part ii, equinox vol. i, no 2, pp. 31-89. liber o vel manvs et sagitta 16 the signs of the grades 1. earth: the god set fighting 2. air: the god shu supporting the sky. 3. water: the goddess auramoth 4. fire: the goddess thoum-aesh- neith 5, 6. spirit: the rending and closing of the veil 7-10. the l.v.x. signs. 7+ osiris slain.the cross. 8. l isis mourning.the svastika. 9. v typhon.the trident. 10. x osiris risen.the pentagram. svb figvra vi. 17 transcriber.s notes. this is based mostly on the edition of .liber o. published in equinox i (2. references to other works published in the equinox have thus been changed from relative to absolute. footnotes are from the equinox publication, with the exception of those in square bra

LIBER OS ABYSMI VEL DAATH

is claimed on key entry, formatting, or editorial notes. typed and edited by frater t.s. for celephais press, somewhere beyond the tanarian hills. last revised 01.07.2004 eorliber os abysmi vel daath svb figvra cdlxxiv v a a publication in class c g i (motto, titles, etc, a member of the body of god, hereby bind myself on behalf of the whole universe, even as we are now physically bound unto the cross of suffering: that i will lead a pure life, as a devoted servant of the order: that i will understand all things: that i will love all things: that i will perform all things and endure all things: that i will continue in the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel. that i will work without attachment: that i will work in truth: that i will rely only upon myself: that i will inte

LIBER THISHARB

let him avoid as if it were the plague any speculation sentimental or fantastic. 32. second method. the practice proper. having then perfcted in his mind these conceptions, let him apply them to his own career, forging the links of memory into the chain of necessity. and let this be his final question: to what purpose am i fitted? of what service can my being prove to the brothers of the a a if i cross the abyss, and am admitted to the city of the pyramids? 33. now that he may clearly understand the nature of this question, and the method of solution, let him study the reasoning of th anatomist who reconstructs an animal from a single bone. to take a simple example. 34. suppose, having lived all my life among savages, a ship is cast upon the shore and wrecked. undamaged among the cargo is

enlightened, let him swear the oath of the abyss; yea, let him swear the oath of the abyss.1 1 [the oath of the abyss is usually identified with the ggreat obligation h which appears at the start of gjohn st. john h (liber 860, running as follows: 1. i (motto, titles, etc, a member of the body of god, hereby bind myself on behalf of the whole universe, even as we are now physically bound unto the cross of suffering: 2. that i will lead a pure life, as a devoted servant of the order: 3. that i will understand all things: 4. that i will love all things: 5. that i will perform all things and endure all things: 6. that i will continue in the knowledge and conversation of my holy guardian angel: 7. that i will work without attachment: 8. that i will work in truth: 9. that i will rely only on my

LIBER TRIGRAMMATON

vra xxvii being the book of the trigrams of the mutations of the tao with the yin and the yang v a a publication in class a 1 here is nothing under its three forms. it is not, yet informeth all things. now cometh the glory of the single one, as an imperfection and stain. but by the weak one the mother was it equilibrated. also the purity was divided by strength, the force of the demiurge. and the cross was formulated in the universe that as yet was not. but now the imperfection became manifest, presiding over the fading of perfection. also the woman arose, and veiled the upper heaven with her body of stars. 2 liber trigrammaton now then a giant arose, of terrible strength; and asserted the spirit in a secret rite. and the master of the temple balancing all things arose; his stature was abo

LIBER V VEL REGULI

point; yet it has no end short of infinity, and it continually changes its direction. the initiate who is aware who he is can always check is conduct by reference to the determinants of his curve, and calculate his past, his future, his bearings, and his proper course at any assigned moment; he can even comprehend himself as a simple idea. he may attain to measure fellow-parabolas, ellipses that cross his path, hyperbolas that span all space with their twin wings. perhaps he may come at long last, leaping beyond the limits of his own law, to conceive that sublimely stupendous outrage to reason, the cone! utterly inscrutable to him, he is yet well aware that he exists in the nature thereof, that he is necessary thereto, that he is ordered thereby, and that therefrom he is sprung, from the

utterly inscrutable to him, he is yet well aware that he exists in the nature thereof, that he is necessary thereto, that he is ordered thereby, and that therefrom he is sprung, from the loins of so fearful a father! his own infinity becomes zero in relation to that of the least fragment of the solid. he hardly exists at all. trillions multiplies by trillions of trillions of such as he could not cross the frontier even of breadth, the idea which he came to guess at only because he felt himself bound by 18 liber v vel reguli some mysterious power. yet breadth is equally a nothing in the presence of the cone. his first conception must evidently be a frantic spasm, formless, insane, not to be classed as an articulate thought. yet, if he develops the faculties of his mind, the more he knows o

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

an.t tell you his name because it is too beautiful. it is a great secret between us. when we were engaged he gave me such a beautiful ring. it was like this. first there was his shield, which had a sun on it and some roses, all on a kind of bar; and there was a terrible number written on it. then there was a bank of soft roses with the sun shining on it, and above there was a red rose on a golden cross, and then there was a three-cornered star, shining so bright that no-one could possibly look at it unless they had love in their eyes; and in the middle was an eye without an eyelid. that could see anything, i should think, but you see it could never go to sleep, because there wasn.t any eyelid. on the sides were written i.n.r.i. and t.a.r.o, which mean many strange and beautiful things, and

i had with me a walking-stick with wings, and a shining sun at the top that had been his, and i touched him on the breast to try and wake him; but it was no good. only i seemed to hear his voice saying wonderful things, and it was quite certain he wasn.t really dead. so i put the walking-stick on his beast, and another little thing he had which i had forgotten to tell you about. it was a kind of cross with an oval handle that he had been very fond of. but i couldn.t go away without something of his, so i took a shepherd.s staff, and a little whip with blood on it, and jewels oozing from the blood, if you know what i mean, that they had put in his hands when they buried him. then i went away, and cried, and cried, and cried. but before i had got very far they called me back; and the people

o that by getting to the third house, and it.s a dreadful journey, i do most honestly assure you. there are two passages, one from the eighth house and one from the sixth; the first is all water, and the second is almost worse, because you have to balance yourself so carefully, or you fall and hurt yourself. to go through the first you must be painted all over with blood up to your waist, and you cross your legs, and then they put a rope round one ankle and swing you off. i had such a pretty white petticoat on, and my prince said i looked just like a white pyramid with a huge red cross on the top of it, which made me ever so glad, because now i knew i should be the saviour of the world, which is what one wants to be, isn.t it? only sometimes the world means all the other children in the dr

LIBER XXV THE STAR RUBY

gick has g c of hoor-paar-kraat. h] 8 [babalon. magick has gsay nuit. h] 9 [eros. magick has gwhisper babalon. h] liber xxv, the star ruby 2 go round to the south and repeat; but bellow .10 completing the circle widdershins, retire to the centre, and raise thy voice in the paian, with these words with the signs of n.o.x.11 extend the arms in the form of a tau, and say low but clear .12 repeat the cross qabalistic, as above, and end as thou didst begin* 25 is the square of 5, and the pentagram has the red colour of geburah. the chapter is a new and more elaborate version of the banishing ritual of the pentagram. it would be improper to comment further upon an official ritual of the a a .13 [this ritual formed chapter ke (25) of the book of lies. a slightly revised version appeared in append

LIBER XXXVI THE STAR SAPPHIRE

r unus deus ararita.4 let him go round to the south, make the holy hexagram, and say: mater et filius unus deus ararita.5 let him go round to the west, make the holy hexagram, and say: filius et filia unus deus ararita.6 let him go round to the north, make the holy hexagram, and then say: filia et pater unus deus ararita.7 let him return to the centre, and so to the centre of all [making the rosy cross as he may know how] saying: ararita ararita ararita [in this the signs shall be those of set triumphant and of 1 [for the l.v.x. signs see .liber o] 2 [the signs of n.o.x. are described in .liber v vel reguli. i.r= isis rejoicing, or mater triumphans] 3 [the holy hexagram is further described in cap (69) of the book of lies, which see. t.s] 4 [lat .father and mother [are] one god ararita. ar

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

urch, as a meeting between pagan and christian, and it was only natural that as time passed attempts would be made to convert the scandinavians, as charlemagne had converted the saxons. indeed, those scandinavians who traded or settled in christian lands had ample contact with christianity, and many of them either converted or had themselves gprime-signed, h that is, they accepted the sign of the cross, the first step toward baptism, so that they could do business with christians. furthermore, the gradual emergence of european nationstates in scandinavia during the viking age and their increasing integration with europe made it inevitable that the issue would arise at the national level as well. there is documented missionary activity in scandinavia from the early viking age onward, most f

ruesome sacri- introduction 7 rune stones depicting thor fs hammer like this one in sweden are fairly easy to find. compare this to the rune stone on page 10; both are from the late viking age (statens historika museum, stockholm) fices. but eleventh-century rune stones from that very same part of sweden are openly christian: ggod rest his soul, h many of them ask, in runes surrounding an incised cross. most historians accept that sweden was fully christian by the beginning of the twelfth century at the latest. the conversion in iceland followed a fascinating course. missionaries were active in the latter decades of the tenth century, but so were their pagan opponents. olaf tryggvason, whose role in the conversion was championed by twelfth-century and later icelandic monks, took hostage so

ript writing to the north, there was some writing using the native runic writing system. since in the older runic alphabet there are no horizontal strokes, it is assumed that the system was originally invented for scratching the letters on wooden sticks, whose grain would obscure horizontal strokes. only special circumstances permit wood to remain 10 norse mythology compare this rune stone with a cross to the one on page 8 (statens historika museum, stockholm) undecayed in the ground for archaeologists to dig up centuries later, and as a result most (but by no means all) of the extant runic inscriptions are on stones. it is important to stress that carving on wood or stone is a fairly laborious process and that the kinds of things recorded using the runic alphabets tended to be short and o

germanic. neither of these languages has left any texts, and what we know of them is reconstructed by linguists. for example, according to linguists, the name godin, h medieval icelandic o.inn, derives from a word that would mean something like gleader of the possessed. h we cannot be sure what ty lr fs name meant 28 norse mythology soapstone mold for making both thor fs hammer and the christian cross (national museum of denmark) stamped gold foil from norway depicts embracing figures (historisk museum, bergen universitetet) in proto-germanic, but in proto-indo-european it was probably a word for ggod h or gsky. h this may suggest that ty lr is an older god than odin, but such a surmise hardly helps us to understand texts recorded more than a millennium after proto-germanic was theoretica

ol. 1: heimdall und das horn (lund: c. w. k. gleerup, 1937, has a chapter devoted to the horn, but it follows an outmoded methodology and is highly speculative. gjalp giantess, daughter of geirrod, killed by thor. according to snorri sturluson writing in skaldskaparmal, gjalp was the giantess straddling the river vimur and causing it to swell with urine or menstrual fluids when thor was trying to cross it on his way to geirrod. thor threw a rock at her, saying, ga river must be dammed at its source, h and he hit the target. later he killed gjalp and her sister greip by breaking their backs beneath his seat as they tried to push it up against the ceiling to crush him. gjalp is also found in stanza 37 of hyndluljod, in the gshort voluspa, h where she is listed as one of the nine giant mother

LOGOMACHY OF ZOS

o build them. what of mysticism. a more enrapt self-indulging, more gaudy, the more common denominators: fortuitousness and escapism clothed in h( 1! h. m..1 (5: 5[ f..q i\ 0i am my own law, it sayeth. hope on, for you are much more than you are: much more than you will ever guess as possible. t( 6. i( f-protection, nutrition and sensation. breeding every hybrid and abortion by constant grafting, cross-breeding, against their, and our, intended purpose, or so it seems. what cloudy enemies, what astounding conceptions, mythologies, ideologies, lies, half-truths, frustrations, transferences, they have spawned and still spawn. all deceptions blinding us again and again. but ever, through this jungle have they created their good and evil( c( x. z. over-ridden, murdered or superseded. here, no

LURQUIN STONE EVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS CREATION MYTHS

s, and he studied the properties of the progeny plants. this was his first great insight: he used as experimental objects plants that were easy to differentiate by the unaided human eye. he 40 evolution and religious creation myths observed in the offspring of his mating crosses that progeny plants continued to show in very precise proportions the visible properties of the parents. for example, a cross between tall plants and dwarf plants yielded both tall and dwarf progeny plants in the second-generation offspring. this result contradicted how heredity, as it was understood in those days, was supposed to function. for breeders at that time, the idea was that heredity resulted in the blending of parental characters. in that view, mendel s experiments with tall and dwarf plants should have

ause it is so much more flexible and is propagated so much faster than are biological adaptations. in the last 100,000 years or so, we became cultural animals, and culture became our primary means of adaptation to the environment. let us now turn to scientific studies that take us far away from fossils. to understand what follows, one must realize that scientists strive to corroborate theories by cross-checking them with data obtained independently, sometimes from studies undertaken in a totally different area of science. fascinatingly, fossils are not the only source of information regarding human origins. dna science is also a rich trove of information, and it fully confirms an ancient african origin of modern humans. moreover, genetic science plots very well the early human diasporas th

t is today. cooler temperatures worldwide meant that more water was locked in glaciers. as a consequence, sea levels were lower than today, making new guinea and australia a single landmass separated from southeast asia by only fairly short stretches of open sea. nevertheless, the migrants who traveled from southeast asia to australia and new guinea must have used some kind of floating devices to cross the water. no traces of such boats have been found, possibly because they rotted away a very long time ago. figure 4.3 timing of the migratory routes of h. sapiens in prehistory. dates and routes are based on the measurements of thousands of gene frequencies in hundreds of human populations. from l. l. cavalli-sforza and m. w. feldman, the application of molecular genetic approaches to the s

hundreds of human populations. from l. l. cavalli-sforza and m. w. feldman, the application of molecular genetic approaches to the study of human evolution, nature genetics 33(suppl, 2003: 266 275, by permission of nature genetics. the origins and evolution of homo sapiens 97 also, during the same interglacial period, the sahara (including the sinai peninsula, which early humans would have had to cross) was not a desert, making the travel from east africa to the middle east much easier than it is today. however, the sahara became a desert 40,000 years ago, which must have prevented or at least seriously hindered further expansions out of africa. finally, also thanks to lower sea levels, eastern siberia was connected to alaska by a wide isthmus called beringia (which today is under water. j

f africa. finally, also thanks to lower sea levels, eastern siberia was connected to alaska by a wide isthmus called beringia (which today is under water. japan was similarly connected to asia and could have been reached on foot. thus, human expansions from asia to the americas and japan did not require any type of sophisticated technology. it is natural to wonder how long it took early humans to cross all these vast distances by traveling on foot. after all, it takes hours to go from, say, nairobi in east africa to beijing, china, by jet airplane. genetic data, based on somewhat shorter distances, show that it took humans only about 3,000 years to cross the distance separating india from australia, which means a leisurely pace of 2.5 miles per year. similarly, it took migrants from asia t

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

plants, fruits, and trees stones, metals and gems ceremonial magic and sorcery the elements and their inhabitants hermetic pharmacology, chemistry, and therapeutics the qabbalah, the secret doctrine of israel fundamentals of qabbalistic cosmogony the tree of the sephiroth qabbalistic keys to the creation of man an analysis of tarot cards the tabernacle in the wilderness the fraternity of the rose cross rosicrucian doctrines and tenets fifteen rosicrucian and qabbalistic diagrams alchemy and its exponents the theory and practice of alchemy: part one the theory and practice of alchemy: part two the hermetic and alchemical figures of claudius de dominico celentano vallis novi the chemical marriage bacon, shakspere, and the rosicrucians the cryptogram as a factor in symbolic philosophy freemas

fifteen rosicrucian and qabbalistic diagrams alchemy and its exponents the theory and practice of alchemy: part one the theory and practice of alchemy: part two the hermetic and alchemical figures of claudius de dominico celentano vallis novi the chemical marriage bacon, shakspere, and the rosicrucians the cryptogram as a factor in symbolic philosophy freemasonic symbolism mystic christianity the cross and the crucifixion the mystery of the apocalypse the faith of islam american indian symbolism the mysteries and their emissaries conclusion the secret teachings of all ages an encyclopedic outline of masonic, hermetic, qabbalistic and rosicrucian symbolical philosophy being an interpretation of the secret teachings concealed within the rituals, allegories, and mysteries of all ages by manly

es were eliminated, the various quotations and references to other authors being embodied in the text in their logical order. the bibliography is appended primarily to assist those interested in selecting for future study the most authoritative and important items dealing with philosophy and symbolism. to make readily accessible the abstruse information contained in the book, an elaborate topical cross index is included. i make no claim for either the infallibility or the originality of any statement herein contained. i have studied the fragmentary writings of the ancients sufficiently to realize that dogmatic utterances concerning their tenets are worse than foolhardy. traditionalism is the curse of modern philosophy, particularly that of the european schools. while many of the statements

f playing cards--the rota mundi of the rosicrucians--the problem of tarot symbolism--the unnumbered card--the symbolism of the twenty-one major trumps- the suit cards. 129 the tabernacle in the wilderness moses, the egyptian initiate--the building of the tabernacle--the furnishings of the tabernacle--the ark of the covenant--the robes of glory--the urim and thummim. 133 the fraternity of the rose cross the life of father c.r.c--johann valentin andre--the alchemical teachings of the rosicrucians--significance of the rose cross--the rosicrucian temple--the adepts of the rose cross. 137 rosicrucian doctrines and tenets the confessio fraternitatis--the anatomy of melancholy--john heydon on rosicrucianism--the three mountains of the wise--the philosophical egg--the objects of the rosicrucian or

ciphers. 169 freemasonic symbolism the pillars raised by the sons of seth--enoch and the royal arches--the dionysiac architects--the roman collegia--solomon, the personification of universal wisdom- freemasonry's priceless heritage. 173 mystic christianity st. iran us on the life of christ--the original name of jesus--the christened man--the essenes--the arthurian cycle--merlin the mage. 177 the cross and the crucifixion the aurea legenda--the lost libraries of alexandria--the cross in pagan symbolism- the crucifixion, a cosmic allegory--the crucifixion of quetzalcoatl--the nails of the passion. 181 the mystery of the apocalypse the sacred city of ephesus--the authorship of the apocalypse--the alpha and omega- the lamb of god-the four horsemen-the number of the beast. 185 the faith of isl

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i daurna turn and fight wi' thee; the crosiers haud thee at a feud, and they wad kill baith thee and me 'o shame upon ye, traitors a! i wish your hames ye may never see; ye've stown the bridle off my naig, and i can neither fight nor flee 'ye've stown the bridle off my naig, and ye've put water i' my lang gun; ye've fixed my sword within the sheath that out again it winna come' he had but time to cross himsel, a prayer he hadna time to say, till round him came the crosiers keen, all riding graith'd and in array 'weel met, weel met, now parcy reed, thou art the very man we sought; owre lang hae we been in your debt, no w will we pay you as we ought 'we'll pay thee at the nearest tree, where we shall hang thee like a hound' brave parcy rais'd his fankit sword, and fell'd the foremost to the

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arcane aspects of fate in one way or another. a spiritual healer or a master gambler would no more approach a prospective patient or crap game cold, without the flame of faith i in their powers to warm them, than would a microscopist approach his specimen without a microscope. at a rudimentary level, if you didn't have the faith you could do it, you could no more put one foot before the other and cross the road in the manner you do every day, than could a two-month-old baby. in magical matter, faith is de rigueur, and due to this fact it merits a whole side of the witches' pyramid to itself. while we are on the subject of faith, it would be as well to mention at this point that you as a witch must never break your word. if you do not think you are going to be able to fulfil a promise, do n

d you, albeit unwittingly maybe, with an equal and opposite means of fascinating others or casting your own evil eye! in effect, you will be fighting fire with fire! here is a list, in alphabetical order, of some of those stones you may care to use as the bezel of your ring or pendant: fascination gems amber diamond onyx beryl emerald peridot bloodstone jade sardonyx carbuncle jasper staurotides (cross-stone) carnelian jet ruby cat's-eye lapis lazuli turquoise coral moonstone zircon you may have your witch name engraved upon the ring or pendant either on the reverse surface or around the stone itself. sometimes the zodiac birth signs are also engraved, occasionally even a cabalistic word of power such as ararita, tetragrammaton, mehafelon, ananizapta, or shemhamphorash. incidentally, a ver

ays repeating the jingle either audibly or mentally. should you wish to mix in any dried and powdered mercurial herbs with the ink or paint before applying, this can be a very effective way of reinforcing the potency of the rod. finally, fumigate the wand again in the incense smoke (do not asperge it; this would only demagnetize it and nullify all your previous effort) and seal it with the triple cross and the injunction "so mote it be" as in the square of mercury consecration. either keep your completed wand in a new box of its own or wrap it in linen or silk. in all the following rituals of intelligence you will have cause to use it, whether they be those of seeing stone or mirror, necromancy, or triangle of manifestation (see page 52 for the wand runes) the magical lamps at this point

ense, purify your materials or newly purchased candlesticks (which may be made of any material you choose. then formulate in your imagination the brilliant, burning light of the noonday sun, and repeating a blessing with each rune such as "blessed be thou, creature of light" paint the following characters with your materials of art, right to left as usual. when finished, seal them with the triple cross and "so mote it be" and store in your safe place till you need them. always use exorcised white candles in them during your rituals, unless otherwise directed (see page 52 for candlestick runes) the show stone and the magic mirror consecrated globes of crystal or glass, otherwise known as scrying, seeing, or show stones, have been used from time immemorial by witches in the development of cl

ngle prepared with intention which is accomplished, as with your other magical tools, by exorcising and consecrating your materials with fire and water (using a mercurial incense) in a properly cast circle on a wednesday. then, go to work using a charm to state your intention such as "blessed be thou, focus of power" again, as with all your other artifacts. finally, cense and seal with the triple cross. at the same time that you make the triangle, you can also manufacture the pedestal for the show stone. this you may make simply from a square slab of exorcised wood, say six inches by one inch, depending on the size of your crystal. make a slight rounded hollow in the centre to contain the show stone and prevent it from rolling off. it should be stained or painted black with an exorcised pa

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made all things through thy mercy and righteousness wherewith thou art filled, grant unto us that we may be found worthy that this experiment may be found consecrated and perfect, so that the light may issue from thy most holy seat, o adonai, which may obtain for us favor and love. amen. this being said, thou shalt place it in clean silk, and bury it for a day and a night at the junction of four cross-roads; and whensoever thou wishest to obtain any grace or favor from any, take it, having first properly consecrated it according to the rule and place it in thy right hand, and seek thou what thou wilt it shall not be denied thee. but if thou doest not the experiment carefully and rightly, assuredly thou shalt not succeed in any manner. for obtaining grace and love write down the following

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and accomplishing magical arts and operations are those which are concealed, removed and separated from the habitations of men. wherefore desolate and uninhabited regions are most appropriate, such as the borders of lakes, forests, dark and obscure places, old and deserted houses, whither rarely and scarce ever men do come, mountain, caves, caverns, grottos, gardens, orchards; but best of all are cross-roads, and where four roads meet, during the depth and silence of night. but if thou canst not conveniently go unto any of these places, thy house, and even thine own chamber, or indeed, any place, provided it hath been purified and consecrated with the necessary ceremonies, will be found fit and convenient for the convocation and assembling of the spirits. these arts or operations should be

iligently performed, ye shall behold kings of kings, and emperors of emperors, and other kings, princes, and majesties with them, and a great crowd of followers, together with all sorts of musical instruments, yet nothing should either the magus or his disciples fear. and then let the magus say: i exhort you by these holy names of god, elohim, adonai, agla, that none of you now presume to move or cross over from your appointed stations. this being said, let the magus and his disciples uncover the holy pentacles and show them towards each quarter, and they being shown in each place, there shall be noises and rushings. then shall the emperor of (the spirits) say unto you: from the time of the great addus until now, there hath not been an exorciser who could behold my person, and unless those

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mself with cursing like as with a garment, so let it come unto his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones" in the center of the pentacle is the mystic letter yod. figure 15. the fifth pentacle of saturn. this pentacle defendeth those who invoke the spirits of saturn during the night; and chaseth away the spirits which guard treasures. editor s note. the hebrew letters in the angles of the cross are those of the name ihvh. those in the angles of the square form alvh, eloah. round the four sides of the square are the names of the angels: arehanah, rakhaniel, roelhaiphar, and noaphiel. the versicle is "a great god, a mighty, and a terrible" deut x. 17. figures 13 and 14. the key of solomon page 62 figure 16. the sixth pentacle of saturn. around this pentacle is each name symbolized as

he anachronism of jacob using a pentacle with a sentence from ezekiel will not longer exist. figure 23. the sixth pentacle of jupiter. it serveth for protection against all earthly dangers, by regarding it each day devoutedly and repeating the versicle which surroundeth it "thus shalt thou never perish" figures 20 and 21. the key of solomon page 66 editor s note. the four names in the arms of the cross are- seraph, kerub, ariel, and tharsis; the four rulers of the elements. the versicle is from psalm xxii 16, 17 "they pierced my hands and my feet, i may tell all my bones" figure 24. the seventh and last pentacle of jupiter. it hath great power against poverty, if thou considerest it with devotion, repeating the versicle. it serveth furthermore to drive away those spirits who guard treasure

s continually to shake. they have eyes and see not" figures 34 and 35. the key of solomon page 72 figure 38. the seventh and last pentacle of the sun. if any be by chance imprisoned or detained in fetters of iron, at the presence of this pentacle, which should be engraved in gold on the day and hour of the sun, he will be immediately delivered and set at liberty. editor s note. on the arms of the cross are written the names of chasan, angel of air; arel, angel of fire; phorlakh, angel of earth; and taliahad, angel of water. between the four arms of the cross are written the names of the four rulers of the elements; ariel, seraph, tharshis, and cherub. the versicle is from psalm cxvi. 16, 17 "thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. i will offer unto thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will

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e hexagram of solomon. this is the form of the hexagram of solomon, the figure whereof is to be made on parchment of a calf s skin, and worn at the skirt of thy white vestment, and covered with a cloth of fine linen white and pure, the which is to be shown unto the spirits when they do appear, so that they be compelled to take human shape upon them and be obedient (colours- circle, hexagon, and t cross in centre outlined in black, maltese crosses black; the five exterior triangles of the hexagram where te, tra, gram, ma, ton, is written, are filled in with bright yellow; the t cross in centre is red, with the three little squares therein in black. the lower exterior triangle, where the sigil is drawn in black, is left white. the words tetragrammaton and tau are in black letters; and agla w

MEANING OF MASONRY

f thought, word and action, as exemplified by rigid observance of the symbolic principles of the square, level and plumb-rule. here again the symbolism of our work becomes extremely profound and interesting. he who desires to rise to the heights of his own being must first crush and crucify his own lower nature and inclinations; he must perforce tread what elsewhere is described as the way of the cross; and that cross is indicated by the conjunction of those working tools (which when united form a cross; and that" way" is involved in the scrupulous performance of all that we know those working tools signify. by perfecting his conduct, by struggles against his own natural propensities, the candidate is working the rough ashlar of his own nature into the perfect cube, and i would ask you to

nd that" way" is involved in the scrupulous performance of all that we know those working tools signify. by perfecting his conduct, by struggles against his own natural propensities, the candidate is working the rough ashlar of his own nature into the perfect cube, and i would ask you to observe also that the cube itself contains a secret, for unfolded, it itself denotes and takes the form of the cross. the inward development which the second degree symbolizes is typified by the lowering of the triangular flap of the apron upon the rectangular portion below. this is equivalent to the rite of confirmation in the christian churches. it denotes" the progress we have made in the science" or in other words it indicates that the higher nature of the man, symbolized by the trinity of spirit, has

s lower self, that the aspirant must walk before attaining to the heights. what is meant is that complete self-sacrifice and self-crucifixion which, as all religions teach, are essential before the soul can be raised in glory" from a figurative death to a reunion with the companions of its former toils" both here and in the unseen world. the perfect cube must pass through the metamorphosis of the cross. the soul must voluntarily and consciously pass through a state of utter helplessness from which no earthly hand can rescue it, and in trying to raise him from which the grip of any succouring human hand will prove but a slip: until at length divine help itself descends from the throne above and, with the" lion's grip" of almighty power, raises the faithful and regenerated soul to union w it

light. he is now lord of himself; the true master mason; able to govern that lodge which is within himself; and as he has passed through the three degrees of purifying and self-perfecting, and squared, levelled, and harmonized his triple nature of body, soul and spirit, he also wears, on attaining mastership, the triple tau; which comprises the form of a level, but is also the hebrew form of the cross; the three crosses upon the apron thus corresponding with the three crosses of calvary. to sum up the import of the teaching of the three degrees, it is clear, therefore, that from grade to grade the candidate is being led from an old to an entirely new quality of life. he begins his masonic career as the natural man; he ends it by becoming through its discipline, a regenerated perfected man

s nothing that hath been made, and whose life is the light of men. if, in the words of the masonic hymn" hiram the architect did all the craft direct how they should build" it is equally true that the protagonist of the christian scriptures also taught universal humanity" how they should build" and reconstruct their own fallen nature, and that the method of such building is one which involves the cross as its working tool and one which culminates in a death and a raising from the dead. and, of those who attain their initiation and mastership by that method, is it not further written there that they become of the household of god and built into a spiritual temple not made with hands, but eternal and in the heavens and of which "jesus christ is the chief corner stone, in whom all the buildin

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e fallen seraph, who uplifts up from common 52 52 clay. it was this very spirit who brought unto us freedom and divinity. by the fire and blackened earth i deny the baptism of the profane, that faith in dogmatic sickness of spirit be banished that the stain of guilt ridden spirituality be forgotten. i speak these prayers against the sun, as songs to the shadows as gifts to the broken and trampled cross from the chalice of blood offered beyond the veil of the dead i go forth as the beast within the storm, as the man of the black goat skin am i reposed in the night, again shall i come forth in light. let our will be done! come thou forth, mighty dead come thou forth -shades of the grave! i trample this cross in the name of the devil, hidden watcher of the path known as azazel! by baphomet sh

raph that you create your quill to mark this tomb and fetish-house of the spirit, however it must be prepared. day onewash the vessel in clean and cool water. allow it to sit from dawn until dusk, to let it bask in the sunlight if it may. seek hecate in dreams. record the experience accordingly. day twopaint it the color of your desire, upon it on four sides a mark of an x, the sacred sign of the cross roads. the sigillic formula of the succubi or hecate should be inscribed on the pot/vessel. day three the night of the full moon. within the vessel place the sigil of hecate which should already be prepared, ashes and bone if possible. i) the virgin -hekas umpesha ur-rastu lil-ka zrazza encircle me by three, shadow wrap my being in the caul-shroud of your mark. triple mooned, blood drinking

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the barbarian, from alice through the looking glass todungeons and dragons, the themes are one. what is the tree of the east and the treeof the west? what are the two seraphim who guard the ark of the covenant? what arethe gates of v alhalla? why are there twin columns at the portals of illustrious edifices?what do the swastika, the double-headed eagle, the masonic double cube, the double-barred cross of lorraine, the two knights templars riding one horse, really signify?what are the real pillars of hercules that guarded the way to atlantis?atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation49 chapter 7records of blood and stoneof central importance to the proof of the war between the gods is the purely scientificaccounts of the devastation that affected the earths flora and fauna: what

e,soldiers (one of the best kind of sacrificial victims) are adorned with ancient occult symbols(like pentagrams and acorns, etc) to wear, not so they can appear handsome, but that theyare correctly marked when they enter the place of the black mass (these sites were alsostrategically chosen, but not in the way the student of battle believes) the u. s. cavalry, forinstance, wore the symbol of the cross swords which is an occult symbol for the war ofarmageddon. for a reminder of the level of atrocity and demonic nature of the generals, irefer the reader to the classic films paths of glory and breaker morant, and to the dr.who features: war games, genesis of the daleks, state of decay, and enlightenment. many modern assassinations are committed at important sites on the earth grid, sothat th

pular genres of music which have occult themes and imagery (which may appear anti-chris-tian, these films and their creators are, in actual fact, surreptitiously funded by the v atican (alsoby the jesuits and the illuminati) via the record companies, marketing agents, and publicityhouses. there is a reason why the pop icon madonna, for instance, has this moniker and whyshe constantly displays the cross or crucifix. it is why the imagery in her videos is of the type itis and why she is so personally wealthy. it has to do with whom she and her promoters serve.the same goes for the rolling stones (listen to sympathy for the devil, 200 light y ears fromhome, midnight rambler, paint it black, goat's head soup, their satanic majesty's request,etc) the beatles, and the grateful dead. and these ar

to kill cain, given that he and his parents were (according to the bible) the only living beings (p.102)gardner concludes that the mark was a sign of royalty that would distinguish cain. it was a coat ofarms to mark his lineage and prestige.the mark of cainthis was called in hebrew malkhut, from the akkadian malku, meaning sovereign (see p. 102) it was the symbol that has become known as the rose cross (rx)commentthis rx, is now pronounced phonetically as rex, the title given to monarchs. it is also the sym-bol one finds in the pharmaceutical fields and professions. the ancient annunaki were powerful alchemists/chemists.the cross and the circle this is the mark. it is also the sign for v enus in astrology. this is seen held inverted by the mon-archs. the cross within the circle is found on

(p. 69)monotheismakhenaton presided over another development in the brotherhood he achieved everlasting fame forhis efforts to champion the cause of monotheism monotheism was a brotherhood teaching, and manyhistorians cite akhenaton as the most important figure to broadly promulgate the concept (p. 69)atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation229 appendix b: book abstracts the original cross/crucifixin addition to launching the one god theology, the snake brotherhood created many of the symbolsand regalia still used by some important religions today. for example, the brotherhood temple at elamarna was constructed in the shape of a cross a symbol later adopted by the brotherhoods mostfamous offshoot; christianity (p. 70)solomons temple was also modeled after that of el amarna.boo

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west, the most famous savior figure is jesus christ. what christians have generally agreed on regarding this savior is: he is the only son of god or was god. he was born from a virgin. he was prophesied to come. he would, in the latter part of his life, travel around with 12 followers [apostles] teaching goodness and performing miracles. he would later die for our sins by being nailed to a wooden cross. his body was placed in a cave and, after 3 days, his--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 9 body disappeared and returned to heaven. in heaven he resides to this day, promising to return and rule for a 1,000 years, and afterwards he will live forever more with god. the hindus have the many incarnations of the most-high god vishnu. vishnu, who resides in heaven, came upon man in many forms a

osiris, was cut into pieces and scattered. i have often wondered what christians mean when they said that jesus died for our sins, and his death represented a great sacrifice that somehow redeemed my soul. listening to christians explain how that actually works is usually amusing, and always results in an comical, unsatisfactory answer. to live in heaven, spend 33 years on earth, be murdered on a cross, 3 days in the underworld, and back up to heaven for all eternity does not constitute saving my soul, nor even a sacrifice. jesus living a long life of pain and toil, instead of a short 33 years, and then going to heaven is more of a sacrifice, but, because he still goes to heaven, i can t envision what those extra decades of his life have to do with my soul. far from blinking out of existen

nderworld, and back up to heaven for all eternity does not constitute saving my soul, nor even a sacrifice. jesus living a long life of pain and toil, instead of a short 33 years, and then going to heaven is more of a sacrifice, but, because he still goes to heaven, i can t envision what those extra decades of his life have to do with my soul. far from blinking out of existence after dying on the cross, which would indeed represent a sacrifice, he instead had a get out of jail free card, and a one-way ticket back to heaven. even the story of his life on earth is a bit broken. jesus, as a child, was intensely curious and full of wonder, then there s a whole 18 years of his life that completely unaccounted for in the bible (as if he disappears, then, at age around age 30, he pops back up wit

ve and represents each person s connection to god. further, the way the total universe is divided is also up for grabs. some in the occult speak of 7 heavens, seven hells, the astral and material planes. others speak of only 4 partitions of the universe: the abyss, the heavens, the astral, and the earth. others still speak of 4 partitions: hell (infernal, heaven, the astral, and the material. the cross-sections that occultists have divided the universe differs, but there is general agreement regarding the function, and nature of the separate worlds. the concepts of heaven and hell are usually thought of as exclusively christian, but this is far from the truth. every religion and mythology out there makes reference to the heavens, the earth, and the underworld. in regards to the heavens, it

lse i found interesting was how some magicians referred to osiris (and yahweh) as lord; except, when they spoke of him, or identified him in any way, it was always in terms of jesus christ. famous phrases: sun of the golden dawn sign of osiris slain: extend arms out to the sides, legs together, palms forward, hang head down. represents sacrifice, balance, and transformation. sign of osiris risen: cross arms over chest, right over left, legs together. represents resurrection and transcendence. excerpt from the ritual of the hexagram: virgo, isis, mighty mother. scorpio, apophis, the destroyer. sol [sun, osiris, slain and risen! ee-ahh-ohh! ee-ahh-ohh. do sign of osiris slain and say the sign of osiris slain. do sign of the mourning of isis (right arm at 12 o clock, left arm at 8 o clock) an

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cian calls forth the left-handed aspects of the self, the vampyric famulus (latin for familiar) whom is the shadow-drinker, the loa of the grave, whom has survived physical death and is not held in the limitations of flesh alone. the sorcerer by employing the technique of trance-induction by off-beat drumming creates a vortex of sound from which invocation and possesion may occur. the mark of the cross-road is the displaced consciousness of the sorcerer who becomes a gateway to hell (helan, the meeting place of sorcerers and the dead) in luciferian and sethanic witchcraft, the current of vampyrism is explored through the sorcerous aspects of summoning, creating and controlling shadows and wraiths, all connected by the self. before practicing the mentally challenging and dangerous rituals a

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t from god and that it is god's prerogative, not man's, to take it back. in discussing this, however, i do not pass a moral judgment against suicide. i only report what others who have been through this experience have told me. i am now in the process of preparing a second book on near-death experiences, in which this topic, along with others, will be dealt with at greater length. do you have any cross-cultural cases? no, i don't. in fact, one of the many reasons i say that my study is not "scientific" is that the group of individuals to whom i have listened is not a random sample of human beings. i would be very interested in hearing about the near-death experiences of eskimos, kwakiutl indians, navahos, watusi tribesmen, and, so on. however, due to geographic and other limitations, i hav

