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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

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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 wor