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aths to mankind; the personal estate of man, entailed of nature to the end of time. and masonry early recognized it as true, that to set forth and develop a truth, or any human excellence of gift or growth, is to make, greater the spiritual glory of the race; that whosoever aids the march of a truth, and makes the thought a thing, writes in the same line with moses, and with him who died upon the cross; and has an intellectual sympathy with the deity himself. the best gift we can bestow on man is manhood. it is that which masonry is ordained of god to bestow on its votaries: not sectarianism and religious dogma; not a rudimental morality, that may be found in the writings of confucius, zoroaster, seneca, and the rabbis, in the proverbs and ecclesiastes; not a little and cheap common-school

ail. have faith, and struggle on, against all evil influences and discouragements! faith is the saviour and redeemer of nations. when christianity had grown weak, profitless, and powerless, the arab restorer and iconoclast came, like a cleansing hurricane. when the battle of damascus was about to be fought, the christian bishop, at the early dawn, in his robes, at the head of his clergy, with the cross once so triumphant raised in the air, came down to the gates of the city, and laid open before the army the testament of christ. the christian general, thomas, laid his hand on the book, and said_"oh god! if our faith be true, aid us, and deliver us not into the hands of its enemies_ but khaled_"the sword of god_ who had marched from victory to victory, exclaimed to his wearied soldiers_"let

istian faith has it, had it formerly more than now; a subtlety that might have entangled plato, and which has rivalled in a fruitless fashion the mystic lore of jewish rabbis and indian sages. it is not this which converts the heathen. it is a vain task to balance the great thoughts of the earth, like hollow straws, on the finger-tips of disputation. it is not this kind of warfare which makes the cross triumphant in the hearts of the unbelievers; but the actual power that lives in the faith. so there is a political scholasticism that is merely useless. the dexterities of subtle logic rarely stir the hearts of the people, or convince them. the true apostle of liberty, fraternity and equality makes it a matter of life and death. his combats are like those of bossuet--combats to the death. th

matters of faith and beliefs. it is philosophical, because it teaches the great truths concerning the nature and existence of one supreme deity, and the existence and immortality of the soul. it revives the academy of plato, and the wise teachings of socrates. it reiterates the maxims of pythagoras, confucius, and zoroaster, and reverentially enforces the sublime lessons of him who died upon the cross. the ancients thought that universal humanity acted under the influence of two opposing principles, the good and the evil: of which the good urged men toward truth, independence, and devotedness; and the evil toward falsehood, servility, and selfishness. masonry represents the good principle and constantly wars against the evil one. it is the hercules, the osiris, the apollo, the mithras, an

our book-reading, are especially designed to prepare our minds for the _action_ of life. we are to hear and read and meditate, that we may _act_ well; and the _action_ of life is itself the great field for spiritual improvement. there is no task of industry or business, in field or forest, on the wharf or the ship's deck, in the office or the exchange, but has spiritual ends. there is no care or cross of our daily labor, but was especially ordained to nurture in us patience, calmness, resolution, perseverance, gentleness, disinterestedness, magnanimity. nor is there any tool or implement of toil, but is a part of the great spiritual instrumentality. all the relations of life, those of parent, child, brother, sister, friend, associate, lover and beloved, husband, wife, are moral, throughou

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

ctions '0 man' and '0 lover, etc, refer technically to certain ordeals proper to the grades of man of earth and lover, besides the general meaning given in a. c 's commentary. 42. let it be that state of manyhood bound and loathing. so with thy all; thou hast no right but to do thy will "manyhood bound and loathing. an organized state is a free association for the common weal. my personal will to cross the atlantic, for example, is made effective by cooperation with others on agreed terms. but the forced association of slaves is another thing. a man who is not doing his will is like a man with cancer, an independent growth in him, yet one from which he cannot get free. the idea of self-sacrifice is a moral cancer in exactly this sense. similarly, one may say that not to do one's will is ev

ourse, that monotheism is a lie. belief in the oneness of man is a great comfort to the ego "i am the one" cries every 'black brother. the master of the temple answers not, for he is not. the ox aleph is the ox, of course, 1 by the qabalah and zero by the book of thoth, the taro. also, aleph in full alp is 111 "one, one, one. it is also indicative that the two letters of ox in english suggest the cross and the circle. 49. abrogate are all rituals, all ordeals, all words and signs. ra-hoor-khuit hath taken his seat in the east at the equinox of the gods; and let asar be with isa, who also are one. but they are not of me. let asar be the adorant, isa the sufferer; hoor in his secret name and splendour is the lord initiating. this verse declares that the old formula of magick the osiris-adoni

tem, so to speak. they, also, are not thelemites. it is with those two cases that a mistake is most likely, since there are some points of sympathy, or rather, empathy "thou hast no right but to do thy will" this note is for members of the grades of practicus, philosophus, and dominus liminis. but the zelator will be wise if he tries to fathom it, since he "begins to study the formula of the rosy cross" 61. but to love me is better than all things: if under the night- stars in the desert thou presently burnest mine incense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. for one kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all; but whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. ye shall gather goods and store of

exorcist. i am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle "come unto me" is a foolish word: for it is i that go "it is i that go" liber aleph must be consulted for a full demonstration of this truth. we may here say briefly that hadit is motion, that is, change or 'love. the symbol of godhead in egypt was the ankh, which is a sandal-strap, implying the power to go; and it suggests the rosy cross, the fulfilment of love, by its shape. the wheel and the circle are evidently symbols of nuit; this sentence insists upon the conception of lingam-yoni. but beyond the obvious relation, we observe two geometrical definitions. the axle is a cylinder set perpendicularly to the plane of the wheel; thus hadit supplies the third dimension to nuit. it suggests that matter is to be conceived as two

han you would treat a human being, as some dog lovers do) they should be treated like dogs, that is, like any other animals with respect (by respect" is not meant that the chinese must stop eating chow) one of the more amusing obsessions in this connection is that concerning sirius the "dog star. certain "initiates" who fear 666 and liber al whisper to their "disciples" that "the site of the rosy cross brotherhood is in sirius" meaning, of course, themselves. poor sirius. any person who has not achieved consciousness of his or her own godhead tends to mistreat animals. either is too cruel towards them, or too kind. a member of a certain american family who achieved great political notoriety was actually known, during the last world war (world war ii, for the benefit of future readers, to d

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even more intense than before, and he now avoided all human society. in vain did the nymphs, his once chosen companions, endeavour to win him back to his accustomed haunts; their power to charm was gone, and music was now his sole consolation. he wandered forth alone, choosing the wildest and most secluded paths, and the hills and vales resounded with his pathetic melodies. at last he happened to cross the path of some thracian women, who were performing the wild rites of dionysus (bacchus, and in their mad fury at his refusing to join them, they furiously attacked him, and tore him in pieces. in pity for his unhappy fate, the muses collected his remains, which they buried at the foot of mount olympus, and the nightingale warbled a funeral dirge over his grave. his head was thrown into the

eautiful, and united together. in later times, when this divinity becomes identified with persephone, she is supposed to inhabit the lower world as a malignant deity, and henceforward it is the gloomy, awe-inspiring side of her character which alone [86]develops itself. she now presides over all practices connected with witchcraft and enchantments, haunts sepulchres, and the point where two roads cross, and lonely spots where murders have been committed. she was supposed to be connected with the appearance of ghosts and spectres, to possess unlimited influence over the powers of the lower world, and to be able to lay to rest unearthly apparitions by her magic spells and incantations. hecate appears as a gigantic woman, bearing a torch and a sword. her feet and hair are formed of snakes, an

mmerce, hermes was naturally supposed to be the promoter of intercourse among nations; hence, he is essentially the god of travellers, over whose safety he presided, and he severely punished those who refused assistance to the lost or weary wayfarer. he was also guardian of streets and roads, and his statues, called herma (which were pillars of stone surmounted by a head of hermes, were placed at cross-roads, and frequently in streets and public squares. being the god of all undertakings in which gain was a feature, he was worshipped as the giver of wealth and [119]good luck, and any unexpected stroke of fortune was attributed to his influence. he also presided over the game of dice, in which he is said to have been instructed by apollo. hermes was the son of zeus and maia, the eldest and

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edly, but could still feel the entity getting closer and closer. then suddenly, it was gone. not surprisingly, the whole weird experience left derek feeling completely drained and exhausted. to make absolutely certain that this doesn t happen to you, here is a powerful cabalistic ritual that will send any unfriendly spirits back where they came from in short order, never to return. the cabalistic cross stand at the center of your witching circle, with your feet together. face east. close your eyes. pretend that a ball of white light is hovering just above your scalp. with your left hand at your side, raise your right hand above your head, to touch this sphere with your first and second fingers. keep those two fingers together, and curl your thumb and your third and fourth fingers into the

ulah. the word of power is pronounced vay-gay-doo-lah. clasp both hands in front of your chest. speak the fifth magic word of power le olahim. amen. the words of power are pronounced lay-oh-lahm-amen. this completes the ritual and you can rest easy that nothing evil can come anywhere near you, and that all is good and positive around you. the flaming pentagram< perform the whole of the cabalistic cross ritual. with your left hand at your side, stretch out your right hand with the first and second fingers extended, to draw the sign of the elder gods (a pentagram) in the air before you. keep those two fingers together, and curl your thumb and your third and fourth fingers into the palm of your hand. draw the pentagram large, starting with your hand in the region of your left hip and sweeping

third pentagram and stab it. speak the sacred name of power: ehyeh. the sacred name is pronounced eh-he-yeh. walk to the north, tracing a line of fire as you go. draw a fourth pentagram and stab it. speak the sacred name of power: agla. the sacred name is pronounced ah-ge-lah. return to the east, closing the imaginary circle of fire in the center of the first pentagram. extend your arms to form a cross. visualize the archangel raphael in front of you. see him in yellow robes and imagine air currents flowing from him towards you. say before me, raphael. visualize the archangel gabriel behind you in the west. his robes are blue and he stands against a background of the sea. say behind me, gabriel. visualize the archangel michael in the south. his robes are red and he stands against a fiery

are red and he stands against a fiery, volcanic landscape. say on my right hand, michael. visualize the archangel uriel in the north. he wears dark robes olive, russet, citrine and black and stands against a background of fertile earth. say on my left hand, uriel. holding all the visualizations strongly. say, about me flame the pentagrams. behind me shines the sixrayed star. repeat the cabalistic cross. this completes the ritual, which is still secretly practiced today as an opening ceremony in many occult lodges. after you have practiced this a few times, and found the swing of it, you will find it equally effective if you merely imagine you are making the gestures, while you say the words and names of power aloud. chapter 6 the esoteric arts< can you look far into the future and know wha

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

ans often adopted the gods of other peoples. we can surmise what deity the roman tignarii, or carpenters, chose for themselves by looking at a stone discovered in 1725 in chichester, england, that bears the dedication (52 a.d) of a temple to minerva, goddess of wisdom, and neptune, god of the sea. the latter may well have been invoked both for the protection of the tignarii, who frequently had to cross the channel, and for the construction of boats.10 a similar inscription discovered in nice-cimiez shows the lapidarii making a vow to hercules, their tutelary deity* it is also likely that the worship of roman builders had experienced the influence of foreign peoples because of the itinerant nature of these artisans and the fact that the romans benefited from the architectural knowledge of t

the church stood in opposition to associations and guilds. building there began to blossom only when, in conjunction with the evolution of mores and customs, new forms of association became possible, exemplified by brotherhoods that included both clerics and laypeople as their members. in northern regions, where architecture changed slowly, artists continued to perfect romanesque art and did not cross through it, so to speak. from this we should not conclude that the "crossed rib" and gothic architecture that appeared in the ile de france region was the spontaneous creation of that area's genius. in looking at the existence and growth of architectural schools, we should pay specific attention to lombardy in italy. we have seen how this region, notably the area of como, managed to maintain

struction; the political separation between the barbarous world of the lombards and the byzantine world of venice and ravenna was simply too great. but at the end of the eleventh and throughout the twelfth centuries there appeared vaulting that, unlike the round-rib vaulting found in france, was made up of square ribs that formed beneath the vault they held up suggesting a large, branched archaic cross. an interesting french example of this structure, undoubtedly of lombard origin, is the ogival square crossing erected in 1178 on each of the transepts of the ancient cathedral of maguelone, in the herault. another is the large, square-ribbed crossing on the porch of moissac. this lombard ribbed crossing is fairly contemporay with or appeared even a little earlier than the ribbed crossing fo

impossible that the west was familiar with it at this time. it would have adapted it to its principles and existing architectural styles. here again, we can assume the role of monks in its propagation cf. h. focillon, art d'occident, le moyen age roman, vol. 1 (paris: librairie arand colin, 1971, 117 ff. 46 the origins of freemasonry from ancient times to the middle ages though we are discussing cross-ribbed architecture in terms of two different schools, we should take care not to oppose or even separate them. their relation is much like that of the romanesque and gothic styles. here we must acknowledge again that the initiative for realizing and executing works was not connected solely to the imagination and talent of artists. the benedictines and cistercians were generally the master b

pearance of brotherhoods and* with the council's consent, saint bernard, responsible for writing the new rule of the templars, would have delegated this task to jean michel (jean michaelensis. see also h. de curzon, la regie du temple (paris: 1886. it should be noted that the rule of the temple had much in common with the rule of citeaux+ from 1146 on these robes were embellished with a red patty cross embroidered on the chest, which referenced the privilege bestowed upon them by pope eugene iii on the authority of bernard of clairvaux. the servant brothers were clad in brown. 64 the origins of freemasonry from ancient times to the middle ages communities of builders. the primary question one that has always been subject to controversy is this: did the templars wield any influence over the

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tion shall bend before their will. so it shall be done" so spoke xepera, the word become form, who also would fade before the eyes of the ancestors of our ancestors, until only dim memories of imhotep, prometheus, enoch, and belial would remain as the eldest legends of humankind. by his word we of the priesthood of set have rejected the blissful annihilation of unity, the crippling torture of the cross of duality, and the worship of the triad of chaos in all their semblances. embraced and immortalized by the very fire of life, we seek those who yet grope towards the light, knowing not what it is they desire, but only that they must attain it. perils there are, and they are many- yet, in all their glamour and comfort, as one they lead their victim at last to the same numbing death that woul

PHILIP NEIL MYTHS LEGENDS EXPLAINED

death. he poles while gilgamesh acts as a mast because, in a fury, gilgamesh had broken the sacred stones that made the boat safe in these perilous waters. gilgamesh crosses the waters of death gilgamesh acts as a human mast in the ferryboat of urshanabi, the ferryman of the gods. distraught at enkidu s death, he was advised by siduri, the goddess of wine and wisdom, to seek out the ferryman and cross the bitter waters of death in his search for utnapishtim. after the death of enkidu, gilgamesh set out to solve the mystery of death. he marched to the top of the twin peaks of mashu, guardians of the rising and setting sun, and demanded entry to the underworld from the dreadful scorpion guardians at the gate, who were half-man and half-dragon. inside he journeyed for 12 leagues (30 miles) i

ion of zurvan s doubt spoiled the world by creating sin and evil. he defiled everything he touched, and rejoiced as he did so. my victory is perfect, he crowed. i have fouled the world with filth and darkness, and made it my stronghold. i have dried up the earth, so that the plants will die, and poisoned gayomart, so he will die. old age these elderly people are approaching the day when they must cross the cinvat bridge, the bridge of judgment, to reach either the joy of heaven or the horrors of hell, according to their acts and consciences. the bridge is wide for the faithful, but narrow as a needle for the sinner. the birth of ahura mazda and ahriman this silver plaque from luristan, from the eighth century bce, shows the twins, ahura mazda and ahriman, emerging from the body of zurvan

all the argonauts survived the dangers of the voyage except for tiphys and idmon the seer. idmon had prophesied at the start that everyone would survive except himself. he was gored by a boar and died. jason and the golden fleece jason, protected by hera jason sailed under the special protection of hera. when jason was hurrying to the court of king pelias to lay his claim to the throne, he had to cross a flooded river. an old woman stood forlornly on the bank and begged him to carry her across. he did so, losing one of his sandals in the process. the old woman was hera in disguise, and this small service earned jason her devoted help. medea, witch and lover medea, a witch with a fiery and ruthless temperament, was madly in love with jason. when she thought he was plotting with her brother

y promising louhi the sampo, a mysterious magic object (see opposite. many battles, impossible tasks, and adventures later, v in m inen sailed toward the setting sun, never to be seen by mortals again. va n m inen va n m inen, whom aino calls a dodderer, approaches her as she gathers twigs in the forest. don t for anyone, young maid, except me, young maid, wear the beads around your neck, set the cross upon your breast, put your head into a braid, bind your hair with silk! he cries. aino, only girl aino s name means only, from the finnish word aiona, meaning only one of its kind. here she rejects v in m inen, wrenches the beads from her neck, and runs home weeping. birch twigs when v in m inen approached her, aino was gathering birch twigs for the sauna. it was to the sauna that a hare bro

found in hampshire seems to show him as a sun god, with a solar wheel between his horns. in northern britain he was called belatucadros, the fair shining one, whom the romans associated with the war god, mars. although there are no surviving stories about cernunnos, he may survive in folk belief as herne the hunter, the antler-horned spectral rider who leads the ghostly wild hunt across the sky. cross-legged posture cernunnos posture may show a near-eastern origin, or may simply reflect the habitual sitting posture of the celts who, according to classical authors, sat on the ground. his position here is strikingly similar to that of a horned indian deity shown on a seal from mohenjo daro in pakistan, who also sits cross-legged surrounded by animals; it is suggested that this indian deity

RABBI MOSHE WISNEFSKY APPLES FROM THE ORCHARD THE ARIZAL ON THE PARASHAH

ual fs mental structures. on the other hand, if binah is left to pursue its analysis unchecked, it is likely to stray far afield from the idea of the initial insight and arrive at spurious conclusions; it must therefore be.at least periodically.reviewed and compared with the original insight. the ideal condition, thus, is for chochmah and binah to be constantly in a state of gunion, h i.e, mutual cross-fertilization. this is referred to in the imagery of the zohar as gthe point [i.e, chochmah] in its palace [i.e, binah. h therefore scripture uses the verb gcreated, h alluding to beriah, and the name elokim, which refers to ima. furthermore, the numerical value of the name elokim [alef-lamed-hei-yud-mem, 86] is the same as that of the word for gthe throne h [hakisei, hei-kaf-samech-alef, fo

h as is known, in the generation of the flood, z feir anpin and nukva were back to back. this is alluded to by the two words gmountain, h gmountain, h whose numerical values are that of the name elokim in regression [plus 5, for the value of the five letters of the name7. because of the sins of the generation, z feir anpin and nukva could not face each other; they were not oriented toward mutual cross-fertilization, as we mentioned above. the word for gmountain h is har (hei-reish: 5+ 200= 205. the regression of the name elokim (alef-lamed-hei-yud-mem) is: alef, alef-lamed, alef-lamed-hei, alef-lamed-hei-yud, alef-lamed-hei-yud-mem. the numerical value of this regression is: 1 (1+ 30 (1+ 30+ 5 (1+ 30+ 5 +10 (1+ 30+ 5+ 10+ 40= 5(1+ 4(30+ 3(5+ 2(10+ 1(40= 5+ 120+ 15+ 20+ 40= 200. 7 see liku

he other side and the egyptians had entered the sea in their pursuit. at that point, we are told, the heavenly accuser protested to g-d, saying, gboth these and those are idol-worshippers. why are you planning to save these and drown those? h g-d thereupon gthrew satan a bone, h i.e, suggested that he inflict suffering upon job. this diverted his attention from the jewish people, who proceeded to cross over to dry land unimpeded, leaving g-d to overturn the sea on the egyptians. furthermore: why did g-d use job to ransom israel? this seems biased, to say the least. gif tuvia sinned, should zigud be punished? h13 to understand this, we must explore another matter first. we have seen that at gthe covenant between the parts, h g-d said to abraham, g cyour seed will be sojourners in a land not

ntion to the land of the emotions, and it is here that esau, threatened by jacob fs usurption of his hegemony over the emotions, prepares to do battle with him* the next verses in the torah read: ghe took them and passed them over the brook, and did the same with his possessions. and jacob was left alone, and a person wrestled with him until dawn. h2 our sages state that [the reason jacob did not cross with his family but remained behind was because] he went back to retrieve his small jars [and the like].3 as is known, the soul of a righteous individual comprises 248 [spiritual] members, each one of which possesses sparks from a number of the souls of [other] righteous individuals. all the divine beneficence that is granted to him is given as well for the sake of all [the souls of those ot

ght h da fat is that we can become intolerant of the wrong things. if we become convinced of something that is not right, our intolerance can make us unwilling to become unconvinced. thus, women generally are more in danger of being seduced than are men. for all these reasons, it is clear why in kabbalah great emphasis is placed on the union of male and female. our male and female aspects need to cross-fertilize each other, so that we may always be refining our awareness of truth while simultaneously being single-mindedly devoted to its implementation. the female aspect prevents the male aspect from keeping us in a state of abstract non-accomplishment, while the male aspect prevents the female aspect from being seduced into misguided zeal.12 in the torah, the account of this king is: gand

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

e appropriate gestures with your outstretched arm (without a magical weapon-that comes later, and the appropriate movements around your own axis or around the room where you work. do not leave the topic until absolute perfection has been obtained, else you may be obliged to return and master it before you can proceed to more advanced matters. 4 the golden dawn then experiment with the simple rose-cross ritual (p. 46 of volume 111. though this ritual is described in a later volume than the two now under discussion, it could well be taken out of context and mastered at the same time as the pentagram ritual. this ritual of the rose-cross teaches the formulation of the symbol in the four corners of the room, as well as above and below the axis where you stand. it results in surrounding yoursel

sure that the contents are understood, try to rewrite the instructions in simple every-day english. this is not as difficult as it sounds. the benefit to be derived from this is an increase in understanding far greater than anything you would initially expect. 8 the golden dawn in the earlier volume, there was a lesser forin of pentagram ritual given for daily usage, together with the simple rose-cross ritual. if the student has followed this recommendation, by the time he gets to studying this present volume, he should be quite expert in tracing these lineal figures. all that is required now is a slight expansion of his already existent knowledge, to incorporate the new but basic data to be found in these two documents. the rewriting that the student will do is to enable him to omit all e

by the divine light of kether and attracting through the middle pillar to malkuth" another concerns the so-called banner of the east which "affirms the mode of action employed by the divine light in its operation by the forces of nature. upon it is the symbol of the macrocosm so colored as to affirm the action of the fire of the spirit through the waters of creationunder the harmony of the golden cross of the reconciler. the whole represents the ascent of the initiate into perfect knowledge of the light (italics mine) in the adeptus minor ritual is to be found the analysis of the so-called keyword 1.n.ri. it is found in several places thereafter; its very frequency should make the student suspect its importance. few, however, take time out to apply basic qabalistic and magical principles t

ncy should make the student suspect its importance. few, however, take time out to apply basic qabalistic and magical principles to elucidate its meaning. so in order to convey some idea of elementary meanings, i have decided to show the student what can be done with these four english letters ln.r.1. they are, of course, the initials of a latin phrase once placed by the romans at the head of the cross representing the phrase "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews" several other theological meanings to these letters have been given at different periods in history by various groups of people and scholars. for example, the medieval alchemists suggested that i.n.r.i. meant "igne natura renovatur integra "the whole of nathre is renewed by fire" another example of about the same period elaborated

summarize the symbolism of the previous findings. so one adept or officiant raises his right arm directly in the air above him, while extending his left arm straight outwards (as though to make a left turn when driving a car. this forms by shape the letter 'l: a second adept raises his arms as though in supplication above his head-the letter 'v. the third adept extends his arms outwards forming a cross. all together finally cross their arms on their chests, forming the letter x (a single person may of course perform the identical gestures) the letters formllvx'which is now interpreted as the 'light of the cross. it is so interpreted because the letters 'inri' were initially found on the cross, as well as because lvxmeans light. finally the 1etters'lvx'themselves are portions of one type or

REGARDIE TALISMANS

n their preparation. the principles already described will cover their construction. these personally designed talismans are much preferred to those copied from this or any other text. chapter three words of power in the hermetic order of the golden dawn, a most interesting anachronism was employed to serve as the basis for the construction of sigils. it related to the old symbol of a rose upon a cross not necessarily a new symbol in itself. however, it is not any antecedently known type of rose-cross symbol. it has no parallels in occult or symbolic history. the novelty consisted of drawing the twenty-two hebrew letters in the petals of the rose according to the archaic attributions of the sepher yetzirah. they were placed in a certain order. the so-called twelve single letters, referred

s a third subdivision of large petals where were found the three mother letters so-called, referred to the three prime elements of fire, water and air. this resulted in the development of a simple but ingenious schema from which could be drawn an entirely new set of sigils, vastly different from those originally derived from the traditional magical squares. this complete symbol of the rose on the cross may be seen in one of the volumes of the golden dawn (llewellyn publications, st. paul, 1969, though the rose itself, which is only part of the symbol that concerns us here, may be found in the appendix. the student will find himself amply repaid by experimenting with the drawing of sigils of every conceivable type of name on this rose of twenty-two petals. he may find such sigils of more pr

ing seated or standing before the tablet, and looking in the requisite direction of the force which he wishes to invoke, take several deep inspirations, close the eyes, and holding the breath, mentally pronounce the letters of the forces invoked. let this be done several times, as if you breathed upon the tablet pronouncing them in the vibratory manner. then, rising, make the sign of the rose and cross over the tablet, and repeating the requisite formula, first describe around the talisman a circle, with the appropriate magical implement, and then make the invoking pentagrams five times over it, as if the pentagrams stood upright upon it, repeating the letters of the triplicity involved with al added. then solemnly read any invocation required, making the proper sigils from the rose as you

letters of the triplicity involved with al added. then solemnly read any invocation required, making the proper sigils from the rose as you pronounce the names. the first operation is to initiate a whirl from yourself. the second, to attract the force in the atmosphere into the vortex you have formed. then read the elemental prayer as in the rituals, and close with the signs of the circle and the cross (that is the rose-cross) after performing the necessary banishing. be careful, however, not to banish over the newly consecrated talisman, as that would simply decharge it again and render it useless. before banishing, you should wrap the charged talisman in clean white silk or linen. appendixes bibliography the greater key of solomon (trans) s.l. mcgregor mathers book of talismans raphael t

RELIGIOUS TENANTS OF THE YEZIDI

nes of christianity. with god all things are possible; but humanly speaking there seems little hope of the conversion of these heathen until the native churches shall have risen from sleep, and again trimmed their lamps with a zeal and love such as were exhibited in the early nestorian missionaries, who earned the glad tidings of the gospel into the wilds of tartary, and planted the banner of the cross among the refined pagans of chiwia rite of the opposer by andrew chumbley the intent of this rite is solely that given unto it by its practitioner in reciprocation to the intent of the current summoned through its practice. the functions and applications are revealed solely through its practice and subsequent adaptation by the practitioner in accordance with such secret and unique directions

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

i do.celebrant:do you pledge your honour never to be concerned or connected with any rosicrucian college,except the one into which you are now admitted, without first obtaining the consent of the suprememagus?aspirant: i do.celebrant:do you pledge your honour to yield a ready obedience to your superior officers, in matterspertaining to the order and to assist and defend your brethren of the rosae cross when just occasionrequires it?aspirant:i do.celebrant:brethren, do you consent that this aspirant may proceed?the brethren cross their arms upon theirs breasts in token of assent.celebrant:let the aspirant kneel at the altar. brethren, as true rosicrucians, let us bend the knee to him fromwhom we derive our being.kneel forrituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliazelator8 prayerwe suppl

d the light shineth in the darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not."the curtain in the east is withdrawn, revealing the chief adept in front of a white covered table,with 33 burning candles upon it; in front of this is an altar (small) of incense, burning; and abovethis is suspended a 5-pointed star (one point up. the aspirant is caused to rise in front of the altaron which is the rose and cross, having the letters i.n.r.i. above the rose, when thecelebrant so directs: rise, my brother, and receive the light of our mystic circle.the conductor removes the veil of obscurity from the aspirant, while the brethren thrice strike theirarms across the breast.chief adept:the light of the lord be with you.celebrant:and with thy spirit.worthy brother, on being restored to a more perfect vision

so directs: rise, my brother, and receive the light of our mystic circle.the conductor removes the veil of obscurity from the aspirant, while the brethren thrice strike theirarms across the breast.chief adept:the light of the lord be with you.celebrant:and with thy spirit.worthy brother, on being restored to a more perfect vision you discover before you the altar uponwhich rests the rose upon the cross, commemorative of the spotless life of him whom we believewas the manifested glory of god. behold the initials of that sacred name and title which weretraced in burning letters upon the cross of the redeemer. treasure in your heart the remembrance ofthe word, i.n.r.i, jesus nazarenus rex judeorum. forget not that for 33 years he laboured on earthin meekness and humility, a period which is re

is escorted to the entrance, the escort excepting the conductor of novices returning totheir stations. the conductor, in preparation chamber, instructs the aspirant that his preparing thepaper signifies his sufficient reflection, and his determined desire for more light.second sectionthe arrangement of the hall is as before, save that but 3 lights burn on the table in the east, and therose on the cross is removed from the altar to the centre of this table. conductor in black, zelator incrimson robe. the aspirant and conductor approach the acolyte at the porch and exhibit thetriangular paper, whereupon he makes a battery of 4.the guard of the caverns opens the door to receive the paper and then turning to the suffragan,says: most worthy suffragan, the chosen one desires re-admission to the

oal of truth must be slow and gradual as the mysteries of nature are not to be unfolded to all whoseek her shrine, but only to the strong in faith, and the humble, though zealous in spirit.i will now invest you with the modes of recognition in this degree of zelator.sign: the ancient sign of a rosicrucian is given thus: right hand on heart, left hand above itcrossing at the wrists. this sign of a cross is equivalent to the word lvx (lux) as it exhibits at thesame time the 3 letters of which lvx is composed.token and password: right arm across breast, the opponent crosses it with his left arm. lvx (meaning"light) is not uttered, but expressed by the fingers.sacred word: i\ n\ r\ i\ represents the everlasting sun; the true light of the world, and the glory ofthe father.battery*.you will now

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abited 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 laughter, blasphemies and rattlings in the throat. come, rouse yourself: do not make the sign of the cross! see, i have brought you home. you are in your bed, not a little worn out, possibly a trifle shattered, by your night's journey and its orgy; but you have beheld that of which everyone talks without knowledge; you have been initiated into secrets no less terrible than the grotto of triphonius; you have been present at the sabbath. it remains for you now to preserve your wits, to have a whole

e symbol of time and of evil. both are guilty of the crime which must be expiated by the prometheus of ancient days and the lucifer of the christian legend, the one delivered by hercules and the other overcome by the saviour. the great magical secret is therefore the lamp and dagger of psyche, the apple of eve, the sacred fire of prometheus, the burning sceptre of lucifer, but it is also the holy cross of the redeemer. to be acquainted with it sufficiently for its abuse or divulgation is to deserve all sufferings; to know as one should alone know it, namely, to make use of and conceal it, is to be master of the absolute. a single word comprehends all things, and this word consists of four letters: it is the tetragram of the hebrews, the azot of the alchemists, the thot of the bohemians, or

which is above equals that which is below, says hermes. here then is the duad serving as the measure of unity, and the relation of equality between above and below forms with these the triad. the creative principle is the ideal phallus; the created principle is the formal cteis. the insertion of the vertical phallus into the horizontal cteis forms the stauros of the gnostics, or the philosophical cross of masons. thus, the intersection of two produces four, which, by its movement, defines the circle with all degrees thereof' is man; h is woman; 1 is the principle; 2 is the word; a is the active; b is the passive; the monad is boaz; the duad is jakin. in the trigrams of fohi, unity is the yang and the duad is the yin. the pillars of the temple 9 boaz and jakin are the names of the two symbo

the yea and the nay of light east and west and the yea and nay of warmth south and north. as we have said already, according to the sole dogma of the kabalah, that which is in visible nature reveals that which is in the domain of invisible nature, or secondary causes are in strict proportion and analogous to the manifestations of the first cause. so is this first cause revealed invariably by the cross that unity made up of two, divided one by the other in order to produce four; that key to the the tetragram 19 mysteries of india and egypt, the tau of the patriarchs, the divine sign of osiris, the stauros of the gnostics, the keystone of the temple, the symbol of occult masonry; the cross, central point of the junction of the right angles of two infinite triangles; the cross, which in the

e gospel, or second advent, designated under the name of the last judgement. this fourfold prophecy contains, as will be seen, two affirmations and two negations, the idea of two ruins or universal deaths and of two resurrections; for to every conception which appears upon the social horizon an east and a west, a zenith and a nadir, may be ascribed without fear of error. thus is the philosophical cross the key of prophecy, and all gates of science may be opened with the pantacle of ezekiel, the centre of which is a star formed by the interlacement of two crosses. does not human life present itself also under these four phases or successive transformations birth, life, death, immortality? and remark here that the immortality of the soul, necessitated as a complement of the tetrad, is kabali

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he middle ages followed, opposing saints and virgins to gods, goddesses and nymphs; the deep sense of the hellenic mysteries was less understood than ever; greece herself did not only lose the traditions of her ancient cultus but separated from the latin church; and thus, for latin eyes, the greek letters were blotted out, as the latin letters disappeared for greek eyes. so the inscription on the cross of the saviour vanished entirely, and nothing except mysterious initials remained. but when science and philosophy, reconciled with faith, shall unite all the various symbols, then shall the magnificences of the antique worships be restored to the memory of men, proclaiming the progress of the human mind in the intuition of the light of god. but of all forms of progress the greatest will be

mmit of the mountain to cast him down; the mob of his destroyers encircles him and triumphs already in his certain destruction. a cry is heard: is not that he who is shattered on the rocks of the abyss? they whiten and look at one another; but he, calm and smiling with pity, passes through the midst of them and disappears. behold another mountain which they have just dyed with his blood! behold a cross, a sepulchre and soldiers guarding his tomb! madmen! the tomb is empty, and he whom they regard as dead is walking peaceably between two travellers on the road to emmaus. where is he? whither does he go? warn the masters of the world! tell the caesars that their power is threatened! by whom? by a pauper who has no stone on which to lay his head, by a man of the people condemned to the death

ity, or rather its vestment was rapidly rent and worn out. but men like paracelsus use and abuse fearlessly; they know that they can no more die than grow old here below. nothing disposes us towards joy so effectually as sorrow; nothing is nearer to sorrow than joy. hence the uninstructed operator is astounded by attaining the very opposite of his proposed results, because he does not know how to cross or alternate his action. he seeks to bewitch his enemy but himself becomes ill and miserable; he desires to make him-self loved, and is consumed for women who deride him; he endeavours to produce gold, and he exhausts all his resources; his torture is that of tantalus: ever does the water flow back when he stoops down to drink. the ancients in their symbols and magical operations multiplied

doctrine, which has been that of an immense magnetic circle, not only for ancient philosophers but also for adepts of the middle ages. the restoration in our own day of its original value by the comprehension of its mysteries, might not that also restore all its miraculous virtue and all its power against human diseases? the old sorceresses, when they spent the night at the meeting-place of three cross-roads, yelled three times in honour of triple hecate. all these figures, with the acts analogous thereto, all these dispositions of numbers and of characters, are, as we have said, so many instruments for the education of the will, by fixing and determining its habits. they serve, furthermore, to combine all powers of the human soul in action and to increase the creative force of imagination

ith this sword! chained eagle, obey my sign, or fly before this breathing! writhing serpent, crawl at my feet, or be tortured by the sacred fire and give way before the perfumes that i burn in it! water, return to water; fire, burn; air, circulate; earth, revert to earth, by virtue of the pentagram, which is the morning star, and by the name of the tetragram, which is written in the center of the cross of light! amen. the sign of the cross adopted by christians does not belong to them exclusively. this also is kabalistic and represents the oppositions and tetradic equilibrium of the elements. we see by the occult versicle of the lord's prayer, which we have cited in our gdoctrine h, that it was originally made after two manners, or at least that it was characterized by two entirely differe

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

or psychic healers in the human world who work through methods laid down by tradition, often using corrupted prayers and incantations to accompany their healing ceremonies. these are of a different category to the seers, and do not seem to receive aid from the subterranean or underworld the aim of the commentary although the secret commonwealth is only a short book, making a detailed and properly cross-referred commentary upon kirk's thesis would be a monumental task, fit to occupy the work of a polymath scholar, or perhaps a number of scholars from varied disciplines such as folklore, mythology, celtic studies, and jacobean and carolingian literature, science and history, for a number of years. such a project is well beyond the scope and intention of the present author. having considered

ed inner spirit or deeper levels of tradition, so well illuminated by kirk, that seem to me to demand the running commentary. of particular interest is the concept, not devised by me, but stated in several places by kirk himself that there was an initiatory and instructional tradition connected to seership, and a metaphysics and philosophy of the fairy traditions. the majority of the comments and cross-references or comparative examples, therefore, deal with this undertone (an apt word) of a wisdom-tradition in connection with fairy lore. i have dealt with some of the psychological or psychic dynamics of traditional themes elsewhere (see bibliography, so in this book have limited the commentary solely to those parts of kirk's text which seem, either subtly, or quite openly, to assert a per

it is only too easy to falsify a sentence from introduction 17 the writings of an earlier century by changing the punctuation or inserting a word here and there which the editor finds more favorable to his or her own theories: i have applied the usual academic disciplines that are designed to prevent a hapless editor from falling into such traps, which include those described above, and detailed cross-reference work with many dictionaries and other texts of the same period for use of specific words and idioms. at times even this lengthy process breaks down, for language was less fixed and defined than it is today, and writers tended to create and compress freely. for reassessment of the gaelic words and phrases in the original text i have followed the transliterations, translations and in

[the] investing [of] a man with the privileges of the whole mystery of the second sight. he the secret commonwealth 33 must run a tedder of hair (which bound a corpse to a bier) in a helix about his middle from end to end, and then bow his head downwards (as did elijah, i kings 18:42 [and] then bow his head downwards, and look back through his legs until he see a funeral advance, till the people cross two marches, or [he may] look thus back[wards] through a hole where there was a knot of fir [in a fir-tree. but if the wind changes point while the hair tedder is tied about him, he is in peril of his life. the usual method for a curious person to get a transient [that is, temporary] sight of this otherwise invisible crew of subterraneans, if impotently and over-rashly sought, is to put his

confessions of an english opium eater) in 1871. essentially the rosicrucians were supposed to be a mysterious order of wise men, versed in mystical, therapeutic and alchemical, or magical, arts. various allegories and technical instructions were published in their name from the close of the sixteenth century onwards, the most famous being the fama fraternitas of the meritorious order of the rosy cross, an initiatory and visionary text modeled upon the ancient mysteries, but including many subtle and obscure esoteric christian elements. as many of the rosicrucian or would-be rosicrucian books contain descriptions and illustrations of the relationship be-tween worlds and orders of being, such as robert fludd's works published in england (which kirk might have had http//www.dreampower.com/ki

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re are differences in the meanings of many symbols "patriotism" can be exceedingly important to a republican and also to a libertarian, but the meanings that this symbol will have can be quite different in many ways. this leads us to ask the question of whether there might perhaps be a "planetary symbol system" in which some symbols at least can be found commonly used in many or all cultures. the cross, square, circle, and most or all simple symbols have been found in use all over the earth. we therefore can ask whether their meanings are similar, or are the symbols used simply because they are simple geometric figures, but with meanings arbitrarily assigned by the individual cultures? one participant brought forth ouspenski's example that "table" has a function, an innate form or essence

the coyote is a fairly independent and hard to track animal in america, requiring more than the usual amount of intelligence and stealth to catch. monkeys similarly were appreciated for their seeming intelligence and playfulness, and so egyptians assigned the trickster attribute and the monkey's form to thoth. the question becomes. is this type of being, this symbol, something which is universal, cross-cultural, or is it something which happens in just a few cases, and many other societies never had any use for it? jung was exploring this area. he defined specific symbols which he felt were common to many or all cultures. they were fairly common within his culture and jung did manage to validate them with some cross-cultural study. we still need to ask how complete his studies were, how ex

vironments, such as the eskimo, hawaiian, indian, tibetan, etc, cultures where the people have many different experiences, totally different social and physical environments, it can be expected that these people would have very different reactions to the symbols that jung thought he had commonality on. jung's man and his symbol was recommended by one participant as containing documentation on his cross-cultural studies in this area. not having access to any resource materials that would answer our questions at the time, the workshop session then proceeded into the topic of egyptian neters and the use of neters in symbolism. neters the workshop discussion of egyptian neters started with a brief discussion of the egyptian languages. the ancient egyptians used three different written language

oo, is how "faith" came to be regarded as superior to reason in r.h.p. religions: the suspension of intellectual functioning goes hand-in-hand with drug-facilitated mystical experience. thus mystics asserted that "higher consciousness" requires abandonment of reason, and still do, even if they denounce drugs originally used for that same purpose. footnotes 1. author of the sacred mushroom and the cross bibliography. wasson, valentina pavlovna, and r. gordon wasson. mushrooms. russia and history, 2 vol. pantheon books, ny, 1957 (out of print and quite rare, try large university libraries. wasson, r. gordon. soma: divine mushroom of immortality, ny: harcourt, brace& world, inc. the hague: moutan, 1968. wasson, r. gordon, george and florence cowan, and willard rhodes. maria sabina and her maz

ts could have proceeded. each, however, consistently follows a path derogatory to the sophists. if the sophists were in fact personifications of all that is erroneous and destructive in teaching, all possible paths would lead to the same conclusion, i.e: one derogatory to the sophists. but this is not the case at all. see. he takes the book from the chimaera and turns to page #973: stranger: they cross-examine a man's words, when he thinks that he is saying something and is really saying nothing, and easily convict him of inconsistencies in his opinions; these they then collect by the dialectic process, and, placing them side by side, show that they contradict one another about the same things, in relation to the same things, and in the same respect. he, seeing this, is angry with himself

SABBATIC KABALA OF THE CROOKED PATH

and is connected to the house of sah (stars of orion. stellar knowledge, in this case focused on the sign of the great hunter, orion is a glyph for contacting the great hunter himself, the horned one. the spell of sah is set forth on p. 189-193. on the three pages beforehand (p.186-188) there is also to be found several keys to the secrets of the 11 cells. this house is symbolised by the 8 -rayed cross which are the spider! when you open this gate you must become the gate. the cross of the angels and sub- angels is the complete and correct form of the absolutness of the one. the portals of life and death open on all edges to run together into the core of them both, the bindu found in the source of the azoth. the letters daleth and samekh is associated with the influences in this cell. it s

nce of spare are found here. thanateros. the coffin and the marriage-bed are set forth as the true twins of inward initiation. these workings and their procedures are with eloquence set forth, but should remain only mentioned in this essay. the secret is hidden in-between the words and reflects the pagan influence of the masonic traditions where the coffin carries many symbols of the rose and the cross of the great lord of the dawning light. this is the eroticism of thanathos. the secrets of the black god are explained. the cell is to a certain degree a revelation of the black light. the light sought by the many, but understood by the few. a process of deconstruction is set forth and is in this manner a natural succession of the previous cell and is setting forth the advaitin principles of

ltimate joining of eros and death in various hexes connected to our stellar source in the elder gods. cell 10 being the aat of the 11th and 22nd letter of the sacred alphabet for whosoever is wise practises no magic, but becomes it we are now encountering the last letters of the sacred alphabet, kaph and tau. symbolized by the planet jupiter and the tarot of fortune inte racting with the tau, the cross of the universe connecting saturn with the earth. in this we find wisdom and understanding brought circle round and ended up back to the witch who has restored him-or her on the throne of cain, carrying the cross of the world and has towered by all temptations. through the ordeals jupiter has blessed the witch with the fortune of gnosis. worship not the stone but what it conceals is one of t

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u're the one who's circumcised. nobody's perfect" mimi was tiny with tight dark curls and looked like a michelin poster. in bombay, zeenat vakil stretched and yawned and drove other women from his thoughts "too much" she laughed at him "they pay you to imitate them, as long as they don't have to look at you. your voice becomes famous but they hide your face. got any ideas why? warts on your nose, cross--eyes, what? anything come to mind, baby? you goddamn lettuce brain, i swear" it was true, he thought. saladin and mimi were legends of a sort, but crippled legends, dark stars. the gravitational field of their abilities drew work towards them, but they remained invisible, shedding bodies to put on voices. on the radio, mimi could become the botticelli venus, she could be olympia, monroe, an

, that blasted newsprint sari, the big headlines, the one she wore the day she, she" but now vallabh had begun to flap his arms like a weak, flightless bird, you see, baba, it was only kasturba, you have not forgotten, my wife, only my wife _my ayah kasturba with whom i played in rock-pools. until i grew up and went without her and in a hollow a man with ivory glasses "please, baba, nothing to be cross, only when the begum died changez sahib donated to my wife some few garments, you do not object? your mother was a so-generous woman, when alive she always gave with an open hand" chamcha, recovering his equilibrium, was feeling foolish "for god's sake, vallabh" he muttered "for god's sake. obviously i don't object" an old stiffness re-entered vallabh; the right to free speech of the old ret

kissed chicks in hotel rooms before and this was a definite first, a definite one-and-only. bloody electric shocks, man, i had to jump back with pain" he had no words to express her, his woman of mountain ice, to express how it had been in that moment when his life had been in pieces at his feet and she had become its meaning "you don't see" he gave up "maybe you never met a person for whom you'd cross the world, for whom you'd leave everything, walk out and take a plane. she climbed everest, man. twenty-nine thousand and two feet, or maybe twenty-nine one four one. straight to the top. you think i can't get on a jumbo-jet for a woman like that" the harder gibreel farishta tried to explain his obsession with the mountain--climber alleluia cone, the more saladin tried to conjure up the memo

in the style of scottish castles or indian palaces, visiting the land of mr. cadwallader evans, he of the seven wives who were happy enough to have only one night of duty each per week, and the territory of the notorious macsween who had become enamoured of the ideas arriving in argentina from germany, and had started flying, from his estancia's flagpole, a red flag at whose heart a crooked black cross danced in a white circle. it was on the macsween estancia that they came across the lagoon, and rosa saw for the first time the white island of her fate, and insisted on rowing out for a picnic luncheon, accompanied neither by maid nor by chauffeur, taking only martin de la cruz to row the boat and to spread a scarlet cloth upon the white sand and to serve her with meat and wine _as white as

grunting noises. gibreel tried to rise from his chair, and found he could not. even in these intervals between the visions his body remained impossibly heavy. as if a boulder had been placed upon his chest. and the images, when they came, continued to be confused, so that at one moment he was in a hayloft at los alamos, making love to her while she murmured his name, over and over _martin of the cross- and the next moment she was ignoring him in broad daylight beneath the watching eyes of a certain aurora del sol- so that it was not possible to distinguish memory from wishes, or guilty reconstructions from confessional truths- because even on her deathbed rosa diamond did not know how to look her history in the eye. moonlight streamed into the room. as it struck rosa's face it appeared to

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before he will depart. renders men happy and also discovers hidden treasures. sirchade (grimorium verum. a subordinate spirit of lucifer. has power to show thee all kinds of animals, of whatsoever nature they may be. sitri (goetia, 12th spirit. prince commanding 60 legions. procures love, compels people to appear naked. skratte (anglo-saxon. a name for the devil, which also means a sorcerer, and cross dresser! recognised as a title for the magister in some forms of the craft. stolas (goetia, 36th spirit. prince commanding 26 legions. appears as a mighty raven. teaches astronomy, and the virue of herbs and stones. succor-beloth. who presides over the devil s harem in hell, and tempts mortals to lechery. succubus (latin, succumbere, meaning to lie beneath. female demons who steal men s seed

ch ritual. the arrangement and correspondence of the archangels may be recognised as that employed by the golden dawn in the lesser and greater rituals of the pentagram, upon which this is loosely based. it is also reflected as that given within many of the traditional grimoire, most notably faust s magia naturalis et innaturalis, as follows; 1) stand facing towards the east. make the sign of the cross, visualising it as formed from golden sunlight, saying; in thy hands is the kingdom, the power and the glory( the kingdom will come at the bottom of the vertical, the power on the right, the glory on the left) 2) clasping your hands together as in prayer; for ever and ever, amen. 3) with the right arm straight, fingers extended as i blessing, draw the sign of the pentagram beginning and endi

making sacrifices in all arts and operations wherein it is necessary, and acting thus, the spirits will be prompt to serve thee (the key of solomon. the method of honorius after the consecration of the emblems, the magician shall recite the following prayers, kneeling. prayer my sovereign saviour jesus christ, son of the living god, thou who for the salvation of man didst suffer the death of the cross; thou who before being abandoned to thine enemies, by an impulse of ineffable love, didst institute the sacrament of thy body; thou who has vouchsafed to unworthy creatures the privilege of making daily commemoration thereof; do deign unto thy servant, thus holding thy living body in his hands, all strength and ability for the profitable application of that power with which he has been entru

ous spirits. help me now oh thou salvation of men in my desires. amen. after sunrise, a black cock must be killed, the first feather of its left wing being plucked and preserved for use at the requisite time. the eyes must be taken out, and so also the tongue and the heart; these must be dried in the sun and afterwards reduced to powder. the remains must be interred at sunset in a secret place; a cross of a palm in height, being set upon the mound, while at each of the four corners the signs which follow must be drawn with the thumb; on this day the warlock may drink no wine, and will also abstain from eating meat. on tuesday, at the break of day, let him place the feather, taken from the bird, upon the altar together with a new knife. the signs hereafter represented must be inscribed on a

ice, the paper should be folded in a new veil of violet silk, to be concealed on the morrow, together with the oblation of the sacrifice and a part of the consecrated host. on the evening of thursday the warlock must rise at midnight and, having sprinkled holy water about the chamber, he must light a taper of yellow wax, which shall have been prepared on the wednesday and pressed in the form of a cross. when it is lighted he shall then begin the office of the dead with great veneration to the living god. he shall recite matins and lauds, but in place of the versicle of the ninth lesson he shall say: deliver us, o lord, from the fear of hell. let not the demons destroy my soul when i shall raise them up from the deep pit, when i shall command them to do my will. may the day be bright, may t

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eds qualifying- but nothing could be truer. the popular concept of the black mass is thus: a defrocked priest stands before an altar consisting of a nude woman, her legs spread-eagled and vagina thrust open, each of her outstretched fists grasping a black candle made from the fat of unbaptized babies, and a chalice containing the urine of a prostitute (or blood) reposing on her belly. an inverted cross hangs above the altar, and triangular hosts of ergot-laden bread or black-stained turnip are methodically blessed as the priest dutifully slips them in and out of the altar-lady's labia. then, we are told, an invocation to satan and various demons is followed by an array of prayers and psalms chanted backwards or interspersed with obscenities. all performed within the confines of a "protecti

fines of a "protective" pentagram drawn on the floow. if the devil appears he is invariably in the form of a rather eager man wearing the head of a black goat upon his shoulders. then follows a potpouri of flagellation, prayer-book burning, cunnilingus, fellatio, and general hindquarters kissing- all done to a background of ribald recitations from the holy bible, and audible expectorations on the cross! if a baby can be slaughtered during the ritual, so much the better; for as everyone knows, this is the favorite sport of the satanist! if this sounds repugnant, then the success of the reports of the black mass, in keeping the devout in church, is easy to understand. no "decent" person could fail to side with the inquisitors when told of these blasphemies. the propagandists of the church di

igmata. these wounds appear as a result of compassion driven to an emotionally violent extreme. why, then, should there be any doubt as to the destructive extremes of fear and terror. the so-called demons have the power to destroy in a flesh rending manner, theoretically, as much as a handful of nails, long rusted away, can create blood-dripping ecstasy in a person convinced he is hooked upon the cross of calvary. therefore, never attempt to convince the skeptic upon whom you wish to place a curse. allow him to scoff. to enlighten him would lessen your chance of success. listen with benign assurance as he laughs at your magic, knowing his days are filled with turmoil all the while. if he is despicable enough, by satan's grace, he might even die- laughing! a word of warning! to those who wo

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s not intended solely to serve as blasphemy-on the contrary, it is used to make it apparent that things are not always as they seem and that no standard can or should be deified, for under the proper conditions any standard can be changed. because satanic ritual so often exerts such change, both within the chamber and as an aftermath in the outside world, it is easy to assume that the upside-down cross and the lord's prayer recited backwards* usually linked with the black mass are also synonymous with satanism. this generalization is correct in theory, since satanism indeed represents the opposite viewpoint, and as such acts as a catalyst for change. the fact is, throughout history a "bad guy" has been needed so that those who are "right" can flourish. it was to be expected that the first

r, an additional attendant and the congregation. hooded black robes are worn by all participants except two: a woman dressed as a nun, wearing the customary habit and wimple, and the woman who serves as the altar, who fa nude. the priest conducting the mass is known as the celebrant. over his robe he wears a chasuble bearing a symbol of satanism-the sigil of baphomet, inverted pentagram, inverted cross, symbol of brimstone or black pine cones. though some versions of the black mass were performed in vestments consecrated by the roman catholic church, records indicate that such garments were the exception rather than the rule. the authenticity of a consecrated host seems to have been far more important. the woman who serves as the altar lies on the platform with her body at right angles to

serves as the altar lies on the platform with her body at right angles to its length, her knees at its edge and widely parted. a pillow supports her head. her arms are outstretched crosswise and each hand grasps a candleholder containing a black candle. when the celebrant is at the altar, he stands between the woman's knees. the wall over the altar should bear the sigil of baphomet or an inverted cross. if both are employed, the sigil of baphomet must take the uppermost or prominent position, the cross occupying the space between the lower halves of the altar's legs. the chamber should either be draped in black or in some way approximate the atmosphere of a medieval or gothic chapel. emphasis should be placed on starkness and austerity, rather than finery and glitter. all implements standa

reciting the following] celebrant: incensum istud ascendat ad te, domine inferus, et descendat super nos beneficium tuum [the celebrant then takes the thurible and proceeds to incense the altar and the gifts. first he incenses the chalice and wafer with three counterclockwise strokes, after which he makes a profound bow. then he raises the thurible three times to the baphomet (or to the inverted cross, and bows again. then, assisted by the deacon and subdeacon, he incenses the top of the altar, then the sides of the platform, if possible by circumambulation. the thurible is returned to the thurifer] celebrant: dominus inferus vobiscum. deacon and subdeacon: et cum tuo. celebrant: sursum corda. deacon and subdeacon: habemus ad dominum inferum. celebrant: gratias agamus domino infero deo no

referring to the place beyond the devil's pass as the domain where they might "worship at the shrine of islam" l'air epais is impossible to perform without an indiscreet degree of blasphemy toward the christian ethic, hence its exclusion from masonic ritual, thereby halting any further progression beyond the thirty-third degree scottish rite and tenth grade york rite level. the order of the rosy cross of aleister crowley's magic curriculum provided an interesting comparison in its seventh degree (adeptus exemptus. in that rite, the alternative to taking the left-hand path was to become a babe of the abyss, which is not as contradictory and confusing as it sounds, if one considers crowley's ofttimes machiavellian modus operandi. crowley, nobody's fool, simply set up a magical maze so that

SATANICON

rted pentagram is the traditional symbol of carnality and black magick. the parallelogram represents the causative mental and physical phenomenon at work in black magick. the figure in the center of the symbol is devaxcus librt, the beast of revelation. devaxcus librt represents the beast within man. the satanagram altarpiece is placed on the wall above the altar. a satanagram pendant or inverted cross is worn by the priest and all congregants. the infernal altar the raised platform is the lower focal point of the black chapel. the candles and articles of ritual are arranged upon the altar in the specified manner. if possible, the altar rests against the west wall. the black art vestment black is symbolic of the earthly instincts and the powers of satan. therefore it s the color of the ves

read and understand! practice and become -34- requirements for performance with the exception of the burning charcoal contained in the brazier, the ritual of antichrist begins in complete darkness, which symbolizes the arrival of the age of evil. the age when the wicked will plunge man and the earth into eternal darkness! the sigil of antichrist represents the warrior spirit of the beast 666. the cross, of course, is associated with the nazarene and his teachings; the inversion of such is the symbolic renunciation and antithesis of his religious philosophy. the lightning bolt represents the will and power and the cruel wrath of antichrist. the 666 is of course, the accepted numerical symbol of antichrist. ultimately, the sigil of antichrist is the symbol of religious revelation and anarchy

SATANISM AN EXAMINATION OF SATANIC BLACK MAGIC

st passes through the abyss over a long period of time in order to attain wisdom: the 'abyss is that awful thing you go through or go across to get to where you think you want to be, that is, adepthood'(16) the method whereby the satanist passes through the abyss may vary from individual to individual. the master who leads the society of dark lily suggests however that there is only one method to cross the abyss and that is that the individual must 'subdue [his or her] subconscious mind'(17) by subjugating one's subconscious mind the individual gains complete control over his or her actions and reactions, thoughts and feelings. here then every part of the individual's mind- both conscious and unconscious (or subconscious) is understood and controlled. one more notable interpretation of the

ement of specific preparation of both body and mind. according to the order of nine angles the two main problems that may occur are most likely to be 'madness or extreme personal dis-orientation resulting in a 'possessed' personal life and/or loss of vitality [or] personal delusion about one's own abilities and understanding, both personal and magickal'(22) yet for whatever method that is used to cross or pass through the abyss there can primarily be one of three results. firstly the individual may renounce the satanic quest, secondly the energies encountered may cause dramatic changes detrimental to the individual's psyche and thirdly the individual may pass through successfully achieving adepthood and wisdom. the first result, that of renunciation, occurs when the individual has gained m

n the individual successfully passes through the abyss. the satanist has then passed the personal and become part of the larger natural forces a 'becoming-one with them'(24) whilst maintaining his or her individuality. finally, as the adept guiding the society of dark lily says 'there is no question of choosing to take the right hand path or the left hand path. there is only one route. you either cross or you do not cross. but what you do when you get to the other side is entirely up to you. you then have access to everything'(25) ritual sacrifice the concept of ritual sacrifice has been the subject of much debate within the sphere of the satanic underground. on the whole there can be seen to be two main camps emerging. on one side lies groups such as the order of nine angles and the now-d

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

a new set of religious beliefs. coven: a group of neo-pagans, such as wiccans. alternately referred to as circles, groves, kindreds, garths, hearths, and other terms. covenant: in religion, a covenant refers to an agreement between god or a messenger of god and his followers. creed: a statement of belief or basic principles. crucifixion: the suffering and death by nailing or binding a person to a cross. cuneiform: sumerian writing, so-called because of its wedge-shaped marks. daevas: ancient persian deities. dao: the path or way; the rhythmic balance and natural, flowing patterns of the universe. de: political power that is the result of a ruler s virtue and honesty. deity: a god or goddess. dharma: righteousness in one s religious and personal life. diaspora: the scattering of the jews th

la de ocha: the formal name for the santer an religion. rehit maryada: the sikh code of ethical conduct. religious daoism: a form of daoism that recognizes gods, ancestor spirits, and life after death. ren: empathy, the ability to feel for and sympathize with others; the highest confucian ideal. resurrection: the rising of jesus christ from the dead three days after his crucifixion, or death on a cross. xxvi world religions: almanac words to know rig veda: the central scripture of hinduism, a collection of inspired hymns and songs. rosh hoshanah: the jewish new year. sabbat: holidays practiced by wiccans throughout the year, including the summer and winter solstices, the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, and four additional holidays between these four. sacrament: a sacred rite, or ceremony. s

out the year, including the summer and winter solstices, the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, and four additional holidays between these four. sacrament: a sacred rite, or ceremony. sadhana: ascetic person. saint: a deceased person who has been recognized for living a virtuous and holy life. salat: daily prayer. salvation: the deliverance of human beings from sin through jesus christ s death on the cross. samhain (samhuinn: neo-pagan holiday celebrated on october 31. samsara: the ongoing cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth. samyak charitra: right conduct; one of the three jewels of jain ethical conduct. samyak darshana: right faith, or right perception; one of the three jewels of jain ethical conduct. samyak jnana: right knowledge; one of the three jewels of jain ethical conduct. sanskr

. zionism: a movement that began in the nineteenth century to find a permanent home for jews. world religions: almanac xxxi words to know this page intentionally left blank research and activity ideas the following research and activity ideas are intended to offer suggestions for complementing social studies and history curricula; to trigger additional ideas for enhancing learning; and to provide cross-disciplinary projects for library and classroom use. build a model: build a scale model of the city of jerusalem that shows some of the major sites in three of the world s biggest religions: judaism, christianity, and islam. the map should include the western wall (also called the wailing wall, important to jews; the church of the holy sepulchre, important to christians; and the al-aqsa mosq

ms to show how humans can be freed of their sins and brought into a heavenly afterlife. they believe that the resurrection was not meant to be taken literally; instead, they see it as a symbol for finding new life or a new way of relating to the world when one believes in jesus s teachings. for other christians, however, such biblical stories are literal truth. they believe that jesus died on the cross and three days later he rose from the dead and spoke to his followers again before going to heaven. both interpretations are possible, depending on how one approaches the reading of holy texts. one person s myth can become another s historical fact. religion and science science and religion are two ways of examining the world. the scientific method limits its examination to questions dealing

SECRET TEACHINGS OF THE ROSICRUCIANS IN THE 16 17C

sermon on the mount 1. grand rapids, mi: zondervan, 2002. web sites book of matthelithe teachings of the rosicrucians of the 16th and 17th centuries or a simple abc booklet for young students practising daily in the school of the holy ghost made clear to the eyes by pictorial figures for the exercises of the new year in the natural and theological light by a brother of the fraternity of the rose cross christi p.f. for the first time made public and with several figures of similar content added by p.s. altona. printed and published by joh. ad. eckhardt, book-printer to h.m. the king of denmark. the full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet- proverbs 27, 7. a scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy unto him that understandet

SEVEN SCROLLS CHILDREN OF THE BLACK ROSE

uitable defense against the opposition who would limit and ensnare the unwary. they will also present the keys of wisdom and knowledge that will unlock the mysteries of the ages and open the doors to the future aeons. but, this is only half the story, and as man is incomplete, so is this little book. you see, the true scope of this book is only to light the way to the bridge; the seeker must then cross it. your personal gnosis will bring all into focus when the time is right for you to know or have the knowing. the keys to the gnosis have never been lost, and for as long as mankind has existed, the keys have existed. they have been handed down from genera tion to generation to all who desired them and would ask. the keys have been translated by the hands of many scribes into all of the wor

ortion of the all. now, why would we need a sword? does that imply that we are warriors? further, if we are warriors, is there a war? of course there is. we are involved in that age-old spiritual war with those who would enslave us, and we aim to win that war. the war of which we speak is that ancient and fierce battle between the children of the black rose and the opposition- those who carry the cross of submission and failure upon their backs and would have us share their load. we are spiritual warriors who fight off the darkness of ignorance and mysticism and refuse to submit to alien concepts which are against our nature. we are conservative in nature and take responsibility for our own actions. we play fair and help others to do the same. we discourage submission and ignorance and try

ally belong to someone else. take time to list your limitations in your journal. just jot them down as you encounter them or they encounter you. once you have your list of limitations, ask yourself from whence each one came. chances are that you will have learned most of them from other persons who taught them to you. once you realize that a limitation is really someone else's limitation, you can cross it off your list, for it doesn't really belong to you. see, your load is getting lighter already. however, the majority of us will probably still have a few limitations left even after returning those that belong to others, so a portion of your cbr adept's training will of necessity deal with ridding yourself of those few left on your list. this is an early step in the process of awareness

g principles and begin perfecting them in his or her own life. remember, you are building strength and character within your self. you are not doing this for anyone else but you, because you are the one who will gain in the end. there are those who practice morality which is adhering to a code of ethics for somebody else's benefit. morality never works because mostly the edicts of morality are at cross purposes with the needs of the self. here is a key of wisdom: the self will always win out, because in the game of morality, somebody else is always the winner. therefore, it is doomed to failure. every key we teach is designed for the strengthening of and the prosperity of the self- the individual. we teach impecability instead of morality. there is a big difference there. we push personal

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

llen, humbled air, draw his rebellious instrument back to the beaten track of the glib monotony. but at home he would make himself amends for this reluctant drudgery. and there, grasping the unhappy violin with ferocious fingers, he would pour forth, often till the morning rose, strange, wild measures that would startle the early fisherman on the shore below with a superstitious awe, and make him cross himself as if mermaid or sprite had wailed no earthly music in his ear(*orpheus was the favourite hero of early italian opera, or lyrical drama. the orfeo of angelo politiano was produced in 1475. the orfeo of monteverde was performed at venice in 1667) this man's appearance was in keeping with the characteristics of his art. the features were noble and striking, but worn and haggard, with b

hey can never comprehend. if you ask my acquaintance, it is yours; but i would warn you to shun me "and why are you, then, so dangerous "on this earth, men are often, without their own agency, fated to be dangerous to others. if i were to predict your fortune by the vain calculations of the astrologer, i should tell you, in their despicable jargon, that my planet sat darkly in your house of life. cross me not, if you can avoid it. i warn you now for the first time and last "you despise the astrologers, yet you utter a jargon as mysterious as theirs. i neither gamble nor quarrel; why, then, should i fear you "as you will; i have done "let me speak frankly, your conversation last night interested and perplexed me "i know it: minds like yours are attracted by mystery" glyndon was piqued at th

he voice, between himself and a native. this faculty was one which glyndon called to mind, that sect, whose tenets and powers have never been more than most partially explored, the rosicrucians, especially arrogated. he remembered to have heard in germany of the work of john bringeret (printed in 1615, asserting that all the languages of the earth were known to the genuine brotherhood of the rosy cross. did zanoni belong to this mystical fraternity, who, in an earlier age, boasted of secrets of which the philosopher's stone was but the least; who considered themselves the heirs of all that the chaldeans, the magi, the gymnosophists, and the platonists had taught; and who differed from all the darker sons of magic in the virtue of their lives, the purity of their doctrines, and their insist

xed his eyes earnestly on his listener, and continued "for the accomplishment of whatever is great and lofty, the clear perception of truths is the first requisite, truths adapted to the object desired. the warrior thus reduces the chances of battle to combinations almost of mathematics. he can predict a result, if he can but depend upon the materials he is forced to employ. at such a loss he can cross that bridge; in such a time he can reduce that fort. still more accurately, for he depends less on material causes than ideas at his command, can the commander of the purer science or diviner art, if he once perceive the truths that are in him and around, foretell what he can achieve, and in what he is condemned to fail. but this perception of truths is disturbed by many causes, vanity, pass

o can know what is good without the knowing what is evil' etc. paracelsus 'de nat. rer' lib. 3) not mine this folly; i live but in knowledge, i have no life in mankind" another time glyndon questioned the mystic as to the nature of that union or fraternity to which zanoni had once referred "i am right, i suppose" said he "in conjecturing that you and himself profess to be the brothers of the rosy cross "do you imagine" answered mejnour "that there were no mystic and solemn unions of men seeking the same end through the same means before the arabians of damus, in 1378, taught to a wandering german the secrets which founded the institution of the rosicrucians? i allow, however, that the rosicrucians formed a sect descended from the greater and earlier school. they were wiser than the alchemi

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

un-god ra with severe sickness by the magical power which she possessed. another object of the buckle was to give the deceased access to every place in the underworld, and to enable him to have "one hand towards heaven, and one hand towards earth" 4. the amulet of the tet. this amulet probably represents the tree trunk in which the goddess isis concealed the dead body of her husband, and the four cross-bars indicate the four cardinal points; it became a symbol of the highest religious importance to the egyptians, and the setting up of the tet at busiris, which symbolized the reconstituting of the body of osiris, was one of the most solemn of all the ceremonies performed in connexion with the worship of osiris. the tet represents neither the mason's table nor a nilometer, as some have thoug

sland of hiroshima, at the village of hiroshima, in the district of naka, province of sanuki, and prefecture of kagawa. the sylvia proceeded along the coast of hiroshima and cast anchor at enoura bay, to await the officer's recovery. in a few days, however, he died, and captain st. john buried his remains in ground belonging to the temple of ikwoji above enoura shrine, and, having set up a wooden cross to mark the grave, departed. several years afterwards, when this monument had almost decayed from the effects of wind and rain, frost and snow, awaburi tokwan, superior of ikwoji temple, and others said-"truly it would be too sad if the grave of our solitary guest from afar, who has become a spirit in a strange land, were suffered to pass out of all knowledge" thereupon terawaki kaemon, head

SOLOMON

rm. for i grasp in all instant a man's head, and with my hands, as with a sword, i cut it off, and put it on to myself. and in this way, by means of the fire which is in me, through my neck it is swallowed up. i it is that sends grave mutilations and incurable on men's feet, and inflict sores [1. this seems the sense of enodiais, unless understood, trivialibus dis "to the demons of the wayside or cross-road" hecate was such a goddess, and in c.i. 26 we have mention of a daimon enodia, the latin trivia. as a subst. the neut. plur. enodia= blisters caused by walking, in theophr, sud. 15] 45. and i solomon, on hearing this, said to him "tell me how thou dost discharge forth the fire? out of what sources dost thou emit it" and the spirit said to me "from the day-star [1. for here hath not yet

2] and mute. and i have again in my third head means of slipping in [3. and i smite men in the limbless part of the body, and cause them to fall down, and foam, and grind their teeth. but i have my own way of being frustrated, jerusalem being signified in writing, unto the place called 'of the head [4" for there is fore-appointed the angel of the great counsel, and now he will openly dwell on the cross. he doth frustrate me, and to him am i subject [1. tribolaios. the tribolos was a three-spiked instrument, thrown on the ground to wound horses' feet. 2. bub, an unknown word. 3. a word of doubtful sense. 4. i.e. golgotha. the old legend was that adam's skull reposed in this spot, and that the cross was planted upon it] 55 "but in the place where thou sittest, o king solomon, standeth a colu

the vessels of this temple, which thou makest, shall be put to servile uses of the gods; and along with them all the jars, in which thou dost shut us up, shall be broken by the hands of men. and then we shall go forth in great power hither and thither, and be disseminated all over the world. and we shall lead astray the inhabited world for a long season, until the son of god is stretched upon the cross. for never before doth arise a king like unto him, one frustrating us all, whose mother shall not have contact with man. who else can receive such authority over spirits, except he, whom the first devil will seek to tempt, but will not prevail over? the number of his name is 644 [2, which is emmanuel. wherefore, o king solomon, thy time is evil, and thy years short and evil, and to thy serva

spirit within said "i am the demon called ephippas, that is in arabia" and i said to him "is this thy name" and he answered "yes; wheresoever i will, i alight and set fire and do to death" 122. and i said to him "by what angel art thou frustrated" and he answered "by the only-ruling god, that hath authority over me even to be heard. he that is to be born of a virgin and crucified by the jews on a cross. whom the angels and archangels worship. he doth frustrate me, and enfeeble me of my great strength, which has been given me by my father the devil" and i said to him "what canst thou do' and he answered''i am able to remove [1] mountains, to overthrow the oaths of kings. i wither trees and make their leaves to fall off" and i said to him "canst thou raise this stone, and lay it for the begi

SORCERIES OF ZOS

al points of the compass: the off-beat rhythms of the drums that summon the loa from beyond the veil and formulate the laws of their manifestation. spare's system of sorcery, as expressed in zos kia cultus, continues in a straight line not only the petro tradition of voodoo, but also the vama marg of tantra, with its eight directions of space typified by the yantra of the black goddess, kali: the cross of the four quarters plus the inbetweenness concepts that together compose the eightfold cross, the eight-petalled lotus, a synthetic symbol of the goddess of the seven stars plus her son, set or sirius. the mechanics of the new sexuality are based upon the dynamics of the death posture, a formula evolved by spare for the purpose of reifying the negative potential in terms of positive power

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

contains the light control apparatuses. the lower ceiling is wedge-shaped and separated from three walls of the inner room by a footwide space. thus the room appears to be much longer than it really is because of the many converging lines leading into the narrow end, the corners of which are rounded off on either side of the mural -7- the altar the altar is four feet high and rests on two narrow cross pieces. it is a dark gray block of crystalline iron ore from a swedish mine and weighs six and one-half tons. the swedish government presented this block of ore. the largest of its kind ever mined. to the u.n. in early 1957 "the chunk rests on a concrete pillar that goes straight down to bed-rock."1 the area and passageway beneath the room are closed to the public. the chunk of ore has been

1957 (lbid, november-december 1961. the house also contains a large library centered around the thomas sugrue memorial library, a sixteen hundred dollar collection of books on religion and occultism. where one may read up on spiritualism, zen, taoism, yoga, judaism, etc. every book in the library has a bookplate therein designed by the artist, fritz eichenberg. his bookplate "depicts the ancient cross in the shape of a t, surrounded by a serpent symbolizing wisdom and healing, and forming the letter s. the- 12- t and s, thomas sugrue's initials, are crowned by the lotus, vedantic representation of all being. in the background lies the city of jerusalem over which shine two stars, the star of the east of christianity and six-pointed star of judaism. a flame spreads an arc of light above, p

s, the star of the east of christianity and six-pointed star of judaism. a flame spreads an arc of light above, proclaiming the continuity of life and the immortality of the soul (ibid, march-april 1960, pp. 6-7) m. oldfield howey tells us in the encircled serpent (david mackay co, philadelphia, pa, 192, p. 84, that in the symbolism of egypt the "serpent is constantly represented as surmounting a cross. the brazen serpent. was a palladium or talisman in [he form of a serpent coiled around the mystic tau, or t [also] the serpent set up by moses was originally the egyptian. sun-god, who was now known to his people as jehovah (lbid, p. 83) joseph von hammer, in the history of the assassins (eng. trans, 1835) explains the tau as the figure of the phallus (see also source 9, p. 791 "among the e

oldest and by far the most prevalent of all the ancient religions."15 the sphere is bisected and quartered "the phenomena of nature that made the deepest religious impression on archaic man [were] the outstretched heavens above him, and the outspread earth beneath; both of which he naturally divided into four quarters. this four-fold heaven and earth he signified by a circle, or a square, divided cross-ways."16 the circle is met within every form of sorcery. the circle in quadrants is called ihe magic circle.17 the objects in the meditation room are intended to be evocative, in the religious sense. of what? the mural and altar are admittedly symbols "by symbolism the simplest, the commonest objects are transformed, idealized, and acquire a new and, so to say, an illimitable value."18 an ex

osiris together, as two serpents "about the commencement of the christian era the cult of osiris was extended over asia minor, greece and rome" cicero tells us that he was known as ob-el, from whence we derive the obelisk.62 the identity of hermes-mercury. anubis (brother to osiris) has already beeen mentioned. his emblem, the caduceus, was the talismanic serpent, originally entwined around a tau cross, which was also a phallus. the serpents represented the power of mercury as a sun-god. the caduceus was identified with moses' brazen serpent "in judah the image of jehovah took the form of a golden serpent, as in solomon's temple" its worship "was in fact the worship of the sun-god, osiris, under the name of jehovah" the targum, or chaldee paraphrast, referred to the brazen serpent as the '

STEINER RUDOLF CHRISTIANITY AS MYSTICAL FACT

o draws near to him, he does not appear in his own nature. this too is explained in the timaeus. the father made the universe out of the world-body and world-soul. he mixed the elements, in harmony and perfect proportion elements that he himself brought into being by pouring himself out, giving up his separate existence. thus he produced the world-body. and stretched out upon it, in the form of a cross, is the worldsoul, the divine presence in the world. it suffers death on this cross so that the world can exist. and plato therefore calls nature the tomb of the divine not however a tomb in which lies something dead, but the tomb where lies the eternal, for which death is nothing but the opportunity to demonstrate the omnipotence of life! hence the right way to look upon nature is for human

born, and in due course rise to the state of being an osiris. this then is the initiation practiced in egypt. it taught that whoever aspires to the highest stage of being must recapitulate, inwardly microcosmically, the universal and macrocosmic events connected with osiris. plato has described such a cosmic process: the creator had stretched out the world-soul on the world-body in the form of a cross, and the subsequent organization of the cosmos constitutes a redemption of the crucified world- soul.90 if someone is to become an osiris the same process must take place in miniature. the initiand must allow the inner experience of becoming an osiris to unfold and fuse with the events of the cosmic osirian myth. if we were able to look inside the temples where the initiatory transformation

transcended since it belongs to the sphere of sense-observation from which it is drawn. god in this sense neither exists nor does not exist. he transcends existence. god cannot be approached therefore through the medium of ordinary cognition, which is concerned with things that exist. we have to be raised above ourselves, above our sensory observation, above our rational thinking- processes, and cross over to purely spiritual apprehension. then we can begin to grasp, in mystical intuition, the perspective of the divine. however, the superexistent god has brought forth from himself the logos, the wisdom-filled foundation of the universe. and the logos is accessible to the weaker human faculties. he is present in the structure of the world and mediates between god and humanity. the logos ma

e flesh in the person of jesus. this is the view he holds in common with the whole body of christians. christian and pagan wisdom 161 the precise sense in which it could be said that the word became flesh can only be grasped on the basis of ancient thought in the whole sweep of its development. plato gives us the cosmic side when he describes how god stretched out the anima mundi in the form of a cross. this universal soul is the logos, and if the logos is to become flesh it must be through the repetition in fleshly existence of the macrocosmic events, being nailed to the cross and rising to new life. the profoundest idea in christianity had long before been sketched out, in spiritual terms, by the ancient cosmogonies. the cosmogony was experienced anew by the mystai in the rites of initia

was the word made flesh had to go through it in historical actuality, so that it should have meaning for all humanity. the content of the archaic mysteriosophy emerged, through christianity, to become a historical event; and in this sense christianity is not only the fulfillment of the hopes expressed by the prophets of jewish tradition, but also of what had been prefigured in the mysteries. the cross on golgotha is the mystery-cult of antiquity epitomized in a historical fact. encountered first in the ancient cosmologies, the cross reappears in the context of a unique historical event, accessible to all humanity. there it forms the point of departure for christianity. understood in this way, christianity has its mystical aspect. as simultaneously mysticism and fact, christianity is a bre

SYMBOLISM OF THE BANNERS

o the banner of the east. the banners change to different positions with each grade initiation. yet, the true symbolism of the banners remains hidden and unknown until the candidate reaches the grade of 5=6. the mystical symbolism of the banners can only be fully recognized when a greater understanding of the minor symbols are comprehended. the banners are composed of specific arrangements of the cross and the triangle. on the banner of the east, the triangles come together in the form of a hexagram, thus containing the power of the equilibrium while maintaining their individual meaning. so first, as brethren of the fraternity, we shall look at various arrangements of those simple geometrical figures and their mystical meanings. the first symbol would be that of the cross. this symbol is u

east, the triangles come together in the form of a hexagram, thus containing the power of the equilibrium while maintaining their individual meaning. so first, as brethren of the fraternity, we shall look at various arrangements of those simple geometrical figures and their mystical meanings. the first symbol would be that of the cross. this symbol is upheld very highly by modern christianity. a cross is a figure made by two lines bisecting each other. when at right angles, it is the calvary cross or also called, the crux simplex. unknown to many modern christians, the symbol of the cross in its various shapes is far older than that of the christian era. for it was in use amongst the pagans of western asia and europe many centuries before the death of christ. as such, to many ancient cult

enturies before the death of christ. as such, to many ancient cultures, it is not a symbol of sacrifice, but still remains as a solar symbol. this also includes the ankh, which many attribute to the planet c, but because the planet is so close to the a it contains many of its qualities. the oldest example of such usage can be found during the kassite period between 1746-1171 bc, of an equilateral cross on a cylinder where a sun god was seated. it was also found in many of the assyrian artifacts in america before the arrival of columbus. even though these crosses may not have meant crucifixtion, we still see that it contains a very similar element, for it also means, victory, heaven, a, life, etc. through the understanding of the mysteries, we find that only through sacrifice can all of the

he arrival of columbus. even though these crosses may not have meant crucifixtion, we still see that it contains a very similar element, for it also means, victory, heaven, a, life, etc. through the understanding of the mysteries, we find that only through sacrifice can all of these be obtained. it almost could be said that the symbolism of the crucifixtion left the last key to the formula of the cross or lvx. the formula is victory, life= sacrifice of the lower unto the higher. the word lvx could almost be said to contain within it the power of the cross. now, in taking a look at the banners, notice the use of two forms of the cross. the most visible is the calvary cross. in the womb of the hexagram, we notice the appearance of a three-armed cross, the t cross, or the crux commissa. the t

ross or lvx. the formula is victory, life= sacrifice of the lower unto the higher. the word lvx could almost be said to contain within it the power of the cross. now, in taking a look at the banners, notice the use of two forms of the cross. the most visible is the calvary cross. in the womb of the hexagram, we notice the appearance of a three-armed cross, the t cross, or the crux commissa. the t cross was found in history in the catacombs of rome and was given many names like "anticipatory cross" or "type cross" and the "cross of the old testament" it represents in its shape a cross-headed yoke or gibbet, and by others, the hammer of thor. in looking at its origin, it could be said that it is phoenician or egyptian. for the 3 bottom of the ankh, the egyptian symbol of life, is a t cross

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re are differences in the meanings of many symbols "patriotism" can be exceedingly important to a republican and also to a libertarian, but the meanings that this symbol will have can be quite different in many ways. this leads us to ask the question of whether there might perhaps be a "planetary symbol system" in which some symbols at least can be found commonly used in many or all cultures. the cross, square, circle, and most or all simple symbols have been found in use all over the earth. we therefore can ask whether their meanings are similar, or are the symbols used simply because they are simple geometric figures, but with meanings arbitrarily assigned by the individual cultures? one participant brought forth ouspenski's example that "table" has a function, an innate form or essence

the coyote is a fairly independent and hard to track animal in america, requiring more than the usual amount of intelligence and stealth to catch. monkeys similarly were appreciated for their seeming intelligence and playfulness, and so egyptians assigned the trickster attribute and the monkey's form to thoth. the question becomes. is this type of being, this symbol, something which is universal, cross-cultural, or is it something which happens in just a few cases, and many other societies never had any use for it? jung was exploring this area. he defined specific symbols which he felt were common to many or all cultures. they were fairly common within his culture and jung did manage to validate them with some cross-cultural study. we still need to ask how complete his studies were, how ex

ents, such as the eskimo, hawaiian, indian, tibetan, etc, cultures where the people have many different experiences, totally different social and physical environments, it can be expected that these people would have very different reactions to the symbols that jung thought he had commonality on. 1570 jung's man and his symbols was recommended by one participant as containing documentation on his cross-cultural studies in this area. not having access to any resource materials that would answer our questions at the time, the workshop session then proceeded into the topic of egyptian neters and the use of neters in symbolism. neters the workshop discussion of egyptian neters started with a brief discussion of the egyptian languages. the ancient egyptians used three different written language

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

tivities "children are often supplied from the local cult groups, and taught to be child prostitutes (and later, adult prostitutes; are photographed and filmed in every type of pornography available, including "snuff films" and violent films "gun running: the illuminati and other groups are also involved in international gun sales and shipments. the illuminists have well trained couriers who will cross international and state lines. these couriers are highly secretive, and will not reveal their sources, on pain of suicide or assassination. these people are accountable to others above them, with two more "buffer layers" of people above these, before the person in the illuminati with money, who helps fund this, is found "buying access codes for military computers: the illuminati will have pe

at the mid-levels, you have people overseeing finances and administration, who are overseeing. i mean, these people are making a lot of money through gun running, through white slavery, prostitution, pornography. they have links and ties to the mafia, left and right. and, in fact the mafia are afraid of them (laughs) gs: hm. sv: yeah (laughs: well, think about it! because they know that you don't cross the members of the group. they have a very spiritual orientation. they are not satanic, though; they are luciferian, which is different. the ultimate goal of their spiritual philosophy and their sense of discipline is they believe that should you complete all of your training, you become a god. that is their actual end goal. they believe in the achievement of godhood- of illuminist philosoph

ises. they were learning how to march, how to shoot. all kids in the illuminati, at least in that area, know how to take apart a gun, put it together and shoot with deadly accuracy by the age of eight years old. martial arts, there's a lot of martial arts training. sometimes i'd help supervise that, or fill in if there's a military trainer [who] was [absent. everyone had to be- there was a lot of cross training. but most of the time i supervised the training. i would be working on implementing programming, or what we'd call tuning up- reinforcing previously installed programming in adults. at that point i was normally supervising the younger trainers. they would be doing it, and i would be there watching and making sure they did it correctly. or i would be also evaluating whether- sometime

TECHNICIANS GUIDE TO THE LEFT HAND PATH

te the extension and retraction that results in a personal symbol of what has been found. to awake is the first step, the second step, to create in accordance to what has been "woke up, requires something new to enter into the scheme of events. it requires the "will to do, and is possibly the most difficult of the seven steps into resonance. willed activity is the single most difficult barrier to cross on the lhp. there is no sidestepping this issue. what delineates pseudo-lhp groups from actual real ones is the absolute necessity to manifest a creation relevant to being awake. there is much to see, and each and every individual must have a personal vision what is to be if they want to extend and expand their sight and vision until it creates inscription and continuance. a personal vision

dramatically enhanced. it is important to point out once again that in lhp magical practice there are two ways to achieve magical success: you can change aspects of the objective realm which will create a transformation within the subjective realm. you can change aspects of your subjective realm which will have a transformative effect upon the objective realm. what this implies is that there is a cross fertilization between our inner and outer worlds of consciousness, and that each has an effect to some degree upon the other. so, in actual magical practice, consideration must be given to these interactions when developing a strategy for development. there is also now a secondary implication that has some farreaching considerations. this is the idea of a magical link. simply explained, it g

TELESMATA AND FLASHING TABLETS

you wish to invoke. you may wish to formulate the letters before you as you do the above. repeat several times until the force is present. step 6 having attracted the force, formulate the letters several times as if you have breathed upon the flashing tablet. pronounce them out loud, in a vibratory manner. repeat the vibration several times, at least one time for each letter. step 7 make the rose cross over the flashing tablet. step 8 use any appropriate words around the talisman to be consecrated. make the invoking pentagram five times over it as if the pentagram were standing upon it. vibrate the letters of the triplicities involved with the suffix -al added. step 9 read any invocation required while tracing the proper sigils from the rose as you pronounce the names. always follow the hi

9 read any invocation required while tracing the proper sigils from the rose as you pronounce the names. always follow the hierarchy. step 10 the first portion of the operation is to initiate the work from yourself. the second is to attract the force in the atmosphere into the vortex you have formed. step 11 read the elemental prayer as utilized in the grade rituals. 6 step 12 close with the rose cross and perform the necessary banishing ritual. do not banish over the newly wrapped telesmata. wrap the telesmata carefully up in white silk or white linen. geomantic figure by drawing various lines from point to point, the adept may create a telesmatic figure. these figures then attract to the ruling planet and idea. example. the following is a complete table of all telesmata figures classed u

TELESMATIC FIGURES

heart, and draw down into it the white rays from above. formulate the letters in white light in your heart. inspire deeply, and then pronounce the letters of the name, vibrating each through your whole system as if setting into vibration the a before you, and as if that vibration spread out into space. the whiteness should be brilliant. the sigils are drawn from the lettering of the rose upon the cross, and these are in trapt, which corresponds to the heart. draw them as if the rose were in your heart. in vibrating any name, pronounce it as many times as it has letters. this is the invoking whirl. 6 example: the vibration of rah ynda. perform the banishing ritual of the pentagram in the four quarters of your room, preceded by the qabalistic cross. then, in each quarter give the signs of th

raw them as if the rose were in your heart. in vibrating any name, pronounce it as many times as it has letters. this is the invoking whirl. 6 example: the vibration of rah ynda. perform the banishing ritual of the pentagram in the four quarters of your room, preceded by the qabalistic cross. then, in each quarter give the signs of the adeptus minor, say iao and lvx, making the symbol of the rose-cross as taught in the paper describing the rose-cross ritual. pass to the center of the room, and face east. then formulate before you in brilliant white flashings the letters of the name in the form of a cross i.e. both perpendicular and horizontal, as seen in the diagram below. that is the expanding whirl: a d r a h n y n d a y h a r these, then, are two processes: the invoking whirl related to

r these, then, are two processes: the invoking whirl related to the heart. the expanding whirl related to the aura. ynda makes the figure from head to waist; rah from waist to feet. the whole name is related to tklm, matter, and zelatorship. a. winged, white, brilliant, radiant crown. d. head and neck of a woman, beautiful but firm, hair long, dark and waving. n. arms bare, strong, extended as a cross. in the right hand are ears of corn, and in the left a golden cup. large, dark spreading wings. y. deep yellow-green robe covering a strong chest on which is a square lamen of gold with a scarlet greek cross in the angles four smaller red crosses. in addition, a broad gold belt on which rah ynda is written in enochian or hebrew characters. 7 the feet are shown in flesh color with golden sand

TEXE MARRS CODEX MAGICA SECRET SIGNS MYSTERIOUS SYMBOLS AND HIDDEN CODES OF THE ILLUMINATI

craft 6 baphles me! horned beasts, leaping goats, satanic beards, 97 and other messages of evil 7 "el diablo" shows his horns-the devil rides out! 119 8 secret handshakes of the llluminati 145 9 a show of hands llluminists employ the grand hailing sign and the sign 177 of admiration and astonishment 10 "i gruesomely swear that i'm on the square" more revealing signs 189 of llluminati cultists 11 "cross my heart and hope to die" the mysterious "x" factor 205 12 that ravenous dark bird sublime mysteries of the illuminati's 241 double-headed eagle 1 3 the riddle of the great seal of the united states, and the all-seeing eye 265 of the serpent of wisdom 14 "silence, slaves, or we'll cur your throat from ear to ear' 285 15 up to their necks in mischief 295 16 hand on heart sign of devotion to t

le, it is said that "a wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart is at his left (eccles. 10:2) witches throughout history have danced in ritual circles to the left, that is, counterclockwise. druid priests do likewise as they dance and march around the holy stone at tara, shrine of mother earth. to blaspheme god, some satanists and witches derive pleasure in giving the sign of the cross with their left hands. but while witches and deep occultists are aware of the sinister nature and meaning of the left hand symbolically, one of the foremost masonic authorities evidently has a more favorable view. professor james curl, author of the reference book, the art and architecture of freemasonry, writes that "the left hand is the symbol of equity."10 in other words the symbol of jus

er husband, daniel, 26, a pair of self-proclaimed vampire satanists from germany, sacrificed a victim to satan. the pair ceremoniously stabbed the man exactly 66 times with a dagger. then they drank his blood. some might say that manuela's hand sign is merely the deaf's/ love you" but the couples' grim conduct indicated otherwise. also shown: manuela's head, shaved to reveal an inverted christian cross. manuela also had a rough-edged, blood red circle tatooed on her scalp. the two were trained to be satan worshippers while visiting scotland (from news report and article in strange times magazine, great britian) 130 codex magica an american member of the aghora sect of hinduism drinks from the top of a human skull. some members of the sect practice cannibalism to gain magical powers (the ta

is horns-the devil rides out 137 handsome actor pierce brosnan of great britain, to left of actor greg kinnear, has a rather odd look on his face as he gesticulates with his left hand (people magazine february 7, 2005) the comedian duo, penn& teller, are vulgar, foul-mouthed and satanic. the two once performed a revolting skit in las vegas in which teller, dressed as "christ jesus" on a full-size cross, entered the room on a cart. a midget dressed as an angel performed a simulated sex act on the nearnaked teller who was pretending to be jesus. shocked and offended, many in the audience abruptly got out of their seats and walked out of the room "this was beyond bad taste" said rick neiswanger, who attended the exhibition but had no idea that penn& teller would pull such a blasphemous stunt

called the "father of the islamic nuclear bomb" what is especially interesting are the many varied hand gestures of the people in the crowd. intriguing, to say the least. environmental activists, members of greenpeace, show their signs. several display the so-called "v" sign of the illuminati. the fellow at top left has his fist clenched in a communist mode. the peace symbol, an upsidedown broken cross inside a circle, is painted on the banner behind them (photo: the toronto star, july 23, 1995, p. f1) 202 codex magica john meriwether, manager of wall street's long-term capital management hedge fund, lays his left hand on the table as an unusual, but no doubt planned mode (u.s. mews and world report, may 3, 1999, p. 45) entertainer, lyle lovett, who once was married to actress julia robert

THE BOOK OF THE ELDER KINGS GOLDEN DAWN

of the aeons, and the aeons. hold up thy heart; then bathe it in the fire of pure joy. ah! the sun shall consume thy longing soul! and we will fortify thee with the holy aspiration to attain this: we are come so that all may attain us in the eternal flame of truth. yet must thou fortify thyself with liberty, which is truth, if thou wouldest truly attain. 18. be thy body the temple of the rose and cross of light and life. be thy mind a pure vehicle of our holy genius. be thy soul the high altar of our eternal sacrifice of union. be thine all one with us. 19. dissolve thine all in us, who art one in truth: we are the sun in his rising! we are the star of the east! we are the lord of the aeon! hail! hail! to the child of the aeon, whose name is our life and whose spirit is our light. he is ou

THE CANOPIC GODS SYMBOLISM

icated (d. these jars were called canopic jars and were disposed in a certain order around the mummy. consider now, the points of the compass to which they would naturally be attributed. reason itself will insist that the organs of the alimentary system, the most material and earthy, should be in the north, and the warm and vital heat of the circulatory system should be to the south, while in the cross division, the receptive and distributive organs should be placed to the east, the source of life and light. the organs that purify and cast out should be to the west that borders on the tplq. this gives us the following arrangement: east ameshett (stomach and upper intestines) tmo-oumathu (heart and lungs) north_ south ahephi (lower intestines) kabexnuv (liver and gall bladder) west yet this

THE CRAFT GRIMOIRE OF ECLECTIC VERSION 2

n do this in the lotus position. however you wish to do it, the following should always be true: your head needs to be up. your spine needs to be straight. your hands should be open, with the palms up. h wand in this posture, you are standing erect with your arms relaxed at your sides. h tao in this posture, you are standing erect with your arms extended out to your sides (some times known as the cross) h goddess in this posture, you are standing erect, your face tilted slightly up, and your arms upraised in welcome. this is the posture that the witches in the craft used, when they invoked monon at the beach. h god in this posture, you are standing erect with your arms crossed over your chest, with your hands upon your shoulders, right hand-left shoulder, left hand-right shoulder (sometime

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osten, leo, ed. religions of america. new york: simon& schuster, 1975. sullivan, lawrence e, ed. death, afterlife, and the soul. new york: macmillan, 1989. wilson, andrew, ed. world scripture: a comparative anthology of sacred texts. new york: paragon house, 1995. christianity the core of the christian faith is the belief in the resurrection of jesus (c. 6 b.c.e. c. 30 c.e) after his death on the cross and the promise of life everlasting to all who accept his divinity and believe in him. because christianity rose out of judaism, the teachings of jesus as recorded in the gospels reflect many of the jewish beliefs of the soul and the afterlife, primarily that a reunion of body and soul will be accomplished in the next world. the accounts of the appearance of jesus to his apostles after his r

a state of clairvoyant trance. in addition, the sleeping prophet also gave life readings dealing with the vocational, psychological, and human-relations problems of individuals. it was through these life readings that the concepts of reincarnation and the possibility of past lives were introduced. all together, more than 14,000 cayce readings have been recorded on 200,000 permanent file cards and cross-referenced into 10,000 major subjects. in 1931, the association for research and enlightenment (are) was chartered in the state of virginia as a nonprofit organization to conduct scientific and psychical research. in 1947, two years after cayce s death, the edgar cayce foundation was established. the original are has become the membership arm of the cayce programs. the foundation is the cust

barbanell, maurice. spiritualism today. london: herbert jenkins, 1969. bayless, raymond. the other side of death. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1971. carrington, hereward. the case for psychic survival. new york: citadel press, 1957. garrett, eileen. many voices: the autobiography of a medium. new york: g. p. putnam s sons, 1968. uphoff, walter and mary jo. new psychic frontiers. gerrards cross, bucks, great britain: colin smythe, 1975. trance numerous researchers have noted the obvious parallels between hypnotic sleep and the trance state of the medium. in hypnosis the subject is controlled by the suggestions of the hypnotist. in the trance state, many investigators believe, the medium is controlled by autosuggestion a kind of self-induced hypnotic state. good subjects for hypnosi

abilities that reside in the almost limitless range of subjective intelligence. m delving deeper barbanell, maurice. spiritualism today. london: herbert jenkins, 1969. fodor, nandor. an encyclopedia of psychic science. secaucus, n.j: citadel press, 1966. mysteries of the unknown: spirit summonings. alexandria, va: time-life books, 1989. uphoff, walter and mary jo. new psychic frontiers. gerrards cross, bucks, great britain: colin smythe, 1975. mediums and channelers the idea that humans survive physical death, that some part of the human being is immortal, profoundly affects the lives of those who harbor such a belief. while christianity, islam, judaism, and many other religions promise their followers some form of a life after death, many thousands of men and women feel that they have pr

resence. frankly, she stated, it was her persistent love of god that maintained her. to have gone through the two-year study with ramtha and his teachings, then to have the courage to change my life and to allow myself to be used as an instrument and to face a critical world and go on with the teachings led to a very beneficial personal growth and depth for me, she said. i have been nailed to the cross of the media, and yet nothing will keep me from progressing because i know the truth. after her period of study with ramtha, knight gave her first public channeling in november 1978, and word of the content and the mystique spread quickly and gained a wide following for the 35,000-year-old entity and his channel. knight s increased popularity and the demand for public appearances placed a st

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y describes the chapter s theme. then each topic is explored, along with each subtopic, developing relevant concepts, geographic places, persons, practices, etc. after each topic, a delving deeper section provides complete bibliographical citations of books, periodicals, television programs, internet sites, movies, and theses used, and provides users with further research opportunities. boldfaced cross-references are used to guide users from the text to related entries found elsewhere in the three volumes. sidebars supplement the text with unusual facts, features, and biographies, as well as descriptions of web sites, etc. each chapter contains photographs, line drawings, and original graphics that were chosen to complement the text; in all three volumes, over 250 images enliven the text

as grim-faced and carrying rifles at the ready. marines on jungle maneuvers have reported coming face to face with silently stalking phantom scouts of that desperate laststand conflict of more than 60 years ago. many have claimed to have seen a beautiful red-headed woman moving silently among rows of ghostly wounded, ministering to their injuries. most often seen is the ghost of a nurse in a red cross uniform. soldiers on night duty who have spotted the phantom have reported that, shortly after she fades into the jungle moonlight, they find themselves surrounded by rows and rows of groaning and dying men in attitudes of extreme suffering. according to the caretaker and his family, the sounds that come with evening are the most disconcerting part of living on an island full of phantoms. ev

carol k, and dinah mack. a field guide to demons, fairies, fallen angels, and other subversive spirits. new york: henry holt, 1998. masters, r. e. l. eros and evil. new york: julian press, 1962. spence, lewis. an encyclopedia of occultism. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1960. jersey devil some witnesses say that the jersey devil that haunts the pine barrens in southeastern new jersey is a cross between a goat and a dog with cloven hoofs and the head of a collie. others swear that it has a horse s head with the body of a kangaroo. most of the people who have sighted the creature mention a long tail, and nearly all of the witnesses agree that the thing has wings. but it doesn t really fly as much as it hops and glides. whatever the jersey devil is, people have been sighting it in the

ng people who find dressing the part of an attractive and seductive member of the undead appeals to their romantic sensibilities. for them it is like being able to dress up for halloween at least one night per week all year long. while role-playing as vampires and victims may be considered quite harmless as long as the participants know when to draw the line between fantasy and reality, those who cross the boundaries of mental abnormality into blood fetishism and obsessive blooddrinking may gradually develop a psychosis that can force them to mutilate or even kill others. on february 1, 2002, a 23-year-old woman who said that she became a vampire in london, then murdered a man in germany and drank his blood, was jailed for the crime. according to psychologists, the true lair of the vampire

instream psychology. considered by many to be the father of modern parapsychology, rhine first collaborated with professor mcdougall, chairman of the department of psychology at duke university, on a series of experiments in the area of extrasensory perception. most of these tests involved the use of zener cards, a specially designed deck of 25 cards that include five cards each of five symbols a cross, star, wavy lines, circle, and square. the rhines enlisted hundreds of volunteer subjects to guess the symbols of the cards or to determine the number of dots in rolled dice. louisa rhine became a leading parapsychologist as a result of her own studies in spontaneous psychic phenomena, exploring such areas of esp as clairvoyance, precognition, and telepathy. louisa weckesser and joseph rhine

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describes the chapter fs theme. then each topic is explored, along with each subtopic, developing relevant concepts, geographic places, persons, practices, etc. after each topic, a delving deeper section provides complete bibliographical citations of books, periodicals, television programs, internet sites, movies, and theses used, and provides users with further research opportunities. boldfaced cross-references are used to guide users from the text to related entries found elsewhere in the three volumes. sidebars supplement the text with unusual facts, features, and biographies, as well as descriptions of web sites, etc. each chapter contains photographs, line drawings, and original graphics that were chosen to complement the text; in all three volumes, over 250 images enliven the text

s of wales bring about a new world order that will enslave most of the world population. the most secret of all mystery groups remains the rosicrucians, whose manifestos helped give birth to many of the most liberating ideals of the european enlightenment. although one may see advertisements in magazines inviting the reader to fill out a coupon and become a member of the ancient order of the rosy cross, the modern organization exists as a homage to the original anonymous followers of the mysterious illumined father christian rosencreutz, for no known member of the original group that surfaced in the early 1600s was ever identified. m delving deeper daraul, arkon. a history of secret societies. new york: pocket books, 1969. heckethorn, charles william. secret societies of all ages and count

emselves and even their spouses and children, rather than permit any society secrets to be betrayed. once the oath had been made, one of the vehm fs stuhlherren or judges, would move his sword across the initiates f throats, drawing a few drops of blood to serve as a silent reminder of the fate that awaited all traitors to the society. after this ritual had been observed, the initiates kissed the cross that was formed by the space between the sword fs blade and hilt. below the stuhlherren in rank were the deputy judges, the freischoffen, and the executioners, the frohnboten. the deputy judges and the executioners carried out the various tasks of inquisitors, jury, and hangman. the name gvehm h or gfehm h was a corruption of the latin word gfama, h a law founded upon a common or agreed upon

equently as the knights of malta and the knights of rhodes, founded in 1048. by the middle of the twelfth century, the hospitallers had become a powerful military factor in the east, and their membership included the most accomplished knights in christendom. by 1153 they had become the pride of the christians and the terror of the saracens. unfortunately, after a great number of victories for the cross, the moral and chivalric ideals of the order began to become corrupted by the enormous wealth that its warriors had accumulated. in 1187, the hospitallers were almost annihilated in the disastrous battle of tiberias, where the saracen army under the generalship of saladin (1137.1193, the sultan of egypt and syria, thoroughly defeated the christians and reclaimed jerusalem. the second of the

isastrous battle of tiberias, where the saracen army under the generalship of saladin (1137.1193, the sultan of egypt and syria, thoroughly defeated the christians and reclaimed jerusalem. the second of the great orders of knighthood was founded in 1117 by two french knights and was originally known as the knights of the temple of solomon and later as the knights templar or the knights of the red cross. hugues des paiens and geoffrey of saint-omer, two compassionate nobles, had t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d secret societies 19 observed the hardships endured by christian travelers en route to jerusalem and decided to serve as guides and protectors for the defenseless pilgrims. the warrior guides soon gained a reputation for their s

THE GOD OF THE WITCHES

ercourse must have beenestablished. whether it was due to trade and intermarriage that the worship of the horned god wasre-introduced among the tillers of the soil; or, as is more likely, that the people of the iron-age had acquiredthe cult in their own habitat or in their slow march across europe, it is certain that he retained his position as ahigh god.it is not unlikely that at this period the cross was used by the conquerors as a magical method of frighteningand scaring away the hill-people. the cross was already in use as a sacred symbol in the bronze-age ineastern europe, and to the iron-age belongs the whiteleaf cross cut in the chalk of the chiltern hills, whereit could exercise its protective power against the upland dwellers. in all accounts of fairies and witches it isonly the c

f which they are not in the least overawed. incubi stand all these ordeals"(which drive away evil spirits" without taking to flight or showing the least fear; sometimes they laugh atexorcisms, strike the exorcists themselves, and rend the sacred vestments.[1] he therefore concluded thatthey were mortal and had souls like men. the evidence appears fairly conclusive that the deep-seated dreadof the cross does not refer to the christian symbol but dates back to a period several centuries beforechristianity.the roman religion took no hold on great britain and was little regarded in gaul. the romans called thebritish and gaulish deities by roman names, but the religion was not romanised, and no roman god wasever completely established in the west of europe. the old deities continued in full for

ly european that no other religion couldhave remained after it was once introduced. the evidence, however, points to an entirely different conclusion.until almost the time of the norman conquest the legal enactments show that though the rulers might benominally christian the people were openly heathen.it is possible that the church's prohibition against representing the crucifixion as a lamb on a cross was dueto the desire to differentiate the christian from the heathen god. the lamb, being a horned animal, was liableto be confounded with the horned deity of the pagans.the desolation of the country by the conqueror would not increase the estimation of christianity in the eyesof the unhappy population, and the old religion must have survived if only as a protest against the horrorsinflicted

god, found at mohenjo-daro, are of the earliest bronze-age. there aremany examples, and in every case it is clear that a human being is represented, either masked or horned.sometimes the figure has a human body with a bull's head, sometimes the head and body are covered with ahairy skin, probably indicating a bull's hide. the most remarkable is that of a man with bull's horns on hishead, sitting cross-legged, and like the ari350ge figure surrounded with animals (plate iii. i. thisrepresentation was regarded in historic times as a form of shiva and is called pasupati "lord of animals".when in relief sculpture pasupati is three-faced, as here; but in figures in the round he has four faces. such arepresentation is a naive attempt to show the all-seeing god, and is found in europe in the four

his was the case even when the fairy girl was carried off byforce. marriages between "mortal" women and fairy men were also not infrequent; but unless the girl wascaptured and kept as a prisoner in the home of the fairies, she remained comfortably in her own village,where she was visited by her fairy husband, and the children were not to be distinguished from "mortal"children. this shows that the cross between mortals and fairies was less distinguishable than one betweenmembers of a white and of a coloured race.the accounts of fairies, when given by people who for various reasons were unaffected by the influence ofshakespeare, show them as real human beings, smaller than those who made the records but not verynoticeably so. they lived in the wild uncultivated parts of the country, not nece

THE HOLY ROSARY OF THE BRETHREN

more noticeable state of harmony, integration and balance. the rosary of our order has built within it the mystical formula of yhshvh. this is the greatest and most potent symbol of elemental harmony. it is directed by spirit, and thus, it sublimely evokes the forces of the four elements directed by the divine spirit. the physical shape of the rosary is in the shape of c; the symbol of a over the cross of corrosion. therefore, the adept is forewarned that the inner work must always proceed the outer work, that in a sense to the true adept, the outer work does not exist in that all is an extension of the inner work. one will also observe that its shape is symbolic of masculine and feminine united on the cross in perfect harmony through self-sacrifice unto the higher. many and great are the

e rosary to be worked while in prayer and meditation is counterclockwise. one must not assume that this is contrary to the vortex of light. it is not a physical vortex, but rather, it is in harmony with the direction of hebrew (right to left. equally, it follows the progression of the pentagrammaton. observe the diagram on the next page: 4 step-by-step instructions: step 1: perform the qabalistic cross. this may be performed in either hebrew or latin. tu es regnum, et potestas, et gloria, saecula saeculorum, amen. step 2: hold the cross to your heart and repeat the sacred mysteries. ex deo nascimur, in yeheshua morimur, per spiritum sanctum rivivisciumus. 5 step 3: first single bead- recite the lord s prayer. recite: pater noster. step 4: first of three beads together, say the following: i

h the tenth bead) recite: ave maria. end of fourth decanate step 27: single bead: sanctus est tu dominus de mundi. fifth decanate: step 28 (first bead) vibrate: a) h b) ynda c) layrwa step 29 (first bead) recite: legis jugum. step 30 (first bead) recite: pater noster. step 31 (first bead through the tenth bead) recite: ave maria. end of fifth decanate step 32: work back down the five beads to the cross repeating steps 1- 7 backwards. thus, the first single bead is sanctus est tu. step 33: upon reaching the cross, make the qabalistic cross. because our second order works a great deal with the use of latin, this rosary should be said in latin (excluding the hebrew. however, it is advisble to first perform it 9 in english several times to make certain that you know it well before transforming

ross. because our second order works a great deal with the use of latin, this rosary should be said in latin (excluding the hebrew. however, it is advisble to first perform it 9 in english several times to make certain that you know it well before transforming it into latin. 1. learn the ave maria first, and perform the rest in english. 2. after the ave maria is well memorized, add the qabalistic cross in latin. 3. next, add the lord s prayer in latin. 4. add the adoration to the lord of the universe in latin. the lord s prayer in latin: pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. adveniat regnum tuum. fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo, et in terra. panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie. et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. et ne nos

thee. blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, jesus. holy mary, mother of god, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. amen. the ave maria ave maria, gratia plena; dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui yeheshua. sancta maria, mater dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. amen. the qabalistic cross in latin tu es regnum, et potestas, et gloria, saecula, saeculorum. amen. the adoration to the lord of the universe in latin sanctus est tu dominus de mundi. sanctus est tu qui natura non-creatusest. sanctus est tu vastus et valindus rector lucis et tenebrarum. final note: 11 the adept is encouraged to do his/her research and homework on the use of the pater noster (the lord s prayer) and th

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

an insult) v "sacro-sainte "sacred and saintly "auriculaire "index "n'avez vous pas obtenu tout ce que vous demandiez, et plus que vous ne demandiez, car vous ne m'aviez pas parle d'argent "have you not had all and more than you wanted, and there has been no question of remuneration (this mistranslation makes nonsense of the whole passage "eliphas n'etait pas a la question "eliphas was not under cross- examination "mauvais plaisant "vicious jester "si vous n'aviez pas. vous deviendriez "if you have not. you may become (this mistranslation turns a compliment into an insult "an awful and ineffaceable tableaux "peripeties "circumstances "il avait fait partie du clerge de saint germain l'auxerrois "he was of the society of st. germain l'auxerrois "bruit de tempete "stormy sound" we are oblige

, guarantee of his rights, proof of his immortality, eternity of happiness commencing for him upon the earth, glorious aim given to his existence, goal and path of all his struggles, perfection of his individual, civil and religious morality, the spirit of charity understands all, and is able to hope all, undertake all, and accomplish all. it is by the spirit of charity that jesus expiring on the cross gave a son to his mother in the person of st. john, and, triumphing over the anguish of the most frightful torture, gave a cry of deliverance and of salvation, saying "father, into thy hands i commend my spirit" it is by charity that twelve galilean artisans conquered the world; they loved truth more than life, and they went without followers to speak it to peoples and to kings; tested by to

ept them as expiation for the crimes committed in the name of religion itself, and the scandals of the profaned sanctuary. it is by charity that st. vincent de paul and fenelon compelled the admiration of even the most impious centuries, and quelled in advance the laughter of the children of voltaire before the imposing dignity of their virtues. 10 it is by charity, finally, that the folly of the cross has become the wisdom of the nations, because every noble heart has understood that it is greater to believe with those who love, and who devote themselves, than to doubt with the egotists and with the slaves of pleasure. 11 first article solution of the first problem the true god god can only be defined by faith; science can neither deny nor affirm that he exists. god is the absolute object

brotherhood of the only son of god. when the last ideals fall, when the last material chains of conscience break, when the last of them that killed the 22 prophets and the last of them that stifled the word are confounded, then will be the reign of the holy ghost. then, glory to the father who drowned the host of pharaoh in the red sea! glory to the son, who tore the veil of the temple, and whose cross, overweighing the crown of the caesars, broke the forehead of the caesars against the earth! glory to the holy ghost, who shall sweep from the earth by his terrible breath all the thieves and all the executioners, to make room for the banquet of the children of god! glory to the holy ghost, who has promised victory over earth and over heaven to the angel of liberty! the angel of liberty was

ight, god manifest in flesh, the action of the light. desired in every place and every period, but not a god that one may separate from god. descended among men to free the earth from fate, he in his mother did the woman consecrate. he was the man whom heaven's sweet wisdom did adorn; to suffer and to die as men do he was born. proscribed by ignorance, accused by envy and strife, he died upon the cross that he might give us life. all who accept his aid to guide and to sustain by his example may to god like him attain. he rose from death to reign throughout the ages' dance; he is the sun that melts the clouds of ignorance. his precepts, better known and mightier soon to be, shall judge the quick and dead for all eternity. i do believe in god's most holy spirit, whose fire the heart and mind

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

easured the waters in the hollow of his hand and meted out heaven with the span- isaiah 40, v.12) or the hand as the receptive malkuth on the tree. the symbolism of the hand is varied, but in this context can be seen as representing the transmission of divine grace between kether and malkuth. also see notes later referring to kaph and the wheel tarot card as attributed to kether. thv, is tau, the cross and synthesis in malkuth, but also symbolic in this diagram of spirit (the "crown, or kether of the pentagram) crucified in the four elements (comprising malkuth. th, by itself is tau, as described above. it also represents a boundary, which could be described as malkuth being the ultimate boundary of kether, or mark, in that malkuth is the visible aspect of kether. numerically, malkuth valu

an be broken down to 1 as well. thus, malkuth (10) and kether (1) are within the value of malkuth itself. kether, on the other hand, values 620 (the zohar speaks of the 620 pillars of light, which breaks down to 8 (6+2, the number of the sephirah hod (an interesting attribution in respect of the initiatory experiences associated with hod in the grade of practicus of the golden dawn system. a full cross-referencing of the sephiroth by their numerical reduction is given in figure 2. a final point of gematria is that the value of the word swan, the symbolic bird of kether and illumination, is brbvr= 410, which is also the value of magic (mqa'ar) and the confession of god's unity (the shema, shma'a. the triune crown the triple crown worn by the pope can be viewed as representing the trinity of

the psyche, this relates to the archetypes that are "hard-wired" into our brain so that we perceive the universe as we do. the transcending of this biological programming is part of the "crossing of the abyss, in a sense. note that there is a scientific and philosophical argument which parallels the magical argument of whether such a feat is possible. the magicians argue whether it is possible to cross the abyss whilst alive (it is difficult to know where the disproof of this argument could be, whilst the scientific philosophers argue whether it is possible for a system to escape itself. another of the concepts associated with binah is faith. the idea of faith is often taken to be merely a "strong belief, but true faith is more than that. as defined by paul, faith is "the substance of thin

m, the power, and the glory" is related to the tree of life as; thou art "ateh" kether the kingdom "malkuth" malkuth the power "veh geburah" geburah and the glory "veh gedulah" chesed this statement is made in the lesser and greater banishing rituals of the pentagram, with an appropriate gesture pointing to the crown of the head, below the feet, and the left and right shoulders as the kabbalistic cross. the god-name of chesed, al means also "unto, towards, and again refers to the dynamic aspect of god, or the expansive force of the cosmos. chesed is the first and most active of the sephiroth below the abyss in that it is the explosion into manifestation, or chockmah in a lower order. in context of the psyche, chesed is, as dion fortune puts it "the formulation of the abstract principle whi

e both the completion and source of all manifest power. the fire of all that may be called energy plays here, but as crowley notes "it is also referred to venus in aries, which indicates that one cannot establish one's work without tact and gentleness. at the level of briah, it can be noted that the number four, the number of chesed, is also a number of limitation and restriction. the equal-armed cross is not the cross of the four elements redeemed by spirit, the fifth element, and is in some ways a full-stop to progress in the creation process. it is only once the process continues that chesed can function as a source of power. in yetzirah, the astral world, chesed functions as the archetype of authority and religion, with again the danger of stagnation as dogma, convention and compromise

THE MARTINIST OPERATIVE GENERAL RITUAL

, paris, 1899, page 98. 2 cologne edition, 1533, book 2, chapter vii. 4 mem, and also of elion (ayin-lamed-iod-vau-nun, and that these two divine names deal with the archetypal world. shortly after agrippa, heinrich khunrath in his famous work "amphitheatre of eternal wisdom (hanau, 1609, placed the divine name of five letters- ieshouah- in the centre of the fifth plate representing christ on the cross3, and on the twelfth and the last plate called the pentacle of khunrath (see page 6 of this issue for its drawing)4. louis-claude de saint--martin expresses very precisely his thoughts on this name in one of his letters5. when the christ came, he made the pronunciation of this word still more central and interior, since the great name expressed by those four letters was the quaternary explos

ame stores as the candles. the incense must be pure olibanum (frankincense, called male incense, in its original weeping tear drops and should be kept in a metal box or in the classic incense boat. the use of any other incense like that prepared for the churches etc, pulverised and compounded from different resins, is interdicted. the poignard (or a sword) should have a hilt made in the form of a cross and a flat double edged and pointed blade either straight or flamboyant. the ornaments on the handle, hilt, or on the pommel, should display either the martinist pantacle, or the symbols of the temple of solomon (the so-called "masonic type" ornaments. it is preferable that the handle itself be inlaid with wood or horn, or if it is entirely made of metal- that it be covered with an isolating

nd censer: o lord almighty, may everything be done according to thy will, thou who hast disposed all things by measure, number and weight, as the sovereign might belongs to thee alone and thou dwellest forever (wisdom xi) by ieshouah, our lord, amen* 17 c) ritual the room is lit by a small sanctuary light or very dim luminary which will be extinguished later on. the operator makes the sign of the cross, standing erect facing the altar and the orient, and says: o venerated masters who have passed through the portals and have accomplished the ultimate voyage, i appeal to you 1 let us become united at this moment and in this place, become united with our brothers dispersed all over this vast world, become united in hearts and spirit. amen. operator now lights the ordinary candle (which he wil

this diabolical power, upset the perfidious snares by chasing away the initial tempter, his angels and his ministers, far away from our universe. o almighty god, may thy servants be defended and protected in their souls and bodies by this sign of salvation traced upon their foreheads. here operator makes the sign of tau upon his forehead with his index, middle finger and thumb joined together, a cross+ or x, the cursive signs of the hebrew tau from the first centuries of our era as well as before. he then continues to pray: o lord, thou who hast arranged the ministry of angels and men in an admirable order for this, cause, o lord of mercy, that our terrestrial life be protected by those who serve thee in heaven. 27 by ieshouah, our lord, amen. operator meditates awhile and then prays for

ble and spiritual world just as the elementary flame is being returned to its natural elementary source, but may the divine fire and divine light dwell forever in my soul and in the souls of my brothers. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. operator now takes the poignard (or the sword) and knocks with it, successively, all four corners of the room tracing there with distinct knocks of the blade, a greek cross. doing this he says at each corner: may any spirit who does not proclaim the glory of god fly away by this sign. by ieshouah, our lord, amen. note: the french version of this martinist operative and general ritual can be obtained from: l' initiation, organe de l'union des ordres martinistes, 6, rue jean-bouverl 92100 boulogne-billancoowthis new edition of israel regardie's tke middle adam fo

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

d inspire new generations of students. regardie's classic book, the middle pillar, introduces a psychological perspective on magic and occultism and presents an intelligent and viable rationale promoting the practice of certain magical techruques, the effects of which can be compared to the processes of analytical psychology. regardie gave readers clear directions on how to perform the qabalistic cross, the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, and the middle pillar exercise, along with its accompanying methods of circulating the light, the vibratory formula, and the building up of the tree of life in the aura. regardie, more than any other individual, saw the vast potential of the middle pillar exercise, whch was first published in a rather incomplete form in the manuscirpts of the st

a trustworthy guide on this search. it involves several distinct methods, each of which has been designed for a specific purpose, yet all work together to accomplish the ultimate goal, to erase the barrier between the conscious self and the unconscious, and to enable the student to find within the self, the great self who is in reality the only saviour he will ever have. the use of the qabalistic cross, as described in an early chapter, serves as an ideal means of aiding the ego to undergo an enormous expansion, to open up consciousness on a voluntary ordered level to the dictates of the unconscious. the so-called banishng ritual of the pentagrams is a vital techruque designed to eliminate undesirable elements from the psychc sphere, and thus to permit the process of consciousness expansio

ines24 are for the exceptional person, and comprise the training of the human psyche to complete spiritual mastery. splendid vision though this is, an ideal goal for the few, it is nevertheless outside the capacity of most of us who are obliged to live the ordinary life of the twentieth century man or woman. the preliminary techniques we may consider under several headings, viz: 1. the qabalistic cross. 2. the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram. 3. the formulation of the middle pillar and the tree of life in the sphere of sensation.25 4. the methods of circumarnbulation,26 and the vibratory formula of the middle pillar. 5. ceremonial magic. the tree of life 41 for the moment, i shall content myself with presenting a bird'seye view of each so that a picture of the entire scheme may be

upon the body of a geometrical figure the effect of which is designed to call into operation the deepest levels of the unconscious. if i say at the outset that every technique of magic is intended in different ways to open the conscious ego's field of vision to the deeper, more spiritual aspects of the divine nature, there can be no possibility of misunderstanding. the procedure of the qabalistic cross is through the cultivation of a species of, what is called in psychology, the fantasy of encouraging the imagination to build images through which the power of the it may flow unimpeded.27 though the most elementary, it is in reality one of the most important phases of magcal work. indispensable to the beginner, it is of just as much value to the more advanced student. it is an axiom of magi

ry, it is in reality one of the most important phases of magcal work. indispensable to the beginner, it is of just as much value to the more advanced student. it is an axiom of magic that it is the divine will alone which is capable of conferring illumination and enlightenment, and so acting that every action of the ego has its correct place in the scheme of things. thus it is that the qabalistic cross is the ideal means of placing the ego under the direct surveillance of the yechidah, the divine will in every human being. it is an excellent method for rendering the consciousness porous and susceptible to the dictates of the more responsible and humanitarian levels of the unconscious. the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram, described as the second method, is the sequel to the former

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

was overtaking me; a dark suspicion that dr. asimov's tongue-in-cheek observation may have contained more truth than even he knew. the year of the garuda was at hand. a dark force was closing over a little town i had never even heard of: point pleasant, west virginia. in a matter of months i would be arriving there like some black-suited exorcist, lugging my tattered briefcase, waving the golden cross of science. my life would become intertwined with the lives of the people of the ohio valley. in march 1966, a shapely housewife, whom i will call mrs. kelly because she asked that her name be withheld, was waiting in her car for her children near the point pleasant school when she saw an unbelievable apparition low in the sky. it looked like a glistening metal disk and was hovering directly

i have come to realize that we have been observing complex forces which have always been an essential part of our immediate environment. instead of thinking in terms of extraterrestrials, i have adopted the concept of ultraterrestrials beings and forces which coexist with us but are on another time frame; that is, they operate outside the limits of our space-time continuum yet have the ability to cross over into our reality. this other world is not a place, however as mars or andromeda are places, but is a state of energy. the ufo phenomenon itself is only one trivial fragment of a much larger phenomenon. it can be divided into two mam parts. the first and most important part consists of the mysterious aerial lights which appear to have an intelligence of their own. they have been observed

e dreary coal mining towns of appalachia further east. the neat, modern homes of the valley boasted more than their share of color television sets and late model cars. the people are not hillbillies but, for the most part, are skilled technicians employed in the many factories; well-educated, well-paid americans leading quiet, average lives. although there was a hotel in point pleasant i chose to cross the silver bridge and take a room in one of the many modern motels on the ohio side of the river. my first stop was the mason county courthouse and a chat with deputy halstead, a soft-spoken, serious man with a receding hairline and just a trace of the curse of all small-town policemen the potbelly "there's something to it" he assured me "the people who have seen this bird were all mighty sc

hills or cliffs. route 62 runs along the edge of the ohio river and the terrain is very flat- v enter tad jones, a rarity among ufo witnesses because of his very common name. a gentle, handsome man in his thirties, mr. jones was a deeply religious person who did not smoke or drink. in 1967, he lived in dunbar, a suburb of charleston, west virginia, and managed an appliance store at a place called cross lanes. urbane, intelligent, and articulate, he was one of the most impressive ufo witnesses i have met in my travels. at 9:05 a.m. on the morning of january 19, 1967, tad was driving to his store along the newly completed multi-lane highway, route 64, about ten miles outside of charleston. a large object was blocking the road ahead of him and he first assumed it was a vehicle being used by a

places. in march 1967, a truly astonishing ufo "attack" took place in west virginia, apparently supporting the vampiric theories i was entertaining at the time. while other ufo investigators had been collecting endless descriptions of things seen in the sky, i was out examining dead animals in remote fields, pondering the real meaning behind the bloodless carcasses. on the night of march 5, a red cross bloodmobile was traveling along route 2, which runs parallel to the ohio river. beau shertzer, twenty-one, and a young nurse had been out all day collecting human blood and now they were heading back to huntington, west virginia, with a van filled with fresh blood. the road was dark and cold and there was very little traffic. as they moved along a particularly deserted stretch, there was a f

THE NECRONOMICON SIMON VERSION

what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. the actual meaning of this phrase has taken volumes to explain, but roughly it concerns the uniting of the conscious self, a process of individuation which culminates in a rite called "knowledge and conversation of the holy guardian angel; the angel signifying the pure, evolved self. yet, there are many terrors on the way to the self, and an abyss to cross before victory can be declared. demons, vampires, psychic leeches, ghastly forms accost the aspiring magician from every angle, from every quarter around the circumference of the magick circle, and they must be destroyed lest they devour the magician himself. when crowley professed to have passed the obstacles, and crossed the abyss of knowledge, and found his true self, he found it was iden

which there is no space here at present. an exhaustive examination of crowley's occultism in light of recent findings concerning sumeria, and exegesis on lovecraft's stories, is presently in preparation and is hoped to be available shortly. until that time, a few examples should suffice. although a list is appended hereto containing various entities and concepts of lovecraft, crowley, and sumeria cross-referenced, it will do to show how the editor found relationships to be valid and even startling. azatot is frequently mentioned in the grim pages of the cthulhu mythos, and appears in the necronomicon as azag-thoth, a combination of two words, the first sumerian and the second coptic, which gives us a clue as to its identity. azag in sumerian means "enchanter" or "magician; thoth in coptic

al rituals, and the elder goddess, defeater of death, who brings the promise of resurrection and rejuvenation to her followers those who must reside for a time after death and between incarnations in what is called the "summerland. sumer-land? another hallmark of the craft of the wise is evident within the necronomicon, as well as in general sumerian literature, and that is the arrangement of the cross-quarter days, which make up half of the craft's official pagan holidays. these occur on the eves of february 2nd, may 1st, august 1st, and november 1st, and are called candlemas, beltane, lammas and samhain (or hallows, respectively. the name lammas has a curious origin in the dunes at sumer. it is not less than the name of one of the four mythological beasts of the astrological fixed signs

this is perhaps a question that will go on for as long as man tries to understand himself; himself as a part of the cosmic dance and spiral, which includes the satanic as well as the deific, the sad as well as the happy. perhaps the arab was privy to some other-worldly secret that he could not reveal. perhaps he had opened the door by mistake, his own personal gate to the abyss, and was forced to cross its threshold into the unknown. we may never know. or, we may wish we never had. the editor new york, new york october 12, 1975 chart of comparisons (showing some relationships to be found between the mythos of lovecraft, the magick of crowley, and the faith of sumer) lovecraft crowley sumer cthulhu the great beast as represented in "cthdh 666" ctha-lu, kutulu the ancient ones satan; teitan

, remember! spirits, ladies of the veil of shadows, remember! spirits, lords of the light of life, remember! spirits, ladies of the light of life, remember! spirits, lords of the infernal regions, remember! spirits, ladies of the infernal regions, remember! spirits, lords of the lords of marduk, remember! spirits, ladies of the lords of marduk, remember! spirits, lords of sin, who maketh his ship cross the river, remember! spirits, ladies of sin, who maketh his ship cross the skies, remember! spirits, lords of shammash, king of the elder ones, remember! spirits, ladies of shammash gula, queen of the elder ones, remember! spirits, lords of tshku, lord of the annunaki, remember! spirits, ladies of the goddess ziku, mother of enki, remember! spirits, lords of ninnasu, our father of the numero

THE PATH OF KABBALAH

ardest, darkest and most painful. a person who works on himself with kabbalah enters a state called the exile in egypt. during this process, he feels that he is declining in his virtues that he was better before and now he has become worse. this is how he discovers his nature. as he continues to study and be influenced by the light and the correct study of kabbalah, he develops a strong desire to cross this barrier and enter the spiritual world. he longs to resemble the creator in as little as his smallest attribute. 21 of 273 chapter 1.6 land marks a person might be amazed to find along his spiritual path that not only is he not evolving, but has come to a halt, or is even retreating. he will find that the chances to enter the spiritual are rapidly dimming. but it is at that precise stage

ith the aim to give to the creator. when there is a screen there is no need for the curtain, because the screen can resist the light. what is the division of the 125 degrees that our way consists of? there are 125 degrees of attainment between our world and the world ein sof. but all we need for our correction is to reach the world of atzilut, meaning the end of the second restriction. we have to cross the worlds of assiya, yetzira and beria, each consisting of 2,000 years (states, degrees. thus, the sum total of the corrections we have to go through is 6,000, after which we enter the corrections that belong to the first restriction. our soul consists of five parts: keter, hochma, bina, zeir anpin and malchut. they are divided by the intensity of their will to receive, and form two groups:

een that suits the coarseness of that world. the screen is swallowed inside and becomes redundant. when that happens, we become able to keep the law of the world we are in and therefore do not need the law; we rise above it and keep it of our own conscious decision. since our soul consists of five parts, we must acquire five separate screens in power, according to the coarseness of the egoism: we cross the barrier when we acquire a screen of root coarseness, and attain the spiritual degree of the world of assiya. a screen for 1st degree coarseness raises us to the degree of the world of yetzira. a screen for 2nd degree coarseness raises us to the degree of the world of beria. a screen for 3rd degree coarseness raises us to the degree of the world of atzilut. and finally, a screen for 4th d

is a fall. in that case, a person can connect with a book, do something for circulation or connect with the group. within a short time he will feel a change for the better. but each and every situation should be taken as an 28 of 273 ascent to the next degree. if the time has come for the soul to correct, there is no escaping that. any attempt only makes the pain worse. all we can feel before we cross the barrier are beastly desires. as we approach the barrier, while in it and across it we discover the desires of the creator. in none of those desires will we find man himself. the only desire in which we have free choice is agreement with the creator s providence. the soul of adam harishon (the first man) broke into 600,000 parts that are interconnected, but have a different coarseness, fr

the egoistic vessel is basically a desire to enjoy every kind of pleasure, and not necessarily one that comes from the creator. the spiritual vessel, on the other hand, is initially directed at pleasing the creator through us. we open a book, read it assiduously and try to understand it with our intellect. but it is impossible to feel what the book speaks of in the intellect. it is impossible to cross the barrier that separates the spiritual world from our own, with mere understanding. all that the students can do is gather around the teacher, dedicate their desires to the collective melting pot and receive a unified desire that is dozens of times greater in return. each member of the group must be considered as a valuable force that can help us shorten the spiritual path by dozens of wor

THE ROSICRUCIAN MANIFESTOS

nown to him. now i do not think that there can be found any one who would not wish and desire with all his heart to be a partaker of this noble treasure; but seeing the same felicity can happen to none, except god himself give wisdom, and send his holy spirit from above, we have therefore set forth in print this little treatise, to wit, famam& confessionem, of the laudable fraternity of the rosie cross, to be read by every one, because in them is clearly shewn and discovered, what concerning it the world hath to expect. although these things may seem somewhat strange, and many may esteem it to be but a philosophical shew, and no true history, which is published and spoken of the fraternity of the rosie cross; it shall here sufficiently appear by our confession, that there is more in recess

the arch duke maximilian, who likewise hath made an extract ex scriptis theologicis theophrasti, and written a treatise under the title of jesuiter, wherein he willeth, that every christian should be a true jesuit, that is, to walk, live, be, and remain in jesus: he was but ill rewarded of the jesuits, because in his answer written upon the famam, he did name those of the fraternity of the rosie cross, the highly illuminated men, and undeceiving jesuits; for they not able to brook this, layd hands on him, and put him into the galleis, for which they likewise have to expect their reward. blessed aurora will now henceforth begin to appear, who (after the passing away of the dark night of saturn) with her brightness altogether extinguisheth the shining of the moon, or the small sparks of hea

rs had, he did binde those three unto himself, to be faithful, diligent, and secret; as also to commit carefully to writing, all that which he should direct and instruct them in, to the end that those which were to come, and through especial revelation should be received into this fraternity, might not be deceived of the least sillable and word. after this manner began the fraternity of the rosie cross; first, by four persons onely, and by them was made the magical language and writing, with a large dictionary, which we yet dayly use to gods praise and glory, and do finde great wisdom therein; they made also the first part of the book m: but in respect that the labor was too heavy, and the unspeakable concourse of the sick hindred them, and also whilst his new building (called sancti spiri

THE SHADOWED ONES

gnorance, or servitude and blindness to the self. i seek to lead you away from spiritual gnosis which is not your own. empower yourself in the flames of self-awareness, of the passions of the soul! listen well to your consciousness and seek to expand it, never unify your divine being in a faith not heeded by the instincts of yourself. dissent from the paths all torn by the death of the soul, by a cross way can you fully recognize your potential as a god or goddess. by this path you must seek that wisdom not yet known, by journeying into the unknown and feared. i am that demon which is of hell, yet in the pleasures of hell the very hidden nature of mankind can you recognize an angel of light. every being which fell from the limitless nothingness of what you call god offers only self-possibi

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

d and sweeping cynicism on the utter rottenness of social life, we find love in youth depicted in the person of sir percy percival, aged sixteen. the first effusion of puberty is described in the-following three lines: cwhat shall slake this terrible thirst, this torment accurst *why jesus wept, vol. iii, p. 28. this, as is usually the case, finds an outlet in the first pretty maid who happens to cross youth fs burning path, and in this case the fair damozel is molly tyson, and the first scene of their meeting is most typical: sir percy. ah, love, love, how i love you. this is the world! love! love! i love you so, my darling. oh my white golden heart of glory *why jesus wept, vol. iii, p. 30. eternity is moulded in form of her kiss, and even if ghell belch its monsters one by: one to stop

rdent spirit of another, cramped by this unnatural bond, and denied the joys of a beneficent nature, that yearning to love and be loved. but not with impunity do we thus triumph over our natures; love cannot be so rudely suppressed; the primary want of our being must inevitably conquer. looking back on history we find few parallels to the general lust of the present day. two thousand years of the cross have today left as token of its morality 80,000 prostitutes on the london streets alone* gcan that have been human? h i see you point through the drizzling night to a cramped and shivering form. can that have been a woman? that living death, degraded by crime, brutalized by vice, vitiated, unsouled; lower than a slave, worse than a dog; spurned by man, shunned by woman, a human wreck, a grow

g gloom that was cast over the splendour that was greece, and the grandeur that was rome, in that dismal night of a thousand years which lapped the western world in a sea of blood and tears. ignorance crushed the mind of europe, as a hammer of lead, from the time that constantine. tyrant, murderer, and debauchee. threw in his lot with the yelping mob of constantinople. on that fateful day a fiery cross shone in the sky,*1. and to this day it has been our lot to carry its cankerous form branded on our hearts and corroded in our minds. not till now are we waking from the turbid dreams, the feverish lust, and dismal superstition, that sprang from the gaberlunzies of the suburra: the lord fs day. the foolish bells with their discordant clang summon the harlot-ridden hell to pray: the vicar fs

eason: he conversed with angels who are all religious, and conversed not with the devils who all hate religion c goethe, in faust, also depicted this same moral idea, and most religions have experienced this unity of virtue and vice; the early christians applauded it, and even now in christian churches is still sung the beautiful hymn: nearer, my god, to thee, nearer to thee, e fen though it be a cross that raiseth me! still all my song shall be nearer, my god, to thee, nearer to thee. to raise oneself through the vicious and the virtuous, to reside, as adonis did, six months with proserpine, and six with venus, to be as day and night, winter and summer, is no easy path to tread; and if it be necessary for the initiate to gaze on the back parts of jahveh, it is, however, most certainly not

ch would outweigh the other? everyone knows the degradation as well as the ennoblements of war; the former ever as some leprous brach licking at her heels; the latter a halo of sainthood to be cast o fer the skull of the timecleansed skeleton, which was once a spongy mass of wriggling larvae. during his life the thief stole, he lied, and he cheated; pursued, he was caught, judged, and nailed to a cross, and in death alone was he promised the subconscious longing of his life. paradise. this duality of virtue and vice has rent the world, as with a sword, and her garment has been torn asunder. some say hthis is mine! h others hthat is mine! h and so the quarrel rages. yet will they not unite? for the blending of virtue and vice means the loss of some supposed comfort, and comfort is the god o

THE TAROT OF C C ZAIN

truggles. the left hand extends the index finger to the earth to show that the mission of the perfect man is to reign over the material world. this double gesture also expresses that the human will should reflect the divine will in order to procure good and prevent evil. before the magus, upon a cubic stone, are placed a cup, a sword, and a piece of gold money in the center of which is engraved a cross. the cup signifies the mixture of the passions which contribute to happiness and unhappiness according as we are their masters or their slaves. the sword signifies the work, the struggle which traverses obstacles, and the trials which sorrow submits us to. the coin, sign of determined value, is the symbol of realized aspirations, of work accomplished; and shows the sun of power conquered by

sions which contribute to happiness and unhappiness according as we are their masters or their slaves. the sword signifies the work, the struggle which traverses obstacles, and the trials which sorrow submits us to. the coin, sign of determined value, is the symbol of realized aspirations, of work accomplished; and shows the sun of power conquered by the perseverance and efficacy of the will. the cross, seal of the infinite, by which the coin is marked, announces the ascension of that power in the spheres of the future. the cube upon which these symbols rest typifies the physical world; and has graven on its side an ibis, to indicate that eternal vigilance is a necessity if physical limitations are to be surmounted. veiled isis--arcanum ii. in divination, arcanum ii may briefly be read as

y, and carries upon her knees an open book which she half covers with her mantle. this symbolic ensemble personifies occult science, which awaits the initiate at the threshold of the sanctuary of isis in order to tell him the secrets of universal nature. the symbol of mercury (hermes) upon the bosom of the virgin, signifies that matter is fecundated by spirit in order to evolve mind, or soul. the cross below is matter, the circle is spirit. together they figure the lingam of the hindus, representing the union of the sexes; and the crescent above the union of spirit and matter represents the soul which is the evolved product of their union. the seal on the breast of nature also expresses the thought that knowledge comes from god and is as limitless as its source. the veil falling over the f

ad briefly as marriage or action. arcanum iii is figured by a woman seated within a radiant sun. the rays from this sun number thirty, the number of degrees in one zodiacal sign. the woman is crowned with twelve stars, to represent the twelve signs through which the sun passes each year. her feet rest upon the moon, symbol of the feminine in nature. and the cube upon which she sits represents the cross of matter, where rays of sun and moon meet, and so signifies the union of male and female forces. from her brow the sacred serpent thrusts its head as a symbol of enlightenment. in her right hand she carries a scepter surmounted by a globe. this is essentially a phallus, and indicates the perpetual action of creative energy upon all things born or to be born. in her left hand she carries an

ensemble pictures, in terms of universal symbolism, generation, gestation, and universal fecundity. the sovereign--arcanum iv. in divination, arcanum iv may be read as realization. arcanum iv is figured by a man; on his head a sovereign's helmet. he is seated upon a cubic stone; his right hand raises a scepter surmounted by a circle, and his right leg bent, rests upon the other, forming with it a cross. the cubic stone, image of the perfect solid, signifies labor which has reached completion. the cat, pictured on the side of the stone, indicates that the vision of the soul penetrates the illusions of matter. the sovereign's helmet is an emblem of force conquered by power. the ruler is in possession of the scepter of isis, indicating that he has knowledge of the spiritual use of the creativ

THE WITCH CULT OF ZOS VEL THANATOS

ly become the morning star through invocation, will and determination. the luciferian concept of self godhood emerges from the hidden god within us all. this does involve the initial working of the bornless one ritual developed by aleister crowley but also several other workings. the law of the great id: to trespass all laws -aos chaos magick invites individuals to use, develop and create as many cross systems as possible. the unity is crucial towards development and the understanding of magick as we know it. in this defining concept, the understanding of discipline is sometimes lost. discipline is the most important factor of magickal training, even within sorcery and witchcraft. the mind and body must be in fine tuned shape for the rigors of the left hand path and its possibilities towar

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

ts of st. john of jerusalem. from that time our lodges took the name of lodges of st. john. 6 these and similar speculations inspired the manufacture of several spurious templar masonic side-degrees. the first of these was very probably the still surviving royal order of scotland, organized into two degrees, that of the royal order of h.r.m (heredom) and that of the knights of the r.s.y.c.s (rosy cross. according to the legend of this order its origins lay in the arrival of pierre d aumont and seven other templars, refugees from persecution, in the island of mull, situated off the coast of scotland. the supposed incident was described, from a hostile point of view, by a member of a rival templar order: after the death of jacques de molay, some scottish templars having become apostates at t

d out. in spite of its brief life the stricte observance was of importance for three reasons (1) it left a permanent mark on the masonic rituals of scandinavia (2) its unknown superiors were the forerunners of madame blavatsky s mahatmas, the third order of macgregor mathers of the golden dawn, and the secret chiefs of aleister crowley (3) there seems to have been a substantial amount of cultural cross-fertilization between the stricte observance and the order of elect cohens (elus coens, i.e. chosen priests, the first masonic association to be deeply involved in the practice of ceremonial magic. the elect cohens were founded by martines de pasqually, a somewhat mysterious figure who may have been portuguese by nationality. it has been suggested that de pasqually was of jewish origin, but

has played so large a part in this ceremony. strive as best you may to discover the significance of this weapon; your labour will be well repaid. thirdly, let me counsel you to take note of this disk. you have little acquaintance with it, but it has been, there upon the altar, even as the sun, our father, is always in the heaven, even when we perceive him not. now, the dagger is in the form of a cross. and the disk in that of a circle; crosses and circles are therefore the true sign of our order. you will therefore stand perfectly erect, the feet together. now link the thumbs of your hands; and placing the left foot behind and cross the right, swing it outward with a circular motion until it comes to rest in front of and across the right. it is in this position that the secrets of the lus

y: i am the truth, and in my turban is wrapped nothing but god! the ignorant and unworthy populace began to accuse him of blasphemy, so that a council of twelve elders was convened to consider his case. our brother was acquitted by the votes of nine of these men, three only being for his execution, but even the majority adjudged him guilty of imprudence, and sentenced him to be bound to a pole or cross, there to be mocked and scourged, and spat upon (done. c. has to erect pole himself) s: let the candidate be released (done) my brother, let me congratulate you upon the fortitude with which you have undergone the same punishment as our ancient master. this wise man, profiting by the lesson so severely taught him, refrained from further imprudence, and retired to an oasis in the desert, wher

z: brother, as you seek to participate in the light and music of the word, i call upon you to advance toward the sacred altar by seven steps, halting and bowing at the 3rd, 5th, and 7th. advance with holy awe, for be assured that at each step you will approach nearer to the supreme and mysterious name of the true and living god most high (done) z: let the candidate be restored to light (h. and j. cross swords on his shoulders, and z. gives accolade on head, while herald removes h.w) z. h. j: we receive thee as a p.m (they sheath swords) and a comp. of the h.r.a. of enoch. z: brother, being arrived at perfection, you behold an altar, veiled. beneath this veil are three sacred symbols, a square, a circle, and a triangle. upon these are three (3) and 8 letters, wherein are many mysteries conc

THE HOLY BIBLE KING JAMES VERSION

ut a sword. 10:35 for i am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 10:36 and a man s foes [shall be] they of his own household. 10:37 he that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 10:38 and he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 10:39 he that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. 10:40 he that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 10:41 he that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righ

22 then peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, be it far from thee, lord: this shall not be unto thee. 16:23 but he turned, and said unto peter, get thee behind me, satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of god, but those that be of men. 16:24 then said jesus unto his disciples, if any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 16:25 for whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 16:26 for what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 16:27 for the son of man shall come in the glory of his father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man accordi

they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, hail, king of the jews! 27:30 and they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 27:31 and after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify [him] 27:32 and as they came out, they found a man of cyrene, simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 27:33 and when they were come unto a place called golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 27:34 they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted [thereof] he would not drink. 27:35 and they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, they parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did

7:37 and set up over his head his accusation written, this is jesus the king of the jews. 27:38 then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. 27:39 and they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 27:40 and saying, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days, save thyself. if thou be the son of god, come down from the cross. 27:41 likewise also the chief priests mocking [him] with the scribes and elders, said, 27:42 he saved others; himself he cannot save. if he be the king of israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 27:43 he trusted in god; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, i am the son of god. 27:44 the thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast th

peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 8:33 but when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked peter, saying, get thee behind me, satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of god, but the things that be of men. 8:34 and when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 8:35 for whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel s, the same shall save it. 8:36 for what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 8:37 or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 8:38 whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and

TRUE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT

subconscious ideas" aleister crowley the confessions "as attunement to psychic (occult) reality has grown in america, one often misunderstood and secretive branch of it has begun to flourish also- magical religion" j. gordon melton institute for the study of american religion, green egg, 1975 "curse them! curse them! curse them! with my hawk's head i peck at the eyes of jesus as he hangs upon the cross i flap my wings in the face of mohammed& blind him with my claws i tear out the flesh of the indian and the buddhist, mongol and din" liber al vel legis 3:50- 53 "if you are on the path, and see the buddha walking towards you, kill him" zen saying, paraphrased slightly "previously i never thought of doubting that there were many witches in the world; now, however, when i examine the public r

on a more popular image, and is more targeted towards international organizational efforts, thanks largely to the work under the caliphate of the late grady mcmurtry. this contrasts sharply with the very internalized oto that barely survived during the mccarthy era, when the late karl germer was in charge, and the oto turned inward for two decades. the famous ancient and mystic order of the rose cross (amorc, the highly successful mail-order spiritual fellowship, was an oto offspring in crowley's time. it has been claimed that kenneth grant and aleister crowley were discussing relatively radical changes in the ordo templi orientis at approximately the same time that gardner and crowley were interactive. though wiccan writers give some lip service (and, no doubt, some sincere credence) to

ner, for complex reasons, tended to distance himself in the early years of wicca (circa 1944-1954) from the blatant sexual magick of aleister crowley "the wickedest man in the world" by some accounts, and from crowley's organization, the ordo templi orientis. why gardner chose to do this is speculative, but i've got some idea. but, i'm getting ahead of myself. while turner showed me a blasphemous cross shaped from the body of two nude women (created for the 18th century infamous "hellfire clubs" in england and depicted in the man myth and magic encyclopedia;i bought it, of course) and a statue of beelzebub from the dusty garderian archives, a thought occurred to me" you know" i suggested "if you ever, in all this stuff, happen across a copy of the book of shadows in the handwriting of alei

TWO ESSAYS ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS

of the the shelah-na-gig exhibition. 139 the ancient god priapus becomes a saint in the middle ages. 139 x contents. page. marriage offerings to priapus. 141 antwerp, and its patron saint ters. 144 m. forgeais collection of phallic amulets. 146 the fig, and its meanings. 148 the german scrat, and the gaulish dusii. 152 robin goodfellow. 153 liberalia and floralia festivities. 154 easter, and hot-cross-buns. 158 heaving and lifting customs at easter. 160 may-day festivities. 162 bonfires. 163 st. john s, or midsummer-eve. 164 mother bunch s instruction to maidens. 166 plants and flowers connected with phallic worship. 167 the mandrake. 169 lady godiva, the shrewsbury show, and the guild festival at preston. 170 pagan rites of the early christians. 171 gnostics, manich ans, nicolait, follow

, followers of florian &c. 173 the bulgarians, and their practices. 176 walter mape s account of the patarini, and their secret rites. 176 the waldenses and cathari. 178 popular oaths and phallic worship. 181 secret society in orleans for celebrating obscene rites. 182 the stedingers of germany, and their secret ceremonies. 184 the knights templar charges brought against them. 185 spitting on the cross, and the denial of christ. 188 the kiss. 189 intercourse with women prohibited. 190 the cat and idol worship. 194 baffomet, or baphomet. 198 von hammer s description of the templars images or idol. 199 the witches sabbath the last form which the priapeia and liberalia assumed in western europe 206 contents. xi page. trial of witches at arras, in france. 207 sprenger and others on witchcraft

the shell, by the women of italy, though without being understood. it represented the act of generation, which was considered as a solemn sacrament, in honour of the creator, as will be more fully shown hereafter. the male organs of generation are sometimes found represented by signs of the same sort, which might properly be called the symbols of symbols. one of the most remarkable of these is a cross, in the form of the letter t,4 which thus served as the emblem of creation and generation, before the church adopted it as the sign of salvation; a lucky coincidence of ideas, which, without doubt, facilitated the 1 plate ii. fig. 2, engraved from one in the british museum. 2 august. de civ. dei, lib. vi. c. 9. 3 see plate ii, fig. 1, from one in the british museum, in which both symbols are

uteroche, and sonnerat. the upper part of the base of the lingam also consists of this flower, blended and composed with the female organ of generation which it supports: and the ancient author of the bagvat geeta speaks of the creator brahma as sitting upon his lotus throne.2 the figures of isis, upon the isiac table, hold the stem of this plant, surmounted by the seedvessel in one hand, and the cross,3 representing the male organs of generation, in the other; thus signifying the universal power, both active and passive, attributed to that goddess. on the same isiac table is also the representation of an egyptian temple, the columns of which are exactly like the plant which isis holds in her hand, 1 see plate xx. fig 1. 2 page 91. 3 see plate xviii. fig. 2, from pignorius. of priapus 51 e

, such as those at rudstone,2 and near boroughbridge in yorkshire,3 belong to the same religion; obeliscs being, as pliny observes, sacred to the sun, whose rays they represented both by their form and name.4 an ancient medal of apollonia in illyria, belonging to the museum of the late dr. hunter, has the head of apollo crowned with laurel on one side, and on the other an obelisc terminating in a cross, the least explicit representation of the male organs of generation.5 this has exactly the appearance of one of those crosses, which were erected in church-yards and cross roads for the adoration of devout persons, when devotion was more prevalent than at present. many of these were undoubtedly erected before the establishment of christianity, and converted, together with their worshippers

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

and the moon are paired and separated from the rest of the planets by each being given a single, pure sign denot- ing its quality: sun: el moon: the jupiter-saturn and mars-venus pairs are likewise inescapable, based on their symbolism. all four of these planets are double-compound, partaking of the pure solar or lunar qualities blended with the quality of the earth, which is repre- sented by the cross: jupiter: 3 mars: 6 saturn: fi venus: 9 unique and apart, mercury is made up of the symbols of the three primary forces-sun, moon, and earth. it is the only planet that combines the solar and lunar symbols. these are held in harmonious balance by the symbol of earth: mercury: this relationship between the seven traditional planets and the earth is pre- sented clearly and concisely in the fol

bsurd and doomed to failure. it is this noble but futile effort that renders science a tragedy rather than a comedy. however, the barrier between the universes can be passed and is passed regu- larly by the simple changing of state from manifest to unmanifest, and back again from unmanifest to manifest. the all enters its creation and acts upon the world through its many emanations. its potencies cross the veil and are transformed into manifest things. these include the burning bush, the voices of joan of arc, and other manifestations more subtle. a human being merges into the all through death-by "crossing the veil"-at which point the need to understand distinctions, which is an aspect of the manifest, ceases. after death all individuals become god-not parts of god, for the all has no par

that the soul is mortal and perishes with the body, but the spirit that lives in all beings survives death and is successively rein- carnated with its stock of life experience in order to evolve to a higher state. according to this view, the individual identity does not survive but the foundation upon which that identity was based does. an educated buddhist would maintain that the spirit does not cross the veil at each death but moves from person to per- son until its wheel of births and deaths has been fulfilled. the fault in this thinking is that it supposes the spirit of god can be divided and that one portion can gain more experience than another. a western adept would say that since the spark of divinity at the center of each human being is one with the all, it has no need to cross th

e away from the observer. each spiral is named according to the direction of the movement of awareness along it. this movement is always twofold; it can be inward or outward, and at the same time, it can be clockwise or counterclockwise. by reflecting the spiral and then reflecting it again, these forms result: 0 light light outward-counterclockwise/ dark outward-clockwise the vertical arm of the cross divides clockwise from counterclockwise motion, and the horizontal arm divides inward from outward motion. spirals diagonally opposite are doubly inverted in both radial and rotary motion. however, the track of the two spirals is the same, and one can be laid over the other without discrepancies. the spirals that are vertically or horizontally opposed are mirror reflections of each other. in

is always answered by an outward spi- ral from the unmanifest. when the magus makes an inward-clockwise spiral, it is answered by an outward-counterclockwise spiral; if the magus should make an inward-counterclockwise spiral, it will be answered by an outward-clockwise spiral. this relationship can be seen in the preceding diagram. the unmanifest is represented by the point where the arms of the cross intersect. movement of will across the veil is diagonal. the upper half of the cross represents the dark and light of the magus. the lower half is the dark and light of the emanation of the unman- ifest, which is inverted by reflection. an inward-clockwise vortex initiated by the magus is in harmony with the light. its answer is an outward-counterclockwise vortex sent to balance it from the

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hey did not possess the technology to manufacture it. they chewed the fresh cocoa leaves, mingling the juice gradually with their saliva, which they swallowed. the leaves of the cocoa plant induce euphoria, coilpled with a temporary freedom from pain or weakness. the cocoa leaves were often used, or abused, by the common members of the tribe in order to carry heavy loads for long distances, or to cross large tracks of countryside with unnatural swiftness. a mind-altering substance occurring naturally in the central part of the new world is peyote. extracted from several species of mescal cactuses growing in what is now mexico and the southwestern united states, it was used to induce visions and, thanks in large part to the books of carlos castaneda, is perhaps the most famous of the natura

esoteric philosophies of greece, rome, persia, egypt, and judea, but also the revival of the practice of ritual magic both for the perfection of the individual and the advancement of the human species. even though it made use of numerous pagan gods and goddesses in its rituals, it was fundamentally christian, as all rosicrucian societies must be. the primary symbol of the golden dawn was the rosy-cross-a cross with a red rose at its intersection. many of the early members of the golden dawn were also theosophists. at first this troubled blavatsky, who prohibited theosophists from joining the golden dawn or other occult societies, out of apprehension that they practiced black magic. but when members of her own society appealed to her to rescind her decision, she relented and permitted theos

. william wynn westcott (1848-1925, and samuel liddell mathers (1854-1918. woodman suffered from ill health and lived some distance from the center of london, and so played little active part in the running of the golden dawn in the outer, as the more or less publicly accessible lower grades of the order were known. he died before the second order, the roseae rubae et aureae crucis (ruby rose and cross of gold, where the higher mysteries of practical magic were taught to carefully selected initiates, came into being in 1892."4 the work of running the golden dawn fell to westcott and mathers. according to the history of the order presented by its three chiefs, the golden dawn was originally founded as an extension of a german secret society of the same name, die 112. howe, xxiii. 113. ibid

t symb o l "h o wever, in a footnote in the earlier work ritual magic in england (1970, king described the device more simply as a gold ring on a silk thread, held suspended above a disk on which were written the letters of the alphabet.l19 it is possible that mathers and his wife used a complex wheel of hebrew letters patterned after the mystic alphabet rose that was the central part of the rosy-cross symbol of the golden dawn, wherein the hebrew alphabet is inscribed on twenty-two petals arranged in three concentric circles. i believe it is just as likely that a simpler yes-no oracle made up of a cross surrounded by a circle was employed. if so, the movements of the ring swinging on the thread, either forward and back along the vertical arm of the cross, or side to side along its horizon

of crowley's years of work as a member of the golden dawn, perfecting his ability to ascend the astral planes, and demonstrates what this type of rigorous training is capable of achieving when used by someone with a focused will and a natural aptitude for astral travel. concerning crowley's method, regardie recorded in his introduction: the seer had with him a great golden topaz set in a calvary cross of six squares, made of wood, and painted vermillion, which was engraved with a greek cross of five squares charged with the rose of 49 petals. he held this, as a rule, in his hand. after choosing a spot where he was not likely to be disturbed he would take this stone and recite the enochian call and, after satisfying himself that the forces invoked were actually present, made the topaz play

TYSON DONALD THE MAGICAL WORKBOOK

astral temple .64 contents ix exercise 20 projection of the will i: affecting an object .68 exercise 2 1 projection of the will 11: affecting an element. 71 exercise 22 projection of the will 111: affecting a living being .74 exercise 2 3 aura awareness .81 exercise 24 groundng and centering .86 exercise 25 vibrating names of power .90 exercise 26 charging an object -97 kercise 27 the kabbalistic cross. 105 exercise 28 the middle pillar. 111 exercise 29 projecting the lesser circle. 121 exercise 30 projecting the greater circle. 125 x contents exercise 3 1 invoking the guardians of the quarters, 130 exercise 32 projecting the pentagram. 140 exercise 33 lesser invoking ritual of the pentagram .i50 exercise 34 ritual of the rose cross .i65 exercise 35 creating a vortex. 183 exercise 36 invok

magic. as for the basic rituals of the order, no techniques are more effective in awakening latent magical ability. they form the backbone of modern magic, and must be thoroughly understood in a practical way by every serious magician. the golden dawn material in the present work includes the invocation and banishing of elemental forces by pentagram, the technique of centering by the kabbalistic cross, the technique for vibrating words of power, the way of charging objects with elemental force, both the lesser ritual and the greater rtual of the pentagram, the middle pillar exercise, the rose cross ritual, the invocation of the guardians of the quarters, the use of the tattwas in scrying, and other essential introduction xv techniques. in presenting the golden dawn rituals, i have kept cl

hatha yoga as the death pose (shavasana. it should not be confused with the death posture of austin osman spare, which was employed by spare to energize sigils and has no similarity to shavasana apart from its name. inward perception 11: elemental orientation l ie upon your back on the floor, your feet six inches apart and your arms spread wide with palms turned upward, so that your body forms a cross. if you are uncomfortable on the bare floor, lie on a mat and place a folded towel under your head. take care to orient yourself so that your head points to the north, your left arm to the east, your feet to the south, and your right arm to the west. perform the stepped relaxation routine described in the previous exercise. progressively tense and relax your left leg, right leg, left arm, ri

ect at right angles. extend your awareness along them to verify that they are infinitely long, without ends. as you contemplate the lines defined by the intersections of the planes, notice that where the lines themselves intersect there is a brightly glowing point. this point glows twice as brightly as the lines. consider, for a time, the relationship of this central point to the three lines that cross through it. allow the three planes to fade from your awareness like transparent sheets of black smoke, so that only the three glowing lines and their central point of intersection are visible in the void. contemplate the lines. allow the three dimly glowing lines to fade from your awareness until only the brightly glowing point that was their center remains. contemplate the point. allow the

e interview shows are not suitable. fix your gaze upon the left eye of the anchor-the eye that is on your right-hand side as you look at the television screen. to better focus your attention, mentally extend an invisible ray vertically down through the left pupil of the anchor, and then mentally extend a horizontal ray across from your left to right through the pupil, so that these imaginary rays cross exactly on the left eye of the news anchor. projection of the will iik affecting a living being 75 imagine that the left eye of the anchorperson is a channel or conduit that connects your will and thoughts to the mind of the anchor. feel a connection with the anchor, as though you were seated directly in front of the person, and he or she were reading the news and watching you at the same ti

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

of its fundamental identity. only in this manner can the true ineffable name be approached. words and mental images are useful signposts along the way but, if we cling to them, they quickly become barriers to a higher awareness of tetragrammaton. besides the staff of hermes, which is the pre-eminent symbol for understanding the name, intuitive awareness may be approached through the symbol of the cross. each arm of the cross is assigned one of the letters. the vertical arm receives the masculine i and v, while the horizontal arm is given the feminine first and second h: it should come as no surprise after what has just been revealed that the cross must also be considered in three dimensions before it makes any useful sense esoterically. meaning can be derived from the flat cross on the pag

l arm receives the masculine i and v, while the horizontal arm is given the feminine first and second h: it should come as no surprise after what has just been revealed that the cross must also be considered in three dimensions before it makes any useful sense esoterically. meaning can be derived from the flat cross on the page, but a higher meaning is possible from the expanded three-dimensional cross. the expanded cross is the geometric figure known as the tetrahedron (see figure on following page. the tetrahedron is the simplest regular solid body. it has four planes, each of which is defined by an equilateral triangle, and four points where these planes intersect. a letter of ihvh is assigned to each point. if we examine the tetragrammaton tetrahedron of zhvh tetrahedron mentallx or ac

has four planes, each of which is defined by an equilateral triangle, and four points where these planes intersect. a letter of ihvh is assigned to each point. if we examine the tetragrammaton tetrahedron of zhvh tetrahedron mentallx or actually construct a skeletal model out of toothpicks or wire, it is readily seen that, when considered perpendicularly to any of its edges, it appears to form a cross of equal arms surrounded by a square (see the on page 29. if we look at the two planes of the tetrahedron that intersect and define the axis i-v, we see that each plane has the family of letters i-h-v at its three points. the second or final h is not on the same plane, but is linked to each of the former letters by a line segment. thus there is something special or distinctive about the fina

g and banishing, and also acts as a mnemonic, making it impossible to forget the correct spelling and order of the banners. the structure of the sigils is based upon the two-dimensional representation of the tetrahedron, the meaning of which was examined in the previous chapter. as was pointed out, when we look directly down upon one of the edges of a transparent tetrahedron, its outline traces a cross with equal arms enclosed in a square. to each point of this figure is ascribed a letter of tetragrammaton. the result is the tetragram, from which the sigils of the twelve banners are extracted (see figure on preceding page. the invoking sigil of any banner is formed by tracing its lines on the tetragram from letter to letter, beginning with the first letter in the banner. the banishing sigi

d invoking, and the invoking sigils of the occult banners are called banishing-because they banish the overt forms of the name. when projecting the sigils upon the air, they are distinguished by the motion of their formation. when writing or inscribing them upon the magic circle, or upon amulets or talismans, this motion of formation is indicated by marking the beginning of the sigil with a small cross and the termination with an arrowhead. each group of three banners beginning with the same letter is related to the element of that letter. for example, the banners ihvh, ihhv, and ivhh are all banners of elemental fire. the three banners in each elemental group have very distinct forms that are based upon their cardinal, mutable, and fixed energies. the tracing of a cardinal sigil creates a

WAITE ASPECTS OF MASONIC SYMBOLISM

hidden life in egypt and nazareth corresponds to the life of seclusion led by the mystae during their period of probation between the lesser and greater mysteries. the three years of ministry are in analogy with the temple-functions of the mystagogues. but lastly, in egypt and elsewhere, there was the mystic experience of the pastos, in which the initiate died symbolically; as jesus died upon the cross. the christian "symbolum" says- descendit ad inferos: that is "he descended into hell; and in the entranced condition of the pastos, the soul of the postulant was held or was caused to wander in certain spiritual realms. but in fine, it is said of christ- tertia die resurrexit "the third day he rose again from the dead" so also the adept of the greater mysteries rose from the pastos in the i

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

esoterically are entwined around the spinal medulla, these are: id and pingal; the two witnesses, the two olives, the two candlesticks standing before the throne of god on earth. the solar atoms rise through the cord of the right and the lunar atoms rise through the cord of the left. these solar and lunar atoms rise from our seminal system, the fire of phlegethon and the water of acheron [akeron] cross themselves in the ninth sphere, forming the sign of the infinite. f plus a equal c fire plus water [aqua] equals consciousness. whosoever meditates on the sign of the infinite, will utilize the fire and the water in order to awaken consciousness. now we understand why the two witnesses of revelation have the power of prophecy. and i will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall proph

las energ as creadoras, en luz y fuego. 20 the bachelors and bachelorettes can also transmute and sublimate their sexual energies and carry them to the heart with this prayer and these mantras. you must know that in the temple of the heart, the creative energies are mixed with the forces of christ and thereafter they elevate to the superior worlds. the inner christ lives in the heart temple. the cross of initiation is received in the heart temple. this mantric prayer is also a formula of priestly power that the magician utilizes in his practices of internal meditation in order to arrive at the feet of his divine mother. if the meditation is perfect, your adorable mother will hear your call and she will come to you; then you can converse with her about ineffable, paradisiacal things. she i

los fica. s lo as se nace en esp ritu y en verdad. 22 the twelve secret keys of basil valentine (basilius valentinus, the benedictine of erfurt are found within the arcanum a.z.f. the entire secret of the great work is enclosed within the azoth series of basil valentine. azoth is the sexual creative principle of nature. the magnum work has been realized when the rose of the spirit blooms upon the cross of our body. the three principle-elements are the three mother letters of the hebraic alphabet. when one is practicing the arcanum a.z.f. one is working with these three principle-elements within the great laboratory of nature. one works with mercury, sulfur and salt when one practices the arcanum a.z.f; this is how the lead of the personality is transmuted into the gold of the spirit; this

has four letters: iod, he, vau, he. iod is the man, he is the woman, vau is the phallus, he is the uterus. yet, we can also state: iod is the man, he is the woman, vau is the fire, he is the water. the profound study of the four letters of the eternal one takes us inevitably to the ninth sphere (sex. we must lift our serpent through the medullar channel and carry it up to her heart s temple. the cross of the initiation is received in the heart temple. the magnetic center of the father is found between the eyebrows. the sanctuary of the mother is found within the heart temple. the four points of the cross symbolize the fire, the air, the water and the earth (also spirit, matter, movement and repose. remember beloved disciple that the four elements of alchemy are: salt, mercury, sulfur and

el azufre, el azoe. la sal es la materia, el mercurio es el ens seminis. el azoe es el rayo misterioso del kundalini. este tambi n es el azoth. el azufre debe fecundar el mercurio de la filosof a secreta para que la sal se regenere. s lo as podr amos escribir el libro del azoth. si t quieres la iniciaci n, escr bela sobre una vara. en el lingam yoni se halla la clave de nuestra liberaci n. 27 the cross has four points. the cross of initiation is phallic. the insertion of the vertical phallus into the formal ecteris forms a cross. this is the cross of the initiation that we must place upon our shoulders. the four sacred animals of alchemy are: the lion that hides the enigma of fire; the man that represent the mercury of secret philosophy; the eagle that corresponds to the air; the bull that

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

as. esperamos que t, amigo, como buen lector, sepas encontrar en este tesoro que ahora est en tus manos, la felicidad, la dicha y la paz que queremos para todos los seres. si lo desechas por no encontrar en l algo que te inquiete, no seas ego sta, piensa que el que est a tu lado lo necesita. que vuestro padre que esta en secreto y que vuestra divina madre kundalini os bendigan. samael aun weor ha cross the threshold to the future of magic once the exclusive secret of the select few, the secrets of magical symbolism are now revealed in western mandalas of transformation. updated and refined through practical experience, the full range of talismans, mandalas, flashing tablets, kameas, sigils, and seals are made understandable and readily available to you. numerous illustrations demonstrate h

our particular talisman. the moon should also be on the increase (unless trying to diminish something. failing all else, it is nearly always permissible to create any talisman on a wednesday, because one of the things mercury rules is the making of seals and pentacles. prayers and intention following the qabalistic tradition, the neophyte should do some form of preparation, such as the qabalistic cross and banishing ritual given in much of the golden dawn literature (see bibliography, or one could simply pause and say a prayer for a blessing of the work. here are two ancient benedictions given in the of occult philosophy, book 4 (p. 62-3, attributed to agrippa, but probably written by one of his students: 1. after the casting of the circle of protection, repeat the biblical phrase "thou sh

h we can use to refer to the all. in the tarot, this idea is represented by the fruitful creativity of the empress. when invoking the power of three in a talisman, one should always include a triangle. its powers express as creativity, materialization, concrete action, self-expression, and imagination. 4. following the archetypal idea of the ternary is the quaternary, represented by a square or a cross. it characterizes the created, extended world of natural forms. the cross is a coordinate which defines and limits a plane. it again represents the duality of the physical plane: light and dark, spirit and matter. the tau cross in qabalah is the special seal or sign of redemption, the spirit crucified to matter and transforming it. four symbolizes the unity of the higher and lower worlds, in

a vision, and has become a very potent miracle working talisman in the past 100 years. it fits very nicely on the saturn kamea (see figure 4-n. it is also appropriate there symbolically because mary (miriam. whose initial it is, means bitter sea, an attribution of binah/saturn, and she is said to be the universal mother. qabalistic students will notice other similarities in the symbol, e. g, the cross with three bars (which appeared in the original drawings of the vision but which are lacking on some of the current medals) symbolize the hierophant, and the supreme initiation. all of these planetary seals, along with the traditional (corrected) kameas, are pleasing and may be used by the student on their talismans to invoke specific planetary energy. the problem of defining what is a corre

necessary information for making correct sigils is given in this and the following chapters, along with numerous examples. to clear up any confusion the student might have about sigils he or she may have seen in numerous golden dawn works, one should know that there is still an additional method for creating sigils, which can be used with any name if translated into hebrew. it is the famous rose cross (see figure 2-c on page 16) which we used for determining the sigil of our h. g. a. sigils can be drawn from the rose and then incorporated into the talisman. this powerful little glyph has tremendous symbolic import for anyone with a rosicrucian or golden dawn background and has been used successfully by many magicians in our century, but as regardie noted, it is not rooted in antiquity. i

WHO ARE THE DRACONIANS

essentially became so integrated as to become indistinguishable [as suggested in revelation chapter 12, regarding the war in heaven between michael- the designated leader of the ultimate warriors of spirit, and "the dragon" or "the serpent- the self-proclaimed dictator of the ultimate warriors of flesh, conducting experiments by re-arranging the reptilian molecular structure and dna over time and cross-breeding the most agile, intelligent, and most "humanoid" reptilian sub-species with each other [some of which actually possessed "semi opposable" thumbs, until finally they were able to "mold" a reptilian form that could develop crude tools which became ever more sophisticated and refined. a mutation through which the luciferians could exercise their vast, although corrupted, knowledge of t

of space-time that separates our dimension from theirs. and since these types of entities feed off of the collective darkness of humanity, the only real way to defeat them is to first defeat the "enemy within. try whatever method of resistance you will, but i will tell you what has worked for me. like st. george the dragonslayer of old, i have taken up the sword, the shield, and the altar of the "cross. this symbol of the marriage/union of the creator's perfect justice with the creator's perfect mercy is, i have learned, a weapon that the forces of darkness can never overcome, and the one weapon that will defeat them in the end. reptilian humanoids [homo-subterreptus] case files "and there was war in heaven: michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his an

bruises on their bodies after their apparent abductions "carpenter summarized what he knows of these beings in his regular column 'abduction notes' mufon ufo journal, april 1993:'typically, these reptilian creatures are reported to be about six to seven feet tall, upright, with lizardlike scales, greenish to brownish in color with clawlike, four-fingered webbed hands..their faces are said to be a cross between a human and a snake, with a central ridge coming down from the top of the head to the snout. adding to their serpentlike appearance are their eyes which have vertical slits in their pupils and golden irises" perhaps the most frightening and most controversial part of these stories are claims that the creatures occasionally are reported to have sex with abductees" case file #2: from '

ral reptilian species on board, as well as the body parts and clothing of several army-air force officers. who are the draconians file//d /my documents/avidya/reptilian agenda/who are the draconians.htm (44 of 68 [8/25/2000 17:20:00] primary physical characteristics of the grays: the larger grays apparently have some vestigial reproductive capability, and some of the hybrid species that have been cross-bred with the [taller] reptilian species have full reproductive capability. the brain capacity is estimated to be between 2500 and 3500 cc, compared to 1300 cc for the average human. due to the cloning process, the neural matter is artificially grown brain matter, and the grays have known technology that enables them to insert memory patterns and consciousness into clones in any manner or pa

2000 17:20:00] broad problem that ufos present. the problem of 'are they invaders 'what do they want here on earth, and all those other nagging questions. they come to earth for things surface people don't even know about. earth is on the ancient space trade routes. they come to bases [cavern city complexes] and they mine, manufacture, and do some genetic manipulations to form various subservient cross breeds. the reptilians: for the most part, we are dealing with another species that is humanoid in shape, but reptilian in heritage. their leader elite are the 'draco. they even have special 'wings, which are flaps of skin, supported by long ribs. these can be folded back against the body. they are also known as the "dragon race" and their symbology usually includes the winged serpent. there

WICCA EIGHT SABBATS OF WITCHCRAFT

ho go 'trick-or-drinking. and in ancient times, the roving bands would sing seasonal carols from house to house, making the tradition very similar to yuletide wassailing. in fact, the custom known as 'caroling, now connected exclusively with mid-winter, was once practiced at all the major holidays. finally, in scotland at least, the tradition of dressing in costume consisted almost exclusively of cross-dressing (i.e, men dressing as women, and women as men. it seems as though ancient societies provided an opportunity for people to 'try on' the role of the opposite gender for one night of the year (although in scotland, this is admittedly less dramatic- but more confusing- since men were in the habit of wearing skirt-like kilts anyway. oh well) to witches, halloween is one of the four high

as women, and women as men. it seems as though ancient societies provided an opportunity for people to 'try on' the role of the opposite gender for one night of the year (although in scotland, this is admittedly less dramatic- but more confusing- since men were in the habit of wearing skirt-like kilts anyway. oh well) to witches, halloween is one of the four high holidays, or greater sabbats, or cross-quarter days. because it is the most important holiday of the year, it is sometimes called 'the great sabbat' it is an ironic fact that the newer, self-created covens tend to use the older name of the holiday, samhain, which they have discovered through modern research. while the older hereditary and traditional covens often use the newer name, halloween, which has been handed down through o

. first, a large halloween party for non-craft friends, often held on the previous weekend. and second, a coven ritual held on halloween night itself, late enough so as not to be interrupted by trick-or-treaters. if the rituals are performed properly, there is often the feeling of invisible friends taking part in the rites. another date which may be utilized in planning celebrations is the actual cross-quarter day, or old halloween, or halloween o.s (old style. this occurs when the sun has reached 15 degrees scorpio, an astrological 'power point' symbolized by the eagle. this year (1988, the date is november 6th at 10:55 pm cst, with the celebration beginning at sunset. interestingly, this date (old halloween) was also appropriated by the church as the holiday of martinmas. of all the witc

ur american folk-calendar keeps the tradition of 'groundhog's day, a day to predict the coming weather, telling us that if the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be 'six more weeks' of bad weather (i.e, until the next old holiday, lady day. this custom is ancient. an old british rhyme tells us that 'if candlemas day be bright and clear, there'll be two winters in the year' actually, all of the cross-quarter days can be used as 'inverse' weather predictors, whereas the quarter-days are used as 'direct' weather predictors. like the other high holidays or great sabbats of the witches' year, candlemas is sometimes celebrated on it's alternate date, astrologically determined by the sun's reaching 15-degrees aquarius, or candlemas old style (in 1988, february 3rd, at 9:03 am cst. another holi

or the vernal equinox is 'lady day. christians sometimes insist that the title is in honor of mary and her annunciation, but pagans will smile knowingly. another mythological motif which must surely arrest our attention at this time of year is that of the descent of the god or goddess into the underworld. perhaps we see this most clearly in the christian tradition. beginning with his death on the cross on good friday, it is said that jesus 'descended into hell' for the three days that his body lay entombed. but on the third day (that is, easter sunday, his body and soul rejoined, he arose from the dead and ascended into heaven. by a strange 'coincidence, most ancient pagan religions speak of the goddess descending into the underworld, also for a period of three days. why three days? if we

WICCA WITCHCRAFT TODAY

s, vestments and a parody of the sacrament. it might be conducted by an unfrocked priest using hosts with the devil's name stamped on them instead of jesus, and the defiling of the crucifix-to insult christians and please the devil. the devil himself received praise and homage. a liturgy of evil would be repeated, there would be a mock sermon and absolution made with the left hand and an inverted cross' those who attended these meetings he dismisses in the following way (page 131 'some were perhaps dissipated perverts and had shame or guilty pride; some were just members of a primitive stock, already disappearing, but still following the ways of their fathers, knowing the church disapproved yet finding physical and psychological satisfaction. some were ecstatic "the sabbat" said one "is th

to make them rich, cause the trees to flourish and the earth to become fruitful (we could call it a fertility cult) at initiations templar candidates were stripped nearly or entirely naked; they held their meetings and initiations secretly and by night, as witches do. my books of reference give the official charges made against the templars as follows: 1. denial of christ and the defiling of the cross. 2. the adoration of an idol. 3. a perverted form of the mass. 4. ritual murders. 5. the wearing of a cord of heretical significance. 6. the ritual (or obscene) kiss. 7. alteration in the words of the mass and an unorthodox form of absolution. 8. treachery to other sections of the christian army in palestine. 9. immorality. with regard to no. 8, no body of men fought so bravely and so long i

sand priests and serving brothers, who do not seem ever to have been persecuted. so seemingly about forty thousand people dived underground and disappeared, as the witches did later. one curious point about this persecution is that the templar priests were never charged. if there is any truth in charges 3 and 7, it could only be the work of the priests. it was said they addressed the thief on the cross, which would probably have meant barabbas- surely an unlikely person to turn into a god. another story was that they called christ a thief because he claimed to be the son of god when he was the son of man. if they had said the liar or the pretender on the cross it would have made sense. actually, i think there is no doubt that it was a case of 'here are wealthy people whom we can loot, and

h swords to make them go through the ceremony would point to this. or there may have been an inner circle in the order, who picked out certain novices as likely members who could work magic: in other words, people who had slight mediumistic powers. these might not necessarily be attracted to the old faith, and so needed a certain 'frightening' to make them do certain acts, such as spitting on the cross. having done this, the novice might feel he was an outcast, and so be more amenable to obey the orders of the inner circle. this theory would explain that seemingly the greater number of the knights knew nothing of this practice, nor had seen the head or skull, but had heard that others had seen it elsewhere. or it is conceivably possible that during a very long ceremony certain things were

nd, one in paris. there is a curious templar story of a skull that brought good luck or fertility. a noble lady of maraclea was loved by a templar, a lord of sidon; but she died and was buried. such was the force of the knight's love that he dug up her body and violated it. when a voice told him to return in nine months' time he did so and found a skull on the leg bones of a skeleton (a skull and cross-bones. the same voice told him to 'guard it well, for it was the giver of all good things. it became his protecting genius, and he defeated all his enemies and gained great wealth. later it became the property of the order. and through it the order gained its great wealth and power. writers say that this would seem to be a garbled account of a ceremony of death and resurrection, perhaps seen

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e sun sets? who calls the kine from tethra s house, and sees them dance in the bright heavens? who shapes weapons in a fort of glass, in a fort that harbors satirists? who put the poet, the singer of praises, who but i divides the ogam letters, separates combatants, approaches the faery mound? i, who am a wind upon the sea. based on the original irish, and on the translations of macalister, hull& cross and slover 170, 130. the song of amergin i (as arranged by robert graves) year of 13 months dec 24-jan 21 jan 22-feb 18 feb 19-mar 18 mar 19-apr 15 apr 16-may 13 m2y 14-june 10 june 11-july 8 july 9-aug 5 aug 6-sept 2 sept 3-sept 30 oct 1-oct 28 oct 29-nov 25 nov 26-dec 22 dec 23? god is speaking i am a stag of seven tines. i am a wide flood on a plain i am a wind on the deep waters i am a s

harles alexander eastman (ohiyesa, santee sioux please listen grandfather, great spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. you lived first, and you are older than all needs, older than all prayers. all things belong to you the two legged, the four legged, the wings of the air, and all green things that live. you have set the powers of the four quarters of the earth to cross each other. you have made me cross the good road, and the road of difficulties, and where they cross, the place is holy. day in, day out, forevermore, you are the life of things. black elk oglala sioux the views of two men nothing the great mystery placed in the land of the indian pleased the white man, and nothing escaped his transforming hand. wherever forest have not been mowed down, wher

r it out of the dark and loneliness until he was hoarse, and still he had no dream. just before daybreak he heard the same voice again, very angry: why still here? he knew then that he had suffered in vain. he now knew he would have to go back to his people and confess that he had gained no knowledge and no power. the only thing he could tell them was that he got bawled out every morning. sad and cross, he replied i can t help myself this is my last day, and i m crying my eyes out. i know you told me to go home, but who are you to give me orders? i don t know you. i m going to stay until my uncles come to fetch me, whether you like it or not! all at once there was a rumble from a larger mountain that shook the hill. it became a mighty roar, and the whole hill trembled. the wind started to

overtakes the liar in a day. proverbs on human conduct if you see wrong-doing or evil and say nothing against it, you become its victim. one who refuses to obey cannot command. the saying is, visit a foreign country and respect its citizens, and not visit a foreign country and act better than its citizens. if you build a poor wooden bridge across the river, it never seems to rot until you have to cross it yourself. it is easier to put out the fire in the house of neighbors than to deal with the smoke in one s own house. proverbs on virtue when virtue founds a town, the town grows and lasts long. goodness is hidden, but eventually appears. the seed of goodness is as difficult to sow as it is hard to uproot the plant. proverbs on cooperation and contentment when the right hand washes the lef

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abled holy word aum. at the oblation of the elements in the celtic church, 3 drops of wine and 3 drops of water were poured into the chalice. in the present christian church, we notice 3 crossings with water at baptism, 3 creeds; the banns of numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott marriage are published 3 times; and a bishop in benediction makes the sign of the cross 3 times. in roman catholic churches, the angelus bell is rung three times a day, a peal of 3 times, 3 for the heavenly hierarchies of angels. pope john xxii ordered that the faithful should say 3 aves on each occasion. in civil life the usher of a court 3 times repeats the warning oyez, oyez, oyez, which word means hear or listen. note also the emblem of the irish nation, the shamrock, which

, cap. 3. the number 4 is related to jacob, the lesser light, which is the moon. jacob was spelled ioqb, and its initials are those of epithets, iutzr, the former; oushh the maker, quna the possessor, and bvra, the creator. see amos vii. 2, where jacob is called the small. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott in christian dogma, christ the triple deity on the cross of 4 limbs, is the descent of spirit into matter; or, as the theosophists say, the triad of atma-buddhi-manas descends into the quaternary of personal man, the kama, prana, linga and sthula sarira. the 4 cabeiri, or great deities of syro-phenicia, were axieros, axiokersos, axiokersa and kasmillos, children of sydyk, are named by sanchoniathon and quoted by eusebius. in the ancient egyptian f

of paris. cornelius agrippa then gave the planetary squares, which have been many times copied in subsequent books. from a more mathematical point of view, they have been much studied in france by m. bachet and m. frenicle, m. poignard of brussels and de la hire. m. de la loubere gives information of the use of magic squares by the indians of surat. to the number 4 belong the several forms of the cross, maltese, greek, passional, st. andrew s and the fylfot cross the swastika. hermetic philosophy teaches how to view the last as composed from a magic square of 5, giving 25 squares, of which the fylfot takes 17, referring to the sun, signs and elements. there is a quaint hebrew association between the name tetragrammaton, ihvh, the god name, and man formed in his image for if yod, heh, vav

and they said this was the periodic time of the metempsychosis or the rebirth of man after each death. when mutiplied into itself, like the pentad, six has also always itself in the unit place, thus, 6, 36, 216, 1296, 7776. numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott on the 6th day, man was created according to genesis. on the 6th day of the week, jesus died on the cross. 67. the israelites had 6 cities of refuge. numbers xxxv. v. 6. there were six things hated by jehovah. prov. vi. v. 16. the seraphim of isaiah had each 6 wings. in a freemasons lodge there are 6 jewels, three of which are immovable and lie open in the lodge for the brethren to moralize upon, while the other three jewels are transferable from one brother to another at the periodical changes

es, deemed to exist in jesus, the christ of the new testament. the blending of the two triangles has also numbers--th eir occu lt power an d mys tic vir tu es by w. wyn n wes tcott been used to typify the union of fire and water; for the early symbol of fire was the triangle apex upward, and that of water the same apex downward. the symbols of air and earth were two similar triangles, each with a cross bar. 70. the talmud says- six things are disgraceful to a wise man. to walk alone at night; to scent oneself for walking by day; to talk with a strange woman in the street; to talk at table with the ignorant; to wear ragged shoes, and to be late at the house of prayer. berachoth, 43. 2. six things lay up capital for hereafter, and also bear interest in this world. hospitality well ordered; c

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ing, the one way of concealment/unconcealment, for which the word al theia suggests our wresting ourselves away from contrary representations and the conquest of a unitary point of view. 109 the experience of time is intimately coupled with the computation of the mythic account of the psychic voyage,110 the verbal gesticulation that reveals the soul s passing through the gates of night and day to cross the threshold from the way of seeming to the way of truth, the flight of mind from transient objects of sense (aistheta) to eternal objects of contemplation (noeton).111 there is much to say about parmenides and his impact on the history of western philosophy, but most relevant here is the point that plotinus s demarcation of soul as the locus for the measure of time may be viewed as an embe

ed in one of the recensions of otiyyot de-rabbi aqiva, a relatively late midrashic compilation that preserves in rudimentary form older esoteric teachings: saddi, why does it have two heads? because this refers to jesus who took hold of two heads, one of israel and the other of edom, and he went and caused people to err. when the jews saw him they stood over him, captured him, and hung him on the cross. as they interpreted if your brother, your mother s son, entices you (deut 13:7, it does not say your father s son. 49 later kabbalistic sources, as attested in a key passage in zohar,50 combine the bahiric decomposition of saddi into yod-nun with the midrashic interpretation of saddi as a symbolic reference to jesus. it has been suggested that yod-nun in the zoharic text serves as an acrost

contrast to the ink-mark (tau shel deyo. this may be explained as a rejoinder on the part of some rabbis to an exegetical tradition cultivated by early church fathers that connected the tau of ezekiel with the paschal lamb, the symbol of salvation. this possibility is enhanced by the evidence (supplied, for example, by origen) that jewish christians interpreted the tau of ezekiel as a sign of the cross (related, as we have seen, to the shape of the letter in the ancient script) placed on the foreheads of christians.29 apparently responding to this interpretation, rabbinic exegetes emphasized that the mark of blood signals destruction rather than deliverance.30 this rabbinic concern underlies the zoharic comment that the faithful men who fulfilled the torah from alef to tau would die becaus

157 160 255 rabbi aqiva (battei midrashot, 2: 396, the man is identified as the angel of death, mal akh ha-mawet. 27. in midrash eikhah rabbah, 2:1, p. 98, this opinion is recorded in the name of r. judah. 28. lieberman, greek in jewish palestine, pp. 185 191. 29. lieberman, op. cit, p. 187, also noted that tertullian, adversus marcionem 3:22, remarked that the tau of ezekiel was the sign of the cross. so also, in his homilies on genesis, jerome similarly applied the tau of ezekiel to the sign of the cross, emphasizing the apotropaic effect of this mark by noting that no one inscribed with the tau could be struck by the devil. jerome s text is cited in barry, greek qabbalah, p. 140. on the possibility that the letter tau, which in the ancient hebrew script had the shape of two crossed lin

n bayrak al-jerrahi al-halveti. louisville: fons vitae, 1997. journey to the lord of power: a sufi manual on retreat. with notes from a commentary by abdul-karim jili and an introduction by sheikh muzaffer ozak al-jerrahi. translated by rabia terri harris. rochester: inner traditions international, 1989. mysteries of purity: ibn al- arab s asr r al-t ah rah. translated by eric winkel. notre dame: cross cultural publications, 1995. idel, moshe. absorbing perfections: kabbalah and interpretation. foreword by harold bloom. new haven: yale university press 2002. franz rosenzweig and the kabbalah. in the philosophy of franz rosenzweig, edited by paul mendes-flohr, 162 171. hanover: university press of new england, 1988. infinities of torah. in midrash and literature, edited by geofrey hartman a

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, did the beast 666 to mega therion a magus of a. a. baphomet 729 t he supreme holy king of ireland, iona and all the britains that are in the sanc tuary of the gnosis xth degree o.t.o, avatar of bacchus diphues in the place o f the xith degree o.t.o, logos of the aeon of ra hoor khuit, grand master of t he knights of the holy ghost, grand master of the knights of the temple, eidolo n of the rosy cross, alastor the destroyer spirit of solitude, wanderer of the waste, of the blood of kerval arch-druids hereditary to the oak, whose holy ang el his guardian is aiwaz 93, the god first dawning upon man in the land of sume r, whose breast beareth the token adventure upon mountains beyond any man of hi s fellows, whose body and blood bear witness of the wounds of astarte, and the shames of priapu

range slip& sash as proper to (a) hod (b) the sun (c) gemini: for he is prophet of the gods& he is the beast 666, of the sun& he is innocent, a child, even, as horus-harpocrates, with the double function in love. over this shall he wear the robe of blue for nuit lined with scarlet for hadith& the sun is gold on his breast. he shall wear the crimson cap for binah, that covereth him, with the white cross of john for kether. he shall wear his ring of a magus& his rosy cross. he shall bear the wand of obeah, with its janus-head of man& woman& its four snakes for his weapons. 3. iacchaion shall wear the black robe lined with gold, for he commeth forth from the darkness of the outer& the light but fringeth him. also black is proper to a neophyte. his head shall be bare, for shamelessness& as the

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lue 8, did the beast 666 to mega therion a magus of a. a. baphomet 729 the supreme holy king of ireland, iona and all the britains that are in the sanctuary of the gnosis xth degree o.t.o, avatar of bacchus diphues in the place of the xith degree o.t.o, logos of the aeon of ra hoor khuit, grand master of the knights of the holy ghost, grand master of the knights of the temple, eidolon of the rosy cross, alastor the destroyer spirit of solitude, wanderer of the waste, of the blood of kerval arch-druids hereditary to the oak, whose holy angel his guardian is aiwaz 93, the god first dawning upon man in the land of sumer, whose breast beareth the token adventure upon mountains beyond any man of his fellows, whose body and blood bear witness of the wounds of astarte, and the shames of priapus

range slip& sash as proper to (a) hod (b) the sun (c) gemini: for he is prophet of the gods& he is the beast 666, of the sun& he is innocent, a child, even, as horus-harpocrates, with the double function in love. over this shall he wear the robe of blue for nuit lined with scarlet for hadith& the sun is gold on his breast. he shall wear the crimson cap for binah, that covereth him, with the white cross of john for kether. he shall wear his ring of a magus& his rosy cross. he shall bear the wand of obeah, with its janus-head of man& woman& its four snakes for his weapons. 3. iacchaion shall wear the black robe lined with gold, for he commeth forth from the darkness of the outer& the light but fringeth him. also black is proper to a neophyte. his head shall be bare, for shamelessness& as the

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new zealand, in 1985. 2 and holy in all his work. this seal must not be looked uponwithout great reverence and devotion. this seal is to be made of perfect wax: i mean wax that is purified; we have no respect of colors. this seal must be nine inches in diameter, the roundness must be twenty-seven inches or somewhere more; the thickness of it must be an inch and half a quarter, and the figure of a cross must be on the back side of it" as a seal, the sigillum dei aemeth is extremely complex. some authors have pointed out that it resembles earlier occult seals, such as "the seal of god" as found in the sworn book of honorius (this can be found in the british library see sloane ms. 313 and royal ms. 17 a xlii. though the geometric patterns are identical in the two seals, there are a number of

s: yod is fire, heh is water, vau is air, and heh is earth. we also find in "the concourse of the forces" the following "wow thou shalt observe in the book of the concourse of the forces that unto each of the 4 tablets of the elements is there a sign annexed; i.e, unto the tablet of air a symbol of a t having four yods above it" 4 [this sign is shown in figure 11 "unto the tablet of water being a cross potent, having two letters b.b, a figure 4 and a figure 6, in the angles thereof [this sign is shown in figure 12:1 "unto the tablet of earth, a simple cross potent without additions [this sign is shown in figure 13] 5 "unto the fire tablet there is a circle having 12 rays allotted [this sign is shown in figure 14 "these be the sacred seals or characters" in the clavicula tabularum enochi pa

or a t surmounted by four yods of the sigillum ameth, t and 4 other letters counting by the rule of 4, 22, 20, 18. from the first letter t thus: this yields the name tahaoelog for the air tablet "the 4th square each time from the last will shew the letter and figure given. you are not to count, say, 22 or 20 or 18, but 4 only. n.o.m"[n.o.m. was a magical name used by w. w. westcott eds "from the cross in whose angles are 2 b's, a 6 and a 4. note that t equals a t, while the cross equals th. the count7 ing goes from cross to h, then b.4, then 6.b, and continues by six. from this is obtained: this yields the name thahebyobeaatanun for the water tablet "to explain further, four moves from t yields 22.h. b.4 is specially put; y.14 moves to 22 from t. then 6.b is special. from 6.b it is all pl

a 4. note that t equals a t, while the cross equals th. the count7 ing goes from cross to h, then b.4, then 6.b, and continues by six. from this is obtained: this yields the name thahebyobeaatanun for the water tablet "to explain further, four moves from t yields 22.h. b.4 is specially put; y.14 moves to 22 from t. then 6.b is special. from 6.b it is all plain moving by 6 to right "from the plain cross, which equals th.4, proceed counting in each case forward as by numbers giving: this yields the name thahaaothe for the earth tablet "count here not by 4 or 6, but by numbers given to right if over; to left if under "from the twelve-rayed circle, we begin with the middle circle on the sigillum, the greek omega, for the number of rays is twelve around the circle to give: this yields ohoohaata

names from the heptagon the heptagon, just inside the circumference of the seal, produces 7 sets of 7 letters. there are a number of ways of reading these. the easiest is to take the first capital letter at the top of the seal, which is z. go to the first square in the next section, which produces a. the same square in the following five sections produces the name zaphkie (the last square with a cross in it then doubles as a l. the next capital letter is r. go to the next six corresponding squares and the name raphael is produced, etc. the standard method used to derive the seven angelic names places each section in the following manner: 12 now, by way of column, read down each name, the capital letter designating the start of every name. this produces the following: the differences betwe

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were given. the culmination of the dramatic work was a shakespearean pageant. after two years of strenuous activity, harold large returned to london with the work so well organized, that the group was able to carry on. the silent meeting grew in strength, and after his departure other friends were added, a simple form of ritual was used, and it was given the title of "the society of the southern cross" from the beginning, definite guidance was received in rotation from three different sources, both eastern and western, the one that carried the group to the final stages of the quest being western. in 1910 the mission of help came to new zealand, and miss mclean arranged with father fitzgerald to meet members of the group at bishop court in napier (a city dose to havetock north. the day bef

a long time friend and student of regardie) to the rank of 6=5. thoth hermes temple study course for adeptus minor 5=6 1. zelator adeptus minor 2. theoricus adeptus minor 3. practicus adeptus minor 4. philosophus adeptus minor rosea rubea et aureae crucis study curriculum section 1 zelator adeftus minor (lam) 1. making enochian tablets 2. consecration of elemental weapons, sword, lotus want, rose cross 3. introduction to the enochian system 4. concourse of forces part 1 5. lecture on name extraction from the tablets 6. hierarchy of the tablets 7. astrology and the tablets 8. notanda 9. introduction to skrying 10. systematic method of studying the squares (tablets) 11. official lecture for slaying enochian squares 12. aura control and the enochian tablets 13. enochian dictionary 14. enochia

ries in the watery part of air tablet. its corresponding squares will be: the aries square in the watery part of fire, the aries square in the watery part of earth, and the aries square in the watery part of the water tablets. a small thesis on the differences of the visions is to be done and sent as above (d) project into enochian squares of a complete lesser angle (serviant, kerubic and calvary cross) and record visions for each square (e) project into the squares of a complete central cross and record each working (f) do ritual of invisibility (g) do ritual of transformation. note: remember to slay the pyramid squares in the order given in (9) which covers the sequence in detail. section 3 practicus adeptus minor (p.a.m) 32. lecture of ring and disk 33. addendum to the concourse of forc

oratory explanations of equipment and its use (e) before advancement to the next level, one must have mastered the outlines of practical ritual work as contained in the z-5. an examination, both verbally and practical, will be held on ritual. chapter two the origins of the rosicrucian order the initial impetus of the golden dawn's inner order, the rosae rubea et aurea cruces (the red ruse and the cross of gold, stemmed from rosicrucian sources which made the cornerstone of their teachings the first two rosicrucian manifestoes published in the 17th century by an anonymous authorship. within the golden dawn's inner order, elaborate rituals were used, utilizing props and settings that described the finding of the vault of christian rosenkruetz and the teachings he had to offer humanity. the b

eek and latin. while yet a youth, he accompanied a certain brother p.a.l. on a pilgrimage to the holy land; but the latter, dying at cyprus, he himself went to damascus. there was then in arabia a temple of the order which was called in the hebrew tongue 'damkar: that is 'the blood of the lamb' there he was duely initiated, and took the mystic title christian rosenkreutz, or christian of the rose cross. he then so improved his knowledge of the arabian tongue, that in the following year he translated the book 'm' into latin, which he afterwards brought back with him to europe "after three years he went into egypt, where there was another temple of the order. there he remained for a time still studying the mysteries of nature. after this, he travelled by sea to the city of fessa, where he wa

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o down the winding track to the beach for my sea rituals (and puff and pant up again. in winter, i work either round the hearth that is the focus of the small, dark family room where i write, or high in the attic bedroom of my narrow house overlooking the hills. altars your special place will need to contain an altar. to many people, the word 'altar' summons up images of vast churches with golden crosses or b-movies with dark-robed figures sacrificing damsels on a stone slab in the middle of a deserted moorland. but in magical terms an altar is simply the term for a sacred work space on which you place your tools, candles, incense and symbols for rituals. in practice, many people use their altar every day, as a focus for quiet meditative moments, perhaps at the end of a busy day or early i

ally double-edged and black-handled, but a single-edged blade is better if you are new to magick, to avoid unintentional cuts. there is a vast array of scouting and craft knives available, with black wooden handles on which you can engrave magical symbols such as your zodiacal and planetary glyphs with a pyrographic set obtained from an art shop. you can also paint moons, stars, spirals, suns, or crosses with silver paint. i use a curved-bladed knife with a silver engraved scabbard, which i bought from a souvenir shop in spain. the athame is set in the east of the altar and represents the element of air. like the sword, it is traditionally used for drawing magical circles on the ground and directing magical air energies into a symbol. when you are casting a circle, you can point your atham

afety reasons, nowadays, however, many people use the type of electric candle sets that are popular in windows in swedish homes before christmas. a single, large, white candle was also lit in or near the family hearth as a centrepiece for the family feast on the same evening to welcome back the maiden energies and to bring blessings on home and family. the traditional brighid straw and beribboned crosses were woven and passed though the candle flame, thereafter serving as amulets to keep homes, animals and barns from harm. these crosses, whose four arms extend at different points around a square centre, are still dedicated to st brighid and are still kept in homes for protection. associations as before, if you wish to carry out a similar ritual, choose candles, crystals, incenses, etc. of

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ritus sancti. the perpendicular is called linea dei, the line of god the father and son, the patris filiique, macroprosopus and microprosopus combined. for these 4 vertical lines resemble 4 mighty pillars each divided into twain by a light line shewing this forth; the father himself, in the absence of the line. and in its presence shewing the son. as a foresaid the central points of these 4 great crosses do shew in the celestial heavens, and do correspond unto the 4 tiphareth points referred to in the book of the astronomic view of the tarot. naturally then, the linea spiritus sancti coincides with the zodiacal belt wherein is the path of the a who is the administrant of the m of life, and the lord of the d of the world. the four linea s.s. then form the complete circle of the ecliptic, a

ablet coinciding with one of the 4 tiphareth points in the celestial heavens. therefore, even in the small squares into which each tablet is divided, each represents a vast area of dominion, having the correlation thereof in the universe, in the planets, in our b, in the fixed stars, and even in man, in animals, vegetables, and minerals. therefore do the 4 perpendicular or vertical lines of the 4 crosses represent 4 great currents of force passing between north above and south below, intersecting the tiphareth points and thus affirmng the existence of the hidden central pillar of the tree of life, forming the axis of the sphere of the celestial heavens. therefore are these lines which are vertical called linea dei patris filiique, as manifesting that central column wherein are kether and t

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ach sign is reverse, and thus the planets which fill the right-hand side of the pyramids go in the first two cases downwards, and in the third from left to right. the upper sides of the pyramids are all attributed to the element of spirit, the lower sides to the element of the tablet. each square is also referred to the small card of the tarot which corresponds to the decan (see 77712. 2. calvary crosses. each has 10 squares. the upper sides of the pyramids are uniformly given to spirit, the lower sides to the sephiroth, in the order shewn.13 the left-hand sides are attributed to the element of the tablet, the right-hand sides to the sub-element of the lesser angle.14 3. kerubic squares. the upper sides pertain to the element of the tablet, the lower sides to the subelement. right- and lef

junctio y ix the hermit fire b cauda draconis c xx the last judgement water c via m xii the hanged man air d fortuna minor a 0 the fool earth (elements) earth (e) caput draconis t xxi the universe (if using the book of thoth attributions, exchange h and x and change titles of tarot trumps accordingly. the remaining six trumps and hebrew letters are referred to the upper six squares of the calvary crosses as noted above. 18: rather than reproduce the version of the alphabet which appeared in the equinox publication i have substituted a face based on the final corrected forms of the letters from sloane 3188 (quinti libri mysteriorum appendix, cleaned up very slightly; note that the letter x (x) is drawn with a small dot just inside the angle to clearly distinguish it from a rotated or reflec

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s the "priestess "upon the altar. the "deacon "and the children follow, they in rank, behind him. the "priestess "takes the book of the law, resumes her seat, and holds it open on her breast with her two hands, making a descending triangle with thumbs and forefingers. the "priest "gives the lance to the "deacon "to hold; and takes the ewer from the child, and sprinkles the "priestess "making five crosses, forehead, shoulders, and thighs. the thumb of the "priest "is always between his index and" 349 "medius, whenever he is not holding the lance. the "priest "takes the censer from the child, and makes five crosses as before. the children replace their weapons on their respective altars. the "priest "kisses the book of the law three times. he kneels for a space in adoration, with joined hand

of god"(he takes the cup" gr:tau-omicron-upsilon-tau-omicron gr:epsilon-sigma-tau-iota -tau- omicron gr:pi-omicron-tau-eta-rho-iota-omicron-nu gr:tau-omicron-upsilon gr:alpha-iota-mu-alpha-tau-omicron-sigma gr:mu-omicron-upsilon"(he kneels, adores, rises, turns, shows the cup to the people, turns, replaces the cup and adores. music" 356 for this is the covenant of resurrection "he makes the five crosses on the "priestess. accept, o lord, this sacrifice of life and joy, true warrants of the covenant of resurrection "the "priest "offers the lance to the "priestess "who kisses it; he then touches her between the breasts and upon the body. he then flings out his arms upward as comprehending the whole shrine" let this offering be born upon the waves of aethyr to our lord and father the sun tha

t "offers the lance to the "priestess "who kisses it; he then touches her between the breasts and upon the body. he then flings out his arms upward as comprehending the whole shrine" let this offering be born upon the waves of aethyr to our lord and father the sun that travelleth over the heavens in his name on"(he closes his hands, kisses the "priestess "between the breasts and makes three great crosses over the paten, the cup and himself. he strikes his breast. all repeat this action" hear ye all, saints of the true church of old time now essentially present, that of ye we claim heirship, with ye we claim communion, from ye we claim benediction in the name of gr:iota-alpha-omega"(he makes three crosses on paten and cup together. he uncovers the cup, genuflects, takes the cup in his left

st. all repeat this action" hear ye all, saints of the true church of old time now essentially present, that of ye we claim heirship, with ye we claim communion, from ye we claim benediction in the name of gr:iota-alpha-omega"(he makes three crosses on paten and cup together. he uncovers the cup, genuflects, takes the cup in his left hand and the host in his right. with the host he makes the five crosses on the cup +1 +3 +2 +5 +4"(he elevates the host and the cup (the bell strikes" gr:alpha-gamma-iota-omicron-sigma, gr:alpha-gamma-iota- omicron-sigma, gr:alpha-gamma-iota-omicron-sigma, gr:iota-alpha-omega "he replaces the host and the cup and adores" vii. of the office of the anthem. the priest. thou who art i, beyond all i am, who hast no nature, and no name, who art, when all but thou ar

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eroglyph. and here shall thine own experience serve us, because a token of remembrance sufficeth him that is familiar with a matter, which to him that knoweth it not should not be made manifest, no, not in an year of instruction. here first then is one amid the uncounted wonders of that vision: upon a field blacker and richer than velvet was the sun of all being, alone. then about him were little crosses, greek, overrunning the heaven. these changed from form to form geometrical, marvel devouring marvel, a thousand times a thousand in their course and sequence, until by their movement was the universe churned into the quintessence of light. moreover at another time did i behold all things as bubbles, iridescent and luminous, self-shining in every colour and every combination of colour, myr

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. he thrones the priestess upon the altar. the deacon and the children follow, they in rank, behind him. the priestess takes the book of the law, resumes her seat, and holds it open on her breast with her two hands, making a descending triangle with thumbs and forefingers. the priest gives the lance to the deacon to hold, and takes the ewer from the child, and sprinkles the priestess, making five crosses, forehead, shoulders, and thighs. the thumb of the priest is always between his index and medius, whenever he is not holding the lance. the priest takes the censer from the child, and makes five crosses, as before. the children replace their weapons on their respective altars. the priest kisses the book of the law three times. he kneels for a space in adoration, with joined hands, knuckles

or another, or in any star, or aught else, unto them may there be granted the accomplishment of their wills; yea, the accomplishment of their wills 'a(c)umgn 'a(c)umgn 'a(c)umgn. the people: so mote it be. all sit. the deacon and the children attend the priest and priestess, ready to hold any appropriate weapon as may be necessary. vi of the consecration of the elements the priest makes the five crosses. 3 12 on paten and cup; 4 on paten alone; 5 on cup alone. the priest: life of man upon earth, fruit of labour, sustenance of endeavour, thus be thou nourishment of the spirit! he touches the host with the lance. by the virtue of the rod be this bread the body of god! he takes the host. to(c)uto'(c)esti t(c)o s(c)oma mou. he kneels, adores, rises, turns shows host to the people, turns, repl

bour, inspiration of endeavour, thus be thou ecstasy of the spirit! he touches the cup with the lance. by the virtue of the rod be this wine the blood of god! he takes the cup. to(c)uto'(c)esti t(c)o pot(c)hrion t(c)ou'(c)aimatos mou. he kneels, adores, rises, turns, shows the cup to the people, turns replaces the cup, and adores. music. for this is the covenant of resurrection. he makes the five crosses on the priestess. accept, o lord, this sacrifice of life and joy, true warrants of the covenant of resurrection. the priest offers the lance to the priestess, who kisses it; he then touches her between the breasts and upon the body. he then flings out his arms upward, as comprehending the whole shrine. let this offering be borne upon the waves of aethyr to our lord and father the sun that

st offers the lance to the priestess, who kisses it; he then touches her between the breasts and upon the body. he then flings out his arms upward, as comprehending the whole shrine. let this offering be borne upon the waves of aethyr to our lord and father the sun that travelleth over the heavens in his name on. he closes his hands, kisses the priestess between the breasts, and makes three great crosses over the paten, the cup, and himself. he strikes his breast. all repeat this action. hear ye all, saints of the true church of old time now essentially present, that of ye we claim heirship, with ye we claim communion, from ye we claim benediction in the name of 'ia(c)q. he makes three crosses on paten and cup together. he uncovers the cup, genuflects, takes the cup in his left hand and th

kes his breast. all repeat this action. hear ye all, saints of the true church of old time now essentially present, that of ye we claim heirship, with ye we claim communion, from ye we claim benediction in the name of 'ia(c)q. he makes three crosses on paten and cup together. he uncovers the cup, genuflects, takes the cup in his left hand and the host in his right. with the host he makes the five crosses on the cup. 1 3 2 5 4 he elevates the host and the cup. the bell strikes'(c)agios'(c)agios'(c)agios 'ia(c)q. he replaces the host and the cup, and adores. vii of the office of the anthem the priest: thou who art i, beyond all i am, who hast no nature and no name, who art, when all but thou are gone, thou, centre and secret of the sun, thou, hidden spring of all things known and unknown, th

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is pleased with himself. poetee manifests a natural irritation. sabb pi dukkham! beyond thought, is there hope? maya again. vision of the such view our normal consciousness tells us. i ll quote now if you list 270 from tennyson. it isn t much (skip this and twill be even less) he say: i am not what i see,38 and other than the things i touch* how lucid is our alfred t! 275 the hindu, an advaitist, crosses off maya from the list; believes in one exactly so, dhyana-consciousness, you know! may it not be that one step further 280 this lotused buddha roaring murther ?39 nibbana is the state above you christians and them hindus lord love you! where nothing is perceived as such. this clever thought doth please me much. 285 but if das essen ist das nichts ha! hegel s window! ancient lichts! and tw

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ints of the inner angles of the noneagram and 1/16 inch smaller than the concentric white disk. the triangles oriented with the black triangle apex down and white triangle apex up. the outer edges of the black triangle are continuations of lines forming the unicursal nine-pointed star for three lines. these two triangles are interlaced in such fashion that traveling from any apex counterclockwise crosses over a line of the opposite color, then under a line of the opposite color and then reaches an adjacent apex of the same triangle 165 the black watch-tower who has not, at some period during his life, experienced that strange sensation of utter bewilderment on being awakened by the sudden approach of a bright light across the curtained threshold of slumber; that intoxicating sense of wonde

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m, in whom ye are, were ye only alive with the life that abideth in light" all this time i have been fading away. i sink. the veil of night comes down a dull blue-gray with one pentagram in the midst of it, watery and dull. and i am to abide there for a while before i come back to the earth (but shut me the window up, hide me from the sun. oh, shut the window!)5 now, the pentagram is faded; black crosses fill the aethyr gradually growing and interlacing, until there is a network. it is all dark now. i am lying exhausted, with the sharp edge of the shew- stone cutting into my forehead. bou-saada "november" 30, 1909. 9.15- 10.50 a.m. 46 5 it was done- o.v. illustration plate facing page 47 partly approximated and partly described: this is as shown below. the words in the top row are enclosed

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eft tip of this line, a shorter line begins, extending about five degrees upward from the horizontal to the right. a short line then drops downward and to the right from this second line, about ten degrees from the vertical and crossing the first line but not reaching the "sickle. from this third line end, a fourth line extends at about 45 degrees from vertical to the upper left. this fourth line crosses lines one and two, and ends above the center of the figure. the whole carries an impression like that made by a pentagram partly rotated off the vertical and composed of lines of differing length. if the "sickle" were straight and properly connected, it would complete the figure. as it is, the sigil could be called a defective and broken pentagram "as i looked incredulously at him, he took

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verything to do with it. the fact is, my child- here! i'll make a clean breast of it. i've been gambling, and things have gone wrong. only temporarily, of course, you understand. only temporarily. but- oh, if i had only kept out of fidos! euphemia. is it a dog["whistles] here, fido, fido! trust, doogie, trust! 228 ossory. that's it! they won't trust, those dogs! to put it short["a "spasm of agony crosses his face- good lord alive "i'm" short! if i can't find a couple of hundred thousand before the twelfth i'll be hammered. euphemia. and so? ossory. very decent young fellow, little delhomme. i can borrow half a million from him if i want it; but i don't care to unless- unless things- unless you- euphemia. i'm the goods, am i? you old bear! ossory. i know, phemie, i know. it's those damned b

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and fixed expression, and hair long dark and waving (malkuth) hb:nun= the arms and hands, which are bare and strong, stretched out to the right and left at right angles to the body, in the left hand a gold cup and in right ears of ripe corn. from her shoulders dark spreading wings. hb:yod= a deep yellow-green robe, upon the breast of which is a square gold lamen decorated with four scarlet greek crosses. round her waist is a broad gold belt upon which in scarlet letters is written the name hb:tzaddi hb:resh hb:aleph hb:heh hb:yod hb:nun hb:dalet hb:aleph in the letters of the alphabet of honorius. her feet are flesh coloured, and she wears golden sandals. her long yellow- green drapery is rayed with olive, and beneath her feet roll black clouds lit with lurid patches of colour "how to per

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urth count, guilty [judges "echo "guilty" clerk. fifthly, that you do take the form of a bat, and suck the blood of sleeping children, and moreover have bewitched divers cows to the prejudice of the holy orders of knights hospitaller and others, lawful owners of the aforesaid cows. prosecutor. all clear marks of a witch! laylah. your saviour sent devils into swine. bishop. blasphemy on blasphemy["crosses himself. sure only the devil could speak thus. on the fifth count, guilty [judges "echo "guilty" clerk. sixthly- bishop. stay, gentle sir. have we not heard enough? must the ears of the court be further polluted with a recital of these abominations? g. m. of st j. we have heard enough. g. m. of st malta. enough, my lord bishop. 100 rep. of k. of jerusalem. enough. bishop["to" rinaldo. and

s ever come of anything that i have ever done. yet that came nearest to success; for it was my one touch of love. i have never loved since, as most surely i had never loved before. she is dead long ago. oh, these years of carnage! the holy sepulchre that hid the body of him whose innocent blood was shed is not worth one drop of innocent blood- like this["he bows, takes the blood on his finger and crosses his forehead with it] the brand of cain! would it have saved her if i had thrust my poniard into that hypocrite's throat? i can do nothing but wait, binding chosen knights with an oath- the oath of the knights of the royal mystery. that god is one; that to love god and man is enough. peace, tolerance, truth. paul may plant, and apollos may water, but god giveth the increase. if i cry out "

ave a little laugh of pleased scorn of him "my good girl, perspective is an eccentricity, a symbol; no more. how can one ever represent a three-dimensional world in two dimensions? only by symbolism. we have acquiesced in the method of the primitives- do you think men and women are really like fra angelico's pictures look to the eye of the untaught? we may one day acquiesce in all the noughts and crosses of nadelmann! it's the same everywhere. i draw a curve and a circle and a waggle up and down; and everybody who can read english is perfectly satisfied that i mean that placid ruminant, female, herbivorous, and lactiferous, to which we compare our more domesticated courtesans and our less domesticated policemen. so being is not in form; it is however only to be understood through form. hen

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he analogy in the microcosmic development and note how in order to function consciously in his individual etheric body a man has to burn through what has been called the etheric web, and study how the fires of initiation produce something analogous in the planetary etheric body, and eventually in the cosmic etheric. as each unit of consciousness, through self-induced effort, achieves the goal and crosses the 'burning-ground' a microscopic portion of the etheric web of the planetary etheric body is consumed by fire; this results in a definite gain for that great entity, the planetary logos, through the relatively unimportant liberation of the force of one cell in his body. when all the units or cells in his body have achieved, he too is set free from dense manifestation and physically dies

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

ays ii. the rays and the kingdoms in nature iii. the rays and man iv. some tabulations on the rays volume ii i. the egoic ray ii. the ray of the personality i ii. humanity today volume iii i. the zodiac and the rays- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust ii. the nature of esoteric astrology iii. the science of triangles iv. the sacred and non-sacred planets v. the three major constellations vi. the three crosses vii. the rays, constellations and planets volume iv i. the basic causes of disease ii. the basic requirements for healing i ii. the fundamental laws of healing volume v i. stanzas for disciples ii. the fourteen rules for disciples and initiates i ii. the rays and the initiations- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust matter is the vehic

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precede the transfiguration experience. it is important here to study briefly the place of the disciples in the story of this experience. down through biblical history we meet this triplicity. moses, aaron and joshua; job and his three friends; shadrach, meschach and abednego, the friends of daniel; the three kings at the cradle in bethlehem; the three disciples at the transfiguration; the three crosses on calvary! what accounts for this constant recurrence of three? what does it symbolise? apart from their possible historical appearance, does there lie behind them some peculiar symbology which can, when understood, render clear the circumstances in which they played their part? a study of their names and the interpretation of them as given in the familiar cruden's concordance may supply

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

nally at the crucifixion, where he hung, symbolically pendent 'twixt heaven and earth, and through the potency of his own inner vibration and magnetism, has drawn and will draw all men to himself. this is the first great idea emerging. the second emerging idea concerns the balancing of the forces which have been mastered. the symbol of the scales is here appropriate, and, of this truth, the three crosses on mount golgotha are also symbols. libra governs this law, and certain forces from that constellation can be sensed when the soul consciousness comes under the influence of the law. these forces are quiescent where the personality is concerned; their effect does not register, even though necessarily present. in law three, the sacrificing god and the god of the dualities come under certain

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d action. i would ask you to render not only an intelligent interpretation of the symbol, but also a recognition of the more subtle reaction of your sensitive feeling nature to the symbol as a whole. study a total of four symbols a year. first, approach the symbol from its form aspect and seek to familiarise yourself with its outer aspect, with the sum total of lines, triangles, squares, circles, crosses and other forms of which it is composed, and as you do this endeavour to comprehend it from the standpoint of the intellect, using your memory and what knowledge you have, to understand it exoterically. then as soon as the symbol is truly familiar to you and can be recalled to mind with little effort, endeavour to sense its quality, to contact its vibration and to note its emotional effect

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

olutionary process. from the point of view of humanity, the passage of the sun around the zodiac is apparently a slow and laborious process, taking approximately (on the plane of time) 25,000 years. from the angle of the inner vision, it is a sweep around the path of life, taking only a moment of time and "obliterating past, present and future in the radiant glory of the work accomplished" 2. the crosses and the signs we will follow man from sign to sign as he in travail and pain forges the equipment and develops painfully the mechanism which will enable him to arrive at a major moment of crisis in his cyclic life wherein he will begin to free himself from the path of the great illusion along which he has travelled for aeons from aries to taurus, via pisces and reversing himself will begin

es and the influence of the present group of planetary rulers will be considerably lessened. new planetary potencies (conveying zodiacal energies) will control and take precedence of the old ones, thus putting the man in touch with different forces. finally the time will come when he will be sensitive to the whole range of vibrations; charts will then be set up which will be called "charts of the crosses" and not simply indications of planetary influences in the twelve houses. i question whether there is any living astrologer capable of doing this as yet. these are the kind of charts by which the masters gauge their disciples and they are most interesting; i touched upon them somewhat earlier in this treatise. these "charts of the crosses" are the ones that are prepared prior to the third

nd, in capricorn, the will nature arrives at fulfilment and a visioned goal is reached. in capricorn, the man reaches either the height of personal ambition or he becomes the initiate, attaining his spiritual objective. the difference between these two goals depends upon the mode of progression around the wheel of life. it should be remembered generalising again and speaking symbolically that the crosses also- 57- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust turn, being the spokes of the great wheel. the undeveloped man goes from aries to capricorn and to libra and cancer, whilst the developed man reverses the process. we could, for the sake of clarity, consider the great experience of life as taking place upon the three wheels within the wheel of

teric basis of astrology, just as the doctrine of the trinity (microcosmic and macrocosmic) is the esoteric basis of occultism. death is, therefore, of three kinds. this science of divine dying underlies the well-known phrase "the lamb slain from the foundation of the world" and when the relationship between aries, scorpio and pisces is properly understood (as the linking and merging of the three crosses) a new light will be thrown upon all subsidiary sciences exoteric and esoteric. the teaching in the secret doctrine about the reincarnating monads who are called the divine sacrifices, lords of knowledge, will and sacrifice, will be clarified. these monads, who are ourselves, are lords of persevering ceaseless devotion devotion even unto death. it is interesting here to note also that thro

heir potency through occult combination. it is by achieving intelligent and active response to the energies released and earlier mastered through the experience of the mutable cross, and by relating them to the potencies let loose upon him whilst crucified upon the fixed cross, that he learns to prepare himself for the twelve great tests in all the twelve signs for which the experience of the two crosses prepares him. pisces governs the feet and hence the whole thought of progress, of attaining the goal, and the treading of the path of return has been the underlying spiritual revelation of the great cycle through which we are passing; also, in the piscean age, the lesser cycle out of which we are at this time moving, it has been the origin of all the teaching given by the world religions a

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ency as the will-to-good (which he contacts indirectly in the ashramic life) begins to affect him. ponder on this statement. the goodwill of the masses is based on innate divine tendency; that of the disciple is based on knowledge and receptivity to certain energies from shamballa. 4. this goodwill as it is released produces a normal expression upon the physical plane. you have, consequently, the crosses) which when superimposed, provide a most interesting chart for the disciple's life. this meditation, therefore, provides a complete and rounded-out form for the disciple to follow: it will suffice him for many years to come. i have given you only a few hints in the above analysis, but you can arrive at much greater light on the matter if you will definitely realise that your daily life is

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hrow some light upon this fourth entrance through the door of initiation: the transfiguration and the crucifixion. in both of them the three aspects of the personality are symbolised. in the first case, they are symbolised by the three apostles who in bewilderment and profound humility took part in the third initiation, the transfiguration; in the second case, the three were depicted by the three crosses the two thieves and the central master. the difference in the fourth initiation is definite; it lies in the fact that the four aspects of the personality (counting the dense physical body as one aspect and the etheric vehicle as a second aspect of the physical body) are involved, for this fourth emanation of fire by friction has a potent and destructive effect upon the dense physical body

ion. expression. the influence of the consecrated personality. the man who finally builds the antahkarana across the mental plane connects or relates these three divine aspects, so that progressively at each initiation they are more closely fused into one divine expression in full and radiant manifestation. putting it in other words, the disciple treads the path of return, builds the antahkarana, crosses the lighted way, and achieves the freedom of the path of life. one of the points which it is essential that students should grasp is the deeply esoteric fact that this antahkarana is built through the medium of a conscious effort within consciousness itself, and not just by attempting to be good, or to express goodwill, or to demonstrate the qualities of unselfishness and high aspiration

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

pture of the red cattle of geryon the myth interpretation of the story significant aspect of the sign the second coming of the christ the new group of world servers interpretation of the test the purpose of the study of the hercules myth summary of lessons learned in each zodiacal sign the path of the soul through the zodiac testimony as to the effectiveness of zodiacal energies on earth life the crosses journey through the signs- 4- the labours of hercules the zodiac the presiding one looked forth upon the sons of men, who are the sons of god. he saw their light and where they stood upon the way which leads back to the heart of god. the way sweeps in a circle through the twelve great gates, and, cycle after cycle, the gates are opened and the gates are shut. the sons of god, who are the s

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of the sun to intensify the wine.chapter vi. 15 the beginning of this spell seems to be merely a prose introduction explaining the nature of theceremony.chapter vii. 16 this refers to a small ceremony which i have seen performed scores of times, and have indeedhad it performed over me almost as often, as an act of courtesy common among wizards and witch-es. it consists of making certain signs and crosses over a few drops of oil and the head of the oneblessed, accompanied by a short incantation. i have had the ceremony seriously commended orprescribed to me as a means of keeping in good health and prosperity.chapter viii. 17 kreussler, sorbenwendische altherthmer, pt. 1. p. 272.chapter ix. 18 according to all evil witchcraft in the world especially among the black voodoos any individual can

,che tanto ci amiamo, e se questa grazia,mi verr fatta chiunque sia innamorata,se mi scongiurerain suo aiuto correro!endamone, endamone, endamone!sopra te io mi metto al lume,il tuo (cuore) io dimeno,e mi dimeno io pure e cosi,e cosi tanto far,t anto far e tanto faremmo,che uniti ne veremmo.the counter-charm.endamone, endamone, endamone!by the love i feel, which ishall ever feel until i die,three crosses on thy bed i make,and then three wild horse-chestnuts take, 19 in that bed the nuts i hide,and then the window open wide,that the full moon may cast her lightupon a love as fair and bright,and so i pray to her abovet o give wild rapture to our love,and cast her fire in either heart,which wildly loves to never part;and one thing more i beg of thee!if any one enamoured be,and in my aid his l

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nd this tree for pehar and eventually the monastery of nechung literally "small place" grew up around it. to this day, the tree on which pehar landed as a bird is viewable within the central shrine (figure 43. pehar 220 see peter 1978a, p. 329. 221 a more positive mention of pehar as a helpful youth is found in the famous history of the blue annals; see roerich 1996, p. 80. 222 for more on thread-crosses, their construction, and ritual use, see beyer 1978, pp. 310-359; de nebesky-wojkowitz 1950-51; and de nebesky-wojkowitz 1998, pp. 343-397. 223 pehar has a penchant for transforming into birds, and indeed i noted several paintings of white birds along the walls of the utse temple at samy. during my time there, an old tibetan woman circumambulating the inner temple explained to me that the

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ere always considered as subordinate gods to the most high deity* lydus i, c. ledrenus, i. c[[vol. 2, page] 542 the secret doctrine. latter. a psychopompic genius, he conducted the souls of the dead to hades and brought them back, an office attributed to jesus, after his death and resurrection. the symbols of hermes-mercury (dii termini) were placed along and at the turning points of highways (as crosses are now placed in italy) and they were cruciform* every seventh day the priests anointed these termini with oil, and once a year hung them with garlands, hence they were the anointed. mercury, when speaking through his oracles said "i am he whom you call the son of the father (jupiter) and maia. leaving the king of heaven (the sun) i come to help you, mortals" mercury heals the blind and r

the quality of darkness, the product of anger, exist in a sage whose goodness was the essence that purified the world- the earth's dust, as it were, attributed to heavens! how should mental perturbation distract that sage, identified with the supreme spirit, and who has steered here (on earth) that solid vessel of the sankhya (philosophy, with the help of which he who desires to obtain liberation crosses the dreaded ocean of existence, that path to death" the purana is in duty bound to speak as it does. it has a dogma to promulgate and a policy to carry out- that of great secrecy with regard to mystical divine truths divulged for countless ages only at initiation. it is not in the puranas, therefore, that we have to look for an explanation of the mystery connected with various transcendent

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appearance of retrograde motion. these planets are called the warriors, the architects, and are accepted by the[[footnote(s* this essence of cometary matter, occult science teaches, is totally different from any of the chemical or physical characteristics with which modern science is acquainted. it is homogeneous in its primitive form beyond the solar systems, and differentiates entirely once it crosses the boundaries of our earth's region, vitiated by the atmospheres of the planets and the already compound matter of the interplanetary stuff, heterogeneous only in our manifested world* manas- the mind-principle, or the human soul* buddhi- the divine soul[[vol. 1, page] 102 the secret doctrine. roman church as the leaders of the heavenly hosts, thus showing the same traditions. having evol

dark and seven light gods (the seven spirits of the presence of the christians and the seven dark evil spirits (4) he is the law of existence and being (v. 10, the bennoo (or phoenix, the bird of resurrection in eternity, in whom night follows the day, and day the night- an allusion to the periodical cycles of cosmic resurrection and human re-incarnation; for what can this mean "the wayfarer who crosses millions of years, in the name of one, and the great green (primordial water or chaos) the name of the other (v. 17, one begetting millions of years in succession, the other engulfing them, to restore them back (5) he speaks of the seven luminous ones who follow their lord, who confers justice (osiris in amenti. all this is now shown to have been the source and origin of christian dogmas

e guardians of the golden mountain- are the same, and their compound name shows their character, as it is formed of[[hebrew (kr) circle, and[[hebrew "aub" or ob- serpent- therefore, a "serpent in a circle" and this settles the phallic character of the brazen serpent, and justifies hezekiah for breaking it (see ii. kings, 18, 4. verbum sat. sapienti[[vol. 1, page] 365 the winged globe. egg when he crosses to the land of mystery (xxii. i. he is the egg of seb (liv. 1-3. the egg was the symbol of life in immortality and eternity; as also the glyph of the generative matrix; and the tau, associated with it, only of life and birth in generation. the mundane egg was placed in khnoom, the "water of space" or the feminine abstract principle (khnoom becoming, with the fall of mankind into generation

ich come into being when the second cycle commences form, not lithium, but its lineal descendant, potassium. suppose, therefore, the vis generatrix travelling to and fro in cycles along a lemniscate path, as above suggested, while simultaneously temperature is declining and time is flowing on- variations which i have endeavoured to represent by the downward sink- each coil of the lemniscate track crosses the same vertical line at lower and lower points. projected in space, the curve shows a central line neutral as far as electricity is concerned, and neutral in chemical properties- positive electricity on the north, negative on the south. dominant atomicities are governed by the distance east and west from the neutral centre line, monatomic elements being one remove from it, diatomic two r

BLUE EQUINOX

5 he thrones the priestess upon the altar. the deacon and the children follow, they in rank, behind him. the priestess takes the book of the law, resumes her seat, and holds it open on her breast with her two hands, making a descending triangle with thumbs and forefingers. the priest gives the lance to the deacon to hold, and takes the ewer from the child, and sprinkles the priestess, making five crosses, forehead, shoulders, and thighs. the thumb of the priest is always between his index and medius, whenever he is not holding the lance. the priest takes the censer from the child, and makes five crosses, as before. the children replace their weapons on their respective altars. the priest kisses the book of the law three times. he kneels for a space in adoration, with joined hands, knuckles

is planet or another, or in any star, or aught else, unto them may there be granted the accomplishment of their wills; yea, the accomplishment of their wills. aumgn. aumgn. aumgn. the people: so mote it be. all sit. the deacon and the children attend the priest and priestess, ready to hold any appropriate weapon as may be necessary. vi of the consecration of the elements the priest makes the five crosses +3 +1 +2 on paten and cup +4 on paten alone +5 on cup alone. the priest: life of man upon earth, fruit of labour, sustenance of endeavour, thus be thou nourishment of the spirit! he touches the host with the lance. by the virtue of the rod be this bread the body of god! he takes the host. touto .esti to soma mou. the equinox 264 he kneels, adores, rises, turns shows host to the people, tur

h, solace of labour, inspiration of endeavour, thus be thou ecstasy of the spirit! he touches the cup with the lance. by the virtue of the rod be this wine the blood of god! he takes the cup. touto .esti to pothrion tou .aimatos mou. he kneels, adores, rises, turns, shows the cup to the people, turns, replaces the cup, and adores. music. for this is the covenant of resurrection. he makes the five crosses on the priestess. accept, o lord, this sacrifice of life and joy, true warrants of the covenant of resurrection. the priest offers the lance to the priestess, who kisses it; he then touches her between the breasts and upon the body. he then flings out his arms upward, as comprehending the whole shrine. let this offering be borne upon the waves of aethyr to our lord and father the sun that

st offers the lance to the priestess, who kisses it; he then touches her between the breasts and upon the body. he then flings out his arms upward, as comprehending the whole shrine. let this offering be borne upon the waves of aethyr to our lord and father the sun that travelleth over the heavens in his name on. he closes his hands, kisses the priestess between the breasts, and makes three great crosses over the paten, the cup, and himself. he strikes his breast. all repeat this action. hear ye all, saints of the true church of old time now essentially present, that of ye we claim heirship, with ye we claim communion, from ye we claim benediction in the name of iao. liber xv 265 he makes three crosses on paten and cup together. he uncovers the cup, genuflects, takes the cup in his left ha

reast. all repeat this action. hear ye all, saints of the true church of old time now essentially present, that of ye we claim heirship, with ye we claim communion, from ye we claim benediction in the name of iao. liber xv 265 he makes three crosses on paten and cup together. he uncovers the cup, genuflects, takes the cup in his left hand and the host in his right. with the host he makes the five crosses on the cup+ 1+ 3+ 2+ 5+ 4 he elevates the host and the cup. the bell strikes. agios agios agios iao. he replaces the host and the cup, and adores. vii of the office of the anthem the priest: thou who art i, beyond all i am, who hast no nature and no name, who art, when all but thou are gone, thou, centre and secret of the sun, thou, hidden spring of all things known and unknown, thou aloof

BOOK OF PLEASURE

s (purgatory or indifference. in heaven there is desire for women. hell the desire intense. purgatory is expectation delayed. indifference but disappointment till recovery. then verily they are one and the same. the wise pleasure seeker, having realised they are "different degrees of desire" and never desirable, gives up both virtue and vice and becomes a kiaist. riding the shark of his desire he crosses the ocean of the dual principle and engages himself in self-love. religions are the projection of incapacity, the imaginations of fear, the veneer of superstition, that paradox is truth* while ofttimes the ornamentation of imbecility. as a virtue in the idea to maximize pleasure cheaply, remit your sins and excuse them-is but ceremonial, the expression of puppetry to the governing fear. ye

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

ere are few, if any, who decide that way. so, after the challenge, the initiate is blindfolded and bound and led into the circle. there is an oath of secrecy taken by the initiate, in the majority of traditions. once this has been taken the blindfold can be removed and, shortly afterwards, the cords. it is strictly an oath of secrecy. there is no repudiation of any previous religion. there are no crosses to spit upon, no pacts to sign in blood, nogoat's buttocks to kiss! after the oath comes the showing of the tools. each coven has a number of so-called "working tools. these are presented, one by one, to the initiate by the priest. as each one is presented its use is explained and, to show she has understood the explanation, the initiate lays her hands briefly on the tool..at the end of th

king place at either the full or the new moon, then the appropriate segment (below) is inserted at this point. otherwise go directly into the cakes and ale ceremony] full moon rite priestess stands with her legs apart and her arms raised up and out, stretching to the sky. priest kneels before her. all the coveners also kneel. all raise their arms high. covener "when the moon rides on high, as she crosses the sky, and the stars on her gown trail behind, then we wiccans below are with love all aglow, just to see her so brightly enshrined" covener "on the night of full moon, as we sing to the tune of the lady who watches above, we raise high our song as she glides by so strong, and we bask in the light of her love" all lower their arms. priest rises and kisses priestess, then kneels again. pr

o represent the querant) face up in the center of the table. this card shows, or indicates, the "front" that the subject puts up. it shows the type of impression that she likes other people to have of her. this is then covered by the first card the querant picked, laid face downward. this is known as "what covers her. crosswise on these two cards is placed the second one she picked. this is "what crosses her. the third card is placed above "what crowns her" and the fourth below "what is beneath her. to the right goes the fifth card "what is behind her" and to the left the sixth "what is before her. the remaining four cards are placed in order over on the far right, one above the other: seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth "herself "her house "her hopes and fears" and "the final outcome, respec

BUDGE E

d as the "road of the secret things of re-stau; the god doth not pass through the leaves of the door, but they hear his voice" a sharp bend takes re-stau in a slanting direction across the middle section of the scene, and at the bottom of it is another door, which is called metes-mau-at, the corridor runs parallel with the line which divides the second and third section for some distance, when it crosses the section, again in a slanting direction, and at the end of it is a third door, which is called metes-en-neheh. in the second slant of the corridor is an inscription which describes it as the road by which entereth the body of seker, who is on his sand, the image which is hidden, and is neither seen nor perceived, p. 66 [paragraph continues] as the further course of the corridor will be

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

o down the winding track to the beach for my sea rituals (and puff and pant up again. in winter, i work either round the hearth that is the focus of the small, dark family room where i write, or high in the attic bedroom of my narrow house overlooking the hills. altars your special place will need to contain an altar. to many people, the word 'altar' summons up images of vast churches with golden crosses or b-movies with dark-robed figures sacrificing damsels on a stone slab in the middle of a deserted moorland. but in magical terms an altar is simply the term for a sacred work space on which you place your tools, candles, incense and symbols for rituals. in practice, many people use their altar every day, as a focus for quiet meditative moments, perhaps at the end of a busy day or early i

ally double-edged and black-handled, but a single-edged blade is better if you are new to magick, to avoid unintentional cuts. there is a vast array of scouting and craft knives available, with black wooden handles on which you can engrave magical symbols such as your zodiacal and planetary glyphs with a pyrographic set obtained from an art shop. you can also paint moons, stars, spirals, suns, or crosses with silver paint. i use a curved-bladed knife with a silver engraved scabbard, which i bought from a souvenir shop in spain. the athame is set in the east of the altar and represents the element of air. like the sword, it is traditionally used for drawing magical circles on the ground and directing magical air energies into a symbol. when you are casting a circle, you can point your atham

s, however, many people use the type of electric candle sets that are popular in windows in swedish homes before christmas. seite 152 wicca01.txt a single, large, white candle was also lit in or near the family hearth as a centrepiece for the family feast on the same evening to welcome back the maiden energies and to bring blessings on home and family. the traditional brighid straw and beribboned crosses were woven and passed though the candle flame, thereafter serving as amulets to keep homes, animals and barns from harm. these crosses, whose four arms extend at different points around a square centre, are still dedicated to st brighid and are still kept in homes for protection. associations as before, if you wish to carry out a similar ritual, choose candles, crystals, incenses, etc. of

CHIREAU YVONNE BLACK MAGIC RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION

n. mother turner c ascribes the ills of her clients to the working of little devils who are supposed to inhabit their persons and homes. c charms are given to wear on their persons. ben session c tells fortunes by the use of a lighted candle and three glasses of water. c sick clients are anointed and given medicine concocted by the "doctor" those with other troubles are given lucky charms made of crosses. professor anthony george c attracts large crowds to his "spiritual" meetings. c he works his audience into frenzied enthusiasm by a recital of the people he has cured or given lucky numbers and often these individuals come to the meetings and give verbal testimonies of his powers. c he also gives lucky charms and clairvoyant interviews.[38] while many urban supernatural practitioners were

56; john mathews, a voyage to the river sierra leone on the coast of africa (london: b. white and son, 1788, p. 132; j. spencer trimingham, a history of islam in west africa (london: oxford university press, 1962. 23. hilton, kingdom of kongo, pp. 15.17; christian missionaries in early kongo, adopting endogenous categories in their efforts to convert africans, identified the bible, the eucharist, crosses, and even churches as nkisi. see hilton, kingdom of kongo, p. 94; and john thornton, the kingdom of kongo: civil war and transition, 1641.1718 (madison: university of wisconsin press, 1983, p. 62. on the visual tradition of kongo charms as magical objects see wyatt mac-gaffey, art and healing of the bakongo, commented by themselves: minkisi from the laman collection (bloomington: indiana u

DAVID ICKE CHILDREN OF THE MATRIX

n 1773 and it was not explored in detail until the 1950s. some of the mountain ranges in the piri reis map were not even found until 1952. reis said that he compiled his map from 20 older ones. flem-ath has also found astonishing evidence to support the existence of a highly advanced society thousands of years ago. he found that if you draw a line of longitude through the great pyramid at giza it crosses more land than anywhere else on the planet and this supports the ancient egyptian belief that the pyramid was the centre of the earth.36 flem-ath then realised that if the great pyramid is taken to be the centre of the 0 degree meridian, the longitude and latitude locations of the world's sacred sites fit together in neat geometrical patterns. they appeared as a grid system, very much like

t because they did not believe that people needed a middleman between themselves and god. went down very well with the christian priests, that one. hippolytus, an early christian "father" and historian, wrote that many of the first gnostics in north africa were known as the naaseni or "serpents" and they worshipped nahustan, the golden or brazen serpent, the image of whom they displayed on wooden crosses. the naaseni (nagas) later became known as the ophites, a greek term for serpent. the greeks said that serpents were creatures of great knowledge, which spoke through their oracles- psychic channellers. in other words, communications from another dimension, or density. the story of moses contains much serpent symbolism, also. the garden of eden, edin, heden the serpent that "tempted" eve i

ves with things on. if i didn't know better, i would have said it was the image of a big souvenir shop. as i looked around, i didn't know whether to laugh or scream. you could buy holy this, holy that, holy anything. i didn't see any holy toilet paper, but it must have been there. in fact, given all the crap spoken about religion, i would have thought it essential. among my favourites were little crosses made from "holy earth from the holy land. in case i thought this was a con, the wrapper assured me "each one inspected by a genuine catholic family. phew, that's a relief then. but nothing could surpass the plastic models of jesus, in all sizes to suit all pockets. if you bought the small version, your jesus only had a bit of wire for a halo, but really go for it and buy the deluxe model a

DAVIDSON DAN SHAPE POWER

special instrumentation and a dowser, plus independent tests by the author with a clairvoyant and a clairsentient, all verify the large forcefield around the experimental setup plus the smaller forcefields around each of the triangles. what joe has discovered is that the earth moves through energy conduits which go from our sun to other planets and star systems. when the gravity wheel experiment crosses one of these energy conduits, the forcefield around the copper triangles intensifies to the extent that the bubble goes opaque to all local forces and starts moving down the conduit very rapidly and a scale upset occurs. attempts at simulating the energy conduit thus far have failed. we are in the process of evaluating the data and have found some correlation with planetary and stellar con

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

t, just as british artists have by their collective efforts produced a standard britannia, a female figure with shield charged with the union jack, a lion at her feet, a trident in her hand, a helmet on her head, and the sea in the back ground. analysing this figure as we would a qabalistic symbol, we realise that these individual symbols in the complex glyph have each a significance. the various crosses which make up the union jack refer to the four races united in the united kingdom. the helmet is that of minerva, the trident is that of neptune; the lion would need a chapter to himself to elucidate his symbolism. in fact, an occult glyph is more akin to a coat of arms than anything else, and the person who builds up a glyph goes to work in the same way as a herald designing a coat of arm

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

ss" and it was. i remember once, as a small child, picking up a dying rook; the creature lay motionless on my knee for a few minutes, and then gave a flutter and died. i had never seen death before, but i needed no one to tell me that i saw it now. the 33 of 103 "feel" of the creature, before and after that flutter, was different. i can only compare the feel of the magnetised and the unmagnetised crosses to the difference between the living and the dead bird. but the christian is not the only religion that can magnetise its ceremonial instruments. there are other ritualistic religions, and some of these are debased. we ought to use much caution before we place about our rooms as ornaments objects which may have been associated with cults whose nature we do not understand. many of them, of

DONALDTYSON UFO

been occurring for many centuries, probably for many millennia. it appears to be a natural response of the mind to the uncanny and unidentifiable. to cite one historical example, the illustration at the top of this page shows ufos sighted surrounding the rising sun on the morning of april 14th, 1561, at the town of nuremberg in germany. the objects were described as "red, blue and black bowls, or crosses the colour of blood (gazette of nuremberg. by bowls, disk shapes may have been intended, even though the artist who drew the illustration above interpreted this to mean crescents. disks are a very common sighting in the sky. something has triggered ufo sightings, and all of the events surrounding them, over the past five decades or so. i doubt very much that the trigger has anything to do

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

support has grown steadily year by year. arc is strongly backed by the association for astrological networking, based in north america. world headquarters: 2920 e. monte vista, tucson, az 85716. astrological signs astrologers divide the heavens into 12 segments tracing the apparent movement of the sun around the earth. the measuring of the signs begins with the point where the sun s apparent path crosses the celestial equator, designated 0 aries. the 12 signs were named after the stellar constellations that appear in the different segments. the signs are classified according to quality and element. the three qualities are cardinal (outgoing, fixed (stable, and mutable (variable. the four traditional elements are fire, earth, air, and water, which stand for activity, matter, mind, and feeli

galahad and lancelot in their search for the holy grail. he is the hero of many magical adventures such as the following. during the quest for the holy grail, a damsel offers him her love, which he refuses; then she, with 12 other damsels, threatens to throw herself from a tower. bors, though of a kindly disposition, thinks they had better lose their souls than his. they fall from the tower, bors crosses himself, and the whole vanishes, being a deceit of the devil. after the quest is ended, bors comes to camelot, where he relates his adventures, which, it is said, were written down and kept in the abbey of salisbury. bose, sir jagadis chunder (1858.1937) an indian scientist who pioneered research into plant physiology. he was born november 30, 1858, in the village of rarikhal in vikrampur

dead child. either one or three persons must take part in the ceremony.one of whom only must address the spirit. the kabalistic circle is formed with strips of kid s skin fastened to the ground by the four nails. with the blood-stone a triangle is traced within the circle, beginning at the eastern point. the letters a e a j must be drawn in like manner, as also the name of the savior between two crosses. the candles and vervain crowns are then set in the left and right sides of the triangle within the circle, and they with the brazier are set alight.the fire being fed with brandy and camphor. a prayer is then repeated. the operator must be careful to have no alloyed metal about him except a gold or silver coin wrapped in paper, which must be cast to the spirit when he appears outside the

ing that is produced directly without visible physical contact with the medium and sometimes without writing material. it dispenses with mechanical contrivances such as the planchette and ouija board and bypasses table tipping or table turning. eusapia palladino is reported to have rubbed the end of her finger with blue chalk, asked charles richet to hold it, and, advancing to the table, drew two crosses over the tabletop in the air. the blue marks disappeared from her finger, and the crosses were found on the underside of the table. she also drew scrawls on richet s jacket with the fingers of f. w. h. myers, who was present. a blue mark was found on richet s shirt front under the waistcoat. then, holding richet s clean finger as though it were a pencil, she drew a blue line on a piece of

both feet on a dragon. the idea of the dragon is perhaps evolved from the concept of the earth as a living being, a notion that gained currency from earthquakes and related phenomena. draumkvaede the dream song of medieval norway, which describes the mystical visions of olav asteson in the 13 holy nights from christmas to epiphany. in a trance, asteson travels through earth, water, air, and fire; crosses the perilous gjaller bridge, guarded by a serpent, a hound, and a bull; and sees heaven and hell and the judgment of souls. he returns to tell his visions to the congregation at church. this folk ballad with pagan and christian symbols was first known in the telemark region about 1200 c.e. and remained in oral tradition until modern times. it has always been a source of inspiration in norw

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

light material such as cheesecloth and was occasionally coated with a luminous substance such as phosphorus. however, the discussion of the phenomena as part of the larger inquiry into spirit existence is of some interest. julia, in her communications to w. t. stead (letters from julia, 1897, notes that the spirit is at the first moment quite unclothed, as at birth. when the thought of nakedness crosses the spirit s mind, there comes the clothing which you need. the idea with us is creative. we think and the thing is. i do not remember putting on any garments. her observation was confirmed by caroline d. larsen in my travels in the spirit world (1927: from every spirit emanates a strong aura, a pseudophosphoric light. this aura is completely controlled by the mind. out of this substance i

er stated, in developing mediumship one has to consider a question involving three serious points. can you get into relation with a spirit who is wise enough and strong enough to protect and good enough for you to trust? if you do not, you are exposed to that recurrent danger which the old occultists used to describe as the struggle with the dweller on the threshold. it is true that everybody who crosses the threshold of this occult knowledge does unquestion- medium encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1014 ably come into a new and strange land in which, if he has no guide, he is apt to lose his way. the nervous equilibrium of the medium during the seance may be easily disturbed. hudson tuttle observed of his own work, during the physical manifestations i was in semi-trance

to be visible with the least pain in this elemental external world. when the proper time and place is fixed on, a magic circle is to be formed, within which the master and his associate are carefully to retire. the dimensions of the circle are as follows: a piece of ground is usually chosen, nine feet square, at the full extent of which parallel lines are drawn one within the other, having sundry crosses and triangles described between them, close to which is formed the first or outer circle, then, about half-a-foot within the same, a second circle is described, and within that another square correspondent to the first, the center of which is where the master and associate are to be placed. according to one authority: the vacancies formed by the various lines and angles of the figure are f

, close to which is formed the first or outer circle, then, about half-a-foot within the same, a second circle is described, and within that another square correspondent to the first, the center of which is where the master and associate are to be placed. according to one authority: the vacancies formed by the various lines and angles of the figure are filled up with the holy names of god, having crosses and triangles described between them. the reason assigned by magicians and others for the institution and use of circles, is, that so much ground being blessed and consecrated by such holy words and ceremonies as they make use of in forming it, hath a secret force to expel all evil spirits from the bounds thereof, and, being sprinkled with pure sanctified water, the ground is purified from

over that a priestly robe of black bombazine reaching to the ground, with the two seals of the earth drawn correctly upon virgin parchment, and affixed to the breast of his outer vestment. around his waist is tied a broad consecrated girdle, with the names ya, ya,.aie, aaie,.elibra. elchim,.sadai,.pah adonai,.tuo robore,.cinctus sum. upon the magician s shoes must be written tetragrammaton, with crosses around it; upon his head a high-crowned cap of sable silk, and in his hand a holy bible, printed or written in pure hebrew. thus attired, and standing within the charmed circle, the magician repeats the awful form of exorcism, and presently the infernal spirits make strange and frightful noises, howlings, tremblings, flashes, and most dreadful shrieks and yells before they become visible

FAUST

sailing, naught forgoing, never failing. everywhere as welcome guest let us enter, calm in mind, confident that we shall find somewhere, certainly, the best. prudence. two of man s chief foes, behold them, fear and hope, in fetters mated; from this crowd i ll keep and hold them. room, make room! ye re liberated. i conduct the live colossus, see the burden that it carries, and the steepest pass it crosses, step by step, and never wearies. but upon the summit of it yonder goddess with her pinions broad and agile, seeking profit, turns to spy all man s dominions. girt is she by splendour glorious shining far along all courses, victory her name! victorious goddess of all active forces. zoilo-thersites. ho, ho! just right i ve reached this spot, we re one and all a wretched lot! and yet the goa

FELDMAN DANIEL QABALAH THE MYSTICAL HERITAGE OF THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

ype and an idyllic place in sefirah beauty/the last in the world of yetzirah. gan eden alphabet: the source alphabet in the astral world of yetzirah from which differentiate both the hebrew and sanskrit alphabets in the world of asiyah. gate: a passageway associated with one of the hebrew letters that dynamically links one sefirah to another on the tree of life. gate of the alef: letter-gate that crosses the abyss of the invisible sefirah knowledge/first on the fallen tree, and which connects sefirah beauty/last to the visible sefirah knowledge/ first on the perfect tree. called sirata in the qur an, and straight is gate and narrow is the way in the peshitta. gate of the beyt: the letter-gate into the world of b riyah, and the beyt worlds that falls when sefirah knowledge/first becomes sef

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

placed in every man. of course, this is exactly what freemasonry does. as a man is invited to go up the degrees, he is told more and more things, until finally, about the 28th degree, he realizes he is worshipping lucifer, the good god. he has been mightily prepared for this revelation, so he can "look on such a brilliant influx of spiritual light without damaging his vision" 6 "all the buddhist crosses in ireland had serpents carved upon them. wreaths of snakes are on the columns of the ancient hindu temple at burwah-sangor "among the egyptians, it was a symbol of divine wisdom, when extended at length; and with its tail in its mouth, of eternity [again, pike capitalized divine wisdom and eternity, denoting deity] all the pagans in every era have used the serpent to worship and to consid

FULL MOON RITUALS

. there are worries, but the mother aspect is so strong in her. she will find strength to share and help her loved ones. it will be a troubling time for a while, but this year will bring a new awareness of her own power. as owl watches nym step back to her place in circle, their eyes meet and she nods to her sister "your prayers are heard, she whispers. suz stands quietly, a slight frown of worry crosses her brow. owl smiles reassuringly "you can do this, my sister. don't let your own doubts weigh too heavily on your shoulders. you will know when the time is right to change your plans. morgan, there are changes coming. don't bite off more than you can chew, but chew well those bits which are put on your plate. there is an issue which will effect your decisions, but you have yet to sort it

FULLER J F C SECRET WISDOM OF THE QABALAH

tree of life is referred to it, and according to the 32 paths of wisdom, this path gis called the perpetual intelligence. because it rules the movement of the sun and the moon according to their constitution, and causes each to gravitate in its respective orb h. 24 in other words, it is the equilibrating force in the world of action, kether 'hokmah, and binah, christ and the two thieves on their crosses, the caduceus of hermes, the solar disc and dual serpents of egypt, and, according to eliphas levi, the astral light between the horns of the baphomet of mendes- the panlike satan of the templars. when erect it is the rod of aaron and the brazen serpent of moses (see plate vii on page 44) its three teeth, or tongues, represent three vaudin and consequently may be translated into the number

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

sters of ceremonies walking backwards (probably because not of a holy enough order, long double files of whiteand gold-robed bearers of sacred flambeaux or candles, for fire must enter into every ceremony, whether it is the male or female energy which is being worshipped. following these religieux came all the sacred relics and fetishes of the church, as maya's holy cup for water, all holy books, crosses, banners, with sacred emblems in their order, and finally the czar, humbly, and, like all his people, on foot, followed by courtly throngs. these all proceeded to a handsome pavilion or kiosk, erected close to the edge of the water, when the metropolitan of the church reverently made an incision in the ice, and took out a little water in a sacred golden cup bearing strange devices. the fir

ms of the female element in the deity were present, they were less pronounced and of far less importance than those of the male. these monuments were erected on knolls, at crossroads and centers of marts or villages, and were placed on platforms which were usually raised from five to seven steps. a few years ago the shires of gloucester, wilts, and somerset still claimed over two hundred of these crosses, though all of them were not at that time in a perfect state of preservation. it would seem that in britain and ireland the seed of the "new" doctrine, that which involved a recognition of the mother element in the god-idea, had fallen on more congenial soil, for within three centuries after the birth of christ, the various original monuments typifying the male principle had all been ornam

still continued as recognized faith shrines, changed only by the emblems of the new religion which had been engrafted upon them. the earliest greek and roman missionaries knew full well the significance of these symbols, and we are given to understand that "a few of the more spiritual of the christian sects made war upon them and all their ephemeral substitutes, such as maypoles, holy-trees, real crosses, etc" it is declared also that, as "later" christians were unacquainted with the significance of these emblems "they adopted them as their own, employing them as the mystic signs of their own faith" although the earliest greek and roman missionaries understood the signification of these faith shrines, the complaints against them seem soon to have ceased, and the "fierce wars" waged over th

lacing of the windows which were to admit the sun's rays, smedley says "it is possible, in an age of allegory and figures, this combination and variety expressed some sacred meaning with which we are unacquainted at present" the similarity observed in the sacred festivals and religious seasons of the ancient inhabitants of ireland and those of the early christians, the extent to which large stone crosses, lighted candles, the yule log and the various other symbols belonging to fertility, or sun worship, were retained by christianity, furnish strong evidence of the fact that the latter system is but part and parcel of the former. chapter xvi. stones or columns as the deity "throughout all the world, the first object of idolatry seems to have been a plain unwrought stone, placed in the groun

rocess of time they began to be carved into the form of a man--a man who usually represented the ruler or chief of the people, and who, as he was the source of all power and wisdom, was supposed by the ignorant masses to be an incarnation of the sun. thus arose the spiritual power of monarchs, or the "divine right of kings" wherever obelisks, columns, pillars, attenuated spires, upright stones or crosses at the intersection of roads are found, they always appear as sacred monuments, or as symbols of the lingham god. the chaldean tower of which there are extant traditions in mexico and in the south sea islands; the round towers of ireland; the remarkable group of stones known as stonehenge, in england; the wonderful circle at abury through which the figure of a huge serpent was passed; the

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

sistance, opposition.24. knightofsceptres.departure, separation, disunion; r. rupture, discord, quarrel.25. knaveofsceptres.a good stranger, good news, pleasure, satisfaction;r. iii news, displeasure, chagrin, worry.26. tenofsceptres.confidence, security, honour, good faith; r. treachery, subterfuge, duplicity, bar.27. nineofsceptres.order, discipline, good arrangement, disposition; r. obstacles, crosses, delay, displeasure.28. eightofsceptres,understanding, observation, direc255 tion; r. quarrels, intestine disputes, discord.29. sevenofsceptres.success, gain, advantage, profit, victory; r. indecision, doubt, hesitation, embarrassment, anxiety.30.sixofsceptres.attempt, hope, desire, wish, expecta255 tion; r. infidelity, treachery, disloyalty, perfidy. 31.fiveofsceptres.gold, opulence, gain

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es which obviously originate after their settlement in palestine. in the epic tradition the covenant code was an adaptation of the ten words into civil law yet we can show how this code has been re-written time and time again (producing the priestly version) and moved back into scripture in an attempt to prove that the latest set of laws were actually written by moses. in the epic tradition moses crosses the reed sea (not the red sea) when the wind blows the waves apart (this still occurs today, the emphasis being on god using nature to achieve a miracle. the priestly tradition has moses raising his arms and opening the red sea, this second tradition emphasises the nearly magical power of moses and hence, by inference, the occult power of the later priesthood. in the epic tradition there a

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS SADD

ea dei patris mutables to the linea dei fellique thou shall not confuse the cross of ten squares as illustrated in the admission badge of the 27th path of p, as taught in the 4= 7 grade of philosophus. thou shall note that the assignment of the planets to the sephirotic cross is quite different. thou shall also note that the system employed is constant and applies to all of the sixteen sephirotic crosses on the four elemental tablets. 19 attribution: k and tarot key 10, wheel of fortune is attributed to rtk. title of card: lord of the forces of life. rtk is the source of all life. b and tarot key 1, the magician is attributed to hmkh. title of card: magus of power. hmkh is the distributor of power found in rtk. in classical mythos b is the divine messenger of k. y and tarot key 2, the high

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS Z1

te past hierophant may have a sceptre of a hierophant. the chiefs, or members asked to represent them on the dais, wear white gowns. the cords and tassels of all mantles of chiefs or officers should be white to symbolize spiritual purity and influence of the divine and shining light. members of the outer order wear a black gown or tunic with a sash indicating their grade across it. the black sash crosses from the left shoulder (from the side of the black pillar, as they first received it, and the white sash from the right shoulder. egyptian head-dresses, or nemysses are worn by the chiefs and officers with those of the chiefs being of the color of their mantles striped with the complementary color. those of the officers are striped equally in black and white or plain black squares of appro

esent the descent of the divine and angelic forces into the pyramid symbol. 7 a cross of the elements, symbolising their purification through the light of the four lettered name hwhy in trapt. the cross of four arrowheads, representing the keen and swift impact of the light, coming from behind the veil through the elements symbolised by the arrow of i in the path s. it is indifferent which of the crosses be employed, seeing that each represents the operation of the light through the veil. the sceptre represents the forces of the middle pillar. it is scarlet with gold bands to represent the places of the sephiroth tud, trapt and dwsy, the pommel being twklm. the shaft represents the paths g, s and t. the grip by which it is wielded, by the path t, represents the universe governed by and att

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM1

t will also prepare you for deep, rested sleep. you can do this ritual with the intention of helping others in pain or difficulty. for this purpose, you build up an astral image (visualize the person standing there) of the person in the center of the room, and then you call down the divine light around that person (visualize white light around the person) and surround him or her with the six rose crosses. when you have completed the ritual, command the astral shape you have created to return to the person, bearing with it the peace of hwchy. this is similar to the comfort ritual. however, it can have a more profound effect and can be more quieting. it can also be used to restore vigor, vitality, and health to the person you are doing it for. also, because of its calming effect, it is very

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r a season (kerux gathers up and leads out all who have not attained the white sash. there is a pause while the new officers are provided with the nemysses and lamen collars. outer order members taking office should take these with them and clothe outside the temple in readiness for their installation by the new hierophant now to be appointed. all inner order members now present assume their rose crosses. chief adept takes his place on the throne of the east. second adept on his left; third adept on his right. lesser officers leave dais and take seats among other members) chief adept "peace profound, my brethren (he rises) second adept "emanuel (he rises) third adept "god is with us (he rises) chief adept "in nomine die viventis" second adept "et vivificantis" chief adept "qui vivit et reg

it into its due place in the outer world, taking with it the graces and benedictions which at this time we have been permitted to bestow thereon. it is so remitted accordingly. in nomine dei viventis" second adept "et vivificantis" chief adept "qui vivet et regnet in saecula saeculorum" third adept "amen (all adepti give l.v.x. signs, and resume their proper places in the temple. they remove rose crosses) 10 praemonstrator (goes to the door and opens it "the brethren of the outer order will resume their places in the temple" chief adept "fraters et sorors of the temple of isis mighty mother, behold your hierophant, our frater, who has been regularly installed and enthroned, and by the power in me vested, i proclaim him the revealer of mysteries among you for the ensuing six months, being p

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

ugh he were reaching for pedals with his feet. he held a small, bucket-shaped object in his right hand. with his left he appeared to be raising or lowering a lever. the head-dress he wore was an odd and complicated garment. to my eye it seemed more functional than ceremonial, although i could not imagine what its function might have been. on it, or perhaps on a console above it, were two x-shaped crosses. i turned my attention to the other principal element of the sculpture, 13 the cities of ancient mexico, p. 37. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 134 the feathered serpent. on one level it did, indeed, depict exactly that: a plumed or feathered serpent, the age-old symbol of quetzalcoatl, whom the olmecs, therefore, must have worshipped (or at the very least recognized. scholars do n

corbelvaulted chamber from the ceiling of which large numbers of bats hung suspended. like the birds and the clouds, they were visibly distressed by the sense of a huge storm brewing. in a furry mass they shuffled restlessly upside down, folding and unfolding their small leathery wings. i took a rest on the high platform that surrounded the chamber. from here, looking down, i could see many more crosses. they were everywhere, literally all over this bizarre and ancient structure. i remembered the andean city of tiahuanaco and the crosses that had been carved there, in distant pre-colombian times, on some of the great blocks of stone lying scattered around the building known as puma punku.14 man in snake, the olmec sculpture from la venta, had also been engraved with two saint andrew s cro

from la venta, had also been engraved with two saint andrew s crosses long before the birth of christ. and now, here at the pyramid of the magician in the mayan site of 13 john. l. stephens, incidents of travel in central america, chiapas and yucatan, harper and brothers, new york, 1841, vol. ii, p. 422. 14 see chapter twelve. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 157 uxmal, i was confronted by crosses yet again. bearded men. serpents. crosses. how likely was it to be an accident that symbols as distinctive as these should repeat themselves in widely separated cultures and at different periods of history? why were they so often built into the fabric of sophisticated works of art and architecture? a science of prophecy not for the first time i suspected that i might be looking at signs an

the moon to orbit the earth. their estimate of this period was 29.528395 days extremely close to the true figure of 29.530588 days computed by the finest modern methods.11 the mayan priests also had in their possession very accurate tables for the prediction of solar and lunar eclipses and were aware that these could occur only within plus or minus eighteen days of the node (when the moon s path crosses the apparent path of the sun).12 finally, the maya were remarkably accomplished mathematicians. they possessed an advanced technique of metrical calculation by means of a chequerboard device we ourselves have only discovered (or rediscovered) in the last century.13 they also understood perfectly and used the abstract concept of zero14 and were acquainted with place numerations. these are e

annot be denied that multiple influences, many of which we do not fully understand, appear to be at work within our solar system. among these influences, that of our own satellite, the moon, is particularly strong. earthquakes, for example, occur more often when the moon is full or when the earth is between the sun and the moon; when the moon is new or between the sun and the earth; when the moon crosses the meridian of the affected locality; and when the moon is closest to the earth on its orbit.12 indeed, when the moon reaches this latter point (technically referred to as its perigree, its gravitational attraction increases by about six per cent. this happens once every twenty-seven and one-third days. the tidal pull that it exerts on these occasions affects not only the great movements

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

hape of the letters and their position to one another; in these are mysteries no beast shall divine. aleister crowley, in sardonic commentary on his fundamentalist plymouth brethren upbringing, called himself the great beast. in crowley s original liber al, sheet 16 of chapter iii is a page containing the balance of verse 47 written over a grid made with simple lines. an unexplained diagonal line crosses the page, and a circle with an x in it appears near the end of this line. published versions of the text that do not reproduce the original omit this peculiarity, which the text itself cautions against. carol a. smith continues: there are letters along the top of the page, and it would seem to be obvious to continue with the alphabet in the manner indicated, but the clue is in the numbers

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

a 26 table w. the thirty aethyrs 139 table v.aiq bkr and the aethyrs 143 table vl aethyrs and magical grades 149 table vii. the sexual currents of the aethyrs 156 table viii.formulas of enochian magick 174 table ix. telesmatic attributions of the letters 293 appendices: appendix a. the watchtowers. 367 appendix b. watchtower deities. 393 appendix c. watchtower signposts. 409 appendix d. the great crosses of the watchtowers. 425 appendix e. the thirty aethyrs. 429 1 p r e f a c e; an introduction to this manual this manual is meant to provide a convenient and reasonably complete source of all information required by the serious practitioner of enochian magick. the branch of magick called enochian was disclosed in modere times by dr. john dee (1527-1608. dee was an authority on mathematics

is more convenient to assume the objective existence of an 'angel'who gives us new knowledge than to allege that our invocation has awakened a supernormai power in ourselves. aleister crowley, magick in theory and practice figure 9, appendix a, shows the four secret holy names of divinity, which are given by the watchtowers. these names are found by reading across the horizontal bar of the great crosses. the four holy names are: 1) air oroibahaozpi (oh-roh ee-beh ah-oh-zod-pee) 2) water mpharslgaiol (em-peh-heh ar-ess-el gah-ee-oh-leh) 3) earth mordialhktga (moh-ar dee-ah-leh heh-keh-teh-gah) 4) fire oipteaapdoke (oh-ee-peh teh-ah-ah peh-doh-keh) figure 10, appendix a, shows how the names of the four great kings of the watchtowers are determined. in addition, the correspondence between th

towers are determined. in addition, the correspondence between the four watchtowers and the four tarot trumps is given. the four kings are: 1) air bataivah (bah-tah-ee-vah-heh) 2) water raagiosl (rah-ah-gee-oh-sel) 38 3) earth ikzhikal (e e-keh-zo d-he e-kal) 4) fire edlprnaa (eh-del-par nah-ah) figure 11, appendix a, shows how the names of the 24 seniors are determined from the arms of the great crosses. there are six seniors in each watchtower. figure 11 also shows the correspondence between the four watchtowers and the four syllables of the hebrew tetragrammaton. the names of the seniors are: air water habioro lsrahpm (hah-bee-oh-roh (less-rah-pem) aaozaif sahnov (ah-ah-oh-zodah-ee-feh (sah-ee-ee-noh-veh) htnorda lavaxrp (heh-teh-noh-rah-dah (el-ah-vahtz-ar-peh) ahaozpi slgaiol (aha-oh

o rewards the lords and masters so that their light will be strengthened and nourished. 71 astrological influences astrology in education is usefui as geology is to the prospector; it tells you the sort of thing to look for, and the direction in which to explore. aleister crowley, magick without tears the stars impel, they do not compel. ancient maxim the astrological influences in the four great crosses are shown in appendix d. how these forces influence the lesser watchtower squares is shown in appendix c. the primary meanings of these signs are given below. aries: the first cause, the life-principle, pure spirit. taurus: pure substance, undiferentiated matter. gemini: motion, phenomena, elementary relationships. cancer: universal womb, pure waters of life, the motherprinciple. leo: crea

without it, though his force be but a feather, can overturn the universe. be not caught within that web, o child of freedom! be not entangled in the universal l e, o child of truth! aleister crowley, the book of l es, every spiritual ego is a ray of a "planetary spirit" according to esoteric teaching. h.p. blavatsky, glossary to the voice of the silence the planetary influences in the four great crosses are shown in figures 1 to 4, appendix d. how these forces influence the calvary crosses is shown in figures 16 to 31, appendix a. the primary meanings of these signs are given below. sun: will power, vitality, creativity. it rules over leo. moon: instinct, habit, personality, feeling, memory, imagination, receptivity. it rules cancer. mercury: power of communicat ion, intel l igence, reaso

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

s. 190. bechst. 3, 222; perhaps in olden times a heathen priest stood there, or a divine image? or are they simplyancient woden's hills? the devil's beds may be placed by the side of the brunhilde beds and the like (see suppl. here i will make room for a few detailed narratives. the devil is represented as a masterful giant who will have his tithe and toll: sometimes he appropriates the first who crosses the bridge, at other times the last. so from the wheel of fortune (p. 868) he every year made the last pupil drop off/ and took him to himself. a spanish legend has it, that there was a cave at salamanca, where he constantly maintained seven scholars, on condition that when they had finished their studies, the seventh should pay tbe lawing. once, when a set of students were takiuo- their l

oiv, and the pupil escaping remained without a shadow all his life. jamieson gives the details of a scotch superstition 'losino- one's shadow arrives to such as are studying the art of necromancy. when a class of students have made a certain progress in their mystic studies, they are obliged to run through a subterraneous hall, where the devil literally catches the hindmost in the race, unless he crosses the hall so speedily that the arch-enemy can only apprehend his shadow. in the latter case the person of the sage never after throws any shade, and those who have thus lost their shadow always prove the best magicians' the devil is cheated of his prey, and has to put up with the bare shadow, like the dishonest man in the sham penance (ra. 678 (see suppl- that significant norrland story of

ef that has preserved his chastity gets hung, and drops water or seed from him, there grows up under the gallows the broad-leaved yellow-flowered mandrake. if dug up, she groans and shrieks so dismally, that the digger would die thereof. he must therefore stop his ears with cotton or wax, and go before sunrise on a friday, and take with him a black dog that has not a white hair on him; make three crosses over the mandrake, and dig round her till the root holds by thin fibres only; these he must tie with a string to the dog's tail, hold up a piece of bread before him, and run away. the dog rushes after the bread, wrenches up the root, and falls dead, pierced by her agonizing wail. the root is now taken up 1 this personality of the alraun comes out plainly in a merry tale handed down by a ms

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

ly derivable from the taper lighted in the church the same day: it is true that boniface, ep. 87 (wiirdtw, calls it ignis paschalis, 5 and such easter lights are still mentioned in the 16th century. 4 even now in the hildesheim country they light the lamp on maundy thursday, and that on easterday, at an easter fire which has been struck with a steel. the people flock to this fire, carry ing oaken crosses or simply crossed sticks, which they set on fire and then preserve for a whole year. but the common folk dis tinguish between this fire and the wild fire elicited by rubbing wood. jiiger (ulin, p. 521) speaks of a consecration of fire and of logs. 1 eosenkranz, neue zeitschr. f. gesch. der germ. volk. i. 2, 7. 2 letzner says (ubi supra, that betwixt brunstein and wibbrechtshausen, where bo

H SPENCER LEWIS ROSICRUCIAN MANUAL AMORC 1990

long to others some portion of the blessing you have received. appellation rite.(see naming) aquarian age.the position of the sun on the vernal equinox moves through the path of the zodiac westward at the rate of a sign in about 2200 years. this period is referred to astrologically as an age. due to this precession, the spring equinox does not begin in aries as it once did, but in pisces. when it crosses into the sign aquarius, the aquarian age will have begun. arcane.that which is not hidden, but visible only to those who attune to it or are ready for its revelation; mystical, divine, cosmic. assumption.exchanging places, persons, and power. you assume you have exchanged places with the other person, assuming the other's personality. in divine assumption, you assume you are exchanging you

HEKAS

an apotheosis in recorded history; as man looked to the heavens there turned the great dragon about the zenith, marking out the year and tracing the ancient circle in the firmament of nu. from thence recall the dracontiae,-the circles of stone which mark the crossroads of hidden and secret tracks of force within the earth, reflecting the web of the star-lit heights; recall the crooked path which crosses the sacred isle of albion and lies throughout all the lands of the earth- where-e'er upon the serpents back is placed the witches' step! when next you tread the circle round, when next you face the quarters and call upon their guardians, remember the far-flung design of which you are a part; remember that the path upon which you now stand goes both back and forth, across the traverse of al

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

pirit from what we know. q. but "m.a. oxon" is a spiritualist? a. quite so, and the only true spiritualist i know of, though we may still disagree with him on many a minor question. apart from this, no spiritualist comes nearer to the occult truths than he does. like any one of us he speaks incessantly of the surface dangers that beset the ill-equipped, feather-headed muddler with the occult, who crosses the threshold without counting the cost. some things that i do know of spiritualism and some that i do not. our only disagreement rests in the question of "spirit identity" otherwise, i, for one, coincide almost entirely with him, and accept the three propositions he embodied in his address of july, 1884. it is this eminent spiritualist, rather, who disagrees with us, not we with him. q. w

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ofs that they are solar emblems. chas. knight, in bis old england pictoriauy luuttraied, gives a drawing by st. augustine representing an ancient christian bishop in a dress probably identical with that worn by the great 'saint' himself. tbe pallium, or the ancient stole of the bishop, is the feminine sign when worn by a priest in worship. on st. augustine's picture it is bedecked with buddhistic crosses, and in its whole appearance it is a representation of the egyptian t (tau, assuming slightly the figure of the letter y "its lower end b the mark of the masculine triad" says inman "the right hand (of the figure) has the forefinger extended, like the assyrian priests while doing homage to the grove. when a male dons the pallium in worship, he becomes the representative of the trinity in t

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

rs lap or they are on yours, or when lying down together. the only change with a partner is that once the flow has begun, we can then send this energy into their heart chakra. from ours. and imagine it flowing down their body, up their spine etc; or we can send it in through our brow chakra to their brow chakra. always keeping the figure 8 symbol of infinity shape through the bodies as the energy crosses over. i recommend that the solo practice of the microcosmic orbit be done for 5 minutes daily as a morning inner breakfast routine. the blending of the energies like this with the symbol of infinity pattern helps bring us into a more harmonious sharing state and opens our telepathic connection especially when we send the energy through the brow centre. it also allows us to be more sensitiv

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

to see how gloriously they symbolised the majesty of the supreme. to these uprights, obelisks, or lithoi, of the old world, including the bethel, or jacob s pillar, or pillow, raised in the plain of luz, we will add, as the commemorative or reminding shape of the fire, the pyramids of ascending and descending signs. 61 egypt, the millenarius, gnomon, mete-stone, or mark, called london stone, all crosses raised at the junction of four roads, all market-crosses, the round towers of ireland, and, in all the changeful aspects of their genealogy, all spires and towers, in their grand hieroglyphic proclamation, all over the world. all these are phalli, and express a sublime meaning (a) aries (b) taurus (c) gemini (d) cancer (e) leo (f) virgo, are the six first signs; and they collectively (in t

o were as giants in the earth. we shall shortly show that reveries of the magi. 79 the monuments raised to this strange faith still remain, and that, surviving from the heathen times, the forms still mingle and lurk largely amidst the christian european institutions the traces of the idolatry, if not the idolatry itself. obelisks, spires, minarets, tall towers, upright stones (menhirs, monumental crosses, and architectural perpendiculars of every description, and, generally speaking, all erections conspicuous for height and slimness, were representatives of the sworded, or of the pyramidal, fire. they bespoke, wherever found, and in whatever age, the idea of the first principle, or the male generative emblem. having given, as we hope, some new views of the doctrine of universal fire, and s

be punishable. mont st. michel, normandy. trigonometrical effect of the great pyramid. chapter the twelfth. druidical stones and their worship. he monolith, talisman, mysterious pillar, or stone memorial, raised in attestation of the fire-tradition, and occupying the principle square or place, forum, or middlemost or navel-point of the city in ancient times, is the original of our british market-crosses. the cromlech, or bilithon, or trilithon; the single, double, or grouped stones found in remote places, in cornwall, in wales, in various counties of england, in by-spots in scotland, in the scottish isles, in the isle of man, and in ireland* all these stone of memorial older than history speak the secret faith of the ancient peoples. stonehenge, with its inner and outer circles of stones

mians, or fire-kings, of prague, is discoverable at a glance. all these western flames are representative of the early fire, which was as equally the object of worship of the gubhs, guebres, or gaurs of persia, as it is the admitted natural principle of the parsees. parsees, bohemians, the gipsies or zingari, and the guebres, all unite in a common legendary fire-worship. beside the ancient market-crosses and wayside gothic uprights, of which so many picturesque specimens are yet to be found in england, wales, and scotland, we may enumerate the splendid funeral-crosses raised by the brave and pious king edward to the memory of his wife. holinshed writes: in the nineteenth yeare of king edward, queene elianor, king edward s wife, died, upon saint queen-eleanor crosses. 105 andrew s euen, at

cold speculation. country legendary accounts and local usages, obtained from we know not whence, all referring to the same myth, all pointing to the same protean superstition, are traceable, to the present, in all the english counties. cairns in scotland; heaps of stones in by-spots in england, especially solitary or in group to be found on the tops of hills; the druidical mounds; the raising of crosses on the continent, in germany, amongst the windings of the alps, in russia (by the roadside, or at the entrance of villages, in spain, in poland, in lonely and secluded spots; probably even the first use of the signpost at the junction of roads; all these point, in strange, widely radiant suggestion, to the fire-religion. whence obtained is that word sign, as designating the guide, or direc

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

cription is undecipherable. the horse s head is crudely scratched by an unskilled hand at a later date than the original. was it dropped by a ufo? 71 burial at very early dates is indicated. a coin described by donelly is fully discussed in proceedings of the american philosophical society, and was brought up from a depth of one hundred and twenty feet, with the borings of a well in illinois. the crosses reported in the smithsonian institute reports, 1881 are puzzling. looked at in a mirror, some of the inscription resembles roman numerals, but is not quite intelligible. their appearance is certainly not indicative of anything within everyday experience. they may have been dropped from space ships. the alphabetical characters resemble our own to a degree, but are not interpretable in any k

hters, with force-shields at full-blast-total 127 compressed matieral, or "frozen" matieral (sic) hits atmosphere or is (italics by a) pronto unfroze, results in mild explosions. when area suddenly "froze" it causes implosions (air) kepler reported "a burning globe appeared at sunset, on november 17, 1623, visible all over germany and much of austria" a who